Actually, Lin Li was a little worried at the start. He was worried that he would have to put in a lot of effort to get the truth out of the Warrior's mouth. He did not expect Sendros to give him a surprise. He used the cruelest and bloodiest Thousand Souls Spell right from the start, and scared the poor Warrior into a lunatic.
The Warrior's mental defenses collapsed completely, and the interrogation became much easier. Lin Li did not have to spend much effort to get everything he wanted to know.
While the Warrior answered the questions fearfully, Lin Li said softly to Sendros, "Thank you."
That was because Lin Li knew that Sendros' Thousand Souls Spell was actually cast on him. Although the old man was one of the most ferocious Necromancers in Anril, he was not a demon king who would kill without batting an eyelid. In fact, at Lin Li's and Sendros' level, killing was no longer a simple matter. They would not kill wantonly to satisfy their thirst for blood, nor would they be indecisive because of benevolence and morality. To them, killing was just a way to make their enemies afraid.
Just like Lin Li himself. In the Demon Fall Valley, in the Scar of Death, a spell could kill hundreds of people. If it was a normal person, he would have felt that his hands were stained with blood and he was full of sin. But in Lin Li's heart, it was just a way for him to survive.
If he had not used the Thousand Miles of Ice to kill the hundreds of bandits in the Demon Fall Valley, the ambitious forces in Jarrosus would definitely have a second Shadow's Nest, and the Emerald Tower would be in danger at any time. It was the same at the border of the Scar of Death. Although Lin Li looked calm at that time, he was actually afraid. Who would not be afraid of being targeted by a powerful force like the Malfa Family? Hence, Lin Li had to use Vanskore's death to warn Hutton. If there was a next time, Hutton would be the one to die …
The truth proved that Lin Li did not do anything wrong. The destruction of the Shadow's Nest made many forces in Jarrosus surrender completely. Until today, no force dared to disrespect the Emerald Tower. Vanskore's death also made Hutton feel Lin Li's unyielding attitude. Otherwise, he would not have stood Lin Li and Sendros up the next morning …
It was the same for Sendros' Thousand Souls Spell.
The leader of the warriors, who had been scared out of his wits by the Thousand Souls Spell, did not dare to hide anything from Lin Li. He answered whatever Lin Li asked him, and told him everything he knew. Sometimes, Lin Li did not even need to ask, and he would spill everything he knew like a bamboo tube.
The general situation was not far from what Lin Li had guessed. Indeed, the strongest bandit group in the Breezy Plains, the Dark Blade, which had three Legendary powerhouses, had also followed the Malfa Family to the Blackstone Mountains.
However, there was one thing that was different from the Malfa Family. The Malfa Family had recruited hundreds of cannon fodder adventurers and fought their way up, while the Dark Blade had sent a team of about 100 people to the peak of the Blackstone Mountains using a shortcut that only they knew of without shedding a single drop of blood.
In terms of numbers, the Dark Blade seemed to be at a disadvantage. After all, this time, the Malfa Family had recruited hundreds of cannon fodder adventurers. Together with the Malfa Family's own people, the total number of people could reach about 1,000. On the other hand, the Dark Blade only had slightly more than 100 people.
However, in terms of combat power, the Dark Blade was not inferior at all. In fact, they might even be stronger than the Malfa Family.
According to the leader of the warriors, the 50 people that he had brought with him were the weakest in the entire team. Apart from himself, everyone else's combat power was below level-15. Because of this, he was only assigned to be on guard near the Crimson Python's nest.
However, apart from this group of people, the combat power of the other 100 people was not ordinary. At least 50 of them were powerhouses above level-15, and the strongest among them were 10 level-18 Archmages. The one in charge of commanding the 10 level-18 Archmages was the magical genius Singh, who was on par with Hutton.
When Lin Li heard that Singh was on the same level as Hutton, he found it strange. He knew about Hutton's talent in magic. He was not even 30 years old, but he had already reached the peak of level-17. Furthermore, he had achieved this under the circumstances that he was busy with family affairs. Even Gryffindor, whom the Alanna Guild of Magic had focused on grooming, was not as good as Hutton. Who was this Singh to be on the same level as Hutton?
After asking around, Lin Li found out that Singh's father was none other than one of the three leaders of the Dark Blade. He was also the only leader who had displayed great power in front of others — the Legendary-mage Borg!
Borg was a well-known name in the Breezy Plains. 10 years ago, he had barged into Aminya and challenged Cheyenne who had just reached level-21 as a level-20 Legendary-mage. Although he lost to Cheyenne, he still managed to escape unscathed. After that, even Cheyenne had to admit that Borg was only a step away from level-21. Even he did not dare to say that he would win for sure.
It was also because of this battle that Cheyenne, who had just broken through to level-21, finally gave up on his plan to declare war on the Dark Blade. He did not leave Aminya for a whole 10 years because he knew that the three Legendary powerhouses of the Dark Blade would deal a heavy blow to the Malfa Family once he left Aminya.
From the looks of it, it wasn't too strange that Singh could be on equal footing with Hutton.
This was probably all that the leader knew.
After all, he did not have a high status in the Dark Blade. There were too many leaders who only had about 100 subordinates in a huge organization like the Dark Blade.
Although he had followed Singh to the Blackstone Mountains this time, he did not participate in any confidential matters. The orders he received were only to bring a team to guard the Crimson Python's nest, and to attack immediately if they saw anyone approaching. Ordinary adventurers would be killed immediately, and if they met someone too powerful, they were to send a signal to inform Singh.
"10 level-18 Archmages …" Lin Li rubbed his nose, feeling rather shocked.
