"Klaus! Are you ready to pay the price for being stained with the blood of the Harpers?"
A human warrior roared and rushed forward first. He jumped up with a double-edged axe as white as ice and snow, trying to use the acceleration of gravity to make his chop more destructive, and it would be best if he could chop off the huge dragon head in one fell swoop.
Obviously, the magic weapon used by this guy has additional cold damage, which is the best choice to deal with the red dragon's "weak cold" characteristic.
Or in other words, the equipment and weapons of each member of the entire expeditionary team formed by the Harpists' top leaders are basically the same.
The attributes of weapons are either to provide extra damage to dragons or evil camp targets, or to produce a cold effect. Most armor also has a certain degree of fire resistance to weaken the power of the flaming breath.
It’s a pity that Klaus is not a pushover either.
Although it suffered some damage after falling from a high altitude and hitting the ground, especially the cursed arrow aimed at dragon creatures that shot into its abdomen, the ancient red dragon felt unprecedented weakness.
But "Scar Man" is still the "Roaring Dragon" who dares to fight to the death with the enemy in any battle and even die together with the enemy.
Klaus suddenly spread his wings and used dragon wing slap to attack the human warrior who was jumping and slashing.
The next second...
Bang! Snap!
The double-edged axe, emitting a chill, deeply embedded itself into the wings of the ancient red dragon, and the hot and dazzling dragon blood immediately splattered everywhere.
But the human warrior was also hit violently by the flapping dragon wings. A large piece of the sturdy mithril breastplate was instantly dented. At the same time, the ribs and chest were also severely damaged by this blow. The whole person was like a kite with a broken string, and blood spurted out of his mouth and nose while flying straight backwards.
If you think that's the end of it, you are wrong.
Klaus has far more combat experience than other red dragons.
Taking advantage of the opportunity when the opponent had no room to dodge or parry in mid-air, he suddenly opened his mouth and spewed out a deadly breath of flames.
Boom!!!! Everyone around felt a suffocating flame and heat wave instantly enveloping the poor human warrior.
When the latter flew back out of the range of the dragon's breath, his body had been roasted to a half-burnt state.
If it weren't for the legendary warrior's powerful vitality and the fact that his helmet had a certain degree of fire resistance, he would have most likely been destroyed by the dragon's breath.
"Grace!"
Seeing that his companion was in critical condition, the priest in the team immediately rushed over and wanted to treat him.
Unfortunately, Klaus had no intention of showing mercy to his enemies.
He first quickly waved his claws to force back several high-ranking Harpists who came forward to interfere, and then used the staff held tightly in the middle of his wings like a bat's claws to finish off the enemy.
A terrifying green light flashed, and the seriously injured and unconscious human warrior was immediately disintegrated into a pool of worthless powder by the power of magic.
Sixth-ring transformation spell [Disintegration]! Obviously, creatures killed by this spell cannot be revived, let alone treated, and even resurrection can only be done with the highest level of divine arts.
Less than a minute after the battle began, "Scar Guy" took the lead in taking first blood with his unparalleled combat experience and the overwhelming power advantage of the Ancient Red Dragon.
Due to long-term training, he can not only skillfully use various magical equipment and weapons, but also use the small claws on his wings to activate the spells stored in wands, staffs, and scepters.
Therefore, Klaus actually has four hands, unlike ordinary dragons which only have two front paws for attacking or casting spells.
He could easily use the wand and staff held in the small claws on the dragon's wings to cast spells while launching claw attacks.
Coupled with the red dragon's signature moves such as flaming breath, dragon wing flapping, and tail sweep, high-level or even legendary warriors who lack sufficient corresponding protection can often be killed instantly in one round.
When Zuo Si was practicing using the dragon wings' claws to activate magic wands and staffs in dragon form, he got the inspiration from "Scar Man".
Later, he taught this technique to his subordinates such as the Flame Dragon Knight Davian and Kurremos.
