Boom!!!!!! With a loud bang, a blinding fire and violent explosion suddenly erupted near the southern entrance of the Eye Demon's Lair.
A dozen or so beholders that relied on their innate magical abilities to float about a meter above the ground were instantly engulfed by the shock wave, heat wave, and flames.
Before they could figure out what was happening, their hard shells were instantly shattered, and they turned into big bloody balls that fell to the ground.
Since the explosion occurred in a narrow tunnel at the bottom of the sewer, the space was extremely limited and the destructive power was far more terrifying than in open terrain.
In addition, there was nowhere to hide, so all the eye demons in the center were blown to death on the spot.
Those who were affected were all spurting blood from their big mouths full of sharp teeth. They looked dizzy and would fall down immediately after flying up, unable to maintain their balance at all.
As for the Eye of the Elder following behind the queue, although it was also affected by the shock wave due to the greater distance, fortunately, its huge meatball-like body and the hard shell covering its body surface successfully blocked and absorbed most of the damage, so it did not become dizzy like the other eye demons.
Just the opposite!
After realizing that it was under attack, it immediately cast several protective spells on itself, including [Stoneskin], as quickly as possible, and stared at the pitch-black tunnel ahead with vigilant eyes.
Sudden!
In the silence, a ping-pong sound came from far away, as if something was rolling down.
After about a few seconds, the Eye of the Elder saw a huge metal can that was more than one person tall and half a meter thick rolling towards them.
Chi——
The valves at both ends of the tank suddenly began to spew out large amounts of unknown gas, which quickly filled the surrounding environment.
Before the powerful beholder spellcaster could figure out what the gas was, a strange device on the top of the tank snapped and released a silver arc of electricity.
The next second! Boom!!!!!! Another explosion exactly the same as the previous one swept through every corner of the entire passage.
The metals that were blown into pieces were like rotating sharp blades, flying everywhere in the confined space.
Even the eye demon's hard shell that was strong enough to withstand ordinary swords and knives was torn apart easily, and the swords penetrated deeply into its fragile internal organs, causing terrible wounds that were bloody and mangled.
In an instant, both the dead Eye Demon and the injured Eye Demon were cleaned up in the second explosion.
Their astonishing fleshy bodies, with a diameter of two and a half to three meters and a weight of more than two tons, were like tattered rag dolls. In the explosion, they were effortlessly thrown against the wall or ceiling, and then fell down heavily, completely devoid of any life.
Elder Eye, realizing that the situation was not good, did not hesitate for a second and immediately wanted to cast teleportation magic to escape.
Unfortunately, at this critical moment, a beam of green light hit its body directly.
[Dimension Anchor]! Without any surprises, the teleportation magic failed on the spot.
Realizing that the enemy hiding in the dark wanted to kill him, the Eye of the Elder immediately changed direction and fled back into the intricate nest.
As soon as it entered the dark passage, Zuo Si and Erinikas came out from their hiding place.
The latter checked the extent of the injuries on the beholder corpses with great interest, and immediately asked in an uncertain tone: "What was in those jars you used just now? How could such an astonishing explosion occur? If the walls and ceilings nearby had not been reinforced with magic, the passage might have been blown down as well."
"Nothing, just some alchemical creations." Zuo Si shrugged casually.
In fact, what was in that jar was not something made by magic at all, but simply high-purity hydrogen and oxygen obtained through the electrolysis of water.
It is then converted into liquid form and stored under pressure.
When using it, just roll in front of the enemy as before, and then activate the closed valve through a simple trigger spell, so that the liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen will be quickly ejected, vaporized, and fully mixed in the air.
Finally, only a small arc of electricity is needed to immediately produce a terrifying explosion.
Moreover, this explosion is different from the [Fireball] and the seven-ring [Delayed Burst Fireball] which only burn with high-temperature flames. Its main damage comes from the shock wave and vibration generated by the expansion of the air.
