Although they did not know about the Well of the Sun, with the experience of the previous two worlds, everyone in the expedition knew that the inside of the palace would definitely not be as beautiful as it looked. Moreover, the more beautiful things seemed on the surface, the greater the danger hidden inside.
After observing for a while, Archbishop Martin, Donald, and the others once again turned to look at Lin Li. In the previous two worlds, the power that Lin Li and the Tower of Dusk had already given them a great shock, causing them to involuntarily hand over the leadership of the exploration to Lin Li.
Faced with such a situation, Lin Li did not stand on ceremony, and simply followed the previous formation, with the Rotterdam Kingdom's Alchemy Colossuses as the vanguard and the Holy Light Paladins in charge of the flanks of the team. He then gave the order to enter the palace.
If it were in the past, Donald and the others from the Rotterdam Kingdom would have more or less expressed their dissatisfaction with such an arrangement, and then taken the opportunity to raise some conditions for the distribution of the gains from the exploration. However, now, especially after knowing that Lin Li had a close relationship with the Brilliance Shrine, Donald could not wait to please Lin Li. Hence, he naturally dared not raise any conditions.
Although Prince Kanber, who was the heir to the throne of the Rotterdam Kingdom, did not show any clear dissatisfaction with the arrangement under Donald's persuasion, which was based on the overall situation, even though he did not revere the Sanctuary powerhouses very much. He had no choice but to keep it in his heart while deploying the Alchemy Colossuses to form the vanguard of the expedition according to the tasks assigned to him.
The golden door of the palace was slowly pushed open, and the expedition, with the Rotterdam Kingdom's Alchemy Colossuses as the vanguard, finally stepped into the golden palace that would make anyone feel ashamed of themselves.
After stepping into the palace, the members of the expedition discovered that the palace was not just golden and dazzling on the outside. In fact, the interior was also filled with golden light. Although the construction materials used in the palace were different, they all had one thing in common, which was the dazzling golden light.
If there was a person who used gold to build his own house, he might only give off the feeling that he was a nouveau riche. However, the golden palace did not make them feel that it was vulgar and extravagant at all. Instead, it was extremely dignified and noble. It was sacred and inviolable.
Feeling the majestic and solemn atmosphere around them, the members of the expedition even wondered if the enemy they might encounter this time would be a servant of god with Divine Power. However, not long after the troops entered the palace, a group of enemies surged towards them, causing them to feel nauseous. This was a group of ugly abyssal demons that symbolized evil and filth!
It was a group of Skinning Walkers that lived on the 40th floor of the abyss. Each of them was like a giant wolf that stood upright. Their eyes shone with a bloodthirsty light, and jet-black saliva constantly flowed out of their fangs, dragging long threads that dripped to the ground. They had strong bodies, and the claws on their hands were half a meter long. They looked like curved daggers, and they gave people chills just by looking at them.
And the most disgusting thing was that these Skinning Walkers' bodies were like the crudest armor, wrapped in skin that obviously belonged to other Demons, and people could smell the rotten stench from afar. It was said that the Skinning Walkers' favorite thing to do was to skin their enemies alive for their own collection. Although humans had not appeared there for many years, there were obviously many other demons who had enjoyed such treatment.
The moment they saw the Skinning Walkers, the members of the expedition felt as if they had seen an ugly and disgusting man suddenly lying on the body of an incomparably holy and noble goddess. The strong sense of incongruity almost made them go crazy. The Alchemy Colossuses that were walking in front of the team did not even wait for orders from their superiors before they displayed their most powerful attacks.
However, the Skinning Walkers were not only famous for their cruel and perverted behavior. More importantly, they were probably the only Abyssal Demons in the Endless Abyss that could match the speed of Vampires. With their lightning-like speed, even the Abyssal Demons that were obviously of a higher level than them were usually unwilling to provoke them.
The Alchemy Colossuses in front of the expedition all activated the Alchemy Arrays on their bodies, and powerful magic spells immediately covered the area where the Skinning Walkers were coming from. However, at the moment when the magic spells fell, they could see a few figures that quickly dodged to the side like lightning.
