Part 3.
Raphael pointed her spear randomly, killing the three Magic Shooters cleanly. The difference in levels was too great. These Magic Shooters were so slow compared to Salin that they looked like they were crawling.
With Salin's speed, even Raphael could pierce a hole in him, let alone these Magic Shooters.
Of course, if she stabbed Salin, Salin's Crystal Finger wouldn't be easy to deal with. Salin still had the Destiny Doll. Even if he took a hit from her, he could still make her head explode.
Salin's Crystal Finger was a skill that targeted gods. No divine spell could heal or recover from it. Once a god was hit by the Crystal Finger, it would cause permanent damage.
The three Magic Shooters hadn't expected to meet a god of death. Their heads were pierced by the spear, and their souls were shattered. The divine power on the spear wasn't something Magic Shooters of this level could handle.
After killing these three High Mages, Raphael conveniently collected their Spatial Equipment. Even if the Spatial Equipment of a High Mage was empty, it would still be worth over ten thousand golds. A better one would be worth more than 100,000 gold coins.
Because creating spatial equipment was a very troublesome process, those who could directly create spatial equipment were definitely above Level-15. When a Level-10 Mage created spatial equipment, they had to slowly craft the magic seal and make mistakes.
Raphael's actions were learned from Salin. Although Salin was abnormally rich, he still cared about small amounts. Unless he didn't have enough time, he would get it even if it cost three to five hundred gold coins.
Feeding soldiers and Mages was a money-burning matter.
Purple Angel put away the bodies of the three Mages. If they fell, the enemy would be alerted. The black fog was still floating in the sky. It covered a large area and blocked most detection methods. Even powerful Mages on the ground couldn't see through it.
Scrolls that combined wind and dark elements were extremely rare. Only places like Alchemy City and Metatlin would produce them. There were too many mages in those two places, and they would create many strange scrolls while they were experimenting with them.
Purple Angel flew out of the black fog and cried out in pain. He could play dead, and it was even easier for him to pretend to be injured.
Purple Angel wobbled and fell to the ground. Finally, he crashed into a hill with a loud bang.
Raphael flew out of the black mist and turned into a ball of light, hiding under a tree at lightning speed.
In the mountains, dozens of magic alarms sounded. Raphael smiled. The mages couldn't help themselves when they saw the dragon, right? He did not need to kill his way in. He only needed to take a turn at the door and then walk away. These mages would go crazy.
Now that their lair had been exposed, Alchemy City had to speed up. Whatever plans they had in mind would soon be revealed.
Raphael's plan was an open scheme. The mages of Alchemy City knew that it was a rush, but they had no choice. Otherwise, they would be in an even more passive position when Salin came knocking on their door.
Raphael was not a fool who only knew how to fight. She had once commanded millions of angels and was not inferior to any general.
Raphael narrowed his eyes and looked at the mages rushing up the hill. He thought to himself, Salin was right. As long as it had desires, it would be easy to deal with it.
Dozens of Mages rushed to the top of the hill. The Violet Angel pretended to be injured. She flapped her wings and sent three Mages flying, breaking their bones.
Then, he was petrified. More Warriors appeared on the hillside and used enchanted chains to bind the Violet Angel.
The tied up Violet Angel was in a good mood. It turned out that being tied up was very comfortable. There was no need to fight. All she had to do was wait for Raphael to save her.
These magic chains were nothing to the Violet Angel. He only needed to transform into his original human form and he would be able to break free easily. This was not a divine item like the Depraved Chain. It was just a piece of Level-10 equipment made by a Mage.
The Mages cast dozens of levitation spells on the Violet Angel. The Violet Angel secretly lightened his body to avoid trouble. The Mages instructed the Warriors to pull the lightened Violet Angel and fly him into the air.
The Violet Angel screamed like a spoiled child. Raphael felt a chill down her spine. This puppet, what was wrong with it?
The Violet Angel moaned in pleasure. The Mages thought he was seriously injured and could not even use his Dragon's Might. Two Mages cast Spring Rain on him. One Mage poured magic liquid into his mouth. The Violet Angel stopped moaning. If he went too far, the Mages would find out.
"It's a metal dragon, a rare species!" a Mage said excitedly.
"No wonder his Spiritual Power is so low and his Dragon's Might is so weak."
"I just don't know …"
The Mages looked at each other. They had caught the dragon, but they didn't know what would be left after it was distributed to them. Alchemy City was different from before. All the power was completely controlled by the Elemental Hand. They didn't need to spend money on the distribution of materials now. Instead, everyone got less.
The only way to gain benefits was to join the Elemental Hand and be controlled by others.
