Just being a dark elf in Warhammer

Chapter 488 339. Say it or not

The crisp sound caused by the collision of steel echoed in the valley of the Dragon Forest. At this time, the two warriors blocked each other's attacks. They wielded their weapons with perfect precision, parrying their opponents' thrusts or slashes before immediately countering them.

The warriors' arms were waving rapidly in the air, and they were blocking attacks at a speed that was almost impossible to detect with the naked eye.

The battle lasted for several hours, with both warriors equally engaged in the grueling battle. But neither of them showed any signs of fatigue. There was no sign of sweat droplets on their brows, and their breathing was under the control of their bodies and very stable.

Even more impressive was the fact that one of the dexterous warriors wore a strip of cloth covering his eyes, yet he could still block thrusts that would have eluded even the most skilled warriors. The remarkable warrior rolled back quickly to avoid a vicious slash from his opponent's halberd.

"Don't worry, you are too eager to fight me, Gavino. Are you pursuing death or glory?" Baine said in a calm and majestic tone.

"Victory!" Gavino, who was wearing a blindfold, quickly gestured in the direction of Baine with his left hand that was not holding a long-handled battle axe, as if making a seal in the air.

"Your body is perfect, but the damage to your heart needs to be healed, and that takes time.

I can relate because I was like this for a while, and my body was damaged by my physical disability and lack of purpose. Baigne said coldly while pacing around Gavino. While speaking, he stretched out his left arm and shook it at Gavino, who was temporarily invisible. He found that he liked Gavino quite a lot, although he had different beliefs. , but in his opinion Gavino is a pure warrior, he continued, "Today is over, we have guests here. "

"What kind of wind blew you from Naggaros to Elsin Alvin?" Baine looked at Aigirese with complicated eyes and asked.

Baine knew Aegirese in front of him. He had no reason not to know him. He was also a well-known figure in Nagarond as the master of the Black Tower. He usually attended banquets and activities and was more or less in contact with him. He couldn't He likes the current Aijerese just as much as he dislikes Coran, but these are not things he can decide.

Moreover, Baine not only knows the current Egiresse, he also knows the previous Egiresse, just like he knew the former captain of the Black Guard. He knows that nothing good will happen as long as Egiresse appears.

"Don't you know?" Aijerese asked angrily.

After asking, Aijerese also looked at Baine with complicated eyes. Just like Baine knew him, he also knew Baine. In his opinion, Baine now is almost the same as when he was the master of the Black Tower. He has changed, although he is still not that lovable. He knows why Coran abolished Baine. But what he didn't expect was that Bainie changed his identity in a short period of time. Not only did his arms grow back, but his status... To be honest, he was a little envious, but more importantly, he was jealous.

As an untrusted confidant of the Witch King, Egileth can clearly feel the difference between the Witch King's current attitude toward Baine and his previous attitude. This was beyond his reach. He had been walking on thin ice since he became Egileth, unlike Bainie, who was favored by the Witch King because of the Witch King's hand.

"He's not here." Bainie nodded and said calmly. As soon as Aijirese said this, he guessed why Aijirese appeared here. It must be related to what happened with Isil last time.

"not here?"

"Yes, he went to Col Vanas. Are you anxious? You are in disgrace now. You look like you were dragged through the butcher's shop." Baine looked at Aguire with a careful look. Se, in his opinion, Aigirese was in a very embarrassing state. It seemed that he had suffered a lot along the way. He asked jokingly.

Walking through a butcher's shop is an extremely unfriendly greeting in Druchi society. It's like you are like a defeated dog at this moment, disgraced and in a miserable state.

"You!" Aijerese pointed at Baine and scolded him angrily, and then he sighed again. He found that he couldn't do anything to Baine. At most, he could only take advantage of him, but he knew that he might not be able to do anything to Baine. Taking advantage of Bainie, one of the reasons why Bainie is disliked is that he usually speaks sharply and harshly, even though Bainie seldom speaks. He then asked, "Didn't you encounter those moving skeletons on the way here?"

"No, you are not taking the national highway that group of monkeys are taking, are you? We did not take the national highway when we came here, but crossed the Dragon Forest. We did not encounter the skeletons you mentioned, but we encountered more The weird things are nothing compared to this group of beastmen." Baine said casually.

"I don't have time to talk nonsense with you. Now the Witch King's Hand needs to respond to His Majesty the Witch King!"

"He's not here." After going around in a circle, Bainie came back again.

"you!"

