Chapter 448 The Eight Heroes of Tethyr (a 10,000-word chapter, please subscribe)
Vilmes defeated Balagas "Flying Flame" and became the new Dragon King south of the west coast of Faerun. This is undoubtedly a very fascinating thing. Things to watch out for.
In just a few days, its popularity surpassed that of the Zhentil Fort army, which was invading the West Heartland region, and became the biggest concern of all parties.
After all, the 150-meter-long super giant red dragon of purgatory appears for the first time on the continent of Faerûn.
Countless people want to know the origin of Wilmes and why he grew to such an exaggerated and astonishing degree.
The purpose of the forces in the good camp collecting information is to confirm how big a threat she poses;
The people in the evil camp want to find out what makes all dragons bigger, stronger, and more destructive. The method of force;
Druids who advocate neutrality hope to find out whether this red dragon has evolved normally, or whether it has been integrated into some unnatural and strange bloodline.
Suddenly, Zhazesibo, the city closest to the Xingxuan Mountains, suddenly received a large influx of outsiders.
Many hostile forces have also begun to fight openly and secretly in the city. Almost every morning, several or even a dozen unrecognizable corpses can be carried out from the streets and alleys.
Under the rule of the Zha Zesibo Noble Council, there is obviously no good way to deal with this kind of battle involving camps, ideas, and doctrines.
You can only do some superficial work, and then let the other party treat your territory as a battlefield.
Because compared to these "little things" that will not threaten their rule, they have more deadly and severe situations to face.
That is the menacing Shah En VII from the south and his huge army.
When they first learned that Manon, the most important port city on the west coast, had been captured by Kalingshan, although the noble council of Zazespo also showed a certain degree of nervousness and vigilance, they always I feel that there is a city of Mailatma standing in front of us, so the problem is not too big.
In particular, the ruler of Mailatma, Earl Weeks Targett, has experienced a boom in maritime trade in recent years.
Not only did he repay the large amount of foreign debt he had borrowed before, but he also accumulated a substantial fortune.
The private army under his command can be said to be well-trained. They have been advancing steadily along the Is River and captured a large area of rich land with water conservancy irrigation.
Whether it is economic or military, it can be called the most powerful aristocratic force in the Kingdom of Tethyr.
Even those dukes can only be regarded as younger brothers in front of him.
Many people believe that Count Wicks Targett is the man most likely to end the civil war and unify the entire country as a strong man.
Coupled with the tall and solid walls of Mailatma, even if it is besieged by the army of Shane VII, it can still last for months or even years.
But who would have thought that when the army of Shane VII arrived, Wicks Target had no intention of resisting at all, and directly declared unconditional surrender and accepted the rule of the Shane Empire.
This move instantly shocked the nobles of the entire Tethyr Kingdom.
The aristocratic council of Zazesibo was even dumbfounded and completely caught off guard.
What's even more terrible is that after announcing the surrender, Weeks Target made a direct and seamless transition, leading his original army to turn around and go north, and cooperated with Shane VII's fleet to form an encirclement of Zazesibo by land and sea. trend.
This series of actions can be described as flowing smoothly.
Even a fool would not believe it if the two parties had not reached any secret agreement before.
But there is no point in discussing these now.
The noble council must make a decision before the army comes to the city, that is, whether to resist to the end or choose to become part of the Shane Empire again.
At least legally, Shahn VII did have undisputed claims over the entire Kingdom of Tethyr.
And taking ten thousand steps back, in terms of blood, he is more qualified to inherit the throne than the Lyington family to which the queen currently belongs.
So voluntary surrender is not unacceptable or shameful, and ordinary people do not have too strong resistance to this.
The only problem now is that the Noble Council is not sure whether Shane VII will continue to recognize the land and privileges they own after unifying Calimshan and Tethyr.
You must know that the founder of the Shane Empire, the old Akaba Shane, after stealing the throne of Tethyr through a series of insidious and despicable means, he made a long-term impact on the original aristocratic power in this land. Repeated purges lasted for decades until there was no longer any resistance.
The brutal methods used by Shahn VII to overthrow slavery and eliminate the entire noble and slave-owning class in Carlingshan made many people worry that he would most likely follow the example of his ancestors and do the same thing.
Of course, these people don’t know that their worries are completely unnecessary.
