The Swordsman of Faerûn

Perhaps there is no such refined outline of tactics among the various civilizations of Faerun, but it doesn't mean that people don't have similar ideas.

Of course, this also represents William's immaturity in politics. After all, his background and experience determine that he can only be a leader with high eyesight and low power for the time being.To be honest, in this situation, any ordinary village cadre in William's previous life's hometown would definitely be ten times better at dealing with these people than him.

For William, it is not a wise choice to wantonly expand the attack surface in his basic plate.It can be said that William only needs to show his iron-blooded methods a little bit, and these people will defect and surrender without any obstacles, and the performance of the two groups of armed thugs when William appeared on the stage just now fully proved this point.

The only thing that needs to be treated differently is the suffering group composed of dungeon servants, which is a group regardless of origin.It is also a group with very large differences in physiology and psychology. Among them, those who are honest are really honest, and those who are rebellious are also really rebellious.

The thorns that are the most difficult to tame are basically among the thugs, which gives William a chance to be ruthless. At the same time, he also wants to use these idiots as a way to make an example of others, so that those in the camp can compare their minds. Wild guy sober up.

The armed mobs of the Patriarchy were the chickens used to scare the monkeys. It would definitely not work to kill them all. Firstly, William was not that crazy, and secondly, it was easy to scare the monkeys crazy.

What William implemented was another kind of psychological deterrent that was even more effective than mass murder.

The Eleven Smash Law was a method of collective punishment in the ancient Roman legions in William's previous life for rebellion or large-scale desertion.

When the Law of Eleven Draws is implemented, the troops to be punished with the Law of Eleven Draws will be divided into groups of ten to draw lots, and one person will be drawn to be executed. All members of the punished army need to participate in the draw. No matter what the identity of the person, they may be drawn and executed.

The purpose of the ancient Roman Legion's adoption of the law of eleven kills is to eliminate the panic and cowardice in the troops and strengthen the determination of the soldiers to fight.But in fact, the law of killing eleven often has the opposite effect.

Naturally, William didn't need to add any morale to the chickens to warn the monkeys, but he wanted to cut off the arrogance of these people, and the ten-throwing law was just the right time.

The most appropriate place to execute the killing of chickens... Ah no, the Law of Eleven is naturally near the camp. William gathered all the people as bystanders, and at the same time they also played the role of the monkey being warned.

William publicly announced the crimes of these armed mobs, and explained why they were divided into two categories for different degrees of punishment.

To sum it up, when William, the lord, appeared, the legal faction and the hardworking faction directly surrendered with GG, and did not confront the lord with swords, so William only punished those representatives of public opinion who were the leaders.

However, instead of surrendering to the lord, the mobs of the suffering faction arrogantly tried to encourage everyone to besiege and kill the lord, and even took action. But the eyes.

All the armed mobs of the Suffering Faction who participated in the night attack, in groups of ten, randomly selected one unlucky one, and then had his head chopped off by the executioner in front of everyone.

Throughout the execution process, the desperate and terrified expressions of the unlucky ones who were drawn formed an extremely sharp contrast with the ecstatic appearances of the nine lucky ones who escaped.To William's disappointment, he took it for granted that the monkeys who should have been warned were not aware of being warned. They didn't show the slightest attitude of sorrow, but enthusiastically enjoyed this special event. "Big drama".

Perhaps in the eyes of these people, when their lord decided not to kill them, it meant that the "sin" they had suffered had been written off.And watching the excitement, especially watching those "damn guys" beheaded, is the most psychologically superior enjoyment in the hearts of all people who consider themselves good citizens.

Of course, there was also a small accident during the execution of the Eleven Smash Law. A selected unlucky guy was forced to give up his hidden identity when he was about to be executed, and suddenly revealed his real body and rioted.

It was a humanoid creature with crimson skin, a long forked tongue sticking out of a mouth full of dark brown fangs, and a pair of long black horns protruding from the forehead and bending to the back of the head.

Many people who know about the types of demons know the origin of this demon, the Cambion demon, a unique demon born with the power of one of the seven original sins.

