"Patriarch Matthew, you really like to joke. So many of us have come to the Demon Fall Valley. Of course, we're here to take back some things. Otherwise, would we be here for a sightseeing tour?"
Lin Li kept a polite smile on his face, and his words were even more lukewarm. Anyone who saw it would probably think that he was chatting with an old friend.
Only Old Merlin would not think so …
Because he was floating less than a hundred meters away from his opponent. He could clearly feel a violent magical wave emanating from the young mage. It was an incomparably powerful force. Even though Old Merlin had some mental preparation, he could not help but shudder when he felt it for himself. The force was so powerful that he felt breathless. He was at the edge of the magical wave, but it was as if he was facing a dragon.
"Too scary …" Old Merlin's heart gradually sank. He knew that the growth of this young mage had completely exceeded his imagination.
Even though he knew that this young mage had amazing talent back in Jarrosus, and that he would reach a terrifying height one day, he had never thought that this day would come so quickly. In just a few months, he had grown from a level-eight mage to a terrifying existence that even he could not contend with …
"Sigh …" Old Merlin sighed softly. For the first time, he felt that he had really done wrong. If he had known that it would end like this, he would have kept Cromwell in check, and not let him provoke the Emerald Tower, let alone this terrifying young mage. Then, everything that followed would naturally not have happened. Although the Emerald Tower's domination of Jarrosus could not be reversed, at least the Merlin Family could survive, and Cromwell would not have lost his life in the Daylight Square …
Unfortunately, it was too late to say anything now.
The Merlin Family had declined, and Cromwell was dead. Even he had no choice but to join the Shadow's Nest. Everything was a foregone conclusion.
Regret flashed across Old Merlin's face. When he raised his head again, his eyes were filled with determination. It was too late to say anything now. What he had to do was to defeat this young mage and repel the Emerald Tower's attack. Then, with the help of the Shadow's Nest, he could restore the Merlin Family's former glory. This was his only chance — even though this chance was so slim that it was almost negligible …
The magical waves on their bodies exploded at almost the same time. In that instant, it was as if a gale had suddenly blown up. Their black robes fluttered at the same time, and surging magical waves rose up. The air above the Demon Fall Valley seemed to be boiling.
Old Merlin's recitation was unusually hoarse. At this point, even he had to admit that he had no confidence in facing this terrifying young mage.
This battle might be the one Old Merlin had the least confidence in in his life. When he was in Jarrosus, even when facing Gerian, he always believed that all he needed was a little luck. But now, Old Merlin knew that apart from luck, he needed a lot more …
This was because he had already seen a blue screen of light rising from the young mage's body.
Old Merlin knew that it was the Water Shield — the Water Shield that belonged to a level-16 Archmage …
Lin Li did not care what Old Merlin was thinking. At this time, he was focused on reciting a spell under the protection of the Water Shield. A section of the Chilling Touch spell flowed in the air …
Both of them completed the recitation almost at the same time.
One was the Touch of Icy Frost, the other was the Flaming Storm. In an instant, two completely different powers, one ice and one fire, stirred up a dazzling light in the sky above the Demon Fall Valley. The fluttering snowflakes, the scattering flames, the sparkling and translucent ice blue, the gorgeous fiery red, the two lights entwined tightly, immediately creating a dream-like color.
Both the old and the young were Archmages, and their understanding of the Laws of Magic was far above that of ordinary mages. In the eyes of the crowd, the speed of the two men's spell-casting was shockingly fast. In just the blink of an eye, the two men had switched between attack and defense several times.
Whether it was Old Merlin, who had made a name for himself for decades, or the young mage who had shocked the whole of Jarrosus, the strength they displayed in this battle had reached a breathtaking height. This was definitely the battle of the highest standard in Jarrosus in recent decades. Almost every mage stared at the sky with their mouths agape, watching the two fast-moving figures …
"F * ck, it's really an Archmage …" Gerian swallowed his saliva with difficulty. This time, he really understood. The fella that was floating above the Demon Fall Valley had indeed broken through the Archmage realm. That Levitation Spell had nothing to do with equipment or potions. It was purely the power of an Archmage himself!
