"Help! Can someone come and help me! I'm hurt!"
"Ahhh! Guards! There's a demon here!"
"Damn it! Can anyone tell me what happened? How did these dark elves get into the city?"
"Great God of Justice Tyr, please punish these evil monsters with divine punishment."
"It's bad! Several blocks to the east have already been destroyed. If this continues, we'll all die."
…
Accompanied by various cries for help and shouts, Neverwinter, the pearl of the North, entered its darkest hour.
Although the passages between several districts were equipped with sturdy iron gates due to the previous plague, the nearby guards immediately chose to close and cut off the connection between the districts after realizing that something was wrong.
But this is obviously of no use to the demon who has the ability to teleport and fly.
Dark elves can also move freely within the city through magic and sewers.
The only ones who were stopped were the fleeing civilians and the criminals whose dark sides were magnified in the chaos and who began burning, killing and looting.
Moreover, because the incident happened too suddenly, and the number of Neverwinter's defenders was small and they were scattered on the streets patrolling and maintaining law and order, they were unable to organize an effective counterattack.
Even worse, the premeditated assassinations by the drow assassins resulted in the deaths of all the prestigious Neverwinter high-ranking officials who had the power to stop the invasion and lead the soldiers.
Even the temple of Tyr, the god of justice, was besieged by demons.
Many low-ranking officers such as captains had no idea what to do and could only hold out with a few soldiers and wait for help or provide some protection for civilians.
Of course, all of this was a "man-made disaster" deliberately created by Eribes and General Taro after discussing it privately.
They all wanted to take this opportunity to eliminate the original forces of Neverwinter, led by Lord Nasir, so that they could completely bring it under the control of the empire.
So even after the invasion of Leicester Port, they knew it might be a trap, but they still worked together to deliberately create the illusion that the Imperial army was going out in full force to rescue it. The two airships before were merely the vanguard, and subsequent ground troops would depart from the port by ship, just to encourage Deszel to act boldly.
It would be best to clean up the nobles in the Black Lake District as well.
In this way, the upper echelons of Neverwinter's political power would completely disappear.
But in reality, there were a full thousand fully armed guards hidden in Neverwinter Castle alone, and above the clouds in the sky above their heads, there were several gunboats and dragon knight legions on standby.
But General Taro watched the whole city in chaos but remained as still as a rock.
Although Arian Zhende wanted to help the citizens, he had no command of the army and could only watch.
The only two people who were doing their best to quell the chaos and drive out the dark elves and demons were Dumbledore and Van Swick.
They first killed the dark elf assassin who came to assassinate them, and then helped a group of guards exile the demons back to their home in the abyss, and then took these people to support other places.
By constantly concentrating the scattered manpower and attacking those enemies who created chaos, it didn't take long to stabilize the situation in the central area of the city.
Looking at the flames rising from the Beggar's Den in the distance, Dumbledore subconsciously frowned and muttered to himself in a puzzled tone: "Strange, why hasn't the castle responded yet? This is not like Thors' usual style."
"What are you talking about?"
Van Swick had just helped a wounded man bandage his wound and immediately turned around and asked a question.
Although he still has many healing spells, he can also convert all unused spell slots into positive energy healing spells as needed (an ability exclusive to good-aligned deity priests, while evil-aligned priests convert them into negative energy damage spells).
However, considering the current grim situation, there are definitely many seriously injured people who need treatment, so minor injuries are generally dealt with simply to ensure that there is magic to save lives in the event of serious injuries and dying.
As a priest of Tyr, the god of justice, although Vanswick is not good at fighting, he is an absolute expert in treatment and disease prevention. He can always reasonably allocate divine treatment and ordinary medical care to minimize the mortality rate of the wounded.
"Don't you think the reaction from the castle is a bit strange?
Under normal circumstances, if something like this happened, they should immediately send out elite troops to repel the enemy and restore order.
But now the castle gates are closed and they are on high alert.
It's like waiting for a powerful enemy to arrive."
Dumbledore gazed at the Neverwinter Castle standing in the distance and expressed his doubts.
"I think this may have something to do with Eribes leading his army to rescue Leicester Harbor. Right now, most of the imperial army has left, and the defenses in the city are very weak, so they can only prioritize ensuring the safety of the castle."
When mentioning his fiancée, Van Swick's eyes dimmed, and an expression of pain and struggle appeared on his face.
But Dumbledore shook his head: "No, this is not right. How many imperial troops were stationed in Neverwinter before? How many troops did Erebus take away? I always feel that there must be something hidden in this."