When a succubi (a male with a habit very similar to a succubus - a demon) is combined with a humanoid in the abyss, and the conceived mortal spends the entire pregnancy in the evil world, absorbing enough power of the abyss Embryos usually do not become half-demons (tieflings), but more often are born in the form of Cambion demons.

And the most serious original sin committed by this mortal mother before the embryo was born, will be inherited by the offspring Cambion demon in the form of corresponding power.

Many people like to lump Cambion demons with tieflings (half-demons) because their origins are very similar, but the differences between the two are enough for anyone who has been in contact with them to distinguish the two Come.

When the unidentified Cambion demon showed its true colors, it directly used its natural sharp claws to ruthlessly dig out a handful of fuzzy flesh on the executioner's crotch, when the poor mortal executioner wailed and passed out In the past tense, it reawakened it with a charm spell, and left it to suffer in excruciating pain that no male can bear.

This is the nature of Cambion demons, who like to torture and kill their targets with pain and fear.

The Cambion demon grabbed the large beheading knife specially used for executioners, and waved it a few times in satisfaction. This ghost-head knife from the fire dwarf craftsman of the flame world was a high-quality product specially customized by William. Cheap this devil bastard.

There is a saying in the world, it is hard to see others carrying burdens, but it is hard to carry burdens yourself.William's suppression last night did not show how amazing the demons' power, they only saw the sharpness of the Qiushui knife, and William's seemingly simple fighting skills (the real killing skills are originally simple), it should be fighting Experienced enough.

As for William's burning flames, huh?Aren't you joking, I lie down and a devil will be afraid of fire?

Therefore, instead of fleeing immediately after knocking down the executioner, the Cambion demon made a provocative gesture of cutting William's throat. It actually wanted to challenge William head-on.

For the devil's near-death behavior, William could only reluctantly satisfy it, and at the same time, it was also to appease the people who were suddenly frightened.

For most mortals in Faerun, demons and demons (even most mortals can't distinguish them) are always the opposite of gods in legends. The competition of evil makes people unknowingly gradually symbolize and fear the devil.

Mortals breed faith out of fear, gods indulge in the expansion of faith, and demons and demons draw their existence and power from fear, and they are happy to maintain this status quo that is beneficial to both parties.

When hundreds of people were terrified by the appearance of the Cambion demon, the negative emotions they radiated simply made this demon intoxicated. It felt that it had become unprecedentedly powerful, and a feeling of overflowing power ran through the demon's body Physical and mental, this is also one of its confidence to challenge William.

William stepped on the execution ground with a sword in hand. The ground here was covered with the blood of sinners, and it even started to become muddy. Headless corpses and heads all over the ground were dotted here, making people feel like they were on a big battlefield.

William glanced at the executioner who fell on the ground and wailed. He used to be a professional butcher, and he was also the new apprentice of the best skinner in the camp, Old John. Will the shadow affect his ability as a man.

The Cambion demon seemed to have discovered William's intentions. It mocked in a voice full of filth: "Poor mortal lord, do you want to save this poor creature? It's a pity that you can't save him! Even you You can't save yourself! Come out! My fellows! Let's enjoy this feast of killing together!"

As soon as the words of the Cambion demon fell, more demons showed their true colors from the mob of the suffering faction. Among them were the lucky ones who had escaped the catastrophe, and there were also groups of people waiting to be killed who hadn't yet come. members, and even a few demons jumped out from the crowd of onlookers.

As representatives of chaotic evil creatures, demons will not let go of any battle to spread fear and destruction. Last night, almost all of their disguised identities participated in the failed massacre aimed at innocent refugees.

Although they didn't directly confront William at that time, they secretly encouraged many idiots to rise up, such as those rebels who were killed by William on the spot.

At the same time, the demons are also looking forward to showing their incarnation of fear in a more gorgeous arena, such as a full-scale confrontation with the Zhentil Fort people.And this kind of battle to kill refugees is no different from the influence of village fighting for demons.

The demons had no plan to do anything on the execution ground where William punished the violators, but William's [-]-shot law really hit the devil's sweet spot.

So they immediately decided to make a big harvest.

When the demons appeared and jumped out, the crowd immediately became chaotic. People rushed to scream and stay away from these horror-incarnate monsters. Except for a few determined people, almost no one dared to raise their weapons against the demons.

