Chapter 742
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"I don't wish to die…" Tyrant's voice echoed inside the tunnel . A few metal rats were so startled by the soundthat they crept back into their lairs, not daring to create any more noise .
After shedding tears, Tyrant felt pain in his eyes, his body was aging very swiftly .
"I can only take a risk now," Tyrant took out two corpses from his pouch and laid them before him . These two bodies were naked, they belonged to a male and female and both of them were very young .
Both corpses had average looks, but their body structure was perfect . Even in the eyes of a sorcerer, the proportions of their skeletons were not flawed at all .
Caressing the two corpses, Tyrant felt hesitant . It was perilous for ghosts to occupy the bodies of other beings . Usually, ghosts would not do something like that more than three times . If this limit was exceeded, the ghosts themselves would lose their memory and turn into idiots .
This was the first time he occupied this a body, that meant that the success rate for the second try would only be sixty percent . If it failed, then the body he chose would be deastoyed . Consequently, the success rate for the third try would be forty percent and he would not have the freedom of choice .
The risk of engaging in such affairs was extremely high, it was akin to throwing a dice . A ghost would never do this unless their life was in imminent danger . Tyrant's body had been penetrated by the Life Arrow . Even if he replaced his outer shell, he would not enjoy longevity .
"But it will be good to live for one more day," Tyrant's eyes were brimming with hatred . He did not intend to flee, instead, he was going to remain in the city and wait for another opportunity to conduct another assassination . He had roughly grasped the abilities of the king, "I will definitely succeed the next time . "
Tyrant was hesitant, but he still chose the male's body because there were very few women in Daliang City . If he chose the female, it would be inconvenient for him to move about in the city .
A pale green translucent shadow slowly detached from the dwarf's shell, this was the original form of a ghost . Tyrant prostrated atop the man's corpse, slowly seeping in .
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If other beings wanted to steal someone else's body, it would be very tedious as a lot of preparation was required . A ghost did not need anything, their bodies were already in a half-soul form and they had the gift of control .
After around two hours, Tyrant had entered the body completely . Lying on the ground, he slowly became accustomed to this brand new body .
This body was a human expert whom Tyrant had poisoned in the past . This human had been a Silver Grand Swordmaster . If it was not for the sturdiness of this body, Tyrant would not have taken two hours to occupy it . Tyrant could seize the souls of normal humans the moment he pounced on them . Nevertheless, this soulless body still tried to reject his presence .
"In at most three days, I can regain half of my strength . " Tyrant calculated in his head, then he sat up . Untying the pouch from the dwarf's body, he took out some clothes from it and wore them .
"If my eyes didn't get injured while I was traversing the planes, I would not be in such a terrible state now, fancy attaching myself to this garbage body!"
Tyrant seemed to be void of joy . Ghosts were almost immune to physical attacks, they enjoyed extended lives and possessed powerful mental strength . At the moment, his soul required protection by a physical body in order to be active in the Myers mainland . A simple strong wind could disperse his soul, he would never converge again otherwise .
Tyrant belonged to a species among the ghost race which enjoyed slightly longer lives . Attaching to a physical body would further shorten his lifespan .
Putting away the woman's body, Tyrant exhaled deeply, then he looked for a clean spot to sit down . He had to wait, he could only return to the surface after recovering his strength .
"To kill the king, that elf has to be terminated first . No matter how powerful the king's abilities are, he cannot kill me in one hit . If that elf fires another arrow at me, I am definitely doomed . The city is still recruiting soldiers to attack the Cloudflow people, I can infiltrate Saleen's army and wait for an opportune time . If only this wasn't the main plane . Back on the subcontinental plane, I could kill the demonic race at will, devouring their souls to recover from my wounds . On the subcontinental plane, the mighty Holy See is absent and horrifying places like Alchemy City are absent too . " On this plane, he could only act as an assassin, seeking shelter from nobles as he sought out his targets .
The professionals' union would give rewards for the people he killed, no one would notice that these people were dead .
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When Saleen was led to the palace, the first thing he did was to describe the appearance of the assassin to Lex . Hearing this information, Lex locked her brows in a furrow .
"Do you recognize this assassin?" Saleen had a great understanding of Lex, he could guess her thoughts just by looking at her face .
"Of course, you cannot pursue this matter anymore . I will put the city on lockdown . Since the assassin is severely wounded, he won't be able to flee . Just kill him, then forget about this matter," Lex answered in an upset tone . Of course she could guess who sent this assassin, but she could not fly into a rage . "The Cloudflow people are right behind us, can I still create trouble for Antos? I am afraid Antos may have more than one-hundred-thousand troops with him . "
Saleen immediately understood the situation, "Other than the Holy See, the only other person who can send an assassin to kill me will be Marquis Antos who lost a few thousand soldiers to me . " He did not understand why Lex was suppressing her anger, she did not even mention negotiating with Holy Rock City .