This wave of attacks seemed powerful, but in reality, the results achieved were pitifully small. When the magic light dissipated, there were only a few corpses of the Skinning Walkers left in the area that was covered by the magic spells.
Actually, the Alchemy Colossuses of the Rotterdam Kingdom could not be blamed for having weak offensive power. After all, they were not speed-type in the first place. Although they seemed to be much faster than ordinary mages when casting magic spells with the help of the Alchemy Arrays, the activation of the Alchemy Arrays and the casting of the magic spells were far from comparable to true instantaneous magic spells.
The enraged Skinning Walkers let out shrill roars, and turned into lightning bolts that darted towards the expedition. Under Jeremiah's command, the Holy Light Knights, who were in charge of the two wings of the expedition, also charged forward.
If it were the Holy Light Knights in the past, they would probably have to pay a huge price even if they could win against such a group of Skinning Walkers. However, after the baptism of the power of Holy Light, almost all of the Holy Light Knights had reached level-19, and their combat power had almost doubled compared to when they had first set foot in the Sky Castle.
The loud and clear Battle Song echoed in the space, and the holy light forced the golden light of the palace far away, forming a circle of dense white light around the expedition. After the Skinning Walkers that rushed over like lightning entered the white light, they immediately seemed to have fallen into a quagmire, and their speed was greatly reduced. They had no choice but to reveal their hideous appearances.
Immediately afterwards, the Holy Light Knights waved their cross-shaped spears, and mercilessly killed the Skinning Walkers. Without the advantage of speed, the Skinning Walkers' strength was reduced by almost half. Besides, the powerful purification of the power of Holy Light also caused their physical fitness to decline greatly. The Skinning Walkers that had fallen into the Holy Light Battle Song could hardly make an effective counterattack against the attacks of the Holy Light Knights. All they could do was howl in anger and indignation.
The appearance of the Skinning Walkers did not make the expedition stop. While the Holy Light Knights were killing the Skinning Walkers, they still maintained the same speed as the expedition. Seeing such a situation, everyone in the expedition felt a sense of relief, and it seemed that this world did not seem as difficult to deal with as the previous two worlds.
However, at this moment, Lin Li did not seem to be relaxed. Instead, he frowned slightly. The appearance of the Skinning Walkers made him even more certain that this place was related to the Well of the Sun in the Endless World. Based on his understanding of the Well of the Sun in his memory, Lin Li knew that the Skinning Walkers were actually just the beginning. If the Well of the Sun was that difficult, he probably wouldn't have been able to obtain the Stars of Fury in the Endless World.
Seeing that the Skinning Walkers could not pose a threat to the expedition at all, Donald could not help but be tempted by the treasures that might exist in this palace. Hence, he approached Lin Li, and carefully asked, "Master Felic, should we search this palace?"
In the past, Donald would only address Lin Li as President. Although it was not too rude, it was more or less a form of contempt due to his status. After all, he was the chief court mage of the Rotterdam Kingdom, while Lin Li was just the president of an unknown force. The gap between their statuses was huge in anyone's eyes.
However, Donald did not dare to think that way anymore. Lin Li was a Sanctuary powerhouse who was above all worldly power, and had a close relationship with the Brilliance Shrine. It would be a piece of cake for Lin Li to destroy him and his team. If he were to play any tricks, it would be no different from courting death.
When Donald was talking to Lin Li about this matter, Archbishop Martin also came over with the same thoughts. After all, their purpose of coming there was to find the Immortal King's treasure. Now that they were faced with such a gorgeous palace, they naturally thought that there should be a corresponding precious collection in this palace.
However, Lin Li did not explain anything, and simply calmly said, "Let's continue moving forward."
Hearing Lin Li's answer, Donald couldn't help but feel annoyed, but he had no choice but to lower his head at the thought of his scruples. To him now, whether he could gain anything or not was no longer the most important thing. The most important thing was whether he could leave this place safely with his team.
