At this time, because Rhodes did not make any interference in Stephen's casting process, not only did a big battle be avoided, but more importantly, the opportunity for the fragments of the Forbidden Magic Ball in Rhodes' hands to have an effect was still preserved. .
Moreover, in Rhode's view, even if he really used the effect of the Forbidden Magic Ball fragments to successfully defeat Stephen, the gains he would get would still be extremely limited, far from being as rich as he imagined.
In this case, all Rhodes could obtain were the treasures that existed on Stephen's body and some experience points. The more important things were the undead creatures that constituted most of Stephen's apparent strength. Without enough energy, Rhodes had no way to control it.
Perhaps, what Rhodes can also get from it is the considerable experience points generated after killing these undead creatures. In addition, the improvement brought by Rhodes himself is not as big as imagined, and there is no order. Rhodes' strength has undergone a fundamental change.
In Rhodes' view, if he can keep the Forbidden Magic Ball fragment until an extremely critical moment, the gains he can achieve may be far beyond his imagination, and it may even be a real artifact. In the process, it is also possible that he will be get.
Due to the previous use of the Forbidden Magic Ball fragment by the hero One-Eyed King, when Rhodes obtained it, there were still two opportunities to use this special artifact fragment. In order to deal with Northen who came to seize the treasure, Rhodes used the effect of the Forbidden Magic Ball fragment as a last resort.
At this time, Rhodes naturally had to carefully plan for the fragment of the Forbidden Magic Ball, which had only the last effect, so that his own strength could fundamentally change.
Because of this, being able to retain the effect of the magic ball fragments is undoubtedly the best result in Rhodes' opinion.
At the same time, Rhodes had realized that it might be the presence of the Forbidden Magic Ball fragments that caused Stephen to do such a thing.
Before that, although Rhodes showed no abnormality, even when he saw Stephen, who was a lich, he behaved extremely calmly, without any panic in his expression like ordinary necromancers.
Rhodes understood that perhaps it was his calmness that attracted Stephen's attention. Relying on the unique effect of the forbidden magic barrier, in Rhodes' eyes, he could defeat Stephen even if he didn't have any special trump card.
This unusual reaction and the confidence shown by Rhodes naturally attracted the attention of Lich Stephen. Rhodes believed that this was also the reason why she tested herself this time.
In Rhodes' view, Stephen had started to cast spells without any warning, and even actively emitted different mana fluctuations in the process. All these actions she did were to complete the attack on herself. Test.
Rhodes understood that Stephen seemed to have realized that there was a special item in his body that could allow him to compete with the Lich.
However, Rhodes believed that before he used it, even Stephen had no way to know the true effect of the Forbidden Magic Ball fragments. He could only rely on his own speculation, so it was difficult to take precautions in advance. .
In this case, the preciousness of intelligence is undoubtedly reflected immediately. If Stephen can understand part of Rhodes' past experiences through the existence of the Thieves Guild, and what happened in Brakada, which is extremely far away, then This is a very special war, and perhaps something unusual can be detected from it.
However, Rhodes believes that even if he has returned to Diya at this time, the information about himself will not be spread in a short time. Since he is of a lower rank, Rhodes does not have to worry that this information will reach the ears of the Lich.
It is precisely because of this that Rhodes does not have to worry about the effect of the magic ball fragments being exposed. Since there are many types of treasures and their effects are not regular, Rhodes believes that even if Stephen realizes that there is a special treasure in his hand, there is no way to prevent this.
Under such circumstances, temptation may be inevitable. Although Stephen does not understand the specific effects of the Forbidden Magic Ball fragments, he also hopes to get more information through this test.
After a long period of accumulation, the experience possessed by the Lich allowed Stephen to vaguely realize the trump card he had just by looking at Rhodes' various reactions when he faced his temptation.
This kind of temptation made by Stephen has undoubtedly achieved full results. Even Rhodes, who was extremely experienced in spellcasting, almost mistook it for a powerful undead spell when he felt the special spell released by Stephen.
Under the circumstances at that time, if it weren't for the hesitation in his heart that prevented Rhodes from directly using the Forbidden Magic Ball fragment, a big battle might have happened here.
Although Rhodes did not complete the casting of the magic barrier, the series of reactions he showed when faced with this spell infected by death energy had already been seen by Stephen.
From Rhodes' reaction, Stephen was able to obtain some extremely important information, which affected her overall view of Rhodes.
At this time, looking at the Lich Stephen standing aside, even Rhodes could only sigh at what she had done.
Before that, Rhodes naturally had no expectations for Stephen's temptation this time. For Rhodes at that time, since he had just reached an agreement with Stephen, although he maintained his usual vigilance, compared to the initial state, Rhodes' vigilance was still lower.
For Rhodes in this state, he would naturally have some subconscious reactions to the spells cast by Stephen.
Rhodes' own situation fully confirms this. Before this spell was formed, Rhodes held the fragment of the Forbidden Magic Ball in his hand and could cast it at any time.
Stephen chose to test at this time. While it exceeded Rhodes' expectations, he was also able to obtain more extremely useful information.
Through Rhode's reaction, Stephen at this time has completely determined that there is indeed something special in Rhodes, giving him the courage to compete with himself, not just a superficial disguise. .
After learning this information, Stephen naturally had a new view on Rhodes' true origin. At the same time, Stephen also has greater confidence in the agreement he originally reached with Rhodes.
