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.
“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 that 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.