Therefore, whether it is energy absorption and spell resistance, or anti-magic force field, they hardly have any good effect.
Only force field protection magic such as force wall, shield, and Bigbye's protective palm can successfully weaken the power of the shock wave or even block it completely.
In fact, at the beginning, Zuo Xixiang wanted to develop nitrstarch, a solid explosive that was more convenient to carry.
But the problem is, no one knows whether it’s because of the wrong process, or the nitric acid and sulfuric acid produced by the alchemists in Faerun are of poor quality, or it’s because of the influence of the ubiquitous magical energy.
In short, the power is somewhat disappointing, far from as amazing as imagined, and it feels like a large firecracker.
After experiencing several failures, Zuo Si decisively chose to give up and turned to making a simpler and more crude hydrogen-oxygen mixture bomb.
After all, there are transformation magic such as [Shrinkage] that can shrink objects to only one sixteenth of their original size, which perfectly makes up for the disadvantage that large metal gas tanks are inconvenient to carry.
However, even though he had developed this "killer weapon" that could be mass-produced, Zuo Si had no intention of promoting or selling it.
Because he knew very well that if this thing were to become popular in Faerun, it would probably not play any role in promoting the development of science and technology except increasing the severity of wars and battles and the number of casualties.
And the ones who benefit the most from this are definitely the red-robed wizards.
When the time comes, their invasion of other countries will not be as troublesome as it is now, and they will have to coordinate the army with a large number of low-level wizards and apprentices.
All you have to do is order the necromancers to control the low-level zombies and skeletons, and carry the jars to where the crowds are densest.
What's more, on top of all that, there is the direct threat from the gods.
It is true that promoting new technologies and new knowledge will gain support from gods like Oghma and Gond, but it will also attract hostility from other gods.
For example, the god of war Tempus despised the use of "tricks" in war and battle.
In addition, there are many gods in the neutral or even good camp, such as the gods of nature and the gods of elves, who will feel strong dissatisfaction or even hostility towards this.
As for those evil gods, there is naturally no need to say more.
Therefore, in a world like Faerun where gods are everywhere, if someone wants to engage in "materialism" and imitate the modern society on Earth to vigorously develop science and technology and popularize education, it would be fine if he or she can just do it on a small island.
If you still dare to spread it widely, it means that you think your death is not fast enough or tragic enough.
Therefore, when Zuo Si uses purely technological items, he is always very careful, trying his best to ensure that they cannot be seen by others and can be successfully copied.
"Force field damage? It seems that the alchemical creation you made is a bit unusual." Erinikas said meaningfully.
"You still have time to care about this? If I were you, I would go after the Elder's Eye right now. Otherwise, if it escapes and comes back with more eye demons for revenge, don't expect to be able to do your research in peace then." Zuo Si gave a meaningful reminder.
When Erinikas heard this, his eyes suddenly became sharp. He cast several protective spells on himself and then chased in with several golems.
Because he had the electoral power bestowed by Zuo Si, he no longer had to worry about the deadly viruses, bacteria, and toxins carried by the dead bodies in the nest.
As for Zuo Si himself, he followed behind and picked up the relatively intact corpses of the Eye Demons, intending to go back and make them all into Dead Eye Tyrants, to be used as an important force in the Mage Tower's defense against enemy invasions.
After all, waste is shameful!
Especially the corpse of a monster as powerful as the Eye Demon, which can retain all its abilities after death, must be fully utilized.
However, just as Zuo Si was following behind to take advantage of the situation, Erinikas, who was at the front, fell into a huge crisis.
When this powerful elven wizard caught up with the enemy, he was shocked to find that he was facing not one Eye of the Elder, but two.
Moreover, the main eye of the second Elder's Eye had been blinded and could no longer release the terrifying ability of the anti-magic force field.
But what replaced it was a higher and more terrifying spellcasting level.
There is no doubt that this eye magician is the supreme leader of the entire eye pit.
The leader that Erinikas initially thought of, the Eye of the Elder, was merely the latter's deputy.
