Chapter 744 - Darkness Falls (XI) (1/2)

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

It was noon when Rhode stepped out of the underground prison.

Everything was going on normally in the fortress and just as he had predicted, the Undead Army feared to expose themselves in the glaring day, which was why the Dark Dragon attacked the Light Dragon before announcing the start of the war.

The clash between light and dark didn’t only bring about changes to the environment, and this was the difference between Dragons and battles between nations. Both sides didn’t only want to dominate each other’s land, but they also wanted to conquer the skies. In the beginning, the Dark Dragon attacked the Light Mainland, which caused the Light Dragon Soul protection to crumble entirely. But the shattered Light Dragon Soul slowly restored over time and resisted the Dark Dragon’s attack. And this way, if they wished to attack and completely dominate each other’s territory, not only did they need to defeat the army, but they also need to search and destroy the core which was used to awaken and support the Dragon Soul Powers. This was the only way to banish the Light Dragon Soul protection from this continent and allow darkness to invade forever.

In the mid stages of the game, this was one of the main reasons why the Country of Light and Country of Darkness got into a stalemate. Even though the players and NPCs lost their territory and army, they gathered around the Light Dragon Soul’s core to execute guerrilla warfare and defend against the Undead Army until the Light Parliament offered the Light Dragon to the Dark Dragon. That was when the Light Dragon Soul protection crumbled, eternal darkness enveloped the entire Light Mainland, and the hard work of players and NPCs were shattered.

This was also when the Light Parliament paid their price for this naive mistake. Rhode led his guild and launched a ferocious assault on them from the rear. In the process, many players who were born in the Country of Light were infuriated that their hard work went down the drain due to the Light Parliament’s foolish actions and they joined Rhode to take them down. In the end, tens of thousands of players infiltrated and massacred the merchants and nobles Casabianca. Not only that, but Rhode also led a group of elites into the Light Parliament hall and slaughtered every parliament member.

Thereafter, they launched their final, successful attack on the Undead Army and even eliminated the Dark Dragon. But after the Dark Dragon and Light Dragon died, their Dragon Soul protection over this entire continent crumbled completely and that was the beginning of chaos, where demons and devils came to the surface. This was the start of the second chapter: ‘Chaos and Order’.

‘Chaos and Order’ was a strangely magnificent chapter to the players. Even though the continent became a terrifying world to the natives, where cities, towns, and villages were threatened by demons and devils and massacres happened everywhere, they were the best conditions for the players to arise. Territories without the Dragon Soul protection ultimately needed a stable environment. Thereafter, many formidable guilds received the title of ‘Knights of Order’ from the Country of Law as they raised their flags proudly and demolished Chaos.

According to the game settings, after they eliminated all Chaos and reawakened the Dragon Soul protection, they would become the rightful and legal rulers. This way, they received countless benefits such as the support from natives, legendary artifacts, missions, territories, and recruitment of unique NPCs. This second chapter could also be considered to be the generation for players. Apart from some NPC nations that survived the war, most of the player guilds or empires were rampant and Rhode’s Starlight who activated this new chapter was highly thought of and respected. Of course, it went without saying that Starlight benefited the most. As the strongest guild in the game, they dominated a huge territory which included the Munn Kingdom and one-third of the Country of Light and Country of Darkness. This became one of the reasons why more players joined his Starlight later on.

But now…

Rhode looked at the azure sky and white, fluffy clouds. The holy ritual circle made up of Rule Threads were clearly enveloping the entire sky. Rhode shrugged and his eyes glinted with a trace of a smile. Then, he turned to Nell behind him. Upon sensing the glaring sun, she pulled her hood down hurriedly.

At this moment, she had put on her usual equipment: a pitch-black leather armor and two curved blades around her waist which clearly marked her as an assassin. Rhode judged from her aura that she was around level 57 at the Peak Master Stage, which was decent for an assassin. But judging from his experiences in the game, he was aware that she would enter the Legendary Stage in the future. If not, she couldn’t have murdered the matriarch who was in the Legendary Stage.

But her behavior didn’t look as though she was an experienced assassin. She limped, held her waist from time to time, and refused to speak. But Rhode knew that this was too stimulating for her first experience…