Joseph wielded the King of Flames' Staff, and immediately cast his Thunderfire Magical Domain to suppress the four Ghost Warriors. Bolts of lightning and balls of Heavenly Fire continuously bombarded the four Ghost Warriors. Even though they had stronger magical defense than wyrms, they would not be able to last long under such a high-frequency bombardment.
As for the other three patriarchs, one was a Legendary-mage who cast the Thunderfire Magical Domain, while the other two were Legendary-realm Sword Sages who were covered in golden Combat Energy. The elder of the Dida Family seemed rather interesting. He was similar to Elvis in that he created the Blizzard Magical Domain, but he also summoned a Legendary-realm Abyssal Demon. However, the Abyssal Demon was not a Ruler-level demon, but an Ice Demon that was commonly found on the 21st floor of the abyss. Although it was Legendary-level, it was only at the peak of level-20.
It was said that the Ashen Warlock owed the Dida Family a favor, and later gave them a magic spell to summon an Abyssal Demon. However, there was a problem with this summoning spell. The summoner had to defeat the summoned Abyssal Demon with his own hands in order to make the Abyssal Demon recognize him as its master. This must be how the elder of the Dida Family managed to summon the Ice Demon.
Compared to the Mithril Alliance, the Caesar Family seemed to be weaker. Apart from Claus, the patriarch, who was at the peak of level-23, the other Legendary powerhouses were only at level-21 or level-22. However, Lin Li did not believe that the Caesar Family would dare to cooperate with the Mithril Alliance with such strength. He was afraid that they had a trump card that could turn the tables.
Seeing that Lin Li had retracted his gaze from the other side of the battlefield, Hoffman smiled, and said, "Master Felic, my men should be in the zone now. I think we should end this battle as soon as possible."
Hoffman was not idling while Lin Li was observing the other party's strength. To be honest, even though he knew that Lin Li was holding back, the strength that he had displayed still shocked him. However, after seeing the calm expression on Lin Li's face, Hoffman calmed down immediately. Although he did not know how many trump cards Lin Li had, Hoffman was sure that Lin Li was not someone who would be easily taken advantage of. As his ally, as long as he followed the footsteps of the Tower of Dusk, he would not be at a disadvantage.
"Alright." Lin Li smiled, and took out the Helios' Scepter before flying to the edge of the battlefield. At the same time, he launched the Frost Domain of Light and Darkness that was based on the Laws of Ice.
These Ghost Warriors were not enough for Lin Li to use his full strength. Hence, he did not use the Light and Darkness Domain that contained the power of the Sanctuary-realm. Instead, he used the Light and Darkness Domain that was well-known in the Breezy Plains. In an instant, the area enveloped by the Domain of Light and Darkness turned into a vast expanse of whiteness. The snowflakes condensed into powerful snow magical beasts and Angels of Light and Dark that flapped their wings and flew towards the Ghost Warriors.
At the same time that Lin Li attacked, the Legendary powerhouses of the Tower of Dusk also increased the intensity of their attacks. Ujfalusi, Norfeller, Basel, and Connoris cast powerful attacks one after another, forcing their respective opponents into a desperate situation.
The only one who did not join the battle was the timid Goblin Angelano. Of course, it was not only because he was timid, but also because of Lin Li's deliberate arrangement. One had to know that Angelano's Alchemy Colossus was a true Titan-level creature that possessed power that was second only to a powerhouse of the Sanctuary-realm. At the same time, the destructive power of that thing was rather shocking. Lin Li did not wish for the mausoleum to be destroyed by Angelano's Alchemy Colossus at the start of the exploration.
On the Glittergold Trade Union's side, Hoffman was indeed the owner of the Book of Ten Thousand Incantations. The Staff of Curse in his hand flashed continuously, and an endless stream of curses drowned the Ghost Warriors. The Ghost Warriors' bodies shone with colorful curses, and various debuffs such as weakening, weakening, poison, and corrosion caused their strength to plummet.
Lin Li glanced at them occasionally, and felt a little pity for the Ghost Warriors. How could this be called a battle? It was as if they were being tortured. No wonder even those who were stronger than Hoffman were not willing to make him their enemy. It was not only because of the Glittergold Trade Union, but also because they did not want to be tortured like this. As Hoffman's opponent, even if they were not tortured to death by the endless curses, they would definitely go crazy.
However, the strongest person in the Glittergold Trade Union was not Hoffman. Hoffman was just the most difficult to deal with. The strongest person was the Legendary-mage Thomas, who had single-handedly established the Glittergold Trade Union.
Thomas had participated in the battle against the Retribution Knight Rodhart and the Death Knights not long after he entered the Legendary-realm. Many Legendary powerhouses had fallen in that catastrophe, but he had survived. This was not something that could be achieved by luck alone.
The Magical Domain that Thomas had created was an Elemental Domain that gathered the four elemental Rules of earth, fire, water, and wind. These four elemental Rules could be said to be the foundation of all magic. In this Elemental Domain, any magic used by a mage would be enhanced to a terrifying level.
Thomas, who was currently in the Elemental Domain, could cast the most ordinary and low-level Fireball and Icicle spells with great power. In fact, level-15 or level-16 spells would be able to exert the power of Legendary-realm spells. Although the Ghost Warriors had strong magic immunity, they were not completely immune to magic damage. When the power of magic exceeded their limits, it was only a matter of time before they were defeated.
Lin Li had seen the same Elemental Domain from Rosen of the Supreme Council before. Thomas obviously had the same problem as Rosen, and that was, his goal was too big. Although understanding the basic Laws of the world was the most basic condition to enter the Sanctuary-realm, it was obviously unrealistic for a person to master the four elemental Rules at the same time.
