The Lich's undead minions were more troublesome than Kelvin's since Kelvin wasn't an undead himself. Of course, Kelvin's weren't cheap copies, but people could notice the difference even to the simple 'mindless' ones.
Still, they were stronger than when they had to fight Kelvin, and even if they hadn't since Nivlek took his pace, their chance of success was relatively high. Shingi and An would fight the Lich while having their remarkable eyes active so that its mind control abilities wouldn't work on them, while the others would keep the rest of the undead busy.
Finding the Lich was like finding Kelvin; they just had to find the primary source of the corruption.
His MANA SENSE Skill was weaker because of his weakened state, but with the effects of his passive MANA DETECTION Skill, it was at the right level he needed.
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