According to the investigation of scouts and detectives, except for the monsters and barbarian tribes gathered in the Neverwinter Forest, other places have been basically cleared out by a large number of adventurers who appeared from nowhere.
If nothing unexpected happens, we may not have to worry about threats from the wild for ten or twenty years.
Lord Nasir is currently imprisoned somewhere in the Neverwinter Forest.
In addition, my people also discovered dark elves and evil auras from the Abyss where the enemies gathered.
This means that they are most likely summoning demons to form an army.
If we take into account the creator race that is hiding somewhere, the threats and troubles facing Neverwinter may be worse than imagined.
What do we do now? "
A man with dark skin and dreadlocks stood in the castle hall, reporting the latest news to the woman who was sitting on the throne, temporarily acting as the lord and exuding a frightening aura.
His name was Airion Zhende, and he was the chief officer under Lord Nasir, who was responsible for collecting and spying on intelligence.
In the past, when Luskan was still ruled by the Arcane Brotherhood, his main task was to keep a close eye on the spies and assassins sent by the other party, to ensure that the top leaders of Neverwinter would not be assassinated, kidnapped or coerced inexplicably, and to ensure that an early warning could be issued in the first place when the other party sent out troops.
However, as Luskan fell into Zuo Si's hands, the two sides also concluded a series of alliances ranging from economic to military, and their focus of work shifted to the areas around Neverwinter.
Especially the port area where all kinds of people gather, as well as the forest outside the city and the mountainous area called Cliff Port.
After learning that Lord Nasir had been kidnapped, Ayreen Zhende immediately activated the entire intelligence network to collect clues, hoping to find the location of his loyal monarch as quickly as possible so that Neverwinter could send people to rescue him.
Unfortunately, Lord Nasir did not find them, but instead discovered a large number of enemies hiding deep in the forest.
If the legions from the Empire had not been stationed there not long ago, considering the current state of Neverwinter's slack military preparations and the city defense force of less than 800 people whose main job was to maintain street law and order, it would probably not be able to hold out for even a few days.
But this cannot be blamed on Lord Nasir and those advisers and senior executives.
After all, ever since signing the agreement with Zuo Si, Neverwinter's basic policy has been to reduce military spending, leave all of its security to the other party, and pay a large sum of money every year as protection money.
In this way, they can invest all the saved expenses into production and construction, and also release a large number of young and middle-aged labor force.
After so many years, the two sides have been cooperating very happily.
Most importantly, Neverwinter prospered at a visible pace, becoming the most important trade node between Luskan and Waterdeep.
The surrounding towns also came together and gradually formed a large urban circle.
Later, the city was nominally incorporated into the Empire, which made all the residents of Neverwinter believe that there were no enemies that could threaten them anymore, so they naturally had no interest in increasing the number of troops.
In contrast, they prefer to wave their gold coins to Athkatla to buy various advanced machines and technologies, and then bring them back to use the location advantages and the ability to trade directly with the barbarian tribes to produce more exquisite fur coats, hats, boots, gloves, leather products, high-end furniture and other goods.
By expanding market share and possession, the company strengthens its position within the empire and trade alliance.
In other words, the way of thinking of the people in Neverwinter has been transformed and has begun to move towards commercialization, marketization, and trade.
Their idea is very simple.
Since you can buy security by spending money, why waste time, energy, and people to build an overly large army? Isn't it enough to just engage in production, expand the scale of business and make more money?
In this way, there would be no need to fight and die in wars, and wealth would continue to increase, so that everyone from nobles and merchants to ordinary people could live a good life.
Moreover, they found that as long as they were financially strong and occupied a large enough share of trade, traditional powerful city-states in the North, such as Silvermoon City and Waterdeep City, would show respect to them, and nearby small towns would follow Neverwinter's lead.
So to some extent, Neverwinter's approach was not wrong, and it actually created a small economic miracle, making their influence in trade close to that of Waterdeep and Silvermoon.
It's a pity that the residents of Neverwinter apparently forgot that in Faerun, a place with natural disasters and unexpected events every now and then, it would be meaningless to make more money or make the city more prosperous without the protection power that matches the wealth.
Often, all these efforts will be immediately wasted when a disaster strikes.
