"This is a path that was accidentally discovered by the last two members of the expedition when they retreated. It's much safer than the one in front. However, no one expected that there would be so many Undead creatures here. When the two members of the expedition retreated, they didn't find any Undead creatures here! " Hoffman clearly couldn't understand why the Undead creatures had to find trouble with him and the others.
As they were speaking, the roars of magic once again sounded in the campsite that had just calmed down. The few people in the tent looked at each other helplessly. Indeed, someone soon came to report that another group of Undead creatures had attacked the campsite. The first time could be considered a coincidence, and the second time could be considered a coincidence. However, the third and fourth time meant that things were not simple.
"President, our campsite has been surrounded by Undead creatures, and the number of Undead creatures is unknown." Soon after the third wave of Undead creatures was destroyed, someone entered the tent again to report to the crowd, and the news immediately made them feel a little uneasy.
Lin Li and the others walked out of the tent and looked around the campsite, only to see that the Undead Army was surging towards the campsite like a tidal wave. The Skeletal Warriors in front were still wearing ice armor, while the Hell Ghouls and Skeletal Mages were continuously casting low-level Necromagic spells such as Deathfire Bombs. Although the power of each spell was not strong, it was overwhelming and terrifying.
Lin Li cast the Warlock's Eyes in the air, and carefully observed the Undead Army through it. The number of Undead creatures in the Undead Army this time was more than that of the previous three waves combined. He estimated that there were at least nearly 100,000 of them. It was not that Lin Li had never seen an Undead Army of such a large scale before. He had seen much more Undead creatures in the Shadowglen, the Seven-Realm Spiral, and the Sky Castle. However, the sudden appearance of so many Undead creatures here still made them feel a little uneasy.
However, under such circumstances, not everyone was worried. Ujfalusi and Norfeller seemed abnormally excited. Ujfalusi rode the Humerus Wyrm and flew directly above the Undead Army, continuously casting powerful magic spells on them. The Undead creatures fell under the magic spells one after another, and countless balls of light flew out of the wreckage of the Undead creatures, shooting straight at Ujfalusi and the Humerus Wyrm.
Norfeller brandished a pair of daggers, and had already killed his way into the Undead army. The Undead creatures covered in ice were like crops that were being harvested, and they fell to the ground in rows with the burst of light from the daggers. While Norfeller was charging back and forth, there were always countless balls of light chasing after him, like a meteor with a tail of light. Every time Norfeller paused for a moment, the ball of light in front of him would suddenly crash into him and disappear into his body.
Ujfalusi and Norfeller were both Undead creatures. Although they had their own ways to increase their strength, the most direct and fastest way was undoubtedly to devour soul fire. Devouring a large amount of undead creatures' soul fires to strengthen one's own soul fire was similar to humans increasing their own potential. Perhaps it wouldn't increase their strength significantly, but it was equivalent to having a bigger bucket to hold more water. Thus, the Soul Fire was undoubtedly the best tonic in the world to them, and it was something that could not be replaced by anything else.
Although the number of the Undead Army was rather large, Ujfalusi and Norfeller were true Legendary powerhouses, and the members of the expedition were at least level-15. Hence, this wave of Undead Army did not have much impact on the expedition, and was soon wiped out.
After destroying this wave of Undead creatures, Ujfalusi and Norfeller returned to Lin Li's side with unconcealable excitement in their eyes. Clearly, the Soul Flames they had just harvested had benefited them greatly. As long as they filled their buckets with water, their strength would immediately soar.
However, such a victory did not make the senior executives of the Tower of Dusk and the Glittergold High School rejoice. Instead, they all frowned and did not hide the worry in their hearts. The arrival of these Undead creatures was too inexplicable. It was as if they had determined that the expedition was their mortal enemy.
"What are these Undead creatures trying to do? Could it be that the location of our camp has any effect on them?" Hoffman asked his subordinates to ask about the surroundings of the camp, but they did not find anything special.
"Could it be that our arrival has alarmed them?" Lin Li immediately shook his head and denied that conjecture. It was just a disturbance, and it would not be enough to make the Undead creatures attack the expedition in broad daylight, regardless of the threat of sunlight.
The abnormal behavior of the Undead creatures made everyone feel very puzzled, and the various guesses that they made could not really explain it. Among the two teams, Thomas and Basel were the most knowledgeable, but the two masters still felt that they could not grasp the crux of the problem.
