Late at night, at the door of a house in the Athkatla Bridge area.
Rain was carefully using her [Mystical Vision] to observe the magical auras that ordinary people could not see.
After confirming which places were safe and repeatedly which places were covered with extremely terrifying lethal spells, he gently tapped the hidden runes near the door lock.
moment!
The door that was originally tightly closed opened automatically with a click.
Without any hesitation!
She directly pulled out a valuable "Thief's Stone" from her pocket and approached the dark door.
Immediately afterwards, the hidden teleportation spell was triggered, wrapping up the entire person.
Due to the magical shielding, the energy fluctuations emitted by the transmission did not disturb the induction barrier set up by the Masked Mages Guild in this city.
In the blink of an eye, Rain returned from Athkatra to her base under Calimshan.
To be precise, it is the lair of Shangela, the Lord of Symbols.
At this moment, this powerful legendary lich was sitting at a table, looking at the information just delivered by his subordinates with great interest.
After a full minute, he asked without turning his head, "You came all the way here through the secret portal. Do you have any important progress to report to me?"
"Yes, mentor. I have successfully controlled the Emerald Society and successfully concluded an alliance with Soth. This is some knowledge about the other world that I obtained from him through an exchange not long ago."
As she spoke, Rain took out the notebook from her bosom and presented it to him with both hands.
Needless to say, she had already used the past few days to read all the contents inside, and was even eager to learn and try out the techniques of making strange objects and magical items.
But unfortunately, as a summoned creature, she has lost the ability to upgrade her career level and various magical skills. She can no longer make herself stronger by learning various knowledge. She can only wait for her master Zuo Si to upgrade the card level.
This is why the "follower" cards, which have the ability to learn and upgrade their levels independently, are higher level than other summoned creatures.
It's a pity that Zuo Si, who is at the LV8 level of Planeswalker, has not yet learned the ability to create follower cards.
In other words, his "spark" wasn't strong enough.
"A notebook?"
As expected, Shangela became very excited and was obviously very interested in what was recorded in it.
After he took it, he didn't hesitate for even a second, and immediately opened it and read it carefully word by word.
With his powerful intelligence and the rich magical knowledge accumulated over hundreds of years, the lich quickly finished reading all the contents of the notebook, while his mind was working rapidly to understand the techniques he had never heard of before.
After about half an hour, Shangela finally burst into laughter without any warning: "Hahaha! Interesting! It's so interesting! It turns out that Soth's powerful ability to create magic items comes from a special profession called [Creator] in another world.
This profession can not only extract and shape various substances and energies, and then perform semi-permanent enchantments on them, but can even give magical items wisdom and soul.
As the name suggests, he is a genuine creator.
Unfortunately, most of the magical energy in this world is controlled by the magic network woven by the Goddess of Magic, and it is not easy to extract pure original energy.
But it doesn't matter, I can create an independent demiplane through magic…”
Looking at Shangela's slightly excited mental state, Rain knew that her master's sinister plan had succeeded.
Because she knew very well that her mentor was essentially a guy who liked to pursue excitement and novelty, completely different from most gloomy and indifferent liches.
So after getting that knowledge, I will try it regardless of the consequences.
If he fails to stop at the critical moment and accidentally obtains a creator level, this powerful Lord of Symbols will instantly lose all spellcasting abilities and become a pitiful creature on the chopping block to be slaughtered at will.
Of course, things would become even more interesting if Shangela then shared this knowledge with other Talisman Masters, causing them to also lose their ability to cast spells.
You must know that from the establishment of the Entanglement Symbol until now, except for the accidental death of the first generation of leaders that caused a brief chaos, it has always been the Symbol Masters who have plotted against others, and no one else has ever successfully plotted against the Symbol Master.
But now…
Zuo Si did this.
Not long after, Rain took the reward given to her by her mentor, a book containing the legendary magic [Mummy Dust], and returned to Athkatla by touching the portal rune.
This spell is a relatively simple entry-level spell among many legendary magics.
Any arcane or divine spellcasting profession with a spellcasting level of LV21 can easily learn and use it as long as they do not regard the Undead as an opposing faction.
As for [Mummy Dust], the effect is also very simple, which is to permanently create one or two large mummy warriors whose strength is close to that of legendary creatures, but the premise is that it cannot exceed the upper limit of undead creatures that the caster's own casting level can control.
