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The Last King Of Darkness

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Kapitel 1: Chapter 1: The Killer (Please Favorite, Please Recommend)

Pain.

Intense pain.

Unmatched intense pain, like a Husky tearing up the insides of my head, ripping every nerve apart.

Rod had been violently awoken from a deep sleep by the pain.

"Shit... why does my head hurt so much, is someone trying to brainstorm for me?"

"Damn it, whoever else says drinking prevents brain strokes, I'll make them have a stroke first..."

Rod opened his eyes, ready to get up.

However, the next moment, he froze.

This wasn't the dormitory, nor was it his home, his booze-guzzling buddies were gone, and he wasn't in a bed but was sleeping on the dry, hard wasteland.

What was creepy was that there were many people scattered haphazardly across the wasteland, motionless, without a trace of life.

They had clearly been dead for a while.

The hairs on the back of Rod's neck stood up in an instant.

Why were there so many dead bodies?

Was I dumped here as a corpse?

But this wasn't a crematorium.

Rod forced himself to calm down, and as he moved his gaze, he noticed more bizarre details.

The dead wore strange clothes, not of modern style, and their bodies were shriveled and dark, not like a normal death, and there were signs of destruction around, but as a man who had seen over a thousand episodes of Conan, he sharply realized that these signs didn't match.

But what was even more peculiar was a lamp.

In the center of the pile of corpses, tightly held by a dry hand.

Its exterior was a gray metal grate, and the inner layer was thick, semi-transparent glass; through it, one could vaguely see a tiny, seemingly about to extinguish, flame.

And this fragile flame, the light it emitted, illuminated the area within a hundred meters.

Beyond this hundred-meter radius of light, there was a continuously rolling thick Black Fog.

There was no night sky, no stars, no moon, and no sun.

Only darkness.

Rod opened his mouth wide, unable to breathe, only the Husky in his head still tearing things up.

Undoubtedly, this was not a normal, understandable world.

If it weren't for the pain that continued, Rod would have thought he was dreaming.

"Damn, am I in a bizarre world... This usually means a terrible death..."

Rod regreted having watched so many horror movies. Various horrific scenes from his memory uncontrollably surged in his mind: being devoured by monsters, being forcefully stuffed into storm drains, squished into suitcases, turned into preserves, among other disturbing images.

"Calm down, calm down, I need to stay calm now."

Rod took several deep breaths.

"Don't panic, don't panic, Mr. Lu Xun once said the best way to overcome fear is to face it. Not all supernatural horror films end in a total massacre..."

"I must survive, I must return to my world; Yuuki, Yayu, Nai, and the others are still waiting for me, I can't let them be saddened over me..."

It took great effort before Rod finally calmed down, and as soon as rational thinking returned, fragments of memory surged from his brain.

After spending tens of minutes to digest this not-so-long but immensely fragmented information, Rod's heart sank to the bottom of the sea.

As he had seen, this was a world enveloped in Black Fog.

The pervasive Black Fog would erode all living beings, and only monsters roamed within it.

The world had fallen, numerous nations were destroyed, turned into lairs for monsters, and it was hard to catch a glimpse of the sun, moon, or stars.

The only refuge for humanity was fire.

They called it Guardian Fire, or Bright Fire, Fire of Life, Fire of Hope, Eternal Fire, and built human settlements around them, surviving in this dark hell.

The settlements completely depended on the fire's power, the stronger the fire, the larger the settlement.

And the strongest Guardian Fire was the Holy Fire in the Royal City, which was also their largest settlement, all villages and other habitations existed within its radius of power, revolving around it.

The Redstone Village where he lived was such a settlement, tasked with mining Red Stone for the Royal City.

He was naturally a miner, as were his parents; his grandfather, great-grandfather, and his great-great-grandfather were all miners, leading a joy-filled life of mining all year round until one day, disaster struck.

In a world enveloped by Black Fog, unrest occurred, and the Royal City was forced to reduce its extent, abandoning some lands and settlements.

Redstone Village was unfortunately among those forsaken; they were forced to move.

And the bodies on the ground were members of the Redstone Village's migration team to the Royal City.

"Has...everyone perished? Am I the only one alive?"

Rod felt a strong chill.

This was not a good sign; it usually meant he would encounter even more terrible and dreadful misfortune.

He didn't know what had happened during the migration, how they had died, or how he had survived.

His memory was fragmented, with large blanks.

"What should I do, am I going to die here?"

"No no, that's not possible."

"Observe, I need to observe, maybe I can find clues to get home."

Rod looked around, quickly noticing the red stones scattered among the bodies.

They seemed to have been deliberately arranged, showing a strong directionality.

At the center of this directionality was a strange pattern drawn with blood.

It was less than half a meter in diameter, the outer layer a circle, inside which were two intersecting lightning bolt lines, its strong visual impact made it extremely aggressive-looking, and the dark blood stains added a layer of eeriness.

Rod's pupils constricted, and for a moment, both the fear and the headache were forgotten.

This symbol on the pattern, wasn't it the same as the symbol for courage in the title page of the famous psychological book "Dream Analysis" he had previously read?


Kapitel 2: Chapter 1: The Killer (Please Favorite, Please Recommend)_2

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Memories of my life before transmigration suddenly flooded into my mind.

I was reading in the dormitory when my brothers called me to drink.

I didn't really want to go, but a certain bad influence claimed that drinking could prevent brain clots, clear the blockages in the brain, and enlighten my spirit, allowing my long-dormant talent for love to shine again. By rereading the classic secret books I had collected for years, I would surely transform into a master of love and a tender warm man, warming her with a single sentence all day long, effortlessly winning the heart of my dream goddess, marrying a rich and beautiful woman, and reaching the peak of my life.

