The sudden turmoil and coup in the Kingdom of Cormyr undoubtedly instantly attracted the attention of the entire Faerûn continent.
Especially the birth of the Dark Prince Graia, and the spectacular scene of the incarnation of the Prince of Lies Cyric being eaten alive by him, spread throughout the streets in just a few days.
Some bards even composed corresponding songs and stories to be sung in taverns and inns.
The most important thing is that after Yalusel killed many people and completely quelled the rebellion in the capital Susar, it was officially announced that the young King Assan V had been killed by the rebels, and the Queen Mother Fei Al Ferrell also came forward to confirm this.
This means that as the last descendant of Assan IV, she must inherit the throne and become the new queen of the Kingdom of Cormyr.
As a child, Greia will automatically become the sole heir.
Right now, the Dark Prince has led an ordinary army consisting of fifty guards, three hundred reorganized Purple Dragon Legion soldiers, and about two thousand people selected from the captives of the noble private soldiers. The army set out directly from Susar to embark on a journey to conquer the rebellion.
In just three days, he easily captured Masember, the second largest city in the kingdom ruled by the Scurrell family. Lord Bilderin was instantly struck by a spell during the battle to defend the city. Blast into mutilated corpses.
The main reason why it is so fast is that the two cities are too close to each other.
If we took the sea route instead, it might not even take half a day.
After regaining this important transportation hub, Greia immediately took advantage of the river network to launch a comprehensive conquest of the entire southern region of the kingdom.
He did not accept the surrender of any nobles at all. He uprooted ancient families that had lasted for hundreds or even thousands of years. He executed all men, women, old and young as long as they were of direct blood, and then put them to death. Bureaucrats from the empire were installed to re-establish administrative and taxation structures.
Although at the beginning, many civilians loyal to the noble lords were very resistant to this violation of tradition, and even frequently launched armed resistance to taxes under the instigation of thoughtful people.
But after several of the most noisy villages and towns were suddenly wiped off the map overnight, all the riots calmed down instantly.
Facts have proved that as long as absolute violence is mastered, there is no need to pay attention to things like public opinion.
Not convinced?
Bear it!
Or die!
Anyway, after killing one crop and waiting for more than ten or twenty years, the new generation of the population will grow up and will naturally forget the past and become accustomed to the new centralized political system.
No reform of any kind can be accomplished without bloodshed.
This is true for fiscal and tax reforms, not to mention such drastic changes in the political system from top to bottom.
If we do not kill all the opponents on the physical level, any sign of weakness will leave huge hidden dangers.
So from the moment Yalusel made up his mind, the entire Kingdom of Cormyr was destined to flow in blood.
The role played by the Prince of Darkness, Graya, is actually the sharpest knife in her mother's hand, slashing wherever she disobeys.
Shapu, the lord of Huailun City who had always been famous for his opposition to the royal family, was hanged in front of everyone directly after the city was captured.
Hundreds of local people tried to rely on the law and rushed to save people. As a result, a total of 657 people were arrested. In the end, all of them were sentenced to death for treason and obstruction of justice.
You must know that this small city only has a total of about six to seven thousand people, which is equivalent to killing nearly one-tenth at once, and they are basically young and middle-aged men. It directly kills the backbone of the entire city. Interrupted alive.
From then on, all the citizens who were still alive would look in awe and fear when they saw the patrols walking through the streets, and they no longer dared to take it as their pride to fight against the royal family.
And Lord Sharp, who was once regarded as a hero, has also changed from a hero respected by everyone to a culprit despised by everyone.
Because if he had not taken the lead, the residents of the city would not have felt that it was a very honorable thing to fight against the royal family, which would have resulted in countless families losing their husbands or sons, who were the backbone of the family.
Now, this small town, where most of the people are women, the elderly and children, may be living a hard life for a while.
Through the ruthless suppression of the rebels, the Kingdom of Cormyr, where a rebellion broke out among the noble warlords, quickly returned to peace. At the same time, an efficient centralized governance system was established in the process of countering the rebellion.
What surprised Yalusel the most was that after the turmoil, wars and killings that spread across the country, a very large number of people were lost, but the financial situation not only did not deteriorate, but became better than before. Even better, the tax revenue has increased seven times, and this does not include the income from the confiscation of noble property.
