Suyass was startled by that mournful wail and almost interrupted his incantation. He managed to finish his incantation with great difficulty, and just as he was about to cast a spell, a loud sound echoed as the Alpha Thunderbird heavily smashed into the ground.
The entire world turned silent.
The battle also came to an end. The flock of Thunderbirds that had lost their leader were like headless flies under the joint exploration team's counterattack, completely losing their bearings. The warriors of the joint exploration team attacked back and forth a few times, easily cutting the flock of Thunderbirds apart. A few Magic Shooters and three Divine Archers only needed a round of concentrated fire to shoot down three or four Thunderbirds. Following that, the joint exploration team continued to expand their gains through this gap, and the battle completely entered a one-sided rhythm. After a few minutes, only one or two of the dozens of Thunderbirds were lucky enough to escape …
"Sir Suyass …" Lin Yun had already flown over and stopped next to Suyass. "I just had a chat with Leader Lys, and the situation seems to be a lot more complicated than we thought …"
"Eh, eh …" Suyass said a few times, but he didn't dare to look at Lin Yun.
Because Suyass suddenly discovered that the young Great Mage in front of him had suddenly become very unfamiliar.
Now, Suyass finally understood why he had a long talk with Karon that night and why Karon only smiled when they talked about the possibility of both sides fighting. Besides trying to dissuade him, Karon didn't say anything else.
At that time, Suyass thought that Karon was worried about him, worried that if he injured that young Great Mage, he would attract the revenge of Star Sage Joy, and even his teacher Nolan's punishment.
But now, Suyass finally understood. Indeed, Karon was worried about him, but he wasn't worried about what would happen if he injured that young Great Mage, he was worried that he wouldn't be able to injure him.
An esteemed Archmage being unable to injure a 9th Rank Great Mage … Suyass wouldn't have believed it even if Karon had said it himself a few minutes ago, but now Suyass believed it.
Because just now, Suyass had seen with his own eyes that this 9th Rank Great Mage easily shot down a level 25 Alpha Thunderbird. The power he displayed in that split second was simply breathtaking!
That's right, Suyass could see that this young Great Mage's true strength far surpassed his own rank, but Suyass truly hadn't expected it to surpass him by so much. In the entire joint exploration team, only Suyass could clearly see what had happened.
Thunderbirds were Lightning Spirits, and each of their feathers was filled with lightning power. Especially after reaching level 25, their innate spell, Endless Lightning, would awaken, and each feather would transform into boundless lightning. At that time, when hundreds of feathers fell down, even an Archmage like Suyass had no choice but to dodge.
But at that time, that young Great Mage was flying towards the lightning. At that time, Suyass truly thought that the young Great Mage was done for, but he hadn't expected that in that split second, the young Great Mage would be able to find a crack in the lightning and enter it. At that time, Suyass was scared silly. What kind of frightening control was that? After all, that young Great Mage wasn't using a true Flight Spell, but rather a Flying Magic Tool that couldn't be accurately controlled.
As an Archmage, how could Suyass not know the difference between a Flying Magic Tool and a Flight Magic Tool?
One was a spell that he had complete control over, while the other was the power of a Magic Tool. The difference between the two was far greater. It could be said that any mage that could control a Flying Magic Tool decently could reach the nimbleness of a flying magic beast when using a Flight Spell.
Not to mention, the other side's control over a Flying Magic Tool was far from decent.
That was simply too presentable …
Suyass clearly saw that even if he used Flight, he wouldn't be able to enter that crack, but the other side used a Flying Magic Tool to enter it.
What kind of concept was that?
Suyass truly hadn't thought of that kind of control.
Then, Suyass saw the other side summon a ball of flames.
If it could be said that the young Great Mage's control ability had shocked Suyass, then the flames he summoned afterward had truly terrified him.
The power of that ball of flames was definitely comparable to that of an Archmage. It only took a light hit to blast open the Thunderbird Leader's body, entering its abdomen and coming out through its back. At that time, only one thought appeared in Suyass' mind, 'True Spirit Magic Tool, that is definitely a True Spirit Magic Tool …'
That kind of power was too frightening.
After the battle, Suyass kept asking himself if he could have survived if he had been the Leader of the Thunderbirds.
His final conclusion made Suyass very dejected. 'I wouldn't have survived, I really wouldn't have survived …'
He recalled the confrontation between the two sides in the camp. If not for Karon's sudden arrival …
Just thinking about it made Suyass feel a chill down his spine.
