Just like Lin Li had said, if they didn't suffer a loss, they wouldn't be able to remember what others said. Soon, the rookie mages of the Tower of Dusk finally learned their lesson. After going all out to kill the magical beasts that they encountered, they finally encountered a group of Snow Demons, and discovered that they had unknowingly consumed more than half of their mana.
Although Lin Li had equipped his team of mages with superb magical equipment, such as defensive, offensive, and rapid mana recovery, the magical equipment that allowed them to quickly recover mana, it was especially so for the magical equipment that allowed them to quickly recover mana. In particular, the magical equipment that could quickly recover mana allowed the mages to have several times more mana than mages of the same level in battle.
However, the magical equipment was not an artifact, after all. No matter how fast they could recover mana, they couldn't withstand the continuous casting of powerful magic spells. Besides, in an environment like the ice island, the magical elements in the space were far less active than in the outside world. Hence, the speed at which the mages recovered their mana was much slower.
The Snow Demons that the team encountered this time were not the kind of magical beasts that could be casually dismissed. Perhaps it was because of the environment, but the weakest of the Snow Demons was close to the Legendary-level, and there were many Legendary Snow Demons of level-21 and level-22.
On one side were the rookie mages who had consumed a lot of mana, while on the other side were the Snow Demons that had a great advantage in the ice and snow. From the beginning, there was a huge tilt in the battle between the two sides. After launching a few waves of attacks, the mages of the Tower of Dusk had no choice but to turn into passive defense. Even though Dorick, who was in charge of commanding, had come up with various solutions, he couldn't turn the situation around.
Not only did the Snow Demons continuously cast Snow Magic, they also continuously let out sharp whistling sounds, causing the rookie mages to be so annoyed that they almost couldn't recite their magic spells.
The Snow Demons were different from other magical beasts. It was said that the Snow Demons had the bloodline of the Abyssal Succubus, and each of them had the body of a human female. They were definitely the perfect kind, and their bodies were extremely alluring. Their whistling was not ordinary whistling either, but a mental attack that could easily interrupt a mage's casting.
In the face of such enemies, the performance of the group of rookie Mages could be imagined. Originally, the consumption of magic power was very high, and now, a spell was often interrupted several times. The consumption of magic power was almost doubled. It didn't take long before the faces of these rookie Magicians turned green. Some Magicians even vomited because their casting was interrupted.
Seeing this situation, Lin Li knew that there wasn't much time left. If this went on, this bunch of rookies might go to the other extreme again. It was just like how Alan had calculated every strand of mana in great detail back then. That wasn't a good habit either.
"Ujfalusi, get rid of those Snow Demons," Lin Li said calmly.
Ujfalusi did not even summon the Humerus Wyrm. Instead, he took two steps forward and raised the skeletal staff in his hand. Then, the ice and snow where the Snow Demons stood instantly turned black. Countless skeletal arms stretched out from the black snow and pulled the Snow Demons to the ground.
This time, the group of Snow Demons immediately turned pale, and their expressions became extremely distorted. All the beautiful moments just now were instantly destroyed. They screamed and struggled, but they could not break free from the seemingly fragile skeletal arms. They had no choice but to be pulled into the ground bit by bit.
In less than a moment, all the Snow Demons disappeared, and the black ground gradually shrank until it shrank into a black spot before finally disappearing without a trace. The snow had also returned to its previous whiteness, but there were some messy traces on it. Otherwise, no one would have thought that something had happened there previously.
Seeing that the Snow Demons had disappeared, the rookie Mages finally recovered from the shock. Dorick walked towards Lin Li with a guilty expression, and said, "Mr. President, I'm sorry, it's my mistake that caused this to happen."
Although the team did not suffer any losses, the fact that Lin Li's servant had to take action to deal with a group of Snow Demons clearly showed that they had not done a good job! Dorick was initially full of confidence, and felt that he and the others would definitely be able to share the burden for Lin Li this time. However, he now felt that his face was burning.