"There are still five days. You need to wait five days, five days at most? You know the Witch King's Hand, otherwise you wouldn't show up here. I only know that the Witch King's Hand went to Kor Vanas, But I don’t know where he is in Kor Vanas. Before he left, he told me that he would stay there for a week at most, and maybe he would be back soon?” Did Baine carry the God’s Halberd? He pretended to do some calculations with his left hand and said.

While Baine and Egerese were bickering, Darkus was walking around the zoo in Altdorf. He said he wouldn't come if he didn't want to, but his legs still pushed his body to the zoo.

Well, there are many reasons. For example, the companions wanted to wander around Altdorf during the day and did not want to stay at the Forest House. Normally, you open your mouth and shut up, monkey, monkey, but once you reach the monkey's territory, you have to look around. In short, there are many reasons, but none of them is because Darkus wants to take the initiative. Because there is no legendary imperial dragon in the zoo at this time, and he is afraid of encountering something he shouldn't see...

"This is? A terrifying maw? Why is there such a thing here?"

The one who spoke was not Colonia, but Genevieve, shrouded in shadow. Not only had Colonia been to the Kulish Jungle, but she had also been there, on her way to Cathay. And she has not only seen it, she has also fought with it, although the result was not very good, if she hadn't run faster than her other companions...

"Although this is my first time seeing this thing, I know that the legendary horror stories related to the Bloody Naga Queen indicate that this creature was created through some kind of bloody ritual." Colonia stopped and looked at it for a moment Finally, she expressed her opinion. Although she had never seen it, she had seen related murals. The exquisite murals were all about the terrifying giant mouth.

When Colonia spoke, he did not look at the terrifying maw, but at Drusala. The subtext was self-evident.

The Terrifying Maw is a terrifying predator born in the Blighted Wilds. It usually appears on the Tusk Road to distant Cathay. It is a tool used by the Kurish Jungle to guard against too loose northwest tools.

Passing the famous Long Tusk Road requires passing through the pinnacle passes where many monsters, orcs and vampires lurk, passing through the wasteland wasteland, a dark land filled with creatures of fire and ash, entering the Mourning Mountains ruled by ogres, and finally heading to the near This is what the mythical Cathay would look like if it were walking on land.

When you pass the Mourn Mountains and reach the northwest of the Kulish Forest where they meet, there is a high probability of encountering the terrifying mouth. People couldn't see the terrifying maw drilling into the ground coming toward them. They could only feel the rumble of the earth, heralding doom.

The monstrous maw is a giant snake, known as the earth dragon in the Khazalid language of the dwarves. Their huge round mouth is filled with hook-shaped, crescent-shaped, inward-curling teeth. Because of this distinctive feature Got its name. Their scaly gray-green bodies are coated with a foul-smelling mucus that helps them move at high speeds in the dirt and contaminates the sharp blades that try to kill them. They usually attack from directly underneath their target, emerging from the ground and swallowing smaller enemies whole. They are also willing to attack larger creatures, penetrating flesh and bones and devouring them from the inside out.

"It's a pity that Carlion didn't come, otherwise he would have liked it very much?" Darkus said with his hands behind his back like an old man walking, looking at the terrifying giant mouth close at hand, what puzzled him the most Is it because he can't figure out how the terrifying maw appeared here and got through the ground? Or were they brought back by bounty hunters?

The terrifying maw is not in good condition. It is a bit haggard and listless. This may be because it is surrounded by solid steel and has nowhere to drill. Or maybe it's the inner feeling of loss, after all, the food that was once delicious has become a spectator pointing at it. Fortunately, its iconic teeth are still there, unlike the stone-horned beast that Darkus saw at the Krakalund Market.

The full name of Altdorf's zoo is Altdorf Imperial Zoo. This zoo belongs to Altdorf and also belongs to the empire, but it is more often called Altdorf Zoo. In the view of Leader Rick, Altdorf is both an empire!

The animals in this zoo are not the same as the zoo in Darkus' previous life. They are all inhabited by strange plants, monsters and giant beasts. They are surrounded by reinforced stone walls and solid wooden doors, like the terrifying giant mouth. It is a species that can burrow into the ground, and a steel cage is specially designed. Those ordinary animals are not qualified to enter the zoo at all. It can be said that the hunting attribute is full.

Five hundred years later, in the era of Karl Franz, the zoo has entered its heyday, and everyone has some hobbies, just like Malekith likes black and silver, Maranur likes fighting upside down, and Dacus likes treasure hunting. , the zoo is favored by card +8.

