How can you become stronger if you don't build up bonds?

Unwavering faith is the source of the 'Holy Judgment Warrior's' strength.

The orders issued by superiors can also be a source of belief.

"Yes, sir!"

Ale gripped his spear tightly, and his stats began to rise.

Upon hearing the command, Zoreni quickly began to chant.

Blessing of Power

"Speed ​​of Sound"

Weapon Blessing

"Holy Light of Protection"

……

Nearly ten buffs were applied to Are by Zoreni.

Every time a ray of holy light shines on Are, Zoreni's attributes increase by a certain amount.

After applying the buffs to Ale, Zoreni did not choose to replicate them all on herself.

After casting only "Blessing of Strength" and "Blessing of Weapons," Zoreni stopped all chanting, saving her remaining mana to cast healing spells on Are.

Once everything was ready, Zoreni held her staff horizontally, adopting a fighting stance similar to that of a club-type weapon.

On the other side, the mysterious man also seemed to realize that conventional remote harassment was of no use in rescuing the Orchid Spider.

Defeating Lin Wei's two bodyguards head-on is the only way to save them.

"Since you refuse to compromise and insist on fighting me, I have no choice but to demonstrate my abilities."

About 100 meters to the east, a figure slowly rose from the ground.

The mysterious man's true identity finally came into view of Lin Wei and his group.

He was a middle-aged man in his early forties, with an unremarkable height and build, a buzz cut, a sallow complexion, and a wooden expression that carried a hint of naivety and stupidity.

Compared to his appearance, his clothing exuded a strong sense of cheapness and unsophistication, and he didn't have any magical items on him.

Judging from his appearance alone, no one would think he was a high-ranking mage.

The sallow-faced man raised his head and parted his somewhat dry lips:

"The last time I faced the Cavaliers was twelve years ago."

I didn't want to kill him, but he was relentless and I didn't have a good way to restrain him at the time, so in the end I could only take his life and give his body a proper burial.

"But rest assured, my lord, I would never use a deadly move against your knight, and needless to say, Your Excellency, even setting aside my relationship with Lord Holt and the watchful eye of the Supreme Goddess, I have never harmed any member of the clergy."

At this point, he suddenly raised his hand.

A second later, several cyan energy blades attacked, but all of them disappeared and vanished when they were within five meters of him.

"The Giant Wind Eagle's innate spell? I'd better not waste my energy. Pure elemental attacks below the fifth rank are ineffective against me, and the idea of ​​it consuming my mana is absurd."

Seeing that the giant wind eagle's attack had failed, Yare finally charged towards the yellow-faced man.

"Prepare to die—"

The yellow-faced man smiled faintly, and with a slight lift of his right hand, an arc-shaped earthen partition wall suddenly appeared in Yare's path of charge.

With a loud bang, Yare collided heavily with the earthen wall.

"Such power! The force of this impact has surpassed that of any body trainer I have ever seen before."

The orthodox knights from Wallis are indeed far superior to Reno's shameless lackeys.

Unfortunately, brute force is the easiest offensive weapon for earth elements to neutralize.

The earthen wall I generated can continue to thicken and densify, but Mr. Knight's strength is almost exhausted.

Not only that, but their weapons got stuck in the first exchange.

As the dust from the impact dissipated, the scene before them was indeed as the yellow-faced man had described: Yare's spear was firmly stuck to the earthen wall and could not be pulled out for the time being.

"Heh, it seems that you, Sir Knight, lack experience in fighting earth elemental mages."

This person talks too much.

His mouth hadn't stopped moving since the beginning.

But one thing is strange: he wasn't speaking with the intention of being purely disruptive.

He has been proactively revealing his combat intelligence.

This is quite unscientific.

He could have used the information gap to increase his chances of winning, but he brazenly said it outright.

Are you really that confident in your abilities?

Or are there other considerations?

Let's get back to his actual abilities.

Those mages who are proficient in earth element are indeed the strongest in terms of direct combat among all elemental mages.

It combines offense and defense, and also has the ability to control the field.

Most of the time, they are not only not restricted by the environment, but also able to benefit from the advantages of their environment.

Unfortunately, even an earth elemental mage is at a disadvantage when facing a melee body temperer of the same level.

