Chapter 528 The optimal solution to the hostage problem (a 10,000-word chapter, please subscribe)
As a traditional military fortress in the Amn region to curb the intrusion of monsters and bandits, while also controlling surrounding lands and villages, Deanis The area of the fort is not large.
At least it is much smaller than the lake castle that Bernard gave to Zuo Si, probably only about one-tenth of the latter.
On weekdays, only Sir De Arnis himself, his widowed sister Desia Kane, the only female heir Nalia, and his adopted son Isiah live here.
In addition, there is a housekeeper, a guard captain, about a dozen relatively strong soldiers and an equal number of male and female servants. The total number may be less than forty.
There are also several fierce dogs specially used for hunting and early warning in the courtyard within the castle wall.
This is obviously different from the Lake Castle owned by Zuo Si, which often has two hundred troops stationed there. Combined with the surrounding estates, it can easily form a militia of thousands of people.
However, this is also the most common scale of castles and fortresses built in rural areas with families as the core in Amn and even the entire continent of Faerûn.
After all, the soldiers and servants living in the castle need to be supported by the owner of the castle, that is, the lord of the nearby land.
In a non-war situation, the lords would naturally save as much as they could and just retain the basic protection capabilities of the castle. There was no need to spend too much money to feed so many soldiers.
With the help of the strong walls of the castle, the narrow and intricate passages inside, and various deadly traps, a dozen soldiers can easily withstand the siege of hundreds of orcs, half-orcs, goblins, gnolls and other monsters.
What's more, Sir De Anis also participated in adventures when he was young. With his warrior strength and magical weapons and equipment, he could rush into the middle of dozens or twenty monsters, open unparalleled, and wave the years. The flail smashed each other into pulp one after another.
Unfortunately, he obviously misjudged the situation this time.
Due to the presence of Isiah as a mole, De Anis’s internal structure, weaknesses and traps have long been clearly understood by the enemy.
In addition, the mind flayers are not ordinary monsters. Their powerful psychic powers and charm abilities can easily control the thinking and will of anyone in the castle. They disintegrated in a very short time. Resistance of defending soldiers.
The trusted captain of the guard was directly charmed and became a glorious leader.
Right now, deep underground in the castle leading to the second floor, six mind flayers are surrounding a circular pond shaped by magic, constantly removing the monster slaves they control one after another. Skull, pour all the tender brain and brain matter inside.
In the blink of an eye, the huge brain tissue floating in the center of the pond quickly extended tentacles one after another, absorbing the most concentrated neurons in the brain through the weird fluff-like tissue above, and the most powerful target for the mind flayer. Talk about the most nutritious gray matter.
Although its size can be considered huge compared to the brains of ordinary people, it is much smaller than other mind flayer master brains that have existed for decades or even centuries. It is obviously It was successfully converted recently.
After a dozen brains were completely absorbed, the new mastermind immediately issued orders to several other mind flayers through psychic abilities.
"I sensed that there were new intruders in the castle, and immediately went to catch them.
The brains of several of these people are quite well developed, which can be used to supplement the losses I lost during the transformation process.
Compared with eating the brains of orcs and trolls, which have little nutrition, I prefer the brains of humans, elves, dwarfs and halflings
Especially those of mages. Brains are not only delicious but also provide you with a lot of arcane magic knowledge.”
“As you wish, great mastermind”
One of the mind flayers bent down and bowed, then turned around and disappeared with three others of his kind at the end of the spiral staircase leading to the surface.
Not long after they left, the mastermind turned his attention to Sir De Arnis, who was tied to a pillar and captured.
At this moment, this noble-born warrior no longer had the stern toughness he had before, but was replaced by pain, despair and deep sadness.
Because not far away, his adopted son Isiah was standing unequivocally on the side of the monsters, telling a mind flayer the situation of Naria's escape during the chaos with a full face, hoping that The other party can help catch it back.
It is best to just put on a permanent slave collar and completely turn it into a puppet at your mercy.
In this way, Isiah can not only easily annex the property and land of the De Anis family, but also play with the long-coveted eldest daughter of the De Anis family.
If given another chance, Sir De Arnis vowed that he would not be overly compassionate and would bring this devil's son back to raise him.
Instead, the vengeful wild elf tribes will be allowed to kill the Ronoll family who captured and traded slaves.
Unfortunately, it's too late now.
