Argus looked at the sharp bolt, and could not cry even if he wanted to. He could not understand how a level-16 Archmage like him could end up in such a miserable state. If he could, he would rather not have come to the Fire Plume Ridge, and not have sent anyone to monitor the Silver Hand's camp.
Unfortunately, it was too late to say anything now …
The only thing Argus could do was to look at the guy who had come back from the dead pitifully, and hope that he would be gentler when he struck.
"Relax, it won't be very painful …" Lin Li held the Vampire fangs in his hand, and looked at Argus maliciously while comforting him hypocritically.
"…" The way a big bad wolf stared at a little sheep made Argus' hair stand on end.
"Please believe me, it's really like a mosquito bite!" Lin Li's smile was very relaxed, but at the same time, his wrist shook violently. Then, there was only a splash of blood, and the sharp bolt pierced deeply into Argus' back.
"Ah!"
Argus let out a weak scream, but it was only for a moment before it was covered up by the sound of the earth shaking.
The guy who had come back from the dead was not talking nonsense. It was really like a mosquito bite; he did not feel any pain at all, but what it brought to Argus was a fear that was even more unbearable than the sharp pain. The moment the bolt pierced into his body, he could clearly feel that his entire back seemed to be numb, as if he had just been bitten by a poisonous snake.
At the same time, the mana that he was proud of was rapidly flowing away with this numbness …
The terrifying speed of the loss was like a flood that had opened the floodgates, surging out violently. Argus lay on the ground, and his handsome and somewhat enchanting face was pale with fear. For a mage, mana was always the most precious thing. If he lost the mana that he was proud of, what was the difference between him and a useless person?
In the face of this great fear, Argus suddenly burst out with amazing power. He began to struggle desperately, but how could he be Sean's opponent now? Almost as soon as he moved, Sean had already stepped on his head, and his whole body bounced up like a lizard with its tail stepped on.
The hot soil in his mouth was so hot that it was full of blisters. But under the feet of the perverted black bear, Argus had no ability to resist at all. He could only beat the ground desperately, protesting against the shameless abuse of these two fellows.
"Be quiet, Mr. Argus. It's going to be over soon." The mageweath on the Vampire fangs was shining with a faint blue light. The incomparably complex lines of the Charge Ward were crystal clear under the faint blue light. Rays of light visible to the naked eye were flowing slowly along the magic circuit. The three magic nodes were constantly operating, constantly converting the mana that gushed out of Argus' body into energy that could be absorbed by the Charge Ward.
And this energy, through the Charge Ward, was constantly strengthening the Divinity Metal on the Vampire fangs …
Lin Li patted Argus' head gently. His eyes were always focused on this complicated yet clear transformation process. This small crossbow had an extraordinary significance to Lin Li. It was not only because it used the Divinity Metal, but more importantly, it was the first piece of equipment he had designed after coming to Anril.
Even for Lin Li, this was definitely a brand-new attempt.
He did not use any ready-made blueprints, nor did he imitate any known equipment. It was a completely independent design. Everything was built on theoretical knowledge. Even Lin Li himself was not sure if this crossbow made of the Vampire fangs and the Divinity Metal could really achieve the effect he wanted …
The answer was soon out.
Argus, who was lying on the ground, was becoming weaker and weaker. Lin Li could clearly feel that Argus' mana was draining at an alarming rate. This level-16 Archmage, who had oppressed him to the point where he could not fight back, had now fallen from the realm of an Archmage.
And all of this happened in the blink of an eye.
Perhaps it would not take a minute for this level-16 Archmage to be sucked dry and become a useless person.
The fangs of a high-level Vampire were indeed no joke.
"Mr Felic, how … how …" Sean was now a level-10 Warrior, and his sensitivity to changes in power was far greater than when he had first come to Alanna. Moreover, the current Argus was like a different person compared to before. No matter how slow Sean was, he had already seen something.
"This question, um … is very complicated." Lin Li scratched his head. For a moment, he really did not know how to explain it to Sean.
This process was really too complicated …
It seemed very simple. It was just a stab of the Vampire's fangs, and Argus became a useless person. But, the operating principle was far from clear in a few words.
In the past, this would have been almost impossible.
