The light emitted by the Skeletal Staff became brighter and brighter, and the already precarious situation became even worse. Lin Li seemed to hear a soft rustling sound — it was the sound of a large number of Skeletal Warriors getting restless. The surrounding soil was slowly loosening, and white skeletons were slowly crawling out of the ground …
The Skeletal Warriors that were approaching step by step increased from dozens to hundreds in an instant. For a moment, the ground was covered with white skeletons, and the rusty machetes exuded an oppressive death aura under the night sky.
The subsequent battle could be described as a deathbed struggle. Facing an enemy that was almost impossible to defeat, the three trial mages did not choose to teleport. Instead, they chose to recite spells. Among them, the injured long-haired youth was the strongest and had the most mana. He bore almost all the attack tasks alone. His two teammates were no longer able to attack because they had consumed too much mana. They could only use low-consumption magic such as the Delaying Spell and the Frost Spell to provide some assistance to their teammates.
Although he had suffered some injuries, the long-haired youth's true strength was not weak. Coupled with the full support of his two teammates, they were able to kill the Skeletal Warriors in a short period of time. One lethal magic after another was cast, and a dozen Skeletal Warriors were wiped out in an instant.
But on the other side of the battlefield, the summoning of the Hell Ghoul continued. A steady stream of white bones climbed up from the ground. A dozen Skeletal Warriors fell, but in exchange, dozens of Skeletal Warriors swarmed over. This was the most terrifying part of the Undead creatures. They were not afraid of consumption at all. The endless cannon fodder could slowly nibble away at any enemy. In the face of an endless sea of corpses and bones, even a Legendary-mage might have a moment of mana exhaustion.
Lin Li had already seen the strength of the trial team in front. There were two level-eight mages who had exhausted their mana and a level-nine mage who was injured. It was already extremely difficult to fight against a large number of Skeletal Warriors with such power, not to mention the Hell Ghoul. In order to win this battle, they had to be able to kill the Hell Ghoul instantly. Otherwise, the Skeletal Warriors that it summoned would be enough to send the three of them back to the campsite.
Judging from the current situation, this only way was probably not feasible.
Under the siege of a large group of Skeletal Warriors, they could not fly out even if they grew wings, let alone kill the Hell Ghoul.
"Why aren't you teleporting?" Lin Li was a little confused. The strength of both sides was on a completely different level. Even a blind man could tell that they had no chance. What were these guys thinking? Could it be that in their eyes, continuing the trial mission was more important than their own lives?
"He's probably scared silly …" Mason muttered softly.
"Idiot, can you still chant incantations if you're scared silly?"
Mason was speechless after being scolded by Orrin. However, this fellow had always been thick-skinned. Even though he knew he was in the wrong, he still insisted on being stubborn. "Maybe he's gifted!"
"Go to hell …"
As the two of them bickered, the situation in front of them suddenly changed.
Under the cover of the Frost Armor, the long-haired young man began another long round of recitation. The power of this magic was far beyond those he had used before. The surrounding magical elements seemed to be boiling in an instant. Even the three people who were peeping in the distance could clearly feel the power of this magic.
"I have to fight to the death …" Lin Li shook his head. The greater the power of this magic, the more mana it consumed. Even if the long-haired young man had reached the strength of a level-nine mage, he would inevitably be unable to escape the fate of mana exhaustion after releasing this magic.
"You say … Should we help him?" Mason was a little hesitant.
"We definitely have to help," Lin Li said with certainty. The smile on his face was a little weird. "But we have to choose a suitable time."
The reason why Lin Li made such a decision had nothing to do with being a Good Samaritan. This fellow had always been selfish. Even if he decided to help at this time, it was almost all out of selfishness.
In Lin Li's opinion, this Hell Ghoul had to be killed sooner or later. Otherwise, if he allowed it to wander nearby, the cave he was hiding in would be exposed sooner or later. It was better to take advantage of the fact that someone was holding it back now and kill it in one fell swoop. Otherwise, he would have to deal with the Skeletal Warriors that it summoned later on. It would be more troublesome.
However … He had to look at the time before he could make a move. It was definitely not the right time now. With so many Skeletal Warriors blocking the way, it was troublesome enough to blast a path through with magic alone. Furthermore, he had to deal with the other Undead creatures that it summoned continuously. He had to wait …
"What time is more suitable?"
"Of course, the most critical time!"
"…"
Just as the two of them were chatting idly, the long-haired youth's recitation of the spell was nearing the end. The boiling magical elements burst out violently, and a bone-chilling frost filled the air. Countless snowflakes fell from the sky, and a cold current surged wildly in the group of Skeletal Warriors. In an instant, at least dozens of Skeletal Warriors were frozen.
After this Blizzard, the long-haired youth's mana was also completely exhausted. Lin Li could clearly feel that the magical wave coming from him was even weaker than the other two.
In fact, this was a good time to kill the Hell Ghoul. Most of the Skeletal Warriors had been frozen, and the summoning of the Hell Ghoul had just come to an end. If the long-haired youth still had energy left, as long as a few instantaneous spells were cast, even if he could not kill the Hell Ghoul, he would most likely be able to leave a heavy injury on it.
Unfortunately …
After barely releasing a Blizzard, the long-haired youth could not even lift his hand, let alone release any magic.
He could only watch helplessly as the best opportunity from the start of the battle passed him by …
"Now is the most critical time!" As soon as Lin Li said this, a fireball in his hand flew out with a "boom".