Throughout history, Neverwinter has experienced many terrible disasters.
This magical plague and the awakening of the creator race are among them.
If Zuo Si had not appeared, the city of ghosts would have been infiltrated in the future.
The eruption of Mount Hoteno razed the entire city to the ground, and it was finally rebuilt thanks to the efforts of the "Protector of the Country" Daggart Wujin.
If it had been Waterdeep or Silvermoon, a disaster of this magnitude would have been nipped in the bud long before it even began.
Especially Waterdeep. The underground maze built by the mad wizard Halaster Blackrob is enough to destroy Neverwinter countless times.
Not to mention the inter-dimensional portal that suddenly opened in DR 1358, and the large group of gargoyles and tengu that rushed out from another world.
What followed was another turbulent year of fighting and struggle among the gods.
But what is the result?
The city of Waterdeep was not destroyed, not even serious damage was caused.
All this is thanks to the two chosen people of the magic goddess Khelbourne and Leila, as well as a large number of high-level spellcasters.
Many guys who are ambitious and want to cause trouble will actively avoid Waterdeep City just by hearing the names of these strong men.
Silvermoon City has also not seen any major turmoil for a long time due to the intimidation of Alustriel and many high-level wizards.
As the saying goes, there is no harm without comparison.
After looking at other people's leaders and then at his own Lord Nasir who couldn't control the situation at all, it would be strange if Arian Zhende didn't have some thoughts in his mind.
Therefore, after confirming the power that Erebus now possessed, he was the first senior official to clearly express his willingness to pledge allegiance.
Because he firmly believed that if Neverwinter wanted to be as safe as Waterdeep and Silvermoon, a strong leader was essential.
Although Lord Nasir did a good job and was a tolerant and upright person, he was unable to deter potential enemies.
To be exact, anyone who wanted to cause trouble in Neverwinter would not take his personal strength seriously.
Eribes quickly marked the map, then calmly asked, "How are the barbarians of the Uthgar Black Lion Clan doing?"
"The small tribes among them are moving closer to the large tribe that owns the fortress. They have now formed a defensive stronghold around the edge of the forest where they can support each other. It seems that they have not yet sided with the enemy.
However, there are not many adult warriors in the Black Lion Clan, and there are basically no spellcasters.
Once the enemy launches a full-scale attack, we will definitely not be able to withstand it.
And judging from the orcs and dark elves that suddenly appeared, there must be a tunnel deep in the forest that connects to the Underdark."
Aierian Zhende told all the information he had in one go.
"Interesting! Our enemies should still be gathering their forces, otherwise they should launch a surprise attack immediately before Neverwinter can react."
Eribes made a straightforward judgment.
Because the Neverwinter Forest is too close to Neverwinter City, and there is a big river connecting the two.
If you spend a little time building a simple boat or raft, it only takes a few hours to go downstream and land directly at the port to launch a full-scale invasion.
“I completely agree with your judgment.
In fact, according to the analysis given by the Imperial Intelligence Agency, the entire Underdark should now be under the control of the enemy.
Especially those insidious and cunning drow, who are continuously transporting large armies of monsters such as orcs, goblins, gnolls, etc. from other parts of the continent of Faerun to the west coast.
In the area around Dragonspear Castle, the dark elves who believed in Eilistraee had issued a warning a few days ago, saying that their spies had discovered unusual movements in the city of Eredlin.
Taro, the general who had made great achievements during the restoration of King Shane VII, also made a few additions.
As the highest commander of the reinforcements sent by the West Coast Empire, he already knew what kind of situation he would face when he set out, but he was not nervous at all.
The reason was simple! Among the 10,000 reinforcements brought this time, there were 500 dragon knights alone, and there were 20 aerial gunboats that could provide long-range firepower coverage.
The rest included three thousand Iron Raptors who could run at extremely fast speeds in dense forests (the Raptors came from Azeroth, cloned, ripened, and fully transformed with oil), two thousand heavily armored warriors from the most elite Guards (all of whom underwent Astartes transformation surgery), a six hundred spellcaster legion composed of mages and warlocks, and a firearms force of nearly four thousand people.
With this strength, he could hold out for a while even if he was dragged into a bloody battle between demons and devils.
Therefore, Taro did not take the gathering enemies seriously at all.
