727 Antos’ fury Part 1 (2/2)

With a boom, the ground trembled. A humongous sand pit appeared at a position directly next to the city walls. Even the metal battering chariot had sunk into the ground. The soldiers outside the city had lost their assertion, the battering chariot was ruined while the soldiers heard the horn to retreat. They quickly turned around and fled. The battle at the city entrance was very intense, very few soldiers managed to scale the city walls. Those who succeeded were stabbed and captured by the spirits and troops from Bitter Water County.

This time around, Saleen did not give the order to massacre. The target of this battle was the Qin people, so Saleen had to think of their feelings. ”It is sufficient to kill the commander. If the enemy doesn't want to redeem the normal troops, these normal troops can be used as auxiliary soldiers. They can still become a regular soldier if they attain merits on the battlefield.”

Such a practice had been taking place on the mainland for the past one thousand years, Saleen did not want to change anything.

The area around the city entrance had been fully sealed by the Earth Sinking spell. At this moment, the thousand soldiers who entered the city were surrounded. The surrounding spirits suddenly surged in number.

The people in the city could hear the horn to retreat, but these soldiers were helpless since the city entrance had been sealed by gigantic rocks falling to the ground. They tossed their weapons aside and knelt on the ground. If the enemy was Tanggulasi, these soldiers would have fought until their deaths, but the enemy was County Queen Lex's ally. After a full blown war, the eagerness in the soldiers' hearts had been blunted, so they surrendered.

Since the soldiers were on County Queen Lex's territory, they were counting on the fact that their enemy would not massacre them.

The skeletal soldiers went towards the Qin soldiers, collecting their weapons. Earl Besta's trusted soldiers appeared at this moment and instructed the one-thousand three-hundred soldiers to remove their armor. On the other side, the new soldiers in the town had retrieved autumn clothing from the warehouse, distributing it to the surrendered soldiers.

The surrendered soldiers then had peace of mind. After removing their armor, their clothes inside seemed to be a little thin. If no one had given them clothes, it would mean that they would wind up freezing.

Seeing that the battle was over, the winged skeleton stretched his hand to retract the human head levitating in the air. He still had some use for this human head. The head of a sorcerer was natural equipment for refining equipment. It was tremendously useful for a death mage. A sorcerer possessed massive mental strength. Their skull had already undergone changes that enabled it to store some mental-type spells, or spells which could exert control over spirits.

The winged skeleton had collected a large quantity of magic beast bones from the sea, but this human head was very rare. At the moment, the winged skeleton still did not possess the ability to refine a few skulls which belonged to some powerful people. Since this sorcerer's head was fresh, it was just right for the winged skeleton to use it to practice death alchemy. After creating a magic staff, the magic staff would be able to store more than six death spells. It would be mightier than any other magic staff crafted from other materials.

Cuisi's mental state was a little weakened when he returned to Saleen. Even though he was not a death creature or dark creature the few hundred fine light arrows had caused substantial damage to his body.

The spells of a human were unpredictable, there surely had to be a price to pay for killing a grade-7 sorcerer. Until now, Cuisi could not think of an idea, ”Seems like I have to deal with him using my own strength.”

”Your Highness, how do I manage these one-thousand and three-hundred surrendered troops?” Earl Besta was greatly frustrated now. He would have inadequate manpower and resources to guard the captives.

Saleen took a trip to the mini square. Briefly looking at his surroundings, Saleen said, ”The soldiers are pretty good. Mm, I will go to Daliang City. Lex's people will have a way of dealing with them, write a letter to Daliang City to inform them that I will arrive in five days.”

Saleen was not in a hurry to rush his journey, ”There is still a dozen days before the end of the month. Even if I arrive in five days, I can make it in time.”

”Thank you Your Highness.” Earl Besta was more assured after Saleen helped him to manage the problem of the surrendered soldiers.

Saleen returned to his room and summoned Cuisi. ”Cuisi, I heard that you got injured?”

”It is because of Soldier…” It would be impossible for Cuisi to not have any grievances, the bet between the winged skeleton and him was simply a trap. By allowing his large body to absorb the enemy's strongest attacks, the winged skeleton could simply reap the rewards just by standing aside.

Saleen smiled, but he did not have the intention to persuade Cuisi, ”The winged skeleton is the most loyal subordinate, it is a job well done this time. The enemy's sorcerer has been killed and everyone made it back safely. No one was captured by the experts in the enemy's army and nobody was struck by the alchemical crossbows.” A battle which lasted for several minutes had dissolved the enemy's one-time offensive, this ability symbolized the winged skeleton's intelligence. As for making Cuisi the scapegoat, this decision was the right one. At the very last stage, the winged skeleton did not abandon Cuisi, he had brought him back instead after all.

”Cuisi, this is for you to heal yourself.”

Cuisi prostrated on the ground helplessly, reverting to his original form. Luckily Saleen's room was big enough. Cuisi was not constrained on the ground. He extended his wings, revealing thousands of holes. Saleen took out magic liquid and dripped it onto them.

A mage's treatment was not any lousier than that of a holy master. Under Saleen's control, the magic liquid diffused into the wounds. Cuisi absorbed it quickly. While using the magic liquid for treatment, Saleen also cast the Chunlin spell to catalyze the process. Cuisi's wounds began healing.

”A pity that Teacher isn't around, I am a mere grade-6 mage. You could recover immediately with his treatment. Don't fly for the time being.” Saleen said while tending to the injuries. ”Cuisi, Soldier wasn't wrong to have done that, it's not like you are not getting any benefits. You should realize the difference of a human sorcerer right?” As Saleen finished treating Cuisi's injuries, he began justifying the actions taken by the winged skeleton.

Cuisi was not furious, he instead pondered seriously for a moment. He then said, ”I understand now. If I was facing a grade-7 sorcerer alone, I am confident in killing him, but I may very well die or sustain serious injuries. If I fight with two or more grade-7 sorcerers, I will surely be be killed.”

”If you didn't get injured this time around, you would definitely be complacent when facing a human sorcerer the next time. The sorcerer had only used one level-8 scroll to injure you. If the enemy was my teacher, he could have killed you effortlessly. A human's equipment is their strongest aspect. You don't understand that demons aren't the only powerful race. The battles between humans have never stopped, these battles are more ruthless than the ones occurring on the demonic plane.”