Chapter 542: Deadly Scheme (1/2)

”This seals aren't just cracked, it's almost practically gone…

Raven muttered as he stared at the two seals above and below him. Together with Kyrie, Anastasia and small group of soldiers, they arrived at the seals - the one that seals the Devil Emperor's Pagoda not Anastasia's…not that one, Raven doesn't even want to recall that even happening.

Upon his arrival at the Devil Emperor's Pagoda, his first impressions of the Broken Floor wasn't so good. It was barely patched up and obviously very fragile.

He could tell that the sect did its best to fix it but the materials that were used to create the Devil Emperor's Pagoda aren't available.

According to the records, it's creation took the combined efforts of three brothers; Zeus, Poseidon and Hades, one thousand days and numerous rare materials to create this thing. Amongst the materials, were a special type of metal called 'Primordial Epoch Steel' - the one that was used as it's foundations for the body.

Records about how Primordial Epoch Steel was formed aren't much, all they knew was that it's extremely precious and hard to find.

The sect already sent numerous people out to scour Divine Realm in search for this metal but they could hardly find any, in fact they'd be lucky if they could obtain a palm sized Primordial Epoch Steel. This of course hasn't even touched the matter of the actual forging itself.

This is the reason why up until now, the Broken Floor still wasn't fixed. The sect isn't lacking in funds, what was lacking was the materials.

So far, the best they could do is to seal the entrance to both the 9th floor and 12th floor. That's right, 9th not 10th since originally there wasn't a barrier that separates the 10th floor and the 11th floor. Due to the that, when the damage was done to the 11th floor, the 10th floor also suffered, the entrances on the 9th and 12th floor suffered as well and couldn't be closed using normal means therefore they had to seal it.

Right now, the seals that were originally intact; were damaged by the forceful descent of the Centurion Lancer and was left in shambles. It's also why Anastasia and her army suffered from multiple harassments of the ascending and descending devils.

Raven stared at the seal, his face was extremely gloomy as he could see the extent of the damage. He could tell that Anastasia isn't well versed in the art of seals which explains why she said that it's damaged. But for Raven who had been playing with seals for a long time, it wasn't the same.

One might as well say that the seal had been broken at this point. He couldn't even sense if the seal was still functioning properly due to how dimmed they've gotten. The rune components were mostly erased it not, tainted by the evil will at this point. How could Raven feel relieved at this point?

Heaving a long sigh, Raven placed a finger on his chin and began thinking swiftly. He stared at the seals, his thoughts running rapidly, he even employed the collective amount if this thought chambers in order to aid him.

After a while, he took out a paper and began listing off several materials that he lacks. After some time, he finished and passed down the list to Anastasia.

”Send one of your trusted men to buy the items listed here. Here's my insignia, tell them that they could deduct the cost of these items using that. As for the letter, send it to the Grand Elder himself. Under in no circumstances that it should be opened before it reached the Grand Elder's hands. Do you understand?”

Anastasia was surprised, however she could tell that Raven was absolutely serious about this matter so she nodded.

”Go, bring me those items as soon as possible. We've no time to waste here. I'll be staying here to monitor the situation.”

”How about I personally go back instead?” Anastasia suggested.

”Then I'll trouble you.” Raven replied, ”Make haste. I'll take over for now.”

”Understood. Please be careful.” Anastasia nodded as she swiftly turned around and invoked the Return Seal to go back to Greece as soon as possible.

Raven watched her disappear and his expression turned somber. Kyrie saw that he's almost glaring at the entrance to the 12th floor so she couldn't help but ask.

”What are your plans, Young Lord?”

She saw Raven took a deep breath as he replied: ”Nothing much just…trying to ruin some vile scheme.”

Although Raven didn't reveal much, Kyrie was still stunned by those words.

'A scheme? Just what in world was he talking about? Could it be that…'