Chapter 440: Maribel's Decision
Everything is relative.
To be honest, Rhodes swore he hadn't thought that the Gates of Acaccia would be associated with Chaos, but when he thought about it, he did. The Gate of Akaxia itself is not a product of Order, but was stolen from the Chaos Core by the Five Dragons of Creation in order to open up a new world, so it is naturally impossible to say that they are allies who swear allegiance to Order. It's just a tool, it's like antivirus software, it only cares about whether it can kill the virus, and it doesn't care if it kills the important files in your system and causes you to wipe your tears and reinstall the system -- it's not its business.
And this is indeed the negligence of the Creation Dragons, including the Void Dragons, who only sealed their power in the Akaxia Gate, focusing only on how to use the Akashya Gate, completely ignoring its essence - it is not an ally of either side of Order or Chaos, but it is not an enemy of either side. And as my sister said, the chaos and order of the earth plane are not as clear as those of the Dragon Soul Continent, and the initiative is much worse, and naturally, whether it is chaos or order, there is no way to generate self-will.
In this respect, the "civilization" on the Dragon Soul Continent has evolved higher than here, so that when the Dragon Soul Continent enters here, it will basically be easy for them to master this place -- just like a well-trained soldier with heavy armored firepower going to occupy the territory of a group of monkeys with clubs in their hands, who have just learned how to use tools, and have not yet fully evolved into a human monkey.
But. There is relativity in everything.
The Martians have dozens of times more high technology than the earth, and they are invincible on the earth, but they are defeated by a small cold. The British brought the rabbits to Australia, and as a result, they lost their natural predators and became Australia's biggest ecological disaster in their desperate struggle to reproduce. All this illustrates the catastrophe that is very likely to be caused between alien species and native organisms. Rhodes remembers playing a science fiction game about humans traveling to Mars in a spaceship, and Mars was a verdant, vibrant, beautiful and unique ecosystem. At that time, humans were fascinated by this, and they lived and developed it on Mars. Trying to build a second paradise for mankind. Soon, though. A crisis has arisen -- mankind has brought with it a bacterium that is not harmful to mankind but is not found on Mars. The bacteria soon spread on Mars, and soon, the balance of the original ecosystem was upset. The originally dense forests dried up. The green grass that spreads all over the earth withers. Animals die without a source of food, the earth cracks, and the ecosystem that maintains balance is lost. Mars' atmosphere also began to weaken, and finally, after just a few years, what had been a vibrant, vibrant planet became a dead planet.
Of course, Rhodes is sure that the Genesis Five Dragons certainly didn't play the game and hadn't seen a similar movie. But presumably, even if they have seen it, they will not care -- after all, every invasion of alien species is accompanied by the process of human colonization and exploration, and now the Creation Five Dragons have tried their best to escape the invasion of chaos, and as for the ecological harm caused by alien species to the native land, or something......... If you don't run away, you'll be dead, and who cares about this thing at that point?!
But now it looks like it's okay not to care.
Rod is also serious now, he is actually not sure whether what his sister said is correct, of course, he has to admit that there is indeed such a possibility. Because the chaos of the Dragon Soul Continent has its own will, and the door of the plane to open the transmission must first pass through the chaos barrier surrounding the Dragon Soul Continent, and then open the teleportation channel to other plane worlds. And now that this side wants to use the Gate of Akaxia to open a passage to the Dragon Soul Continent, it is naturally necessary to pass through the thick chaos barrier as well. In this case, it would not be a strange thing if Chaos took the opportunity to invade.
This can also explain why everyone has not been able to grasp the point before -- they have never imagined that they have come to a completely new world and have to deal with "old friends".
But fortunately, this battle finally revealed the true face of the enemy, which made Rhodes feel at ease, the battle is like this, not afraid that the other party is very strong, but afraid that he doesn't know what the other party is. In the Dragon Soul Continent, when he was dealing with the enemy in the early days, he tried to hide and tucked it as much as possible, so that the other party didn't know what he was, and then waited until the time of the kill, and then struck again, completely done, cut the grass and eradicated the roots, and never left any trouble. It is precisely because of this that what Rhodes fears most is that he does not have the other party's information in his hands, and now that he knows the true identity and origin of these enemies, no matter how powerful the other party is, Rhodes is relieved -- it is really some kind of underground civilization or extraterrestrial visitors.
