by Zhuang Bifan
Of course, everyone knew that exterminating all of the High Elves and being sent out of this world was just nonsense. However, they had no choice but to admit that a battle with the High Elves would be inevitable. Even if they did not provoke the High Elves, the High Elves would eventually discover them.
"A fight is definitely inevitable, but we have to carefully plan and figure out the strength of the High Elves in this world." Archbishop Martin was rather conscientious. After all, the High Elves in this world had developed for 1,000 years more than the High Elves of Anril. No one knew how much their strength had developed. Although, like what Kanber said, the High Elves did not have any Sky Castle, and were nowhere near as strong as they had been in Anril, the expedition was also no match for the rebellion forces of that era. There were no Sanctuary powerhouses who were at the peak of the Sanctuary-realm like Geresco and the three arbitrators to support them, either.
Kanber seemed somewhat contemptuous towards Archbishop Martin's conscientiousness. He frowned, and said, "Archbishop Martin, you're being too careful. They're just some High Elves who survived."
"Well, then the Rotterdam Kingdom's team will fight at the frontline while we go attack Alanna City." Prince Jeremiah was already displeased with the bizarre sense of superiority that the people of the Rotterdam Kingdom had. Hearing what Kanber had said about Archbishop Martin, he naturally retorted in a hostile manner. His ancestor merely got a High Elven noble title through his wife. Now that the High Elves' Dynasty is over, what's there to be proud of?
What was the difference between fighting in the front and being cannon fodder? Although Kanber was proud and arrogant, he was not as silly as to be cannon fodder. Hence, he was rendered speechless by Jeremiah's words.
"Ujfalusi, tell us about the state of the High Elves' strength now." Lin Li ignored their argument, and instead got Ujfalusi to tell Archbishop Martin and Donald about the situation.
Capturing a High Elf shortly after coming to this world was considered to be a relatively fortunate thing for the expedition. At least, they would not have to go around exploring and inspecting. After all, no one knew what kind of danger was hidden in this world, even though it was created based on Anril.
Ujfalusi had been sorting the information and memories that he had received from that High Elf's soul. He was almost done now. Hence, after hearing Lin Li's instructions, Ujfalusi immediately regurgitated all the information in detail without needing to think.
Chapter 953 - Attacking Alanna
The ruler of this world was undoubtedly Highlord Osric, and all of the High Elves were united to form the Magic Legion, be it the ones who were the first to enter the Magic Legion, or the ones who entered at the end of the Dark Age. Although the size of the Magic Legion could not be compared to that of the real Osric, and only had 400-odd members, the overall strength of the Magic Legion was better than before due to the additional 1,000 years of development.
In fact, in the early days, there were more members in the Magic Legion, amounting to 700 to 800 members. However, the High Elves would also age and die, and they had poor reproduction ability. Without the Tree of Eternity, their population had been decreasing.
In fact, the High Elves of Anril, too, had been suffering from poor reproductive abilities. Even without the war at the end of the Dark Age, given the High Elves' reproductive abilities, the entire race would probably become extinct in a few thousand to 10,000 years.
Besides, due to the extreme distrust they had towards the other races, the High Elves in this world did not have armed forces other than the Magic Legion. It was unlike during the Dark Age when there were at least some people who were trusted by the High Elves like Helios and the ancestors of the Rotterdam Kingdom. They were purely just slaves who lived even more miserably than the races in the Dark Age.
Although they knew that the High Elves in this world only had one Magic Legion, everyone's face did not become less sullen. Prince Kanber of the Rotterdam Kingdom was continuously clamoring about barging into Alanna City.
There were more than 400 members of the Magic Legion, and even the weakest one had Legendary-level abilities. There were more than 10 of them who were at the peak of the Legendary-level. That was much stronger than the expedition.
Besides, the expedition was made up of three forces; hence, in terms of cooperation, they would definitely be inferior to the High Elves' Magic Legion. Perhaps they might even scheme against each other during the battle. Even if they ended up winning, it would be a Pyrrhic victory. Lin Li did not tell them that the phony highlord of this world might have a portion of Osric's willpower. Otherwise, their morale would have sunk to the bottom immediately.
However, Lin Li was tempted at the thought of that phony highlord of Alanna City. How did Highlord Osric place his willpower in this world? Could it be that there are passageways to the outside world in Alanna City? Even if there are none, Osric had researched for so many years, so he must have mastered many secrets about this world. Maybe one of the secrets is about leaving this place?
"Since most of the members of the High Elves' Magic Legion have been stationed in Alanna City, should we leave this place first? After all, we've already caught a High Elf. They'll probably find out soon." After understanding the High Elves' strength, Donald looked at Alanna City in the distance. He no longer had the arrogant attitude that was unique to the people of the Rotterdam Kingdom. Instead, he looked rather timid.
"Master Felic, what do you think?" Archbishop Martin was clearly not as confident as before.
