Badge in Azure

Chapter 382: A brawl between magic beasts (Part 2)

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Saleen smiled, it was good that Nailisi was unharmed. As for the pain? A few Chunlin Spells would do the trick, Nailisi was simply acting like a spoiled child.

Banchajanna’s frame was stuck just outside the door. If he did not transform into a skeleton, it was impossible for him to enter Saleen’s room.

“Mage Saleen…” Banchajanna handed over the six Dimension Stones, and Saleen noticed that his body was covered with injuries.

“That will do. I will not forget my promise to you, but I need your strength right now. Don’t rest just yet.” Saleen felt that it was inappropriate of himself to say that. Even though Banchajanna still had the ability to attack, his body was filled with the slits caused by the sword spirit. He looked very pitiful. Given sufficient time, Banchajanna would be able to heal himself. At this moment, there seemed to be no solution which provided quick results.

Saleen was a mage. His treatment spells were all based on water magic, he also had a holy spell called the Gift of Life. The problem was that if these abilities were used on a normal human, any life-threatening injuries could be treated. If they were to be used on Banchajanna, it would kill him. Banchajanna was a spirit, and if the Chunlin Spell was cast upon him, it would be akin to throwing him into a pot of boiling oil. If Banchajanna consumed the magic liquid, he would be severely injured.

“Master, you still have a set of premium magic beast bones. Give it to Banchajanna,” Nailisi reminded Saleen. At that point in time, Saleen then recalled killing a colossal magic beast back in the hell of god’s punishment. Even though this magic beast was not of a high grade. Its bones were abnormally tough, its skull also contained a mystical magic array. The magic nucleus from that magic beast had already been refined into Sika’s armor. Actually, the remaining bones were taken by Lex, but she gave it to Saleen just before she left.

The spirituality of this skeleton was unbreakable. Its hollow skull also contained some magic runes, it was really magical. Saleen wanted to keep it for research purposes, but since Banchajanna was pelted with injuries at the moment, it could be given to him to repair his body.

“Okay, I shall give it to him.” Saleen nodded. Nailisi pointed to the rear, then she got up from the table. Banchajanna followed Nailisi to the rear cabin obediently. Since the rear cabin was spacious enough, Banchajanna would be able to repair his body peacefully.

Saleen activated the magic array on the surface of the table, then he took a seat and observed the situation unfolding before him. Jola and Sika had also rushed back, but Aini and Irene remained in the front cabin.

Aini was a death mage. If necessary, he could help the winged skeleton control the assault mounted by the bone spirits. The magic compass belonged to Irene. She could help the five mages control the alchemical boat, and dodge any attacks from the enemy.

After Saleen’s Pan’s Turtle alchemical boat left, a gigantic cavity appeared at the original location of the dragon’s remains. At the bottom of this cavity was a massive egg. After the dragon’s remains were taken away by Nailisi forcefully, this egg could no longer conceal its intense smell of life. Even magic beasts who were hundreds of miles away could clearly smell it.

Various magic beasts swarmed towards their location, wanting to devour this vitality-filled egg. Based on instincts, these magic beasts knew that as long as they swallowed this egg, they could undergo evolution immediately.

A colossal squid filled with golden streaks across its body was the first to arrive. Using its tentacles, it dug out the egg from the bottom of the hole. Even before it could swallow the egg, hundreds of tiny silver-scaled sharks pounced onto it, chewing at its tentacles wildly.

The squid with golden streaks was enraged. Its tentacles swiped about in a crazy fashion, effortlessly slicing the one-meter long bodies of the silver-scaled sharks into shreds. The tentacles of the squid were like soft swords which were brimming with the Sword Aura. The scales of the silver-scaled sharks, which were tougher than steel, could not even withstand the squid’s assault.

A single-horned white whale swam above this region of the seabed. It had just filled its stomach, but as there was a seductive smell, it could not help coming over to take a look. The white whale was bewildered when it noticed the appearance of the short-tailed sea lion, who would usually steer clear of it. The short-tailed sea lion flitted past the white whale, swooping downwards.

More and more magic beasts gathered within a radius of a few miles. An insane massacre began.

In the Pan’s Turtle alchemical boat, Saleen felt a sudden jerk, but he did not know which hidden magic beast had crashed into it. The alchemical boat was less than thirty meters, it was considered to be a little dot in these waters. This bump caused the alchemical boat to flip over and fly through the water at the same time.

The magic beast which crashed into the alchemical boat did not give chase, it simply gave up attacking the alchemical boat. Then it sped off in the direction which Saleen had come from. Other than the winged skeleton, the rest of the people on the ship were tossed in mid-air following the flipping of the ship.

Aini waved his hands, casting the gray colored Spirit Imprisonment, thus entrapping the five mages inside the magic array so that they could continue controlling the ship. On the other hand, Aini himself floated, as a bunch of bloody spirits stood behind him and supported his body in mid-air.

Irene was flung out, she hit the roof and fell back onto the ground. Fortunately, her reflexes were pretty quick. Immediately after landing, she wielded her cutlass and stabbed it into the flooring, stabilizing herself in position. Her head was bleeding.

When the alchemical boat turned over, Saleen had already cast the Water Shield for Sika and himself, enveloping their bodies. Under the protection of the Water Shield, they would not get hurt no matter how the alchemical boat flipped.

Jola remained extremely calm. When the first impact came, he was sent flying in the air. Using only one hand, he pressed it against the wall and stuck himself to the wall. Thereafter, during the rest of the flips, he never moved an inch.

