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However, Lin Li had already made his words clear, and if Donald did not take out something of value, it would be tantamount to admitting that the Rotterdam Kingdom was too incompetent. Additionally, it was likely that the cooperation would really be suspended. With their understanding of the previous battles, Donald had to admit that without his own team, the teams of the Tower of Dusk and the Brilliance Shrine might be able to withstand the attack of the Undead creatures. However, if he were to leave the two teams, it would be difficult for his faction to persist even if they took out all their trump cards.
At the thought of this, Donald had no choice but to smile awkwardly. He said, "We've indeed prepared some things that we're planning to use at the crucial juncture. Since you need it now, President Felic, we have no choice but to take it out in advance."
Upon hearing this, Archbishop Martin couldn't help but purse his lips silently, and think to himself, The people from Rotterdam Kingdom are really good at preserving their pride. They're making it sound like they're stepping in because others cannot.
However, Lin Li did not hold having those thoughts against Donald. As long as they could show some value, they could say whatever they wanted.
Not only did Donald fail to make Lin Li take out more trump cards, he was even forced to show his own. Although that had allowed Donald to regain some of his pride, he still felt rather uncomfortable. However, now that things had developed to this point, he might really be abandoned if he did not take out something valuable.
Soon, Donald arrived in front of the team with 10 Archmages who had yet to attack before. Afterward, under Donald's request, the team temporarily stopped in their tracks. The 10 Archmages began reciting a Summoning Incantation while taking advantage of the time.
Afterward, an Alchemy Array used to open their Alchemy Space appeared in front of each of the 10 Archmages. As the golden rays of light shone from the Alchemy Arrays, burly figures gradually appeared in the Alchemy Array.
Those items seemed to be Alchemy Colossuses, but not the humanoid ones. Those Alchemy Colossuses each had four legs on the ground and an egg-shaped body. They looked somewhat like giant steel spiders. After summoning the strange Alchemy Colossuses, the 10 Archmages immediately used the Levitation Spell to fly up, and each quickly entered the egg-shaped body of their Alchemy Colossus.
Seeing this, the rest except the team of the Rotterdam Kingdom could not help but be curious. The Alchemy Colossuses that had been summoned seemed to have barely any offensive power. How did they become the secret weapons of the Rotterdam Kingdom?
However, just as everyone was confused, the egg-shaped bodies of the Alchemy Colossuses made some noises, and both sides in front slowly split open, after which a cannon barrel that had the diameter of a bucket stuck out from inside. Seeing this, the crowd finally understood that it was simply a mobile Magical Crystal Cannon!
Actually, it did make sense. Given the relationship between the Rotterdam Kingdom and the Dwarf Kingdom, it would not be too difficult for them to get some Magical Crystal Cannons. Besides, the power of these Magical Crystal Cannons was undoubtedly massive. The only problem was that the Magical Crystal Cannons were not too mobile. They could usually only be fixed to the walls to defend a city. However, the Rotterdam Kingdom was good at alchemy, and using the technology of the Alchemy Colossus to build a mobile turret platform for the Magical Crystal Cannons would definitely be easy.
The portable Magical Crystal Cannon might seem rather simple, but the power of the Magical Crystal Cannons was so massive that it was considered a siege engine type artifact. However, what really caused the Magical Crystal Cannon to be less popular than it should be was not its cost, but its consumption of magical crystals. Each blast of the cannon would cost a bomb, which was not affordable for every force. It was no wonder that the Rotterdam Kingdom's team chose not to use them previously despite being in crisis.
The appearance of 10 Mobile Magic Crystal Cannons had indeed shocked many people, but Lin Li only took a glance at them and soon lost interest. They were just Magical Crystal Cannons to him. The Tower of Dusk had already had more than 100 of them installed on the tower, and there were also more than 10 Magical Crystal Cannons that were powered by Legendary magical crystals in the Ring of Endless Storm.