Because after receiving the message from Vera, this powerful undead emperor has decided to plow the entire nobles of the Kingdom of Tethyr and completely eradicate them from their roots.
Anyway, it’s not him who will rule this land in the future.
Since Zuo Si said that there is a way to solve the management problem after the disappearance of the nobles, then he has nothing to hesitate and just kill them directly.
Count Wicks Targett had secretly defected to Zuo Si a long time ago, and would definitely join the center and become an upstart in the empire in the future, so he didn't care about the life or death of other nobles in the Tessel region.
It can be said that the two hit it off.
In addition, in the process of cleaning up the nobles, the huge wealth accumulated by the other party for hundreds or even thousands of years can be confiscated.
As long as it is announced that part of it will be used to reward the army, the soldiers' combat enthusiasm will immediately increase several levels, and the remaining part can be put into their own pockets.
Why not do such a good thing with one stone?
In comparison, something as trivial as nobles banding together to organize a rebellion was nothing.
As for Elminster and the Harper Alliance who like to do things in secret, Shane VII plans to let the law enforcement agencies composed of the God of Justice, the God of Suffering and the Church loyal to the God of Courage deal with them. .
Since the in-depth exchange with Zuo Si, the undead emperor has learned how to suppress those forces that do not obey his rule by subdividing camps.
Although the two organizations above can be classified as kind as a whole, they do not deal with each other.
The Church of Lawful Good Gods believes that the Harpers are a group of lunatics who do things without rules or concern about the consequences. They are extremely irresponsible and can basically be equated with dangerous criminals. .
The Chaotic Good Harpers feel that the Lawful Good paladins and priests are rigid, inflexible, and dogmatic. By the time they find evidence and go through the complicated legal procedures, the bad guys may have already disappeared.
So this wave of operations is to use the forces of order to fight against the forces of chaos.
Nothing wrong!
Right now, the nobles of Zazesibo have held several emergency meetings in a row, eager to discuss a result.
But unfortunately, the divisions caused by the long-term civil war have made them deeply resentful of each other. Some people support a certain proposal, and some people must oppose it.
In the end there was little agreement other than bickering and name-calling.
After listening to non-nutritive nonsense for several hours, Marilyn Harreston, who felt dizzy, finally collapsed and turned around to leave the parliamentary hall that once symbolized the highest power of the country.
She didn't stay too long on the street and went straight back to the hotel where she lived, planning to meet up with her companions first.
As a member of the "Eight Elites of Tethyr" adventure group and an active promoter of the "Recover Tethyr" movement, Marilyn and her teammates once defeated the greedy and corrupt Nivi in DR1351. Duke Dan Ilehon was expelled from his territory in the Northeast region.
Following this, two years later in DR1353, the reign of Ernest Gallowglass in Ismon ended in almost the same way.
The members of the adventure group believe that as long as they get rid of all the "unqualified" nobles, the remaining nobles will reunite around the royal family, and the civil war in Tethyr will end and peace will be restored.
It must be said that this is a typical feudal aristocratic way of thinking.
In the eyes of these guys, maintaining the stability of a country basically depends on the relationship between the big noble families and whether they can mediate conflicts between them.
As for the civilians...
They know nothing about politics, they obey the rule of the lords honestly, and they just need to have food to eat and not starve to death.
Marilyn, who calls herself a patriot, obviously didn't like the period when Tethyr was ruled by the Shane Empire, and considered it a symbol of shame.
So she is a determined resister, hoping that the nobles can unite to resist the invasion of the Kalin Shirts.
It is a pity that although she also has aristocratic blood, she also plays a certain role in mediating the conflicts between the aristocrats.
But in the eyes of the veteran nobles who control the parliament, he is still just a "lowly" adventurer who does not even have a territory or title, and is not qualified to speak in the parliament of nobles.
In this way, full of anger and grievance, Marilyn returned to the hotel where she lived.
As soon as he entered the door, King Hared III, who had been waiting for a long time, suddenly stood up from his chair and asked in an expectant tone: "How is it? Has the discussion at the noble council reached any results?"
Mary Lian grabbed the wine glass from the other person's hand, raised her head and drank it all, then sighed heavily and complained with a frown: "Oh - don't mention it, it's a mess.
The Dukes Because of the mutual hostility between them, as long as one party agrees with the other, they will definitely oppose it.
