Chapter 1318 - Bloodstained Front (4) (1/2)

Along with the furious roars of the skeletal dragons, their massive bodies appeared in Rhode’s vision. Looking at this scene, Rhode wasn’t all that surprised. Ever since Chaos influenced and awakened the corpses and souls of the night wyverns, they became the most powerful and indispensable of all the Chaos armies. According to Rhode’s calculations, ever since Chaos launched their attack, his side had cleaned up about a dozen skeletal dragons. But it clearly wasn’t enough.

Compared to the nearly a thousand night wyverns that existed in the past, this was only a very small portion of them. And for that reason, the defensive line was able to barely stop them. Otherwise, if more than a thousand skeletal dragons attacked the defensive line at the same time, it would be a huge trouble for Rhode as well. But what was astonishing to him was that Chaos didn’t actually do that. It was very likely that they hadn’t been able to influence all the skeletal dragons, but rather sent to the battlefield the ones they managed to influence. Considering the amusing nature of Chaos, this possibility wasn’t entirely impossible. Of course, if that were the case, it would simply be the most desirable situation for Rhode to be in.

I wonder how long this desirable situation will last…

At this thought, Rhode collected himself, raised his head, and gazed at the group of skeletal dragons with a grave expression. Judging from the number, there were around 14 to 15 skeletal dragons attacking this defensive line on the Country of Light’s border. Looking at this scene, he twitched the corner of his eye. There were only four to five skeletal dragons that attacked this place at the beginning. But now, there were actually 14 to 15 of them. Rhode hoped that this number was the total amount after gathering the skeletal dragons from other front lines and wasn’t due to the fact that the rate of Chaos’s influence and conversion was becoming faster. Otherwise, perhaps Rhode’s ‘good times’ would indeed be coming to an end soon.

If this were the previous defensive line, maybe they would struggle against these skeletal dragons. But now…

“Celestina, are you ready?”

“Of course, Master. Everything is in place. Please enjoy the show from your first class seat.”

Upon hearing Rhode’s question, Celestina raised her head proudly, extended her arm, and snapped her fingers.

Snap.

“Roarrr———!”

Along with this action by Celestina, a series of wolf-like howls echoed from the surface. Shortly after, Rhode witnessed the shadows by the defensive line twisting and turning, followed by a string of scarlet flames that erupted from them. Hundreds of Flesh Hunters let out chilling shrieks, flying out from the flames like exploding meteors and dragging long trajectories behind them as they headed toward the skeletal dragons. However, they looked uglier and even more terrifying than before. Apart from their muscular stature, they also had a pair of pitch-black, bat-like wings. At that moment, the demons flapped their wings strongly, roared, and pounced onto the skeletal dragons.

In the face of the massive skeletal dragons, the Flesh Hunters were nothing more than food the size of sheepdogs. Glaring at the enemies pouncing toward them, the skeletal dragons came to a halt almost simultaneously and the spiritual flames burning inside their pitch-black eye sockets grew even brighter. They snapped their jaw open and whistling gales gusted and coalesced in their mouths. At the next moment, energy gathered and metamorphosed into a turbid torrent of death that spurted straight at the Flesh Hunters.

Bam! Bam! Bam!

In an instant, the heavens and earth darkened. A mysterious, cloudy light beam consisting of the power of Chaos tore apart Order and swept across the land and sky without mercy, leaving behind deep fissures in the ground. Not only that, but the sky also wasn’t able to escape this terrifying blow. The azure sky turned gloomy and even the sun became seemingly pale and dim as if it had lost its luster and became dull and listless.

The Flesh Hunters who bore the brunt of the attack were no exception. Under the spray of the Chaos dragon breath, the scarlet flames burning on their bodies were extinguished in an instant. Shortly after, a great flood of light tore through them so mercilessly that Rhode witnessed one of them being sliced in half. At the same time, almost all the Flesh Hunters that charged at the skeletal dragons were annihilated. It was highly likely that the ones that survived would be doomed in the next wave of attack. But this was also within Rhode’s expectations.

The Flesh Hunters were on about the same level as Gaya, so how was it possible for them to resist the skeletal dragons’ attack? Furthermore, these skeletal dragons were ancient night wyverns, so their mighty spiritual powers were undoubtedly tough to deal with. Not to mention, they were also influenced and awakened by Chaos. Even though Chaos wasn’t given any privileges of Order, they were quite significant in terms of power enhancement. For that reason, the skeletal dragons became much harder to deal with compared to when they were alive. If the Flesh Hunters were able to reach the side of the skeletal dragons effortlessly, it could be considered a waste of time for Gaya and Lydia to personally guard this place all this while.

That was why this wasn’t what Rhode was concerned about. Instead, what he was more interested in was the other ability of the Flesh Hunters…

“Roarrr———!”

Under another bombardment of the dragon breaths, hundreds of Flesh Hunters were instantly enveloped and about to end up dead. But at the next moment, another series of wolf-like howls penetrated out from the dragon breaths. Along with the disappearance of the dragon breaths, the Flesh Hunters that should have died sprang out of the smoke and charged at the skeletal dragons!

Not bad.

Looking at this scene, Rhode nodded in satisfaction. This was what he expected to see. According to Gaya, the bloodline of these Flesh Hunters was connected to the bloodline of the people of the Eastern Plains due to their curse. Unless all of the people of the Eastern Plains died, these Flesh Hunters would never truly die. And now it seemed like their ‘immortality’ was indeed quite helpful.

But this wasn’t the only reason why Rhode chose to let the Flesh Hunters fight against the skeletal dragons. Even if they couldn’t be killed, their strength was still much weaker than the skeletal dragons. Take ants, for instance. Tens of hundreds of ants were no match for humans even if they gathered. Even if they couldn’t be killed, they could still be imprisoned (this was what the battle angels and Eastern Plains had done in the past). If that was all there was to it, the Flesh Hunters would still be nothing more than pieces of rocks in the skeletal dragons’ path even if they possessed immortality. They had no way to stop the skeletal dragons from making large strides. However, Rhode had chosen them clearly for his own reasons.

Staring at the Flesh Hunters that were supposed to be destroyed in their dragon breath darting over again, the skeletal dragons were stumped. It was apparent that even they were confused by this scene before them. But even so, the skeletal dragons were still experienced in battle, after all. Upon witnessing the dog-headed demons pouncing toward them, they flapped their wings and flew skyward, distancing themselves quickly. Shortly after, the skeletal dragons raised their heads and spurted out dragon breaths that enfolded the dog-headed demons.

The skeletal dragons also seemed to learn from their previous lesson. This time, their fiery breaths spread out in a fan-like shape and under the bombardment of a dozen dragon breaths, all the dog-headed demons were shrouded in the blink of an eye. By all accounts, even the battle angels would have suffered considerable injuries if they didn’t die under this strike. No matter what, this attack also contained the aura of Chaos, so there was absolutely no way that even a battle angel could fully withstand such a powerful attack.

Whoosh———!