Chapter 1282 - Void Storm (2/2)

On the other side, Lesa also gasped for air subtly though her expression seemed as peaceful as ever, as if she weren’t terrified or anything. She seemed more like she was exhausted from the earlier ‘intense activity’ instead.

“Damn it! I can’t take it anymore, Leader! I almost died! Almost!”

At the same time, Mini Bubble Gum cursed, dove from the sky, and plunged head-first into the ground. She looked like she had fallen to her death as she didn’t twitch at all. After a few moments, she extended and swung her arm weakly.

“This is crazy, Leader. I swear I will not do this a second time. Next time, I would rather let my original self experience this since I can’t take it no more. That damn storm keeps chasing after my butt…”

“…”

On the other side, although Canary didn’t say a word, judging from her expression it was apparent that she held the same opinion. After all, the void storm was so powerful that it was simply beyond the limits of what humans could influence. It was just like humans facing a tsunami: they were completely powerless. The only thing humans could do was to escape in despair and put their lives on the line with luck. This experience could never be considered great for anybody.

“Rhode!”

At that moment, along with an anxious calling, Erin descended from the sky. As soon as she witnessed the crowd laying on the ground in great disorder, her eyes glinted with worries. But after noticing Rhode waving at her weakly, she felt relieved. After his group escaped the pursuit of Chaos, they regained spiritual communication with one another. Erin rushed over after acquiring his location through Orchid Heart. It was at that moment when she heaved a sigh of relief after seeing him personally.

“Are you alright, Rhode?”

“I’m fine. We’re lucky this time that everything went rather well.”

Rhode said, gazing at the steel city walls in perfect condition. Although Erin didn’t report the situation yet, just this scene alone was enough for Rhode to guess the situation on the defensive line.

“Seems like your side is doing great too.”

Upon hearing Rhode’s question, Erin nodded and recounted the events that happened earlier on her side to him.

“Yes, Miss Orchid Heart helped us a lot. At one point, even though the situation on our side was really harsh, thanks to the help from Miss Orchid Heart and the adventurers you brought over, we were finally able to secure the defensive line.”

“That’s good to hear…”

After hearing Erin’s report, Rhode nodded and replied plainly. Although he wanted to ask further about Ion, Ion was her big brother, after all. Even though it was almost as if they had cut ties with each other, the question Rhode wanted to inquire about was still relatively awkward for her. Since this matter wasn’t handled by Erin alone, Rhode could still ask Orchid Heart after he headed back later.

But it was a pity that not everyone could discern what others thought from their body language.

“Phew… We finally succeeded after almost losing our lives… By the way, where’s that idiot, Ion? Hahaha, surely he wasn’t engulfed by that explosion and fried to death, right?”

After resting for a while and struggling to get up to her feet, Mini Bubble Gum peered out at the surroundings and burst out laughing, totally neglecting Erin’s presence… Well, this rascal always behaved this way…

“Big Brother is…”

Perhaps due to Mini Bubble Gum’s obvious expression as though she were hoping for Ion to die sooner, the good-tempered Erin couldn’t help but turn speechless. Even though Ion did something terrible to her mother and their current relationship wasn’t any different from sworn enemies, the sight of others gloating over her big brother’s death left her uncomfortable. Fortunately, the moon princess—no, moon queen—wasn’t glass-hearted and wouldn’t be full of remorse over one’s remarks. She knew that Ion was their enemy. Besides, Mini Bubble Gum’s standpoint and identity predetermined that she wouldn’t be polite toward Ion. That was why Erin didn’t say much, but responded plainly instead.

“Regarding Big Brother—no, Ion—we aren’t too sure about his situation. What we do know is that earlier, Ion seemed to realize that Rhode and you guys were in the Darkness Capital and withdrew his army. But before he successfully backed down from the battle, the explosions happened. And now…”

Erin said and couldn’t help but lift her head. She gazed at the spatial crack of the void storm that was dyed in deep purple and shining like a constellation of stars. In the center, the deep, pitch-black presence hovered silently in the center of the void.

Although the nail-sized black hole was far away from her right now, Erin couldn’t help but feel a chill run down her spine. As one of the Creator Dragons, she clearly felt how terrifying the power of ‘nothingness’ was. As soon as one was captured by this power, one definitely wouldn’t be able to escape the fate of being annihilated.

“I guess… Perhaps Ion was swept into that explosion. He shouldn’t be able to survive that, I suppose.”

Erin said and her voice revealed a hint of sadness. No matter what, Ion was her big brother. Even though she also wished to see him dead, she would have liked to do it herself, to seek revenge for her mother, and not end things like this…

Boom!

Suddenly, a ear-deafening explosion sounded and captured everyone’s attention. They lifted their heads and turned in the direction of the explosion. Then, the expressions of everyone, including Rhode, changed abruptly.

On the edge of the void sky, a gigantic, battered dragon flapped its wings and landed on the ground violently.

Shortly after, its furious bellow rang in the sky.

“You think you can defeat me with that trick of yours? Lowly maggots! You’re all gonna die!”