You don’t need to ask to know that the main reason for this situation is that all the taxes that were previously paid to the local nobles are now flowing back into the national treasury.
This is also a manifestation of the superiority of centralized power over feudal system.
After all, excluding the supernatural power of magic, assuming that the technology and military are almost the same, the overall strength of a country depends on its ability to draw financial, human and material resources from the area it rules.
In this regard, the centralized system can escape the feudal system by more than a dozen ways.
For these trivial matters of internal affairs, Dark Prince Graia obviously does not care at all. He is currently leading an army that has expanded to 5,000 people through the edge of the Stormhorn Mountains and heading towards the northernmost city of the kingdom. Fanton sets off.
Just five days ago, he had just recaptured Arabel, which was occupied by goblins and orcs after the death of Asan IV.
Now as long as we capture the last Tiffanytown, which has been lost for several years, the entire territory of Cormyr will be completely captured.
However, this battle for liberation, which seems exciting to outsiders, is actually basically the same as going out for sightseeing for Grea.
Because so far, he has not met an opponent who can truly make him feel nervous.
Many times it only takes a little release of dark power, and the enemy soldiers will quickly collapse their psychological defenses and turn around and flee.
The next thing to do is to choose one of surrender and pursuit.
There was basically no tough battle along the way, but the number of troops continued to grow like a snowball.
Even if some garrison troops are left in the towns along the way, there are still more than 5,000 people under his command.
Of course, Grea never expected that these rebel soldiers, most of whom had been recruited and surrendered, could fight any tough battles. The reason why they were brought along was mainly to occupy the captured cities and maintain basic order.
When encountering an enemy who resists fiercely, the Prince of Darkness usually draws his sword and attacks himself.
"Your Highness, would you like some water?"
A female officer handed over the water bottle she carried with a concerned look on her face.
She noticed that under the scorching sun just after noon, her prince's face looked paler than usual, and he was swaying slightly from side to side as if he was suffering from heat stroke, and his whole body was listless.
"No, no need, thank you."
Graia rejected the other party's kindness in a slightly low voice.
Because he does not look sick or uncomfortable, he is just simply uncomfortable with the sun and too bright light.
After all, the essence of his power is darkness, so he can only return to normal at night or in a dark underground environment.
"If it doesn't work, just find a shady place to stop and rest for a while. The weather is really too hot here, and we only have one Tiefantun left to recover, so there's no need to be too anxious." The female officer continued to console her.
It is not difficult to tell from the armor and equipment that she is a member of the regency guard. She is also a person specially sent by Yalusel to take care of her son's daily life and help manage the army.
“How far is it from Tiffanytown?”
Greya gently pulled the black hood on her head, raised her head and stared ahead with her deep black eyes. Rolling mountains.
The female officer quickly replied: "According to the current marching speed, we should be able to arrive in about half a day.
With the power you possess, taking it down is a piece of cake.
The only trouble is that Tiffanydon has long been reduced to a battlefield between the Zhentarim and the Shadow City, which calls itself the Netheril Empire.
It is said that mutilated bodies are found in the streets and alleys every night.
A large number of spies, spies and assassins are scattered throughout, and it may take a lot of effort to clean up these guys. "
Hearing these words, the corners of Greya's bloodless mouth slightly raised, and she said in a slightly contemptuous tone: "Don't worry, these people can't make any waves. Because I am the master of darkness, and their every move cannot escape my eyes. ”
"That's right! You are the great Prince of Darkness, the most powerful heir to the throne in the history of the Kingdom of Cormyr. Any idiot who dares to be your enemy will be crushed."
The tone of the female officer was harmonious. The eyes revealed naked and undisguised fanatical admiration, and even a hint of admiration.
After all, she is only twenty-four or five years old, so it is inevitable that she will have different feelings for a prince with noble blood, strong strength and handsome appearance.
This is just like the fact that many poor peasants always dream of marrying a beautiful princess one day.
What's more, she now has the opportunity to have close contact with the prince every day.