In addition to viewing, the zoo also has some other practical functions, such as providing stables for dangerous and weird mounts. Stables for Pegasus and war horses galloping across the battlefield are provided to the elites of Altdorf's various knights. In addition to these war horses, larger and more ferocious creatures live in the deeper corners of the zoo, where the Death Claws with card +8 live. , will also be displayed during grand festivals for the public to visit. In the deeper corners, you can find the Imperial Dragon, which is closed to the public.

It's not yet five hundred years in the future, but it's not that bad now. Darkus entered the gate and passed through the long aisle. He saw a lot of strange things, such as the Pegasus from the Gray Mountains. , the forest goblin huddled in the corner and the spider hiding in the dark corner, the night goblin holding a mushroom and riding a squig and running wildly, the giant wolf that was no smaller than the giant wolf he shot to death on the dangerous peaks, and Cha Wild cats as big as white lions, etc., all strange things.

After looking at the terrifying mouth for a while, the team left. They came to a visiting point not far away and looked at the wyvern in a cage.

"This one doesn't seem as big as the one we met?" Renrui commented.

"It's a little smaller." Alyssa responded.

Darkus, who no longer led the inspection with his hands behind his back, now held his arms. This was the second time he saw a wyvern. The first time he encountered it was when he returned to Nagaroth from Lustria. While walking up the mountain, the team was climbing over the Titan Peaks and passing by the Feilong Lake.

Just like there is no wife in the wife cake, there is really a wyvern in the wyvern lake. It is much larger than the one that Darkus sees now. As a result, it was killed by the Druchs. The kitchen knife was used to kill him, and even the body was devoured by the cold lizard.

If Darkus remembered correctly, Dorian once told him that Dorian faced a wyvern when he was on the dangerous peaks. Fortunately, the wyvern caught one before it ran into Dorian. A wild boar that could fill his belly, otherwise Dorian would have been left there. I don’t know how Dorian, who serves as Ashril Valahar, is doing now. His thoughts are constantly spreading, extending from the wyvern, through the world, across the north and south, and all the way to Lustria. , he even missed Master Ma a little, and missed the divination pool that could provide him with warmth and comfort.

The wyvern in front of Darkus was not equipped with the iconic orc warriors like the forest goblins, spiders, night goblins, and Squiggs who had previously imprisoned them. He saw resentment and hatred in the eyes of the wyvern. Obviously, the bipedal dragon, which is now being watched in a cage, is not satisfied with its current state.

Wyverns usually live in dark caves. They are winged reptiles with a tall body like a scaly bull. They have poor eyesight and a vicious temper. They feed on carrion. Although it is a dragon, it is not the same thing as a gigantic dragon. It bears only the faintest resemblance to a gigantic dragon, being much smaller than a gigantic dragon and lacking its forelimbs.

The orc warlords or war generals raised the wyverns from an early age or even defeated them with their own hands, but this does not mean that the wyverns will be loyal. Just like the controlled dragons, they will look for opportunities to betray, because in their nature It is a cunning creature, full of malice and resentment. It usually behaves cowardly and will quickly retreat from the battle, but it will also launch cunning ambushes to prevent the target from making an appropriate counterattack.

All in all, wyverns are filthy, ugly, disgusting beasts with deadly poison in their tails. The one Darkus encountered at the Wyvern Lake was purely careless and he smashed it down. If it didn't hit the ground, it would be a bit tricky for them to deal with it.

Next door to the wyvern is a very classic bear pit, which contains a troll, a terrifyingly big and stupid troll. At this time, the troll with an appetite no less than an ogre is eating iron. Chewing steel is not an adjective, because Darkus actually saw this troll holding a stone while eating. The troll's reaction to him was that of happiness, as if the ordinary stone in his hand was some extremely delicious delicacy, but that was a stone that could be seen everywhere.

Moreover, the wall where the troll is kept is full of pitted signs of corrosion, which seems to have been corroded by the powerful stomach acid regurgitated by the troll. But think about it, the troll's scary appetite must have strong enough stomach acid to Support it, otherwise it won’t be digested.

"It's strange. You think I'm hungry, even though I've just finished eating."

"I envy its good appetite."

The weird words of Cowell and Renn caused the elves to laugh, and even Otto on Liv's shoulder made an owl cry.