“Is everyone okay?” Saleen’s voice spread throughout the entire ship. Even though the alchemical boat had stabilized, the red markings which represented danger did not decrease in number. Those red markings simply grazed past the alchemical boat, none of the magic beasts dared to linger around it.

“I’m fine, but Irene is a little hurt.” The winged skeleton’s voice sounded. He could monitor all information about the ship, so no matter what happened onboard, nothing could be concealed from him.

“Aini, bring Irene over.” Saleen did not go the front cabin. The table on the first story of his cabin was actually an operating platform, it could provide treatment for injured soldiers. The people of Cloudflow were well-versed in invasive surgery, so as to make up for the deficiency of holy masters. There were too few mages, and magic medicine was too expensive. A bunch of normal herbs and surgery would be the best method to aid a soldier.

Irene held onto her head as she arrived at Saleen’s cabin. Saleen laid her down on the table, and noticed that there was an injury which exposed part of her skull. Saleen utilized the Chunlin Spell to stop the bleeding. Then he took out the magic medicine which he had already prepared and applied onto Irene.

At this point in time, Irene’s obstinate appearance crumbled as she broke out in tears. In the past whenever she went out to sea, she would be the captain. In the event of any danger, everyone would ensure her well being first. On this ship, Aini gave priority to the five low grade mages over her.

“It’s just a small wound. Don’t worry, it won’t leave any scars,” Saleen consoled.

Irene was not a small girl anymore. She tolerated the sorrow and wiped off the tears using her sleeve, as she tried to sit up.

“Wait.” Sika pressed onto Irene, and took out a handful of herbs from her leather pouch, before continuing, “Saleen doesn’t know anything. It is such a large wound, even the bone is exposed. It would be weird not to leave any scars.”

Irene panicked. All along, she thought of herself as having outstanding looks. At the moment, the wound was tingling. She could faintly feel that it extended from the forehead to the eyebrows. If any scars were left behind, her looks would be ruined.

“Relax, I am around. I have been injured countless of times since I was young, but do I have any scars?” Sika went near Irene, allowing Irene to inspect her face.

Irene shook her head. Sika laughed, then said, “Only the people of Caucasus have these herbs. Lay still.” Speaking, Sika stuffed a large handful of herbs into her mouth and began chewing. Saleen salivated when he saw Sika’s cheeks bulging, then he wiped the saliva away hurriedly. Very soon, the herbs were chewed into pulp. Sika spat it out and applied it directly onto Irene’s head.

Irene felt disgusted when she saw that, but she did not dare reject Sika’s kindness. She was really afraid of having any scars. Sika took out a handkerchief and glanced at it, then mumbled, “Luckily, it’s only a day.”

Thereafter, Sika wrapped this slightly blackish handkerchief around Irene’s head, securing it in place tightly.

At the same time, Irene’s pale face became flushed with blood. Since youth, she had never used such a dirty handkerchief before. Now that this handkerchief was tied around her head, it was as though there was a snake lying on her head. Irene felt extremely uncomfortable.

Saleen turned around, holding back his laughter. “Who said that Sika did not hold any grudges?” This Caucasus’ method of applying medicine was only employed when one did not have any available resources in the wilderness. If in the village, the Caucasus people would use a crock to stew the herbs until it liquefied before applying the medicine. Sika was disgusting Irene intentionally.

“Irene, where else are you hurt?” Sika pulled out another handful of herbs as she asked.

“No more.” Irene turned over and sat up. She did not want to receive treatment from Sika anymore. “This Caucasus woman probably doesn’t even shower right? How can Saleen possibly tolerate her?”

Irene was still in the dark. Sika’s handkerchief was not even used for cleaning her face, she used it to clean her boomerang. For the past few days, the boomerang was used to slice red krill, so there was blood on it. A red krill’s blood would turn pure black after coagulating, that’s why the handkerchief appeared filthy.

In the corner, Jola said pitifully, “Sika, my finger seems to be bruised.”

Sika took a glimpse at Jola’s clean and slender finger, then said, “It seems to be infected. Amputate it, otherwise your life might be in danger.”

Jola retracted his finger immediately and became speechless.

Saleen smiled, but did not say anything. He turned around and asked Aini, “What happened just now?” Saleen was in the center cabin, and even though he could observe the magic images depicting the surroundings of the alchemical boat, he could not view the magic compass.

Calmly, Aini said, “It seems like the magic beasts around us have gone insane. We are not their target, but they are going against the direction of our departure.”

Saleen and Aini glanced at each other, as a thought surfaced in their minds, “Had a treasure appeared there?”

“Saleen, forget it. Even if there is a treasure, we don’t have the ability either.” Aini blocked out that notion from his mind. Earlier on, dozens of magic beasts grazed past the alchemical boat, and every one of them were at least at grade-8.

“Soldier, is the hull damaged?” Seeing that the people onboard were fine, Saleen then inquired about the extent of damage to the ship.

“Master, there isn’t much damage. Those magic beasts were not planning on attacking us, we simply bumped into them.” The winged skeleton inspected the external shell of the hull, discovering a scratch which was as deep as the length of a finger. Even if it was not repaired, the ship’s operations would not be affected. The Pan’s Turtle alchemical boat was crafted entirely out of the turtle shell, with the thickest area having a width of more than two meters. With such a sturdy hull, coupled with a natural skeletal frame, there would not be any real damage even if the ship rammed into a reef or an iceberg.

The impact which happened earlier was solely due to the ship not avoiding danger due to a rush for time. That was why it was sent flying. There was neither magic nor skill involved in it.