Gray dwarves, stone giants, fire giants, snakemen, troglodytes, minotaurs, constructs, basilisks, oozes, armored monsters, simulacra, water elves, lightning lizards, xorns, scavengers, earth giants, fungus men, mind flayers, dark elves, githyanki, as well as various dragons, elementals, demons, devils, and celestial creatures...
As he went deeper and deeper into the underground maze, Zuo Si finally realized that besides himself, the "Mad Mage" Halaster Black Robe was the number one "Pokémon Master" in the continent of Faerun.
The number and types of native and alien creatures collected by this guy are simply too numerous to count.
Some of them were so rare that even he had only read about them by chance in some ancient books in Candlekeep.
Of course, based on the principle that what's yours is mine and what's mine is still mine.
Zuo Si killed a large number of monsters along the way and also made countless creature cards.
Even the [Mystic] profession was upgraded from LV5 to LV6, and gained a sixth-ring spell slot and a divine spell slot.
In addition, the agility and strength attributes are also slightly improved due to the continuous absorption of life energy.
[Name: Zuo Si (Sos)]
[Race: Human]
[Strength: 10+7 (17)]
[Agility: 11+7 (18)]
【Constitution: 15+7 (22)】
[Perception: 19+4 (23)]
[Intelligence: 18+5 (23)]
[Charm: 13 (I miscalculated last time, but since the chapter is locked and cannot be modified, I will correct it here)]
[Planeswalker——LV7]
[Creator (Mimicry Effect)——LV11]
[Mage/Mystic (Mimicry Effect)——LV5/LV6]
[Priest (Voter Reward)——LV5]
[Spell slots (including equipment and arranged from low to high): 9/9/6/5/4/3]
[Divine Spell Slots: 9/8/7/6/5/4]
Obviously, with the support of the [Spell Enhancement Headband] and the [Sharp Spell Storage Ring] strengthened by the God of Knowledge Oghma, Zuo Si's daily spellcasting volume has reached a level that is enough to make other spellcasters of the same level envious and jealous.
The newly acquired six-ring arcane and divine spells greatly enriched his number of spells, as well as the tactics he could choose in battle.
Especially the sixth-ring magic [Activate Items], which can directly bring weapons and shields to life and automatically attack and defend.
In a melee, activating one or two inconspicuous gadgets such as daggers and throwing knives to launch sneak attacks can often have unexpected effects.
In addition, strengthening magic such as [Bear's Tenacity] and [Bull's Strength] can finally evolve from a single unit to a group.
That is to say, you can use it once to add more than a dozen people around you.
The sixth-ring magic [Heroic Banquet] can even create a table full of rich and delicious food out of thin air.
Anyone who has eaten or drunk anything will immediately be freed from negative status and will be immune to most toxins and fear emotions for up to twelve hours, keeping the morale of the entire team high and even achieving an effect similar to "fake life".
As for the specific menu of the [Hero's Banquet], it can be reproduced according to the caster's own memory of the most delicious food he has ever eaten.
In other words, Zuo Si can directly create high-end dishes that take ten hours or even several days to prepare out of thin air.
With this magical power, things like cooking can be eliminated once and for all.
Of course, the effect of the six-ring magic is so amazing, so the arcane magic will naturally not be much worse.
[Anti-magic Force Field] can instantly eliminate all spell effects within a three-meter radius, and even suppress magical items so that they cannot function normally. Even summoned creatures will be affected.
Thinking of casting spells within this range is basically a daydream.
But Zuo Si discovered that the creatures summoned from the Planeswalker cards were immune to the [Anti-Magic Field].
This means that he can summon a large number of creatures first in the battle between spellcasters.
Then release the [Anti-Magic Force Field] with itself as the center, completely destroying all the magic protection on the opponent at close range, and then defeat or even kill it with summoned creatures.
In addition, a series of powerful spells such as [Chain Lightning], [Trigger], [Bigbait High Five], [Disintegration], [Petrification], and [Tamsen Transfiguration] have also been added to the optional range.
