Chapter 302: Tar Pit
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Chapter 302: Tar Pit
They were too late. They were too far away to make it in time to save the group of people, so they could only hold their tongues and move closer. A few minutes later they saw the slavers bringing over more captives, but by this time, Sage and his men were only a few dozen feet away. He made a hand signal to the two Centurions who then repeated it to their men. Then Sage activated his Cerulean Cloud and crept closer. He circled around to the back of the dais, keeping back to avoid the slavers and their captives.
Then, he summoned forth a large emplacement. A huge many barreled weapon mounted on a pedestal. He leaned against the twin shoulder braces and grabbed hold of the two grips before pulling the trigger. Thirty Six three foot long metal spears were released with a terrifying loud hiss of steam. The Six by Six cannon released one long loud hiss of steam along with dozens of loud thumps, one for each spear that was launched.
We give to you these sacrifices, mighty lord! Raise them up from beyond the grave to do your bidding! The
The figures voice was deep, gravelly, and emotionless. It almost sounded robotic. In the middle of a sentence the flurry of spears blasted into it. Each of the bright silver spears looked like they were passing through water. The dark robe tore, but the figure underneath seemed to ripple. A circular wave spread and the once solid matter spread apart, opening wide holes for the spears to pass seamlessly through. The first few spears caught the dark robes and ripped them to bits, but mid-way through it became easy to see the flurry of projectiles passing harmlessly through a liquid body.
With the robes torn to bits and falling to the ground, it was now easy to see that the figure underneath them was just one of those tar people from up above. The only difference was that this one had far more detailed facial features and was talking to the people around the pit. Sage released his Spiritual Sense and stored the Six by Six. He immediately felt a presence in the distance and darted towards it. He had chosen not to use Spirit Sense earlier to prevent the enemy from discovering his sneak attack. On the downside that also meant he couldnt check for decoys.
The only problem was that flaming tar person. Whoever the fleeing presence was, they were likely in control of the tar people. Given that the presence immediately left as soon as he attacked that powerful tar person, he expected the tar person was a type of clone or avatar, similar to Sages own Twin Soul or at least a puppet-like existence like his Linked Insect. Leaping into the darkness as he did wasnt the most perfect option, but it would rid him of his tail. He was also testing how well the Cerulean Cloud could hide him from an active search. It had served him well so far to hide his presence when he wasnt expected, but how good was it when someone was trying to hunt him down?
He fell through the darkness, waiting patiently. Then with perfect timing he shot out a thin line from his wrist and it caught onto a small rock projection. The wire pulled taut and he swung back towards the wall. A tiny grasping claw at the end of the line released and he landed onto a flat space with a soft somersault. That hole into the void was still present in his right eye, letting him not only know when to act, but to practice the maneuver a dozen times in his head before actually taking action. Hed dropped a few levels lower than the escaping presence. It was a risk, given he didnt know where the person was escaping to, but the Warp Worm was already burrowing in that direction to look for secret tunnels. Sage wanted to get far away from that flaming tar person, while also setting an ambush.
Hopefully, by getting far enough ahead, his enemy would grow fatigued with apprehension. The foe would know that Sage was waiting for him, somewhere. There was sure to be an ambush, but where would it be? The best way to handle such a situation was to take it slow and carefully check everything, but how can he do that when he knows theres an army coming behind him. Time was limited. At least, that was the hope. It was either set a risky ambush like this, or just rush towards the enemy like a bull. Given that the Timeless Eyes could see backwards even easier than they could see forwards, if the foreign presence never showed itself, he could always track it down later. The troops hed left next to the tar pit would at the very least slow the creation of more tar people up above, and if they were all cleaned up, reinforcements would likely be sent to the 9th and 10th century units causing distractions.
Sage quickly surveyed the territory around him. While he didnt have perfect night vision, the Twin Ringed Soul Serpent was a creature who spent most of its life in darkness. His eyes had also been strengthened many times by the fusions with other beasts and insects, which when combined with the Timeless Eyes glimpse of the future he could move about like he was born here. Sage moved from the flat platform hed landed on to the main path. He avoided the most likely places for an ambush, chokepoints and low visibility areas, instead picking the most unlikely part of the path and embedding Formation Plates in the walls and ceiling. Then he moved further down the path and placed his Formation Machine, taking his time to set up trapping and bewildering routines. The Formation Machine would be responsible for preventing escape, while the Formation Plates were just distractions to use in battle.
