Chapter 1237 - Dragon Prison (1/2)

Rhode transformed into a bolt of lightning that zoomed into the tunnel. He shifted so quickly that he couldn’t slow down in time. He turned around, but crashed onto the wall. Rhode gnashed his teeth and hurled out Mini Bubble Gum and Cassidy!

“Bubble, collapse the tunnel entrance!”

“Got it, Leader!”

Bubble, who was thrown into the air, had no hesitation at all. While she was in midair, the pure, white brilliance coalescing between her hands erupted. At the next moment, the bright, holy light beam smashed onto the wall in a loud explosion. In an instant, the earth quaked, sturdy rock walls crumbled, and large rocks fell from the ceiling. In the blink of an eye, the tunnel entrance was buried entirely in gravel. Along with the rumbles, one could hear the snarls of undead creatures. But after a few moments, all the voices were gone as though they were submerged completely.

“Phew…”

Up until that moment, everyone let out sighs of relief. Not only were they relieved that they escaped from the underground creatures’ chase, but because the underground tunnel collapsed, the Chaos aura was also kept out. The heavy, depressing atmosphere vanished instantly, which was the main reason why they felt relieved. To be able to return to the world of Order from the pressurizing Chaos aura felt as wonderful as though a drowning person surfacing to catch a breath of air.

But… Even though the tunnel entrance collapsed and stopped the undead creatures from further pursuing, it also meant that Rhode’s group’s exit was also blocked off. Even if they found Erin, leaving the tunnel was another issue for them now. Order on the surface had reached an unstable critical point, where if it weren’t for Rhode who used his own power of Order to stabilize this tunnel, perhaps Order would have disappeared completely before they entered the tunnel. Judging from this point, even if Rhode’s group were able to dig the tunnel and climb to the surface, maybe they couldn’t find the dark elves’ communication channel. No, perhaps when that happened, they wouldn’t even know where they were.

This is a huge problem.

At this thought, Rhode shook his head, sighed, and stood up. He admitted that his judgment was wrong this time. Even though Angelina reminded him that there were signs of the Country of Darkness being affected by Chaos, he didn’t expect it to be this serious. The situation seemed really dire. Even after rescuing Erin, perhaps they couldn’t evacuate as planned. Maybe a mistake would cause them to be trapped in this godforsaken place forever.

What should we do when that happens? Do we really have to learn to dig holes like dwarves? Forget it. I’ll consider it when it happens since there is always a way out. Maybe I can still find some maps, secret exits, or some other thing…

After all, Angelina and Erin were focused on escaping earlier and didn’t search the area cautiously. Maybe they didn’t discover some secrets yet and now, he would know the results after checking things out himself.

“Let’s go, Angelina. Lead the way.”

“Yes, Master.”

While Rhode considered the situation, Angelina took the time to observe the surroundings. In the end, she was relieved to confirm that this was indeed the path she escaped from. She let out a sigh of relief. After all, she didn’t expect the Country of Darkness to have such dramatic changes in just a few days. If she made a mistake again, she would be thrown off balance. When that happened, not only would they be unable to rescue the princess, but she would also implicate her master. This definitely couldn’t be considered a good result to her at all. Therefore, she didn’t continue speaking, but turned around and led Rhode’s group into the deeper tunnel instead.

The pitch-black tunnel was dead silent. There was no sound apart from their footsteps. It was as quiet as when Angelina left before. Meanwhile, Icy Snow also confirmed that there weren’t any signs of life in this place. Despite that, everyone continued to raise their guard. After all, no signs of life didn’t mean there weren’t any enemies around. Moreover, the area they were in was the territory of undead creatures, who couldn’t be considered to be alive.

“Ah…!”

While Angelina led everyone down the tunnel, all of a sudden, Mini Bubble Gum clapped her hands and yelled, startling the group. Angelina trembled and almost jumped up on the spot. Icy Snow’s expression changed slightly. Her constantly swaying tail stood straight up instantly. Cassidy also turned to Mini Bubble Gum with an odd expression, raising the sword in her hand vigilantly. On the other hand, Anne didn’t react at all. She cocked her head and looked curiously at the young lady who suddenly lost it.

“What’s wrong, Bubble? You gave Anne a big fright.”

“Ah—hahaha, it’s nothing. I just suddenly thought of something important…”

Facing the curious gazes from everyone, Mini Bubble Gum smiled and waved her hand airily. On the contrary, her words made everyone more curious. She said it was nothing and yet, she said she suddenly recalled something crucial… What exactly was up with her? However, Mini Bubble Gum didn’t explain her words. She turned around and gazed at Rhode instead.

“Leader, Erin is a princess, right?!”

“Yes, you should remember this as clearly as me, shouldn’t you?”

Facing this ridiculous question from Mini Bubble Gum, Rhode didn’t know what was going through her head. However, he still answered her. Upon hearing his response, Mini Bubble Gum vigorously nodded, clapped her hands, and mumbled to herself.

“Hmm… In that case, it is right! Right! Right! Ahahahaaha!”