Hence, even if the team of adventurers could gain the upper hand, it would still be very limited. It would be impossible for them to eliminate the magical beasts without paying a price. It was not a simple addition and subtraction. The price they had to pay was blood and lives, which was something that the Legendary leaders did not want to see.
The leaders had brought their subordinates to the Haiga Mountain Range to help, and not to use them as cannon fodder. They were all elites, and no one wanted to see too many casualties. Hence, at this juncture, the Legendary leaders couldn't stay idle either. Relying on their sensitivity to energy fluctuations, they quickly locked onto the stronger magical beasts before the magical beasts broke into the team and caused major casualties, and left the team to face them.
They were not worried about what kind of impact it would have on their team if they could not take command. In fact, at their realm and status, they had become more of a spiritual symbol in their respective forces, and rarely spent energy on specific matters. Naturally, there would be specialized people to take care of various matters.
The actions of the Legendary powerhouses attracted cheers from the crowd below. Even though they were all above level-15, Legendary powerhouses were still god-like existences to them. The pressure brought about by more than 40 powerful magical beasts instantly became less suffocating, because they knew that there was no problem that couldn't be solved by the Legendary powerhouses. All they had to do was do what they had to do.
At the same time, several ferocious magical beasts had already broken into the team, and the team of adventurers that was originally tightly arranged seemed to have dissipated like a bubble. However, they did not disperse. Instead, they took the initiative to disperse into smaller teams, and entangled the magical beasts that had broken into the team. After all, they were all adventurers, and were more accustomed to using such methods than forming battle formations to defend against enemies.
The Warriors with strong shields used their shield attacks to attract the attention of the magical beasts, and the supporting magic spells behind them covered the Warriors with different colored halos. The agile Swordsmen wandered around the magical beasts agilely, and the sharp longswords in their hands added new bloody wounds to the magical beasts' bodies from time to time. A Thief suddenly appeared behind the Magic Beast. He stabbed his poisoned dagger into the Magic Beast's skin. The deadly poison quickly seeped into its body.
A level-18 magical beast was rather terrifying. Most of the time, the difference in levels could not be made up for with numbers. After all, there were only a few people who could surround and attack a magical beast. Level-18 magical beasts usually had a strong body, boundless power, and frighteningly powerful innate magic. Therefore, if one wanted to exhaust a level-18 Magical Beast to death by relying on numbers, the victor would usually not be able to smile.
Everyone knew that a simple Level-15 plus another Level-15 did not equal Level-16. Therefore, people were more focused on cooperation and tactics. They were thinking about how to make the few people facing the Magical Beasts work together to achieve the effect of one plus one equals two.
From the very beginning, humans knew that they were naturally weak. If they wanted to survive in this world, they couldn't do without cooperation. Be it for filling their stomachs, hunting prey, or defending themselves against foreign enemies, humans had been constantly honing their cooperation skills in the process.
However, even with the experience of predecessors and the various tactics summarized, it still required a large amount of time and training through countless actual battles to achieve seamless coordination. More importantly, there was unconditional trust in comrades, and they could rest assured that they would leave their backs to their comrades.
Although the world today was still a world where the strong were respected, the objects of worship were more individual powerhouses, and they pursued personal power more. Many people saw Geresco as their idol and the goal they worked hard to achieve. However, they forgot that even Geresco, who was known as the God of Mages, could not do without the help of his comrades and the support of the allied forces of the various races in the war to overthrow the High Elves.
As for trust in comrades, it was even more absurd in this world where benefits were the only thing that mattered. No one could guarantee that when they left their backs to their comrades, they wouldn't receive a sword from the back. The so-called trust was nothing more than a treasure, a magical crystal, or some gold coins.
If there was no trust between comrades, no good tactics would be able to achieve real results. The so-called tacit understanding was actually built on the basis of trust. Without trust, there would be nothing to talk about. This was especially evident in the Malfa Family's team of adventurers. Although the Malfa Family had mobilized more than 60 Archmages that belonged to their own family, there were still more than 100 adventurers that were hired. These adventurers might not know each other before, or they might have only heard of some of their names. Since they could be above level-15, they could all be considered experienced adventurers who were familiar with all kinds of cooperation tactics. However, the lack of trust between them caused their cooperation to be greatly reduced.