Originally, Darkus was planning to watch the troll eat before leaving, but it turned out that the troll kept eating, eating rocks and trees, eating endlessly. He felt that it was the task of a human breeder to take care of the troll. It was very heavy and needed to be fed constantly. When the troll had nothing to eat, he came to the wall and drooled at the wall. It seemed that the entire wall was also a delicious delicacy. It seemed that if the world did not explode, the end would not come. The troll will just keep eating and eating.

Not far from the troll is an aquarium. Although it is called an aquarium, there are no common fish in it. The most outrageous creature is the Steele Barracuda, which is a freshwater fish that lives in the Empire. In the river of Tyrland, hence the name. This gray-green striped fish is very dangerous and cunning, and is a favorite of anglers.

Steele's barracuda is not very big, and will grow to three or four meters as time goes by. The one in front of Darkus is about six meters. According to unreliable eyewitness reports, there are fish as long as three or four meters in the Steele River. Ten meter Steele's Barracuda. According to reliable records, the largest barracuda ever caught was a massive beast called the General, twelve meters long, but unfortunately, the General was fried before Imperial zoologists arrived to confirm the record. , and distributed it to the villagers in three villages.

As the visit progresses, the contents of the aquarium begin to increase in intensity, filled with disgusting discolored leeches and swamp worms, but fortunately there are no sirens.

"It shouldn't be here." Liv said with some heartache.

"Yes, this beautiful creature should run free in the forest." Tolandir said with the same regret.

In the Altdorf Zoo, a huge stag is imprisoned. Its appearance is like a beautiful picture, but it is surrounded by a complicated iron cage. Beautiful and noble creatures have lost their freedom in this restrained space.

"In the iron cage in the garden, a giant stag has wings spread across its wings. Where is the king of nature free? Imprisoned, his tears are as bright as dewdrops. His home is deep in the forest, and his singing is like a gurgling stream. The wind in the forest is melodious. Blow, leaving footprints for its graceful posture. The twinkling stars care about the eyes, the king of beasts, is tied to fate. The regret rises like a tide, giant stag, where is your freedom?"

Tolandil never thought of himself as emotional. He was a warrior before becoming a bard. He didn't care about the monkeys or the dwarves who disgusted him. He only cared about the forest and his family that raised him. He stood in front of the iron gate and looked at the giant stag that wanted to get close to him but could not get close to him. He felt the imprisoned pity of the King of Nature, and felt hatred in his heart. He stood in front of the iron gate and began to sing melodious songs. His singing echoed in the zoo. The tragic and beautiful melody attracted human beings to stop. He used poetry to express his deep regret for the freedom of this beautiful creature. .

"Is there anything you can do? Such a beautiful creature shouldn't be kept here."

"Don't you realize that it's strange for those words to come out of your mouth?" Darkus glanced at Maranur who was approaching and said in a sinister tone.

"I was affected by his touching poetry, I just... couldn't bear it." Maranur put his hands on the corners of his eyes, wiping away non-existent tears while sobbing.

Darkus did not respond to Maranur this time, but took a step back to stay away from Maranur. As the saying goes, whatever you fear comes, the giant stag is a magical beast closely related to the ancient forest. It usually only moves in the deep dense forests like Athel Loren and Lauren Loren. He didn't know that this giant stag was imprisoned here. Where did the stag come from, but he knew that Maranur was helping him solve the problem in another way.

"Did you know that there was a giant stag imprisoned here before?" After taking another step back, Darkus asked the Enil guide.

"I know." Guide Enil sighed with regret.

Darkus shook his head. He felt that it was a bit big-headed and difficult to deal with. To get the giant stag out, he would have to negotiate with the human government. If he were a human ruler, he would definitely take this opportunity to ask for the treasure that the empire has been coveting for a long time. Elf war horses, whether male or female, will inevitably increase the strength of the empire's knights after being cultivated. This is not what he wants to see.

In Darkus' view, steam tanks are essentially different from groups of elite cavalry. At the empire's industrial level, steam tanks have to be hand-built one by one, and will cause damage in continuous uninterrupted battles, forming A virtuous cycle, rather than the emergence of a tank army and a sea of ​​​​tanks charging when the war begins. If that is true, Tzeentch will be unable to sit still. Is this okay?

But war horses only need a pasture, and then breeding is like fission, just like the humans in Lothern.

To incite or not to incite, or to change things after the exchange is all trivial. In essence, Darkus agreed to the exchange, and where does his dignity as the Hand of the Witch King and the Lord of the Eternal Festival rest? Even if you put face aside, elf war horses can be exchanged, but not in this way, but by exchanging political and economic benefits. What is the matter of exchanging a giant stag? What is this? Trading at a loss just to win someone's heart? The problem is that the giant stag will not go to Naggaroth with him. This style of painting is completely different. Put it in the Venom Grove?