They don't care what the country is like. All they think about is how to maintain or even expand their territory and obtain more. Power.
If the army of Shane VII really comes, I think the faction advocating surrender will definitely open the city gate. ”
"You mean that Zazesi Bo can't hold on anymore?"
Hared III's face suddenly became extremely ugly.
You must know that in order to inform the Noble Council, the capital of the Kingdom of Tethyr will have sufficient time to prepare for war.
He and several other teammates took huge risks to conduct reconnaissance on Carlin Shirt's army, and even used many magic scrolls and potions.
But who knew it would be like this in the end.
More importantly, once Zhazesibo falls, it will greatly weaken the resistance of the nobles in Tethyr.
“I think it’s quite embarrassing.
You should know very well that there are only about 4,000 defenders in Zhaze Sibo City.
And the legion of Xia En VII has At least 30,000, and Count Wicks Targett also has close to 7,000 troops.
In addition, they also have many craftsmen who can build siege equipment, and an organized mage group. >
If the noble council issued an order in advance for emergency mobilization and expanded the number of troops to 15,000, it might be possible to unite and hold on.
But now, I'm not even sure whether this battle can be fought. "
When saying these words, Marilyn's tone was filled with naked and undisguised disappointment.
" Damn it! This is really bad news. "
Hared III couldn't help but curse in a low voice. His whole body seemed to have been drained of all his strength in an instant and he slumped back on the chair, staring at the ceiling blankly.
Marilyn also smiled bitterly and echoed: "Yes, it is indeed a bad news that cannot be worse.
The only hope now is to meet Laura Xi of Count Wicks Targett. Rendia and Sylvanus Moonfall can persuade the ruler of Mylatmar to join our side, and then turn around and attack Shane VII.
If that fails. If so, then the richest areas of the kingdom near the west coast will fall instantly.
And we can only go to the east inland to persuade the remaining nobles to unite and form a coalition for a final fight. < br>
To be honest, I’m starting to regret a little bit now that I persuaded you to come back from Elminster.”
"Don't say that.
I chose to come back because I wanted to do something for my hometown.
Besides, haven't we been doing very well in the past few years?< br>
But who would have thought that Xia En VII, who had disappeared for so many years, would suddenly come back to power.
Not only did he kill the powerful Blue Dragon King Ivy Kolasagran, he also killed him in a short time. Unified the Kalimshan within and marched north to Tethyr
If only we could be given another ten years...
No!
Maybe five years is enough!
We can unite the divided Tethyr to resist his invasion. ”
Hared III’s tone was obviously filled with strong unwillingness and resentment.
After all, since returning to Tethyr in DR1351, he has been fighting for the goal of ending the civil war and unifying the country for more than ten years.
But just when he was about to succeed, he was suddenly interfered with by external forces. Seeing that all the efforts and hard work were in vain, no one could accept it.
How many decades can we have in our life?
And he was still in his prime of mind, when he was the most mature and energetic.
Of course Marilyn knew how her friend was feeling at the moment, and said in a slightly helpless tone: "Since the end of the turbulent years, the world is changing at a speed beyond our understanding.
Whether it's the restoration of Shane VII in the south, or what's happening in Amn, Baldur's Gate, and West Heartland in the north, they all make me feel like I'm in another world.
Sometimes I really feel that I am getting older and a little unfit to continue this wandering and adventurous life.
By the way, does Elminster have any suggestions for the current situation?
I know you and he have been exchanging letters. "
Harid III held his forehead and asked: "Are you sure you want to hear this? The information he and the Harper Alliance gave was not objective. In other words, the enemy we have to face is not just Shane VII. ”
"What?!"
Marilyn suddenly sat up from the chair, with a look of horror on her face.
Knowing that Xia En VII had already made her feel physically and mentally exhausted, she even had a pessimistic mood that no matter how hard she struggled, the final result would be failure.
But Harid III was not aware of this at all, and explained to himself: "According to the latest information given by Elminster, what has happened on the west coast of the entire Faerun continent in recent years The drastic changes are actually all related to one person.
This person is Soth, the chosen one of Talona, the goddess of poison and disease, and the goddess of magic. The overlord of the water from the Sword Coast to the Sword Sea, Lus. Master of the Isles of Kan and Neransel
Of course, Amn may also be added over time, as well as the vast lands from Baldur's Gate to the Dragon Coast.