"Damn it! This is really troublesome..."
Erinikas carefully hid behind the huge iron golem, with a strong fear in his eyes.
You know, dealing with one Elder's Eye is already quite troublesome, let alone two together.
Just as he was trying to use the zero-ring magic [Telepathy] to send a distress signal to Zuo Si and Rain and Badi who were at another exit, a voice suddenly echoed in his mind.
"Mage! Are you here to look for a divine weapon as well?"
"A divine weapon?"
Erinikas decisively chose to play dumb, trying to delay a little more time.
The Eye Demon obviously didn't notice this, and immediately asked in a puzzled tone: "If it's not for the artifact, why did you attack us?"
"Because you're blocking my way forward."
Erinikas gave a straightforward answer.
"Road? Is your goal also the temple hidden deep underground?" The Eye Demon's tone was filled with strong doubt.
Because it couldn't understand why the other party was looking for this lost ancient temple if they were not after the artifact.
Erinikas nodded slightly and explained through the telepathic connection: "Yes, my target is also that temple, but not for the artifact, but for the saint hidden in that temple."
"Saint?"
The Eye Demon obviously didn't quite understand what the strangely dressed wizard in front of him was trying to do.
But just as it was about to continue asking questions, a violent magical wave suddenly came from not far away.
Immediately afterwards, a Balrog holding a giant beheading sword and a flaming whip rushed over and attacked without saying a word.
Upon seeing this, the two elders immediately stopped talking and entered combat mode.
The one with its main eye intact immediately released an anti-magic force field, trying to use this powerful spell-like ability to wipe out the Balrog, which was obviously summoned by the nine-ring spell [Gate to Another World].
Because within the range of the anti-magic field, all creatures summoned by spellcasting will be temporarily sent back to the corresponding plane, and will not reappear at their previous location until the anti-magic field disappears.
As for legendary creatures like the Balrog, even if they are summoned by the [Gate to Another World], they usually cannot last for too long.
So there is no need to fight him desperately, just wait patiently for the spell duration to expire.
Unfortunately, the Elder Eye obviously underestimated the spell resistance of the Balrog.
As a result, when the anti-magic force field formed by the main eye enveloped the Balrog, this powerful demon resisted the effect of the anti-magic force field, rushed forward in one step, swung his beheading sword and chopped it down fiercely.
You must know that anyone hit by this weapon blessed with vicious magical power has a certain probability of being "beheaded" instantly.
Although the Eye Demon's entire body looks like a ball of flesh, it actually has a head.
Therefore, the Eye of the Elder did not dare to take it head-on. He closed his main eye, deactivated the anti-magic field, and immediately released the fourth ring [Door] to escape.
As soon as it closed its eyes, the anti-magic field disappeared instantly.
Erinikas, who was originally unable to cast spells, completed the nine-ring magic [Time Stands Still] with extremely fast movements.
In an instant!
His body was forced to accelerate to incredible levels.
The people around seemed to be completely still at this moment, unable to move at all.
Without any hesitation!
Without saying a word, Erinikas first threw a Nine-Ring [Great Disintegration] to the Elder's Eye in the distance whose main eye was not blind, preparing to destroy all the magical protection on the other party.
Afterwards, he used the little time left to summon two seven-ring [Mage Swords], also known as [Swords of Mordenkainen].
Because this spell, like the previous [Great Disintegration], was invented by the famous legendary wizard Mordenkainen from the neighboring Greyhawk world.
The only difference is that the former's function is to strip away all the magical protection on the enemy, and at the same time destroy all magic-related equipment, items, and even artifacts.
Of course, how much can be destroyed depends entirely on the level of the magic item and luck.
If the caster is lucky enough, then one shot will definitely make the enemy feel heart-wrenching pain and despair.
Nothing can make mages and warlocks feel more desperate and miserable than seeing a set of top-notch magical equipment turned into scrap in an instant.
