There was a hint of curiosity and interest in Isaac's eyes.
From the fact that he could activate a new barrier so quickly to replace the one destroyed by Wilder's "Great Disintegration", he could basically judge that the person over there in the Black Hand Tomb must also be a spell caster, and the caster level was still high.
It's quite good.
But a spellcaster with a good level appeared at the Black Hand Tomb at this time...
Combined with this, considering that Hell Gate Castle has a seal that prohibits all teleportation effects...
"If the guardian was sleeping in this base before it was closed... then it would probably be a lich!"
"But if on the contrary, you enter after it is closed..."
Isaac's eyes flashed slightly.
After it is closed, you can still enter, and only with a protective barrier...
First of all, the possibility of a secret passage should be extremely small.
If there really was any secret passage, it must have been dug out by the tanar'ri long ago.
Therefore, it is more likely that one can enter through phase gates or other fixed portals.
This has to be considered again, whether this entry is before the "Hell Gate Castle Sealing Barrier" or after.
As for the previous one, you don't need to pay too much attention to it.
But if later, after all teleportation effects are blocked by the barrier, you can still enter like this...
In Isaac's mind, he thought of the inherited tomb of the "Three Swords Family" again.
The phase gate of that mausoleum is inherently consistent with the sealing barrier, so even within the barrier, the spatial effect can still be maintained.
If this possibility also exists in the Black Hand Tomb...
"Elf!?"
This thought that arose in his mind made Isaac's interest a lot deeper.
Based on his judgment of the "Three Swords Tomb", and then his speculation on the inner core of the sealing barrier, combined with Varilmo's "high energy core"...
Anyone who can do this, even if he is not a high mage, definitely has an ancient inheritance and knows the spirit inside.
As for why the elves appeared in the "Black Hand Tomb"...
"Ulglath didn't want to, or didn't dare to offend the Immortal, what happened in Silver Moon City back then, but the elves of Erlan did not give up their pursuit of the 'Brotherhood of the Dark Hand'. It was these elves and Silver Moon who
This is the reason why the 'Brotherhood of Dark Hand' finally disappeared.
If at that time, this base had already been captured by the Erlan elves, but it had been kept secret, this would be explainable."
"And when Baatezu and Tanar'ri came to Cape Esko one after another, which eventually led to Cape Esko's degeneration into Hellgate Fortress, it was also normal for elves to hide in this secret base."
With a flash of thought in my mind, I had a rough judgment on the origin of the unknown caster over there, especially among these judgments, the two most likely speculations...
Isaac's interest in the "Black Hand Tomb" is obviously much deeper than before it was excavated.
after all.
If it were a lich during the "Brotherhood of Dark Hand" era...
Being able to let this lich sleep here to protect it shows that this secret base still plays an important role.
And if it is an elf, it is an elf who deeply grasps the secret of the so-called "high energy core" of the "forbidden barrier"...
This means so much more!
No matter which of these two speculations it is, its significance is obviously much beyond Isaac's earlier expectations.
He could even foresee that when he captured this "Black Hand Tomb", some of the gains might be of some reference to him.
"Esko Point!"
"Silvermoon City!"
"And... that Myth Drannor!"
Some thoughts were quietly stirring in my mind.
From the very depths of the cave, there was once again a strong wave of magical resistance oscillating.
Finally, Isaac's footsteps also entered the cave again.
And as soon as he walked in, he didn't even take ten steps.
From the depths of darkness ahead, the sounds of several tanaroks running hurriedly could also be heard.
One saw the light of flames appearing in front of him. In the light of flames, the evil and domineering figure of the King of Demonic Flames, who was willing to surrender even to the unruly demon-born orcs, also appeared and became clear.
"Your Majesty, we have dug it. We have found the target."
"Your Majesty, the human lich invites you to come and inspect it."
Tanarok's urgent report came with excitement and joy.
"Lead the way."
Isaac nodded slightly, and there was no emotion or anger in his deep voice.
"yes!"
