Chapter 1146
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Kelly was currently leading a group of people as they slowly flew forward . To be honest, he didn’t agree to the family’s decision . In order to deal with a few Warriors and Mages from the Ashley Family’s External Hall, they actually dispatched a lot of people as well as battleships . They were making a huge fuss over something trivial .
Moreover, the family even commanded a strict search of the surrounding region . To Kelly, this wasn’t necessary . The people from the Ashley Family had already been scared silly . They have already run far far away . It was impossible for them to stay in the vicinity . Perhaps they might even be deeper in the meteorite field looking for another way to leave .
If Kelly was a member of the Ashley Family, then he would do the same . He would try to leave the meteorite field through another place . This was a much better decision than staying in the meteorite field .
However, Kelly cannot defy the family’s orders . Although it has been more than ten years since he ascended, he still wouldn’t dare say anything about the family’s decision . Additionally, this action wasn’t done by only a single camp . They were even followed by a group of Mechs . Therefore, when they started their reconnaissance on a region named sector 5, they immediately divided it into smaller lots . Then they would carry out a comprehensive search on each area .
And they didn’t only search each lot, they also installed strong alarms inside lots they already searched . As long as people enter these areas, the alarm would immediately send out a notification .
Naturally, it was impossible for them to install these alarms everywhere . What they do is put alarms only on places that would have a huge potential of being entered . And as the Zhang Family pushed on, they would reposition these alarms whenever applicable .
Kelly’s group continued to move forward . Before long, they arrived at the area they were about to search . Those who entered the lot first were the Mechs . In the Machine Realm, Mechs held a much higher reputation compared to Mages and Warriors . Moreover, Mech pilots were mostly comprised of Machine Field natives . The reason for this was that the natives don’t look highly upon ascenders . Although Kelly was leading the team, he wasn’t the commander . Conversely, Kelly was the one who needed to listen to the commander of the Mech unit .
Kelly watched the surroundings while they advanced . Even if they haven’t gone to this area before, it wasn’t any different compared to other lots they searched . There were only meteorites everywhere, nothing else .
Kelly had met people from the other teams before they set out . Therefore, he knew that the others were doing their search on areas much more complex than his . This caused Kelly to be glad . In his mind, the less complex the terrain, the least danger they would be in .
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As he was going forward, Kelly suddenly felt a movement of energy . He couldn’t help but stare . Then he stopped and sensed the surrounding area . He discovered that the surrounding meteorites were actually flying straight towards them . Kelly was shaken, then he immediately shouted, “It’s an ambush, prepare to fight!”
However, Kelly’s warning came too late . The target of the meteorites weren’t them, it was the Mechs . Although the Mechs were powerful, their mobility was still inferior compared to Mages and Warriors .
The meteorites were like huge stone balls that were fired towards the Mechs . Although the Mechs were doing their best to dodge, only a few managed to remain unscathed .
Moreover, there were quite a lot of meteorites, dozens of them . Although they weren’t large, they were at least a few notches bigger than the mechs . And each one of them were fast, it didn’t take long before the scouting team suffered a huge loss .
But this wasn’t the end . The meteorites weren’t just shot randomly, instead all of them met in the middle . Once they collided, they fragmented, attacking the Mechs once more . Among the 2000 Mechs present, more than 1000 were rendered useless . As for the remaining Mechs, they were also damaged, reducing their functionality by a few layers .
While Kelly and the others were flustered, several hundred sword qi were suddenly fired from all directions . The protective armor of the Mechs were already burst by the meteorites . So upon being hit by sword qi, the entire Mech troop was annihilated .
Following the sword qi were spells targeted towards Kelly and the others . These spells were at least 10 layers with most of them being 50-layer spells . Naturally, all of these spells had long since been prepared .
Although Kelly and the others had set up their own protective shields, it was still useless against the magical attacks . Before long, a large number of casualties emerged from the Zhang Family’s troop .
Another thing Kelly noticed was that these spells weren’t casually targeted . It seems like most of the spells were going towards the Warriors . The first wave of attacks took the lives of 300 Warriors .
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After these two attacks were released, two attacks soon followed . It was already too late for Kelly’s side to retaliate . The group had already broken up with people running in all four directions . However, this was good for them . This way, the attacks coming from the Ashley Family wouldn’t deal with them at the same time . There were several people who came out unscathed .
From the beginning of the ambush up to now, Kelly’s group had eaten four rounds of attacks . Now, the Mechs were annihilated, the Warriors were severely cut down, and the numbers of the Mages were also slashed . At this point, Kelly’s group only had a bit more than 1000 people that were able to fight . .
At this time, Zhao Hai’s side already began rushing towards the Zhang Family’s people . One side was full of morale while the other was in a panicked state . There was no need to ponder about the winner of this battle .
Meanwhile, Zhao Hai was eyeing Kelly . This was because he was the leader of the Mages and was the first to respond to the ambush . This meant that Kelly should have stronger spiritual force than the other Mages . Therefore, Zhao Hai wanted to experience Kelly’s strength . As soon as Kelly felt Zhao Hai’s focus on him, he couldn’t help but stare for a moment before sneering . Kelly knew that escaping was pointless at this point . The only thing he could do was fight .
Kelly was identified as a level 5 Mage . However, nobody knew that he had three staffs in his hand . One staff had a 10-layer formation, another had 50-layers, and then the last one had 100-layers . What he normally used was the staff with 50-layers . The other staffs were his secret weapons . Moreover, he had large quantities of restoration potions in his hand . Kelly believed that he has no need to be afraid of a level 6 Mage .
