# Chapter 0: Chaos (11)
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In this moment, a blizzard hit like an overzealous critter, making it impossible to open one’s eyes, as if the whole sky was covered in a fuzzy white blanket.
Xiao Ai unknowingly grabbed Xiao Ji’s hand, but when they burst out of the castle and looked up, the first sight that greeted them was the Cold Moon Witch being devoured by a giant lotus petal.
“Oh no, the Princess Witch… she’s…”
Xiao Ai’s heart raced like a caffeinated rabbit.
Ji wiggled his fingers reassuringly, “Don’t worry, my lord must be fine!”
“But…”
Just moments ago, the players who thought they had everything under control after defeating a few Fallen Species were now gripped by panic and anxiety, like a dog trying to catch its own tail.
To be honest, the only reason they had the guts to fight back against the Fallen Species was the Extermination of Immortals.
After all, Extermination had instilled a sense of invincibility in them, especially the old-timers. It was etched in their minds that wherever Extermination stepped in, there was nothing they couldn’t handle.
Yet this time, the master of Extermination, the Cold Moon Witch, was trapped in a bind thanks to Li Hanbo’s huge move, leaving everyone in shock and disappointment.
The courage they had mustered was slowly evaporating. Before long, they might become those people they loathed the most—players caught in a downward spiral they couldn’t fight against.
Li Hanbo slowly spread his arms, feeling the massive petals constricting the Cold Moon Witch sap his power relentlessly.
Furthermore, the Witch was struggling violently inside the closed bud.
Hehehe, useless! This Lotus Command can trap her spatial abilities, keeping her stuck in this increasingly cramped space.
All he had to do was wait for her body to finally get squished by her own increasing weight until every bone and sinew was squished into a flat pancake, and victory would be his!
No one could dispute his achievements; in Sky Sword City, three hundred thousand people, and only he could rise above.
If he didn’t deserve to be called emperor, who could?
“Creak creak…”
Lin Nan was half-kneeling in the petals, trembling like a leaf in a windstorm.
The weight she was bearing was over thirty times that of a normal person, forcing every part of her to work overtime.
If it weren’t for her extraordinary strength, every vein and capillary in her body would have burst by now—she might as well have been a bomb waiting to go off under extreme pressure!
Though she strained to stay standing, bl**d continued to gush from her mouth,
Every pore on her body oozed bl**d, transforming her into an absolute bloody mess.
Gasp… Am I really going to d*e?
Since entering the Asking Dao Continent, she had never been this close to d*ath.
In all her previous dangerous adventures, she always had someone or something to rely on, and the elusive System made timely interventions when needed.
So, she’d often turned peril into opportunity, defeating foes against all odds.
But this time, it felt like the heavens had forgotten her,
No matter how hard she struggled in the lotus bud, there wasn’t even a shred of help.
bl**d soaked her Black Robe, making the originally pure black look even more enchanting and cold.
“Cough cough…”
Another spurt of bl**d erupted as Lin Nan collapsed, feeling her strength drain faster than a leaking faucet. Maybe just a few seconds left before she said adios to the world.
When Li Hanbo noticed that Lin Nan seemed to have given up on struggling within the bud,
His smile brightened like he’d just found a winning lottery ticket.
It was all over.
But in the very next second, about fifty meters away in the blizzard, a figure cloaked in black suddenly appeared.
Li Hanbo startled, finally realizing the mysterious individual who had given them Fallen Species identities from the temple was right there.
Panic nipped at his heels; he had no time to confirm if the Witch was alive or dead. Out of fear of the unknown force, he bowed low and said, “Lord.”
The man in the black robe nodded slightly but didn’t utter a word.
His gaze locked onto the swirling lotus bud that seemed to rotate like a planet.
Li Hanbo swallowed hard, “Trapped inside is none other than the illustrious leader of Extermination, the Cold Moon Witch.”
Suddenly, the man in the black robe stretched out his hands and performed a squeezing gesture towards the outer layer of the bud.
The beautiful lotus petals obeyed him like a well-trained puppy, gradually collapsing inward, eventually forming a pink sphere with a diameter of merely two meters.
Li Hanbo’s heart raced; it hit him like a brick—who the true master of the Lotus Command was!
The black-robed figure merely channeled its power; otherwise, how could Li Hanbo have forced the Witch into such a tight spot?
In that instant, all ambitions tucked away in him to defy and eliminate the black-robed man vanished into thin air.
He realized just how powerful the man was—enough to make anyone tremble.
Even if all the strongest fighters in the Asking Dao Continent teamed up, they might not stand a chance.
Li Hanbo thought in despair.
“Alright, with this, there won’t be any unexpected changes in this world,” the black-robed man said casually.
“Yes, yes, your wisdom is unmatched, my lord.”
To save his skin, dignity was no longer a concern for Li Hanbo; he instantly transformed into a subservient sycophant.
Meanwhile, Xiao Ai looked up, terrified at the sight of the lotus bud swallowing the Witch,
Her throat dried, wanting to say something, but not a single word came out.
The other players felt the same; hearts racing, legs trembling, they wished they could escape back into the safety of that old cellar. If only they could unsee everything, they might have an extra moment of survival. Now that the truth was laid bare, they braced for an even grimmer fate.
Just then, Xiao Ai felt her right hand empty.
That wide-eyed girl in the poofy skirt had suddenly vanished into thin air.
“Ah! Xiao Ji, Xiao Ji, where did you go? Hey, hey, you’re just hiding, right?”
Though their friendship was brief, they had shared life and d*ath—Xiao Ji had trusted her significantly, after all.
Little did Xiao Ai realize how totally unexpected her disappearance would be.
What the heck is going on here?
As the onlooking players sank deeper into despair and mourning, the outer perimeter of Sky Sword City suddenly trembled violently.
The barrier that had imprisoned them within the city shattered like a fragile bubble.
It was as if a thin filter had been lifted from above Sky Sword City, leaving everyone exposed to the raging blizzard.
“Boom!”
The very center of Sky Sword City shook violently.
The teleportation array that had been stagnant for ages flickered back to life, shimmering with a pulsing glow.
Anyone who understood the situation would grasp what was happening,
The passage between the Small Thousand World and Sky Sword City had been re-opened.