Moreover, it was a level-16 Archmage …
At the thought of this, Gerian was a little frantic.
F * ck, on what basis, on what basis?
Why am I still a level-15 Archmage after studying magic for decades? Why is this brat able to break through to level-16 Archmage after only staying in Alanna for two months? Look at the battle above the Demon Fall Valley. Matthew, who was on par with me back then, did not even have the strength to fight back against this brat … On what basis, on what basis …
"What the f * ck is this world …" Gerian cursed angrily, venting all his dissatisfaction on the bandits of the Shadow's Nest.
After Lin Li flew up to the sky to fight Old Merlin, the commanding authority naturally fell into Gerian's hands. At this moment, this middle-aged fatty was waving his hands agitatedly, shouting at the top of his lungs to command the mages behind him to attack the Demon Fall Valley indiscriminately again and again.
In an instant, the Demon Fall Valley was filled with smoke. The surging magical elements were like a flood that had broken through the floodgates, crazily attacking everything in the Demon Fall Valley. Storms, flames, lightning, and frost seemed to be boiling at this moment. Under the bombardment of magic one after another, the entire Demon Fall Valley could no longer find a piece of land that was intact.
Once hundreds of mages had the geographical advantage, the power that erupted from them could only be described as terrifying. Countless spells fell from the cliffs, turning the entire Demon Fall Valley upside down. The sentry towers turned into ashes in the fire, and the tents froze into ice. As for the members of the Shadow's Nest who were fleeing in all directions, they often found that their heads were separated from their necks as they ran …
This was a violent and barbaric battle. There were no sneak attacks or detours. They only stood there openly and released the spells that they were good at. This was an extremely simple process that even a mage apprentice who had not broken through to level-five could do. However, when hundreds of mages did it at the same time, it became extremely terrifying …
"This is ridiculous …" Ronald desperately supported his Combat Energy, barely ensuring that he would not be hurt by the spells. However, the subordinates beside him fell one after another. There was no other way. The other party's attacks were too concentrated, and there were no blind spots in the Demon Fall Valley. The only thing he could do was to watch them fall …
It was not that Ronald did not think of counterattacking. In fact, from the start of the battle, he had sent out a team of bandits to sneak along the cliffs, hoping that they could sneak into the formation of the mages and assassinate them to create chaos — just like what they had done when they had attacked the Demon Fall Valley. However, it was a pity that the method that had been tried and tested in the past was extremely laughable today.
Nearly 30 bandits had just snuck out of the valley when they were met with a calamity. Hundreds of wind blades swept past, tearing apart the air and tearing apart their bodies. In an instant, the ground was covered in blood and severed limbs.
At this time, Ronald really wanted to cry. He really wanted to ask which bastard had come up with such a senseless attack.
Damn it, did this bastard really think that this was a child's play? He was completely unreasonable. Relying on the fact that he had hundreds of mages under him, he had come to the entrance of the Demon Fall Valley with great fanfare and used such childish tactics to bombard them. Damn it, do you know what tactics are? Do you know what it means to combine troops? Do you know what it means to outflank them?
"Damn it, you don't know anything, and yet you can still suppress me to the point that I can't breathe …" Ronald was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood, but there was nothing he could do. He could only watch as the group of damned mages bombarded the Demon Fall Valley into scorched earth.
At this time, Ronald really did not have any ideas. The only person he could count on was Old Merlin, who was floating in the sky. He could only hope that Old Merlin would get rid of that Felic as soon as possible and then quickly come to help him. Without the help of Old Merlin's magic, the bandits and warriors under him could not even lift their heads under the suppression of the mages.
In fact, Old Merlin really wanted to come and help him.
Unfortunately, Old Merlin could not even protect himself now, so how would he have the strength to come?
Gerian's eyes were really sharp. Although Old Merlin could still fight evenly with Felic at the beginning of the battle, Gerian could already see that this Archmage who was on par with him had no power to fight back in front of Felic.
In fact, that was indeed the case. It only took Lin Li a minute to prove that Gerian had not seen wrongly.
