Chapter 1297 - Unstable Borders (1/2)

Upon hearing the little mermaid’s yells, Rhode was shocked. What he was afraid of had finally happened. Previously, he was worried that such a problem would happen, which was why he specifically warned the Queen of Ice. But he never thought that it would actually happen. It seemed like he was one step too late. He wondered what would happen to the water elemental plane after they faced this ambush.

But soon, with the little mermaid’s narration, Rhode learned what occurred. It turned out that when the little mermaid was on the way to the Resonance Hall with the telecommunication crystal, she heard several loud bangs before she activated the telecommunication crystal. When she peeked out in curiosity, she saw a number of water elemental creatures attacking the perimeter of the Ice Throne. She was flabbergasted. She activated the crystal hurriedly to send out the Queen of Ice’s message and scuttled back to the group to report the news. But to the surprise of Rhode and the Queen of Ice, the water elemental creatures that attacked the Ice Throne, in fact, consisted of large groups by the border, which were rarely seen. Generally speaking, the large groups of creatures that roamed the borders wouldn’t enter the core area. After all, apart from the Ice Throne and mermaids, there were many other water elemental creatures gathered here. If they were to accidentally run into the habitats of other water elemental creatures, they would likely be in deadly trouble.

“All in all, let’s go take a look first.”

Upon seeing the Queen of Ice in deep thoughts, Rhode also frowned and suggested. And hearing his advice, the Queen of Ice hesitated for a moment before nodding in agreement. Shortly after, the group left the palace and headed outside.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Right after leaving the palace, Rhode heard some loud roars from the outside, which sounded like the battle had become really intense and definitely wasn’t a small fight. The water elemental plane didn’t only have the Ice Throne, so since the water elemental creatures were able to charge all the way into the Ice Throne, it proved that they weren’t weak at all… But… After taking a closer look at them, even Rhode couldn’t help but twitch the corner of his eye.

“I never thought… I would run into an old friend so soon…”

The ‘old friend’ that he mentioned was none other than the invaders that were battling the guards in the distance outside the Ice Throne. In a way, Rhode and the invaders indeed weren’t total strangers because just a few moments ago, he and Gillian had roasted one of them to perfection.

In the distance, a large group of octopuses were clashing with the guards, lashing their flexible tentacles and charging forward with their massive size. The mermaid warriors before them also raised their weapons high in the air, retaliating against the giant octopuses.

But compared to the mess they were in before, the mermaid warriors were now able to hold their ground. After all, they were caught off guard earlier and after that ambush, the Ice Throne beefed up their security, not to mention the fact that the Void Dragon was still here. The water elemental plane had no pitiful desire to embarrass itself in front of outsiders.

“They’re all creatures from the border….”

While carefully surveying the enemies before him, Rhode nodded and narrowed his eyes. He noticed that besides the giant octopuses, golden electric eels and deep-sea nagas were also attacking the Ice Throne. They were elemental creatures that lived on the edges of the water elemental plane for a long time. Compared to other water elemental creatures, they were closer to the border areas and main plane. Even though these creatures were considered to be harmful and dangerous, they didn’t dare to get too close to the core area. They would have never attacked the Ice Throne in large numbers in normal times. But unfortunately, the current situation wasn’t ordinary by any means…

It seems like the influence of Chaos has already taken place.

Gazing at the water elemental creatures that were battling the guards in the distance, Rhode didn’t comment much. It wasn’t that he hadn’t thought about this situation, but it was that the elemental plane was an area that was out of his reach instead. Although he could send players to the elemental plane for a concerted defense, it was a pity that he lacked numbers now. He simply didn’t have enough people to spread out for defense. Otherwise, he wouldn’t need to resort to coming here in person.

But… The current situation wasn’t anywhere better either.

Even though the water elemental creatures tried their best, they still failed to charge into the Ice Throne. However, Rhode could tell that the Ice Throne’s defensive line was becoming unstable, which would be a huge problem. If this clash didn’t occur, Rhode could have taken the Book of Elements, turned on his heel, and left. But now, with this situation in the water elemental plane, he couldn’t leave just like that. If something unexpected happened and impacted the water elemental plane, the main plane would also be affected heavily. When that happened, it would be a complete loss for him.

“Let’s help them.”

At this thought, Rhode said. And when the Queen of Ice heard his words, she was stunned. It seemed like she didn’t really want him to interfere in the water elemental plane’s affairs. But soon, the Queen of Ice took another close look at the defense line before her, lowered her head, and sighed. Then, she replied.

“I’m sorry to trouble you, Your Majesty Void the Dragon.”

While deep down, the Queen of Ice seemed reluctant to let Rhode get involved in disputes within the water elemental plane, the current situation didn’t allow her to think about saving face. It was apparent now that there was really no way that her subjects could hold on much longer. Even though the border areas of elemental planes were remote, the elemental creatures that inhabited them were sometimes the toughest. Besides, not even the Queen of Ice was aware of exactly how many of them there were. Although she could also gather other water elemental creatures for defense and attack, it wasn’t something that could be done immediately. It more or less required some time.

“You don’t need to apologize. The elemental planes are also part of the Dragon Soul Continent. And I don’t want anything to go wrong with my plans.”

Upon hearing the Queen of Ice’s apology, Rhode waved her aside with an airy gesture. Honestly, if it were only him, Gillian, and his group taking on the water elemental creatures, perhaps it would be impossible to resist them all. After all, this was the water elemental plane, which suppressed Gillian’s fire attribute to a great extent. Even though her fire attribute was the nemesis of the water attribute, it would be considered great if she were able to bring out half of her powers in this place. As for the other three, the little mermaid was a separate matter, while Anne and Bell had no experience in dealing with elemental creatures, so Rhode wouldn’t rashly send them to their doom. Even though it was easy enough to deal with one or two water elemental creatures, the problem was that… There were hundreds of them!

But you know what they say; if you can’t beat them alone, you can beat them together…

At this thought, the corners of Rhode’s mouth grew into a smile. He stretched out his arm and soon, along with this movement, a white light emanated on his hand, metamorphosing into a glowing card. He threw it into the air. At the next moment, the silver-whitish card turned into a petite human-shaped figure. As the white light disappeared gradually, Lesa emerged from within.

“Master…”

Upon meeting Rhode, Lesa didn’t look surprised at all. She bowed to him respectfully, raised her head, and waited quietly for his command. Rhode wasted no time. He pointed to the back, indicated to Lesa to observe the battlefield in the distance, and ordered.

“I need help with defense. Water and fire attributes. Around 300 of them…”

“Yes, Master. I got this.”

Upon hearing his order, Lesa nodded, lifted the silver staff in her hand high, and struck down hard on the ground.

Clang!

With this crisp sound, hundreds of light columns descended from the sky all of a sudden, followed by silhouettes emerging from the glow, one after another.

That’s really convenient…

Looking at this scene, Rhode couldn’t help but feel impressed. In his honest opinion, Lesa was one who assisted him the most in battles. Just her ability alone to summon troops out of nowhere was enough to turn around the entire battle. Moreover, she also functioned as a ‘battlefield communications center’ and possessed decent offensive power—self-defense wasn’t an issue for her either. Furthermore, she didn’t cause any trouble with her docile personality. She could be considered to be the best subordinate…

Hmm… Of course, these praises can’t be heard by others.