But unfortunately, what this female officer didn't know was that although Grea had the appearance of a teenager, she was actually less than one year old, and she didn't understand or be interested in things like male love and female love at all.
While leading troops to quell the rebellion, he was basically either studying his own power or trying to use and control the Magic Network and the Shadow Magic Network.
Especially the latter, it even gave him the illusion that it was part of his own body. No spells or spell-casting movements were needed. Just a thought could instantly generate a nine-ring spell.
What's more, it can also control large areas of shadow magic network around it to form an energy storm that can destroy everything.
Either kill all the creatures within the range and transform them into undead, or cast illusions that can appear real, or directly control the opponent's mind to turn them into slaves or even puppets.
Although Grea has already learned from her father that the Shadow Magic Network is the private property of Shar, the goddess of the night, and can only be used by those with permission.
However, he does not seem to be subject to any restrictions, nor is he prohibited from touching the Shadow Weave.
Just the opposite!
The Prince of Darkness can enter the deepest core of the Shadow Web at will and peep into the essence of the dark power.
A large amount of evil and taboo knowledge was randomly placed on the shelves for him to browse like the products in a store.
Sometimes Graya even wonders if this is a trap set by Shar, deliberately using the Shadow Web as a bait.
But after repeated attempts and finding that there was no problem, he boldly used it as an extension of his dark power in the magic field.
After all, if you want to cast spells on the planet Toril, the Magic Network and the Shadow Magic Network are two systems that cannot be bypassed.
At least until you ignite one yourself or receive a planeswalker's spark from your father.
But what the Prince of Darkness didn't know was that the Goddess of Night had already noticed it from the moment she touched the Shadow Weave.
It was Shar who gave him the authority to control the Shadow Weave at will.
Right now, this ancient evil goddess is sitting on her own throne, looking at Greya with almost doting eyes, and suddenly asked: "Prepare the gift I asked you to prepare. Are you ready?”
“Yes, goddess.”
A woman wearing a black robe and a veil kneeled down and answered in the affirmative.
Shar nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, then send someone to send it to Tifantun immediately. I can't wait to see him bring his dark power to the shadow plane. Tight connection reaction. ”
"Great goddess, I don't understand why you are so generous to give this enemy's descendant the artifact that all evil gods covet?"
The woman raised her head, her tone full of doubts and confusion.
“The confrontation between Soth and I has nothing to do with Greia.
What’s more, the descendants of the enemy do not mean that they are enemies. The nature of dark forces will attract each other.
As long as he continues to use and integrate into the Shadow Magic Network, continue to draw power from the shadow plane, and even become a part of it, he will one day fall into my arms
Just like the relationship between Talona and Soth.
I can also slowly change the mind of this dark prince and turn him into my ally and chosen one.
Remember, what you pay now is for more rewards in the future.
We must take a long-term view. Only by putting a long-term approach can we catch big fish. ”
After saying that, Shar stopped paying attention to anyone, and concentrated on staring at Graya’s pale and handsome face, as well as the seriousness and concentration he showed when he was studying the Shadow Magic Network, which was just like a certain person. These psychopathic weird aunts are exactly the same.
At this moment, the goddess of night finally understood what was going on with Talona's almost crazy obsession after meeting Zuo Si.
Besides the emotional aspect, the most important thing is the attraction of the divine essence.
The indescribable feeling is like two water droplets that are very close and want to merge into one.
If it weren't for Zuo Si's stern warning, Shar would have descended into an avatar and directly injected the dark power into Graia's body through a kiss, and then declared that this was his chief elector.
But unfortunately she can't do that now.
As long as she descends into the avatar, Zuo Si will definitely appear in an instant.
So in the end we can only choose this more obscure method.
"As you wish."
The woman bent down and bowed deeply, then turned around and left holding a cube that looked a bit like a Rubik's Cube and was made up of countless tiny squares.
It’s just that its surface does not have bright colors, but is completely non-reflective and pure black, exuding a frightening aura of nothingness. It simply wants to absorb all the surrounding matter, time and It's like the whole space is swallowed up.
When this terrifying artifact was sent to the intricate sewers beneath the ground in Tifantun City, the originally sunny sky was completely shrouded in darkness. At a glance, the corners of the streets and alleys were filled with things that seemed to be alive. Shadows and deeper swirls of darkness.