Unfortunately, the Harpers' top brass apparently didn't understand this, or perhaps there were so few people who fought Klaus and survived that the intelligence related to him was very limited.
"No!!!!!!!"
Seeing his teammate die in his arms, the priest's eyes suddenly flashed with extreme sadness, anger and hatred.
Several other Harpists who were about to rush forward to launch a siege also stopped, their faces filled with shock and disbelief.
They obviously didn't expect that there would be casualties on their side just as the battle started, and you are the most resilient and tenacious fighter.
"You despicable little bugs! Do you think you can challenge the great Roaring Dragon Klaus? I will kill all of you annoying Harpers without leaving a single one alive! Come, feel the scorching flames of doom! The entire North will begin to burn because of my wrath!"
Along with the majestic declaration of the ancient red dragon, the chanting of dragon magic began to echo in the ears.
By the time the Harpists' top brass reacted, it was already too late.
Although the elven magic archer standing on the roof in the distance shot several enchanted arrows in succession, he was unable to interrupt Scar Man's concentration in casting the spell.
After all, the dragon's physical attributes are already terrifyingly high, and its vitality is many times greater than that of humanoid creatures.
Unless you hit sensitive parts such as the eyes, heart, or nose directly, it is almost impossible to interrupt their concentration in casting spells.
The moment Klaus's spell was ready, the sky above his head instantly turned a creepy blood-red.
A wizard seemed to recognize this incredibly powerful Shaping Magic. His face suddenly changed and he shouted to the people around him, "It's a firestorm! Run!"
But it was too late! Scarlet directly activated the [Spider Web Technique], [Greasy Technique] and [Black Tentacles of Aifa] in the magic storage ring on the dragon horn.
Almost one-third of the Harpers' high-ranking officers were trapped on the spot, and only those who wore the Ring of Free Movement or cast the Free Movement spell managed to escape.
As soon as they left the influence of the fire storm, a rain of fire fell from the sky, directly covering a large area around them.
Even though the Harper leaders carried a lot of equipment that increased their resistance to magic and fire, they still screamed in agony from the burns.
Not to mention launching a counterattack, even struggling to stand up was a problem.
After all, although the burning flames destroyed the effect of the spider web technique, the non-burning oil was still spread on the ground. It was difficult to maintain balance even if there was no attack, not to mention the severe pain caused by the burning flames.
"Die! You lowly little bug! Your howlings of death are the most beautiful music in the world to me!"
Klaus unceremoniously took advantage of the fact that his red dragon was completely immune to all fire attacks and rushed straight into the rain of fire to massacre those high-ranking Harpers who had lost their ability to resist.
In the blink of an eye, three more fell in a pool of blood, their torsos, limbs and heads completely separated, not even a complete body part could be preserved.
"Scar Man" proved with practical actions that even after so many years of silence, he is still the most powerful and destructive red dragon king in the north.
After a few minutes of fighting with the ancient red dragon, one third of the twelve elite harpers had died.
The remaining eight finally realized why all the teams they had sent out before were killed without exception.
Klaus is completely different from the evil forces they have dealt with before. He is a creature who truly stands at the top of the world's power pyramid.
In particular, the ancient dragon's innate amazing magic resistance caused a lot of headaches for the two great wizards in the team.
Several times they successfully cast spells, but they were either directly resisted or exempted, or caused minor harm due to magic resistance. Spells below the third level were simply ineffective.
On the contrary, every spell cast by Klaus could cause huge threat and damage to his own side.
If it had been any other time, after realizing that the enemy was much stronger than expected and that their side had suffered heavy casualties and their chances of winning were very low, given the Harpists' usual style, they would have given the order to retreat and gone back to make new plans.
Unlike those stubborn people who believe in Tyr, the god of justice, Torm, the god of loyalty and courage, and Lathander, the lord of the dawn, they never advocate a head-on confrontation with an enemy that is too powerful, and would rather die on the road to charge.