As for [Sword of the Mage], it is the same as [Wall of Force], both of which are force field-type energy-shaping magic.
Its effect is to shape the force field into the shape of a sword, and then automatically attack the target according to the caster's command.
Because it is a force field, this thing is almost immune to all forms of physical attacks, and only magic and energy damage such as disintegration can destroy it.
For the beholder with thick skin and amazing physical defense, the damage caused by the [Mage's Sword] is higher than that of most enchanted weapons.
After Erinikas cast three high-level spells, the effect of [Time Stop] disappeared instantly.
The world, which had been still, seemed to come alive again.
Before the Eye of the Elder even had time to react to what was happening, he found that the protective magic effects on his body, such as [Stoneskin], [Mage Armor], [Shield], etc., disappeared without a trace in an instant.
Several lenses equipped on the eye stalks to enhance the power of the rays also shattered instantly and completely lost their function.
Although not all the magical equipment on his body was destroyed, the loss was still considerable.
Immediately afterwards, a sharp pain came from the crack of the soft shell on the side.
By rotating one of its eye stalks, it was surprised to find that its body was pierced by a sword-shaped force field that was almost invisible to the naked eye, and a large amount of blood kept flowing out of the wound.
Almost at the same time, another [Mage's Sword] also stabbed directly at the huge main eye, obviously intending to destroy this big eye that can release an anti-magic force field.
Unfortunately, the Elder's Eye reacted quickly, and by spinning its huge fleshy body, it rolled in mid-air and barely avoided the main eye.
But he was stabbed in the mouth and a section of his tongue was cut off on the spot.
Needless to say, it probably won't be able to continue chanting spells for some time.
“Aa ...
The intense pain drove this powerful eye demon spellcaster completely crazy. Ten small eye stalks instantly aimed at the [Mage's Sword] that was within reach, and madly shot out dissociation rays and damage rays.
After a short while, the two sword-shaped force fields were completely destroyed.
But just as it was about to counterattack Irenicus who had hurt it, it suddenly felt as if there was something behind it, and immediately turned one of its eyes with anti-invisibility capabilities to confirm it.
But before he could turn his eyes away, he felt a terrifying force coming from behind him.
The huge impact force sent the Elder's Eye flying more than ten meters away, and it hit the wall next to it.
Zuo Si, who came from behind, first used a [Bigbai Flying Palm] to knock the Elder's Eye away, and instantly released [Deep Darkness] to block the opponent's vision.
Then the Shadow Legion would take action, forcing him inevitably to the brink of death.
Although in this process, nearly dozens of shadows were hit by the Eye Demon's rays and turned into ashes on the spot.
But it also succeeded in turning a powerful Elder Eye into a captive who suffered respiratory failure and fell into a coma.
Watching Zuo Si's smooth spell connections and his sinister tactics that made his scalp tingle, Erinikas immediately understood why the two previous attacks by the top leaders of the Emerald Society had failed to cause any harm to him.
It's not that the latter is too weak, but that the chosen one of the goddess of poison and disease, Talona, is too powerful.
Even without relying on the chosen power bestowed by God, Zuo Si is still a terrifying spellcaster, and he is proficient in both divine and arcane magic.
However, since there is a more powerful Elder's Eye, Erinikas did not care too much and immediately turned around to help Badi and Rain.
As soon as he left, Zuo Si made the unconscious Elder's Eye on the ground into a card.
[Creature Card: Eye Demon - Eye of the Elder]
[LV7 multi-color card (upgradeable)]
[Card Quality: Precious]
[Effect: Summon an Elder Eye with LV16 Warlock level to serve the Planeswalker.
It also has ten eye stalks that can rotate freely and release various magic rays.
It can release at least three rays in an instant, with a power equivalent to that of a LV13 arcane caster.
In addition, when the main eye of the Elder's Eye opens, it will release a conical anti-magic force field within a range of forty-five meters in front of it.
When the main eye is closed, the anti-magic field will disappear instantly.
