Chapter 413 Seth’s Plan
Just when Brian was about to ask about the sudden appearance of the Saluk Lich, he suddenly found that a strange white and green light flashed in his sight without warning. Two colors of light lit up his slightly uneasy face.
Brian immediately discovered that this strange light came from a swaying oval flame. It was suspended in mid-air out of nowhere and was located in this narrow and cramped room.
Its appearance easily broke through Brian's activated defensive magic shield, making him feel the scorching heat.
Fortunately, another trigger-type shield that Brian had preset for himself to resist energy damage was activated and appeared in time, without causing him any harm.
After dodging the swaying flames, he saw the figure of Saluk Lich suddenly become void, then twist and disappear without a trace.
"Is this an illusion?" Brian stepped forward, frowned, and waved his hands to perform detection magic, saying to himself, "Why don't I feel the presence of any magical energy."
"Be careful, the flame has appeared again." At this moment, the golden dragon Paralandax hidden in the arcane fire quickly reminded:
"The purpose of the flame is not to attack you. , but to lock your position, then completely block the surrounding space, so that you cannot escape through teleportation spells for a short period of time, and then build a teleportation door here."
The words just finished. , Brian saw the oval flame transform into a shadow, moving slowly in the darkness of the room.
He was about to do something when he realized it was too late.
A dark shadow exuding a cold, deathly aura emerged from the phantom-like porch and slowly walked out.
The other party was the female Saluk Witch that Brian had seen for the first time. She was wearing a tattered robe, tall and thin, with cold and flashing eyes, exuding a cold light in the deep-set eye sockets.
Seeing the lich's true form coming, Brian's heart suddenly tugged.
There is no doubt that this is the real Saluk Lich, an evil creature that was finally transformed by a Saluk Lich who had lived for tens of thousands of years and chose the path of immortality.
Seriously speaking, the lich in front of him is even more powerful and terrifying than the lich transformed from the great arcanist of Netheril.
I saw the lich sliding its rotten snake body closer and closer.
Brian met her icy gaze, which shimmered in the hollow of her skull, sizing him up, then showing contempt.
"There are always adventurers who are not afraid of death and find here." The Lich whispered, her hissing voice was surprisingly loud, but Brian felt as if she was extremely far away from him.
“Do you know how long it has been since I saw an adventurer who broke into this place without permission?”
She raised her withered white eyebrows and said, "In the continent of Faerûn, I can always meet bold adventurers like you who dare to break into the sleeping place of my Lord. Congratulations, you have entered the realm of your own death." Said. "
A terrifying smile appeared on the Lich's skeletal face, and then he raised a hand and drew a shining mark in the air.
"Wait a minute!" Seeing that the other party was about to make a move, Brian interrupted her bravely, met those heart-stopping eyes, and said calmly:
"Your Excellency, Please don’t get me wrong, I am not an adventurer in search of wealth and magical mysteries as you imagined. I came here in the name of the ancient creator race, the god of Saruk witches and evil snakes, Seth.”
Hearing Brian mention Seth's name, the Lich's raised arms paused, and the soul fire in his eyes became a little brighter with excitement.
Immediately afterwards, she seemed to remember something again, and suddenly calmed down. She raised her eyelids, looked at Brian playfully, and smiled coldly:
"Ignorant adventurer, dare to call my lord directly. The name is taboo!”
“Since you don’t believe it, then take a look at this holy emblem first.”
Brian naturally knows that it is impossible to gain the trust of the other party with his own words. , threw the Holy Emblem in his hand without hesitation.
In fact, the reason why he called Seth the evil snake in front of the lich was to see the change in her expression, so as to confirm whether the other party was the sleeping Saluk Lich. , a staunch advocate of Seth.
It can be seen from the excited expression of the other party that his guess is not wrong.
However, what Brian didn't expect was that he had overlooked one thing.
When Seth's Holy Emblem was thrown into the air by him, it was instantly controlled by the Lich using telekinesis energy and stayed in the air.
She took the Holy Emblem and rubbed it in her palms. After a while, she raised her head and looked at Brian with an indifferent and cold gaze.
Just when Brian thought that the other party had believed that he was the messenger sent by Seth, the other party suddenly threw the Holy Emblem over in anger, hissed loudly, and roared:
"My Lord's Holy Emblem can be forged and blasphemed by an ignorant mortal like you, seeking death!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Lich's arms waved a series of complex gestures at extremely fast speeds. .
In an instant, the magical energy floating in the air immediately became active.
Brian took the Holy Emblem and had no time to think about why the other party was not as excited as the Ethiopian lizard when he saw Seth's Holy Emblem.
Because the Saluk Lich has already taken action at this moment.
Without any hesitation, he held up a gleaming barrier between himself and the lich.
The Lich waved his arm disdainfully and released a simple and casual dispel magic. Brian's barrier shattered into countless pieces of tiny magic dust, dancing and turning like sparks from a campfire. And burned out.
I saw a hint of sneer on the Lich's bone-like face, "You think you are very smart. You can hide it from my eyes by carving my Lord's Holy Emblem, but you don't know that in my eyes , you are simply unimaginably stupid."
That hissing whisper was like countless sharp awls piercing Brian's ears, "How can a holy symbol that doesn't even have the power of my Lord be so possible. It’s easy to fool my senses.”
After listening to the Lich’s explanation, Brian quickly glanced at the attributes of the holy symbol.
As expected, he discovered that the Holy Emblem in his hand had actually turned into an extremely ordinary piece of wood.
Not to mention that Seth's thoughts were hidden inside, even the attributes he had originally given to himself had completely disappeared.
