Saradush is a fortress city located in the northern region of Calimshan near the March Mountains.
It was originally built to resist the invasion of monsters in the Northern March Mountains and the Mir Forest, especially orcs, orcs and fire giants.
In particular, the fire giants who established their ruling centers in the magma caves inside several active volcanoes often went south to plunder and even conquer and annex some towns and villages, posing a huge threat to the main grain producing areas of the entire southern Kalinshan Plain.
As early as the reign of Shane IV, the central government of the empire sent people to scout the terrain all the way north along the Ice River, and eventually built a castle that could accommodate an army of thousands of people on the north bank of the fork where the two upstream rivers meet.
This castle is the predecessor of Saradush and is also the most core area today.
Later, after a little expansion, it eventually became a fairly prosperous and wealthy inland city.
Merchants can connect directly to the Sea of Glory through wide rivers.
To the west are Manshaka and Port Kalin, and to the east is the prosperous economic circle of Ariven and the Steam Lake.
Saradush has always been a paradise for opportunists due to its rich mineral reserves and the abundance of various precious woods and alien slaves.
Most ships do not even need to be modified to be able to sail unhindered between rivers and the sea.
Even after the Shane Empire collapsed and the entire Kalinshan entered a period of being secretly controlled by the Entanglement Talisman, it still maintained a fairly rapid development.
During its heyday, the permanent population exceeded 60,000, and it even established trade relations with fire giants who were good at forging tough alloys. It made a fortune just by exporting all kinds of sophisticated weapons and armor.
But unfortunately, this wonderful situation did not last long. It soon declined due to the siege by the monster army from the northern mountains and eastern forests.
In modern times, the Karish people living here have even completely become tools for barbarian chiefs and monster leaders to demonstrate their power.
The original ruling class and aristocracy had long been wiped out in the repeated capture of cities, and the common people had to serve the occupiers, pay taxes, and perform corvee labor.
Both orcs and fire giants once sat in huge castles and palaces, ruling over vast tracts of land around them as kings or warlords.
During this period, Saradushu was basically a big stage where one person would perform and another would take his place.
Since the civilians did not care who was the ruler here, and would not spontaneously join the army to help resist enemy attacks like in other places, the city changed hands frequently in just two or three hundred years, and no one could successfully rule for more than twenty years.
The shortest period may be only a few months, before he will be killed and replaced by his ambitious subordinates.
Long-term enslavement has made human civilians lose the consciousness of resistance, and some don't even care about swearing allegiance to the monsters and becoming guides and traitors.
The living standards of most of the lower-class people are extremely poor and can only be barely described as "alive".
But if you think this is the bottom line of Saradush, you are naive.
As the Sons of Bhaal began to awaken one after another, under the deliberate guidance of "interested people", the Sons of Bhaal from all over Faerun began to gather in this city.
Then terrible killing and war began.
In just less than half a year, more than a dozen Sons of Baal led their men to defeat their brothers and sisters and captured the city.
The current ruler is Gromnir Eir, a half-orc tribal warlord who calls himself "Khan".
Although he was not the strongest among the many sons of Baal, he was very smart and recruited a large number of subordinates. He even recruited large numbers of young and middle-aged humans into the army and trained them as militia. Therefore, he successfully gained a foothold in Saradush.
Coupled with some Sons of Bhaal who have voluntarily surrendered in order to save their lives and have very high levels of priests and mages, they are now a powerful force that cannot be ignored.
Although a fierce conflict broke out with another fire giant, Jagasura, the son of Baal, it has not yet evolved into a large-scale war and killing.
In other words, several of the most powerful Sons of Baal have formed a situation of mutual deterrence at this moment.
No one wants to break the balance easily and become the target of siege.
Currently, Gromnir Eir is sitting in his own castle palace, talking with Melisand, the mastermind behind everything, about how to bring more Sons of Bhaal here to "protect" them.
The reason why the word "protect" is put in quotation marks is because these two guys have their own ulterior motives and neither of them really intends to protect the Son of Bhaal.
Gromnir wanted to use these Sons of Bhaal to strengthen his own power so as to fight against several other powerful brothers and sisters; Melisand, the chosen one who betrayed the god of murder, Bhaal, hoped to gather more Sons of Bhaal together for a clean massacre, collect more divinity and power, and pave the way for herself to usurp the throne and become the new goddess.
