Chapter 346 The Elf Queen
“Boom!”
With the loud noise of the fireball exploding, the raging flames broke the usual darkness of the Underdark. An explosive fireball that was enough to melt rocks, Rush straight into the stalactite pillars where the drow are hiding.
Before the vigilant dark elves had time to react, they were submerged by the sea of fire that broke out in an instant and turned into ashes.
The scorching flames illuminated the huge and deep caves in the Underdark a bright red, and also revealed the stunned faces of a group of surface elves who were fighting with the drow.
Obviously, even this group of surface elves from Cormanthor didn't know who the reinforcements were that instantly turned the entire situation around.
However, they soon had the answer in their minds.
As the billowing smoke gradually dissipated, the figures of Brian and the ghost prince Brenas appeared in the sight of this group of surface elves.
"Where is your leader, Ms. Ilseveri?" Brian looked at an elf captain who was walking over, and asked directly, bypassing the complicated etiquette.
After he destroyed the dark ritual of Shar Temple and successfully prevented the Shadow Demon Network from infecting the Demon Network, he immediately took Breenas and headed towards the city according to the instructions on the map he obtained from the drow merchant. Rush to the drow headquarters hidden beneath the Twisted Tower in Shadow Valley.
After all, he still has a more important task to do next, which is to go to the world of the magic network and repair the scars of the magic network. This war of the magic network is truly over.
It is naturally impossible for him to complete this kind of task alone.
From the moment he watched the confrontation between the shadows and flames manifested by Shar and Mystra like a spectator in the temple, he knew that in this battle, he was at best A relatively useful chess piece, the ones who can really turn the situation around are the big guys hiding behind the scenes.
Therefore, Brian needs to join Azara and others as soon as possible, go to the Misty Valley together, and ask Storm and other voters how to get to the realm of the Magic Web and how to repair the Magic Web.
In this way, he and Brenas rushed to the ruins of the former dark elf city at extremely fast speeds.
At this time, the elven expeditionary force originally from Cormanthor and the armed forces of the Valley of Shadows, after expelling the drow who occupied the Twisted Tower underground, pursued the victory into the Underdark, trying to evacuate these elves hidden in the underground world. The threat is completely eradicated.
When Brian and Brenas arrived here, what caught their eyes was the fierce battle between the surface elves and the drow.
For thousands of years, the struggle between surface elves and drow elves has not stopped, but most of them are small-scale battles. Usually, the surface elves passively defend and the drow take the initiative to attack.
However, this time it was directly reversed.
This group of elven expeditionary forces from Evermeet Island came here with the determination to conquer Cormanthor, rebuild Myth Drannor, the former capital of the elven empire, and complete the revival of the elves.
Moreover, they were formed by a group of militants in the High Elf Council of Evermeet Island. They ignored the warning of the Queen of Evermeet Island and voluntarily gave up the comfortable life of Evermeet Island, just to regain the former Elf Empire of Cormanthor< br>
After the surface elves successfully expelled the drow from the Twisted Tower, they went directly to the underground world without hesitation and took the initiative to attack the drow from the Marimoda family.
Although the number of surface elves is relatively dominant, and there are more elf mages and priests inside, this is the Underdark, the territory of the drow.
The drow took advantage of the terrain, so the counterattack of the surface elves was not as smooth as expected, and many teams were even wiped out.
After Brian saw it, he naturally couldn't help but help them.
With the sudden addition of two legendary spellcasters, the balance of the battlefield, which was originally in a delicate situation, was instantly broken.
However, Brian is not in the leisure mood to assist the elven troops in dealing with the drow soldiers hiding in the ruins of the city.
He needs to find the drow matron of the Marimoda family as soon as possible. Only by killing all their leaders will this battle end quickly.
"Your Majesty the Crowned One has gone to the center of the city." After the elf captain finished speaking, he recited a few syllables in a deep voice, guiding Brian on a clear path through the illusion created by magic.
Brian nodded slightly, directly followed the elf captain's guidance, opened the portal, and disappeared together with the Prince of Shadows.
About ten minutes passed.
Bryan and Brainas found a huge grotto with a relatively complete structure in the ruins of Meremidra City, and discovered the place where Azara and others fought against the Drow Mother. .
It is said that thousands of years ago, the drow families of Marimoda used the Twisted Tower in Shadow Valley as an outpost for the elves attacking Cormanthor. Then, Due to his defeat, he was driven back to the Underdark and never came back.
However, in recent centuries, the resurgent drow of Marimoda began to call the passages under the Twisted Tower: Anzmaar's Folly.