“Oops!” The golden dragon Palalandusk obviously noticed the trick:
“We were plotted by Seth. From the moment we entered the tomb, he The purpose of deliberately hiding and even condensing the divine power of the Holy Emblem is to misunderstand the Saluk Lich here and kill you."
"In this case, there is no way out. ." After hearing Jin Long's explanation, Brian's face instantly darkened.
He had to admit that he did not expect Seth's calculation. Since the explanation seemed feeble, he could only find a way to avoid the edge temporarily, or leave the place directly with the Holy Emblem.
Although doing so will result in the failure of his mission, Seth's purpose of persuading Saluk the witch will also be in vain.
After all, he is not arrogant enough to rely on his own strength to 'persuade' the unfathomable Saluk Lich in front of him, making her believe that he is really the messenger of Seth. .
Just when the Lich broke the magic barrier and uttered mocking words, Brian was not affected at all. Instead, he was silently preparing a counterattack spell.
His hands were traced through traces like afterimages. The crackling blue and white energy condensed on his fingers, and then turned into magic arrows, speeding towards the lich.
Facing Brian's attack, the Lich's corrupt expression showed no change.
She did not dodge or dodge, as if she wanted to rely on her body to resist this terrible attack.
This is exactly what happened. When the magic energy arrow hit the Lich, countless tiny lightning bolts began to jump and explode around her body, but they were unable to cause any damage.
This made Brian, the attacker, secretly shocked that the opponent's magic resistance was so high.
After only one round of fighting, Brian immediately gave up the idea of a head-on confrontation and implemented another plan.
That is to find a way to drag out the lich and let the golden dragon Paralandax hidden in the arcane fire break the dimensional confinement of the lich blocking the space as soon as possible.
After confirming the plan, the shadow of the golden dragon Paralandax suddenly appeared in the secret room and began to release detection magic one after another, trying to find the energy core that restricted the space in the room.
Seeing the sudden appearance of the dragon ghost, the Lich was not surprised. Instead, she let out a hollow laugh, then stretched out her skeletal arm and began to cast her own spells.
In just a moment, Jin Long relied on his keen perception of magic to discover that there was a book in the open closet behind Brian, which actually emitted the same white and green light as the lich, very weakly. It seemed like it would go out at any moment.
Paralandax stared at the Lich, with a look of victory in her eyes.
A shadow-like gray energy tentacle burst out from the Lich's hand and attacked the two of them at the same time.
"Go and destroy that book!" Brian also noticed something strange about the book and immediately said to the dragon ghost, "As long as we destroy that book, we can leave here immediately."
Then, his hands began to dance with another magic.
A dazzling flash of light burst out from Brian's fingertips, forming a wall of light mixed with arcane energy and psychic powers around it, and furiously swallowed every incoming tentacle.
But the Lich just shrugged nonchalantly, and her bony fingers began to silently gather another energy.
While releasing magic, she reached into her robe and took out several small amulets, and then these amulets suddenly disappeared from her hands.
As if in response, scarlet energy beams shot towards Brian like sharp arrows.
At the same time, there was a ghost-like magic arm, which also exuded terrifying energy that shocked the soul, stretching toward Brian from the front.
Brian was unmoved and calmly activated the arcane fire. The blue and white energy shield suddenly hung in front of him to protect himself.
Immediately afterwards, he suddenly felt a sudden scream of terror, which passed directly through his defensive barrier and spiritual barrier, and was transmitted to the depths of his mind, and he was shocked in place.
Just when Brian was shocked by this terrifying power for a moment, the Lich's magic arm had torn apart the layers of blue and white shields surrounding him like a piece of bamboo.
Brian suddenly felt a sharp burning pain in his chest. The lich's energy-filled magic arm had turned into sharp claws, tearing his chest apart and drawing blood and strength from the wound.
A deep sense of powerlessness came over me.
Brian gritted his teeth and activated the star sword on the ancient ring without hesitation, transforming into a sword of magical energy with dancing starlight, trying to free himself from the crimson energy wave.
Just as he was about to slash, a flash of light exploded, followed by a roar.
Sparks flew out, and the violent energy threw him backwards into a pile of neatly arranged books.
The magic sword also collapsed, turning into countless fragments and dissipating in the air.
Blood rushed into Brian's eyes, and his chest felt like a red-hot iron was being pressed, radiating burning pain.
He covered the blood gushing from the wound, but before he could struggle out of his extreme weakness, the Lich appeared in his sight like a victor, enveloped in a halo of fiery red flames. .
She put her hands behind her back and let out a hollow and pale laugh, completely ignoring the golden dragon Paralandax on the other side.
Obviously, she is extremely confident that it is impossible to destroy the energy core that restricts the space with the golden dragon's ability alone.
"Although I am very surprised that you can cast spells in this dead magic area."
The lich, who had the chance to win, swung his tail and glided in front of Brian, raised his shining Holding the arm with scarlet magic energy, he said condescendingly:
"But I'm just surprised, now you can be mine..."
However, before she could finish her words, the injured Brian stood up suddenly, and a chaotic energy summoned from the far void washed over the Lich's body like a waterfall.
The Lich was caught off guard and was immediately washed away by this terrifying energy. His body was like a kite with a broken string, and it hit the wall behind him hard.
Brian also took this opportunity to activate the healing power of the curse fire, allowing warmth and strength to flow into his body again.
Subsequently, he felt that the blood dripping in his eyes disappeared, the burnt wound on his chest was healing at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the negative energy that penetrated into his body was turning. It was instantly burned away by the cursed fire.
On the other side, the Lich had risen from the ground unharmed.
"For a few moments, I was able to get rid of my curse, but that's all!"
She gave Brian a vicious look and waved her arms in annoyance, and a red mist came from her corrupt body. It spurted out from the body and instantly filled the entire narrow chamber.
(End of this chapter)