The Last King Of Darkness-Chapter 1572 - 745: Battle of the Pope

Rod looked at the Book of Knowledge with surprise: "Go take a look first?"

The Book of Knowledge slowly turned its pages and spoke in a slow and composed manner:

"What lies within the Holy Fire Sacrificial Ground of Saint Reel’s Royal City is merely speculation. We do not know how strong the fallen Pope is, nor do we know how high the concentration of Black Fog and pollution is. If we can obtain this information, it will reduce many unnecessary difficulties in future crusades, and even sacrifices."

"Whether we go now or later, this information is necessary."

Rod nodded gently. He understood the meaning behind the Book of Knowledge’s words. Returning to Saint Reel is imperative; it’s just a matter of time. The Pope of Saint Reel possesses not only the Holy Fire Seed but also the Root Origin and Divine Soul. Based on the deduction of the Blood God’s Soul, the Pope of Saint Reel’s soul certainly possesses Divinity.

If all goes smoothly, the process of igniting [Sacrifice] will make great strides.

If the Pope turns out to be unimaginably strong, he will have to delay the crusade to prevent the worst outcome—the annihilation of the crusade force and the king’s corruption unto death.

"The most crucial thing is."

The Book of Knowledge spoke in a deep voice.

"You have the ability to escape. In the state of the God of Giants, you may not be a match for the fallen Pope, but you certainly have the ability to escape. This is why I suggest you go take a look first."

In that instant, Rod made a decision.

"I understand."

After leaving the Dream Realm, Rod immediately informed Dale and Amendo about this matter.

Although they were very worried, they did not stop Rod because they believed that a man who can face the Blood God head-on must be able to return from the Holy Fire Sacrificial Ground in the Royal City of Saint Reel.

Only he can do it; apart from him, no investigator can return from the polluted Holy Fire Sacrificial Ground.

Rod did not make much preparation, only ensuring that the Obelisk had sufficient King Soul to support the consumption of the Giant God Power was enough.

He also did not bring anyone along, although Bossivale and Evela were keen to go, Rod refused them both, fearing that in case of danger, he might not be able to take them along when escaping.

Before sundown, Rod set off from the Royal City.

The road from Trolian to Saint Reel was his third time traveling, making it a nearly familiar light path.

And now, his strength was not what it used to be, making the journey unhindered; a route that once took many days now only took ten clock hours before he stepped into the territory of Saint Reel.

The Saint Reel, ravaged by the Blood God, was eerily dead, filled with shattered ruins and remnants. The flesh monsters had all turned to ashes, while new monsters had not yet occupied the place.

Along the way, Rod encountered a number of transportation personnel, belonging to the Moon Knight and Sun Knight Orders, who were transporting the resources collected by Kai and Olivia back to Trolian.

The packages they carried suggested a rather bountiful harvest.

Rod inquired briefly and learned that the two Great Knight Captains were sweeping through the major cities of Saint Reel, collecting resources. The resources accumulated by the millennia-old civilization of Saint Reel were unimaginable, even though a large portion was lost to the invasion of Black Fog and the ravages of war.

And Bossivale and Evela were in contact with them throughout, continuously providing the locations of various warehouses, weapon arsenals, and storage rooms.

The entire collection process went smoothly in ways hard to imagine, many precious Elements that Trolian lacked were continuously sent back to the Royal City.

Throughout the operation, their biggest headache was the lack of storage space; the resources were too plentiful to be brought back.

They kept asking the Royal City to send more personnel to transport the resources, but Saint Reel was too far away. Unless personnel above the Commander level were deployed, they couldn’t venture into this distant darkness.

And transporting personnel was always very troublesome; the route back from Saint Reel to the Royal City was too long, often requiring combat along the way, preventing them from carrying too many resources, so ideally a person with storage characteristics should do the transport.

But in the entire Royal City, only three people had the storage ability. Besides Rod, the other two had already joined the transportation process, and even the only three storage items were brought along, still far from meeting their needs.

They could only reluctantly choose to bring back the most valuable items, leaving behind many other likewise valuable yet less valuable items. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

"Lord Rod, you are here to pack things, right?"

One transportation person asked excitedly.

"With your enormous storage ability, you must be able to take all the resources back to the Royal City. Those mountains of Moon Stone, left lying there, are truly regrettable."

"And those tons of Sun Stone, Spirit Crystal Ore, Star Marrow, and various processed Spirituality materials, ohhhhh, I can only take away a small part. Just thinking about it makes me uncomfortable!"

Rod did not shatter their hopes, muttered a few vague words, and headed straight for the Saint Reel Royal City.

Now, the most important thing is to go to the Holy Fire Sacrificial Ground.

But in Rod’s heart, he also made a decision. If all goes well, after leaving Saint Reel and the Holy Fire Sacrificial Ground, he will join Kai and the others in collecting resources.

This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity cannot be missed.

The second day after leaving the Royal City.

Just after Morning, Rod once again arrived in front of Saint Reel’s Royal City.