However, their greatest characteristic was that the magic runes on the back of the Shield Demons of the same race would resonate and superimpose the power of the defensive force field, creating an even stronger defensive force field. Legend had it that hundreds of level-15 Shield Demons would be invulnerable to attacks below the Sanctuary-realm after their defensive force field was superimposed. If there were 1,000 of them, even Sanctuary powerhouses would be helpless against them. No one knew the origin of the magic runes, and even Masters of Inscription could not replicate them. Perhaps it could only be called a miracle of nature.
With that magical magic rune, the traces of the Abyssal Shield Demons could be said to be everywhere in the Endless Abyss. It was said that the largest group of Abyssal Shield Demons lived in the deepest part of the Endless Abyss, a place that even the gods dared not set foot in.
The two major families of the Mithril Alliance summoned more than 80 Abyssal Shield Demons, but unfortunately, they did not come from the same race. Instead, they came from three different races. After all, no matter how powerful the spell to summon the demons was, there was no way to accurately choose the demons to summon. However, there were more than thousands of Shield Demons in the Endless Abyss, and the fact that the 80 Abyssal Shield Demons could be gathered in three races was already a great stroke of luck for the two major families.
Just like that, more than 40 Claw Demons, more than 40 Bloody Flame Winged Serpents, and more than 80 Abyssal Shield Demons formed the Demon Legion of the Mithril Alliance. With the power of the Demon Legion, the overall strength of the Mithril Alliance had also increased greatly, and they barely had the ability to fight with the Humerus Wyrms.
Of course, even then, it did not mean that the Mithril Alliance could really contend with the Humerus Wyrms. It could only be said that they could barely withstand the crazy attacks of the Humerus Wyrms. After all, the Humerus Wyrms that they were facing were all powerful and above Legendary-level, while the summoned Abyssal Demons were at most level-17 or 18. Without something like the Magic Net Array, the difference in strength would indeed be difficult to make up for with numbers.
The only thing was that compared to the human Warriors, the Abyssal Demons were indeed living in the harsh environment of the Endless Abyss. Even when facing the powerful Humerus Wyrms, they did not show the slightest bit of fear. Instead, their ferocity was aroused, and they all behaved extremely ferociously.
Although the Claw Demons were taller than ordinary humans, they still seemed small compared to the massive body of the Humerus Wyrm. However, they did not care at all as they waved their sickle-shaped claws and surrounded the Humerus Wyrm valiantly. Some of them even hugged the leg bones of the Humerus Wyrm, as if they wanted to grind off some bone fragments from it.
The Bloody Flame Winged Snakes even turned into streaks of blood-colored lightning, and used their bodies as whips to continuously whip the bones of the Humerus Wyrm, making continuous crisp sounds. Every time they swept past the body of the Humerus Wyrm, they would bring along a piece of bone fragments.
However, the other weapon of the Bloody Flame Winged Serpent was spitting blood flames, which had no effect on the Humerus Wyrm. Even the Serpent King of the Bloody Flame Winged Serpents could not make the bones of the Humerus Wyrm rot quickly, let alone the little worms that were only level-15 or level-16.
As for the 80-odd Abyssal Shield Demons, if they were from the same race, the people of the Mithril Alliance might not be in any danger as long as they hid in the defensive force field and allowed the Humerus Wyrm to bombard them from outside. Unfortunately, they came from three different races. Although the defensive force field of 20 to 30 Abyssal Shield Demons had a rather amazing defensive power, they could only withstand a few attacks from the Humerus Wyrm. The interval between the recovery of the defensive force field became the most difficult period for the Mithril Alliance. During this period, casualties were inevitable, and they were either the Warriors of the Mithril Alliance or the summoned Abyssal Demons. Compared to the Humerus Wyrm, they were still too weak, after all.
Not far from the Mithril Alliance was the Caesar Family's team. Initially, the Caesar Family should be considered the weakest among the four teams, but it was impossible for them to be able to become independent from the Mithril Alliance and develop to be on equal footing with them without some ability.
When the Mithril Alliance summoned the Abyssal Demons, the people of the Caesar Family did not idle around. After Claus left with the elders of the Caesar Family, the few senior members of the Caesar Family who stayed behind immediately started preparing for the battle with the Humerus Wyrm. When they entered the mausoleum, they each carried a thick and long hide bag on their back. They did not open it even when they were facing the Whispering God, so no one knew what was inside except for themselves.
At this moment, the hide bag was finally opened, revealing the contents inside. They were actually wooden rods of uniform length and thickness and brightly colored. Each wooden rod was about a meter long and as thick as a human's wrist. There were intricate patterns carved on it, and they were all drawn in various colors.