You can also equip the mummy warriors with some magic weapons and armor, turning them into loyal bodyguards, guards and thugs.
Needless to say, the reason why Shangela gave such a book to his most trusted disciple was to prepare him for the final step.
Unfortunately, he had no idea that Rain had already lost the possibility of taking the last step.
Unless Zuo Si is willing to spend a lot of mana to upgrade the cards, he will always be stuck at the final stage.
…
At the same time, far away in the "deep sea" seventeen layers underground in Waterdeep City, Erron was leading a troop arriving on an astral spaceship and was launching a fierce attack on the stronghold established by the "mortal enemy" Mind Flayer.
Countless slaves were burned to charred corpses under the red dragon's flames!
The mind flayers that controlled them were also chopped into pieces one after another by the knight's silver sword, and finally turned into lifeless corpses lying on the ground.
Without a doubt!
This is a revenge action specially organized by the Githyanki in retaliation for the mind flayers destroying their nursery base built in the star port.
Unfortunately, no one knew that the so-called Mind Flayer destroying the starport base was just a lie carefully fabricated by Erron.
The real "culprit" Zuo Si had already left Waterdeep and returned to Amn.
After all living creatures in the stronghold were slaughtered, the Githyanki immediately began searching around, as if looking for something.
After about ten minutes, a senior Red Dragon Knight in the lead cursed in a low voice with a gloomy expression: "Damn it! The lost silver sword is not here! It must have been taken to a deeper place by those Mind Flayers."
"What should we do? Should we continue chasing? With our limited military strength, I'm afraid the success rate of conquering a large Mind Flayer city controlled by the Mastermind won't be very high."
Another relatively young knight asked back in an uncertain tone.
The senior knight in the lead thought for a moment and quickly shook his head: "We can't continue chasing. Our goal is to regain control of the star port and the sixteenth floor. Now we have exceeded the mission. The rest of the matter will be left to the professional Silver Sword Retrieval Team."
"Understood!"
The young knight immediately turned around and gave the order to the other warriors, psions, and other arcane spellcasters to retreat.
Not long after, they retreated back to the starport through the portal in an orderly manner.
Before boarding the magic ship and sailing to the astral realm, the senior knight did not forget to leave behind two knights and their red dragons, twenty warriors and psychic warriors, and four spellcasters as temporary guards.
As for Erron, the traitor, he was promoted to the supreme commander of the star port as expected.
Then, in the next few days, the Githyanki base in the astral plane quickly sent a batch of eggs from other bases in the material world.
Since it takes several years from incubation to growth, there are currently no corresponding instructors.
Looking at the star port that was operating again and the adult male red dragon assigned to protect the safety of the base, Erron showed a meaningful smile on his face, and quickly used the [Short Message Technique] to report everything that happened here to Zuo Si.
Not only that!
He also took advantage of his position to secretly build two two-way portals and hid one of them in his room.
As for the other one, you don't need to ask to know that it was specially prepared for Zuo Si.
When the latter comes to the Underworld next time, he can bring this portal back to the Mage Tower and achieve barrier-free teleportation between the two places.
In addition, Erron also took the opportunity to get close to those knights, psychic warriors and spellcasters with higher professional levels, so as to lower their guard and prepare for future poisoning.
If nothing unexpected happens, this starport base used by the Githyanki to hatch and raise offspring will soon become someone's property.
Similarly, after receiving the message, Zuo Si, who was far away in the Mage Tower of Askatra, immediately stroked his chin and revealed a playful smile, muttering to himself in a voice that only he could hear: "Has the starport resumed operation? The Githyanki are really quick. It seems that I have to take some time to go to the sixteenth floor of the Underworld."
"Master, the young woman you brought back woke up a few minutes ago and is now trying to break down the door."
The consciousness of the Mage Tower suddenly reminded through the mental connection.
"Finally woke up. The fainting effect and duration of this alchemical poison are really long." Zuo Si complained in a low voice.
I don't know who made the alchemical poison that Farthington Ronor fed to the wild elf. The dosage and effect are obviously problematic. It's simply too amateurish.
As a result, the latter remained in a coma for several days, like a puppet at the mercy of others.
