Chapter 499
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No matter how anxious they were, they still had to wait . Without accurate coordinates, it would be impossible to find the exact location of the temple in this colossal Purgatory Desert .
Be it in the Bitter Water Prefecture or Metatrin City, resources were tight . Other than having the seeds of the divine tress, the temple might also have many other types of precious materials . Once the main temple was located, more accurate coordinates might be obtained, and the remaining temples could be excavated too .
If some temples were within Saleen's and Lex's sphere of control, they could be dug out immediately .
The first time Saleen entered a temple, he had obtained large quantities of magic nuclei and metal materials, which he had not finished consuming yet . If all twenty-four temples could be found, or if only half were found, it was still a humongous fortune for him .
Saleen had a premonition that the items in each temple were different . Lex had obtained a tremendous fortune, while Saleen himself had gotten magic nuclei . If they had entered the temple earlier, they might even have obtained a large number of demons .
Those supreme demons were dead, Nailisi had taken them as food . Even the bones, which could be used for refining equipment, were not left behind .
If Saleen could obtain the remains of a giant, then he could rival that of Lex's Metal Titan . So far, there was nothing the Water Flame Alchemy could not refine .
Saleen and Lex were bent on locating this temple, they would not return to Metatrin City empty handed . If they did that, then Saleen would rather stay at the temple, where the pink army hid themselves for two more days . That way he could collect all those metallized steel rocks and that door which was made from a special material .
No matter what, Lex had also gotten a Metal Titan despite losing a huge number of scrolls, yet Saleen got nothing so far .
Once night fell, Lex deployed an extra mage to monitor the reactions of the flying puppet . Every day, this flying puppet would be deployed more than ten times . Each time, it could remain airborne for less than an hour before needing to be repaired . If the flying puppet was not consuming low level magic nuclei, Lex would not have deployed it so frequently .
The brilliant moon hung in the sky, as the temperature fell drastically . The air within the Black Rock Mountain was dry . There was no frost, yet their breath showed in the air .
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"Humph!" One of the two mages in charge of keeping watch through the night snorted, as he furrowed his brows . The other mage, who was actually resting, also opened his eyes . Out of the blue, the mage beside him got attacked mentally . His partner could no longer observe the images sent back by the magic array .
The flying puppet had been attacked, and it was attacked by a human!
All the magic alarms within the tents sounded . The swordmasters put on their magic armor calmly . The Spirit Snake Armor could be put on independently, the wearer could don it on their own .
The four demons did not even remove their armor, they guarded the four corners of Saleen's tent . The moment the magic alarm sounded, none of the demons stood up, they simply remained seated around Saleen .
"Is it finally here?" Saleen sat up, putting on his magic robe .
"Master, ignore it, we should check out the capabilities of that magic armor first," Nailisi reminded Saleen . Even though Lex was a reliable friend, it was always better to understand her subordinates and their abilities if Saleen wanted to continue interacting with her .
Lex only took out the Spirit Snake Armor after such a long time living together, and this caused Nailisi to be immediately guarded .
Saleen cackled, but did not say anything . He was still controlling two fully constructed puppets, who were surveilling from a nearby hilltop . Naturally, he would be able to observe the situation outside anytime . The moment the magic alarm sounded, he had already contacted the puppets .
"Let's go and see Sika, you will summon Jola . There might be a large team awaiting . " Saleen instructed Nailisi to get to work .
The four demons then followed Saleen to Sika's tent . Sika was not trying to avoid any taboos by living alone, she was working very hard to refine the skeleton of that magic beast . Sika ignored the magic alarm even though it had sounded . Other than having ten swordmasters and two grand swordmasters, Lex had also deployed a large number of war puppets in the vicinity .
These war puppets represented half the offensive power of an emblem group . They had similar capabilities to a skeleton soldier, they were not afraid of many physical attacks . Even if their brains were missing, they could still fight under a mage's command . Sika was not stupid, she would not fight for anyone else except for Saleen . "Let those puppets hold the fort first . "
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The area of the Black Rock Mountain was very huge . The place where Saleen and his team had set up camp was on a slightly elevated and narrower terrain, so it was not advantageous for a battle against cavalrymen . Loud and non-uniformed vibrating noises came from the south, unnerving everyone .
Ten swordmasters and two Black Metal Grand Swordmasters had gotten on their skeletal warhorses, while the mages returned to the magic war chariots . The soldiers on the warhorses took out two segments of their spears and connected them, as they waited for Lex to give her orders .
Each one of them were very calm, and Saleen was very envious of that . Back when Saleen led the pirates to battle, the pirates were not of such quality . Even though the pirates were no longer unorganized, they still could not form an army, they were like untrained soldiers .
The clatter of horses' hooves became clearer . From afar, it looked like a blood cloud tumbling over, dashing towards the camp compound while remaining pasted to the ground .
"Attack!" Lex calculated the right distance swiftly . Even before the enemy could get close, she had commanded her soldiers to launch an attack . Without any hesitation, the two Black Metal Grand Swordmasters led the ten swordmasters and charged out while Wild Bear stayed behind to guard the entrance of the camp compound .
On the battlefield, grand swordmasters were often seen leading elite troops into a fight, but a reserve team would always be prepared . Even though Lex's reserve team had only one person, she was not worried . Sharp thorns were installed on the metal racks surrounding the camp compound, it would be impossible for the enemy and their warhorses to leap over them .
