As everyone slowly walked into the laboratory, they could feel the powerful magical waves, and could not help but speed up, as if the treasures left behind by the Immortal King were waving at them.
The elves, in particular, were not very satisfied with their gains on the previous floors, and could not wait to make up for it on this floor. Legendary-mage Culofen, who specialized in fire magic, suddenly sped up, and walked past everyone to the front of the team.
"Wait …" Lin Li, who was walking behind, suddenly felt that something was amiss, and hurriedly warned. However, before Lin Li finished speaking, a ray of light suddenly flashed in the darkness opposite Culofen.
At that moment, everything around them seemed to have lost its color, as if the dazzling ray of light was the only thing left in the entire space. Time seemed to have frozen at this moment, and the chilling ray of light seemed to have cut through everything. It was as if it had cut through the restrictions of space and time, and had already arrived in front of Culofen in the blink of an eye.
In the face of the oncoming ray of light, it seemed that any retreat would be redundant, and any resistance would be mercilessly cut through. However, Culofen was a level-21 Legendary-mage, after all. Although he was facing a desperate attack, he still tried his best to retreat to the side at the moment when the ray of light was about to hit him. At the same time, he placed his staff in front of him in a bid to slow down the speed of the attack.
The ray of light flashed, and everyone heard a cry of pain. Culofen, who had quickly retreated to the back of the team, was already holding onto his broken arm. Blood was continuously flowing out of the wound, and soon a pool of blood formed on the ground. The place where Culofen was attacked just now was still clutching the broken half of his magic staff, which was particularly eye-catching on the ground.
Elder Randy hurriedly used magic to stop Culofen's bleeding, but his eyes were fixed on the place where the ray of light had just appeared. Everyone was taken aback by the sudden change. They thought that they would be able to pass through the Seven-Realm Spiral unimpeded in the tower, but it seemed that they could not just barge in randomly.
The people who were on high alert did not have to wait long. They saw two shadows walking out of the darkness at the place where the ray of light had just flashed, seemingly unafraid of the many Legendary powerhouses opposite them.
However, the enemies that walked out made everyone even more confused because they really looked like two shadows. Even though they were already out of the shroud of darkness, the two enemies still couldn't be seen clearly. Or rather, it couldn't be said that they couldn't be seen clearly, but that they didn't exist at all. The two enemies were completely covered in dark shadows. It was as if they had separated themselves from the people's feet. Only their hands, which were holding the curved blades in reverse, were emitting a dazzling cold light.
"Vengeful spirit!" Cheyenne had suffered quite a lot from the Vengeful Spirits, especially the few Legendary-level corporeal Vengeful Spirits. They had left a deep impression on him. Therefore, when he saw these two enemies with solid bodies that were like shadows, he immediately thought of that terrifying vengeful spirit.
However, Elder Randy, who had just treated Culofen's injuries, shook his head after hearing Cheyenne's exclamation, and said, "No, it can't be the Vengeful Spirits. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to conceal their aura."
Unable to confirm the identity of the enemy, Cheyenne and Elder Randy looked at Lin Li in unison, hoping that the young man who had continuously created miracles could give them a possible answer. However, Lin Li didn't say anything, and simply shook his head. Clearly, he didn't agree with Cheyenne's conjecture, but he didn't have a definite answer, either.
In fact, Cheyenne also felt that his conjecture was a little inappropriate after shouting out the word "Vengeful Spirits". Not to mention their bodies, the strength of the enemies was indeed incomparable to those corporeal Vengeful Spirits.
Although Culofen specialized in fire magic, he was also a level-21 Legendary-mage. Besides, he could tell from the battles along the way that he had plenty of combat experience. However, the two shadow-like enemies managed to sever one of Culofen's arms as soon as they attacked. Although it was a sneak attack, as an experienced Legendary-mage, Culofen was still very sensitive to the changes in the surrounding mana waves even if he didn't expand his Magical Domain. Perhaps even a Legendary Bandit like Lansdale wouldn't be able to sneak an attack on Culofen easily.