"Saleen…"
"Yes?"
"Aye, I shall tell you something . When you left the borders, Earl Besta reported that he was attacked by headless riders . "
"Headless riders?" Saleen's eyebrows immediately shot upwards . At the moment, headless riders were insignificant in his eyes, even if there were other enemies present to team up against him, he could kill a few hundred of them . The existence of headless riders meant that black magicians were still active in this region . An astronomical number of black puppets posed a large threat to human armies . If the black magicians cooperated with the Cloudflow army to attack Daliang City, Saleen would be in a bad spot .
"The soldiers withdrawn by Antos were found dead in the middle of the wilderness, none of them returned . He thought that you had slaughtered all of them because you had done something like this back in Metatrin . None of the Holy See's expeditionary soldiers made it back . "
"I have kept more than a thousand prisoners!"
"I know, those people were killed by the Dark Sky Devil . "
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A boom sounded in Saleen's mind . Being a mage, he would of course understand what the Dark Sky Devil symbolized .
"But don't worry, there are two experts pursuing the Dark Sky Devil . That monster might have sustained serious injury when it was revived, otherwise…"
"Have you informed Holy Rock City about this?"
"Of course, otherwise Antos wouldn't have kept quiet . He is worried that the Dark Sky Devil will intrude his lands . "
"Chased by two human experts… are those two people mages?"
"I don't know, those two people used an instantaneous skill outside the town to kill those two-thousand headless riders . They might be holy masters…"
"Does it look like it? Did they use glorious divine spells?" Saleen was also extremely nervous .
"No, but it isn't a good thing either . " Lex kept sighing, the incidence of this event had exceeded the area she could control . "The Dark Sky Devil has resurrected, if it wasn't for the two humans pursuing it, Loulan would have been bathed in blood already . Those two people chasing the Dark Sky Devil are obviously not mages . If they belong to the Holy See, this battle will be hopeless . People who possess the ability to pursue the Dark Sky Devil have to be experts above grade-10 . Holy Rock City only has one person like this, which is Joey . The Holy See can deploy two experts in one go and I don't even know their identities . The Tanggulasi Empire actually has three people who are at grade-10 . How should the war go on? We can only pose a threat to these experts if mages from the Alchemy City swarm out . Alchemy City will most likely shut their doors and take care of themselves right?"
It was no wonder then that Lex and Saleen would allow their thoughts to run wild . The Goddess of Myers had fallen such a long time ago, no one would expect two of her envoys to remain alive .
"Before the Dark Sky Devil is killed, I will take it this matter has never happened before . " Clenching his teeth, Saleen dismissed the notion of killing Antos . "I will vie for the mainland in the future, I will deal with this Antos sooner or later . "
Lex smiled forcefully, "Saleen is indeed different now, he can make such a decision is just a few breaths . " Be that as it may, both of them had to face Cloudflow now . Despite giving up on Antos, the situation had not really brightened up .
"Lex, I can defend the Bone Castle . Cloudflow is going to build a city, what should we do?" Saleen quickly set aside the problem of Antos as he sought advice from Lex .
"It will be very tedious . Saleen, how long will you need to deploy one more fleet of skeletal warships?"
Saleen laughed bitterly, "I have spent almost all of my money already, I even brought along the pan's turtle alchemical boat . Currently, Metatrin City is left with the dragon skeleton warship to hold the fort . The dragon skeleton warship cannot be dismantled, otherwise…"
"How many skeletal warships can the winged skeleton produce?"
"Lex, even if you give me Holy Rock City's treasury, I cannot produce the warships . The winged skeleton took around one year to produce the warships . Can you afford to wait? My warships are inferior to that of Cloudflow's . They can use the main warships to slowly transport the troops . Since the pan's turtle alchemical boat ambushed them once, it will be difficult to do it again . It is only a matter of time before they transport their army over . "
Lex and Saleen looked at each other as though they had returned to the days in the hell of the God's Punishment . A sense of helplessness diffused throughout the room . At this moment Saleen realized that the seemingly omnipotent Lex also had her frustrations .
"What did Holy Rock City say?" Saleen was helpless, he was still trying to solve the problem from a political angle . "What is the real reason why the Cloudflow people are here in the Bitter Water County? Is it really to marry Lex?"
"The prince said that since I have established a county, he has no influence over my marriage," Lex answered flatly .
Saleen's eyes lit up . Tugging at Lex's sleeves, he asked, "Lex, are those Safilos' words?"
Lex's face turned scarlet . She did not shake Saleen's hand away, and replied "He said that, word for word . "
"Lex, let's get married!" Saleen's words stunned Lex .