There's still one more to go. "
"Master, it was my mistake not to capture the king of the Metatlin Kingdom." The Ironblood Duke consoled Inpos, "I'll still make up for your losses, but …"
"Please speak, Your Grace." Inpos was in a much better mood after hearing that he could make up for his losses.
"The Deepblue also lost a puppet this time. Could you craft a magic weapon for him to make up for his loss?" The Duke of Ironblood asked in a negotiating tone.
"Alright," Inpos answered quickly. There was no point in dwelling on this matter any longer. Deepblue had indeed suffered great losses. His puppet wasn't a piece of magic equipment, but a secret technique that Deepblue cultivated. An extra pupil in his eye was equivalent to cultivating an extra substitute puppet. Once used, the puppet couldn't be recovered.
Deepblue's losses weren't small, but it was worth it if he'd gotten rid of that Gold Sword Saint. At least this plane would have one less existence that could threaten him.
"Your Grace …"
The Ironblood Duke was already smiling from ear to ear before Inpos could finish. "Master, everything is ready. What you need and what Deepblue needs. Here are the blueprints."
Inpos didn't take the blueprints. "I'll design a weapon for him," he said to the Ironblood Duke. "Forget about the blueprints."
Deepblue's expression was one of longing, but she was inwardly gritting her teeth at this Magic Shooter. If not for the fact that the Duke still needed him, she would've drawn her sword and killed him. That blueprint was what she needed the most. No matter how good Inpos' design was, it might not meet her requirements.
The Ironblood Duke ordered for piles of materials to be sent to Inpos' alchemy room. Most of these materials were used to refine test bodies for Inpos, and some were used to prepare a new crystal coffin for Inpos.
The Ironblood Duke left Inpos' residence without waiting for him to finish. He didn't attack wantonly on the island because he'd brought tens of thousands of ancient warriors here. These warriors were stored underground. The Ironblood Duke's main forces were protecting these precious "materials."
Otherwise, the six magic towers wouldn't have a loophole just because of the death of a rank eight Magic Shooter, allowing Salin to escape so easily. After all, if Salin forced his way through the Elemental Purgatory, the six magic towers could attack him at the same time. That was equivalent to being surrounded by six rank ten Archmages.
But without a Magic Shooter, the Elemental Purgatory couldn't gather all its power. Salin's elemental creatures were extremely strong, forcefully protecting Salin as he squeezed through the gap.
Vinnie was summoned by Salin, carrying the heavily injured Zola. Deepblue suddenly appeared and stabbed out with his sword. His speed was even faster than the Blue Icy Maiden Leader's Rainbow Spell. However, he didn't have a lock-on skill. Even though he was fast, he could be predicted. Zola had already predicted this strike. He blocked in front of Salin and retaliated with a strike.
Neither Indigo nor Zola flinched. However, Indigo's sword aura sank into Zola's body, and when Zola's sword aura burst forth, an illusory puppet fell out of Indigo's body and took ninety percent of the attack.
After exchanging blows, Deep Blue was also injured. She didn't dare to stay in the encirclement of the Elemental Puppets and escaped. Only then did Salin have the chance to take Zola away. A layer of golden sword energy covered Zola's body. All his injuries were temporarily stabilized, but Zola had also lost the ability to move.
The Ironblood Duke's main forces were concentrated in the south of the island. There were mountains there, and in the mountains was an underground warehouse where the ancient warriors Imbos had transported for him were kept. These ancient warriors were still asleep and hadn't been refined. The Ironblood Duke was also afraid that Salin would create a diversion. Since Imbos' attack had failed, the Ironblood Duke could only bluff and let Salin leave the island before sending a fleet to chase after him.
Salin escaped to the seaside. He knew that there were many strong people on the island, and he'd picked up a bargain. The Ironblood Duke hadn't finished building yet. Otherwise, he wouldn't have it so easy with the magic towers.
The elemental creatures suffered heavy losses. Fortunately, they'd dealt with Imbos later. Although they hadn't completely killed him, the strength of the Predators without Imbos' control had plummeted. He'd obtained twelve flying metal gears and killed thirty-six Predators that had landed.
As soon as Salin left the range of the magic tower, he immediately felt that he could use the elements in the surrounding space. Dense clouds emitted from his body. Putting away the Elemental Stone Soldiers, he flew at a low altitude to the seaside with the heavily injured Zola.
As expected, there were no obstacles along the way, only hundreds of alchemy crossbows harassing them. Salin was now a level-nine Magic Shooter. With the Gale Dragon at his side, these alchemy crossbows couldn't threaten him. When they flew to the seaside, Salin simply dove into the sea.
As a level-ten creature, Winnie was much stronger than his Elemental Stone Soldiers. At least she could release magic and continue diving with Zola on her back. Salin's Elemental Eyes could also see very far in the sea. After a few rounds, he found the Coiled Turtle alchemy ship.
Nicholas didn't go far. He knew that Salin's observation range was limited in the sea, so he kept cruising within ten kilometers of the island. Vision in the sea was different from in the air. Although the water elements were dense, Salin needed to be a moving target to clearly observe the Coiled Turtle alchemy ship.