Even the military operation of Shane VII to unify Kalinshan and Tethyr was ultimately aimed at allowing him to legally annex Tethyr and Kalinshier through marriage and establish a huge empire. West Coast Empire.
Do you still remember the half-elf girl Aisha who was appointed as the crown prince?
She will be the future queen of the Xia En Empire, and she is also a tool for marriage. "
"Damn! According to what you say, aren't we surrounded from all sides? So what's the point of resisting? "Marilyn asked, clenching her fists tightly.
"Don't ask me, I don't know.
Anyway, Elminster said that we can't just let the other side succeed easily.
We must find ways to destroy the birth of this huge empire.< br>
Not to mention Tethyr is our hometown
If we don’t work hard to maintain its existence, who will be willing to bleed for it?
I hope Lauantha Silendia and Sylvanus Moonfall can bring back good news. ”
After saying this, Hared III ignored the other party and poured himself another glass of strong wine, hoping to use alcohol to numb his nerves and vent his depression at the same time.
......
At the same time, on the main road more than a hundred kilometers away from Zazespo, Count Wicks Targett was meeting with "Tessel" The other two members of the "Eight Heroes" adventure group.
The male elf carrying a bow and arrows among them, you know without asking that he is Sylvanus Moonfall.
The other human woman is Marilyn's good friend-Lao Antha Hilendia.
The two of them did not talk nonsense. They expressed their intentions for this trip as soon as they met, and tried to awaken the "conscience" and "sense of justice" of this powerful nobleman and make him change his mind. The guns are all pointed outward.
I have to say that they are very courageous and very courageous.
Except for being a little brainless, everything else is fine.
Earl Wicks Target didn't even know how to describe his mood at the moment. He raised his head and looked into the other person's eyes and asked: "So you came all the way here just to talk nonsense." Advise me to switch sides?
No benefits or promises, and no authorization from the Noble Council?
Are you too stupid and arrogant, or do you think I am a fool?
Or are you very confident in your eloquence? ”
In an instant!
Sylvanus and Lao Antha were dumbfounded.
They didn't expect that after saying something that almost moved them, they would have such a result.
Lao Antha couldn't help but ask: "My lord! Don't you have any sense of identity as a noble of the Kingdom of Tethyr? Don't you realize that you should fight for glory? ?"
"Fight for glory?
Hahaha!
Can you stop making me laugh?
As long as the nobles of Tethyr had any glimmer of honor, they would not have been plunged into decades of turmoil and civil war.
In fact, all the nobles and clans with a real sense of honor had already died when the old Akaba Shane took control of the country.
Today's nobles, without exception, are the descendants of those who prostrated themselves on the ground and swore allegiance to the Shane Empire.
So taking the initiative to offer your loyalty and fight for His Majesty Shane VII like me is the only way to end the civil strife. ”
Earl Wicks Targett refuted the two visitors from the source without mercy, and choked the other party until he could not speak for a long time.
After all, the history of the Sharn Empire is much longer than that of the independent Kingdom of Tethyr. Among them, Shane VII and his descendants have the blood of the oldest Tethyr royal family, the Isar family, and their legitimacy is absolutely unquestionable.
After a long silence, Elf Sylvanus took a deep breath and asked, "So you have made up your mind to be loyal to Shane VII?"< br>
Earl Wicks Target nodded without hesitation: "Yes! No matter who you represent or what your intentions are, I can tell you that no one can stop Shane VII. Your Majesty’s army. Get lost now and disappear from my eyes.”
The moment these words came out of his mouth, Elf Sylvanus suddenly pulled out a sharp weapon from his sleeve. The dagger flew straight towards the army commander in front of him.
From that crazy posture, it was easy to see that he was planning to directly assassinate Weeks Targett in order to trigger civil strife in this army.
But just when this guy thought he was going to succeed, he suddenly saw a black shadow appear out of thin air.
The next second...
The elf lost consciousness instantly, and his body fell directly to the ground on his back. Then he quickly rotted and disintegrated, and finally turned into a set of white bones.
"Sylvanus!"
Lao Ansha shouted the names of her companions in horror.
But just half a second later, she also lost consciousness in an instant, and her body fell to the ground and quickly rotted and decomposed, leaving only a pile of white bones.
Just looking at the almost bizarre way of death, we can tell that the souls of these two guys were forcibly captured.
