Chapter 713 - Magical Crystal Cannons
The rumors about the Haiga Mountain Range expedition had actually spread widely as the Malfa Family and the elves had all spread the word about Lin Li and his subordinates reaping benefits and taking advantages all the way from the Green Dragon cave to the Sky Castle. The main reason was because Elder Randy and the rest were very touched about Lin Li mustering the courage to sacrifice himself and save the elves at the end.
Of course, although the elves and the Malfa Family knew that the rumors were true, they sounded rather unrealistic to the others. The mages here had also heard them, but they did not believe them at all. However, after everything that happened today, they vaguely began believing those exaggerated rumors. Everyone watched as the young mage Lin Li subdued the Undead Army effortlessly. Hence, the rumors were not exaggerated at all.
The team finally stopped. According to the map, the high wall that was not too far in front could be regarded as the central area of the mausoleum. They reckoned that the hibernation place of Osric and his massive wealth should be behind the city wall.
No one could deduce just how much wealth Osric had accumulated before his death, not even those who had studied the history of that period. They could only say that it was a massive number. Even the map of the mausoleum did not mention how much wealth was buried in the mausoleum. However, now that they were staring at the huge wall, everyone finally gained a new understanding of Osric’s wealth, which was clearly far greater than what anyone could imagine.
Everyone looked at the towering wall while being a little distracted, only to see that it was filled with Magical Crystal Cannons produced by the Dwarf Kingdom. That was a massive amount of wealth that managed to shock even Andoine and Rosen who were authoritative figures of the Supreme Council.
Aldwin’s and Macklin’s eyes were glistening because the Magical Crystal Cannons were worth hundreds of thousands of gold coins each, which meant that the grand total of the Crystal Cannons was definitely massive. Besides, if the Crystal Cannons were to be placed randomly on the Omniscient Tower, no one would dare to offend the Alanna Guild of Magic at all.
Lin Li touched the Ring of Endless Storm on his finger and wished that he could stow all of the Crystal Cannons in the ring. The Tower of Dusk now had no shortage of mana, and although there were more than 20 Magical Crystal Cannons installed, no one would turn down more of such easy and powerful weapons. Lin Li thought, If I were to put more cannons on every floor, the entire Tower of Dusk would be full of Crystal Cannons that will destroy even the powerhouses of the Legendary realm.
Everyone was still staring at the Magical Crystal Cannons on the wall and daydreaming. All of a sudden, someone yelled, “Look at the muzzle, it seems to be accumulating energy!” The cannons had already emitted a dazzling glare, and they were targeting the crowd thinking of moving the Crystal Cannons home.
The Alchemical Undead that were still appearing extremely menacing just now were badly damaged. Although the Alchemical Undead were far more powerful than ordinary Undead creatures, they could not resist the destructive power of the magic cannons. The surrounding Magical Crystal Cannons had also begun to turn their muzzles while emitting bright rays of light.
“Hurry up, defense, defend all you can!” Aldwin yelled. It would be impossible to run, and no one could beat the speed of light, not even the gods, let alone the Archmages who had yet to enter the Legendary-realm.
The 200-odd mages raised their staffs at the same time while chanting some spells. Finally, when the second shelling came, they put up a large Elemental Shield. A ray of light erupted in the air, shaking the Elemental Shield, which now seemed to be on the verge of breaking. Even with the Legendary defensive spells, the mages might not be able to sustain their defense any second longer under the bombardment of the numerous Magical Crystal Cannons.
The Magical Crystal Cannons were the most direct form of attack. They would compress mana to its limit, and then bombard the target directly without any additional magical attributes. However, their power was the most brilliant; the amount of power was determined by the amount of mana. It was so powerful that even Legendary powerhouses could not resist it.
Seeing that the almost all of the muzzles of the Magical Crystal Cannons had already turned towards them, Lin Li knew that there was no more time for him to hesitate any longer. If all the Magical Crystal Cannons were to bombard them, their Legendary Elemental Shield would be as fragile as glass under a hammer. Even the Legendary powerhouses would have no choice but to die.
“There’s nothing we can do. Destroy it!” Lin Li exclaimed helplessly while using the alchemy center to control the Alchemical Undead.
“Mage Felic, since you knew that you can’t block those magic Crystal Cannons, why did you spread the Undead creatures? Do you think that they are more important than the living mages!?” Rosen hollered angrily after seeing that Lin Li had dispersed most of the Alchemical Undead.
“Look for yourself,” said Lin Li who could not be bothered to answer his idiotic question. Some people just loved thinking that others were the same as them.
Some of the mages were puzzled by Lin Li’s approach, but when they looked at the city wall, they discovered that the muzzles that were initially aimed at them were now chasing the Undead. There were only less than 20 Magical Crystal Cannons facing them. However, even then, the power still could not be resisted by the mages’ Elemental Shield, which would be broken within less than 20 seconds.
At this moment, Lin Li had already flown into the air, actively evading the Crystal Cannons while rushing to the wall. Thinking of what Lin Li said before, everyone finally understood what he was trying to do. What they had to do now was to seize the opportunity and destroy the Crystal Cannons on the wall before the Elemental Shield got broken.
Andoine sighed helplessly. The Magical Crystal Cannons were definitely worth a fortune, but unfortunately, they could only be destroyed by them. Despite feeling helpless, time was running out, and there was no way they could think of other methods. No matter how valuable the Magical Crystal Cannons were, they still meant less than the lives of humans did.
