Chapter 490: 490
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"Bain…" Lex felt a little melancholy . Bain's training actually had not run into problems, it was just that he was injured . Back when Lex left Holy Rock City as a child, Bain had been protecting her all the while . His injury was left behind at that time .
"Viscountess, I hope my daughter can learn magic from Saleen," Bain suddenly muttered .
Lex was momentarily stunned . Bain's daughter had begun learning magic, but she did not have an official teacher yet . Even though Saleen was a grand mage, he was a little too young .
"He has the legacy of the Sregl Island, he will be a powerful mage," Bain explained . "Only if you come forward, will he accept students . "
Lex nodded . She understood that Bain was hoping the two of them would not have any conflict .
"I can implore Joey," Lex smiled forcefully . "Bain's body must be on the verge of breaking down already, otherwise he wouldn't say such things . "
"Viscountess, you can make a request, but please don't use it on me . All my years of hard work will go down the drain otherwise . "
Back in Saleen's magic war chariot, the four demons looked around as they got admonished by Nailisi . This made the two remaining female mages feel very awkward . Even though they had guessed that the women were demons, they could not put everything down and leave like Lex did . Lex made them stay in hopes that they could observe the demons .
The demons were at such a short distance away, making the two female mages very uneasy . They subconsciously leaned towards Saleen, afraid that the demons would go berserk and devour them .
With the exception of Cuisi, the other three demons were kind of fearful of the two female mages . At such a distance, a demon would have an absolute advantage over a mage . The problem was, the equipment on the female mages was very powerful . The mages serving Lex were different from Bifano's subordinates . At the very least, they were wealthier and owned many pieces of equipment .
The demons did not feel at ease with their new master called Saleen . After all, their scaled skeletons were quality materials for equipment refinement . The demonic plane did not have a chasm in history . All the demons knew that after the decline of humans, the humans began treating them horribly .
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Saleen kept sizing the four demons up, it would be a lie to say that he was not upset . It was just that these demons would never be as loyal as Nailisi .
The two war chariots reached maximum velocity, as the skeletal warhorses kept running without getting fatigued . The war had not spread to this place, and the road conditions were terrific . The magic bugs could not fly as fast . When they seemed like they were going to be out of sight, Nailisi took out the Dimension Stone and put the magic bugs away .
After these magic bugs entered the Dimension Stone, they would die after a short while . Their flesh would be kept fresh and tender, so it could still be used to feed the lightning dragons .
While traveling north, Lex stubbornly insisted that the convoy returned to the Stone Statue Castle, as she wanted to subdue the Metal Titan .
The north of the Chishui River had fallen, with the Tanggulasi Army swarming the area . In order to reach the Purgatory Desert, the convoy had to pass through this dangerous region . At the very least, the current was not so rapid at the location of the Stone Statue Castle, so it was easy to cross the river .
Along the journey, the convoy did not get sniped . The north of the Chishui River had mostly been seized by the Cloudflow Empire, but there was still a substantial part of this region which refused to surrender . The Grand Duke of Titan had escaped to Fire Dance City and was currently forming resistance, so the Cloudflow Empire was helpless at the moment . As there was still a large enemy at the north of the Chishui River, it would be too big a price to invade Fire Dance City . If there were any missteps, the Tanggulasi Empire, which was located at the river's north, could easily take advantage of the situation .
From this aspect, Cloudflow's tactics were not as good as those of Qin .
At that moment, Saleen could not be bothered to conceal his capabilities . As the skeletal warhorses charged forward with all their might, the smaller armies would not dare obstruct . By going around the large city, Saleen had reached the south bank of the Chishui River in less than half a month . Situated opposite this bank was the Stone Statue Castle .
The huge metal bridge over the river was missing . Lex disembarked from the chariot, and used a pair of alchemical binoculars to view the opposite bank .
The Stone Statue Castle was in ruins, it had obviously went through another round of battle . Tanggulasi's army had been there before, but it seemed like they did not manage to subdue the Metal Titan . The thunderous noises coming from the castle indicated that the big guy was still roaming around .
Saleen also came out of the chariot . Currently, his Icy Sight enabled him to view more than one-thousand meters into the distance . Even though the Chishui River was wider, he could vaguely make out the scene on the opposite shore . It was not as clear as the images seen through the alchemical binoculars though .
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"Saleen…"
"Do you have confidence?" Saleen looked at Lex .
Lex rubbed her face childishly, relaxing her mind . She then said, "With only about three-thousand scrolls, it can only be controlled for a very short time . It depends on luck . "
Saleen thought to himself, "My badge and your God's Ring can be used to control the Metal Titan . A pity our equipment can only be used once before needing to rest for a long time . Entering the Purgatory Desert is way more perilous, no matter what, they cannot be used here . "
"What should the bait be?"
"A fully constructed puppet . " Lex was reluctant, but she still came to a decision .
Saleen had eight lifelike fully constructed puppets and one more which was not affected by the Divine spell, but its value was still equally tremendous . It could only be abandoned there as bait .
"Let's cross the river . " Lex took out several kayaks from the God's Ring . These kayaks were considered as the lowest grade equipment . The magic arrays atop them only needed to be stimulated in order to fill them up with air instantly .