Just the opposite!
The Harpers' purpose is to achieve the greatest results at the lowest cost.
To this end, eavesdropping, theft, deception, assassination, ambush, or using criminal means not permitted by law to spread false information, use uninformed third parties to achieve goals, etc., all are permitted.
This is also the reason why they are always criticized even though they do mostly good things.
There is no other reason. It's just that the methods used by the Harpers in the course of carrying out their missions are too dirty, so dirty that anyone with a little sense of morality would think that they are a group of potential thugs and dangerous elements.
Social groups that value order and law feel that their existence itself is even more destructive than the damage caused by many evil forces.
The more widely this idea of using any means to achieve one's goals spreads and the more people are willing to believe it, the more the world will slide into the abyss of chaos and disorder.
Unfortunately, the Harpers' top brass had a preconceived notion that Klaus attacked Mirabar because he was looking for them, so they could not simply choose to retreat as usual.
If that happens, this important mining town in the north will be burned to ashes and turned into ruins by the wrath of the ancient red dragon.
What's even worse is that if word of this matter gets out, the reputation of the Harpists, which has already been getting worse and worse in the North, will plummet to the bottom and become as stinking as a cesspool.
Not only will the destruction of Mirabar be blamed on the Harpers, but violence will also be intensified against the Harpers' traditional allies in the wilderness: the druids, rangers, and elven villages.
If not handled properly, it may develop into an all-round suppression and liquidation of the entire organization.
Therefore, these senior officials cannot leave at all. At least before Klaus himself leaves, he must let the residents of Mirabar see their heroic fight against the powerful evil forces and their determination not to retreat.
Just like that, the eight people who were forced into a dead end no longer had any reservations. They all revealed their cards and began to consume all kinds of expensive potions, scrolls, and magic items regardless of the cost.
For a while, he actually fought back and forth with "Scar Guy".
The high-level arcane and divine arts released by both sides continued to flash above the residential area that had been reduced to ruins, and the sounds of flames and explosions were endless.
A high-level druid even summoned a sky full of dark clouds. Lightning bolts as thick as a person were crackling and dancing wildly in the battle area. Elemental elders as tall as four or five meters were also summoned one after another.
But in front of the powerful Klaus, all these can only delay a little time at best.
Often, he can clear the field with just a breath of fire, no matter if you are an earth element, wind element, or water element.
As for the fire element...
No spellcaster with any sense would choose to summon them in combat with a red dragon.
The reason is simple.
Although the fire element is completely immune to the red dragon's breath, the problem is that its attacks cannot cause any damage to the red dragon either.
So the red dragon can completely ignore what the fire element should do.
Just as the harpists were fighting desperately with Klaus, on the roof of a three-story building more than 200 meters away.
Hared III, who planned all this personally, and Ximamon, the controller of the Zhentarim's dark intelligence network, were standing shoulder to shoulder and watching this show with great interest.
After several minutes, the former commented meaningfully: "It was a wonderful fight to the death, what do you think?"
“Hehe, I totally agree.
There is nothing more beautiful than seeing these harpists who claim to be noble, always like to stand on the moral high ground to accuse others and meddle in other people's affairs, gradually step into despair and death.
And before they die, they will help us weaken Klaus, this powerful enemy.
Once Kurremos makes a move, this last hidden danger can be completely resolved, and control over the northern wilderness world can be completed.
By then, no matter whether it is those self-righteous druids, or the monsters and barbarian tribes scattered among the mountains, forests and wilderness, they will inevitably become pawns in our hands.
From Icewind Dale to the mountains of the Spine of the World, to the Everwild and the High Forest, a mighty wave will rise at our command."
While saying this, Ximanmeng subconsciously pulled the black cloak on his body to block the sunlight shining down on his head as much as possible.
As a vampire lord, he would not be burned to death in the sunlight like ordinary vampires, but he did not like the feeling of being burned by positive energy.
