Chapter 1281 - Collapse (2/2)

But even so, Ion continued his aggression. He insisted that this was a sign that the enemies were on a deathbed struggle. If not, why didn’t they release such a powerful attack from the start and only when they were on the verge of defeat?

Something must be wrong! As long as I continue to press ahead, I still stand a chance of winning!

While Ion consoled himself with those words, he sent out more Chaos creatures into the battlefield. But after the second wave of Chaos creatures was mercilessly wiped out by Orchid Heart, the borders of Chaos began to tremble and shatter under the ‘saturation attack’. That was when Ion finally discovered that he made a wrong choice. It was apparent that the enemies weren’t on the verge of collapse because facing his attacks, they were still as swift and efficient.

I’ve been played from the start!

At this thought, Ion clenched his fists fumingly. The raging wrath in him surged from deep inside him.

I can’t believe I’m being played. I’ve already gained the power of Chaos. How can the I, with my immense power, be tricked by those lowly Order inhabitants?! I must make them pay!

No!

At this thought, Ion suddenly discovered something, and his eyes glinted in a bright flash.

They have such powers, but didn’t unleash them earlier. Why? Is it just to fool me? No, I know my younger sister well. Even after she became the Dark Dragon, she would never do that. In other words, could this be just a ploy to show their vulnerability and draw my attention toward them? What exactly are they trying to achieve?

Ion recalled something all of a sudden.

Yes, the Darkness Capital…

Earlier on, when he felt like he lost contact with the Darkness Capital, he knew that the city was definitely under attack. However, he didn’t take it to heart because the Order inhabitants were simply seeking death. Moreover, there were also three Chaos Lords to guard his city. Logically speaking, there shouldn’t be any issues. But now… Ion felt like something was amiss! This was the first time he turned around and stared straight into the depth of the fog. This time, his line of sight wasn’t blocked by the Order barrier. His vision penetrated the fog and the Darkness Capital came into view. However, the city was in complete ruins and submerged in blazing flames. Not only that, but he realized that half of his palace had also collapsed!

Those damn bast*rds!

Ion’s rage intensified as though a bucket of oil were poured onto his flames of rage. He turned around abruptly and strode into the fog.

The battlefront isn’t important anymore! I’m bound to lose this battle in this state, anyway. But I won’t give up. I will find those bast*rds who trashed my city and squash them into bits!

At that moment, several streaks of light pink brilliance rushed skyward from the palace in the Darkness Capital. They shimmered and resonated with one another, hovering like a pipe organ. Looking at this scene, Ion was stunned. After all, this scene was just too surreal. He witnessed the light pink light columns stabilize and link up to form a star-like magical ritual. Then, subtle, indistinct, tiny spots of light flashed from within.

And that was the end of Ion’s consciousness.

Because at the next moment, an earth-shattering explosion that was enough to destroy everything boomed.

It was like the recreation of the Big Bang. A sphere of black brilliance the size of a fingernail coalesced in the center of the magical ritual, warping and metamorphosing into a massive black hole. The instant it took shape, the surrounding fog and radiance were gathered in the center. In the blink of an eye, along with ear-deafening rumbles as though one passed through time and space, everything collapsed. The dazzling rays of explosion scattered in all directions, instantly devouring everything in their paths. Space began to shatter. Time lost meaning. After a pure white light that almost blinded one faded away, it was replaced by a pitch-black emptiness like a bottomless hole that expanded and swallowed all things. In the face of this endless hole, the Chaos fog dispersed rapidly and the Chaos creatures lurking within it couldn’t escape either. The powerful blast unleashed a ring of light that slashed apart the land of Chaos effortlessly like a razor-sharp blade, bringing all things to the depths of nothingness.

———!

The ground shook, ruptured, and crumbled. Even after Rhode did his best to get away as far as possible, the aftermath of the Plane Destruction Bomb caused the border of Order to collapse entirely. Looking out at the end of the horizon, the sky and land fell slowly like shattered glass that disappeared into the eternal darkness. Looking at this scene, Erin couldn’t help but feel uncertain and worried as though this were the end of the world.

“Why…”

Even though Erin was aware of Rhode’s plan, the devastation of the Plane Destruction Bomb exceeded her expectations. She stared in bewilderment at the true nothingness that eroded from the distance and her slender body couldn’t help but shudder.

Did Rhode and the others even make it out of this powerful explosion?

At this thought, Erin was terrified. She looked around her anxiously, but it was a pity that she didn’t spot Rhode anywhere. And at that moment, the black hole was also seemingly reaching a tipping point of stability. The crumbling horizon of the Dragon Soul Continent disappeared, while the battlefield before her eyes made up one-fifth of the disintegrating land. It looked like the collapse was finally stopping. However, some of the remaining land by the horizon hovered in midair, spinning in the space storm enfolded in dark purple lightning flashes.

The Chaos creatures were stopped, but… Where were Rhode and the rest?