Among them, [Tansen Transformation] is basically equivalent to a smaller version of [God of War Possession].
It can provide the caster with an additional four points of Strength, Agility, and Constitution attributes.
At the same time, you will gain physical defense as strong as a warrior of the same level, as well as a lot of skills and combat experience in the use of weapons.
Of course, the price is to temporarily lose all spellcasting abilities and completely start thinking like a warrior.
However, Zuo Si already has a better choice, so he will not consider using [Tansen Transformation] for the time being.
Just the opposite!
After he learned the [Anti-Magic Field], he immediately turned his attention to [Trigger] and [Dissociation].
The former is one of the wizard's signature magics. He can set the conditions and the spell he wants to release in advance, and then when the conditions are met, the spell will be automatically triggered without any spells or gestures.
Generally speaking, the triggering conditions are nothing more than saying a command yourself, or being attacked or injured.
Spells will remember some protective magic, as well as teleportation magic like [Door] that can instantly transfer oneself to a safe place.
The general principle is to save your life first.
No wizard would use [Trigger Spell] to release offensive magic, because that would definitely be because they think they are not dying fast enough.
Although [Dissociation Technique] is not as practical as [Trigger Technique], it can be used to destroy many things that are difficult to destroy by ordinary means.
For example, a force field effect like [Wall of Force], or something as hard as a Lich's Life Box.
Zuo Si felt that if he could fight his way all the way to the bottom of the ground maze, his spellcasting level would have an 80% chance of breaking through twenty-one, officially becoming a legendary spellcaster with both divine and arcane spells.
Unfortunately, after entering the tenth floor, the dwarf Luger no longer knew the way, and the entire adventure team could only shuttle back and forth in the complex and ever-changing maze.
Initially, it is common to pass through a place repeatedly in no more than an hour.
Later, with Zuo Si's amazing observation and memory, he drew a rough map of the area and finally got out of the situation of getting lost.
Moreover, the number of dark elves and various undead creatures on this floor is quite large.
In just a few hours, they encountered more than a dozen sudden battles.
Even an abandoned temple to the spider goddess Lolth and a statue of the dark elf warrior god Selvetarm were discovered.
Next to the latter statue are eight petrified drow elves.
However, Zuo Si obviously did not have the time to help them unpetrify one by one, so he directly asked the Dragon Knight to swing his hammer to smash them all and convert them into mana.
Plus the breeding room for raising and hatching giant spiders...
It can be seen that there were obviously many dark elves living on this floor.
But later, due to unknown reasons, they had to retreat.
The remaining buildings, daily necessities and weapons are the best proof.
However, despite the retreat, the Dark Elves did not abandon their territory. Instead, they engaged in repeated tug-of-war battles with another force here.
It is common to see their patrols killing undead creatures roaming around in every corner at lightning speed.
After another brief battle with a drow patrol, the dwarves unceremoniously stripped the enemy of their most valuable weapons and armor and put them into Davian's dimensional bag.
Although these equipments with powerful and evil magical power have a huge flaw, that is, they will slowly disintegrate under the sunlight and eventually turn into a pile of metal powder.
But they are magical items after all, and both weapons and armor are mixed with a certain proportion of refined gold.
As long as it is brought back to Waterdeep, there will be countless gangs and thieves guilds that specialize in night operations willing to pay a high price for it.
A weapon can be sold for about three to four thousand gold coins, and non-reflective chain mail can be sold for more than eight thousand.
Because the enchantment level of these weapons is generally above +3, they can easily pierce most breastplates and are very suitable for sneak attacks and assassinations.
The protective power of the drow's fine gold chain mail is even far superior to the mithril chain mail made by the dwarves, and it is many times stronger than those fancy things made by Waterdeep's armor master, Hirmo.
Therefore, it is not surprising that it can be sold at a high price of 8,000 gold coins.
