Chapter 2 Pathfinding
The cold wind blew.
Li Lin walked in the cold wilderness, looking at the jerky meat in his hand with a complicated expression. Although Li Lin had already solved all the problems that might cause damage during time travel, he was not an omniscient and omnipotent god after all. There was one thing that Li Lin did not expect.
That is, he has no food.
Although it is not considered spoiled, in his previous life, Li Lin was a great magician and had never eaten any delicacies. Even when he was reincarnated on Earth, the food in the orphanage was a bit monotonous, but it was quite unique to Li Lin. After growing up, Li Lin even enjoyed all Chinese and Western food, including the strange barbecue called "Bearing Chicken". For someone who had never been worried about food in his past and present life, the simple and air-dried bacon brought by the mercenaries was really hard to swallow - especially after recalling that this bundle of dried meat was found from the body, Li Lin lost his appetite.
If I had known this, I should have brought more convenience foods before returning here, even if it was only potato chips and instant noodles.
Although he regretted it, Li Lin did not take it too seriously. After all, it was impossible for him to return to the world where he had been recuperating for eighteen years and miss everything in that world. However, Anjie was very excited. Of course, Li Lin believed that most of the reason was because of the huge moon in the Morning Wind Continent that was clearly visible on the horizon even during the day. Against the backdrop of the blue sky and white clouds, this huge moon looked more like a building far away from the horizon. For Li Lin, the scenery was almost familiar and had nothing special at all. It was not until he found that the moon there was only the size of a coin on the earth that changed his view.
The strange life form of blood-sucking seems to have some connection with the moon. As a former great magician, Li Lin is of course very interested in this situation, but he did not find any useful information.
"Stop playing."
Li Lin left his eyes from the fire lizard in front of him. The tall giant lizard could spit flames, and it was called the wilderness. The invulnerable scales and flame spray that could be compared to the fireball technique were enough to make a small team of well-equipped adventurers suffer a lot. In fact, when they first encountered these two humans in the wilderness, the fire lizard also regarded them as pie falling from the sky, and excitedly sprayed flames to attack them. But this also brought disaster to it. Now the poor guy broke his foot and blinded his eyes, and could only squat in front of Anjiela and shivered, as if he had encountered a giant dragon. This cannot be blamed on Anjiela. Who told him that he would spit fire even after six legs and four eyes?
"We still have a way to go. According to my judgment, the place we teleported here should be the border fortress of the Magic Empire in the Star Trace Wasteland. It is not easy to get from here to a popular place, and the meat of this kind of monster is not delicious."
“Yes, master.”
Angela stood up with a naive smile, and at the same time, a crisp sound of shattering under her petite and cute palms was made. The fire lizard with the broken skull had no time to wail, and turned into a sad corpse. The little girl no longer looked at the beast she had just killed. After wiping the dirty blood on her hands with a handkerchief, she followed Li Lin in a bounce.
Innocence, grace, cruelty.
Li Lin did not have any special comments on Angela's actions. In any case, she is Li Lin's contractual magic pet and is very useful in all aspects, which is enough.
All aspects.
"Master, why is this called Star Trace Wasteland?"
"A long time ago, it was said that a star had fallen here."
Answering the question raised by Angela, Li Lin pointed at the dent under his feet, which was about hundreds of meters wide and almost impossible to see.
"It left such traces where it passed, and eventually exploded deep in the wilderness, so after that, this wilderness was called the Star Trace Wasteland."
Li Lin is not only answering questions for Angela, but also looking back on his past. The memories that are gradually covered by the dust called time because of the passage of time have gradually become clearer in such a review.
"This was once the border line of the magic empire, and we used to......"
Speaking of this, Li Lin stopped. Although Anjie was staring at him and showed a clear expression of confusion, Li Lin never said anything again, but waved his hand.
"That's already a thing in the past... In addition, the thing you are holding now with four small wings is called a feather snake. It is very poisonous and will kill people if you get bitten."
"I think it's quite cute."
Angela's bright red eyes could hardly suppress her interest. She stared at the fun toys and stared at the little snakes wrapped around her palms, white all over, with two pairs of small and cute wings. Suddenly, this cute little thing looked more like a pet of noble ladies. It was because it relied on its completely harmless skin that seduced so many victims.
