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

"Kuilong, are your clones also engaged in a war of attrition?"

Lin Wei stood unharmed in the wind blade array that Kui Long had recently created, and spoke slowly and deliberately.

Kui Long, who was standing in front of Lin Wei, did not reply directly, but his increasingly anxious expression proved that Lin Wei's guess was correct.

For the past ten minutes or so, Lin Wei has been analyzing the situations of others through the changes on the panel.

The fact that Are, Zoreni, and Shulia are not in combat mode means that the evacuation of the surrounding residents is not yet over.

Luya's panel changes are more intuitive, with only her mana being consumed, clearly indicating that she is trading blows with Quilon within the barrier.

Kui Long took the bait, or rather, both sides took the bait at the same time.

Lin Wei wasn't worried about Luya at all, because Luya's mana bar was even more monstrous than he had expected.

Luya's mana cap of 20000 points goes without saying, and her mana regeneration speed is ridiculously fast.

Kuilong has only managed to deplete Luya's mana bar to 85% so far.

It will take at least two hours to deplete Luya's mana bar.

Green arrived two hours later.

Moreover, it's uncertain whether Quillon, who is multitasking, can sustain himself for two hours.

Lin Wei now needs to consider how to keep Kui Long.

Even if you can't keep him here, you should try to distract him as much as possible to prevent him from getting angry and causing trouble.

"Silence means consent. Aren't you curious how I knew?"

Lin Wei continued to try to coax Kui Long into talking, but Kui Long kept his eyes closed, as if he was determined not to interact with Lin Wei and only wanted to deplete Lin Wei's "Invisibility Shield" as soon as possible.

"Divide your soul into four parts, each part mastering one of the four elements of magic: air, earth, water, and fire. Once you have mastered all four elements of magic, combine the divided souls to break through to the sixth rank. Then you will become the legendary Grand Mage of the Four Elements."

Lin Wei blurted out his guesses in one breath.

Kui Long's eyelid twitched.

It seems that's really the case?

Lin Wei clicked his tongue: "You don't actually believe that, do you?"

Kui Long opened his eyes, his gaze towards Lin Wei filled with murderous intent, and the wind blades in the wind blade array that were aimed at Lin Wei's neck all grew larger.

Of all the shield-consuming moves, he chose the "Wind Blade" form specifically to avoid harming Lin Wei's soul while destroying Lin Wei's physical body.

Since it was a deadly attack aimed at vital points, Lin Wei was naturally unharmed. He continued:

"I know you're in a hurry, but being in a hurry won't help. Your fragmented soul still can't be put back together."

You thought that soul unification was a matter of course and easy, but the truth is, let alone four souls unifying, even three can't be combined. Am I right?

Kui Long squinted, not denying Lin Wei's statement.

"Want to know the correct way to become a four-elemental archmage? Oh wait, you don't have the chance for four elements anymore, at most three, just like Kieran."

Lin Wei's original intention was to see if Kui Long would have any special reaction to the name "Kilan". However, Kui Long's expression did not change at all, but the wind blades that attacked Lin Wei were even larger.

Are you angry? Then let's assume you two are related!

Lin Wei's current approach is to follow his instincts.

"Kill me and you'll be like this for the rest of your life."

Kui Long's wind blade formation stopped.

"Tell me everything you know, hand over the Orchid Spider, and execute that knight named Are and that female nature mage, and I may release you."

"Kneel down and become my slave, and I can tell you the real way to advance."

"You're asking for it—!"

…………

The sky above Scar Town.

Kui Long's three clones stopped fighting at the same time.

Even if he's slow to realize things, after more than half an hour, he would have noticed something was wrong.

There's something strange about the woman maintaining the barrier below.

This barrier cannot be broken in a short time.

But Wallis's reinforcements are definitely on their way.

Although the nation of Wallis has always lacked high-end combat power, a kingdom that has lasted for hundreds of years must have one or two trump cards to play.

The old folks from the Holy Church might also come and meddle.

We can't afford to waste any more time; we need to rescue the orchid spider first.

The three Quilons looked towards the east, west, and north entrances and exits of Ska Town, respectively.