If he hadn't rushed over to watch this show, he would have preferred to stay in his dark castle in the Sunset Mountains and come out after dark.
"What is Kuerremos busy with? According to the plan, he should have arrived at the scene to clean up the mess."
Hared III frowned and asked back.
Xi Manmeng's mouth curled up slightly, and he shrugged his shoulders with a helpless look: "There's nothing we can do, changes are always faster than planned.
There was a small problem, so Kurremos had to rush over to deal with it.
Besides, haven't you discovered it yet?
The Harper leaders had sent out a signal for help shortly after the battle began.
But why haven't Elminster and Storm Silverhand, the two chosen ones, come to support?"
moment!
Hared III seemed to understand something, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised: "Ah! I understand.
It turned out that Kurremos had held back the two most troublesome guys to ensure that our plan could be implemented smoothly.
But I am a little curious, how did he hold back Elminster and Storm Silverhand? You know, these two chosen ones of the goddess of magic are not easy to deal with. "
"I'm sorry, I'm not sure about this. But what is certain is that your master gave him great support and help."
After saying that, Ximanmon no longer paid attention to the ally beside him, and began to concentrate on appreciating the high-level fierce battle between the two sides, and from time to time cast a prophecy magic to detect Klaus's vitality.
Behind him, six elite teams were fully armed and ready for battle, among which there were twelve light mages.
With just one order, these people will be able to perform an incredibly powerful magic ritual with Ximanmon as the core to deliver the final devastating blow to the enemy.
Similarly, Hared III also bribed four elite teams of adventurers who tended to be lawful evil and lawful neutral, so that they could hunt down the defeated Harper leaders at any time.
With the secret support of the wealthy Zuo Si, both of them had ample funds to cultivate their own direct forces.
What you see before you are the results of recent development and growth.
"Owner……"
There was a strange flash in Harry III's eyes, but he quickly shut up and stopped asking questions, instead concentrating on watching the development of the battlefield situation.
Because with the consumption of magic items, scrolls and potions, the Harpists have shown a very obvious decline.
Among the only two great wizards in the team, one was swallowed by "Scar Man" in one gulp. It is estimated that he has been almost digested by the dragon's terrible stomach acid.
The other one was so frightened that he used short-distance teleportation magic to escape two or three hundred meters away, with an expression of lingering fear on his face.
After all, reality is not a game. The boss will not ignore the squishy heroes in the back row and focus on the MT who has high defense and thick blood and is responsible for resisting monsters.
How could an ancient red dragon like Klaus, who had established his reputation after experiencing countless bloody battles, not know that the threat posed by a wizard was far greater than that posed by a warrior?
Therefore, whenever a warrior rushed forward, he would often just flap his dragon wings and knock them away, and then he would chase after the mage, priest and druid to kill them.
The first high-level spellcaster to die was an archdruid who transformed into a super-large earth elemental to provide cover for his teammates. He was burned to death on the spot by his fiery breath, and he didn't even have a chance to change back to human form to heal himself.
The second person to die was the priest who had used up his life-saving skill [Sanctuary]. His entire body was bitten in two from the waist with a snap. His upper body was swallowed by the ancient red dragon, and his lower body remained on the edge of the battlefield, looking extremely miserable and bloody.
As for the third one, it was naturally the great wizard who was swallowed whole just a few seconds ago.
After dealing with the most threatening spellcaster in one go, Klaus turned to deal with the remaining warriors, magic archers and bards.
"Damn it! It looks like our failure is inevitable! What should we do now?"
The Elf Magic Archer relied on the acceleration spell to dodge the dragon's tail that swept across when it turned around, and asked loudly to his companions around him.
Even though he had shot nearly forty enchanted arrows, his arms were now so tired that he could hardly pull the bowstring. He could almost be said to be the MVP with the highest output in the team.
But Klaus simply used the unknown magical item on his body to release a powerful healing spell, which immediately made all the damage that had been accumulated with great difficulty go to waste.