Witnessing the tragedy of all the servants and soldiers in the entire castle being captured by the Mind Flayer, and then prying open the skulls and devouring the brains one by one, Sir De Arnis's mental state and heart were close to collapse. Caught in crazy hatred and unable to extricate himself.
Whenever there is the slightest chance, he will not hesitate to pounce on the opponent and bite the opponent's throat with his teeth to avenge the tragic death of the soldiers and servants.
But what Sir De Arniss couldn't understand was that the Mind Flayer had obviously eaten almost all the soldiers and servants in the castle, but why hadn't he eaten his own and his sister's brains yet?
Is it because his and Deshia Kane's intelligence are too low that the other party looks down upon them?
Or are these guys planning to use their identities to plan some unknown conspiracy?
Just when Sir De Arnis was puzzled, the voice of the mastermind suddenly echoed in his mind.
"I think you must be wondering now why you are still alive and not eaten, right?"
"What do you want to express, monster?"
Sir De Arnis asked through gritted teeth. road.
“I just want to tell you an answer before you die.
The reason why I didn’t eat you and your sister right away was to allow your daughter to recruit more adventures came to carry out the so-called rescue plan
And the smartest mages among these adventurers will become the most important food for me in my infancy after I get rid of becoming the mastermind.
Now, your daughter has successfully completed this task.
So neither you nor your stupid sister has any use value now.
The next time I feel hungry, it will be the moment you enter death. ”
The mind flayer mastermind didn’t hide anything and bluntly stated his plan.
Obviously, the soldier who ran back to deliver the message was actually let go on purpose.
In the eyes of this terrifying creature, except for the other mind flayers who follow him, all other humans and monsters can be directly equated with words such as slaves and food.
But poor Isiah knew nothing about this, thinking that he was a partner and ally, and still kept trying to bargain with the mind flayer.
Just a second later, the impatient latter waved his tentacles and grabbed the idiot's head, then opened the skull with a click, opened his mouth and sucked the brain and brain matter inside without politeness.
The horrific scene is enough to make any normal person feel numb and have nightmares for weeks after seeing it.
After the mind flayer had eaten and drank enough and pushed the empty head away, Isiah's body fell to the ground with a plop, his hands and feet still twitching slightly under the control of the central nervous system of his spine.
It is not difficult to judge from the shock, fear and despair remaining in his eyes that he did not understand what he had done wrong until his death.
"Drag this useless body to feed the trolls!"
The mind flayer gave the order directly to the monster next to him who received the charm.
Without saying a word, the orc dragged the body toward the dungeon where the trolls gathered outside.
Not long after, creepy sounds of tearing and chewing came from the dark dungeon.
It must be said that Isiah's sudden and tragic exit made Sir De Arnis, who had been betrayed and deceived, feel a little relieved, but at the same time, he also showed unprecedented nervousness and anxiety about the arrival of his daughter.
After all, he has personally experienced how powerful these mind flayers and the monsters they control are.
Especially the mastermind in front of him, who can deprive himself of his will and all ability to resist with just one thought.
What's even worse is that the soldier who was deliberately sent back to report for help had no idea what happened next.
Sir De Arnis was worried that his daughter and the adventurers would be captured by the Mind Flayer and the Overmind like himself, and eventually become food for each other.
But what he didn’t know was that these adventurers Nalia found were not ordinary people. There were three Sons of Baal who contained terrifying killing divinity and divine power in their bodies. At this moment, they had already followed A secret passage from the cellar leads into the first floor lobby.
More than thirty heavily armed orcs, trolls, and gnolls were all killed in a surprise attack without even a splash of water.
Especially Aberdare, who has mastered martial arts, is more and more embarrassed every time when dealing with powerful spellcasters such as legendary lich and demilich.
But when he does the job of abusing vegetables, he is like a god coming down to earth.
Often a "super powerful slash" can split the enemy's weapons, armor and body, causing blood and internal organs to fly everywhere.
The face filled with bloodlust, brutality and endless desire for killing can also make enemies feel terrified.
Although Minsk is not as crazy as Aberdare, he is still a strong man with violent abilities.
When the berserk mode is turned on, it is almost impossible to recognize any relatives. If you encounter a living creature, you will rush forward and kill it. Even your teammates must stay away after seeing it to avoid accidental injuries.
Coupled with the fact that there are three mages in the team, Sancho, Imoen and Naria, the field control ability can be said to be almost full.
Many monsters were frozen in place by various spell effects before they had time to react to what was happening.