He had noticed long ago that people from the surrounding villages were concentrating in the town.

Given his status in the past, he would naturally have disdained to deal with these ants.

but now……

The three clones simultaneously began casting spells and chanting incantations.

"Whoosh—"

A long spear, cutting through the wind, came from the east.

The red-robed Kui Long and the blue-robed Kui Long stopped casting their spells and their bodies disappeared from the spot at the same time.

The green-robed Kui Long, who wasn't chosen as a target, revealed a mocking smile:

"What a joke! You think you can use the same trick on me twice?"

The green-robed Kui Long had finished casting his spell, and a large tornado swept towards the village to the west.

"Protect!"

A familiar green shield blocked the tornado's path, and with the help of the giant wind eagle, Shulia used all her remaining mana to block the attack.

There were not many people left who had not yet entered the town, but there were still about a hundred scattered people, including government officials such as Depp and Bogu.

"I'll see how many hits you can withstand!"

The red-robed and blue-robed Kui Long reappeared, this time choosing to unleash faster, smaller-to-medium-sized attack spells.

Hundreds of fireballs hurtled toward the north gate of Skar Town. Then, mist filled the eastern part of Skar Town as Quiron attempted to use the obstruction of vision to deflect Are's long-range throws.

The North Gate was where Zoreni was stationed. Seeing hundreds of fireballs hurtling towards them, Zoreni felt a pang of anxiety and could only follow Shulia's example by setting up a temporary shield to help the people on this side withstand the onslaught.

However, the range of the fire meteor's attack was still too large, and coupled with insufficient mana, Zoreni ultimately failed to protect everyone.

"ah--!"

"It's so hot—"

"Mommy—Waaaaah—"

……

How come no one died?

Kui Long, dressed in blue robes, frowned.

The priest only protected less than half of the area; given the normal hit rate of the fireballs, at least half of the people in the other half would have died.

But in the end, only 7 people were injured.

"Maybe I was just unlucky." Blue-robed Kui Long didn't dwell on it too much, after all, he could unleash Fire Meteor several times a minute.

Although the attack was not very effective, it allowed Quilong to see the situation clearly.

The nature mage in the west is too well-rounded, and there are several giant wind eagles assisting him, making him difficult to deal with.

The unit to the east, Yare, is the only one that can pose a threat to us, so we cannot be careless and need to keep a close watch on it.

Although the priestess in the north is capable of both fighting and healing, she is alone and cannot take care of so many ants.

Therefore, the north is the best point of entry.

"continue."

Kuilong chanted the incantation for the fire meteor once more.

……

"Help...me..."

"Priest... my legs hurt so much..."

"I need treatment—"

……

The wailing sounds rose and fell, turning Zoreni's eyes bloodshot.

She doesn't have enough mana right now.

Even if we use healing spells on the wounded now, how should we deal with the next round of attacks?

At this moment, Zoreni felt an unprecedented sense of powerlessness and despair.

"Are, teacher, Your Highness, what should I do...?"

……

Just as the red-robed Kui Long was about to finish chanting the incantation, the sound of wind breaking came again. Kui Long subconsciously stopped casting the spell and dodged with all his might. But after seeing what was coming, he couldn't help but laugh.

That was just a pitchfork.

—Are only has a knight's lance, and he can only hurt me when he uses that knight's lance.

—I don't have a physical body now. Having learned from my previous experience, I will no longer keep the soul crystal on my head for extended periods. Now, the soul crystal is circulating rapidly within my body in a completely irregular manner.

—Putting aside the fact that the other weapons he threw were not powerful enough, even if they were, could he accurately hit the soul crystal inside my body without any vision?

After figuring out these key points, Kui Long finally felt relieved.

"Are Chris, I'm giving you a choice now. If you can commit suicide in public right now, I might consider sparing these ants."

If you don't agree to my request, I guarantee that none of these ants that haven't entered the barrier yet will survive!

As Wallis's finest knight of our time, you should know the difference between one life and a hundred, right?!

Only this grudge of destroying the path, Quiron must take revenge on Ale Chris, with interest!