Thousands of residents tried to escape in panic, only to find that as long as they rushed into the darkness, their figures would become hazy and blurry for a few seconds, and eventually they would be completely swallowed by the darkness.
What's even worse is that all areas shrouded in darkness have turned into chaotic magic areas that make spellcasters change their colors.
A few mages stationed here in Shadow City wanted to use teleportation magic to escape, but in the middle of chanting the spell, their whole bodies exploded with a bang.
For a while, everyone was trapped within the city walls and even their own residences, and they did not dare to go out at will.
Because even if you go a few blocks away, you may get lost in the darkness.
This small town with a population of almost 10,000 people was inexplicably turned into a ghost.
"Who can tell me! What is going on? What happened?"
"Don't ask me how I know. The sky suddenly darkened, and then It's shrouded in darkness. This is obviously not something ordinary magic can do."
"Could it be caused by those guys in Ghost City?"
"Impossible! If it was their fault, what happened to those guys who used teleportation magic to escape but exploded?"
"Can magic communication still work?"
< br>"Sorry, we can't, our communication has been completely cut off."
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With the intense discussion, in the secret Zhentarim stronghold in Tifanton City, several The leaders who were deeply trusted by Xi Manmeng all showed expressions of panic and confusion.
After all, they are not ordinary civilians outside who are unaware of the seriousness of the problem. They know very well that visions like this often mean that something terrible may happen next.
Now the whole city is like fish being put on a chopping board and ready to be slaughtered.
In fact, not only the Zhentarim, but also the secret stronghold of Shade City also felt the biting cold.
The only difference is that because they have lived in the shadow plane for a long time, they can vaguely feel the power of Shar.
But the problem is that I don’t know what the goddess of the night wants to do and the role she plays in it.
Due to the emphasis on secret relationships, Shar's believers basically do not have a unified church management, but form independent small circles of activities.
It is perfectly normal to stab each other in the back, or to sacrifice each other as pawns.
And Tiffanton’s geographical location is very special. It is located at the northernmost tip of the Kingdom of Cormyr, the southernmost tip of the Enook Desert, adjacent to the valley to the east, and right between the Stormhorn Mountains and the Desert Pass Mountains. The only pass that is passable is a typical city that functions as both a transportation hub and an important border defense town.
This place was suddenly shrouded in endless darkness, which immediately attracted the attention of the City of Shadows, which claimed to be the Netheril Empire, and Zhentil Castle.
The newly recovered Elf Kingdom of Cormanthor, as well as the Great Sage Elminster and the Harper Alliance, the guardian of the valley, also got involved.
When Greia arrived with his army, what he saw was a scene of vitality and all things competing.
The people of Shade City were having a heated exchange of views on the use of magic with the elves of the Kingdom of Cormanthor. Ximanmon and Fuzor Chambery led their men to meet their old friends Elminster and the Harper executives. A tense confrontation. What’s even more interesting is that the City of Shades and Zhentil Castle are still enemies, while the Cormanthor elves are allies with Elminster and the Harpers.
So the first two unanimously chose a temporary truce, and chose the latter two as their opponents, but they still remained wary of each other, and no one dared to really go all out. .
This complicated relationship is simply not an ordinary mess.
If a delicate balance and mutual restraint could still be maintained before, then the arrival of the Cormyr Kingdom's army completely broke this balance.
Especially the Dark Prince Graya, who attracted everyone’s attention from the moment he appeared.
"Hahahaha! Look who is here! Welcome, Your Highness, I think your father must have mentioned me to you."
Fuzuoer Chamber Rui took the lead and grinned happily.
But if you look carefully, you will find the flicker of fear in his eyes.
Elminster's reaction was just the opposite. His face was full of vigilance and solemnity. He had obviously noticed the rich shadow magic network aura emanating from Grea through the silver fire in his body.
Especially the dazzling red camp aura that symbolizes evil is enough to prove that he is by no means a good person.
“If I remember correctly, Tiffanyton should be an undisputed territory belonging to the Kingdom of Cormyr.
Can you please explain, what is your intention of crossing the border and appearing here without permission? Why?
