Chapter 836 - Tinder (2) (2/2)
“I’ve told you that this refuge was established after their ancient ancestors linked up the tinder to the source of Order in order to avoid the disaster of Chaos. In other words, the reason why this group of refugees survived in this place was due to the strength that they received from the source of Order. This is also why I’m asking them for its coordinates because they are the only ones who knew.”
Rhode gestured.
“But the Chaos has willpower on their own and I’m sure you’ve noticed it. When you walked across the Land of Chaos, they sensed the presence of Order on you and launched their attacks. The existence of Chaos is to destroy Order, just like the emergence of light eliminates darkness. It doesn’t matter if they are willing or not because they will simply do it.”
Everyone nodded in agreement. However, they were still dubious as to why the refugees weren’t willing to help themselves.
“I guess you’ve heard the legends of the Land of Chaos where after the Chaos wreaked havoc and devours the land, the tinder fades away while waiting for someone to awaken it. Over years of silence, the strength of Order connecting to this refuge slowly weakened. I don’t know if this is considered fortunate or not because the weakened strength of Order was hidden from the detection of Chaos. This is why they can continue to live here for centuries. But, if we were to light the tinder up, the strength of Order connected to the refuge will increase.”
“Could it be that…”
Marlene’s face turned pale as she finally understood what Rhode meant.
“That’s right. Once we light up and awake the tinder, the Order protection of this place will be strengthened and eventually discovered by the Chaos. When that happens, the Chaos will gather and launch their attacks to eliminate all the refuge.”
“…”
Everyone pondered in silence. The Chaos Creatures were so powerful and hard to deal with despite the mercenaries and soldiers being fully equipped. The people living in this refuge weren’t even dressed or armed, so how would they be able to deal with the Chaos Creatures?
The answer was obvious.
“Alright then, Rhode, how long do we need if we’re going to light the tinder?”
Marlene puckered her brows and asked.
“Depends on the situation. I don’t know the specific location of the tinder yet. But, I have to tell you that the tinder usually lies hidden in the core region and in an underground palace or temple. These places were built with complexity in order to protect the tinder. Not only do we need to face threats, but we also need to defy the Chaos Creatures for…” Rhode paused and made a rough guess on the amount of time needed to accomplish this mission.
The Land of Chaos was a huge dungeon and its city where the tinder was located was a medium-sized dungeon, and finally the palace in the core region was formed with three to five small instance dungeons. After the number of players were confirmed for this campaign, it meant that they wouldn’t be able to leave the Land of Chaos for quite some time and could only leave after attaining the final victory. Most people needed… Rhode roughly calculated and gave an answer. “At least 15 days.”
“…”
Marlene couldn’t believe that the Order Refugees could survive for 15 days of battles. She finally understood why the elder refused to reveal to Rhode the coordinates. They could still live on without being rescued, but if they told Rhode about it, perhaps they couldn’t even survive for the next few days.
At this moment, Marlene became silent. If it would sacrifice some people to accomplish the mission, she would gladly do it. But, if it would sacrifice everyone here, it would be an entirely different matter. Although it seemed like Rhode didn’t favor the Order Refugees too much, these people were… so weak that they deserved empathy…
Screech——!
At this moment, the door suddenly opened and the little girl who was accompanying the elder earlier on stepped out. She held her pale hands together. Then, she took in a deep breath and walked up to Rhode.
“This is… the elder’s… answer…”
The little girl said.