Lin Li had flown to the city wall. After dodging the attack by one of the Magical Crystal Cannons, he moved the Helios’ Scepter forward and tried to shoot the Legendary magical crystal. Damn it, Osric really is a lunatic. He actually placed so many Magical Crystal Cannons in his own mausoleum. Does he play tower defense games out of boredom!?
The Magical Crystal Cannons on the city wall were not placed without restrictions or protection, as they were also wrapped with metal shells that were engraved with defensive mageweaths. They were undoubtedly strong Magical Crystal Cannons that even Lin Li could not break, despite having the help of Andoine and Rosen. However, he only had less than 20 seconds; hence, he could not tear them apart, because there were way too many Magical Crystal Cannons on the city wall.
As Lin Li waved the Helios’ Scepter, a massive thunderball slammed into one of the Magical Crystal Cannons on the city wall. Thunderbolt magic was known for its incredibly powerful attacks, and after Lin Li obtained the debris of the stars, Thunderbolt, he began to have a huge breakthrough in controlling it. That was one of the reasons he managed to reach the peak of level-23.
“BOOM!”
A huge explosion sounded, and the Magical Crystal Cannon that was engulfed by the thunderball could not resist even for a tenth of a second.
Damn it, I must be faster, Lin Li thought as he stared at the ray of light blasting down the wall, continuously trying to decrease his casting time. After all, Lin Li could not cast spells immediately; hence, he had no choice but to reduce his casting time. One second for every Legendary spell? That wasn’t enough. Lin Li only had less than 20 seconds, and he had plenty of Crystal Cannons to destroy.
He had to continue compressing while ensuring that his spells were cast successfully. If he were to fail, it would not only result in backfiring, he would also be wasting precious time. Lin Li felt like he had returned to the Sky Castle where he had to temporarily interrupt the Psychic Array and draw a total of 144 mageweaths on 36 towers within 10 seconds. In addition to the time taken to draw the mageweaths, he also needed time to travel. Back then, he was much more pressed for time than he was now.
A huge thunderball landed on the Magical Crystal Cannon. Lin Li had no time to look at the result at all. Instead, he continued to chant the spell for a while before waving his staff.
Behind Lin Li, the sounds of explosions continued to fill the air while pushing him forward. He could no longer see anything except the next Magical Crystal Cannon that he had to destroy.
Lin Li even compressed a Legendary spell into a note that sounded extremely sharp to others, but that was not enough. The arrangement of the magical elements was also completed instantly with the support of huge spiritual power. The consequences were an overdraft for the output limit and his body instead of mental strength and mana. Although his mental strength and mana were almost infinite, Lin Li was already exhausted, and he had no choice but to persist by relying on his determination.
Compared to Lin Li who was racing against time, Andoine and Rosen seemed to be a little more relaxed. Although they were also facing the strong Magical Crystal Cannons, the two of them who had long entered the Legendary-realm were using different approaches. With a wealth of experience, they already knew how much mana they had to exhaust on each Crystal Cannon after destroying the first one. Unlike Lin Li, they needed not use their full strength for each blow. Instead, they evenly distributed their mana and used low-level magic to achieve the right effect, which also allowed them to achieve the highest efficiency in casting time and usage of mental strength.
The three Legendary powerhouses each used their own methods to destroy the Magical Crystal Cannons one by one. In just 10 seconds or so, the light emitted from the walls was rapidly reduced, and at this juncture, the mages no longer had to solely become targets. While maintaining the Elemental Shield, they continued to move towards the wall.
Finally, when there were only a few Magical Crystal Cannons left on the wall, the mages safely ascended the wall, and the Magical Crystal Cannons that had yet to be destroyed also no longer gathered the light in their muzzles.
Lin Li broke away from the state where he was pushing his limits, and sat on the top of the city wall while panting heavily and looking at the scene outside the city wall. At this moment, Lin Li felt a strong pain in his heart, and he was deeply anguished. The Undead Army that he was initially controlling was ordered to scatter and attract the attacks of the Magical Crystal Cannons. In the end, the Undead were wiped out completely within just 10 seconds. Although Lin Li did not quite care about the Alchemical Undead, he did not expect them to be destroyed so soon.
“Felic, how’s it going?” asked Andoine, who could tell from Lin Li’s current state that he had put a big burden on his body when destroying the Magical Crystal Cannons just now. The World-destroying Thunderball was a level-22 magic spell that was thrown out rapidly. Hence, he could imagine how much mana was required.
Lin Li shook his head and stood up. “It’s alright. Good that it didn’t cause any delay. Since we’ve already entered, let’s continue.” Lin Li managed to push on because he had a strong body of a Smithing Guru. Another mage would probably have collapsed a long time ago.
Lin Li could not be bothered to find out if the Alchemical Undead had been destroyed completely. Although the strength of the Alchemical Undead had been increased countless times, they were not quite useful in such circumstances.
Everyone came down from the wall, and finally arrived at the center of the mausoleum. Compared to the other side of the wall, the place seemed completely different. A huge and gorgeous palace was erected majestically in the center of the square, and everything around it could only be described as brilliant, opulent, luxurious, and magnificent.
There were vines being embossed on the gemstone pillars, and they could all feel a refreshing aura of nature. Even the moonstones laid on the ground were beautifully presented with a variety of exquisite images which seemed too previous to step on.
On both sides of the square, there were also several trees carved using chrysoberyl, on which every branch and leaf seemed to be fluttering with the wind. All of the buildings they could see were lined with rainbow adamantine and reflecting dazzling rays of light.