The name comes from the deeds of the previous drow matron, the commander of the Shadowlands.
While House Marimoda was recuperating and recuperating, Shar's priests relied on their diplomatic skills to forge an alliance between the Zhentarim and House Marimoda.
As a result, the drow were able to establish their new stronghold in the Shadowlands beneath Old Skull Mountain.
This stronghold gives them a good opportunity to intervene in the conflict between the elves who rebuild Myth Drannor and the Jarl and Ozkwen clans who believe in the masked god Velen. war.
In this case, the Elven Expeditionary Force, which is trying to complete the revival, naturally regards the drow elves of the Marimoda family as a thorn in their side and a thorn in their flesh, and will never allow themselves to regain Cormanthor in the process. , let them make trouble.
So the surface elves appeared and took the initiative to attack the drow elves’ family headquarters in the Underdark.
After finding Azara and others, Brian and Brenas did not join the battle immediately. Instead, they decided to hide in the dark and observe the situation on the battlefield.
The first thing that caught Brian's eyes was a huge statue and altar of Spider Queen Rose. Above the altar, there was a magical illusion that was like a substance, endlessly surrounded by giant spiders and beautiful creatures. Among the drow women, there are constant changes, and waves of evil energy surge out.
The battle in the distance has obviously entered a stalemate. The ground is full of corpses of surface elves and drow elves, as well as traces of bloody sacrifices.
There are not many people left on the battlefield at this moment.
The elf lady named Ilseveri, holding a sharp sword that made even Brian feel inexplicably palpitating, fought with the matron of the Marimoda family.
The sword mage Severil was entangled by a martial arts master of the Drow family. As for the opponent of Azara, the chosen one of the forest goddess, it turned out to be the wax melt demon known as the maid of Rose.
This wax demon god is like a pillar covered with yellow ooze, with a single eye full of malice on it, the abyssal aura surging from the opponent's expression, and the power that suppresses Azala. The strength allowed Brian to see that this Waxmelt Demon was definitely an abyss demon that had been fused with the divine power of the Spider Queen.
There are only a dozen such powerful demons even in the Deep Pit Demon Network of Rose's Kingdom of God. What he didn't expect was that the matron of the Marimoda family could actually Summon one in times of crisis.
You must know that only the first families of many large dark elf cities such as Menzoberranzan or Ancient Orens are qualified to summon a Maid of Lolth of this level.
However, if you think about it more carefully, there is still a certain reason why the matron of the Marimoda family was able to summon it.
Because the other party is the only surviving drow family in Merimidra City, which has long been reduced to ruins. They are shouldering the important task of rebuilding the city and preventing the Elf Expeditionary Force from recovering Myth Drannor. Naturally, they will get the Spider God Queen. of extra care.
“Look at that altar.” The ghost prince Brenas seemed to have noticed something. He looked at the altar thoughtfully, and then looked at the magical illusion above, “The Marimoda family’s The mistress seemed to be stalling for time, taking this opportunity to summon some terrible monster."
"This is a dark ritual to summon the Balor Demon." After the reminder from the Ghost Prince, Brian instantly said. He guessed the summoning object of the ritual, and then said with great certainty: "What exactly did this drow matron sacrifice? She was planning to summon more than three Balor Balrogs at once."
The reason why he So sure, the fundamental reason is because of his curse fire.
After all, he once killed the demon lord Balor Balrog, and he is very familiar with the chaotic and violent flame energy of Balor Balrog.
"We must stop it as soon as possible." Brian's expression darkened and he said to the Prince of Shadows beside him.
Looking at the direction of the battlefield and Ilseveri's increasingly fierce attacks, he suddenly realized that they were not the only ones who discovered this situation.
Obviously, the future elf queen of Mis Drannor also noticed it, but was held back by the drow mistress, making it difficult to destroy it.
Although the weapon she holds in her hand is an ancient elf artifact called the Blade of Dominion, this weapon is just like the inherited moon blade of the elf family. Only with its approval can the inner being be fully awakened. The power of the Lord, and the condition for awakening the Blade of Domination is to recover Myss Drannor, so the opponent has obviously not fully grown up yet.
"I think so too." Brainers nodded slightly. He stared at the altar and the magic illusion and pondered for a moment, then said to Brian, "I will cover you while you prepare the legendary spell of destruction. Only The destructive power of this spell can destroy their summoning ritual."
Upon hearing this, Brian immediately came within the range of the legendary spell, silently took out his staff, and began to prepare the legendary spell as quickly as possible.
Accompanied by a powerful spell, Brian murmured from Brian's mouth, and invisible and terrifying power gradually filled his surroundings.
