Summoning the Holy Sword

Sssh… Everyone sucked in a deep breath as the ground fell apart and a tall silhouette of about 30 meters emerged in the pitch-black flames. The flames clustered around its body and two glaring lights emanated in the position of its eyes as though announcing the descent of a King.

Oh, Lord.

Corina stared with widened eyes at this unprecedented scene while Rhode let out a heavy sigh. He could sense the slightest trace of nervousness in Di’s prideful, shrinking pupil.

Bam! Thunder roared and the dense bolts of lightning connected to the ground instantly. The horrified screams below them were silenced immediately and a massive lightning cage was formed. In an instant, Rhode felt as though he were the only one left in this silenced world.

The dark giant lifted its head and neglected Rhode’s group, as well as those ants scattering in all directions by its feet. These humans weren’t the slightest bit worthy of its concern. The dark giant raised its arm and bellowed furiously. “—!”

The black flames dispersed and agglutinated on its enormous palm before exploding towards the sky. The flame column reached the horizon and erupted a dark halo that spread across the sky.

As the halo flit across them, Rhode felt a gentle breeze against his body. However, it seemed to have a much more dramatic effect on Corina and Di as Rhode gazed at them strangely like they had been possessed. Moreover, the Undead Knight serving as an armor model beside the Vampire began to feel fretful. Before Rhode could question, Corina spoke with pale and shaky lips.

“What’s going on? My strength…”

Strength?

This isn’t about being understanding or not. I have no high hopes on you, anyway.

Rhode gazed at the Vampire who was smiling insincerely and criticized him secretly. He nodded in acknowledgment and unsheathed his twin daggers. “Let’s go.”

The dark flames were blazing wildly as the earth continued to shake. Lightning bolts descended from the sky and penetrated the crumbling ground. At this moment, there were no survivors and their corpses were all around the Duke Fiend. As far as Rhode’s eyes could see, death, ruins, and burning corpses had as though formed the entire world.

In the interweaving blaze and lightning bolts, there were five figures flying forward.

Corina led the charge while Di and the Undead Knight followed closely. They passed through the wreckage and headed towards the deepest of the ruins. Behind them were Rhode and the Elderly Mage, Damon, who pursued closely. Just a while ago, Damon regained consciousness and Rhode explained the current situation to him. He accepted Rhode’s request quickly and even though his current strength was somewhat close to Rhode now, Rhode valued his experience and he was clear of what knowledge and powers this Mage from the Order Alliance possessed. Moreover, the more manpower the better. Besides, there would be one more layer of meat shield for Rhode.

“Turn left and there will be a Rock Shrine!” Rhode yelled out.

“It collapsed!” Corina shrieked frantically.

“Blast it!” Rhode dodged the dark flames whizzing from the large crack skillfully. He landed abruptly and turned around to face the entrance of the once magnificent Rock Shrine that had collapsed entirely. The boulders had blocked its entrance and the steps were piled with corpses that failed to escape. Gazing at this scene, Corina let out a deep sigh. On the other hand, Rhode yelled out and Di squinted his eyes before snapping his fingers.

“My Dear,” Di called out to the Undead Knight gently. The Undead Knight lifted her long sword and struck a fierce, powerful gale towards the buried entrance. In the blink of an eye, the large boulders were shattered thoroughly and a pitch-dark, endless cave revealed itself.

“Let’s go,” Rhode gazed at the Undead Knight with some lingering fear. Then, he charged into the Rock Shrine that seemed to be on the verge of collapsing again.

There was a reason why Rhode had chosen this location. In the game, he had been to Soraka Mountain multiple times. However, this Rock Shrine had always been out of bounds to everyone and the players couldn’t find ways to sneak into it. As for other locations, Rhode couldn’t recall any memories regarding the Duke Fiend. Therefore, if it was something related to the sealing of the Devil, it must be in this Rock Shrine.

Inside, the Rock Shrine was completely dark and they didn’t know if they were surrounded by collapsed rocks or fresh, bloody corpses. This Rock Shrine seemed to be in a rather good condition. Although the darkness was oddly dense, it was nothing of a hindrance for them. The Vampire could see through darkness naturally and the Moon Elf had great eyesight, which made them the best archers in dense, dark forests. Moreover, the Elderly Mage illuminated the entire hall with a bright radiance gleaming from the tip of his staff.

I was right.

Under the bright magical radiance, carved murals on the walls presented before them distinctly. Although most of them were destroyed by the earthquakes and disaster, Rhode recognized that they recorded the battle between Order and Chaos. Such murals would only appear in the Dragon Soul Hall and it was self-evident that it had emerged in an isolated and small temple like this one.

Rhode scanned the walls above and he could see the entirety of this Rock Shrine. Apart from the anteroom before them, there was also a courtyard and palace hall. This temple wasn’t a place for worship and the chances for sealed items to be in this hidden place were low. At this crucial moment, Rhode could only move forward and hope for the best. However, they met an unexpected character upon entering the courtyard.

“This area is strictly prohibited. All of you should know this rule… I guess.” The Angel stood in the middle of the courtyard quietly with her eyes closed. Her wings were folded and a small Copper Mirror was in her hands. She lifted her head and turned towards the entrance of the courtyard.

“Sorry for violating the rule, Supervisor,” Corina stepped forward and bowed respectfully. “But I guess you have also seen that devastating monster of Chaos out there. In order to annihilate this evil, threatening presence of this world, we came here to search for a solution.”

“Oh?” The brows of the Angel twitched slightly. “Why would you search for it here?”

“We…” Corina turned towards Rhode for answers, but to her surprise, the black-haired young man was glaring at the Angel tenaciously.

It’s this feeling again.

Rhode didn’t answer. He was suppressing his murderous intentions with all his mental strength. Rhode felt like he was unable to hold back any longer as soon as he met this Angel and heard her voice once again. He couldn’t wait to pounce forward with his daggers to slice her belly, cut off her hands and legs, slash her throat, and use the cruelest method to kill her entirely.

Where did all this hatred come from?

Rhode couldn’t figure it out. But he felt that his reactions were absolutely unusual. This hatred wasn’t based on logic or any cause-effect relationship. Instead, it was completely instinctual. The natural feeling of rejection and loathe were as though he had no other desires apart from obliterating this person from this world.

“It was the suggestion of this representative from the Munn Kingdom.” Unlike Corina, Di was adept in betraying his teammates. “He thinks that we can perhaps find some clues here. It seems that…” Di squinted his eyes slightly. “This Representative was right.”

“…” Corina gazed at the Supervisor once more. However, with more vigilance this time. It felt really strange though. Chaos was wreaking havoc right now and as the emissary of Light, this Angel was hiding in this little temple without a care in the world. There must be something wrong. Or perhaps, something terribly wrong.

“… Miss Supervisor, the Copper Mirror in your hands is the seal of the Duke Fiend, right?” Rhode finally spoke and he articulated each and every word as if he was expending a lot of strength. “We need it to defeat the evil presence of Chaos. Can we seek your cooperation?”

“… Of course,” the Angel remained silent for a few moments and extended her arms with a kind smile. Corina stepped forward and reached out for the Copper Mirror.

However, Rhode’s voice sounded suddenly. “Back off, Miss Corina!”

Eh?

Corina shrunk her fingers subconsciously. At the same time, surging dark flames emerged and brushed her fingertips. Then, the flames transformed into a huge viper-like presence.

Rhode burst forward with his unsheathed twin daggers.