William's most reliable helpers will always be his family members. Phinea swung Thunder Frost without hesitation and slashed away a demon that was pounced on Misha and Miluna. With the cooperation of Luna's continuous shooting of crossbow arrows, Phineya seized the opportunity to hack this despicable demon to death with an axe.

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Demons, as evil creatures that naturally admire chaos, always like to fight in chaos on the battlefield, but if someone underestimates them because of this, it can only be said that they are seeking their own death.

The most powerful weapon of a demon on the battlefield is neither their physical strength nor their malevolent spells, but the inherent evil nature of demons, and the evil aura (fear aura or fear field) caused by this is in the battle. Enough to destroy the morale and mind of most mortals before it happens.

Fear boosts a demon's stamina and regeneration, sending them into a frenzy (somewhat similar to a berserker's frenzy), while also making their fear aura even more deadly.

In the face of demons, a mortal army not only cannot exert a numerical advantage, but will contribute to the demon's advantage because most soldiers suffer from psychological blows.

Only the most courageous and determined warriors dare to stand in front of the devil and swing the sword.Therefore, in Faerun, the most effective way to fight against demons is to select a group of brave men who dare to draw their swords in the face of demons, and form a capable and powerful elite squad to siege and kill demons.

Obviously, among the sergeants under William, there is no such an elite group against demons, but his family members have experienced countless adventures that are unimaginable to ordinary people, and their hearts and wills are already strong enough to resist the terror of demons With William as the backbone, they can naturally become the little green among thousands of flowers.

Demons always like to drive cowardly mortals to overwhelm those mortal rebels who still have the courage to fight, and attack those few warriors on a fixed-point basis.

It's just that before the demons organized a rout, the plan had to be aborted, because the Cambion demon who challenged him was hacked to death as soon as he fought, and then all the remaining demons were exposed A terrified look.

The point is not that they are not William's rivals, but the way the Cambion demons die.

Under normal circumstances, after a demon (or devil) is killed, it does not really die, but is expelled from the main material plane in a weakened state, and is imprisoned in the demon's birthplace for 100 years.

As for the Cambion demon killed by William, its demon essence did not return to the bottomless abyss, but was completely shattered and annihilated, which is no different from the annihilation of body and spirit.

There is a unique telepathy between demons, so the abnormality of the death of the Cambion demon is almost immediately noticed by other demons.

When William hacked to death the second demon again, all the demons fully understood a truth. This human lord has the cheating ability to kill the character and the player along the network cable.

This will really kill the devil.

May I ask which demon is not afraid of death?

William slashed the third demon with a swing of the autumn water knife, and then the rest of the demons went crazy.

They are no longer willing to fight against William, and they have no intention of driving and slaughtering other mortals. Instead, they use their heads to bump into the swords of mortals one by one. As long as they are opened by human soldiers, they will be desperate Let the opening become fatal, and then in ecstasy, become a mass of demonic ashes reeking of brimstone and foulness.

Baird was the only one among the sergeants who dared to wave his weapon at the demons. Obviously he was not the opponent of any of them.But what he never imagined was that those demons who could kill him like butcher chickens would deliberately hit his sharp sword with their vitals, and the joy on their faces when they were about to die was obvious Heart palpitations.

Of course, Baird is not the only one who has this kind of treatment. Feniya also encountered the same situation. The demons scrambled to get under her battle axe, almost rushing to die.

There is no concept of suicide in the nature of demons. Their behavior of leaving the world with the help of human swords is just a means of diverting themselves, but it is absolutely impossible for them to cut themselves, because then they will become outcasts of the abyss.

That's right, the suicide of the devil is not allowed, it does not conform to the essence of the abyss, what is the suicide of the evil one?Afraid of sin?Still repent?

The last two demons had no time to attack the mortals, because they were too far away from Baird or Phinea, while William was already close at hand.

So the two demons turned their hearts to each other and slashed each other at their companions. Of course, this way of mutual relief is extremely rare among demons, because in the killing between demons, the winner will permanently plunder the loser. A part of the devil's essence, the killed devil has a certain chance to completely disintegrate, and the essence will turn into the lowest devil larvae, and they may not have the opportunity to grow back to their original height.

