Carrying too many heavy hopes is also a burden.
Unlike when he was a novice, Rod had already deeply felt the power of the Black Fog. Those entities lurking deep within were not like ordinary monsters that could be easily defeated.
A single Starry Queen nearly drained Trolian's resources completely.
If the Starry Queen had not used the power of the Star Source to preserve her soul, what awaited them might have been a crushing defeat.
Completely falling into darkness and possessing the strongest Star Source, devouring the Holy Fire Seed, the Starry Queen, who had been dormant in the primal Black Fog for a millennium, was an enemy no one dared to imagine.
Looking back now, it's no wonder the Main Star Priest would say that this battle was difficult when they learned that there were no Monarch-level combatants among them.
The facts proved that even if there were, it would still be difficult.