The beholder is equipped with a "spell storage ring" that can store spells of six levels, a "range-extended prismatic crystal" that can increase the distance of the eye's rays, and a "witchcraft ring" that provides the wearer with an additional fifth, sixth, and seventh-level spell slot.
At the same time, it also masters some super magic skills.
The Elder Eye can understand any language you speak and obey all your orders until it is killed or the summons is canceled.
[When using, you need to pay 15 points of blue mana and 10 points of black mana, or 25 points of universal mana. ]
[When the summoned Elder Eye is killed, the card automatically enters the cemetery and waits for rebirth for fifteen days]
毫无疑问，凭借高达LV16的术士等级，以及眼魔自身的生物等级，这张卡牌与龙巫妖一样，都属于不折不扣的传奇生物。
别看刚才长老之眼被艾瑞尼卡斯搞得相当狼狈。
可要是没有左思突然出手偷袭，估计两人之间的法术决斗还得持续一段时间才能分出胜负。
毕竟长老之眼有强大的反魔法力场，这玩意对任何施法者来说都绝对是压倒性的不利。
更何况，它还能随时随地进行切换。
比如说在自己施法的时候闭上主眼，等敌人施法的时候再睁开。
总之是又多了一张足以在关键时刻扭转局势的底牌。
“这一趟的收获还真是不错呢。”
左思迅速收起卡牌，脸上浮现出满意的笑容，迅速把目光投向另外一边的战斗。
如果他没猜错的话，这个正凭借一己之力同时与蕾茵、巴荻和艾瑞尼卡斯对抗的强大眼魔，就是那个未来会在阿斯卡特拉建立教派的“盲目之眼”，同时也是这群眼魔的最高领袖。
正如名字一样，这家伙主动刺瞎自己的主眼，放弃与生俱来的反魔法力场，进而获得了强大的施法能力。
而且从掌握的法术数量来判断，应该是个眼魔法师，而不是跟其他长老之眼一样是个术士。
尤其是瞎掉的主眼，经过某种魔法仪式的转化，可以吸收来自敌人的法术能量。
每当成功吸收后，这家伙的中央瞎掉的主眼就会释放出炽热的红光。
正是凭借这项强大的能力，它才能够在三个强大敌人的围攻下丝毫不乱，而且还能不停的进行反击。
那些本来应该作为释放射线的眼梗，现在几乎全部变成了用来进行施法的触手。
每当眼梗开始摆动，就意味着“盲目之眼”在准备一个法术。
除此之外，最后还有一条多出来的改造眼梗，居然能释放出令人不寒而栗的【高等解除魔法】射线。
凭借极有可能是超过LV20以上的施法等级，它每一次释放，都能瞬间将敌人身上绝大部分的防护法术扒光，搞得艾瑞尼卡斯和蕾茵不胜其烦。
最终，蕾茵终于忍受不了这种刚上好防护就被扒光的痛苦，索性干错不加防护了，就用次神器——大法师之杖直接吸收。
每吸收一个“盲目之眼”释放的法术，她就会在心底计算能量等级，然后要么释放直接伤害性魔法，要么攒起来使用【九级怪物召唤术】，召唤强大的元素生物和异界生物来帮忙。
至于之前那个通过【异界之门】召唤过来的巴洛炎魔，老早就被【驱逐术】送回了无底深渊的老家。
由于这几个参战的家伙，基本不是传奇法师，就是距离传奇法师仅有一部之遥的大法师、吸血鬼女王。
因此各种法术反制、对抗、预判和复杂的算计都可以说是相当精彩，让从未见过费伦真正意义上高级法术决斗的左思大呼过瘾。
他并没有急着上前帮忙，反倒是给自己加了个【高等隐形术】，就躲在暗处默默的观战。
尤其是把艾瑞尼卡斯的施法习惯，还有记忆跟偏爱的法术，无一例外统统记在脑海之中。
等两人翻脸成为仇敌的那一刻，这些情报就会变得非常有用且致命。
是的……
喜欢凡事都做好充分准备的左思，已经开始算计眼下还是盟友关系的艾瑞尼卡斯了。
事实上不光是艾瑞尼卡斯，包括符记之主、魔法女神的诸位选民、散塔林会的曼松与傅佐尔·钱伯瑞、红袍巫师的首席、来自地狱的魔鬼们等等，他都做了非常多的准备。
尽管这些准备不一定会派得上用场，但有跟没有是截然不同的两回事。
也不知道是不是错觉，左思觉得自己的思维方式似乎跟某位“老爷”变得越来越相似了。
唯一的不同之处在于，他是个自私的人，所做的一切也只是单纯地为了自己，并没有其他崇高理想之类的东西。
