by Zhuang Bifan
Upon receiving Lin Li's order, the Tower of Dusk's mages put up their illumination spells, and continued into the depths of the valley while stepping through the bone shards those Skeletal Behemoths had left behind.
Seeing that the Tower of Dusk's team had already started to move, the Glittergold Trade Union, Mithril Alliance and Caesar Family didn't want to waste any more time, and ordered their teams to reorganize their formations. For these elites from the different factions, it was already part of their instincts to get into formations. In mere seconds, the teams had changed from attack formation to defense formation.
"Jenny, where are you going?" In the Mithril Alliance's team, great shield Warrior Ronald suddenly realized that his comrade, shield-sword Warrior Jenny, didn't keep up with the team. This was rather strange as Jenny wasn't injured in the battle just now. During normal training, this lad would be faster than Ronald to get into formation. Why was he so slow this time?
At the same time, great axe Warrior Hanks from the Caesar Family suddenly glimpsed a shadow sliding past rapidly in the corner of his eye. When he turned around, all that was left at the position where his comrade was supposed to be standing was his long spear lying on the ground.
Although it hadn't been long since the battle had ended, such strange happenings weren't rare in the expedition team. After all, this wasn't a large team of thousands, but a small elite team comprising hundreds. Everyone in the respective factions was very familiar with their teammates, so it was very abnormal for some members of the team to disappear suddenly. Find authorized novels in , faster updates, better experience, Please click #%E2%80%99s-versatile-crafting-master_11275087605321405/ghost-behemoth_48698786880487026 for visiting.
"Enemy's close by! Illumination, mages!" Upon knowing the situation, Joseph immediately ordered the mages to put up their illumination spells. He held up his magic staff and sent a Solar Sphere into the air.
The mages from the Mithril Alliance and Caesar Family cast illumination spells after hearing Joseph's order. Solar Spheres shot towards the exterior of the team one after another. Although nobody was missing in the Glittergold Trade Union's team, Hoffman still instructed the mages in the team to put up their illumination spells as a cautionary measure.
By then, the Tower of Dusk's team hadn't ventured far from the remaining teams, so Lin Li knew what had happened to the teams behind. He held up his Sun Scepter to signal to the team to stop, and then ordered, "Everyone, illuminate the surroundings!"
The mages from the four factions released illumination spells almost simultaneously. The part of the valley which the expedition team was in was instantly bright as day. That was when everyone realized that there were already a dozen fresh corpses not far from the Mithril Alliance's and Caesar Family's team.
The killers of these Warriors were numerous gigantic shadows surrounding the team. They might have realized that they couldn't kill more people silently under illumination, and immediately held up sharp claws dripping with blood, pouncing towards the center of the expedition team ferociously.
"Ghost… Ghost Behemoths!" Lin Li yelled after seeing the appearance of these shadows.
The appearance of the Skeletal Behemoths had already taken Lin Li by surprise; he didn't expect Ghost Behemoths to appear here too. How could the Behemoths, which were said to be lacking in soul and unable to even assemble soul fire, become Ghosts!
No wonder the Tower of Dusk's team didn't encounter any stealth attacks. After all, the team was completely made up of mages, and had lit up the surroundings brightly with illumination spells all the time. Once the Ghost Behemoths entered their domain, they would definitely expose themselves, let alone to launch a successful stealth attack. As for the Glittergold Trade Union, their team had closely followed after the Tower of Dusk, and also comprised many mages. Thus, they weren't the best option for the Ghost Behemoths to attack.
The Mithril Alliance and Caesar Family were more unfortunate. A sole illumination spell couldn't light up a big area, and was only a little better than a torch. Given that the number of mages in their teams couldn't compare to that of the Tower of Dusk's and Glittergold Trade Union's at all, coupled with the fact that their formation during the battle was rather sparse, they had given the Ghost Behemoths a perfect chance to attack.