The Caesar Family took out a total of 20 such wooden rods, and began to stick them into the ground one by one according to a strange pattern. Next, the mages of the Caesar Family chanted a strange incantation in unison. It was more like a prayer than a spoken incantation.
As the mages chanted, beams of light suddenly shot down from the void above the Caesar Family's team and landed accurately on the wooden rods that were stuck into the ground. The wooden rods grew rapidly like trees that were being sprouted. They became thicker and longer, and soon turned from the wooden rods that were as thick as a human's wrist into pillars that were nearly 10 meters tall.
At this time, the engraved patterns on the pillars became clear. Some knowledgeable people could recognize them at a glance. These pillars turned out to be the War Totems used by the Beastman Shamans.
There were no mages among the Orcs, but the Orc Shamans possessed magical powers that were not inferior to magic. They believed in the Beast God, and through worshipping the Beast God, they prayed for the Beast God to grant them magical powers. Making War Totem Poles was one of the most important abilities that they had obtained. Every Shaman would have to start making their own War Totem Pole from the moment they obtained the power bestowed by the Beast God, and it would usually take 10 years to complete a War Totem Pole.
Of course, the power of the War Totem Pole was definitely worth the Shaman's time and energy. Every War Totem Pole contained the Shaman's understanding of the power bestowed by the Beast God, and contained a very powerful and magical power. In the understanding of mages, it was equivalent to solidifying a powerful magic spell on the War Totem Pole. Of course, it was definitely more complicated than this explanation.
Every time an Orc Shaman created a War Totem Pole, his own strength would also increase greatly. Hence, the number of War Totem Poles was closely related to the strength of the Orc Shaman. A Shaman with 10 War Totem Poles would already have power equivalent to that of a Legendary powerhouse. After summoning 10 War Totem Poles, his power would be greatly increased.
It was said that in the current Orc Kingdom, the Sanctuary-realm Shaman Ukanes, who had once led the Orcs to resist the rule of the High Elves, had hundreds of War Totem Poles. During the war at the end of the Dark Age, he even relied on the power obtained from summoning all the War Totem Poles to severely damage a Sky Castle that was known to be indestructible.
In the history of Anril, the War Totem Poles had left a deep impression on people during the few large-scale wars between the Orcs and the human kingdoms after the end of the Dark Age. Under the influence of the War Totem Poles, the Orc Warriors could even increase their strength by five to ten times in a short period of time. Every time the shadow of the War Totem Pole appeared on the battlefield, it meant that the human army would pay a terrible price regardless of the outcome of the battle.
However, Orc Shamans often had a status that was not inferior to that of the tribal chief in their own tribe. Unless it was a war where the entire tribe was mobilized, they would usually not leave their tribe easily. There were no Orc Shamans in the Caesar Family, and the War Totem Poles looked rather ancient. They must have been obtained from the relics of a High Elves. That was also the reason why they kept the War Totem Poles in their hide bags. If there were real Orc Shamans, they could totally keep them in their own special space.
At the same time that the War Totem Poles lit up, several stacked halos appeared under the feet of the Warriors and mages of the Caesar Family's team. They looked extremely dazzling. Courage, Inspiration, Body Strengthening, Immense Strength, Hot Blood, Self-Healing, and so on. Each halo had a different effect, and when stacked together, the strength of the members of the Caesar Family increased by several times.
In fact, not even half of the power of the War Totem Poles had been exerted. If the 20 War Totem Poles were in the hands of a real Orc Shaman, they would probably be able to ensure the safety of the Caesar Family's team as long as the Iceblast Wyrm Sindera did not come down.
However, even with half of the power of the War Totem Poles, the Caesar Family could now compete with the Humerus Wyrm to a certain extent. Moreover, compared to the Mithril Alliance that had summoned the Abyssal Demon Legion, the Caesar Family was in a better situation.
Due to the addition of the Demon Legion, the Mithril Alliance's formation had become a little chaotic. That was one of the reasons for their continuous casualties. On the other hand, the power of the War Totem Poles had only greatly increased the strength of everyone in the Caesar Family. That allowed them to continue using the battle formation that they were familiar with. Compared to the Mithril Alliance, they had much fewer casualties.
However, be it the Tower of Dusk and the Glittergold Trade Union that were coping well, or the Mithril Alliance and the Caesar Family that were struggling to hang on, everyone knew that the current stalemate was actually very disadvantageous to the expedition. The Mithril Alliance and the Caesar Family's team were continuously suffering casualties. This had nothing to do with the Tower of Dusk and the Glittergold Trade Union. If those two teams were destroyed by the Humerus Wyrms, would the Tower of Dusk and the Glittergold Trade Union still be unscathed when faced with greater pressure?
