499 Blood knights Part 1 (1/2)
No matter how anxious they were, they still had to wait. Without accurate coordinates, it would be impossible to find the exact location of the temple in this colossal Purgatory Desert.
Be it in the Bitter Water Prefecture or Metatrin City, resources were tight. Other than having the seeds of the divine tress, the temple might also have many other types of precious materials. Once the main temple was located, more accurate coordinates might be obtained, and the remaining temples could be excavated too.
If some temples were within Saleen's and Lex's sphere of control, they could be dug out immediately.
The first time Saleen entered a temple, he had obtained large quantities of magic nuclei and metal materials, which he had not finished consuming yet. If all twenty-four temples could be found, or if only half were found, it was still a humongous fortune for him.
Saleen had a premonition that the items in each temple were different. Lex had obtained a tremendous fortune, while Saleen himself had gotten magic nuclei. If they had entered the temple earlier, they might even have obtained a large number of demons.
Those supreme demons were dead, Nailisi had taken them as food. Even the bones, which could be used for refining equipment, were not left behind.
If Saleen could obtain the remains of a giant, then he could rival that of Lex's Metal Titan. So far, there was nothing the Water Flame Alchemy could not refine.
Saleen and Lex were bent on locating this temple, they would not return to Metatrin City empty handed. If they did that, then Saleen would rather stay at the temple, where the pink army hid themselves for two more days. That way he could collect all those metallized steel rocks and that door which was made from a special material.
No matter what, Lex had also gotten a Metal Titan despite losing a huge number of scrolls, yet Saleen got nothing so far.
Once night fell, Lex deployed an extra mage to monitor the reactions of the flying puppet. Every day, this flying puppet would be deployed more than ten times. Each time, it could remain airborne for less than an hour before needing to be repaired. If the flying puppet was not consuming low level magic nuclei, Lex would not have deployed it so frequently.
The brilliant moon hung in the sky, as the temperature fell drastically. The air within the Black Rock Mountain was dry. There was no frost, yet their breath showed in the air.
”Humph!” One of the two mages in charge of keeping watch through the night snorted, as he furrowed his brows. The other mage, who was actually resting, also opened his eyes. Out of the blue, the mage beside him got attacked mentally. His partner could no longer observe the images sent back by the magic array.
The flying puppet had been attacked, and it was attacked by a human!
All the magic alarms within the tents sounded. The swordmasters put on their magic armor calmly. The Spirit Snake Armor could be put on independently, the wearer could don it on their own.
The four demons did not even remove their armor, they guarded the four corners of Saleen's tent. The moment the magic alarm sounded, none of the demons stood up, they simply remained seated around Saleen.
”Is it finally here?” Saleen sat up, putting on his magic robe.
”Master, ignore it, we should check out the capabilities of that magic armor first,” Nailisi reminded Saleen. Even though Lex was a reliable friend, it was always better to understand her subordinates and their abilities if Saleen wanted to continue interacting with her.
Lex only took out the Spirit Snake Armor after such a long time living together, and this caused Nailisi to be immediately guarded.
Saleen cackled, but did not say anything. He was still controlling two fully constructed puppets, who were surveilling from a nearby hilltop. Naturally, he would be able to observe the situation outside anytime. The moment the magic alarm sounded, he had already contacted the puppets.
”Let's go and see Sika, you will summon Jola. There might be a large team awaiting.” Saleen instructed Nailisi to get to work.
The four demons then followed Saleen to Sika's tent. Sika was not trying to avoid any taboos by living alone, she was working very hard to refine the skeleton of that magic beast. Sika ignored the magic alarm even though it had sounded. Other than having ten swordmasters and two grand swordmasters, Lex had also deployed a large number of war puppets in the vicinity.
These war puppets represented half the offensive power of an emblem group. They had similar capabilities to a skeleton soldier, they were not afraid of many physical attacks. Even if their brains were missing, they could still fight under a mage's command. Sika was not stupid, she would not fight for anyone else except for Saleen. ”Let those puppets hold the fort first.”
The area of the Black Rock Mountain was very huge. The place where Saleen and his team had set up camp was on a slightly elevated and narrower terrain, so it was not advantageous for a battle against cavalrymen. Loud and non-uniformed vibrating noises came from the south, unnerving everyone.
Ten swordmasters and two Black Metal Grand Swordmasters had gotten on their skeletal warhorses, while the mages returned to the magic war chariots. The soldiers on the warhorses took out two segments of their spears and connected them, as they waited for Lex to give her orders.
Each one of them were very calm, and Saleen was very envious of that. Back when Saleen led the pirates to battle, the pirates were not of such quality. Even though the pirates were no longer unorganized, they still could not form an army, they were like untrained soldiers.
The clatter of horses' hooves became clearer. From afar, it looked like a blood cloud tumbling over, dashing towards the camp compound while remaining pasted to the ground.
”Attack!” Lex calculated the right distance swiftly. Even before the enemy could get close, she had commanded her soldiers to launch an attack. Without any hesitation, the two Black Metal Grand Swordmasters led the ten swordmasters and charged out while Wild Bear stayed behind to guard the entrance of the camp compound.
On the battlefield, grand swordmasters were often seen leading elite troops into a fight, but a reserve team would always be prepared. Even though Lex's reserve team had only one person, she was not worried. Sharp thorns were installed on the metal racks surrounding the camp compound, it would be impossible for the enemy and their warhorses to leap over them.