One of his goals was to squeeze out more power to deal with the High Elves, and the other was to make the fake highlord consume more of the power of Lin Li's artifact. It would be best if the two of them could fight until both of them were injured.
Although Donald had never seen a real artifact, he knew that the user of such a powerful magical weapon would have to pay a huge price if the user did not have the strength to match it. It was just like the Magical Crystal Cannon. Although it was powerful, it consumed a lot of magical crystals.
Donald did not believe that Lin Li, a young man in his early twenties, could use the artifact without any restrictions and display the terrifying power that could instantly kill a powerhouse at the peak of the Legendary-realm. Moreover, Lin Li did not choose to attack the fake highlord, and instead chose to attack the High Elven commander in another direction. That confirmed Donald's conjecture. If there were no restrictions on the use of the artifact, why didn't Lin Li try to attack the fake highlord first? He was afraid of wasting a chance to use it!
This battle plan was proposed at the moment before the battle began. Donald did not have to worry about others having different opinions, because the High Elves had already rushed over, and did not give them any time to continue discussing the battle plan. Moreover, Donald did not give Lin Li a chance to react. After saying that, he immediately led all his subordinates to face the High Elves who were rushing over.
How could Lin Li not know what Donald was thinking? However, he still needed the people of the Rotterdam Kingdom as cannon fodder, so he could not be bothered to argue with them. In fact, there was no need for Donald to play tricks. Lin Li's original plan was to deal with Osric himself, which was the so-called king against king.
In Anril, the power of a powerhouse at the peak of the Legendary-realm was often said to be able to compete with a powerhouse of the Sanctuary-realm. However, only those who had truly stepped into the Sanctuary-realm and understood the power of the Sanctuary-realm would understand that a powerhouse at the peak of the Legendary-realm was actually not much different from an ant in front of a powerhouse of the Sanctuary-realm.
Hence, if Lin Li dealt with the High Elves' Magic Legion right from the start, and the fake highlord dealt with the rest of the expedition, the final outcome would be that Lin Li would destroy the Magic Legion, and there would not be many people left in the expedition. In the end, it would still be a situation of a king against a king.
Lin Li did not care about the people of the Rotterdam Kingdom and the Brilliance Shrine. After all, they were originally meant to be expended as cannon fodder. However, Lin Li couldn't bear to let the Tower of Dusk's team suffer. This time, it could be said that most of the elite forces of the Tower of Dusk had been brought here. If they were to be destroyed here, it would not be as simple as suffering a serious injury.
Hence, regardless of whether the surprise attack was successful or not, Lin Li's plan was to fight the fake highlord himself. One of the reasons why he took the initiative to kill the High Elven commander just now was because he knew that it might not work on the fake highlord. After all, the fake highlord still had Osric's will. The other reason was that he wanted to thoroughly infuriate the other party, forcing the other party to choose to fight him.
The fake Osric was still Osric. Lin Li had killed his subordinates in front of him in an instant, leaving him no time to save them. That was undoubtedly a slap in the face. Although it would be difficult for Lin Li to stop Osric if he wanted to kill the members of the expedition, given Osric's arrogance, would he do the same thing as Lin Li?
If Lin Li did that, Osric's cruel character would very likely leave Lin Li at the end so that Lin Li could watch his companions get destroyed one by one. That was something that the real Highlord Osric had done many times when he was suppressing the resistance during the Dark Age.
As expected, after Osric gave the order to attack, he did not even look at the members of the expedition, and pointed his magic staff at Lin Li. The huge gem at the top of the magic staff suddenly emitted a dazzling light. A lifelike Flame Dragon appeared out of thin air, and pounced towards Lin Li at lightning speed.
Lin Li's figure flashed, and he did not care about the members of the expedition behind him. Instead, he flew straight into the sky. It seemed that he did not care about the lives of his companions at all in order to avoid the Flame Dragon's attack. In fact, that was indeed the case. It was not that Lin Li was heartless, but he knew that he did not need to care at all.