Of course, the best ending for a demon killed by a demon is to be resurrected in a weaker state (compared to being killed by a mortal) in its birthplace.

The two demons attacked each other's vital points, but one of the demons deliberately slowed down the ax in his hand. When it turned into a cloud of demon ashes with a wicked smile, it left behind a stronger one of the same kind. There was a rage, and countless filthy and profane words jumped out of the mouth of the living demon.

When William stood before the demon, the demon with the head of a ram and hooves of a knuckle knelt on the ground like a human, and begged the mortal lord's forgiveness in the unfamiliar Common Tongue, even professing to offer to William allegiance.

It's a pity that William didn't even hesitate for a second, and directly hacked the malicious demon to death. Although he didn't know what evil intentions this evil monster had, the deadly sense of crisis that shrouded it did. Not fake.

After all, demons are lunatics whose nature exists for destruction, and William has a clear understanding of this.

All the demons that appeared were basically killed and cut off, and the killing of chickens and monkeys caused by greed and ambition was successfully concluded, and the next step was to calm people's hearts, mainly to eliminate the psychological trauma caused by witnessing demons.

This is a very necessary job. If a mortal who has witnessed the real body of a demon does not have a strong enough will, it is easy to be haunted by a nightmare due to mental trauma (here is not a nightmare monster, but a kind of monster similar to ghost pressure) Bed-like mental illness), and finally died of depression or degenerated.

In this sudden battle, it was the brave Baird who benefited the most. Four demons died under his sword. Although their deaths had nothing to do with Baird's fighting skills, it is undeniable that only With the outstanding courage and strong will of the captain of the lord's guard, it is enough to cover up all problems.

Besides, there are additional benefits for a mortal to kill demons head-on on the main material plane. Baird feels that his strength is stronger, his hands and feet are more responsive, and the sharp sword is easier to use. What's more, he feels He has become fearless against any evil, even if an evil dragon stands in front of him, he dares to draw his sword and rush up to chop a guy.

Baird's real benefits after killing the demon, if described in game terms, is equivalent to him getting attribute bonuses: strength +[-], agility +[-]; bonus specialties - magic sword (front Sharp Sword) Specialization and fearlessness.

Fearless - You have the courage to face any terrifying foe, what doesn't kill you, only makes you stronger (psychologically).

Of course, reality is not a game, and Baird certainly cannot understand the true connotation of this kind of reward from the level of world rules.

Phinea and the two little girls also got some rewards for killing demons. For example, Misha can release more fireballs every day, Miluna feels that her hand crossbow skills are more proficient, and Phinea is in the Gained in madness.

The only one who didn't gain anything was William. Killing the devil didn't bring him any benefits, except that his reputation became louder among the people.

The people who are the most professional in soothing people's hearts are the temple priests from the good side of order. The magic they master is the most effective means to fight against the pollution of demonic concepts. Not as efficient as a most junior priest.

The most famous temple near Dagger Falls is the Lathander's Light, the sanctuary of the Lord of Dawn.

This magnificent and beautiful temple is not within the walls of Dagger Falls Town, but a little upstream on the south bank of the Tessa River. When in the sky, the temple will be shrouded in golden light, giving people the illusion of being in heaven.

At William's request, Cheval Starcloak used [Heroism] to temporarily heal the trauma of several political officials. Without their assistance, most of the camp's affairs would always be a mess. Of course, it's not that William doesn't have the ability to deal with trivial matters. , but he has more important things to do.

For example, go to the Temple of Light of Losander to seek assistance, but also to investigate the origin of the devil.This is very important, and even William can't pretend to be someone else. The secret name that the big bear Badal told William before his death is the Light of Lathander.

There is another irritating thing, which of course can be said to be expected and inevitable. The monsters who were previously held in isolation have all escaped, including the shapeshifter Larouche and the star robe family. Looks like a stubborn elf.

Of course, this matter does not need to be handled by William himself. Baird became the new leader of the soldiers. With William's permission, he selected a group of sergeants who were not seriously traumatized and formed a special investigation team. While guarding the camp, investigate the inside story of the prisoner's escape.