Ruger casually threw the naked body of the dark elf into the tunnel nearby, and immediately revealed a satisfied smile: "Not a bad harvest. The drow on the tenth floor are much richer than those on the upper floors. Look at these weapons, chain mail, and stealth cloaks, all of which are printed with family emblems."
"Having a family crest is not a good thing. It means that there is a very powerful family behind them. Especially this kind of magic forging technology that only the high-level blacksmiths of the dark elves know, it is not something that any small family can possess." The poet reminded in a low voice.
"I know. Last time, we were chased to the sixth floor by a team led by a damn drow priest. If we meet her again this time, we must settle the score with her." Ruger said gritting his teeth.
The dwarves are apparently a race that holds grudges and will never forget any enemy who has ever offended them.
"Come on. I don't want to run into that crazy woman and her crazy, evil minions again."
The halfling thief Korra panted and rolled her eyes in annoyance.
Needless to say, she was beginning to feel a little overwhelmed by this level of well-equipped dark elves.
After all, dark elves are not only very good at stealth and ambush, but they are also extremely vigilant.
If you are not careful during reconnaissance, you will be discovered and then besieged and in danger.
Just when the dwarf was about to say something, the huge spider statues that were originally standing on both sides suddenly came to life and pounced directly on the resting team.
"careful!"
The poet was the first to notice this scene, and he quickly got up from the ground and loudly warned everyone.
Just as he was about to get closer to Zuo Si to protect the most important spellcaster in the team, he immediately discovered that the entire hall was separated by an invisible force field wall.
You don't need to ask to know that this is the fifth-ring magic [Wall of Force] at work.
In desperation, the poet could only approach the dwarves and halfling thieves in the same area.
Davian, holding a shield and a flaming sword, blocked the attack of one of the animated spider statues.
"Come out, I know you're there."
Zuo Si raised his head and stared at the corner of the ceiling about ten meters above him.
Although the opponent used [Advanced Invisibility] to try to hide himself, he was easily seen through by [True Seeing].
"You actually saw through my [Advanced Invisibility]?"
Along with a slightly low male voice, a black shadow suddenly jumped down from overhead and landed steadily on the left side of the hall with a bang.
Through the dim light, everyone was able to see the attacker's true face.
This is a strange creature with a human upper body and hands, and a lower body completely grafted onto a giant scorpion.
In his hand he held a two-handed sword that shone with a cold light. He looked like a warrior, but he wore at least two magic rings on his fingers and had a magic wand at his waist.
"A talking monster?"
The dwarf used his shield to block the attack of the spider statue, his face full of shock and disbelief.
"No! This guy is not a monster, but a warrior and apprentice once employed by Halaster Black Robe. His name is Mural, a warrior and mage of a very high level." Zuo Si corrected expressionlessly.
Long before planning to come to the Underworld, he had already collected all the information related to the "Mad Wizard".
Especially those apprentices of Halaster Blackrobed.
"Hahaha! I can't believe that there are still people in this world who remember me. Young man, you have earned yourself a chance to live. Now, I give you two choices. One is to become my apprentice, and the other is to help me wipe out the dark elf family that invaded this layer - Evander."
Murar laughed and made an offer.
From his weird eyes and mental state, it can be seen that he has long been like the "mad wizard". His mind has been eroded by the long-term nodes of the magic network and has become extremely abnormal.
"How arrogant! Do you think you will definitely win?" Zuo Si asked meaningfully.
"Why, do you want to have a spell duel with me?"
Mular put away his giant sword and flexed his ten fingers eagerly.
Zuo Si smiled and shook his head: "Sorry, although it is a bit hurtful to say this, I still want to tell you that there will not be any magic duel, only a one-sided crushing of you by me."
As the last word came out of his mouth, he directly activated the magic card [Big Five] hidden under his wide sleeves.
The next second...
Bang! Clang!
This half-human, half-scorpion guy flew sideways and hit the wall not far away.
moment!
[Trigger] Activate! A layer of grayish-white stone skin instantly covered the huge body.