After the battle, Jaheira, a druid, and Viconia, a priest, basically did not take any action, and they also did not need any treatment.
Looking at the pile of mutilated and bloody corpses on the ground, Imon couldn't help but whisper: "Do you two really need to make it so bloody?
Simple killing If you want to kill the enemy, just cut off the head or pierce the heart.
Now that there is so much plasma and minced meat, it will definitely alert some monsters with a keen sense of smell."
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"Ah! Sorry, I didn't think about that much just now. I just wanted to vent my previous depression."
Aberdare scratched his head a little embarrassed.
However, Sancho shrugged his shoulders indifferently: "It doesn't matter.
Anyway, our whereabouts should have been noticed by the other party after entering the castle shrouded in psychic energy.< br>
It doesn’t matter whether you hide it or not now
The important thing is to minimize the number of monsters before the enemy can react.
After all, the mind flayer is not easy to deal with.
In some places, they are even more dangerous and difficult to deal with than lichs. "
"Then according to what you say, we can kill without restraint? ”
Aberdare’s eyes shone slightly and he subconsciously made a gesture of licking his lips.
There is no doubt that the killing just now greatly stimulated the divinity and power belonging to Baal in his body.
Although this guy is trying to restrain that instinctive impulse, if he continues to kill, it will only be a matter of time before he transforms into a killer.
After experiencing the disaster of facing Kangas, Sancho obviously had his own judgment about this older brother. Instead of choosing to stop him, he encouraged him meaningfully: "Did you say that?" Wrong.
We need to split up from now on and quickly clean up all the monsters we encounter in the castle.
In this case, the mind flayers will be confused and unable to accurately judge us. to gain more time
Aberdare, you and Jaheira are in charge of the first floor.
Minsk, go to the outer courtyard and city wall with Imoen and Nalia.
I went to the second floor with Viconia.
Remember, if you are chased by a large number of enemies led by the Mind Flayer, don't hesitate to fight. Just turn around and escape based on the complex terrain in the castle.
Anyway, until the effect of the mind-blocking potion disappears, the psychic abilities of those mind flayers will not pose much of a threat or impact to us in a short period of time.
In addition, another point is that you must not rescue Sir De Arnis recklessly.
I suspect that there should be a powerful psychic user hidden somewhere in this castle, most likely the mastermind of the Mind Flayer.
So before we are ready to face it, we must first clear away other possible interferences. "
"Understood, let us split up. ”
Jahila was the first to stand up and agree.
She could feel that the most reliable person in this team besides herself was the boy in front of her who had already developed into an "inhuman monster".
As for the original leader Aberdare...
The half-elf druid subconsciously turned his head and glanced at the other person, only to find that this guy was peeking at his chest and butt through the gaps in the armor. and thighs, not showing even the slightest sense of crisis.
Although this was not the first time this happened, she still felt very angry and disappointed.
But at the same time, there was a little unusual turmoil in Jahila's heart. She recalled what Zuo Si said before in her mind: "His attitude towards you is not just that of a friend or an elder." .
The most important thing is that due to the death of her husband Khalid, the only barrier that existed between the two disappeared.
If she wanted to guide Gillian's adopted son to the right path, perhaps starting with emotion and using it as a bond to bind the blood of Baal, the god of murder, would be the best choice.
This is not uncommon within the Harper Alliance.
You must know that being able to rely on love, friendship, and family affection to save a soul that is about to fall into evil is a commendable thing from every aspect.
What's more, Jaheira has always felt that she has an unshirkable responsibility for Aberdare.
Just like this, with a little struggle, a little resistance, and a little expectation, the two quickly walked through the hall and swept the rooms on the first floor one after another.
The remaining two groups rushed to the courtyard outside the castle, while the other group climbed to the second floor.
There is no doubt that Sancho's strategy directly stunned the mind flayer who came with the monster slaves to support and capture the intruders, and was slightly confused about the situation.
Especially the ambush the boy set at the entrance to the second floor, which directly detonated the explosion trap and a large area of Death Cloud Technique.
More than 90% of dozens of low-level monster cannon fodders were killed or injured in an instant. Even the trolls with powerful regeneration abilities fell to the ground screaming and turning into charred black corpses as they were burned by the flames.
The injured Mind Flayer didn't even stay for a second, turned around and fled underground to report the situation to the mastermind.
After all, they cherish their lives and will never leave the battle easily before the slaves are consumed.
“Well done!