In his opinion, no matter how many enemies there were, they would never be able to defeat the legion under his command.
"What? Dragonspear Castle is also facing the threat of a possible invasion?"
Aierian Zhende's eyes widened in surprise.
General Taylor nodded slightly: “Yes.
It's not just Dragonspear Castle.
To be precise, all the passages on the entire west coast that are connected to the Underdark may become the place where the enemy launches the first round of attack.
To this end, the Empire has issued warnings to its dwarf allies living underground, including Mithril Hall, Adeba Castle, and Felba Castle, asking them to prepare for battle.
Most importantly, we currently do not know the enemy's troop distribution, so we can only closely monitor all known tunnels connecting to the Underdark."
"Wait! Eredlin City? I seem to have heard of this dark elf city somewhere."
Airian Zhende immediately fell into deep thought.
About ten seconds later, he suddenly realized something and exclaimed, "Ah! I remember now!
This city is located in the northern Underdark, with the Trollhowl Wood above it, and is the closest drow city to Dragonspear Castle.
And it is very, very special, and it does not completely believe in the spider goddess Rose.
Two-thirds of the faith is divided between Ghaunadaur, the god of the ooze, and Velen."
“That’s right.
It seems you are well-informed.
It is precisely because of the constant infighting among the drow families in this underground city that the believers of Eilistraee are able to sneak in to gather information.
Now Neverwinter faces a choice.
Should we take the initiative to attack immediately and defeat the enemy before they gain a firm foothold, or wait here for the enemy to gather and attack us? "
General Taro immediately turned his attention to Eribes.
Because this dark guard who is loyal to the Emperor of the Empire is the one who truly holds the final decision-making power.
"If we take the initiative to attack now, will the creator race hiding in the underground of Neverwinter suddenly come out to attack us?"
After thinking for a moment, Eribes asked a crucial question.
General Taro answered without hesitation: "It's hard to say. Under normal circumstances, they should not be able to break the seal easily. But since there may be gods behind the scenes, we can't rule out the possibility that they will suddenly rush out and cut off our retreat."
"In that case, let's just wait for them to attack us."
After much hesitation, Aribes finally chose a relatively conservative strategy.
After all, her first goal was to ensure that Neverwinter would not fall into the hands of the enemy.
What's more, the longer the time drags on, the lower the possibility that Lord Nasir will survive. It would be best if he died directly at the hands of Deszel.
As for sending people to rescue...
Not to mention that the exact place cannot be found now, even if it is found, it will never be told to those who are still loyal to Lord Nasir.
Because in the eyes of the evil-turned Eribes, Lord Nasir was as weak and incompetent as his worthless fiancé, and should have abdicated long ago.
…
While Neverwinter was preparing for war, Dragonspear Castle, standing next to the High Wasteland, had already entered a complete state of war.
Because just last night, a group of dark elf assassins suddenly poured out from the tunnel, and in less than an hour they killed hundreds of people who were still asleep. They also set fires and created chaos everywhere, and released all the goblin, orc, and werewolf slaves locked in cages to burn, kill, and loot.
This terrible riot lasted until two o'clock in the morning in the late night, and it slowly subsided when the Eilistraee believers from the underground city arrived and joined the battle.
Of course, this did not mean that all the drow assassins who launched the sneak attack were captured or killed, but that they chose to retreat on their own initiative.
You must know that the current Dragonspear Castle is not the half-abandoned and dilapidated fortress at the beginning, but the largest town on the trade route and the supplier of Underdark specialties after several years of development.
Moreover, after the establishment of the West Coast Empire, a large canal was built directly through the High Wastes, connecting the Winding River north of Baldur's Gate with the Deringbir River flowing through Daggerford.
This mega infrastructure project has transformed large tracts of the High Wasteland into fertile farmland for growing crops and cash crops.
Therefore, the losses of Dragonspear Castle last night were not just some houses, monster slaves and goods stored in warehouses, but also several huge barns for storing grain.
Looking at the white smoke rising from the ruins, the official sent to manage this place turned pale and asked without turning his head: "Ms. Kui Lu, I think you should give me a reasonable explanation.
How did those evil dark elves launch raids on surface towns directly through your cities? According to the agreement, one of your most important duties is to protect us from the dangers from the dark region.
