The combination of the two teams' defenses did indeed make them feel that the pressure on the defense had been slightly reduced. The metallurgist was finally able to escape from the paralyzed Alchemy Colossus, but he still had an uncontrollable look of panic on his face.
Archbishop Martin and Donald exchanged some opinions, and began to command the team to retreat slowly again. However, this time, the pressure on the defense had somewhat eased, and the speed of retreat was finally not as slow as before.
Finally, the team retreated to the edge of the square step by step. Although it did not take too much time, everyone in the team felt that it had been as long as a century.
At this moment, the mages of the Tower of Dusk had also gotten ready under Lin Li's orders. When the teams of the Brilliance Shrine and the Rotterdam Kingdom retreated, the mages united into a Magic Net Array and jointly cast defensive magic spells to share some of the pressure.
With the addition of the mages of the Tower of Dusk, Archbishop Martin and Donald, the two powerhouses who were at the peak of the Legendary-realm, could finally free themselves from the defense. After trying to cast magic spells to counterattack a few times, they finally had no choice but to approach Lin Li, because they discovered that the enemy's defense was just as strong as his attack. He had cast defensive magic spells one after another, and they could not break through it at all.
"Master Felic, do you know what's going on? The other party clearly doesn't have the aura of the Sanctuary-realm, so why does he have such powerful mana?"
Archbishop Martin still could not figure out what the enemy was. It was clearly only at the peak of the Legendary-realm, but it was on a completely different level from him. At the peak of the Legendary-realm, instantaneous Legendary-level magic spells were nothing, but the endless instantaneous Legendary-level magic spells were too terrifying.
Faced with such a terrifying enemy, Archbishop Martin almost did not have much hope in exploring the Sky Castle. However, the problem was that given the current situation, it seemed to be wishful thinking even if they wanted to retreat safely.
If they wanted to leave the Sky Castle, they could only use the Teleportation Portal. However, the Teleportation Portal would not take everyone away at once, and they could only use the Teleportation Portal in batches. However, now that the three forces had joined forces, they could only resist the crazy attacks of the enemy. Whoever left last would be unlucky. How could they retreat then?
"President Felic, why are we fighting in front, while the Tower of Dusk is stopping here and doing nothing!?" Donald was extremely displeased with the behavior of the Tower of Dusk. Hence, he questioned Lin Li angrily as soon as he saw him.
In just a short while, the Rotterdam Kingdom had already lost 11 Alchemy Colossuses, which was definitely a huge loss. In Donald's opinion, although the strength of the Tower of Dusk would not be enough to change the situation even if they joined the battle at the beginning, they could at least share some of the pressure. Perhaps he wouldn't have to lose those Alchemy Colossuses.
Besides, when the three forces were discussing the issue of cooperation, Lin Li had also mentioned that he had explored the Sky Castle before. That made Donald wonder if the Tower of Dusk had any ulterior motives for staying behind. He wondered if Lin Li had long known about the existence of the enemy, and had planned to get someone else to do the dirty work.
Of course, although he was extremely distressed by the losses on his side, Donald still retained a trace of rationality, and did not voice out his conjecture. Otherwise, he would probably fall out with the Tower of Dusk.
Hearing the words of Archbishop Martin and Donald, Lin Li did not have any special expression on his face. He glanced at the battle in front of him, and calmly said, "The Tower of Dusk is a small force. How can we not be careful? That's an Elemental Dragon we're talking about. You can ignore it if you want, but I'm not stupid enough to fight it head-on with just a few people. "
"Elemental Dragon!"
Archbishop Martin and Donald could not help but have a drastic change in expression upon hearing those words. Although they had never seen an Elemental Dragon before, they knew quite a lot about the legends of the Elemental Dragon. It was the strongest existence among the ancient wyrms that had mastered the four major elemental laws. Although they found it hard to believe, they had no choice but to believe it after comparing the legends with reality.
