It was only after he asked the question that Lin Li suddenly realized that there was only a trembling skeleton in the empty room apart from the group of Adventurers. The Lich who had summoned the Humerus Wyrm had disappeared without them noticing …
"What's going on?" Lin Li's expression froze immediately. Although he had long known that the debris of the stars would definitely cause great damage to the Lich after breaking the Humerus Domain, and that the damage would even cause it to fall from the Legendary-realm, Lin Li had never thought that the damage caused by the debris of the stars would be so severe that it would cause a Legendary-realm Lich to disappear.
No, no, that's impossible …
However, Lin Li quickly denied that thought. Although the debris of the stars had the power to destroy all Undead creatures, it was the debris of the stars that had been fully activated. What he had used just now was only a small part of the debris of the stars. Killing the Humerus Wyrm and breaking the Humerus Domain was not a problem, but turning a Lich into ashes seemed too ridiculous …
Could it be …
A trace of doubt flashed through Lin Li's mind. When he looked at the skeleton again, there was a faint smile on his face.
"Seems like it's really dead. What a pity. I had a few questions to ask it, but forget it. Sienna, get a few men to tie this skeleton up, and we'll bring it back to Roland City. I heard that the priests in Roland City have some special methods to deal with Undead creatures. Maybe we can get their help and see if we can find out some secrets related to the Lich from the soul fire of this skeleton."
"Yes, Mage Felic." Sienna nodded, and beckoned a few of his men over. The priests that the young mage had mentioned did exist. Roland City was located at the border of the Felan Kingdom, and next to the Holy Kingdom of Ledin. Many priests who spread the doctrine of the Holy Light would choose Roland City as their first stop. This border city had the most magnificent church in the Felan Kingdom, and the most clergymen.
"As for the others …" Lin Li looked around the room. "Let's split up and search. See where the castellan's son is hiding."
"Yes."
"Wait …" At this moment, the trembling skeleton suddenly begged for mercy. "Mr. Mage, you can't do this to me …"
"What the hell …" The skeleton's sudden words gave everyone a fright. A few Adventurers who were pouncing forward with ropes were so shocked that they took a few steps back. This was like seeing a ghost. How could a low-level skeleton speak the human language? Only the most powerful Undead creatures like Vampires and Liches could do that. Even the Humerus Wyrm, which was known as the strongest Undead creature, could not do that. What was up with this skeleton?
"Heh heh …" Lin Li was the only one among them who had a normal expression. It was as if he had already known that the skeleton could speak. He smiled calmly, and his gaze once again fell on the skeleton's body. He stared straight at the two sparks of fire scales that were dancing slightly. "Why can't I be like this? Mr. Lich … "
"Oh my God …" Just as Lin Li said that, everyone in the room gasped. Almost everyone's face was filled with disbelief. How … How could this be possible? This skeleton that looked so fragile was actually the Lich who had created the Humerus Domain and summoned the Humerus Wyrm!
The thought of being in the same room as a Lich for a few hours without any warning made everyone's scalps go numb. If the Lich had done anything else just now, even their corpses would be cold now …
"What's wrong, Mr. Lich? Don't you have anything to say?" Lin Li stared at the skeleton in front of him with a smile. The silver flame between his fingers danced gently. That was the remnant power of the debris of the stars. Although it was only a little, the Divine Power of the debris of the stars was so strong that it was enough to turn any Undead creature below level-18 into ashes in an instant.
"Alright, since you don't want to say anything, let me help you …" Before the Lich could speak, Lin Li had already started speaking on his own. "The Humerus Domain being broken must not be a very pleasant thing for you. If I'm not wrong, you've most likely fallen from the Legendary-realm, right? Or perhaps the Divine Power even hurt your soul fire, causing your power to weaken. Although you still have the knowledge of the Legendary-realm, your power may not even be comparable to a Lich. Otherwise, you wouldn't have thought of pretending to be a skeleton to deceive my eyes. "
"…" The skeleton stood there in a daze, the two spots of phosphorescence in its eyes flickering.
"However, you seem to have forgotten something very important. You have forgotten your noble identity. As a Lich with Legendary-level abilities, the aura you emit does not have a single trace of the putrid stench that an Undead creature should have …" Lin Li glanced at it, and started to ramble on.
