When Ryen confirmed it, everyone immediately beamed with joy.
"I told you! When we don't know what to do, trusting Ganyu's luck is always the best choice!"
Lumine hugged Ganyu's arm with a cheerful smile, and Ganyu looked a little shy.
"It's not that amazing! Just a coincidence…"
"A coincidence a thousand times over—that's the inevitability that luck brings."
Lumine blinked.
Everyone felt a little emotional. Even though they had always trusted Ganyu's luck, which almost never failed them in such situations, actually succeeding still left them a bit stunned.
Ningguang and the others quietly admired from the side. After all, when it comes to relying on luck, they had Klee too.
They believed Klee could do it as well—but she was still drowsy and clinging to Ryen's chest.
Ryen flipped open the previous journal and read softly:
"In fairy tales, the castles are not inhabited by princesses but by liches."
"When I wrote this, I had already filled the Lich Tower I explored with torches, and installed an Arcane Lamp at the top floor."
"Now I am sitting on the brightly lit top floor, on the glass floor overlooking the stairs below, writing my travel notes."
"The next location should be the labyrinth."
After softly reading, Ryen closed the notebook.
There were no noteworthy details, not even how the Twilight Lich should be killed.
But as one of the novice bosses of the Darkwood Forest, Ryen still remembered clearly how to handle it.
Meeting everyone's gaze, Ryen said softly:
"Let's set off. It's still a ways ahead. On the way, I'll explain what to pay attention to when exploring the Lich Tower and fighting the Lich."
Stepping toward the Lich Tower, Ryen organized his words and explained quietly:
"The Lich Tower is full of skeletons, zombies, witches, spiders, and other monsters."
"Even worse, there are spawn cages everywhere. These are the enemies we must deal with first before fighting the Lich."
"There might be a lot of them, but I think everyone should be fine, right?"
Everyone nodded.
They were just ordinary, unimaginably common monsters.
No firearms, no magic—basically, they were trivial to handle for the group now.
They didn't pay much attention and just continued watching Ryen.
"After dealing with these monsters, we approach the main tower."
"The Lich resides at the top floor. Once we get near, it will begin to attack."
"The Lich's health is lower than other strong enemies, which… fits my expectations."
"Mages, after all… are all fragile!"
At that, Lisa glared at Ryen, clearly annoyed.
"Though you have a point, why does it sound so… uncomfortable when you say it?"
Ningguang and Rosalyne also felt a little awkward.
If they were being honest, they were mages too.
But Ryen wasn't wrong—compared to the warriors like Jean and the others, their physical toughness really did fall short.
Ryen chuckled.
"So you could also take this as a chance to exercise a bit!"
Skipping that topic, he continued:
"The Lich has three types of attacks: Ender Pearl Projectiles, Fireballs, and Golden Swords."
"Among them, we need to pay attention to the Fireballs. They explode and can ignite objects."
"Later, when we fight the Lich at the top of the tower, the floor and surroundings are all made of wood. One careless move and a fire could easily break out."
"Be careful—there's no need for us to go down with the Lich."
Everyone took careful note of this warning.
"Then…"
Ryen pondered for a moment before speaking softly:
"When the Lich first appears, it is protected by five shields, as you already know."
"What I want to emphasize is that the Lich's shields are special. While the shields exist, it is completely immune to most physical damage. Only magical attacks can remove them."
"Keep this in mind. But since you all have elemental power, it won't be a problem. And if worst comes to worst, we still have three staves."
Everyone nodded.
If they were entering the Darkwood Forest alone, their Vision abilities might not deal enough damage to break the Lich's shields—it could be dangerous.
But now, with Ryen and the staves, the shields aren't a real concern.
"The Lich's first phase summons one to four spell phantoms. These phantoms will attack us with Ender Pearls and Fireballs."
"What's important is that these phantoms cannot take any damage. So, we just ignore them and dodge their attacks."
"Also, during this phase, when the Lich takes damage, it absorbs monsters—similar to my Vampiric Staff—draining the life force of other creatures."
"Then, the Lich will slowly regenerate its own health. So, at the start, it's best to clear out all the existing monsters, leaving only the Lich."
Hearing this, Ningguang frowned slightly.
Her greatest fear was the Lich having the ability of the Vampiric Staff.
If it targeted someone, it would be essentially a death sentence.
Even with a Totem of Undying maintaining life, it could still leave psychological scars.
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