The dazzling light of the sword was still flashing around them like lightning, catching them off guard. Although the movement speed of the shadows was indeed slowed down due to the effects of the illusion mageweath, their attack speed was not affected. It was just like how running would naturally be faster than walking for the same distance, but it had nothing to do with the speed of one's fist.
What gave everyone a headache was not only the lightning-fast attack speed, but also the unpredictable angle of the attack. Even if one knew where the enemy was coming from, one might not be able to know where the enemy was going to attack. After all, the human body was still too fragile, and almost every part of the body could be fatal. Besides, the enemy obviously did not have a weird habit of slitting the throat. As long as it was a fatal part, it would be the enemy's target.
What was worse was that the attacks of the two shadow enemies seemed to be completely disregarding their own safety. Every attack they made seemed as if they wanted to perish together with the enemy. However, no one present wanted to selflessly sacrifice themselves for the benefit of others. Hence, in the face of such attacks, it would be nonsense to attack instead of defend. The most effective way was to defend again and again.
Lin Li did not give up on speculating about the origins of the two shadows, because there seemed to be no other way to get out of this predicament other than figuring out their origins. Although the debris of the stars was extremely powerful, it had to be able to hit the target. The movement of the two shadows was just like teleportation. Even the Legendary archers of the elves had missed their arrows, let alone Lin Li, a mage.
Just when everyone was puzzled, Ujfalusi, who had just dodged the attack, seemed to have discovered something. He turned to Lin Li, who was not far away, and said, "Master, I seem to feel some traces of Necromagic on the enemy."
"Necromagic?" Lin Li couldn't help but frown. It was obvious that the two shadows were not Undead creatures. However, since they were not Undead creatures, what could be related to Necromagic?
As the light of the sword attacked again, a guess suddenly flashed through Lin Li's mind. Combined with the previous doubts and the fact that Necromagic was used, the two shadow-like enemies could be the ultimate alchemy product in the legend of alchemy — alchemy puppets?
Previously, Lin Li had compared the Alchemy Colossus with the two shadows. Unfortunately, although many conditions matched, the size of the two shadows could not be explained. But if it was an alchemy puppet, then the biggest problem of size would be solved, because the controller of an alchemy puppet didn't need a soul to control it.
If the two shadow-like monsters were really the legendary alchemy puppets, they would undoubtedly be the work of the Immortal King. Even Lin Li couldn't help but be in awe of the Immortal King's alchemy standards. The Immortal King was indeed omnipotent.
After a few more observations, Lin Li was even more certain of his conjecture. Be it moving or attacking, the two shadows did not seem to be sluggish at all. In the eyes of others, they were no different from powerful Legendary Bandits. If it had been anyone else, they wouldn't have associated these two shadows with mechanical alchemy products. However, Lin Li was very clear that this was a very prominent characteristic of alchemy puppets, and it involved the Necromagic that Ujfalusi mentioned.
The Alchemy Colossus had to be controlled by someone. Without a controller, the Alchemy Colossus would just be a pile of scrap metal. Alchemy puppets were naturally no exception. However, the one controlling the alchemy puppets was a soul that had been sealed in the body by Necromagic. It could be said that alchemy puppets should be the product of the combination of alchemy and Necromagic.
Lin Li had also done a lot of research on alchemy, and was well aware that alchemy puppets were not just limited to the size of the Alchemy Colossus. The enlargement and reduction of each Alchemy Array was not just a simple change in size, but also involved various aspects of alchemy knowledge. One could simply imagine what would happen if an Alchemy Colossus that was tens of meters tall was reduced to the size of an ordinary person. There were hundreds or even tens of thousands of Alchemy Arrays in it.
However, alchemy puppets were not a miniature version of the Alchemy Colossus. The alchemy knowledge that they used was far more than one level higher than that of the Alchemy Colossus. The internal structure of alchemy puppets was so complicated that even the Alchemy Colossus would not be able to compare to it.
Compared to the Alchemy Colossuses, the Alchemy Arrays used by the alchemy puppets were far from exquisite. It was not because they were small in size, but because they wanted the alchemy puppets to have more powerful combat power. Not only did the number of Alchemy Arrays not decrease because of the size of the alchemy puppets, they even increased. In fact, many of the Alchemy Arrays used were probably difficult to complete even for a Guru of Alchemy.