And the black shadow that appeared out of thin air was none other than Xia En VII himself, who was a demi-lich.
After killing two members of the "Eight Elites of Tessel" adventure group, he lightly hooked his fingers, and a pin suddenly flew out from the elf's bones.
After a brief inspection, Shane VII sneered and mocked: "It is indeed an assassin from the Harper Alliance. It seems that Soth is right. Elminster and his followers can only hide this. Light's ability."
"The Harper's assassin?"
Wix Target's pupils suddenly dilated, obviously he had heard about the achievements of these lawless guys.
"Well! From now on, you have to be careful. Not only must you take protective measures, but you must also never meet anyone alone." Xia En VII reminded casually.
"But...but why did they want to assassinate me? I didn't do anything evil!"
Wicks Targett was obviously frightened and asked incoherently.
Shane VII replied without thinking: "Because not long ago, the master you were loyal to, Thos, had completely broken up with Elminster, the founder of the Harper Alliance. From now on, they will Fighting against each other as enemies."
"I don't understand! Aren't they all the chosen ones of the Magic Goddess?"
Wix Target obviously? I'm confused and can't understand the reason and logic at all.
“Who told you that believers and elects of the same God will live in harmony?
There are so many conflicts and hatreds between each other for various reasons.
With Soth's character tending to be lawful evil, it is only natural to have a tit-for-tat confrontation with Elminster, who is of the chaotic good camp.
I wonder how he could endure it for so long before falling out.
But don’t worry too much, the Harper is not as scary as you think.
Later I will make you a magic equipment that can read and detect other people's thoughts.
When the time comes to wear it on your body, you can immediately identify who is the assassin sent by the Harper. ”
While saying these words, Shane VII closed his eyes with an expression of enjoyment.
You don’t need to ask to know that he is devouring and digesting the two souls he just captured. .
There is no doubt that this unsuccessful assassination operation was not caused by the instructions of the Harpers' senior leaders, but by the elf Sylvanus's unauthorized actions.
For the Harpers. , as long as they think the time has come or it is the right thing to do, they can choose to do it
It is this unpredictability that makes people unable to guard against it, and has created the terrifying and glorious achievements of the Harper Assassin.
But this time, what they will face is the methods of the Undead Emperor Xia En VII. No matter how many come, they will not escape death in the end.
In addition, this unsuccessful assassination also gave Count Wicks Targett a perfect excuse for war.
Anyway, no matter what the other party's true identity is, he directly slapped the head of the Zhazesibo Noble Council, and he who was still a little lacking in confidence instantly became righteous.
What's even worse is that the "Tessel Eight" adventure team, which was originally a guest of honor, immediately turned into a street rat that everyone yelled at.
Especially after the noble council learned of the situation, they immediately ordered the arrest of the remaining members of the adventure group throughout the city, making it clear that they wanted to use the latter's head to appease the anger of Earl Wix Target. .
In desperation, Hared III, Marilyn and others could only flee the city overnight.
Just when they were about to head inland to continue calling on the nobles to resist, they suddenly discovered that under the midnight moonlight, they could vaguely see a person standing in the middle of the road not far away.
Before Marilyn could ask, the mysterious man hidden in a cloak slowly raised his head.
In an instant!
Everyone present saw the terrifying light flashing in those eyes.
"Hello, members of the Tethyr Eight Heroes adventure team. Maybe you don't know me, but that doesn't matter, you are going to die soon anyway."
Speaking, the mysterious man Taking off the hood, a young face with black hair and black eyes was revealed. It was Zuo Si himself who had come all the way from Amn to eradicate the evil.
Because he clearly remembered that without his own intervention, it was the members of this adventurous team who finally succeeded in pulling the Kingdom of Tethyr out of the civil war through a series of means.
Among them, Hared III seems to have married the current queen and became the supreme ruler, while Marilyn became the wife of Duke Dorian Harleston and a diplomatic ambassador with arbitrary decision-making power.
Since Elminster plans to use the power of this group of people to fight against him, Zuo Si will kill them all without mercy.
“Are you here to kill us?”
Marilyn quickly pulled out her sword and raised her shield, assuming a defensive posture.
Zuo Si nodded slightly: "That's right. You hindered Shane VII's plan to conquer Tethyr, and you also hindered my plan to establish a west coast empire, so I have to ask you to die here. To avoid causing too many unnecessary civilian casualties."