It hadn't been long since the battle with the Skeletal Behemoths had ended, and these Ghost Behemoths had already attacked a dozen of members in the team. Although all those who were attacked were Warriors, any Warrior above level-15 was already a rare talent. In addition, the two factions had already suffered huge losses back when battling the Whispering God. It seemed that the two factions would pay a high price during this expedition.
Although the appearance of the Ghost Behemoths was shocking, Lin Li couldn't just ignore the fact that they existed, since they were right in front of his eyes. These Ghost Behemoths might not be as powerful as the Skeletal Behemoths in terms of strength, but their characteristics as Ghosts made them a tougher opponent to deal with.
These Ghost Behemoths could shift their bodies between being tangible and intangible. They also possessed different abilities in different forms. When they were in their intangible form, they could attack the opponent's soul directly, and were immune to all physical attacks just like Vengeful Spirits, but had almost no immunity to magic attacks. When they were in their tangible form, they gained powerful strength and sharp claws that could easily tear armor apart. They would also be immune to magic attacks, but boast little immunity to physical attacks.
Some might think that the Ghost Behemoths would be easy to deal with since one could easily strike them with magic attacks when they were intangible and use physical attacks when they were intangible. However, in reality, these Ghost Behemoths were so hard to deal with because they could change any part of their body to another form, not necessarily the whole body.
Soon, the expedition team's Warriors and mages had all experienced how tough it was to deal with these Ghost Behemoths. When they stabbed their swords into the Ghost Behemoths' bodies, all they pierced was a ball of mist. What was waiting for them, however, was the Ghost Behemoths' sharp claws which gave people fatal attacks. While the magic attacks of the team couldn't cause any real damage to the Ghost Behemoths, the Ghost Behemoths' claws could easily slice through the Warriors' thick shields and tear at their souls.
When facing these Ghost Behemoths that were immune to both magic and physical attacks in this battle, the expedition team had become very passive. All the confidence that they had gathered from the victory against the Skeletal Behemoths just now was crushed by the Ghost Behemoths.
The Tower of Dusk's team was completely made up of mages. Usually, any team with only members of the same occupation would be more disadvantaged when facing the spirits. After all, the Ghost Behemoths didn't need to shift their forms when facing these mages, and could avoid all their attacks with their immunity to magic in tangible form.
However, the truth was that the Tower of Dusk's team was in a better situation than the other three factions. Although the magic they released couldn't cause any real harm to the Ghost Behemoths, the shock from these magic attacks was at least able to keep the Ghost Behemoths away from the team.
As such, the following scene could be observed in the battlefield: a dozen Ghost Behemoths surrounding the Tower of Dusk's team continuously released attacks, but were swept to their original positions by magic storms.
For the other three factions, it was a collaboration between the mages and Warriors. Usually, this arrangement would be very advantageous when facing opponents with disproportionate physical and magic defense. No matter how high the opponent's physical or magic defense power was, they could target their weaknesses. Thus, the three factions could easily win against the Ghost Behemoths if they were immune only to physical attacks or magic attacks. Unfortunately, although the Ghost Behemoths wouldn't exhibit both po
lar opposite properties simultaneously, the frequency and uncertainty of their transformations made it hard for the mages and Warriors to find the right chance to attack.
To make matters worse, the method that the Ghost Behemoths employed to attack totally didn't match their gigantic size. They were like giant assassins. The dark valley made it necessary for the mages to light up the valley with their illumination spells at all times. However, the mages had to release their illumination spells during battle, and couldn't sustain the brightness in the valley.
Thus, although the mages had all put up their illumination spells at the start, the brightness of the surroundings decreased drastically after the real battle with the Ghost Behemoths had started. Although it wasn't completely dark, the surroundings had made it difficult for the team to spot these Ghost Behemoths, making it harder for the expedition teams to defend themselves.
All the Legendary powerhouses in each faction had joined the battle since it started. Although they didn't expect the Ghost Behemoths to appear here, they could judge from experience that these Ghost Behemoths were harder to deal with than the Skeletal Behemoths just now. However, as the surroundings got darker, even Legendary powerhouses couldn't spot the Ghost Behemoths easily, causing inevitable damage to the team again.