At first, Zuo Si was planning to use the Chosen One's ability to absorb the toxin and wake it up, but before he could take action, he was interrupted by Isadora who came to ask him about magic. As a result, he simply forgot about it and left it to the little werewolves to take care of it, completely forgetting about it.
Because in the past two days, he had just used the reward obtained from the scroll of Netheril to successfully upgrade to a first-level archmage, and by permanently sacrificing a sixth-ring arcane slot, he gained the advanced arcane ability - [Form Control].
This ability allows the caster to gain powerful control over the manifestation and range of spells.
You can even create a completely unaffected area at the moment of casting a spell as needed to ensure that large-scale lethal magic does not accidentally hurt teammates.
Let's take the simplest example.
In the past, releasing the three-ring [Fireball] would directly cover a circular area with a radius of six meters, with no control or choice at all.
However, after possessing the archmage's advanced arcane ability - [Form Control], Zuo Si can freely change the fireball into cone-shaped, fan-shaped, column-shaped, diffuse, spreading, explosive and other shapes.
If there are teammates or summoned creatures within the range of the fireball, he can also use form control to make this small area completely free of fire.
And this ability can be applied to all arcane magic made into planeswalker cards.
Without a doubt!
[Morphology Control] is widely used in actual combat.
Especially in a narrow space, it is often possible to avoid harming one's own people while inflicting unimaginable damage to the enemy to the maximum extent possible.
It was because of his obsession with testing the limits of [Form Control] that Zuo Si ignored the wild elf still in the wizard tower.
But now that he was awake, he just wanted to talk to the other party about the topic of "revenge".
You have to know that the wild elves' values and inclinations towards good and evil are basically not much different from those of the barbarian tribes. They all advocate the primitive practice of an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
As for the laws enacted by the city and the country, they are usually completely ignored.
Following the spiral staircase inside the Mage Tower, Zuo Si quickly came from the upper level to the lower area.
Before they could get closer, they saw Fangus and other little werewolves gathered at the door, staring at the door that kept making loud noises and vibrations.
Unfortunately, all the doors in the Mage Tower have a layer of iron plate in the middle, and are stuck in the groove from top to bottom. They can only be opened or closed with the help of the tower's own independent consciousness.
If you want to force your way in, unless you have the strength of a giant, it is basically impossible to force your way through with brute force.
"Master, do you need our help?" Fangs asked eagerly.
It can be seen that she has learned a lot of fighting skills recently and is now looking for an opponent to test her strength.
But Zuo Si smiled and shook his head: "Forget it. This elf lady is not our enemy, so you and your companions should still do what you should do. Don't forget, the monthly exam will be in two days. If anyone fails, they will have to take compulsory tutoring for a week without any entertainment activities."
"Ah? Damn it! I would have forgotten if you hadn't mentioned it!"
The werewolf girl's face changed instantly. She didn't care about anything else and quickly ran towards her room.
The other little werewolves had similar reactions, with terrified expressions on their faces as if the world was coming to an end.
Of course, for these "primary school losers", the exam is really no different from the end of the world.
Reading and writing the common language is not difficult because at least there is a language environment around them. Plus, they are not very old, so it is not very difficult to learn.
But the performance in arithmetic was a complete disaster.
Except for a few smart ones, the rest could just about get by when learning addition and subtraction, but were instantly confused when it came to multiplication and division.
People like Fangus, who have put all their talents in combat, have to use their fingers every time they need to make slightly complicated calculations, and they wish they could take off their shoes and socks and use their toes as well.
As for geography and knowledge of plants and animals, they are taught by a hired ranger teacher.
Since it is not as abstract as mathematics, I have learned it quite well overall.
The so-called examination was a comprehensive assessment arranged by Zuo Si, which included both written and practical tests.
The best students will be rewarded with money, magic items, weapons, equipment, etc., while those who fail or rank last will be severely punished.
As an Earthling who had experienced terrible internal circulation, Zuo Si directly copied the methods he learned during his student days to the continent of Faerun and used them to teach these little werewolves.
If he didn't "roll" hard now while he was still a minor, how could he gain a foothold and become a strong man in this dangerous world in the future? Although the process of forced learning was painful, he believed that one day in the future, these little guys would thank him.
