"Mage Felic, what do you mean by that?" The smile on Kayla's face froze.
"Mage Kayla, please don't misunderstand me. I really don't have any special intentions …" Lin Li smiled sincerely, but the words that came out of his mouth almost made Kayla vomit blood. "I just feel that such a simple cave is not worthy of your noble status. I heard that there is an Undead Palace in the Shadowglen. Why don't you guys go there tonight and put up with it? Since it's still early, you might be able to make it in time for dinner if you go there quickly … "
"…" Mason almost spat out his saliva when he heard that.
"Mage Felic, you must be joking …" Kayla's mouth twitched, and he smiled like a person with polio.
"Why?" Lin Li looked at him in surprise. "Mage Kayla, you have such high standards? You even look down on the Undead Palace? I heard that there used to be an Undead Monarch living there … "
"Kid, don't go overboard!" Before Kayla could speak, the short mage could not hold it in anymore. He stood up angrily and almost poked Lin Li's face with his finger.
Lin Li looked at that thick and short finger. He vaguely remembered that this short mage was one of Kayla's lackeys from the Dawn City Guild. His name was Fedrick …
"Mage Fedrick, right? Can I trouble you to move your finger away a little?"
But Fedrick did not move his finger away. Instead, he moved closer and scolded. His saliva almost splashed on Lin Li's face. "F * ck, you're just a level-seven mage. What's there to be arrogant about? If not for Mason, do you think Boss Kayla would have so much time to talk nonsense with you? If I tell you to scram, just scram. Do you believe that I won't … "
As soon as the short mage said that, the atmosphere in the cave became tense. Even Kayla could not help but feel awkward. He did not think that something that would benefit both parties would end up in such a deadlock …
But forget it … Let Fedrick teach this kid a lesson, lest he doesn't know when to stop.
Mason, on the other hand, was dumbfounded.
He was full of admiration for Fedrick. What a talent …
He actually dared to poke his finger in Felic's face. This fellow probably thought that his finger was too long …
Did he really not know what kind of monster was standing in front of him?
For a moment, not only Mason, but even Orrin was looking at the short mage with a look of sympathy …
"I'll say it again, Mage Fedrick. Please move your finger away …" Lin Li said calmly.
"You motherf * cker … Ah!" Before the short mage could finish his sentence, he suddenly saw a ball of fire rising, followed by a heart-wrenching pain from his hand. Before he could understand what was going on, the finger that was almost poking Lin Li's face had already ignited with a "boom" …
"Idiot," Mason and Orrin said almost at the same time.
Kayla stared blankly. He did not expect that this seemingly level-seven mage would have the ability to release the Burning Hand instantaneously. This was a real level-two spell. Not to mention a level-seven mage, even Kayla, who was close to level-12, might not be able to release it instantaneously every time …
At that moment, Kayla really did not know whether to laugh or cry.
He had already planned to wait for Fedrick to teach this fella a lesson before he came out to clean up the mess. He first mentioned his friendship with Mason, and then vaguely threatened him. How could a level-seven mage from the countryside do anything in the Shadowglen? When that time came, not to mention those fellas that he did not know, even if he was asked to move out himself, he would not dare to say no …
But he only guessed the ending, and not the beginning.
He did teach a lesson, but it was Fedrick who was taught a lesson …
"Ah!" Fedrick screamed again, and instantly gave Kayla a shock. He then hurriedly recited a spell, and a mist rose from his magic staff, which extinguished the flame on Fedrick's hand.
"To be honest, I really do not believe it …" Lin Li laughed, and dispersed the flame on his hand. Then, he bent down slightly, and looked at the short mage with a smile.
Fedrick's entire arm was almost set on fire, and was then splashed with cold water by Kayla. At this moment, he was screaming in pain, and how could he be in the mood to care about Lin Li's taunts? Furthermore, after the lesson just now, even if he wanted to, he did not have the courage to do so … What a joke, one sentence and he would be in trouble. If he said a few more words, he might even lose his life …
After scaring Fedrick, Lin Li then straightened his back, and apologized to Kayla with a smile, "Sorry, sorry, I was a little too heavy-handed."
