Is this really just a mausoleum? Everyone was in disbelief. Even before entering, they had already imagined the appearance of the mausoleum countless times in their minds. However, the truth told them that they lacked imagination when it came to the High Elves and Highlord Osric. It was just like how a beggar would never be able to imagine the life of a king.
Lin Li could completely tell that although the majestic building in front of him was countless times larger than the palace that was surrounded by flames in the Eternal Furnace, its architectural style was extremely similar. The powerful aura that this majestic building emitted was also countless times more terrifying than that of the Eternal Furnace. It was not inferior to the real Sky Castle.
In front of the majestic building was a vast and flat square. The ground of the square was paved with glittering and translucent moonstones. Under the illumination of the azure sky, it emitted a kind of psychedelic and gorgeous blue flowing light, making the square seem like a calm sea that was constantly rippling slightly. In the middle of the square, there were 24 huge stone pillars that were carved out of magical crystals. They were more than 10 meters thick and more than 100 meters tall. In particular, the four stone pillars facing the gate of the mausoleum were like giant pillars that pierced through the clouds. Every stone pillar was painted with beautiful patterns, and the dazzling rays of light circled the stone pillars continuously, making the people standing at the edge of the square feel suffocated.
However, just when everyone was in a daze for a long time, Lin Li frowned and lowered his head to look at the dreamy moonstone ground in the square. He looked at the stream of light that seemed to be constantly flickering like ripples, and seemed to be thinking about something.
"Felic, what are you looking at?" Andoine asked casually, but he did not wait for Lin Li's answer. Instead, he looked at the incomparably wide square and sighed. "Osric is really generous. It's just a place to bury his body, and yet he made it so exaggerated. Could it be that he was thinking of continuing to enjoy it when he comes back to life!? Indeed, the more powerful one is, the more they can't see through death! "
After a while, everyone gradually recovered from the shock, except for Lin Li, who was still staring at the ground of the square as if he had never seen a Moonstone before. His gaze swept back and forth, and he seemed to be mumbling something.
"If there's no problem, can we continue to move forward?" Aldwin asked Rosen and Andoine.
"Okay, let's move on." Rosen nodded.
"Wait, Felic seems to have seen something from the square. We'd better wait for a while." Andoine did not spend as much time with Lin Li as a real teacher and disciple, but he knew that Lin Li was not someone who liked to be mysterious. Although Lin Li didn't say anything now, he was obviously attracted by something in the square from the way he behaved at this moment.
"See what? It was just a floor paved with moonstones. He was just dazzled by the light. If there was any danger, how could he not see it? The map in our hands didn't mention any traps in the square outside. " Rosen was rather confident in his judgment, because he was a true Guru of Inscription in addition to being a Legendary powerhouse. He was confident that few in the entire Anril could compare to him in terms of understanding mageweaths.
"Are you kidding me? Do I have to tell you all the traps? Why don't we just open the door and let you take whatever you want? Felic has even ascended to the Sky Castle before. What haven't you seen before? Do you think you're the same as that idiotic student of yours who thinks he's the best genius in the world just because he sees the sky? "Andoine mocked without holding back.
"This is Osric's mausoleum, not the Sky Castle. Besides, I have to remind you, don't forget that I'm the one in charge of this operation." After saying that, Rosen glanced at Lin Li who was deep in thought, and a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes. He turned to look at Aldwin, and said, "Let's continue moving forward. The Sky Tower is still suppressing the Immortal Gate. We don't have much time to waste here."
Aldwin looked at the two of them helplessly. Although he had a good impression of Lin Li, Rosen's attainments in inscription were well-known. Since he said that there was no problem, there shouldn't be any problem. Besides, when they were discussing the exploration plan previously, the arbitrator Megard still preferred to let Rosen make decisions even though he didn't say it explicitly. Hence, it was equivalent to saying that Rosen was the main leader of the operation this time.
The mages had completely forgotten about the shock just now, and after receiving the order to move forward, they strode forward and stepped on the flat and smooth ground.
All of a sudden, a fast-moving shadow quickly shrouded the ground of the square. It was a white cloud floating in the sky that blocked the sunlight. Looking at the moonstone ground that had lost its illumination from the sky, Lin Li felt as if a bolt of lightning had flashed in his mind, and the answer was completely presented at this moment.
"Wait …" Lin Li raised his head, and was about to remind them, but he saw that the mages who had formed a defensive formation had already begun to move forward under the order. The mages in the front row had already stepped on the flat and smooth ground of the square. As the mages stepped on the ground of the square, the moonstones on the ground of the entire square suddenly dimmed.
At this time, not to mention Rosen, even the mages could tell that something was wrong. Aldwin even yelled at the back for the mages to retreat immediately. This was Osric's mausoleum, and any trap could not be underestimated. The mages were the pillars of the Alanna Guild of Magic, and Aldwin's treasures. Losing even one of them would make his heart ache, but would the trap set by that butcher Osric only kill one or two people?
The ground of the entire square seemed to have suddenly been cut off, and the moonstones that were emitting eternal light became dim at this moment. In the middle of the square, the two giant pillars that were facing the gate of the mausoleum became brighter and brighter at this moment, like a few huge lamp posts. Between the stone pillars, there were electric snakes flowing back and forth, making crackling sounds, and blocking the mausoleum behind the stone pillars.
"Felic, what trap is this?" Andoine asked Lin Li worriedly as he looked at the shocking changes in the square.
"If I guessed correctly, it is very likely to be the Gate of Doom. Get everyone ready for battle," Lin Li said helplessly as he shook his head.
