142. Chapter 140 (Two Chapters and One Chapter) Evil Alliance
Chapter 140 (Two chapters and one chapter) Evil Alliance
On a moonlit night, under the temptation from the demonic realm of the endless abyss, the young apprentice felt himself attracted by the hypnotic dance of the flames in the copper basin. The flames scurrying around gathered into a single flame, which was like a flame dozens of times larger.
The candle flame, it swayed back and forth mockingly.
The hypnotized apprentice did not notice that the density of the flame had increased significantly. The flame jumped higher and higher, flickered faster and faster, and its color gradually shifted to a high-heat white.
Rocking back and forth, rocking back and forth.
It shook faster and harder, fast enough to provide strength to support the powerful entity waiting on the other side.
The apprentice was sweating. He knew that the power of this spell had exceeded the scope of his control. Magic had taken control of the situation and had a life of its own. And he had no power to stop it.
He saw dark shadows in the fire, huge claws, and bat-like wings. And it was so huge! Even by the standards of its kind, it was huge.
"Ertu!" the young man called out, forced by the need for magic. This name was not completely confirmed in his master's notebook, but he clearly saw that it was a powerful one.
Demons are second only to the demon monarchs in the power hierarchy of the Abyss Demon Realm.
The flame continued to sway back and forth.
A strange, monkey-like head emerged from the fire. It had the belly and snout of a dog, and the teeth of a wild boar; huge, blood-red eyes stared at him from the flames, while acidic saliva dripped into the fire.
Make a hissing sound.
The flames suddenly burst into flames, and Ertu stepped out. The demon did not stop to think about the young human who had foolishly summoned it and was now frightened. It began to walk slowly along the magic circle, and he wanted to find out
A loophole in the magic circle that trapped him.
The apprentice finally calmed himself down, and he actually summoned a big demon! This incident made him re-evaluate his confidence in himself as a wizard.
"Stand before me!" he commanded, knowing that a strong will was needed to control the evil creatures from the inner realm.
Completely undisturbed, Ertu continued its pace.
The apprentice became increasingly angry. "You have to listen to me!" he shouted.
"I brought you here, and I have ways to torture you! Only if you obey my orders will I let you go and let you return to your dirty world! Come over here immediately!"
"A conceited apprentice."
Ertu sneered and muttered. He finally found an error in the pattern of the mysterious text. This fatal flaw made the magic circle less than perfect.
The shadow flashed quickly, and all the candles in the room were not blown out, leaving only the apprentice's head, which still maintained an arrogant expression, slowly falling from the neck that supported it to the ground.
Ertu ran away. He felt the power of the material world more clearly, and it could easily identify the direction in which this power was emitted. It spread its huge wings and flew over many human cities.
It caused a commotion wherever it was seen, but it had no interest in stopping to admire the chaos happening below.
It moved straight ahead at full speed, flying over lakes and mountains, and over vast wastelands. It flew towards the northernmost mountain range of the Forgotten Realm - the Spine of the World, and the treasure he had been searching for for many centuries.
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Kessell knew it was coming before his army of monsters scattered in fear beneath the demon's swooping shadow.
Clinshinibon had told him this a long time ago. This living artifact anticipated the actions of this demon from the abyss, and he had coveted it for countless centuries.
However, Kessell was not worried. In his Tower of Power, he was confident that he could deal with powerful enemies like Ertu.
Moreover, he can also take advantage of this matter because he is the orthodox ruler of the Magic Crystal. This artifact has opened itself up to harmonize with him, just like many other artifacts left over from the beginning of the world.
, Clinshinibon cannot be taken away by violence.
Ertu planned to dominate this gem, so it did not dare to fight against Kesso and arouse the anger of Clinshinibon. Kessell was confident that he could subdue this powerful demon.
When the demon saw the Magic Crystal Tower, acidic saliva flowed from its mouth.
"How many years?" it shouted in victory. Ertu clearly saw the tower door. The powerful evil aura in his body was so obvious that Kessell's goblins and even the giants did not dare to stop it.
