Chapter 1305 - Holy Sword System (1/2)

Bam!

The Grim Reaper slammed into Dona and it was too late for the latter to do anything else. If this were a life-and-death battle, she could simply ignore her companions and slash straight down at Rhode instead. But the problem was that this wasn’t a life-and-death battle, after all, and nobody had a reason to fight for their lives. That was why Dona had no choice but to dodge to the side and watch as Rhode’s sword enfolded her vision.

The chaotic battle finally came to an end.

“You’re actually alive, Leader.”

“Yeah, I’m surprised myself.”

Facing Mini Bubble Gum’s sarcasm, Rhode didn’t have any intention of refuting in the slightest. He inhaled heavy breaths and looked at the three holy sword spirits standing before him in silence. However, he didn’t look victorious at all. Just like the three of them, his clothes were also riddled with holes and stained by filthy black smoke. He basically didn’t look any different from the three of them covered in dirt.

Well, all of this was thanks to someone.

In fact, Mini Bubble Gum wasn’t exaggerating either. After the battle ended, one could see that the entire plaza had disintegrated with scorched blast marks and broken rocks were scattered everywhere. The smell of burning smoke also assailed their nostrils. This place had become horrendous. At one glance, this plaza was as if bombarded by heavy bombers hundreds of times.

After replying to Mini Bubble Gum, Rhode gazed at the three holy sword spirits before him. Honestly, the battle wasn’t exciting at all, and from the moment Lapis opened fire, the whole battle entered a disorderly abyss. It was like two teams playing soccer. Both sides expected a great tactical match, but instead, they witnessed 20 men chasing a football around like a rugby game and scoring a goal before they even knew what was happening. It was natural to feel disappointed when something like this happened. At that moment, Dona didn’t look good, while Catherine seemed a little better. As for Eleanor on the other side… What fine weather today…

Detecting the disgruntled gaze from under the dark hood, Rhode whistled to the sky as if he were admiring the beautiful scenery of the azure sky. As a matter of fact, he was indeed innocent. Well… What he did was just accidentally touching Eleanor’s thighs and buttocks when he rushed over to lift her up earlier. But… He couldn’t be blamed for her not wearing any underclothes. Even though the cloak was wide enough to prevent her from exposing herself, wouldn’t it feel similar to the touch? Of course, Rhode certainly wouldn’t admit to touching her inner thigh to stop her counterattack. How was it possible that he would do something so despicable? He always loved his people like his children and never done anything inappropriate to his card spirits.

If you don’t believe me, you can ask Celestina. Will she dare to say no?

Wait… Something doesn’t sound right here.

But despite that, Eleanor’s skin was so smooth to the touch that Rhode almost slipped his hand deeper… Ugh, fortunately for Lapis’s gunfire, no one should have noticed that.

“We lost, Master.”

Although the loss was a bit baffling, Dona was clearly not the calculating type. She looked at Rhode and admitted defeat sincerely. Upon hearing her words, the Grim Reaper grunted softly, obviously a little less than pleased with the result. Despite that, she didn’t comment much, since a battle was ultimately a battle. Since it wasn’t a duel, it was reasonable for the opponent to use whatever tactics they had. There was no point in making up any more excuses for her loss, which was why she gave a light snort to express her displeasure and didn’t speak again. As for the other holy sword spirits, they showed relieved expressions after hearing Dona’s answer. It was clear that they were also quite nervous and anxious about the outcome of this match. Now that Rhode had successfully defeated the three holy sword spirits and gained their recognition, the others were naturally glad with the result.

At that moment, the crowd outside the plaza ran in and surrounded Stefania and Lapis in excitement. At that point in time, Rhode was as though snubbed by them. Well, it wasn’t too surprising since it was clear to everyone what he was capable of. Even if he were to destroy the world, no one would be bewildered. On the other hand, the strength that Stefania and Lapis displayed was really shocking to them. It was especially so for Lapis. No one expected this delicate young lady with such a weak combat strength to actually possess such formidable firepower. If one were to end up as Lapis’s opponent, one would believe that they would have a hard time dodging her artillery fire. So, how about fixing the problem at the source? It wasn’t entirely impossible. But the Light Angel’s all-out strike was resisted by Lapis’s rune shield, so… Who knew what else would happen?

“Lapis, you’re really good, I didn’t think you had it in you. I think you should just become Char’s Zaku II[1]! There’s a whole lot of future ahead of you if you become a Zaku[2], instead of a Gundam[3]. Gundams are just a bunch of useless protagonists who are nothing without their SEED mode[4]. How about that? I will show you the details later; I promise you’ll like it!”

At that moment, the two Mini Bubble Gums jumped up and down around Lapis in excitement, screaming and urging her to strengthen the alchemical equipment they witnessed earlier. According to them, they wanted to equip hundreds of Zakus so that they could feel stronger and better in fights! In a word, no wimping out and just attacking.

Gundam is just a pretty boy who gets what he wants and only Char’s Zaku II is the way!

Whether Lapis would listen to their advice was secondary to the fact that, on the other side, Stefania just received an invitation from Marlene. And truth be told, if Marlene didn’t put too much hope in Stefania earlier, this battle made her witness the true strength of this plane merchant. Thus, Marlene also seemed uncharacteristically enthusiastic and expected a long term partnership with Stefania. Unfortunately, Stefania wasn’t much interested in such things, which Rhode knew by heart. Plane merchants loved roaming between planes. Apart from the plane where they were born, they rarely got emotionally involved in other planes. That was why it wasn’t realistic for Marlene to rope in Stefania. If it were so easy, Rhode would have already succeeded and she would have undoubtedly played a huge part in his major project. After all, no matter what, there were many new, amusing, and powerful items in other planes. If he were able to get his hands on those items with the help of this plane merchant, everything would be much more convenient.

“Congratulations, Big Brother, it looks like you made it.”

It was at that moment that a voice that he couldn’t be more familiar with sounded from the side. Upon hearing her voice, he turned around and looked down, seeing an almost identical face. His younger sister stood quietly beside him, watching him with a grin on her face.

“Yeah…”

Upon hearing his younger sister’s reply, he nodded in a rather complicated mood. Although the process was a little strange, the outcome was good. Since he succeeded, there was no need to say anything more. However, at that moment, another voice sounded all of a sudden.

“Your Majesty, I’m sorry to interrupt you, but Chaos has once again started its attack.”

Alice’s voice wasn’t too loud, but her words silenced the originally bustling crowd as they turned around to look at the ‘History Deity Warden’. As the chronicler of history, there was almost no one in the Dragon Soul Continent who had a more accurate grasp of intelligence than Alice. Since she said that Chaos had started an attack, it was obvious that Chaos had indeed done so. But judging from Alice’s tone, it sounded like things weren’t just as simple as an attack.

“According to the report, undead skeletal dragons have appeared amongst them.”

Upon hearing that statement, Rhode’s good mood from the victory vanished.

Anything that could go wrong will go wrong. Ever since hearing from that fool, Ion, that he actually sold his family’s graves and corpses to Chaos, Rhode had been worried about when the undead dragons would make a comeback. He was also certain that Chaos would contaminate the corpses, forcefully convert their hibernating souls, and turn them into undead creatures with Chaos traits. In that case, it would bring too much pressure to the Dragon Soul Continent. Hundreds of undead skeletal dragons definitely weren’t what the current high-level beings could deal with. Aside from the Country of Light that had been in the middle of a military war during this period, even though the twin dragons promised that they would send rule wyverns to assist the situation, it was an entirely different matter as to how many rule wyverns there were. And now…

Clearly, this war was inevitable for Rhode.