Lin Li did not reprimand him, and instead calmly said, "Do you know what you did wrong?"
"Yes, Mr. President, we took it for granted. We thought that we were amazing just because we stepped into the Legendary-realm, but in fact, we still have too much to learn," Dorick answered in shame.
"Okay, rest for 10 minutes and think about what went wrong before moving forward." Lin Li waved his hand and asked Dorick to go back and arrange for the mages to rest.
When Dorick returned to the team and began to arrange for the mages to recover their mana as soon as possible, Lin Li looked at the place where the Snow Demons were just now and couldn't help but be a little lost in thought. He was not thinking about the alluring figures of the Snow Demons, but rather thinking about the scene just now, he had an idea. Should I catch some Snow Demons back and let the mages learn to cast spells under interference?
10 minutes passed quickly, and the group of rookie mages had almost recovered their mana. During the break, they listened to Dorick's summary of the previous problems, and more or less learned a lesson.
The team set off again, and the rookie mages also seemed to have changed a little from before. Previously, they couldn't be said to have been careless, but deep down, they probably didn't think that the expedition would be that difficult. After all, they were all Legendary-mages, and they would be a rather powerful team outside. With the previous lesson, they finally knew that an expedition was not an outing, and that there were still too many things that they, the Legendary-mages, had to learn.
In the subsequent process, the team encountered several more harassment from magical beasts, and the mages finally began to deal with them. Of course, it was obviously unrealistic to expect the group of rookies to become battle-hardened elites all of a sudden. Hence, they could only continue to hone their skills through continuous battles, and they might even have to pay the price of blood or even life.
All of a sudden, Norfeller, who had gone to scout ahead, flew back, and approached Lin Li. He said, "Master, we found a team of humans ahead, and they seem to be from the Gilded Kingdom."
That really surprised Lin Li. The Gilded Kingdom called this place an ominous place, and it seemed that they hadn't explored it for thousands of years. Why did the Gilded Kingdom send a team to explore as soon as his team arrived? Of course, the island was originally in the Gilded Kingdom's waters, so it was understandable for them to send a team to explore it. However, in that case, he would inevitably have to deal with the people of the Gilded Kingdom.
Although he was surprised, Lin Li didn't take it too seriously, and let the team continue to move forward. Anyway, if the team of the Gilded Kingdom was sensible, it was not impossible for them to explore on their own, or cooperate. However, if they didn't, Lin Li wouldn't mind adding to the legend of the Gilded Kingdom.
The team of the Tower of Dusk continued to move forward, and soon saw the team of the Gilded Kingdom appearing in front of them. Without Lin Li's special order, the mages quickly got into a formation under Dorick's command. Everyone knew that when exploring ruins or treasures, the most terrifying thing was not the magical beasts or traps, but their own kind.
As expected, when the mages of the Tower of Dusk changed their formation, the team of the Gilded Kingdom also immediately reacted, and their reaction was obviously not friendly. A team of mages and warriors broke away from the team, and rushed towards the Tower of Dusk's team. The mages raised their staffs and chanted incantations, while the warriors unsheathed their swords. They had no intention of talking to the Tower of Dusk's team at all, and instead launched an attack.
The team of the Gilded Kingdom was the expedition team led by Saint Edmund, Elder Zumar, and High Priest Poer of the Illuminati. They arrived two days earlier than the team of the Tower of Dusk, but due to the fact that they landed in another direction of the island, they did not see the battleships of the Gilded Kingdom when The Star arrived.
When he discovered that the team led by Lin Li had actually appeared on the island, High Priest Poer was really surprised and overjoyed. He was surprised that Lin Li could actually find the island. The island could move, and apart from the pirates who often appeared in the surrounding waters, very few people could accurately find the location of the island. What made him happy was that he actually met an enemy that he wanted to get rid of in this place that could be said to be isolated from the world. Here, he didn't have to worry about anything, and he didn't have to consider that the other party was from the Supreme Council. He didn't have to consider the relationship between the Gilded Kingdom and the Breezy Plains.