The wizard was waiting for Ertu in the main room on the first floor of the Magic Crystal Tower, surrounded by his troll guards.
The wizard knew that these trolls would be of little use against the fire-breathing demons, but he hoped that these monsters would enhance the demon's first impression of him. He knew that he had the power to easily fight Ertu back to his home, but
The broken magic crystal instilled another thought in him.
That demon will be very useful.
When Ertu passed through the narrow doorway and entered the wizard's room, it suddenly stopped.
Due to the remote location of this tower, the demon expected that an orc or a giant would possess this broken magic crystal. He planned to threaten or deceive these low-intelligent creatures to obtain the artifact, but it saw a man in a robe.
A human, or rather a mage, caused its plan to be terminated.
"Welcome, powerful demon." Kessell said politely and bowed deeply. "Welcome to my humble home."
Ertu roared in rage and began to advance, filled with resentment and jealousy of the smug mage, forgetting the consequences of doing so.
Clinshinibon reminded it.
A sudden flash of light began to flicker from the four walls of the tower, causing the image of Er to be shrouded in light like twelve suns in the desert. Intense pain struck, and the demon stopped and turned its sensitive eyes. This light was very
It soon dissipated, but Ertu stood still, not daring to make any rash move towards the wizard.
Kessell smiled proudly, and the Shattered Demon Crystal supported him as always, even in front of this powerful demon.
Overflowing with confidence, he spoke to the devil again, this time his tone became much more serious.
"You are here to get this, right?" He took out the broken magic crystal from his robe. Ertu's eyes narrowed, staring at the thing he had longed for for a long time.
"You can't get it," Kessell said bluntly, putting it back under his robe again.
"This is mine, I found it, and it won't recognize your right to own it!" Kessell's fatal flaw in his personality - his stupid pride always pushed him down a path that was sure to be tragic.
He constantly taunts the helpless demon.
"Enough!" A feeling in his heart warned him, and he guessed that the sound came from the broken magic crystal.
"This is none of your business!" Kessell roared back. Ertu looked around the room for a while, thinking about who this ignorant mage was talking to. Obviously, those trolls were not talking to him.
The master spoke to him. As a precaution, the demon used several detection spells. He was afraid of the presence of invisible attackers.
"You are mocking a very dangerous enemy." Demon Crystal Broken insisted.
"Although I protect you from demons, you are destroying the relationship between a valuable ally!"
Just like the normal communication between Clinshinibon and the mage, it led this stupid, short-sighted and arrogant mage to see new possibilities.
Kessell decided to give in, which would be beneficial to both him and the devil.
Ertu thought about its dilemma. It couldn't kill this rude human, at least not with the help of the broken magic crystal, although the demon liked this action very much.
And it cannot accept leaving here without getting the broken magic crystal, which is the only thing it has longed for for a long time.
"I have a suggestion. This is an agreement that is beneficial to you." Kessell changed his attitude and said in a seductive tone, his eyes avoiding the devil's gaze that wanted to kill him.
"Stand beside me and become the commander of all my armies! With you leading the way, the power of Clinshinibon, and me, Akar Kessell, behind me, this army will be able to sweep across the North in no time.
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"You want me to work for you?" Ertu smiled. "You can't control me, a weak and stupid human being!"
"You misjudged the situation," Kessell was furious. He wanted to use the power of the broken magic crystal to tear this demon's entity in the world to pieces and drive him back to the abyss. However, the hint given by the broken magic crystal to him was too powerful.
He could only retort:
"Think about it, this is not service, but joining a battle that can destroy and conquer everything! You will have my highest respect, powerful demon, you are not serving me, and I will not be arrogant enough to think that I am enough
Be your master."
Clinshinibon guided Kessell in his mind, and Ertu's now less hostile hostility showed that he had some interest in the mage's proposals.
"Think about the rewards you can get in the future," Kessell continued. "Judging from your lifespan, humans will not live long. When Akar Kessell is no longer in the world, who will get the broken magic crystal?"
