Chapter 503
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"Head inquisitor?"
"This is not Qin . Even if the three head inquisitors launch their assaults together, Alchemy City will not give a hoot . "
Saleen nodded and said, "Understood . Even if they decide to interfere, we will be dead by then, revenge is meaningless to us . "
"Good that you understand . Once we enter the Purgatory Desert, no one will be able to discover our tracks, they won't even be able to intercept us at the desert's periphery . With Black William following us, he can leak our movements to the people from the inquisition . If we do not kill him, we will run into an ambush no matter which direction we travel in . "
"I see . Lex, how fast can you fly?"
"My maximum speed is one-hundred and sixty miles an hour, but it wouldn't hold out for more than half an hour . My usual speed is one-hundred and twenty miles an hour . "
"Mine's also around one-hundred and twenty miles an hour . "
Saleen and Lex gave each other a bitter smile . Even though their flying abilities were at the standard of a grade-7 sorcerer, they still could not catch up to Black William . Black William had to be wearing speed-enhancing equipment, otherwise with his powers, he would only be able to fly at a speed between one-hundred and twenty to one-hundred and fifty miles an hour . If Saleen and Lex gave their best shot, they should be able to catch up to him .
"We have to kill him, even if it means offending the three leaders of the inquisition, but we cannot catch him . "
Lex pondered for a moment, then she instructed the two female mages, "Narnia and Kaya, you two will sit in the other chariot, you don't have to return to this chariot anymore . "
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The two female mages were dumbfounded . In that instant, the chariot had slowed down, before gradually coming to a complete stop . Saleen removed the Water Shield, allowing the two female mages to disembark and go into the other chariot .
"Nailisi, what ideas do you have to deal with this Black William?" Lex humbly asked for advice . She had seen in some notes that the special powers of a demon were similar to that of a human . Perhaps, the four demons would have a solution .
By dismissing the mages serving her, Lex had made clear her stance . She knew Nailisi's identity, but she would not expose Nailisi . The people accompanying her to the Purgatory Desert were her most trusted mages and swordmasters . Those two Black Metal Grand Swordmasters had been protecting Lex since she was a child .
The war chariots started moving again, continuing the journey . In the sky, Black William followed slowly . He was a little astounded that the war chariots were traveling at a speed of forty miles an hour . His flying speed was already faster than that of a grade-8 sorcerer, so he was not worried about losing them . If the chariots entered the desert, the terrain would not be so rugged anymore . By then, even if Black William followed on foot, he could still track them from a long distance away .
Nailisi looked to her left and right, but the four demons simply hung their heads low . Even though the demons were not under many restrictions on the Myers mainland, their forte did not lie in flying . Earlier on, Saleen and Lex had disclosed their flying speeds, which the demons would not even be able to match up to .
In front of Lex, Nailisi was embarrassed to wallop the demons, so she simply snorted as a sign of displeasure at the incompetence of the four demons .
Nailisi was also frustrated . There were demons in the demonic plane who could fly well . In fact, some spirits could only fly and not land . Such spirits would lose most of their offensive power the moment they landed . The problem was, Nailisi required a few days of preparation to summon a demon, and she also could not predict which demon she would summon . It was possible that Saleen and Lex were bankrupt, so no useful demons would be summoned .
The alchemical crossbow could not be used either as Lex had too little manpower . If ten-thousand alchemical crossbows fired at the same time, Black William would definitely be injured . Since there were only ten alchemical crossbows at the moment, there was no point . The arrows were very costly, they should not be consumed unnecessarily .
Eleanor suddenly opened her mouth, and told Saleen, "If you two split up, can you kill that holy master?"
Saleen and Lex glanced at each other, nodding slowly . Either of them had their own method . Other than the God's Ring, Lex's family secret arts were already at a certain degree of proficiency, and that power was stronger than her magic . Saleen also possessed the Crystal Finger skill . As long as they snuck up to Black William, they could conduct a sneak attack on him .
Raphael had created a spell like the Crystal Finger, but it had not been circulated around . Even if someone knew about it, they would never expect Saleen to be able to release this level-7 spell since he was only at grade-5 . More accurately, the Crystal Finger was a level-8 spell . A grade-7 sorcerer would even need to don special equipment in order to cast the spell once .
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"If you two split up, who will Black William pursue?"
"He will come for me," Lex replied .
"I feel that he will chase me . " Saleen waved his left hand in front of Lex . Black William must have discovered that Saleen's body contained divinity . This divinity, was the crux to obtaining the seeds of the divine trees .
"Let's set a trap . I will escape, while you chase me . Once all of you separate, Black William will definitely want to take action . " Eleanor suggested, but Saleen was hesitant .
"Once I use the Crystal Finger, I will be exhausted . If I lower my offensive power, I might not be able to kill Black William . What if Eleanor decides to harm me after I become exhausted?
"Saleen, how confident are you?" Lex asked worriedly . She had the God's Ring, so even if Black William did not die, she would not be captured by him . She was not sure what secret skill Saleen possessed though .