In fact, there was no need to wait for things to develop to that point. Perhaps the situation would have already deteriorated to the point that it could not be salvaged. The senior executives of the four teams had already vaguely felt that although the Humerus Wyrms' attacks were very ferocious, that was because they were already very strong. In fact, this level of attack was probably just a test.
For the Humerus Wyrms that only had combat instincts, this might be a little unimaginable. However, one should not forget that there was still a powerful Sanctuary-level Iceblast Wyrm in the sky. Regardless of the origin of that Iceblast Wyrm, since it could become the leader of the Humerus Wyrm Legion, it definitely had some battle instincts.
Under such circumstances, it was obviously wishful thinking for the teams of the four major forces to slowly whittle down the hundreds of Humerus Wyrms. At this point, they could only hope that the Legendary powerhouses that were fighting with the Iceblast Wyrm in the sky would be able to achieve victory before the expedition's defense collapsed.
However …
In the sky, the Legendary powerhouses were also clear that it was impossible to count on the teams below to destroy the Humerus Wyrm Legion in advance. The key to getting through this crisis was to find a way to defeat this Iceblast Wyrm. Otherwise, they would only end up being wiped out. However, just because they thought of the key to the crisis did not mean that they had the ability to solve it, because the difference in strength was too great.
Yes, the difference was too great, even though there were nearly 20 Legendary powerhouses on the expedition's side, all of whom were above level-22. There were even top level-24 powerhouses like Lin Li. However, the facts had already proven that such power was not enough to fight against the Iceblast Wyrm Sindera at all.
In fact, ever since they flew into the sky to fight the Iceblast Wyrm Sindera, they had only launched a pitiful number of attacks, and they were almost completely suppressed by Sindera's power. Rather than saying that they were fighting, it would be more accurate to say that they were getting beaten up. All they could do was continuously defend and dodge. If they were not careful, they would be in danger of dying.
From the start of the battle until now, they felt like a century had passed, but in fact, it had been less than 10 minutes. However, it was because every second was extremely difficult for them to persist, and they were struggling with all their might between life and death. No one knew if they would still be alive in the next second.
The Legendary powerhouses who had originally planned to besiege the Iceblast Wyrm were no longer scattered in various directions like in the beginning. Instead, they gathered together, hoping to rely on their combined strength to survive under the Iceblast Wyrm's attack. However, everyone knew in their hearts that they were just struggling at death's door. Even if their defense did not collapse under the Iceblast Wyrm's attack, they would still be unable to avoid the fate of death when the hundreds of Humerus Wyrms below returned.
Only Connoris, who had the perfect body, and Lin Li, who had the debris of the stars, Holy Light, could occasionally retaliate against the Iceblast Wyrm Sindera. However, the effect of their counterattacks was minimal, and they would only make everyone feel deeply disappointed each time. The more they were disappointed, the more despair they felt.
However, regardless of whether the others were disappointed or in despair, Lin Li never gave up looking for opportunities. So what if the other party was an existence like the Flame Dragon Lothar? He wasn't dead yet. As long as he wasn't dead, he couldn't give up easily. Although he had only been in Anril for a few years, Lin Li had encountered plenty of life-threatening situations. In fact, he had even experienced more than the old men who had lived for hundreds of years. The reason why Lin Li could make it to where he was now was because of his strength, but his belief of never giving up no matter what the situation was.
With the help of the power of the Space Robe, Lin Li's figure continuously flickered in the sky, avoiding the deadly and powerful magic spells cast by the Iceblast Wyrm. He also seized the fleeting opportunity to suddenly raise the Helios' Scepter in his hand. Although he did not have the enhancement of the Magical Domain, Lin Li was still able to condense the Light and Darkness Sword in an instant with the power of Holy Light and Gloomy Dark, and slashed at the Iceblast Wyrm Sindera as if it was tearing through the sky.
The Judgment of Light did not have the effect of purification. Among the attacking methods that Lin Li had mastered, the Light and Darkness Sword was still the most powerful. Although the Time and Darkness Sword was worn out halfway through the attack, and although the Time and Darkness Sword could not break through the Iceblast Wyrm's tough ice armor, Lin Li still refused to give up and continued to cast them.
Although Lin Li still had five powerful pieces of the debris of the stars other than Holy Light and Gloomy Dark, his mastery of them was still far inferior to Holy Light and Gloomy Dark. Lin Li was well aware that, after all, he was still only at the peak of the Legendary-realm, and he did not have the Stars of Fury. Hence, he could not rely on the other five pieces of the debris of the stars that he was not familiar with to fight a powerful existence like the Iceblast Wyrm Sindera.