毕竟理想这种东西，如果没有足够强大的力量去支撑，就会像沙滩上的城堡一样，被浪花轻轻一冲就垮掉了。
正当左思躲在暗中观察的时候，盲目之眼和艾瑞尼卡斯等人的法术对抗也渐渐进入到尾声。
尽管前者凭借最后一条眼梗所释放的【高等解除魔法】，在短时间内做到了以一敌三，甚至一度占据上风。
可随着高级法术位耗尽，局势终于迎来了预料之中的逆转。
只见拥有大法师之杖的蕾茵率先发难，欺负对方主眼瞎了释放不出反魔法力场，所以一口气耗光大法师之杖内部存储的能量，通过【九级怪物召唤术】从无底深渊中召唤出三个狂战魔。
后者一出场，立刻便释放类法术能力【混乱之锤】，召唤来自混乱的能量对敌人进行打击。
由于眼魔通常是守序邪恶阵营，刚好与混乱相冲突，所以立马就承受了惊人的伤害。
甚至可以看到那张满是尖牙的大嘴里喷出的血沫子。
幸亏盲目之眼的生命力足够强大，同时自身也拥有不低的魔法抗性，换成一般眼魔在瞬间连吃三个【混乱之锤】百分之百会当场暴毙。
左思自己就吃过狂战魔释放的【混乱之锤】，因此对于这个神术的威力相当清楚。
如果目标是守序阵营，那么该法术造成的伤害和范围几乎跟三环火球术没有任何区别，同时还能造成几秒钟到十几秒钟类似迟缓术的魔法效果。
眼见敌人受到【混乱之锤】的影响陷入迟缓，这些看上去就凶暴异常的狂战魔立马一拥而上，准备把盲目之眼活生生的撕成碎片。
但遗憾的是，当他们靠近的时候才发现，自己被一道无形的力场隔绝在外。
无论怎样撞击都没办法再靠近哪怕一步。
巴荻见状，立马激活了一张【大裂解】法术卷轴，瞬间将力墙摧毁，同时还扒光了盲目之眼身上的魔法防护。
“快！就是现在！杀了它！”
艾瑞尼卡斯冲着狂战魔和身边那些还能动的魔像下达命令。
可仅仅一秒钟之后，盲目之眼的身体里猛然间释放出一股汹涌澎湃的恐怖的能量，以肉眼可见的方式席卷了周围数十米范围内的一切。
不管是狂战魔也好，还是那些构装体魔像也罢，统统都在一瞬间被碾成漫天飞舞的尘埃。
只见在这个强大眼魔的身边，赫然漂浮着半截像是权杖一样的东西。
而刚才喷涌而出的能量，就是从这半根权杖中释放出来的。
神器！
在场所有人的脑海中都冒出了这个念头。
因为除了神器之外，没有其他任何魔法、物品和其他东西，能够在一刹那做到同时杀死那么多拥有不低魔法抗力的生物。
更何况那三个狂战魔和魔像的死法是如此的奇特且令人难以置信。
不过一击得手之后，盲目之眼并没有乘胜追击。
刚好相反！
它开始缓缓的后退。
不用问也知道，刚才那一击差不多耗尽了半截神器存储的能量，短时间内恐怕没办法再用了。
可问题是，艾瑞尼卡斯和巴荻都被神器恐怖的威力震慑住了。
他们不敢赌，所以只能眼睁睁看着盲目之眼缓缓后退，隐没在黑暗的通道里。
至于蕾茵，纯粹是得到了左思的命令，所以没有冒险追击。
等盲目之眼彻底走远之后，艾瑞尼卡斯绷紧的神经这才稍微放松了一点，用心有余悸的语气说道：“真是可怕的破坏力！难怪索斯会想要得到这件神器。”
“我们现在怎么办？”巴荻眉头紧锁的问。
虽然她是个吸血鬼，拥有近乎无限的恢复能力，但一想到自己招惹了这么个强大的敌人，还是会不可避免的感到头皮发麻。
一旦盲目之眼抓住机会发动一轮突袭，估计连转化成气态逃回棺材里恢复伤势的机会都没有。
“别担心，有人会帮我们解决掉它。你没有发现，早早就赶过来的索斯，从之前短暂的出手后就彻底消失了吗？”
艾瑞尼卡斯面无表情的提醒了一句。
“该死！我说怎么像是少了点什么。”
巴荻这个时候才察觉到一同行动的四个人，现在只剩下了三个。
她简直不敢相信，刚才明明那么好的机会，左思竟然能忍得住不出手。
但艾瑞尼卡斯却意味深长的解释道：“索斯显然知道那个眼魔可能携带着神器，所以从一开始就非常的小心，只有在把握十足的情况下才会选择出手。而且……正如我利用他来达成目的一样，他也在利用我来达成自己的目的。”
“真是个可怕的家伙呢。我现在好像有点明白，为什么剧毒与疾病女神塔洛娜会选择他来做自己的选民。”
巴荻眼睛里闪过一丝强烈的忌惮。
因为无论是哪位神明的选民，其力量都必然非常克制不死生物。
Especially high-level or even legendary priests in the evil camp, who can even use the power bestowed by God to force powerful vampires like her to obey their orders.
At the same time, in the western passage about a few hundred meters away from the Eye Demon's Lair.