The Violet Angel was pulled along. He had dozens of levitation spells on him. Together with his own power, the Mages didn't have much trouble. They just thought that the dragon had no magic resistance.
Besides, Levitation wasn't an offensive spell. Dragons generally had low resistance to buff spells like this.
They flew over a few mountains. Raphael followed behind and no one could see her. With the green spear in hand, Raphael became one with nature. The Mages kept using detection spells but didn't find anything strange.
A tall and straight mountain appeared in front of them. The mountain was a strange green. But if they observed it from above, they could only feel that the color of the mountain was a little lighter. This was a common thing in nature and wouldn't attract much attention.
Raphael entered from a low altitude. When she was close to the mountain, she twisted her body and let the rays released by the hidden magic circle distort on the surface of her body. It didn't set off the magic alarm.
In that instant, Raphael sealed her power to level one.
This was the ability of a battle angel. Other races didn't have this ability. Sealing one's own power was also harmful. Normally, sealing one's power was fine. Sealing two or more was equivalent to being injured in battle. Raphael directly suppressed her power to level twelve.
The Mages couldn't understand such a method. The gods had disappeared for too long. No one thought that a level thirteen angel would follow them.
The tall mountain was empty. The Mages stationed there noticed the abnormality of the magic circle, but it was just a normal beast passing by. There were many walking beasts in the mountain, and they were at least level one magic beasts. Raphael hid very well. The Mages only took a look and let it go.
The Mages flew forward with the purple angel and crashed straight into the mountain. There was a flash of light, and the Mages and the dragon disappeared. The Warriors went around the mountain and continued forward in the valley.
Raphael thought for a moment and knew that these Warriors didn't have the right to enter.
Raphael's body flashed and followed the Mages into the mountain. This huge illusion really wasn't a barrier. No one would make such a huge barrier. It would consume too many magic cores.
Alchemy City didn't have a way to make a magic furnace either. The higher the quality of the barrier, the higher the magic cores consumed. If the quality was low, it wouldn't be able to defend.
Without a magic furnace, many defensive facilities would be limited by the magic cores.
This wasn't ancient times, when powerful magic beasts were everywhere and magic cores could be obtained after hunting them.
Flying into the belly of the mountain, Raphael saw a huge door standing there. It was a spatial door. It looked to be more than 60 meters wide, but its true width was probably more than 200 meters. Apart from the giants, any living creature could probably pass through such a huge door.
Raphael hesitated because the Mages were already pulling the purple angel into the door.
If she followed them into the door, she would definitely be discovered. Without a doubt. What if she didn't? The purple angel wouldn't be a captive. Could he kill his way out alone?
The purple angel knew his situation. The moment he entered the door, he looked back at Raphael. His eyes were full of resentment, as if he was waiting for Raphael to save him.
Raphael had been a bit impulsive at first. She wanted to kill him and take him away, but seeing the disgusting look in his eyes, she turned and left the mountain.
Unbearable look? Was that a puppet?
She should go back and talk to Salin. After all, the Mages would capture the purple angel and study him for a while. They wouldn't break him up until three to five days later.
Some Mages would even try to establish a contract with the purple angel. As long as it wasn't a soul contract, it wouldn't affect the purple angel's original contract. That way, she could get away with it for now.
The purple angel sensed that Raphael had left and was quite frightened. But then he passed through the spatial door and was taken to another place by the Mages. He was cut off from the original space.
After Raphael left, she was careful not to touch the magic array. Only when she left the vicinity of the mountain did she speed up and rush to Sephiroth's territory.
When Raphael returned to Sephiroth's territory, the seaside was already in full swing.
Huge metal machines were installed in the sea. Small puppets were arranged downwards to connect to the port.
Salin was used to these machines. He explained to Sephiroth as he built. Those metal slides could be installed with magic-powered carriages to transport goods to the city.
Sephiroth asked a ridiculous question.
"Salin, since this thing doesn't cost much, why not build a ten-thousand-kilometer-long slide in the Empire? If we use magic carriages to transport troops, food, and weapons, it'll be much faster. It'll be much cheaper than raising horses. "
"Your Highness, there are many magical beasts in this world that like to gnaw on metal. If we build a ten-thousand-kilometer-long slide, the annual maintenance cost will be a terrifying figure. "Salin looked helpless.
"What if we build a magic net near the slide? With Controllers stationed there, it'll be easy to drive out special magical beasts. "
Sephiroth's words made Salin ponder.
If it was really as Sephiroth said, the world would be completely changed. Ordinary people could use the power of magic, and the circulation of goods would be a hundred times faster.
Many places would lose their geographical advantage, but in other places, big cities could be built. Humans had once been strong, but at that time, they hadn't really developed every inch of the continent.
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