At least we should issue early warning.”
“I’m so sorry.
This group of evil compatriots must have sneaked into our city among the refugees half a year ago.
However, they had not done anything suspicious or evil until last night when they suddenly took collective action.
It was obvious that these assassins were spies deliberately sent by the Spider Goddess.
Maybe it was intended to undermine the trust that we had worked so hard to build, or it could be a prelude to some more terrifying conspiracy.
Especially at times like this, we must not lose our composure."
Aoilu explained with an apologetic look on her face.
She obviously didn't expect that Rose had quietly extended her tentacles in without her noticing, and her first move was quite deadly.
Because this attack not only affected the relationship between the good drow and the surface races, but also created confusion and suspicion among the followers of Eilistraee.
After all, with this lesson, no one knows whether the other drow around are spies or assassins who secretly believe in Rose.
What’s even more terrible is, if there are more dark elves escaping from the Underdark in the future, should we accept them?
If accepted, do we still need to use lie detector or memory reading to confirm the other party's identity?
Would this hurt the hearts of those who had come to Eilistra with so much difficulty? Most importantly, would this kind of detection really work?
What if Rose and her priests use divine magic to seal the spy's memory? There are too many problems to face and solve.
Unfortunately, the spider goddess Rose obviously has no intention of giving Eilistraee time to solve these problems.
A terrible crisis is approaching.
"You mean... the war has already begun?" the official asked in an uncertain tone.
Kui Lu nodded without hesitation: "Yes, the war has begun.
According to the scouts' reports, an army of more than tens of thousands of orcs and goblins is marching towards us at a very fast speed.
In a few hours, the enemy will reach the outskirts of the underground city and launch an attack.
We need support, lots and lots of it.”
This bad news immediately made the official frown: "But I can't spare any manpower now.
As you can see, the raid last night threw the entire Dragonspear Castle into chaos, and even the nearby villages began to fall into panic.
At times like this, I must prioritize restoring order.
Otherwise, once chaos breaks out, all kinds of theft, robbery, and riots will occur endlessly."
“Perhaps this is exactly what the enemy wanted by launching a night attack.
I suggest you report to the cabinet immediately and request reinforcements.
Because if all this was planned long ago, then the next attack will be as fierce as a storm.
After saying that, Kuilu placed one hand on her chest and bowed slightly, then immediately led her dark elf warriors, mages, and priests on the return journey.
After about an hour and a half, the team safely passed through the gate and entered the underground city that Rose regarded as a thorn in her side.
But before Kui Lu had time to catch her breath, Lirael, the Chosen One of Eilistraee, ran over in a hurry, panting and saying in a very urgent tone: "No... It's not good!
Two of our small fortresses near the Underdark's exit tunnels have been captured.
The other party not only used magic to open a big hole in the wall, but also had a large number of spider-like drow.
This means we're facing more than just orcs and goblins."
"Damn it! This is really troublesome."
Although Kuilu was mentally prepared, she still showed nervousness and anxiety.
