Chapter 1035 - Clashing Resolution
The devastating impact from the clash of ice and fire enveloped the explosions and screams from the city. In an instant, it became the main melody of this world. But shortly, everyone witnessed Boulder’s flames ripping through Serene’s ice tornadoes and continuing to pounce on her. Serene grimaced, but quickly clutched the spear in her hand and brandished it downward.
“Counter!”
Serene yelled and the air before her suddenly coalesced into a translucent wall. She quickly flew back in a trail of afterimages. Almost simultaneously, the flames crashed on the air barrier heavily. However, the majority of them were reflected to where they came from, the remaining flames pierced through the barrier and pounced on her. But the flames were ineffective as Serene had already retreated. Even though she wasn’t hurt, her complexion was far from great.
“I don’t think she can hold on much longer.”
Rhode said, shaking his head. Currently, the stability of Order in Casabianca and its surrounding regions had fallen to 25 percent: the edge of the critical level. This wasn’t only a gap in the data, but could be said that the shattered Order was starting to affect the environment substantially. For instance, some strong buildings might turn into a pile of sand or transform into various, strange creatures. Humans were no exceptions either. Order could indeed bring a huge threat to humans, where perhaps one would pull off another person’s arm using too much strength. Rhode’s magic warship remained unharmed thanks to the engraved ancient enchantment ritual to stabilize Order. If not, it might collapse like building blocks if he were to fire the cannons once more.
In this case, not even the archangels were spared, especially Serene, who relied on the strength of Order. All her power came from the rules, but when the strength of Order began to weaken and rules became unstable, her strength would also diminish. On the contrary, Boulder’s power was more straightforward. When one rose, the other fell. Perhaps his power was weakened under the rules’ restriction, but when the rules were weakened, his power increased greatly. Moreover, he was corrupted by Chaos. The weaker Order was, the less power Serene possessed. The stronger Chaos was, the more power Boulder had. In this case, it was unimaginable how Serene could defeat Boulder by relying on the rules.
And the truth was just as Rhode had predicted. Boulder simply brandished his sword at the reflected flames and they all returned to his blade. At the same time, his fully-expanded wings once again erupted in blazing flames as though he had four pairs of wings. Serene sulked at this sight. She swung the spear in her hands again, streaking a trail of mysterious runes in midair before pointing the weapon forward. Meanwhile, Boulder also flourished his sword. Boom! The empty space before him suddenly shattered like glass. At the same time, Serene shuddered abruptly and flew off as though she were struck by an invisible force.
“Big Sister Serene!”
Lilian shrieked in panic but fortunately, Serene wasn’t incompetent. As a mighty archangel, she had prepared herself as soon as she realized the terrible situation. The impact shook her body, but she quickly regained her form. Despite that, she looked incredibly pale. It was apparent that the attack earlier left her at a loss.
“Serene, this is the power of Chaos. You’ve personally experienced its strength now.”
“But we can’t turn back anymore.”
“———!”
As though responding to Boulder, the underground of Casabianca suddenly rumbled loudly. At the same time, Rhode finally heard the long-awaited voice.
[Big Brother, stability of Order has fallen to 10 percent and the countdown to the collapse has begun. The Chaos Gate is about to open!]