"This … This is the power of the Sanctuary-realm!" The people who had fallen into despair with the destruction of the Zago Demon army couldn't help but feel a glimmer of hope when they saw the power that Lin Li had displayed at this moment. Even Rosen couldn't be bothered to be jealous at this moment. He couldn't wait for Lin Li to get rid of Osric.
The few Legendary-mages who were already at the end of their rope unanimously used all their strength again, and squeezed out every trace of mental strength and mana to launch an even more ferocious attack at Osric in order to buy time for Lin Li to accumulate strength.
Finally, Lin Li pointed the Crossbow of Reincarnation at Osric, and gritted his teeth as he pulled the trigger. The three pieces of the debris of the stars — Holy Light, Gloomy Dark, and Rebirth — intertwined with each other, and shot towards Osric with a destructive power. Everyone resisted the discomfort in their eyes, and stared at the attack of the three arrows while secretly praying in their hearts that they would be able to severely injure Osric.
Back in the Sky Castle, Lin Li had used the power of the three pieces of the debris of the stars to defeat Thunderbolt that was controlled by the Stars of Fury that was condensed with mana. Now, Lin Li already had the strength of a powerhouse who was at the peak of level-23, and had even seen the door to level-24. The Crossbow of Reincarnation had also absorbed the residual power of the Stars of Fury that was condensed with mana, and thus possessed certain characteristics of the Stars of Fury. Now, the power of the three pieces of the debris of the stars was several times stronger than before. Even a Sanctuary powerhouse would not be able to withstand it.
However, in the face of such a powerful attack, Osric did not show any expression on his face. It was as if the three pieces of the debris of the stars were just illusions, and the target of the attack was not him. Only when the three pieces of the debris of the stars were about to shoot close to him did Osric finally make a move. He simply raised his hand, and the Void Spear in his hand shot towards the arrows without a trace of smoke or fire.
There was no violent roar, nor was there any dazzling magical light. Everything ended just like that, as if the simultaneous attack of the three pieces of the debris of the stars was really just an illusion. Looking at the Void Spear that was aimed straight at him, Lin Li's face instantly turned pale. No one knew better than him how powerful the three pieces of the debris of the stars were. It was also his trump card. However, it was obvious that such power was still insignificant in front of Osric. In fact, it could not even force Osric to take a step back.
At this moment, even Lin Li could not help but feel hopeless. This was the gap. When the gap reached a certain level, nothing could make up for it. What trump cards? What trump cards? In the face of such a huge gap in strength, they were nothing but a joke.
Osric retracted his spear, but he did not attack Lin Li, who had already fallen into despair. Instead, he suddenly appeared in front of Rosen, and gently lifted the tip of the Void Spear, causing a crack in space to appear in front of Rosen's chest. With a slight flash of light, Rosen's Elemental Shield was instantly broken, and the power that cut through space directly acted on Rosen.
Fortunately, Rosen was not a rookie who had just entered the battlefield. His rich experience and quick reaction allowed him to cast a Gas Blast Spell in time to push himself away, and avoid the tragic fate of being dismembered by the crack in space. However, although he had managed to avoid the attack by a hair's breadth, he was not completely safe yet. There was a huge wound across his body, and blood was gushing out continuously. At the same time, he was losing all of his energy. Osric, who was only a few steps away from him, could end his life with a spear at any time.
Rosen knew that he was really going to die this time, and it might be an honor to die in Osric's hands. At the thought of this, Rosen had no choice but to close his eyes and give up struggling. He quietly waited for the blow that would end his life.
However, after a while, Rosen still heard the continuous sounds of magic explosions, but the last blow did not come. Instead, there was a sudden force behind him that dragged him back quickly, and he felt that someone was touching his wound. Rosen couldn't help but open his eyes, only to see two mages from the team of mages. One was about to pour some healing potion on his wound, while the other was grabbing a roll of bandage nervously.
"Why didn't Osric kill him? He clearly just had to take one or two steps forward and hand over his spear, and no one would be able to save him!" While dealing with Osric, Lin Li continuously recalled the scene just now in his mind. Rosen had already given up struggling and was waiting to die. However, Osric could have just taken a step forward to end Rosen's life, yet he put away his spear at this moment, and turned around to attack Andoine and Aldwin. That was definitely abnormal!
