Chapter 802 - 813: Jigsaw
The elf priest looked at little Isha with a strange expression, but eventually nodded and took two small bottles out of his pouch and handed them over. The little vampire walked to the defiled statue of Milko, poured a small amount of holy water from one of the bottles over the top, washing away the filth covering it, then took out a handkerchief and carefully wiped it clean.
Seeing that she wouldn’t be done for a while, the others scattered to inspect other areas of the hall. Like the outer hall, this place had clearly also experienced a battle, and the intensity was even fiercer. The difference was that the walls and floors of the outer hall were covered in dents, obviously caused by various weapons, while here the dents were caused by explosions, with pews blown around as if by a gale, and various scorched surfaces indicating a duel between spellcasters.
"Who do you think made these marks?"
Kalalin’s voice sounded from behind Lancelot, the human knight turned around and saw that the scholar seemed to be in a good mood.
"You seem quite excited... It’s Peyton Derrick, isn’t it?"
"Hehe, having the chance to learn some hidden history is of course exhilarating..." The scholar shrugged with a smile, "Peyton Derrick is certainly the prime suspect, but he wouldn’t have been fighting alone. We already know Peyton Derrick is a lich, and I really can’t imagine anyone with the power to contend with him..."
"Speaking of which, you reminded me..." Lancelot scratched his head, "How powerful is a lich exactly? Compared to Tijana, whose spellcasting ability is stronger?"
"In terms of pure spellcasting ability, the lich is undoubtedly stronger. No offense, but in their near-infinite lifespan, liches can master magical techniques that ordinary people can’t even begin to imagine through learning, experimentation, and research, whereas your succubus lover is a magician, using magic is more of a natural instinct for her, incomparable to a lich, an arcane caster..."
"Is it really that exaggerated? You’ve never seen Tijana fight. Let me tell you, when we were in Volcano Fortress, we watched the Barlow Flame Demon resurrect in the magma, and it felt like everything was over, but then Tijana arrived, and Visuvius was powerless before her. She slaughtered the Barlow Flame Demon as easily as Bruto slaughters a berserk demon..."
"Thanks for the compliment, but I still think I’m a bit better... Though it’s close." The young dwarf’s voice came from behind them. Faced with Lancelot’s somewhat displeased look, Bruto shrugged indifferently, "I was there too, and that’s the fact. I definitely killed more berserk demons than she killed flame demons."
"Hmm... Lancelot, you just asked about spellcasting ability, but if we’re talking about combat ability, Tijana is definitely stronger... While magicians only master a few spells, their casting method is more suited to combat, without a doubt."
"Thanks for saying that. Back to the previous question, according to our friend who can turn into a raven, the witch clearly had the ability to struggle against Peyton Derrick, and in our previous adventures, we used quite a few scrolls made by witches, didn’t we?"
"I know witches have profound magic knowledge, but if anyone had told me before that witches could rival liches, I would never have believed it."