Chapter 409
Only the most proper education in magic possible would produce a clingy bastard of such caliber!
This Lich and Ujfalusi were both level-20 Necromancers, and were both able to summon a Humerus Wyrm, yet they were worlds apart in terms of combat skills. While Ujfalusi had once ruled over the ruins of Syer Town, he was nothing more than a harmless lamb compared to this clingy bastard—there was no way to compare them at all.
This bastard was awfully difficult to deal with because while he was skilled in Necromagic, he did not use any summoning spells, which were the most effective spells Necromagic had to offer. Even though he conjured hundreds of corpses using death aura, they were only meant for the last Corpse Explosion.
There was only one reason why a Necromancer did not summon Undead creatures—it meant that he had far more powerful tricks up his sleeve.
That was what happened indeed. The Lich had only used three level-15 spells, but they formed a flawless trap, one that made the advance party inch closer and closer to their death. If Lin Li had not used the Dragon’s Eye at the very last minute, there would be less than three people from the advance party still alive now.
Even the usually calm Lin Li could not help but shudder as he recalled the earlier events carefully.
What would happen if he had not taken the All-Knowing Potion? What if he did not have the Dragon’s Eye? What if he had been a tad too slow in channeling his mana…
But, Lin Li believed that time actually was not far away.
That was because at the same time he was becoming familiar with the strength of the Legendary-realm, he also found the answer to another question that had been bugging him.
He had found the Lich’s strength strange because that strength was not coming from the Lich himself.
Lin Li had not realized it at first, but as the duel became more and more intense, Lin Li began to find it strange. This duel had become impossibly fast, and most of the instantaneous magic they used was at least level-15.
What kind of concept was that? Using a level-15 magic instantaneously a couple of times would probably completely drain an Archmage of his mana. Only a true Legendary powerhouse would be able to keep up with such expenditure.
However, even a Legendary powerhouse would suffer from lethargy after using instantaneous level-15 magic for an extended period of time. And yet, this human and Lich seemed to become more and more energetic, with no sign of mana exhaustion at all.
There was no wonder why Lin Li could keep up with this, as he was different from anybody in this world, after all. Even Andoine had been envious of his seemingly endless reserve of mana.
But what about this Lich…?
How could he withstand this expenditure? Was he like Lin Li, and had come from another world?
As this suspicion appeared, Lin Li started noticing the changes in the Lich’s mana, and soon realized that the flow of his mana was strange.
Mages’ mana usually came from within themselves, and when they used their mental strength, it’d form a unique magical wave.
But this Lich was different. When he used his mental strength to cast spells, there indeed was a strong magical wave, but the Lich was not at the center of it; rather, it was from the endless darkness.
The altar! A thought appeared in Lin Li’s mind.
Indeed, it had to be the altar, or this Lich would not be so strange. It was as though he had dozens of magical crystals on him as he never seemed exhausted. If the Lich’s source of mana was the altar, it would make sense as the source of mana of the altar was one of the seven Debris of the stars, the Gloomy Dark. It was Dark Force in its purest form, and would definitely suffice to fuel a level-20 Lich comfortably.
This sudden discovery made Lin Li ecstatic. If the Lich’s strength really came from the Gloomy Dark, it would be all too easy to get rid of him…