Kelly was quite an ambitious person . Almost all of the money he raised since he ascended were spent on buying armaments . He didn’t buy a villa nor did he indulge in leisure; all of his money was spent on strengthening himself .
Because of this, Kelly’s armaments could be said to be the best in the Zhang Family’s External Hall . Kelly didn’t only have the three staffs, he also has a protective item . At the same time, his mage robe was a high-level item, providing another point of protection . He also had a piece of metal with a restorative magic formation set inside . It can be said that with these items, Kelly had enough confidence to face level 6 experts . So when he saw Zhao Hai approaching him, he didn’t panic . On the contrary, Kelly took it as an opportunity .
He was preparing to capture Zhao Hai and use him as a hostage . This would give him a token to ask for freedom . Because of this, Kelly just stood in place and sent a spell towards Zhao Hai .
The spell was sent out by the 10-layer formation staff . At the same time, Kelly also activated his defensive formation .
Upon seeing the other party’s magic, Zhao Hai knew that they were using items . However, he didn’t care much about it and just waved his hand . Then a 10-layer formation appeared in front of him, blocking the incoming spell .
But shortly after that, Kelly took his 50-layer formation staff out and sent another spell towards Zhao Hai . Zhao Hai’s body changed direction as he moved back . At the same time, he erected another 10-layer formation in front of him . However, this formation didn’t block Kelly’s offensive magic .
Fortunately, Zhao Hai’s retreat was very fast . He arranged another 10-layer formation in front of him . Then immediately after the shield appeared, yet another one was cast . In turn, Kelly’s magic was blocked by three succeeding defensive formations .
Actually, it was completely unnecessary for Zhao Hai to do this . He just wanted to see how strong other people’s 50-layer magic formation were . But to be honest, Zhao Hai was disappointed by what he saw .
Kelly didn’t expect Zhao Hai to block his attack, after all, it was a 50-layer magic formation . Kelly couldn’t help but give Zhao Hai even more importance . Then he traded his magic staff for the one with a 100-layer formation inside .
In the current Machine Field, 100-layer formations were rarely seen . This was because 100-layers were very hard to make . And engraving this kind of formation into a staff was much more difficult . The material requirements for this kind of endeavor was very high . Generally, staffs with 100-layer formations inside were made out of metal . Mithril as well as other additives were needed for the engraving to succeed .
Because of this, the staff’s weight would increase, as well as its cost . Mages who carry a 100 kilogram staff into a fight would certainly suffer . And because of the formations needed to be engraved, different types of materials were needed, further increasing the staff’s price .
Kelly hoisted his magic staff and inserted his own spiritual force on it . Since it was for a 100-layer formation, the amount of spiritual force needed was quite a lot . However, this sacrifice was worth it for the result . The 100-layer formation was Kelly’s strongest metal-element formation .
This magic formation was known as metal storm . When the magic formation materialized, it began to absorb the metal element energy in the surroundings . The spell grew bigger and bigger before it exploded into shards . Then the shards turned into a huge tornadoes . These tornadoes collided once more as it flew like a storm towards Zhao Hai .
Zhao Hai’s eyes shone, then he said, “100 layers? Good . This is what I like to see . ” Then he locked his fingers together, releasing a 100-layer formation in front of him . However, his formation was somewhat different . Half of the formation was red while the other half was azure .
When the formation had materialized, Zhao Hai loudly said, “Wind and Fire is eternal . Wind aids fire, fire eats wind! Explode!” Along with Zhao Hai’s voice, the formation in front fiercely exploded . A column of inferno began to shoot itself towards the metal storm .
Kelly sneered, he was very confident of his own 100-layer formation . This formation was made out of the most offensively powerful element . He doesn’t believe that Zhao Hai’s formation would block it .
But Kelly would soon realize that he was wrong . When the two formations hit each other, Kelly’s metal storm melted under Zhao Hai’s spell . The metals liquefied and before long they vaporized .
Kelly was left standing there, dazed . He didn’t expect this outcome . The magic staff he expensively bought was actually rendered useless .
Shortly after that, Zhao Hai said, “Fiery feathers, metal arrows . Rain of ten thousand arrows . Shoot!” As his voice fell, a rain of metallic arrows began to fall onto Kelly .
These arrows were very fast . But fortunately, Kelly’s defensive formation activated . When the arrows hit the shield, the shield shook fiercely, as though it would break at any time .
Kelly gawked . He immediately funneled his spiritual force towards the defensive formation . At the same time, he took out his 50-layer formation staff . He wouldn’t dare use his 100-layer formation staff for a long time . This wasn’t only because the staff was heavy, the spiritual force needed to sustain the formation was too huge . Kelly didn’t have the ability to make use of it for a long time .
Just as Kelly was about to launch his magic, he suddenly heard Zhao Hai, “Silent Demon Killing Arrows, . Fire!” After Zhao Hai said this, a 50-layer formation appeared in front of him . The formation was pitch black . Then a pointed tip appeared on the formation shortly followed by a black shaft and a blue tail . This arrows flew quickly, but they were eerily quiet . Their target was Kelly .
Kelly was caught while drinking . Because of his usage of magic, Kelly needed to replenish using a magic potion . Although potions recovered one’s magic quickly, the effect wasn’t immediate .
And while Kelly was restoring his magic, Zhao Hai’s arrow suddenly appeared in front of him!