That was no joke. Ten Archmages over the age of 18 were almost as strong as the Alanna Guild of Magic. It was no wonder that the Dark Blade was known as the strongest bandit group in the Breezy Plains. Just this group of people alone was enough to wipe out the Syer Bandits …
If he did not summon the Humerus Wyrm and the Lord of Nightmares, he would most likely have to flee …
After interrogating the leader, Lin Li had been thinking about what was in the Blackstone Mountains that could attract both the Malfa Family and the Dark Blade at the same time.
Unfortunately, the leader knew too little, and could not get any answers no matter how many times he asked. Finally, Lin Li could only look at the leader helplessly, and move aside to make way for him. "Alright, you can go now …"
"Huh?" The leader, who was already scared out of his wits by Sendros, was stunned when he heard this. What … What did he mean by "I can go now"? After thinking about it for a long time, he finally understood what this young mage meant … to let him go?
"Why aren't you leaving?" Lin Li glared at him impatiently. "Do you want me to keep you for dinner?"
"No, no, no … I didn't mean that …" The leader was so scared by Lin Li's glare that he broke into a run …
When the leader ran out of the forest, Sendros curiously asked, "Why did you let him go?"
"Because I'm starting to get curious …" Lin Li smiled, and did not answer Sendros' question directly.
Actually, Lin Li's purpose in coming to the Blackstone Mountains was almost complete. After the battle with the Lich at the Scar of Death, he had not only subdued a dozen Death Knights and a Humerus Wyrm, but also obtained the Gloomy Dark that he had been dreaming of. The rewards were unimaginable, and with Sendros' help, it would be easy for him to collect the Dragon's Tongue. All he had to do was to kill the leader, and call Sendros along to sneak into the Crimson Python's lair. After collecting the Dragon's Tongue, it would not be a problem for him to kill the Crimson Python …
However, all of a sudden, Lin Li became curious again.
He was curious about what kind of secret was hidden near the Crimson Python's lair that could attract the covetous attention of the Malfa Family and the Dark Blade.
Of course, apart from curiosity, Lin Li also wanted to verify something …
On the first night he came to the Blackstone Mountains, Lin Li had treated a middle-aged man to a barbecue. If Lin Li remembered correctly, the middle-aged man had said that his house was at the peak of the Blackstone Mountains, and that it would be easy to find it after passing through the Crimson Python's lair.
Lin Li had already guessed the identity of this middle-aged man. The only thing he had to do now was to verify whether this mysterious middle-aged man who could recite the history of Anril was the terrifying existence that he had guessed …
It was actually very easy to verify this. A magic imprint was more or less enough to achieve the goal.
The leader, who had been scared out of his wits by Sendros, naturally did not realize that a certain mage had secretly left a magic imprint on him while he was running.
The magical imprint would not cause any harm, nor would it cause any negative effects. Its only effect was to leave behind a trace of one's own magical aura. Ordinary mages could rely on this trace of magical aura to determine the approximate location of the target, and Archmages above level-18 could use the Warlock's Eyes to track the target with the magical imprint.
Hence, Lin Li released a Warlock's Eyes the moment the leader stepped out of the forest.
"Oh …" Lin Li did not answer directly, and Sendros did not pursue the matter. He only replied with an "oh" before closing his mouth again. To him, the Dark Blade was not that troublesome. Although it was rumored that the Dark Blade had three Legendary powerhouses, one should not forget that there was still a gap between Legendary powerhouses. The current Sendros was even more powerful than Cheyenne. Even in the entire Breezy Plains, there were only a few people who could threaten him …
Not long after the Warrior left the forest, Ujfalusi and Norfeller arrived with a dozen Death Knights. After asking about the situation along the way, Lin Li called Gavin over. "Gavin, gather the men and follow me."
Along the way, Lin Li used the Warlock's Eyes to monitor the leader of the Dark Blade.
Initially, Lin Li thought that it would not take long for the leader to bring him to the people of the Dark Blade. He did not expect that the first thing that appeared in the vision of the Warlock's Eyes was an intense battle.
"It really is the people of the Malfa Family …" Through the vision of the Warlock's Eyes, Lin Li found a few familiar faces in the battle without much effort. For example, the level-15 Bandit called Reggie, the son of the mayor of Black Clouds Town, Granger, and the two high-level Warriors who had protected Adelo …
The people who would fight with the Malfa Family at this time were naturally the people of the Dark Blade. For some reason, these two forces suddenly met near the nest of the Crimson Python, and it naturally resulted in an extremely tragic battle. The Malfa Family had more than 400 people, and most of them were Adventurers that they had recruited from various places.
On the other hand, the Dark Blade was much weaker. There were only about 100 of them, but they were indeed strong. Lin Li took a quick glance, and saw at least 10 powerhouses above level-15. Among them were the 10 level-18 Archmages that the leader of the Warrior had mentioned before. At this time, they were flying in the sky using the Levitation Spell, and were continuously casting spells on the ground …
Although the Malfa Family had recruited a large number of Adventurers, there were only about 10 of them who were above level-15. Once they encountered a true powerhouse, they would immediately be at a disadvantage. There were hundreds of Adventurers, but they were suppressed by 10 Archmages. They were in a passive situation. If not for the terrain, they would have been defeated by the Dark Blade.
"Strange, where's Hutton …" The Warlock's Eyes searched around the battlefield, but could not find Hutton at all …
Hutton was not the only one. The young level-17 Archmage from the Dark Blade did not seem to be involved in the battle either. Lin Li could not help but feel puzzled as he watched. Everyone knew that the Malfa Family and the Dark Blade had always been at loggerheads with each other. Why were the two of them hiding while their subordinates were engaged in a life-and-death battle …?
Could it be …
Just as Lin Li was filled with doubts, the Warlock's Eyes floated past the nest of the Crimson Python. In an instant, a thought suddenly flashed through Lin Li's mind.
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