"Forget it, let's not talk about pathfinding. I've seen the situation with the Warlock's Eyes just now. There are no magic traps or gears. Everyone, get ready for battle. The Tower of Dusk will lead the way, "Lin Li suddenly said generously. Although he said that there was no need to specially arrange for them to scout the way, the Tower of Dusk was walking in front, and that was equivalent to taking on the hard work of scouting the way.
Of course, Lin Li did not suddenly become selfless. After entering the canyon, a battle could break out at any time. Walking in front might not be the most dangerous, and walking in the middle might not be the safest. Moreover, Lin Li's goal was to find clues related to the Immortal King, while the others were after the treasures in the tomb. If the other forces reached the tomb first, they would definitely start excavating the tomb without hesitation. Lin Li did not want to see some important clues destroyed.
Hence, the arrangements for the teams to pass through the canyon were quickly made. The Tower of Dusk's team was at the front, followed by the Glittergold Trade Union's team, and then the Mithril Alliance's team. Although the Caesar Family's team managed to escape the difficult task of scouting the path, they were forced to bring up the rear in the negotiation with the Mithril Alliance.
After the expedition entered the canyon, they carefully walked in the direction of the tomb under the lead of the Tower of Dusk's team. Under the thick aura of death, the atmosphere in the expedition was extremely tense. No one dared to be careless, and everyone was fully focused to deal with the battle that could break out at any time.
Joseph, who was in the middle of the team, looked at the front and the back of the team. He was not satisfied with the outcome, and secretly blamed Claus. Didn't he know the consequences of letting the Tower of Dusk walk in front alone? How could he withdraw his team so easily?
Joseph knew very well that President Felic of the Tower of Dusk was not a noble person at all. Clearly, he wanted to take advantage of the fact that he was ahead of everyone else in order to reach the tomb in advance and reap greater benefits. Originally, he thought that the Caesar Family and the Tower of Dusk would each form a pathfinding team. The Caesar Family could play the role of supervision and prevent the Tower of Dusk from taking everything for themselves. However, he didn't expect Klaus to give up. He didn't believe that Klaus couldn't see the problem. Thinking back to the life potion incident, he could only say that Klaus wasn't a reliable ally.
In the pitch-black canyon, the exploration team with illumination spells moved forward slowly among the skeletons of countless behemoths like a wriggling fiery snake.
However, when the expedition was about one-third of the way there, the ground suddenly began to shake. Then, the skeletons of the giant beasts that were originally piled up on the ground, and some were even half-buried in the soil, slowly stood up from the ground. At the same time, an even stronger aura of death erupted from their bodies.
As expected, it was not necessarily dangerous to walk in front, nor was it safe to walk in the middle. As the skeletons of the giant beasts stood up one by one, the entire expedition team was surrounded by the skeletons of the giant beasts. There was no longer any distinction between the front and the back.
However, the people in the team were all elites of various forces after all, so they did not panic because of the sudden appearance of the giant beast's skeleton. Having been on high alert, they quickly reacted to the situation of being surrounded, and formed the best defensive formation in the blink of an eye.
Although these giant Undead beasts had huge bodies and looked extremely oppressive, their levels were not very high. Most of them were only around level-17 or 18. On the other hand, the expedition team not only had hundreds of people, but they were all at least level-15. Coupled with their unique battle formations, even if they didn't include the power of the Legendary powerhouses, their strength was enough to fight against the giant Undead beasts.
The battle broke out in an instant!
The chanting of spells, the roars of the Warriors, the booming of magic spells, and the clashing of weapons all sounded together, and the quiet canyon was instantly stirred up.
However, once they came into contact with the giant Undead beasts, some people immediately realized that something was wrong, especially the Warriors who worked with the mages from the three major forces other than the Tower of Dusk. They were shocked to find that although the giant Undead beasts' levels were not high, their white skeletons were extraordinarily hard. It was as if they were forged from steel.