It seems that after experiencing this ambush, the mind flayers will become extra cautious and dare not send out men to search the entire castle.< br>
This means that Aberdare and Minsk have plenty of time to sweep away the monsters on the first floor, the yard outside, and the fence
Moreover, the corpses of slain monsters can also be controlled using necromantic magic, becoming the most powerful weapon against mind flayers.
By using some means to convey information, and then using the enemy's psychology to achieve your own goals, you are now acting more and more like your master. "
Viconia raised the corners of her mouth and praised without hesitation.
But Sancho did not show any happiness at all, he just shook his head expressionlessly: "No , I am still far behind my tutor.
If it were him, there would definitely be more methods and strategies that could be used.
Okay, don't just stand there, use your magic to pull up all the corpses that are still usable.
I want to see what these mind flayers are up to.
What's going on with that weird psychic whisper. "
"Follow your orders. ”
Viconia bowed slightly, then raised the Holy Emblem and started chanting a spell.
After a while, a large number of skeletons and zombies were awakened one after another under the influence of negative energy.
In the end, about thirty or forty low-level undead creatures were successfully controlled.
Because he is a priest who believes in the Great Devil and is equipped with evil magic items related to necromancy, Viconia can control more undead creatures than his priest level limit.
To be precise, due to Zuo Si's in-depth research and proficiency in necromancy, all priests who believe in him will not only obtain exclusive divine magic, but also can control the number of undead three times that of ordinary priests.
It is precisely because of this that Sancho dared to formulate this plan.
Otherwise, even if the other three mages in the team join forces to create undead creatures, they can only control less than forty lowest-level zombies and skeletons at best.
But now, Viconia alone can control an undead army with the help of [Undead Lieutenant].
Coupled with several four-ring [Dead Manipulation] wands held by the boy, all monsters controlled by the mind flayers around the castle can be directly transformed into undead souls that sound the death knell for the enemy.
As we all know, when dealing with terrifying creatures like the Mind Flayer, the simplest and crudest way is to recruit enough undead creatures and then push them straight through.
Since the undead have no minds, they can ignore all charms and psychic attacks, directly eliminating the mind flayer's greatest advantage.
Many mind flayer strongholds were basically destroyed by undead creatures summoned and created by mages or priests. In addition to undead, constructs that are also immune to psychic attacks and charms are also good choices.
However, the cost of constructs is usually very expensive, and it is obviously not the first choice for those less wealthy spellcasters.
In contrast, low-level undead can be produced in large quantities as long as there are corpses.
And it can also be supplemented by the corpses of fallen Mind Flayer slaves during battle.
So Sancho decisively chose the strategy of gathering the undead.
In order to avoid conflicts of opinion with his teammates, especially Druid Jahira who believes in nature, he will definitely be opposed to large-scale awakening of the undead, so he split the team into separate operations.
In this way, unnecessary quarrels can be avoided and plans can be turned directly into established facts.
Obviously, Sancho, who has learned the lesson of failure, has completely changed his way of thinking. He no longer chooses to discuss with his teammates as he did before. Instead, he regards all opponents as chess pieces and relies on his own brain to make decisions. Perform command and control.
In his view, only in this way can we avoid casualties to the greatest extent and increase the chance of defeating powerful enemies.
With this thought in mind, the boy and Viconia pulled up all the corpses of the monsters they had killed without the knowledge of the other members of the team.
After the number of undead reached a certain level, Sancho immediately issued an order to sweep the entire second floor.
Under the fierce attack of an astonishing number of zombies, skeletons and ghouls, the mind flayers who stayed on this floor to guard and defend the goblins, trolls, ogres and snakemen had not waited to react. Whatever happened, everyone was killed and injured.
A LV11 snake mage tried to sound the alarm and then opened the portal to escape.
But just after chanting a few syllables of his spell, Sancho completed the counterspell. At the same time, Viconia jumped out of the darkness, swung the mace and knocked it over with a bang. land.
By reading the captives' thoughts and memories, they quickly realized that they were facing a community of mind flayers led by a new mastermind, and there were about twenty adult mind flayers.
“Damn it!
It turns out that these mind flayers captured the castle in order to find a relatively safe place to transform the mastermind.
What do you think we should do next? What to do?
You must know that the mastermind of the Mind Flayer is not an easy character to deal with.
The psychic abilities and arcane magic it masters are extremely powerful and cannot be matched by ordinary mind flayers. ”
Viconia became obviously a little nervous.