And this sinister and terrifying monster was now surrounded by Anjie's gaze, and there was no intention of getting closer. It seemed that the monster knew very well that it was not a food in front of him, but a monster that was enough to manipulate his life and death.
Then, Angela stopped.
"What did you find?"
Li Lin asked casually, he knew that the blood-sucking species had keen senses that were almost comparable to the elves.
"The gasps of men and women, and it doesn't sound like courtship."
"It's a bit too unromantic in such a place."
Li Lin looked around and then made a decision.
"Let's go over and take a look."
The wasteland is dangerous.
Dodging the sticky tentacles waving in front of her, Calvinson waved his sword and forced the monster in front of her to retreat. He took the time to look at the girl beside him. His long golden hair shone under the sunlight, and her well-trained actions made her look at the skeleton soldiers. She looked inviolable under the sacred light of the sword... She was the most powerful knight among them, but she still seemed a little powerless when facing the threat in front of her.
“Master, what is that?”
Standing on the broken tower, Anjiela asked curiously. Li Lin turned his gaze to fight with the two paladins, leaving only bones left, and relying so much on the power of magic that there was nothing that fell apart.
"That's a lich, it's not surprising."
In fact, according to Li Lin's eyes, you can easily see the level of the current lich. Even Li Lin can understand the cause of the fight without asking. Li Lin can understand clearly. Lich is the product and result of human magicians pursuing the path of immortality. Looking at the strong deceased aura around this lich, it is obvious that it has not been long since it has been transformed into a lich. According to the law, the higher the lich, the weaker the death aura around him, so this means that their skill in controlling the power of the undead is gradually rising. And the lich, which is full of deceased aura, is obviously still a
Halftone. Looking at the fact that he summoned the zombies with bones and flesh to attack the Paladins, it is probably just because he was eager to improve his strength and kill innocent people, so he was caught by the Paladin. Although this kind of lich is relatively advanced among necro creatures, it is always relative. In front of Li Lin, this kind of creature is already low-level and not worth mentioning. What's more, after becoming a lich, mortals will naturally have a period of weakness, and it is still blocked by two paladins in broad daylight... It is probably not easy to die.
"I mean, that mother."
But Angela's fingers clearly pointed at the girl who was fighting.
"She has a breath that makes me feel very uncomfortable. Can you kill her?"
"That's the Paladin."
Li Lin lowered his voice and frowned.
"You have to be careful, Anjiela. This is completely different from what we encountered in that world. The paladins here are very good at destroying the dead and non-human creatures. Even if you are, you may not be able to take her Holy Light attack."
Li Lin in his previous life had no good feelings for the Paladin, but he could not say he was disgusted with him. During the period of the Magic Empire, the powerful arcane mage had various connections with many gods. In fact, the gods were far from as high as the legends of the people. They also had different needs and needs, and these were generally not possible for the people of the gods. Such tasks can sometimes be handed over to the arcane mages. Sometimes, the gods would trade with the arcane mages to do.
In return, they sometimes send their designated users and masters of divine power to become guards or lovers of arcane mages, such as paladins, priests or saints. Li Lin in his previous life also had such experience to help those gods create the artifacts they need, and then enjoy the service of the saints they sent. Sometimes, those noble gods do not mind at all coming to the mortal world with the bodies of their people and having a joy to the arcane mages.
Even gods need to relax.
This is what a goddess once said to Li Lin.
However, seeing the Paladin did not make Li Lin feel comfortable now. Although, when the Magic Empire was destroyed and Li Lin's soul traveled through time, several gods secretly helped him to implement his plan. However, Li Lin did not believe in these guys who have been deaf and dumb since the crisis in the Magic Empire began. Moreover, Li Lin was almost certain that the reason why the Magic Empire was destroyed must have nothing to do with the gods.
Until things are clear, he will no longer easily deal with any organization that has a relationship with the gods.
After careful observation for a while, Li Lin saw the pattern on the long shield in the left hand of the female paladin.
It was a rising sun and the lake water reflecting its light.
Goddess of Dawn?
Li Lin frowned.