In fact, the attack of the Light and Darkness Sword was not completely ineffective. At least, Lin Li could vaguely feel that when his Light and Darkness Sword slashed at the Iceblast Wyrm Sindera, the strength of the magic spells cast by the other party seemed to have decreased. In fact, that was also the reason that the other Legendary powerhouses could persist until now. Otherwise, the Iceblast Wyrm would have crushed the Legendary powerhouses directly, and they would have probably fallen one by one.
However, from another perspective, the Legendary powerhouses who were defending themselves with all their might could be said to have helped Lin Li share some of the pressure to a certain extent. If they all fell one by one, Lin Li would not have a good ending when facing the full power of the Iceblast Wyrm Sindera.
Could it be that the other party also has an instinctive fear of the attack of the Light and Darkness Sword? As soon as that thought popped up in Lin Li's mind, he immediately felt that it was a little absurd. After all, the other party was an ancient wyrm of the same level as the Flame Dragon Lothar, and should also be an existence that was half a step away from becoming a god. How could it be afraid of such an attack? However, if that was not the case, how could such a phenomenon be explained? Could it be that the Iceblast Wyrm that had already lost its sense of self still have the intention to play a game of cat and mouse?
Apart from Lin Li, Connoris, who had a perfect body, was the only one among the Legendary powerhouses who still had some power to resist the Iceblast Wyrm's suppression.
According to the Ashen Warlock, the perfect body created by Highlord Osric was far from perfect, let alone comparable to a divine body. However, he had to admit that the perfect body was indeed not inferior to the wyrms and Titans in all aspects.
After being trapped in the hammer for thousands of years, Connoris finally had a body that he was satisfied with. Of course, he was unwilling to give it up just like that, even if the other party was the Iceblast Wyrm Sindera. He waved the Eternal Frost Blade in his hand while continuously chanting ancient demonic runes that almost no one could understand. The strange and powerful magic that he cast had even exceeded the scope of the current Magical Domain.
With Connoris' body as the center, circles of spatial ripples continuously spread towards the surroundings like ripples on the surface of water. Whenever the magic cast by the Iceblast Wyrm Sindera fell into it, its speed would be greatly reduced as if it had sunk into a quagmire. At the same time, the power contained in the magic was also peeled off and dissipated layer by layer under the continuous erosion of the spatial ripples.
Seeing that Lin Li had blasted out with the Light and Darkness Sword, the power of the Iceblast Wyrm seemed to be faintly restrained. Connoris immediately chanted 16 demonic runes without hesitation. As soon as the demonic runes appeared, a 100-meter-tall Demon Deity shadow suddenly appeared behind Connoris. The Demon Deity had a pair of horns on its head and a pair of wings on its back. As soon as it took shape, it punched the Iceblast Wyrm out of thin air.
"Bang!" The Demon Deity shadow's punch landed in the void, but it made a loud sound as if it had landed on a solid object. At the same time, the thick fog of death that was surrounding the Iceblast Wyrm Sindera seemed to have been blown into a gust of wind, causing it to be swept away. In fact, it could even be seen that there were crystal clear ice shards splattering everywhere in the thick fog.
It did seem impressive, but unfortunately, everyone knew that such an attack could not shake the Iceblast Wyrm at all. It was because Connoris had done the same thing more than once in the previous battles, and the outcome was the same every time. After the Demon Deity shadow threw a punch, its huge fist was immediately covered with silvery-white frost. At the same time, the frost spread rapidly along the arm to the entire shadow.
Connoris did not dare to delay at all. He chanted the demonic runes, and the condensed Demon Deity shadow quickly dissipated. At the same time, he also left his position at lightning speed. The Demon Deity shadow dissipated, but the arm that had been wrapped in frost exploded in the air, making the space seem like it was snowing.
The Demon Deity shadow was condensed from Connoris' mana, and losing an arm was equivalent to losing a portion of mana. Although Connoris had a perfect body and an extremely high mana recovery speed, he was in the domain of the Iceblast Wyrm Sindera. Not to mention him, even Lin Li's mana recovery speed was less than half of his usual speed.
"Damn it, I lost another arm. If I had known that Sindera would be here, I wouldn't have come with you even if you beat me to death!" Connoris, who had dodged the attack, complained to Lin Li in exasperation while dealing with the attacks that followed. He had only obtained this body for a short period of time, and had yet to enjoy the wonderful birthday of having a body. Yet, he was brought into a desperate situation again. Am I destined to be a soul without a body!? No, if I die here, I'm afraid I won't even have a soul left.
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