Among the adventurers, the Dark Blade's team was undoubtedly the strongest. That was a fact that even Cheyenne had to admit. It was not only because they had more people, but also because they could really trust each other and have a tacit understanding when it came to cooperation. That allowed them to exert 120% of their strength.
Faced with the crazy attacks of the magical beasts, the Dark Blade's team did not hesitate at all, and naturally split into smaller teams. Each team was composed of a fixed number of people, and each of them had a combination of different professions. They surrounded a magical beast, and that was the classic way of hunting and killing magical beasts.
Actually, it was easy to understand. The Dark Blade's nest was in the periphery of the Haiga Mountain Range. Although hunting and killing magical beasts was no longer an important source of income for the Dark Blade, it had become a tradition after so many years, and the elites under them never lacked actual combat experience. Actually, every small team had to go through many years of practice to achieve such seamless cooperation.
The explosions of magic spells, the roars of magical beasts, and the shouts of the warriors made the battlefield seem especially intense. It was not inferior to a large-scale war between two countries. Compared to the situation here, the battle between the Legendary masters not far away was much quieter. Although each of them was facing two or three violent magical beasts at the same time, they were still able to deal with them with ease as if they were taking a stroll in the park.
On the other hand, Lin Li, who was also a Legendary powerhouse, did not have any intention of attacking at this moment. He stood on the treetop of a large tree and looked at the huge battlefield that was formed by the surrounding battles. He seemed to be looking for a target, but he did not seem to want to attack at all. The Vampire Norfeller was standing quietly on the branch beside him. Although he was holding onto the dagger at his waist, he was not affected by the heated battle below without Lin Li's orders.
"It's about time. You can go now." Perhaps it was just a moment, or perhaps it was a long time. Lin Li glanced at the battlefield, and said calmly without turning his head, "It's not a big deal. Norfeller, who was not far behind, bowed slightly. Then, his body turned into a black shadow and shot towards the battlefield under the tree.
Although Vampires were Undead creatures, and their leveling was extremely slow, Norfeller's strength had also increased rapidly ever since he started following Lin Li. Although he had yet to reach the Legendary-realm, he was already at the peak of level-19.
On the battlefield, a small team of the Dark Blade was surrounding a magical beast that was covered in blood. The magical beast was no longer as ferocious as when it first appeared. Although its eyes were still filled with madness, its movements were no longer as agile as before due to the massive loss of blood and the erosion of toxins.
Just as the Swordsman of the Dark Blade was about to stab the magical beast's heart with his longsword, a black shadow darted into the battle like a bolt of lightning. Next, the magical beast let out a deafening wail, and stopped breathing in the blink of an eye.
When the magical beast wailed, everyone thought that the black shadow was there to help. Although they were about to get rid of the magical beast, they still had to accept his good intentions. However, when the black shadow disappeared, and the magical beast's corpse fell in front of them, they were infuriated. There was a large hole in the magical beast's body, and the magical crystal that should have been inside had disappeared. Only then did they know that the black shadow was there to take advantage of it.
Lin Li was still standing on the treetop, and was very satisfied with Norfeller's actions. As expected of a servant with a blood oath, he understood Lin Li's intentions very accurately.
Borg was not far from the battlefield, and was fighting with two Gryphons in the sky. Although the Magical Domain of a Legendary-mage was powerful, it was not something that could be used casually. In order to ensure that he would have enough mental strength to deal with any possible changes after reaching the ruins of the Titans, he could only use the conventional method to deal with the two Gryphons.
Although the Royal Knights had domesticated Gryphons, it was not easy to deal with such magical beasts. Compared to wild Gryphons, domesticated Gryphons were like toothless tigers that could only be used to scare timid enemies. Wild Gryphons, on the other hand, were much more difficult to deal with than other magical beasts of the same level.
Borg had been paying attention to Lin Li's actions, and wanted to see if this young Legendary-mage was as good as the rumors said. However, he almost fell from the sky when he saw such a scene. Borg vomited blood while cursing in his heart. Damn it, this Felic is indeed as shameless as the rumors say. It's fine if you don't contribute when others are fighting with their lives on the line, but you actually took advantage of them at the end. You're in the Legendary-realm, after all. Can't you have some bearing that a Legendary-mage should have?
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