"Boom!"
When the huge fireball hit the Hell Ghoul, the dull sound was as if even the earth was shaking …
The three of them had cooperated for a long time, and had long had enough tacit understanding. Before Lin Li's fireball was released, the two teammates next to him had already begun their respective recitations. When the fireball exploded and splashed gorgeous flames, the two of them had also completed their recitations one after another.
In an instant, countless flames rose up. These two guys had actually chosen Flaming Storm at the same time. However, Mason was only a level-nine mage, after all. In terms of casting speed, he was far inferior to the level-eleven Magic Shooter Orrin. Although they began to recite at the same time, the time to release Flaming Storm was more than a second later than Orrin.
"F * ck …" Mason also knew that this short second meant a huge gap. As soon as the Flaming Storm blasted out, this guy cursed in annoyance.
This fellow was indeed a little wronged. He had thought that his strength as a level-nine mage was already considered top-notch in this trial, but he did not expect to meet two teammates. One was a powerful level-11 Magic Shooter, and the other was a complete freak. He could not even figure out what his strength was at all …
Such a harsh living environment — it was already lucky that he was not driven to madness.
Just now, the long-haired youth's Blizzard had almost frozen all the Skeletal Warriors. For a moment, there was no summoned creature to help the Hell Ghoul share the damage. Under the bombardment of the three people, the Hell Ghoul was directly blown into pieces. In an instant, there were countless sparks splashing up, and broken bones fell all over the ground. The magical crystal on the Bone Staff also fell to the ground and rolled a few times …
This sudden turn of events almost scared the hell out of the small trial team. The three of them stared dumbfoundedly at the white bone fragments on the ground. Each of them could not help but reveal a somewhat sluggish expression. This scene was really too strange. It was like a rape case where the victim struggled with all her might, but in the end, she was still stripped naked. Just as she was about to close her eyes to enjoy it, she suddenly found out that someone had castrated the rapist …
All three of them looked at Lin Li in unison. They really wanted to know who had castrated the rapist … Oh no … Who had killed the Hell Ghoul?
In the face of this doubtful gaze, Lin Li did not care at all. He was busier than anyone else now.
Undead creatures also had magical crystals, but these magical crystals often had powerful death energy. Ordinary mages could not use them at all. Only Lin Li, a freak who was proficient in the five elements, could make the magical crystals of Undead creatures the same as the magical crystals of magical beasts through special processing — or even more powerful than the magical crystals of magical beasts!
"F * ck! Why isn't there any? " Lin Li searched around the place where the Hell Ghoul had exploded, but he never found the magical crystal he had imagined.
This was almost impossible. After a level-ten Undead creature like the Hell Ghoul was killed, there should be a magical crystal left no matter what.
"Eh?"
Just as Lin Li was looking around, he found something strange.
It was a wisp of black mist. Under the bright light of the fire, Lin Li could see it clearly. The faint black mist was rising from the place where the Hell Ghoul had exploded. It was like a black ribbon, hovering in the night sky, and finally surging towards him like water …
The place where the black mist was pouring into was the pocket with the crystal.
For a moment, Lin Li only felt strange and inexplicable.
In the past two days, he had almost been driven crazy by this crystal. Since he had gotten this crystal, strange things had happened one after another. First, he had eaten a Shapeshifter on the Nightmare Mountains, and now he had absorbed the black mist in the Shadowglen. Lin Li did not know what this black mist was, but he could clearly feel a heavy death aura from it …
This unique aura of Undead creatures made Lin Li feel very uncomfortable. He wanted to figure out what the hell this crystal was!
"Crack …" Just as Lin Li was puzzled, a sudden soft sound came to his ears, followed by a scream.
"Be careful!"
Lin Li was slightly stunned at first, and then he suddenly remembered that he had been focused on looking for the magical crystal of the Hell Ghoul, and had not had time to clean up the group of Skeletal Warriors frozen by the Stormblood.
However, it was not too late to clean up now …
Lin Li cast a Hastening Spell on himself, and then quickly retreated. After retreating more than ten steps, he recited a spell and looked back.
Among the broken ice, dozens of Skeletal Warriors had broken free. At this time, they were holding their machetes, and approaching Lin Li step by step. But since Lin Li had already discovered their existence, how could he give them a chance to approach? Just as he turned his head back, a Flame Nova exploded in the group of Skeletal Warriors.
Orrin, who was behind him, did not hesitate either, and directly blasted out an Air Bomb.
Mason's recitation was swift. Without waiting for Orrin's Air Bomb to explode, he had already spread a Swamp Spell under his feet. For a moment, only bubbles could be seen rising, and the originally wet and slippery ground became a swamp in an instant.
The Skeletal Warriors were indeed astonishingly stupid. There was such a large swamp in front of them, but this group of Skeletal Warriors did not even look at it, and directly stepped on it. In just a moment, the swamp became crowded. Large groups of Skeletal Warriors fell into the mud, waving their machetes and struggling clumsily and slowly.
They were simply natural targets, and fixed targets at that. They would not even move …
Lin Li, who was a Hunter, was very experienced in hitting such targets. A series of more than ten spells blasted down, and it took less than five minutes for the swamp full of Skeletal Warriors to be blown away. Orrin, who was at the side, was not idle at all. While Lin Li was hitting the fixed targets, he was hitting the moving targets at the side. Those Skeletal Warriors that did not have the chance to fall into the swamp because of the limited number of places were all killed by him.
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