Click!
Lyle pulled out his pocket watch again, checked the time, and his gaze sharpened: "Time for the second preparation."
The next moment.
Taking a large barrel of Troll blood from his Item Box, Lyle began to carefully set up the magic ritual for "Maximize Magic."
Since the Gray-robed Mage was from "Zurannon," that Alliance Leader should be able to sense his death.
Lyle didn't know how long it took for that Alliance Leader to set up a magic ritual for long-distance Resurrection.
But he could roughly estimate a timeframe based on Khajiit, whom he had killed previously.
The reason Lyle hadn't resurrected the Gray-robed Mage again was for an experiment.
Specifically, an experiment to see where the Gray-robed Mage would be resurrected if he and the Alliance Leader of "Zurannon" used Resurrection Magic at the same time.
This point was very important!
Because it concerned how he would handle Quin Essey next.
During this process, Lyle naturally considered the worst-case scenario: what if the Resurrection Magic cast by the "Zurannon" Alliance Leader through a ritual was higher in intensity than normal Resurrection Magic?
It was very possible that the Gray-robed Mage might be resurrected at the "Zurannon" Alliance Leader's location.
Although he felt the probability was low—since the Gray-robed Mage's intact corpse was right here with him—he still had to take precautions.
If even faith system magic could be cast by a magic power system Magic Chanter, there was no telling what other strange methods the humans of this world had come up with.
Therefore, he had to prepare a back-up plan.
"The modified 'Resurrection' consumes too much mana. It's just a pity that my current faith system magic level isn't high enough."
Lyle leaned over, his movements meticulous, as he carefully laid out the magic circle on the ground.
About an hour later!
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The magic ritual was finally complete.
Lyle first glanced at the Gray-robed Mage's corpse. After seeing no movement for the time being, he stood up and walked to the very center of the magic ritual.
Hum—
As Lyle released his mana, the power immediately connected with the magic ritual on the ground. A circular magic ritual, primarily featuring patterns of stars and trees, lit up beneath his feet.
An invisible current of air surged, causing Lyle's Priest Robes to billow.
"Maximize Magic · Seventh Tier Magic—"
Lyle's eyes widened. In the originally pitch-black swamp forest, a dazzling white light appeared, instantly dispelling the Darkness in the area.
Whoosh!
A magic circle five meters in diameter, emitting a bright white light and a holy aura, condensed in the air above Lyle's head.
Immediately following that.
Above the larger magic circle, another small magic circle only three meters in diameter formed, creating a double-layered magic circle in the sky.
Holy and powerful mana fluctuations gathered and surged in mid-air. Specks of white light, like dazzling yet soft embers, illuminated the entire area.
The bloody scent lingering in the air vanished instantly, and even the thick fog that had long shrouded the depths of the swamp forest was cleared away in a large patch.
Lyle was momentarily stunned when he saw the double-layered magic circle condensed above his head.
Isn't this commotion a bit too big?
As the caster, Lyle could clearly feel how massive the gap was between Seventh Tier Magic and Fifth Tier Magic.
After a brief daze, Lyle felt his mana being rapidly drained.
"Mad Meditation!"
Lyle gave a low shout in his heart, activating his professional skill.
The mana that was about to be drained paused, and with it, the entire casting process of the Seventh Tier Magic completely stabilized.
"Resurrection!"
This was the Seventh Tier Resurrection spell.
Having mastered the Fifth Tier Resurrection spell, he cast it with the help of the "Maximize Magic" ability.
As the magic activated, powerful energy began to condense. However, at that exact moment, Lyle immediately used another passive ability of the [Mad Mage].
"Magic Pre-preparation!"
The dazzling magical light in the sky vanished abruptly as if it had never existed. The entire swamp forest was once again shrouded in Darkness.
But "Seventh Tier Magic · Resurrection" had already been stored within the "Magic Pre-preparation" passive ability.
"It's done."
Lyle let out a soft breath, a smile appearing on his face.
This was his back-up plan for the upcoming situation.
If the intensity of the Resurrection method used by the "Zurannon" Alliance Leader through the ritual was higher than normal Resurrection Magic, he would release the prepared "Resurrection."
Hum—
'Detected Seventh Tier Magic "Resurrection". Requirements: Faith-based Caster Rank (43–49). Current conditions not met.'
Information surfaced on the status panel.
Lyle glanced at it and withdrew his gaze helplessly.
He currently only had four faith system caster professions, with a combined Rank of 40. Even if he added the Rank of the newly acquired [Mad Mage], he still wouldn't meet the requirements.
"Next, is the wait."
Lyle looked at the Gray-robed Mage's corpse and spoke softly.
Angelic Mountain Range.
Mount Labasreya.
As a massive mountain range separating the Empire and the Kingdom, it should logically be covered in ice and snow year-round as the altitude increases. However, a unique area within the mountain range completely defied common sense.
The scorching air was like invisible fire, causing the entire space to radiate an extremely high temperature. If an ordinary person were here, just one breath of the scorching air would burn their lungs and cause death.