The Swordsman of Faerûn

When Sunderland, who wanted to trouble William, rushed to the one-eyed dwarf's residence with his guards, the blacksmith shop was already empty, and the angry female consul gritted her teeth and said angrily to the empty room: "Damn it!" William! Don't think I can't deal with you by hiding in the tunnel! I will never let you go!"

Chapter 21 Kobolds in the Tunnel

The dark underground tunnel is illuminated again, and the frightening underground world in the legend does not affect everyone's emotions at all. "Young people don't know how to feel sad" is a true portrayal of the two little girls, Elf and Misha.When she stepped into the darkness for the first time, the elf girl took out a ribbon with a beautiful pattern from her little treasure bag and put it on her forehead. There was a hazy light blue halo within tens of feet, and the little elf enjoyed everyone's surprise, especially the little girl's eyes full of envy and longing, which made her heart as happy as eating honey.

The airy Elf shook her head and circled around Misha, deliberately showing off in front of the little girl, with bursts of "ho ho ho" smirks from her little mouth.Hateful little one!You also have today!Ho ho ho!I was always bullied by you in the past, but this elf finally felt proud today!Hahaha!

The little girl with tears in her eyes looked at her biggest support with a crying voice: "William—!" Looking at the two childish little guys, William patted his forehead helplessly, and he bent down and picked him up. Misha'er, like a pissed off daughter-in-law, pinched her little face and comforted her: "Ha! Misha'er's helmet is the best! There is nothing like Misha'er's baby! Come! Here! You!" William took out a piece of lettuce that had already been cleaned, and handed it over as if coaxing a child, and the little girl immediately started to eat the delicious food with a smile on her face.

Singers, who was pushing the drag bucket, warned the elf with a vicious voice, saying: "Little brat! You'd better take that thing off your head! If you don't want to be pierced by a spear in the dark! "Of course the old dwarf was just being bored and looking for awkwardness on purpose. In fact, he didn't think this section of the road would be dangerous. On the contrary, the light from the sash made it easier for him to see where he was going.

The two races of dwarves and elves have always disliked each other. The dwarves think that the elves are too thin and weak, while the elves think that the dwarves are too stubborn and old-fashioned and have no artistic beauty. giant.But Finia, who was always silent, made it difficult for old Singers to find excuses, so he could only turn his "gun" and "fire" at the elf.

Elf snorted disdainfully at the one-eyed dwarf with a ferocious face, made a grimace and ran away far away, but the elf, who was used to the horror legends of the underground world, still secretly took off the ribbon and wrapped it around Faye. Nia on the arm, then "giggled" and ran to William.The little girl purposely used her small teeth to crunch the flesh of the lettuce, and from time to time she spit out a small piece on the ground like she was spitting out the skin, as if to demonstrate to the elf.

The elf also snorted and turned her head away to express her disdain. A white jade-like crystal blue lettuce tuber suddenly appeared in front of her eyes. Elf, who was beaming with joy, quickly took it, but when she looked up, it was William's big smiling face. Putting on a straight face so as not to look too happy, he snorted and said, "Don't think I'll forgive you for giving something to please Elf! Hehe!" But after all, he couldn't bear the temptation of deliciousness and smiled, especially this kind of fat The melons and fruits are the most loved by the elves. Ever since she was tricked by a little girl on the road, Elf has rarely been able to eat fruits. After all, it is not the season for fruits.

The two little guys competed fiercely to see who could bite the blue lettuce louder and vomit farther. In the end, they didn't know who was the first to vomit on each other, so the "war" resumed.

William opened the way ahead with a bull's-eye lantern, and Finia was guarding the left and right with a huge ax on his back. Misha, who was tired from walking, got into the trailer, and Elf followed suit, and Singer was so angry. Half of Si's beard was raised straight up, and the three of them were whining and arguing, and the originally boring road seemed to pass by in a flash amidst the noise.

When he was about to approach the destination, there was a faint sound of dog barking, and William stopped cautiously. He turned to the dwarves who were busy arguing and said, "Singers! Be quiet! What is the sound?" But the quiet dwarves He didn't hear any movement, except for his own snoring.He asked in confusion: "William! Did you hear wrong? I didn't hear anything!" The little girls also looked at William in surprise, no one's hearing could catch up with him.

Although no sound was heard, the sinister dwarf who knew the underground world still stopped arguing with the two little guys, and the group continued to move forward quietly, only the friction of the trailer wheels and the sound of footsteps continued.

The bark of a half-sized puppy in William's ears was getting closer and closer, and the dwarf finally heard the strange sound in the darkness, and he suddenly growled: "Damn it! It's the Kobold (Kobold) A group of despicable bugs! They are stealing my ore! Old Singers is going to smash... Oh! Damn it! Let me go!" Angry Singers was about to charge forward with his warhammer, but William grabbed his clothes The collar was raised, and the two short legs kept shaking and kicking in the air.

"Quiet! Old Singers! Don't be impulsive! Tell me what a 'kobold (Kobold)' is!" William said calmly, grabbing the struggling one-eyed dwarf. It was the first time he heard the name.Misha'er and the others on the drag bucket laughed, and the little girl waved her fists and said, "Even Misha'er can defeat several kobolds!"