As a dark elf who grew up in the Underdark, she was no stranger to the mind flayer species.
Bare, the first family in Menzoberranzan, has reached some unknown deals with the mind flayers. Occasionally, caravans controlled by the mind flayers can be seen in the city. Visit, sell some of the things you produce, and buy a large number of slaves at the same time.
Because of this, most dark elf noble families will teach their descendants not to mess with these octopus heads easily, let alone get close to them. City.
Otherwise, once captured by the mastermind, even the dark skin full of magic resistance cannot save him.
“There is no other way. We can only bite the bullet now.
After all, the duration of the potion is about to expire, and we have awakened so many undead. How can we not We have to try to launch an attack.
If it doesn’t work, it’s not too late to retreat.”
Sancho thought for a moment and made a decision immediately.
Because of time constraints, he did not wait for other teammates to come and join him.
"Well, I hope these undead creatures can play a certain role."
After saying that, Viconia began to use magic to strengthen the various abilities of these undead creatures, and then selected them The undead lieutenant who came out gave the order to advance.
Under the command of these slightly more advanced undead, more than two hundred undead troops composed of zombies and skeletons poured into the stairs leading to the lower level.
In just a few minutes, the roars and screams of unknown monsters came from the bottom of the stairs.
You don't need to ask to know that they are already at war with the monsters controlled by the mind flayers.
On the only way to the dungeon and brain pool under the castle, a large number of undead and monsters were strangled together crazily.
Since one of the two parties is not afraid of death at all, has no fear, and has no pain, while the other is completely crazy under the charm, the battle can be said to be quite fierce.
Almost every ten seconds, a monster or undead will be destroyed and fall to the ground motionless.
Sancho hid at the entrance of the stairs where the undead were firmly occupied and carefully observed the situation ahead. At the same time, he kept waving his wand to pull up the dead enemies into battle.
In this tug of war, the undead creatures inevitably gradually gained the upper hand and began to advance steadily.
The monsters were retreating steadily, even if the mind flayer later sent his most powerful earth giant monster, it was of no avail.
After all, undead creatures are completely immune to negative energy and poison damage.
Therefore, Sancho only needs to throw negative energy spells and death cloud spells into areas where enemies are densely populated to easily cause huge damage, without having to worry about accidentally injuring the undead creatures controlled by Viconia.
But the mind blast and charm used by the mind flayer are of no use to the undead.
Even if a few mind flayers with psion levels could occasionally cast damaging spells, it would be a drop in the bucket against so many undead creatures.
Just when the boy felt that he could use these undead to push all the way to the location of the mastermind, a mind flayer suddenly appeared in the passage not far ahead with two humans and shouted directly in Common Language. : "Stop! Let us negotiate."
"Negotiation? Do you think you have such qualifications?" Sancho sneered and mocked.
“Of course I have such qualifications.
Have you seen these two humans?
One of them is Sir De Arnis, the owner of this castle, and the other is his sister Desia Kane.
In other words, one of the purposes of your trip is in our hands.
So if you don’t want these two prisoners to die ugly, it’s best to accept the negotiation offer immediately.
Otherwise, I would be more than happy to pry open the skull and eat their brains right in front of them. ”
The mind flayer issued a death threat very simply.
Obviously, things have developed to this point far beyond his expectations and even the mastermind behind it.
At first, these octopus heads thought that those who invaded the castle were just a group of ordinary adventurers.
But who knew that not long after, the other party had killed all the monsters stationed outside the castle, and even pulled up the corpses to form an undead army that restrained itself.
If we continue at this speed, we will be able to reach the room where the master brain is located in about ten minutes at most.
So after weighing the pros and cons, the new mastermind immediately chose to sacrifice the hostages in order to escape intact through negotiation.
After all, the reason why I chose to capture De Arnisburg as a stronghold was to obtain a relatively safe place that was easy to defend but difficult to attack to complete the transformation ceremony. By the way, I could get more smart human brains as food to survive the most vulnerable period of the new life.
Now that the goal has been achieved, and the enemy is so difficult to deal with, there is no need to continue fighting.
You must know that both the mind flayers and their masterminds are extremely calm and rational creatures. They are rarely disturbed by emotions and can always make the best choice under the current situation.
But unfortunately, the Mind Flayer obviously made the wrong negotiation partner this time.
Perhaps Narya would have compromised for the lives of her father and aunt in her presence.