Because knowledge is something that no matter how much you learn, it is never too much, and you never know when it might come in handy.
Watching the little wolves run back to their rooms to prepare for the exam two days later, Zuo Si couldn't help but reveal a nostalgic and relieved smile on his face, and then shouted through the door: "Stop! Don't bang it! You can't break this kind of door. And I'm not your enemy. Why don't you save your energy and then we can talk face to face."
The banging sound on the door that was still going on a second ago suddenly stopped, and everything seemed to have returned to calm.
Seeing that the wild elf accepted his proposal, Zuo Si immediately gave the consciousness of the Mage Tower an order to open the door.
moment!
The tightly closed door slowly rose up under the influence of magic.
When they were halfway through the drive, a black bear over two meters tall suddenly rushed out and pounced towards Zuo Si.
Needless to say, this black bear must have been transformed from the wild elf.
All druids will gain a special ability called [Natural Transformation] when they reach level 5, which allows them to transform into various small and medium-sized animals.
Unfortunately, she obviously didn't know that she was in a wizard tower.
Attacking an arcane spellcaster in a mage tower is undoubtedly the most reckless and stupid thing to do.
What's more, Zuo Si's tower is an intelligent tower with independent consciousness and thinking ability.
Just as the black bear was about to rush over the threshold, a huge hand made of energy appeared out of nowhere and slapped the black bear hard on the head.
Bang! Bang! With a crisp sound and a violent impact, the black bear flew backwards for several meters and finally hit a solid wall.
The whole bear seemed to have been beaten stupidly. It sat on the ground for a long time without coming to its senses.
You don't need to ask to know that the Mage Tower just cast the sixth-ring magic [Big Bai Fei High Five].
Since the spellcasting problem of the smart tower was taken into consideration during the design, Zuo Si used his ability as a creator to carve a large number of advanced magic runes in the core area of the Mage Tower.
Therefore, when the Mage Tower confirms that a target is a threat, it will immediately draw energy and select the spell it thinks is most suitable for release.
fortunately!
[Big Bait High Five] Strictly speaking, it is not a damaging spell.
Therefore, the elf druid who transformed into a black bear did not suffer too serious injuries. He was just a little dizzy from the collisions and falls.
After a while, she recovered from the intense dizziness and stared at the short human who walked in from the door with her two pale yellow eyes.
"Okay, relax. Didn't I just say that I'm not your enemy? Besides, if I really wanted to do something to you, I would have done it while you were unconscious."
As Zuo Si spoke, he found a chair and sat down.
But in the eyes of "Fruikong", this is just an enlarged version of a black hamster.
He even reached out to rub the back of "Little Bear"'s head which had just been hit.
Maybe he sensed kindness, or maybe he found that the black bear he turned into was unable to do anything to the other party.
In short, the wild elf druid finally let down her guard, quickly canceled the natural transformation, and returned to the appearance of a petite girl. She carefully asked in a slightly stiff common language: "Where is this place? Who are you? Why did I fall into your hands?"
"My name is Soth. What you see is a wizard, and this is my wizard tower. As for why you are here, the answer is actually very simple. Farthington Ronor gave you to me as a gift."
Zuo Si did not hide anything and told the whole truth openly.
Through the second-ring magic [Detect Thoughts] that he had cast beforehand, he could clearly feel how nervous, frightened and helpless the elf girl in front of him was at the moment.
What just happened to be a black bear attack was actually a stress response caused by extreme fear.
"What? Are you in league with that despicable human?"
The elf girl instantly became extremely angry, with naked and undisguised hatred flashing from her eyes.
Zuo Si quickly waved his hand and explained, "No, I think you misunderstood. Giving you to me as a gift was just Farsington Ronor's personal behavior. He tried to please me in this way. Before that, I didn't even know him."
"Then you will let me go, right?" the elf girl asked tentatively in an uncertain tone.
"Of course. You are free to leave at any time.
But before that, I want to ask you, you don't want to go directly to Farthington Ronor to seek revenge, do you? If you do that, it's basically the same as committing suicide.
Although you have a certain druid level, you can even summon some animals and beasts to help.
But it is almost impossible to kill him with so many guards protecting him."
Zuo Si quickly and decisively exposed the other party's little tricks.