The kobolds obviously also noticed the movement here, and the messy dog ​​barks began to approach here. When this group of strange guests appeared in front of everyone, William, who opened his mouth wide, let go of the excited dwarf wordlessly. He admitted that he did It's a bit of a fuss. Singers, who fell to the ground with a "bang", stood up and rubbed his painful buttocks, straightened his helmet and roared towards the "menacing" monster.

A kobold, a small, cunning, evil humanoid creature with an extremely timid personality, with dark brown to black scaly skin, a pair of short, light-colored horns growing on top of a head resembling a dog's face, and shiny red With infrared vision that can see up to sixty feet in the eyes, allowing them to walk freely in the dark, and a straight mouse-like tail, the kobold looks more like a misshapen lizard that walks upright.

Some people say that kobolds have the blood of dragons because they can speak dragon language, although their voices are like barking dogs; kobold warlocks with awakened blood power can even use simple dragon language magic, and if the dragon's young dragon Without its wings, it is almost identical to a kobold, but the proud dragon vehemently denies any kinship with the puny creature.

This omnivorous monster with a tendency to abuse other creatures does not like to eat intelligent creatures, but in order to survive they will still drag the corpses of their victims back to their lairs and eat them. They live in dark and damp areas - underground or leafy forests However, as excellent miners, they prefer to live in the mines they dig.

Facing this group of weak monsters who were only as tall as William's thighs, the "height" dwarves seemed to rush into the tanks of the flock. The small bone spears and short spears of the kobolds did not cause any damage to the dwarves' armor at all. The monster, which had an absolute numerical advantage, was thrown back and forth by Singers alone.Elf, the elf who is used to "bullying the weak", also took out her bow and arrow from her small bag to make trouble, and the excited little girl even danced and wanted to fight the kobold with her bare hands. She didn't have the slightest desire to make a move—the desperate William quickly stopped this Hotheaded little guy.Although the kobold's short spear couldn't help the rough-skinned and thick-skinned dwarves, the thin-skinned and tender-skinned Misha'er couldn't.

The little girl kept struggling in William's arms, especially when Elf shot a kobold in the head with an arrow, and then kept showing off to the little girl, which made her struggle more violently: "Let me go! William! Let me go! That's a kobold!"

People in Faerun see kobolds like we see rats, although they are much more dangerous than rats, and more importantly, after killing kobolds, you may reap good loot, such as kobolds stealing loot from other creatures Trinkets, or the various ores they have accumulated, of course, they have to go to their lairs to find them.

Unable to hold back Misha's interest, William could only string the crossbow and hand it to her. Finia, who also had no interest in torturing the weak, took the bull's-eye lantern from William's hand to illuminate the direction, and he was responsible for giving the little girl Winding for playing.

The little girl's first arrow hit the top of the tunnel, and the second arrow flew into the darkness, brushing the elf's hair, which made Elf furious and broke out in a cold sweat, and the elf rushed to the little girl angrily. He waved his fist, then retreated unwillingly.Ok!When our "sharp archer" Misha'er was about to shoot the third arrow with great interest, the kobolds who had been knocked down halfway ran back into the darkness, and then flew out a cold line of ice from the darkness , shot towards the little girl in an instant, but when the ice line was about to hit, it turned back in an instant.

Several people looked at each other in dismay, and the dwarf who was about to pursue retreated back without hesitation. Elf, who was not serious at all, also became serious, and she said hesitantly: "It's [Frost Ray]! Opposite There are spellcasters!"

Singers said with some uncertainty: "Maybe they are kobold warlocks! They don't have too much magic! Why don't I go ahead and have a look!" But seeing his heavy armor, the dwarf immediately give up.

Misha, who hadn't realized it at all, was still happily looking for something to shoot an arrow. She wanted to approach the kobold wounded lying on the ground, but William stopped her with his hand, and he said, "Misha! Don't run around. ! Phinya is optimistic about her! I'll go ahead and have a look!" As he spoke, he took the bull's-eye lantern and held it in his left hand, while holding a scimitar in his right hand, ready to explore the way, but a pair of miserable green eyes appeared from the darkness in front of him. , he stopped moving and lit the place with lights.

Chapter 22 Acid Frankenstein

It is said that the unknown is the scariest thing, but sometimes it is even more terrifying and disgusting when you see it clearly. A distorted translucent human figure appeared under the light!

Seeing the figure appearing in front of them, William and the others couldn't help but gasp, the image of the other party was too embarrassing.A human (maybe an elf) whose whole body is swollen and almost invisible. The whole body seems to be formed of a translucent jelly. The head is bald and has no hair and ears. The nose has become a black hole. The miserable green pupils can also present a sense of substance.The translucent monster's chest was in a half-frozen state, but it was hit by the rebounded [Frost Ray] just now.Oh!There is still a smoking arrow stuck in its forehead, it seems that the little girl's second arrow is lucky, and it hits the "bull's eye".