As long as the opponent cannot be seriously injured or killed in an instant, he can use healing spells and potions to recover.
Moreover, the further you advance in the game, the fewer spell slots, scrolls, and various consumables you have, and this advantage becomes more and more obvious, so obvious that it makes you feel desperate.
“别问我！我早就在开战不久便发出了求援信号，可伊尔明斯特和风暴·银手却到现在都没来，肯定是遇到了什么麻烦。”
吟游诗人喝下最后一瓶治疗药剂，语气中带着无法掩饰的紧张与焦急。
很显然，今天这场遭遇战跟他们计划中潜入“疤佬”的巢穴，锁定目标后提前准备好所有的防护法术，紧跟着再发动一波突袭将其斩杀，完全是两个截然不同的概念。
因为如果是后者那种情况，竖琴手高层是有准备打无准备，在战术上牢牢掌握着主动权。
同时在洞穴环境下也无需担心巨龙最令人头疼的飞行能力，胜算自然会大大的提高。
可现在呢？
他们先是藏身地点忽然被从天而降的龙息点燃，不得不一股脑冲了出来，根本没有战前施法的时间。
后来魔射手成功将克劳斯射下来，众人为了防止巨龙再次起飞升空只能硬着头皮上，结果两三个回合就死伤惨重。
施法者全程被“疤佬”追着打，光逃命、给自己加持防护法术都忙不过来，哪里还有空给其他人上BUFF。
事实上这群竖琴手精英之所以能强撑到现在，就是在等待阴影谷大贤者、魔法女神的第一选民——伊尔明斯特，在收到求援信号后会立刻赶来救援。
可让所有人万万没想到的是，他们撑了这么久可伊尔明斯特却始终不见踪影，就连风暴·银手也不知所踪。
就在诗人和魔射手说话的功夫，克劳斯突然抓住一个空挡，挥舞爪子硬生生把扛着盾牌顶在最前面的战士扫飞，随后利用对方在巨大力量冲击下失去平衡的刹那，扑上去掀开拥有强力火焰抗性的塔盾，张开嘴露出了狰狞无比的笑容。
战士只看到巨龙嗓子眼里突然冒出一团微弱的火光，随后眼前便被一片刺眼白色所笼罩。
而这团白光就是他在临死前看到的最后景象。
至于其他人，看到的则是战士在失去火炕盾牌之后，整个人被活生生烧死的样子。
“撤退！立刻撤退！不然我们都会死的！”
唯一幸存的大法师心理防线显然彻底崩溃了，眼神中透露出惊恐与畏惧，根本连想都不想便准备直接传送离开。
只可惜，他并不知道自己早就已经被盯上了。
就在传送魔法生效的刹那，一团黑影突然凭空出现在身后。
还没等反应过来发生了什么，两颗锋利的尖牙便咔嚓一口要在脖子的大动脉上。
咕咚！
咕咚！
咕咚！
伴随着吞咽鲜血的声音，大法师的身体开始不受控制的抽搐，随后皮肤的颜色也开始变得越来越惨白，最终变成一具没有任何生命特征的尸体。
“真是不错的味道。现在，我又有了一名实力不错的后裔……”
伴随着低沉嘶哑的声音，黑影终于走出露出了自己的真面目，正是主动转化成吸血鬼的席曼蒙本人。
对于他来说，像这种掌握九环魔法的大法师，简直就是世界上最好的猎物。
不仅在吸食对方鲜血的时候可以获得额外的力量，同时还能将尸体在一到四天内以新生吸血鬼或是衍体的方式复活，并保留死者生前所有的施法等级。
另外一边，席曼蒙的手下和哈瑞德三世也开始了对其余几个竖琴手高层的追杀。
没有仁慈！
没有怜悯！
更没有宽恕！ 有的只是对敌人最大的敬意，即赶尽杀绝一个不留。
哈瑞德三世甚至提前准备好了邪恶的魔法仪式，打算把这些竖琴手高层全部转化成受到自己控制的亡灵，命令他们向昔日的同伴举起屠刀，在痛苦与绝望中不断堕落，最终变成自己最憎恨、最讨厌的形态。
“伊尔明斯特！你他妈的究竟在干什么？”
诗人在被俘虏的瞬间喊出了发自灵魂的拷问。
不过她不知道的是，伊尔明斯特与风暴·银手这会儿的情况也不容乐观。
他们俩骑着马一路南下越过德沙林河，才刚刚靠近至高森林的边缘，打算找当地德鲁伊教派打听一下消息，结果就遭到了蓄谋已久的攻击。
而发起攻击的不是别人，正是库尔雷莫斯、阿加莎、瓦瑞斯和才被强行转化成为龙巫妖不久的银龙，以及一群被拉来当炮灰的拜龙教成员。
因为战斗以突然袭击的方式开场，因此阴险狡诈的“带孝子”没有把集火目标选定为战斗经验丰富的伊尔明斯特，而是盯上了相对比较容易对付的风暴·银手。
尽管后者拥有总计高达LV28的总职业等级，可由于职业构成非常杂乱，包括LV1的盗贼、LV4的战士、LV12的术士、LV8的吟游诗人、LV3的竖琴手斥候，简直就是一锅大杂烩，因此在魔法防护力方面并不强。
再加上身披铠甲的关系，施展奥术魔法还有百分之二十的失败率。
如果在游戏中有哪个玩家敢这样构建角色，肯定会被评价为干啥啥不行的废物。