Now we wait and see if that fellow comes this way
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Chapter 302: Tar Pit
They were too late. They were too far away to make it in time to save the group of people, so they could only hold their tongues and move closer. A few minutes later they saw the slavers bringing over more captives, but by this time, Sage and his men were only a few dozen feet away. He made a hand signal to the two Centurions who then repeated it to their men. Then Sage activated his Cerulean Cloud and crept closer. He circled around to the back of the dais, keeping back to avoid the slavers and their captives.
Then, he summoned forth a large emplacement. A huge many barreled weapon mounted on a pedestal. He leaned against the twin shoulder braces and grabbed hold of the two grips before pulling the trigger. Thirty Six three foot long metal spears were released with a terrifying loud hiss of steam. The Six by Six cannon released one long loud hiss of steam along with dozens of loud thumps, one for each spear that was launched.
We give to you these sacrifices, mighty lord! Raise them up from beyond the grave to do your bidding! The
The figures voice was deep, gravelly, and emotionless. It almost sounded robotic. In the middle of a sentence the flurry of spears blasted into it. Each of the bright silver spears looked like they were passing through water. The dark robe tore, but the figure underneath seemed to ripple. A circular wave spread and the once solid matter spread apart, opening wide holes for the spears to pass seamlessly through. The first few spears caught the dark robes and ripped them to bits, but mid-way through it became easy to see the flurry of projectiles passing harmlessly through a liquid body.
With the robes torn to bits and falling to the ground, it was now easy to see that the figure underneath them was just one of those tar people from up above. The only difference was that this one had far more detailed facial features and was talking to the people around the pit. Sage released his Spiritual Sense and stored the Six by Six. He immediately felt a presence in the distance and darted towards it. He had chosen not to use Spirit Sense earlier to prevent the enemy from discovering his sneak attack. On the downside that also meant he couldnt check for decoys.
The only problem was that flaming tar person. Whoever the fleeing presence was, they were likely in control of the tar people. Given that the presence immediately left as soon as he attacked that powerful tar person, he expected the tar person was a type of clone or avatar, similar to Sages own Twin Soul or at least a puppet-like existence like his Linked Insect. Leaping into the darkness as he did wasnt the most perfect option, but it would rid him of his tail. He was also testing how well the Cerulean Cloud could hide him from an active search. It had served him well so far to hide his presence when he wasnt expected, but how good was it when someone was trying to hunt him down?
He fell through the darkness, waiting patiently. Then with perfect timing he shot out a thin line from his wrist and it caught onto a small rock projection. The wire pulled taut and he swung back towards the wall. A tiny grasping claw at the end of the line released and he landed onto a flat space with a soft somersault. That hole into the void was still present in his right eye, letting him not only know when to act, but to practice the maneuver a dozen times in his head before actually taking action. Hed dropped a few levels lower than the escaping presence. It was a risk, given he didnt know where the person was escaping to, but the Warp Worm was already burrowing in that direction to look for secret tunnels. Sage wanted to get far away from that flaming tar person, while also setting an ambush.
Hopefully, by getting far enough ahead, his enemy would grow fatigued with apprehension. The foe would know that Sage was waiting for him, somewhere. There was sure to be an ambush, but where would it be? The best way to handle such a situation was to take it slow and carefully check everything, but how can he do that when he knows theres an army coming behind him. Time was limited. At least, that was the hope. It was either set a risky ambush like this, or just rush towards the enemy like a bull. Given that the Timeless Eyes could see backwards even easier than they could see forwards, if the foreign presence never showed itself, he could always track it down later. The troops hed left next to the tar pit would at the very least slow the creation of more tar people up above, and if they were all cleaned up, reinforcements would likely be sent to the 9th and 10th century units causing distractions.
Sage quickly surveyed the territory around him. While he didnt have perfect night vision, the Twin Ringed Soul Serpent was a creature who spent most of its life in darkness. His eyes had also been strengthened many times by the fusions with other beasts and insects, which when combined with the Timeless Eyes glimpse of the future he could move about like he was born here. Sage moved from the flat platform hed landed on to the main path. He avoided the most likely places for an ambush, chokepoints and low visibility areas, instead picking the most unlikely part of the path and embedding Formation Plates in the walls and ceiling. Then he moved further down the path and placed his Formation Machine, taking his time to set up trapping and bewildering routines. The Formation Machine would be responsible for preventing escape, while the Formation Plates were just distractions to use in battle.