In response to the order, the three Demon Orcs stopped and paid tribute to the Demon Flame King, then returned to the place they came from, leading the way.
Of course, the excavation of this cave, except for the section that was bent down and interrupted due to the "suggestion effect", actually has only one main trunk.
It doesn't actually make any difference whether you lead the way or not.
After a section of the passage that slopes slightly downward, it turns again and extends diagonally upwards. Furthermore, taking into full consideration the size and height of the "Barlow Fire Demon", the entrance to the passage that extends upward is made of "fossils".
It is made of "mud" and has a height of about fifteen feet. Even if Isaac walks in it, he will not feel crowded.
However, it was the Demonic Orc who led him into this passage.
Suddenly, in front of the passage, a lightning arc flashed and exploded. It was brighter than the scorching sun descending underground. In just a moment, all the darkness in the cave was almost completely covered by this lightning.
The light was completely broken.
This light, brighter than day, will suddenly appear in this perennially dark underground...
There was a series of screams, and the numerous Tanaroks in front were directly blinded before they could be hit by the lightning arc and exploded.
But almost at the same time, the lich's cold drink also sounded.
With a wave of his staff, in the light of lightning as strong as the sun, a colorful magic wall that can make people confused just by looking at it was quickly completed.
All of a sudden, all the lightning flashes were suddenly interrupted in front of the Dharma Wall.
The lightning energy that followed immediately hit it, but it also seemed as if it was not included in it, and failed to cause any waves.
Naturally, it is the "Rainbow Magic Wall", which has the destructive effect on all magic effects!
The erection of this Dharma wall divided the entire passage into two, completely separating it.
Even the bright light of lightning cannot penetrate even a little bit because it is caused by a magical effect.
However, just as the "Rainbow Magic Wall" was used to complete the protection, before Wilder could cast further spells or take a step back and wait for the arrival of the Demon Flame King...
Suddenly, in his empty eye sockets, the strange and cold soul flame seemed to change color, and a sense of panic quickly poured out.
Not only him, but Isaac, who was more than a hundred feet away, looked through the rainbow light magic wall and looked at the suspected "Black Hand Tomb". Likewise, his eyes were slightly wrinkled.
.
In that direction, there is an extremely strong tide of earth element energy.
Even more...
"The power of the earth!"
"resonance!"
"Earth Spirit!"
"Nine-level spell!"
If it were anywhere else, the ninth-level spell would be like that.
However, in the underground environment, and if Isaac's momentary identification and judgment are correct, the essence of this ninth-level spell seems to be that the caster and the spirit of the earth are briefly integrated into one.
And using the spirit of the earth to control the underground environment...
Then there is the Lich's "rainbow wall", which in turn hinders him...
“It’s true that there is not enough success and more failure than success!”
There was a cold snort in his heart, and Isaac's deep shout rang out: "Everyone get out! Lift the Rainbow Magic Wall!"
Two orders.
The other was to order the Tanaroks to retreat immediately.
The other one was scolding Wilder.
It was the blind state, because of the obstruction of the "Rainbow Light Wall", and Tanarok quickly adapted to it. At this time, he was also alerted by the unusual power of the earth tide on the opposite side that something was wrong.
After the Demon Flame King gave the order, all the demon orcs quickly retreated.
Wilder responded to the order with a mix of joy and worry in his heart.
The joy is that the King of Demonic Flame has arrived, but the same is with sorrow.
But he didn't dare to be negligent. As soon as the voice reached his ears, without hesitation, he waved his staff and actively dispelled the spell. The colorful ball disappeared into the cave in an instant.
And the "Rainbow Dharma Wall" disappeared...
It is clearly visible that from the end of the passage, an indescribable green light seems to come from space and from the earth itself. Between its waves, it actually affects the entire earth to move with tides.
a feeling of.
Isaac's spiritual will can even feel that where the green light is, a natural will like the earth spirit is constantly condensing and integrating.