The Mithril Alliance and the Caesar Family's team both used the Battle-axe Warriors as their strongest attackers. Every Battle-axe Warrior was at least level-17, and coupled with the various enhancement spells cast by the mages, the attack power of each strike was definitely at the peak of level-19.
However, in the battle with the giant Undead beasts, the Battle-axe Warriors that had always been successful lost their effectiveness in the face of the giant Undead beasts' skeletons. Even if it was a steel pillar of the same thickness, the Battle-axe Warriors were confident that they could split it into two with one strike. However, when the same force landed on the bones of the giant Undead beasts, they only managed to split some bone chips. Instead, the strong recoil caused the Battle-axe Warriors to almost lose their grip on the axes in their hands.
Among all types of Warriors, the Battle-axe Warriors' attack power had always been the strongest. Now that even the Battle-axe Warriors' attacks were weakened, the Battle-axe Warriors' attacks were even more insignificant. As for the Assassins and Archers, they were completely useless. Be it strong bows or various poisons, none of them had any effect on the giant Undead beasts.
The Battle-shield Warriors who were in charge of defense were in an even worse state. They did not expect the giant Undead beasts to be so powerful that they could almost knock down a small hill. As soon as the two sides came into contact, a few of the Battle-shield Warriors were sent flying by the giant Undead beasts with blood spurting out of their mouths. The thick and heavy steel tower shields were also dented by the impact. They could even be used as cooking pots.
The only thing that could cause effective damage to the giant Undead beasts was the continuous magic cast by the mages. However, this did not mean that the giant Undead beasts were so weak in the face of magic. It only meant that their magical defense was not as strong as their physical defense.
When they were facing the Whispering God, Joseph had secretly mocked the Tower of Dusk's team of pure mages. After the Archmages lost their mana, they were as weak and pitiful as cows and sheep waiting to be slaughtered. But now, Joseph was extremely envious of the Tower of Dusk's team of mages. These Warriors who were above level-15 were probably not even as useful as a small mage apprentice.
Compared to the Mithril Alliance and the Caesar Family, the Glittergold Trade Union, which was not a team of pure mages, was in a better position. One reason was that they had many mages to begin with. Among the four forces, they were second only to the Tower of Dusk. Another reason was that the Glittergold Trade Union's team had been following closely behind the Tower of Dusk's team.
Once the battle started, the Tower of Dusk's team immediately exploded with powerful combat power. It was as if they wanted to vent all the anger they had suffered at the hands of the Whispering God on the giant Undead beasts. Countless high-level magic spells converged into a huge magic storm that swept towards the giant Undead beasts, engulfing their huge skeletal bodies. When the magic storm changed direction, the giant Undead beasts had already disappeared, leaving only bone fragments and ashes on the ground.
Under the siege of the giant Undead beasts, the Legendary-mages of the other three forces attacked one after another. However, strictly speaking, there was only one Legendary-mage from the Tower of Dusk, and that was Alan, who was in charge of commanding the mages. As for Lin Li and the other higher-ups, they did not even need to cast a single spell. Only Ujfalusi collected some bones from time to time.
However, Lin Li did not slack off. He frowned slightly as he thought about the origins of these giant Undead beasts. Lin Li had seen many Undead creatures. He had Ujfalusi, who was an expert in Death Magic, and had even stayed in the Darkness Shrine for a long time. However, he had never seen or even heard of these gigantic Undead Beasts in front of him.
Unable to figure it out, Lin Li called Ujfalusi over, and asked, "Ujfalusi, can you recognize what these Undead creatures are?"
"Master, I am very sorry. I have never seen such Undead creatures before. Even when I used the Tide of Death, I did not summon them. However, when I studied their bones just now, I realized that their bones seemed to be even harder than those of wyrms, "Ujfalusi said respectfully.
"Harder than wyrms' bones? Could it be a product of alchemy?" Through the battle with the other three forces, Lin Li could tell that the bones of the giant Undead beasts were very hard. However, it was unbelievable that they were even harder than the bones of wyrms. He thought that since Osric could use alchemy to modify the Death Knights, it was not impossible for Brahere to use alchemy to create these giant Undead beasts.
