Fate Chaos

Bernadette had originally planned to use Beyonder Item as well, but she didn't expect Randolph to do so first.

Therefore, Bernadette decided to use her Grade 0 Sealed Artifact to bully others, since her opponent had done it first anyway.

A highly complex and mysterious Three-Dimensional Symbol materialized in front of Bernadette's Pale Mask and pressed down towards Randolph.

Randolph, being a Sequence 3 on the Paragon Pathway, immediately sensed the danger of this attack.

If this attack lands squarely, the Bloodfire Armor on my body might be as fragile as a piece of paper, and I would most likely be killed instantly.

Therefore, Randolph's first thought was to hide; since he couldn't withstand it, hiding was naturally the best option.

Randolph immediately dodged to the side, intending to avoid the attack.

However, how could he so easily dodge an attack from Grade 0 Sealed Artifact? No matter how he dodged, the attack still pressed towards him.

The attack seemed to lock onto Randolph, following his every move.

Since conventional methods were ineffective, Randolph had to resort to unconventional approaches.

A medal on his left chest flashed briefly, and then it was as if he had detached himself from the world.

He didn't become invisible, because Kronos and Bernadette could still see him.

However, in the perception of these two people, this person seemed to have disappeared.

As the strongest butler of the Machinery Hivemind, Randolph has carried out countless missions and naturally made numerous contributions. It is normal for him to have many Grade 1 Sealed Artifact.

This is Randolph's trump card, a Grade 1 Sealed Artifact from the Wheel of Fortune Pathway.

"Fate Medallion"

Corresponding trait: Sequence 3 Chaoswalker

"Beyonder Ability: 1. Control over luck and misfortune, which can be imposed on anyone at will."

"2. Spirit Storm: Relying on one's superior Spirituality compared to other Pathway, this directly affects the other person's Spirit Body, causing a certain degree of dizziness or mental disorientation."

3. Conceal one's own Fate, thus creating chaos within Fate.

Negative effects: 1. Applying luck or misfortune will have a certain impact on one's own fortune. The specific effect depends on the situation; the more powerful the object applied, the greater the impact.

2. Spirit Storm are very taxing on Spirituality. If Spirituality drops below a certain threshold, countless Spirit Vision will arise, affecting one's overall state.

"3. After concealing their Fate, the user's Fate will become uncontrollable, with many unexpected events occurring. If the chaotic state lasts too long, the user may be completely abandoned by Fate."

This is quite a powerful trump card; it's considered top-tier even among Grade 1 Sealed Artifact.

The first two abilities are nothing special, but this last one is very effective.

Once Fate is thrown into chaos, the predetermined outcome will no longer occur, which can help people escape from some very dangerous situations.

For example, Randolph now has virtually no chance of dodging Pale Death's attack because he's already locked onto.

However, once Fate entered a state of chaos, the lock-on effect of this attack was broken, and the originally intended outcome of being hit was naturally rewritten.

Because of this chaotic state, Randolph, though not actually gone, was no longer perceived by Bernadette and Kronos.

The Three-Dimensional Symbol that had been relentlessly pursuing Randolph seemed to have suddenly lost its target and began to spin in place.

Randolph seized the opportunity and immediately planned to escape.

Although Nosk was doomed to die and the mission would fail after he left, this was no time to concern ourselves with such trivial matters.

If we don't run now, we'll be left here.

Bernadette hasn't quite figured out what's going on yet, so she doesn't plan to act rashly and wants to observe the situation further.

This gave Randolph an opportunity, and he fled quickly into the distance.

Seeing this, Kronos became a little anxious.

He had sacrificed a very loyal "little brother" just to make the Church of Steam and Machinery and the Dawn of Elements completely opposed each other.

If Randolph dies here today, the Church of Steam and Machinery, no matter how much it doesn't want to get involved, will have no choice but to come in, because it's the death of Executives.

But if only Nosk died, things might be different.

The Church of Steam and Machinery is a large and powerful organization. Losing a Demigod is indeed painful, but it doesn't necessarily cause a commotion.

Just as Kronos was racking his brains trying to figure out how to help Bernadette keep Randolph, things changed on Randolph's side.

Randolph was flying close to the surface of the sea when something unexpected happened, and a wave crashed over his head.

It looked like just an ordinary wave, so Randolph didn't pay any attention to it and didn't even activate his Decomposition Power, intending to just crash into it.

Just as Randolph collided with the wave, a thick tentacle emerged from the wave and lashed out at Randolph's head.

The power of this attack wasn't particularly strong; it appeared to be merely an attack at the Demigod level.

But Randolph was completely unprepared; this was a pure brute force attack.

How strong could a Scholar of Yore be physically? So he was directly slapped and sent flying backward, the distance he had just escaped was instantly wiped out.

This is the unpredictable, sudden event that occurs within the negative effects.

Bernadette didn't try to stop him because she predicted that even if she did, she wouldn't be able to, and Randolph would escape unharmed.

But in the blink of an eye, this prediction was completely shattered, and Randolph was sent back to the battlefield.

By this time, Bernadette probably understood what was going on.

Although she wasn't Beyonder of the Wheel of Fortune Pathway, she at least possessed the blasphemous Wheel of Fortune Blasphemy Card, so she had some understanding of this Pathway.

She roughly figured out what had just happened, and that's when she dared to take action.

When Fate Chaos, long-range, targeted attacks are not advisable.

Fate may make Pale Death lose its way, but it can't let the fist thrown at it also get lost.

So Bernadette flashed and directly entered Randolph's surrounding area.

Randolph, being highly experienced, saw through Bernadette's intentions and immediately unleashed his Decomposition Power.