Although both parties knew that the other party was hiding some ulterior motives, no one pointed it out and continued to maintain superficial cooperation.
That is, Melisand brought the Sons of Bhaal from all over the world, and Gromnir used Saradrush as a fortress to shelter these Sons of Bhaal.
"Melishan, you should know that there are already too many Sons of Bhaal in this city. I need more food and supplies to sustain them."
The half-orc was the first to speak and make a request.
“No, what you should be thinking about now is not food and supplies, but you should pay more attention to the newly merged West Coast Empire and the reaction of His Majesty the Emperor.
Don't forget that Saradu Xu was originally part of the Shane Empire and is also the traditional sphere of influence of Kalinshan.
When rebuilding the empire, Shane VII even did not spare places like the Steam Lake, which had been out of Kalinshan's control for thousands of years.
How could his successor abandon Saradush, the most important town in the north?
The main reason why the other party did not take action before was that they did not put in enough effort.
Once the other party frees up their hands, you will face the crushing of the most powerful country in the world.
Therefore, you must quickly defeat the most threatening Yagasura and his army of fire giants to ensure that you will not be intercepted or ambushed when you need to retreat."
Melissan reminded solemnly with a serious expression.
She is not like those sons of Bhaal who are busy fighting and killing each other all day long and know nothing about the surrounding situation and politics.
Just the opposite!
This ambitious woman had been keenly aware of Zuo Si's movements since the Battle of Baldur's Gate broke out, and began to pay close attention to his every move.
When Shane VII abdicated and the emperors of the two empires announced a marriage alliance, Melisand realized that the killing fields she had built around Saradush and the surrounding areas of the Marching Mountains might become a thorn in the enemy's side.
After all, a highly authoritarian centralized state like "I am the state" itself means extreme power and order.
Its supreme ruler, the emperor, would never allow any area that dared to disobey and go out of control within his empire.
Neither the occupied Saradush nor the bloody massacres of the Sons of Baal would be allowed.
Therefore, the entire plan must be accelerated and everything must be completed before the army arrives.
But the problem is that the other sons of Bhaal are not fools either.
Especially the smartest and most powerful descendants of Baal, each of whom is as powerful as Melisand, and they also do not have even a little trust in her.
This meant that she couldn't control the situation by her own strength.
The only hope now is that this not-so-bright half-orc in front of him will take the initiative to stir up trouble under his deception, so that the long-planned killing can take place ahead of schedule.
But unfortunately, Gromnir was able to become a warlord and was obviously not an idiot. He immediately sneered: "Hahahaha! You evil-minded woman actually want to start a war between me and Yagasura?
You must be kidding me! I'm not stupid enough to fight a group of fully armed fire giants.
It’s better to let Xiandai, Balthazar, Abazige and others do this kind of thing.
I just need to wait patiently, waiting for them to become weaker and weaker in the mutual hostility, and then seize the opportunity to launch a fatal surprise attack.
Until then, I will stay in Saradush and not go anywhere else."
Melissan had obviously anticipated this, and immediately asked, "What if the West Coast Empire sends a large army to retake this city? Should we surrender to them?
That powerful emperor would never allow an independent warlord like you to exist under his command.
Honey, you actually have no other choice.
If you fail to defeat Yagasura quickly, he will launch a full-scale attack on you once he has completed his war preparations.
Only one of you is destined to survive."
Hearing this, Gromnir's face changed slightly. Just as he opened his mouth to say something, a guard who was also a son of Bhaal suddenly opened the door and rushed in from outside, reporting loudly and breathlessly: "No... It's bad! Khan! Our city gates and walls were suddenly attacked by thousands of troops!
Among them are dwarves, orcs, half-orcs, ogres, giants, trolls, goblins, gnolls, kobolds...
besides……
There are also several terrifying dragons!"
Before he finished speaking!
A huge shadow suddenly passed through the window, followed by indescribable flames and heat waves that swept over the army guarding the castle gate below.
The latter didn't even have the slightest chance to escape or react, and was instantly turned into unrecognizable pieces of black charcoal in the flames.
The speed and timing were simply breathtaking.
In the blink of an eye, the huge shadow flapped its wings and quickly climbed to a higher altitude, finally revealing its huge and iconic shape.
"Balagas "Flying Flame"? Why is he here?!"