Since he had no scheming mind, he easily read the thoughts of the wild elf in front of him and the so-called "revenge plan".
"How did you know I was going to assassinate Farthington Roanol? Damn it! You were reading my mind!"
The elf girl suddenly woke up with a frightened expression on her face.
But Zuo Si shrugged his shoulders and said, "Relax, I have no ill will towards you, I just want to provide some help. After all, in my opinion, a man like Farthington Ronor who has committed so many evil deeds does not deserve to live in this world. But in return, I hope you will accept to work for me after you have completed your revenge."
"What kind of help can you provide? What is the so-called work?" the elf girl asked vigilantly.
Having been captured, she was obviously full of distrust towards humans.
Because Farthington Ronor's men had disguised themselves as injured adventurers to ask for help from the Wild Elf Tribe, and then turned against the Elf Tribe after receiving treatment, secretly adding a large amount of poison that could cause fainting into the food and water.
As a result, when they woke up, the entire tribe had become slaves locked in cages.
"I can provide some poison that is enough to knock down everyone in the Ronor family castle. All you have to do is find a way to put it into the water source. In addition, the content of the work is very simple. It is to teach some children infected with lycanthropy and select talented ones to be trained as druid apprentices. How about it, isn't this a bad deal?"
As he spoke, Zuo Si pulled out from his pocket a bottle of powerful neurotoxin extracted from his own body.
Unlike most toxins of its type which act quickly, this particular toxin acts very slowly.
It will remain dormant in the body for at least an hour or two before it manifests, and it only affects the brain, which serves as a nerve center.
And at the beginning of the attack, the only symptom is drowsiness.
But soon, this drowsiness will become so intense and unbearable that one will eventually fall to the ground uncontrollably and fall into a deep sleep.
If the antidote is not taken in time, or divine magic such as removing toxins is not used, the poisoned person's brain cells will soon begin to die in large numbers.
Even if they are rescued in the end, they will become idiots and mentally retarded.
In fact, as Zuo Si became the chosen one of Talona, the goddess of poison and disease, for a longer time, his understanding of poison and plague became more and more profound.
Because he himself is a huge library of research materials.
If it were put on Earth, it would surely make microbiologists and doctors ecstatic.
The elf girl stared at the bottle in Zuo Si's hand and quickly cast a zero-ring magic spell [Detect Poison].
moment!
She immediately sensed the terrible toxicity contained in the colorless and transparent liquid in the bottle. Her two emerald green eyes immediately began to shine, and she responded without hesitation: "Deal! You just give me this bottle of poison, and I will come back to work for you after I complete my revenge and rescue the other people in the tribe."
"It's settled then."
Zuo Si casually handed the whole bottle of poison to the other party.
The elf girl was overjoyed and immediately hugged it tightly in her arms, because it was her only hope to successfully take revenge on Farthington Ronor.
Just as she was about to leave the Mage Tower and head to the castle of the Ronor family, her stomach suddenly made a rumbling sound.
Immediately afterwards, an intense feeling of hunger that could not be described in words swept through my body.
All of a sudden, symptoms such as weakness, weak legs, and sweating all emerged.
You don't need to ask to know that this is completely due to hunger.
After all, he had been in a coma for several days, and apart from taking a small amount of honey water with the help of the little werewolf, he had basically not eaten anything.
Seeing the pitiful appearance of the elf girl who was holding the wall and swaying slightly, Zuo Si couldn't help but smile and shook his head. He directly cast the six-ring magic [Heroic Banquet] to summon a large table of sumptuous food and fine wine, and then made a gesture of invitation.
"Eat something before you go. Otherwise, in your current physical condition, you will probably pass out from hunger before you can walk far. Also, this is Askatra, the capital of Amn. If you don't want to get into trouble, you'd better take a shower and change your clothes. You should know that there are many extreme racists in this city who are full of malice and hatred towards the elves."
"Ying...hero banquet?!!"
Looking at the large table of food and drinks that suddenly appeared out of nowhere, the elf girl was so shocked that she couldn't close her mouth.
You should know that druids are also users of divine spells. Although their spell lists are slightly different from those of priests, they still have some understanding of divine spells of various levels.
Especially the spell [Heroes' Banquet] is so famous.
So much so that almost everyone wants to see and taste it in person.