但在费伦大陆本地土著身上，这样的情况却十分常见。
毕竟只要他们感兴趣、进行过相应的学习与锻炼，便能获得相应的职业等级。
风暴·银手LV1的盗贼和LV4的战士肯定就是在从孩童到成人期间无意中获得的。
而LV12术士则是由于其体内流淌着二代魔法女神的血脉，LV8的诗人和LV3的竖琴手斥候，则是长大成人之后自己选择的道路。
正因为掌握着如此多的技能，所以她才会成为无数竖琴手的导师，教授那些新人如何成为一名优秀的间谍。
通常情况下有选民带来的额外力量和银火，风暴·银手能轻易压制住绝大部分的八环乃至九环施法者，同时还免疫一切雷电属性的攻击。
但遗憾的是，她今天遇到了之前从未见过的强敌。
库尔雷莫斯直接以一记瞬发的大裂解发动了偷袭，在刹那之间就把风暴·银手身上所有的防护法术都扒了个干净。
就连身上装备的精灵王斗篷、+2防护戒指、储法戒指、幸运长剑、只剩下一发的许愿戒指，+5自然装甲护符也报废的报废，被压制的被压制，反正是全部失去了作用。
伊尔明斯特最先反应过来，立刻就想要进行反击。
但法术还没来得及释放，阿加莎就启动自己的天赋能力——亚空间窗口，挥舞着三条手臂上的三只手从不同角度发动攻击。
由于撒伦精怪一次最多可以开六个魔窗，因此伊尔明斯特顿时被逼得手忙脚乱，瞬间被暗影能核释放出来的九环【吸能术】命中，施法等级瞬间掉四级。
更要命的是，这四级全部都是进阶职业大法师，因此许多高等奥术能力都没办法用了。
外表是精灵但骨子里确是费林魔葵瓦瑞斯，则趁着阿加莎拖住伊尔明斯特的空挡，瞬间闪现到风暴·银手近前，先是释放出体内与生俱来的毒素，当场让对手陷入麻痹状态并双脚离地悬挂在半空中。
紧跟着他又毫不客气的把对方身上所有的魔法全部抽了个干净，连一个零环戏法的法术位都没有留下。
等做完这一切，这个可怕的怪物才依照计划施展禁锢术，将其暂时性的驱逐出了战场。
至此，库尔雷莫斯终于在精心算计之下完成了针对伊尔明斯特的包围。
现在他不仅可以让费林魔葵瓦瑞斯吸收对方施展的任何法术，还能够借助撒伦精怪阿加莎随时开启的魔窗来打断施法专注。
最重要的是抓住了风暴·银手这个关键性的人质。
自以为已经赢得了胜利的“带孝子”脸上浮现出了得意的笑容，故作优雅的单手抚胸略微欠了欠身，彬彬有礼的问候道：“你好，尊敬的阴影谷大贤者、魔法女神的第一选民伊尔明斯特阁下。
作为一个听着您名字和冒险故事长大的后辈，我很早以前就在想象如果有一天能够与您相见会是怎样激动人心的景象。
可谁能想到这么多年过去了，当我做好准备出现的时候，您的表现却实在是有些令人失望。
我无法理解也想不明白，您在冒险故事中那些种种化腐朽为神奇、永远可以避开危险从容脱身的手段都去哪了？ 为何面对一次小小的偷袭就慌乱成这个样子？”
“拜龙教？你们是萨马斯特的手下？”
伊尔明斯特显然注意到了那些身披黑色长袍、头戴面具、身上佩戴着拜龙教徽记的家伙，所以眯起眼睛试探了一句。
不过介于刚才阿加莎与瓦瑞斯所展现出来的种种怪异能力，他完全不觉得这种实力的敌人会加入拜龙教这种疯子和神经病汇聚的组织。
What's more, the opponent clearly had the opportunity to kill the incapacitated Storm Silverhand directly, but he did not choose to do so. Instead, he temporarily imprisoned him with the confinement spell.
From any angle, these actions are extremely suspicious.
"You want to use such a cheap way to trick me? Don't waste your time.
I don't plan to reveal my identity for the time being, and I don't want you to remember me.
What I have to do now is to keep you here for a while, until those high-ranking Harpers in Mirabar are killed by Scar-Man Klaus.
Don't even think about using teleportation magic to rush over to rescue.
Once you are out of my sight, I will release Lady Storm Silverhand and kill her, and then imprison her soul and sell it to the devil.