Of course, the four-legged movement mode was also a highlight as it was at least much more adaptable than wheeled Alchemy Colossuses. However, that highlight was not attractive to Lin Li at all. He could even get Angelano to build a mobile Magical Crystal Cannon that could fly in the sky if he wanted to, but was that necessary?
However, the people of the Rotterdam Kingdom treated Lin Li's indifference as pretentiousness. After summoning the mobile Magical Crystal Cannons, Donald puffed his c.h.e.s.t up and raised his chin, regaining his proud and arrogant appearance. He pointed his magic staff forward, and 10 mobile Magical Crystal Cannons moved forward, towards the Alchemy Colossuses that were in front. They then extended the barrels of the Magical Crystal Cannons out through the gaps.
"Fire!" Donald ordered with gusto.
The 10 mobile Magical Crystal Cannons had all four legs firmly placed on the ground. The barrels that had been extended outwards began exuding bright magical light. Next, 10 thick Magical Crystal Cannon shots darted out, and all the Undead creatures that had been blocked by the light were reduced to ashes in an instant.
This time, the Undead creatures in front of the expedition were destroyed in the blink of an eye. It was impossible to calculate how many Undead creatures had vanished in the light. Taking this opportunity, the expedition immediately strode forward, and only stopped again when the Undead creatures filled up the empty area again.
"President Felic, what do you think of our new Alchemy Colossuses?" Donald asked Lin Li, trying to show off. At this moment, he wanted to prod him into taking out his trump cards.
However, Lin Li's expression did not change despite Donald's bragging. He said, "Continue."
Upon hearing his words, Donald almost spat blood in disp.l.e.a.s.u.r.e. Clearly, Lin Li was not going to reveal any more trump cards. Instead, he was going to open up the path with the Magical Crystal Cannons. However, as soon as a Magical Crystal Cannon was fired, a level-10 magical crystal would be gone. The level-15 magical crystals would not be enough to sustain a few shots, either. God knew how many times the cannons would have to be fired along the way. Even if Legendary magical crystals were used as the power source, it would not be sustainable.
Although the Rotterdam Kingdom's team had also gained plenty of magical crystals in the previous exploration, the Magical Crystal Cannons and the Alchemy Colossuses required a lot of magical crystals. That was the same as making the Rotterdam Kingdom's team lose everything that they had just gained.
However, he was just showing off, yet he had to go back on his word now? No matter how thick-skinned Donald was, he couldn't find a reason to decline, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and accept it.
Although the 10 mobile Magical Crystal Cannons were not attractive to Lin Li at all, the power of the Magical Crystal Cannons was known to all. As long as they were willing to spend some magical crystals, they would be able to exert wonderful effects. The 10 mobile Magic Crystal Cannons continuously emitted light, clearing up a large patch of land in front of the expedition again and again. Hence, there was instantly a huge increase in the advancement speed of the team.
They were getting closer and closer to the destination, and the shadow that was covering the sky was becoming increasingly clear to them. After advancing for another day and night, the expedition finally knew what that massive shadow was.
No one could have imagined that the shadow that covered the sky from afar was actually an incomparably huge ancient tree. The sturdy trunk was like a mountain peak, and it was so large in diameter that one would probably take more than a few days and a few nights to run a l.a.p around it. Besides, the canopy of the ancient tree was so large that they could not even see the sun rising and setting.
r /> If it was purely just a tree, it would not be enough to shock them. What really made the members of the expedition overwhelmed with disbelief was that the form of the giant tree was something that none of them had ever seen before. Although the tree had many branches and leaves, it did not give off any vitality. Every leaf on the crown of the tree had a grayish color that was emitting an intense death aura.
The branches of the giant trees were also all covered with thick bone spikes that were constantly spewing black mist as if they were breathing out. Those who had good eyesight would be able to see numerous Undead creatures falling down from the mist from time to time. Clearly, the Undead creatures of this world came from the gigantic Undead tree.
