Chapter 1550 Chapter 1379: Behind the Enemy's Line
Selena sensed dark energy piercing through her snowstorm and aiming for their source of power. However, the dark energy crashed onto Alice's defense barrier. Alice instantly turned pale to the immense strength. She ground her teeth and the magical radiance emanating on her hands shimmered increasingly brighter. Cecilia didn't give up. She swiped her right hand and the scene before them instantly spun 180 degrees to scan the situation. Then, pitch-black flames emerged.
"Move back!"
She commanded and the other two young ladies stepped back hurriedly. The surging, powerful dark energy erupted from the magical image. But at this moment, she released a dazzling brilliance from her right hand and instantly subdued it.
"Phew! That's sure nerve wracking."
Cecilia clapped the dust off her hands and let out a sigh of relief.
"We've confirmed the enemy's specific location and destroyed their detection barrier. We'll have to leave it to Alex next."
Cecilia gazed at Alice and Selena with a smile.
"Alright. Time to enjoy some tea don't you two think?"
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On the other side, scarlet flames spurted and dazzling sparks ripped through the darkness as they scattered wildly. The dark figure let out a snort and dodged the flaming ambush. Vandal sulked as he laid his hand forward and clenched. Shortly after, dark matter between his shriveled fingers surged forward and instantly extinguished the blazing flames. The area that shone brightly had as though been reoccupied by darkness and everything went silent. After a few moments, a green radiance lit up the space. He stepped ahead and gazed at the crystal ball with a sullen expression. His dark pupils glinted with curiosity and astonishment.
This "Night Lich" didn't appear too different from other Liches. Or perhaps, Undead Creatures looked the same to humans. Similar to other Liches, Vandal was also a walking skeleton and it was unbelievable that he was a highly experienced Lich due to his dry, crumpled skin and age-marks on his face. If it weren't for his pupils lit with spiritual flames in the empty eye sockets, perhaps others would regard this Lich clad in a violet robe as an old man who didn't have much time left.
Ordinary Liches didn't have skin and muscles. They abandoned their bodies after transforming into Undead Creatures and the higher tier Liches didn't even need physical bodies. But he was an exception. Even though he was a Great Lich, he was persistent in keeping his body. Even before he transformed into a Lich, he used alchemy spells to modify his body, which was why he appeared rather similar to humans now. This interest of his had become a source of amusement for the dark spell caster community. Some even ridiculed him that he might as well become a Vampire since he loved his body that much. Thereafter, Vandal had indeed became close to the Vampires, which turned him into a laughingstock in the Dali Kingdom. But, as he rose in strength and position, the sneers and ridicules vanished.
"The enemy countered my detection spell."
Vandal's hoarse voice echoed in the darkness. He stared at the extraordinary crystal ball, which was also his spell casting tool. Even though it was expensive, it couldn't withstand the powerful strength and crumbled entirely. Not only that, but Vandal was also left with filthy smoke stains and the shimmering accessories on him dulled instantly. Unlike many spell casters who weren't engaged in honest work, he was currently below the Intermediate Demigod Realm because he focused all his effort on alchemy research. However, this wasn't too surprising since Undead Creatures had unique traits over humans that helped them transcend into the Demigod Realm: they weren't alive, didn't have friendships, relationships, and lovers—wrong. It was because humans had double protection with their flesh and mentality, so even if they failed to transcend into the Demigod realm, they had the chance to restart if they protected themselves from the backlash of failure. However, the Undead Creatures didn't have flesh as defense and could only rely on their spiritual energy to break through. Once their breakthrough failed… They would vanish into thin air.