Or...
Can I kill you all as invaders? ”
With the last word blurted out, Greia instantly released his dark power, forming a huge energy projection directly behind his back that was between illusion and reality. It was the energy projection that swallowed Cyric in the first place. The form used during the incarnation.
Not only that, he also pulled out the long sword burning with black flames.
The scene was already very tense. The atmosphere immediately dropped to freezing point
Due to the behavior pattern of the Prince of Darkness, no one dared to turn a deaf ear to such warning words.
"Are you declaring war on all of us?"
The arrogant Prince of Shadows - Lamolek Tanshur was the first to stand up and question.
As a legendary spellcaster with a LV19 mage level, a LV7 shadow mentor, and a total arcane spellcasting level of LV26, he obviously has strong confidence in his own strength.
Especially after inheriting the ideas of the great arcanists of the Netherese era, I always feel that gods and god-like powers are just a group of more powerful spellcasters.
Therefore, even if he knew that the other party had devoured an incarnation of weak divine power when he was just born, he was not afraid at all.
“Declaration of war?”
Graia showed a contemptuous smile, and then instantly turned into an afterimage and disappeared from the place.
Only 0.001 seconds later, he appeared directly behind the Prince of Shadows and inserted the sword in his hand into the opponent's back at lightning speed.
Poof!
Scarlet blood continuously gushes out along with the black ink-like energy on the blade, and then flows back into the body in an extremely weird way.
In just a few seconds, Ramolek Tanshur's body completely collapsed, leaving only his soul, filled with black energy like a shadow creature, still floating in place.
All the protective spells blessed by this legendary mage, as well as the magic items worn by him, seemed to have completely lost their effect and showed no reaction at all.
Only Elminster, who has studied silver fire and divine power, noticed that the black flames on the sword seemed to have spell cracking and stance decomposition effects. When approached, the spell structure would be destroyed in an instant, making it impossible to resemble It worked like that before.
Obviously, this is a quasi-divine power that Grea has mastered.
Unless the protective spell also adds the same power, or the magic item worn is an artifact, it cannot be offset at all.
In the end, Ramolek Tanshur was completely sucked into the black magic sword from body to soul.
"This...this is impossible! He...he actually killed our prince!"
A female high-level mage let out a piercing scream, seemingly in complete disbelief. The facts you see with your own eyes.
After all, in the eyes of the people of Shadow City, the Supreme City Lord Telamante and his sons are nearly invincible.
Even in a dangerous place like the Shadow Plane, the City of Shadows can be protected from outside threats for hundreds of years.
But now, one of them was crushed by a more powerful force, and he didn't even have the power to fight back during the whole process.
Witnessing the powerful Prince of Shadows being killed so easily, the remaining people had no fighting spirit and wanted to turn around and flee without saying a word.
The mages immediately activated the teleportation magic.
But Graia obviously did not want to let go of Ghost City, so she directly raised her other hand and made a waving motion.
In a blink of an eye!
One of his arms transformed from the huge energy projection behind him, and the terrifying claws swept across a range of more than two to three hundred meters in front of him at lightning speed, regardless of whether it was friend or foe.
Elminster reacted the fastest and immediately teleported several kilometers away with the senior Harpers.
Fuzuoer Qianberry and Xi Manmeng, two selfish guys, simply abandoned their men and ran away.
The elf mage of Cormanthor was not within the attack radius because he was relatively far away, so he luckily escaped.
But all the rest were torn into pieces alive by this blow.
From the boiling dark energy, one can vaguely see their shadowy souls wailing in agony.
The Prince of Darkness absorbed all the souls of these enemies into the magic sword in his hand, and said to all the remaining people in an emotionless tone: "I am declaring war on you, so what can I do? How?
The weak are not qualified to show off and bargain in front of the strong.
Remember, this will be the consequences for entering the territory of the Kingdom of Cormyr without permission
I am not a father who will play those boring political games and power games with you.
My attitude towards my enemies is very simple, that is to kill them all and then devour all their strength and souls. "
"Damn! This guy is simply more dangerous than Soth. ”
Fuzuoer Chamberry stared at the huge scratch on the ground with lingering fear and couldn’t help but curse in a low voice.