Melissane instantly recognized this dragon king active in Amn and Tethyr, and her mouth opened in shock.
But soon, she saw an even more incredible scene: the even larger Purgatory Dragon Red led a group of colorful dragons to appear above the city and swooped down on the soldiers at the city gates and walls.
Regardless of whether the breath type is fire, lightning, ice, or acid and acid mist, it means death for most ordinary soldiers.
Unless they are undead or constructs that are completely immune to fear and dragon might, no army can continue to hold its ground under the siege of so many giant dragons.
After a short while, large blank areas appeared on the entire city wall and even around the city gate.
As for those giant crossbows that were specifically designed to intimidate dragons, they were of no use at all.
Suddenly being attacked by so many giant dragons, the soldiers had no idea how to adjust their direction or which dragon to attack first, so all their arrows were abandoned without even being fired.
After all, it's time to save your own life first.
As soon as the soldiers retreated like a tide, dozens of special siege ladders were set up. The monster army quickly climbed up the city wall along the ladders, turned the large weapons defending the city on the spot, and used bows, crossbows and arrows to attack the retreating soldiers.
Others even led their troops into the streets to kill anyone who dared to resist.
With the help of the dragon, the defenders were unable to organize any effective resistance.
Whenever someone stood up to build a defense line and wanted to engage in street fighting, the giant dragon in the sky would immediately swoop down and spit out deadly flames.
After a few examples of being burned to charcoal alive, many smart soldiers began to either run into the sewers or drop their weapons and kneel down to surrender.
Looking out the window at the complete collapse of his army, Gromnir roared in anger: "What's going on? Can anyone tell me what the hell is going on? Why are these dragons attacking me? Why?!"
"Khan! Now is not the time to ask why! At this rate, the enemy will soon break into the castle. Let's quickly enter the sewers and find a way to escape and seek shelter."
A son of Bhaal dressed as a wizard hurriedly offered a suggestion.
It was not difficult to tell from the tension and panic in his eyes that he had no intention of fighting at all.
After all, a large number of Sons of Bhaal defected to Gromnir in order to huddle together for warmth and avoid being slaughtered by other more aggressive Sons of Bhaal, rather than fighting desperately with enemies that they knew they could not defeat.
"No! You can't escape! Once you leave the protection of the walls of Saradush, Yagasura and his army of fire giants will kill you all."
Melissan immediately stepped forward to stop it.
What a joke! She had finally gathered so many Sons of Bhaal together just to make it easier to kill them.
If he escapes, God knows where the other party will hide.
It would be a pain to spend a lot of time and energy looking for them one by one.
But unfortunately, no one here listened to Melisand's words.
"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"
Gromnir pushed him away roughly, then led his men straight down the stairs to the secret passage in the underground part.
As a warlord who had experienced countless battles and even wars, he knew from the moment he witnessed those giant dragons falling from the sky that the city could not be defended at all.
Because there are not just one or two dragons, but more than a dozen.
When the threats from the sky reach a certain level, unless there are enough powerful spellcasters or powerful anti-aircraft weapons, all struggles will be in vain and it will be impossible to hold on.
Especially now, the soldiers' morale has obviously collapsed, and just organizing them again is an impossible task.
So Gromnir made a decisive decision to abandon Saradush.
As for the cannon fodder who were being killed and captured, he didn't care about the life or death of these consumables.
Anyway, as long as he is still alive and has trusted subordinates who can help him make a comeback, he can recruit as many ordinary soldiers as he wants.
There may not be much else in the land of Faerun, but there are too many monsters that can serve as soldiers.
Seeing that her plan was about to be ruined, Melisand's originally kind and gentle facial expression suddenly became extremely hideous and terrifying, and the boiling power of Baal in her body enveloped her entire body, and it was obvious that she had already started the murderous intent.
You have to know that she is the first chosen one of the God of Murder and the highest leader of the church. Not only does she have a very high priest level, but she also has a mage level that is not inferior to a priest, which means she is practicing both Sinnoh and God like Zuo Si.
In addition, by absorbing the power and divinity of the Son of Death Baal during this period of time, he has become infinitely close to the level of a quasi-god.
As long as you want, you can give yourself any professional level above LV40 at any time, and be immune to magic like time stop, immune to one to two ring spells, immune to weapon damage below enchantment level +2, and many other terrifying resistances.