"Damn! He is Soth!"
Harid III obviously recognized the young man standing in front of him and loudly reminded his teammates around him.
“What?!”
Marilyn was stunned for a moment.
Just when she was about to say something, a green light instantly shot out from Zuo Si's fingertips, accurately hitting the shoulder that was not covered by the shield.
In an instant, this woman with a high level of warrior turned into a pile of green powder and dust.
Even people who don't know much about arcane magic can easily recognize that this is a six-ring dissociation technique.
Once you fail to resist, it will disappear in a matter of minutes, and not even the entity will be left.
"Asshole! He actually killed Marilyn!"
A man with a strong build and short black hair immediately became extremely furious, and his eyes began to become bloodshot, and he pulled out the The weapon charged.
Since the distance between the two sides was only a dozen meters, he came closer in the blink of an eye, using the explosive power brought by his anger to split Zuo Si in half directly from the middle.
In the opinion of several other people, if a mage is approached by a high-level warrior and does not have any protective magic, there is a high probability that he can be killed instantly.
But in less than a second, the cruel reality shattered all their delusions.
I saw Zuo Si raising his iron-gloved left hand at an incredible speed and steadily catching the opponent's powerful chop without even moving his upper body.
“You think you can rush over and kill me to avenge your dead teammates? You are naive! In fact, my attainments in swordsmanship are much better than all of you put together.”
< br>As these words blurted out, a dazzling cold light suddenly flashed in the air.
Poof!
The man who took the initiative to attack did not see anything clearly. He found in disbelief that his body had been cut off at the waist. The part below the buttocks fell to the ground with a bang, and a large amount of blood and intestines followed it. The wound gushed out, followed by severe pain that flooded into his brain, causing him to moan in pain.
“Ahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!”
“Considering that I still have a lot of things to do and am very pressed for time, today I will Let you die happily. Remember to be grateful, after all, I did not torture anyone, nor did I imprison your souls."
As he spoke, Zuo Si smashed this guy's head with a punch. , ending the other party’s painful struggle.
When Harid III saw this extremely bloody scene, his already somewhat shaken psychological defense collapsed instantly, and he immediately started to turn around and run wildly. At the same time, he loudly reminded the remaining teammates: "Run! Run! We have no chance of fighting head-on." Any chance of winning!"
At his reminder, the other team members came to their senses and headed into the surrounding woods.
Unfortunately, before they could run very far, the Eight Elites of Tethyr were named one after another by the astonishingly powerful attack spells, and they soon turned into one after another or incomplete, Or broken corpses that were burnt to black.
Hared III could even hear the screams from his companions behind him, but he did not dare to look back or stop at all, and just kept running.
He simply couldn't believe that such a terrifying enemy would personally hunt down the members of the adventure team.
The overwhelming magical power and melee combat skills displayed by Zuo Si made this man who had been a scribe of Elminster for a long time feel real despair for the first time.
Sorrow!
Fear!
Shiver!
Hared III now regrets being persuaded by Marilyn to return to Tethyr.
Because if he didn't come back, he wouldn't have encountered the huge crisis now, and his companions in the adventure team wouldn't have died.
I don’t know how long I ran...
Maybe it was a few minutes, maybe ten minutes or even half an hour.
Anyway, when Harid III felt that his lungs were about to explode, his muscles were sore and swollen beyond words, and he had no strength at all, he stumbled and fell on the grass. Breathing heavily.
Just when he thought he had successfully escaped, he suddenly saw a familiar face falling from the sky and commented with a smile: "Seven kilometers, you ran a full seven kilometers in half an hour. distance.
I have to say that as a spellcaster with poor physical strength, your strong will to survive is admirable.
But the question is, since you are so afraid of death, why did you come back to the Kingdom of Tethyr?
After all, the reason why adventure is called adventure is that it is very dangerous.
No adventurer knows whether he will die in an accident in the next second.
And as a scribe around Elminster, you should have enough knowledge and insight to understand what it means to participate in politics.
There is no right or wrong in politics, only positions and winning or losing.
The losing party often loses everything including life. "
"You are right. Political struggles are always cruel and bloody. But if it were you, after working hard for more than ten years, you are just a little bit able to achieve your ambitions and wishes. Would you give up easily? "
Hared III struggled to do it and asked with excitement.
