1412 Level Advantage Part 1 (1/2)

Saleen did not use the Crystal Finger. Although he was definitely able to use the skill anytime, his level was simply too low and the magic chords consumed by the skill would have allowed him to use over a dozen other level-11 magic spells.

He still had to deal with the other mages who had escaped after he was done with the purple-robed mage. There were nine level-11 mages in the Elemental Hand, and every single one of them had unnervingly ample combat experience. All would have caused him trouble in the future if they were allowed to escape.

With Saleen having taken the Baldur's Gate and Alchemy City by the skeletal dragon, there was no way those mages would have simply let the matter slide.

Saleen had to get the fight over with as quickly as possible.

”Saleen, I'll give you the godly item. Spare me!” The purple-robed mage said all of a sudden, while a scroll that was slightly shorter than a human thumb was taken out. That mage was attempting to ambush Saleen.

While scrolls had a lot of shortcomings, they had one very obvious advantage—allowing sudden use of spells.

Any magic spells would have required ambient elemental powers to first be manipulated. The so-called instant-casting actually had preparation moves nonetheless. A mage needed to first use mental powers to use scrolls. Elemental waves happened after that.

Any other mage would have been tempted by the words of the purple-robed mage. Not Saleen. The lightning icicle he fired the second time had the Thunder Dragon Blaster emitting cold mist.

Lightning icicles traveled too fast to be evaded at such a distance. The purple-robed mage did not expect Saleen to remain unperturbed and unhesitant after hearing what he said, attacking immediately after that instead.

While it was arduous for the projectile to get a lock-on on the purple-robed mage, evasion nonetheless proved impossible using Glimmer at such close range.

All of a sudden, hundreds of purple scales burst around the purple-robed mage and formed a straight line. Those scales flew by themselves and were not controlled by the purple-robed mage.

Crackling noises continued to be heard as the lightning icicle clashed with the scales. That lightning icicle had a smaller radius than the surface area of the purple scales. The projectile barged right through the scales and filled them with holes.

Wind element was gathered around the purple-robed mage again. The purple scales were unable to even buy him one second, but it was more than enough time for him to evoke Glimmer.

Saleen was frustrated that the purple-robed mage had escaped yet again! While Glimmer was not as suitable for prepping attacks as his own earth-elemental magic, that skill was still a very powerful one when it came to escaping. So even a place like Alchemy City likes mages who run then?

He was oblivious to the fact that his attack was not something a level-11 mage could resist: It was run or be killed on the spot for that purple-robed mage.

It was a flaw Saleen had since youth. Despite having fostered the bearing of one of the most powerful beings in the world, he still had trouble wrapping his head around the fact that he had become one of the most powerful professionals the world had ever seen.

If the powers of his equipment were taken into account, there would have hardly been anyone in the entire Myers Mainland capable of fighting Saleen on an equal footing. Only a handful of those people, including his teacher, would never become his enemy.

The purple-robed mage moved his body outside using Glimmer at that time, leaving the metal tower.

The remaining five mages had taken the time to escape while the four were fighting Saleen's party. The three who attacked Saleen were left behind.

The weapon spirit of the Baldur's Gate popped its head out and hushed Saleen, ”Master, go after him...”

Juno had no sooner finished talking before being dragged back into the magic amplifier by the inherent weapon spirit. The weapon spirit of the magic amplifier wanted Saleen to give it a name by then—a thought invoked by Juno's words.

What it didn't know was that if Saleen had given it a name, it would have become impossible for it to betray Saleen in the future.

Someone could not simply ask to be named by someone. This was because the use of that name would have meant having the soul of the named one branded by the name giver whenever the name was used. Regardless of the brand's severity, it was something that would have accumulated over time.

Juno had ill intentions right from the start. Taking beatings from the weapon spirit of the magic amplifier made it realize that it was not the other weapon spirit's match. As such, it baited the other weapon spirit to ask for a name instead.

You piece of sh*t. When you finally got your own name, you could kiss your freedom goodbye for good!

The weapon spirit of the magic amplifier emerged with its greatsword and asked, ”Master, should I pursue this?”

Saleen nodded and the weapon spirit of the magic amplifier disappeared with a whoosh. Saleen knew it was difficult for him to chase after a mage capable of using Glimmer. Unless he was willing to use Crystal Finger, killing the purple-robed mage would have been too much work.

He saw what the purple-robed mage was capable of whipping up for defense. A flurry of scales burst around that mage to resist attacks. Despite not being as tough as dragon scales, they were not low-level things. His lightning icicle didn't penetrate all the scales and they eventually dropped to the ground.

The weapon spirit of the magic amplifier was at level-13. Even with a measure of its powers sealed, it was still able to easily target that purple-robed mage.

Saleen turned his attention to the other five escaped mages instead. They couldn't move that quickly and Saleen was confident he could catch up to them.

The purple-robed mage kept using Glimmer and came to the edge of the Baldur's Gate within seconds. Soldiers continued pouring inside that gate, making it clear that Saleen intended to take that place for himself. He resorted to either chasing everyone within the Baldur's Gate or killing them.

The purple-robed mage had no time to spare. He still had the other five godly items with him, so it was entirely possible to retake the Baldur's Gate at a later date.

It occurred to the purple-robed mage all of a sudden that the Baldur's Gate had a weapon spirit, which made the place considerably more difficult for him to retake it. Sh*t. Why did that weapon spirit hide instead of coming out to talk?

That purple-robed mage ran into an invisible wall while it was steeped in thought.

That was not some kind of energy barrier but a construct conjured using divine spells.