Chapter 554
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Nailisi's smile was a little arrogant . She looked down on Lex's men . If they were really worried about Lex, they should not have given up, no matter what kind of danger there was .
"Just wait patiently in the camp . If anything happens, don't blame me for not reminding all of you . " With that, Nailisi took Eleanor's bow and left to practice her archery skills . It was not that humans could not learn elvish arrow skills, it was just a fact that humans led shorter lives than elves, so many types of training methods were not suitable for them . If they really wanted to learn, they would have to overcome many obstacles, especially their lifespan .
Nailisi's lifespan was definitely longer than any elf, so naturally she could learn Eleanor's arrow skills . Ranged attacks had always been Nailisi's weakness . She had been yearning to pick up ranged attacks for a very long time .
Picking up magic was much more difficult than elvish arrow skills, so she had not seen much improvements in that aspect .
Lex's mages looked at each other . They did not have a leader amongst them . After Lex left, they were still able to handle things in the short term . As time passed, none of them could make rational decisions without Lex .
"The two of us will go up . " Two of the grade-5 mages finally made the decision and told the rest .
No one opposed . Although the two black metal grand swordmasters held high ranks, they did not have the authority to command mages .
The two grade-5 swordmasters knew that they should bring along a few warriors for their own safety . They also considered the fact that the warriors would be too slow and if they were to boost them with spells, they would be exhausting their own magic chords . Although they held the same grade as Saleen, his actual abilities were at least two times more powerful than theirs .
Saleen could bring along two powerful warriors by his side, boost them with spells anytime, and it still would not affect his own fighting strength . The two grade-5 mages were different . The combined amount of spells they could release were equivalent to what Saleen alone could produce . Based on the difference between how quickly they exhausted their magic chords compared to Saleen, if they were to attack him together, they would surely collapse first .
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"Luola, follow the two of them . " Nailisi saw that two of the mages had finally decided to climb up the mountain, so she also decided to arrange for a demon to tail them .
"But…Master, what do I need to do?" Luola did not understand Nailisi's intentions .
"Don't be daft . The range of your senses should be very wide . Humph…" Nailisi thought about it and said, "If the two of them have a chance to live, then save them . If not, then kill them yourself . I want their spatial equipment . "
"Master, I cannot go up against two grade-5 mages . " Luola's expression was one of helplessness . The order that Nailisi had given him was too difficult to carry out . Grade-5 mages could release grade-6 magic as a final resort if they had to . He certainly did not have the same kind of abilities as Cuisi .
"Damn it!" Nailisi cursed and said, "It's not like I am asking you to kill them directly . Do you really think this mountain is safe and there is no danger? That's because of the warriors in the camp and the mages' protection . Those two mages will definitely run into trouble . If they do not survive, you will destroy their bodies by burning . Make sure it is thorough . "
Luola drew a long face and said, "Master Nailisi, I still cannot go up against them . If the two of them were to die, I…"
Nailisi knew that Luola was afraid and said, "Don't worry . You have signed a special contract . No one can control your soul nor take over your body . If you really encounter trouble, come back here as fast as you can . Do not run towards the top . "
At this point, Nailisi paused before saying, "There is a God on this mountain who is still unconscious . "
"God?" Luola suddenly felt goosebumps .
"A God that has yet to become conscious, so what is there to be afraid of? It is probably… never mind, I cannot reveal . Just be on your guard when you encounter people or creatures that look frail, and do not initiate attacks on any creature . Go . " Nailisi did not explain further to Luola . Deep down, she knew that she was probably the safest because she had a soul bond with Saleen . Since Saleen possessed the power of life from the Goddess of Nature, she was basically safe from any attacks by creatures of godly attributes within this dimension .
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As long as Saleen was safe from danger, then so was she . As for Lex's men, there was no way they would sign any soul bonds with Lex . They were safer staying in the camp . The camp was well-designed to be sturdy and did not have openings in its defences since there were puppets standing guard at various positions .
"Those two grade-5 mages will be seeking death if they choose to leave the camp . Did they really think there is no danger in this dimension? Of course, if they were Saleen and Lex, then yes, nothing is considered a danger since Lex possesses the God's ring . "
The two grade-5 mages left the camp and Luola followed suit . He was careful to make sure he kept a distance of one mile between them . Theoretically, grade-5 mages would still be able to sense his presence at this distance, but in normal circumstances, mages would not waste their mental strength this way . As long as Luola was cautious about suppressing his aura, even if the mages did check once in a while, they would still not be able to detect him .
About two days after they had set out from camp, Luola suddenly discovered an intense fight just ahead . He took a risk and approached . He saw from afar that the two grade-5 mages were battling each other, as if they were foes .
Luola could tell right away that they were being controlled by creatures that were very similar to soul eater demons . In fact, these creatures should be much stronger than soul eater demons . These were two grade-5 mages that were very familiar with each other . In order to infiltrate their souls, only a creature that was above grade-5 would be able to strike in the instant when the two mages were caught unaware .
