The Last King Of Darkness

Evela's meaning was very clear: due to the isolation caused by the Black Fog, the North could no longer communicate with the Royal City; they had no choice but to personally traverse the Black Fog and proceed to the Saint Rel Royal City.

Only by doing so could they establish contact with the Central Church Court of the White Sect and clarify everything happening within the Saint Rel Kingdom.

Rod never expected that after going in circles, he'd ultimately have to head to the Saint Rel Royal City.

A journey of over two thousand miles is considered quite far, even for them.

However, now the Saintess was leading the way.

With familiarity of the route, there was undoubtedly an advantage.

Evela informed him that fewer than one million civilians survived the escape from Sword City to here, all gathered within this valley, nearly twenty miles deep and less than five miles wide.

This journey to the Royal City could not possibly include so many civilians; they would inevitably remain here.

The "sanctuary" could maintain for four weeks after her departure.

As long as they return within four weeks, there would be no problem.

Rod relayed Evela's words to Horus and others.

After a brief discussion, everyone agreed with this opinion.

As they couldn't establish contact with the Saint Rel Royal City from here, the only option was to head to the Royal City.

Meeting with the Church Court of the White Sect in person was far better than remote Spiritual Communication.

After all, their primary task now was to establish contact with the Central Church Court of Saint Rel, so they could join the battle sequence of Saint Rel; otherwise, roaming outside would make it difficult to assist Saint Rel and might even exacerbate the disaster.

Moreover, having the Saintess lead the way would also reduce a lot of trouble.

Thus, the decision was settled.

Horus left all the injured from Vier and Lance's squads behind, and Evela didn't take anyone along; after explaining all matters and precautions to the guardians, the party set off lightly and left the valley.

Looking back at the valley completely covered by the "sanctuary," Evela's expression became serious; though physically relaxed, mentally from now on, another heavy load was added.

Nearly one million civilians and approximately over two thousand warriors remained here.

Their lives were limited to four weeks.

Once the "sanctuary" ended, everyone would die here, without exception.

Therefore, this was a gamble.

They had to return within four weeks, bringing back reinforcements, food, and Fuel Element supplies.

The risk was enormous; no one knew if they could return, but this choice had to be made; otherwise, even if the "sanctuary's" time extended indefinitely, the food and Fuel Element carried would eventually run out, and the final outcome would still end in being trapped here.

Evela took a deep breath, her expression suddenly becoming determined, and said, "Let's go."

After speaking, she flew towards the outside of the valley without looking back.

The others followed closely behind.

Due to their small target, nearby monster nests posed no threat to them, and the party quickly passed through the mountainous region and officially embarked on the road back to the Royal City.

Evela's understanding of the entire Saint Rel far surpassed Vier and Lance's.

She didn't need the Star Disk; just by relying on the terrain, she knew where they were.

Under her leadership, the group's speed quickly approached the limit of obstacle-free travel.

Along the way, as they had expected, due to the fall of Sword City, the entire northern area had already fallen; every human settlement was extinguished, every human habitation was a realm of Living Corpses.

The Black Fog was very dense, almost nearing "Derivative" level.

However, not only did the team have Residual Light and Residual Fire, they also carried the Guardian Fire, commonly known in Saint Rel as "Fire of Life" or "Bright Fire."

Hence, the White Sect derived its name, standing opposite to the "Black Fog."

As long as they had the Guardian Fire, even when encountering Derivative Level Black Fog, there was no need to fear; this was also why they were confident they could cross the Black Fog Wall.

More importantly, the team included two "Fire Elects."

This was Saint Rel's term for those possessing "Eternal Burning Fire," Evela explained; these are people chosen by the fire, destined in their souls to bear the Power of Fire, born as Holy Fire Guardians and the strongest Holy Fire Wood.

Only by piling up countless such Firewood could the Holy Fire finally return to the "Primordial Fire" state, and the Great Heavenly God would descend from the "Primordial Fire," dispelling all Black Fog and completing the ultimate salvation.

It was the first time the people from Troli heard about this theory, all finding it unbelievable.

Professor Bins pondered, "Legend says Primordial Fire is the source of all fire; it had long gone out... Rekindling the Primordial Fire and restoring light to the world is also considered a possible salvation path internally at Trolian Royal City, but how to ignite the Primordial Fire, no one knows."

Professor Barrett interjected, "Current theories suggest collecting all Holy Fire Seeds can recreate the Primordial Fire."

Qingyu said, "Saint Rel's theory is also just one of many possibilities; without a confirmed Source, it can only be regarded as a hypothesis."

Rod did not express his view; he believed at least part of Saint Rel's words were correct; in the Dream Realm, whenever Divinity settled, indeed those possessing Eternal Burning Fire were described as "Fire Elects," helping or harming Fire Elects would become separate Divinity items, indicating their special significance on the survival of all humanity.