It seems that in the time it took for him to issue the order and Wilder to dismantle the "Rainbow Spell Wall", the spell over there was almost completed.
"If you combine yourself with the spirit of the earth into a whole..."
"His ninth-level spell should have the effect of being able to cast a series of earth spells including the 'earthquake spell' at will within the duration in the form of a spell-like ability."
Earthquake is a divine spell for priests and druids. Normally, it is not included in the wizard's spell list.
Similarly, under normal circumstances, the damage power of this magical spell is limited to most casters.
After all...earthquake, the earth is shaking, it's so big that it flies into the sky.
But if it is not a normal situation, if it is this underground environment...
In addition, Hellgate Castle prohibits "teleportation effects"...
Even Isaac would get a big headache if he encountered such "earthquake spells" continuously.
Fortunately...
He shouldn’t need to encounter them continuously!
"It is a spell-like ability, which means that he who does not have the 'spell-like ability prompt expertise' cannot perform the 'earthquake spell' instantaneously!"
And as long as it's not cast instantly...
"Hit him until he can't use it at all!"
Almost instantly, I had a comprehensive judgment in my mind.
The next second the "rainbow wall" over there is lifted.
It is also the moment when the ninth-level spell on the opposite side is about to be completed.
"Overlimit-instant-time stops!"
As soon as he raised his claws, magical energy beyond imagination exploded instantly.
No one's eyes had time to turn this way...
The velocity layer of time suddenly changed as Isaac raised his claws.
Everything, at this moment, fell into complete stillness before Isaac's eyes.
"Three rounds of time!"
Mental synchronization has an accurate grasp of the duration of the spell.
"Acceleration!"
The doubled speed allowed Barro's fire demon form, which was already sufficiently agile, to leap forward again.
"Shield of Rainbow Light!"
A magic shield that resembled a "shield spell" but had the same effect as a "rainbow ball" was suspended in the void in front of Isaac.
In the last round of time standing still, Isaac's body contained infinite magical energy, combined with the same abyss evil energy as Barlow's fire demon form.
A red fire bead with a coquettish feeling condensed in front of him in response to him raising his claws again.
The next moment the fire beads formed.
The effect of time standing still is exactly the end.
In an instant, all the time flows were synchronized to the same level.
Just this moment.
At the previous moment, both Wilder and the person opposite were surprised, even frightened, because of the intensity of the "instant-time-stopping" magical energy.
this moment……
"boom!!!"
The coquettish crimson fire beads appear out of thin air, as if through the gaze, the evil and destructive energy can directly burn the soul...
When the fire light bounced out, it was like an alluring arc of light, cutting through the darkness of the cave...
In an instant...
In the eyes of Wilder, and even more so in the eyes of the man opposite, this entire space was originally a space shrouded by the endless power of the earth. Suddenly, it was forcibly penetrated by the red light of evil and destruction.
This penetration…
The power of the earth seemed to be ignited, as if it had turned into underground magma, burning the soul of the person opposite!
"not good!"
At this moment, Zheng also completed the casting of the ninth-level spell "Lord of the Underground".
A wizard wearing a tattered dark robe, revealing a withered body, and holding a smooth carved skull staff with bone claws. Both the staff and the withered body were shrouded in green light.
The demon is clearly visible, the bloody flames in the eyes, and a look of fear are revealed.
The intensity of this "delayed bursting fireball" is, moreover, the evil energy that is not weakened by any "energy resistance" or "energy immunity"...
Moreover, he clearly realized from it the "magic control" that his master also possessed...
"Damn it!"
It's "instant - time stands still" again.
Another "delayed burst fireball" with such intensity and destructive power.
Lich's instantaneous spell recognition.
After realizing that it was too late to counterattack.
React without hesitation.
The figure jumped to the side, and then rolled with great agility.
"boom!!"
Just this moment.
The fire beads had already been shot and exploded instantly.
However, the demonic red flame was not a normal explosion. Instead, it was like a shock wave, flattened, and spreading over a wider range.