Therefore, as long as Melisand is willing, she can transform into the most terrifying killer in the material world in a minute, and can even kill all living things in the entire city by herself.
But in the end, this thoughtful woman chose to endure temporarily.
Because she understood that it was not yet time for her to reveal her true identity and purpose.
Instead, he must continue to pretend to be kind and loving, gather the Sons of Bhaal together, and wait for the final moment to come.
Thinking of this, Melisand took a deep breath and pretended to be in pain as she struggled to get up from the ground. She stumbled to open the tightly closed door and shouted to the bewildered soldiers and the Son of Bhaal, "Don't panic! Come over here! I will protect you from any harm!"
When the Sons of Bhaal, who were in a state of panic and leaderless, heard these words, they immediately began to surge forward like a tide, numbering in the thousands.
You have to know that this is not all, it is only the part about being recruited into the army by Gromnir.
Almost half of them are powerless civilians, who are seeking refuge in various corners of the city.
Wilmes obviously noticed this situation, and a mocking smile suddenly appeared on his face. He said directly to the Moon Elf Mage riding on his back: "Ashmi, did you see that woman? She still thinks we don't know who she is and wants to continue disguising herself as a white lotus."
"Ah! Of course I saw it.
This sinister and cunning careerist would never have dreamed that Lord Soth had already investigated her thoroughly, even her secret actions and plans.
Now, she stood in front of us as if she were naked, with no secrets at all.
But you still have to be careful.
If nothing unexpected happens, Melissan should be considered a quasi-divine power.
She has secretly collected too much of Baal's power and divinity, and even controls the souls of all the dead sons of Baal."
"Come on, let's go meet her."
After saying this, Wilmes flapped his huge wings that covered the sky and the sun, slowly descended in altitude, and finally landed on the small square in front of the castle with a thud.
The strong sense of oppression and suffocation brought by its huge size and purgatory bloodline immediately frightened all the soldiers and sons of Baal present to kneel on the ground, begging this terrifying prehistoric beast not to kill them.
Melissan pretended to be nervous and stepped forward, putting one hand on her chest and bowing deeply.
“Her Majesty the great Red Dragon Queen Vermes.
My name is Melissane, and I am the leader of this group of poor people.
