Garl did not use any offensive methods. He simply opened his huge mouth and sucked in. In the blink of an eye, the Abyssal Demons on one side of the battlefield were devoured. Only the few Abyssal Demons that were the furthest away were lucky enough to escape from Garl's devouring range. The other Abyssal Demons all fell into Garl's mouth.
After devouring the Abyssal Demon on one side, Garl did not return to the team. Instead, under Lin Li's orders, he twisted his bloated body and moved to another direction. Then, just like before, it opened its mouth wide and devoured the dense magic spells and the powerful abyssal demons.
Seeing that the Abyssal Demons on the battlefield were wiped out by Garl in an instant, Archbishop Martin and the others felt both relieved and regretful. He was glad that Garl was now a member of his team. If he could display such terrifying combat power, it would definitely be of great help to the subsequent exploration. However, it was a little regretful that such a method of killing enemies was really a waste of resources. After all, there were Legendary magical crystals in the bodies of those Legendary demons.
In Anril, Legendary-level magical crystals had always been priceless, and could not be bought at a high price. A Legendary magical crystal was enough to be a family or a force's heirloom. Although the Brilliance Shrine and the Rotterdam Kingdom were both wealthy top forces, and did not lack Legendary magical crystals, the value of a Legendary magical crystal was no different from that of others in their eyes.
Every time Garl devoured a Legendary-level Abyssal Demon, it meant that it had devoured a priceless Legendary magical crystal. Although Archbishop Martin and the others knew that it was Garl's spoils of war, and it had nothing to do with them whether Garl swallowed or smashed them, they still felt a little distressed at the thought of the Legendary magical crystals disappearing before their eyes.
Due to Garl, the Lord Devourer, the Abyssal Demons were either devoured or washed into powder by the mana tides during the battle on the lower level. The expedition did not gain anything in the end. He had originally thought that he would be able to obtain some Mana Crystals on this floor to make up for his previous losses. But now, it seemed that his hopes were dashed.
Besides, due to the fact that Garl's devouring did not differentiate between specific targets, as long as it was within his devouring range, be it the living Abyssal Demons or the corpses of demons killed by the Brilliance Shrine or the Rotterdam Kingdom, they would all fall into his mouth. In the end, when the battlefield had completely calmed down, the ground was even cleaner than the face, with nothing left behind.
Garl, who had devoured a large number of Legendary demons, did not care about the gazes of others. He immediately used the power he had devoured to modify the host's body. His body continued to expand, and his mouth continued to split open towards his shoulders. The crystallized scales that looked as fragile as glass also began to emit layers of gem-like light.
Although Archbishop Martin and the others felt a little regretful about this outcome, there was nothing to be dissatisfied about. In fact, from their point of view, if they could leave this place alive, it would be their greatest fortune. Completing the exploration mission was secondary, and other thoughts were even more superfluous.
At the same time, the members of the expedition were visibly more fearful when they looked at Garl's bloated body. Initially, they thought that Garl would need a very long time to regain that kind of strength after losing the body of Lord Devourer. However, the facts had proven that even if Garl had not regained the strength of the Lord Devourer, he was still a terrifying existence.
A few moments later, Garl completed the modification of the host's body, and wriggled his way back to the team. He said to Lin Li in a flattering tone, "Honorable Master, your servant has completed your instructions."
However, Lin Li did not have much of a reaction to Garl's attitude. He simply nodded coldly, and said to the rest of the expedition, "Continue moving forward."
Although Lin Li did not know much about Garl's character, he had Connoris, who was a master of conspiracy and deception. Hence, he had long been reminded that Garl was definitely the kind of person who would take advantage of others. Although Lin Li did not have to worry about Garl doing anything disadvantageous to him with the restraint of the Soul Contract, he still did not treat him well.
However, Garl was not dissatisfied with Lin Li's attitude at all. Instead, he felt that it was the attitude that a master should have. He turned around and began to show off to Angelano. "How is it, dwarf? This is the difference. Do you know why your race went extinct? You want to create a great civilization with your scrap metal? Dream on. "
This time, Garl did not pretend like he did just now, because he knew from Lin Li's attitude that his little trick had been seen through. Since it was useless to pretend to be innocent, why should he make himself suffer? Hence, as soon as Garl returned, he began to bicker with Angelano.
"Damn it, you shameless parasites. You only know how to hide in other people's bodies and steal their things. You don't have any creativity at all. You're the ones who should be destroyed," Angelano cursed while waving his arm and pointing at Garl's massive body.
"How is it? Don't you only know how to hide in steel shells? What's the difference between you and us?" Garl said in disdain while twisting his body to follow the footsteps of the team.
The expedition continued to move forward under Lin Li's lead, and along the way, they cracked various magic gears and traps and killed various Abyssal Demons that surged towards them. In the team, Angelano and Garl did not stop arguing for a moment. However, they were only arguing, and neither of them took the initiative to attack.
Due to the fact that Angelano and Garl were arguing in an ancient language, the rest of the expedition actually did not know what they were arguing about. It sounded like a bunch of noise to them. Of course, they could tell from their tone that the relationship between the two was like fire and water.
On the other hand, Lin Li could not be bothered with the argument between the two. As long as they did not cross the line, he would let them argue however they wanted. Anyway, the two of them were enemies, and even if he did not let them argue, they would have other ways to fight. Hence, he might as well just argue.
The most dangerous thing on this floor of the Well of the Sun was not the Abyssal Demons, but the countless hidden magic gears and traps. Compared to the magic gears and traps inside, the power of the Gate of Sunfall that they had entered was actually only above average.