The Ghost Warriors were very strong, and their numbers were rather large. If the original two expedition teams did not join forces, they would have to stop here, and might even end up being wiped out. However, although the two expedition teams seemed to be united on the surface, they still had the same goal — to continue exploring Prince Brahere's mausoleum. No one would do anything that would deviate from this goal at this point in time.
After the four major forces unleashed even more power, the battle quickly came to an end. The Ghost Warriors that had been guarding this place for countless years could only let out indignant roars and disappear one by one.
When everything returned to normal, Lin Li suddenly raised the Helios' Scepter in his hand, and a huge ball of light shot towards the ceiling of the hall. Then, the ball of light split into two, then into four. As it split, it floated towards the surroundings of the hall, and soon, the spacious hall was illuminated as if it was daytime.
This was only an Illumination Spell, but it was the first time that Hoffman, Joseph, and the rest had seen someone use the Illumination Spell in such a manner.
As the entire hall was illuminated, the crowd realized that there were many doors on the walls on both sides of the hall. Some of the doors were open, and they were probably the exit points of the Ghost Warriors. There were also some doors that were tightly shut, and no one knew what was inside. Initially, the crowd was still puzzled by Lin Li's actions, but when they saw those tightly shut doors, they immediately perked up. Could it be that there were already good things inside?
However, as the doors opened one after another, the crowd's enthusiasm seemed to have been doused with a pail of cold water, and instantly dropped to the freezing point. Behind those doors were extremely spacious rooms. However, there were no treasures in those rooms, only piles of various magical beasts' skeletons. There were many different types of skeletons, and a few of them included all the species of magical beasts in Anril. There were even some that the crowd could not identify.
"Is this Brahere's mausoleum, or the mausoleum of these magical beasts? Why did he place these things here?" Hoffman was rather depressed as he tossed a beast's tooth in his hand.
"Could it be that he wanted to use them to guard the mausoleum, but in the end, they all died early?" Although Joseph and the rest had obtained Brahere's diary, they could not think of a good explanation for this situation.
"Can't you see that these bones are somewhat different?" Lin Li knocked on the huge skull in front of him, and continued, "It looks like this should be the skull of a Chimaera, but I've never heard of such a huge skull."
After hearing Lin Li's reminder, Hoffman took a closer look at some of the skeletons around him, and then pointed at one of the skeletons. He hesitantly said, "This seems to be the skeleton of a Leviathan Gorilla, but what's with the skeletal wings on its back?"
After looking at the rooms on both sides of the hall, the crowd gradually discovered a common point. Those skeletons seemed to have mutated to a certain extent. For example, those that shouldn't have had wings, those that shouldn't have had horns, and even pythons had four limbs. This was simply an exhibition of the skeletons of strange animals.
"Many nobles of the High Elves like to collect mutated magical beasts. As a prince of the High Elves, it's not surprising that Brahere could collect these things. I think we'd better continue to explore further," Joseph urged impatiently.
In fact, Joseph's explanation was not made up randomly. Many historical records had recorded that the High Elves had a hobby of raising mutated magical beasts. It couldn't be helped. After all, the High Elves had such a long lifespan. In order to make their long lives less boring, they would really do anything that was boring.
Lin Li only had doubts in his heart, and did not have a clear answer. Seeing that the skeletons were of no value, he said to Hoffman, "Let's continue, but we still have to be more vigilant. I have a feeling that this mausoleum is not that simple."
"Prince Brahere's mausoleum, of course it's not simple …" Charles, who was following behind Claus, did not miss the opportunity to mock him. However, he immediately did not dare to say anything after being glared at by Claus.
Unlike the others who did not think much of it, Hoffman still trusted Lin Li. Not to mention that the skeletons were indeed strange, even if Lin Li's intuition was baseless, he would choose to believe it unconditionally. After all, Lin Li had gone through the Sky Castle and explored Osric's mausoleum. This experience was definitely not something an ordinary person could compare to.
The team set off again. Due to the appearance of the Ghost Warriors, the remaining magic gears in the entire hall had been automatically shut down. Hence, the team moved much faster this time. Soon, they arrived at the passage leading to the next level. However, after entering the passage, they needed Angelano's help again. The passage was very wide, and even a wyrm could fly in and out. However, the traps and gears inside were still very dense.
However, Lin Li gradually frowned as he watched the traps and gears being successfully dispelled under Angelano's command.
"Felic, did you notice that something seems a little strange?" Connoris was not as good as Angelano at dispelling magic traps and gears. However, as an ancient deity who had once mastered conspiracies and deception, he still had a discerning eye.
"Did you notice anything?" Lin Li asked thoughtfully.
"It seems like most of those magic traps and gears were not designed at the beginning of the construction of the mausoleum. It seems like they were added after the construction," Connoris said in a low voice.
Usually, during the construction of a mausoleum, various magic traps and gears would be set aside during the design phase. After the construction of the main body of the mausoleum was completed, suitable magic traps and gears would be added according to the designed locations. This would allow the magic traps and gears to be perfectly integrated with the mausoleum.
However, with Lin Li's discerning eyes, he could naturally tell that many of the magic traps and gears that Angelano dispelled were set up rather awkwardly. It seemed like they were not originally designed to be like that, but were forcibly added later on. Perhaps this was not a problem with the current level of technology in Anril. However, this was Prince Brahere's mausoleum. Would the High Elves make such a mistake in their prince's mausoleum?
Finally, the scouting team arrived at the end of the passage. After slowly opening the tightly shut door, they stepped in carefully. Similar to the previous level, the space on the third level was also very large. However, it was not empty, because there were various strange devices placed around the hall.
"Could this … Could this be the incubation room?" Hoffman, Joseph, and the rest, who arrived later, exclaimed in unison after seeing the situation around them.
"Seems like it." Lin Li nodded.
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