Just when Old Merlin's fireball could only make the Water Shield ripple, Lin Li went against his previous pattern of casting spells. Not only did he not retaliate immediately, but he controlled the Levitation Spell to make himself retreat quickly, and then, he used a Mana Retroaction …
"Sh * t!" Old Merlin's mouth had just opened when the expression on his face suddenly froze. At this moment, Old Merlin only felt a chill rising from his back, making him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave. He had never thought that there would be such a terrifying spell-casting technique in this world. It was like the legendary foresight — from the start of his recitation to the cut off of the flow of mana, the whole process would not take more than a tenth of a second. It was as if it had been rehearsed in advance …
The moment the flow of mana was cut off, Old Merlin's face suddenly turned pale.
Although the previous battle was strenuous, he had maintained a stalemate after all. But with this Mana Retroaction, he could not even maintain a semblance of a stalemate.
Old Merlin's eyes were fixed on Lin Li, and his forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat. At this time, the only thing he could do was to stake everything on one throw. With the support of the Levitation Spell, Old Merlin desperately retreated nearly ten meters, and then quickly took out a scroll from his pocket …
"F * ck!" Gerian had been excitedly directing a group of mages to bombard the area, but the moment Old Merlin took out the scroll, the middle-aged fatty suddenly cursed, and the group of mages around him froze in unison.
"F * ck, this old fart is really shameless!"
The average mage might not recognize the scroll that Old Merlin took out, but how could Gerian not know? That was the Psionic Storm Scroll that the Merlin Family had bought at a low price when the Emerald Tower was in dire straits!
Even though the Emerald Tower had unified the whole of Jarrosus, Gerian could not help but curse when he saw the Psychic Storm scroll again. This was one of the most valuable magical items in the collection of the Emerald Tower. It contained a level-18 Psychic Storm spell. The scariest thing was that this scroll had been specially processed, and could be triggered by any Archmage. As long as there was enough mana, the effect of the Psychic Storm could be maintained until the last trace of the enemy's mana was burned away …
"F * ck, Felic is in trouble …"
In his anxiety, Gerian could not wait to cast the Levitation Spell and fly to the sky above the Demon Fall Valley to stop Old Merlin. Unfortunately, his mana had collapsed, and it was too much for him to cast a Wind Blade, not to mention a Levitation Spell. At this point, the only thing Gerian could do was to cover his mouth with both hands and shout desperately at Lin Li, who was reciting the spell in a low voice. "Quick, Felic, stop that old fart. Don't let him open the scroll!"
Unfortunately, Lin Li could not hear what he was shouting, and was only focused on reciting the Pyroblast spell.
Then, the scroll in Old Merlin's hand turned into a dazzling golden light, and in an instant, it shrouded Lin Li. At this point, if one was a little more attentive, they would be able to clearly see that there seemed to be a golden thread flickering between the two Archmages …
This was the sign of a channeling spell …
"It's over …" Gerian's fat face turned pale. He was very clear about the power of the Psionic Storm. Once this dazzling golden light shrouded them, it would devour any mage's mana within 10 seconds. Even a monster like Felic with almost infinite mana would not be spared by this level-18 spell. The only difference was that it would take a little longer, but what difference did it make? Whether it was 10 seconds or 20 seconds, as long as Old Merlin's channeling was not interrupted, it was only a matter of time before the mana was completely devoured. The longer it took, the more pain it would cause …
The only way was to interrupt Old Merlin's channeling.
But the Psionic Storm was a level-18 spell. How could it be interrupted so easily? In addition to burning mana, the Psionic Storm itself had the effect of inhibiting magic. Even someone as strong as Felic would not have the chance to cast a spell under the cover of the Psionic Storm. If he could not cast a spell, how could he interrupt Old Merlin's channeling? Was he supposed to poke him with his finger?
Then …
Lin Li answered Gerian's question with a simple action.
He was shrouded in the golden light, but he did not seem to panic at all. There was even a smile on his face, as if the mana that was rapidly draining had nothing to do with him. At this moment, Lin Li only made one action, and that was to gently raise the Aether Staff in his hand …
At that moment, Gerian seemed to see a faint yellow light flickering on the gem at the top of the staff.
