Chapter 1285 - : Declaration of Chaos (2/2)

“… You have indeed defeated an emissary of Chaos. But this is only the start… Chaos is endless. We shall devour you and make everything return to Chaos…”

The crimson eye came to a pause, blinked, and continued.

“… I’m excited to see… the final destruction of Order… Struggle all you can, little mice. You shall eventually head down a road to ruin. I shall personally witness how you, who lost the Order Star, come up with ways to resist our arrival… I’m looking forward to it…”

Along with this sentence, the ‘flower’ before everyone lifted its head and closed its petals gradually. Looking at this scene, Erin and Rhode were instantly prepared for battle. But what surprised them was that the crimson eye didn’t attack them. On the contrary, it returned to Ion’s body instead.

The ‘flower stalk’ and ‘petals’ coalesced by the power of Chaos melted like snow in front of everyone, completely vanishing from sight. And along with the disappearance of the crimson eye, Ion’s massive dragon body melted into a puddle of rotting, festering, and fuzzy flesh.

Looking at this scene, Rhode and Erin turned grim and solemn. They exchanged looks, spotting the uncertainty in each other’s eyes. It was apparent that Ion was an idiot who was sold by Chaos. All in all, he was nothing more than one of Chaos’s thugs. And now, since the thug was sold, perhaps what would happen next would be an all-out attack from Chaos. In that case, it would certainly be a huge blow to Rhode’s side.

“Seems like we need to prepare ourselves right after we head back.”

Rhode let out a helpless sigh and said. Upon hearing his words, Erin nodded with worry. Even though the battle between Order and Chaos lasted a long time, as dragon soul heirs, they had never fought against high-level Chaos creatures. After all, with the dragon soul protection, most Chaos beings weren’t able to enter the Dragon Soul Continent and battle dragon soul heirs. At most, dragon soul heirs would only face existences on the level of Chaos Lords. But now, they were finally about to enter a war with the most ancient and primordial Chaos species that had existed almost since the birth of this entire continent.

But now, the most important thing to Erin wasn’t facing ancient Chaos, but her big brother.

“Big Brother…”

She looked at the crumbling, decaying body before her with a complicated expression, opening her mouth. She didn’t know what to say. But at that moment, Ion, who had closed his eyes, suddenly opened them and tried to lift his head and look at Rhode and Erin in the distance. Upon seeing Ion’s actions, the players, including Rhode, were prepared for another battle.

Could it be that this fella has decided to step forth with his triple transformation?

But this time, Ion didn’t have the intention to fight anymore. On the contrary, his eyes that were eroded by Chaos gradually returned to their original clarity. The power of Chaos faded away from him slowly. Despite that, he was like a terminally-ill old man. There was no way to rescue him anymore.

“… In the end, I still lost.”

Ion gazed at his younger sister and said slowly.

“I always wanted to win, Erin. But I have never achieved any true victories, be it against you or the Void Dragon… Even until now, I don’t know why I lost.”

“Big Brother… I…”

Upon hearing Ion’s words, Erin bit her lip and was at a loss for words. Why did Ion lose? Erin didn’t know. She also couldn’t understand why her big brother was so stubborn. However, Ion had no intention of explaining. His life force was disappearing from his body gradually, so much so that he didn’t have the strength to raise his head any longer.

“I betrayed everything; Father, Mother, Younger Sister, the country, and Order. And yet, I didn’t get what I wanted in the end. Perhaps this is my fate. From the moment I made that decision, that’s where I finally belonged. But there’s no need to mourn me. I deserve it… No matter what, at least I can still get failure…”

“Big Brother…”

“Erin, I can only go so far… to be influenced and deceived by Chaos and eventually die like a pawn. This is my end, but not the end for all of you… You must beware of Chaos. Their strength is far more than any of you can imagine, and….”

Ion said and came to a pause.

“… I have awakened the souls of the Dragon Cemetery and made them the minions of Chaos… All of you… have no time left…”

Ion’s voice became fainter and eventually disappeared. At the same time, his body metamorphosed into a mysterious radiance, broke down into cloudy grains of sand that flew in all directions, and vanished thoroughly.

…

But at that moment, instead of the joy of victory, Rhode’s face darkened.

Damn you… Must you screw us over even on the verge of death?