"What is it?" Suyass frowned and promptly cast a Mage Eye.
The alchemy laboratory was indeed next to the botanical garden, and it was no more than two hundred meters from a small path paved with ivory stones.
It was a stone tower floating in the air.
Through the Mage Eye, Suyass could clearly see that the stone tower was at least two hundred meters above the ground, and it didn't have any fulcrums. It was just floating above the four of them.
"Merlin, you …" Suyass looked at Lin Yun worriedly. Of the four people present, two were High Mages and one was an Archmage. They could all use Levitation and Flight to climb the stone tower, but the last one was a 9th Rank Great Mage. He didn't have Levitation or Flight, so even if he used Elemental Incarnation to use Elemental Flash, he wouldn't be able to cross two hundred meters.
"Climbing the stone tower isn't a problem …" Lin Yun shook his head. Although he was only a 9th Rank Great Mage, there were many ways to climb the stone tower. What truly troubled Lin Yun was something else. "Do you hear a buzzing sound?"
"Hmm?"
Suyass was surprised at first, but then he also frowned.
Because Suyass could clearly see the eight alchemy puppets hovering above the stone tower. The sound of their propellers moving could make anyone's scalp numb.
"Flying puppets!"
"And they aren't weak …" Lin Yun scratched his cheek as he looked at the eight flying puppets. He couldn't help bitterly smiling.
The eight flying puppets were hovering around the stone tower, sealing off all routes. Lin Yun could tell with one glance that there was no shortcut this time, so he could only force his way through.
"One person, two …" This time, Lin Yun didn't dare to take on everything. Before entering the ranks of High Mages, aerial battles were one of Lin Yun's shortcomings.
"En!" Suyass didn't say anything. He took Fran and used Flight and Levitation at the same time, flying into the sky. Just as they were fifty meters away from the stone tower, they were immediately surrounded by five flying puppets.
At this time, Suyass' true power could be seen. An Archmage was an Archmage after all. With Flight, he was no different from flying on the ground. His mobile casting ability was displayed to its pinnacle, and all kinds of spells weren't affected by his high-speed flight. They were accurate and efficient, and at this time, he actually managed to tie down six flying puppets without falling behind.
"Let's go too." Seeing that Suyass had established an advantage, Lin Yun poured mana into the Lava Dominator. This time, Lin Yun activated the Lava Dominator's flight ability.
Just as Lin Yun flew into the sky, a sharp whistling sound echoed in his ears. The remaining three flying puppets simultaneously pounced towards Lin Yun.
'So fast …' Lin Yun promptly changed directions and narrowly brushed past the three flying puppets. At the same time, he raised his Spiritual Magic Staff and cast an Ice Fire Shield.
Sure enough, just as Lin Yun cast the Ice Fire Shield, a large number of Wind Blades tore through the air.
Amidst the numerous sounds, the red and blue lights of the Ice Fire Shield rapidly alternated. At this time, countless Wind Blades collided with the Ice Fire Shield, and only metallic sounds could be heard. While controlling the Ice Fire Shield, Lin Yun didn't remain idle. He tightened his grip on his Spiritual Magic Staff and cast a Flame Burst.
Then, there was a loud "BOOM" sound …
The Flame Burst heavily smashed into a flying puppet, bursting with sparks as dazzling as fireworks. The flying puppet itself was sent flying by the shockwave of the Flame Burst.
But there was no trace of happiness on Lin Yun's face after the Flame Burst hit its target.
Because Lin Yun clearly saw that the flying puppet was sent flying a few dozen meters by the Flame Burst before swaying to a stop. Whether it was its flight system or its combat system, they weren't damaged at all. Just this kind of defensive ability was enough to make people shiver. Lin Yun even felt that the Bone Plane's puppet might be inferior in terms of defensive ability.
'Truly formidable …' After this discovery, Lin Yun didn't dare to be careless. Most of his energy was focused on controlling the Ice Fire Shield.
This was a battle with no shortcuts. Techniques and tactics were all restricted by the special environment. It was a competition of whose spells were more fierce and whose defenses were more solid.
At this time, the superiority of ranks was thoroughly displayed. After all, a gap of a dozen ranks wasn't a joke. Suyass and Fran had resisted the five flying puppets together and endured two-thirds of the pressure, but Suyass, a newly advanced Archmage, managed to finish the battle before Lin Yun and Solomon.
