Indeed, that was not enough for Karl. After all, he had cheated heavily. Not only was it a pure mage-type undead, subject to [Nullification], but it was also deprived of its phylactery, unable to restore its power, and the single best target for Karl and Cara to gang up on.
Against any other enemy, things would not go so smoothly, he suspected.
"Nothing so far. It might be as much as an hour before the next attack is reported. The undead have been adjusting their deploynts, and splitting larger groups to deal with multiple defensive forces at the sa ti, depending on our deploynt." He explained.
Karl nodded, and checked in with the team.
Everyone was in good shape, with no lingering injuries. Most of them were ready to continue if they needed to, though Lotus and Nachtia were currently distracted, as the Nature Priestess chased the black dragon around the sky.
She was limited by her tiny transformation, but Nachtia was having fun, and every so often Hawk would give Lotus a boost, shoving her forward with a [Wind Barrier] so that she could catch up again.
After a few minutes of playing, the two Priestesses transford back, and returned to the group to get an update on the situation.
"We're waiting for news on the next point of contact. I will bring us there the sa way again, and we can move along the line, keeping everything in order." Karl suggested.
That sounded great to Nachtia and Tessa. Their patrons were pleased with their performance here so far, but they would be even more impressed if they did it again. While they waited, Karl selected an Overlord Ranked spear that Ashbringer had created when the ore was first brought back from the Bara dungeon. It was in the Guild Bank, along with a number of other items waiting for upgrades or custom orders.
Karl only knew a few abilities that would be suitable for her use. But if he combined [Smite] with [Blessed Item] he found that he got [Holy Spear], and that sounded like sothing appropriate.
It took a while to work out how the runes would go, but they were still waiting when Karl started to carve them into the weapon, with additional runes for multiple targeting. The idea he had was hurling a whole wave of spears from Thor's back into the crowd of enemies.
The Demon Prince watched Karl working, first with confusion, then awe as the weapon was completed and handed to Tessa, who had co to see what Karl was doing.
"That should be more effective from Thor's back than your current weapon." Karl offered as Tessa examined the spear.
Overlord Rank, Epic Grade. A unique spell [Holy Spear] and bonuses to holy damage, with mana cost reduction? Yes, that would be a wonderful weapon for her. She would be able to use that in any situation, and for quite so ti, as it was a Rank above her.
"You're a crafting Guild?" Prince Steven asked, utterly baffled by the situation. "Mostly. We do have so combat capabilities, but we're best known for our shop at the western Frostfire Gate, in the old Guard Barracks. The Darklight Host Guild House sells all manner of potions and crafted items, from Commander to Overlord Rank. Though, by order of the Lord, we don't sell combat items over Commander Rank without special order and quantity limits.
If you're in the capital soti soon, you should drop in. We've got a number of mana storage items on sale that are quite popular among tradesn, shamans and clerics." Karl explained.
He held up the Overlord Ranked totem that he had been using during the last battle. He hadn't bonded it, and it was currently depleted, but slowly recharging itself. The Prince sighed. "With as many children as my father has, do you think that he gives us all enough allowance to afford such luxuries? Plus, I am a cleric of the God of Magic. Unlike the Demon Gods, my God does not encourage his adherents to hoard wealth. Instead, we spend it all to obtain new knowledge, much like the adherents of the blue dragon do."
"Oh, that makes sense. I suppose that is also why you specialize in healing magic. I was under the assumption that the Demon God Clerics were less healing focused." Karl realized.
Prince Steven nodded. "Exactly. So of them cannot heal at all, while others specialize in damage transfer instead of healing. It's a drawback of having a whole population dedicated to one type of God, but there are still so of us who followed other paths."
They continued to wait until mid-afternoon, before deciding that might be the only probing strike of the day. The undead of Bomgon were rarely on an urgent schedule, as they literally had forever to accomplish their goals.
So, when they suffered a heavy setback, like the loss of a Totem, they could take ti to regroup and make a new plan.
"Alright, I will take my team back to Drodh for the evening. There is no need to sleep out in the wilderness when I can open portals." Karl decided.
"I will send you a ssage if there is another attack here. With the Dragon Gods involved, your team will most likely want to return for future battles." Prince Steven
agreed.
Tessa and Nachtia both nodded, confirming his guess, while Karl opened the portal back to the open ground outside the gates by the Guild House.
The Guards were startled for half a second when the portal opened, but when they saw who was coming through, and then the Prince waving to them from the other side, they didn't make any complaints about the proper location for portals.
After all, the Guild House was right there, and they were outside the secured inner city, so the wards wouldn't trigger.
"Welco ho, Darklight. Host. Did you have a productive day?" The guard on duty asked, while the other made a discrete trade of chocolates for a bag of herbal cigarettes from Lotus.
Karl recalled that the Lord had warned them about that, or maybe it was smoking them at work? But as long as she wasn't caught, it should be fine.
"Indeed we did. We helped eliminate a Totem Ranked Lich Lord and his skeleton army. Prince Steven says that there will likely be future attacks, so we asked him to contact us through System ssage. The Dragon Gods are interested in the outco." Karl
explained.
"Oh? Well, that does make things feel a bit more serious."
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