Given the relationship between the Brilliance Shrine and the Tower of Dusk, Archbishop Martin certainly did not have as many scruples as Donald. However, he also understood that Lin Li had to have his reasons for saying that. Hence, he did not ask any further questions.
Of course, there was a reason why Lin Li refused to let anyone explore the palace. However, it was not because he did not want others to share the treasures, but because he knew that there was actually nothing of value left there.
Back when Lin Li was exploring the Well of the Sun in the Endless World, he actually had the same thoughts as Donald and the others. He thought that there would definitely be a huge amount of wealth in such a gorgeous and majestic palace. However, after spending a lot of time searching, Lin Li could only helplessly make such an evaluation of the palace — it was luxurious on the outside, but shabby on the inside.
There were all kinds of extremely dangerous magic traps and gears in the Well of the Sun, and many of them had even reached the Guru-level. Logically speaking, ordinary Abyssal Demons would not be able to crack them. However, after some exploration, Lin Li discovered that the magic traps and gears had long lost their effectiveness. It was not because they had been cracked by someone, but because they had lost the source of mana, and could not be activated at all.
That was something that puzzled Lin Li at the time. The Well of the Sun was originally the palace of the High Elves, and the source of mana used in the magic traps and gears was at least a Legendary-level magical crystal. The greatest feature of Legendary magical crystals was that they could continuously and automatically replenish their own mana like mages did during meditation. Although they were not really inexhaustible, they were definitely more than enough to support them for thousands of years.
It was not until later that Lin Li broke into the depths of the Well of the Sun that he found out the real reason why the source of mana was completely exhausted. Now that Lin Li had seen the Skinning Walkers, he knew that this place was extremely similar to the Well of the Sun in the Endless World. Hence, why should he waste his precious time again?
The Abyssal Demons were also intelligent, and were not inferior to humans at all. They also knew how to collect good things. Without the protection of the magic gears and magic traps, what else could stop the Abyssal Demons? It could be said that after such a long time, the Abyssal Demons had already plundered the Well of the Sun completely, and even the magical gemstones embedded in the murals had been dug out.
However, it would be too troublesome to explain such a thing. Lin Li couldn't possibly say that he had explored the Well of the Sun once in another world, and thus knew that there were no treasures there at all. Fortunately, be it Archbishop Martin or Donald, neither of them dared to raise any objections to his decision. Hence, he did not have to waste his breath on it.
The expedition continued to advance towards the depths of the Well of the Sun while resisting the attacks of the Skinning Walkers. However, new Abyssal Demons soon joined the battle.
They were a type of Succubus, but the so-called charm did not come from their appearance. In fact, those Succubi were extremely ugly, and had a bloated body with countless tentacles. They would only make people feel disgusted. The reason they were called Succubi was because their bodies were constantly emitting a psychedelic aura. At the same time, their bodies secreted a type of mucus that had a strong aphrodisiac effect.
Back in the Endless World, there were even people who specially collected the mucus of the Succubi to formulate a strong aphrodisiac potion. Of course, the aphrodisiac was not used to do anything bad. In the game world, one could not do anything lewd, either. Instead, it was used to cultivate precious magical beasts as pets.
However, Anril was not the game world. In the game world, there would at most be some abnormal states, but in this world, the aphrodisiac ability of the Succubi was real. Hence, when he saw the appearance of those Succubi, Lin Li dared not let his guard down. He immediately ordered the mages to prioritize attacking those disgusting Succubi. At the same time, he took out the debris of the stars, Holy Light. The Divine Power that was far purer than that of the Brilliance Shrine's team instantly enveloped the entire team.
Back when Lin Li explored the Well of the Sun, he only relied on his own power, and he was a Hunter. Although his attack power was not weak, it was still quite a headache for him to deal with the Succubi. However, things were different now. The pitiful defense of the Succubi was nothing under the magical bombardment of the mages of the Tower of Dusk.
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