1083 Brutal Battles Part 1 (1/2)
The three head inquisitors moved forward the fourth head inquisitor. ”We'll take turns taming the golden dragon once we capture it. The beast belongs to the one who is able to tame it.”
The fifth head inquisitor added, ”the one who acquired the dragon will be required to hand over two pieces of equipment found in this ruins.”
”Agreed. If there is no equipment deemed fit for our use, the one who acquired the golden dragon will be required to surrender two semi-godly items and 20 pieces of holy equipment,” the sixth head inquisitor continued.
”Alright, deal.” The fourth head inquisitor laughed within. He had the Book of Pathos with him, so taming a golden dragon was hardly a problem.
Giving up two semi-godly items was insignificant, for he would earn himself a very long lifespan after acquiring the golden dragon, which meant that he would secure his place as the first head inquisitor in the long run.
It would be worth it to give up a godly item for that dragon.
The group of forts were overrun and the golden dragon was only capable of taking on one punisher at a time. Nailisi had done her best demonstrating the power of the dragon to entice the three head inquisitors.
She did her best to tear off the limbs of the punisher and crush its head to mush. The heart was a difficult target, and Nailisi did not force herself to it. It would suffice to rob the punisher of its offensive capacity.
The rushing red army flooded before the group of broken forts. Black Metal Grand Swordmasters, as the mighty ones in the army, carved the way open for the head inquisitors.
The three of them were even more pleased to see that golden dragon falling to the ground. They were afraid the dragon would simply fly into the city, as it would complicate things.
This darn place compels us to charge slowly just to cast any powerful divine spells. They needed to have their subordinates surround the dragon before they were able to take it down. They would have to waste powerful scrolls with them otherwise.
The scrolls were meant for dealing with danger when entering the ruins, and the three head inquisitors were reluctant to use any of them haphazardly. If the progress with excavation of the ruins was affected, the great head inquisitor would not let the matter slide easily.
Nailisi took to the ground and quickly dove behind a large turret, returning to her imp form. She took Grey Memory in her hand, before hesitating and taking the Sword of Rules in her left hand as well.
She felt a lot more secure with the two powerful weapons in hand. Saleen and the others also leapt from the city above. Saleen unleashed over a hundred ancient figures to attack the remaining punishers.
The metal spikes would grow quickly in a normal environment and serve as the punishers' powerful supplementary weapons. However, in the environment they found themselves in, the divine spells of the punishers became very difficult to cast and the metal spikes became their main weapons.
The spikes, which were cut off by the figures wielding their halberds, needed more than ten minutes to regenerate6. The frequency of the attacks of the figures were too abnormally quick, which ended up having the punishers battered in no time.
It was a pity that their halberds were unable to cleave the punishers open.
The soldiers of the Tribunal, clad in crimson armor, stormed the forts, and found dead bodies everywhere within. The target of the soldiers were the ancient figures, who were retreating under Saleen's command. The three head inquisitors had also appeared in the forts.
The magic cannons that were destroyed by the punishers lay in pieces.
The aura of the golden dragon disappeared? The three head inquisitors sensed something was off. The catapults at the city were unable to attack at such a range.
The 500 meter city wall made invasion extremely difficult, but it also made it just as difficult for the soldiers at the wall to come down and fight.
Six Blue Ice Maidens were unleashed, and borrowing water element generated by the elemental creatures, Saleen cast a misty cloud, enveloping the forts.
The head inquisitors cast Divine Protection at the same time. Massive divine power was cast from a huge crystal ball in the sixth head inquisitor's hand to provide energy for the Divine Protection spell.
Four divine crystals spun slowly within the crystal ball. Such a powerful piece of equipment provided protection for the three of them, with a magnitude as powerful as if they were outside.
Two powerful golden sword aura burst, covering Nailisi, and rushed at the fourth head inquisitor. Saleen and Lex turned their attention to the fifth and sixth head inquisitor, respectively.
Saleen's side was completely unaffected by the mist, while all the soldiers and the head inquisitors needed divine spells from the holy masters to allow them to see beyond the mist.
The fourth head inquisitor smirked. He opened the yellow book in his hand and shouted gently, ”purify!”
Yellow light shone on Nailisi, making her feel dizzy, and she suddenly felt a compelling urge to worship the fourth head inquisitor.
”Nailisi!” Saleen shouted. His voice was infused with rumbling thunder, snapping Nailisi out of her dazed state. She saw a spear of light coming for her chest, and she swung the Sword of Rules in her left hand, cutting down the spear.
The six eyes in front of the Grey Memory in her right hand were opened, turning its gaze at the fourth head inquisitor.
The fourth head inquisitor felt as if he had been locked in place by some evil god, and his soul trembled. The spear shot right through the Divine Protection and went through his body.
The wound quickly closed up, but the intense pain did not go away.