Although the fangs of high-level Vampires were powerful, they were not powerful to such an abnormal extent. Otherwise, the Vampires would have been invincible long ago. No matter what kind of Bone Dragon or Lich it was, they could just suck it dry in one gulp. Wouldn't that be going against the heavens?
The real reason was actually because of Sean's beating just now.
A level-16 Archmage was beaten out of shape by a level-10 Warrior. It was a blatant humiliation from the beginning to the end. No matter how strong Argus' will was, he would never be able to withstand such brutal devastation. At this time, Argus was at his weakest, be it physically or mentally. He had almost completely given up on his control of mana.
Yet, at this time, Lin Li plunged the arrow down.
The unique power of the Vampire's fangs, coupled with the guidance of the Mana Condensation Ward, finally resulted in this amazing result.
To be honest, Lin Li was a little hesitant at the beginning.
After all, Argus was a level-16 Archmage. If this arrow plunged into him, and failed to produce the desired effect, but gave him a chance to catch his breath, Lin Li was afraid that he would be in big trouble.
At that time, Lin Li even thought of killing him directly to get rid of this worry.
But, after a little hesitation, Lin Li still decided to take the risk.
Lin Li was a person who was greedy for life and afraid of death. Hence, the thing he could not tolerate the most was someone threatening his life. In order to continue living, he could do many things that others could not do.
Since the Marathon Family could send the first Argus, then they could send the second, the third, and even countless others. Lin Li did not like to sit still and wait for death, and even more so did not like to be casually crushed to death. Hence, he had to fight back, and he had to grasp more bargaining chips. And Argus was undoubtedly the most powerful of these many bargaining chips.
To be able to walk with Wilhelm's nephew and serve as Matthias' magic mentor at the same time, his status in the Marathon Family would not be too low no matter how one looked at it.
At such a delicate moment, being able to grasp more information was undoubtedly what Lin Li needed. In the face of a colossus like the Marathon Family, the more he knew, the greater the hope of survival.
Hence, Lin Li chose to take the risk.
A living Argus was much more valuable than a dead Argus.
The flowing blue light on the arrow made Lin Li heave a sigh of relief. This was too crucial for him. In the face of a powerless Argus, Lin Li had countless ways to deal with him. Even if he was a mute, Lin Li was confident that he could get the information he wanted to know from him. A certain pharmaceutics guru was too good at doing such things …
The blue light was getting brighter and brighter. Seeing that a level-16 Archmage was only left with the power of about level-10, Lin Li pulled out the arrow.
"Sean, do you still remember the way?"
"I remember." Sean nodded, looking very certain.
"Very well, you bring this guy along. Let's go out first." Lin Li took out a bottle of Recovery Potion from his pocket. First, he pinched Argus' mouth and poured half of the bottle down. Then, he poured the remaining half of the bottle on the wound on his back, barely helping him stop the bleeding.
"Okay." Sean nodded, and reached out to lift Argus up. Argus now did not look like a level-16 Archmage at all. His magical power had fallen below level-10, and his body was bruised all over. He had completely resigned himself to his fate in the face of these two fellows. At this time, when he was lifted by Sean, he did not even have the slightest intention to resist. He just stared blankly at the top of his head, and his face was full of numbness.
"Boom!" But at this time, there was another loud noise outside the cave.
Then, Lin Li saw that there seemed to be circles of ripples in the slow-flowing magma in front of him.
At first, it was like ripples caused by stones, but as the ripples spread out, the movement in the magma became louder and louder. After the loud noise, there was even a "gurgle" sound in the magma. Bubbles emerged and burst, and bits of magma splashed up and fell on the hot ground, making a "sizzle" sound.
In a scene of shaking mountains and earth, as if it was the end of the world, the magma also began to boil.
"Damn, sh * t!" This spectacular scene fell into Lin Li's eyes, and he suddenly had a bad feeling.
If he remembered correctly, there was a creature called the Gold-Sucking Beast that liked to appear in such a posture the most …
"Run!" Lin Li shouted, and pulled Sean, intending to escape.
But as soon as he moved, he saw a monstrous fire splashing up, and a piece of magma splashed out like a wall of fire, blocking their way. And in this splashing magma, a red shadow was particularly eye-catching …
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