"Another projection?"
Looking at the familiar sight, Lin Yuan immediately thought of the strange crystal in Retainer 9527's hand.
What exactly was that thing? Did the rituals it projected retain their original effects?
After some thought, Lin Yuan had Lilia send Yang Pangzi and his group away, then climbed out of the Coffin.
He swung the Holy Hall Light Blade, slicing the phantoms to pieces.
The Sanctum's power really did counter the Crawlers' bizarre methods.
The shattered fragments of the phantoms fluttered through the air, reflecting off one another and faintly revealing the image of Retainer 9527's real body.
Retainer 9527 seemed to sense what was happening here, turning slightly to look at Lin Yuan, lips moving faintly.
Lin Yuan recognized the unspoken words-
"It's no use. You're too late."
Crack!
The Light Blade shattered Retainer 9527's image completely.
He had indeed destroyed the ritual here, but Lin Yuan had a vague intuition that the other party was right.
It seemed the other party did not need the ritual to keep running. As long as it was completed, its purpose was fulfilled.
"What exactly does this ritual do?"
Lin Yuan's brow furrowed.
Having read through the Sanctum Knight's experiences, he could recognize part of this ritual.
This was a classic ritual among Crawlers, with high-, mid-, and low-level versions corresponding to different Crawler ranks.
But their functions were largely the same: absorbing the dissipating life force nearby to replenish the Crawlers' power.
Simply put, within a fairly large area around the ritual, Crawlers could gain stats by killing people.
This ritual was the simplest version, with quite a few modifications.
Lin Yuan guessed these modifications were probably intended for Divers. After all, the Crawlers were not inside the Instance.
This was probably meant to strengthen the Divers.
That also explained