This is not a threat or a joke, just a statement of what is bound to happen when you make the choice.
So should he save another of the Seven Sisters of the North who is also a chosen one? Or should he give up her life and even her soul to save the Harpers who are being massacred?
I think this is a very difficult decision even for the Great Sage of Shadow Valley, isn't it?"
While saying this, Kurremos pursed his lips, revealing his extremely evil nature.
Unlike most metallic dragons who fall into evil due to various desires and other reasons, this guy is a born evil person, and many vicious thoughts were born in his mind when he was still a young dragon.
For example, stealing food from brothers and sisters, stealing inconspicuous treasures from parents' nests, teasing the kobold servants who serve them, etc.
Kurremos discovered long ago that he could not get satisfaction and pleasure from helping others as his parents taught him.
Just the opposite!
He finds joy in torturing others and appreciating their pain and struggle.
No one knows what is going on, not even me.
Moreover, Kurremos was very good at disguising himself, and his parents and siblings were completely unaware of his evil nature during his growing up, until one day he could no longer bear it and killed his own sister.
For a while, he even had a vicious idea, that is, whether his mother had secretly fooled around with an evil colorful dragon for a while without his father's knowledge, or had been raped by a colorful dragon.
And I am the product of this unexpected combination.
However, Kurremos has no evidence and has not shown any abilities of a chromatic dragon.
But fortunately, after obtaining the bloodline of Purgatory, he no longer dwelled on these old things, but began to enjoy the ultimate pleasure of being able to display and release evil openly.
Especially now, in front of the great sage of Shadow Valley whose fame resounded throughout the entire continent of Faerun, the two black jade eyes were flashing with excitement and enjoyment.
"So... this is a trap?"