Fortunately, Lin Li had an exploration experience, and knew every inch of space like the back of his hand. Otherwise, even with Lin Li's Guru-level attainments, he would definitely be at a disadvantage here. After all, he had brought a large team with him this time. If there were any dangers, Lin Li might be able to escape alone, but the people from the Brilliance Shrine, the Rotterdam Kingdom, and even the Tower of Dusk might not be able to escape.
Archbishop Martin and the others watched as Lin Li commanded them to crack the hidden magic gears and traps one after another, and they could not help but break out in cold sweat. Although they did not do much research on the magic gears and traps, they could still tell from the mana fluctuations that as long as one of the magic gears was activated, it would probably be enough to bury the entire expedition.
The Immortal King's treasure was indeed not that easy to obtain! At this point, Archbishop Martin had no choice but to admit that even if he used all the power of the Brilliance Shrine and the pope came personally, he probably would not be able to achieve what he was doing. Actually, Archbishop Martin and the others had already become numb to the fact that they were fortunate to have met Lin Li. The only thought in their minds was to follow him.
In the process of continuously cracking the magic gears and traps, everyone in the expedition, be it those from the Brilliance Shrine or the Rotterdam Kingdom, had already subconsciously regarded Lin Li as the supreme leader of the team. Everyone would subconsciously carry out Lin Li's orders meticulously before remembering that their leader was Archbishop Martin or Master Donald.
Archbishop Martin and the others did not say anything other than smiling bitterly to themselves. After all, the hope of leaving this place safely rested on Lin Li. Only a fool would offend him at this juncture because of such a matter. Besides, in such a dangerous situation, a unified command was essential. If they were to look out for each other, they would only end up dying.
In fact, not to mention the subordinates of the two forces, even figures like Archbishop Martin and Donald could be considered to be obedient to Lin Li at this moment. Of course, that was not embarrassing to them. After all, Lin Li was a true Sanctuary powerhouse who was an existence that was above them.
The only one who was a little reluctant about it was probably the prince of the Rotterdam Kingdom. Although Kanber was also only at the peak of the Legendary-realm, he felt that he was the heir of the Rotterdam Kingdom, and it was not impossible for him to step into the Sanctuary-realm in the future. Hence, Kanber did not have much respect for Lin Li, the unknown Sanctuary powerhouse. He only managed to suppress his dissatisfaction under Donald's constant persuasion and requests.
Of course, it was precisely because Kanber could still suppress his dissatisfaction that Lin Li could not be bothered to argue with him. After all, he still had to use the people of the Rotterdam Kingdom as cannon fodder.
Based on his previous experience, the ingeniously designed magic gears and traps were like puzzles in front of Lin Li. They could hardly obstruct the advancement of the expedition. Hence, on the second floor of the Well of the Sun, the speed of advancement of the expedition was much faster than before.
It only took about a few hours for the expedition to pass through the palace on this floor, and arrive at the spiral staircase that led to the next floor.
When they saw the spiral staircase, Archbishop Martin and the others almost couldn't believe it. It was simply the smoothest journey they had taken since they entered the Sky Castle, and none of the members of the team actually suffered any losses.
Of course, in addition to Lin Li cracking the magic gears and traps, Garl's participation also played a big role. Some of the Abyssal Demons that surged over did not even get to cast a single magic spell before they were sucked into Garl's stomach. It could be said that after Garl regained his host's body, the expedition almost did not have any battles, and naturally did not suffer any losses.
In this case, the team naturally did not need to rest and reorganize. Under Lin Li's orders, the expedition adjusted their formation, stepped onto the spiral staircase, and continued to advance rapidly towards the next floor. Of course, in the process of advancing, there was still no lack of arguments between Garl and Angelano, which even the members of the expedition were already used to.
However, while arguing with Angelano, Garl's mind was actually not on it. He was more shocked by Lin Li's previous performance. In the past thousands of years, the traps and gears had devoured countless Abyssal Demons, including many Legendary powerhouses that were only a step away from the Sanctuary-realm. Hence, Garl was far clearer than the rest of the expedition about how terrifying the traps and gears in the Well of the Sun were.
In Garl's opinion, Lin Li's performance could simply be described as magical. He did not need the cannon fodder to carefully explore the path, nor did he need to look for clues and think carefully. Instead, he seemed to be very certain that the magic traps were there, and the magic gears should be cracked just like that. It was as if he was more familiar with the place than with his own home.
In fact, Garl even had an illusion that all the traps and gears there were set up by his master. Otherwise, how could he have done it so accurately?
In fact, even Lin Li himself was a little surprised by how smoothly things went, let alone Garl. Putting aside the fact that the same Well of the Sun appeared here, it was understandable that the same Abyssal Demons appeared here, but how could the magic traps and gears be set up exactly the same?
In fact, Lin Li even discovered some changes that he had made after studying the traps and gears when he was exploring the Well of the Sun in the Endless World. At that time, Lin Li was exploring the Well of the Sun alone, and in addition to facing countless traps and gears, he also had to face a large number of Abyssal Demons. Hence, he relied on his mastery of the traps and gears to modify several traps and gears to help him deal with the Abyssal Demons.
Those discoveries made Lin Li feel like someone had copied the answers to an exam paper. Not only had they copied the answers, but they had also copied the names. That didn't seem to be a coincidence. At the thought of this, Lin Li couldn't help but recall the last time he came to the Sky Castle, where he actually entered the Endless Labyrinth that he had designed. Even the way he left was exactly the same. After connecting the two things, Lin Li felt a little strange and terrifying. Could such things be explained as a coincidence?
Although Lin Li could be considered to have gained a lot of benefits in this world because of those things, such as obtaining the control crystal of the Sky Castle, subduing Garl, and successfully cracking so many traps and gears on the second floor, Lin Li was not happy at all. However, Lin Li was not happy at all, because he did not know what was hidden behind it.
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