Of course, this change would not last long. Even if the Divine Laws contained in the Holy Light were not the most powerful in the world, they were definitely the purest. The purer the Laws were, the harder it was to change them. Even the domain created by the Eternal Light Spell only made the change between light and darkness last for a short moment.
However, that moment was enough for Lin Li.
In that instant, the Holy Light turned into Gloomy Dark.
In that instant, Lin Li was the incarnation of the Gloomy Dark's will. He was the Retribution Knight that was born from Gloomy Dark. No Death Knight could resist his will. Then, everything became simple. Lin Li could easily use his mental strength to leave a mark on their soul fire.
The most direct and effective way to control an Undead creature was undoubtedly to use mental strength to leave a mark on the soul fire of the other party. This was much simpler than a blood oath or a Soul Contract. There was no need for incantations or rituals, and only a bit of mental strength was needed. The only condition was that the other party would not resist the mental strength.
Of course, there was a shortcoming to this method. As time passed, the effect of the mark would become weaker and weaker until it disappeared completely. The Undead creature that was controlled would also break free.
However, this was not that important to Lin Li. Anyway, Lin Li's goal was only to let the 20 Death Knights protect him for a period of time. After all, this was the Scar of Death, and there were countless Undead creatures born from Gloomy Dark. If he was not careful, he might get into trouble. He might even be surrounded by hundreds of Vampires. If that happened, it would be a different situation if he had the protection of the 20 Death Knights.
That was the reason why Lin Li held back when he cast the Eternal Light Spell. He did not kill the 20 Death Knights directly. Instead, he used the domain power of the Eternal Light Spell to change the Divine Laws of the Holy Light, turning it into Gloomy Dark in an instant. He then used the power of Gloomy Dark to temporarily control the 20 Death Knights.
It did not take too long. One or two days should be enough. As long as he could find Gloomy Dark, it would not be a big deal even if he lost control of the 20 Death Knights.
Everything happened and ended in an instant. Apart from Lin Li himself, no one knew what had happened in that instant.
Even an experienced Archmage like Adelo only knew that in that instant, this young mage had cast a spell that could destroy heaven and earth. As for what was going on with those 20 Death Knights, Adelo could not make heads or tails of it.
But no matter what, the original would almost certainly have to be changed.
According to the original plan, the young mage and his companions, as well as Reggie and the other Bandits, would all be sacrificed when the altar was destroyed.
But now, Adelo did not dare to have that idea …
Sacrificing a Mage who could cast a level-21 Legendary spell and control 20 Death Knights? It was more like he was crazy …
…
After the addition of the 20 Death Knights, the battle prowess of the advance party immediately underwent a drastic change. Originally, they would have to flee when encountering thousands of Skeletal Warriors, but now, they could travel unhindered in the Scar of Death. Even the largest group of Skeletal Warriors could not withstand a single charge from the Death Knights. Many a time, the process of battle was as easy as crushing dry weeds and smashing rotten wood. With a "crash", the densely packed Skeletal Warriors turned into pieces …
Looking at this one-sided battle, Lin Li could not help but secretly rejoice. Luckily, he had drunk the Multicolored Potion in advance. Luckily, he had studied the incantation of the Eternal Light Spell before. Luckily, Ujfalusi's Tide of Death had bought him three minutes of time. If there had been any mistake in between, he would have been chopped into meat paste by these Death Knights …
"Mage Felic, look …" The speed of the advance party was shockingly fast. In less than two hours, they had passed through the dangerous area that was densely-packed with Undead creatures. After walking for about 200 meters, Adelo suddenly stopped in his tracks.
Lin Li looked in the direction that Adelo was pointing, and saw a pile of dense weeds that were rare in the Scar of Death. Amidst the weeds, there was a dark cave entrance. It was like the open mouth of a monster, and a cold and sinister aura was slowly emanating from the cave entrance …
"Indeed …" Lin Li knew that Adelo was not spouting nonsense the moment he stopped in his tracks. The aura that emanated from the cave was the Gloomy Dark Aura that he was familiar with. It was deep and mysterious, just like the essence of Darkness …
The entrance of the cave was unusually narrow. Even the 20 Death Knights that were paving the way had to give up on the Shapeshifters and walk on foot. They wore heavy black armor, and held sharp blades made of ice in their hands. When they walked into the cave, it was like a drop of cold water suddenly dripping into a pot of oil. The whole pot of oil boiled with a "boom" …
At that moment, everyone only felt the earth shaking. Countless Skeletal Warriors crawled out from the ground. Their white skeletons and shiny machetes broke the silence in the cave in an instant. The battle between Undead creatures was always like this. There were no roars or screams, only the scalp-numbing sound of weapons hitting bones.
