?Chapter 999: Know yourself and know your enemy


    “Do you have a significant advantage?”


    Nnd Lee used “Mind View” to locate the Shadow Deathers who were secretly observing him.


    He heard a part of their conversation and used Deconstruction to obtain their panel and memory fragments.


    The Shadow Deathers, situated in the Dark Zone, also mastered detection spells adapted to the environment.


    If Nnd Lee didn’t have Mental Magic at his disposal, he estimated it would have been very difficult to locate them.


    In that sense, the Shadow Deathers’ im “We have a significant advantage” was indeed urate. <div>


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    But what they could never have anticipated was that Nnd Lee had already figured them out.


    Thenguage used by the Shadow Deathers was themonnguage within their domain, not the Ulnas Ring Common Language.


    The Deconstruction Results included Level 5 “Shadow Death Watchers’ Linguistics,” so there was nonguage barrier.


    The six Shadow Deathers covertly watching Nnd Lee revealed their disguises.


    Their strength did not exceed that of a Four-circled.


    Nnd Lee’s “Mind View” was perfect and did not alert them.


    After obtaining the Deconstruction Results, Nnd Lee closed “Mind View” and settled down to consider a counterstrategy.


    An excellent n to “lure the snake out of its hole” emerged in Nnd Lee’s mind.


    Weren’t those six Shadow Deathers about to call for reinforcement to deal with him?


    Fine then.


    Let them call.


    The more, the better.


    He could use this opportunity to lure out the Shadow Deathers from the City of Exiles in batches, defeating them one by one, sessively mastering the Deconstruction Results.


    As long as he had enough Deconstruction samples, Nnd Lee could gain a clear picture of the situation inside the City of Exiles without even having to enter it.


    “I need to gauge precisely how to entice the enemy to take the bait. I can’t make the Shadow Deathers too afraid to fight and flee, nor can I let them think they can easily take me down by calling in just a few reinforcements. I need to create an illusion that ‘just a few more reinforcements, and they can definitely beat the Thunder Wizard’…”


    Nnd Lee chuckled silently and called for Nolin in his heart.


    After a brief exchange with his little assistant, they came up with a n to trick batches of Shadow Deathers into a trap.


    “…Let’s stick to the n we discussed, Nolin. Let’s start executing it now.”


    “Yes, sir.”


    Five Mechanos enchanted with “Mental Illusion” flew towards directions away from the Temporary Base.


    These five Mechanos headed in five different directions, each on their own, with nopanions nearby.


    With “Mental Illusion” in effect, the Mechanos would appear to the Shadow Deathers as “Thunder Wizards with unknown origins.”


    Only when the Shadow Deathers got close enough, or if they attacked, would the Mechanos bepelled to reveal their true forms.


    Up until that point, the Mechanos’ Disguise was seamless.


    All their actions were closely monitored by the Shadow Deathers.


    As the five Mechanos moved away from the Temporary Base, the Shadow Deathers began their pursuit.


    Except for one individual who stayed behind to coordinate with help, the other five followed the Mechanos.


    One Shadow Deather chased after one Mechano.


    The five Mechanos neatly split the six Shadow Deathers apart.


    This was one of Nnd Lee’s little tricks.


    Another trick was the flight direction of the Mechanos.


    The five Mechanos were flying towards the nests of five Dark Demon Beasts.


    The Shadow Deathers had mentioned in their earlier conversation that they feared the “Thunder Wizard” would damage other Demon Beasts Nests.


    Nnd Lee precisely targeted this concern of theirs, deliberately directing Nolin to control the Mechanos to fly towards the Demon Beasts Nests.


    Doing so would undoubtedly make the Shadow Deathers anxious and restless, leading to severe misjudgments.


    Sure enough, the Shadow Deathers tailing the Mechanos cursed quietly and stopped in their tracks to write letters once they figured out the “Thunder Wizard’s” flight direction.


    They had to request more and more assistance from the City of Exiles.


    Otherwise, the considerably sized Demon Beasts Nests stood at risk of destruction by a bunch of nonsensical “Thunder Wizards.”


    The Shadow Deathers sought help from the defending forces of the City of Exiles, the battle group under themand of the city lord, called the “Shadow Deathers’ Vignce Group.”


    The Vignce Group had roughly 700 regrbatants.


    Two-thirds were Extraordinary from the Shadows Faction, and one-third were Shadow Series Combat Wizards.


    The lord of the City of Exiles was named Mobius Soler, an Eighth Ring Shadow Series Combat Wizard, and also the leader of the Vignce Group.


    The defensive system of the City of Exiles did not include patrolling the surrounding areas.


    In other words, thebatants of the Vignce Group would not actively leave the city to patrol the Dark Zone unless ordered.


    Such patrolling duties were usually performed by the Shadow Death Wanderers, who gathered magic materials.


    The Shadow Deathers currently pursuing the “Thunder Wizards” were referred to as Shadow Death Wanderers.


    They excelled in tracking, hiding, exploring, and gathering, mastered simple Shadows Faction Spells, and were adept in hit-and-run fighting.


    The Deconstruction Results showed:


    While being Three-circled to Four-circled Shadow Wizards, they also held a secondary profession as “Wanderers.”


    Every letter for assistance they sent to the City of Exiles would prompt the Shadow Deathers’ Vignce Group to dispatch a squad ofbat wizards.


    Now came the crucial point, what level of Reinforcement could ensure the stable capture of “Thunder Wizards”?


    In other words, what kind ofbat strength did those “Thunder Wizards” really possess?


    From the attitude they disyed while sweeping the Ground Snake Nest, thebat strength of this group of “Thunder Wizards” was unlikely to be below the Seven-circle Level.


    And what if there were Eighth Ring, even Nine Rings “Thunder Wizards” among them? Wouldn’t that mean only the city lord himself could handle the enemy if he were toe to their aid?


    The Shadow Death Wanderers unavoidably fell into anxiety, hesitating for a moment.