Obviously, Mular set the condition of his [Trigger Spell] to be attacked, and the chained spell was the fourth-level [Stoneskin].
As a warrior and a wizard, this protective magic can give you an advantage in close combat.
It’s a pity that it’s of no use at all now.
Zuo Si didn't even let Davian rush forward to suppress the opponent, but casually threw out four powerful fireball cards.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Accompanied by terrifying white flames and explosions, Mural was instantly engulfed by the high temperature of over a thousand degrees Celsius.
Although Stoneskin can effectively resist physical attacks, it is completely useless against this kind of pure energy damage.
In severe pain, he had no choice but to activate the [Anti-Magic Force Field] in the magic storage ring in his hand, instantly making all magic completely ineffective on him.
Of course, the price of doing so is that he can no longer use any spells, potions, scrolls or other magical items, and even the stoneskin spell on his body has disappeared.
"Good judgment. It seems that the mad wizard's apprentice is not completely useless." Zuo Si commented with a raised corner of his mouth.
Because if the opponent hadn't used the [Anti-Magic Field] just now, he would have used the numerous spell cards at hand to bombard him to death.
But now, we need to change our strategy a little bit.
"Damn you little brat! I'm going to kill you!"
Seeing the severe burns and even carbonized parts of his body, Mular's anger was completely ignited, and he rushed forward waving a two-handed sword.
Because he is half human and half scorpion, he not only possesses a sharp magic weapon, but also a poisonous stinger behind his butt.
It was with this tactic of [Anti-Magic Force Field] plus close combat that Mural was able to kill those high-level mages and priests time and time again, and repel the invasion of the tenth floor by the dark elf family - Evander.
But unfortunately, he obviously chose the wrong opponent this time.
Zuo Si knew that the anti-magic force field could eliminate all magical effects, so he directly chose to summon creatures.
Before Mural could get within five meters, an elemental creature made entirely of boiling magma appeared out of nowhere, completely blocking his way like a wall.
Boom!!! As soon as the giant lava element appeared, it punched down fiercely.
This is different from the stone element's powerful attack method that crushes everything.
Because its body is semi-liquid, when the fist hits it, it will instantly turn into boiling magma and splash everywhere.
Although Muralne retreated several meters decisively with his keen sense of danger, his body was still covered with a large amount of splashing lava, and he couldn't help but let out a painful howl.
If his transformation into a half-human, half-scorpion form had not greatly increased his vitality and magic resistance, he would have probably fallen to the ground seriously injured by now.
"You want to use the anti-magic field against me? You are so naive! And because of the anti-magic field, you can no longer use any spells. You can only fight with the giant lava element in this not-so-spacious half of the hall. The so-called "trapping oneself in a cocoon" should be a similar situation."
Zuo Si simply sneered and turned his sarcasm to the maximum.
The antimagic field lasts ten minutes per caster level.
This means that once released, with Mural's spellcasting level, it will last for at least two hours.
It is almost equivalent to destroying one's own wizard level and all the magical items on one's body with one's own hands.
But there is nothing we can do about it.
Because if the anti-magic force field had not been used, Mular would have been killed by the massive spell bombardment.
But if he uses it, a large number of summoned creatures will be waiting for him.
It's nothing more than choosing a way to die that you like, there is no essential difference.
Although Mural can make the anti-magic field disappear by canceling it himself.
However, he had already been entangled by the giant lava element. Once the anti-magic force field was cancelled, he would immediately be bombarded with fierce spells. He would have no time to chant spells, nor would he have time to perform those complicated spell casting movements.
Zuo Si could see that none of the apprentices like the "Mad Mage" Halaster Black Robe were normal people at all.
In other words, all normal people are dead.
Without exception, the rest went crazy under the influence of the magic network nodes.
It’s just that some manifestations are more obvious, while others seem normal, but in fact their thoughts and cognition have undergone changes that ordinary people cannot understand.