Of course, the God's Ring could store a larger boat, but a larger boat would alarm the Metal Titan on the opposite bank . The magic war chariots and the skeletal warhorses had to be put away for the time being . Four kayaks, containing about twenty people, were rowed slowly across the river towards the opposite bank .
The skies were clear and the sunlight shone across the land, causing the river to shimmer . As the wind blew, a stench could be detected in the air . The powerful Metal Titan was on the opposite bank, but Saleen never felt so serene . As his perception was spread out, all areas within a radius of hundreds of meters were under his surveillance . The Chishui River did not contain any powerful magic beasts, but it was still better to be cautious . If an ambush was laying on the opposite bank and an alchemical crossbow began firing, the people onboard the kayaks would be in deep trouble .
Saleen's subordinates would do fine, the ones at risk were the ten swordmasters and Eleanor . Eleanor's injury had not fully recovered and in the past few days of traveling, Saleen could not give her the magic liquid . He could only cast the Chunlin spell repeatedly to provide treatment .
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Eleanor had long dismissed the idea of escaping . The appearance of the four demons made her realize that even if she was not injured, she would never be Saleen's match .
Saleen felt weird though . They had crossed the river, but he still did not see the assassin emerging . Could the assassin be underwater?
In this position, the Chishui River was only about eight-hundred meters wide, and the two banks were slightly steep . As the kayaks were about to reach the opposite bank, a shadow flew out from beside Lex . Leaping dozens of meters into the air, it flew towards a rock on the bank . This person wielded a broadsword about two meters long, and he hacked at the rear of the rock as he landed .
Blood gushed into the air . There were five soldiers from the Tanggulasi Empire hidden behind the rock and they were wielding miniature steel crossbows . The person who killed them was a Black Metal Grand Swordmaster who served Lex . In a single stroke, he killed five people without any hesitation .
These five soldiers were pretty unlucky . Many people were assigned to patrol the riverside, but the Chishui River was too long . An area of a few miles was not even protected by anyone . These guys ran into Lex's men though . Even though they had steel crossbows in hand, they did not even have the chance to use them .
The Black Metal Grand Swordmaster picked up a steel crossbow and studied it, as he used another hand to catch the rope which was tossed from below the bank . He pulled the kayaks onshore one by one .
"Viscountess, they weren't waiting for us, it's just a normal patrol team . " That Black Metal Grand Swordmaster was professional military personnel too . With one look at the enemy's equipment, he could roughly understand the enemy's formation and the amount of manpower they had .
"How long will such scouts take to change their shifts?"
"One day . "
"Mm, the sky is getting dark, we don't have much time . Go to the main road to keep a lookout, and stay away from this location . " Lex dismissed the swordmasters and the Black Metal Grand Swordmasters, allowing them to lead the skeletal warhorses and magic war chariots far away from the shore .
All the mages stayed behind . Lex took out a huge quantity of items from the God's Ring, and began setting a magic array . Other than Eleanor, the rest of the mages went to work .
This was Saleen's first time seeing a magic array which was more than one-hundred meters in diameter . Most of the materials Lex took out had been prepared beforehand, but the connecting portions had to be replaced by magic powder .
The setting up of a complex magic array was fraught with difficulties, but Lex was intending to place a temporary trap . Nothing should go awry with eight grand mages working their magic at the same time .
The ground was made as flat as a mirror, as thousands of magic symbols were continuously drawn on it . When the sky was almost dark, the magic array was then completed . Lex began distributing the scrolls containing the Fossilization Spell . Thereafter, a fully constructed puppet was taken out and instructed to walk towards the Stone Statue Castle .
The Metal Titan had eaten half of the bridge, and had fought with the Tanggulasi's army, so it was currently resting inside the castle . The moment the fully constructed puppet got close, it discovered the puppet . The metallic smell from the fully constructed puppet was too alluring, it had no way of resisting it .
The people outside the castle heard an earth-shattering roar, and then a one-hundred meter tall monster stood up abruptly .
If the material of the fully constructed puppet was not so special, the Metal Titan, would have ignored it . A two-meter tall fully constructed puppet was not even sufficient for the Metal Titan to use it as a toothpick .
Even before the fully constructed puppet could get close to the walls, the Metal Titan had already strode beside the wall . Using a pair of golden eyes to scan the surroundings, it immediately discovered the tiny thing on the ground .
Metal Titans were considered intelligent beings, but this Metal Titan was obviously dumber . It would not loiter around here after the fight with Tanggulasi's army otherwise . The moment it saw the delicacy, it immediately threw caution to the wind, charging towards the fully constructed puppet . The fully constructed puppet took off immediately, and even though it had a lower speed, it managed to enter Lex's magic trap in time .
Om…
A thunderous metallic boom sounded as the Metal Titan leaped into the air, going straight into the magic trap . At the same time, dozens of auxiliary magic arrays got stimulated simultaneously . The mages lying in ambush followed the protocol, casting their Fossilization Spell scrolls .
The Metal Titan had almost zilch resistance to the Fossilization Spell . If it was not for its mighty vitality, it would have been killed in that instant . In a flash, the surface of the Metal Titan's body was shone upon by magic light, fossilizing it totally . This caused the Metal Titan to be frozen in a jumping posture .
Lex was jubilant . As long as the Metal Titan was captured and then fitted with fossilization-resisting armor, it would immediately become a tool which was in no way inferior to a war puppet .