The depths of the cave were filled with a thick black fog. Many Hell Ghouls and Liches were hidden in the black fog, and they released Deathfire Bombs one after another …
"F * ck …" Lin Li was shocked by this sudden battle. The Undead creatures that appeared at this time, be it Skeletal Warriors or Liches, could not be mentioned in the same breath as those outside. The Skeletal Warriors were at least level-8, and there were even a few Liches that were close to level-18.
What kind of concept was a Lich that was close to level-18? Even Bhaskar, who had cast the Death Sentence in the Shadowglen, was only level-16 …
"F * ck, this is the sin of the Gloomy Dark …" Lin Li cursed as he chanted the spell with all his might.
This battle lasted for an hour, and it was only when Adelo was exhausted that the Skeletal Warriors that were close to level-10 were wiped out. However, the Hell Ghouls and Liches in the black fog did not seem to have suffered any damage. They came and left mysteriously. When the Skeletal Warriors were wiped out, and Lin Li wanted to find trouble with them, he could not even find a single hair on them.
"Don't let me meet you again …"
As he cursed in his heart, Lin Li would never have thought that he would not only meet them soon, but also more than once or twice.
In fact, for the rest of the journey, the advance party had been dealing with them. Every time, there would be a large number of Skeletal Warriors crawling out from the ground, and a large number of Hell Ghouls and Liches hidden behind the black fog, using the hateful Deathfire Bombs as a bystander.
The advance party had entered the cave at noon, but they were still wandering in the maze-like tunnels until evening. In Adelo's words, they had only walked less than one-tenth of the journey, but it was this one-tenth of the journey that the advance party had encountered at least 20 battles. Every battle was of a large scale, and the fights were extremely long. There would be hundreds of Skeletal Warriors, tens of Hell Ghouls, and a few Liches that did nothing. Although there were no casualties along the way, everyone, including Lin Li, felt so tired that they could not breathe.
This kind of high-intensity battle was undoubtedly the most torturous. Again and again, there was no end to it, and no hope. It was as if there were endless enemies. Lin Li suspected that if they continued fighting like this, someone would go crazy sooner or later.
"Mage Adelo, this is not a solution. I think we need to have a good talk." After another battle, Lin Li could not help but pull Adelo aside while everyone was resting.
"This …" Adelo hesitated for a while, but he quickly nodded.
Adelo was also a sensible person. He knew very well that in this situation, everyone was actually in the same boat. If this young mage were to meet with misfortune, his life would not be good either. Although he had a Teleportation Scroll that could save his life, he would not be able to explain himself if he did not complete the mission that Teacher Cheyenne had given him …
Moreover, this young mage was indeed a partner that was worth roping in. Not to mention his abilities, just the 20 Death Knights alone could be said to be the most important combat force in the advance party. If he wanted to complete the mission, he had to rely on them.
Hence, Adelo's hesitation did not last long.
"Alright, Mage Felic, if you insist, I can tell you the truth …"
"I came to the Scar of Death this time to help my teacher complete a task. Oh, yes, my teacher is called Cheyenne, a Legendary-mage from Aminya City. However, I'm afraid not many people know that Teacher Cheyenne was actually the previous patriarch of the Malfa Family. Teacher Cheyenne had come to the Blackstone Mountains many years ago, and would stay in the Blackstone Mountains for a period of time every year after that …"
"Indeed …" When Lin Li heard this, he was not too surprised. He had long guessed that the Malfa Family had a close relationship with a Legendary-mage. Now that Adelo said it, it was just another confirmation. However, Lin Li did not think that this so-called close relationship was to such an extent. Wasn't the previous patriarch of the Malfa Family the grandfather of that idiot Harvey?
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