Because they are all innocent sons of Baal, they gather in this city just to seek refuge and will not pose any threat to your rule.
As long as you are willing to spare everyone's life, we are willing to give up all our property and leave Saradush empty-handed."
"Okay! I agree!"
Wilmes calmly gave an affirmative answer.
moment!
Melissan stood there in a daze, seemingly having not expected such an outcome at all.
因为她还以为眼前这条强大的炼狱红龙会跟其同类一样蛮不讲理，直接张开嘴喷死现场所有的巴尔之子。
如此一来，梅丽珊就能把这些神力和神性吸纳进自己的身体，作为冲击神明宝座的资本。
可以遗憾的是，维尔梅斯早就跟左思学坏了，根本不按照常理出牌，结果一人一龙就这样大眼瞪小眼的愣在原地。
足足过了一分钟，梅丽珊这才回过神来，迅速装出一副感激涕零的样子再次弯腰鞠躬。
“感谢您的慷慨与仁慈！我代表所有的巴尔之子向您道谢。”
“不用客气。我会让手下的军队让开一条路，你们现在就可以走了。”
维尔梅斯故作不耐烦的样子挥了挥爪子。
眼见这条炼狱红龙根本不上套，梅丽珊也只能召唤城内所有的巴尔之子跟在自己身后，浩浩荡荡从城门走了出去，同时故意弄得大张旗鼓通过这种方式给雅加苏拉报信。
希望这位巴尔之子能率领他的火巨人大军赶过来，把这些累赘全部赶尽杀绝。
否则短时间内，她还真找不到另外一座城市可以容纳和监禁如此多的巴尔之子。
随着战争、混乱、杀戮和死亡的源头彻底消失，萨拉督许很快便接受了一条强大的巨龙作为新统治者。
至于那些不太好控制的怪物，在完成了实际占领之后很快就被赶了出去，只留下一千名由矮人、人类、半精灵混编的部队维持秩序、恢复生产。
当然，这些工作都不是维尔梅斯擅长的，因此她毫不客气一股脑丢给月精灵法师阿什米，自己则兴冲冲的跑去城堡里的金库，想要趁着左思到来之前抢先把这笔钱给黑下来。
但最终，维尔梅斯只在金库中找到了大概五六万金币的财产，其中大部分还是银币和铜板，金币都看不到几个，整条龙气得破口大骂。
她根本没有意识到，萨拉督许经历了这么多年的战乱，每一任统治者无一例外都在横征暴敛，并且迅速把手头的钱花光用来购买食物和武器装备，否则就有可能被敌人所取代。
那丧心病狂的行为用穷兵黩武来形容都是轻的，又怎么可能攒的下钱。
就算有钱，葛罗姆尼尔临走的时候也会全部想办法带走，作为东山再起的资金。
不过本着来都来了、贼不走空、蚊子腿也是肉的精神，维尔梅斯还是决定统统都带回去充实自己的宝库。
她从始至终都不知道，其实在自己发起进攻的时候，左思就已经出现在了萨拉督许附近，并全程目睹了这场陆空配合的碾压战争。
之所以没有进入城内，主要是在等从下水道里逃出来的葛罗姆尼尔。
由于费伦大多数沿河建立的城市，基本都会把下水道的排水口延伸进河道或是大海。
因此当守城方战败的时候，借助下水道或河道撤退是在正常不过的事情了。
没过一会儿功夫，葛罗姆尼尔带着他一百多名亲信就从散发着恶臭的下水道里骂骂咧咧的钻了出来。
随行的士兵还扛着好几个巨大且沉重的木箱，八成是装满了值钱的东西。
当看到有个陌生人堵在门口的时候，向来小心谨慎的葛罗姆尼尔立刻变得警惕起来，厉声喝问：“什么人？”
“我？我的名字叫做索斯，相信你应该听过才对。”
说着，左思摘下兜帽露出了自己的真容。
“西海岸帝国皇帝？你怎么会出现在这里！”
旁边另外一名同为巴尔之子的法师脸色骤然大变，连带着剩下的人也都变得紧张无比。
毕竟“树留影、人留名”。
左思在费伦大陆上的战绩，早就已经随着他加冕为帝国皇帝的那一刻起疯狂传播，甚至都有了好几个不同的版本。
其对待敌人心狠手辣的作风，更是让不少人感到头皮发麻。
再加上他们长期靠武力霸占萨拉督许，明显侵犯到了对方的利益，因此生怕遭到残酷的报复。
尤其在这种落难的时候。
“呵呵，真想不到在这么偏远的地方都有人能认出我，真是令人感到欣慰。至于为什么出现在这里，你们不妨结合刚才发生的事情猜猜看。”
左思眼睛里闪过一丝不易被察觉到的幽光，轻轻抚摸着怀中黑白色相间小狗柔软的毛发。
由于这条狗看上去太小了，似乎才刚断奶没多久，因此在场所有人都自动将其忽略，觉得就是个宠物或者奥术施法者的魔宠，并不具备太大的威胁性。
葛罗姆尼尔眯起眼睛迅速把今天发生的一切从头到尾串联了一下，猛然间抬起头惊呼道：“那些龙和怪物大军是受到了你的指使？你躲在暗处操控了这一切？”
左思微微点了下头：“恭喜你，猜对了。”
“为什么？你明明可以直接出兵，干嘛要搞这种手段？”
葛罗姆尼尔眉头紧锁的质问。
他一方面震惊于对方竟然在不为人知的地方隐藏了那么多条巨龙和怪物大军，另外一方面完全无法理解这种脱裤子放屁的操作究竟想要达成怎样的目的。
“原因很简单，我不想让外界知道自己过早参与到争夺鲜血王座的游戏中。
你以为关注巴尔之子争斗的人就只有你们自己吗？ 不，这个世界上有很多的神、恶魔、魔鬼和强大的异界生物都在密切关注。
所以我不能动用那些明面上已经暴露过的力量。
但如果有一群巨龙跟怪物攻占了萨拉督许并把所有的巴尔之子都赶走，我再从他们手中夺回这座城市，那就不会引发任何后果。”
左思直截了当的给出了解释。
“所以……你如此大动干戈就是单纯夺取萨拉督许？”
葛罗姆尼尔语气中带着强烈的怀疑，明显并不相信这番说辞。
在他看来，如果仅仅只是收复这座城市根本不值得如此兴师动众。
“这只是其中之一，但并不是全部。
我的另外一个目标就是稍微收集一点巴尔之子的神力与神性。
所以能麻烦你们献出自己的神力、神性、生命乃至灵魂吗？
因为我现在真的很需要这些东西。
别担心，我保证这个过程会非常的快，而且绝对感受不到任何痛苦。”
左思弯下腰略微欠了欠身，语气诚恳、态度谦。
那种彬彬有礼的态度和他提出丧心病狂的要求形成了一种巨大的反差。
以至于很多智力不高的兽人甚至半天都没能反应过来。
