The so-called BOSS in the front is the mob in the back, well...
——4E, 201, Hearth Moon, 17th, 15:45——
The interiors of most dwarf ruins look similar: huge rooms, high porches and ceilings, thick and tall doors, and relatively small tables, chairs, beds, and living utensils. This vanished race is simply
It is a vivid interpretation of what is meant by "the shorter you are, the more you yearn to be taller".
When walking through their ruins, you don't have to worry about the spiders, snow rats, ghouls and skeletons that are common in various underground caves, because they have been wiped out by more powerful things.
"Crack!"
"Uslad" hit hard with a brass-colored dwarf sword. The latter didn't last for more than two seconds before it broke into pieces. However, the "master" who held it was completely unaware and waved just a few seconds.
The remaining weapon with a short blade continued to attack Arthur.
"This thing..." Arthur, who was thrust into the attack range, hurriedly retreated and raised his sword, preparing to parry the attack and then counterattack.
Boom! Lydia rushed out from behind him with a huge ebony shield, slamming the dwarf machine in front of her against the stone wall. Then she swung the shield and slammed it several times, completely destroying its movable joints, even though there were still
The intention of launching an attack was no longer possible.
"Please be careful, Baron, when fighting this kind of thing, many experiences of fighting living creatures will no longer apply," she said.
"Well, thank you, I understand." Arthur put away his posture and stared warily at a round dwarf mechanism on the wall that was like a spring.
The reason why the Dwemer ruins are not favored by adventurers and thieves is that there is no money to be made for dwarven machinery and snow elves. The most important reason is that it is completely impossible to "empty" here.
The dwarf mechanical guard that was just killed by Arthur and Lydia, if you insist on naming it, can be called the "spherical guard". When it is not in combat mode, it looks like a brass ball half as tall as a man.
Once an enemy is discovered, the mechanical device that fills the inside of the sphere will be activated and quickly and automatically form a tall metal figure holding a sword. Its movement method, or "feet", is still the same as that of the sphere that has become an empty shell.
Therefore, it is completely impossible to predict its speed when fighting it.
Since it was originally restrained in a sphere, the total amount of dwarf metal that made up its body was very limited, so the combat humanoid's "body" was quite thin. It could be easily hit with heavy weapons or blunt objects, such as Lydia's shield slam.
Knocking down and then destroying those joints that are completely unprotected can completely make it lose its combat effectiveness.
But the problem is that this thing can be mass-produced.
Click, click, click - touch.
The thick pipes exposed on the wall and the unknown mechanism buried inside the wall roared. The circular mechanism Arthur was staring at opened again, and a new, still spherical dwarf guard popped out from it.
"Are you done?" Arthur swung his sword suddenly and cut off the sphere that was about to expand and deform horizontally. The stacked parts that made perfect use of all the space inside it suddenly fell to the ground.
"Woof!" Babas ran over, dug out a soul stone from the pile of parts, and then ate it.
"Oh, that's incredible." Sophie exclaimed as she held Rabbit the rabbit.
Click-click-boom-the mechanism inside the wall continued to roar, and the mechanism's exit kept opening and closing, but no new spherical guard appeared.
"Dwemer's machines are all running automatically. If you kill the guards and guard replacements in this small area, they will be mobilized and deployed again from other places according to the preset program, or simply create new ones. Currently, there are already
It's safe, for now." Septim said silently, raising his hand and spraying out a burst of ice, freezing the mechanism that was constantly opening and closing.
"What a pity, woof!" Babas wagged his tail: "I still want to keep guarding here, maybe I can harvest a lot of soul stones."
"You don't mind it being dirty, either?" Ella, who didn't get a chance to make a move, looked at the ball fragments and said with slight dissatisfaction.
"It's okay, it's just the soul of the beast in ancient times, but if it is used as energy for those machines, it really can't be eaten, woof!" Babas and Ella obviously didn't mean the same thing.
It’s not too surprising that the dog raised by the devil can eat the soul stone, but it means that it can’t eat it after it is used in machinery...
"Let's go. If we encounter this situation again in the future, we will lure the machine away and then destroy it. After all, this is just the entrance. There is no need for us to waste time here." Arthur threw away the idea that it might involve magic rumors.