It is said that some apprentices successfully escaped from the underground maze, but in the end they returned inexplicably.
It is difficult to judge whether this was due to some powerful charm-suggestion magic used by Halaster Black Robe on him, or whether he was summoned by the magic network node.
作为地脉迷城第十层的领主，穆拉尔显然从未遭受过这样的羞辱，再加上熔岩元素的攻击让周围环境温度快速提升，整张脸顿时变得通红，两只眼睛更是迸射出愤怒的光芒。
但是很可惜，现在的他也只能无能的狂怒了。
因为这个被黑暗精灵遗弃的大厅内，并没有任何传送门跟暗道。
唯一的出口也被释放的力墙术堵死。
活了一千多年的穆拉尔，完全无法接受在一场法术对抗中，自己竟然被一个看上去十多岁的男孩玩弄于股掌之上。
他甚至无法理解为什么对方可以在一瞬间释放出【比格拜飞击掌】。
这可是一个标准的六环法术，如果是超魔技巧——法术瞬发的话，需要原地提升四环，至少得消耗一个十环法术位！
凡是拥有九环以上法术位的人，有一个算一个都百分之百是传奇法师。
除此之外，左思还在不到一秒钟的时间里，连续释放了四个法术强效的火球。
所有这一切都彻底颠覆了穆拉尔对于费伦现有魔法体系的认知。
他现在的脑子非常乱，而且还有些发懵。
结果一个不小心，被巨型熔岩元素逮到机会，一巴掌将其狠狠拍打在地面上。
伴随着砰地一声闷响，滚烫的岩浆覆盖了巨大的蝎子身躯。
“啊啊啊啊啊！！！！！！”
无法忍受的剧痛终于让穆拉尔忍不住发出撕心裂肺的惨叫，像疯了一样拼命抖动身体想要从岩浆里爬出来。
不过熔岩元素并没有给他这个机会，紧跟着又是一巴掌。
短短几秒钟的功夫，这位“疯法师”海拉斯特·黑袍的学徒就两眼一翻当场疼晕过去。
趁着对方还没有咽气，左思毫不客气掏出一张卡空白卡牌将其封印。
【生物牌：半蝎人（进行过魔法改造）——战士兼法师】
【LV7多色卡牌（可升级）】
【卡牌品质：珍贵】
【效果：召唤一名叫做穆拉尔的法师兼战士为旅法师服务。
他拥有LV14战士/LV17法师的职业等级，掌握许多高阶战斗技巧和最高九环法术位，并随身携带大量魔法物品。
尤其是手中的+4【坚石之剑】，不仅可以使持有者每天释放三次【解除石化】，同时在命中时还有一定几率将目标永久性石化。
穆拉尔能够听懂你说的任何一种语言，并服从你所下达的每一个命令，直至被杀死或取消召唤为止】
【使用该卡牌需要支付十点白色、两点黑色法力值和十三点蓝色法力值，亦或是二十五点通用法力值】
【当穆拉尔被杀死之后，该卡牌自动进入墓地等待重生，时间为十五天】
好家伙！ 居然还是个传奇角色！ 看着瞬间下去一大半的法力值，还有这张卡卡牌的详细说明，左思脸上的表情变得十分精彩。
他万万没料到，这个半人半蝎的疯法师学徒，竟然真的是个“魔武双修”的奇葩。
而且两个职业等级还是如此的接近！ 按照费伦大陆的传统观念，一个生物如果其所有职业加在一起的总等级达到乃至超过二十一，就相当于是跨过传奇的门槛。
虽然大部分高等级的职业者都会或多或少的选择一些兼职，来增加自己应对各种危险跟复杂局面的能力。
但总体来说，基本都是战士兼职战士类职业，施法者选择施法职业，绝对不会轻易去跨界。
那样的话，不仅会浪费大量的时间跟精力，同时还会导致在战斗方式和战术安排方面出现两种截然不同的理念冲突。
最重要的是跨界兼职的效果，往往还不如那些专注提升一个职业得到的好处更多。
其中法师就是最典型的例子。
同样的总等级，当一名法师跨过传奇门槛开始研究更为强大的传奇魔法时，同等级的兼职法师却还只能掌握六环魔法，完全就是得不偿失。
不过考虑到穆拉尔最初就是一名受到海拉斯特·黑袍雇佣的战士，属于半路出家学魔法。
而且在地脉迷城中待了差不多一千年，能把法师等级提升到LV17也相当合理。
只可惜，他犯了跟死灵大法师阿斯塔一样的原罪，那就是傲慢。
尤其是像地脉迷城这种完全封锁了预言系魔法，在开战前根本无法得到对手任何信息的情况下，动手前应该更谨慎一些才对。
可这家伙倒好，稍微言辞刺激一下，自己就从头顶天花板那么好的位置落了下来。
否则的话，躲在上边多加持点高阶防护系魔法，左思短时间内拿他还真没有什么太好的办法。
将穆拉尔制作成卡牌之后，左思先是立刻给熔岩元素下达命令，让其帮助龙裔骑士解决了一个活化雕像。
紧跟着破坏力墙后，又帮助队友解决了另外一个活化雕像。
战斗结束，遭到活化雕像反复打击、感觉全身上下都要散架的矮人，一屁股坐在地上，气喘吁吁的咒骂道：“狗屎！不管是海拉斯特·黑袍还是他的学徒，果然都是一群疯子。那家伙连个理由都没有就直接攻击了我们！”
“不，穆拉尔有很充分的理由。他将地脉迷城第十层视作自己的领地，而疯法师就是他所效忠的主人。从进入这一层开始，他就把我们视作了跟黑暗精灵一样的入侵者，发动攻击也就成了理所当然的事情。”左思耸了耸肩膀解释道。
按照在烛堡中看到某位大法师笔记的说法，任何在靠近魔网节点附近的人，都会被放大内心跟潜意识中的欲望。
海拉斯特·黑袍本人的表现就是疯狂搜集各种各样的怪物，建造一座又一座的传送门，让地脉迷城无限制的扩张。
