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After advancing, Rex was very sensitive to the elemental transformation, the details of mental strength, and the control of magic strings. In these aspects, Salin was no different from a Magic Shooter. The only difference was that his magic strings were still very weak.
Rex couldn't feel these things before. Now that she felt it, she realized how special Salin's magic was.
If that was the case, Salin would become even more powerful after advancing to a Magic Shooter!
Rex observed Salin, and Salin felt the changes in Rex. The wings formed by the fire element weren't as simple as the fire element. At the same time, there was the power of the wind element. With the interaction of wind and fire, Rex's speed could reach the level of a level-eight Magic Shooter.
With a thought from Salin, the water element around him also vaporized violently. Then, it heated up and turned into fire element, forming a pair of flame wings behind him.
Rex's eyes widened. She didn't understand how Salin could form the flame wings without practice.
Salin's flame wings lasted for less than three seconds before dispersing automatically. He sighed secretly. Without practice, he didn't know the pattern of the incantation and elemental arrangement. Even if he could imitate it, he wouldn't be able to control this spell. If he was a normal mage, he might even cause an elemental backlash.
Luckily, his water element was easier to control, and his flying ability wasn't inferior to Rex's skills. In future battles, they could support each other instead of dragging each other down.
"Salin, let's go north. Let's compare our speeds!" Rex saw Salin's strange ability, and wanted to test how strong Salin was. She didn't allow Salin to object. Her flame wings flapped, and she passed through the range of Salin's cloud in an instant.
Seeing her leave, Salin also smiled. Amidst the clouds, a small tornado began to spin, increasing the momentum of his cloud by several hundred times. Then, this cloud wrapped around Salin and flew towards the north.
The two left the city in the blink of an eye. Cloud Flow was in the south, and Rex's territory was in the north. There was a seven-story Magic Tower outside the city, so Salin and Rex didn't have to worry about safety.
Rex's speed had already increased to 180 kilometers per hour, but Salin still followed behind easily, not surpassing her. Her flying speed was already three times that of an ordinary sixth-level Magician. Salin was undoubtedly a level-six great mage, but Rex still couldn't get rid of him.
Rex clenched his teeth, and his fiery wings doubled in size, reaching a width of over twenty meters. His speed suddenly shot up to a hundred kilometers, and it was still increasing rapidly.
The tornado in Salin's cloud instantly doubled in size. It caught up with Rex and overtook him in no time.
Rex had a strong desire to win, but she couldn't unleash it when facing Salin. She thought that if she continued flying like this, her magic strings would be depleted quickly, so she could only gradually slow down, and her flame wings shrunk to a width of ten meters. Salin laughed and slowed down as well. In front of Rex, he spread the cloud even wider and enveloped Rex.
Rex completely retracted his fiery wings, and used the Levitation Spell again, allowing Salin to bring him soaring in the sky.
"Lace," Salin called out.
"What?" Rex lost, but she wasn't angry. It was better if Salin could fly faster. The enemies they had to face were always very strong, and there were many times they couldn't beat them. If they could escape better, they would feel more at ease wherever they went in the future.
Salin opened his left hand, and there was a ball of water flames in his palm. There was also a new bracelet on his left wrist, which was simply made of divine crystals.
"In this cloud, I rely on tornadoes to speed up, and the water flames create tornadoes naturally. In fact, I only expend mental energy. Unless you're a level-nine mage, you can't fly faster than me." Salin revealed his secret. This flying skill was something he'd figured out himself.
Water Flame Alchemy was an offensive spell in itself. Once a Water Flame was formed, a tornado would appear in the surroundings to protect the mage refining the equipment. The tornado's offensive power couldn't be considered formidable, but at the same time, it had defensive power. Mages could easily dodge the numerous tornadoes even if they were bombarded by crossbows.
The real attack was the spell Snow Kill contained in the tornadoes. The snowflakes formed from water elements had a cutting ability that surpassed ice blades, and could even be upgraded. Salin's control of water flame alchemy was almost as good as his teacher's. The tornadoes were the secret he was trying to use to fly.
Adding tornadoes to the Cloud Traversing spell was equivalent to giving it a strong driving force. As long as the spell didn't dissipate, the tornadoes inside would be unknown.
Normal mages didn't have the ability to convert elements, and wouldn't dare to do this in the air. If the elements were unbalanced, they would fall. Only Magic Shooters could attack and defend while flying. When Great Mages first learned to fly, they could only release spells in the air with equipment. For example, magic books, scrolls, or spells stored in magic staffs. If they relied on magic strings, they could only wait until they reached level-seven and understood some of the mysteries of elemental conversion.
Salin had learned the skill of elemental conversion a long time ago. Joey had taught it to him. That was why he dared to try to create such a complicated spell.
Rex was very happy. The more special Salin was, the happier she was. As a proud son of heaven and the descendant of an emperor, she had high expectations for her man. If Salin hadn't entered her emotional world, she would rather be alone and be the purest mage, dedicating everything to the mysteries of magic.