The reason is that the four elemental magics of air, earth, water, and fire are so common that all types of superhumans learn how to deal with these four elemental spells in their first practical lesson, and the creation of various anti-magic equipment is based on this underlying logic.

Green once said a conclusion: pure four-elemental magic makes it impossible for a level 60 player to fight against a body-forging practitioner of the same level.

In actual combat, a body temperer can make countless mistakes, but a four-elemental mage is doomed if they make just one mistake.

As for why the disadvantage of four-element mages above level 60 disappears when facing enemies, Green did not explain in detail.

He simply told Lin Wei that there are very few mages above level 60 these days, and he could immediately detect such people as soon as they entered the territory of Wallis.

"As long as the enemy isn't level 60, the combination of Are and Zoreni can easily take them down. As for invaders above level 60, although I don't believe they'll dare to come, if they do, I'll definitely take them down."

These are Green's exact words.

Lin Wei was absolutely certain that he believed Green's conclusion, which was why he was wondering what the yellow-faced man was pretending to be.

You're not level 60 either.

You don't really think that Ale can be confined by a mud wall, do you?

"If the knight's strength has run out, then there's no need to struggle any longer, Tuwei—"

Stalagmites kept rising around Ayre, not to pierce his body, but to force him to give up the spear in his hand.

If you want weapons, your movement will be gradually restricted by these hard stalagmites.

At first, when there are not many stalagmites, there is still room to hide and escape. But once the quantity changes into the quality, these emerging stalagmites form a complete "shackle system", and people trapped inside can never get out.

When a body forger confronts a spellcaster, weapons are always a crucial element.

Knights, as the "elite" among body forgers, are superior to other body forgers because of their excellent equipment and high-quality mounts.

Arre did not choose to give up his weapon; he seemed to have completely fallen into the yellow-faced man's "boiling frog" scheme.

Just over ten seconds later, the stalagmites around Yare were so numerous that they completely obscured his figure.

"Are!" Zoreni saw Are surrounded and quickly tried to help him out.

But the sallow-faced man had long considered her a key target for surveillance.

With a flick of his right hand, the yellow-faced man created an earthen prison around Zoreni in an instant.

This earthen dungeon was so large that even if Zoreni reacted in advance, she couldn't escape its spawn area.

Not only that, the yellow-faced man kept thickening and reinforcing the earthen prison.

Zoreni thus followed in Ale's footsteps.

Judging from the earth element imagery structure generated by the yellow-faced man, his emphasis on Zoreni is far greater than that on Yare.

"Although I have never fought against a clergyman, I have been fortunate enough to receive guidance from Lord Holt."

When fighting against clergy, conserving magical power is a major taboo.

It cannot be restrained or controlled; it can only be encircled on a large scale.

Even if the priest prays to the supreme goddess, she will only bestow her blessing upon you, but will not directly help you out of your predicament.

As we all know, the most valuable blessing attribute He bestows is various [resistances], which can greatly reduce the effects of various spells.

Unfortunately, my spell did not directly affect you.

If you choose to remain still, this earthen dungeon will not have any effect on you.

But if you want to break down the earthen wall I have built, then it will become a purely exhausting tug-of-war between the two of us.

"I am not very skilled and dare not claim to have profound magical abilities, but I am confident that my mana will last until my sister and I can leave safely."

The sallow-faced man then launched into a long explanation.

After confirming that Aray and Zoreni had run out of options, he began to walk towards Lin Wei.

"Young sir, no, let's follow the knight's suggestion, young prince."

I am of limited knowledge and have spent many years in seclusion, so I am not very familiar with the noble hierarchy within Wallis. Since you are Your Highness, you must be a person with the bloodline of the Kreddy royal family.

Throughout the entire Eastern continent, everyone knows that the Kreddy royal family is the most devoted to integrity and peace.

"Your Highness, could you please show mercy and spare my younger sister's life?"

The sallow-faced man's words were clearly filled with the pleading of someone in a subordinate position, but to Lin Wei, they sounded like a drumstick hitting his eardrums, making him very uncomfortable.

Shuliya also noticed this discomfort, and she immediately activated the purification field she had used in the hotel the day before, isolating the extra effects in the yellow-faced man's voice.

The sallow-faced man walked until he was about 10 steps away from Lin Wei before stopping. At that distance, Lin Wei could already see the dust-covered wrinkles on his face.