Originally, Li Lin did not intend to help the Lich or any other paladin. As the most powerful arcane wizard among magicians, Li Lin had never had any prejudice against necro creatures and non-human creatures - this can be seen from the fact that he was able to take Anjie around. To be honest, most of the arcane wizards are guys like Li Lin who have no principles and positions. They can talk about business with the Goddess of Life or drink tea with the Immortal Monarch. Therefore, when he saw the forces representing the two gods in front of him, Li Lin had no intention of intervening.
However, after learning that these paladins were believers of Goddess of Dawn, Li Lin had to change his mind - after all, he had some unclear relationships with this goddess. Although the interaction between the two parties was just a spiritual relationship, this goddess still made Li Lin quite fond of it.
"Angela, let's take down that bone rack."
After thinking about it for a while, Li Lin made a decision.
Faced with Li Lin's decision, Angela obviously disagreed, but she nodded quickly and disappeared immediately. Then, Li Lin also focused on the lich in front of her and began to chant mysterious and ancient magic spells.
Everyone who was fighting was stunned.
Both the Lich and the Paladins sensitively sensed that a powerful and incomparable evil force suddenly appeared. This aura appeared so suddenly that even the Lich, who had already gained the upper hand, quickly recalled the undead soldiers he summoned to guard it to avoid any possible threats.
Even if you are both evil, it does not mean you will stand on the same front as you.
“There is there!!”
The blonde female paladin shouted loudly, and the long sword roared and burned the holy light and slashed towards the void beside her, passing through a bright light and shadow—and then stopped.
"Be careful, woman."
Angela appeared there, and her two slender and fragile fingers on her right hand steadily clamped the sword that slashed horizontally, burning the sacred power. A trace of dissatisfaction was revealed in her bright red eyes.
"I am not your enemy."
“This…this is…this…this…this…this…this”
Looking at the girl in front of her, the two paladins were stunned for a moment. They had never seen such an existence. They obviously looked like a young girl on the outside, but her body exuded an evil aura that could even be compared to the devil. She was not a dead soul, and she could not find any devil at all. But a completely human girl. This made the two paladins who had been through many battles unable to come back to their senses for a while. It was not until Anjiela gently flicked her finger and flew away the heavy sword that they seemed to wake up from their dreams.
And Angela didn't even look at them halfway, but turned her eyes to the lich opposite her. Her eyes revealed the innocence and cruelty of the child playing with bees and pulling out their wings one by one.
"A mummy who has no ability to reproduce? I hope you can bring some fun to me."
"Go to die!"
The sarcastic, vicious, but vivid metaphor successfully aroused the wrath of the lich in an instant. The originally black eye sockets, the firelight representing the soul became more and more intense due to anger. He stretched out his hands, pushed forward, and began to recite the magic spell silently. Soon, several bone spurs appeared in the air and shot rapidly towards Anjiela who was standing not far away. If he shot, the petite girl in front of him would definitely turn into bloody and rags.
However, facing the flying bone thorn, Anjiela just smiled innocently and snapped her fingers gently. Then, she waved it casually. At some point, the girl had a lace velvet folding fan in her hand. Anjiela opened the folding fan and waved it forward, then cut it off.
Just a move in the air, the originally flying bone spurs seemed to be broken by invisible blades at the same time. They made a crisp and harsh sound and then returned to the powder of death, falling into the air and disappearing. Even the skeleton guards on both sides of the lich were unable to survive. The illusory blades completely turned them into two, destroying the last form of these undead left in the world.
"It's only this level. Sure enough, because the bottom is incomplete, is it even soft on the top?"
Retracting the velvet fan, closing it with a "pop", Anjiela, who put her smile on her lips, still said viciously and meanly.
"You, who are you?"
He didn't even feel the fluctuations of magic. In an instant, the lich, who was destroyed by Angela, immediately put away his anger and looked at the girl in front of him cautiously and carefully, and asked carefully.
"Is it..."
"Although it doesn't matter if I tell you,.........you can't live to hear the answer."
The white, pure energy accompanied Anjiela's words and blasted towards the Lich's body, easily tearing his magic defense apart. Before the Lich could even react, it turned into ashes in front of the pure magical flame.
"alright."
Li Lin, who was standing not far behind Angela, clapped his hands and said to Angela as if he had done nothing.
"We should leave after work."
Chapter completed!