Chapter 1165 - Ghost Under the Lava (3) (2/2)
“This door has been invaded by Chaos. I need to purify the power of Chaos and establish a connection with the door. If I forcefully open the door, it will break the barrier between the Seven Fantasy Boundaries and this world and cause even more catastrophes later!”
“How much time do you need?”
“10 minutes!”
Marybelle responded shortly. Then, she floated off the surface slightly, opening her mouth to chant a mysterious incantation. Shortly after, runes appeared around her one by one. As though corresponding with them, similar but larger runes showed up around the pure, white door in front of everyone. However, the speed of the larger runes was much slower than the ones around Marybelle. It was apparent that just like Marybelle had mentioned, this process required a lot of time.
10 minutes.
Upon hearing her response, Rhode stood before the steel bridge and gazed at the tower above. At that moment, it was completely destroyed. Thousands of creatures contaminated by Chaos shrieked and pounced on his group. Looking at this scene, Rhode snorted. The blade in his hand erupted a blinding radiance as razor-sharp blade airwaves burst forward. Facing the blade airwaves, the sturdy, steel bridge twisted instantly like a fried dough twist, letting out a series of creaks before breaking and shattering entirely. The Chaos creatures apparently didn’t expect this to happen. After losing their footing, they fell into the lava lake instantly, letting out blood-curdling screeches before melting away in the extreme heat. Even though there were some Chaos creatures that struggled and continued to pounce on Rhode’s group rashly, Lydia and Erin weren’t ones to be trifled with either. They released a net of blade rays that flashed across the sky, smashing the brazen Chaos creatures.
Everything’s going well.
Looking at the cut-off path behind them, as well as the crumbling base of Heaven’s Law, Rhode nodded in satisfaction. It seemed like they most likely wouldn’t face any more issues on this side of the bridge. And now, all they had to do was to wait for Marybelle to complete her task. If everything went well, they would need at most 10 minutes to leave this world through the door and arrive at the Dragon Soul Continent. This disastrous journey would then finally come to an end.
But… Would things really be that simple?
Boom!
All of a sudden, yet another wave of violent rumbles sounded. In an instant, gravel and sand fluttered in the air. In this enormous impact, the underground cave began to show signs of collapse. Rhode grimaced as he witnessed the white walls turning black under the erosion of Chaos. He was familiar with this scene because not too long ago, that creature also used this method to forcefully open up the door. And now, he wouldn’t be that foolish to think that the creature was kind enough to open the door and let him escape.
Indeed, as darkness penetrated deeper, the runes appearing one by one and circling the door became slower in speed, where some had even come to a halt. Marybelle closed her eyes and her forehead was covered in beads of sweat. It was obvious that she was facing a huge and stubborn resistance.
That thing sure is smart, huh!
Looking at this scene, Rhode grunted and turned to Canary quickly.
“Are both of you able to hang on?”
“We’re trying, but it is really strong!”
“In that case, stop restraining it and begin to attack!”
Upon hearing Canary’s answer, Rhode gave a decisive command. He initially decided to let them manipulate the lava and restrain the creature until Marybelle opened the door for them to escape. Rhode couldn’t care less about that creature since this wasn’t a game. He wouldn’t receive any EXP or equipment even if he killed it and had to waste time too. But now, it seemed like he needed to change his plan. If not, perhaps his group would be buried in lava before Marybelle succeeded.
“Canary, release!”
“Got it!”
Although Rhode’s voice sounded rather unclear, at that moment, the two young ladies displayed their great camaraderie with him. They yelled in unison and raised their arms, extended forward! Along with this movement, the surging lava lake split to two. Then, the true identity of that mysterious shadowy creature lurking in the deep lava was finally revealed before their eyes!
“What in the world? That thing is so damn disgusting!”
Although Rhode had witnessed several types of tentacles and was more or less mentally prepared, after seeing the creature for himself, he couldn’t help but feel nauseous. Fortunately, he didn’t have any food earlier. If not, he would have thrown up by now.
What displayed before everyone was an enormous, black, slimy creature. At a glance, it was like a puddle of melted jelly that coagulated again. After being left untouched for a long time, it turned into rotten trash. It was so revolting that one had a hard time looking straight at its huge body of layering black and deep green colors. Not only that, but all sorts of eyes had also covered its body. The innumerable eyes widened from the slippery body, glaring at the group. The Chaos aura dispersed, causing their hearts to palpitate with terror.
“Ooo———!!”
In an ear-deafening roar, tentacles shuttled out of its body and lashed at the group standing around the door.
“Protect Marybelle! Get ready to battle!”
Facing this attack, Rhode brandished the sword at the enormous creature. Bright, shimmering blade rays turned into flashes of lightning bolts that exploded, striking heavily on one of the tentacles, smashing it into bits in the blink of an eye. At the same time, the two Canarys snarled and pointed their fingers forward. Two fire serpents coalesced from the lava burst out, widening their jaws and crashing onto the gigantic creature. But it seemed like this Chaos creature wasn’t easy to deal with as even the all-out attack from them was only able to leave insignificant scratches on its body. Not only that, but in the blink of an eye, the wounds from the blazing heat vanished entirely.
Meanwhile, the rest had gotten to work. After all, they were also powerful; it was just that they didn’t have the chance to showcase their skills earlier. And now, it was time for them to display their formidable strength.
The pair of elf sisters held each other’s hand, chanted softly, and rays of lightning bolts emerged and struck the huge body of that Chaos creature. Standing beside them was a shriveled old man clad in a black robe. He waved his arms as though he were chanting a curse. Shortly after, a mysterious gray rune took shape between his hands. He clapped his hands together and with this action, the plain space distorted abruptly, shredding three to four tentacles into bits in the blink of an eye.
A man clad in battle armor turned into a lightning bolt as he dashed across the sky. He clutched a heavy sword that was taller than him, snarling and hacking the tentacles one after another. As the fluttering tentacles flew toward him, an enormous shield spun and descended from above, protecting the man from the menacing lashes. The two-meters-tall shield rolled away upon impact and a young lady with cat ears and a tail emerged and jumped out of it. She hurled a punch forward and the shield whirled frontward once again.
It seemed like there were lots of mixed-blood shield warriors around here.
But this wasn’t enough.
Even though the strength of these people was enough to resist the attack of that Chaos creature, Rhode needed even stronger attacks to repel and stop it from continuing to erode the door. These attackers were Marybelle’s subordinates, so Rhode had no idea how to command them in battle. Fortunately, he wasn’t entirely out of ideas.
“Your Highness Erin!”
“Got it, Your Majesty Rhode.”
Upon hearing his command, Erin flew skyward, lowering her head and gazing at the Chaos creature. Then…
The moon princess took a deep breath.