"If Nailisi is with me, I have absolute confidence . " Saleen left a backup plan, he had to have someone around who could protect him . Nailisi could run very quickly . Even if she piggybacked Saleen, she could still escape from the enemy's clutches .
"Do we do it or not?" Once again, Lex sought Saleen's opinion . This operation was risky . If Saleen got into trouble, she would not be confident of opening the temple and obtaining the seeds of the divine trees herself .
"Let's do it . Eleanor, you have to contribute as well . "
"My bangle…"
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"I cannot return it to you, I have given it to Cuisi already," Nailisi rejected flatly .
Cuisi would of course not return it . Even though he was furious that he had to put on an earring which was transformed from a bangle, that bangle had increased his offensive power . Be it speed, power or mental strength they were increased from it . That bangle had a space for storing items also . It was definitely an equipment above the standard of a godly equipment .
"I need an equipment to help you . Black William is too powerful, he will have holy equipment by his side . He has to be killed in one hit . If he escapes, he will never be deceived again . "
Saleen thought to himself, "A holy master's attack range is shorter than that of a mage, but for their true combat range, both parties will overlap . No mage will cast a spell from the maximum limit of their combat range . If Black William were to attack me, he would control me from a distance of eighty to one-hundred meters first before attacking . He will not do it within a range of ten meters .
"What equipment are you looking for?"
"What about my other items? The materials I require aren't found in this world . "
Reluctantly, Nailisi took out all the loot she took from Eleanor's possession, placing them in the center of the chariot . Eleanor only took a piece of two-foot long dark green wood, and passed it to Saleen . Then she said, "Treat this wood with your alchemy first to remove the impurities . I will give you a drawing, help me to produce a short bow . As long as he uses a Divine spell to attack you, I will be able to use this bow to control his movements . "
Saleen nodded . He received the wood and immediately used the water flames to quench it . The water flames were not really flames, in fact, they were really frigid . Now, Saleen was very familiar with the Water Flame Alchemy . There were no more large tornadoes circling him, and the Snowkill Skill was invisible .
Nailisi quickly put away the other items, causing Eleanor to cackle . If Saleen could produce the Elf Bow according to the drawing, then she was fine with not having the other items . She was a little unwilling to see the bangle go as it was a gift from the marquis though .
Seeing that Saleen immediately started producing the Elf Bow without asking any questions . Eleanor could not help but ask, "Aren't you afraid of me running away?"
"Run? To where? The inquisition?" Saleen did not stop his work, he simply posed a question to Eleanor .
Eleanor was dejected, she had no home anymore, she was all alone by herself . Saleen's question had hit the bullseye . As she was probably the only elf on this plane, she had never felt a sense of security wherever she went .
Even though the people around Saleen were vicious, they would not do anything to her . Ever since being imparted with Saleen's holy prose, Nailisi's attitude towards her had improved greatly . The Sword Aura Sealing Spell on her body had disappeared, and Jola had stopped prohibiting her abilities . Saleen allowed a grand mage like her to remain by his side, as though he had peace of mind .
"So it is because he knows I have nowhere to go!"
Of course, Saleen knew what it was like being homeless . He also had experience dealing with Nailisi, so it was much simpler for him to handle Eleanor . After all, an elf was not a demon, they would not have any complicated motives .
Saleen also had his own agenda by leaving Eleanor by his side . Other than Daniel, the rest of his mages were from the Sregl Island . These mages could be trusted, but they were given to him by his teacher, and Saleen did not want to keep relying on Jason .
Saleen had observed Eleanor for many days . Eleanor took her tasks seriously, making Saleen very happy . If she could stay with him voluntarily, then he would have an extra grand mage .
Saleen was not totally ignorant about the holy texts . Other than the twenty-four holy prose on the Ring of Gifts, Raphael's magical tower also had some magic notes which contained an analysis into holy texts . Even though not many were right, it could help Saleen expand his horizons . Eleanor did not lie to Saleen . Saleen could judge for himself that the holy texts he learned were genuine and useful .
From a mage's perspective, the gods were considered a race too, there was no segregation based on status . It was just that this particular race was infinitely more powerful than the magic beasts . The mages also yearned to learn the knowledge possessed by the gods . Long ago when the humans warred against the gods, their objective might not have been the abilities of the gods .
Eleanor did not continue speculating about Saleen, she began drawing . Some magic arrays needed to be fused with the Elf Bow . Most importantly, the arch of the bow had to be pure in order to allow the power of the elves to be infused into the feather arrows . To increase the might of the Elf Bow, a simpler method would be to refine the relevant feather arrows . That would be much easier than refining the arch of the bow .
The team only stopped traveling when the sky became dark, then they set up camp on the outermost area of the Black Rock Mountain . The terrain there was more tapered . If one traveled farther north, they would arrive at the pure desert region . Black William landed atop a mountain, and from a great distance away, he observed Lex's swordmasters setting up camp . He surveilled them keenly, trying to identify the weakness of the team .