Chapter 479 Misled V (1/2)
In the beginning, Chaos ruled everything. But Order arose from the cracks like a light shining into the endless darkness. Five dragons were born within and their formidable powers forced the birth of a new continent in this endless Chaos. Life was born and Order was for eternity. The Five Dragons sacrificed their souls to protect this fragile world until it became strong enough to compete with Chaos. Ultimately, Order overwhelmed Chaos and brought a new century.
This was the first chapter of the Creation Poem. Almost every person on the Dragon Soul Continent was familiar with it and they knew how powerful Chaos was. The powers of Order were still weak before it and if it weren't for the Five Creator Dragon Souls that protected this world, they would be devoured by Chaos and turned into nothingness.
No one suspected the accuracy of this legend. After all, there were many places on this continent that had turned chaotic after losing the protection of a Dragon Soul. Anyone who had witnessed it would have no doubt about it.
Legend had it that when the Five Creator Dragon Souls were building this world, their bodies formed the surface and their souls formed the skies. The Four Main Elements became the pillars for the foundation of the Seven Fantasy Boundaries that supported the world from being devoured by the Chaos Forcefield. Those that were not protected by the Dragon Souls were the endless black flames and the Devils that lived within.
There weren't many people who had seen Devils in this world. It could also be said that there were none who had seen them. Therefore, it wasn't surprising that even Corina and Di had little knowledge about the Devils. In this generation, the Dragon Soul's protection was almost to perfection and Devils were mainly living in a bottomless abyss. They would rather kill Demons than to interact with humans on the surface. This was why apart from the few unlucky, lost Devils that had occasionally stumbled onto the surface, no one had the chance to meet Devils. Not to mention recognizing the Chaos Flame that were the symbol of the bottomless abyss. Although it was indeed recorded in the documents, no one would believe it unless they had seen it for themselves. Rhode became familiar with these after he battled in the seventh floor of hell and the bottomless abyss in the game.
The effects of the Chaos Flame gave him the biggest headache.
”Hmph!” The consequence of the Elderly Mage was a bad opening for everyone. Even though he was rescued by Rhode afterward, they sensed the substantial weakening in his strength as though he had fallen back into the Mortal Stage from the Legendary Stage.
According to the game, the Elderly Mage had dropped off more than 10 levels every time he was burned by the flames.
Many people had heard the rumors of the Chaos Flames and were lost for words after they witnessed its strange, yet formidable might. Powerful beings in the Legendary Stage could control and change the Rules to a certain extent. However, even though the Chaos Flams consumed 'Order' as its food, the flames wouldn't be able to devour presences as powerful as Lydia or the Five Creator Dragons.
”Troublesome,” Rhode shook his head. He expected these responses from them. In fact, after entering the Bottomless Abyss and dropping off over 10 levels from the black flames, many of the top players didn't dare to advance any farther and they even thought of retreating to the surface. In the end, Rhode calmed their nerves and led them between the Bottomless Abyss and Hell to grind their levels back. At the same time, they snatched plentiful spoils of war from the Demons and Devils and their conflicts were finally resolved. Many other players knew that Starlight surged in strength after 'touring' the underground but they weren't aware that if Rhode wasn't able to carry his men, perhaps this invincible guild would split itself from within.
Rhode hesitated no more. He swung his right arm abruptly and scarlet flames rose from the ground. The Hell Hound sprung out from within and howled as it charged towards the middle of the hall. The black flames, as though detecting the presence of the Hell Hound, launched towards it. It struck the Hell Hound heavily and the Hell Hound let out a mournful lament. However, the red flames on the Hell Hound's body swelled suddenly and resisted the black flames.
As expected.
Rhode heaved a sigh of relief. The flames from hell were the flames of Order and it countered the flames of chaos from the Bottomless Abyss. Rhode recalled the heroic, bloody battlefield with black and red flames colliding with one another. The Hell Hound was born from the seventh floor in Hell and it was the best choice against the Chaos Flame.
However, it wasn't powerful enough. Although it withstood for a brief moment, the Duke Fiend's Chaos Flame overpowered it.
It seemed that there was only one way left. ”Miss Corina, shoot it to death!”
”Eh?” The Moon Elf widened her eyes in astonishment. She did notice that the strange black hound was summoned by Rhode, but this command from him sounded outrageous. The Elf had never heard of any command from a summoner to annihilate their own spirits.
However, Corina didn't hesitate for long. A silver bow emerged in the Moon Elf's hands and she released a golden arrow of light. In a blink of an eye, the arrow pierced through the Hell Hound's right eye effortlessly.
The Hell Hound collapsed instantly and at the same time, a glaring radiance blinded everyone, followed by a loud explosion and scorching heat that engulfed them.
The Hell Hound exploded through the roof and the aftermath of the explosion spread across the hall. Perhaps any ordinary humans would be burned to death, but fortunately, those currently in Mithril Hall weren't ordinary mortals. Therefore, there wasn't even a stain of filthy dust on them after the explosion. However, as they scanned the surroundings once again, they were stunned to witness the magnificent black flames weakening. Also, there was a huge hole above Mithril Hall. Cracks spread wide apart and concrete started falling off the ceiling.
”What are you waiting for? Go!” Rhode swung his arm once again. In a puff of smoke, the Spirit Bird fused with him as one and he flew towards the ceiling hole with the Elderly Mage in his arms. Corina leaped up instantly and flapped her wings. She dodged the crushing rocks and caught up with Rhode almost immediately. On the other hand, Di gazed at Rhode with a mysterious smile. Suddenly, a gale erupted from nowhere and a large colony of black bats flew towards the hole like a dark cloud while letting out ear-piercing screeches. Rhode turned around and Di and the Undead Knight had disappeared from the ground.
The entire hall collapsed.
”Phew…” Rhode trembled slightly as he landed on the nearby mountain. After laying the Elderly Mage on the ground, he wiped the sweat from his forehead and gazed at the several flying figures. There were about a dozen representatives that were present and most of them had escaped and left this place. It was apparent that they had chosen to observe safely before figuring out the cause of the problem.
Rhode heaved a sigh of relief and stood on his feet. He gazed downwards and witnessed the earthquake spreading apart with the debris of Mithril Hall as the center. There were wailing civilians escaping from their houses that were collapsing. Some who weren't quick enough couldn't avoid the merciless black flames while some of them had fallen directly into the deep crevice.
It was a disaster.
Rhode was glad that he ordered Marlene and the others to leave earlier on. It could be said that it was unprecedented for the revival of the Duke Fiend to bring such a terrible disaster. Fortunately, Rhode had some experience in facing the Devils. However, if Marlene and the others stayed around when this happened, Rhode wasn't confident he could rescue them with his abilities.
But what should I do now?
The Duke Fiend was more than he could handle. In the game, Rhode had either weakened its Chaos Forcefield or lured it into a territory of Order successfully. However, Rhode's group was equipped with the Flame-resistance equipment when they lured the Duke Fiend into the Demon's Order Flames before starting the massacre.