Summoning the Holy Sword

Chapter 1196: Enemy

Mini Bubble Gum curled her lips as she stared at the death knight. If it weren't for this damn death knight who attacked earlier, she would have been the first to reach the destination! Even though being first was essentially meaningless, the so-called temptation to be the first for this little fellow was extremely attractive. But now, this annoying death knight actually showed up and stopped her. Was she ready to die a hundred deaths for doing that?

"You…!"

"Wait, Bubble."

As Mini Bubble Gum was about to rush ahead for round two, Rhode extended his arm to hold her back. The latter squinted and sized up the death knight curiously. But before he said a word, an ice-cold and melodious voice echoed.

"Long time no see, Mr. Rhode."

Along with this greeting, hundreds of pitch-black bats flapped their wings and glided to gather beside the death knight, taking shape into a human figure. Shortly after, a nobleman donned in an expensive night suit appeared before their eyes. He wore an elegant and content smile, while his hair was meticulously combed to the back. His entire body was as dark as the night sky, except for the satin and lining on his clothes, which were as scarlet as blood. Upon witnessing his appearance, Rhode twitched his brows.

"Yes… It has been a while, Mr. Di Catlerini."

"That's right, Mr. Rhode… Oh, my apologies—Your Majesty Void Dragon. I'm glad to see you as strong as ever after our last meeting in Soraka Mountain. I didn't expect you to be the mighty Void Dragon. I have to admit that after receiving this news, I was really surprised. I didn't expect a companion I fought side by side to actually carry such a respectable identity. Time sure flies; 2 years have gone in the blink of an eye. I'm astonished that you still remember me."

"Yea… two years gone in a flash…"

Upon hearing Di's words, Rhode couldn't help but lament. Rhode still remembered the scene when he battled against the duke fiend for the first time. Back then, Rhode relied upon his special equipment and entered the Legendary Stage. Under chase from the duke fiend, he barely escaped its death claws. If it weren't for Mini Bubble Gum and Canary, he wouldn't have been able to defeat that monster. Of course, Rhode initially decided to use the strength of these two Phantom Guardians to eradicate Di and his death knight wife. However, Di wasn't foolish either. He fled with his wife upon witnessing the arrival of Mini Bubble Gum and Canary, disappearing before Rhode could catch up. And later, Rhode never saw them in any battlefields, which was why he stopped wondering about them. But now, he was surprised that they were actually here.

"I suppose you didn't come here to reminisce with us, Your Majesty Void Dragon."

"Of course not."

Upon hearing Di's question, Rhode nodded in response. Rhode stared at the pair of scarlet eyes and couldn't detect anything strange. But this didn't mean that Di would be an easy opponent. Di was a powerful spell caster. Back then, when Rhode and Di met, the latter was already in the Legendary Stage. And now, Rhode sensed that Di and his death knight wife were in the Peak Legendary Stage. Since Rhode wouldn't possibly recruit them to his side, he could only eliminate them. While Rhode pondered his options, Di suddenly replied.

"I understand what you meant, Your Majesty Void Dragon. Besides, I'm also aware of the situation in the Country of Darkness. His Majesty Dark Dragon has been acting weirder day by day. Even though I don't know what exactly is going on, it seems like you're pretty clear of that, Your Majesty Void Dragon."

Di said, spreading his arms apart with a smile before gazing at the undead creatures scattered all over the place. There used to be more than 1000 undead creatures guarding this place. But after Rhode's group stormed the area, there were less than 10 undead creatures remaining. But they weren't far from death as they were either crippled or had their limbs snapped off. Upon hearing Di's words, Rhode couldn't help but twitch his brows. He didn't think that Di was lying. After all, if Di were really that smart, he would have used this chance to escape. But…

"Ion has been infected by Chaos."

Rhode responded, staring at Di to catch a tell. After hearing Rhode's reply, Di's expression stiffened but restored its attractive smile shortly after.