Blind Eye, who had just escaped death, was carefully passing through this place filled with a large number of ghouls, zombies, skeletons, and ancient mummies. He planned to return to the upper level of the sewer first, and then find a place to rebuild a new nest and make a comeback.
One or two failures are nothing to a creature like it.
What's more, the Eye Demon is a very strange creature.
Although they can produce offspring through mating, most of the time they do so through dreaming while sleeping.
When a beholder dreams of another beholder while sleeping, the latter will walk out of the dream and become a real being.
I have to say that this method of creating the same kind out of thin air is really very strange and incredible.
Because no other creature besides the Eye Demon can do this.
Some people say that when a beholder dreams of another beholder while sleeping, it is actually their spirits that are connected to the "Great Mistress".
Therefore, the "Great Mistress" who created the entire race of Eye Demons will immediately create an identical Eye Demon according to the dream and send it to the former.
However, all of this is just unfounded speculation by some powerful spellcasters who have conducted in-depth research on beholders.
As for what the truth is, I'm afraid even the eye demons themselves can't explain it clearly.
After safely passing through the vast area filled with undead creatures, Blind Eyes' vigilance had obviously dropped a lot.
Although the ten eye stalks are still rotating, conducting 360-degree reconnaissance without blind spots.
When it floated and moved to the spiral upward stairs, an extremely huge black shadow suddenly fell from the sky and landed steadily in front of it.
Through his innate dark vision, the Blind Eye clearly saw the other person's appearance, a deformed creature with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a scorpion.
Moreover, with the opponent as the center, the area within several meters is surrounded by an anti-magic field, so that it cannot cast any spells at all, nor can it activate the magic items it is wearing.
I have to say, this scene is quite ironic.
