That night, the team camped and rested on the spot. Both teams had lost members. The Malfa Family had lost six Adventurers, while the Dark Blade had only lost two members due to their excellent teamwork and years of experience.
Lin Li used the excuse that he was tired to hide in the tent to study the debris of the stars. With the help of the three pieces of the debris of the stars that he already had, he carefully captured the faint connection in space.
After a quiet night, the team resumed their journey early the next morning. Compared to before, they were obviously much more careful. The experience yesterday made them realize the difficulty of this trip. The Haiga Mountain Range was indeed not a place that ordinary people could enter. If not for Cheyenne of the Malfa Family having Osric's adventure notebook, the team might not have been able to reach their destination.
However, the more one was afraid of something, the more likely it would happen. Osric's adventure notebook had once again proven that it was not omnipotent.
The team progressed very quickly, but when evening arrived, a group of even more powerful magical beasts inexplicably appeared and launched a frenzied attack on the adventurer team. No one knew where the magical beasts came from. There were level-18, level-19, and even a Legendary-level magical beast.
The magical beasts were not afraid of death, and some of them even mutated during the battle. They were crazy like fanatics who used suicide as a weapon to defend their beliefs. The members of the team desperately squeezed out their potential to be more agile and faster in casting magic. They only hoped that they could send the magical beasts to hell as soon as possible.
The Legendary masters did not have it easy, either. Although they had to preserve their strength for the sake of the ruins of the Titans, they still tried their best to use their strength. Even Lin Li did not stand by idly this time. Although he did not exert much strength, he was still a Legendary-mage, and Norfeller, who was at the peak of level-19, could reduce some of the pressure on the team.
This large-scale battle lasted from the evening until late at night. Be it the Malfa Family or the Dark Blade, there were varying degrees of casualties. However, the team's morale did not suffer a blow, because everyone could feel that the situation was developing in their favor.
At this moment, Lin Li happened to stop attacking everywhere, which made the situation develop even more slowly. However, it did not change the team's advantage. Without attracting anyone's attention, Lin Li quietly left the bustling battlefield, and followed a faint aura to search for it in a certain direction.
When they were resting in the camp previously, Lin Li had already captured the aura from Thunderbolt through the three pieces of the debris of the stars in his hands. Now, this feeling became clearer as he approached, until he arrived at a secluded valley.
Lin Li did not attract anyone's attention, and simply followed the faint sense of presence as he moved forward quickly in the night. The roars of the magical beasts, the shouts of the humans, and the intense explosions of magic had long been left behind by him. At this moment, he was already in a valley, and he did not know if this was where the so-called Titan ruins were located.
The valley was very vast, and it was surrounded by dense trees. Beneath their feet was a thick layer of decaying leaves. The scenery was no different from outside the valley, but because the steep cliffs on both sides blocked part of the moonlight, it seemed much darker. The darkness did not affect him much. As long as he could sense, he would be able to reach his destination.
The wind blew through the valley, and the leaves rustled. Fireflies flew aimlessly in the forest. If not for the debris of the stars, Thunderbolt, Lin Li would have been willing to stop in his tracks and admire the quiet night scenery. Unfortunately, he did not have that much time to waste. The battle outside the valley was in full swing, and he could not afford to waste such a rare opportunity.
Lin Li did not think that there was anything to be embarrassed about. Among the three parties, he was the weakest. Although he was cooperating with the Malfa Family to keep the Dark Blade in check, his strength was still inferior to the Malfa Family's. Hence, if he wanted to gain something from this operation, he had to find the location that he sensed before the Malfa Family and the Dark Blade did.
He walked along the valley, but he did not go far before he felt a sense of danger. He stopped abruptly, and saw a black shadow leaping out of the darkness and pouncing towards him.
The level-16 Shadow Leopard did not pose much of a threat to Lin Li, who was already a Legendary-mage. This magical beast was good at concealment, and could blend into the darkness to kill its prey with sudden attacks. It was just like the Bandits and Assassins among magical beasts. However, its strength and talent in magic were not outstanding among magical beasts of the same level. If it failed to strike, it would lose the initiative.
