Chapter 863 - The Tinder Origin (2/2)

Although she didn’t know why he asked this question, she nodded in agreement.

“But, Soul Merge is a dangerous kind of…”

“I know.”

Rhode waved his hand. Mini Bubble Gum was his personal Cleric and he knew her skills inside-out.

“All right. I need you to get prepared. Before we start the teleportation, cast the Soul Merge on Bell and appoint me as the target.”

“Huh? Mr. Rhode?”

Lize asked, puzzled. As a Cleric, she knew the dangers of the Soul Merge spell. It was used to decrease the damage taken by the main target by transferring the damage to the secondary target. This was a rare technique, which was why Clerics who learned this technique formed parties with the powerful tankers. This way, the tankers would take lesser damage during BOSS fights. In the past, Rhode wasn’t suitable to take up the job. But now… there shouldn’t be much problems with his strong constitution.

“Is something wrong with Bell’s body?”

“The next teleportation will affect her body to a certain extent, so I want to share a portion of her damage.”

“B-But, Mr. Rhode, you will be…”

“Don’t worry. Although I’m not a main tanker like Anne, my defense is still rather strong.”

“Why don’t you just let Anne do it!”

Lize glared at Anne who was snoring away. Judging from her blissful expression, the young lady must be dreaming of a sumptuous meal at the moment.

“Mmm… No… Leader… Anne can’t eat anymore…”

… Perhaps she was eating another source of protein?

“… Mr. Rhode, I still think that it’s better to let Anne do it.”

It was rare to hear a tone with murderous intent from a Cleric.

“All right, stop arguing. Go and get prepared now.”

Rhode had no choice but to chase Lize away after taking a glance at Anne in order to prevent another quarrel. At this moment, he felt someone tugging on his sleeve. He turned around and saw Bell shaking her head firmly.

“No, Bell, this is my responsibility.”

He said determinedly.

“You’re my subject, and I won’t let you die. Besides, I’m confident, so don’t worry about me.”

“…”

Bell let go of her hand. Then, she nodded firmly at the young man.

The time has come.

Rhode stood among everyone and gazed at the powerful storms wreaking havoc outside the safety of the Order barrier. Bell stood beside him and held his hand tightly. Lize stood behind them and extended her arms forward. A translucent spiritual thread was connected between Rhode and Bell.

“Let’s begin, Bell.”

“…”

Bell didn’t respond, when suddenly, Rhode felt a violent force striking him from within his body. That was a pain that he had never felt before as though one was dissecting him through his skin, flesh, blood vessels, bones, and organs. He knitted his brows, but he was aware that this pain was simply the spiritual presence of Bell inside him. Although he knew that this method would hurt his soul to a large extent, the difficulties of breaking through the Chaos obstacles was much more than he expected and this was something that he had to do.

He found himself drifting in the air while suffering from the agony within. Apart from that, he also felt the soft little hand holding onto his. After an unknown period of time, the dark, chaotic world around him was swept away and replaced by a dazzling brilliance and the reemergence of the land.

It’s finally over.

Rhode let out a sigh of relief after confirming that the teleportation was completed. Then, he looked at the sky.

What presented itself before him was a beautiful azure sky with drifting white clouds. Beneath his feet was a wide, verdant grassland, but what captured everyone’s attention wasn’t the scenery. Instead, it was the majestic tower standing before them. Although it seemed abandoned, the tall structure stood firmly. At the peak of the tower was a faint flare that took over the sun in illuminating brightness to this land.

That was the tinder.

“Phew…”

Rhode and Bell exchanged looks with each other. As Rhode took half of the damage, she didn’t faint like before despite her pained and pale expression. Rhode let go of her hand and stroked his fingers through her long hair. But he didn’t expect that Bell smiled at him for a second before turning around and returning to Christie’s side.

“Mr. Rhode, here is…”

Lize lowered her voice at the sight of this round, majestic tower.

“That’s right, Lize.”

Rhode nodded.

“We’ve reached our destination.”