From the looks of this battle, it was certainly a good opportunity for Lin Li to deal a blow to the Mithril Alliance—he only had to watch its casualties increase. However, Lin Li didn't do that. After all, this was only the fourth floor of the mausoleum. If other teams suffered too many casualties, it would definitely affect the progress of the expedition later on.
With that in mind, Lin Li released the debris of the stars Holy Light, hanging it over the team's heads like a little sun that had suddenly appeared. Its pure, sacred light instantaneously outshone all the illumination spells around and lit up the entire area. Under such bright light, the Ghost Behemoths could no longer hide in the shadows, and became totally visible to the team.
However, Lin Li wasn't altruistic enough to directly help the Mithril Alliance deal with these Ghost Behemoths. After all, there would be a battle between the Mithril Alliance and Tower of Dusk eventually. Hence, he restricted the power of Holy Light to make sure that it didn't release its powerful ability of purification, and only acted as a light source. If not, these Ghost Behemoths would be dead right there.
However, the Holy Light was after all a piece of debris of the stars. Even though Lin Li had restricted its purification power, the light still influenced the Ghost Behemoths somewhat, and the Behemoths could no longer change their forms as freely as before. This created a good chance for the expedition.
"Kill!" Great axe Warrior Hanks smashed his two-bladed great axe into the Ghost Behemoth in front of him. This time, his axe didn't strike thin air. Instead, he felt the real resistance caused by hitting physical matter. Next, the resistance was lifted, and he was overjoyed to find a muscular ghost arm on the ground.
"Boom!"
A fireball hit a Ghost Behemoth that was trying to change its form spot on. A low-level fireball spell was enough to ignite a Ghost Behemoth that looked like a plume of smoke. The gigantic Ghost Behemoth didn't even manage to switch into its physical form before turning into a ball of fire, and burnt out in the blink of an eye.
After Lin Li had released Holy Light, the situation in the battlefield took a drastic turn. The initially helpless team suddenly became extraordinarily valorous, slashing and killing the Ghost Behemoths as if chopping vegetables.
When the battle had ended, nobody dared to relax. Everyone still observed the surroundings cautiously, and only started to care for the injured after orders were given to get into defensive formation. The Mithril Alliance and Caesar Family had both suffered much damage in this battle, while the Glittergold Trade Union also suffered some casualties. In contrast, the Tower of Dusk, aided by the divine-level magical equipment, didn't even suffer from fatigue due to huge mana consumption.
Seeing that Lin Li had retrieved Holy Light, a tinge of jealousy flashed across Joseph's eyes. He was also more cautious of Lin Li. Back in the battle with the Whispering God, Joseph had seen Lin Li summon out Demon Gordon and the alchemy puppets. He had thought that those were already the Tower of Dusk's trump cards, but that seemed to be false from what he saw now.
As for Claus from the Caesar Family, he couldn't help rejoicing secretly in his heart. After getting the Life Potions from the Tower of Dusk and seeing it display such powerful abilities now, he was glad that he hadn't gone all hard on the Tower of Dusk like the Mithril Alliance. If not, his faction would have suffered the same consequence as Joseph's team.
Chapter 885 - A Flight of Humerus Wyrms
The Mithril Alliance consisted of five major families, so their expedition team was a bit larger in size compared to the other three factions. However, due to the fact that they didn't possess any Life Potions to heal their wounded fast, their fighting strength was now less than half compared to their full strength. Thus, the two consecutive battles caused the greatest harm to them out of the four factions. Now, they were almost equal to the other factions in terms of numbers, but couldn't match them in terms of power.
Claus could totally imagine how it would've looked like for the Caesar Family if he hadn't gotten the Life Potions from Lin Li. The damage from the battle just now would have been so immense that his faction would be forced to quit this expedition.
No matter what, the expedition would still continue forward. Although they had encountered two consecutive battles, signifying the dangers lying in this valley, no one could resist the temptation of the immense benefits this mausoleum could possibly bring.
