Mages Are Too OP - Chapter 455
Chapter 455 – You Dare To Take Advantage Of A Lich
A lich could rob someone else of their body. All they needed to do was drive away the original soul, or tear it apart.๐งr๐e๐๐๐๐ป๐๐ท๐ฦ. com
However, the bodies possessed by a lich would usually die in two years.
After all, dark magic power was lethal for regular creatures.
A lich could also exist as a soul, but they were very vulnerable in the soul state. Without the protection of a shell, the damage from mental spells would increase significantly.
Therefore, most liches would change their shells frequently.
The shells were expendable for them, but there were exceptions. If they ran into excellent shells that were vigorous and talented, they would try to seize the shells and maintain them well, so that the shells could be used longer.
Rolandโs body was very vigorous, and he was also a Mage.
The players had higher stats growth than regular NPCs did in the first place. Their Constitution growth was five by nature even if they didnโt add any points to Constitution.
Also, Rolandโs maximal health was improved for his achievement of first completion of an epic quest. It was further improved by the Goddess of Magicโs favor. Now, Roland had as much health as that of an agile Warrior of his level.
His vitality and his capacity for magic power were both very high.
Rolandโs body was a rare container for the lich, one it had never seen. His magnificent vitality was almost overflowing, not to mention his terrifying magic power.
If the lich could steal the body, it would be perfect as a container.
This lich would do anything it could to maintain the vigorousness of such a body.
A good body was to a lich what an epic weapon was to a Warrior.
Roland sensed the maliciousness in the lichโs eyes, which gave him goosebumps.
He instantly snapped his fingers, and the swamp rose into a rock wall and protected the caravan.
Hardly had he done that when the lichโs nasty voice, which sounded like rubbing iron plates, came through the fierce wind. โYouโre very strong, but you canโt escape. Nobody can break through a lichโs army of the undead unless they can fly. However, even a wind-class Mage canโt fly far in such a strong wind. Letโs make a deal. I can spare this caravan as long as you leave…โ
Roland snapped his finger and suddenly vanished.
The lich was stunned at first. Then, it was greatly shocked.
While jumping aside, it quickly established a magic shield.
But it was too late. A miaodao of pure fire had cut through the lichโs head.
Several seconds later, the lichโs head fell to the ground. At the same time, all the skeletons crumbled into pure bone, and the remaining ghosts screamed and ran away into the deep night.
Staring at Roland with his head that had already fallen on the ground, the lich struggled to say, โYouโre good at spatial spells?โ
Roland waved and sheathed his miaodao. He came to the head and observed it for a moment, only to see no waves that suggested the escape of the soul. He didnโt really know what was going on, so he said, โYes, so what?โ
โNo wonder you didnโt escape.โ The lich heaved a sigh, and its voice weakened. โThen why donโt we make peace with each other?โ
This lichโs reaction was understandable. A Mage capable of spatial spells could barely be killed!
Many people knew that Dimensional Anchor could stop spatial magic from being activated.
But the problem was that Dimensional Anchor was itself a type of spatial magic. So, one could only use spatial magic to cope with spatial magic.
Spatial magic was so hard that it was only slightly less difficult than causal magic.
While Roland had posted the teleportation spells to the forum, only OโNeal had picked up Teleportation, and he was working on Long-Distance Teleportation.
Even the players found spatial magic hard, not to mention local Mages who werenโt as smart as players on average.
โWhy should we make peace?โ Roland lit up a fire on his finger.
โYou can protect the caravan for now, but you canโt protect them forever.โ The lichโs head spoke in a lower and lower voice. โIf we make peace, I wonโt do anything to them anymore, and we can talk about things that are more important.โ
Uninterested, Roland simply burned the lichโs head to ashes with the magic flames.
Then, he flashed back to the rooftop of the rock building and looked down at the caravan below.
A bunch of people were standing below. Most of them didnโt have the courage to raise their heads.
Wallace was the only person who looked up to Roland. Holding back his fear, he bowed respectfully and said, โEsteemed Mage, thank you for your rescue. Weโll never forget it. May I ask if we can stay here? If we go out, we will all be killed by the blizzard.โ
โYes!โ Roland nodded.
The rock wall had almost blocked all the cold wind, so the caravan didnโt have to hide behind the rocky building anymore.
The low temperature wasnโt dreadful. It could be weathered through with thick clothes. What was dreadful was low temperature plus crazy wind.
Receiving Rolandโs permission, they were all greatly relieved and delighted, but none dared to say anything.