"…" Kayla was so angry that he almost vomited blood. How was this an apology? This was more like a slap to Fedrick's face. He didn't even move his hand and slapped himself. In Kayla's opinion, there was probably no more blatant humiliation than this. Yet, he had no choice but to swallow his anger.
The world of mages had always been this cruel. Whoever was stronger had the right to speak. Kayla knew that he did not have the ability to instantly cast the Flaming Hands, nor did he have the ability to burn a level-10 Magic Shooter with just a raise of his hand. Hence, he naturally did not have the right to not be slapped by Lin Li.
On the contrary, he had to lower his voice and explain, "This is really a misunderstanding, Mage Felic, please don't take it to heart …"
Lin Li's face was still smiling. "Mage Kayla, you must be joking. You are Brother Mason's friend, what misunderstanding? Why would I take such a small matter to heart? Am I that narrow-minded person?"
"…" Kayla almost spat his saliva on his face. You are a f * cking narrow-minded person? Fedrick only said a few words, and you even used the Flaming Hands. You are still a narrow-minded person …
Of course, Kayla did not dare to say such words casually. This fella was temperamental. What if he said something wrong and the Flaming Hands landed on his face?
"Oh, yes, Mage Kayla …" Lin Li said with a smile, and asked sincerely, "Have you considered my suggestion just now? To be honest, this cave is really too small … "
"…" The smile on Kayla's face froze. After a moment of hesitation, Kayla squeezed out a fawning look. "Erm … Mage Felic, there's only a day left before the mission ends. Furthermore, Fedrick is injured. Can we stay here for the night?" Kayla tried to persuade Lin Li with great care.
"That won't do." Lin Li rejected without thinking. "Larry and the rest are not in good health. What if they catch a cold outside the cave?"
Being forced by Lin Li, Kayla finally clenched his teeth. "Then we will stay outside!"
After saying that, Kayla glanced at Lin Li again, and thought to himself, Now you have nothing to say, right? The Shadowglen is not your home. You can control this cave, but can you control where I live?
"That won't do." Who knew that this fella still rejected without thinking. "I don't sleep well, and I can't sleep if someone snores. What if you guys wake me up by staying outside the cave?"
"F * ck …" Kayla almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Mage Felic, are you trying to provoke us?" Sarsen's first sentence had filled the cave with a hostile atmosphere. After all, he was a level-13 Magic Shooter. The Flaming Hands was not enough to scare him. In his opinion, among the participants of this trial, only Gryffindor could fight him. The reason why he had endured until now was that he was naturally arrogant, and did not want to force others.
However, when the development of the matter finally touched his bottom line, Sarsen didn't mind personally teaching that ungrateful guy a lesson.
"You're not convinced?" Lin Li turned around, and with just one sentence, the hostile atmosphere reached its peak.
Kayla took in a breath of cold air …
He had never thought that this fella would dare to talk back to Sarsen, and even use such an aggressive sentence — You're not convinced?
Who was Sarsen? He was a rare genius in Nightfall City, and his strength was almost on par with Gryffindor's.
"Felic …" This time, even Mason could not sit still. He tugged on his teammate's sleeves, and wanted to remind him of the background of this fella called Sarsen.
Who knew that before Mason could finish his sentence, the Mental Protection Field at the entrance of the cave shook violently.
As the Mental Defense Field shook, Lin Li's expression changed drastically. He knew better than anyone else about the Mental Defense Field that he had set up himself. It was a high-level mageweath, and normal Mental Magic spells would not be able to affect it. Judging from the commotion just now, it was at least a level-8 Mental Magic spell.
"Let's go out and take a look." Without another word, Lin Li grabbed the Winter Staff and ran towards the entrance of the cave, leaving Sarsen standing there with a puzzled look on his face.
As soon as Lin Li came out of the cave, Mason and Orrin quickly followed. The three of them often worked together, so they naturally knew Lin Li better than anyone else. Both of them knew that Lin Li would not make such a big commotion for no reason. Something that could make him change his expression would definitely shock many people. At that moment, neither of them dared to be negligent. They grabbed their staffs and followed him out.
