Chapter 639 Dwarf
After passing through the maze, everything suddenly became clear to me - the original narrow tunnel was gone, replaced by an almost endless underground cave, and in front of the towering mountain wall was an almost cliff-like bottomless abyss. No one was in the mood to enjoy such a view right now.
"Hey, let me say, what on earth is that?"
Qiangwei still couldn't help but ask. She had never acted with Duanmuhuai. In other words, Qiangwei, who had been sealed in the card most of the time, didn't know much about the outside world. But even so, she could still discover the terror of those black warriors - at least Qiuwei was certain that each of them had the ability to kill her at will.
"That is our enemy, the enemy we will inevitably encounter in the future."
Duanmu Huai looked at the underground city in the distance.
"Everything we are doing now is to lay a good foundation when fighting them."
Speaking of this, Duanmu Huai's expression was a little solemn. Although it was just an illusion in his memory, it could already explain a lot of problems. [Group Undressing] has no effect on them at all, [Old God's Will] is directly immune, and only [Fear Aura] can affect them for one second.
The biggest possibility is that the levels of [God of Joy] and [Will of the Old God] are too low. Only [God of Destruction] has reached medium divine power, and can barely fight against the black warriors. Because there is no army of players in this world, Duanmu Huai can only rely on himself. Therefore, the only thing he can do is to upgrade the levels of his other two priests as soon as possible and find a way to find a priest that can restrain the stain of corruption.
To be honest, this is not an easy task.
"You want to fight that kind of thing, aren't you afraid of death?"
"For this world, death is already a beautiful blessing."
Duanmu Huai shrugged his shoulders.
"First of all, this is my responsibility, and secondly...if I don't go to them, they will come to me."
It's only a matter of time before the Eye of Terror revives again, so for Duanmu Huai, this is basically a countdown mission. Once the countdown is over, it doesn't matter whether you think about it or not, because the other party will take the initiative to come and chat with you.
There is no way to hide.
"You are really unlucky to meet such a monster."
"It is the world that is unlucky, not me. When they come back, everyone will die together. Don't think you can stay out of it."
"Uh...no way."
Hearing this, Qi Wei's face turned pale.
"Otherwise, why do you think I am running around? Wouldn't it be better to stay at home and relax during this time?"
Duanmu Huai silently looked at the sky forty-five degrees. This world is really an unlucky place, and he is also unlucky to have traveled to this world... But what else can he do? Now he has no other choice but to work hard to strengthen himself. Duanmu Huai was actually not very good at large-scale army operations. He was not the kind of person who liked to direct large-scale guild operations, so he always acted alone.
In fact, Duanmu Huai hopes that the human empire can stand firm, and then the Inquisition will be responsible for assisting--well, this is all fantasy now, and he has no other choice except self-reliance.
Ogis didn't seem to care about this. She just looked ahead quietly and then spoke.
"There is light."
"Oh?"
Duanmu Huai raised his head and looked forward. Sure enough, deep in the dark area, he saw a faint light. The orange-red, flame-like brilliance was like a lighthouse in the darkness, guiding everyone forward. ——Or it may be like a dangerous bait, luring the ignorant toward destruction and death like moths.
Every time the door opens in the underground maze, it will lead to a different road. Duan Muhuai has never walked through this road and doesn't know what lies ahead.
"Let's go take a look and hope we have good luck."
Duanmu Huai cheered up at this moment. Confrontation with Chaos is indeed very nerve-wracking, especially considering the endless battles and deaths. However, the advantage of Duanmu Huai is that he does not pay too much attention to these things that will happen in the future. He focuses more on the present and the past, which is very similar to the abilities he gained. It's just that Duanmuhuai doesn't worry about the future like Treacherous. For Duanmuhuai, the distant future is never a problem.
It is only a problem when the future becomes ongoing in the present.
Now, Duanmu Huai's only idea is to find a city of gray dwarves, drow, or mind flayers as soon as possible, kill them there, and enjoy the miserable wails and deaths of those dirty, corrupt, depraved, and evil underground aliens.
Unfortunately, his luck was not good at all.
The stone gate in front of you is huge and full of majesty, thick and strong enough to resist all attacks. However, the creatures standing in front of Duanmuhuai are shorter than dwarves, and their thin bodies do not have any sense of fighting. Although they hold spears and short swords, to Duanmuhuai - a group of kittens Puppies are no deterrent at all.
"It's a dwarf, so bad luck."
Duanmuhuai sighed silently. Most of the people living in the Underdark are evil creatures, except for two races, one is a dwarf and the other is a dwarf.
Everyone is well aware of the situation of dwarves. Mining, good at casting, and being as stubborn as stone are the biggest stereotypes that outsiders have about them, although it is not far from the truth.
Gnomes are a little different. They are optimistic by nature and like to carve gems. But another important thing is that dwarfs are one of the first races on the planet to start scientific experiments and industrialization.
Logically speaking, once any civilized race masters industrialization, it should make rapid progress. But in fact, the strength of dwarves is very subtle. It is lower than that of dwarves, but it is enough to protect itself from being destroyed by other cities in the dark area, but it stops there. Logically speaking, assuming that dwarfs really have powerful mechanical manufacturing capabilities, sweeping across the entire Underdark Region will not be a problem.
But they can't.