Strangely, the team didn't encounter any obstacles along the way after that, but no one knew whether this stillness was a good thing or not. The team's anxiety was finally relieved a little after they had seen the mausoleum appearing in the Warlock's Eyes.
Seeing that the team was almost reaching the mausoleum, Lin Li didn't order the team to speed up. Instead, he told everyone to be extra vigilant and slowed down.
Since the Tower of Dusk's team had slowed down, the teams following them naturally slowed too. Hoffman knew that Lin Li had his reasons for doing this, so he ordered the same for the Glittergold Trade Union's team without any questions or complaints. However, Joseph and other leaders from the Mithril Alliance were unhappy with this. The target was so close and there wasn't any danger in sight. Why did the Tower of Dusk slow down now?
Joseph couldn't help coming to the front and asked Lin Li, "President Felic, why did you suddenly slow down?"
"Patriarch Joseph, don't you think it's a little too quiet along the way?" Lin Li didn't have any intention of inviting Joseph for a conversation.
"What's wrong with being quiet? We've just had two battles, do you want another one—" Before Joseph could finish his sentence, wind gushed through the valley wildly, making him stop in the middle of his sentence. Although this was a valley, it was impossible for such strong wind to exist—it was an underground valley, after all. As such, clearly something was coming.
"You see, some things will happen even if you don't wish for it to happen." Lin Li raised his Helios' Scepter, and pointed it towards the sky not too far from where they were standing.Find authorized novels in , faster updates, better experience, Please click #%E2%80%99s-versatile-crafting-master_11275087605321405/a-flight-of-humerus-wyrms_48698787148922488 for visiting.
By then, everyone saw a large flight of Humerus Wyrms in the direction Lin Li was pointing to. These Wyrms were flying towards the team, and there seemed to be hundreds of them. Could they be the Humerus Wyrm Legion mentioned in Caleross' diary? Everyone thought of the contents in the few pages of Caleross' diary at that moment.
Seeing that the situation had taken a turn, Joseph didn't have time to ask Lin Li any more questions. He flew towards his faction's team instantly to make
arrangements for the tough battle to come.
As the most powerful presence out of all Undead creatures, each Humerus Wyrm possessed at least level-20 power. The Skeletal Behemoths and Ghost Behemoths were no match for the Humerus Wyrms. Nobody knew how long these Humerus Wyrms had been in Prince Brahere's mausoleum. Thus, their abilities would most likely be more than level-20.
To make matters worse, there was one Humerus Wyrm whose body was evidently larger than the others'. This Humerus Wyrm also released icy-cold aura that seemed to seep into one's bones. With the presence of this Humerus Wyrm, the temperature in the valley dropped into negative. Every member of the expedition felt as if their soul was going to be frozen too.
Lin Li could clearly feel that the aura this giant Humerus Wyrm released contained not only the unique scent of Undead creatures, but also a blood-freezing coldness.
Caleross had mentioned in the research log that the Humerus Wyrm Legion they created was difficult to control. Thus, a king-level Humerus Wyrm was required to act as the alpha of the legion. It seemed like this Humerus Wyrm with an icy-cold aura was likely to be the head of the Humerus Wyrm Legion Caleross had mentioned.
However, this Humerus Wyrm gave Lin Li the feeling that it wasn't just a king-level wyrm. After all, Lin Li had seen quite a number of Humerus Wyrms before, including the king-level ones. One of the three Skeletal Lords of the Shadowglen was a king-level Humerus Wyrm, not to mention that his own Humerus Crimson Dragon could also be considered king-level. However, neither of these Humerus Wyrms were on par with the Humerus Wyrm he was seeing now.
Feeling its icy cold aura, Lin Li suddenly thought the few pages of the diary Elvis had shown him during the negotiation with the Mithril Alliance. Didn't Brahere mention capturing an Iceblast Wyrm?
Thinking about this, Lin Li felt a cold chill running down his spine. If this Humerus Wyrm was really the Iceblast Wyrm Brahere had mentioned, this battle would be more than a tough fight!
