With the current strength of the Star Wind Leader, there is absolutely no way to withstand the demon army's offensive.
That legion has enough low-level demon troops to submerge half of Black Cliff City, and it also has many mid-level and high-level demons.
For example, level 4 nightmare beasts and succubi. The hooves and strong bodies of nightmare beasts can smash skeleton soldiers into pieces. Groups of succubi cast a series of fireballs that will bounce between the soldiers, causing a lot of damage. .
At the same time, the legion also has a large number of level 5 evil gods and demons, as well as a level 6 fierce demon army.
The most terrifying thing is their leader, a level 7 champion creature - the great demon warlord Gaoke who has the ability to teleport through space.
As for the Star Wind Leader, it can now be called a high-level combat force. It only has three level 6 God-chosen heroes, Eureka, Hart, and Yibes, and their numbers are not even as high as the opponent's Fierce Demon Troops.
Li Ran briefly thought about the current situation in his mind, and then took action immediately.
He put on light armor, put on the griffon emblem robe, and finally took out the disguise mask from the space ring.
A dark cloak stretched from the armor's shoulders and spread out behind Li Ran.
Before leaving, Li Ran grabbed a handful of shadow fern from the round table next to the terrace and stuffed it into his mouth without any image, replenishing the hunger and thirst level that had begun to drop to half.
Li Ran walked through the streets of Heiya and went straight to the Dark Alchemist Association in the Secret District of Dongcheng.
This is a strange-shaped black stone building, three stories high, with layers of shadow incantations carved on it. It is more like a temple than a research institute.
It is the most important building in the secret area, and it is also the place where the shadow magic is most abundant in the entire Black Cliff City. The patriarch Leilage has been dormant for a long time on the top floor of this building and is under the strictest protection.
Dozens of valuable dark alchemy researchers live and work here.
Dark alchemy is generally regarded as a heretical and strange technique on the mainland, and other races regard it as a symbol of the poor research on dark elf magic.
Its influence and popularity, compared with the silver city-state's treasure-making engineering and orthodox alchemy, are as small as fireflies on the edge of the sun.
At the same time, dark alchemy is not a science that pursues killing, because most dark alchemists have low combat levels.
It is more like some kind of perspective and values to pry into the truth of the world. A mage who studies dark alchemy must have a deep belief in Malasa.
Li Ran found Yibei in the laboratory on the second floor of the association building.
As a shadow witch, in addition to mastering various elements of magic, Ibeth also has a deep understanding of dark alchemy.
In fact, Ibeth showed amazing talent for shadow magic when she was a child growing up in Yggchiwo.
"Lord Li Ran." Yibeisi lowered her body slightly and said respectfully.
The girl's silver slightly curly hair hangs down beside her moving eyes. The witch seems to have become even more charming in this area where the shadow magic is particularly strong.
Li Ran came to Yibei's side, looked at the black powders of different formulas on the test bench, and asked:
"any progress?"
Yibes frowned slightly and said in a calm voice: "Heiya sent hunters to explore all the open-pit mine deposits and herbal origins around Fengling Plain and Black Cliff. According to your request, these are the only ones currently available. Let me show you the raw materials."
She picked up the medicine bottle and tube with her slender pale fingers, fiddled with it flexibly in front of Li Ran, and soon mixed some unknown liquid and powder together.
A vial of flameweed, sulfur, amphibole powder and charcoal, mixed with distilled spirit.
Yibesi used magic power to dry it quickly, then lit a fire at her fingertips, trying to ignite the final product.
The black powder only emitted a large amount of white smoke and burned slowly and sluggishly, completely unable to meet Li Ran's requirements.
Li Ran sighed softly, "As expected, it still doesn't work. Put the trial production of gunpowder on hold and focus your energy elsewhere."
He has already searched on the forum. Someone has already conducted special research on the issue of black powder found in Ashan. After a large number of comparison tests, it has been proved that all the formulas that can be used for reference are invalid.
Various experiments have demonstrated the same result. Gunpowder cannot be made using "oxidizing agents" and "reducing agents" with properties similar to those on earth.
The underlying rules of Ashan are completely different from those of Earth.
The mining magic energy bomb that Li Ran once used was more like a one-time magic prop. It only solidified the magic inducer of the fire element and simple magic tricks.
When the magic energy bomb explodes, it does not actually produce a gunpowder explosion reaction, but the surge and destruction of pure fire elemental magic energy, which is essentially the same as the fireball technique.
This not only discouraged players who wanted to build gunpowder guns in Ashan, but also put an end to the efforts of many players who wanted to build heavy industries by hand.
The current technology tree of mankind on earth has all been reduced to zero in Yashan.
This is a completely unfamiliar world with its own material rules for how the world operates.
Li Ran was a little frustrated, said hello to Yibes and left the room.
He walked in the black stone corridor on the second floor. In the rooms on both sides, there were many dark elves who were conducting research seriously.
A considerable part of the mystery and deceit of the dark elves comes from these researchers.
The shadow fern that has fed the dark elves for countless years is the work of the master of dark alchemy in history.
Now, the alchemists have achieved another miracle.
Li Ran came to a special "laboratory" at the far end.
As soon as he stepped into the room, he felt a strong smell of putrid blood.
This is not so much a laboratory as a torture hall.
Every wall of the hall is filled with dark alchemy potions with completely different killing effects. Most of the contents in those bottles will not directly kill a certain creature.
It will only plunge it into the abyss of eternal pain.
On the operating table in the center of the hall, the tortured inhuman evil god and demon was dead, with a happy smile on his face.
Evil gods and demons are powerful fifth-level hell creatures. They have strong and well-proportioned bodies and are good at using long whip weapons to attack. Their main task is to drive middle and low-level creatures such as nightmare beasts, hellhounds, and horned demons.
Li Ran withdrew from the torture hall with a cold expression.
This is the "secret" that no one can keep secret from the dark elves - not even high-level demons can withstand the torture of dark alchemy.
After leaving the Alchemist Guild, Li Ran decided to go to the Assassin's Guild immediately.
Out of caution, Yibesi took the initiative to hand over the intelligence unit to Li Ran for direct command.
Li Ran knew that this young mistress wanted to further gain his trust.
After all, no immediate boss wants his subordinates to keep secrets in front of him, and he even leads the only intelligence agency alone.