Chapter 1111 - Welcome Back (2/2)

“What are you two still standing there for? Attack!”

The loud explosions instantly dragged Rhode’s group back to their senses. Even though they hadn’t figured out what exactly happened and were still full of doubts, since the battle had already begun, they were better off questioning later. Upon hearing Rhode’s order, Canary and Mini Bubble Gum got ready instantly, charging toward the steel machines before them.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The dazzling flares erupted, while grenades with electromagnetic explosions were thrown at them mercilessly. But they were useless against Rhode’s group. Mini Bubble Gum swung her arm and a string of golden runes expanded to form a transparent, sturdy shield that resisted the endless gunfire. It seemed like in the face of modern technological weapons, a spiritual defensive barrier still had its uses.

“————!”

Perhaps sensing the ineffectiveness of their attacks, the machines switched up their strategy. While they continued to blast flames and fire bullets rapidly, the rectangular slot on their shoulders opened up gradually like a devil revealing its menacing fangs. Perhaps Lydia wasn’t aware of what those were, the others instantly recognized it.

“Canary!”

“Got it, Rhode.”

Even without Rhode’s reminder, Canary knew what she had to do. She extended her hand and drew several mysterious runes in midair. Shortly after, hundreds of fire arrows appeared in the empty space before her. Under her guidance, the fire arrows whistled across the air at the enemies, striking the rectangular slots and causing a series of instant explosions. The blazing flames and powerful airflow engulfed the entire place. The sprinklers began to spray water upon detecting the blazing heat, attempting to extinguish the flames.

But this wasn’t enough to stop their battle. There were brainless steel machines on one side while the other party knew there was no room to redeem the situation. After Canary took down the machines in one attack, Rhode reappeared above the blazing wreckage like a stealthy ghost. He laid the white, dazzling twin daggers in a crisscrossed position in front of him, before bursting forward like a strike of thunder, aiming at the enormous machine in the middle. The heavy steel armor capable of resisting missile bombardment was as though thin paper in the face of this dazzling brilliance. In the blink of an eye, Rhode had penetrated the steel armor with his daggers, but he didn’t come to a halt. Instead, at the same time, he stretched out his left hand and a green card appeared in his hand. Then, as soon as the card disappeared, the illusory shadow of the Spirit Bird appeared behind his back.

Boom———!

Along in an earth-shattering and thunderous explosion, countless lightning bolts erupted from his sword and enveloped the entire space. At the next moment, everything turned pitch-black and silent. The machines stopped moving. The lighting device and sprinklers on the ceiling stopped working. The surroundings were in total darkness apart from the residual flames smearing a scarlet radiance. After a few moments, the emergency light lit up using the emergency power supply.

But this didn’t obstruct Rhode at all. After defeating all the steel machines in one attack, he half-knelt before the ones he defeated and scanned them carefully. At this moment, Lydia, Mini Bubble Gum, and Canary went up to him. However, unlike the curious Lydia, Mini Bubble Gum and Canary put up complicated expressions.

“Rhode?”

“Leader?”

Upon hearing their voices, Rhode lifted his head and gazed at them. Then, he picked up a nameplate from the machine and tossed it away, before letting out a subtle sigh.

“Looks like we’re home.”