Chapter 1277 - Book of Death (2) (2/2)

“It’s not too bad, Rhode. This Chaos Lord is a little troublesome. But thanks to Shira backing up the front, we should be fine…”

“Okay, leave it to me then. Everyone, go for it!”

Upon hearing Canary’s reply, Rhode nodded and turned around to command the spell casters and clerics. Shortly after, Rhode’s group joined the battle and almost instantly, blinding magical brilliance flashed, while wind, water, fire, and thunder elements coalesced into various creatures that pounced on the Chaos Lord. The clerics raised their arms high, summoning holy energy from heaven to blast the hall.

This time, Rhode didn’t hide in the back like when his group took on Julia. Back then, he was a Spirit Swordsman who couldn’t accomplish much. But now, in the face of a Chaos Lord, his role as a Spirit Swordsman was a boost to their offense. To the rest, maybe the reflection skill of this Chaos Lord seemed deadly, but it was an entirely different matter for Rhode. Because he didn’t need to unleash the attacks himself, as the summoned spirits would do the job on his behalf!

“…!”

While Rhode evaded the flames, he gripped his sword upside down and swung his right arm forward. Shortly after, several cards flew out of his hand toward the Chaos Lord. In the blink of an eye, the Centaur Knight leapt into the sky, striking the Chaos Lord with its spear. On the other side, the Hell Hound, enveloped in flames, wasn’t content with being outdone. It snapped its jaw open and its three heads spat blazing flames that engulfed the Chaos Lord.

Boom! Boom!

The tri-headed Hell Hound blasted the miserable Chaos Lord into the corner. However, the Centaur Knight wasn’t as lucky. The instant it launched its attack, its chest was immediately speared through by its own weapon. Shortly after, the Centaur Knight howled in pain and turned into dust that disappeared in midair.

Looking at this scene, Rhode’s expression remained unchanged. He extended and flipped his arm around, where a card appeared in his hand. After he threw the card into the sky, the Centaur Knight, which was demolished, reappeared…

That’s right. That was the ability of a Spirit Swordsman. Even though he wasn’t able to create elemental creatures like spell casters and was only able to summon spirits into battles, in the face of this enemy before them, he had an advantage in doing so. Because if the attacks from elemental creatures were reflected, the attacks would be dealt back to them. But if the spirits summoned by a Spirit Swordsman were individuals, the reflected attacks wouldn’t be inflicted to Rhode and would hit the summoned spirits instead, just like how the Centaur Knight was insta-killed. Despite that, it didn’t matter to Rhode because even if his summoned spirits were killed, he could still summon them again.

Even though summoning spirits used up a lot of his spiritual powers, Rhode was the Void Dragon, after all. Although his strength was weakened now, he didn’t need to worry about running out of spiritual powers. He also brought along the equipment created by Lapis and Marlene using the Illusion Crystal. He had an endless source of spiritual powers, so he didn’t need to worry about overconsumption!

Even if you kill my summoned spirits 100 times, I will still be able to summon another 101 times!

“Damn you… You inhabitants of Order!

Under the constant attack of the summoned spirits, the Chaos Lord finally revealed fatigue. Just like what Canary observed, it was apparent that this Chaos Lord lacked proactive offensive skills and was basically only capable of reflecting skills passively. But now, it was caught in the endless and fearless attacks of Shira, a hassle of spiritual and magical spells, and the combined attacks of the summoned spirits. Although the Chaos Lord was able to reflect them and stay immune to some, Rhode was clearly unconcerned. As soon as his summoned spirits were dead, he would summon them back into the battlefield. He didn’t need to move an inch and it had nothing to do with him even if the Chaos Lord were to blast his summoned spirits to death!

At that moment, the Chaos Lord was under tremendous pressure. It was rather arrogant when facing Canary’s group that was lacking in numbers. But now, Rhode brought a team of members who had just defeated Julia. As a result, under their crazy aggression, the Chaos Lord was about to crumble!

And finally, after dodging Shira’s attack again, the Chaos Lord raised its arms and bellowed.

“You are asking for death! Now, die under the will of Chaos!”

As it snarled, the robe wrapped around it was ripped apart to reveal its body. At that moment, everyone finally discovered that this Chaos Lord was, in fact, a human-shaped, mysterious being coalesced from circles of runes! Inside its body, a dazzling sphere of light emanated an unprecedented brilliance and was glowing ever brighter!

“Go all-out! Get ready to retreat! Watch your defenses!”

Looking at this scene, the startled Rhode gave a command hurriedly, at the same time retreating to safety. He knew many Chaos Lords would self-destruct on the verge of death. If this enemy were to do the same, things would get dangerous. Upon hearing Rhode’s command, everyone’s attack grewd wilder and stronger. But this time, they failed.

Be it spiritual or magical spells, Shira’s longsword, or Icy Snow’s arrows, all of them passed through the Chaos Lord and struck the ground heavily. At that moment, the Chaos Lord seemed just like an illusion that didn’t exist. However, the sphere of light in its body grew brighter, and it seemed much more dangerous than before!

“Die, Order lackeys! You shall perish in Chaos…!”

Gazing at the insane attacks, the Chaos Lord revealed a smile and raised its arms. Along with this action, the sphere of light in its body suddenly transformed…

At that moment, a silent silhouette appeared behind the Chaos Lord.

It was Little Five. She passed through the wall and appeared behind the Chaos Lord. Shortly after, she extended her right arm, which held the transparent sword. Along with this action, a blade ray flickering in green spiritual radiance pierced the sphere of light inside the Chaos Lord’s body.

“No———!”

This time, her attack wasn’t for naught. The Chaos Lord, whose sphere of light was struck, let out an indignant scream. It spread and extended its arms in despair. But it was meaningless. The rune took shape as the Chaos Lord disappeared, while the hidden sphere of light dimmed rapidly and vanished.

Swish———!

Whistling airflows burst. As the sphere of light vanished entirely, the Chaos Lord was completely obliterated in midair.