The fake highlord also had Sanctuary-level power, and because of his control of this world, he was much stronger than Lin Li. Lin Li's advantage was not only the seven pieces of the debris of the stars, but also his understanding of Osric's character. Osric, on the other hand, knew nothing about him.
Seeing that the Flame Dragon was about to pounce on the expedition, Osric raised his magic staff, and the Flame Dragon immediately changed its direction, and chased after Lin Li who was flying into the sky. Next, Osric's figure disappeared from where he was, and he instantly appeared in midair, hovering in front of Lin Li.
At this time, the Flame Dragon had already pounced in front of Lin Li, and the scorching flames seemed to distort the space. However, Lin Li did not seem anxious at all. He pointed the Helios' Scepter downwards effortlessly, and a large river suddenly surged out of the void beside the Flame Dragon. The river was like an anaconda that was even larger than the Flame Dragon. It coiled around the Flame Dragon in an instant, and the water vapor evaporated, forming an extremely thick cloud.
"Outsider, you have successfully piqued my interest. Seems like you are very confident in your abilities." The anger on Osric's face was no longer there. He had clearly seen through Lin Li's scheme. However, geniuses were all paranoid. Given Osric's character, he probably wouldn't lay a finger on the expedition before he trampled on Lin Li, because he didn't treat Lin Li and the expedition as real opponents at all.
When Osric spoke, the cloud that enveloped the Flame Dragon had also dissipated, and the Flame Dragon and the river had disappeared without a trace. However, Lin Li was not interested in talking to Osric. The Helios' Scepter shone again, and a Light and Darkness Sword slashed towards Osric's head.
The Light and Darkness Sword was not condensed in advance, but continuously condensed during the process of slashing. It was as if it had cut through time and space, and it instantly descended on Osric's head. The incomparably pure Light and Darkness Force emitted a majestic, holy, and deep aura, causing the entire space to be filled with only black and white colors.
If an ordinary person was struck by the Light and Darkness Sword, the strong contrast brought about by the two opposing auras would be enough to tear one's soul apart instantly. The power of this sword had long surpassed that of the one that had torn apart Stephen's Magical Domain in the past. Even the Magical Domain of a powerhouse at the peak of the Legendary-realm would not be able to withstand this sword.
However, Osric, who was facing this sword at this moment, did not have the slightest change in his expression, nor did he get angry because Lin Li did not respond to him. All he did was raise the scepter in his hand and face the Light and Darkness Sword that was slashing down rapidly. When the Light and Darkness Sword came into contact with Osric's scepter, it was as if time had stopped flowing at this moment.
A faint ray of light was emitted from the gem at the top of the scepter, and penetrated the body of the Light and Darkness Sword without any obstruction. Then, from the point of contact, the originally solid Light and Darkness Sword turned into specks of light and scattered in all directions like sand blown by the wind.
Upon sight of this scene, Lin Li's expression changed slightly. Although the imposter Osric was probably only level-26 or 27, and was still infinitely far from the peak of the Sanctuary-realm, his mastery of this world was clearly incomparable to Lin Li's. With the help of his mastery of this world, the imposter Osric was equivalent to half the ruler of this world. To a certain extent, he could also use the abilities that only those at the peak of the Sanctuary-realm could use.
In the Light and Darkness Sword, the condensation of the Light and Darkness Force was an application of the World Laws. On the other hand, the imposter Osric disintegrated the World Laws condensed by the Light and Darkness Sword with his mastery of this world, causing the Light and Darkness Force to lose their restraints and be reduced to the most basic magic particles.
The only thing to be thankful for was that the imposter Osric seemed to be unable to follow orders strictly. Otherwise, as long as he gave an order, the entire World Laws would immediately repel Lin Li, and turn him into the most ordinary mortal. He would not even be able to use a small fireball.
