Chapter 1144 - Agios of Chaos (1/2)

What the younger sister suggested was simple, but practical.

Indeed, Rhode had a venue card in his arsenal, which was the only venue card he owned—[Casali under the night sky]. The unique feature of this venue card was that it could drag enemies into the core world of its deck. It was like how a legendary figure could pull enemies into his or her realm but with less pressurizing might. And now, what Rhode needed to do was to use his ‘authority’ as the Void Dragon and grant [Casali under the night sky] the identity of a ‘real world’. As a matter of fact, it was like creating a brand new world, just that the world was only as huge as a grassland. But it was more than sufficient for the current situation. Even though it seemed small, it was still a perfect ‘world’, wasn’t it?

But there were still flaws.

According to the younger sister, in order to eliminate that Chaos Creature completely, not only would Rhode need to defeat it inside the Venue Card to prevent it from breaking through the limitation of space and starting all over again, but he also had to offer the card as a sacrifice. This also meant that Rhode had to give up on his one and only Venue Card. In that case, the strength of the Ultimate Army Deck would surely drop. However, this was still a worthwhile deal to him considering the benefits that came with it after defeating the Chaos Creature.

Later on, Rhode explained to the rest what they would be doing next. Since he couldn’t possibly bring the powerless Thomas and the rest along for the battle, he decided to leave them behind. Of course, even though there weren’t many issues now, it didn’t mean that there wouldn’t be in the near future. For safety’s sake, Rhode left some people in his group behind and they were…

“Why?! Leader!”

Mini Bubble Gum pouted and stared at Rhode in discontentment.

“Why must Big Sister and I stay back, while the two impostors follow you and fight the BOSS together? That’s not fair…!”

“Ha! A brat will always be a brat!”

Before Bubble No. 1 finished her complaint, Bubble No. 2 interrupted with total contempt.

“Are you even aware of the situation? Leader means well for both of you. We are different from you two. We are projections who won’t die even if we want to. But you two are humans who will be done for if anything were to happen. Do you really think you can revive just like in the game? The upcoming battle will be really dangerous. You two aren’t inhabitants of the Dragon Soul Continent either. If you’re dead, you can only reflect upon yourself in your graves!”

“Tsk…!”

Bubble No. 1 gnashed her teeth in rage. Of course, she understood what her other self meant. If it were Canary who said it, she wouldn’t mind. But how could she tolerate her other self saying that to her?

That was why humans were only capable of seeing the problems and errors of others…

“Why are you acting all so arrogant like you’re someone high and mighty? Aren’t you the same as me!”

“Oh? I’m much more mature than you. Besides, I did something that you can never, ever compete against!”

Upon hearing Bubble No. 1’s grumbles, No. 2 revealed a proud expression. The latter extended her hand, cupped her almost flat chest, and narrowed her eyes to scan her original self. After witnessing No. 2’s actions, No. 1 felt even more upset as she glared back at her. Upon seeing her stare, No. 2 displayed a satisfied smile as though she were the winner and this pissed No. 1 off. However, just as No. 1 was about to blow her top, No. 2 presented a smug smile and spoke.

“I have done it with Leader. How about that? Am I not better than you?”

“What!!!”

Bubble No. 1 widened her eyes, turning to Rhode who stood at the side. On the other hand, Canary also turned to him with a slightly surprised expression. As for Lydia and Erin, they didn’t have any particular reactions. After all, the customs of Earth and the Dragon Soul Continent were very much different, where it couldn’t be more normal for a noble like Rhode to have many servants around him. Besides, even though it was a crime to do it with Mini Bubble Gum according to the laws on Earth, her age was basically legal for marriage in the Dragon Soul Continent. But even so, Lydia and Erin watched the show amusingly as bystanders, which went to show no matter in which world, the ‘gossip’ talent in females was definitely maxed out.

“Ugh…”

Upon detecting everyone’s gaze, Rhode felt somewhat awkward. He let out a cough quickly, turned to face the sky, and blew a whistle.

“I wonder where’s the summer, where’s the summer… summer…”

“Leader, how dare you go for this impostor instead of me!”

The enraged Mini Bubble Gum interrupted his whistles. Facing her accusation, he could only turn around and feign innocence. In such a scenario, the more he said, the more mistakes there would be. Moreover, women were unreasonable at such moments. Whatever he said would be deemed as excuses and used against him. Furthermore, it was a delusional brat like Mini Bubble Gum he was dealing with, which was why he pretended to not hear anything, turning around and getting ready for battle. Fortunately, Thomas and the others were already tossed aside and didn’t hear the commotion.

“Hmph!”

Upon staring in rage at Rhode and the others leaving, Mini Bubble Gum stomped her foot on the ground and clenched her fist. At that moment, Canary came over with a forced smile, placing her hand on Bubble’s shoulder.

“Alright, Bubble, don’t be angry. You know Rhode didn’t mean it that way.”

“I know, but I just don’t feel good… Hmph. I shall let this matter go for the bigger picture. But once everything is over, I will demand an explanation from Leader!”

While Mini Bubble Gum grumbled, she gazed at the crowd that had disappeared into the depth of the shadowy plaza. Then, she raised both middle fingers.

“Leader, you idiot!”

“Achoo!”

Rhode shivered from head to toe and sneezed. He rubbed his nose and at that moment, Lydia’s exquisite face appeared before him. She brought upon a witty and elegant smile, while gazing at him curiously.

“Your Majesty Rhode, your reaction earlier isn’t gentlemanly at all.”

“Now isn’t the time for that, Your Highness Lydia. When I have the time in future, I shall let you meet my ‘gentlemanly’ side,” Rhode responded, gazing at her eyes. Lydia shrugged, the corners of her mouth lifted into a peculiar smile. She turned around and continued strolling ahead.

After strolling across the ice-sealed plaza, the group’s journey hadn’t ended yet. What stood before them was a pitch-black flight of stairs leading downward. The dim magic crystals on both sides of the wall emanated a green radiance. But despite that, they weren’t able to disperse the deep darkness around the stairs. One felt a bone-piercing cold as soon as one stood on the spot and gazed downward into the darkness. It was an instinctive reaction from when an unknown feeling throbbed deep down in one’s soul, instead of being influenced by the external environment.

“Your Majesty Rhode?”

“Down there.”