Eclipse Night is a very special day in Bilgewater.

Once a year, on the night of the Eclipse, Bilgewater faces an attack from the Isle of Shadows.

The leader is either Hecarim or Maudekaiser - it's always a Shadow Isle hero who rushes up with countless souls.

This attack is very troublesome.

Similar to the undead scourge with severe plague that Rhodes had faced before, these undead also had severe negative energy on their bodies, and ordinary people would quickly lose their lives after coming into contact with them.

Why did Planck's reign last for decades?

Not just because he's cruel enough – it's also because he's been with Aloy for decades, protecting Bilgewater through all the Eclipse Nights safely.

That's a remarkable achievement.

Eclipse Nights are far more terrifying than war - as long as the undead flood into a neighborhood, there will be no living people left in that neighborhood!

Part of the reason why the negotiations were hastily scheduled for tonight is that everyone needs to confirm how to face the next night of eclipses.

Now, Rhodes suddenly offers to use Soul Eclipse Night, which Sarah is a little hard to accept for a moment - at least in Sarah's opinion, Soul Eclipse Night is the biggest threat.

Even on the night of the Eclipse of the Soul, it was not impossible for her to fight side by side with Planck.

But Rhodes actually said that he wanted to use the Night of Soul Eclipse?!

Sarah needs an explanation.

Rod, on the other hand, shrugged his shoulders and gave his own explanation.

"Once upon a time there was a shepherd who kept lots and lots of sheep and kept sheepdogs to keep them from being eaten by wolves – but the sheep never appreciated."

"Until one day, a certain wandering lamb was eaten by a wolf, and in the blood dripping with blood, the sheep trembled and begged for shelter."

"Since then, there has been a day in every year when a shepherd dog will let an unlucky egg die in the wolf's mouth due to a momentary negligence, while the sheep remain loyal to the shepherd."

"Because for sheep, the shepherds need wool, and the wolves want their lives, so they naturally approach the shepherds – but interestingly, without the wolves, the sheep wouldn't even want to give the shepherds hair."

"Sarah, do you understand?"

Sarah was dumbfounded.

Rod's meaning couldn't be more obvious - the so-called Night of the Eclipse of the Soul was actually a play directed and performed by Naga Kapoulos himself, with the aim of gaining the faith of Bilgewater!

How is this possible?!

Seeing Sarah's disbelief, Rod smiled and shook his head.

"Naga Kapoulos is the self-proclaimed Lord of Movement, and he has fought off attacks from the Isle of Shadows with ease—but the undead have never been absent."

"So the question is, what is Naga Kapoulos doing while they are on the road? Quietly watching everything? ”

"I think if Aloy was standing here, her words would definitely be 'this is a trial given by His Majesty', but before this kind of trial is conducted, did you ask the trialist if she accepted it?"

"But ......," Sarah was the first to notice the problem, "the undead are real—just as the shepherds do keep the sheep safe." ”

"That's right." Rod nodded, "It's just that now there's another tiger chick, and his purpose is to eat the wolves and the shepherds, and then come in that sheep every year—and don't want wool." ”

"Say, how should the head sheep be chosen?"

Speaking of the tiger, Rhodes suddenly became extremely aggressive, and he stared at Sarah with burning eyes, asking her to give him an answer.

"It's simple." Sarah took a breath, "He needs to prove that he's a tiger, not a tanuki pretending to be a tiger – as long as he proves that he's capable of eating shepherds and wolves, the head sheep is willing to stand by his side." ”

"So, let's re-introduce myself." Rhodes nodded in satisfaction and stood up, "In Lower Rhodes, Rhodes Lothar - the messenger of Storm Fury Cana, the patron of Zaun and Piltover. ”

"And—Naga Kapolos's sworn enemy."

……………………

While Rod and Sarah were plotting, Aloy and Planck were reunited as old friends.

The fact that a pair of old friends met in such a strange way undoubtedly made Planck a little difficult to accept.

Eloy was still strong, but Planck was disabled and aging.

Sarah's revenge deprives Planck of a hand, an eye, and all of his power—and while Planck was able to stop the bleeding with the help of a veterinarian, all of this is a fait accompli.

Then, for some unknown reason, Planck chose to enter the temple.

Looking at the old lover in front of him, thinking of Sarah's cold eyes, Planck made his own decision.

"I need a boat."

"There's a canoe outside the temple."

"Damn, you know what I mean!"

"I don't know anything about an idiot like you."

"Billgewater is worldly to the leader!"

"I don't know who the leader is, but it's definitely not you."

“……”

Aloy is right.

Planck looked down at himself.

In one-eyed sight, his body was in tatters, and he had no arms—not even the musket at his waist was out of bullets.

But Planck was reluctant to give up.

I am the king of Bilgewater!

Billgewater is mine!

And it was only now that Planck understood - the king of the world...... It's so fragile.

For a moment, Planck even had a desire to convert.

Aloy was keenly aware of Planck's mood swings, and she bent over to pick him up - Planck's broken ribs poked into her lungs, causing internal bleeding, but Aloy didn't care.

"Accept the trial of Naga Kapolos!"

"Damn, how do I get tested the way I look now?!"

Aloy didn't say anything, but threw Planck in front of the idol—and the next moment, a ray of light enveloped him.

The trial from the soul has begun.