Chapter 872 - Opening the Door of Order (1/2)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Time’s up.
Rhode gazed at the moving pointer in the old pocket watch. Then, he stood up and put away the pocket watch, lifting his head and gazing at everyone before him. Currently, there were his men and residents of the Tinder Origin. But no matter their identity, they only had the same goal in mind now.
“Is everything ready, Sol, Sovann?”
“Yes, Sir Overlord.” Both of them answered promptly. “The Mage Armed Forces are positioned on the dominant point of this tower, where they can deal with all battles going on in every corner. We’ve also prepared the Order bombs but will not use them until the final moments.”
“You don’t have to wait until the final moments because the Chaos Creatures might be stronger than we expect. Once you realize that they are stronger than you can handle—just like Serras’s projection back then, I permit you to use them.” Rhode turned to Lesa and the latter took a step back. “The Bow Knights are ready. Betty will command them on my behalf.”
“Good. Remember my words. If I recall correctly, the light halo can destroy all the Chaos Creatures that barge in. You have to grasp the timing perfectly; don’t mess up. After the attack of the light halo ends, your duty isn’t to eliminate the Chaos Creatures. Instead, you should delay them until the next light halo. Understand?”
Rhode nodded and spoke. Thanks to the Country of Darkness, they had no lack of experience in defense warfare. Besides, this tall tower wasn’t an ordinary building. It was the defense tower of the tinder. He heard from Marlene that there were several automatic magical rituals and cannons targeted at Chaos. As long as they were used appropriately, it wasn’t impossible to stop the Chaos Creatures. But… there was also a limit.
After doing thorough research on the tower, the strategy that Rhode proposed was to engage in an all-out defense with the Bow Knights as the core. The three humanoids would be responsible for leading the residents against the surface enemies and the remaining residents would be involved in maintaining and servicing the magic cannons. As for Rhode’s mercenaries, they would be coordinating with the residents in defense. Although the strategy was simple, this was the best solution for now.
Furthermore, Rhode also learned from the elder that the vines that had climbed all over the tower were actually part of the defense… Back then, Rhode relied on over 80 players to defend the Chaos vortexes. But now, the vines which he thought were ordinary plants were actually useful…
Of course, they weren’t the trump cards to stop the Chaos Creatures. Just as Rhode mentioned, there would be an unlimited number of enemies and his side couldn’t eliminate them all. Therefore, their mission was to delay. After Rhode and his men found the tinder and awakened it, it would release a light halo every half an hour. The light halo would eliminate every Chaos Creature that entered the Order space. Therefore, what everyone had to do was to slow down the Chaos Creatures as much as possible, so they couldn’t enter the refuge within half an hour. It would be easy in the beginning, but the pressure would amount gradually. Rhode couldn’t care less about how others thought about how he gathered this information. After all, the most important thing for him now was to explain everything clearly to prevent accidents. If he were to only give a partial account, everyone would be doomed.
“All right, that settles it then.”
Rhode heaved a sigh and made up his mind. According to the guardians of this place, there were five floors to go through in order to enter the core. Judging from experience, that would be five small-scale dungeons. However, he didn’t know what the difficulty level would be. But since Marlene said that she would use the staff to dismantle the traps within, it shouldn’t be too challenging for him. He turned around at this thought and looked at everyone—Lize, Marlene, and Anne were confirmed to enter the ‘dungeon’ with him. On the other hand, Bell and Christie were gazing at him in silence.
Lize was nervous despite the countless battles that she had experienced. Anne was still as carefree as ever, hugging her shield and snoring away. According to Lize, Anne had been eating and sleeping all day ever since they arrived at this place… That truly fit her character.
Rhode shook his head hopelessly and dismissed the meeting, and everyone went to their posts and to get prepared. Currently, there was only one thing that he needed to do.
“Let’s go,” he said.
The stone door opened gradually and as the fluttering dust dispersed, a deep, dark tunnel was revealed before them. Marlene led the way with the staff and shortly after, dazzling magical radiance shone on the walls and illuminated the space.
Then, the blinding magical radiance coalesced to form a beautiful ritual that extended across the walls.
“How magical.”
Marlene exclaimed and widened her eyes in astonishment. Although it was their ancestors who created these things, she knew clearly that the Senia Family had lost more than half the magic technology over the centuries. Currently, the reason why the Senia Family was named the number one magic family in the Munn Kingdom was due to their remaining magic technology and hard work. The ancient technique that their ancestors used to create humanoids was completely lost. Come to think of it, perhaps this was part of the family’s plan to preserve such a perfect, ancient magic technology here.
“Interesting. They actually used magical rituals to light up the place. Isn’t that overly luxurious?” Anne said as she scanned the tunnel curiously. Marlene let out a bitter laugh and explained.
“These magical rituals don’t just act as lights, Anne. They can also defend against the enemies. As you’re a person of Order, it won’t have any effects on you. But if it were the Chao Creatures, they’d be instantly shredded into bits.”
“Oh… I see. That’s interesting.”
Anne stared at the magical rituals as though she was about to dig a chunk out for a closer look. At this moment, Lize anxiously held back Anne’s sleeve to stop her from acting recklessly. Marlene shook her head with a bitter smile before shifting her gaze ahead.
We’re almost there…
Marlene slowed down her pace before taking a peek at Rhode behind her. At this moment, he was boringly looking at the magical rituals as though he didn’t notice her. But…
What will he think of me after everything ends? He won’t be able to accept what I’m about to do, right?
Marlene lowered her head and clutched the staff tightly. She understood his thoughts, but the thing that she couldn’t change what she was about to do. Although the Senia Family had indeed lost countless ancient, inherited technologies, their core knowledge was still present. And now, Marlene was the ‘key’ to restoring everything for her family.
This is all that I can do. My purpose of living and fate. Rhode…
After a while, everyone came to a halt. At this moment, there was a large, metallic door that was five-meters-tall and three-meters-wide standing before them. There were also a dozen connected gears and bearings on its surface and a groove in the middle as though it was for a key.
This is it.
Rhode couldn’t help but feel anxious. He sensed the dense aura of Order from behind the door. But this also felt as though it was a hibernating creature waiting to be awakened. Although he knew that this creature would be his watchdog after awakening, this massive force left him rather nervous. But… Rhode knitted his brows all of a sudden. Why did it feel as though he had felt this pressure before?