Endless mana, endless Legendary-level magic, and even though it was only at the peak of the Legendary-level, its power was almost comparable to that of a Sanctuary powerhouse. Apart from the legendary Elemental Dragon, they could not imagine any other creature that would have such terrifying power.
However, knowing that the enemy was an Elemental Dragon did not seem to change the current situation. In fact, it could even be said to make them feel even more hopeless. It was because they knew that no matter how persistent they were, they could not expect to exhaust the mana of an Elemental Dragon.
They did not continue to question Lin Li, and instead forced themselves to return to their respective teams. Even though they knew how terrifying the enemy was, they could not give up just like that. The only thing to be thankful for was that the Elemental Dragon was only at the peak of the Legendary-level. Although that made them feel that they could not defeat it, it was still not in the Sanctuary-realm, after all. Hence, they might still be able to find a chance to turn the tables. Of course, they also knew how illusory the so-called chance to turn the tables was.
There was no sign of the intense battle easing up at all. Although the three forces had joined forces, the pressure that each of them had to bear had been reduced, they still could not change the fact that they were in a passive position.
Although the Elemental Dragon that was flying in the air was just a ridiculous skeleton, the power contained in the skeleton was infinitely terrifying to the people. Under the control of the Elemental Dragon, the four elements — Flames of Annihilation, Extreme Frost, Meteorite Catastrophe, and Endless Storm — showed them their most terrifying form and the most despairing power. The entire Sky Castle seemed to be trembling in the roar of magic.
The Elemental Dragon seemed to be using the most powerful top-notch Legendary-level magic spells as if they were the most basic ones. There was almost no gap between the spells, and they continuously bombarded the magical defenses of the expedition. All the members of the expedition could do was to defend and do their best to withstand the endless attacks. It was as if they were struggling in the apocalypse.
It was a blatant trampling. With the infinite mana, the Elemental Dragon did not have to consider mana consumption at all. It did not have to consider any techniques or strategies. It was simply using the highest mana output to cast the strongest magical attack, and crushing the opponent mercilessly in an incomparably domineering manner.
Under the shroud of the Elemental Dragon's Elemental Domain, the Ghost Mages seemed to have been injected with stimulants as they cast the strongest magic spells that they could at the expedition. Although their power was much weaker than that of the Elemental Dragon, the power of more than 200 Ghost Mages gathered together, and the consumption of the defensive power of the expedition was also extremely shocking.
After only holding on for a while, the Alchemy Colossuses of the Rotterdam Kingdom had no choice but to start changing their magical crystals. Not to mention the level-18 and level-19 magical crystals that they were using, even if they were using Legendary magical crystals, they would definitely not be able to persist for long under such a huge consumption. To make matters worse, the bodies of the Alchemy Colossuses also began to show various problems under the overload. No one knew when they would suddenly collapse.
It was the same for the humans. The priests of the Brilliance Shrine had been maintaining such intense spellcasting, and their bodies had also been overloaded. Many priests gritted their teeth and persevered, but blood was continuously seeping out of the corners of their eyes, mouths, and noses. They all looked rather miserable. The problems in the Alchemy Colossuses could be repaired, but the humans also needed treatment. However, the current situation gave them no time to rest at all.
Although the mages of the Tower of Dusk joined the battle later, and had been on the defensive ever since they joined the battle, it did not mean that they would have it easy. The mages gathered everyone's power through the Net Array, and reached the peak of the Legendary-level. However, compared to the Elemental Dragon, they were still far inferior. In fact, they could even be considered insignificant.
"After such training, I believe that their comprehension of magic and understanding of the Net Array will increase greatly," said Basel, who was standing beside Lin Li while looking at the mages who were struggling in the battle. Basel stood beside Lin Li and looked at the mages who were struggling in the battle without a trace of worry on his face. He knew that the Elemental Dragon was indeed terrifying, but he also knew that the young President beside him was even more terrifying. With a real Sanctuary powerhouse by his side, there was nothing to worry about.
