Chapter 836 - Tinder (2)
Get ready for battle.
Everyone instantly went on alert when they heard these four words, standing up and holding their weapons vigilantly. They were anxious about who their enemies were. After all, they didn’t see any armed garrisons apart from the barely naked Order Refugees. So, who were they about to fight?
“Hmm?”
Rhode swept a glance to the surroundings and saw the shattered flower.
“Which idiot brought the Hallucination Flower here? But it seems like none of you were brainwashed by that thing.”
“…”
“Hehe…”
Marlene lowered her head in embarrassment while Anne let out a chuckle. The latter perked up her chest proudly as though waiting for one to praise her for her good deed. On the other hand, Lize shifted her gaze from Marlene to Anne. She clearly witnessed what happened just now. In fact, she was also surprised by Anne’s actions. After all, it was just a little boy who presented the flower. Wasn’t he fine holding that flower too?
Lize thought that Anne was overreacting, but for the sake of maintaining harmony within the group, she hurriedly jumped in to resolve their conflict. However, she was baffled after hearing Rhode’s words. She had only heard that the Hallucination Flower was just a precious plant one that grew in the underground. Moreover, it would use its fragrant scent to lure, hallucinate the prey, and turn it into its slave and food. But… that little boy didn’t seem to be manipulated at all?
“That’s right. Once we light up and awake the tinder, the Order protection of this place will be strengthened and eventually discovered by the Chaos. When that happens, the Chaos will gather and launch their attacks to eliminate all the refuge.”
“…”
Everyone pondered in silence. The Chaos Creatures were so powerful and hard to deal with despite the mercenaries and soldiers being fully equipped. The people living in this refuge weren’t even dressed or armed, so how would they be able to deal with the Chaos Creatures?
The answer was obvious.
“Alright then, Rhode, how long do we need if we’re going to light the tinder?”
Marlene puckered her brows and asked.
“Depends on the situation. I don’t know the specific location of the tinder yet. But, I have to tell you that the tinder usually lies hidden in the core region and in an underground palace or temple. These places were built with complexity in order to protect the tinder. Not only do we need to face threats, but we also need to defy the Chaos Creatures for…” Rhode paused and made a rough guess on the amount of time needed to accomplish this mission.
The Land of Chaos was a huge dungeon and its city where the tinder was located was a medium-sized dungeon, and finally the palace in the core region was formed with three to five small instance dungeons. After the number of players were confirmed for this campaign, it meant that they wouldn’t be able to leave the Land of Chaos for quite some time and could only leave after attaining the final victory. Most people needed… Rhode roughly calculated and gave an answer. “At least 15 days.”
“…”
Marlene couldn’t believe that the Order Refugees could survive for 15 days of battles. She finally understood why the elder refused to reveal to Rhode the coordinates. They could still live on without being rescued, but if they told Rhode about it, perhaps they couldn’t even survive for the next few days.
At this moment, Marlene became silent. If it would sacrifice some people to accomplish the mission, she would gladly do it. But, if it would sacrifice everyone here, it would be an entirely different matter. Although it seemed like Rhode didn’t favor the Order Refugees too much, these people were… so weak that they deserved empathy…
Screech——!
At this moment, the door suddenly opened and the little girl who was accompanying the elder earlier on stepped out. She held her pale hands together. Then, she took in a deep breath and walked up to Rhode.
“This is… the elder’s… answer…”
The little girl said.