CHAPTER 1228: CHAPTER 619: DAY OF MADNESS (PART 2)

With a flash of firelight, Qingyu’s figure already floated far away, and the monster let out a terrifying howl as black dust billowed from its body.

It was dissipating; the framework of the dark soul had been destroyed, and the black fog was undergoing quantization. In other words, it was already dead, but a massive amount of black fog emanated from its body, forcibly sustaining its existence.

However, such existence cannot last long, and there is no need to forcibly endure it. Temporarily avoiding its edge is the most correct choice.

Yet, if this continues, the surrounding corpses will be severely polluted, and perhaps more such monsters will appear.

Qingyu slightly furrowed his brow in concern, and at that moment, the monster suddenly stopped going berserk.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out that Rod was behind it, his right hand already plunged into its body, tearing apart the dark soul that had just formed.

With a thud, the monster fell to the ground, and the black fog from its entire body burst open and was dispelled by the firelight, and the remains swiftly evaporated.

The black fog in the void lost its anchor and ceased its infusion.

Before long, it was reduced to a pile of wet, clumped ashes.

These were the ashes of what had just turned into a monster, with no cremated bones and no value whatsoever.

Rod patted his moist right hand, feeling as if he had inserted it into a wetted furnace.

He frowned, looking at the soul he had just obtained.

[A Twisted Cursed Soul]

[An Extremely Great Soul]

[This soul seems to have suffered some kind of violent curse damage, with little information left.]

"Book, what kind of curse is this? Why is it so strong?"

The Book of Knowledge frowned and said slowly, "This seems to be a very terrifying curse; its damage to the soul is extreme, but I don’t know any more, quickly burn the corpse."

As if to verify its words, the soul swiftly disintegrated itself, turning into dust.

Soul Without Spirit +1 billion

Spirituality +10,000

Rod was stunned, encountering such a thing for the first time, he immediately said, "Quick, gather the bodies and burn them."

Horus was startled by this remark, and with a wave of his hand, countless Bright Lights gathered all the bodies like ropes into a pile. He then took out three Residual Fires from his pocket, activated them with Spiritual Energy, and threw them onto the pile of corpses.

Flames ignited but did not blaze strongly.

He hastily added Fuel Element, but there was still not much change. Upon closer inspection, it turned out the firelight below was actually flowing black fog.

Boom!

Qingyu waved his hand, and a streak of fire shot out.

The pile instantly burst into flames, and the raging fire engulfed the bodies, quickly burning them to ashes.

"Be very careful with this monster," Qingyu said.

Horus nodded solemnly; this was a monster they had never seen before.

"Take all these ashes with you; if possible, hand them over to Saint Reel. Perhaps they can glean some information, and their warriors can return to the Holy Fire, resting peacefully in Fire Heaven."

The three bishops packed the ashes into urns, and Horus said, "Let’s go."

Everyone was a bit silent; although the battle just now was brief, it refreshed their understanding.

A High Rank combatant’s corpse could decay to this extent in such a short time that it required Qingyu and Rod to strike, which was simply unimaginable.

What if they were stronger?

No one spoke, but the shadow lingered in their hearts, unable to be dispelled.

Horus pulled out the Blood Lantern again. It hadn’t been long before he detected the presence of living beings, and the crimson mist boiled once more, forming an arrow pointing in the same direction.

The group became excited once more, temporarily forgetting what had just happened, accelerating their pace towards the arrow’s direction.

Before long, Rod suddenly saw a faint light in his eyes. Amidst the boundless black fog, it was exceptionally noticeable under the vision of the Eye of the Soul.

"I see the light!"

In the darkness, seeing light was basically equivalent to seeing humans.

They quickened their pace even further, soon arriving in front of that point of light.

It was a lantern, very simple, with a little Residual Light inside. It was placed on a mound of earth, stubbornly dispelling the darkness under the heavy black fog.

Rod was seeing this for the first time and exclaimed, "What is this?"

The team was silent, and Qingyu whispered in his ear, "This is a warrior’s tomb. When we are forced to bury warriors outside, we burn them to ashes, bury them in the earth, and light a Spirit Lamp to guide their souls back towards the Holy Fire."

Rod’s heart sank; this meant someone else had sacrificed.

Horus calmly said, "Let’s go."

On the way, Rod saw many more such tombs, each composed of a lone mound and a lantern with Residual Light, emitting a faint glow in the endless darkness, like stars shining in the night.

But ultimately, the Residual Light would extinguish. In fact, in such thick black fog, it couldn’t last long. These tombs were recently constructed, yet even if extinguished, the graves inside buried the warriors’ ashes, and these soulless ashes would not be contaminated. They could still exist in the dark for thousands.

Until one day they are discovered, and if circumstances permit, they might be transported back to the Royal City to return to the Holy Fire.

It would be a great fortune.

But most have no such luck, and they will forever remain silent in the black fog or be destroyed in the aftermath of battles.

Rod felt unhappy; actually, since becoming a Fire Holder, he rarely had comrades sacrificed.

Most battles ended in victory or complete victory.

For the first time, he saw so many fallen warriors, and although he knew in his heart that sacrifice and casualties were the norm and consistent victory was rare, his emotions were somewhat low.

Finally, after two moments, Rod saw much brighter firelight, the vibrant color unmistakably belonging to the Residual Fire.

Sure enough, next, he saw the bright and lively human souls - it was a human team.

"It’s Liszt!"

Rod shouted excitedly.

"We found them!"

The atmosphere in the group immediately heated up. After walking in darkness for so long, they finally found the squad.

Qingyu closed his eyes, and the flame crown at his collar suddenly ignited, and then everyone’s Fire Marks also flared up.

The spiritual sensing network was established. They had clearly discovered Rod’s team and were quickly converging in this direction.

When the firelights of the two teams merged, and familiar figures came into view, Rod suddenly had an indescribable feeling as if a burning sensation arose from the depths of his heart.

Turning his head, everyone seemed to have the same feeling, many people even wiping their eyes.

Liszt shouted, "Sir Rod, Sir Qingyu, Archbishop, you came at the right time!"

Jelaba, Peibela, and Red Queen approached together, smiling:

"We are delighted to see you here, two young Fire Sons, Archbishop."

Horus urgently asked, "Where is the Saint Reel Kingdom? Have you encountered them? What is their attitude? Why are there so many war-dead warriors here? How far are we from their Royal City? Why can’t we feel the influence of the Holy Fire?"

Liszt looked very surprised.

"When did we discover Saint Reel?"

Horus’s brow furrowed sharply; "What do you mean? Didn’t you ask us for reinforcements?"

"Indeed," Liszt answered, "but that’s because we are facing a tough battle."

The expression of everyone in the reinforcement team changed, and Horus said solemnly, "What exactly did you encounter along the way?"

Liszt and the three Fire Sons exchanged glances, understanding that there was clearly a misunderstanding there.

So, Liszt then recounted the series of events in detail.

It turned out that after crossing the last mountain range, they discovered many corpses of the war-dead in the darkness, whose death dates seemed very close, and they definitely belonged to another Fire Kingdom.

Thus, they buried the deceased, and along the way, they found more clues indicating the presence of Saint Reel.

All these clues suggested that in this direction, a human kingdom existed.

However, there was a huge obstruction along this path.