Chapter 480 - Alchemy Colossus (1/2)

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“Boom!” A burning meteor fell from the sky in the direction of the two camps before hundreds more followed, covering the earth in a thick layer as though it was never to end. The booming sounds of explosions sounded again and again, making Lin Li feel as though he was standing in the middle of a battlefield. But then again, the unending fall of the Pyroblast meteors was comparable to real cannons.

Ripples appeared in the sky above the Tower of Dusk’s camp as the invisible magical defense stopped the Pyroblast meteors from falling on them. The flying sparks immediately set the surrounding forest on fire, and all they could see was sparks flying everywhere. The fire cast a layer of red on everything, making them feel as though they were standing in a furnace.

Chaos broke out in both camps, but in the camp of the Tower of Dusk, the mages were not in panic even though they moved quickly, and they all quieted down after a while. Meanwhile, in the Malfa Family’s camp, the mages rushed around like headless chickens and caused a ruckus.

From this alone, it was evident that the quality of mages from both camps was different, and Hutton looked over at the other camp with envy in his eyes.

“Is it the Syer bandits?” Lin Li asked from where he stood in front of the tent seeing as Gerian was not far away.

Gerian stood beside Lin Li while looking in the direction of all the noise as he angrily said, “b.l.o.o.d.y h.e.l.l, it must be those b.a.s.t.a.r.ds from the Syer bandits. They look greater in numbers now, they must have come in full force.”

“Well, they lost their patience first.” Lin Li looked into the distance where the noise and quaking was coming from. That had to be the four Alchemy Colossuses.

It was important to be able to remain calm when faced with unexpected situations as many people would be at a loss when they met an unexpected development. The mages of the Tower of Dusk dd not need Gavin or Gerian to shout instructions at them as they quickly quieted down and took their positions. Then, they channeled mana into the magic nodes beneath their feet as they worked together to fend off this violent attack.

Hutton’s side was a little embarra.s.sing compared to the Tower of Dusk. As n.o.body knew how powerful the enemy was, they had not set up defense mageweaths, thinking that they were facing merely a bunch of bandits. n.o.body would have thought that this bunch of supposedly bandits would have the guts to strike first, and so violently too.

Without the help of defense mageweaths, the mages of the Malfa Family had no choice but to defend against the enemy’s attack themselves. While n.o.body was injured so far, judging from the state they were in, there was no doubt that they’d not last long.

“Gavin, let the Malfas in.” Lin Li did not wish to see his allies perish so soon. After all, they had yet to make themselves useful.

Before long, an ashen-faced Hutton came to Lin Li’s side, and gratefully said, “President Felic, thank you.”

Letting in an outsider during an attack—even an ally—was something dangerous as it came with risks. Firstly, they had to deal with the possibility that their ally might turn against them. After all, there was no telling whether that would happen as the agreement between allies was not known for being reliable. Secondly, even though an ally could be very loyal, letting them into his camp could disrupt the order and affect his people negatively. There was a reason why people said that one should not fear G.o.dly opponents, but rather their foolish teammates.

Hence, n.o.body could blame Lin Li even if he did not allow Hutton and the rest into his camp and watched them perish instead. They had placed themselves in such a situation because of their own stupidity, and others were not obligated to provide any a.s.sistance.

Of course, Lin Li had a lot of faith in the capability of his men, which was why he offered to let Hutton and the rest in. Besides, Lin Li was a Legendary-mage, after all, and if they chose to turn against him, it would be impossible for anyone here to stop him from leaving. Hutton was a clever man, and it would not be hard to know what choices he would make in this situation.

Regardless of what Lin Li thought, Hutton was immensely grateful to Lin Li for letting his people into his camp as it showed how much trust he had in Hutton.

Lin Li got gooseb.u.mps from the way Hutton looked at him; hence, he quickly said, “Mage Hutton, take a rest and let your men join in defending the camp.”

“Alright, President Felic, just tell them what to do and they will cooperate.” After he finished saying that, Hutton called Yeric over, and told him, “Yeric, go tell our people that they must listen to the arrangements made by the Tower of Dusk from now on so that we can defend from the enemy attack together.”

“Yes, Young Master Hutton,” Yeric answered, and turned to leave, but not before he shot a look at Lin Li, who stood at the side. Even though the Malfa Family was saved by Lin Li, who let them into his camp, he was still filled with distaste for Lin Li.

It was evident from this that this young President was still too naive and childish in the way he thought. How could such a man be the leader of a force? In Yeric’s opinion, there was no way the Breezy Plains’ Guild of magic would last with such a President.

After Yeric pa.s.sed Hutton’s words to the mages of the Malfa Family, Gavin immediately sent them to their positions so that they could work alongside those from the Tower of Dusk to hold up the magical defense border together. Given their circ.u.mstances, the people from the Malfa Family had to rely on the defense border of the Tower of Dusk’s camp to protect themselves; hence, none of them was foolish enough to protest against Gavin’s arrangements.

When they were setting off, Hutton had already emphasized to his men that they were to lower their stance when dealing with the mages from the Tower of Dusk so as not to offend anyone. However, not many of them followed Hutton’s instructions when they met the people from the Tower of Dusk in the Dragon Mountains.

As the elites from the magic squad of the Malfa Family, the feeling of superiority had long been embedded in them, and it was hard to change with just a few words from Hutton. This feeling of superiority was even harder to suppress after they saw the strength of the mages from the Tower of Dusk and how shabby their tents and campsite were.

Thankfully, Hutton had instructed his men not to leave the campsite so as to prevent them from meeting the other party and coming into conflict. Now that both sides were finally standing together, the people from the Malfa Family had lost all traces of that feeling of superiority.

This shabby-looking camp had made use of a magical defense border, something that required a large amount of rare magic ingredients and technology. Meanwhile, their luxurious and comfortable tents had been burnt to ashes now.

Superiority? How would the mages of the Malfa Family dare to think of that now? But that was not the end, as they stood with the mages from the Tower of Dusk and saw their magic robes, magic staffs, and magic equipment, and they could not help feeling inferior.

d.a.m.n it, how could this be? They were a Guild that had been around for merely a few months, yet every one of them used equipment that they could only admire through the windows of a shop. If it had been in different circ.u.mstances, they would even have thought to steal from them!

Hence, the mages of the Malfa Family followed the people from the Tower of Dusk to their job of maintaining the magical defense barrier with a heavy heart. Even though they did not receive prior training in this, they were able to keep up as the task was not complicated for them—all they had to do was to channel their mana into it.

The magical defense barrier that loomed over them flickered like a flame in a storm under the attack of various magic spells and seemed to be on the verge of collapsing. However, it recovered after the mages from the Malfa Family joined in, and those who looked on did not feel as nervous as they had before.