Chapter 484 Misled X (1/2)

Although these Imps were as annoying as they appeared, Rhode wasn't taking them on alone, fortunately. Corina, who had been running alongside Rhode, pulled back the bowstring and arrow on the silver bow. The Moon Elf lady scanned from one end to the other and released her fingers.

In a dazzling flash, hundreds of golden arrows descended from the dusky sky and obstructed the group of Imps before them, at the same time swiping them cleanly like a gigantic scythe cutting the overgrown weeds.

She's so powerful.

Even though Rhode was dashing forward, he stole a glance at the Moon Elf lady beside him. [Lock-On] was Corina's Attribute Rule skill. Strictly speaking, it was considered one of the most highly ranked amongst the Attribute Rules. Combined with the Moon Elves' special archery technique [Glittering Meteors] and Corina's individual strength, she could instantly shoot down all the enemies accurately within one second. Rhode had seen this scene multiple times in the Elves Holy War that would happen later on where Corina had turned the tide against her arch-enemy, the Dark Elves Army, and defeated thousands of enemies by herself. Moreover, as a member of the Royal Family of the Moon Elves, Corina was born with the ability to see through invisibility, which negated the Dark Elves' secret 'Backstab Assassination' move. Once one had been seen by her, one could forget about struggling because it was meaningless to resist against an enemy like her.

Due to this reason, Corina was the idol of many Ranger and Elf players. If they possessed such talents and raw powers, they would have a much easier time regardless of missions and dungeons. However, it was a pity that Corina was in the same boat as a talented NPC like Marlene, who had perfected the Four Main Elements. It was impossible for players to reach Corina's standards because her [Glittering Meteors] was a secret skill of the Royal Family that was only passed down to those with Royal blood. Not to mention, even though the [Lock-On] skill might seem simple, it actually belonged to a source of Fate Rule and players would have an extremely difficult time comprehending it.

On the other hand, Di was much more useless. At that moment, he was casting a few spells to protect them from ambushes while the Elderly Mage was responsible for the buff that increased their speed. Corina's [Lock-On] was a passive rule and the Chaos Realm affected her strength to a certain extent. However, Di's [Blood Code] was an active rule which relied greatly on spells. In Rhode's Order Dimension, Di and the Elderly Mage were able to cast some spells leisurely, but their spells were instantly affected and even negated by the effects of the Chaos Realm. At this moment, there was really nothing much that they could contribute with.

Regardless, Rhode was certain that the Elderly Mage was trying his best. On the contrary, a cunning fellow like Di was definitely just putting on a show and his 'obedient' behaviors were nothing but a facade. Rhode had once led a group of players and fought against Di for one year and three months. They had experienced over a hundred major and minor battles and to the extent that Rhode knew what this Vampire was plotting even with a twitch of his fingers. But it seemed that Di at the current moment was rather 'puerile' and Rhode could guess his thoughts at the turn of his eyeballs.

Rhode wasn't afraid of him. If Di was an expert in being preemptive, then Rhode's best was in controlling and taking advantage of the situation. Once Di had fallen into Rhode's palm, Rhode wouldn't be afraid even if Di had a myriad of ideas. However, it would be difficult to play Di into his hands.

Furthermore, Rhode actually had some motives for luring Di into following him now.

Future allies must be saved and the future enemies must be killed, without a doubt. Of course, Rhode had no intentions of doing it himself.

Silver-whitish rays emerged and transformed into circles beneath their feet to boost their speed. At this moment, the group didn't seem to be running. Instead, they seemed more to be flying in large strides. Rhode leapt off the ground and when his other foot landed, he had covered a distance of 10 meters. The Elderly Mage behind them released a 'Flight Spell' and he soared along with the airflow in the air.

More and more Imps attacked them and the Imps standing before them were demolished by Corina in a blink of an eye. Some Imps which Corina didn't notice pounced forward and entered Rhode's Order Dimension. But a puff of red fog engulfed them instantly and a shapeless strength squeezed all the fluid and blood out of their body viciously. The Imps wailed and their shriveled carcasses vanished into black powder after collapsing to the ground.

With Rhode's Order Dimension as protection, the pressure applied by the Chaos Realm was lessened and the chattering Imps around them darted towards Rhode's group fearlessly. The Imps from afar danced foolishly as they threw dark fireballs like baseball players. These Imps who hailed from the Bottomless Abyss lacked logical thinking and couldn't understand any systematic spells. They could battle only with their instinct and anything logical was their archenemy. They couldn't even carry out the orders from highly-ranked Devils accurately and almost every one of them had their own understanding and deciphering of the commands.

The Devils believed firmly that every extra movement could push the development of the situation forward.

However, under the effect of the Order Dimension, the intensity of the Chaos Flame was weakened. Countless dark fireballs were thrown from above and weakened after entering the dusky space instantly. They extinguished entirely after hitting on the invisible protective barrier. The Elderly Mage gripped his staff with the embedded flashing gem. Apparently, the force field barrier was the works of this staff and to the Elderly Mage, the previous close encounters in Mithril Hall had reminded him that he shouldn't use the guided protection spells.

The chaotic nature of the Imps erupted after their consecutive attacks failed miserably. The Imps in the front stumbled their way to the back while the Imps at the back pushed forward as though they were attempting a close combat style since their far range attacks were useless.

Such a messy, disorganized attack had become a major setback. Soon, the Imps trampled on one another and even began to attack their companions. Di and Corina gaped in disbelief as they had never seen their enemies turning against themselves. Meanwhile, Rhode wasn't bothered to even turn his attention towards the Imps. He was used to the behavior of these Imps, where their only goal was to destroy all enemies that stood before them. Even so, the situation that they were in didn't turn out any better. The Devil's disorderly nature prevented them from resisting the Demon Army that had a great amount of plot and stratagem. However, the Devils weren't purely lucky that they could survive all these years. The Devils were superior in one aspect that the Demons could never ever compare…

Quantity.

Presented before Rhode's eyes was a sea of dark figures that blended as one with the Chaos Flame surging from the cracks on the ground. Corina's attack continued to bombard a huge chunk of enemies, but even the Moon Elf lady had begun to worry as she gazed at the boundless view of black prairie before her. ”Sir!”

”Don't panic and just keep going. We're almost there. Lift your head and look towards the end!” Rhode recognized the hint of fear and helplessness in Corina's scream. This was a scene that everyone battling the Devil Army would face. Although the Devil Army wasn't as organized and filled with deadly, murderous intent as the Demon Army, it would feel as though one was facing the crushing landslide at the bottom of the mountain when one saw the sea of unrestricted Devils charging for you. That feeling of inescapable, unchangeable, undefendable helplessness would devour you completely.

If we don't come up with a solution, we will be in trouble.

In a mere second, an idea came up in Rhode's mind and he shouted.

”Mr. Di, please come up with a way to push these things farther away from us. It will be best to cast a duration spell on me!”