Hearing Lin Li say that it was the Gate of Doom, even Andoine's expression did not look too good. Although he did not know much about alchemy, he still knew that the Gate of Doom was a Master-level Alchemy Array used to open the passage between Anril and the Endless Abyss. His only hope now was that the Gate of Doom would not open too deep into the Endless Abyss. Otherwise, even if they won the battle, the mages would definitely suffer a lot of losses.
"Since you've already seen through it, why didn't you say so earlier? What exactly are you planning?" Rosen asked Lin Li with a sullen face. He was the one who ordered the mages to continue moving forward, and even said that there was no danger. Yet, there was such a change at this moment, and it was like a slap in the face. In his heart, he naturally thought that Lin Li had long seen through the trap in the square, and was waiting for him to jump into it.
"The magic gears on the ground of the square are triggered, and the magic circuit is blocked by the moonstones and the light from the sky. If it weren't for the shadow caused by the clouds just now, I might have needed a little more time to discover it. As for the Alchemy Array of the Gate of Doom, it's in the middle of the two stone pillars. If the magic gears are not activated, there will be no problem for anyone who passes through the Alchemy Array, "Lin Li said with some sarcasm. He glanced at Rosen, and said in a sarcastic tone, "Osric is an absolute genius, and the profound knowledge he has is far beyond what you can imagine. So, don't think that you can go unhindered in this mausoleum just because you have some understanding of inscription. That will only get you and everyone killed."
Apart from his teacher, no one had ever dared to speak to him like that. Rosen looked at the kid in front of him who was in his early twenties. Although he had always been gloomy, there was some anger in his eyes at this moment. However, before he could say anything, the Gate of Doom on the square had already been completely opened, and countless Abyssal Demons immediately surged out, almost filling the spacious square.
"Abyssal Predators, Camilla, Amut. Seems like it's the seventh floor of the abyss." Lin Li looked at the Abyssal Demons that surged out of the Gate of Doom, and saw that most of them were the three types of demons that were unique to the seventh floor of the abyss. He was slightly relieved. If the Gate of Doom had opened below the 20th floor of the abyss, there would probably be a tough battle today. Although the demons on the seventh floor were also rather strong, the threat they could pose to the current expedition team should be relatively limited.
The Abyssal Predators looked a little like large lizards, but they stood and walked like humans. However, they were not lizardmen, because they did not have much intelligence. Their poisonous claws and fine, sharp teeth were their weapons, and they could easily tear apart solid armor. They were extremely agile, and not inferior to human assassins. However, in terms of strength, most of the Abyssal Predators were around level-10, and only a few could reach level-15.
Camilla and Amut were both demons that stood at the top of the food chain on the seventh floor of the abyss, and their strength was around level-15. The Demon Camilla had the head of a lion and the body of a goat, and could spit out Abyssal Black Flames from its mouth. At the same time, its huge body also gave them extreme physical strength, and their sharp claws and teeth were also their lethal weapons. The Amut Demon was like a giant flying crocodile, and the pair of wings on its back allowed them to fly for short distances. When facing the enemy, their most powerful weapon was not their body, but their heavy earth element magic.
Although the army of demons from the seventh floor of the abyss was more powerful than the Undead Army in the Shadowglen, they were facing one of the top forces in Anril, the elite mages of the Alanna Guild of Magic, after all. Seeing the countless demons surging over aggressively, the mages did not panic at all. Everyone raised the Crescent Staff in their hands, and the overwhelming magic spells immediately swept towards the army of demons.
The 200-odd mages were like a small boat floating in the sea in the face of the army of demons that was like a tidal wave. They looked extremely weak, and it was as if a huge wave could overturn the boat. However, under the command of their leader, Lampard, the mages seemed to have taken root in the ground. No matter how the Abyssal Demons roared and pounced on them, they could not move at all.
The Demon Camilla spat out balls of Abyssal Black Flames, but they were blocked by a faint layer of light when they were about to land on the mages' heads. Instead, they splashed onto the demons that were besieging the mages, causing countless demons to howl in pain. To an Archmage, the Ice Spear Spell was a relatively low-level offensive magic, but when the Ice Spears landed on the group of demons, the lethality caused was very considerable.
Waves of Ice Spears, Wind Blades, and Arcane Missiles that could almost form a barrage — the mages cast some low-level magic spells, but the Abyssal Demons could only howl and fall in the storm formed by the low-level magic spells. As long as they could break through the enemy's defense, and as long as they could hurt the enemy, the effects of low-level magic spells and earth-shattering magic spells were actually the same. With the excellent magical equipment on their bodies, the mana consumed by casting low-level magic spells was almost recovered in an instant. To put it in an exaggerated way, with the consumption of the mages, even if the army of demons was wiped out, the mana of each mage would still be full.
However, this time, the operation was not for battle, but to explore Osric's mausoleum. Andoine held the staff in his hand casually, and looked at Rosen before turning to Aldwin. "Now is not the time to train them. We haven't even entered the gate of Osric's mausoleum yet. I'll go and get rid of those demons."
Andoine flew into the air, waved the staff in his hand, and quickly chanted a magic spell. Seeing that Andoine was about to attack, Aldwin also ordered the mages to switch from offense to pure defense.
Just as the magic defense of the mages lit up, Andoine had already finished chanting the spell, and pointed the staff in his hand to the sky. In the sky, in an instant, dark clouds rolled and shrouded the entire square. Next, lightning that was as thick as a finger landed on the square with a soft sound like a rainstorm.
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