因为如果单纯是地精和兽人，以这座地下城市坚固的围墙与黑暗精灵强悍的战斗力，守住并不是什么太大的问题。
毕竟地下世界可不像地表世界，拥有很多的树木可以砍伐并制作攻城武器。
通常情况下，想要攻入一座拥有地利且防守严密的地下城市，往往需要大量的施法者协助才能办到。
这也是为什么黑暗精灵能成为幽暗地域霸主的原因。
除了他们，其他地下种族都培养不出如此多的法师、术士和牧师。
所以兽人、地精、大地精、熊地精、豺狼人、蜥蜴人这些能在地表世界掀起风浪的种族，在地下世界只配成为卓尔的奴隶。
无论是灰矮人还是地底侏儒都不会害怕单独出现的以上这些怪物。
但如果他们身后跟着一群黑暗精灵主人，那情况就截然不同了。
就在葵露思索要怎么应对的时候，远处靠近另外一侧的城门附近突然闪烁其刺眼的亮光，紧跟着刺耳的魔法警报声便回荡在每一个人耳边。
“敌袭！！！！所有人做好战斗准备！”
一名黑暗精灵指挥官拔出武器发出了声嘶力竭的大喊。
仅仅一秒钟之后，大量手持火枪的卓尔战士便迅速举起举起排成一列等待射击命令。
作为不折不扣的实用主义者，这些黑皮精灵才不像他们的地表亲戚一样，对弓箭有着一种莫名其妙的执着，认为火枪是一种粗鄙的武器，一点也不优雅，所以拒绝使用。
恰好相反！
他们对这种填装完毕后可以突然拔出来偷袭的远程武器相当喜爱。
几乎做到了差不多至少人手两把的程度。
有些丧心病狂的家伙甚至会配备超过十把以上的短枪，固定在身上任何能够快速拔出的地方。
如此一来就能在短短几秒钟之内对复数敌人完成多次攻击。
很快，当第一批作为炮灰的地精被驱赶着乌泱泱冲向城门和围墙的刹那，上前火枪立刻便爆发出巨大的鸣响。
砰砰砰砰砰——
红色的火光混杂着白烟形成了一副震撼人心的画面。
由于这些枪械和子弹使用的都是工匠之神贡德发明的“发烟火药”，所以燃烧必然会产生大量的烟雾，呛得不少黑暗精灵都开始忍不住咳嗽。
没办法，谁让这是目前唯二可以大规模在费伦大陆使用的火药呢。
另外一种则是艾泽拉斯星球所在宇宙从矿脉石头中提取物出来的火药。
不过第二种由于威力更大的关系，暂时只供应给西海岸帝国的精锐军队使用。
伴随着火枪开始射击，那些被驱赶着涌向城墙的普通地精开始成片成片的倒下，有些甚至由于身上没有任何防具会被大威力的铅头子弹直接一穿二乃至一穿三。
尽管按照兽人和大地精的计划，是想要凭借压倒性的数量优势让普通地精先涌上城墙，这样自己再跟上去就能避免遭到远程武器的射杀。
可问题是他们显然低估了经过无数次改进后枪械的威力。
确切的说，伊莉丝翠这些信徒所使用的火枪早就已经不是那种原始古老的前装式滑膛枪，而是接近一战二战时所使用的栓动步枪或霰弹枪，手枪则是简单可靠的左轮。
毕竟这些枪械设计图纸都是现成的，左思只需要将其提供给贡德教会的发明家们，自然就能很快得到相应的成品。
这也就意味着只要使用枪械的士兵多到一定程度形成交叉火力网，敌人想要冲到近前开始攀爬城墙需要付出的伤亡绝对是一个相当恐怖的数字。
这一点索姆河战役就是最典型的例子。
不过介于伊莉丝翠的信徒们并没有重机枪这样的大杀器和火炮，所以地精在死伤了两千多之后还是终于有一小部分成功进入了射击死角。
并不是帝国没有这样的武器，而是以他们的经济能力根本玩不起这么烧钱的东西。
“小心！那些地精从右侧爬上来了！”
“快倒油点火！烧死他们！”
“绝对不能让这些家伙上来！”
……
伴随着黑暗精灵守军的呼喊、咒骂与嘶吼，几十名卓尔立刻抬着一个个沉重的木桶从后方跑了过来，直接从城墙和城门上扔了下去。
最开始的时候，那些地精以为这些都是滚木礌石之类的普通守城工具，所以成功躲避之后还嘲笑对手连扔个东西都扔不准。
可仅仅一秒钟之后，他们就发现自己错的有多么离谱。
只见几个装着炽火胶的小瓶子直接从上边扔下来，啪的一声摔了个粉碎。
随后冲天的大火便轰然间直接将城墙下边大片区域变成了恐怖的炼狱。
由于木桶在下落过程中会破碎，大量易燃的油脂早就已经散落的到处都是，所以当遇到炽火胶的时候立刻便剧烈燃烧，甚至是产生了剧烈的爆炸。
而爆炸又将火油喷溅到城墙上，直接把地精烧得发出痛苦哀嚎。
没过一会儿功夫，香喷喷的烤肉味便传到了周围每一个人的鼻子里。