In fact, this is just a formality. After all, the devil's chaos is the cause of the whole incident. This is an irresistible accident that no one can predict.

William rode an ordinary steed through the water curtain road below the waterfall, and then hurried to the Lathander Temple of Light.

The reason why he didn't ride the Pegasus was because he specially left it for Misha'er and the others. William knew very well that there were still some malicious existences hidden in the camp, but he didn't have time to identify them one by one. Take time out, but those who don't have long-sighted guys will never have a good end.

The priests of Lathander's Light are proud, they have a very special status in the valley, and even the invaders of Zhentil Castle dare not disrespect them.

However, now that the gods have descended into the world, it is no secret that all the priests who believe in the gods have lost their divine grace. It is unknown whether the priests of Losander can still use the spells that soothe people's hearts, but it is not unreasonable. alternatives, such as Blessed Holy Water.

The first purpose of William's coming to the temple was to buy enough holy water to ensure that nearly a thousand people in the entire camp had enough shares, and each person had to drink at least one ounce of holy water every day.

People with a strong will may only need to drink holy water for a day or two to return to normal, but those children with weak will or immature minds need to drink it for at least one or two months before they can barely eliminate hidden dangers.

Obviously, this will be a considerable expense. After all, no temple will provide such a large amount of holy water to outsiders for free. Of course, if the priests of the Light of Lathander can still use divine spells normally, the consumption of holy water will Naturally, it will decrease exponentially.

After all, even pouring ten liters of holy water is not as effective as a [Remove Fear] plus [Stable Mind].

When William came to the entrance of the Light Temple of Lathander, he smelled a familiar smell, which was a unique smell.A smell that can only be produced in the process of indescribable communication, and it is also mixed with a very special smell of corruption, which is a bit similar to the smell of rotten rose petals.

William restrained his aura and concealed the presence of his figure. Unless someone looked directly at his figure, it would be difficult for anyone to detect his existence.

This is the ultimate ability of the strong Dan Jin - not leaking.When there is no sound, no breath, no spiritual breath, isolation from inside and outside, no movement without falsehood, and no leakage of great achievements, you can become a Buddha and become a patriarch.

Of course, William has not yet reached the state of turning his body into a normal state. He is still far behind, that is, with the help of the energy of the curse fire, he can maintain his body and breath without leaking in a cup of tea.

However, this has given William a desperately powerful ability to sneak in. When he swaggered through the gate of the temple like nothingness and walked into the sacred hall, he finally saw a surprising scene.

A beautiful woman with soft, provocative hands like catkins, sharp claws, blank white eyes and feet like goat hooves. This is a demon, a beautiful demon, with a pair of quilts on her back The scorched, battered bat wings, and the four thorny tails, about ten feet long, twisted and uninhibited, against the backdrop of a flawless body, corrupted and distorted her beauty, confusing people's minds.

In front of the devil, a few skinny human beings with ashen faces were entangled with him fanatically, but they were shouting the holy words of praise to Losander. It was an unsightly picture of evil. .

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In his previous life, William once heard a short story about Buddha and Demon.

It is said that Buddha and Mara met.

Mara said to the Buddha: "I will destroy your teaching."

The Buddha said: "How do you destroy my teaching? My temples have spread all over the world, and my disciples in cassock have stood like trees in a forest."

Mara said: "I will spend 500 years destroying your teaching and law. I will let my demon sons and grandsons wear your cassock and enter your temple. They will misinterpret your scriptures and destroy your teachings." The discipline... corrupts your monks."

"...Where you are, I will be there, until my children and grandchildren are everywhere."

Mara's voice echoed in the air.

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Standing in the hall of Lathander's light at this moment, William seemed to hear Mara's voice echoing in the air, it was so breathtaking.

Looking at a beautiful and distorted monster, in front of the sacred altar depicting Losander's great achievements, he used a very hot-eyed technique to train a group of decayed people who were obviously exhausted. The picture is really unappreciative.

That is to say, William's psychological endurance is strong enough, and his will is strong enough. If ordinary mortals witness this blasphemous scene, they will either collapse in will, annihilate their souls and become a cursed Bodak corpse, or sink into this demon's blasphemous game. Become an evil puppet at the mercy of others, just like these withered things in front of you.