Just as Lin Li stepped out of the cave, he heard a low chanting coming from the front. It was a chanting that was completely different from magic incantations. It was low and faintly discernible, and carried a deep and sinister aura of death …
Along with this low chanting, there seemed to be a black fog in the surroundings. A huge amount of Death Energy was invading every corner of the surroundings unscrupulously. A thin and small black figure was floating in this black fog. From afar, it looked like a ghost from the night.
"How can I be so unlucky …" Mason followed closely behind and exited the cave. With just one glance, he was dumbfounded. The magical power that was filled with death aura, the white Bone Staff, and the black robe. "This, this, this … This is a f * cking Lich!"
"Troublesome." Orrin frowned, which was rare for him.
Even Orrin frowned. From this, it could be seen how troublesome the Undead creature in front was.
The birth of an Undead creature was a long and complicated process. There were various factors in the process. As long as one of the conditions was not met, it would not be able to give birth to a real Undead creature. There was no accurate conclusion on how complicated this condition was. Even a knowledgeable person like Andoine might not be able to explain it.
The only thing that could be confirmed was that the power of an Undead creature was determined by its strength when it was alive.
For example, the Skeletal Warriors that were most commonly seen in the Shadowglen were mostly adventurers when they were alive. They had mastered certain combat skills and had a certain combat awareness. After death, they were influenced by the huge death aura in the Shadowglen, and were easily transformed into Skeletal Warriors.
As for the Hell Ghouls that were more powerful than Skeletal Warriors, they were usually transformed by mages. The mage's level when he was alive also determined the level after he was transformed into a Hell Ghoul.
If there were no accidents, mages above level-10 would generally be transformed into Hell Ghouls. Compared to the Skeletal Warriors that only had combat instincts, Hell Ghouls were of a higher level. They retained a small part of the magical knowledge they had when they were alive, and had a certain level of wisdom. With this knowledge and wisdom, Hell Ghouls could absorb the power of other Undead creatures in the continuous battle, and become stronger in the process. When the quantitative change accumulated into a qualitative change, they would break through their limits and become a higher existence. They would regain their physical bodies and become a real Lich!
As for mages above level-15, there was a high chance that they would directly become a Lich.
There was a difference of one level between Hell Ghouls and Lich.
But it was this level that completely divided them into high-level and low-level.
Only after becoming a Lich would they be qualified to be called high-level Undead creatures.
What Hell Ghouls preserved was only a small part of magical knowledge. Apart from summoning Skeletal Warriors, they only knew a limited number of low-level magic, and their wisdom was pitifully low. Even a slightly more cunning magical beast was much stronger than them.
However, Lich was another matter.
Especially those Archmages who were directly transformed into Lich after death. The magical knowledge they had when they were alive was not forgotten over a long period of time, and was inherited to the greatest extent after death. Moreover, as they absorbed the Death Energy little by little, their proficiency in Necromagic was far stronger than that of ordinary Archmages. Especially in terms of Mental Magic, they were simply the masters of the masters!
Moreover, because they had a physical body, their wisdom was almost no different from that of ordinary people. The long life of the Undead gave them almost endless time to think. A Lich that was more than hundreds of years old was simply a living encyclopedia of the Undead. It was so profound that it could scare people to death.
If he could, Mason would really rather face 10 Hell Ghouls than a Lich …
But unfortunately, there were some things that he did not have to face if he did not want to.
Amidst the deep chanting, wisps of black mist floated towards the Lich's body. Everyone knew that the Lich was absorbing the power of death. The reason why Advanced Undead creatures were Advanced was because they could absorb the power of other Undead creatures.
Every time they absorbed a trace of Death Energy, their power would increase a little.
When this power reached its peak, all they needed was an opportunity. Just one opportunity would allow them to transform into a higher level of existence.
There had just been an Undead War near the cave, and countless Undead creatures had died in that war, including a large number of Hell Ghouls, a large number of low-level Vampires, a large number of Death Knights, and even … a level-18 high-level Vampire. Their remaining power was a fatal temptation to any Undead creature …
Unfortunately …
This Death Energy had just been released when it was swept away by Lin Li's strange crystal. Now, there was only a small amount left, and it was far from meeting the needs of the Lich …
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