At this time, Suyass was somewhat disheartened. He had always thought that he was the strongest member of the joint exploration team, so he had always played the role of the team's commander. Even after the four of them got separated from the team, he had always been the leader, whether intentionally or unintentionally, because he truly felt that he had the right and obligation to do so.
Now that he thought about it, Suyass felt his face burning hot.
That huge gap made Suyass feel like a clown. He had thought that he was infallible, but in the end, he found out that everything he said was a joke.
"Sir Suyass …" The Lava Dominator's power had already been exhausted, and Lin Yun had already descended from the sky to regroup with Lys and the others. After exchanging a few words, he noticed that Suyass was in a daze, so he shouted towards the sky.
"Ah …" Suyass woke up from his daze when he heard Lin Yun 'shout. He subconsciously shook his head and threw these chaotic thoughts to the back of his mind before slowly descending from the sky.
When Suyass came over, Lin Yun had already communicated with the others. Everyone had some understanding of the current situation and were all talking about their opinions.
"What is it, Great Mage Merlin …"
"It's like this, Sir Suyass …" Lin Yun repeated his conversation with Lys.
At first, Suyass seemed a bit absent-minded, but as he listened, his expression gradually turned serious, especially when Lin Yun said that Lys and the others had already been here for three months. Suyass' eyes suddenly widened.
"This is a Time Cage!"
"Yes …" Lin Yun nodded. Lin Yun actually knew about the Time Cage that Suyass mentioned. It was said that peak Saint Alchemists could use arrays to manipulate space and time. This kind of array was called a Time Cage.
But a Time Cage was already a legendary existence. Even Lin Yun, who came from 30,000 years in the future, had only read about it in some books. As for what a true Time Cage looked like, even Lin Yun couldn't explain it.
But now, everything that Lys said was no different from a Time Cage. It was as if everyone was locked in a crack in time. This was a dead end of the river of time. The flow of time here was completely different from the outside world. A year outside might be one day, or a year outside might be one day.
Naturally, it could also be completely still, or it could be unpredictable.
In short, anything could happen in a Time Cage.
But why a Time Cage …
This was what Lin Yun was truly concerned about. After all, even a Saint Alchemist couldn't casually set up a Time Cage. It involved the most basic Laws of this world, a huge consumption and a long time. If there wasn't a suitable reason, who would pay such a huge price to set up a Time Cage?
Moreover, Lin Yun knew that …
Although the Time Cage was called a cage, it wasn't a true cage. In Noscent 30,000 years in the future, the Time Cage was also known as a Time Barrier. The different flow of time inside and outside made it so that any power added to the Time Cage would dissipate in front of the Time Power. This characteristic also determined that the Time Cage couldn't be broken from the outside.
Lin Yun clearly remembered that the Shelter Tower's defensive system used the Time Cage as its core.
But what the Shelter Tower wanted to protect was the entirety of Heiss City, the last spark of Noscent.
In that case, what was this Time Cage trying to protect?
'Could it be that there is something important buried in this Gaugass world?'
"Great Mage Merlin … Great Mage Merlin …" Suyass waited for a long time, but he didn't hear anything else. He raised his head and discovered that the other side was distracted.
"It's nothing, I just remembered something."
"Great Mage Merlin, what do you think we should do next?"
Although the others didn't think much of Suyass' words, Solomon and Lys, who were a bit more attentive, glanced at Suyass.
Although these two weren't as strong as Suyass, they had been in Thousand Sails City for decades and weren't easy to deal with. Hearing Suyass' words, they faintly felt that something was wrong, and after thinking about it carefully, they discovered that his attitude was different from before.
After all, Suyass was an Archmage. Although Suyass had been more amiable to everyone after Karon arrived, that kind of arrogance couldn't be hidden from anyone. The simplest example was that Suyass wouldn't discuss his decisions with anyone, he would always act as if it was a matter of course.
Why? Because Suyass was an Archmage …
The world of magic was very strict.
If it had been before, Suyass definitely wouldn't have asked in a consulting tone, "What do you think we should do next?"
'What's going on …'
As an Archmage, how could Suyass suddenly be so polite to Merlin?
The two of them looked at each other, and for a moment, they couldn't help but be at a loss …
"We are going south …" After saying this, Lin Yun unwillingly looked towards the north.
The north was a mountain range that stretched for thousands of kilometers. Lin Yun only needed to use the Magic Array to do a simple analysis to find out that over 90% of the Time Cage's power was concentrated in that mountain range.