Dissolving Bernadette's fist would certainly not be easy, but Randolph's idea was to also be able to launch a counterattack when she attacks.

Having already witnessed Randolph's Decomposition Power, Bernadette wasn't foolish enough to charge forward with her fists.

Bernadette arched her back slightly, from which grew patches of pure white, ethereal feathers. At the same time, her arms transformed into Information Stream, sweeping towards Randolph.

The magic "The Ugly Duckling" allows the user to temporarily manifest an incomplete Mythical Creature Form, greatly enhancing their combat power.

In its Mythical Form, Randolph's Decomposition Power is essentially useless against his attacks; it can't disintegrate anything at all.

So Randolph was hit hard several times in the blink of an eye, and countless cracks appeared on his Bloodfire Armor.

The Bloodfire Armor does offer decent defense, but its incomplete Mythical Form is even more powerful offensively.

Randolph had no choice but to dodge while trying to fight back.

However, his current condition is clearly not suitable for this kind of close combat.

Even with excellent physical condition, having 80% of one's blood drained will leave one in a weakened state.

In this weakened state, how could he possibly have any chance against a Saint who was displaying an incomplete Mythical Form?

Therefore, it didn't take long for Randolph to withstand several more blows, and his Bloodfire Armor was already covered in cracks, as if it would completely collapse at any moment.

This Bloodfire Armor was originally evolved from that helmet; it is an Beyonder Ability.

Therefore, Randolph was able to Restoration his armor through his helmet.

However, Restoration the Bloodfire Armor came at a price, and Randolph's price was naturally his own blood.

To achieve this maximum level of defense, Randolph had already lost eighty percent of his blood; the remaining twenty percent would simply not be enough for Restoration.

Just then, Bernadette's next attack was about to strike.

Just as Bernadette's attack was about to land on Randolph, a bolt of Lightning suddenly flashed across the sky and fell directly towards their battlefield.

The sky was perfectly clear, yet this sudden bolt from the blue was clearly a negative effect of the Fate Medallion.

The Lightning struck not only Randolph, but also Bernadette.

The intense electric current struck both of them indiscriminately, seemingly fairly, but Bernadette ended up suffering a loss.

Randolph's Decomposition Power could not harm Bernadette's Mythical Form, but his Lightning power was a different story.

As a member of the Church of Steam and Machinery, Randolph naturally studied the abilities of other churches, so he was quite knowledgeable about the power of Lightning.

Due to the Decomposition Power, the actual power of the Lightning that struck Randolph was not strong.

However, the situation is different for Bernadette; a simple Lightning cannot significantly affect her Mythical Form.

But this just happened to interrupt Bernadette's magic, "The Ugly Duckling."

Part of the reason is that the magic was already nearing its limit, and this Lightning just gave it a push.

Therefore, when the Lightning struck, Bernadette's Mythical Form was interrupted, but Randolph's Bloodfire Armor was not shattered.

This situation was a delightful surprise for Randolph.

Mythical Form is not so easy to maintain for Sequence 3. It was already surprising to Randolph that Bernadette had the means to maintain an incomplete Mythical Form, but it was basically impossible to use this method again in a short period of time.

Therefore, Randolph believed that his chance to escape had come.

That's right, Randolph never thought he had a chance to fight back; he was lucky to escape.

Randolph hadn't forgotten the power of that Pale Death, which was why Randolph hadn't dared to break free from the Fate Chaos, for fear of giving Bernadette an opportunity.

This situation has been going on for quite a while now, and we've already experienced two unexpected events.

If things continue like this, Randolph might be abandoned by Fate around the third or fourth time.

At that point, Randolph might have to endure a series of unexpected events throughout his life until his death.

So Randolph didn't even think twice before turning around and preparing to run away. No matter what, he just wanted to get away first.

But Bernadette had already gotten really angry and wasn't going to let him off the hook.

Randolph's estimate was correct. The Ugly Duckling spell couldn't be used a second time in a short period of time, and without the Mythical Form, most of Bernadette's attacks wouldn't be effective under the power of Decomposition Power.

However, Bernadette used more than one method to maintain her Mythical Form.

The Sage Diadem was his best weapon.

The reason I didn't use it at first was because I had just used it a couple of days ago, and using it again now would likely have more severe negative effects.

But since things had already progressed to this point, it would feel like a huge loss not to completely eliminate Randolph, so Bernadette didn't care about anything else.

Because of the veil of Pale Death, no one saw the change in the Sage Diadem, but everyone could see Bernadette transform into her Mythical Form once again.

Kronos knew perfectly well that she was using the Sage Diadem, and Randolph was truly terrified.

It's understandable that Bernadette could use certain methods to present an incomplete version of Mythical Form.

However, the fact that it could display a complete Mythical Form in such a short time is quite unbelievable.

After being completely transformed into Information Stream, Bernadette appeared beside Randolph as if she had traveled through time and space, and countless Information Stream quickly swept over her.

As expected, no matter how hard Randolph tried, his Decomposition Power had no effect on these Information Stream, and Randolph was directly swept up by countless Information Stream.

Under the barrage of Information, Randolph let out a Affliction howl.

Randolph had always been the type to undertake the most difficult tasks within the Machinery Hivemind, and could be described as having an iron will. However, under Bernadette's Information infusion, he quickly couldn't hold on any longer.

Bernadette may have vented her resentment towards the God of Steam and Machinery on Randolph, which is why she poured countless amounts of knowledge into him at full power.

If it were the Hidden Sage, he could probably blow Randolph's head to pieces in one blow, but Bernadette's power was still a bit weak.

Even so, Randolph began to bleed from all seven orifices, nearing his limit.