Chapter 1272 - Secret Infiltration (2/2)
At that moment, the scouts responded. According to their findings, there were a total of three beings in the caliber of Chaos Lords in the Darkness Capital. They were located in the central palace of the city. But as for who exactly the three Chaos Lords were, no one knew. After all, there were countless Chaos Lords. In the game, players had only killed just one percent of them and hadn’t encountered the rest. Like this time when Ion led his armies in the battlefield, Rhode was only able to recognize the Horned Behemoth. As for the other Chaos Lords, he had never seen them before.
“Bubble, Canary, lead your teams respectively. As usual, don’t cause a ruckus. Bubble, focus on providing support this time… Let…” Rhode came to a pause, sensed the environment a little, and continued. “… Mirror lead the team. Can you do it, Mirror?”
“… If Bubble is willing to obey my orders, there should be no issues…”
Upon hearing Rhode’s question, a dreadful voice sounded. After hearing her response, Mini Bubble Gum let out a snort and eventually gave up the role of a leader. It wasn’t surprising since if Bubble were to display her prowess, she would undoubtedly smash their plan to sneak into their destination.
“Alright, move out!”
After ensuring that everyone was ready, Rhode squatted in the shadow and stared at the corner of the street ahead. The instant the steel skeleton guards turned the corner, he commanded and shuttled across the shadows swiftly in a trail of afterimages, arriving beside the steel skeleton guards. At the same time he unsheathed the sword, a dozen players clad in dark cloaks appeared in midair around the steel skeleton guards. The leading, petite shadowy figure extended her arm and tossed a pitch-black, semi-circle enchanted field that enveloped the steel skeleton guards immediately. The black radiance flashed and the entire world had as though been shielded completely. At the same time, Rhode’s blade punctured the body of one of the steel skeleton guards.
“———!”
Along with this attack, several bolts of light erupted from the steel skeleton guard. It tried to turn and retaliate, but at that moment, a thief leaped in the air with daggers in his hands and pierced its eyes. Meanwhile, four of the thief’s shadow clones also struck the other steel skeleton guards. But the moment the thief and his shadow clones disappeared from sight, a knight standing beside Rhode raised and slashed his longsword into one of the steel skeleton guards. Blade rays dazzled. The longsword penetrated the solid body of steel and white, holy flames erupted as the steel skeleton guard crumbled onto the ground.
The trio’s coordination was simply wonderful. Everything took less than 10 seconds from the moment Rhode lashed out and controlled the steel skeleton guards to the knight ending their lives with his holy strike. Before the unfortunate steel skeleton guards even budged, they were thoroughly punished. On the other side, the remaining steel skeleton guards didn’t have it any better either. They were also surrounded by the rest of the group at the same time, collapsing to the ground without having the chance to grunt.
The moment the steel skeleton guards fell onto the ground, a mage wrapped in a pitch-black robe on the other side let out a snarl and extended his arm. Shortly after, along with his action, an emerald brilliance emanated from his fingertips and shrouded the enemy corpses. The moment the emerald brilliance shone, the corpses turned into powder and vanished from sight.
“Phew…”
As the pitch-black enchanted field that enfolded the street dispersed, winds began to whistle again. Rhode lifted his head and turned to Icy Snow. Upon detecting his gaze, the young lady shook her head slightly. After receiving her response, Rhode gave a hand gesture in silence.
The bustling street was now emptied. At a glance, it was as though nothing had happened.
After wiping out the patrols, the group arrived at the northern gate of the Darkness Palace. Along the way, Rhode confirmed that the odd steel skeleton guards weren’t interconnected with one another. He also attempted to eliminate a team of patrols across the street. But the team of patrols on the other side didn’t respond in the slightest. It seemed like even though they were a twisted variant of Order, they were still beings influenced by Chaos, after all. It wasn’t realistic at all to expect them to act as rigorously as Order.
This is the place.
Rhode gazed silently at the sealed steel door. According to the thieves’ reports, the aura of one of the Chaos Lords was discovered here. If Rhode recalled correctly, the back of the northern gate of the Darkness Palace was a huge garden and plaza, which was unsuitable for concealment. Even if the Camp Reversal Badge could conceal their presence, no one knew what the Chaos Lord would do. That was why for safety’s sake, it was best to eliminate the Chaos Lord. However, this place was the lowest level of terrain in the Darkness Palace. As soon as they broke out in a fight, it would likely attract the attention of the other two Chaos Lords. That was why the best way was to attack the three Chaos Lords at the same time. The party that annihilated their Chaos Lord first would assist the other parties until all the threats were removed. They would then set up the Plane Destruction Bomb and get the hell out of there…
It sounded easy, but doing it was entirely different. Even though Rhode had wiped out the patrols of the Darkness Capital, this place was already contaminated by Chaos. As long as Chaos had the intention, it wouldn’t be hard for them to summon more Chaos creatures. That was why when the battle began, it could also be said that not only must Rhode’s group take on a Chaos Lord, but they must also face Chaos creatures. Under such aggression, it wasn’t as simple as eradicating the Chaos Lord and planting the Plane Destruction Bomb. Moreover, Ion would definitely realize the situation and return with his armies after Rhode officially launched an attack on the Darkness Capital. It could also be said that it would be an arrow of no return. As soon as Rhode attacked, there was no turning back and it would be a race against time.
Seems like I can only resort to that now.
At this thought, Rhode knitted his brows, pondered, and let out a sigh.
“Canary, Mirror, split and send out half of your mages and clerics.”
“… Got it, Leader. I’ll get to it right now…”
Upon hearing Rhode’s command, that unwavering voice sounded instantly. Canary remained silent for a few moments before asking.
“Rhode, do you intend to wrap around the entire palace to establish an Order enchanted field?”
“Based on the current situation, this is the best way. We can make the most of our time and ensure that the operation is done without any interference.”
“But our damage output will be affected… Besides, this time we didn’t bring many spell casters with us. The Darkness Palace is really huge too. If we are to send out half of our spell casters to maintain the enchanted field… Over at the BOSS’s side…”
“I’ll be the main attacker on the BOSS’s side. You guys will be in charge of containing them. Be careful; as long as you’re alive, everything is fine. I will defeat the Chaos Lord as soon as I can and meet up with you.”
“… Okay then.”
Upon hearing Rhode’s answer, Canary nodded in agreement. After receiving her answer, Rhode took in a deep breath, lifted his head, and gazed at the pitch-black palace shrouded in fog.
Everything is alright here. I wonder if Orchid Heart is doing well on her side…