"No matter what the reason is, I don't think we can get any rest here. It's still daytime, and there are already Undead creatures attacking the camp. If it's night time, I'm afraid … "Hoffman said to Lin Li helplessly after some discussion.
"In this case, I think we should enter the grand canyon in advance while it's still daytime, lest we suffer unnecessary losses here," Lin Li suggested. Although the attacks of the Undead creatures did not cause any losses to the expedition, everyone knew that the Undead creatures were most active at night. There was already such a large army of Undead creatures here. If they really waited until night time, it would probably really become a world of Undead creatures. Even though there were so many Legendary powerhouses in the team, no one could guarantee that there wouldn't be any accidents during the battle with the Undead creatures.
"Indeed, that's what I'm thinking too." Upon hearing Lin Li's suggestion, Hoffman nodded, and after reaching an agreement with the others, he ordered his subordinates to pack up the camp, and immediately began to prepare for entering the grand canyon.
With Hoffman's and Lin Li's orders, the two camps immediately became lively again. The Tower of Dusk's camp had not been set up yet, so it saved them a lot of trouble. On the other hand, the Glittergold Trade Union had more manpower in the first place, so it did not take much time to pack up. Soon, the teams of the two teams were ready to set off again, and under the leadership of Hoffman and Lin Li, they headed towards the grand canyon of Gargas.
There was a huge gap on the cliff on one side of the canyon, and it was a dangerous path that could not be called a road. It continued to extend diagonally towards the bottom of the canyon. That was the place that Hoffman said would make it easier to enter the grand canyon. It was also the path that was discovered by the only two members of the expedition when they were retreating.
In fact, the grand canyon of Gargas was said to be bottomless, but that was only for ordinary people. For the Archmages who had already mastered the Levitation Spell, it was not difficult for them to go straight to the bottom of the canyon. However, considering the fact that they had been attacked by the Undead creatures several times before, even the Legendary-mages followed the team and slowly walked down the slope towards the bottom of the canyon for the sake of safety.
The mountain path was difficult and dangerous, and they might lose their footing and fall if they were not careful. However, the expedition was made up of powerhouses who were above level-15. Not to mention the Archmages who could use the Levitation Spell, even the level-15 Warriors were agile, and any small protrusion would allow them to stand firmly on it. Hence, along the way, the entire team could be said to be more daunting than dangerous, and there were no casualties.
When the expedition reached the bottom of the grand canyon, the sky above their heads had already become a thin line, and the surrounding light had almost completely disappeared. The mages cast illumination spells one after another, and white magic balls of light floated around the team, emitting a gentle light that dispelled the darkness around the team.
After a short rest, the expedition did not stay there for long under Hoffman's suggestion, and instead continued to advance towards the depths of the canyon. Although the team had just come down from a cliff that was more than 1,000 meters high, no one had any objections to Hoffman's suggestion. If they were ordinary people, they would probably be exhausted by now, but the powerhouses who were above level-15 were not affected much.
"Be on guard!"
Shortly after the team entered the depths of the grand canyon, Hoffman suddenly ordered the team to be on guard after hearing the report from the Legendary Assassin Gia who was in charge of scouting the way. The team from the Tower of Dusk also got on guard almost at the same time under Lin Li's instructions.
"Master Hoffman, did you find anything?" Lin Li asked Hoffman when he arrived at the team of the Glittergold Trade Union. When they were outside, they were already besieged by a large number of Undead creatures. Now that they were in the grand canyon, no one believed that they would really be able to reach their destination smoothly even though they had not encountered any obstacles so far.
At this moment, Hoffman's expression was extremely sullen, and he said in a deep voice, "We found a human expedition ahead, and it's very likely that they have the same purpose as us."
Hearing this news, Lin Li couldn't help but frown, and say, "Could it be that news of our exploration plan has been leaked?" Hoffman said that it was possible, but in fact, everyone knew that those who could appear in the canyon of Gargas at this time would definitely not be doing business.
"Let's go ahead and see who it is," Hoffman said to Lin Li. He then ordered the team, "Stay alert and continue moving forward."
Lin Li did not return to the team from the Tower of Dusk, and instead followed Hoffman. Lin Li was also very puzzled about the expedition that suddenly appeared. Hoffman had once said confidently that the Glittergold Trade Union was the only one who knew about the clue. After reaching an agreement with Hoffman, Lin Li did not mention it to anyone when he returned to the Tower of Dusk. Hence, it was obviously not the Tower of Dusk that had leaked the news.
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