Chapter 959: Chapter 505: King of Worms
Forty seconds later, the two Profanity Warriors were undoubtedly slaughtered to death by Rod.
Frank looked at the monster’s remains and the black dust flying in the air in shock, unable to believe that such a difficult monster was killed by Rod just like that.
The process was so simple, as if they were not terrifying Strong Level Super Rank monsters, but mere widespread dust born under the Black Fog.
Previously, dealing with one took quite a bit of effort, and fighting three almost led to total annihilation.
Yet Rod’s strength was not obviously much higher than theirs. Chucher, as a veteran Guardian, was quite powerful both in Spiritual Energy and actual combat ability, and the seventh team even had several Second Level combatants.
Although Mephit was the strongest forbidden one, he definitely was not stronger than them, and another spiritual woman wasn’t even a High Rank combatant.
Overall, their team’s strength apparently far exceeded Rod’s team’s strength.
But in fact, Rod easily accomplished what they failed to do, killing three Profanity Warriors.
His tactics were also very simple—charging and unleashing a sword of Soul Void, then using a soul-targeting Instant Death Skill to finish them off.
Frank exclaimed, "Rod brother, you’re truly amazing. This set of tactics is so concise and coherent, it’s as if the monsters rehearsed it with you countless times."
Anna was both surprised and delighted, "No, no, this is the first time I’ve seen it too. Little Rod’s growth is so fast, I probably can never catch up."
Rod extinguished the fire on his body, flew up, split open the white cocoon, and rescued four warriors.
However, they were severely injured and did not immediately wake up after taking the potions.
"Keep moving."
Rod said briefly, full of confidence at this moment.
Cleanly and efficiently killing three Profanity Warriors proved his complete transformation.
From now on, his combat ability had reached another level, fully capable of bearing the burden of a pillar.
Before this, Rod actually lacked confidence. The title "Guardian" wasn’t as simple as it seemed; he was the last resort of a region, the hope of survival for countless sheltered people.
Any failure of his could lead to the death of hundreds or thousands.
Moreover, he hadn’t been in the position of "Guardian" for long and was headed toward the Fire Son.
If "Guardian" was the last resort of a region, then "Fire Son" was Trolian’s ultimate weapon, the towering tree sheltering this Human Kingdom.
Its weight, its enormity, Rod could vaguely sense.
He had no confidence, although many had confidence in him, he pretended to have it, but his heart was empty.
Without using powerful Stars, his combat power was ordinary, and strong Stars had various limitations. What if he failed at a critical moment?
This was Rod’s biggest worry.
But now, he had no concerns at all.
The Great Star of "Truth" compensated for his biggest weakness, elevating his accumulated experience to complete sublimation.
Rod felt the heat within his soul, capable of using "Divine Strike" before it completely dissipated, without consuming the "Flower of Humanity".
This is the most satisfying aspect of "Truth" for Rod.
Compared to other powerful Stars, it has almost no drawbacks, extremely strong power, low spiritual energy consumption, no harsh usage conditions, no long interval—except it requires the Flower of Humanity to start.
But consuming just one allows it to last a fairly long time, at least half a day or more.
If constantly engaged in intense battle, the duration would be even longer.
However, Rod also noticed that frequent use of "Divine Strike" gradually extended the soul’s cooling time, accumulating some unusable waste heat within his soul.
It seemed the heat of "Truth" couldn’t be infinitely extended, there should be a limit.
But this was enough for Rod, he could fully accept it.
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Subsequent battles were almost a repetition of this one. Rod always chose to strike at the moment when the monster’s spiritual energy peaked, when its spiritual defense was weakest, maximizing the power of his blow.
And Anna’s Spirit Spear always hit the monster at this moment.
That forced half-second paralysis was the deciding moment of life or death.
Rod never makes an error.
One sword, one strike, the monster falls, and the rest is maneuvering.
Mephit ensures no monster can catch up with him.
When the soul-overheat cooling completes, Rod signals Anna to approach and throw the second Spirit Spear.
And he calculates the time the spear hits, charging at the right moment to lure the Profanity Warrior’s attack, then pierces with that crucial sword.
Just like that, Rod advanced relentlessly, pushing deep into the nest.
No number of Profanity Warriors could halt his progress.
Soul after soul was taken, Rod harvesting Great Souls with unprecedented efficiency.
Not long ago, killing a Strong Level Super Rank Third Tier monster was still very laborious.
If it was a Fourth Tier monster, Rod, without using "Giant God Power", would find it hard to win.
But now, Rod believed that even against Fourth Tier, even Fifth Tier monsters, he had a chance to win without using "Giant God Power" at all.
"Truth" truly lives up to its name!