Because dark energy has the property of blocking all sounds and vibrations, Therefore, Greya's sudden attacks are often difficult to detect, let alone predict in advance
Coupled with the personality of taking action if there is a disagreement, the risk factor can be said to be full.
In contrast, Zuo Si, who is willing to sit down and negotiate, and even bargain for benefits, is simply harmless to humans and animals.
At least you don’t have to worry too much about being suddenly attacked until you touch his bottom line.
"What should we do? Do we have to go now?"
Xi Manmeng asked in an uncertain tone.
Fuzor Chamberry immediately shook his head: "Stop joking!
I am not in the habit of risking my own life.
Immediately notify all our spies in the Kingdom of Cormyr to withdraw. .
Now that this place has become a country ruled by a tyrant, there is no need for us to continue infiltrating.
What’s more, an important ghost prince, Telaman, died in the Ghost City this time. Te might be so angry that he would launch an all-out war against the Kingdom of Cormyr
If this happens, we can take a breather and reap the benefits. "
"What about Elminster? This old guy is a huge threat to us as long as he is alive. "
Xi Manmeng's eyes flashed with evil light.
"Don't worry about him yet. Anyway, he and his Harper Alliance have now been suppressed and suffered heavy losses, and will not be able to interfere with our plans in the short term. "
After that, the Tyrant of the Moon Sea activated the magic item to teleport away.
After confirming that he had completely left, Ximanmeng took off his disguise and stared at Greya in the distance, who had single-handedly killed the Prince of Shadows and made the two chosen gods dare not act rashly. An extremely envious expression appeared on his face, and he sighed softly. : "Am I gifted with powerful god-like powers when I was born?
This cold and cruel world is really as unfair as ever.
If one day I can also gain the power to become a god or god-like powers It would be nice to no longer be controlled by others.
I don’t know if I can defeat or even kill a ghost prince with the power I have now..."
He finished his sentence!
The controller of the Zhentarim's dark intelligence network took off his hood and mask, revealing a terrifying face.
The skin of the once pale and handsome human mage now shows red crystallization, and due to muscle activity, it is densely covered with spider web-like cracks, and his two eyes have changed. It became a lava ball like a red dragon.
You must know that he transformed himself into a vampire a long time ago. He is an undead creature.
The reason why it is like this is that without asking, it must be the result of taking the blood of the ancient red dragon for a long time and performing a series of evil magic rituals.
In other words, the powers of vampires and red dragons are combined through magic to create a new vampire subspecies.
Of course, the risks are high.
Because the undead rely on negative energy to survive, while the red dragon relies on fire element energy, which is generally positive, there is a huge conflict between the two.
Whenever the balance in the body is even slightly out of balance, what awaits Xi Manmeng is an explosion on the spot without even leaving any residue.
The cracks hidden in the red crystals on the surface of his skin are the best proof.
But huge risks also mean huge rewards.
Since the successful fusion, Ximanmeng's physical and magical powers have been greatly strengthened.
Even without using any magic, he can easily defeat LV13 warriors with his bare hands. At the same time, as the total amount of blood he absorbs from the ancient red dragon increases, he begins to gain a natural spellcasting level similar to that of a warlock.
The most important thing is that the power of the fire element in the body gives it resistance to positive energy. Even if it is exposed to powerful positive spells such as [Sun Flame Explosion], it will not be instantly destroyed like other undead creatures. destroy.
After confirming with his own eyes the power possessed by Zuo Si's second heir, Ximanmeng quickly activated the teleportation magic to return to his home lair.
Right now, the only person left outside the city is Elminster, the first choice of the goddess of magic.
He took the initiative to propose to Greia: "Young man, the dark power hanging over Tifantun is definitely unusual. I think I can provide some help."
"No need."< br>
Graia didn't show any mercy to the other party because of his identity, but flatly chose to refuse.
This almost rude attitude obviously made the Harper executives present very unhappy.
Especially Storm Silverhand, who was also a voter and was inseparable from Elminster, immediately frowned and wanted to talk about the dangers of this dark force and the harm it might cause to the residents of the city.