Besides, Cheyenne also noticed that the figures of the two shadow-like enemies were indeed different from those of the corporeal Vengeful Spirits. Given the strength that the enemies had displayed just now, he reckoned that if they were really Vengeful Spirits, they would have long become corporeal entities. They definitely wouldn't be shadow-like existences like they were now.
Everyone was still speculating about the origins of the two shadow-like enemies, but the two shadows clearly didn't want to waste time on the invaders. As soon as they walked out of the darkness, the two shadows suddenly disappeared from where they were. When they reappeared, one of the shadows had already appeared in front of Elder Randy, and a ray of light was aimed at Elder Randy's throat.
The other shadow suddenly emerged from the middle of the team and slashed at Princess Elune with a machete. If it weren't for the unicorn that had been by Princess Elune's side, the beautiful elven princess would probably have been killed by that tricky slash.
Elder Randy, who had just repelled the enemies, broke out in a cold sweat, and hurriedly gathered everyone together to protect Princess Elune and the injured Culofen. Lin Li and Cheyenne could also tell that although there were only two enemies, their strength was not something that could be dealt with by either party alone. Hence, no one objected to Elder Randy's request, and the entire team quickly formed a circular defense formation.
However, the situation didn't change much after forming the circular defense formation. Rays of lightning-like machete light appeared around everyone from time to time, sometimes in front of them, and sometimes behind them. Every ray of machete light was aimed at a fatal spot. Every single one of them was dealing with an endless stream of deadly sneak attacks at every moment. It seemed that the circular defense formation formed by many Legendary powerhouses was being surrounded by countless machetes.
If it weren't for the fact that two shadow-like enemies had emerged from the darkness just now, no one would have believed that there were only two enemies that they were facing at this time. Even the people in it couldn't help but feel doubtful. Could it be that there were more enemies besides the two shadows?
They couldn't help but be suspicious, because they couldn't catch the two shadows that were moving at high speed with their eyes alone. The only thing they could see was the dazzling machete light that was revealed when they were attacked.
Even the wind elemental that moved extremely fast was like a snail compared to the two shadows. Even the Winged Angel that Cheyenne had just subdued couldn't even touch the two shadows. After being summoned for a while, it didn't achieve any results at all except for more wounds on its body.
At this moment, Lin Li summoned Gordon, whom he had subdued previously. However, compared to the speed of the two shadows, Gordon's speed was even less impressive. His only use was to share some of the burden of the attacks with the rest. As a meat shield, Gordon's body that was fused with various magical metals could indeed play a role.
Lin Li carefully guarded against the sharp sneak attacks that would appear from time to time, but his mind didn't stop for a moment as he thought about the origin of the two shadows. Although there were many Legendary powerhouses on his side, the current situation was not optimistic. They were being attacked passively, and there would be a time when even the strongest defense would be broken. The only way to break out of the predicament was to counterattack. However, in order to counterattack, they had to figure out the origin of the enemy. Otherwise, a blind counterattack would be no different from courting death.
However, Lin Li couldn't find anything that matched the shape and aura of the two shadows in his memory. They weren't Vengeful Spirits, because he could only sense pure mana fluctuations from them, and they didn't have the aura of the Dead that Undead creatures should have. They weren't Dark Elemental lifeforms either. Although they looked like shadows, they didn't have dark elemental fluctuations that matched their strength.
If it was purely based on his senses, Lin Li could find something similar. There was no aura of life or the aura of the Dead, and only pure mana fluctuations. It seemed that only the Alchemy Colossuses that were driven by Alchemy Arrays could meet these conditions. The Alchemy Colossuses weren't alive, so they naturally didn't have any aura of life, nor were they Undead creatures. Of course, they didn't have the aura of the Dead either. The driving of the Alchemy Array required magical crystals as the source of mana. Hence, it wouldn't be strange for there to be pure mana fluctuations.
