CHAPTER 1189: CHAPTER 606: BREAKING THROUGH THE KING OF LIGHT (PART 1)

It was named the Red Forest Fortress, where Qingyu and her team were stationed.

Upon entering the fortress, a wartime scene unfolded.

In the extremely vast hall, the Guardian Fire burned at the center. The Fire Guardians carefully added Fuel Elements to the fire, while all around were the wounded, logistics personnel, medical staff weaving through the crowd, bishops, and priests constantly praying for the injured on the beds.

And in the annex on the other side, a group of warriors was gearing up for battle.

White Wolf stood guard at the entrance of the annex, and spotted them at a glance.

Rod waved his hand, "White Wolf."

White Wolf nodded, his weathered face revealing no emotion, "The miss is waiting for you on the second floor, come with me."

He led Rod and the other four upstairs.

Just like that, after many days, Rod once again saw Qingyu, who had completely mastered the Source Law of the "Eternal Burning Fire."

She didn’t look much different from before, still wearing the blue and white robes, her lips red, teeth white, and features delicate, just like when they met for the first time.

The only difference was the three-layered flame emblem on her collar had become the Fire Crown.

This signified she had entered the ranks of Commanders, becoming Trolian’s highest combat power.

As soon as Qingyu saw Rod, a smile bloomed on her face, a feeling like ripples spreading across the bright light reflecting off a lake.

"Little Rod, it’s so good to see you again, I’ve been looking forward to joining forces in battle for a long time."

Rod pursed his lips.

You’re only a few years older than me, why do you call me Little Rod.

But he didn’t say that out loud; the current focus was the King Slayer Battle, and titles weren’t important.

There would be plenty of time for her to change it to Big Rod later.

"I feel the same, Sister Qingyu. Honestly, I can’t wait to rush into the forest and defeat the King of Light. What kind of thing dares to take such a majestic title."

Next to them, Alina burst out laughing, "Little Dede, you’re so amusing."

Rod’s mouth twitched. He suddenly thought ’Little Rod’ wasn’t so bad, at least better than Little Dede.

Behind him, Anna looked scornful, "I knew this guy was a flirt, always messing around!"

Even though Kashan didn’t say a word, her fists were clenched tightly.

Mephit remained as indifferent as ever, even deliberately standing farther away, seemingly not liking the intense heat emanating from Qingyu.

Only Frank asked naively, "Isn’t His Excellency Rod unmarried?"

That question earned him two eye rolls in return, with Anna and Kashan mentally labeling him as part of the scoundrel faction, while Frank had no idea what was going on.

On the other side, White Wolf calmly said, "Your Excellency Rod, the King of Light is a King Level Monster. It has been stationed in this forest for at least seven hundred years, being one of the greatest threats on the western side of Trolian, and a major factor restraining Trolian expansion. Because of its presence, many times we had to halt our expansion far away from it."

Qingyu smiled, "White Wolf, I actually think Little Rod’s perspective is quite good. Contempt for the monster in spirit, focus on the enemy in tactics. That’s exactly the mindset we need. What’s there to fear from a King Level Monster? Someday, we’ll eradicate all such terrifying existences."

Alina clapped and laughed, "That’s right, with Sister Qingyu and Little Rod together, they can overcome any monster!"

Rod looked at her speechlessly, whatever she said always seemed to change the meaning.

Qingyu didn’t really mind; she came to a long table and pointed to the gray map above.

"Look, this area is the Red Forest, and the Destruction Temple is here. It’s the heart of the Red Forest, but we can’t attack it directly."

"Because there are monsters called Red Witches scattered throughout the Red Forest, they are derivatives of the King of Light, and if we directly attack the Destruction Temple, the entire forest’s Red Witches will gather to overwhelm us."

White Wolf took out a document.

"This is related information provided by the Great Book Library and the White Tower."

"According to the data, the King of Light was originally an extremely fanatic cult leader active during the Fire Epoch. The cult followers extremely revered their leader, believing him to be the Avatar of Light, hence the name King of Light."

"They claimed to hold the keys to the world, only they could bring light to the world, attempting to deceive for power and resources, but were quickly exposed and expelled by the Human Kingdom Sigles at that time."

"The cult quickly vanished, but when the great calamity struck, people found the King of Light unexpectedly among the Monster Tide."

"After the end of the Fire Epoch, the King of Light wandered in darkness for a long time until 800 years ago when it came to the Red Forest. The features of this place were especially suited for it, so it settled here, built its lair in the ruins known as the Destruction Temple, and produced many derivatives, Red Witches, and Ghost Demons."

"Over 800 years, these derivatives spread throughout the Red Forest, becoming the greatest obstacle to the Kingdom’s westward expansion."

"According to records, the King of Light has never been dormant, remaining active, and attacked the Trolian expansion forces several centuries ago, causing severe losses. Since then, Trolian never brought its borders close to here, and the Red Forest became an insurmountable barrier for us."

"The White Tower confirmed the authenticity of the above information, eliminating any erroneous or false details."