It could be said that Lin Yun was 90% certain that the secret guarded by the Time Cage was in that mountain range in the north.
Lin Yun clearly remembered that mountain range in the north of Gaugass would shock all of Noscent ten thousand years later.
Unfortunately, Lin Yun also remembered that ten thousand years later, when that mountain range would shock Noscent, even Archmages would be defeated, and a few weaker Heaven Rank powerhouses would fall. With his current strength, he simply wouldn't have the opportunity to explore that secret.
The only thing he could do now was to leave this place.
The farther the better …
"South?" Suyass was clearly stunned. Lin Yun could use the Magic Array to analyze the place where the power of the Time Cage was converging, so how could Suyass, as a peak Master Alchemist and an Archmage, not be able to sense it?
Thus, Suyass froze when he heard Lin Yun 'words.
"Yes, to the south …" Lin Yun didn't explain anything and only nodded.
Suyass opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but after seeing Lin Yun's expression, he suddenly hesitated, because he could feel an unquestionable attitude from Lin Yun's voice. If it had been before, Suyass might have unhesitatingly objected.
But now, Suyass didn't dare to.
"Okay …" After a moment of silence, Suyass nodded, but his expression was somewhat reluctant.
After the two made their decision, the joint exploration team set off once again. They passed through the dense forest and followed the Harrison River south. The road wasn't very peaceful, and they would occasionally encounter some magic beasts harassing them. But with the addition of Lin Yun's group, their fighting power had more than doubled. The weaker magic beasts were crushed after a few rounds, while the stronger ones could only last a few rounds.
This way, it could be said to be more daunting than dangerous.
In the real world, the end of the Harrison River was in Norland. In other words, as long as they reached the end of the Harrison River, they would be considered to have left Gaugass.
But when the 20 of them arrived at the end of Harrison River, they only saw a ball of gentle light flickering in front of them. The surging water poured into that ball of gentle light from above, but not a single drop leaked out …
Suyass did a simple mana scan and said, "This should be a Teleportation Gate."
But whether they should enter such a Teleportation Gate or not, even Suyass didn't dare to make a decision.
Even a fool would know that it was best to take a long detour when encountering an unknown Teleportation Gate, because they would never know if they would be teleported to a damned place after entering the Teleportation Gate.
Naturally, the joint exploration team's current situation was a bit special.
At least for now, it seemed that this Teleportation Gate was the joint exploration team's only way out. If they went in, they might be teleported to a damned place, but if they didn't go in, they would definitely stay in that damned place. Comparing the two, it was hard to say which choice was more damned.
"I'll go first." After thinking for a bit, Lin Yun didn't discuss it with anyone and directly walked in.
Because Lin Yun knew that a damned place wouldn't be as damned as staying in a Time Cage. The flow of time might be normal here, but who could guarantee that it would always be normal? If he were to suddenly accelerate by a thousand times, all of the 20 or so members of the joint exploration team would have to die here …
When entering the Teleportation Gate, Lin Yun had already prepared himself for the worst. Even if he stepped into the Abyss, Lin Yun wouldn't find it strange.
But when the surrounding space stopped distorting and everything became still once again, Lin Yun discovered that he had entered a treasury.
"No way …" Lin Yun was dumbstruck as he looked at his surroundings. This was simply an alchemist's paradise. All kinds of magic materials were piled up like mountains. Even someone as knowledgeable as Lin Yun was almost blinded on the spot.
"This … Could this be Vaughn's collection?" At this time, Suyass also walked through the Teleportation Gate, and when he saw these magic materials, he had the same expression as Lin Yun.
One of them came from the Mercury Tower, the holy land of alchemists, and had seen countless magic materials in his life. The other came from 30,000 years in the future. Although he hadn't seen many magic materials with his own eyes, he had seen many of them in all kinds of books and records.
Even the two of them were scared to this extent, so it was easy to imagine how many magic materials there were in this treasury.
This treasury covered at least a kilometer and was completely paved with Moonstone and Ivory Stone. Over a hundred chests were neatly piled on both sides, and each chest was filled with all kinds of magic materials. Lin Yun estimated that if all these magic materials were taken out, the entire magic material market in Noscent would be shaken. Who knew how many merchants specializing in magic materials would go bankrupt.
If these magic materials were all exchanged for golds, they might be able to buy ten Thousand Sails Cities.
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