Salin personally carried Zola on his back, put away the elemental creatures, and boarded the alchemy ship. When he saw Nicholas, Salin glanced at Nicholas' hair that had turned half white again. He said, "Nicholas, Zola is dying. Save him."
"I'll try my best." Nicholas took Zola. Zola opened his eyes slightly, only closing them when he saw Nicholas.
Nicholas took Zola back to his cabin. Salin didn't disturb him. Nicholas said he'd try his best to maintain Zola's fighting strength. As a level-nine mage, saving Zola wasn't a problem. After Nicholas had the Scarlet Soul Pagoda, his healing ability was much stronger than before.
In the sea south of the island, a fleet composed of eighteen warships was assembling. Salin's Coiled Turtle alchemy ship was extremely fast. It had sailed more than two hundred kilometers north before the fleet finished assembling.
The people of Cloud Flow weren't slow. Salin's fleet took half a day to set off, but the people of Cloud Flow only took an hour to organize their pursuing fleet. It could be said that the first-class navy was still the people of Cloud Flow.
Salin's Coiled Turtle alchemy ship saw his submersible warship from afar and sent a signal to turn back.
Salin's fleet also slowly assembled and quickly left to the north. More than two hundred kilometers behind them was the fleet of Cloud Flow, led by the Ironblood Grand Duke's ancient warship.
Salin couldn't sense the distance of the Cloud Flow fleet. He just ordered the fleet to move forward at full speed, heading straight for Metatlin in the north. The magic furnace on the ancient warship was fully turned on, increasing its speed to more than a hundred kilometers. Such a huge warship attracted many magical beasts in the sea to follow it.
Many magical beasts were used to following the huge warship, including those that could fly. The currents and airflow caused by the warship saved a lot of energy for the magical beasts.
Salin didn't have the mood to deal with these magical beasts. There was no doubt that there were pursuers behind them.
If the Ironblood Grand Duke didn't have a second ancient warship, Salin would have stayed to ambush them. But his Coiled Turtle alchemy ship only had one attack method, which might not be able to blast open the armor of the ancient warship. He still hadn't fully understood the ancient warship. Most of the equipment on it was imitated by mechanical undead.
Although mechanical undead were powerful, they couldn't truly restore those weapons to their ancient state. The Ironblood Grand Duke had Inbos, so some of the weapons on the ancient warship might have already been replicated.
Salin didn't want to fight near the Ironblood Grand Duke's island. There were still more than ten islands on the way back, which were the supply points of the Ironblood Grand Duke. If he got entangled, it would be easy for the Ironblood Grand Duke's fleet to lock onto his position, and it would be hard for him to escape. Salin brought the fleet out to practice how to operate a fleet, not to start a battle with the Ironblood Grand Duke right now.
Training sailors was a long-term thing, and the soldiers on the warship also needed several years of training before they could unleash their combat power. The Cloud Flow people were all elites. If Salin went all out now, he would suffer a huge loss. This time, there were twelve bone warships following him. Salin ordered them to cover their retreat. If they really couldn't do it, then they would cut their losses.
Anyway, the bone warships weren't a match for the Cloud Flow warships. They could only be used as merchant ships in the future.
Salin didn't care about losing ships, but he didn't want to lose people. The fleet advanced at full speed. The Mana Furnace of the ancient warships kept increasing their speed. An hour later, they had reached a distance of one hundred and forty kilometers. At this time, the bone warships couldn't keep up. Salin ordered the bone warships to form their own formation, and they decisively ditched the twelve ships.
The Cloud Flow people's warships chased for two thousand kilometers before they finally found the bone warships. The undead on the bone warships didn't feel any fear. They decisively ditched the three ships, drew a circle in the air, and charged at the Cloud Flow people's fleet.
The magic cannons of the Cloud Flow people fired a concentrated barrage of stone projectiles, accurately hitting the bone warships from five kilometers away. Before the three bone warships could even get close, they sank into the sea. The undead on the bone warships rowed their small boats, attempting to board the Cloud Flow people's warships. The Cloud Flow people Magicians flew into the sky and cast spells, quickly eliminating the undead on the boats.
The ancient warships had a device similar to a magic tower. The speed at which Cloud Flow people cast spells in the air was fast and fierce. Even a sixth-rank Magician dared to cast spells while flying.
The three bone warships were completely destroyed in twenty minutes, but it only slightly slowed down the Cloud Flow people's fleet. The undead left the three warships behind again. This time, the three warships spread out, and many undead jumped onto the boats. Those that could swim jumped into the sea and pounced at the Cloud Flow people's warships.
The desperate interception was useless. The Cloud Flow people's ancient warships were well-equipped and had many magicians. It only took five minutes at most to sink the three bone warships, and ten minutes to kill all the undead that were charging at the warships. The Cloud Flow people wanted to capture Salin so badly that they didn't hesitate to consume magic cores.
Inside Salin's Coiled Turtle alchemy ship, Zola finally opened his eyes. He glanced at the dispirited Nicholas and said, "Old man, I'll remember. I'll save you next time."
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