Open, holding the giant sword Wuslade and taking the lead towards the depths of the ruins.
——16:26——
The name of this Dwemer ruins is "Eltanford". It is the ruins that Septim passed through when he entered Blackfall. However, according to the additional information obtained from Satya, it is said to be connected to all Norse.
There are only a few clear records of successful entry into the black descent of the German ruins.
In addition to Eltanford, which is located in the northwest of Snowrun, there is also the "Zincha Ruins" dug out by the miners in Morningstar, and the vicinity of Windhelm City, which until recently was still covered by the "Shadow of Summer Dusk"
As for Markarth City, it is hard to say whether the missing people fell into the Black Fall, joined the Forsworn, or were captured by the Silverblood family to mine.
"Turn right at the fork ahead." "Don't touch that mechanism." "Open this metal door." "Both of you step on a mechanism. Arthur, go down and pull the handle."
Since the old mage had been here a long time ago, he had no pressure at all to command a relatively strong team through the dwarf ruins. Some dangerous mechanisms under his command only served to scare people. Although Babas had been
He was complaining about why he didn't go to other routes to see if there was any treasure, but of course no one agreed with his point of view.
As you go deeper along the way, in addition to the occasional spherical guards, there is also a kind of metal spider that is less than knee-high. They are not a big threat, but they annoy everyone with their numbers, flexible movements, and the ability to suddenly appear from hiding in any corner.
, especially Babas, who has been treated as a soft persimmon several times - those spiders can just grapple him.
"You guys die, die, die! Woof woof woof woof!" After being knocked down again, Babas went crazy and bounced the spider away. Then he rushed out with the power of his soul exuding, hitting the metal spiders and even round spiders along the way.
The ball guards exploded at its touch.
"Oh, forcibly detonating the soul stones in those machines? It's a good idea, but then the soul stones it eats along the way will be wasted. All of them." Septine touched his beard silently.
"If it can fight all the way to the end like this, it will save us a lot of trouble-" Before Arthur could finish his words, he saw Babas jumping back in panic.
"There's a big guy! Woof woof!"
"Kaka-boom! Boom!"
Even without its reminder, Arthur and others could still see the giant machine stalking behind the local dog. It looked like a metal giant wearing a full set of dwarf plate armor, with metal and metal leaking from the gaps in the armor.
The gears proved its identity as a Dwemer creation, while the head was an obviously carved face with no expression at all.
"Oh, 'Dwarf Centurion'," Septim nodded silently: "No wonder it didn't activate last time I came here, even with the soul stone installed. Does it still need the stimulation of soul magic? The outside world.
."
"So you also want to activate it?" Arthur picked up his two-handed sword and put it into a fighting posture, "No, no, so you don't know what its weaknesses are?"
"According to records, it is the strongest force of the Dwemer. Ordinary attacks cannot break its shell. Generally speaking, each city will only deploy one in the core area. It does not accept any external instructions and will actively hunt down the dwarves.
Weaknesses of creatures other than snow elves..." The old mage threw a string of lightning at the dwarf centurion, successfully stopping it for a second or two: "Isn't it considered that a dwarf who has no research on magic has not given it magic resistance?
Calculate?"
"So, our task is to hold him back so that Master Septim can successfully perform magic," Arthur looked at Lydia and Ella: "Let's go!"
"Crack!" The centurion stepped heavily on the ground. The stone ground cracked deeply and made Arthur unstable. So it took the opportunity to throw a heavy punch at Arthur.
"Bang!" Lydia caught the heavy punch with a flying giant shield, but because she was not steady on the ground, she and her shield were knocked away together. Although she successfully adjusted her posture in the air and landed smoothly, she was unable to deal with Ya for the moment.
Ser comes to the aid.
Ding! Bang! Ella launched two consecutive shots to try to aim at the gap in the centurion's armor, but one arrow hit the armor and was bounced away. Although the other arrow penetrated through the gap, it did not cause any impact, even in the
The giant was squeezed out during its activities.