But what the elf girl never expected was that she would get such an opportunity.
Just when she was about to say thank you, she suddenly realized that [Heroes' Banquet] was a sixth-ring divine spell, and Zuo Si had just said that he was a mage.
How can a wizard cast such a high level spell? !
But unfortunately, the girl had missed the best time to ask the question.
After performing the Hero's Banquet, Zuo Si turned around and returned to his own space on the upper floor of the Mage Tower to continue learning the seven-ring magic.
At the same time, I plan to start reading the contents of the second scroll of Netheril, and use the rewards from reading the scroll to continue to improve my [Archmage] level.
After all, although the [Mystic] profession is good, it can only be upgraded to LV10.
In other words, after reaching the eighth ring in "Sinnoh Dual Cultivation", one must start to reconsider the next advanced career plan.
The LV5 Archmage profession can help Zuo Si first raise his arcane spellcasting level to the level where he can cast nine-ring magic.
As for whether to continue to improve the mage profession or find another advanced profession in the future, we will decide when the time comes.
According to his own wishes, it would be ideal to use [True Necromancer] as a replacement for [Mystic].
After all, both are typical "Sinnoh dual cultivation", and the former can also obtain some additional spell power related to the necromancy.
It’s a pity that Talona doesn’t have the option of [Death Realm].
Just when Zuo Si was full of resentment about the optional domains of the Goddess of Poison and Disease, an idea suddenly flashed in his mind, and he suddenly remembered that Talona did not have the [Domain of Death], but the late God of Murder Baal did!
If he helps Talona seize Baal's priesthood and throne, then wouldn't he have the option of the [Realm of Death]?
As a "Plague Child" and a Chosen One, it's not too much to have an additional optional priest field, right? "It seems I have to find an opportunity to have a good talk with Talona..."
Zuo Si stroked his chin and muttered softly.
Just as he turned his eyes to the seventh-level magic [Simulation] recorded in the spell book, he suddenly received a short message in his mind.
The sender was none other than Ximamon, who had disappeared after reaching an agreement in Candlekeep.
The content is also very simple, just a simple time and place.
Without saying anything, Zuo Si immediately asked the little devil to perform the [divine magic].
After confirming that it was not an ambush targeting him, he quietly left through the secret door under the Mage Tower and followed the extensive sewers of Askatra to an inconspicuous house in the dock area.
Before I could knock on the door, the tightly closed door opened by itself, and a familiar female figure in a blue wizard robe walked out.
"Clarice?!"
Zuo Si immediately and accurately called out the other person's name.
As a person who, like the dragon, has maxed out the attributes of "holding grudges" and "revenge", he will never forget that it was this woman in front of him who teamed up with the Dragon Worship Cult to ambush him once.
Although he let the other party go in the end for the sake of the Zhentarim and Mansong, this did not prevent him from keeping a record of the matter in the "little notebook" in his heart.
"Hello, Lord Soth. Please come in. I have been waiting for you for a long time."
Clarice turned sideways to make way for the other party, while looking around vigilantly.
It can be seen that her nerves are very tense now, and she is always on the lookout for any suspicious signs.
There is no way! Because the Harper spies active in Amn happen to be the most extreme faction in the entire organization, and all kinds of assassinations, poisoning and other means emerge in an endless stream.
The number of men lost here each year alone accounts for one-tenth of the Zhentarim's casualties.
If you are not careful, you won't even know how you died.
When the two walked into the house, Clarice immediately relaxed a lot. She gestured to the thief who was lying in the peephole to observe the movements outside, then forced a smile and asked, "Are you leaving now or after nightfall? We have prepared a directional portal magic for you, and you can descend to the side of those Xirik Church believers at any time."
"I need to look at their information first."
Zuo Si made the request calmly.
"Of course! The list is here."
Without saying a word, Clarice handed over a "Death Note" that was as thick as two fingers.
Zuo Si merely touched the cover, and [Scholar's Touch] was immediately activated. Detailed information about the massacre list instantly appeared in his mind.
Just as agreed upon, these guys are all followers of that psychopath Xirik without exception.
And they are the craziest, most evil and most chaotic group.
Their unbridled expansion and power grabbing in Zhentil Keep angered the supreme leader Manshoon, so they were deliberately sent out to be dealt with secretly.
