Chapter 1192: Chapter 940: Not a Single Leak
Suddenly, a Divine Armor Mage lost control in the air, and a swarm of Black Crystal Mages rushed up to him. The Divine Armor Mage desperately cast spells, tearing apart the Dragon Scale armor of one Black Crystal Mage after another, but more Black Crystal Mages kept charging forward.
"Their Divine Armor can teleport over long distances! Activate the magic barrier immediately! Block their teleportation! Everyone retreat!" Lyd Jon shouted.
All Black Crystal Mages and Semi-Crazy Demons began to retreat in an orderly fashion, executing the well-rehearsed tactical movements with precision. These Crazy Demons and Semi-Crazy Demons might be a bit foolish, but their obedience to orders was absolutely unwavering.
The Black Crystal Mages maintaining the Space Barrier were the last to leave, and as they dispersed, the Space Barrier completely disappeared. At that moment, the Divine Armor troops accelerated towards the Ancient Mage Tower at full force, but numerous resplendent Runes appeared on the surface of the Ancient Mage Tower and, in the blink of an eye, it vanished from its original location.
Inside the transport ship of The Divine Auffa Empire, Ai Lin and Little Zi exchanged a smile.
Ai Lin said, "How should I put this?"
Little Zi said, "This is what you call good luck, right? To have just arrived here and already encountered them."
Ai Lin glanced at the empty space and then turned her gaze back to the distant spatial rift, saying, "Alright, the armor and one of your Avatars have been sent over, let’s continue our quest for crystal mining in the Crystal Demon Plane. Empress Belle is still waiting for us there."
It turned out that the presence of transport ships from both empires here was not due to Long Yi’s special arrangement but purely a matter of luck. Ai Lin and Little Zi thought that using Crystal Poison crystals could reduce some of the labor intensity in their accelerator modifications, so they contacted Belle to mine some crystals here. And they happened to arrive when the Ancient Mage Tower was also appearing here, leading Long Yi to immediately contact Little Zi through the contract, asking one of her Avatars to operate a Divine Armor to come here and somehow get captured.
Everything went very smoothly.
Long Yi was certain he had never disclosed this plan to anyone, yet Lyd Jon had completely grasped his intentions. From being a common pirate to becoming a wealthy merchant in a short time, Lyd Jon was definitely not simply intelligent.
His insistence on capturing a Divine Armor was undoubtedly because he had seen through Long Yi’s plans.
Smart people, although Long Yi had often said that he disliked smart people, in reality, dealing with smart people usually meant that he could make everything perfect, except that sometimes it made him feel a bit foolish.
Capturing a Divine Armor was an achievement that could shock the entire Ancient Mage Tower, and it was also enough to make Elma temporarily forget the displeasure from just before. At that time, in the warehouse at the bottom of the Ancient Mage Tower, a group of Black Crystal Mages trapped the Divine Armor in the center amidst the Resonance of Mana. The Divine Armor attempted to break free several times but was forced to stay in place due to the vast disparity in strength.
Elma arrived in a hurry as soon as he heard the news. When he got there, he found that the Ascender had already arrived.
"Teacher! Did you already know about this?" Elma asked in surprise. He had used teleportation to arrive here, while the Ascender had come through the normal channels. This meant that unless the Ascender had left and immediately came here, he shouldn’t have arrived faster than Elma. In other words, the Ascender already knew the outcome of the event when he left just now!
"The intentions of Lyd Jon were clear, and he was bound to succeed, weren’t they?" Long Yi said with an air of otherworldly wisdom, smiling at the Divine Armor not far in front of him.
After a while, Lyd Jon and the others also arrived one after another. Lyd Jon deserved great merit for the results of this battle. The other Commanders congratulated him, but Elma was somewhat displeased because Lyd Jon had just ignored his orders!
"Sometimes, the process isn’t important as long as the outcome is good," Long Yi said. Elma nodded immediately, no longer showing any displeasure, and instead focused on the Divine Armor.
"So, this is what you call a ’Divine Armor,’ the magical equipment created by Long Yi," Long Yi walked over and examined the large device.
"Please be careful, Teacher. Everything that Long Yi makes is rather tricky, and no one knows what tricks may be hidden in it," Elma cautioned quickly.
"No, I do," Long Yi said with a smile, lifting his hand, a flow of Mana emitted, and the Divine Armor, which had been struggling, suddenly stopped.
"Alright, let all these Crazy Demons leave," said Long Yi.
Elma was still a bit worried, but trusting the Ascender, he had all the surrounding Crazy Demons leave the area. Meanwhile, the Divine Armor remained still, and the pilot inside showed no intention of coming out.
"Whoever you are, do you plan to come out by yourself, or shall I disassemble this Divine Armor and force you out?" Long Yi said.