So what Rhodes wants to see most now is how Maribel solves this problem.
In Rhodes' opinion, here, Chaos' tricks are not much different from them on the Dragon Soul Continent, they are all using Chaos to pollute other creatures, and then transform them into Chaos' minions. It's just that this time the transformation must be a small part, and they still haven't been able to get rid of the logical confusion of chaos itself, otherwise they wouldn't have rushed over to find trouble with a little strength. Such a logical and chaotic way of thinking is really suitable for the people of Chaos.
But there is also a difference, Rhodes found that these chaotic creatures seem to be starting to become smarter, just like the snake before, replaced by ordinary chaos people, basically open the bow and do not look back, like the demon, when they start fighting, they keep rushing forward, hitting the south wall without looking back, until they die or the south wall is broken. As for the "tactical thinking" of what strategic detour, what kind of guerrilla and not attack, such "tactical thinking" is meaningless to them.
But this time, in the midst of the battle with Maribel, they actually learned to escape?
Not only that, but Rhodes could also see that the chaos that fought Maribel this time was only part of it. It's not all, which means that there is still a fight in the back.
So what will become of that chaos? Rhodes didn't know, but he was vaguely aware that Chaos was evolving -- yes, just like when those bacteria or alien species came to a new world, maybe most of them would die because of the water and soil, but maybe a small number would survive and start to evolve and adapt to this new environment. So Rod was also a little anxious, but that's not what he's going through. It's something that's already in the past. So he could only watch, but he had nothing to say.
And there's also the question, why is it that the undead are the fastest to finish? This doesn't make sense at all, even if you face such a crazy attack of the Chaos Monster before. Maribel and the War Angels still held off their attack. And that war angel was just a broken arm. To say that the undead will be completely wiped out. It's definitely a wacky thing to do.
Soon, though, Rhodes got the answer.
Just three days after the Chaos Monsters besieged the Temple, the representative of the Dark Dragon and his remnants managed to find the main force -- you read that right. Remnants. There were hundreds of elites of the undead, and by the time they arrived at the temple, there were only a few people left! And these less than a dozen undead creatures are all the most elite forces among the undead creatures this time, but even so, looking at their appearance of being powerless and about to die, you know that they are also unlucky this time.
As for the rest of the undead? Annihilated!!
The news shook Maribel and the others, but luckily, they finally learned how the undead had lost their news. In fact, it is not complicated to say that on a rainy night, the Death Knight and his elite subordinates, who were originally planning to go on patrol, were about to go out, when they suddenly encountered the full siege of the undead in their camp. This took them by surprise. Although the Death Knight is very strong as a representative of the Dark Dragon, its subordinates are also elite, and it is absolutely impossible for it to fight a group like Maribel. However, in the end, it and its henchmen managed to break through on their own, and finally escaped the catastrophe. And after that, they didn't immediately contact Maribel just to be on the safe side, for fear that other places would rebel like their own. They waited for several days until they were sure that there was nothing wrong with the temple.
And hearing the words of these undead creatures, Maribel and Rhodes only felt like a fantasy, and the undead would also rebel? With dragon souls on top, they are almost like robots, so what else is going on? Soon, though, they learned what had happened from the Death Knight - after that, the Death Knight had also done an inspection, and they discovered a problem.
Those undead creatures who rebelled did not have the idea of rebellion themselves. But there is a mysterious force that invades from the outside, takes over their bodies, and then penetrates into their souls. And in this way, the undead creatures that were originally bound are completely controlled by other forces, just like robots invaded by viruses. This is also the biggest difference between the undead and other living creatures, the soul and body of the undead are actually completely separated, and it is completely dependent on the power of necromancy to be able to remain in this dead body. But the soul and body of living creatures are one,
Not only that, but Maribel was also keenly aware of a problem, that is, it was raining heavily while the undead were under siege.