Gazing at them for a moment, Roland asked, โHow on earth did you get lost in this place?โ
โWe mustโve been lured here with magic by the Tundra Reaper.โ McKenzie volunteered to stand up and said, โItโs said that he shows up every two months and disappears after reaping the lives of a couple of caravans.โ
โThen youโd better be careful. If possible, donโt travel for business in the next year. He must be resentful of you. Liches usually wonโt show up in cities. Youโd better look after your life first before you attempt to make money.โ
Most large cities were supervised by Mages, and the necromancers and liches had too-distinctive dark magic power. Besides, they were only strong when they gathered enough undead creatures. They were also good at turning human beings killed by undead creatures into new undead creatures. So, they were almost invincible with a storm of undead creatures.
But they werenโt really invincible.
The gathering of undead creatures couldnโt escape the attention of the Mages in the city.
Therefore, necromancers and liches were usually active in the wilderness.
They would kill lone human beings or butcher caravans to increase the population of the undead creatures they controlled.
The more undead creatures they controlled, the more powerful liches and necromancers would be.
With their special class skill, Dark Servant Link, they could establish a legion of the undead, and their necromantic energy would be significantly increased in the legion, which would boost the power of their dark spells.
Hearing Rolandโs reminder, Wallace nodded and said, โWe understand, Mr. Mage.โ
Seeing that it was over, Roland flashed into the house and continued his rest.
The people in the caravan relaxed and took a rest too.
But few of them could go to sleep that night.
For Roland, what happened that night was a minor incident.
Though he had never seen a lich before, he wasnโt really surprised to see one.
He had seen angels and goddesses, and the lich was nothing compared to them.
However, what happened tonight was a huge event for Wallis, the lich.
His soul was pulled back into its spiritual coffin, before he was teleported to another body that he had prepared earlier.
He walked out of the hidden cave in the rotten body whose flesh was dropping as he moved. Staying inside such a shell was very uncomfortable.
But the lich could only hold it back. After all, his other shells werenโt any better.
He summoned a skeleton horse. Fast and tireless, such horses were one of the lichesโ icons.
After half a night, Wallis made it to a graveyard before dawn, and a dozen black body puppets suddenly appeared. Wallis didnโt panic but waited quietly.
Those body puppets didnโt attack Wallis. Soon, a tombstone moved before him and revealed a dark tunnel.
Soon, a beautiful girl in a black robe who had extremely pale skin walked out of the tunnel.
Wallisโ face was too rotten for anyone to see his expression, but judging from his voice, he despised this woman very much. โKarna, youโre using a womanโs body again. Do you not find it repulsive?โ
โItโs just a shell. Gender doesnโt matter as long as it works fine.โ The beautiful girl put a smile on her pale face. โWallis, why have you come to my place?โ
โI saw an excellent shell. I had never seen a shell as extraordinary as that one!โ
Karna, the girl in black robe, chuckled. โHow much better was it than mine?โ
โA hundred of this canโt compare to that shell.โ
Karna grew interested. โYouโre not exaggerating?โ
โNo!โ
โDoes the shell have a divine bloodline?โ Karna winked.
โIโm not clear, but itโs really vigorous.โ
โVigorousness means strength. Since youโve changed your shell, that man was definitely very tough, wasnโt he?โ
โHeโs capable of spatial magic and teleportation.โ
Karna instantly lost interest. โThen why am I wasting my time here? You think we can catch someone whoโs capable of spatial magic?โ
Karna was about to return to the tunnel after saying that.
Wallis hurriedly shouted, โI canโt catch him on my own, but we certainly can if we work together. Youโre good at Inferior Prophecy, and I have countless undead creatures. Iโll buy a few Dimensional Anchor scrolls later. As long as we know where he is with Inferior Prophecy, it will be easy to catch him!โ
โDimensional Anchor scrolls? You wish!โ Karna sneered. โThere are only four such scrolls in total in the world of the undead. Why do you think you can buy them?โ
โDo you not want a better shell?โ
โHeโs only one person. How do we split him even if we catch him? We might have to fight first. Donโt tell me that you want the shell to mate with a woman and have a child…โ Karna shook her head and was about to return to the tunnel, but she suddenly stopped and said, โHowever, for old timeโs sake, I can tell you a piece of important news.โ
โWhat is it?โ
โMy puppets in the human world informed me that a new race named Golden Sons appeared in Hollevin. Those people can be resurrected after death, so some of them are willing to sell their dead bodies.โ
โAre they vigorous?โ
โTheyโre said to be so, but Iโm told that theyโre very expensive,โ Karna said. โThe bodies close to the level of Elite are one gold coin apiece, and those above the Elite level are three gold coins apiece.โ
Wallis gasped. โThatโs indeed expensive. I can barely afford a hundred bodies… Those people are bold enough to make money from liches?โ