Ertu smiled evilly, yes, he has been waiting for it for a million years, why should he care about this mere few decades, let alone
He understood the nature of the broken magic crystal and knew that Kessell's end would soon come to an end.
The powerful Balor Balrog bowed in front of the wizard: "How can I refuse such a generous offer?" the demon said in his frightening, harsh voice that was not of this world. "Let me see what happened in our glorious conquest."
There is something about the path, mage."
Kessell almost danced with joy. His army was finally truly completed.
He got the commander of his army.
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Imric and Drizzt set out for the Spine of the World the next day. This huge mountain range that tore apart Luskan and Icewind Dale contained countless cold-type monsters, and the white dragon was one of them.
"Further ahead is the territory of the white dragon." Drizzt said to Imric in the cold wind.
The Lord of Ice - White Dragon Vasalis, an old white dragon. His name resounded throughout the ten towns in Icewind Valley, and many dragon-slaying warriors who came here as well as the frost giants living in the Spine of the World did not mention it.
This white dragon strangled, he built his own lair in the tundra high in the icy Spine of the World, and often attacked the caravans heading to Icewind Dale through the tundra road to collect treasures.
Imric's target is this white dragon. Although the opponent has reached the stage of an old dragon, the white dragon is much weaker than other true dragons. The most powerful red dragon among the five-color dragons, even if it is only
Even in the adult dragon stage, he can defeat an old white dragon. Even without Drizzt's help, Imric is confident in hunting this true dragon on his own.
The challenge level of the old white dragon reaches level 15, but their low IQ and meager warlock bloodline make their spellcasting ability extremely weak. Unless this old white dragon is a genetically mutated law-loving dragon, it will not be easy for Imrik.
Said there was no threat.
The so-called paraphilia refers to some mutants among real dragons. They often have severe mental illness and cannot stay at home like other giant dragons and rely on sleeping to increase their strength. Instead, they are extremely interested in magic.
Even if he is willing to extend his growth time, he must squeeze out magic power to learn the secrets of arcane magic.
The black dragon in [Twilight Star] is a typical law-loving person. As an adult dragon, he has a wizard level of up to level seven or above, which is extremely rare among lazy true dragons.
But don’t think that these law-loving true dragons are necessarily a good thing. There is a reason why true dragons do not pursue a part-time mage career. Every true dragon is a natural caster. Even if they do not learn the secrets of arcane magic, they will grow older as they age.
As time goes by, they can also learn the secrets of advanced magic without a teacher. A golden dragon that has never received arcane training can become a level 19 warlock as long as it sleeps naturally until it reaches the ancient dragon stage.
, this is something that a weak race like human beings cannot imagine.
However, those true dragons who are addicted to law, due to excessive study of magic, have greatly delayed their growth rate, even more than twice the time of normal dragons. As a result, they are likely to die young before reaching the stage of ancient dragons. This is why
Many dracolich's predecessors were law-loving true dragons. Their own obsession with arcane magic and age restrictions allowed them to abandon the glory of true dragons and transform themselves into disgusting undead creatures.
Therefore, true dragons do not bother to study spells at all. Although if they are true dragons of the same age, true dragons with the mage profession will be more powerful and have more spell slots, but as one of the most powerful races in Faerun,
This is simply unnecessary.
In order to prevent this old white dragon from having a rare addiction to law, Imric enlisted the help of Drizzt. In fact, before coming, Imric even purchased a huge dragon-slaying weapon, a weapon full of concavities.
Once the giant sword is inserted into the body, it will cause unstoppable bleeding wounds. Imrik has also cursed it with the fifth-ring spell [Constant Magic], which can give various negative conditions.
"With this sword, I think I can kill that white dragon by myself."
Drizzt is holding a big sword in his hand. Although Drizzt's own scimitar is also an extremely sharp advanced weapon, when facing a huge creature like a true dragon, you must use a special weapon that can cause a large number of wounds.
This is also the experience passed down by many dragon slayers.