346 Toiling Secretly Part 2 (2/2)
Dark rays of light flashed across the skies. This was simply a one-sided massacre. Even though the power of the three kings was restricted, the kings were still the nemesis of those puppets. Furthermore, the difference in grades was too big.
”Wouldn't the battle be long over had you all done that just now?” Saleen witnessed the scene from the hill, in disdain at the kings' intelligence. Had the three kings unleashed their power earlier, Saleen would not have had to waste so much time. Plus, they would have reached the magic tower long ago.
The pirates' faces were as white as sheets when they witnessed the sheer amount of lethality exhibited by the three kings. The enemies, who the pirates needed great effort to quash, were like pieces of paper in the face of the kings. They finally understood why mages enjoyed such a high status in the empire. Soldiers like the pirates were already considered elites, but they would not be able to put up any defenses against these powerful spells.
Of course, once a mage advanced to such a grade, they would already be unwilling to leave their magic tower. Since the mage would enjoy an extended life, they would thus continue studying magic and overcome other obstacles, in hopes of eventually achieving eternal life. If a mage left their magic tower, they would face more risks to their life. Take, for example, Emperor Chanake. He had gone to the frontline and had been ambushed by his enemies, causing him to die on foreign land.
After Banchajanna executed his first attack, it became slightly difficult for him to cast spells. If he had been in the death dimension, he would have been able to recover swiftly. However, he was relying on Daniel's planar coordinates right now, so there was a limit to how much power the death flames could absorb. Banchajanna then decided to land on the ground and get into a melee fight using his six weapons.
None of the puppets could withstand Banchajanna's attacks. As long his weapons came into contact with a creature, be it a headless rider or an armored puppet, the creature would be smashed into pulp. Banchajanna then began absorbing strength from the soul shards of the fallen creatures. He seemed to have forgotten that such a process would attract attention from the gods in this world.
Fortunately, the Lord of Glory was not on this plane, while the black mages' puppets were souls which had been abandoned by the gods.
The three kings swiftly cleared the path ahead, then Saleen announced, ”Let's follow them.” As Saleen spoke, he steered his bone horse and charged downhill. The three kings had already cleared a mile's worth of enemies. If Saleen still did not catch up, his team would break contact with the kings.
Most of the spears wielded by the pirates had been destroyed in the previous battle. At this moment, the pirates were using scimitars produced by Saleen at the last minute. Jola and the magic beast swordsmen stuck close to Saleen, fearing for the safety of their commander. It was very dumb for a mage to be pioneering an attack. However, there were no enemies in the one-mile path ahead. After Banchajanna had absorbed the soul shards, the flesh on the ground twisted about desperately, but it could not transform into the poly spirit beast no matter what.
Without any effort, the three kings opened the path for Saleen and his team to charge towards the broken magic tower. Along the way, tens of thousands of puppets were obliterated. The black mages had never expected three spirits with level-9 powers to be present on this plane.
Similar grade spirits would already have been able to slaughter the puppets created by the black mages. Furthermore, the three kings also summoned a large number of death creatures. In a flash, the magic tower was besieged.
From inside the magic tower, Guise was dumbfounded when he saw a large population of death creatures surrounding the magic tower.
New contents had been added into the Holy See's code. All death creatures and death mages were considered heresy. In truth, Guise did not want to use his subordinates' power to engage in battle, as the magic tower was very safe under the black mages' protection. However, it was impossible for Guise to turn a blind eye to the sudden appearance of so many death creatures.
Guise stood up and walked to the window. The two black mages were nowhere to be found. Thousands of spirits were swarming towards the magic tower, and in this crowd, three gigantic spirits caught Guise's attention.
The three kings might have been able to conceal their atmospheric vibrations, but they were simply too massive in size, and this could not be concealed. Furthermore, Banchajanna was using a warhammer to smash the evil dragon's head. In just one hit, the evil dragon's colossal skull had caved in. It could only howl in excruciating pain, but could not retaliate. Banchajanna's arms were unusually agile as he took turns attacking with the other five weapons. Compared to the evil dragon, Banchajanna seemed tiny.
The evil dragon was not a puppet which was made for close combat. Similar to war puppets, it was a weapon for attacking cities. In order to engage in a melee battle with Banchajanna, one would have to be as skilled as a grand swordmaster.
”Heresy…” Guise muttered. He was holding onto a square-shaped piece of metal sheet filled with holy texts. This metal sheet gave off white rays of light, and these rays seeped into the ground.
”There it is!” Saleen hollered. At this moment, he had caught up and pointed to the broken magic tower standing in the distance.
”Hm? Let's go!” After finishing his sentence, Judikaka's body shrank quickly, then he had the summoned spirits continue battling. The three kings transformed into skeletons before making big strides towards the magic tower.
Using their powerful mental strength, they had discovered the secret underneath the magic tower. There was a teleportation portal. This portal only provided transportation over a short distance, and it would surely lead to the remains which Saleen had mentioned. Even though the three kings were only spirits, they could feel the vigorous elemental vibrations. It was highly possible that there were even mineral veins!
Humans loved constructing their magical structures atop mineral veins. Through harnessing the natural powers present, the power of the magical structures would be amplified.
Back then, whenever humans had discovered some mineral veins, they had not bothered excavating them and had simply consumed the materials on the spot. After the power of humans had weakened, humans had then begun extracting the gems. Thereafter, they would segment the gems into different weights and sizes in order to uncover the underlying value.
Saleen had not lied. Such a place was indeed a relic belonging to the ancient humans. The three kings were grinning from ear to ear. Such a relic could really contain the things that they were searching for. Even though the black mages had occupied this place, black mages and elemental mages were governed by two different systems. Logically speaking, the black mages should not have destroyed the items in this relic. They did not even have a use for it.