The strange man who appeared made a silent roar, and then a large group of kobolds rushed out from the darkness howling, and the faces of everyone changed immediately (think about the feeling of nearly a hundred mice rushing towards you in black), William Pulling back the impulsive Singers, he shouted anxiously: "Finya! Take Misha and Elf back!" But the female half-giant had no time to carry out his order, and Phinya, whose scalp was numb, Roaring up to the sky, she frantically rushed into the dog-headed crowd and started to play the game of "Whack-a-mole". This is really not a coordinated sport for her who is too tall. The difference in size completely limits her fighting. Ya could only bend down and slap the giant ax once and for all. When she smashed a kobold in front of her into a meat paste, more than a dozen monsters around her had already attacked her several times, although most of them The attack didn't break through the defense of the buffalo leather boots, but a few sharp spears still pierced Finia's unprotected skin. Even in the frenzy, she could only back away repeatedly with her giant ax behind her face.

Seeing that Finia was in trouble, William put Misha, who was pale with fright, into the drag bucket, pushed the equally excited old dwarf and said, "Singers! Elf! You two protect Misha! I'll take care of Phinya!" But the dwarf who had taken off his stiffness also didn't listen to him, the irritable old guy turned into a small tank and rushed up as soon as he escaped from William's block, but the old bastard didn't help the girl Instead, he rushed towards a place where the kobolds were denser, and William's mouth was crooked in anger.

When the angry William looked at Elf, the elf girl with the same pale face quickly waved her hands and said, "Don't worry! I won't rush up!" She also jumped on the four-foot-high drag bucket, and then pitifully Xi asked: "William! You will protect me, right? I promise I will never snatch anything smaller in the future!" William, whose face became softer, comforted: "Don't be afraid! Nothing can hurt me without me. You guys! Help me take care of Xiao Misha!" He suddenly stepped forward, and the scimitar in his hand flashed across, and the four kobolds who were charging were directly killed by the owl, and the bone spears and short spears in their hands were at the same time. After being chopped off, he used his forward right leg as the axis, and swung his backward left leg forward, and the following kobolds were directly smashed into the stone wall by the broken tendons and fractured bones.

William rushed like a high-speed lawn mower, and the kobolds that slipped from between Finia and Singers were knocked down like a mess of weeds. When he rushed to Phinia's side At that time, more than 20 kobolds had fallen under William, and the two little guys in the drag bucket were stunned. The little girl screamed excitedly, and Elf took out a rapier and a small vine shield, Stand on the edge of the drag bucket and show off your might.

The scimitar in William's hand swung repeatedly, and all the kobolds who came around behind Finia and wanted to sneak attack were cut in two. He stretched out his hand and pulled the female half-giant who was unable to advance or retreat. Most of the kobolds who were about to besiege Finia stabbed in the air. His legs were kicked out like a windmill, and the kobolds surrounding him were blown away one after another.He ordered Phinya, who was pulled behind him: "Go and see Misha! Leave it to me!" Angry Phinya, who was besieged by the kobolds, slapped the two approaching monsters away angrily. Extremely unwilling to go back to the side of the trailer.

Although he had fought against goblins with William and watched him fight trolls, Finia never thought that William, who was fully capable of close combat, would be so terrifying.None of the kobolds could get close to his body for three feet. All the monsters hit by William were either killed or seriously injured. The kobolds who got close to him couldn't even escape. Their fast and strange steps made it impossible for them to even attack. No.In the few seconds that Phinya walked back to the drag bucket, another seven or eight kobolds were killed by William.

Cold, fast, and efficient, this killing machine from a distant plane showed its terrifying lethality to everyone. When nearly half of the kobolds fell behind William, the translucent monster behind William couldn't sit still anymore. .After a strange hoarse sound, the strange jelly hand pointed at William. He only felt a chill in his heart, and his body suddenly became stiff, but the fiery blood power in his body made William regain control of himself, and then he slashed to death in front of him. Two monsters.

Seeing that the spell just now was invalid, the translucent weirdo froze for a moment, then raised his hand and shot a light green liquid ball ([acid splash]).Although he didn't know what the flying thing was, William would not let it fall on him in a foolish way. He changed his footsteps and slapped it with a machete at the same time, the liquid ball suddenly shattered and splashed, and the light green liquid splashed on the ground. The kobolds around were emitting pungent smoke, and the kobolds who were splashed by the liquid kept wiping the affected area, but William immediately covered his nose and backed away. He was worried that it might be some poisonous gas, and Elf reminded loudly: " Be careful! That's corrosive acid!"

Seeing that the spell failed again, the translucent monster roared angrily, and after a longer hoarse sound, a larger ball of dark green liquid shot out quickly, but William had already grabbed a kobold beside him to block him, The poor kobold human shield faced the liquid ball in horror, and then screamed that it was riddled with holes, making William's hair stand on end and break out in a cold sweat!I love him!Strong acid!This girl really wants to ruin Lao Tzu's tolerance!

Seeing that the spell failed again, the translucent monster became even more angry. He chanted a spell and prepared to attack again with a stronger spell, but it was too late.William grabbed the kobolds around him and threw them at the opposite monster again and again. His huge strength made the flying kobolds almost more terrifying than shells, and the monster whose spellcasting was interrupted was knocked down like sticky rubber. On the ground, but the kobold as a cannonball is even worse. This poor guy is struggling to be corroded and digested like he is stuck in the paste.

What the hell!This guy is a sulphur!William and the others looked at the translucent strange man in shock, only then did William realize that the arrow on the strange man's forehead was gone, but the half inserted had been corroded and the rest had fallen off.