And before, the first time the guards of the Akasha Gate lost their response, it was also raining heavily.
Then when the Chaos Monsters attacked the Temple, it was raining heavily.
According to the Death Knight, it was also raining heavily when they were attacked.
Then contact the Dark Serpent and run towards the clouds after being attacked......... Maribel seems to have understood something.
And all she needs to do now is make the next decision.
"We know what the Chaos is trying to do."
Maribel stood at the table, staring at the people around her seriously, their expressions not looking good at the moment. While it was a good thing to know the true identity of the current enemy, it was also a difficult test for Maribel and the others. It is precisely because they know what the other party wants that they are extremely difficult.
Although the chaos that is now seeping out of the gates of Akaxia is indeed influencing and trying to merge with the chaos of the Earth plane. But because of the seal of the Five Dragons of Creation, only a small part of them were leaked. And now the strength of the two sides can be regarded as half a pound or two -- because Maribel, as one of the spokesmen of the rules of order, is naturally merging with the order of the earth plane, so that the two sides have temporarily reached a tie in the struggle between chaos and order.
Then both sides need reinforcements.
Where did the reinforcements come from?
The answer is very clear -- the Gate of Akasia.
As mentioned before, the Gate of Akaxia is not an ally of Order, it doesn't care who uses it, and it doesn't care if Chaos or Order has the upper hand, because it's the beginning of creation. A creation artifact that existed even before chaos and order were fully formed. How could one possibly care about such a trifle?
Now facing the onslaught of Chaos, the only thing Maribel has to do is to open the gates of Accasia and have the Five Dragons of Creation bring their people here. But......... There is also a very serious problem with this. That's when the passage of the Gate of Akaxia opened. This passage is first and foremost through the Chaos Barrier. So that's to say. When the gates of Akaxia are opened, the anomalous chaos is ready to move. If by that time, they will echo the chaos that is already on Earth. And then completely occupy or even erode the gates of Accasia for their own use, so what to do?
One of the big reasons why Maribel didn't have such a problem when they came here before was that the chaos and order of the earth plane were fused with each other, not formed, and had no self-will. Naturally, there is no way to have anything to do with the outside, but now it is different. Chaos has taken its place in this world, so there is a good chance that such a problem will arise.
But if the gates of Akaxia are not opened, then the situation is not much better............ So now, Maribel has to make a decision.
"We're going to open the gates of Akasia."
She stared at everyone and continued to say word by word. And hearing Maribel's words, the others were also grim-faced at the moment, they were not fools, they all knew how difficult it was. This is especially true in the current situation. Moreover, there is indeed not much time left for them.
The scene changed again at a rapid pace.
In an instant, the scene in front of Rhodes' eyes changed again, and he found himself once again at the location of the Akaxia Gate. And this time, around the gates of Accasia, there were heavily armed soldiers, elves, angels, and Maribel's men. In front of the Gate of Akasia, the five representatives of the Creation Dragon had gathered, and at this moment they were silently chanting incantations in low voices, and with their incantations, soon, a series of talismans appeared in the air, and then circles of protective barriers suddenly appeared around the Gate of Accasia. Then, Maribel looked solemnly at the Akashia Gate in front of her, and then she reached into her arms and took out the key to the Akashya Gate again.
For some reason, Rhodes felt that just as Maribel took out the key, she glanced imperceptibly in the direction of the Death Knight. Soon, however, Maribel withdrew her gaze, and she reached forward and inserted the key into the Arcasia Gate.
"I beseech here, O great instrument of creation, open the door, and show us the ancient signs with the path of the soul!"
With Maribel's shout, the dull voice suddenly remembered, and then, a series of shining lights suddenly burst out from the gate of Accasia, and then, in front of everyone's eyes, this heavy stone door slowly opened.
A bright, dazzling white glow emerged from it, and the door opened, and as far as the eye could see, Rhodes could see the boundless darkness, and in front of him, a path composed entirely of bands of light was rapidly stretching forward, all the way to the boundless dark void. Seeing this scene, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. But just as they were relieved, suddenly, a thunderclap sounded.