If there is no negotiation...then we have to find another way, such as making a big fuss about Altdorf. The destruction of Altdorf's two schools before has an indirect difference that humans don't know, so that Darkus continues to Even walking in Altdorf attracted no official attention. But making a big fuss is a direct hook. He is a dragon crossing the river. He doesn't care. He can find a boat and sail into Altdorf, then take the giant stag on the boat and leave Altdorf.

The question is, what should we do with this landless person in Forest House? Forest House knew that there was a giant stag in the zoo, but there was a reason why he had not moved.

"When will your boss come back?" Darkus asked, pinching his teeth.

"It should be soon?" Guide Enil answered with an uncertain tone.

"Let's leave first." Darkus nodded after receiving the answer, and then made a decision.

After leaving the giant stag reluctantly, Darkus could feel the moods of the wood spirits like Asanoc, Tolandir, and Liv descending in an almost swooping manner. After looking around for a while, the team came to a place similar to a bear pit. The bear pit was very large. After Druchi glanced down into the pit, he turned his attention to him. This time, no one was there. Say anything and just look at him quietly.

In addition to two moving creatures, the bear pit is filled with leaves. Of course, in addition to leaves, there are also mountains of excrement. These excrements will be sold to the powerful people in Reikland. This excrement is on the market. Good fertilizer will keep the fields in Reikland green for generations.

After seeing the creatures in the bear pit, Darkus's expression was constantly changing. He poked his head out again and took a confirming look, and then retracted, but his actions still attracted people. Attracting the attention of the creature in the pit, the creature stopped eating. Its parrot-like beak, which was big enough to tear a druchi in half, emitted a high-pitched chirp. He could hear many emotions in the chirp, including pain, Angry, urgent, and happy, as if his appearance was like the savior of two creatures in a bear pit.

The creatures in the bear pit were none other than two Triceratops that might have come from the continent of Lustria or from the jungles of Southland.

Now that they were all discovered by the Triceratops, there was no need for Darkus to hide. He leaned out and waved to the Triceratops, and while he was going back and forth, the Triceratops had stopped eating. The dragon came to the edge of the bear pit below him, looking up at him while still letting out a high-pitched neigh.

At the same time, the human nobles and high-income groups visiting the bear pit also noticed the strangeness of the Triceratops. Following the Triceratops, they saw those strange immortals. However, before they could take a closer look, a line that could not be penetrated was revealed. Before the mist appeared out of thin air in their sight.

"This is this?" Asanok asked in a low voice after noticing the abnormality, but the only response he received was a wink from Ren.

Darkus lay on the railing and stretched out his hand to wave, soothing the Triceratops, which was wagging its tail desperately to express joy.

At this time, the elves in the team except Druchi also discovered the abnormal behavior of Darkus and Druchi, and the strange creatures under the bear pit were interacting with Darkus.

Liv looked at Darkus. She didn't find the beast-type magic in Darkus. If it wasn't magic...she no longer looked at Darkus but turned her head to exchange with Asanok. A look.

"It seems that we really need to think about it carefully." Maranur, who had seen it in the Lustria continent, was already familiar with the behavior of the Triceratops. After all, there was something more magical than this. He walked to his brother's Beside him, he was also lying on the railing and looking down, while whispering to his brother.

"We can work together to use the Bridge of Shadows to transfer the two triceratops and the giant stag to the boat in the river, but this requires the blessing of a brass ring. After all, the two triceratops are too big. And it's a certain distance from the river." As Darkus' lover, Drusala knew what Darkus was thinking about at the moment, so she didn't ask, but directly gave her opinion.

"We still need to find a boat, a big enough boat." Maranur added.

Darkus nodded and did not respond. He was still waving his hands, as if he only needed to do this and could communicate with the Triceratops without speaking. However, he felt that the Triceratops did not understand what he meant. It seems that with the passage of time, as Umak of the ancient saint Iqi, he has still not evolved to command the behemoths and wild beasts blessed by Iqi through his thoughts. The combination of him and the big guy is obviously A wrong understanding, this is that the big guy has certain characteristics that are unusual, he is smarter, understands him better, and knows what he will do next.

"Tonight! Go there and have a look." After a while, Darkus calmed the two triceratops with words and left the fence without looking back.