Although the more powerful the spells, the more decisive they are, but their shortcomings are also very obvious, that is, the casting speed is too long. After a battle, without the cover of powerful teammates, It is almost difficult to release successfully.
And just like the release of high-level psychic powers, causing the eyes to be filled with uncontrollable haze of light, with the completion of the legendary spell, the condensed power will be so huge that the surrounding A striking phenomenon appeared in the air.
So the moment Brian was halfway through preparing the spell, everyone on the battlefield noticed something strange here.
The first person to react was Rose's maid, Waxmelt.
A flash of red light first flashed across her malicious one eye, and then she seemed to sense Brian's target, and instantly became furious. "You dare to blaspheme God, go to hell!"
An energy ball about one meter in diameter, covered in yellow ooze, condensed and formed on the head of the Wax Melt Demon. At a very fast speed, he smashed it in the direction of Brian.
At this moment, Ranger Azala immediately seized the opportunity. A large emerald green vine burst out of the ground, entangling the Waxmelt Demon tightly. The sharp sword in his hand was like lightning, There were eye-catching blood marks on her body, which made her roar in pain.
On the other side, sensing the whizzing energy ball, the ghost prince Brainas stood in front of Brian without hesitation.
A dark blue energy barrier condensed by two constructs, intertwined with the magical barrier he temporarily propped up, blocked the wax-melting demon's hateful blow in time.
"Boom!"
The moment the Waxmelt Demon's energy ball hit the Brenas Barrier, an extremely terrifying energy burst out. The terrifying sound combined with the violent explosion made This huge cave trembled slightly, and the vertical stone pillars on the top of the cave fell like falling rain.
"Such a powerful energy!" Brenas, who struggled to resist the attack, stared at the energy dissipated in the air, and secretly sighed in shock, "She is indeed the maid of the Spider Queen."
"Get out of the way!" Brian warned. After Brenas dodged, he instantly pointed his staff at the magic illusion and the blood-red altar that had erupted with violent flame energy.
“Boom!”
The moment the legendary spell was released by Brian, a terrifying energy suddenly filled the air. The altar exuded flaming energy and the ever-changing magical illusions, It was as if it was frozen in an instant, and in the blink of an eye, like a distorted portrait, it collapsed without a trace with a 'bang'.
“Damn it!!!”
Seeing the altar being destroyed and the magical illusion of the Spider Queen dissipating, the anger levels of the Marimoda family matron and the Wax Melt Demon instantly soared to vertex.
The endless anger turned into terrifying energy, and the candle-like body of the roaring Waxmelt Demon began to melt strangely, turning into a thick earthy yellow liquid that looked like wax tears, and merged with the Drow Mother.
A burst of hoarse female laughter suddenly erupted along with the purple-red light.
In an instant, an extremely evil energy filled the air.
The drow matron's whole body was wrapped in earthy yellow viscous liquid. She was squirming crazily, her slender legs twisted, and four pairs of creepy dark red spider legs stretched out from her flat belly. It expanded at a speed visible to the naked eye, trembling violently and turning into a huge spider belly.
In the blink of an eye, the wax melt demon and the drow matron turned into a half-human, half-spider form that was extremely terrifying.
"What on earth is this?" The Prince of Shadows asked with a slightly trembling voice as he looked at the monster in his sight that emitted a strange red light and was filled with evil abyss energy.
At the same time, Azara and the others, who noticed the arrival of the two men, looked extremely heavy after seeing this terrifying monster.
"The Embrace of Rose, the Blessing of the Waxmelt Demon, and the Legendary Hunting Spider Form..." Brian guessed the three terrifying abilities that the Waxmelt Demon and the Drow Mother used in succession in an instant. .
As he spoke, Brian seemed to have thought of something, and quickly reminded everyone loudly, "Hurry up and activate the spell to protect the mind!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhuo took a sharp breath. My mistress, suddenly opened her voluptuous red lips enough to swallow a head, and then erupted into an extremely terrifying scream.
The terrifying scream was like a hurricane passing through the canyon. Wherever it passed, the stalactite pillars and rocks in the cave were shaken into powder. Even the air was like ripples on the surface of the lake, splashing out shocking and eye-catching ripples.
Although Brian was well prepared, the powerful sound and psychic attack still penetrated his protective barrier, causing stars to pop out in front of his eyes, veins on his forehead to pop, and his ears felt like sharp awls. Penetrating, there was a heartbreaking pain.
Even he, who has a legendary iron will and many psychic powers for protection, has suffered such terrible injuries, let alone others.
