Chapter 1262 - Smoke of War (1/2)

In an instant, heaven fell and the earth split apart.

An endless storm of Chaos erupted from the void, rushing toward the sky and earth at a rapid speed. The bright, cold, and gentle glow of the moon stood like a sturdy city wall, keeping out the storm of Chaos. Like a comet striking earth, the sky and earth seemed to stop for that very moment. Shortly after, limitless air waves erupted, creating the purest ripples of destruction. The solid ground had completely disappeared, only to be replaced by a huge, bottomless gully that was tens of kilometers wide, extending from one end of the horizon to the other, connecting the sky, earth, space, and time. At that moment, everything was torn apart. Dust to dust, soil to soil, Chaos to Chaos, and Order to Order. Black and white could never merge and water and fire would never live in peace. The extremities of all things were best embodied at that moment.

But that was still far from enough.

“This is the power of the Dark Dragon? This is the true power of the Dark Dragon, Erin? But this is far from enough! The power of Chaos is infinite. Nothing can defeat Chaos!”

Along with Ion’s snarls, the rolling fog before everyone shifted its shape. Shortly after, tens of thousands of strange-looking creatures appeared from the fog, flapping their wings and shrieking as they pounced on Erin. One had to admit that this move from Ion was indeed vicious. He used the power of Chaos to summon Chaos creatures to hurl attacks. But Erin didn’t have enough forces to resist Chaos on her side. In just a few moments, seemingly infinite Chaos creatures charged at the young lady from all directions. She was about to be surrounded by endless hostile enemies, when suddenly…

“You think I’m dead when I don’t speak!?”

Looking at this scene, Rhode was instantly enraged. He raised his right arm and along with this action, a card flickering in golden brilliance appeared and revolved above his palm. At the next moment, he clenched his fists hard.

Crack!

As the card shattered, a dazzling golden brilliance rose from the ground. Then, the huge, mighty Void Dragon appeared. Rhode lifted his head proudly, his golden eyes flashing in ice-cold glints. He widened his mouth and let out a raging huff.

“Flatten!”

The world transformed rapidly at this simple command. Everything, be it visible or invisible, flattened and compacted. The power of Void surged from all directions, roaring and gushing under the brilliant moonlight, staggering to form twisted space cracks. The Chaos creatures that came into contact with the moonlight warped as though they had fallen into a meat grinder. They spun, were ripped apart forcefully, and vanished as if swept and crushed by an invisible grinding disc.

“… What a surprise…”

Hidden in the fog, Ion’s voice was filled with astonishment. It seemed like he didn’t expect Rhode to be here. But Ion apparently had no intention of backing down. On the contrary, right after Rhode made his move, the Chaos fog that slammed onto the Order barrier changed its form again. It withdrew swiftly and coalesced as though it were absorbed by an unknown force. Looking at this scene, Rhode let out a snort.

It’s fine if you’re foolish, Ion, but don’t categorize me as your kind. Do you really think I don’t know what you’re up to?

“Space shift!”

The moment the Chaos fog coalesced, Rhode gave his second command. Creator Dragons were the supreme Gods of creation. They created this continent. Everything here was born of them and would eventually return to the embrace of the Creator Dragons. To a Creator Dragon of Rhode’s caliber, he didn’t need to activate any skills; just a command was enough to change the world as he ordered. The moment Rhode yelled out the command in the dragon language, the power of Void charged ahead immediately. It was wrapped in silver-whitish moonlight, piercing into Chaos like multiple razor-sharp blades. Upon sensing the invasion of Order, the coalesced Chaos fog scattered instantly. Ear-deafening, piercing screams erupted from the fog. Ion’s smug laughter stopped all of a sudden and became silent. However, Rhode apparently had no intention of stopping his assault. The Void Dragon soared, raised its front claws, and slashed from above!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

At that moment, the earth was no longer rumbling, but was leaping frantically like a chessboard. Anne and the rest felt like the ground beneath their feet was no longer a flat, solid land, but was like a soft, bouncy trampoline instead. Each and every one of them flew dozens of meters in the air, before finally landing back on the ground. This wasn’t an obstacle for powerful beings like Cassidy and Mini Bubble Gum, but it was a challenge for the rest. It was especially so for Angelina. Her strength was the weakest among them and the emergence of the Void Dragon stripped her of that little, pitiful authority of rule. In an instant, her strength plummeted and when Rhode banged his claws on the ground, she was almost struck to death. Fortunately, she was lucky enough to remember that she had a pair of wings. She flew up into the sky hurriedly and saved herself from being massacred.

Even though Angelina escaped death, she wasn’t that lucky in the face of Chaos. The moment Rhode smacked his claw on the ground, the Chaos fog on the other side surged like water vapor from boiling water, seemingly disintegrating. At the same time, Ion’s raging bellow erupted from the fog again.

“How… How can you do that!”

“I do whatever I want; who gives a sh*t about a bast*rd like you! Get out of your hidey-hole and die!”

Upon hearing Ion’s snarl, Rhode was unconcerned. On the contrary, Rhode raised his claw and slammed the ground again!

Bang!

This time, it wasn’t only the ground that shook, but the entire world instead. Along with this strike, the Chaos fog scattered rapidly just like any dense fog that would disperse one day. At that moment, the Chaos fog that crashed onto the moonlight barrier retreated in a fluster. Gazing at this scene, Rhode’s eyes glinted in a trace of a smile. He lifted his dragon claw again. But this time, it was different. As he raised the claw, a golden radiance appeared from the void and wrapped around it. The power of Order gathered on his claw from the surroundings, coalescing into an incredibly powerful strength.

“Rhode, that is…”

At that moment, Erin witnessed Rhode’s action and couldn’t help but change her expression. But before she continued to say anything more, two emerald trails of light streaked across the sky, appearing before his eyes one after another, stopping his action.

“Your Majesty Rhode, please stop!”

“Oh-no-no, Your Majesty Rhode, calm down… This isn’t good for your body, okay?”

“Get lost!”

Upon facing Siena and Nalea, Rhode had no intention of backing off. Instead, he lifted his right claw and swung it down with might! Looking at this scene, Siena and Nalea hesitated no more. As the two vitality-filled, emerald brilliance flashed by, two enormous dragons appeared in the air. They widened their mouths, snarled, and bit Rhode’s wrist, stopping him from launching the attack.

“Big Brother———!”

Upon holding back Rhode’s aggression, Siena and Nalea noticed a bright radiance flashing from behind him. At the next moment, another Void Dragon appeared and crashed into Siena. Bang! In a deep collision, Siena was caught off guard as she flew away. The Void Dragon swung her tail abruptly, lashing out at Nalea on the other side. Upon realizing its attack, Nalea’s jaws let go of Rhode’s wrist, and she fluttered her wings and retreated, dodging the massive, sweeping tail. The unrestrained Rhode bellowed and brandished his right claw!

“—————”

At that moment, the world had as though stopped spinning; everything froze in time as though nothing would change even until the end of the world. But at the next moment, as Rhode’s claw landed, everything fast-forwarded. The ear-deafening impact swept the land, flattening everything in sight. Bursts of airflows surged from the bottomless abyss on the ends of the world, blasting skyward.