Osric was a level-26 or level-27 Sanctuary powerhouse. It was impossible for a powerhouse of that realm to play tricks on his opponent like a cat catching a mouse. Powerhouses of that realm would no longer be affected by emotions. To them, all means were for the sake of defeating and killing their opponents. Could it be that there was something unknown behind this?
Lin Li thought about it again. After he shot out the three pieces of the debris of the stars, he had also temporarily lost the ability to resist. Osric could have raised his hand to kill him, and even made a move to do so, but in the end, he unexpectedly changed his target to Rosen. Could it be that the former butcher had suddenly become soft-hearted? That was simply impossible. In that case, there was another possibility. Perhaps Osric was still under some restrictions, and that was why he behaved so strangely.
It was impossible for Osric to be resurrected at this time. It was very likely that when everyone was preparing to move the crystal coffin, or when they were fighting with the Zago Demons, they had awakened this body that was in deep sleep. If he had really awakened in advance, this perfect body was probably not really perfect.
Perhaps the cultivation of the body was not completed, or the fusion of the Soul Imprint was too hasty. In short, this might be the key to resolving this crisis! At the thought of this, Lin Li suddenly perked up, and his dejected state was swept away. He cooperated with Andoine and Aldwin, and continued to attack Osric with all his might. At the same time, he carefully observed every detail of Osric's performance while recalling everything that had happened since the beginning.
"Could it be … distance?" Lin Li recalled the various scenes of the battle just now. Be it their siege or the charge of the Zago Demons, Osric seemed to only be moving in a specific area. Of course, this did not exclude the fact that they and the Zago Demons were too weak to make Osric move more. However, Osric's sudden retreat was undoubtedly the best proof of this conjecture.
With that thought in mind, Lin Li focused more on Osric's movements. Indeed, with this attention, he saw more things that he had not seen before. Osric's sudden retreat was not only against Lin Li and Rosen. There were many times when he could have killed his opponents as long as he continued to pursue them, but he suddenly turned around to face others. It was also because of this that Lin Li and the others were able to hold on until now. Otherwise, with Osric's strength, it would be a piece of cake for him to kill them.
He could not use magic, and there was a limit to the distance he could move. It was no wonder that Lin Li had always felt that Osric did not give his all. It was not that he was soft-hearted, but that he wanted to go all out but could not. In order to confirm his conjecture, Lin Li took the risk to break into the potentially dangerous area, and immediately attracted Osric's attack. This time, he did not use any powerful magic, and instead focused all his energy on avoiding Osric's attacks. Every time, he managed to avoid Osric's fatal attacks by a hair's breadth while retreating to the periphery.
Finally, Lin Li looked at Osric's figure that was turning around and leaving with cold sweat all over his body. He frowned slightly, and was already 80% sure of his conjecture. Osric's range of movement was limited to about 100 meters around the crystal coffin. No matter which direction it was, he would always retreat at this distance.
And this coffin made of Resting Crystal was the real Eternal Furnace. The key to limiting Osric's range of movement was very likely to be in the Eternal Furnace. However, knowing this point, how to make use of it was a huge problem for Lin Li. Get Osric to leave that range? Stop joking. Not to mention what would happen after Osric left the restriction, with his powerful level-26 or level-27 strength, who among the people present had the ability to get him to move?
Actually, it was fine if they ran back then, but unfortunately, they were all frightened by Osric, and thought that fighting to the death was the only way. Now, it was not impossible for them to leave Osric behind and retreat directly. However, after seeing the problem, Lin Li did not want to let it go just like that. The four pieces of the debris of the stars were still in the crack of space. If he left just like that, he would suffer a huge loss.
After determining Osric's range of movement, Lin Li's gaze flickered back and forth between Osric and the crystal coffin, and he was thinking of a feasible solution. Suddenly, he thought of the time when Norfeller saved him, and he forcefully used the power of the abyss to suppress Osric. Although it did not achieve the effect that he wanted, it was obvious that Osric was still a little affected.
With this beginning, inspiration immediately appeared, and a plan gradually formed in Lin Li's mind. "Angelano, are you dead or not? If you don't want to die, respond to me."
"What? You've thought of a solution!?" Angelano became a timid goblin again after the frenzy, and controlled the injured Alchemy Colossus to hide far away. He no longer dared to participate in the siege against Osric.
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