Chapter 872 - Opening the Door of Order (2/2)

“This is the place, Rhode,” Marlene said and it was apparent that she was also extremely nervous.

“As soon as we open this door, the tinder will enter the ‘activated’ mode. Are you ready, Rhode? Will the few of us here be enough to pass the test and reach where the tinder is?”

Ready?

Rhode puckered his brow. Then, he looked down at Christie who held onto his hand and Bell on the other side. There were also Marlene, Anne, and Lize…

“Indeed. We may not have a lot of people, but…”

Rhode snapped his fingers. Shortly after, a dazzling summoning ritual erupted from his body and overwhelmed the radiances on the walls. Then, five cards spun in midair and light beams of various colors burst out from the ground, enveloping them entirely. After a few moments, five figures emerged.

The Battle Angel in silver armor. The demon young lady with pitch-black wings. The White Elves wrapped in white robes. And…

“… Shira, are you alright?”

Rhode gazed palely at the pile of rotten flesh before him, at the same time shielding Christie behind him. Currently, Shira was in the state when she was ripped apart by Serras’ projection. Her body had been split into three, and ribs and bones poked out of her flesh. Her skull was also slashed in half from the middle and her split tongue shook on its own. If it weren’t for her right hand clasping the red sword trying to support herself up, perhaps Rhode would have believed that she was dead.

What’s this situation?

Marlene looked with an ashen expression while Lize quickly turned around in discomfort. Bell covered Christie’s eyes with her tiny hands and she watched the wall instead. No matter what, it was uncomfortable to look at a twitching, split corpse.

“Hahaha… I’m fine… Master… I feel as great as ever…”

Shira supported herself on the chunk of flesh that seemed to be her left leg and stood to her feet. Then, she let out a crazy laughter while shaking her left hand that was only left in bones.

“Hahaha… It’s so painful, and yet feels so good. Hahaha… I’m captivated… Master…”

“All right. Hurry up and restore your usual self.”

Rhode had to admit that even though he had killed countless people and was more used to seeing corpses than most humans, it was unbearable to see this young lady who he had intimate interactions with in this state—he never wished to experience this ever again.

“Hahaha…”

A scarlet radiance shone and enveloped her entirely. After a few seconds, the radiance dissipated and the disgusting chunk of flesh was nowhere to be seen.

The young lady wearing the tattered dress tilted her head, stood nonchalantly before Rhode, and her green eyes emanated a crazy aura.

“Hahaha… I was right to have chosen you as my master: there are so many enemies that can leave me in agony… Hahaha… I like it a lot, Master. So this time… who shall be our enemy?”

“Alright, get ready to battle.”

Rhode swept a look at her. In the game, he had assistance from players, but he used his holy sword cards as replacements in this world. After activating Taboo Halo, the holy sword spirits transcended into the Legendary Stage, and it couldn’t get simpler enough for them to deal with the ‘dungeon’ ahead. However, this meant that he would be consuming a lot of spiritual powers to power their strength. Gracier and Madaras were still manageable. However, for a violent freak like Shira, perhaps all his spiritual powers would be consumed and that would be troublesome. If it were in the past, Rhode would definitely not do this. But…

He reached out for the Illusion Crystal in his pocket and let out a sigh.

I don’t have any other choices left.

“Let’s start, Marlene.”

Marlene nodded and gazed at Shira palely. Then, she went up to the door, took a deep breath, and pushed the mysterious staff into the slot.

Kacha.

The three biting gears on the tip of the staff fitted perfectly into the metallic door. Shortly after, the magical gems embedded all over the door emanated blinding radiances that coalesced toward the center. Marlene held the staff firmly in her hands and suddenly, the radiances flickered and the three gears rotated slowly.

Creak…

The other mechanisms on the metallic door began to operate and shortly after, two bursts of steam were ejected from both sides of the door. The incredible strength of Order erupted at this instant and a golden halo emerged from the door, sweeping past everyone before vanishing at the end of the tunnel.

Shortly after, the door that had been sealed for centuries gradually opened.