346 Toiling Secretly Part 2 (1/2)

On the first story of the magic tower, an endless wave of puppets clad in metallic armor exited through the door. All the armor on the puppets was tattered and torn, as though it had been through many intense battles. These puppets were expressionless as they walked out in a single file. Then, they got into a square formation before advancing east.

Saleen's team was fast approaching the piece of flat land. At this point in time, the scouts discovered traces of the black puppets, and a deafening alarm was raised. The piercing sounds given off by the metallic whistle spread over a great distance. The snowmen with red eyes in the far distance heard the whistle and turned to look at Saleen's team.

”To high ground!” Saleen raised the reins on his bone horse and led Jola and the others up a hillside. There were no tall mountains in these hilly regions. This mountain was only two hundred meters in height. The bone horse traveled quickly, as though it was running on level ground. In the blink of an eye, all seventy-three people had made it to the peak of the mountain.

Saleen took out his alchemical binoculars and looked into the distance. He saw that there were tens of thousands of black puppets, headless riders, and soulless broken-armor puppets in between the hills. Additionally, a gigantic shadow could be vaguely spotted farther down. That was the evil dragon.

Saleen also spotted the ruined magic tower, and his pupils contracted sharply. Because, on that door of the magic tower, there were holy texts. Indeed, the people from the Holy See had been here before, but how had this place been dominated by the black mages?

However, this was not the time to discuss such a question. Anyway, Saleen and his team had arrived at their destination. It was time for the three kings to do their jobs.

”Judikaka, we are here, you can come out now,” Saleen yelled softly.

The three kings emerged from Daniel's death flames unwillingly, then levitated in midair.

”Do you see the magic tower up ahead? Those are the remains from the Second Dynasty.” Saleen pointed into the distance, but he did not mention the presence of the black mages. Either way, the three kings would be able to sense them too. If they were not willing to help, Saleen would not deploy the pirates either. These pirates were much more useful than he had thought. They were not suited to be used as cannon fodder.

”Not bad. There seems to be a colossal underground structure. This should be the place. I can feel the vigorous elemental vibrations,” Judikaka roared with laughter. He did not care at all about the puppets being controlled by the black mages. No matter how many puppets there were, it would be useless. Other than the few big guys farther down, Judikaka would be able to terminate the rest of the enemies with just a single spell.

”Judikaka, you know the circumstances of the previous battles. My men were overpowered. If you three don't do anything, I have no choice but to go back,” Saleen declared honestly. He was very disappointed that the Holy See's underlings were not present. If the three kings decided to be lazy, Saleen would rather go back and think of a solution to deal with the black mages than wait around here.

With the bone horse's speed, Saleen would be able to escape in time.

”No problem, let us settle this!” Judikaka led the other two kings and all three of them flew towards the black puppets.

The three kings looked very different when they were in combat. Banchajanna had six arms, six weapons, and an enormous tail. Judikaka's bone wings extended to about twenty meters wide, covering the sun. Diyabannersa resembled the spirit of a dead giant. He had a height of more than fifty meters, the largest in size among the three kings.

The kings did not possess any illusory spells. Their bodies themselves were fearsome weapons after many centuries of hard training. Even if they could not release death magic, they would also be rare experts in this world.

Banchajanna was the first to make a move. He knocked his six weapons violently against one another. This time around, the soundwave was only projected to the front. At the same time, a region of vacuum, with a width of one hundred meters and a length of almost one mile, was formed.

Om…

Judikaka and Diyabannersa, who were beside Banchajanna, then bellowed in response, ”Banchajanna!”

That attack by Banchajanna had destroyed countless numbers of black puppets and headless riders. However, Judikaka and Diyabannersa were also affected, and they almost fell to the ground. Banchajanna's attack was very strange. If the kings' powers had not originated from the same item, Judikaka and Diyabannersa would have sustained injuries by now.

”My apologies. Your turn now.” Banchajanna swiped his massive tail and went aside.

Judikaka raised his scepter furiously, then bellowed, ”In the name of lies, I shall give you the truth!”

At the same time, thousands of skeletons emerged from the ground, their numbers still increasing. The moment the skeletons appeared, they began charging at the black puppets in the distance.

When the two-headed eagle was shot out of the sky by Jola, the black mages had not witnessed the scene. Thus, the black mages continued deploying various puppets onto the battlefield.

Diyabannersa decided to swing his weapons, casting a death spell at the ground. His attack was the simplest. The range of his spell exceeded that of an average spirit, as its range was at least thirty times that of a normal spell.