Summoning the Holy Sword

Biting cold gales blustered in the area. The little mermaid raised her arms and released a whistling snowstorm that froze the place into ice. The shadowy monsters howled in grief at this ice-cold ambush and their illusory bodies froze into ice. After a few moments, a dozen of them showed up before everyone in frost. Rhode darted ahead and his sword flickered in an ice-cold radiance, slashing an arc that split them into halves. Upon realizing how tough this human was, the shadowy monsters gave up on the thought of chasing after him. But even so, they quietly stayed away from the defensive circle and lurked on the outside.

But shortly after, another two to three huge, shadowy monsters leaped and widened their mouths to spray a dense, black mist of death aura at them. However, Mini Bubble Gum wasn’t one to be trifled with. Facing this ambush, she swung her right arm abruptly and a golden radiance sparkled. A thick and massive white light column descended from above almost immediately after, smashing the shadowy monsters to the ground like an iron hammer and scattering their black mist.

After continuous failures in attacking, the shadowy monsters stopped trying. It could be seen that they were intelligent creatures. In this case, it made it even harder for Rhode’s group to advance. The shadowy monsters were like a pack of dangerous wolves lurking in the darkness. As soon as one let loose, they would pounce and crunch on one. If this continued, the predicament of Rhode’s group would become worse. If they were ordinary civilians, they wouldn’t have a way against these monsters. But…

“Mias…”

“… iansg!”

The instant the shadowy monsters retreated to pull a distance apart from Rhode’s group, the two Canaries extended their arms at the same time. At that moment, they displayed perfect rapport. Even though they attacked simultaneously, they chanted two different parts of the incantation respectively and streaked their fingers in midair. Shortly after, a huge, elegant magical ritual appeared between them. A scarlet fireball as bright as the sun appeared above them. In a rumble, a crimson halo expanded to the surroundings. Looking at this scene, the shadowy monsters sensed the dangers and shrunk back urgently. But it was too late. Everyone was blinded for a split second, while the crimson halo devoured the enemies completely. Flares flitted across the space and everything went missing in sight.

After this attack, the enemies seemed to come to a realization that Rhode’s group was tough to deal with. Rhode sensed the death aura rolling around them fleeing desperately after suffering from the two Canaries’ attacks and managed to escape after a while. It seemed like they didn’t dare to carelessly attack anymore. But Rhode also discovered something about them. He commanded everyone to launch all-out attacks at the start because he found out that the death aura that attacked them was less than a thousandth of what he had sensed. He thought they were only attacking to probe their strength, which was why he eradicated them completely before they reacted. However, he didn’t expect the death aura to fluster and continued to linger around as though it couldn’t turn around and escape even if it were thrashed by his group repeatedly. This went to show that the imprisonment enchanted field on this place was useful against them. Rhode didn’t grasp the entire palace yet, which was why he didn’t have the intention to give chase after repelling them.

After the shadowy monsters retreated, the dimmed corridor lit up instantly. The magic crystals on both sides of the walls emanated a clear, dazzling brilliance that illuminated the corridor. At that moment, Thomas and the rest returned to their senses, gawking at Rhode’s group in bewilderment. They tried and attacked the monsters earlier, but no matter what they did, the monsters weren’t affected at all. On the contrary, a few random moves from Rhode’s group eradicated those terrifying monsters immediately and this startled them. Thomas and the others gazed dubiously at Rhode who wielded a sword, as well as Erin and Lydia. After the battle ended, the two Canaries went to the side quietly. On the other hand, the two Mini Bubble Gums disregarded this group of ‘ordinary people’, let out a snort, and stopped paying attention to them—yes, that was the demeanor of an expert. Just look at those idiots like Spiderman, Superman, and whatnot. They became so powerful after their transformation and yet they had to bow down to ordinary people, leading to their wives being stolen, girlfriends being snatched, and families being killed. Not only that, but they also sat by the window in their lonesome self, listening to news about how their women broke ‘unspoken rules’ and got together with their best friends and wiped the tears flowing down their faces as they went on to rescue Earth… Just what was the point for such almighty superheroes to live and rescue the world?

“W-Who… exactly are you people?!”

A ghastly whiteness spread over Thomas’s face. He thought Rhode’s group was nothing more than an insignificant group sent here to do nothing. But after witnessing their battle, he was stumped. After all, their battle style didn’t resemble any ordinary humans’ at all. Upon hearing his doubt, Erin and Lydia merely smiled in response. After all, one was a night wyvern and the other was an archangel who looked at humans like they were cats and dogs. They didn’t have the mentality of acknowledging them. On the other hand, the two Mini Bubble Gums seized this opportunity to sneer and gaze at the ashen Thomas proudly.

However, Rhode was cautious to not let Lydia reveal her true form. Even though Lydia could basically crush the undead creatures after showing her true form, Rhode wasn’t in a hurry to make his move after realizing that the enemies were sounding him out. Instead, he coordinated with Canary and Mini Bubble Gum and repelled all the monsters that probed them.

After passing through the long passageway, Rhode’s group arrived at yet another stone door. This time, Rhode concealed himself no more, extending and placing his right hand on the stone door. Then, the stone door opened in loud rumbles. A chilly wind whistled from the gap and as soon as everyone witnessed the scenery behind it, they were taken aback.

“This…”

Not only Thomas, but even Rhode, Lydia, and Erin were amazed.

It was a huge plaza like a city dug by dwarves in the cave. Stone buildings on both sides extended upward along the wall. In the middle of the huge plaza stood a pyramid-like altar. Large, carved stone statues were erected around the altar and were seemingly majestic.

However, what surprised everyone wasn’t the buildings. Instead, it was the scenery. At a glance, the surroundings were covered in a thick layer of ice. Not only that, but thousands of human figures were also within the ice layer as though they once lived here and were frozen overnight.

“What… is that?”

One of the soldiers shrieked and went up to touch the ice before him cautiously. Rhode and Erin exchanged glances before shaking their heads. Although they were knowledgeable, it was indeed rare to find such a crystal-like ice layer that was so thick and strange.

“This seems like the work of a legendary spell. But… according to you, Your Majesty, this place existed for tens of millions of years, right? What kind of legendary spell could last for so long?”

Erin sized up the tall ice layer, knitted her brows, and muttered under her breath. On the other hand, Canary observed the place and extended her hand. Shortly after, a sphere of fire appeared in her hand. She pointed her finger forward, launching the fireball at the crystal-clear ice, but the fireball vanished like an air bubble. Looking at this scene, Canary’s expression changed slightly.

“Rhode, I can’t destroy it.”

This is really strange.

Rhode thought after hearing Canary’s remarks. Canary was adept in the flame and wind elements. Her mastery of the flame element was at the same level as an elemental lord’s and yet, she couldn’t break down this ice layer?

At the same time, Lydia extended her arms suddenly, and two blades appeared out of thin air and slashed the wall mercilessly. With her strength, it should have been enough to destroy the ice layer even if she weren’t in her true form.

But what stunned everyone was that after hearing two soft rasps, her incredibly powerful attack was resisted and ineffective at all!

“Me neither, Your Majesty.”

Lydia gazed at her sword tips and shook her head. Upon hearing her remark, Rhode turned slightly grim. After pondering for a few moments, he gave an order.

“Let’s check out the situation inside.”