Chapter 212 - Elemental Annihilation
“The previous time at the Shadowglen, it was because of my, Mason’s, brilliance that I brought the two of them out safely. Let me tell you, Mage Kevin, it’s not that I am boasting. I single-handedly…” When Lin Li entered the door, he could hear Mason shamelessly boasting.
“No wonder Orrin went to sleep so early…” Lin Li mumbled at the door. But whoever knew what happened would not be able to carry on listening.
“I single-handedly… Uh… Felic, you’re back?” Mason was boasting while beaming with joy, but he saw Lin Li had entered the room. His expression immediately froze.
“Yes, I just came back.” Lin Li did not expose Mason, he only asked Kevin with uncertainty, “Kevin, they did not arrange a room for you?”
“I’m staying next door.”
“That’s not too bad…” Lin Li only then nodded his head and showed a satisfied smile. It seemed like Macklin had already taken Lin Li’s and Kevin’s relationship into consideration when arranging the latter’s accommodations, thus arranging for him to stay beside Lin Li. Not bad, not bad. It seemed like this old man did not lose his mind after the failure.
“How about we go take a look?”
“Oh, yes!” Yet it was at this moment when Kevin smacked his forehead and took something out from his pocket. “This. I found this on a bandit from Shadow’s Nest!”
“What is this?” Lin Li frowned and stretched out one hand to take the item for a look. This thing looked like an incomplete dagger. The handle had been destroyed by fire magic, leaving behind only the blade made from refined iron. Lin Li tested it out on the rattan chair and found it much sharper than he’d expected.
“I’ve obtained this dagger from a bandit.” When Kevin said this, his expression seemed to have some sort of lingering fear. “At that time, I was entangled with a level-8 warrior. This bandit took that chance to sneak behind me and backstabbed me with this dagger. I thought I was dead then. The dagger easily pierced through the Frost Shield and stabbed me in the back… If it wasn’t because of Uncle Gerian’s timely actions, I’m afraid I would not have the chance to come to Alanna…”
“Element Annihilation!” When Lin Li heard this, he immediately realized that Element Annihilation attribute must have been added to this dagger. With the usage of equipment with such handicraft, it would easily pierce through Frost Shield and injure a mage.
“Kevin, do you know how much such equipment does Shadow’s Nest have?”
“There should be fifty or so…” Kevin’s face was rather ghastly. “This time, we’ve lost a total of 40-odd mages. At least ten were stabbed in the back and killed when the Frost Shield was split apart. Based on these numbers, Shadow’s Nest should have at least fifty or more of weapons like this…”
Lin Li nodded, and did not question further, but was calculating something quickly in his mind. Now, he was ninety percent sure that this incident had been orchestrated by the Marathon Family. Element Annihilation was a handicraft that only high-level blacksmiths could master. Furthermore, the forging process was rather complicated. It required a lot of time. Other than the Marathon Family, Lin Li could not think of any other forces that could supply that much equipment with the Element Annihilation attribute.