But Sancho didn't know Sir De Arnis at all, and he didn't care about the other person's life or death. He just wanted to find out how this new mind flayer mastermind was able to bless the spiritual whispers throughout the castle.
So after showing a weird smile, he directly used the super magic skill - silent spell to secretly complete the devastating magic, and aimed at the mind flayer who stood up to negotiate and shot an eight-ring undead spirit. Department of magic [Abidaqi Death Technique].
In an instant!
With the mind flayer as the center, all creatures within a radius of almost nine meters felt a terrifying high temperature that could not be described in words.
After just one second, their water quickly evaporated, and they turned into mummies like mummies before they even had time to scream.
A full three mind flayers died suddenly on the spot under the influence of [Abidaqi Withering Technique].
Until their death, they never imagined that Sancho could be so cruel and vicious and didn't care about the life or death of the two important hostages.
Deshia Kane, who did not have any professional level and had an extremely harsh attitude towards civilians, naturally died completely as expected.
Sir De Arnis, who has a very high warrior level, luckily managed to survive with his strong physique and vitality.
And due to the sudden death of the mind flayer and the severe physical pain, he successfully got rid of the controlled state, struggled to get up from the ground, first glanced at his sister's body, and then used the hard to He stared at the cold-hearted boy not far away with trusting eyes, and asked with a slightly trembling voice: "Why... why do you do this? Aren't you the adventurer who was hired by Naria to drive away the monsters and rescue us? ?”
"I'm sorry, Sir.
I don't think there's anything to talk about with a group of monsters that feed on the brains of intelligent creatures.
Could it be that they are using your life as a threat to demand that we lay down our weapons and surrender? Should we do the same?
What is the difference between committing suicide?
So there is nothing wrong with my choice just now.
As for your sister's death, all I can say is that I'm sorry.
Now please drink this bottle of healing potion and rush in with us to get rid of the culprit who caused all this tragedy.
Only in this way can the soul of Ms. Deshia Kane rest in peace. ”
As he said that, Sanqiao pretended to take out a small bottle with the same color as the treatment potion from his pocket and handed it over.
I don’t know whether it is because the body has lost a lot of water. Still immersed in the grief of his sister's death, Sir De Arnis subconsciously took the medicine bottle, opened the cork, raised his head and drank it all in one breath
Just as he was licking his lips to savor the unusual sweetness, an uncontrollable anger surged out of his heart and dominated his brain at a speed that ordinary people could not imagine.
He didn't understand what happened at all. He only felt that there was a fire burning in his heart, and he was crazy about killing and revenge.
“Ahhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!”
With roars and howls like wild beasts, this powerful warrior picked up the drop. The weapon on the ground rushed directly to the room where the mastermind was, regardless of safety.
Both the monster guards and the mind flayers along the way were chopped into pieces under his fierce attacks.
"What did you give him to drink?"
Viconia asked with an evil and cruel smile in her eyes, lowering her voice.
Sancho shrugged his shoulders and answered the hostage problem nonchalantly: "Nothing, a magic potion that can temporarily greatly enhance combat effectiveness by overdrawing life.
I added a little bit of myself to it.
There is no way for mortals to resist the power it contains.
Sir De'Anis saw me using magic to kill Deshia Kean, so there is no way he would survive the battle.
I need him to die, and die heroically and with value.
Speaking of which, those mind flayers were really stupid enough to think they could use hostages to hold me hostage.
My mentor has warned me more than once that if I encounter a similar hostage problem, the easiest way is to kill the hostage before the other party does.
If the hostage is valuable, we can just find a way to resurrect him later.
It would be foolish to accept the blackmail and hand over the initiative and even your own destiny. ”
You don’t need to ask to know that Sancho’s performance at this moment made Viconia, who was born in the dark elf, look up to him, and even thought that this operation was simply amazing.
Whether he released without hesitation【 Abidaqi's Death Technique] Instantly killed the mind flayers and hostages who came to negotiate, or used potions to let Sir De'Anis die on his own, all of which showed the selfishness, coldness, and calculation that an excellent mage must have. Excellent quality.
Even in the city of Menzoberranzan where intrigues and assassinations are endless, the boy's current performance can definitely stand out and become a talent valued by the matrons.
Just when Viconia was about to say something, several figures suddenly rushed out from the corridor behind her
The leader was none other than Nalia, the daughter of Sir De Arnis.
