Chapter 274: The Apostles
Destiny's Dominion · 第二七四章 使徒
"That's not their own power, and it can't reach level 17."
Dainn shook her head, calmly: "It's only enough to contend with level 17. For someone like Eliza, who hasn't reached the Outlaw level, having level 15 power is already quite good. And Major Adams, his mage profession, is at most level 15."
"But that's still very strong."
Eisenhower clicked his tongue: "The key is that they've experienced the power of high-level professionals and the combat awareness of the Calamity Flame Apostles, which can save them a lot of detours."
"You have to look on the bright side, Mr. Sky Eye. The boss having more powerful helpers means the risks we face in the future will be greatly reduced. Don't you think that's a good thing?"
Dainn Stacy smiled: "Our boss is undoubtedly a growth stock, rapidly appreciating in value. This is a demigod-level force. You, Sky Eye, have been toiling all these years, isn't it just to find a reliable master to help you冲击 the Legendary? Isn't this right before your eyes?"
"But I feel that our boss's enemies in the future will probably be terrifyingly strong."
Eisenhower grumbled with a hint of complaint, but then said nothing more. He also felt that this 'stock' he had accidentally stepped on was growing and strengthening.
Li Mochen and the others spent over half an hour checking every detail, then carefully filled in the magic stones. Fortunately, the magic array they had set up did not collapse, nor did any magical energy leak.
"OK!"
Thompson Adams looked at Li Mochen with admiration: "Boss, your talent in magic arrays is truly rare in the world."
He had only learned today that Li Mochen and the Mr. Li with顶级 marksmanship were the same person. This surprised Adams greatly, but it was nothing compared to the shock of Li Mochen telling them that Hazel Wiltonstein had become a demigod.
Thompson Adams, like the others, was mostly skeptical about this. How could a little girl usurp the power of the Calamity Flame Dragon Lady Adriana?
But after seeing Li Mochen's ability with magic arrays, he began to harbor a glimmer of hope—maybe what the boss said was true?
Miss Hazel sat there, her aura indeed terrifyingly strong. They had spent so much money and made so many preparations; his boss couldn't possibly be joking with them.
"That's because you haven't seen true genius."
Li Mochen said flatly: "Everyone take your positions. Follow the steps I outlined. Be careful not to let the Calamity Flame Apostle's power enter your bodies before these pills change color. If this thing gets damaged, interrupt the ritual immediately."
"I'm looking forward to it, boss."
Thompson Adams's eyes blazed with fervor, and he stepped into the seven-pointed star array, sitting down at one of the vacant vertices.
When he, like the others in the array, dripped his blood onto the silver pill and infused it with source energy, the silver glow of the pill became even more pronounced.
At that moment, Li Mochen looked questioningly at Hazel. The latter, hidden in her armor, nodded: "I'm ready anytime."
"If you feel you can't hold on, you can call for a stop immediately."
Li Mochen hesitated no longer and activated the array. Immediately, a vast magical energy vortex gathered in the warehouse.
About ten minutes later, a pulling force appeared at the center of the seven-pointed star. Hazel let out a muffled groan, and from the sound alone, one could tell the girl was in extreme pain.
Li Mochen watched with concern, but Hazel showed no intention of stopping. She made no further sound, only a slight grinding of teeth reached Li Mochen's ears.
After another three minutes, seven wisps of black mist were violently pulled from Hazel's body, each surging toward one of the seven people at the corners of the seven-pointed star.
But before these black mists entered their bodies, the seven of them used their internal magic sources to levitate the silver pills into the air, and at the same time, they clasped their hands together, forming a strange hand seal.
The next instant, these black mists were rapidly devoured by the silver pills. No matter how much surged from Hazel's body, the latter could absorb it all.
Li Mochen's expression was grave as he watched intently.
These silver pills were variants of the 'external elixir' he had refined yesterday, serving as containers for the power of the seven Calamity Flame Apostles and as a protective barrier to isolate the apostles' will from polluting the minds of Eliza and the others.
But due to time constraints, Li Mochen had to design the structure in a very short time and use the magic script of this world to replace the runes of the original Dome World. So he himself wasn't very confident about these seven 'external elixir' variants.
When refining them, Li Mochen had to resort to a wish spell to ensure that the seven external elixirs he produced were foolproof.
However, although the external elixirs were backed by the wish spell, their actual effectiveness was still uncertain. They could help Eliza and the others obtain the power of the Calamity Flame Apostles, but how much power they would gain remained unknown.
As time passed, Li Mochen's expression grew colder. The magic array was operating smoothly, and the seven external elixirs were functioning as he had predicted, except that the rate of absorbing the black mists was a bit slow. This only increased Hazel's suffering.
Li Mochen's heart ached terribly, and he wanted to interrupt the ritual. But his reason told him that the result would only be to make Hazel suffer again, and the power of the seven Calamity Flame Apostles, if not removed from her body, would be a significant隐患.
After three hours, close to two in the morning, the black mists were finally completely absorbed, and the original silver pills had turned a dark color.
"Is it done?"
Eliza opened her eyes first, showing excitement and nervousness.
"You can give it a try!"
Li Mochen walked over to Hazel to check on her condition. He found that the clothes inside her armor were soaked with sweat. She was also groggy, nearly unconscious.
He frowned deeply, picked up the girl with great concern, and handed her to Dainn Stacy, who had come over.
"So this is the power of a level 15 Dragonblood Sorcerer?"
Eliza summoned a ball of blazing dragon flame in her palm, but then noticed Hazel's condition and looked over worriedly: "Is Hazel okay?"
She liked this little girl, very sensible and strong to the point of being almost inhuman.
"Nothing serious, she needs to go back and rest."
Li Mochen suppressed the urgency in his chest and scanned the others: "How do you feel? Can you control this power?"
"Yes! It's a strange feeling. When I absorbed the Calamity Flame Apostle's power into my body, I instinctively knew what to do. That's the apostle's consciousness, right?"
Sampson Brut aimed his gun forward, his whole body already glowing with magical light: "I need to find a place to test it, but these skills are indeed those of a magic shooter."
Adriana's seven Calamity Flame Apostles corresponded to seven magic professions: Mage, Sorcerer, Shooter, Hunter, Berserker, Warrior, and Shadow.
But among their group, there were three magic hunters, so Thompson Adams chose to strengthen his secondary profession, magic mage, while he chose magic shooter. This choice actually helped them more.
It's worth mentioning that Li Tailai, a Druid, chose Warrior. This could also greatly enhance his strength, as Druids in beast form can directly contend with melee professions.