Ujfalusi did not know much about alchemy, and could not answer Lin Li's question. Hence, he took out a piece of bone that he had picked up, and said, "Master, this is a piece of bone that I picked up. As for whether it has been enhanced with alchemy, I am not sure."
Lin Li took the piece of bone, and turned it around to look at it. His brows furrowed even more. With his attainments in alchemy, he could tell at a glance that this piece of bone did not have any signs of being enhanced with alchemy. Its hardness seemed to be innate. However, in this world, other than the powerful wyrms, what other magical beast would have such hard bones?
A tall body, hard bones, and powerful strength. One could imagine that such a giant beast must have been a very powerful magical beast when it was alive! Lin Li looked at the giant Undead beasts on the battlefield, and suddenly a possibility flashed through his mind. Could these giant Undead beasts be Skeletal Behemoths?
Other than the Behemoth Beasts, Lin Li could not think of any other magical beast in Anril that could have such strong bones. However, he also could not believe that the Behemoth Beasts had become Undead creatures.
The Behemoth was said to be a powerful beast from the Orc Kingdom. Although it didn't have any magic talent or special skills like other magical beasts, it had an incomparably tyrannical body. Even a newborn Behemoth could easily tear a lion apart. Some people even said that after the wyrms, the Behemoth Beasts were the strongest creatures on this land.
In the orcs, the Behemoth Beasts were like sacred beasts, just like the unicorns and the Moonsaber Panther of the elves. However, there was one difference. The orcs thought that the Behemoth Beasts were the messengers that represented the Orc God to test their courage. Hence, every heir of the orc chief would be required to kill a Behemoth Beast with his bare hands on the day he came of age. At the same time, it was also to prove his courage to the Orc God.
It was said that Chief Sol, who now controlled the entire Orc Kingdom and had 49 tribes of various sizes, had once killed 10 Behemoth Beasts with his bare hands during his coming-of-age ceremony. However, apart from the coming-of-age ceremony, the Behemoth Beasts still enjoyed the treatment of sacred beasts. If others were to kill the Behemoth Beasts without permission, it would be equivalent to going against the entire orc race.
The skeletons of powerful creatures like the Behemoth Beasts were naturally coveted by all Necromancers. However, the strange thing was that there had never been any Necromancer who had successfully transformed the skeletons of the Behemoth Beasts into Undead creatures. Even Sendros, who was at the peak of the Legendary-realm, could not do it.
There were various theories about the exact reason. The orcs said that the Behemoth Beasts were protected by the great Orc God, so the Behemoth Beasts would not be used by the dirty Necromancers. The Necromancers, on the other hand, had another theory. Legend had it that when the gods created the Behemoth Beasts, they had already created a strong body for them. Hence, there was no need to create a strong soul. Hence, the Behemoth Beasts did not have soul fire after they died. Hence, they naturally could not be transformed into Undead creatures.
However, there had never been a conclusion as to which theory was true. Perhaps both were related, or perhaps both were unreliable. In short, one thing was certain: it was almost impossible to transform the Behemoth Beasts into Undead creatures.
This was also the reason why Lin Li could not believe that the Behemoth Beasts were Behemoths. However, thinking about it, even a monster like the Whispering God had been cultivated by Prince Brahere, and had even been transformed into a source of mana. Given Brahere's madness, it did not seem to be unacceptable for him to create an Undead creature like the Skeletal Behemoth.
It did not take long for Lin Li to think about these issues, but the battle was already nearing its end. Although the teams of the other three forces were not as powerful as the mages of the Tower of Dusk, it was not difficult for the Legendary powerhouses to deal with the Skeletal Behemoths. However, through this battle, the higher-ups of the three forces had a certain understanding of the combat power of the mages of the Tower of Dusk. Although their Legendary powerhouses had taken action, half of the hundreds of Skeletal Behemoths were killed by the mages of the Tower of Dusk.
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