Although Lin Li was a transmigrator, the so-called tactics in his mind were the 16 words of guerrilla warfare. However, that was useless in a battle of mental strength.
As for Osric, as the Highlord of the High Elves, he had led the Magic Legion in countless battles, and could definitely be considered a master of strategy and tactics. The experience he had accumulated from countless battles was enough to leave Lin Li in the dust.
Although Lin Li refused to give up, and continued to inject his mental strength into the control crystal in a bid to turn the situation around with his advantage in military power, the control crystal was gradually being devoured by Osric. In the end, Lin Li lost the space to deploy his troops under Osric's continuous encroachment. In the end, he did not even have a foothold.
The battle at the mental level finally ended with Lin Li's defeat. Not only was the spiritual imprint in the control crystal completely removed, but he also consumed a large amount of mental strength. If not for the fact that Lin Li had a massive amount of mental strength, he would probably have become an idiot after the battle.
After the defeat at the mental level, Lin Li finally did not hold any hopes of getting lucky. He fully stimulated the power of the seven pieces of the debris of the stars, and launched a crazy attack on Osric. Rays of light shot out from Lin Li's Domain World. There was no magic, but pure origin power that continuously bombarded Osric.
However, the situation on the battlefield was still uncontrollable, and it was tilting towards Osric's side. After suffering a few heavy blows, Norfeller finally stood up while vomiting blood, just like Jeremiah and the rest. Connoris had lost the Eternal Frost Blade. Although he managed to entangle Osric for a while with his strong and perfect body, he still couldn't avoid defeat in the end.
Angelano's Alchemy Colossus was severely damaged in the battle, and Ujfalusi's Humerus Wyrm was almost torn into pieces. The Lord of Nightmares floated in the air, unable to recondense his body for a long time. The Demon Gordon was smashed into pieces again and again, and finally became paralyzed, unable to recover.
Finally, Lin Li stopped, and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. The seven pieces of the debris of the stars flew around him, but he did not attack Osric again.
On the other hand, Osric was still the same as when he had just appeared. There were no signs of battle on his body at all. With a cold smirk on his face, he walked towards the control panel and placed the control crystal into the groove on the control panel.
It was over, everything was over! Archbishop Martin and the others wanted to stop Osric, but they were too weak to fight anymore. They could totally imagine what kind of disaster Osric would bring to Anril after gaining control of the Sky Castle.
A peak Sanctuary powerhouse with a Sky Castle meant that even if all the Sanctuary powerhouses of Anril joined forces, they probably wouldn't be able to stop Osric's maniacal revenge. Besides, there was no longer Geresco, the God of Mages, in Anril now, and no one could really unite everyone.
Of course, they might not be able to see those things. After Osric successfully obtained the Sky Castle, how could he let them go? Perhaps it would be a good thing to die here. He wouldn't have to see the various races of Anril suffer miserably under Osric's abuse.
However, at this moment, when everyone was already in despair and waiting for death, something extremely strange suddenly happened. The mana in the surroundings suddenly fluctuated abnormally, as if the floodgates had been opened. The massive mana was surging and roaring. The mana was so massive that it caused the mana in the entire space and even the world outside the Central Tower to fluctuate abnormally. Everyone could even hear the rumbling sound of the flood.
What exactly happened!? At this moment, everyone discovered that Osric, who was already confident of victory, did not immediately place the control crystal into the groove on the control panel. Instead, he strangely maintained that posture, as if he had suddenly turned into a statue.
They could clearly see that Osric's body was trembling continuously, as if he was trying his best to put the control crystal down. At the same time, Osric's appearance was also rapidly aging and shriveling. It was as if time had accelerated countless times, and everyone witnessed the transformation from a young man to an old man.
Seeing the changes in Osric's body, even a brainless person would be able to tell that it was a sign of vitality rapidly leaving Osric's body.
What could make a powerhouse who was at the peak of the Sanctuary-realm age so quickly!? Thinking about the abnormal mana fluctuations around them and the massive mana that was surging like a flood, everyone suddenly had a terrifying guess. Could it be that the mana came from Osric's body!?