“做梦！！！！！ 不管你是谁都别想威胁到我的生命！ 上，给我杀了他。
不要怕，我们人多，就算耗也能把他耗死。”
葛罗姆尼尔拔出随身携带的武器咆哮着下达了攻击命令。
不过与表现出来的勇猛无畏不同，他仅仅是喊了两嗓子便任由手下从身边超过自己，根本没有真正要上去拼命的意思。
光凭这一点就能看出，这家伙要比普通兽人简直聪明不知道多少倍。
明白在面对一个陌生敌人的时候，最好的处理办法是先让炮灰上去试探一下对方的实力，然后再决定是打还是逃。
几名法师也开始吟唱咒语，尝试着扒掉左思身上的防护魔法，好让战士们有发挥的空间。
不得不说，从这些人熟练的配合不难看出，他们的确是身经百战的精锐。
只要这个班底还在，葛罗姆尼尔无论走到什么地方都能迅速东山再起。
唯一可惜的是，他们这一次遇到了根本无法战胜的敌人。
“唉——这可真是太遗憾了。我还以为你们都是通情达理的人，应该会同意我这点微不足道的小小要求呢。”
左思摆出一副无奈的样子叹了口气，把怀里的小狗直接往人群中一扔。
透过来势汹汹半兽人和人类战士迅捷的动作，他瞬间判断出这些人的平均职业等级都在LV10以上，有些更是高达LV16到17，并且还有各种诡异的类法术能力。
不用问也知道，对方超过八成都是巴尔之子。
也只有巴尔之子才能在如此短的时间内，通过杀戮不断提升自身力量，甚至是获得一些不同寻常的超自然能力。
可就在巴尔之子们挥舞手中五花八门的武器，打算把丢过来的小狗砍成肉酱时，突然惊讶的发现，上一秒还是一副可爱模样的小狗，下一秒就化身为狰狞恐怖且散发着恐怖气息的上古邪物。
“嗷呜！！！！！！！！！”
伴随着混沌魔犬标志性的嚎叫，一股无法用语言形容的恐惧在所有人心底升起，意志力稍微差一点的都会瞬间被定在原地动弹不得。
要知道柯兹夫嚎叫所产生的超自然效果可是连神明都无法免疫的，更不用提区区神之子了。
The result was that the originally unstoppable charge suddenly turned into chaos.
In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen people were bitten to death, and even their souls were dragged out and eaten clean.
The remaining divine power and divinity in their bodies were absorbed by Zuo Si without any hesitation.
As for those mages and warlocks, before they could even finish chanting their spells, they were easily suppressed by the latter using the double concentration casting technique he had just mastered.
Combined with the Rainbow Apprentice's unique wall-protecting ability, the Glorious Destruction that could suddenly transform the target's protective magic into a spell to attack itself, and the special abilities of some other archmages and the Lord of Arcane, Zuo Si killed four archmages who mastered the Nine-Ring Arcane and a legendary warlock in just twelve seconds.
His overwhelming magical power made the remaining few low-level guys immediately give up resistance. They turned around and ran into the city along the sewers, their faces filled with indescribable fear and horror.
So scary!
They had only heard of legendary spellcasters of this level in some ancient biographies and records.
Whether it's casting speed, adaptability, spell identification, or super-magic skills, they are definitely not something that ordinary arcane casters can contend with.
Especially every time when I chanted the spell first, the other party could complete the same spell in only one-third of the time or even less.
This doesn't even include the massive amount of instant super magic and the silver fire bestowed upon the chosen by the goddess of magic...
As for the technique of completing two spells of concentration at once, it is unheard of.
As we all know, mages are always the most rational and selfish group of people in all professions.
