Chapter 345: Slinking Off
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Chapter 345: Slinking Off
The most powerful of the traitors, Wu Chang, was being delayed by King. Even so, there were others that were determined to stop Sage from escaping. They knew that now that theyd made their choice they were committed to carrying it out. Both Whitestaff and Black Saber had formerly led bandit groups before joining the Jade Horde. Neither of them were what you would call the most trustworthy of people. Sage had taken them to be honorable thieves, the sort that werent kind, but once they gave their word they stuck to it.
Unfortunately, hed taken that faith a little too far. Obviously, a pair of bandits would be best at following benefits. It had been in their favor to gain great resources and become the heads of a larger organization. Now that they had their backs up against the wall, of course theyd be conducive to becoming turncoats.
Turncoats hah. With all of them working together they arent traitors anymore, now it's mutiny and Im the criminal!
If you were the only one that thought you were sane, and everyone else called you crazy that meant you were insane! The opinion of the majority became the truth. If there wasnt a great parity between the two sides, it would create debate, spur derision, and even cause violence. On the other hand, if something was universally accepted, it became the truth! The few who opposed that idea would become the pariahs, outlaws, the weird and unusual.
Sage was now on the receiving end of this concept. The generals hed gathered and given position to had turned against him. As the highest power in the Jade Horde, he had become the sacrificial lamb. A CEO resigning due to a scandal, only in this case he wouldnt just be retiring to a vacation home somewhere to live off his multi-million dollar bonus checks. They expected to bring his head to their new boss.
He couldnt really tell who exactly had caused the heads of the Jade Horde to turn against him, as there were quite a few enemies hed made in the past. Of course, hed covered his tracks pretty well so it was most likely that this was all related to the County Prefects theyd upset by killing off those Slavers. Especially since that was what Whitestaff had alluded to.
One of the three Strongfist Brothers was slow to react and fell to a knee before he stopped his breathing and blocked his airways with Qi. The dragon darted towards the three brothers, but Whitestaff had expected as much. She intercepted the beast with a swing of her white staff, which Sage caught with a swing of his tail. His bladed spine ridge smashed against the piece of unusual white wood. Sage felt a shock not only in his bones, but his Spiritual Sea, the womans weapon truly had a powerful effect on souls.
Two of the Strongfist Brothers helped up their affected brother, pulling him back away from the fight to recover. At the same time, Black Saber took advantage of Sages clash with Whitestaff and attacked him from the side, releasing a trio of lightning fast cuts with his blade. Someone watching from behind would have even seen that Black Sabers attacks were extremely ruthless. The first twisted vertically, changing from a horizontal slash to a vertical one. The second swung out wide to the right, approaching Sage directly from behind, and the third actually flew directly towards Whitestaff. It was aimed to fall right over her shoulder just to where Sages tail and that white staff were clashing. If they were slow not only would Whitestaff need a new weapon, Sages tail would be severed.
Its just too bad that Sage had already activated Foresight. Before assaulting the Strongfist Brothers hed already seen Black Sabers intentions and he was ready for them. Right after his tail blade touched against the white staff, he immediately pushed off of it and opened his mouth. The Divine Breath technique was released at full force with the help of Stormbreath, knocking back Whitestaff while also propelling him backwards. That avoided the cut towards his tail and the vertical slash, but not the one at his back. He could only see where he had been struck in the future and not their path of travel. Thats why he had to be extra cautious and used Cosmic Traction to swoop downwards. He skimmed across the ground and banked in the air back towards Black Saber. He felt his scales and a layer of flesh sheared off on his back, just below the bladed spine ridge. It clashed with the spine plates and made a sound like metal scraping metal.
At least I know the plates are strong enough to survive his hits.
The Strongfist Brothers had pulled back, and hed just broken away from Whitestaff. He was moving at high speed, passing through the knee high grass and darting directly towards Black Saber. The dust cloud and Subduing Spores had just cleared, just in time for the two to lock eyes. There was a sudden flicker in Black Sabers eyes like hed understood something, but Sage didnt have time to worry about that. His one arm reached down and a yellow light emerged, passing into the ground. It rippled through the ground towards Black Saber like a beam of light.
That blade flicked out a few times and the ground was torn into shreds, but the yellow light wasnt stopped. It just spread out and there was a loud rumble. The Sovereign Stone was a Heavenly Jewel, the Heavenly Materials that correlated to the Earth element. At their base level Heavenly Materials converted Qi into energy. Heavenly Jewels affected the ground, creating some sort of seismic energy that made it seem like they created rocks and soil, but instead they altered and moved what was already there. The yellow light dispersed and with a rumble rocks rose up like a rough fence, jutting a few yards into the air to block Black Sabers view. This chapter's initial release occurred on the n0vell--Bjjn site.