However, everyone knew that the reason the Alchemy Colossuses were called Colossuses was because they were usually extremely tall, and some were even as tall as Titans. Their power was extremely terrifying, and they could even compete with wyrms. More importantly, the Alchemy Colossuses had to be controlled by someone. No matter how small the Alchemy Colossuses were, there would still be space for the controller.
Now, the two shadows that everyone was facing were no different from ordinary people. Although their strength was not weak, what they displayed was their unparalleled speed, as well as their cunning and incisive attacks. Be it in terms of appearance or attack methods, the two shadows were worlds apart from the Alchemy Colossuses.
Cheyenne had no choice but to put away the Winged Angel again. The Winged Angel's original injuries hadn't fully recovered, and it was almost dismembered by the machetes of the two shadows. Cheyenne didn't want the hatchet man that he had painstakingly obtained to be destroyed before he could bring it out.
However, Cheyenne didn't fall into a predicament even without the help of the Winged Angel. Because of the Winged Angel's restraint just now, he simply changed his magic robe and staff into the Faro's Robe and the Dark Moon Staff. In fact, when he first obtained the magical equipment, Cheyenne had the intention to try it on himself. However, he didn't want to appear too eager in front of everyone because he wanted to save face.
The Faro's Robe and the Dark Moon Staff were indeed the standard equipment of the famous High Elves' Magic Legion. They had a great increase in the combat power of the user. Although Cheyenne couldn't really reach level-22 with these two pieces of equipment, he was certain that he wouldn't lose even if he were to fight against a level-22 Legendary powerhouse.
Seeing that the sword light was blocked by the defensive mageweath of the Faro's Robe, Cheyenne waved the Dark Moon Staff to counterattack while secretly rejoicing. If it weren't for the powerful magical equipment, he would probably be the first to fall among the crowd.
Cheyenne's change into the Faro's Robe and the Dark Moon Staff naturally attracted the attention of the others, especially the elves. Elder Randy felt even more upset. However, at this moment, he didn't have the time to regret it. In the face of the sword light that constantly flashed around them, everyone could only passively defend themselves. That was definitely not a good sign.
In fact, the current situation couldn't be considered defensive at all. Everyone was completely passive and getting beaten up. This was because no one knew when an attack would appear against them, and no one knew who the two shadows would appear next to in the next moment. Only when he was attacked and saw the dazzling saber light approaching did he hastily make a defensive or evasive movement.
"Culofen, use the crystal ball to find their traces!" Elder Randy was also inspired by Cheyenne, and he remembered the crystal ball that his team had obtained on the first floor. Although there was not a strong enough mana source to fully exert the power of the illusion mageweath on the crystal ball, it should still be able to detect the traces of the two shadows and delay the enemy's attack.
After receiving the spatial equipment handed over by Elder Randy, Culofen, who was standing in the circular defense formation, took out the huge crystal ball and placed it on the ground. Although he had lost half of his arm, Culofen's Legendary mana was not affected. He pressed his left hand on the crystal ball, and injected mana to activate it. Everything around him immediately appeared in the crystal ball.
Under Culofen's infusion of mana, only two of the 13 illusion mageweaths on the crystal ball lit up, and the invisible mana waves continued to spread to the surroundings.
Clearly, although the origin of the two shadows was unknown, the illusion mageweath had indeed played a role, and the speed of the two shadows had been reduced slightly. At least, their trajectory could be captured in the crystal ball.
"Mage Felic, be careful to the left! Elder Randy, pay attention to the sky above! " Princess Elune became the temporary commander, and continuously conveyed the information she saw in the crystal ball to everyone present.
With the help of the crystal ball, they knew where the enemy's attack was coming from, and their defense was finally starting to take shape. At least, they were no longer as flustered as before. However, they shouldn't think that they could turn the situation around. When they really faced the attacks of the shadows head-on, they would know that the sharp attacks were still lethal.
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