那骇人的景象，直接吓得从费伦大陆其他地方赶过来的兽人酋长目瞪口呆，立刻向身边的卓尔带路党质问道：“这究竟是怎么回事？敌人为何会有如此多可怕的武器？”
“是西海岸帝国提供给这群叛徒的。
不过别害怕。这些武器虽然威力巨大，但却非常消耗后勤补给。
一旦频繁使用坏的也格外快。
只要继续猛烈进攻，他们根本撑不了多久。”
卓尔带路党故作轻松的安慰道。
不过从眼睛里一闪而逝的阴险狡诈不难看出，他这完全就是在忽悠对方去送死。
因为罗丝的信徒早就已经把眼前这座地下城市的虚实摸了个底朝天。
尤其是最具威胁的枪械弹药和油脂数量。
所以在蜘蛛女神罗丝的计划中，这些兽人和地精的用途就是拿命去换子弹和火油。
“立刻把所有地精都派上去！”
兽人酋长转过身向大地精军阀提出了要求。
但后者却冷笑着质疑道：“凭什么？就算这些家伙没有多少战斗力，但那也是我的手下。除非你也派人一起上，否则我拒绝派出更多的炮灰去送死。”
很显然，兽人和地精并不是一条心。
毕竟他们的神在很长一段时间都是敌对状态，而且在荒野中也存在着相同生态位的激烈竞争。
相对而言，邪恶守序的大地精要远比混乱的兽人强大一点。
同等数量下，前者往往可以凭借组织度与纪律性碾压后者。
所以大地精根本看不起兽人，觉得对方基本就是一群乌合之众。
“好！那我就派两千兽人勇士跟在你的地精后面。这样你应该满意了吧？”
兽人酋长在瞪着那只凶狠的独眼半天后终于还是做出了妥协。
因为能爬到这个位置上，意味着他拥有普通兽人所不具备的阴险狡猾，懂得什么时候该强势、什么时候该退让。
要知道这次联合行动可是来自于格乌什的最高神谕，如果有谁敢从中搞破坏，那么分分钟就有可能被自己的副手或是其他兽人干掉然后取而代之。
这种情况已经在不少没有积极响应的兽人部落中频繁上演。
作为自诩聪明的兽人，他可不想成为其中的一员。
大地精军阀满意的点了点头：“很好！这才是合作该有的样子。
不过光有兽人的加入还不够。
还需要黑暗精灵的神术与魔法配合。
尤其是【防护箭矢】、【反转箭矢】、【抵抗能量伤害】、【防护能量伤害】。
有了这些法术，我们的战士就能无视所有火焰伤害和远程攻击，直接冲上城墙去贴身肉搏，充分发挥数量上的优势。
而且一旦城墙进入混战，那些蛛化卓尔就可以趁机跳进城中制造混乱。
到时候里应外合拿下城门，这座城市用不了多久便会彻底沦陷。”
不得不说，在战术素养方面，守序邪恶的大地精明显要比倾向混乱的兽人和黑暗精灵强出不少，一眼就看出了枪械和火油这对组合的弱点。
要知道费伦大陆可是一个充斥着超自然力量的世界。
一旦有了魔法的加入，许多看似坚不可摧的堡垒和城市立刻就会变得漏洞百出。
你以为可以凭借先进的枪炮去碾压一群还停留在冷兵器时代的原始人，但实际上人家把奥术和神术一加持，立刻就能扛着密集的火力网冲进来大杀特杀。
尤其是【反转箭矢】这个三环防护系法术一旦加持上，只要被远程武器命中就会立刻反弹到射击者的身上。
“没问题！我们的法师和牧师非常乐意提供这些帮助。”
卓尔带路党翘起嘴角露出残忍嗜血的笑容。
等城墙下方的油脂烧光、火焰彻底熄灭，第二批组织起来的队列便立刻发起了冲锋。
与之前一样，被驱赶着跑在最前边的依旧是普通地精。
但不同之处在于中间混杂着相当数量的兽人。
They wore solid armor provided by the drow and carried sophisticated weapons, some of which even had +1+2 or even +3 enchantment levels.
Of course, these equipments cannot be seen in public and can only be used in the dark underground world.
"Concentrate your firepower! Attack those orcs first!"
The followers of Eilistraee obviously knew who the real threat was, and they turned their guns and fired at the strong orcs first.