Elminster turned and cast his gaze towards the silver dragon lich not far away, a complex expression of pain, anger and disbelief emerging on his old face.
After a full minute, he took a deep breath and forced himself to stay calm, then asked, "I think you owe me an explanation. Why did you become a dracolich, and why did you deliberately spread the news of your injury to lure me here?"
"I'm sorry, I can't help myself."
The silver dragon lich lowered his head slightly and didn't dare to look the old man in the eye.
Although she has become the undead she hated the most, and her originally kind nature is slowly being eroded by the instincts of the undead, the memories and emotions from her lifetime usually take decades or even hundreds of years to completely fade away.
"Okay, I think I understand what's going on."
Elminster instantly realized from this sentence that the silver dragon was most likely forced.
After all, there are so many members of the Dragon Cult present, and it is easy to imagine what they will do to a good-aligned metal dragon that has lost its ability to resist.
Just when he was about to try to get more details and important information, the signal for help from the Harpers' top brass in Mirabar suddenly echoed in his mind, interrupting all the old man's thoughts.
At this moment, Elminster finally understood how insidious, cunning and cruel Kurremos's previous actions were.
If he didn't go back to rescue the Harpers' top brass, the already loosely organized Northern Harpers Alliance would inevitably collapse.
But if we go back to rescue him, we can imagine how the other party will deal with the captured Storm Silverhand.
Is the life of the Harper Alliance's top brass and the organization's existence in the North more important? Or is the life and even the soul of another chosen one of the Magic Goddess who has been following him diligently for many years more important?
Elminster was instantly plunged into a painful dilemma.
He was very clear that the time left for him to make a choice was very limited, perhaps only about five to ten minutes.
Once this time passes, the ancient red dragon Klaus may wipe out the Harper's top leaders and destroy Mirabar, a major mining town in the North.
At this time, Kurremos, who was standing aside and watching the show, did not forget to add fuel to the fire and joked: "Your Excellency the Great Sage, there is a saying that goes, a short pain is worse than a long pain.
When you are faced with a difficult choice, making a random choice is much better than doing nothing.
Because doing nothing means escaping, it means you are afraid of losing.
Once a similar situation happens for the first time, it will inevitably happen a second and third time.
After all, your weakness has been exposed to everyone."
"Who are you? And why are you doing this? Are you guilty of the Harper Alliance or my past sins?"
Elminster obviously could no longer control his anger, and silver flames began to flash in his pupils.
If it were any other spellcaster, they would have probably run away in fear when they saw this thousand-year-old man showing signs of using the Silver Fire Burst mode.
But Kuerremos, who was extremely inflated inside, did not take it seriously. Instead, he sneered and continued to mock, "Hahaha! What a childish and ridiculous accusation.
As the founder of the Harper Alliance, the most nosy organization in the entire continent of Faerun, don't you find it ironic that these words come out of your own mouth?
When you interfered with something, did the other party provoke you or offend you? Especially when the towns in the north were booming and pursuing a prosperous and beautiful life, what were you doing? You tried to stop people from opening up wasteland, cutting down trees, and digging mines, and continued to promote your ridiculous theory of the balance of all things to protect the bullshit nature.
If there is really a balance in this world, then why are those who die in various conflicts always the defenseless civilians, rather than you, an old immortal who has lived for more than a thousand years?
So stop being so self-righteous, you and your fellow Harpers are nothing but clowns indulged in cheap self-admiration.
The world never needs any balance or interference. What it needs is development and creation.
Most importantly, as the first elect of the Goddess of Magic, have you ever done anything related to promoting magic? The answer is obviously no.
Archsage of Shadowdale? I don't understand how you can afford to go around swindling people with that title.
If I were you, I would have committed suicide out of shame and would not have the face to live in this world."
"That's enough! What exactly do you want to say?"
Elminster was obviously completely enraged by these words that directly hit him in the lungs. He raised his hand and shot out an energy arrow made of silver fire.
(End of this chapter)