It was precisely because of these extremely harsh conditions that alchemy puppets were like legends in alchemy. In fact, it could even be considered a fantasy. Almost no one would imagine that anyone could really create them. That was also the reason why Lin Li did not associate alchemy puppets with the two shadow monsters in the beginning.
Indeed, the Immortal King was known to be omnipotent, but was there really an omnipotent existence in this world? Even the gods could not be truly omnipotent. However, Lin Li now knew that the Immortal King did indeed have extremely high attainments in alchemy.
However, Lin Li was well aware that what he needed to do now was not to marvel at how impressive the Immortal King was. Now that he knew that the enemies they were facing were alchemy puppets, the most important thing to do next was to think of a way to get rid of the two alchemy puppets.
Although the alchemy puppets were small in size, their combat power was definitely above that of the Alchemy Colossus. In particular, it was said that the souls of Legendary powerhouses were sealed in the powerful alchemy puppets. That made the power that the alchemy puppets could exert even more terrifying.
However, just like how the Alchemy Colossus could not lack a controller, the most crucial part of the alchemy puppets was neither the magical crystal that provided powerful power nor the exquisite Alchemy Arrays, but the souls that were sealed in them.
Countless rays of light surrounded the crowd. Although there were only two attackers, everyone felt that they were facing enemies that were several times their own. Back when they were besieged by hundreds of wind elementals, everyone was worried about the problem of mana consumption in the future apart from continuously casting defensive magic spells. However, every flash of light would make them break out in a cold sweat. It felt like they were dancing on a tightrope, and they had to be tense all the time.
Although the crystal ball had slowed down the speed of the alchemy puppets and displayed the traces of their attacks, the movements of the alchemy puppets could not be captured by the human eye, and the counterattack was still a problem that they could not solve. Lin Li had once tried to cast dozens of Thousand Miles of Ice consecutively, but the slowing effect of the ice magic did not have much effect on the alchemy puppets. Not to mention the slowing effect of the ice magic, even if there was a real Master of Incantation there, it would be difficult for the various spells to work on the alchemy puppets.
Everyone had an unconcealable look of anxiety on their faces as they racked their brains for ways to deal with the two troublesome enemies. However, in the face of two top-notch assassins who came and went without a trace, and in the face of every single attack that seemed as if they would perish together, it was no different from daydreaming if they wanted to not pay a price.
All of a sudden, everyone realized that their surroundings had become a world of only black and white at some point in time. This was the young mage's Light and Darkness Domain! Everyone who suddenly came to their senses couldn't help but be shocked. Although he was distracted by the two elusive enemies, the young mage's understanding of the Laws of Light and Darkness had reached a rather shocking level since he was able to expand his Magical Domain so undetected.
Is he using his control of the Magical Domain to capture the traces of the two enemies? Although they were surprised by Lin Li's mastery of the Laws of Light and Darkness, they could not understand Lin Li's behavior of opening up the Magical Domain at this time.
For mages, they indeed had a lot of control in the Magical Domain that they had created. However, the problem now was that the enemies were not hiding, but moving too quickly. Hence, it would probably be better to use the crystal ball to capture the traces of the two enemies with the Magical Domain.
However, Lin Li did not explain anything to them. Instead, after opening up the Light and Darkness Domain, the Angels of Light and Dark quickly condensed in the air around him. There were no violent mana waves, and everything was as natural as breathing. The Angels of Light and Dark seemed to have originally existed there, and did not seem to stand out from the surrounding environment at all.
No one would have imagined that in the exploration of the Central Tower of the Sky Castle, the others would only be considered to have gained something by entering and obtaining the crystal ball and magical equipment. However, Lin Li had already begun his journey of gains from the moment he stepped into the Seven-Realm Spiral of the Orderly Maze.
Everyone knew what the Seven-Realm Spiral meant to mages. The Magical Domain that was cast by a Sanctuary powerhouse could be said to be the ultimate form of the Magical Domain that all mages pursued in their lives. The use of nomological power in the Seven-Realm Spiral, as well as the change and creation of the nomological power, could be said to have almost reached the level of creation.
However, even though they knew that, no one dared to have the slightest thought of peeping in the ultimate Magical Domain. The mysteries of the Sanctuary-level magic were not that easy to pry into. Without the support of the massive mental strength of a Sanctuary-level mage, even their souls would probably be instantly destroyed by the powerful nomological power.
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