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Chapter 345: Slinking Off
The most powerful of the traitors, Wu Chang, was being delayed by King. Even so, there were others that were determined to stop Sage from escaping. They knew that now that theyd made their choice they were committed to carrying it out. Both Whitestaff and Black Saber had formerly led bandit groups before joining the Jade Horde. Neither of them were what you would call the most trustworthy of people. Sage had taken them to be honorable thieves, the sort that werent kind, but once they gave their word they stuck to it.
Unfortunately, hed taken that faith a little too far. Obviously, a pair of bandits would be best at following benefits. It had been in their favor to gain great resources and become the heads of a larger organization. Now that they had their backs up against the wall, of course theyd be conducive to becoming turncoats.
Turncoats hah. With all of them working together they arent traitors anymore, now it's mutiny and Im the criminal!
If you were the only one that thought you were sane, and everyone else called you crazy that meant you were insane! The opinion of the majority became the truth. If there wasnt a great parity between the two sides, it would create debate, spur derision, and even cause violence. On the other hand, if something was universally accepted, it became the truth! The few who opposed that idea would become the pariahs, outlaws, the weird and unusual.
Sage was now on the receiving end of this concept. The generals hed gathered and given position to had turned against him. As the highest power in the Jade Horde, he had become the sacrificial lamb. A CEO resigning due to a scandal, only in this case he wouldnt just be retiring to a vacation home somewhere to live off his multi-million dollar bonus checks. They expected to bring his head to their new boss.
He couldnt really tell who exactly had caused the heads of the Jade Horde to turn against him, as there were quite a few enemies hed made in the past. Of course, hed covered his tracks pretty well so it was most likely that this was all related to the County Prefects theyd upset by killing off those Slavers. Especially since that was what Whitestaff had alluded to.
One of the three Strongfist Brothers was slow to react and fell to a knee before he stopped his breathing and blocked his airways with Qi. The dragon darted towards the three brothers, but Whitestaff had expected as much. She intercepted the beast with a swing of her white staff, which Sage caught with a swing of his tail. His bladed spine ridge smashed against the piece of unusual white wood. Sage felt a shock not only in his bones, but his Spiritual Sea, the womans weapon truly had a powerful effect on souls.
Two of the Strongfist Brothers helped up their affected brother, pulling him back away from the fight to recover. At the same time, Black Saber took advantage of Sages clash with Whitestaff and attacked him from the side, releasing a trio of lightning fast cuts with his blade. Someone watching from behind would have even seen that Black Sabers attacks were extremely ruthless. The first twisted vertically, changing from a horizontal slash to a vertical one. The second swung out wide to the right, approaching Sage directly from behind, and the third actually flew directly towards Whitestaff. It was aimed to fall right over her shoulder just to where Sages tail and that white staff were clashing. If they were slow not only would Whitestaff need a new weapon, Sages tail would be severed.
Its just too bad that Sage had already activated Foresight. Before assaulting the Strongfist Brothers hed already seen Black Sabers intentions and he was ready for them. Right after his tail blade touched against the white staff, he immediately pushed off of it and opened his mouth. The Divine Breath technique was released at full force with the help of Stormbreath, knocking back Whitestaff while also propelling him backwards. That avoided the cut towards his tail and the vertical slash, but not the one at his back. He could only see where he had been struck in the future and not their path of travel. Thats why he had to be extra cautious and used Cosmic Traction to swoop downwards. He skimmed across the ground and banked in the air back towards Black Saber. He felt his scales and a layer of flesh sheared off on his back, just below the bladed spine ridge. It clashed with the spine plates and made a sound like metal scraping metal.
At least I know the plates are strong enough to survive his hits.
The Strongfist Brothers had pulled back, and hed just broken away from Whitestaff. He was moving at high speed, passing through the knee high grass and darting directly towards Black Saber. The dust cloud and Subduing Spores had just cleared, just in time for the two to lock eyes. There was a sudden flicker in Black Sabers eyes like hed understood something, but Sage didnt have time to worry about that. His one arm reached down and a yellow light emerged, passing into the ground. It rippled through the ground towards Black Saber like a beam of light.
That blade flicked out a few times and the ground was torn into shreds, but the yellow light wasnt stopped. It just spread out and there was a loud rumble. The Sovereign Stone was a Heavenly Jewel, the Heavenly Materials that correlated to the Earth element. At their base level Heavenly Materials converted Qi into energy. Heavenly Jewels affected the ground, creating some sort of seismic energy that made it seem like they created rocks and soil, but instead they altered and moved what was already there. The yellow light dispersed and with a rumble rocks rose up like a rough fence, jutting a few yards into the air to block Black Sabers view. This chapter's initial release occurred on the n0vell--Bjjn site.