When they realize that there is no chance of winning, they will naturally choose to sell out their teammates and run away without hesitation.
Sometimes even good-aligned mages are no exception.
You know, even a celebrity like Elminster once tricked the "mad wizard" Halaster Blackrobe when he escaped from hell.
It’s a pity that Zuo Si had no intention of letting anyone leave.
Before these arcane spellcasters could run a few steps, they heard a creepy sound coming from the passage ahead.
Before they could cast a lighting spell to check the situation, zombie rats rushed out like a tide, and pounced on and bit any living person they saw.
If someone kills it using magic or weapons, the negative energy in the zombie rat's body will explode instantly.
Although this will not cause fatal harm to higher-level professionals, negative energy will erode the body and cause a decline in attributes in all aspects.
To put it more simply, it is called "negative level" or "level loss".
Because the incident happened suddenly and there were so many zombie rats, the relatively fragile spellcasters were wiped out in the first round of contact, and not even a single one survived.
You don't need to ask to know that these zombie rats were set up by Zuo Si when he was free and waiting.
The classic is reproduced.
After all, there are many pests such as rats and cockroaches in places like sewers, so it is very convenient to use local materials.
Watching his men fall to the ground one after another, their bodies being quickly gnawed into bloody skeletons by zombie rats, their souls being devoured by Chaos Barghests, and their divine power and divinity being plundered by Zuo Si, Gromnir finally realized that he could not escape today no matter what.
So he took a deep breath, and the muscles all over his body quickly became engorged with blood. His eyes also emitted a terrifying red light, and he immediately activated the special ability of the [Helm of Wheeler] on his head, creating an image that was exactly the same as himself out of thin air.
Then he cooperated with the simulacrum, swung the crystal meteor hammer in his hand, which was emitting azure light and was like a hard ice block, and rushed straight to Zuo Si's position. This powerful weapon with an enchantment level of +4 could not only cause additional cold damage to the target when it hit, but also resist fire magic damage to a certain extent due to the cold air.
"Since you are so aware, I will play with you for a while."
As a very alert person, Zuo Si undoubtedly noticed the half-blood orc's determination to go all out. He also wanted to test how his current swordsmanship level compared to these top fighters, so he decisively drew his sword and performed a sword salute in a very elegant posture.
Unfortunately, Gromnir, who inherited the orcs' rude character and bloodline, did not respond at all.
He activated his violent ability the moment he entered the attack range. His muscles were instantly filled with explosive power. He grinned and roared, "Arrogant bastard! Even if I am destined to die here today, I will break a few of your teeth before I die!"
Ding! With a crisp sound, the meteor hammer and the sword blade collided with each other, emitting dazzling blue sparks.
Gromnir's ferocious expression froze on his face in an instant.
Unlike what one might have imagined, which was to knock the opponent's sword out of his hand with one blow, Zuo Si's sword was not affected by the huge impact force. Instead, his extremely terrifying brute force bounced the meteor hammer back, causing his palm to go numb and he almost couldn't hold the weapon.
You should know that Gromnir is a legendary warrior with a total professional level of LV26.
In addition, since he is an orc, his initial strength attribute is higher than that of humans, and even without considering the equipment, it is still 25 points.
Later, when the power and divinity of the Son of Baal were awakened, the strength attribute gradually increased by almost ten points, reaching an astonishing thirty-five points.
In addition, there are four points of strength brought by rage and five points of strength provided by the belt, which makes a total of forty-four points of strength attribute.
Even if he were to fight a dragon head-on, Gromnir was absolutely confident that he could pin the dragon to the ground.
But now, this confident attack was actually blocked by a spellcaster who looked quite "weak". How could he accept this?
"I think you must be very surprised now and want to know what I did to you, right? But the problem is, I really didn't do anything. I just used my physical strength to block your attack.
In other words, I crush you in terms of strength.
Even though it’s unbelievable, this is the fact…”
Zuo Si couldn't help but let out a playful smile.
He didn't know when it started, but he particularly liked to see the reaction of this guy with amazing self-sufficiency and strength after being easily forced back.
Especially the shock, disbelief and incomprehension revealed in the expressions and eyes are so funny.
After all, no one would believe that a wizard would have a bare strength attribute of up to 70 points, so they would only suspect that something was wrong with them.
The blocked chapters may not be released until the editor comes to work...
(End of this chapter)