Kobolds are not brave warriors, these cowardly guys are not much better than goblins, except for a few who slipped through the dwarves and a few were smashed into meat by Phinya, more than half of the damage made the rest of the monsters start to cringe Not moving forward, especially when William knocked down the translucent monster, the surviving kobolds almost scattered in a herd, terrified to avoid the fallen monster and fled into the darkness.Singers, covered in flesh and blood, cursed loudly and knocked down a kobold that fell at the rear. This violent warrior wanted to continue chasing, but the wriggling translucent monster made him give up this plan.

The dead kobold corpse was hanging on the body of the standing acid monster. He roared silently and tried to pounce on William. Singers had already thrown his warhammer, and William also picked up the kobold corpse on the ground and smashed it over, but These attacks can only delay him, not damage or even kill him.

Since physical attacks don't work, try energy damage!At this time, William's first thought was the battle with the troll before, and the special ability of the troll left a deep impression on him.At this time, Phinya and the two little guys also came over, looking at the terrifying monster curiously.

William said to Finia and the others: "Stand back! I'll try a flame attack!" The acid monster who got up again obviously understood his words. The monster trembled obviously, but he didn't overdo it. Fear, it is difficult for ordinary flames to cause damage to him, and this group of people does not seem to have a spellcaster, although he does not know why his [Frost Ray] was rebounded in the first place.

Phinya and the two little guys backed away quickly after hearing the words, but old Singers, who didn't know William's background, didn't back down. When he was about to say something, a hot flame burst out from William's palm. [Powerful Palm Flame]!William's self-created spell-like ability!The roiling heat wave almost scorched half of the dwarf's beard, and he was frightened and crawled away from the flame area: "Damn William! Oh! My beard! How could it be? How could it be possible?" The dwarf's one-eyed man couldn't believe it. Looking at the raging fire.

The translucent monster screamed and turned into a ball of fiery torches. His cry was a hoarse "hissing" sound like a snake. The strong smell of blood and stench in the air made everyone extremely uncomfortable. William and others People cover their noses and stay away from the battle area. The bloody smell near the battlefield will attract countless underground monsters, and a few people can only make a detour.

Chapter 23 Turning Back

The underground tunnels in Mirabar were not entirely excavated by the dwarves. Many of them were natural underground caves, which were repaired by dwarf craftsmen to form a flat road surface that can pass through the drag bucket.There is a hard stone path under the feet, but there are stalagmites standing upside down above the head, like crumbling iron cones, which makes the people standing below tremble with fear, as if they will fall down at any time.

After leaving the tunnel where the battlefield was located and turning into another strange tunnel, several people washed off the blood and dirt on their bodies with clean water, especially the blood and flesh on Singers' armor.William wiped off the bloodstains on Finia's body bit by bit with the soft leather. The wounds on the half-giant's body were not deep, and basically only scratched a layer of skin, but her reckless behavior made her man big. for annoyed.

After being reprimanded for a few words, Phinya sat on the drag bucket disconsolately, allowing William to do something to her wound. She didn't take this kind of flesh and blood injury to the female half-giant, but she enjoyed the gentleness of the man very much. It was a warm feeling that Finia had never experienced after struggling in the wilderness for countless years.William is not a hypocritical person, and he doesn't care about such minor injuries. What he is worried about is that Finia's impulsive behavior may suffer big losses in the future. After sharing the same bed for several months, he Why didn't I realize that this girl's temper is so rough!

Old Singers kept cursing the nasty monster with his rusty warhammer. His impromptu shot made the fine steel weapon that had been fighting with him for hundreds of years almost a circle smaller, which made the old dwarf feel distressed. Hopping, and dissatisfied with William's decision to step back and divert.

Misha'er and Elf completely forgot about the previous fright. They chattered about the battle, especially William's artistic and violent killing. The little girl proudly showed off her brother's "powerful achievements" in the past. The dwarf next to him was a little surprised. He was very confused that William, such a powerful warrior, came to be a blacksmith's apprentice.

In view of the flurry of encounters with the kobolds, William began to assign everyone's combat positions if they encountered such a situation in the future.First of all, the little girl, retreat first when it is dangerous, and hide behind to cheer when it is safe. If the situation permits, she can also play Taipingquan to show her "demeanor of a sharpshooter"; the elf girl Elf follows The little girl is closely protected and provides long-range support; no matter what time Finia and William are, there must be one guarding Misha's side, and it is strictly forbidden for Finia to rush around, especially in such a restricted situation. ;As for Singers, William is not confident that he can persuade this stubborn old dwarf to obey the arrangement, so he can only use strong means to stop Singers' impulse (such as lifting him from the ground), and then decide whether it is right to see the situation "Shut the door and let the dwarves go" is required.

After eating something with clear water, several people went on the road again. This kind of underground mining activity can only rely on the experienced Singers, but according to William and others, this old guy is really not completely convincing.Although there is no sunlight, all kinds of strange creatures still grow in the natural underground caves, such as spongy moss emitting shimmering light, mushrooms shaped like umbrellas, especially a large mushroom with a height of about [-] tons. Up to several meters, the canopy is like a large tent.This overgrown mushroom forest is very easy to attract dangerous underground monsters to settle down, so the miners in Mirabar will remove all the mushrooms near the mine pit.