"… I see… I'm really surprised. I thought His Majesty Dark Dragon was facing a problem that is more… No wonder… Yes… It all makes sense now."

Di muttered under his breath and nodded as though he understood something. But shortly after, he lifted his head and looked at Rhode.

"Thanks for informing me, Your Majesty Void Dragon. But I regret to tell you that you are unable to prove the reliability of this information without any evidence."

"Right back at you—I don't really trust you guys either. After all, no one can ensure whether you're infected by Chaos or not."

Upon hearing Di's response, Rhode shrugged. They exchanged looks with each other and after detecting the information they needed from each other's eyes, they smiled.

"Bubble, Canary, attack!"

"Got it, Leader!"

Bubble couldn't wait to jump into action. Her eyes glinted in flashes as she metamorphosed into a dazzling light that burst straight ahead. She clenched her fists and heavily pounced on the death knight like a fired artillery shell.

It was this damn bast*rd who ruined my plans. I'm a dog if I don't teach her a lesson!

Facing this attack from Mini Bubble Gum, the death knight lunged at her immediately. As Di's spouse, it went without saying that Elena wasn't a pushover and was also in the Peak Legendary Stage. There was not much to choose between the two, so it was a battle between skills and equipment!

Clang!

Elena slashed the longsword from above, colliding heavily with Mini Bubble Gum's clenched fists. This attack would have been enough to hack Mini Bubble Gum's fists into halves, but the issue was that the little fellow wasn't a good-for-nothing either. Clerics were most adept in protecting themselves. With the buff of spiritual spells, Mini Bubble Gum's fists were tougher than steel and could crash into the razor-sharp blade completely fine.

Facing this attack from Elena, Mini Bubble Gum didn't retreat this time. On the contrary, she opened up her left palm and slapped the side of the blade, at the same time hurling a punch forward with her right fist. Elena evaded swiftly and just as she turned around, a light column exploded from Mini Bubble Gum's right fist, bursting ahead in thunderous rumbles. The light column brushed past Elena's body, but its holy brilliance caused white smoke to burn on her solid and exquisite armor. Even after missing this attack, Mini Bubble Gum had no intention of stopping. She took half a step forward and relied upon her strong defensive power as a cleric. She decided to attack Elena using brute force!

The death knight realized her intention. But as a seasoned swordswoman in the Peak Legendary Stage, Elena wasn't one to be trifled with. She withdrew instantly, raising and laying the longsword in front of her chest horizontally. Then, she leapt and quickly drew a distance apart from Mini Bubble Gum. At the same time, Elena's longsword emanated dark, flowing light. As she flourished the weapon from above, a dozen streams of light erupted from the blade and heavily struck at the defensive barrier around Mini Bubble Gum. Even though Mini Bubble Gum was hugely confident in her spiritual spells, she couldn't help but slow down her pace under the impact of this menacing assault. The instant Mini Bubble Gum slowed down, Elena sprinted toward her side. Meanwhile, a black mist burst out from Elena's blade and shrouded them entirely.

"…!"

At that moment, Di flitted across the battlefield. His scarlet pupils instantly shrunk into narrow slits. He chanted under his breath and stroked his right little finger forward. But at the same time, a wall of flame rose from the ground all of a sudden, blocking the vampire's vision. Canary strolled out of the flames casually, her arms drawing streaks of beautiful runes in midair. The erupting flames spiraled and blasted ahead under the young lady's manipulation, metamorphosing into fire serpents that dove at the vampire ahead.

Boom!

But shortly after, a wall of white bones appeared out of nowhere, positioned right in front of Di as a defensive shield. The fire serpents crashed into the sturdy wall of white bones ruthlessly, shattering it in just a few moments. At the same time, Di raised his right arm. A mist of darkness metamorphosed into a huge bone claw that grabbed at Canary. The young lady swayed her palm and a scarlet magical ritual appeared under her feet. Then, she chanted some incantations and held down her hands.

At the next moment, a stream of red, scorching lava gushed out from the magical ritual and slammed into the white, enormous bone claw!