There was a vicious bond signed between Nailisi and himself, but at this point, that bond was insurance for his soul instead . As long as Nailisi did not lose control, his soul would not be taken away . To force Nailisi to lose control, one would first have to control Saleen . To control Saleen, one would have to first deal with winged skeleton and the souls of twenty-four lightning dragons .
Luola decided to observe from a distance . The two grade-5 mages were exhausting their magic chords quickly as their spells were blasting away the rocks, mud and trees around them . There was pain and suffering in their eyes . Their souls had not dissipated, but had just been suppressed temporarily .
As their magic chords dwindled, so did their chances of fighting back and regaining control of their bodies . A mage's magic chords and mental strength had a unique relationship that was connected to the soul . Without completely exhausting the magic chords, the creature that had infiltrated their body would not be able to fully control them .
Luola felt fortunate that everyone in his team had signed bonds with Saleen . The effect that the souls had on each other might not seem big, but in actual fact, they had already formed an interconnected web . To infiltrate his soul, one must first destroy this web completely .
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Within half an hour, the two grade-5 mages had collapsed on the ground, all their magic chords and mental strength was spent . Their eyes stared blankly ahead and seemed to be at a loss . After another minute, the two grade-5 mages looked at each other and stood up .
That was when Luola walked out and unsheathed his horse-killing sword from behind .
The souls of the two grade-5 mages had already been devoured and were now completely different creatures . Luola did not hesitate . With a burst of speed, he had dashed to the front of the two mages in the blink of an eye .
The creatures that were controlling the two mages were caught by surprise . They did not expect that the bodies they controlled to be so weak . They knew in this instant that they would not be able to outrun the enemy, no matter how hard they tried .
"Luola, what are you trying to do!" One of the mages shouted .
"Kill . " With one sweep of Luola's horse-killing sword, this mage was cut in half at the waist . His wound did not spurt out blood . Instead, a layer of thick and gooey fluid flowed out and completely sealed up the wound . The upper half of this mage's body was now desperately using both his hands to climb down the mountain . The other mage was running up the mountain instead .
They had only just gained full control of the mages' bodies so they were not able to transfer the mages' magic chords at all . Even if they did, the magic chords had yet to replenish so they would not have been able to release any spells anyway .
Two grade-5 mages who could not release spells had no chance against a demon . Remembering Nailisi's suggestion before he departed on this journey, Luola naturally knew what must be done . Within two steps, he caught up with the mage that was trying to escape upwards and with one stroke of the sword he split him in half from behind .
A thin and small purple creature flew out from this mage's brain . Luola used the horse-killing sword to pierce through the creature . Then, he caught up with the other mage, split open his brain, and killed the other parasitic creature as well .
Luola did not recognize these parasitic creatures, but he knew that they were extremely horrifying . Once they managed to infiltrate successfully, the soul would be devoured but the body would still possess its original fighting strength . By then, what they were controlling was effectively a walking corpse .
If these two grade-5 mages had not been killed immediately and they went back to camp, they would have succeeded in convincing the others and blending back in . After these two creatures reproduced, more and more people would be controlled .
By logical deduction, this type of creatures would not be able to reproduce very quickly, but the problem was that they were hard to uncover . If not for Nailisi's reminder, Luola might not have dared to kill the two grade-5 mages directly .
The bodies of the mages had been poisoned so Luola spread some magic powder on their corpses before burning them . Black flames quickly turned the corpses into ashes . Luola took only their rings and nothing else .
The spatial equipment of grade-5 mages were typically horrible, so Luola did not bother to look inside and stuffed them into his pocket directly . Nailisi had told him not to climb up the mountain and he did not want to take such a risk either . Only Cuisi had the abilities to act alone . As for himself, his biggest weakness was the lack of ability to fly .
It was difficult to dispose of the two parasitic creatures that he had killed . Luola burnt one of them and used Cuisi's bottle to keep the other . There were layers of words in the demon language on the bottle, so even if the parasitic creature somehow revived, there was no way it could escape .
Everything was cleaned up, including burying the mages' ashes . The ashes were lingering with the smell of demon fire and Luola wanted to eliminate any possibility of arousing suspicions .
He turned around to head back down the mountain . Unknown to him, two green parasites that looked like leeches had jumped out from a tree behind him . These parasites had thin slits for mouths on both sides and had more than ten eyes . They let out sharp cries, but did not dare to chase Luola . They seemed to know that it was almost impossible to control Luola's soul anyway .
Chirp chirp…
The cries of these two parasites began to invite a chorus of similar sounds throughout the mountain . Luola had already departed for quite a distance so he was not aware that there were actually plenty of these parasites . Even so, he could feel a numbness in his scalp so he used the fastest possible speed and kept sprinting down back to the camp .