The members of the expedition could not understand why such a situation would occur. Perhaps that was the price to pay for gaining control of the Sky Castle. However, they knew one thing, and that was that Osric was definitely at his weakest at this moment. God knew if he would immediately return to his previous state after gaining full control of the Sky Castle. Hence, if they did not seize this opportunity to attack him, they probably would not have another chance in the future.
At the thought of this, the people who had originally fallen into despair immediately perked up. Be it for their own interests or for the sake of love, they would not be willing for a butcher like Osric to control the Sky Castle and descend into the current Anril.
Archbishop Martin, Donald, Basel, and the other spellcasters seemed to have been reinvigorated. Suppressing the serious injuries on their bodies, they stood up with difficulty one by one, and raised their staffs in preparation to attack Osric again.
However, the surrounding space was now filled with the violent mana released by Osric that was surging like a tsunami. In such an environment, even a spellcaster who was at the peak of the Legendary-realm would find it difficult to condense mana to cast spells, not to mention that Archbishop Martin and the others were severely injured.
Archbishop Martin and the others had just chanted the incantation with difficulty, and the gemstone on the top of the staff in their hands had just lit up. Before they could gather their mana, they spat out a mouthful of blood, and immediately looked even more dispirited.
However, even then, Archbishop Martin and the others did not have the intention to give up. They did not even bother to wipe the blood at the corners of their mouths, and were about to start chanting again. It was because no one knew if there would be another chance like this, and no one knew when Osric would recover.
However, at this moment, Lin Li stood in front of Archbishop Martin and the others. However, the only Sanctuary powerhouse in the expedition did not attack Osric like Archbishop Martin and the others did. Instead, he raised his hand and gestured for them to stop casting spells.
Seeing Lin Li's behavior, Archbishop Martin and the others were rather puzzled. Although the surrounding space was filled with violent mana, they believed that it should not be enough to affect the casting of spells of a Sanctuary powerhouse. However, not only did this Sanctuary powerhouse not take the opportunity to beat them up, he even stopped them from attacking. Why would he be so righteous when dealing with a butcher like Osric!?
However, although they were filled with doubts, Archbishop Martin and the others did not question Lin Li. It was not because they trusted Lin Li completely, but rather because they really did not have the energy to speak after venting their anger.
Of course, Lin Li was not the kind of pedantic person who would not take advantage of others when they were down. Besides, his favorite thing to do was to take advantage of others when they were down. The reason why he did not take the opportunity to attack Osric now was actually very simple — there was no need.
Indeed, there was no need. Others might not know what was going on with Osric's current situation, but Lin Li was well aware of it because he was the one who had planned it.
From the very beginning, Lin Li knew that he would definitely not be able to get the Sky Castle easily, even though he had already walked to the control panel and seemed to be only one step away from the final victory. Although he did not expect Osric to have a new body here and recover his strength to such an extent, that did not affect him from preparing for the worst.
Even though Osric was in the state of a Ghost, he definitely had unfathomable strength. Although Lin Li had successfully raised his strength to level-26 in the Well of the Sun, he still did not have the slightest confidence in defeating Osric in the state of a Ghost. Hence, in other words, Lin Li knew from the beginning that this battle would happen. At the same time, he also knew that he would definitely be on the losing side.
Since he knew that he would fail in the end, Lin Li naturally would not pin his hopes on a miracle. In fact, he had already begun to plan how to deal with this situation when he was planning to explore the Sky Castle.
In order to plot against Osric, he first had to know what his real purpose was. Why did he choose to resurrect in the Sky Castle, and not in the mausoleum that he had spent a lot of effort and energy to build? Coupled with the fact that he had taken away the control crystal of the Sky Castle, which caused Osric's Ghost to awaken in advance, Lin Li was almost certain that Osric's goal was the control crystal of the Sky Castle.
Besides, Lin Li speculated that Osric probably wanted to obtain the control crystal of the Sky Castle not only for the sake of the Sky Castle, but also for other important reasons. After all, with Osric's ability, it would not be impossible for him to activate the Sky Castle even without the control crystal.
In particular, Lin Li had actually created an opportunity for Osric to seize the highest control authority of the Sky Castle without being restricted by the level of control of the control crystal. In fact, without the control crystal, Osric had indeed obtained a considerable part of the control of the Sky Castle.
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