The passage that William and the others walked has not been passed by for a long time, so there are lush mushrooms growing again in many places. With the light of the bull's-eye lantern, some unknown shadows evaded in a hurry. William even watched A mouse-shaped beast as big as a dog arrived.Pushing the drag bucket, Singers shouted excitedly: "The subterranean rat! Hahaha! Grab it! Grab it!" The subterranean rat, a timid omnivorous animal, mainly eats moss, fungus and They feed on small insects. The meat of this small beast, which is similar to guinea fowl and hares on the surface, is extremely delicious. It is one of the favorite delicacies of various carnivorous underground residents. Of course, dwarves who like to live underground do not exception.

Now that this kind of creature at the bottom of the food chain has appeared, the higher-level predators may not be far away. William reminded several people to be careful to guard against movement around them.As the terrain became more and more rugged, even the "brainless" dwarves stopped yelling, Elf and Misha returned to the trailer again, William and Phinya held weapons on the left and right, Suddenly it became quiet, only the footsteps of a few people, the impact of Singers' armor and the friction of wheels vibrating in the air.

Because of the need for survival, the creatures in the ground seldom make a sound, only when they are fighting or dying, they will roar and scream.A shadow leopard was spying on this group of strange visitors in the dark. It had just had a full meal and did not attack. This clever hunter instinctively felt the threat from the opponent, especially the faint smell of blood on their bodies. The leopard knew that it was the smell of a kobold, which meant that the other party had "hunted" once just now, and it wasn't targeting it.When underground monsters judge the threat level of their opponents, they mostly rely on their size to identify them. In such an environment where the terrain is narrow and difficult to avoid, the larger the size of the creature that can survive, the stronger its strength. Ya's tall stature has given great deterrent power to peepers in the dark.

The silence here is like a stealthy beast, hiding incomparable pressure. Although everyone tensed up, there were no monsters who didn't open their eyes to attack.After all, this is a passage used by the dwarves, and it hasn't been abandoned for too long, and no powerful monsters have come to settle here.Of course, there are no mineral deposits worth digging here, even if there are, they have already been found by the previous diggers, otherwise they will not be abandoned.

Across this natural cave, the five of William entered an artificially dug tunnel. When they came to a wide and deep mine, the dwarf announced in frustration that their journey was in vain. The lower cave, that is the scope of the Underdark region.

Although the lower caves are richer in mineral resources, they are too dangerous. There are even evil dark elves there. Mirabar once clashed with them. The miners abandoned most of the lower passages, and the mine guards who suffered heavy losses were forced to destroy the connection. caves to prevent the invasion of underground evil.

"I said it! We shouldn't give up the original route! Since there are kobolds, it means that there must be mineral deposits there! You must know that kobolds are the worst mine thieves! Maybe we can find them in the lairs of those thieves. Ready-made ore!" Singers grumbled.

This kind of retracement journey is really not a pleasant thing. The gray and monotonous stone walls make people feel depressed. No one would be happy to live in this environment. Presumably the nagging, impulsiveness, and alcoholism of the dwarves are also to relieve psychological pressure.

Unable to rely on the environment to judge the time underground, Phinya and Singers obviously felt a little tired, and the little girl sitting on the drag bucket also began to feel sleepy, but she preferred to sleep in the arms of William and Phinya, especially But in this gloomy and dark environment, only William and Elf are still full of energy.William is because of his extraordinary physical strength, but adult elves do not need sleep, which is different from most races. They only need to meditate for a short time to get double the sleep effect of humans, love Although Elf is not yet an adult, she can still use meditation to restore energy like an adult elf.

Because he didn't know what danger would be ahead, William decided to stop and camp for a while, and move forward again after regaining his energy.William set up a saucepan and put sausages, bacon and vegetables into the pot to simmer. The dried mushrooms along the way were excellent fuel, saving the precious coals that Singers had brought.As for the delicacy that the old dwarf mentioned - the subterranean devil rat, other people were firmly opposed to eating this wretched fellow, including William himself.If there is a shortage of food, William doesn't mind using it to satisfy his hunger, but he still prefers to try ordinary food when food is plentiful.

The dwarf drank the fragrant broth contentedly, and took a sip of bitter ale from time to time. I don’t know how long it has been since the old man had such a hot meal; Elf, who drank half a bowl of hot soup, would rather have a small piece of raw Lan lettuce (elves usually have a smaller appetite), while Phinea, who is eating bread, prefers large pieces of meat. The little girl has fallen asleep on the soft winter wolf fur, and William's thigh is her pillow.

When Phinya woke up, William, who was standing on guard during the sentry, forced himself to fall asleep for an hour, although he was not sleepy (usually he vented his excess energy on the female half-giant o( ∩_∩) O ha ha ~).When the four of them woke up, old Singers was still snoring, but this guy had drunk too much ale!

When the dwarf woke up drowsily, the little girl and Elf were fiddling with his only half beard. Amid the angry roar of old Singers, the group set off again, and the destination was the previous place. Kobold Battlefield.