Chapter 345: Slinking OffThe most powerful of the traitors, Wu Chang, was being delayed by King. Even so, there were others that were determined to stop Sage from escaping. They knew that now that theyd made their choice they were committed to carrying it out. Both Whitestaff and Black Saber had formerly led bandit groups before joining the Jade Horde. Neither of them were what you would call the most trustworthy of people. Sage had taken them to be honorable thieves, the sort that werent kind, but once they gave their word they stuck to it. Unfortunately, hed taken that faith a little too far. Obviously, a pair of bandits would be best at following benefits. It had been in their favor to gain great resources and become the heads of a larger organization. Now that they had their backs up against the wall, of course theyd be conducive to becoming turncoats. Turncoats hah. With all of them working together they arent traitors anymore, now it's mutiny and Im the criminal!If you were the only one that thought you were sane, and everyone else called you crazy that meant you were insane! The opinion of the majority became the truth. If there wasnt a great parity between the two sides, it would create debate, spur derision, and even cause violence. On the other hand, if something was universally accepted, it became the truth! The few who opposed that idea would become the pariahs, outlaws, the weird and unusual. Sage was now on the receiving end of this concept. The generals hed gathered and given position to had turned against him. As the highest power in the Jade Horde, he had become the sacrificial lamb. A CEO resigning due to a scandal, only in this case he wouldnt just be retiring to a vacation home somewhere to live off his multi-million dollar bonus checks. They expected to bring his head to their new boss.He couldnt really tell who exactly had caused the heads of the Jade Horde to turn against him, as there were quite a few enemies hed made in the past. Of course, hed covered his tracks pretty well so it was most likely that this was all related to the County Prefects theyd upset by killing off those Slavers. Especially since that was what Whitestaff had alluded to. One of the three Strongfist Brothers was slow to react and fell to a knee before he stopped his breathing and blocked his airways with Qi. The dragon darted towards the three brothers, but Whitestaff had expected as much. She intercepted the beast with a swing of her white staff, which Sage caught with a swing of his tail. His bladed spine ridge smashed against the piece of unusual white wood. Sage felt a shock not only in his bones, but his Spiritual Sea, the womans weapon truly had a powerful effect on souls. Two of the Strongfist Brothers helped up their affected brother, pulling him back away from the fight to recover. At the same time, Black Saber took advantage of Sages clash with Whitestaff and attacked him from the side, releasing a trio of lightning fast cuts with his blade. Someone watching from behind would have even seen that Black Sabers attacks were extremely ruthless. The first twisted vertically, changing from a horizontal slash to a vertical one. The second swung out wide to the right, approaching Sage directly from behind, and the third actually flew directly towards Whitestaff. It was aimed to fall right over her shoulder just to where Sages tail and that white staff were clashing. If they were slow not only would Whitestaff need a new weapon, Sages tail would be severed. Its just too bad that Sage had already activated Foresight. Before assaulting the Strongfist Brothers hed already seen Black Sabers intentions and he was ready for them. Right after his tail blade touched against the white staff, he immediately pushed off of it and opened his mouth. The Divine Breath technique was released at full force with the help of Stormbreath, knocking back Whitestaff while also propelling him backwards. That avoided the cut towards his tail and the vertical slash, but not the one at his back. He could only see where he had been struck in the future and not their path of travel. Thats why he had to be extra cautious and used Cosmic Traction to swoop downwards. He skimmed across the ground and banked in the air back towards Black Saber. He felt his scales and a layer of flesh sheared off on his back, just below the bladed spine ridge. It clashed with the spine plates and made a sound like metal scraping metal. At least I know the plates are strong enough to survive his hits.The Strongfist Brothers had pulled back, and hed just broken away from Whitestaff. He was moving at high speed, passing through the knee high grass and darting directly towards Black Saber. The dust cloud and Subduing Spores had just cleared, just in time for the two to lock eyes. There was a sudden flicker in Black Sabers eyes like hed understood something, but Sage didnt have time to worry about that. His one arm reached down and a yellow light emerged, passing into the ground. It rippled through the ground towards Black Saber like a beam of light. That blade flicked out a few times and the ground was torn into shreds, but the yellow light wasnt stopped. It just spread out and there was a loud rumble. The Sovereign Stone was a Heavenly Jewel, the Heavenly Materials that correlated to the Earth element. At their base level Heavenly Materials converted Qi into energy. Heavenly Jewels affected the ground, creating some sort of seismic energy that made it seem like they created rocks and soil, but instead they altered and moved what was already there. The yellow light dispersed and with a rumble rocks rose up like a rough fence, jutting a few yards into the air to block Black Sabers view. This chapter's initial release occurred on the n0vell--Bjjn site.