Hence, High Priest Poer had no intention of talking to Lin Li at all, and simply ordered the team to attack. Although he also knew that Lin Li had Sanctuary-level strength that was a bit higher than his, he was not the only Sanctuary powerhouse on his side. In particular, there was Saint Edmund of the Chaos Sanctuary of the Illuminati, who was a true Sanctuary powerhouse. It would probably be a piece of cake for him to deal with Lin Li.
Seeing that High Priest Poer ordered his subordinates to attack the Tower of Dusk's team without hesitation, Elder Zumar immediately panicked, and frantically said, "Wait a minute, Poer, you can't do this. Do you want us to go to war with the Tower of Dusk!? Don't forget that Felic is the fourth arbitrator of the Supreme Council! "
However, after hearing Elder Zumar's words, High Priest Poer smiled indifferently, and said, "Zumar, don't worry. If we were outside, I would definitely listen to your persuasion. However, as long as we get rid of them here, no one will know that we did it. So what if it's the Supreme Council? Without evidence, they won't be able to pin the blame on us. "
"Poer, you!" Seeing that High Priest Poer refused to listen to his persuasion, Elder Zumar had no choice but to turn to Saint Edmund, and say, "Saint Edmund, please stop Poer quickly. Otherwise, I'm afraid it will cause a war between us and the Supreme Council!"
However, in the face of Elder Zumar's request, Saint Edmund did not say anything, and seemed to have tacitly approved of Poer's behavior. Indeed, in everyone's opinion, the Gilded Kingdom's team was clearly stronger than the Tower of Dusk's team in terms of strength. Although Edmund did not have any feud with Lin Li, the exploration goal of the Tower of Dusk was likely to clash with him. Hence, getting rid of the hidden danger in advance should be the right choice.
Just as Elder Zumar was persuading High Priest Poer, the people sent by the Gilded Kingdom's team had already rushed to the best combat distance, and were ready to attack. The battle could be said to be on the verge of breaking out.
However, looking at the people of the Gilded Kingdom who were rushing over, Lin Li's expression seemed to be a little indifferent, and he simply raised a hand to point at the group of people. Next, the warriors sent by the Gilded Kingdom all fell to the ground as if there was a mountain pressing down on them. On the other hand, the mages of the Gilded Kingdom froze, and the magic light on their magic staffs stopped flickering as well. It was as if time had stopped.
Seeing such a scene, High Priest Poer couldn't help but be filled with hatred, and he yelled at his subordinates, "Go, kill them all!"
High Priest Poer was really going to go all out. Even if he had to throw all of his subordinates at him, he was determined to kill his enemy with a pile of corpses. Perhaps in the eyes of ordinary people, there was no deep hatred between him and Lin Li, but for Sanctuary powerhouses, pride was often more important than anything else. But to a Sanctuary powerhouse, face was more important than anything else. His son being bullied was no different from him being slapped in the face.
Upon hearing High Priest Poer's order, the mages and warriors in the team did not hesitate at all, and immediately got into an attack formation before heading towards the Tower of Dusk's team.
Although they had all heard the argument between Elder Zumar and High Priest Poer, the argument between high-level figures was meaningless to them. They just needed to know who they should listen to. Although Elder Zumar's status was also very high, and might even be higher than High Priest Poer's, he was not their direct leader, after all.
However, just as the Gilded Kingdom's team was about to launch a large-scale attack on the Tower of Dusk's team, Saint Edmund, who had been silent all this while, suddenly said, "Stop."
Edmund's voice was very soft, but everyone heard it very clearly. Hearing his words, they finally stopped in their tracks. Although High Priest Poer was the direct leader to them, Saint Edmund was already a god-like existence in their hearts.
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