The funny thing is that the worst thing happened was the drow martial arts master who fought against Severil, who was turned into a mess by the terrible sound.
Among the people, the only one who was not affected in any way was Ilseveri. It was obviously her ancient elven artifact called the Blade of Dominion that protected her.
The future elf queen of Mis Drannor was dressed in exquisite and gorgeous mage light armor. Her golden hair flowed over the silver armor, and her whole person exuded a cold temperament that was difficult to conceal.
With a flash of cold light in her cold eyes, she instantly held the sword with both hands, carrying dozens of thunderbolts. Her strong and swift body, like an arrow from the string, rushed straight towards the transformed monster. The drow matron.
——"Ice explodes!"
Brian immediately suppressed the aftereffects of the screaming sound waves, raised his staff and pointed a finger, and sharp icicles rose up, turning into It serves as a cold cage, trapping the drow mistress in place.
Although the drow mistress has strong resistance and attack power due to the blessings of many divine spells, she has also lost her spellcasting ability and some sanity.
So when she faced the attacks from Brian and Ilseveri, not only did she not dodge, but she actively charged forward like a wild beast, hissing and roaring.
At the same time, the Prince of Shadows’ magic has just been prepared.
A roar sounded, and the flames exuding sacred brilliance fell from the sky, like a waterfall, washing hard on the huge body of the Drow Mistress.
A moment!
The energy storm composed of frost, fire and thunder roared and enveloped the body of the roaring drow matron.
The monster transformed by the drow mother was struggling violently in the raging energy storm, but it showed no intention of falling down.
Immediately afterwards, everyone present distanced themselves from the Drow Mother and released their best attack spells to attack the frantically struggling enemy.
Seeing this, Brian's eyes narrowed slightly, and he immediately activated the Chaos Surge and Chaos Blessing characteristics of the Chaos Scholar. A dozen chaotic fireballs the size of washbasins, emitting deep purple light, were all thrown at them. Let this terrible energy storm suddenly rise like flammable firewood.
The drow mistress, who was at the center of the storm, also wailed in pain, and gradually stopped struggling until she turned into a pile of inconspicuous ashes, ending this long and fierce battle.
After the battle, Brian and the future Elf Queen had just exchanged a few words when they suddenly felt a wave of teleportation energy floating in the air.
Then, the figures of Storm and Xinbu, the two chosen by the Goddess of Magic, appeared in front of them.
This made Brian immediately realize that the reason why these two people appeared here at this time was probably related to him destroying Shar's dark ritual.
The purpose of their coming here is obviously to prepare for going to the world of magic network.
It’s just that the two of them still look a little weak. Apparently their strength has not been fully restored due to the scars from the magic network.
Without too much greeting, the leader of the Harper Alliance directly stated the purpose of his visit, "Thank you for your help in bringing peace to Shadow Valley again, but there is still one most important task at the moment. We need to complete it.”
"We are going to the realm of the magic network, right?" Ilseveri, with a cold expression, walked over and spoke first:
"Before I supported the Valley of Shadows, Ms. Silinxi had already Tell me, for the sake of the revival of the elves, I will follow you to the world of the magic network to help the mysterious lady repair the scars of the magic network." "Of course there is nothing wrong with me," Brian continued. .
From the moment he came to Shadow Valley, he had roughly anticipated what was going to happen, so he naturally made preparations in advance.
"Sorry, I have other more important things to deal with, so I won't accompany you in this operation." The ghost prince Brenas looked at Brian apologetically.
"It's understandable."
Brian nodded slightly, already guessing what the other party's purpose was, and said to him: "Thank you for your assistance this time, Mr. Brenas. Unfortunately, our cooperation may require It’s over for now, but don’t worry, I will help you complete what I promised you when I come back.”
Brenath’s goal is to restore the Felin Demon Kui and restore Enoch. Desert, and the same goes for Brian. It was the same goal that made them work together.
If there is a chance, he also plans to ask the other party to accompany him to search for the city ruins of Saluk, one of the three major creator races, and the ruins of Netheril in the Enook Desert. Asindo, known as the 'Prophet of the Earth'.
"You're welcome." Brenas smiled slightly, hesitating for a moment, as if he was hesitating to speak, but in the end he didn't say anything, and waved goodbye like a gentleman: "Then we'll see you later. ”
After saying that, the ghost prince was wrapped in the light of the teleportation circle and disappeared.
“Without further ado, it’s time for us to set off.” Storm said solemnly:
“We must go to the realm of the Demonic Network to bring Larok and the Beno Witch who are loyal to him Drive away the demon. Only in this way can the scars of the magic net be completely repaired.”
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(End of this chapter)