"It's … It's that simple?" The two spots of phosphorescence in the skeleton's eyes shrank. It could not believe that the reason for its exposure was so simple — just because it did not have the usual smell of an Undead creature!
"That's right, it's that simple. Hehe, I say, Mr. Lich, are you regretting it now? With your abilities, even if you've fallen from the Legendary-realm, even if your soul fire is hurt, you should still have the power of at least level-15, right? If you had been braver just now, and dared to fight with Jason and the rest, you might have had the chance to escape before I woke up … "
"Alright, I've said everything I need to say. Now, I have a few questions that I hope you can answer truthfully, Mr. Lich …" Lin Li smiled amiably, but the silver flame on his hand flickered a few times, emitting a pure Divine Power that forced the skeleton to take a few steps back. "Oh, yes, before I ask my questions, I think I have to remind you that I'm a person who can negotiate anything except for lying. If you have such thoughts, you'd better put them away first, lest I go overboard and cause you lifelong regret …"
"I … I understand …" The skeleton looked at the silver flame cautiously. The holy aura that it emitted was definitely the most fatal thing to it. Standing in front of this silver flame, even the Lich that once had Legendary-realm strength could not help but feel boundless fear.
"First, your name."
"Uh-Ujfalusi …"
"Oh my god …" The skeleton had just said his name when Sienna could not help but gasp. "You're Ujfalusi?"
"What's wrong, Sienna?"
"Nothing, nothing …" Sienna only realized that he had lost his composure after Lin Li's question. He quickly shook his head and explained, "I just did not expect it to be Ujfalusi …"
"Why, is the name Ujfalusi very famous?"
"Quite!"
"Oh?" Lin Li's interest was piqued. "Tell me about it."
"It's like this, Mage Felic …"
Sienna swallowed his saliva with difficulty before he started talking. It was said that 400 years ago, there was a chief mage called Ujfalusi in the Castellan Mansion of Roland City. He was only 36 years old, but he was already level-18. In the Breezy Plains at that time, Ujfalusi was one of the powerhouses closest to the Legendary-realm. Because of his existence, Roland City held an important position in the Breezy Plains. In the 10 years that this chief mage worked for the Castellan Mansion, he had done many shocking things. One of the most popular was that he had single-handedly wiped out the three biggest bandit groups at that time!
At that time, almost everyone thought that Ujfalusi would definitely reach the Legendary-realm before the age of 50.
But no one had expected that an illness would ruin everything.
In the second year after Ujfalusi wiped out the three bandit groups, this chief mage suddenly contracted a serious illness. The castellan looked for all the doctors he could find, and even sought help from the Pharmacists Guild. But all these could not stop the arrival of the Grim Reaper. In the winter of that year, Ujfalusi's life came to an end, and he died in his own bedroom.
Ujfalusi's death had always been a regret for the people of Roland City. Even 400 years later, many people still could not forget him. They had always thought that if Ujfalusi had not died of illness, the guardian of Roland City would have been a true Legendary-realm powerhouse.
Actually, Sienna had thought so too, but he had not expected to see Ujfalusi in the ruins of Syer Town 400 years later. What was even more unexpected was that Ujfalusi had turned himself into an Undead creature after 400 years …
"Not bad, not bad, Mr Ujfalusi. What an exciting life …" Lin Li only smiled after hearing the story. "Seems like that illness did not just bring you death …"
"Yes …" The skeleton's voice was a little hoarse. It did not even have the courage to lie in the face of the dancing silver flame.
"You don't have to be so nervous, Mr. Ujfalusi. I'm not interested in what happened 400 years ago. I just want to know where you hid the son of the castellan of Roland City," Lin Li said.
"He … He's in the basement under the clock tower …"
"Very good." After asking about the whereabouts of the castellan's son, Lin Li nodded in satisfaction, and turned to Sienna. "Sienna, bring a few men to the basement and rescue Miss Yvonne's brother."
"Yes, Mage Felic."
After watching Sienna and the rest leave, Lin Li's gaze landed on Ujfalusi. "As for you …"
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