The reason is very simple, that is, the industrialization of dwarfs has never been smooth.
For example, the gnomes once created cranes to move large stones - a very necessary requirement considering their short and thin bodies.
Logically speaking, this kind of thing is so easy to use that it should soon become popular among the dwarfs. However, this is not the case. This is different from the neurotic self-protection of the Mechanicus. The biggest problem with the dwarf's invention is that it cannot be copied. One dwarf creates a certain kind of machine, and even if another dwarf uses the same materials, the same structure, and the same techniques to build it, it will eventually fail.
This is a very strange thing, because according to industrial standards, this should not be the case.
This is one of the reasons why until now, the technological level of the entire Faerûn continent and even this planet is not very high.
If Manalia and the Holy City are simply lagging behind because they have not reached this level due to their short time, then Faerun feels more artificial.
In fact, there have long been rumors among players that the reason why Faerun was unable to successfully carry out the industrial revolution was because of the gods. They clearly saw the threat that the industrial revolution posed to the gods. The gods of this world need the power of faith. , and once civilizations succeed in industrialization, their dependence on gods will decline, so these gods teamed up to impose some kind of curse or enchantment on this world, causing any attempt at industrial revolution on this planet to end in vain. Like a dwarf, a machine cannot be copied perfectly, even if the principle is known If you try to create something, it will only fail or be accidentally destroyed.
Over time, the creatures in this world have become accustomed to this situation. In their common sense-this kind of "gadget" will always have various problems, and this is common sense, just like the apple will fall from the tree. It's as firm as it hits the ground.
Well, Duanmu Huai had no interest in this, but he was a little disappointed to find the dwarf. At least it meant that he could not carry out a heart-warming massacre on the city.
"Hey, little guy."
Duanmuhuai reached out and grabbed a guard, who struggled in his steel palm like a fat hamster.
"I'm not interested in your city, so I just want to ask a question, are there any good places nearby?"
"You, what are you talking about?? What a good place?"
"Drow, gray dwarves, mind flayers, and even goblins if you can't. It's a gathering place for those damned evil races who should have their corpses burned in flames forever. I think you must know this. The situation nearby.”
Duanmuhuai stared at the soldiers in front of him and asked in a low voice. At this moment, the other dwarfs had also raised their weapons and looked at Duanmuhuai in surprise. However, Duanmuhuai didn't care about the reactions of these dwarfs. Ogis just Sitting on her shoulders, admiring the door in front of her, Qiang Wei stood behind Duanmu Huai, with two daggers flying up and down in her hands - not hiding her contempt for this group of dwarfs at all.
At least in Qianwei's view, these dwarfs were far worse than the black iron giants who had just fought Duanmu Huai.
Hearing Duanmu Huai's question, the guard trembled even more. The drow themselves are the dwarfs' enemies, and the mind flayers are even more terrifying. The gray dwarves are relatively better, but the dwarves are not willing to deal with them. He looked at Duanmu Huai as if he were looking at a madman - just as absurd and horrified as a human being on the surface who heard someone say he was going to slay a dragon.
"Answer my question, dwarf, I'm not in a good mood right now."
The battle with the Black Legion just now put Duanmu Huai in a very bad mood. The aura of fear had begun to overflow around him, and the dwarfs were also trembling at the moment. They even wanted to throw down their weapons and turn around and run away.
"You behave a bit rudely, visitor."
Just then, a voice sounded, and Duanmu Huai raised his head, only to see the huge stone door open a crack, and then a dwarf came out.
"I'm just here to ask for directions."
Duanmuhuai put down the dwarf guard in his hand.
"Give me an answer and I will leave immediately, but I hope you will not deceive me. Although I have no hostility towards dwarves, the Inquisition will never tolerate deception."
"Aren't you afraid that I will lead you into the red dragon's cave and let its flames burn you to death?"
"If you can really show me a way to the red dragon's lair, then I would be really grateful."
Duanmu Huai was telling the truth. Dragon slaying was something even a player couldn't handle. If the dwarf really tricked him into going to the dragon's lair, it would be too late for him to thank him.
"Strange people."
The dwarf captain stared at Duanmu Huai in confusion. He had seen many adventurers from outside, but none of them were as weird a combination as them, and... very dangerous.
"I can give you a map, but only the area around this city. You should understand that we will not risk going to those dangerous places."
"I understand that as long as there is a general direction, it is enough, and we can do the rest ourselves."
At worst, just grab someone's tongue and interrogate him. This is the inquisitor's specialty.
"Okay, you... are not the first group of adventurers I have seen going deep into the Underdark, but I still want to remind you that the Underdark is much more dangerous than you think."
"Thank you for your advice."
Duanmuhuai took the map handed over by the dwarf captain, nodded, and then turned to leave, while Qiangwei glanced at them and followed Duanmuhuai.
Seeing the three figures disappearing into the shadows of the tunnel, all the dwarfs breathed a sigh of relief.
"The stone is on top. I thought I was going to die just now."
The dwarf soldier caught in Duanmuhuai's hand could not even stand up now, and was covered in cold sweat.
"Okay, stand up, it is your responsibility to guard the city gate!"
The dwarf captain glanced at the figure that had disappeared in the tunnel, withdrew his gaze and angrily scolded his subordinates.
He had a hunch that he would see each other again in the future.
(End of chapter)