Rod couldn't resist the warm invitation of his bad influence and his own desires, and although he wasn't much of a drinker, he still went.

It seemed to actually work, as after drinking and finishing books like "Sea King's True Scripture" and "Scumbag's Divine Skill," Rod felt that he had grasped the true meaning of life and understood "Emotional Intelligence," no longer misreading the atmosphere and being disliked by girls.

The only thing he lacked was courage.

Then, he remembered the "Dream Analysis" he had just been reading about, the symbol associated with courage.

Before sleep, he formed the symbol with his hands as described in the book, placed it over his chest, and closed his eyes peacefully.

He thought that when he woke up, a new bright path in life would unfold before him, but he ended up truly "peaceful."

Thoughts flashed by in an instant, and a strong idea suddenly surged in Rod's heart.

If all of this was truly related to it, then.

Could I possibly return?

The very moment the thought surfaced, his blood vessels in his brain pulsed crazily, his heart nearly burst with the longing to return home, drawing him toward family, brothers, the internet, the keyboard, and encouraging him were wives from reality or virtual, present or future.

Infinite courage rose within his heart.

There was nothing left to fear.

Rod ran quickly towards the target point.

Being in such unknown danger, decisive and focused action might not always yield good results, but it is the path closest to success.

Hesitation, indecision, and standing still—which might seem safe—often lead to worse outcomes.

Although uncertain, this was the only possibility that remained.

Perhaps with just a light touch, he could instantly teleport home.

Rod took a leap and jumped into the eerie pattern.

The next instant, his body heated up as if something blazingly hot penetrated him.

Then everything went dark, and countless images assaulted him.

On a dark wasteland, a company was walking alone.

Within the group, a hand reached high, crushing a black skull, with a very distinct eye pattern on the back of the hand.

The company became chaotic, as ghostly figures moved among them.

Everyone died.

The images disappeared, the strange sensations faded, and Rod came back to his senses. The pattern he had stepped on began evaporating, and black blood steamed up, turning into fine black dust, dispersing in every direction.

The light dimmed a few shades.

"What happened?"

Rod was bewildered. What did those images mean? What were the heat and swelling?

And, had the strange symbol just disappeared like that?

Won't you give me a surprise?

Looking around, the sight of corpses strewn everywhere was unnerving, yet there was a sense of familiarity.

Suddenly, a thought popped up:

"Could it be that what I just saw was the scene of this troop's annihilation?"

"And the hand that crushed the crown of the skull—was it the killer's?"

But what use is knowing the killer to me? Will his corpse open a teleportation gate and send me home if I kill him?

As he was pondering, Rod suddenly noticed shadows fluttering around him and a strange whining sound in the air; all the bodies were shrouded in shadow.

"What's going on?"

"I didn't release some kind of ghostly thing, did I?"

Whoosh!

A beast covered in black fur stepped in from the edge of light and dark.

As the firelight touched it for an instant, it burst into roaring flames, with black smoke spreading with the flames into the sky.

Its movements stiffened momentarily, but didn't stop entirely, as if trudging through mire.

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"Fuck!"

Rod was scared out of his wits and kept backing away.

"What the hell is this thing! I didn't ask for this kind of surprise!"

Thud! Thud! Thud!

More black-haired monsters stepped out from the Black Fog.

The flying ash and the blazing fire made them look extremely terrifying.

Bang!

In panic, Rod accidentally tripped over a corpse.

Just as he was about to get up, the corpse suddenly grabbed his ankle.

"Fuck!"

The hair on Rod's body stood on end as he kicked away the hand of the corpse and leaped away like a startled rabbit.

"The corpses are alive!"

What was worse, upon turning his head, Rod saw that within a hundred meters, every single corpse was starting to squirm.

"Shit!"

Rod couldn't say anything else.

He had nowhere to run, nor did he know where he could run to.

Am I done for?

In his state of panic, Rod suddenly caught a glimpse of a shooting star crossing the distant sky out of the corner of his eye.

His thoughts were momentarily stirred.

He immediately remembered that this was the rescuer from Royal City.

In his memories, Royal City was the pillar of all their beliefs.

As a Human Kingdom that could survive in such a harsh and dark environment, they must have their own way of operating to deal with threats from the hostile outside world and invasions of monsters.

The migration team had lost contact here, they must have discovered something unusual!

"Hey!"

Rod shouted, hope suddenly rising in his heart.

It wasn't just the hope of being rescued, but also a greater hope.

He had just stepped into the pattern and witnessed the scene of the migration team's annihilation.

Combining the traces left at the scene, it could be inferred that this was definitely a premeditated murder.

And the characteristic of the murderer was a very distinct eye pattern carved on the back of the hand.

This was an extremely important clue for solving the case, and if he provided it to the rescuers, he should get some reward, right?

Based on his experience in the original world, a major case involving the murder of hundreds would at least warrant issuing an S-level wanted order, right? Providing crucial information for the capture of an S-level fugitive would not be too much to ask for the allocation of an apartment in the Royal City, would it?

If things really went as he hoped, not to say anything else, at least the probability of surviving had greatly increased.

"I'm here! I'm here!"

Rod danced in front of the light and jumped around, waving his hands frantically.

And the meteor in the sky seemed to have noticed him and turned to fly towards him.

"Good! I've got hope now!"

However, amidst the ecstasy, Rod suddenly realized that on the back of his waving hand, there was a black imprint.

The black lines intertwined up and down, forming a huge pupil.

It was exactly the same as the one he had seen before.

You're kidding, right?

Rod froze completely.

This... Was I actually the murderer?

Am I reporting myself to be allocated a cell in Royal City?

Thump.

The meteor landed.


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