"The combination of Light and Darkness is an interesting power." After disintegrating Lin Li's Light and Darkness Sword, Osric did not retract his magic staff. Instead, he smirked mockingly. Next, the gem at the top of his magic staff suddenly flashed, and an even larger and more solid Light and Darkness Sword slashed through the space with a loud roar, heading straight for Lin Li's head.
Unfortunately, Lin Li was not Osric, and did not have the power to disintegrate the World Laws easily. Faced with the Light and Darkness Sword that was about to cut the entire space in half, Lin Li had no choice but to immediately activate the Space Robe that he was wearing, and his figure flickered in another direction, narrowly avoiding the destructive blow.
As soon as Lin Li's figure appeared, he immediately pointed the Helios' Scepter at Osric, and bolts of lightning that were as thick as buckets blasted towards Osric amidst the earth-shattering sounds of thunder. Lin Li did not use the debris of the stars, but with his understanding of Thunderbolt, the debris of the stars, the power of each bolt of lightning was enough to blast a small mountain into pieces.
However, when the powerful lightning blasted Osric's body, it did not cause any ripples at all. It was as if it had landed on the air of nothingness, and passed through with a whoosh.
"Damn it! Void of the Stars! " Lin Li was very familiar with Osric's current situation. Back when he was in the Blackstone Mountains, he had seen Geresco, the God of Mages, using the Spacetime Beacon Spell to cast such a spell. Through the Void of the Stars, the spellcaster could place his soul and body in the void, and thus avoid all harm from magic and sharp swords in the world.
Actually, the fake Osric's abilities were not enough to cast the Void of the Stars. However, he relied on his mastery of this world and his identity as half the ruler of this world to cast the Void of the Stars. Hence, he seemed to have it easier than Geresco.
Bolts of lightning that were as thick as buckets passed through Osric's body, but the mocking expression on his face did not diminish. This level of attack was not even comparable to a tickle to him.
After seeing the scene of Geresco casting the Void of the Stars, Lin Li had thought more than once that one day he could stand quietly in the midst of a violent magic storm, and calmly watch the various spells pass through his body without hurting him at all.
However, when the person who cast the Void of the Stars was his opponent, Lin Li could not stay calm anymore. There were two types of enemies in this world, and they were the most troublesome, disgusting, and maddening. One was the enemy that could not be killed, and the other was the enemy that could not be hit no matter how hard one tried.
For enemies that could not be killed, one could at least think of a way to seal them, but for enemies that could not be hit, they would definitely be so depressed that they would vomit blood. Looking at Osric's irritating expression, Lin Li felt rather depressed even though he did not stop attacking.
However, Lin Li at least proved one thing, and that was that Osric's mastery of this world was not enough to affect his normal casting of magic. If it had been someone else, Lin Li might have suspected that the other party was plotting something. However, with Osric's arrogance, even if it was a fake Osric, he probably wouldn't be bothered to plot against a kid who had just entered the Sanctuary-realm.
Wrapped in lightning, Osric, whose body and soul were in the void, raised the staff in his hand again at this moment. He merely chanted a few notes, and the entire space shook violently. The thunderbolts that Lin Li cast seemed to have been oppressed by an infinite force, and vanished in an instant.
However, Lin Li did not panic at all. The Helios' Scepter in his hand disappeared immediately, and was replaced by the debris of the stars, Holy Light and Gloomy Dark. Although Lin Li had seven pieces of the debris of the stars, he still had a deeper mastery of the power of Holy Light and Gloomy Dark. Facing a strong enemy like Osric, Lin Li did not have the mood to test the power of the other pieces of the debris of the stars. He would use the strongest power that he could control.
With the appearance of Holy Light and Gloomy Dark, Lin Li also quickly chanted a paragraph of notes. No one knew what language it belonged to, and it seemed to be a meaningless chant. However, it was filled with a solemn, sacred, and inviolable majesty.
The sky that had been forcefully turned into daytime by Osric was now covered with a layer of darkness again. It was not dark clouds, but complete darkness.
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