827 Army (1/2)
The hunt went on for two days. In his dark-red armor, Lancelot led nine sword servants as they killed a variety of monsters along the way. He obtained Life Power and finally accomplished Lin Huang's mission, which was to elevate him to immortal-level rank-9.
Besides him, the nine sword servants under him were elevated to immortal-level rank-9 too. They experienced an immense boost in their ability.
A cold gleam flashed through Lancelot's eyes when he looked at the nine sword servants.
”Bloody, help me find triple mutated Sword Dao monsters. Their combat strength must be on immortal-level rank-9.”
”No problem. But there aren't many such monsters on the second layer of the Abyss Brink. I've only found three at the moment,” Bloody replied immediately.
”It's alright. Three is good enough. We'll look for more slowly if it's necessary in the future. Please send me the coordinates.” Lancelot nodded.
After he was done communicating with Bloody, Lancelot gathered his nine sword servants.
They were the Fiery Swordfiend with fire attributes, the Frigid Swordswoman with frost attributes, the Luminescent Angelwing with light attributes, the Hatted Swordsman with many swords, the Sword Knight with a sword and a shield, the Swordfiend Soldier with a greatsword, the Cursed Swordfiend that was an expert in assassination, the Sword Dominator who could manipulate swords, and the Spiritsword Supreme in sword form.
”To the nine of you, double mutation isn't enough if all of you want to follow me in the future. Immortal-level rank-9 is the limit of double mutation and you won't be able to reach imperial-level. Meanwhile, it's just a matter of time for me to go up to imperial-level. If your combat strength stays on immortal-level rank-9, I'll have to replace you guys when necessary.”
The nine sword servants had special skills of their own while they were the best of the best among the double mutated monsters. However, Lancelot thought it was not good enough because being immortal-level rank-9 was basically the end for a double mutated monster's combat strength. Their chances of breaking through and stepping into imperial-level were slim.
Many of the sword servants changed their expressions as soon as Lancelot said that.
”Sword Master, please don't refrain from telling us what you need us to do directly,” the Spiritsword Supreme who took the sword form spoke right away. It seemed to grasp the underlying meaning of what Lancelot said.
”Alright then, I'll be straightforward. I hope that you guys can achieve a triple mutation. I have an idea on how to get you guys there.” Lancelot paused and glanced at the nine of them before he proceeded to speak, ”But it's extremely risky for you guys to carry out this plan. You might even die while you're at it.”
”Sword Master, please do tell!” It was the Sword Dominator who could not wait to hear what Lancelot's plan was.
Meanwhile, the other sword servants looked at Lancelot with anticipation.
”I have a secret skill that can replace the Life Fire in your bodies, but there are four preconditions to perform this secret skill.
”Firstly, it can only be used on my sword servants. Secondly, the substitute and the monster to be replaced must be skilled in Sword Dao.
”Thirdly, the sword servant will have to kill the monster to be replaced. The other sword servants can help, but their combat strength can't be higher than the monster's. The mutation level must be lower than the monster's as well.
”Lastly, the monster to be replaced must have the exact combat strength with the sword servant.
”To put simply, you guys will have to kill immortal-level rank-9 triple mutated Sword Dao monsters. I'll use the secret skill to retrieve the rank-3 Life Fire from the monster's body and replace the rank-2 Life Fire in your bodies.”
The nine sword servants realized the difficulty of the plan as they listened.
To be able to achieve triple mutation, they would have to kill other triple mutated monsters on the same level. A triple mutated monster was much powerful than a double mutated monster, let alone monsters of Sword Dao with powerful attack strength.
Although they had the upper hand in quantity since it was nine against one, it was possible for a powerful triple mutated monster of Sword Dao to kill them with a single swing of a sword.
Moreover, the more sword servants elevated to triple mutation, the fewer of them could participate in the killing. In other words, with fewer of them killing the monster, the more difficult it would be. Especially for the last one to elevate, the sword servant would have to fight the triple mutated monster on his own since the remaining sword servants had elevated to triple mutation and they could no longer help.