Chapter 835 - Tinder (1) (2/2)

“I don’t think so, young man. These two are your subordinates, it seems. You do possess formidable strength.”

“Thanks for the compliment.”

At this moment, Rhode’s expression had returned to his poker face. Frankly speaking, he had already discovered that something was amiss when he first entered this room. There was indeed the presence of a legendary being, but it was unlike the eyes that were locked onto him. Even though it felt similar, the difference was as though a brand new sword compared to a sword that had slaughtered countless people. Although the little girl seemed to be younger than Christie and was malnourished, the Land of Chaos wasn’t a place that should be judged with logic! Not only did Chaos divide the connection to Order, but it also changed Order, which led to many people possessing powerful strength as soon as they were born.

Moreover, players in the game had also witnessed Order Refugees who entered the Legendary Stage as soon as they were born. It was due to this that there were many insanely powerful beings in the refuge. There was once a player who discovered a refuge that was run by a child who was about six years old. He possessed strength of the Legendary Stage and not only did he murder those who opposed and reprimanded him, but he also became the ruler of the entire refuge. Furthermore, he also recruited an entire group of children to manage the refuge while the adults became their slaves. This was as terrible as a black horror comedy. It was due to this that after Rhode detected the legendary aura exuding from the little girl, he wasn’t too surprised. Her aura was pure and she was too inexperienced in controlling it, which explained why she was so ‘brazen’ when Rhode entered this room. It might probably due to this reason that she coughed after Rhode showed her his overwhelming aura.

On the contrary, this elder was much more experienced in controlling his aura. If it weren’t for Rhode’s experience in dealing with tens of thousands of legendary players and could instinctively sense the slightest of pressure from his aura, perhaps he might have neglected him. But it was a pity that there was a huge difference between a pure aura and an aura that had killed countless people.

Rhode launched his attack in order to confirm his guesses and indeed, the instant he struck, he sensed a trembling aura despite the elder remaining calm. It felt as though a blade was withdrawn and immediately returned into the sheath. However, the dense, bloody aura couldn’t be ignored.

What made the situation worse was that this elder even pretended to be weak… If he didn’t pretend, Rhode wouldn’t have secretly summoned Gracier and Madaras to deal with him.

Since you want to put on an act, I shall play with you until the end.

“Now, shall we have a talk, Sir?”

Rhode narrowed his eyes and gazed proudly.

At this moment, no one behind the door knew about their clash. Everyone sat in circles and rested under Gillian’s watch. The journey to this place had numbed their feet. Joey weeped exaggeratedly while rubbing his feet until Marfa slapped him on his back.

“Sigh…”

Marlene gazed at the hopeless Joey. Then, she squinted at the scenery before her. The refuge was in a strange disorder. Some people walked on all fours like dogs with apathetic expressions, as though they had never smiled in their whole lives and didn’t know what happiness was. Marlene felt a chill down her spine as she watched their lifeless eyes.

What kind of life are they leading in this place?

Marlene didn’t dare to think about this question. At this moment, a gentle voice sounded from behind.

“Big Sister…”

“Hmm?”

Marlene turned around and saw a little boy who was about five to six years old and covered in a tattered cloth looking at her curiously. He held a beautiful flower in his hand gently, which caught Marlene’s attention. However, she quickly shifted her gaze to him.

“What’s the matter?”

“This. Is for you… Welcome…”

The little boy lifted the flower and gave it to Marlene. The young lady smiled and accepted his kind gesture.

“Thank you…”

Smack!

At this moment, a stone struck the flower heavily and the flower crashed to the ground. Marlene turned around furiously and saw Anne’s cheeky face.

“Anne, you…”

Marlene turned back and discovered that the little boy had already disappeared. Marlene bent her brows but before she berated, Anne hopped toward her and stared with her emerald green eyes.

“Didn’t Leader say that we shouldn’t touch anything no matter what the people here give us, Sister Marlene? Have you forgotten? Anne remembers clearly because Leader reminded us about this, Sister Marlene.”

“But he was only a child…”

Marlene knitted her brows and thought that Anne was overreacting. However, the passionate flames in Anne’s emerald green eyes convinced her. After hearing Marlene’s explanation, Anne shook her head firmly.

“Leader told us that we shouldn’t eat or touch any of those things! This isn’t a tour, Sister Marlene. Do you want to die?” Anne said.

Marlene realized that this carefree and lively young lady became so pressurizing on her all of a sudden and she was left speechless. At this moment, Lize went up to them hurriedly.

“N-No, Anne. I guess Marlene was only careless. It’s nothing, right?”

“Okay…”

Anne blinked and the surging flames in her emerald green eyes weakened gradually. Then, she took two steps back and returned to her usual carefree self.

“Sister Marlene didn’t obey Leader’s order. When Leader is back, Anne will tell Leader to not let Sister Marlene into his bed! Hmph!”

“This…”

Marlene’s expression stiffened while Lize blushed in embarrassment. The latter looked away and saw John and Sovann speaking about how round the moon was out there and if they might have the chance to see a meteor shower. Yes, they shouldn’t have heard what Anne said. On the other hand, Gillian cheekily rested her chin on her hand and watched the commotion. Her interesting gaze left Marlene and Lize speechless.

“What are you talking about?”

Suddenly, Rhode’s voice broke the silence as he stepped out of the entrance and went up to them. Everyone suddenly shifted their attention to him and Rhode gave them an answer.

“There’s no more time to rest. Get ready for battle.”