那些长时间反复进入地脉迷城的冒险者，则表现出了对于冒险本身和财富的执着。
相比之下，穆拉尔把第十层视作自己的领地，不允许任何人靠近，应该也都是同样的情况。
“领地？”
半身人盗贼蔻拉难以置信的瞪大了眼睛。
左思轻轻点了下头：“是的，领地。
别忘了，在深水城出现以前，是海拉斯特·黑袍率先发现了这里，并亲手建造了一座城堡和庞大的地下迷宫。
所以按照无主之地先占先得的原则，疯法师才是这片土地的真正领主。
我想也正是因为这一点，所以深水城的贵族和统治者，对待他的态度始终都非常讳莫如深。”
“我的老天！你说得好有道理！难怪地脉迷城跑出来的怪物造成了好几次惨案，但深水城却一点都没有追究的意思。原来疯法师才是深水城真正的主人，而深水城本身更像是非法占有了这片土地。”诗人用力揉搓着自己的脸大声呼道。
“摩拉丁在上！这简直是我这辈子听到最恐怖的事情了。如果海拉斯特·黑袍依照法律程序向正义神殿提出申诉，那么他完全有可能把所有人从深水城极其周边的土地上赶出去。”矮人满脸凝重说出了最糟糕的结果。
由于正义之神提尔教会本身拥有立法、执法和审判的职能，所以深水城的法律基本都是由他们来掌管。
而这些人最典型的特征就是铁面无私。
所以如果真的发生这样的情况，他们完全有可能做出有利于“疯法师”的判决。
“我倒是觉得这种可能性不大。毕竟海拉斯特·黑袍真正看中的只有这座地脉迷城，对于地表之上的城市没有任何兴趣。不然的话，他当初在深水城刚刚建立的时候就会驱逐所有定居者。更何况，他现在疯的这么厉害。”
半身人蔻拉也跟着发表了自己的看法。
诗人立刻反驳道：“不！你不懂！这不是什么可能性之类的问题，而是深水城本身就建立在非法占有他人土地的基础上。这也就意味着，所有由深水城官方签发的地契也都等同于一张废纸。”
矮人无所谓的摊了摊手：“那又怎么样？反正我又没打算在深水城买房定居。等赚够了钱，我就回到矮人的矿坑里去享受着美酒和美食，舒舒服服过完后半辈子。”
“我觉得深水城领主们肯定早就跟疯法师达成了不可告人的秘密协议。”
“嗯——这倒是有可能。”
就在几人说话的功夫，一群黑影迅速将整个大厅包围起来。
由于脚步异常轻盈且没有发出半点声音，所以队伍中的大多数人都没有察觉到。
只有得到幽影军团提醒的左思，不动声色偷偷用眼角余光注视着这些突然冒出的黑暗精灵。
跟之前那些四五人一组的小型巡逻队不同。
他们加在一起大概有二十个人左右，而且还搭配有数量不低的牧师和法师。
If nothing unexpected happens, it should be the dark elf family that Mural mentioned that invaded this level - Evander.
After all, the underground maze is directly connected to the underworld.
When Halaster Blackrobed first occupied this place, he inflicted heavy damage on the dark elves and gray dwarves who tried to occupy this area.
As an extremely arrogant, proud, evil and cruel race, how could the dark elves tolerate this?
Over the years, they have been trying to find ways to take revenge.
Of course, directly facing a powerful and crazy legendary wizard is not a good idea.
Therefore, some families began to actively infiltrate the underground maze, wanting to seize the Skull Port on the third layer and completely open up the connection with the landmark world.
But unfortunately, these plans failed due to Murar's obstruction.
Just look at the dark elf-style decorations and buildings around and you'll know that they once established a stable stronghold here.
Therefore, the strange situation on the tenth floor is most likely the result of hundreds of years of repeated struggles between Mural and several dark elf families.
What a bunch of idle and annoying guys...
Zuo Si complained in his heart.
He simply couldn't imagine why he wasted so much time on such a meaningless fight.