In the past, this kind of work was usually done by the chosen ones of the Goddess of Magic, such as Elminster.
Because Manshoon would deliberately design an ambush plan that seemed foolproof, and promised all kinds of benefits after returning successfully, and then encourage these guys to launch a moth-to-flame assassination.
By then, we can use the help of voters like Elminster to deal with all these internal instability factors.
Of course, it would be even better if one or two lucky people succeed.
However, with the rise of Cyric, this method has obviously become outdated.
After all, he has so many followers that even the dumbest idiot would be somewhat wary when seeing wave after wave of people going to die.
In comparison, Zuo Si, the Talona voter hiding in the dark, became the perfect candidate.
After all, since the goddess of poison and disease used to serve Baal, she is an absolute enemy of Cyric, who seized all the priesthoods of the "Three Gods of Death" during the turbulent years.
Moreover, Zuo Si himself had a very bad impression of the Church of Xirik.
In addition, the two sides have already formed a mortal feud, so there is no need to worry that they will secretly join forces to stab you in the back.
After roughly sorting out the noteworthy people on the list, Zuo Si immediately said, "I'm ready, start the transmission."
"Teleport? Now? Are you sure?" Clarice was obviously shocked by the decision.
As a wizard of a fairly high level, in her impression, spellcasters would often release a large amount of prophetic magic for detection before taking action, to ensure that all of the other party's secrets were uncovered, and only then would they choose to act at the right time.
But Zuo Si just touched the list without even looking at the contents.
Normally, this kind of reckless behavior should never happen to someone who is insidious and cunning and could be called a "dangerous person" by Mansong and Ximamon.
"Yes! I'm very sure. Don't dawdle, hurry up, I'm in a hurry." Zuo Si urged impatiently.
"No problem! Wait a moment!"
Clarice didn't dare to ask more questions, and immediately joined forces with another wizard stationed here to cast a spell on a circular archway engraved with magic symbols.
In the blink of an eye, a huge energy vortex appeared out of nowhere in the center of the door.
When the shape was completely stabilized, Zuo Si stepped over without hesitation.
In less than a second, he left the capital of Amn, Askatra, and appeared in a wild forest.
A group of about dozens of Xirik followers wearing the holy emblem of "Dark Sun" were gathered together to hang the corpses of several freshly killed people on wooden racks. Patterns filled with evil and filth were drawn on the ground with blood.
It is not difficult to judge from the strong breath of the abyss that they are trying to summon a powerful demon.
When they saw the portal, all these guys were stunned.
Before anyone could react, Zuo Si used the power of the Chosen One without hesitation, mixing divine power with deadly viruses, bacteria and toxins, and released them all around.
Boom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I saw the black energy flames instantly sweeping over the surrounding area of dozens of meters.
All of the Xirik believers present, as well as several low-level demons that had just been summoned, fell to the ground without exception, wailing in pain, and their bodies decayed at a speed visible to the naked eye, eventually turning into balls of energy that were reabsorbed into Zuo Si's body.
It took only five seconds from the start to the end, and these guys with the levels of warriors, thieves, mages, and priests disappeared from the world forever.
Only the weapons and equipment scattered on the ground prove that they did exist.
Just when Zuo Si was about to go back directly before the portal closed, a wave of energy suddenly came from about ten meters away.
The next second...
Ximanmeng, wearing a black velvet robe, appeared out of nowhere.
He first glanced at the strange situation at the scene, and immediately asked in surprise: "Is it all done? So quickly?"
"What else?"
Zuo Si quickly absorbed the surrounding mana and asked calmly.
"You are worthy of being the chosen one of Talona, the goddess of poison and disease. It seems that cooperating with you is indeed the right choice. Here, this is the reward for this operation. I hope you will be satisfied."
Ximanmeng handed over a magic mask in his hand meaningfully.
Apparently, he had intended to take this opportunity to closely observe Zuo Si's fighting style and electoral abilities, and then go back to make an overall assessment with his teacher Mansong.
But who could have imagined that in just a few seconds, dozens of Xirik's followers were all killed, leaving behind no corpses or any remains that could be studied.
It seems that the only way to get a rough idea of what happened is to go back and try to summon the souls of these dead people.
(End of this chapter)
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