Twelve riders made a beeline for the blood cloud like a gust of black wind, but the blood cloud actually contained more than one-thousand knights clad in red armor . The knights' warhorses did not wear any armor, but they were also red in color . Their skin was tattered and torn, as blood dripped from it .
The blood knights from the Holy See had finally appeared, and the pioneer platoon was as big as an emblem group .
Sensing that something was amiss, the two Black Metal Grand Swordmasters tossed their spears while they were still more than a hundred yards away from the enemy . The ten swordmasters followed suit without any reservations . The twelve spears landed accurately on the chests of twelve blood knights . Because of their huge inertias, these spears which were not infused with the Sword Aura easily penetrated the torsos of the blood knights .
The hearts of the twelve blood knights were pierced, then they tumbled off their warhorses . The two Black Metal Grand Swordmasters removed the large shield from the warhorses, then they wielded the double-edged serrated knives . The other ten swordmasters behind wielded their knives simultaneously . In a flash, these soldiers had dashed into the midst of the team of blood knights .
The pungent stench of blood caused the swordmasters to be a little shaken . Fortunately, they were riding on skeletal warhorses which would not be affected . They otherwise would have been thrown off their warhorses .
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After the skeletal warhorses were equipped with metal armor, their weight increased by a third . As this tremendous inertia carried the twelve riders into the formation of blood knights, the double-edged serrated knives danced about, slicing the necks of the blood knights . This technique required great skill . If there were no skeletal warhorses, this slicing action would have required immense strength or a great amount of Sword Aura .
Thum… thum…
The sound of war drums could be heard coming from afar . About two miles out, there were holy masters striking war drums, urging the blood knights to carry out a massacre .
The weapons used by this emblem group of blood knights were not uniform, there was an assortment of weapons . After the twelve riders charged into the midst of all those blood knights, they tried to break out of the formation, but they had lost the effect of inertia . As a result, they were sucked into battle .
The two Black Metal Grand Swordmasters discovered the crux quickly . The double-edged serrated knives were more suitable for fighting with a blood knight as compared to a spear . As long as their hearts were not pierced or their heads chopped off, the blood knights could continue battling .
The clatter of the horses' hoofs became chaotic as Lex's expression turned ghastly . Her twelve riders were not getting trapped, but it was impossible to delay this emblem group of blood knights . Even if the blood knights were injured, they could still fight .
Whether the user thrusted forward or bent their wrist, the double-edged serrated knife could produce a slashing motion . Lex, however, had too few riders . If she had a brigade of soldiers, the outcome would not have been like this .
Hundreds of blood knights leapt over Lex's riders, making a beeline for the camp compound .
Lex's war puppets gathered behind Wild Bear, awaiting the enemy's assault . These war puppets were almost three yards tall, they would not be at a disadvantage fighting with the blood knights . Even if Wild Bear was not on horseback, he was also more than two yards tall . If he rode on a skeletal warhorse, he would tower over those blood knights .
The poleaxe in Wild Bear's hands began swaying about . Wild Bear was a little nervous since it was his first time facing such an opponent . Luckily, the war puppets stood behind him, so he did not experience any negative emotions . There was utter silence in front of the camp compound .
Swiftly, the blood knights had reached a position where they were less than one-hundred yards away from the camp compound . The mages scrambled to activate the traps, causing almost half of the blood knights to fall into the magic traps . Ground thorns, swamps, freezing, burning, and other effects emerged . Their blood warhorses moaned in agony as they fell down, but they did not die .
The blood knights who fell into the traps had sustained serious injuries, but under the encouragement of the war drums, they soldiered on desperately .
A magic beast might be scary, but an insane human was more petrifying . Hundreds of blood knights fell into the magic traps, and only dozens of them managed to hold on to their warhorses . The rest of the people dragged their torn limbs while some were on fire, as they continued charging towards the camp compound . Observing the unfolding scene through the fully constructed puppets, Saleen had chills .
It was not known whether the people beneath the red armor were from Tanggulasi or the missing barbarians . These people had long lost control of their will, they had been transformed into puppet-like beings by the holy masters .
A blood knight was like a slain warrior, they endured the magic traps using their physical bodies .
The mages were also stunned . No matter how strong an average person was, they would lose their offensive power the moment they got burnt by magic flames . What magic could be used to deal with these red monsters?!
Lex secretly felt regretful . If she did not subdue the Metal Titan, those low level Fossilization spell scrolls would have been a good weapon to deal with these things .
The reverse charging yielded no effect . The two Black Metal Grand Swordmasters activated the magic arrays in their helmets, then they began giving orders to the ten swordmasters .
"Go back, and chop the heads off the enemies . " Speaking, they ignited the powerful Sword Aura on their bodies, using their shields to strike dozens of blood knights . After paving a road splattered with blood, the two grand swordmasters led the ten swordmasters back to the camp compound .
"Viscountess, we…" A grade-5 mage began, as he wanted to help with the fight .
"Don't move . The war puppets will be able to handle this emblem group . There are still holy masters behind, I have already detected their damn scents . "
"Okay . " The mages could also feel the power of divinity . A mage never adored a holy master . It was the first time these Qin mages were facing holy masters in a head-on battle though, they did not dare let their guard down .