"If you’re capable of that, be my guest," an enticing female voice unexpectedly came from inside the Divine Armor.
"Although it isn’t appropriate to treat a lady this way, you leave me no choice," said Long Yi, pressing his hand against the Divine Armor, Mana flowing. The Rune armor on the surface of the Divine Armor flickered, trying to resist Long Yi’s Mana, but soon, all the Runes lost their glow and the armor emitted a series of mechanical sounds. Then the Rune armor detached on its own, and the heavy metal plates fell to the ground.
Then, the chest hatch of the Divine Armor slowly opened, revealing a girl standing inside.
The girl had a head of rare white short hair and wore a standard-form-fitting leather armor that was slightly worn, looking at Long Yi in surprise.
"How did you do that?" the girl asked in astonishment.
"I designed this suit of armor myself; it’s not difficult for me," Long Yi said with a smile. Indeed, he was not lying at all.
The girl unbuckled her safety belt and jumped out of the Divine Armor, approaching Long Yi with a face full of confusion, "You’re not Elma, who are you?"
Long Yi replied with a smile, "My name is Hayden, but you can also call me the Ascender."
The girl walked around Long Yi in a circle, "So, that means you’re the strongest one here!"
Long Yi nodded unabashedly and said, "You could say that."
At that moment, the girl’s body suddenly erupted with a terrifying amount of Mana, and she let out a loud cry, "Then I’ll make you Ascend right now!"
In the palm of the girl’s hand, a staggering magic was brewing. Judging by the size of the magic, she must have started preparing it while still inside the Divine Armor, and only now did it burst forth.
"Be careful, Teacher!" Elma shouted as he rushed forward. However, at that moment, Long Yi raised a hand and clapped it against the girl’s small one, instantly dissipating the fearsome magical energy.
Clap!
A crisp high-five sound was heard, but nothing else happened.
"You! How did you do that! It’s impossible! Even Lord Long Yi couldn’t easily block my strike like that!" the girl shouted loudly.
"As long as you’re by my side, your power will be completely restricted. Actually, I should have killed you directly, but I found some interesting things in you. Clearly, Long Yi didn’t just give you the Divine Armor; your power is unfathomably strong, which piques my interest. It seems that Long Yi didn’t waste the knowledge he learned after leaving me," Long Yi said.
"Hey, hey! Who are you to brag like that! If Lord Long Yi were here, he’d wipe the floor with all of you in minutes. All of you together, even multiplied by ten, wouldn’t stand a chance against Lord Long Yi!" the girl exclaimed loudly.
"I’ve told you, my name is Hayden, and I’m also an Ascender. I am Long Yi’s mentor," Long Yi said.
"You’re lying! Do you think I’d believe you?" the girl pouted, clearly disbelieving.
"I don’t lie, nor do I need your belief," Long Yi said with a mysteriously slight smile, then placing a single hand on the girl’s head, he said, "Starting today, you’re the Group Leader of my second Holy Temple Knight Order."
The girl’s eyes bulged, "Are you crazy! Where’s your Holy Temple coming from, I don’t want to be your damn Group Leader! Let me go at once! Otherwise, Lord Long Yi will surely flatten you all!"
Long Yi paid her no attention and simply turned away to leave. The girl immediately followed by his side, but the look on her face was one of shock, "Hey! What magic did you cast on me! Why am I following you uncontrollably? Undo the spell now! You weirdo!"
The girl’s voice grew fainter, yet the expressions of surprise on the faces of the surrounding people intensified.
The terrifying power the girl unleashed the moment she appeared was enough to shock everyone, and she herself had proclaimed that not even Long Yi could have easily blocked her strike. However, the Ascender effortlessly neutralized it and went as far as sealing her power and even controlling her actions!
Later on, the Ascender even appointed the girl as the Group Leader of his second Holy Temple Knight Order, which was utterly bewildering. The strongest sentiment amongst the crowd was confusion; after all, the girl was supposed to be the enemy, so what did it mean to make her a Group Leader of the Holy Temple Knight Order?
There were too many doubts, so much so that people couldn’t quite wrap their heads around it.
Suddenly, the Divine Armor, whose hatches had already been opened, activated itself. The hatch doors closed, and the Rune armor that had fallen to the ground returned to where it was supposed to be.
"User location undetectable, entering standby mode, activating the warning network." A pleasant voice emanated from the Divine Armor, then the colossal Divine Armor crouched down, curling into a ball, and an Array sprang open from beneath it. A pirate happened to step right on the edge of the Array.
Boom!
The Divine Armor lifted its hand and launched a massive magical missile. Had the pirate not reacted quickly and retreated swiftly, he would have been done for by that blast.
"Not a trace left," Lyd Jon said with a smile, saluted Elma, and then left as well. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to cast your recommendation tickets and monthly tickets at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read at m.qidian.com.)