Not to mention a Legendary-mage like Lin Li, even an experienced Adventurer above level-15 would not fall for the Shadow Leopard's sneak attack. Lin Li took a small step back, and waved the Helios' Scepter in his hand gently. He quickly chanted a spell, and a chilly aura was sent towards the Shadow Leopard. In an instant, the Shadow Leopard that was flying into the air was covered with a layer of crystal-clear frost, turning the black leopard into a snow leopard.
It was just a level-16 magical beast. If Lin Li could not kill it with one move, it would be too embarrassing for a Legendary-mage like him. He did not even look at it. He stepped over the stiff corpse of the Shadow Leopard, and continued to move forward quickly. However, what he didn't expect was that the Shadow Leopard was just an appetizer.
Outside the valley, the adventurers of the Malfa Family and the Dark Blade were attacked by a large number of high-level magical beasts. It could be said that all the high-level magical beasts in the Haiga Mountain Range were gathered there. Hence, when Lin Li left the battlefield, he did not encounter a single level-1 magical beast along the way to the valley.
However, it was different in the valley. The Shadow Leopard was only the first magical beast that Lin Li encountered. The magical beasts that appeared later were not only stronger, but also more numerous. Compared to the smooth journey outside the valley, the valley seemed to have become a magical beast's camp. Almost all the high-level magical beasts were gathered there.
What exactly happened, or was there something wrong with his senses? As he ventured deeper, Lin Li became more and more doubtful. If it was really just a ruin of the Titans, there would not be so many magical beasts gathered here. The ruins of the Titans had existed here for so many years, and had been through the hands of the Immortal King and Geresco. Hence, there had to be powerful means to prevent the destruction of the magical beasts.
Not to mention the high-level magical beasts that had a little intelligence, even ordinary beasts that only knew how to survive and reproduce would know where they could go and where the dangers were. Since Thunderbolt, the most powerful of the seven pieces of the debris of the stars, was sealed in this place, Lin Li had reason to believe that it was definitely not a paradise for magical beasts.
Although Lin Li had Legendary-level abilities, he could not use his Legendary-level abilities in order not to attract the attention of Cheyenne, Borg, and the others. Although it was not to the extent of being difficult to walk, his speed was indeed affected. One or two high-level magical beasts might not be a big deal, but when a level-20 magical beast appeared, even Lin Li could not help but feel a headache.
In Anril, anything that was related to wyrms was an extremely powerful existence. The one that appeared in front of Lin Li now was undoubtedly a magical beast with the bloodline of wyrms. The Red-backed Sickle-clawed Dragon was covered in dark brown scales. At six meters tall, it was considered short among the descendants of giant dragons. However, its sharp scythe-like claws were enough to pose a fatal threat to any adventurer.
Although the Red-backed Sickle-clawed Dragon's bloodline was rather thin like most of its relatives, it was still around six meters tall. Even so, it still had the power of a level-20 creature with just a trace of the wyrms' bloodline. Not only did its scales have a strong defense, but they also had a high magic resistance inherited from the Wyrm bloodline. Its scythe-like claws could easily tear through human armor, mince human weapons, and even tear apart a mage's magic shield.
Lin Li had to suppress his own power, but the Red-backed Sickle-clawed Dragon did not have such concerns. Its powerful physical strength alone was enough to give any opponent a headache. However, as a descendant of wyrms, how could it be a "warrior" who only knew how to use brute force? The advantage of its short stature was its agility. It was not inferior to the Shadow Leopard's ambush. Of course, it was only short in comparison to the many descendants of wyrms. Compared to the height of humans, it could still be considered a giant beast with a height of about six meters.
The Red-backed Sickle-clawed Dragon's attack was swift and fierce. Its sickle-like claws even had the effect of a Wind Blade. With its powerful strength that was close to level-20, even a Sword Sage would have to put in a lot of effort to kill it. The high magic resistance brought about by the bloodline of the wyrms also reduced the effects of magic such as weakening and deceleration. It could be said that it was insanely powerful.
If Lin Li cast his Magical Domain, it would not be difficult to kill the Red-backed Sickle-clawed Dragon in an instant. However, once the power of the domain was released, it would immediately attract the attention of Cheyenne and Borg. Neither of these two Legendary-mages had stepped into the Legendary-realm by luck. It would not be easy to hide from their senses. Even though the valley where Lin Li was now was very far from the battlefield, the Legendary-mages had a keen sense of magic power. Even if it was just a momentary explosion, it would definitely be detected.
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