329 Into the Chaos Part 1 (2/2)

The two pirates who were right beside Aini let out a collective gasp of fear upon hearing his words. Even the skulls of ordinary animals were so hard that they could only be cracked open using very sharp weapons. How strong could this person be to be able to create such a big hole using their bare fists?

”Hmph, it's only a black metal grand swordmaster who did this. We don't have to worry so much, Aini,” Saleen said as he looked at the charcoal black crater. His senses had picked up traces of the sword aura, and thanks to that, he had managed to instantly identify the rank of the person who could have left such a mark. This ability had been borne out of experience thanks to the silver grand swordmaster that he had killed a long time ago. Most mages would have to experience countless wars and bloodshed before they could successfully master this ability. The reason behind this was simple – no silver grand swordmaster would willingly give their bodies up for research.

”Don't let the scouts move too far away. Make room for Daniel, please,” Saleen instructed while signalling for Daniel to come over.

”Daniel, release your summoned creature,” Saleen said.

Daniel nodded and freed his pikoosi from the death flames. Since the arrival of the three kings, the pikoosi had spent his days in a deep sleep out of fear that honing his death flames would anger the three kings. Now that Daniel had released him temporarily, he could relax for a bit. The number of creatures that the death flames could accommodate was very limited. The presence of the three kings had made his life hell.

At the same time, the three kings had also sensed everything that was happening outside. ”Judikaka, do you want to release me so I can help you?” Diyabannersa asked, afraid that something bad would happen to Saleen. After all, they had signed a contract with one another.

”No need. Saleen can deal with a black metal grand swordmaster on his own now. Plus, Aini and Saleen's powers are relatively strong. Nothing will happen to either of them,” Judikaka replied confidently.

All three of them were under the control of the scepter. Although they had honed their craft to its maximum potential, their powers had continually deteriorated ever since they had arrived on the Myers Mainland. By staying in the death flames, these death creatures felt that they were much closer to the death dimension, which meant that their strength would gradually recover. This led Judikaka into deep thought.

If I can control a necromancer and force him to become my bonded creature, won't it mean that I can travel through both dimensions whenever I want? Judikaka thought. This prospect was just too tempting, especially since there was already a grade-5 necromancer standing in front of him. If Daniel could become a sorcerer, Judikaka knew that he would also get stronger and he would be able to unleash his full potential once he reached grade-9.

The only reason why Judikaka was too lazy to assist Daniel or Saleen was because he was busy thinking about how he could force humans into becoming the bonded creatures of death creatures.

Shanglan had been a powerful mage. Judikaka and the three kings might have been enslaved by Shanglan, but they had managed to glean a lot of magical knowledge that humans possessed while in captivity. He knew that forcing a bond with a human was not an impossible task. The reason why this was previously unheard of, besides the restrictions imposed by the interdimensional laws, was that humans in the past had been too formidable.

Even during the more recent periods of time approximately ten thousand years ago, human mages who had arrived in the death dimension had also been very intimidating people. These humans took a liking to unusual death creatures and would stay in their dimension for up to a century at a time. Whenever they came, they would create patches of vacuum that scared the more intelligent death creatures into hiding.

Times were different now. Humans were getting weaker and weaker. Even though the interdimensional laws still existed, they did not do much to restrict what the three kings could and could not do. Grade-9 death creatures had not shown up on Myers Mainland for centuries. Judikaka knew that if he could reach grade-9, he would not have to worry about any god. Gods were unable to interfere whenever they wanted to if the mage and death creature were bonded by a contract. He just needed to somehow seize control over Aini's mind and body so that all three of them could roam freely about the Myers Mainland.

All Judikaka wanted now was for Aini to advance to the rank of a sorcerer as fast as possible. Otherwise, Aini's soul would not be able to withstand the power of his summoning, and something bad could happen to him.

Judikaka slipped deeper and deeper into his train of thought, to the extent that he could not even bother trying to make sense of everything happening outside of the death flames. Diyabannersa was a very straightforward person. If Judikaka was not going, he was not going to bother either. Everything was decided by Judikaka anyway. It did not even cross Banchajanna's mind that his owners might have needed help in the first place. Although he was obligated to assist Saleen given that he had signed the contract, technically speaking, Saleen's death would not be any of his business until the day both of them managed to find the Second Dynasty archaeological site.

Banchajanna's thought patterns had been utterly screwed over by the scepter of absurdity. Even though he was not technically wrong, if Saleen were to die on him, he would never be able to complete the contract. Not only that, but Banchajanna was also responsible for saving Saleen's soul and preventing it from vanishing off of the face of this dimension. Otherwise, he would be bound by the contract forever.

A contract like that would become a burden sooner or later.

The three kings each had their own thoughts. Only a fool would not know that Saleen had opened up a big net and was just waiting for them to jump into it themselves at the right time. The net might not have been big, but once Saleen discovered the Second Dynasty archaeological site, no one would be able to escape the clutches of the net.

The effects of the contract could even override interdimensional laws.

Seeing that Daniel had summoned the pikoosi, the pirates started becoming a bit more courageous. The pikoosi was just as powerful-looking as the three kings. He had three heads, huge horns, and six eyes, each of which had the now-purple death flames burning inside of them. After Daniel had become a grade-4 necromancer, the pikoosi had also been promoted to a grade-7 death creature.

Overall, Saleen's team was very strong. Unless they met with a holy masters like the black deacon, the three kings would not need to step up and save them, even if they were face to face with an enemy.