"How far can we go? This entire world is under the control of the High Elves. We definitely can't hide it for long. By then, we will have to face the endless pursuit of Osric and the Magic Legion." Lin Li shook his head and ignored everyone's suggestion to run away. He was certain that with Osric's control over this world, they would definitely be caught no matter where they hid. Find authorized novels in , faster updates, better experience, Please click #%E2%80%99s-versatile-crafting-master_11275087605321405/attacking-alanna_49423294981537610 for visiting.
"If you want to stay and wait to die, you may go ahead yourself. We're not going to accompany you." Seeing that Lin Li had opposed his suggestion, Kanber flew into a rage, and turned around to leave. However, as soon as he turned around and took two steps, he discovered that Donald did not leave with him. Hence, he had no choice but to stop in his tracks again.
"Your Highness, please calm down, we can decide after hearing the insights that Master Felic has," Donald frantically pleaded with him. Although he also wanted to leave, he knew that Lin Li made sense. This world was ruled by High Elves, and there were no rebellion forces that they could use, either. Thus, where could they escape to? The best outcome would be that they would survive for a few days before being annihilated by the High Elven Magic Legion while fleeing for their lives.
"What solution can he have? Can the Tower of Dusk barge into Alanna City and kill all the High Elves!?" Kanber's face was full of disdain, but he nonetheless gave Donald some face, and walked indignantly back to his original spot.
Donald actually did not believe that Lin Li could have a good solution for the situation that they were facing. After all, the difference in power between them was too great. However, he knew that splitting up in this situation would only lead them to their own deaths. The Brilliance Shrine had clearly already stood on the Tower of Dusk's side, and would not leave with him. Hence, other than staying, he had no other option.
After persuading Kanber, Donald said to Lin Li with an apologetic expression, "President Felic, please don't be offended, His Highness is just a littler eager. Since you don't wish to go into hiding for a while, you should have a better idea."
"Yes, Master Felic, as long as you can get out of here, please feel free to state whatever you need for us to leave here. We'll definitely cooperate with you." Seeing Kanber's behavior, Archbishop Martin was also afraid th
at Jeremiah would say something unpleasant, so he decided to ask Lin Li those questions.
Lin Li looked at the people in front of him, and calmly said, "We'll fight! Now that the High Elves of Alanna City have yet to prepare to fight against us, this is the only chance for us to get a head start. Otherwise, when the High Elves react, then we will forever be in a passive position until we are completely wiped out."
As soon as Lin Li said that word, everyone got a great shock and their hearts began to palpitate, but the reason that he gave them afterwards made them slip deep in thought.
Indeed, the difference in strength between the two parties was very obvious, and if they were to openly fight against them, the expedition would undoubtedly be finished. Besides, the only advantage that the expedition had was the fact that the High Elves did not know of their existence. That was the only chance for them to shorten the gap. It was like a life-saving straw that they ought to put aside regardless of whether it was useful or not. However, if they did not try it, it would be useless.
Another point was that although there were more than 400 members in the High Elves' Magic Legion, some High Elves would definitely have to be assigned to various places to manage them in order to rule the world. It was impossible for them to leave the enslaved races alone. At this moment, the number of High Elves in Alanna City should be considered rather small. If they waited until they were prepared, they would definitely gather all their forces to besiege the expedition. Hence, in comparison, the ones who took the initiative to attack would definitely have some hope of surviving.
Having figured that out, they finally accepted Lin Li's suggestion. Of course, if they did not accept it, they would be at dead end. It was as if they were in the middle of two abysses, and one of them at least had a rope hanging from it.That was better than having no hope at all.
"Since we're going to launch a surprise attack, I think it's better for us to organize our team members and set off immediately. If we stay any longer, the disappearance of the High Elf will probably expose us." While speaking, Archbishop Martin looked at Donald. Actually, he was worried that two of theirs would spill the beans after getting caught. However, he still gave the people of the Rotterdam Kingdom some face.
They had caught a High Elf, while the two Bandits of the expedition had been caught by the High Elves. Everyone knew that they could not delay any longer. Hence, they stopped dwelling on that matter, and the senior members of the three forces finally reached an agreement. They decided to launch an assault on Alanna City.
Under Lin Li's instructions, Ujfalusi remained on the ground and drew a diagram of the layout of Alanna City that he obtained from the soul of the High Elf, especially Osric's palace and the layout of the Magic Legion's defenses. According to that information, the top executives of the three forces soon finalized the plan for the attack before heading back to their own teams continuously.
Whether Osric knew about the appearance of the expedition would depend on his control over the world. Hence, Lin Li dared not guarantee that the assault would be successful, but as he wanted the teams of the Brilliance Shrine and the Rotterdam Kingdom to follow him devotedly, he did not mention the issue. In fact, Lin Li believed that if he had more than 1,000 years to comprehend the World Laws, he would probably be able to grasp most of them, what more an amazing figure like Osric.
However, just like everyone else, Lin Li had no other choice. The rest took the attack as an opportunity, but he had to go regardless of whether there was a chance or not.
According to the plan, the expedition followed an obscure route and headed towards Alanna City. Fortunately, it was already late afternoon in this world, and it should be evening by the time they reached Alanna City. Although the High Elves' combat power would not be affected in the night, it would at least be advantageous to them for the attack.