When more than twenty dark elves were in ambush, the leading woman immediately made a series of very obscure sign languages.
After seeing this scene, the men holding the powerful crossbows immediately poisoned the crossbow arrows with extremely skilled movements, then raised them up, aimed at their respective targets and pulled the triggers at the same time.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! With the sound of piercing the air, ten poisoned arrows with enchantment level +3 flew straight towards the five people in the hall.
On average, each person got two.
Unfortunately, when these arrows were about to hit the target, they were all blocked by an invisible wall.
It is still [Wall of Force].
When dealing with purely physical attacks, this fifth-ring arcane magic is always a god-like existence.
"Mage!"
The leading woman immediately shouted in the unique language of the dark elves.
The robed man next to him immediately began to chant a spell, trying to release the sixth ring of [Dissociation] to destroy the wall of force.
But before he could complete the spell, he discovered that the magic power he had gathered with great difficulty suddenly and inexplicably decreased a lot.
Ultimately, the spell structure could not be completed and it failed as expected.
"This... How is this possible!" The male drow mage's face was full of shock.
Because he had lived for more than two hundred years, this was the first time he encountered such a situation.
"What's going on? What are you hesitating about?" The leading woman asked harshly, waving a snake-head whip.
Since the status of women is far higher than that of men in dark elf society, priestesses have unquestionable supreme leadership and can even execute men who annoy them at will.
The wizard hurriedly explained: "No! It's not me who is dawdling! It's some kind of force that is interfering with the spellcasting!"
"Shut up! Lowly man! I'll give you one more chance! If you still fail, then prepare to be fed to spiders." The leading woman threatened viciously.
The wizard didn't dare to talk back and immediately tried to cast the second [Dissociation Spell].
But the result was the same as before, the energy was reduced by more than half before the spell was even half cast.