Then, the dazzling golden light suddenly dimmed. Like snow under the sun, it disappeared without a trace in an instant.
"Sigh …" While Gerian was dumbfounded, Old Merlin sighed softly. He knew that he had ruined his last chance. In front of this level-16 Archmage, the magical power that he was so proud of was so weak. He could not resist or escape, and even the desperate Psionic Storm scroll was like a child's play in the eyes of the other party.
"What a pity, Patriarch Matthews …" Lin Li still had a relaxed smile on his face, but his recitation of the spell was fast and urgent. Just as the golden light dissipated, a Pyroblast had already been blasted out with a long tail of flames …
"Boom!"
There was a deep and heavy muffled sound. Everyone could hear it clearly even though they were hundreds of meters away. The sky was filled with sparks and blazing flames. Without the protection of the Elemental Shield, Old Merlin looked so weak under the Pyroblast. Almost at the moment when the Pyroblast hit him, his whole body ignited. There was no struggle, no scream. His whole body was like a fireball, falling straight to the ground of the Demon Fall Valley …
"…" Gerian stared blankly at the falling fireball. For a moment, his emotions were incomparably complicated. Matthew, who had brought the Merlin Family to glory, who had once been called the strongest mage in Jarrosus along with him, had walked towards death without warning. If it had been in the past, Gerian would never have dreamed that Matthew would die in such a way …
The magical attacks on the cliff suddenly stopped. Everyone's eyes fell on the burning fireball, especially the leaders of the 16 forces. All of them felt their legs go weak. The scene that had just happened had really frightened them. The patriarch of the Merlin Family, Old Merlin, who was as powerful as Gerian, did not even have the ability to fight back in the face of Mage Felic. The whole battle was uneventful. From the beginning to the end, it seemed so logical. It was as if this young man should have easily killed the strongest mage in Jarrosus …
"F * ck, retreat!" Old Merlin's death was like the last straw on a camel's back. It finally made Ronald collapse. Now that the entire Demon Fall Valley was under magical attacks, and the strongest mage in his hands had died for no reason, Ronald knew that he had lost, and completely lost …
At this time, retreat was the only choice.
Although the Demon Fall Valley was rich, it was not worth exchanging the lives of all his brothers.
No matter how strong the Shadow's Nest was, it was no match for the whole of Jarrosus City. Moreover, the other party had a damned Mage Felic. F * ck, how did this monster come out? Not only did he bring all the mages of Jarrosus City, but he also killed Old Merlin so easily. Was he really a legendary magical beast in human skin?
Unfortunately, there was no time for Ronald to think too much.
When Old Merlin turned into a ball of fire and fell from the sky, Ronald gave the order to retreat.
The moment the order "retreat" spread, everyone responded immediately. Hundreds and thousands of bandits rushed out from all directions. They were like rabbits being chased by a ferocious beast, fighting to be the first to escape in the direction of the Forest of Whispers. The whole scene was chaotic and pathetic. Fights and trampling could happen at any time. In this rush to escape, many weaker bandits died at the feet of their companions …
"Trying to run?" Lin Li floated quietly in the sky, watching every move in the Demon Fall Valley with a cruel gaze.
How could Lin Li's goal of bringing so many people to the Demon Fall Valley be as simple as chasing away the Shadow's Nest?
In this world, there would never be a lack of ambitious forces. If there was a Shadow's Nest today, who could guarantee that there would not be a Light's Nest tomorrow? Lin Li had always been very experienced in dealing with such forces. The only feasible way was to beat them up so badly that they would feel numb when they thought about it hundreds of years later. This was the only way to make those forces who had ill intentions towards the Emerald Tower think about whether they could really afford the price of provoking the Emerald Tower …
Lin Li did not know why, but when he floated in the sky, he suddenly understood Osric …
However, Lin Li was not in a hurry to take action. He only used the Levitation Spell to allow himself to follow behind the defeated soldiers of the Shadow's Nest. Lin Li remembered that Aaron-Mazi had once told him that there seemed to be a rapid river not far in front of them …
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