857 The World beneath the Ice Sheets Part 1 (1/2)

Saleen hardly felt sorry over what happened. If the ancient warriors were to be restored to a level of power and intelligence from ancient times, it would have proved very difficult for him to have them under control. He was able to subdue the warriors due only to the fact that they possessed weak souls. If the warriors were to have strong souls instead, not only would Saleen be unable to subdue them, he might also have been severely damaged by the resulting recoil.

Keeping grade-9 professionals as slaves had Saleen feeling rather uncomfortable. It was fortunate that he was a mage. It meant that he knew well where his bottom line was. If it had not been for him, the ancient warriors would have lost their souls sooner or later. The Ancient was just an escort warship, and the grade-9 soldiers were just elite troops. The rooms designed for them were simply impossible to provide eternal protection.

If it had not been for him, the souls of the ancient warriors would have been completely lost in another three to five-thousand years, and they would have never woke from their slumber again.

Saleen was greatly relieved seeing how the twenty-four ancient warriors had no intentions of fighting him. His journey into the oceanic ice block would have been far safer with the twenty-for grade-9 warriors around.

It was a pity however, that Saleen had no choice but to kill the remaining sixteen, as he did not have enough Eternal Control shards with him. Their bodies and the tainted blood armor they wore were sent into the purgatory of bloodshed, to be used for repairing the Twelve Notes of the First Purgatory.

If Saleen had the remaining sixteen under control, his journey into the oceanic ice block would have been even safer still. Ancient warriors wearing tainted blood armor would be able to truly give all their grade-9 powers in fights, when under someone's instructions.

Nailisi sent Saleen and the ancient warriors into the purgatory of darkness. Saleen simply began using the dark elements within the purgatory of darkness to craft masks. His own Devil Mask was a powerful equipment in itself. While Saleen was unable to craft such a high level equipment on his own, he was also capable of crafting copies of lower levels. Water flame alchemy was also one of the best skills to be had. Saleen was a grade-8 mage himself, making holy equipment was not something difficult for him.

Saleen's mental capacity was more than ten times greater than that when he was a grand mage. The use of water flame alchemy became more and more of a breeze. He was even able to chat with Nailisi as he was crafting masks for his twenty-four ancient warriors.

”Master, why don't you wait a bit longer and make more of those things. You would be able to control more ancient warriors then, and when we venture into the oceanic ice block, your safety will be absolutely guaranteed.”

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”Lex took off to rescue Bain and Isabella was taken away. Things are in a mess back home and I need to go home as soon as possible. The more ancient warriors I put under my control, the more time I would need to do so. If I was to attempt controlling the twenty-four of them again, the time needed would be six times more than it was. In the same manner, unless some of the warriors under me actually end up dead, I wouldn't be able to subdue them with my current speed.”

”Master, Lex sent people to look into Isabella's matter. The one taking her was probably smeone higher than a grade-9. With your current powers, you have nothing to fear. The ones hunting for Bain now are all holy masters from the Holy See. Holy masters are in worse states than mages when facing assassins. You know well how good Bain is himself. The way I see it, his attacks are as good as any golden grand swordmasters', maybe even stronger.”

”Lex wanted to see Bain alive, not avenge him. Assassins have always been powerful offensively, but in terms of stamina and defense, they are nowhere that of mages. The Holy See have too many professionals at their disposal. If Bain was to be cornered, he would have nowhere to run.”

”Master, you are not missing big sis Sika, are you?”

”If you like to think so, suit yourself,” Saleen said. If Lex was to sneak into Sikenqinya through the Chaotic Swamp, she may have had to deal with Fycro's forces. Fycro might have been looking for him. Saleen did not need to worry about anyone else looking for him. If Fycro managed to track him there however, he might have to worry about keeping the Ancient.

There was simply nothing Nailisi was able to do. Saleen was not known to be one to change his mind. That was one personality trait he shared with Jason.

Saleen crafted masks with six elemental points for the ancient warriors patiently. Twenty-four masks were crafted from the white water flame within the span of two days, flying off to meet their new owner.

Saleen found something rather interesting within that two days. The ancient warriors had not been aware of the fact that they were as good as dead, and had actually attempted to eat. In truth however, the ancient warriors sustained themselves completely through absorbing ambient energy from their environment. Any food taken would have simply ended up rotting inside their bodies, as the food was not able to be absorbed.

Saleen decided to infuse a portion of the power of life from the Goddess of Myers in his left hand into the twenty-four warriors. The strands of power went straight to the Eternal Control shards crafted by Saleen instead of being absorbed, boosting the strength of their souls by one-hundred fold.

Even so, the strength of the warriors' souls were nowhere near that of their levels.

Dark red masks stuck onto the faces of the warriors. There were six elemental points on the masks, which just barely worked with their helmets, giving the masks a certain level of defensive properties. The magic arrays within the masks however, were directly connected to the souls of the warriors, enabling them to activate the arrays using their own mental powers to make sound. That effectively gave them the ability of speech.

There was also a slot for setting magic nuclei between their brows. The digestive systems of the warriors had atrophied, which meant that they would never again been able to sustain themselves through eating. Their source of sustenance was then akin to puppets, derived from the energies of magic nuclei.

That proved to be something rather convenient instead, as the likes of golden grand swordmasters hardly ate as well. The abilities of the bodies of such humans to absorb energy had reduced their dependence of food.