In the end, Suyass even helped take care of the last flying puppet.
As the last flying puppet fell to the ground, it exploded with a loud rumble. This battle, which had made Lin Yun very uncomfortable, was finally over.
"Wait …" Just as Suyass and the others were about to fly towards the stone tower, Lin Yun suddenly stopped. He didn't discuss it with everyone and directly changed directions, flying towards the only intact wreckage.
Just like before, he didn't let go of any useful parts.
It took Lin Yun a minute to finish disassembling it, and after putting the last bearing in his Spatial Ring, Lin Yun once again flew up to regroup with the other three.
"Merlin, you are too thrifty …" This time, even Solomon couldn't help saying.
The esteemed behind-the-scenes boss of the Gilded Rose, a person who made several tens of thousands of golds every minute, didn't even let a single puppet off. If this spread, who knew how many people would laugh their heads off …
"Hmpf, we worked ourselves to the bone to get rid of most of the enemies, but you sneakily put the most valuable parts in your pocket …" Fran had originally restrained himself after suffering two blows in the botanical garden, but who would have thought that he would fight alongside Suyass this time and get rid of six flying puppets in one go, making this ostrich Master Alchemist tremble once again.
"Shut up …" Suyass was an esteemed Archmage, how could he care about a few spare parts? On the contrary, Lin Yun 'actions made him feel strange. "Merlin, did you discover something?"
"A bit …" Lin Yun nodded and took out a mechanical system from his Spatial Ring. It was the one he had just dismantled from the flying puppet. "Sir Suyass, take a look at this."
"What's wrong with it?" Suyass took it with a strange expression, but after looking at it for a long time, he couldn't find anything wrong with it.
"It's been maintained very well."
"That's true …" Suyass couldn't help being surprised when he heard this. Indeed, this mechanical system was maintained very well, it didn't look like it had been idle for two millennia.
After all, the mechanical system wasn't like other components. Other components wouldn't have any problems if they weren't maintained for a few years, but the mechanical system definitely needed to be maintained regularly. Otherwise, a large amount of impurities would accumulate over time, and it might even malfunction or even burn down the mechanical system.
"It's not just these flying puppets, I also noticed this problem when dismantling the three guardian puppets we encountered in the botanical garden. If I'm not wrong, the last time they were maintained should have been a week ago …"
"How could this be!"
It wasn't just Suyass who was shocked by Lin Yun 'words, even Solomon and Fran almost jumped up on the spot.
'How could they have been maintained a week ago!
Vaughn has been dead for almost two millennia, who would be maintaining these puppets? Ghosts? '
"In any case, this laboratory is very strange …" Even Lin Yun didn't know what was going on, so he could only come up with this conclusion.
In the end, the four of them could only slowly fly towards the stone tower with these doubts in their minds.
From this hand, one could clearly see that the stone tower was already covered in moss. A large amount of dust and spider webs covered every corner of the tower. From the looks of it, it had been a long time since anyone had come here …
The stone tower's entrance was ajar, and the two rotten wooden doors would occasionally let out creaking sounds in the wind. Two guardian puppets had been standing on both sides of the entrance, but due to the passage of time, the mana sources of these two puppets had already dried up. They were now lying side by side, their bodies covered in rust and dust. They were completely different from the puppets they had seen before.
"Mage Breaker model …" Lin Yun took a quick glance, rejoicing in his voice. These two guardian puppets were both Mage Breaker models. If their mana sources hadn't dried up, it would have been a difficult battle for the four of them.
Fortunately …
With these thoughts in mind, the four of them pushed open the rotten wooden doors and cautiously went through a long corridor before quickly arriving at a spacious hall. The hall was over a hundred meters wide and had six gorgeous chandeliers hanging above their heads. The floor was covered in square ivory stones, each of which had been meticulously carved with exquisite and complex patterns. It was filled with the unique extravagant aura of the 3rd Dynasty.
The only exit was on the other side of the hall. It was a corridor with no end in sight. Only a pitch-black hole could be seen as the mouth of a ferocious beast.
"Alright, it's time for everyone to look for trouble …"
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