"If I'm not mistaken, the young lady beside Your Highness should be the most talented nature mage in Wallis. She's only in her early twenties and has already reached the fourth level."

Given time, Miss will surely break through to the sixth rank and become a true powerhouse on this continent.

But now, you have no chance of defeating me, so please don't waste your energy anymore.

"You mean you've broken through to the sixth rank?" Lin Wei, who hadn't spoken for a long time, finally asked.

"If Your Highness would back down if I answered 'yes,' then I can admit that."

"Does your disagreement mean you'll deny it?"

"Then I will let Your Highness witness it with your own eyes, without wasting any words."

"That's interesting. Can I ask you a few more questions?" Lin Wei crossed his arms, remaining calm.

"Does Your Highness intend to exchange information for Lan Zhu's freedom?"

"You can think of it that way."

"Then Your Highness may ask."

The sallow-faced man looked up at the horizon, still appearing fearless.

"How did you know that Lan Zhu was captured? I don't think I gave her a chance to ask you for help."

"I did not receive a specific distress message, but she activated the communication crystal for a moment before she lost consciousness. I know her personality well; she is undisciplined and unruly, and she would never contact me unless it was something important."

Later, I received a warning from the owl. The owl belonging to the blue spider and the one beside me possessed a rare bloodline connection; if one died, the other could sense the death regardless of distance.

"I see. The second question is, for elemental mages, what is the greatest boost gained from breaking through to the sixth rank?"

"Defense penetration and mana sustain."

The sallow-faced man still answered the question instantly.

Before the sixth rank, conventional elemental magic is difficult to deal effective damage to those who have undergone body tempering, and the biggest reason for this is the difference in equipment.

The equipment of a Body Forger can be completely crafted by others, with a wide variety of types that can cover the entire body. The quality of the equipment usually depends only on the materials and craftsmanship. Except for a very few unpopular professions, there is basically no need to consider the compatibility issues in terms of aptitude and talent.

However, the equipment that mages can use is basically only robes, staves, and a very few special items that can be used in actual combat.

The most important thing is that the staff must be compatible with one's own spellcasting attributes. Elemental mages must participate in the entire production process to have a staff that can effectively amplify their spellcasting effects, which is undoubtedly an extra burden for elemental mages who already have limited time.

Furthermore, even if both sides have the same equipment quality, elemental mages will still be unable to defeat body forgers of the same level due to insufficient mana.

However, after level six, the above pain points no longer exist.

The qualitative change in magic circuits allows sixth-tier elemental mages to easily condense elemental power to create their own unique staff and robes that are 100% compatible with their own.

Its own mana regeneration speed was increased several times over at once.

Once you have enough mana, creating spell scrolls that don't require chanting and can be activated simply by infusing mana becomes an viable strategy for dealing with enemies.

Or, going even further, one could learn techniques related to spell sealing, and in combat, directly unleash the vessel containing the sealed spell, combining it with one's own casting to create a barrage of spells. No other class could match this pure burst of power.

The sallow-faced man answered Lin Wei's questions in great detail, much like an AI.

"Your Highness, now you know where my confidence comes from, don't you?"

"Yes, I understand. I have one last question."

Lin Wei took out a small bottle containing coarse black and red sand from his pocket:

"Tell me the specific origin of this thing and give me a satisfactory explanation for your intrusion."

Upon seeing the small bottle in Lin Wei's hand, the sallow-faced man's expression changed noticeably for the first time. He was initially surprised, but then he suppressed his surprise and narrowed his eyes several times.

"Your Highness, could you please return this item to me, and then I will leave obediently with Lan Zhu as if it had never existed?"

"So you wait for this storm to pass before secretly running back to continue making this thing, right?" Lin Wei's lips curled into a sneer.

"Your Highness, what do you mean? Do you not understand what I am saying? As long as you ignore this thing, I will certainly not cause a bloodbath in this town."

The yellow-faced man's expression gradually turned cold, no longer as honest and humble as before.

"So what does the reverse mean?"

"No one can keep me, Kuilong, here on the frontier."

Several giant fists formed from solidified earth and stone instantly materialized all around, their sole target being the protective shield erected by Shuliya.

"Your Highness, you will only have ten seconds to make your choice."

Do you want peaceful coexistence, or do you want endless harassment?

You can start choosing now.

"Heh, what I want has never changed: your head is enough—"