Seeing that the giant was about to punch again, Arthur, who had regained his footing, immediately crouched and slid around from its side to its back, and at the same time slashed the centurion's leg at an angle with his sword.
According to Arthur's own experience in wearing armor, even if it is full-body heavy armor, those joints that bend inward are relatively weak parts. Otherwise, it would be impossible for a person wearing armor to move his arms and legs, let alone fight.
Already.
"Tsk--" There was a sound of tearing thin metal, and a hole was torn open in the crook of Centurion's leg, revealing a complex-looking metal structure inside. Before Arthur could figure out whether to pursue the victory again
The sword temporarily closed the distance, and the injured leg was kicked directly back.
Snap - an icy blue rune appeared in front of Arthur, and exploded instantly, delaying the centurion's kick for less than a second, and Arthur took the opportunity to get out of the attack range of the leg.
"Arthur, be careful-" Babas shouted from a distance: "They will not have the trauma reaction of ordinary creatures-"
"Isn't it right? This kind of vengeful behavior is completely an original reaction!" Arthur responded while raising his sword and retreating. The centurion completely ignored the tacit attacks of Ella and Septim and turned to attack him.
Chase him on foot.
Arthur fought and retreated, and immediately attacked the centurion's leg joints when he wanted to turn back after being silently attacked by Ella and Septim. Then he always succeeded in attracting the centurion's attention back.
At this time, the battlefield has expanded to the hall where Babas turned around and ran away. Judging from the environment, it is obvious that this is the original city lord's meeting hall. In addition to the routine organs and pipes, there are many stone seats and those around it.
A deep pool in front of the seats.
There is a thick stone bridge in the middle of the pool leading to the tall throne on the other side of the pool. There is a giant metal frame in front of the throne, which looks like it should be the centurion's "resting place".
It seems that the political situation of Dwemer before disappearing was not good. Arthur thought, if the city lord is so far away from his courtiers, and he has to bring a centurion as a guard, how many people want to assassinate him?
"Master Septim! Lydia!" However, after seeing this terrain, Arthur immediately had a plan. He shouted and slashed the centurion with his sword, then turned and headed towards the
Shiqiao ran away.
"Heh." The old mage who had been casting "short-term" and "quick" killing magic stopped his movements and began to draw a complicated magic hand gesture.
"I'm following you, Baron." Lydia responded from the centurion's side. She was a little further away because the shield could not cause effective damage and to avoid being affected by its attack.
"Okay!" Arthur rushed forward for a while, then suddenly returned before reaching the abandoned throne.
The centurion, who showed no signs of surprise, naturally stepped down without hesitation and punched the ground.
"[Feim]!" Arthur let out a dragon roar of "Ethereal Transformation", his whole body became transparent, and he passed through the centurion.
"[Ice Storm]!" Septim silently completed his spell-casting action and waved his arm directly. A violent ice and snow storm rolled up, freezing the dwarf centurion who had slightly raised one foot in the ice, but
Just looking at the countless cracks that appeared in the ice instantly, we knew that this restriction would not last long.
"Lydia!" Arthur released the ethereal transformation and stood side by side with his guards. Since he didn't have time to explain in detail, he simply called her name, but looking at the centurion's state, there was no need for it at this time.
Other explanations.
"Hey!" "Bang!" The next moment, the two of them bumped into the centurion's other leg.
The Centurion, which had lost its balance, fell slowly and sluggishly, and then fell into the pool. Even if it broke free of the frozen state when it fell halfway, there was no room for struggle, and it instantly sank to the bottom with a gurgle.
Boom boom boom - everyone gathered at the edge of the pool and began to watch the centurion who was constantly hitting and beating the wall at the bottom of the pool.
"This behavior is useless. Even if it can break the wall of the pool and release the water, without the function of flying and jumping, it can only go crazy below," Arthur concluded, then turned to Septim and said silently: "Then
, where is the entrance to Black Fall? Master?"
"The roads leading from the Dwemer ruins to Blackfall were originally just escape routes," Septim said silently as he walked to the throne and fiddled with it a few times. The metal wall behind it slid open quietly, revealing a dark path extending underground.
Secret said: "I'm afraid they never thought that their race would disappear one day, in an instant."