Chapter 24 Monster Battlefield!reward

A scavenging beast (Gravorg) woke up from its hidden underground lair. It smelled a strange smell from afar. This cunning underground beast first looked at the surrounding environment vigilantly, and ran away excitedly after confirming that there was no danger. Out of the lair, it quickly and awkwardly ran towards the source of the smell, but it did not let down its vigilance. The scavenger would suddenly stop at every suspicious turn, camouflaging with the help of the protective color on its body, until it was sure that there was nothing wrong with it. Dangerously far.

This large carnivorous wild animal is different from another subterranean scavenger (Otugh), which is stronger and more greedy.The four-legged, sloth-like monster was ten feet long, and its fur was a mixture of white, gray, and black markings that gave it the resemblance of a boulder when at rest.In order to forage, this scavenger can run from one dungeon or cave to another dungeon far away, and the places it passes leave only bones and broken and scattered equipment.

Gravorg is a large magical beast. Although it has sharp teeth and claws, Gravorg seldom uses them for self-defense. Instead, it uses them to tear apart the food carcasses it has already got. It prefers to use itself spell-like abilities to hunt.

The smell of blood became stronger and stronger, and the scavenging beast excitedly tapped its claws on the stone wall, but its slow speed seriously restricted the number of prey it could obtain, because there were too many scavenging monsters in the underground world.

The scavenger passes through a narrow mine at the fastest speed. In fact, it does not like to walk through such a narrow space, which is not conducive to its natural ability. The scavenger prefers large, tall and wide Space and territory, but hunger and greed overcame its sanity.

When this beast stepped into the battlefield, several scavengers who were eating big pieces suddenly screamed in panic.These multi-legged, jointed, eight-nine-foot-long monsters look like a hybrid of green cabbage worms and cephalopods. Eight slender tentacles extend from the lower jaw of the carrion worm's head, each Each tentacle is about two feet long, and the end of the tentacle secretes a paralyzing sticky substance.This large strange monster with extremely keen vision and sense of smell detected the approach of the scavengers very early on. They desperately twisted their fat bodies to try to escape, but the speed of the scavengers slowed down due to swallowing too much food. Like a cow.Seeing the scavengers getting closer, the scavengers had to gather together, waving their tentacles in an attempt to warn their opponents not to approach.

The scavenger (Gravorg) is not a qualified pursuer, after all, its running speed is relatively too slow, and the scavenger is more accustomed to using its unique spell-like ability to ambush and attack.However, the scavenger that eats too much is obviously slower, and the scavenger approaching a certain distance excitedly activated its innate ability, and immediately all the surrounding objects, including the scavenger, the few kobold corpses left, and the kobold The wreckage, equipment fragments, and various broken stones all floated to the top of the tunnel, and then suddenly lost their support and fell down naturally.

Holding a kobold corpse and constantly tearing and beating the scavenger, the scavenger kept activating and canceling its own spell-like spells. All objects in the tunnel with the scavenger as the center and within [-] feet around it were like a group of ruins. Like a rag doll being raised and dropped.The tunnels were only fourteen or fifteen feet high. Although the scavengers' spell-like ability knocked the scavengers to pieces, it obviously couldn't cause them too much damage.

As highly aggressive underground scavenging monsters, the irritated scavenging insects are not just waiting to die. They wave their tentacles and approach the scavenging beasts with difficulty, trying to use their unique paralysis ability to restrain them.The scavenger that ate up the few remaining kobold corpses set its sights on the struggling and roaring scavenger. Although it can use its natural abilities at will, it will consume the energy of the scavenger after all. It began to attack one of the scavengers with its sharp claws, but its poor melee skills let it down, and the paralyzing tentacles of the scavengers whipped and entangled it.

William and the others encountered many strange monsters on the way back, and most of these monsters avoided the excavation team hastily.However, there were still a small number of violent monsters who attacked everyone. Of course, the fate of these overwhelmed monsters was extremely tragic. They were either chopped into cold corpses by Phinia's ice giant axe, or smashed into flesh by the tyrannical dwarves. Sauce.

When everyone approached the battlefield where they encountered the kobolds, an extremely strong smell of blood and a strange stench rushed over their faces.Singers' face immediately changed, and he roared in panic, "Damn it! It's scavengers! These brainless evil bugs!" Apparently, Singers recognized the source of the weird stench.

Scavengers are the subterranean foe of dwarves, and the paralyzing tentacles of these fetid monsters are a source of fear to all melee fighters, though the tentacles do no damage other than paralysis.Fortunately, dwarves can be alerted in advance by their body odor.

But William and the others didn't back down, they didn't want to return empty-handed, especially William's strength gave everyone enough confidence, of course Singers believed in William's fire power, although he didn't like magic, but the dwarf admitted that The power of mysterious power.But within a day, the corpses of sixty or seventy kobolds had all been devoured by the scavengers, leaving only broken spears and wreckage all over the ground, but the meatball in front of them shocked everyone even more.

The scavengers finally tasted what it means to be aggrieved today!If it were to change the environment, even if there were ten times more scavengers, it would not be its single enemy, but today it was beaten to death by just four monsters in this narrow tunnel.The scavengers were also killed and one seriously injured, and the remaining two slightly injured fled the scene after victory, because their paralyzed tentacles were almost pulled out by the scavengers.