It was an Undead form of a giant tree that could constantly give rise to Undead creatures. The members of the expedition could not believe their eyes at all. How did the tree turn into an Undead creature? It could even breed Undead creatures, completely defying the theories behind Undead creatures that they knew.
However, the members of the expedition did not have time to ponder that question carefully. As they got closer to the Undead tree, countless figures suddenly flew out of the large crown canopy of the tree. When they got a clear glimpse of the appearance of the figures, they gasped and got goosebumps. Alright, so it seems it's actually Donald thinking Dracoliches are Dark Mages.
Chapter 964 - Storm
It turned out that what was charging towards the expedition ferociously was the Humerus Wyrms that they had been worried about previously. Besides, there were hundreds of Humerus Wyrms, which seemed rather dense and overwhelming. The massive mana waves seemed to have stuck together to become one. They were incomparably massive and intense.
Upon sight of such a scene, even Lin Li couldn't help but be frightened. Compared to the Humerus Wyrms in front of them, the Humerus Wyrm Legion in Prince Brahere's mausoleum was nothing. Although Lin Li, who was in the Sanctuary-realm, would not be afraid of the Humerus Wyrms, he could not help but worry about his own men. This test was obviously beyond what they could withstand.
As for Archbishop Martin, Donald, and the others, they were shocked to the point of turning pale and widening their eyes in horror. In fact, even their lips were trembling slightly. So what if they were powerhouses at the peak of the Legendary-level? They would still be afraid of death. Who would be willing to die when life was precious, and they had made their lifelong achievements with great difficulty?
"Magical Crystal Cannons, attack!" Donald hollered hysterically. Facing the Humerus Wyrms that were attacking them, he could no longer be bothered to consider issues like magnanimity and his pride.
The 10 mobile Magical Crystal Cannons shivered, and the muzzles were raised as rays of light quickly condensed and moved out of the muzzles. Next, 10 rays of light of mana that were as thick as buckets were shot at the Humerus Wyrms with roaring noise.
However, the devastating effects of the Magical Crystal Cannons were not seen on the bodies of the Humerus Wyrms. The rays of light bombarded the Humerus Wyrms, and only caused them to pause for a while.
Seeing such a scene, Donald's heart suddenly sank even lower. He knew his own items the best. The cannons of the mobile Magical Crystal Cannons were specially manufactured by the Dwarf Kingdom on the request of the Rotterdam Kingdom. Their power was at least five times stronger than the normal Magical Crystal Cannons'. The power of an attack of a normal Magical Crystal Cannon was equivalent to magic spells about level-18 or level-19. However, the 10 Magical Crystal Cannons could probably penetrate even a Legendary-mage's Magical Domain in one try.
Of course, putting aside the relationsh.i.p.s, custom-ordering those 10 special Magical Crystal Cannons was definitely expensive. The cost of each of them was definitely enough to be exchanged for dozens of ordinary Magical Crystal Cannons. Besides, that was not because they had obtained it at a friendly price.
It was precisely because the Magical Crystal Cannons had such massive power that the Rotterdam Kingdom treated them as their trump cards, which they planned to use only at the crucial juncture of the expedition. The so-called trump cards were useful weapons that had to be used at the most critical moment to turn the situation around at once, and turn defeat into victory.
Although the rest did not understand how strong those mobile Magical Crystal Cannons were, they could tell from the light from the cannons that they were definitely more powerful than ordinary ones. Seeing that the terrifying cannons did not even cause the slightest damage to the Humerus Wyrms, they immediately understood that what they were about to face would be the most difficult battle so far.
Actually, the Humerus Wyrms were only one aspect of it. There were still endless Undead creatures around the expedition. The Undead creatures would not let the expedition and the Humerus Wyrms fight each other head-on. Besides, the Humerus Wyrms had already appeared. Hence, the Liches that were also a top existence among the Undead creatures just like the Humerus Wyrms would probably appear soon.
Although the Humerus Wyrms were just bones, they were not slower than actual wyrms. In the blink of an eye, they flew out of the crown of the giant Undead tree, approaching the expedition. As for the cannons launched by the Rotterdam Kingdom, they had no effect on the hundreds of Humerus Wyrms at all.