Now we wait and see if that fellow comes this way
Chapter 302: Tar PitThey were too late. They were too far away to make it in time to save the group of people, so they could only hold their tongues and move closer. A few minutes later they saw the slavers bringing over more captives, but by this time, Sage and his men were only a few dozen feet away. He made a hand signal to the two Centurions who then repeated it to their men. Then Sage activated his Cerulean Cloud and crept closer. He circled around to the back of the dais, keeping back to avoid the slavers and their captives. Then, he summoned forth a large emplacement. A huge many barreled weapon mounted on a pedestal. He leaned against the twin shoulder braces and grabbed hold of the two grips before pulling the trigger. Thirty Six three foot long metal spears were released with a terrifying loud hiss of steam. The Six by Six cannon released one long loud hiss of steam along with dozens of loud thumps, one for each spear that was launched. We give to you these sacrifices, mighty lord! Raise them up from beyond the grave to do your bidding! TheThe figures voice was deep, gravelly, and emotionless. It almost sounded robotic. In the middle of a sentence the flurry of spears blasted into it. Each of the bright silver spears looked like they were passing through water. The dark robe tore, but the figure underneath seemed to ripple. A circular wave spread and the once solid matter spread apart, opening wide holes for the spears to pass seamlessly through. The first few spears caught the dark robes and ripped them to bits, but mid-way through it became easy to see the flurry of projectiles passing harmlessly through a liquid body.With the robes torn to bits and falling to the ground, it was now easy to see that the figure underneath them was just one of those tar people from up above. The only difference was that this one had far more detailed facial features and was talking to the people around the pit. Sage released his Spiritual Sense and stored the Six by Six. He immediately felt a presence in the distance and darted towards it. He had chosen not to use Spirit Sense earlier to prevent the enemy from discovering his sneak attack. On the downside that also meant he couldnt check for decoys. The only problem was that flaming tar person. Whoever the fleeing presence was, they were likely in control of the tar people. Given that the presence immediately left as soon as he attacked that powerful tar person, he expected the tar person was a type of clone or avatar, similar to Sages own Twin Soul or at least a puppet-like existence like his Linked Insect. Leaping into the darkness as he did wasnt the most perfect option, but it would rid him of his tail. He was also testing how well the Cerulean Cloud could hide him from an active search. It had served him well so far to hide his presence when he wasnt expected, but how good was it when someone was trying to hunt him down?He fell through the darkness, waiting patiently. Then with perfect timing he shot out a thin line from his wrist and it caught onto a small rock projection. The wire pulled taut and he swung back towards the wall. A tiny grasping claw at the end of the line released and he landed onto a flat space with a soft somersault. That hole into the void was still present in his right eye, letting him not only know when to act, but to practice the maneuver a dozen times in his head before actually taking action. Hed dropped a few levels lower than the escaping presence. It was a risk, given he didnt know where the person was escaping to, but the Warp Worm was already burrowing in that direction to look for secret tunnels. Sage wanted to get far away from that flaming tar person, while also setting an ambush. Hopefully, by getting far enough ahead, his enemy would grow fatigued with apprehension. The foe would know that Sage was waiting for him, somewhere. There was sure to be an ambush, but where would it be? The best way to handle such a situation was to take it slow and carefully check everything, but how can he do that when he knows theres an army coming behind him. Time was limited. At least, that was the hope. It was either set a risky ambush like this, or just rush towards the enemy like a bull. Given that the Timeless Eyes could see backwards even easier than they could see forwards, if the foreign presence never showed itself, he could always track it down later. The troops hed left next to the tar pit would at the very least slow the creation of more tar people up above, and if they were all cleaned up, reinforcements would likely be sent to the 9th and 10th century units causing distractions. Sage quickly surveyed the territory around him. While he didnt have perfect night vision, the Twin Ringed Soul Serpent was a creature who spent most of its life in darkness. His eyes had also been strengthened many times by the fusions with other beasts and insects, which when combined with the Timeless Eyes glimpse of the future he could move about like he was born here. Sage moved from the flat platform hed landed on to the main path. He avoided the most likely places for an ambush, chokepoints and low visibility areas, instead picking the most unlikely part of the path and embedding Formation Plates in the walls and ceiling. Then he moved further down the path and placed his Formation Machine, taking his time to set up trapping and bewildering routines. The Formation Machine would be responsible for preventing escape, while the Formation Plates were just distractions to use in battle. Now we wait and see if that fellow comes this way