The bad scene made the two little guys hide far away, and William and Singers approached the monster's body with torches and bull's-eye lanterns.

"It's scavengers! This group of disgusting bugs! It looks like a fierce battle!" Singers held his nose and looked at the tangled monster in surprise.The paralyzing tentacles of scavengers are extremely valuable magic materials. It is said that the poison of the paralyzing arrows of the dark elves of the underground comes from them, and the mages on the surface also love this precious and scarce item.The severely injured scavengers also slowly lost their vitality, and William chopped off the only two remaining tentacles.

"What an unexpected harvest! Haha! I can almost smell the aroma of the vat of high-quality ale!" The one-eyed dwarf excitedly carried the leather bag containing the paralyzing tentacles of the scavengers. Except for the eight tentacles that were crushed into meat paste, William Together with Singers, they found ten complete tentacles and nine half-ends.

None of William and the others knew the more precious scavenging beast, but now the group faced a more difficult problem, whether they should return to Mirabar City or move on.If you move forward, the thick blood here will attract more unknown monsters. According to the horror of scavengers mentioned by Singers, they are likely to face greater danger. No one can tell the truth about the underground world. How many kinds of ferocious and dangerous monsters are lurking in the end.But the purpose of this trip has not been achieved, and he is a little unwilling to go back like this. Singers is also in a dilemma.

Looking at the little girl behind, William decided to return to Mirabar. This place is too dangerous for the little guy, and maybe something weird will appear.Now that he decided to go back, Singers didn't want to return empty. Several people were firmly opposed to bringing the stinky carcass of the scavengers, so the body of the scavengers washed with clean water became the ultimate spoils of war.

There are special magic item shops in Mirabar, which are run by the Mercenary Association or other organizations. The magic item shops will buy some magical items and materials that adventurers accidentally get during the journey, but they don’t need them, or release some Material collection announcements for wizards, and of course they occasionally sell expensive magic items.

The return of Singers and others caused quite a commotion. At this time, foreign merchants gathered, and the strange stench on the bodies of several people (mainly William, Singers and the contaminated scavenger) made the young Some of the onlookers understood the monsters they encountered, and the comments of these people made others admire Singers and William. This is an era of braves and heroes. People respect and praise those powerful warriors and their heroes. deeds.

When Sunderland got the news, William and others who had already rushed to the entrance of the magic item shop were surrounded by visitors. Singers' friend, the commander of the Ax of Mirabar, Togg Danzo Hammer He is commanding his soldiers to maintain order.

Chapter 25 Revisited

"Oh! It's the tentacles of scavengers! This is a good thing!" The manager of the magic item shop happily played with the "trophies" that Singers poured out of the leather bag, regardless of the dirt and dirt on the tentacles. Stench, "Ten intact! Nine broken! My God! Look at the number! Look at the damage! I'm sure it must have been a hell of a war! Dear old Singers! Have you run into scavengers riot?"

The commander of Ax of Mirabar is more concerned about where the one-eyed dwarves encounter these disgusting monsters. He is worried that those dangerous monsters will threaten the residents living in the underground city of Mirabar. Ordinary dwarves can hardly resist the attack of scavengers. Attack, only warriors wearing heavy armor can fight them.Togg knows his old friend very well. Although he is impulsive at times, Singers is not a mindless guy. This is from the fact that the one-eyed dwarf opened a passage connecting the underground tunnel in his home several years ago (even Togg is also a participant in it), but it can be seen by hardly ever going down.Singers will definitely not take the initiative to provoke the invincible underground monsters, and it seems that he has no damage now, except for a few fresh scratches on the somewhat dirty (washed with clean water) armor, Torg He looked at William next to him suspiciously. This tall and strong boy was cleaner.

When onlookers appeared, Phinya, who was not used to being watched by people, and the two little guys who hated the weird stench immediately returned to Singers' blacksmith shop, so Torgue didn't see the female half-giant.

"Mr. McGrill, there is a big guy outside! Please take a look, is it something good?" William asked the manager of the magic item shop who was admiring the paralyzed tentacles.

Steward McGrill subconsciously wiped his dirty hands on the clean cashmere tablecloth, leaving a few streaks of glaring filth. Then he woke up and immediately performed a trick. His hands and the tablecloth were clean immediately. .McGrill smiled embarrassedly, and as William came outside, Singers, who was arguing with Togg, also followed happily.

Few people know Gravorg, because too few people have seen it, but this does not prevent McGrill from identifying its origin.The slovenly manager of the magic item shop took out a thick hardcover book from his arms, God knows how he hid such a big book in his flat arms, McGrill held the book in his left hand and raised his right hand Cast... oh!no!He turned the pages of the book and started looking for relevant records, which took him a long time.Singers was already bragging and showing off his "heroic deeds" with the onlookers. Although his story was full of loopholes, it still amazed the spectators, while William stared at the "heroic deeds" in McGrill's hand Book of Hundred Treasures", or should be said to be an atlas of monsters.Each page has a beautiful illustration and many written records, but William did not know these words.

When Sunderland arrived, McGrill finally found the record about this scavenger, and he read it word by word: "Gravorg, a powerful scavenger from the ground... is good at And use the innate magic ability [anti-gravity] at will, which is an excellent material for making flying and weight loss items."