But after this round of shooting, many orcs did fall, but they themselves were also killed by the bullets that bounced back from the [Reverse Arrow] protection, and hundreds of them were killed, and the number of those injured and unable to move was several times that number.
"Ah!!!! Damn it! These guys are enchanted with protective magic!"
"I have broken my leg!"
"Pastor! This guy needs medical attention! His intestines are leaking out!"
Suddenly, there were wailing sounds everywhere on the city wall. The originally dense firepower network suddenly had gaps, and the ground was dyed red with blood.
"How could this happen! He was fine just now!"
Lirael watched the bloody and cruel scene in disbelief.
As the little princess of Baenre, the first family in Menzoberranzan, although she had witnessed many of her compatriots executing slaves and killing each other, she had never truly seen war.
Especially when the situation was such that our side had the upper hand but suddenly there was a reversal, we couldn't help but fall into panic.
Fortunately, Kuilu was already accustomed to dealing with such situations. She walked straight to the wall where blood was flowing, and used her magic to treat the wounded while boosting morale and stabilizing the defense line. When she encountered orcs rushing up, she would swing her weapons to cut the opponent's head directly, or release silver fire to burn them to death.
It didn't take long for people's hearts to calm down.
Even though a considerable number of orcs and goblins had already rushed to the top of the city wall, there was no collapse.
Instead, all the dark elf defenders were fighting bravely, and the reserve troops behind them were also continuously deployed.
There is no doubt that Kuilu showed Lirael by example what a voter should do.
The latter was immediately encouraged, and quickly closed his eyes and entered a state of concentration on casting a spell, and began to shoot deadly fireballs, lightning, and poisonous clouds from his hands, easily killing large groups of enemies.
Just as Lirael was about to cast a high-level spell to summon elemental creatures to help defend the city, a huge black shadow suddenly leaped over her head.
Before she could react, a male drow with a sword in his upper body and a spider in his lower body rushed over, trying to kill her by slitting her throat.
"careful!"
Following Kuilu's loud reminder, Lirael woke up instantly and fell to the ground and turned over, barely avoiding the sword falling from the sky.
Almost at the same time, she drew out the long sword at her waist and stabbed it into the opponent's huge spider's abdomen at lightning speed.
Puff! After a muffled sound, a large amount of white viscous liquid gushed out from the wound.
The spider elf screamed in pain and its entire body began to twitch uncontrollably.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lirael swiftly swung her sword twice and cut off the two limbs on the opponent's right side, causing the spider elf to completely lose balance and fall to one side.
When the latter's height dropped to a place where she could reach, she quickly jumped up and completed the decapitation attack. Her movements were so clean and neat that she didn't look like a mage at all.
After all, she is also a chosen one of Eilistraee.
The most famous thing about the Dark Girl, besides not wearing any clothes, is her sword dance that is as beautiful yet deadly as a dance. It is impossible not to learn it.
Just when Lirael completed her first kill using the sword as a weapon, and her body and brain were in an extremely excited state due to the influence of adrenaline, she suddenly discovered that there was not just one spider elf jumping into the city, but so many that she could not count them at all.
Since these guys have the ability to climb walls at will like spiders, they can easily enter the city during the melee and attack the defenders from the rear.
Because of the appearance of the spider elves, the originally peaceful streets immediately fell into chaos.
They captured more than a dozen drow children who had no idea of the danger coming and tore them to pieces alive with extremely brutal means. Their bloody corpses were thrown directly at the entrance of the temple as a humiliation to the dark girl.
"No!!!!"
Lirael was immediately furious when she saw this.
Because she knew many of these children, and had taught them a lot of common sense about the Underdark and the surface world.
But unfortunately, no matter how angry one is, one cannot reverse the current bad war situation.
Especially when the hobgoblin warlords found that their muskets and kerosene could no longer be used, they chose to send in their entire army without hesitation.
The number of hobgoblins and orcs on the city wall increased, and even pushed the defenders down little by little.
Just when the attackers thought they had secured victory, a ray of silver moonlight suddenly shone down, illuminating the dark elves who were fighting bravely.
The next second...
These dark elves were like chicken blood. Not only did their strength and speed increase significantly, but they also had no idea what fatigue was.
In the center of the moonlight, you can vaguely see a figure dancing with a sword in hand.
(End of this chapter)