She didn't care if Salin was rich or the king. Seeing that Salin's magic skills were so outstanding, Rex's heart softened. Just as he was about to praise Salin, he saw a small scout team with a light cavalry on the ground in front of him. They were galloping towards Great Liang City.
Thousands of meters in the air, Salin could see it more clearly. He exchanged a look with Rex, and the two of them descended rapidly, arriving above the scout team. Seeing the arrival of the mages, the scout raised his crossbow, but stopped.
"I'm Rex. Which battalion are you from?" Rex saw the scout's attire and knew that it was his army.
Someone among the scouts finally recognized Rex. The captain jumped off his horse and saluted Rex. He pointed at the light cavalry and said, "People from Sanlian City are here. They said they were attacked by the Tanggulas Empire."
"You, come here!" Rex pointed at the light cavalry. The light cavalry was covered in blood, and one of his arms was tied to his body. His injuries weren't light.
Rex casually used the Spring Rain Spell to stop the soldier's injuries. He asked, "What happened to Sanlian City?"
The light cavalry held the command flag in one hand and didn't get off his horse. He said, "Your Highness, the Blood Knights of the Tanggulas Empire appeared. We suffered heavy losses!"
His voice was trembling slightly. It was normal for San Link City to be attacked, but the appearance of the Blood Esquires had caused the soldiers who had gone out to attack the city to suffer heavy casualties. Then, the Tanggulas Empire's army crossed the mountain range and launched a powerful attack on San Link City. The Tanggulas people had gotten their hands on large-scale siege weapons from who knew where, and they were throwing burning stone bombs into the city, destroying a large number of houses.
Sanlian City had no choice but to ask for help from Great Liang City. There were more than ten groups of people asking for help, and he was the only one who arrived. The rest were intercepted and killed by the people sent by the Vatican.
"Go back to Great Liang City and go directly to the palace." Rex frowned. The Tanggulas people attacked at this time, obviously to cooperate with the Cloud Flow people. Could the two countries really have formed an alliance? Why didn't his secret agents in Cloud Mist City send any news?
Marquis Antoshi's army was to his north now. He couldn't possibly ask Antoshi for reinforcements, could he? Antoshi's eyes were still red because he had lost an entire army.
The problem was that if he lost Sanlian City, his line of defense would have to retreat more than 500 miles to the east. He had no choice but to send reinforcements!
There were really a lot of people who came to mess up his wedding. The more it was like this, the more he had to hold a grand wedding and repel the enemy's attack. Otherwise, wouldn't those who sought refuge with him be disappointed and leave one after another?
The scouts were also patrolling as usual. They met the cavalrymen who came to deliver the message and protected the city of Great Liang. Hearing Rex's order, they only left two people to continue patrolling, while the rest protected the messenger cavalry and rushed to Great Liang City.
Salin also heard the cavalry's words and naturally understood what had happened. He said to Rex hatefully, "These people from the Vatican must be colluding with the Cloud Flow people. Lace, how do you plan to deal with them? "
"Let's talk when we get back." Rex wasn't in the mood to wander around with Salin anymore. He pulled Salin and flew up.
The two of them returned to the temporary imperial residence in Great Liang City. The messenger soldier had yet to arrive, so Rex summoned the generals to discuss countermeasures.
Now, Rex had six main battalions, one royal swordsman battalion, two field battalions transferred from Sanlian City, and two battalions on Salin's side. There were a total of 110,000 elite troops. There were also over 300,000 new soldiers in the city, and at least half of them already had decent combat power.
But to deal with the Cloud Flow people, these soldiers couldn't be reduced anymore. Otherwise, Rex could only defend with all his might without any room to counterattack. Reinforcing Sanlian City was not a very realistic thing. Transferring the elites would put Great Liang City in danger, and transferring new soldiers would not help.
"Your Highness Salin, can the Metatlin Kingdom support the Magic Shooters?" the general of the royal swordsman battalion asked. This was Rex's trusted aide, a Black Iron Sword Saint. Generally speaking, generals in the army weren't necessarily people with great swordsmanship. What was important was the ability to command. This Black Iron Sword Saint was also rare among generals.
Salin smiled bitterly. He did indeed have two 9th Rank Magic Shooters, but when he signed the contract, the duty of these two 9th Rank Magic Shooters was to help Salin guard the outer perimeter of Metatlin City. The safety of West Town was entrusted to them. How could he let the two of them rush over to help? Would these two guys agree?
"I'll try. Lace, the troops in Great Liang City can't be mobilized. What if we transfer them from Kushui Commandery?" Salin turned his head and asked Rex.
"There aren't many elite troops in Kushui Commandery. There are about 40,000 of them. To ensure the safety of the entire commandery in Qinyin, we can only transfer 20,000 at most."
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