Just when he was trying to explain, he suddenly found that he couldn't make any sound.
In fact, not only him, but also the female leader and other people around him could not make even the slightest sound.
Obviously, Zuo Si used the [Silence Spell] and some stones made of the Silence Spell to make all other places in the hall except the area around him silent.
In desperation, the dark elves could only begin to communicate using sign language.
Fortunately, their sign language has long developed into a complex and complete system that can even completely replace speech.
The only problem is…
Zuo Si, already under the double protection of Davian and the dwarf defenders, began to chant spells in a low voice.
In just a few seconds, a magical darkness that even darkvision could not penetrate covered the entire area.
Three-ring magic——[Deep Darkness].
The characteristic of this spell is just as it is showing now, it will completely eliminate all light within a radius of nearly 20 meters.
As a result, even the drow who were accustomed to living in the dark inevitably became blind.
Combined with the previous silencing technique, it basically deprives the opponent of all possibilities of communication.
For most organisms, this is equivalent to completely cutting off their perception of their surroundings.
And without being able to see or hear anything, no one knows what is happening in the darkness.
After waiting for a few minutes, Zuo Si used the [Daylight Spell] which was also a three-ring magic to dispel the magical darkness. Everyone was shocked to find that all the dark elves fell to the ground dead without exception, without a single wound on their bodies.
Out of curiosity, the halfling thief Korra immediately ran to a corpse and took a closer look. Soon, without looking back, she said, "This guy died of respiratory failure."
"respiratory failure?"
An expression of incomprehension appeared on the poet's face.
"Yes, it's respiratory failure. Even though it sounds incredible, they all suffocated themselves to death because they didn't breathe for a long time. All dark elves are the same."
Korra gave her own judgment with certainty.
"Soth, what did you do to them?" the poet asked in an uncertain tone.
Zuo Si smiled and replied, "It's very simple. I used a method to make them lose the strength to breathe, so they all suffocated to death."
Obviously, the real situation was that he took advantage of the enemy's loss of awareness of the surroundings and ordered the Shadow Legion to attack, easily killing all the dark elves.
Because he calculated that the drow, who were used to moving in the dark, absolutely could not carry magical items and props such as [Daylight] that could create strong light.
And because they can't hear or see, they don't know what's happening to other people around them.
By the time countless shadows touched him, it was already too late.
The mages didn't even have time to cast protective magic on themselves, and the priests also didn't have time to cast protection against evil.
"Alas - it is truly enviable to be able to master the power of both divine arts and arcane arts at the same time." The poet couldn't help but sigh.
Although he is also an arcane spellcaster, his spell list is far less comprehensive than that of a wizard.
In particular, they were unable to learn the incredibly powerful Shaping and Necromancer magics, resulting in a serious lack of means of attack.
"There's no need to be envious. Since you can become a bard, you can definitely become a wizard through learning. What's more, there are many academies that specialize in teaching magic in Waterdeep. You can definitely give it a try." Zuo Si encouraged with a smile.
"Do you think I have the talent to become a wizard?" The poet's eyes lit up slightly.
Zuo Si thought for a moment and replied, "It will be no problem for you to learn at least the third level of magic. By then, whether it's fireball or lightning, they can make up for the lack of lethality of your spells."
"I see! Thank you for your advice. I'll find a magic academy to enroll in when I return from this adventure." There was a hint of gratitude in the poet's tone.
While the two were talking, the dwarf Ruger and Korra had already stripped all the equipment off the dark elves.
The former threw two spell books over and said with a grin, "Sos! Take a look at how many spells are written on this thing. I heard that a wizard's spell books are very valuable."
"Don't be impatient. Deciphering and identifying a spell book is a delicate job. Let's find a relatively safe place first."
With an agility of 18 points, Zuo Si caught the two books easily, with a hint of anticipation in his eyes.
He had heard that the dark elf wizards in the Underdark had created some very unique magic.
(End of this chapter)