Chapter 993 - Clan Crisis
Dammit! Second Grade Fabres adepts!
Billis would have nothing to fear if they were just ordinary Second Grade adepts. However, he had a bad omen during that one instant where they crossed eyes. Billis had a feeling that he would be in big trouble if he tried fighting.
Adepts had always trusted their instincts above all else.
Even with his savage nature, Billis couldn’t help but shiver in fright when he thought of the chilling stare from that female adept. Without any hesitation, Billis climbed on top of a particularly sizeable magical mantis. He led his personal guard into the forest, sprinting toward the core region of the Crimson Clan as quickly as he could.
Meanwhile, all the swarms hiding in the nearby region charged out from underground under his orders and rushed towards Xavia Castle. Though these insects couldn’t possibly threaten the two Third Grade adepts, they could slightly delay their pursuit.
Of course, Billis couldn’t care less about the losses to his insect army.
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What worried the higher-ups of the Crimson Clan was the fact that the Fabres Clan continued to transport large amounts of resources even after the outpost had been completed. It seemed as if they intended to construct an adept’s tower on the spot.
The Crimson Clan might not be that concerned if the Fabres Clan was only constructing an outpost. However, building an adept’s tower right at their doorstep was pushing it too far!
If they didn’t disrupt the construction, and the Fabres’ tower was allowed to become operational, then the Crimson Clan would have an incredibly hard time fighting their way out of their headquarters. As such, even though they knew they were no match, the Crimson Clan still organized an army of magical machines and struck at the enemy’s outpost during the night.
Even the Fourth Grade magical golem dragon joined the fray.
Unfortunately, the Fabres Clan seemed to be expecting the attack. With the temporary outpost as their stronghold, they fought a brilliant defensive battle and exterminated the near one thousand magical machines that the Crimson Clan had thrown at them. In the end, the Crimson adepts commanding the battle managed to return under cover of the magical golem dragon.
Though the Crimson Clan had suffered heavy losses, they had also successfully destroyed the adept’s tower with the might of the magical golem dragon while only the foundation had been built. The Fabres Clan would have to spend another additional month if they wanted to transport the necessary materials and workforce to reconstruct the adept’s tower.
It created extremely beneficial conditions for Greem’s successful return!
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Henvic Plane.
After exterminating the hunter adepts, Greem had finally obtained his long-awaited ‘freedom’!
Greem stayed in Remi’s base for eight days. Apart from treating the severe injuries on himself, Greem also thoroughly dissected Blade Princess Katherine.
The elementium magical machine wasn’t as powerful as he expected it to be. As such, Greem was searching for ways to improve its combat capabilities. The agility of Katherine’s odd semi-mechanical form undoubtedly drew Greem’s envy. Greem couldn’t wait to understand and investigate the root causes of the mechanical adept’s power.
After comparing the internal construction of Katherine and the elementium magical machine, Greem finally obtained a preliminary answer.
Compared to Katherine, the elementium magical machine appeared like an ordinary factory-set machine. Its internal construction and energy system were assembled in a coordinated and well-rounded fashion. There were no apparent weaknesses at all. Meanwhile, Katherine’s mechanical body was a platter of flesh and mechanical parts. It did not pursue balance or well-roundedness but focused on partial strengthening and enhancement of specific organs.
Most of the time, Katherine’s offensive power was not as tremendous or lasting as the elementium magical machine. However, when select mechanical organs functioned beyond their standard capacity, Katherine could unleash offensive power far beyond what the elementium magical machine was capable of for an incredibly short burst of time.
Of course, this burst of power came at the cost of the lifespan of the mechanical organs!
That was why most mechanical adepts had no choice but to carry plenty of metal with them, such that they could repair the damage to their organs at any time.
One design was powerful and stable, while the other had shocking explosive power. For a moment, even Greem couldn’t decide which model of operation was the superior one.