The "erudite" steward closed the atlas, and said to William with a "fascinating smile" on his wrinkled old face: "You are——? Oh! Mr. William! This scavenger is undoubtedly very precious! I really can't estimate it Its value! How about it! I buy the intact tentacles of scavengers for [-] gold coins each, and the incomplete tentacles for [-] gold coins! As for the corpse of this monster! You can buy it at any time in my shop. Pick two magic items in exchange! What do you think?"

Before William could answer, Sunderland, who had been listening for a while, answered, "Wait! Who does this disgusting guy belong to?" She also wanted to get this rare monster corpse, and she wanted to get it for free, but William ignored her.The angry Sunderland could only speak directly to William: "William! It's you again! Damn guy! You killed this (with extreme contempt and suspicion)? Haha! This thing belongs to me! Later You can move back to that house again! Someone! Move this disgusting thing away for me!" The female consul's tone was filled with extremely unpleasant arrogance.

Cheng Yaojin appeared on the way.Seeing that the business in hand was about to fly away, McGrill was unwilling. He quickly stopped the guards who were about to attack, and said to Sunderland: "Wait! Wait! Madam Consul! You can't do this! This is my The business you got first! You can't step in and take away my beloved things so suddenly! Oh! Beautiful Ms. Sunderland! Mr. William has agreed to my deal! This is protected by the lord's decree! "

"Really? Why didn't I hear him agree! Or have you already signed the contract?" Sunderland asked with a joking smile. She believed that the abominable William would find a way to please herself to improve the relationship between the two. The relationship between them, this lady was overwhelmed by the habitual flattery of those foreign merchants, and a stable house should be very tempting for William, a family dependent on others.

But William is not an existence that can be viewed according to common sense.

McGrill, who was speechless when asked by Sunderland, gave up hope in frustration. At this moment, William said, "Two magic items are not enough! You need to add the book you just had!" McGrill, who was hopeful, said in surprise and a little embarrassed: "Oh! Mr. William! You are so overpowering! You know, I am relying on this precious [World Atlas of Biology] to open a store! You can't do this! I only have such a single copy!"

William didn't care about the deliberate pretentiousness of the manager of the magic item shop. He gave a tough ultimatum: "Are you going to change it or not? If you don't change it, you will be knocked down!" William was about to leave.

"Don't! Don't leave! I'll change! I'll change! Mr. William! I have suffered a lot! Hey! Mr. Togg! Please find some people to help me get this big guy in!" McGrill hurriedly pulled Staying in William, he pretended to agree to the conditions with a painful expression on his face, and then greeted Togg with a smile for help.

The deflated Sunderland was so angry that her face turned green, she pointed at William's nose and said in a rough trembling voice: "Okay... hello...! Damn William! I... I want...? I will never forgive you! Hmph!" The female consul, who was almost in tears, left hastily in embarrassment and anger.

Walking into McGrill's magic item display area, William dazzled and browsed all kinds of strange decorations.Singers gave up the right to choose magic items. Almost all dwarves don't like items with magic, unless they are made by themselves or given and left by their relatives (father or mentor).The magic here is almost all small objects. He chose a special headgear for Finia, and a beautiful glittering belt for Misha. The little guy was very envious of Elf's glittering belt.Because the items William chose were all worthless toys, McGrill, who "found his conscience", allowed him to choose another item as compensation, so William picked up a green emerald leaf in the corner next to him and let him The lovely steward smacked his mouth in distress, it was the most precious thing he put out.

William, who had made a lot of money, returned to the blacksmith shop with his things. As for Singers, he had gone to the tavern with Togg and a group of dwarves to compete for wine.William distributed the three items to the three of them. Finia tied up her hair with a tiara and tied it behind her head with great interest, and hung a crystal orange spar on her forehead. The magic gem of charm, of course, also works on effeminate men!Ha ha!Because a normal man would never wear it.The little girl was wearing a belt that exuded soft light, and she took small square steps with a small face of pride, and the light of the belt could change colors.Elf looked at the emerald green leaf in her hand in surprise, and asked in disbelief: "Is this really for little Elf?" Seeing William's affirmative nod, "Yeah!" Running around, picked up the screaming Misha and shook it vigorously.

As for the "Illustrated World Biology", according to Elf, it was written in Elven language, so it is also kept by the elf for the time being, but the little girl who was bribed has agreed to teach William three to learn Elvish language.

Two days later, Singers woke up from a hangover and decided to explore the underground cave again, this time with two extra guys, Torg Danzo Hammer Raider and a black-robed masked guy.The one-eyed dwarf who was anesthetized by alcohol muddle-headedly agreed to his old friend's request in the tavern.Although the black-robed masked man tried his best to conceal his behavior, William felt that he (she) was a woman no matter what he looked at, and he looked at him extremely badly, and felt a wave of resentment and anger shrouded in the sky from afar.

As William continued to examine, the masked man in black finally lost his composure. She lifted the hood and mask on her head, and shouted angrily: "Damn William! Have you seen enough? So what if it’s me? You’re not allowed to look again! Did you hear that?” This participant who showed his true colors surprised Singers and others, except William and the helpless Togger of course.

Chapter 26 Magic Scroll?