Arcane Lord

First of all, it is definitely unrealistic for Xia Duo to hide in the dark and directly help Iolum. Without ventilation in advance, the two sides will not be able to cooperate at all. They may be attacked by both sides of the battle at the same time as soon as they go out.

Then we can only target the elf mage alone, but since the elf mage is in the state of a saint, it is almost impossible to make a sneak attack.

Then, the only way to solve it is with an attack that can directly make the opponent unable to resist!

Spells that directly target the target are usually directional spells.

If it is a non-directed spell, the spell's effect needs to be carried by the magic network. As soon as the effect of the spell here is close, the other side may have already made corresponding countermeasures.

As for directional spells, they are similar to quantum entanglement. As soon as the spell is completed here, it will take effect immediately over there, and it will be too late to notice it.

Typical representatives of this type of spells are various curses. Of course, various transformation spells are also directional spells, but the range of the spells is not as far as the curses.

This situation is affected by demand. Under normal circumstances, it is estimated that no one will need to bless another person with [Flying Technique] from an extremely long distance.

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And if you want to get rid of this elf in one go, your spell level must be full.

The Magic Network reaches the tenth level. Under normal circumstances, the highest spell level can only reach 10 levels. However, through "low-level elements expressing high levels", the equivalent spell level can theoretically be increased infinitely.

It's just that the magic network does not have a deeper and more complex structure to actually support this type of spell. In layman's terms, it cannot be simplified.

Starting from level 10, each time you increase a level, the difficulty of casting the spell will increase geometrically!

Similar to Sha Duo's long-awaited idea of ​​letting level 1 mages express 9-level spells using only the surface layer of the magic net and the spell elements of the first layer.

Theoretically, it is possible, but in fact, across so many levels, the difficulty of casting the spell is so high that even a robot may not be able to complete it, let alone a living human being with various emotional disturbances.

However, above level 10, since there is no support from the deep magic network, the automatic level-up transformation trend between the elements when the spell level-up before level 10 is lost, making it more difficult to cast spells.

In layman's terms, it requires stronger control, or a higher degree of concentration.

You can think about the 11th ring, but the 12th ring is almost unimaginable.

For the current situation, a 10-level spell should be enough. Even if the elf is not in the form of a saint and only appears in a physical body without any protection, a fish-killing knife may be fatal enough.

However, for the sake of safety, Xia Duo decided to use the 11th ring. Otherwise, he would have wasted such a rare opportunity to take the lead and would have to fight hard.

Without prior ventilation and discussion of cooperation strategies, 1+1 may not necessarily be greater than 2, and it may even be less than 1!

The final word must be finalized!

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As for which spell to choose, Xia Duo actually had no choice at all. There were only two 11-ring projects he was currently researching.

One is levitation or flying, the essence is the same; the other is material transformation, or to be more precise, water is transformed into stone (tentative).

These two spells are prepared for the floating city. The reason why the mountain is not cut into the main body of the floating city is that on the one hand, it does not want to damage the natural environment, and the number of mountain peaks is always limited. After the popularization of education in the future, there will be not a few great arcanists. , Xia Duo felt that as the leader of civilization, he could not make such a bad start.

On the other hand, he hopes that the floating city is not just a ground building built on floating stones, but should be a strategic equipment similar to a space battleship, and all parts must be fully utilized.

These two spell level-up researches have been on the agenda since he became the Grand Arcanist, but they were delayed by various things, so that none of the finished products were completed.

But whether it is completed and whether it can be used are not the same thing.

Taking levitation as an example, what Sha Duo wants is to be able to produce an adaptive levitation field in conjunction with the floating city blueprint, while also leaving open nodes for subsequent control, as well as corresponding protection and countermeasures mechanisms.

This is a systematic project, perhaps it should be called the "Floating City Flight Control System", and it is not just as simple as lifting a big stone into the sky.

If he had only asked for an 11th-level [Levitation Technique], Xia Duo would have completed it long ago. This cannot even be called a research task, it can only be regarded as a boring game to kill time.

As for material transformation, it can be called the "Floating City Main Body Construction, Repair and Maintenance System". It also needs to be used in conjunction with the blueprint, and open nodes need to be reserved for relevant personnel to use, or to access the mystery lock.

But among them, the deep transformation spell from water to stone is the same as the so-called 11th ring [Levitation Technique], but Xia Duo completed it early on.

This is not a specialized attack spell, just like chopsticks are not a specialized attack weapon, but this does not prevent chopsticks from becoming a killing tool under certain circumstances.

Similarly, in the current situation, Xia Duo has to use such a petrification spell that should be used for buildings to launch an attack. He only needs to adjust the distance of the spell so that it affects the target elf.

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Fine-tuning spells is not difficult for Sha Duo. It can even be said to be extremely easy. The only thing that worries him is the process of casting spells.

On the one hand, the equivalent of an 11th-level spell was expressed using 10th-level elements, which made it more difficult to cast. On the other hand, he had never actually cast this spell before.

Everything is still on paper. After all, this is not a separate project, but one of the sub-projects. Before today, Sha Duo had not even thought about this situation.

Even if he believed that there were absolutely no loopholes in his spell design, it would be difficult to cast a spell that would affect even himself if it went out of control without testing or practice without causing tremendous pressure.

But in comparison, this is the most likely solution he can think of.

Or make a bet that Iolum will not miss because of his sudden appearance, and will cooperate with him tacitly to kill the elves together.

When betting on this, you must also bet that the elf will not break out in desperate situations, or will not hold back.

Of course, you can also bet that the people from the Seven Towers are already nearby, and wait for him to take action to scare the elves first, and then everyone can stand shoulder to shoulder and kill the elves.

Xia Duo has never liked gambling or following the crowd. In the past, he had no choice due to lack of ability, but now that he has a choice, he certainly hopes to keep the initiative firmly in his own hands.

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After taking notice, Xia Duo began to carefully evacuate back. Although it was unlikely that the other party would be able to sense his spellcasting at the current distance, he still had to be more cautious.

In addition, this spell takes a long time to cast and requires a higher level of concentration. During this period, Xia Duo is almost undefended from the outside world. Being slightly farther away also makes it easier for him to deploy arcane fire protection measures.