Compared to the people of the Brilliance Shrine and the Rotterdam Kingdom, the mages of the Tower of Dusk were in a much more difficult and dangerous situation. The Brilliance Shrine and the Rotterdam Kingdom had powerhouses who were at the peak of the Legendary-level participating in the defense, but the mages of the Tower of Dusk could only rely on themselves and the mages as a whole.
Under Lin Li's orders, no one other than the mages joined the defense, for the sake of allowing the group of mages to get the maximum training in such an environment.
In fact, it was not just the rookies who had just joined. The other members of the mages also needed to be trained. There were many Archmages who were at the peak of level-19 among the mages, and many of them were infinitely close to the Legendary-realm. However, Alan was the only one who had stepped into the Legendary-realm even though Lin Li had created such good conditions. The fundamental reason was the lack of actual combat training.
Why was it that the God of Mages Geresco, the three arbitrators, and a batch of legendary figures who shone brilliantly in history were still produced during the Dark Age when the environment for humans to learn magic was so harsh? The current mages might not be inferior to the people of that era, and they also had such a good learning environment. However, how many of them could really be compared to those legendary figures?
At the end of the day, there was only one reason why the current mages had fallen to such a state — the lack of actual combat.
How many battles had Geresco experienced in his life before he became the God of Mages? Not to mention the wars at the end of the Dark Age, the battles that he had experienced in the process of growing up and fighting against the harsh environment of the Dark Age were definitely unimaginable to the mages of this era.
It was the same for the three arbitrators, the high priest of the Darkness Priest Rogge, and many other legendary figures of that era.
Geresco had once said that knowledge was the highest faith of mages, but knowledge was not only obtained from books. Actual combat was not only another important way to obtain knowledge, but it was also the most important way to test one's knowledge.
Lin Li's current achievements were undoubtedly due to his talent in magic, but the numerous life-and-death battles that he had experienced also played an irreplaceable role. Without those life-or-death experiences, Lin Li would probably still be a genius Archmage if he were to rely solely on his talent in magic. Perhaps he might be lucky enough to figure out some principles and step into the Legendary-realm after studying for a few years or more. However, he could forget about the Sanctuary-realm.
Although Lin Li did not quite agree with the proposal to start a war when he was in the Sky Castle, he also firmly believed that fighting was the best way for mages to break through.
The mages of the team of mages had only reached the peak of the Legendary-realm through the Magic Net Array. They would not be of much help to Lin Li's exploration of the Sky Castle this time. The main purpose of Lin Li bringing the mages there was to give them a chance to have actual combat. Such an opportunity was hard to come by in Anril. How could Lin Li ruin it?
Hence, although the mages seemed to be in a difficult situation, and some of them had even been injured for various reasons, Lin Li had a way to cure them. However, as long as they did not die, Lin Li would have a way to cure them. In that case, there was no need to worry too much.
Lin Li did not care about the situation of the entire battlefield at all. He simply watched as the mages gradually trained under the powerful attacks of the enemy.
On the battlefield, the attacks of the Elemental Dragon did not weaken at all. That was definitely a fact that made them feel hopeless. Although the people of the Brilliance Shrine and the Rotterdam Kingdom did not suffer many casualties during this period of time, all of them looked weak and exhausted.
Archbishop Martin and Donald also had unconcealable looks of worry on their faces. They were well aware that the team was on the verge of collapsing given the state they were in. Perhaps in the next moment, there would inevitably be casualties in the team, and the appearance of casualties would also mean the collapse of the team.
However, when faced with the Elemental Dragon, they could not find any chance to turn the tables at all. The reserve forces that they had originally planned to use for counterattack had all been used for defense, and the only thing they could do was to hold on for as long as they could.
At this moment, they also noticed the performance of the mages of the Tower of Dusk. It was actually the Archmages who were fighting, and none of the real Legendary powerhouses of the Tower of Dusk had joined the battle.
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