"Boom!!"
Here it comes!
Hearing the thunder, Rod's heart sank, he turned his head, and sure enough, he saw that the originally clear sky was now rapidly covered by dark clouds! They rolled and roared and rushed over, covering the entire sky in the blink of an eye, and at the same time, purple lightning suddenly slashed!!
"Boom Boom Boom Boom !!"
For a while, the entire earth trembled, even if the protective enchantment and barrier were attached, everyone could not completely resist such a terrifying crisis. However, an even bigger crisis is yet to come!!
"Boom!!"
A purple bolt of lightning struck the ground, creating a large pit in the ground, but soon, I saw that the pit began to loosen from the inside, and then, an arm poked out of it, and the next moment, a humanoid monster with black mist all over its body jumped out of it!
That's exactly the same subordinate Maribel and their missing in the core area before!!
"We've been attacked!!"
In just a few seconds, nearly a hundred powerful Chaos Civilians suddenly appeared in all directions, among which in addition to those who had disappeared before, there were also those undead who had been corrupted by Chaos. Not only that, but with a roar, the surrounding woods began to shake, and then Rhodes saw the Chaos Monsters that had disappeared before appear in front of them again!!
For a while, there were shouts of killing.
The glow of the sword, the brilliance of the aura and the brilliance of the magic tore through the dim earth, and if Maribel could spare her hands at this time, she could take out all these troubles in a split second. But the problem is that she is now working with the other four to maintain the progress of the passage, which must rely on the sealing power of them and the Creation Dragon to break through the Chaos Barrier and reconnect with the Dragon Soul Continent!
The passage of light continued to advance, and at this moment, the soldiers were already in battle with the people of Chaos. But overall, they are not in a good position. Because the strength of those who were first eroded by chaos was the strongest among all of them, and with the assistance of the chaos monsters at this moment, even the entire defense line was a little shaky for a while-not to mention that the representatives of the Creation Five Dragons couldn't spare their hands at this moment, and they couldn't help them at all!
The passage continues onwards, and it looks like everything is going well. However, at this moment, I saw that the death knight who was standing not far from Maribel, who was in charge of maintaining the passage, suddenly roared angrily, and then its originally bright red eyes suddenly turned a strange dark green, and then it gave up its duties, suddenly drew its long sword, and slashed at Maribel with all its might!!
In the face of the sudden attack of her colleagues, Maribel did not look panicked at all, she immediately withdrew her hand and waved back, and soon saw a barrier burst out, blocking the further attack of the Death Knight. Although Maribel successfully blocked the attack of the Death Knight, the channel of light that had lost the support of two forces had begun to tremble, and then Rhodes saw that in the distance, the channel of light collapsed, and then a strange, turbid wave erupted from it, roaring forward along the passage!! “
"The passage cannot be maintained!!"
Seeing this scene, the two elves were also taken aback and hurriedly screamed. Hearing them, Maribel glanced towards the open Akashya's Gate, and then she stretched out her wand and pressed her hand towards the Akashya's Gate.
"Boom !!"
With Maribel's movements, the Gate of Accasia suddenly cracked, and it quickly restored its original five stone slabs, and the spatial passage that had been opened with great difficulty before was completely closed at this time. At the same time, Rod only felt a flash of light in front of his eyes, and the next moment, a powerful explosion and flash of light enveloped the whole world...............
Immediately afterward, Rod's eyes fell into a drowsy darkness.
I don't know how long it took, the darkness disappeared, Rhodes raised his head, and then couldn't help but gasp, only to see that in front of him, the plateau where the Gate of Akaxia was located just now had completely disappeared, replaced by a huge crater with a diameter of hundreds of kilometers. Not only that, but everything around was completely destroyed in the explosion. Only Maribel was still standing there, looking at the stone slab floating in front of her, her expression very calm.
"It seems that we have failed..............."
Then, in Rod's ears, Marybell's voice rang. (To be continued......)