Because the Eye Demon, who was best at using anti-magic force fields, was completely suppressed by someone else's anti-magic force field.
It goes without saying that this half-human, half-scorpion creature is the warrior and wizard named Mural who was captured by Zuo Si in the underground maze of the "Mad Wizard" Halaster Black Robe.
Obviously, since this guy's tactics are very suitable for dealing with the Blind Eye that has lost most of its ray capabilities, he was summoned by Zuo Si for a head-on confrontation.
No nonsense!
There is no need for so-called conversation!
From the moment Mural fell, he immediately swung the [Sword of Solid Stone] to attack the huge meat ball in front of him, and from time to time he would control the poisonous tail stinger to sting the opponent.
After several failed attempts to distance itself from the opponent, the Blind Eye decisively opened its bloody mouth and tried to bite off the opponent's head.
The two powerful spellcasters gave up magic and staged a brutal and bloody close-range fight in the anti-magic force field.
In an instant, blood splattered everywhere!
Whether it is Mural or the Blind Eye, they have only one goal, which is to kill each other.
Just when the two sides were fighting fiercely, the Shadow Legion ambushed nearby finally launched a siege under Zuo Si's order.
In just a few seconds, hundreds of shadows rushed out from the darkness and rushed towards the Blind Eye.
The huge number of them frightened the latter out of his wits. He tried his best to climb and float higher to avoid being touched, while frantically shooting out a large number of rays to kill these creatures.
Unfortunately, there was no way Mural would let him get his wish, and he quickly suppressed him back to the ground using fighting techniques such as jumping and chopping.
Finally, this powerful Eye Mage, under the touch of a group of shadows, was made into a LV7 card by Zuo Si, just like the Eye of the Elder before.
However, although the card levels are the same, the combat power of the Blind Eye is obviously at least one level higher than that of the Elder Eye.
Especially the last eye stalk, which was transformed through the study of magical power, can release [Advanced Dispel Magic] rays infinitely, allowing it to gain an advantage when fighting with the caster.
This can be seen from the previous spell confrontation.
If Erinikas, Badi, and Rain had not used up almost all of the high-level spell slots of the Blind Eye, it would have been difficult for Mural to succeed alone.
After the battle, Zuo Si not only swept the entire Eye Demon Lair and gained a large amount of mana, but also made several seventh-ring magic cards such as [Delayed Explosive Fireball]. At the same time, he turned the two strongest Eye Demon leaders into summoned creatures.
Even the bodies of dead eye demons were collected and prepared to be taken back to the Mage Tower to be made into Death Eye Tyrants.
The most important thing is that Zuo Si got half of the artifact before Erinikas.
Looking at this cylindrical metal object with countless strange symbols and words carved on it, he couldn't help but stroke his chin and mutter to himself, "Strange... I have never seen any of these words and symbols before. There is not even any record of them in the many books in Candle Castle."
"Master, this is not a word or symbol used by any known race or civilization on the continent of Faerun. If nothing unexpected happens, I think it should come from other planes and crystal walls." Mular carefully put forward his opinion.
After all, he is also the apprentice of the "Mad Wizard", and he has extended his lifespan for more than a thousand years through magical transformation. He still has some say in this regard.
"A divine artifact from another dimension? Then why did it appear in Faerun? And why is it kept by the ancient sun god Amaunator?" Zuo Si asked with a frown.
Mural shook his head slightly. "I'm sorry, since we have too little information at the moment, it's hard for me to come to any conclusion. But one thing is certain, that is, this temple must be hiding some unspeakable secrets."
"In that case, let us go meet this saint who is the remnant of the ancient sun god in the material world."
After saying that, Zuo Si put away the half-broken artifact and walked straight towards the underground temple with Mural, without notifying Erinikas who was still waiting for news in the Eye Demon's Lair.
His purpose was simple, which was to find out the origin and specific function of the artifact before the other party, as well as how the Blind Eye had released the energy impact using half of the artifact just now.
(End of this chapter)