Besides, as the Humerus Wyrms approached, the members of the expedition could soon see clearly that the Humerus Wyrms were obviously different from what they had imagined, just like what they had been worried about all along.
The Humerus Wyrms that they knew could be divided into two types. One was the type that could use Dragon Crystals as their core and be assembled from the skeletons of other kinds of magical beasts and even humans. Another type was the ones that were a complete whole with the Dragon Crystal, and had become Undead creatures. However, in reality, they were essentially not too different. They were combinations of Dragon Crystals and bones. The only difference was the type of skeleton used.
For example, Ujfalusi's Crimson Humerus Wyrm had long used the skeleton of a green dragon. Afterward, it switched to a stronger wyrm skeleton in Prince Brahere's mausoleum. It was just like the difference in armor donned by humans. Some wore inferior armor, while some wore magical armor.
Not all of the Humerus Wyrms used the skeletons of wyrms. Instead, they were made up of random bones. Actually, there was nothing strange about it, regardless of their image. However, the Humerus Wyrms that the expedition was facing at the moment were obviously not pieced together with random bones, though their image was very different from what they remembered because their skeleton was covered in a layer of scaly skin.
Those Humerus Wyrms were like air-dried corpses that were just skin and bones. It even made them wonder if they had been starved to death. However, the layer of scaly skin on their bodies did not seem loose at all. Instead, it was tightly wrapped around the skeleton. It clearly provided them with great protection.
Since they had a layer of skin, it was obviously unlikely that the skeletons inside were composed of random bones that were messily pieced together. Hence, it was likely that they were similar to what they looked like before they died. However, the Humerus Wyrms, or rather Corpse Dragons, still looked significantly different from real dragons.Find authorized novels in , faster updates, better experience, Please click #%E2%80%99s-versatile-crafting-master_11275087605321405/storm_50063136929148836 for visiting.
For example, there were a few of them that were three-headed dragons, which were very likely to possess three Dragon Crystals. Hence, they were definitely much more powerful than average Corpse Dragons. Besides, they could tell from the natural alignment of the group of Corpse Dragons that the three-headed Corpse Dragons clearly had higher status among them as the other Corpse Dragons all maintained a certain distance from them.
Most of the Corpse Dragons had extremely distinct Abyssal Demon features. However, they were definitely not Abyssal Demon Dragons.
Instead, the Corpse Dragons were a combination of a wyrm and some powerful Abyssal Demon. The combination was not a bloodline fusion, but a physical combination where the wyrm and the Abyssal Demon were treated as machines. The various parts of their bodies were forcefully combined.
Even if they were ordinary Humerus Wyrms, they would still be able to make anyone feel hopeless because of how numerous they were. Not to mention, they were mutant Humerus Wyrms that had been heavily modified beyond recognition. However, the group of Corpse Dragons did not give the expedition any time to be afraid at all. They rushed towards the team, and released earth-shattering dragon breaths and magic spells.
The Corpse Dragons should not have been conceived by the Undead tree. It was most likely that they were all products of the experiments that the Immortal King had conducted in the past. They had survived for thousands of years in this world of the Undead, and each and every one of them was not simply a Legendary-level creature. There were many at the peak of the Legendary-level.
The three-headed Corpse Dragons in particular had strength that was at the peak of the Legendary-level. Besides, they were three-in-one entities that would probably have no problem contending with an average Sanctuary powerhouse. The power of mana that they possessed was not limited to Necromagic, as each of their heads possessed a certain type of mana alignment or one of the four elemental magic. There could be Necromagic too. One of the three-headed Corpse Dragons even had a head that could actually cast the Power of Light, which was not inferior to Archbishop Martin of the expedition at all.
Seeing the overwhelming magic spells and dragon breaths crashing down, the members of the expedition dared not slow down at all. One by one, they cast their strongest defensive methods.