As the team advanced, Lin Li also quietly unleashed his Magical Domain, which shrouded the entire team. The Magical Domain was not offensive, nor would it increase the team's battle power. In fact, it would not even make them feel a difference. The only effect was that through the mastery of the World Laws, the team would temporarily be hidden.
Chapter 954 - Buying Time
Although Lin Li felt that it was very likely that Osric had already detected the presence of the expedition, he was not willing to give up that other possibility. Perhaps the phony highlord who only had a portion of Osric's willpower similarly had only a portion of Osric's wits.
Finally, when night fell, the expedition had already arrived at a small hidden valley outside Alanna City. The small valley should be the hidden spot that was the closest to Alanna City. However, there were still several kilometers of b.a.r.e land between the valley and Alanna. Fortunately, according to the memories of the High Elf that had been captured, there were rarely any High Elves patrolling the city walls at night because the city had been safe for thousands of years.
Actually, that was not strange. There were only a few hundred High Elves, while the humans and other races were completely treated as slaves. Under the purge policy, why would the High Elves bother to arrange patrols? In this world, the High Elves lived rather comfortably. Nothing could threaten their existence.
The night did not completely conceal everything. Under the sky full of stars, the majestic Alanna City looked even more beautiful and mysterious, giving off a dreamy vibe. Compared to Alanna City here, the Alanna City which was the capital of the Felan Kingdom in Anril was rather shabby.
However, the expedition was not in the mood to appreciate the rare sight of the beautiful scenery. In their eyes, the beautiful Alanna City was like a man-eating beast that made them feel fearful and nervous.
From the information they had, they deduced that Osric was definitely in the palace of the city, and the Magic Legion under him was segregated into two. A portion of them was responsible for guarding the palace, while the other portion lived in the noble district outside the palace.
That was also one of the reasons that the rest of the expedition had agreed to the assault. With good planning, it was entirely possible to kill the High Elves outside the palace with a blitz before charging into the palace. However, the premise was that the High Elves were really unprepared, and Lin Li was not optimistic about that.
Hence, when discussing the assault, Lin Li overrode the plans of Archbishop Martin and the others who wanted to first kill the High Elves outside using some plausible reasons. He proposed to barge straight into the palace to kill the phony highlord. To the others who did not know the background of the phony highlord, there seemed to be no difference between the two plans in terms of difficulty. Hence, they did not insist.
There was almost no defense put up by Alanna City at night, perhaps because life in this world was indeed too comfortable. The expedition left the small valley, and they soon arrived below the city walls of Alanna City under the cover of Lin Li's Magical Domain. The members of the expedition were all above level-15, so the high walls did not have any effect on them. Even the Longma Beasts the Holy Light Knights rode could leap over them.
Lin Li used his mental strength to observe the situation in the city. After discovering that there was no sign of ambush, he waved his hand to signal the team to start entering the city. Under the cover of Lin Li's Magical Domain, the expedition did not make much of a commotion when they entered the city, but they were shielded by the distorted Laws. They instantly climbed over the wall silently and arrived inside Alanna City.
The team continued to sneak around the city, and fumbled towards the palace in the middle. They only stopped when they were a few hundred meters away from the square in front of the palace. At this moment, the metallurgists of the Rotterdam Kingdom began summoning their Alchemy Colossuses one after another.
According to plan, the teams of the Tower of Dusk and Brilliance Shrine would be the main ones to attack the phony highlord after entering the palace, while the Rotterdam Kingdom would guard the main road closely to block the High Elves that
were coming from outside to support their enemy. Hence, if they waited until they entered the palace to summon the Alchemy Colossuses, it would clearly be too late. They could only summon the Alchemy Colossuses here before rushing in as fast as they could.
However, when the expedition rushed into the square, and was about to charge towards the palace gates, the luxurious gates suddenly opened slowly and automatically. Upon sight of that, they immediately stopped in the square, and quickly assumed a defensive formation.
At the same time, there were changes in the sky as well. The moon, which was initially emitting a soft glow, actually turned into a sun that was hovering in the sky. Night turned into day. Under the sunlight, the entire palace was gilded in a layer of gold. Amidst the striking ray of light, a tall and burly figure slowly walked out from the gate.
When that figure completely emerged from the light, the expedition could not help but be reminded of the scrolls left behind from the Dark Age. They thought of Highlord Osric!
Clearly, the expedition's assault had failed before it even began, and the appearance of Highlord Osric was enough to show that he had been in control of their operation. Although they knew that Highlord Osric in front of them now was just a phony, they still felt hopeless. The mana fluctuations that were emanating from Osric's body were extremely oppressive. They could tell that Osric was too powerful for them.
With the appearance of Highlord Osric, multiple figures appeared in the surroundings of the square. They were all wearing a Faro Robe and holding a Dark Moon Staff. Clearly, they were all members of the Magic Legion, and also emitted massive magical waves. All of them possessed Legendary-level power and above.