"I can!
Because without any confidence or trump card, he took the initiative to provoke an enemy who was many times more powerful than himself.
This is something only lunatics and lunatics would do.
I am a sensible and calm person, so I will not make the same mistakes as you.
Just the opposite!
I will pretend to surrender and surrender, then slowly accumulate strength, collect the opponent's weaknesses, and then look for opportunities to launch a surprise attack to seize everything.
And you are typically blinded by power and ambition, and ultimately make a wrong decision.
Tell me, what kind of guarantee did Elminster give you to make you think you can break up with me?
Will he show up when your life is in danger? "
As he spoke, Zuo Si pursed his lips and looked around, but found no trace of magic fluctuations at all.
Harid III responded with a sad smile: "No, Irmins No promises are made.
It's just that the Harpers will provide some help when necessary.
But now it seems that he misjudged your behavior pattern and felt that you would not attack us directly. "
Zuo Si smiled and spread his hands: "Haha, look, this is the biggest difference between him and me.
He always maintains his own identity, feels that he should not bully others, and tries to use words and thoughts to influence others to achieve his own goals.
But I don’t mind killing enemies with my own hands at all, no matter what their reasons are and how weak they are.
After all, it's not my fault that I'm too powerful!
Why should I take the initiative to restrict myself, right?
Look what kind of result Elminster got after limiting himself for so many years?
Countless young red wizards and newcomers to the Zhentarim want to defeat or even kill him in order to gain a greater reputation.
Have you ever seen a newcomer from the Harper Alliance dare to challenge Sazastan or Manson? ”
"So you think Elminster is a big fool?"
Maybe he knew that he was dead, so Harid III simply started to let himself go, even the mentor and employer he once served was gone. A little respect.
“You are not a fool, but you are definitely pedantic.
After all, power needs to be demonstrated at the right time so that everyone can clearly see that you have it. How powerful, and how ruthless and cruel he is in dealing with his enemies.
You must know that mortals are often forgetful.
If you don't remind them often, they will think you are weak and can be bullied, and they will start to test you constantly.
At this time, you need to kill a few chickens to let the monkeys know the consequences of provoking them.
Unfortunately, you are now a chicken that will be slaughtered to warn other monkeys. ”
After that, Zuo Si reached out and grabbed the other person’s hair and lifted the whole person up.
The sudden pain made Harid III groan, but he quickly endured it. He continued to ask: "If Elminster appears now, will you still kill me? ”
Zuo Si replied bluntly: "Yes!
And I will execute you in a more cruel and bloody way!
Because if I want to kill someone, there is no way I can stop it with his strength.
Secondly, if he shows up and I let you go, won’t it make the monkeys onlookers think that I am afraid of Elminster?
So you will be dead no matter what? .
But as a token of appreciation for your strong desire to live, I can now allow you to choose a less painful death. "
"I choose to behead. I heard that this method of death only requires suffering for no more than one minute at most. ”
Hared III slowly closed his eyes and waited for death to come.
But at the last moment of his life, a portal suddenly opened out of thin air, followed by the giant in Shadow Valley. The sage finally appeared and said in a very tired tone: "Thos, let's make a deal. "
"Hahahaha! I knew you wouldn't give up on your former scribe. ”
Zuo Si put down the sword in his hand and laughed wildly.
There is no doubt that by talking so much nonsense and delaying for so long, he was giving the other party ample time to think.
You must know that being a scribe in Elminster is not an ordinary job, but is closer to a steward, a friend, an apprentice, and half a family member.
With the nostalgic character of the old man in front of him, how could he watch Hared III being killed.
"So you have been waiting for me?" Elminster's eyes flashed with vigilance.
"That's right! Otherwise, why do you think I kill other people so quickly, but only let Mr. Scribe live until now? Is it just a bad taste?"
Zuo Si said simply He replied in the affirmative and at the same time released his grip on the prisoner's hair.
He is now looking forward to what kind of conditions the other party can offer, or what price he is willing to pay in exchange for the life of Hared III.
In addition, he was also curious, what kind of emotion did Hared III feel toward Elminster after he survived?
Crying with gratitude?
Or maybe you are immersed in the anger or even hatred caused by the other party sitting back and watching the other members of the adventure team die one by one!
It would be so interesting if the two of them could turn against each other because of this...
(End of this chapter)