But the Undead Creatures were 'undead', after all, and as long as they didn't die to schemes and assassinations, they could live on forever. It was due to this that the Dali Kingdom held such powerful forces over the years, unlike the Mainland where legendary humans would be dead at the maximum of 200 years old. Judging from the entire situation, the Dali Kingdom was much stronger than the entire Light Mainland. Even though Elves, Dwarves, and Angels had longevity, their flaw was that there were too few of them. Besides, it was hard for these three races to reproduce the next generation. Although there were a lot of humans, they were also the most fragile, where they wouldn't live for more than 200 years. On the other hand, the Undead Creatures might have just transcended into the Demigod Realm after the 200 years.
Judging from this aspect, the advantage of the Undead Creatures was their longevity while humans had fast speed growth. Both sides had weaknesses too. Humans couldn't live for long while Undead Creatures required a long time to reach that realm, where almost every Undead Creatures took at least 200 years. This meant that if all the legendary creatures in the Dali Kingdom died, they would a minimum of 200 years to recreate a new generation of legendary creatures while humans only needed 50 to 70 years.
Vandal was the perfect proof. Before he became a Lich, he was only an ordinary human apprentice under a Necromancer. Thereafter, he worked hard to change his destiny and touched the gates of the Demigod realm within 50 years. In the end, in the face of death, he staked everything on one throw and became a Lich to break away from the Necromancer's control and eventually kill it. That was when he inherited its assets, treasure, and territory and this became his foundation to strengthen his developments.
However, within the 300 years of being a Lich, Vandal had slow understanding of magic spells.
But this was the ordinary pace of the Undead Creatures.
No matter the Lich, Necromancer, or Vampire, their rate of growth were extremely slow. Besides, in addition to the numerous conspiracies and internal family frictions, some rising talents were killed before they revealed their outstanding feats. But due to long accumulation of time, not only did the internal family frictions not turn the Undead Creatures weaker, but they also separated the wheat from the chaff and uncovered the terrifying, powerful figures.
Although Vandal wasn't considered the best among the Liches, his expertise in creating magic equipment and alchemy potions was stellar. He didn't mind using external powers to compliment his magic equipment in boosting his strength into the Intermediate Demigod Realm. This was his proudest achievement because the higher the spell caster's level, the deeper they entered the Magic Circle and the lesser the assistance was required from external factors. It didn't mean that Vandal was weak and his magic equipment boosted him into the Demigod Realm. Instead, the magic equipment proved his achievements.
Vandal was proud of this. But this time, he realized that the situation was different from what he expected.
He sensed that there was a Mage spying on him and his army. Then, he stepped up and stopped them. This was a common situation for him and he was full of confidence because detection spells were incredibly fragile. No matter which type of detection spell it was, they were cast using the spell caster's mental strength and the farther the distance and wider the range, the more mental strength it required. But no matter what, there was no endless source of mental strength to support the spell, just like a kite that flew far away would eventually fall after its string was cut.
However, he sensed the surging, powerful strength when he resisted and attacked simultaneously.
That pure, formidable magical power was as though a pouring storm, which caught him off guard. If it wasn't for his quick reaction to activate his defense accessory, perhaps he would be a goner by now. He was baffled.
'Oh my!That was so powerful. Will I stand a chance against the enemy when we face each other?'
"It's a Mage in the Demigod realm."
Vandal sulked and muttered under his breath. He stretched out his hand and touched the crystal fragments hovering in midair. They appeared to be burned by flames. He narrowed his eyes and scanned carefully.
"… Was it one of our men that was previously sent?"
A Necromancer beside Vandal asked with weakened spiritual radiance in his eyes. It was apparent that in the previous clash, this unfortunate Necromancer didn't hold as much protection equipment as him, which resulted in his injury. But his plight wasn't too bad considering that the other two Necromancers assisting jim had perished into dust due to their low levels. This proved just how powerful Cecilia was.
"No I'm certain it's none of our men, this energy feel different."
Vandal shook his head. He sensed pure flames within the powers. The man he was thinking about wasn't a fire elemental Mage, so this powerful strength definitely didn't belong to him. Not only that, but Vandal also sensed the presence of the wind element, which confused him. There might be more than one enemy spying on him he concluded.
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