She was obviously attracted by the beast-like roar just now. She didn't care about the undead creatures who were fighting monsters. She grabbed Sancho's hand and asked excitedly: "I heard my father's voice." ! Where is he? You saw him, right?"
"Calm down, Nalia.
I did see Sir De Arnis. >However, he fell into a rage and madness after witnessing the death of Ms. Deshia Kane. He did not listen to anyone's dissuasion and rushed directly towards the enemy's lair.
The only thing we can do now is to clear out these monsters as quickly as possible and then catch up with him. ”
Sancho avoided the important point and gave an explanation.
He was very smart and did not lie. Instead, he selectively told part of the truth, thereby misleading the thinking of other people in the team. Let everyone think that Deshia Kane died at the hands of the mind flayer.
You don’t need to ask. This is what I learned from Zuo Si.
“What? Aunt is dead! ”
Nalia was stunned for a moment, but soon noticed that the mummy wearing a luxurious dress not far away was her most hated relative. She tried to squeeze out some sad tears several times, but failed in the end.
There was no way, it wasn’t that she didn’t want to cry, it was just that she really didn’t cry at all.
To be precise, anyone who knows and understands Deshia Kane will feel that she is a woman who is both bitter and mean, and also lacks the most basic education and courtesy.
Often a few words can give people the urge to throw them into a pit and drown them alive.
Her attitude towards civilians is like treating livestock and even vermin, and she will unscrupulously carry out insults and personal attacks to satisfy her sense of superiority as a noble.
When the servants in the castle prepared meals and drinks for her, they would secretly spit in them or add some ingredients to vent their uncontrollable resentment.
When such a person dies, people can’t help but applaud and applaud, so how can they feel sad.
What's more, Deshia Kane has always disliked Nalia's behavior of interacting with civilians and poor people on an equal footing and respecting each other. She thinks this loses the face of the Deanis family and puts her and other Nobles cannot hold their heads high when socializing.
The sharp conflict between the two can be said to have accumulated for at least ten years.
Just when Nalia looked complicated and wanted to explain her relationship with her aunt to her teammates, she suddenly heard painful screams coming from the deepest room under the castle.
"No! It's father! He seems to be injured!"
The noble girl's expression suddenly changed, she grabbed her sword and wanted to rush forward.
But before he could take two steps, he was grabbed by the kind-hearted Jahira and scolded sternly: "Are you crazy? Didn't you see that there are so many monsters blocking the way ahead? We must clear them out before we can move forward."
"Then move quickly!"
Naria roared impatiently and immediately took out a fireball scroll and activated it. The magic stored above.
boom! ! ! ! !
With the dazzling fire and explosions in the narrow corridor, several trolls and the undead they fought were wiped out.
Seeing that the girl had obviously lost her mind, the others could not say anything more and joined the battle one after another to launch a final siege against the few remaining monsters.
Taking advantage of the break in releasing the magic, Jaheira came to Sancho and asked in a low voice: "You separated us all just to pull up the corpses of all the monsters to use against the mind flayers. Undead?"
"Yes.
Because I know that as a druid, you will definitely not agree.
But the problem is that this is exactly the optimal solution, which can greatly reduce the probability of casualties.
From now on, I will lead the team forward in my own way, striving to allow everyone to survive until the final moment of fate. ”
Sancho replied in the affirmative very honestly.
Looking at his slightly immature but extremely determined face, Jahira immediately fell into silence, recalling death in his mind husband.
In her opinion, the reason for the boy's transformation must be related to the tragic death of his companions while he was imprisoned by Irenicas, as well as the previous disastrous defeat in the battle with the demilich.
This is the result of the strong stimulation from the outside world and the tragic fate of the sons of Baal, which is full of blood and killing.
However, this was obviously not the time for a heart-to-heart talk. Jaheira forcibly suppressed the idea of preaching, tried to avoid those undead souls that exuded strong negative energy and were extremely "unnatural", and quickly harvested the remaining ones. Lots of monsters.
With the concerted efforts of everyone, the passage to the deepest point was finally cleared.
The moment the undead creatures poured in through the entrance under the command of Viconia, an astonishing psychic shock suddenly spewed out from inside.
Bang!
Many skeletons and zombies were torn to pieces under the violent impact. The team members were also pushed back by an invisible force. Imoen, who was relatively light, flew back seven or eight meters with his whole body. Far away, he hit the rock wall behind so hard that he grinned in pain.
(End of this chapter)