But before she had time to speak, Greia left the army behind and walked into the city alone, disappearing into the pitch-black darkness.
“He...he actually went in like that?!”
Storm Silverhand was dumbfounded.
Elminster sighed helplessly: "Alas - haven't you seen it yet?
This is completely set up for him by Shar, the goddess of the night.
The darkness that is invisible to our eyes has no effect on him at all.
What really makes me wonder is why Soos didn't react at all to this?
Don’t he know the serious consequences of letting Shar get close to his son? "
"What are you going to do next? "Storm Silverhand asked in a low voice.
"Of course, entering the city. At least we get to know what Shar is up to and what she wants to do with this young man. Let's go, it's just the two of us this time, because others without the power of silver fire can't fight against the darkness inside. ”
After that, Elminster walked straight towards the entrance of the city with his cane.
Although in other people's eyes there was darkness in front of him, he could vaguely see the outline of the city gate through the darkness.
After all, silver fire can be considered a type of divine power and divinity, and part of it comes from Shar, the goddess of the night.
Storm Silverhand drew his sword and followed behind without saying a word.
When the two voters passed through the city gate and entered the interior, they immediately noticed something was wrong.
Because this place has been almost completely integrated into the shadow plane, instead of staying in the material world.
What’s even worse is that the normal magic network has been weakened here to the point where even normal casting is difficult.
If casting a fireball required a third-level spell slot before, now you need at least a fifth-level spell slot.
Otherwise, it will simply trigger the resonance of the magic network and form a spell.
What really dominates here is Shar's Shadow Weave.
If it were another spellcaster, it might be possible to temporarily use the Shadow Magic Network to deal with it by some means, but Elminster and Storm Silverhand were unable to do this.
Because the silver fire in their bodies is so bright and dazzling that as long as they touch the Shadow Magic Network, they will be discovered by the goddess of the night.
At the least, they will be directly banned from accessing the network; at the most serious, Shar secretly injects dark power into the Shadow Magic Network to corrode the silver fire, eventually leading to the complete exposure of the core secrets of the Deep Magic Network.
Feeling the darkness and coldness in the surrounding environment, Storm Silverhand couldn't help but say: "It seems you are right, you can pull a city directly into the shadow plane, except for the goddess of night Sha There will never be a second god outside of you."
"Be careful! Since you have been pulled into the shadow plane, it means there must be countless dangerous shadow creatures around. Maybe the entire city's residents have already died. All were slaughtered to become one of them.”
Elminster pulled out the thunder sword hanging on his waist that had an enchantment level of +5.
Just a second later, a shadowy creature with a canine-like outline jumped out of the darkness, opened its mouth and pounced.
Before he could bite anything, he was split in half by the great sage's sword.
The alertness and reflexes honed by years of adventurous life are most vividly demonstrated at this moment.
However, the crisis has not been resolved.
Because creatures like the Shadow Mastiff that live in the shadow plane never move alone or two by themselves, but in groups.
In the blink of an eye, dozens of them rushed out one after another, surrounding the two voters.
Behind them, more and more powerful shadows, night shadows, and even several huge shadow dragons can be vaguely seen.
You don’t need to ask to know that from the moment she stepped into Tiffanydon, Shar, the goddess of the night, has been eyeing Elminster and Storm Silverhand.
She would never allow these two chosen ones of the Magic Goddess to interfere with Greia getting the artifact.
boom! ! ! ! !
With bright and dazzling silver flames exploding in the air, this battle with a huge numerical gap between the two sides finally began.
Having sensed that something was wrong, Elminster used the power of the silver fire without reservation.
With just one blow, more than half of the Shadow Mastiffs were swallowed up by the silver fire.
Storm Silverhand directly added protective magic to himself, wielding his sword and Elminster back-to-back to defend against enemies from the other side.
Although her spellcasting ability ranks last among the seven sisters, she still has several sixth-level spell slots, so she is capable of casting large-scale destructive spells.
Once you find that there are too many enemies coming up, you will immediately release evocation spells or stimulate the power of silver fire without hesitation.
After a while, the annular area formed around the two people became filled with strong negative energy due to the death of too many shadow plane creatures, and even breathing would exhale a large amount of white air.