Van Swick smiled bitterly and replied, “Except for Eribes and General Taro, no one knows how many reinforcements the Empire has sent.
According to the statement given by the castle, basically all of them have been sent out.
I think the enemy must have gotten this information, so they launched a surprise attack on Neverwinter.
After all, Deszel was once the leader of the Church of Heim, and he must have left quite a few spies in the city."
"So it's unclear whether all the Empire's troops have been dispatched?"
Dumbledore had obviously noticed something, and there was a strange light flashing in his eyes.
"You're not trying to say that there are enough troops in the castle, but they just do nothing and watch the city fall into chaos?"
Van Swick's eyes widened as if he couldn't believe that Eribes could become so cold-blooded.
"I'm not sure what happened yet, but I'm sure that not all of the Empire's troops were sent out. Because based on my understanding of Soth, he's not the kind of person who would risk everything on one throw."
As he said this, a playful expression appeared on Dumbledore's face.
There was no doubt that his adventures in Neverwinter had brought him great satisfaction.
Whether it was the battle of wits and courage with Deszel, the fight with those cultists, or finding a compatible partner, these were things that could not be enjoyed on the magical earth.
Most importantly, he once again tasted the freshness and indescribable freedom.
"Perhaps the Emperor is a cautious man, but Erebus is clearly not. Now that Neverwinter is under her leadership, there is no guarantee that she will not take some extreme actions." Van Swick guessed in an uncertain tone.
“No, no, no, you don’t understand.
South is the kind of person who tries to keep everything under his control as much as possible.
He might give Eribes the right to decide, but before that he would definitely give clear instructions or let another person restrict him.
If I'm not mistaken, the person responsible for restraining Erebus should be General Taro.
So the sudden closure of the castle must be in preparation for something.
You wait here, I'll go over and take a look."
After saying that, Dumbledore cast [Advanced Mage Armor] and [Stoneskin] on himself, and walked alone along the empty street towards the castle.
But before he reached the main gate of the castle, a team of fully armed dark elves and more than thirty high-level demons suddenly emerged from the darkness.
Especially the demons, there are six legendary Balrogs alone, and the rest are basically tough characters like six-armed snake demons, seducer demons, and berserker demons.
The most terrifying thing is that among these demons, there are three that are mutants and evolved forms influenced by the Odrachi.
One of them had hundreds of eyes like a beholder, and its body was a huge, hard ball of flesh, floating in midair; the other one was a complete octopus, with thick and huge tentacles densely packed underneath, and sharp poisonous hooks inside the tentacles;
The third one looked like an abstract giant mushroom, with glowing, wriggling flesh growing all over its face, and twisted tentacles of varying sizes beneath its cap, clearly inheriting the characteristics of Emrakul, the eldest of the three Eldrazi Titans.
If the previous war between the Abyss Will and the three Eldrazi Titans left any legacy to this universe, it is undoubtedly these half-demon creatures with Eldrazi characteristics and partial abilities.
Due to the chaotic nature of the Abyss, no one knows what they are or what abilities they possess.
Therefore, the danger and unexpectedness are at their highest level.
It is said that even many lesser demon lords died at the hands of their strange abilities.
At present, all demons are terrified of these things created during the war under the blessing of the will of the abyss, and believe that they are not their own kind at all.
A small group of obyris who wanted to stir up trouble even claimed that these new species were a precursor to the will of the abyss replacing the Tanar'ri, and then instigated the Tanar'ri to engage in large-scale war and killing with them.
As a wizard who had access to some information about the current situation of the Abyss, Dumbledore activated the invisibility ability of his cloak the moment he saw the demons and dark elves, hoping to avoid this encounter where his chances of winning were almost zero.
But unfortunately, in the dark night, the vision of both drow and demons is far superior to that of humans.
Before he discovered the other person, the other person had already discovered him.
What's more, starting from the seducer, higher-level demons basically all have the effect of permanent true seeing, and can see through all invisible creatures, secret doors and magical transformation effects within a range of thirty-six and a half meters.
Therefore, Dumbledore had no time to escape from the range of True Seeing. He saw a six-armed snake demon teleported directly in front of him. The six arms holding different weapons instantly waved out afterimages and smashed down on his head.
“Damn it!”
Realizing that he had been exposed, the principal did not hesitate for a second and directly activated a magic scroll.
moment!
An invisible force field wall stood between him and the demon.
The six-armed snake demon's violent attacks all hit the force wall at once, making a loud noise.
However, the force wall technique can obviously only resist for a while.
For a demon who can perform advanced teleportation at will, it doesn't take much effort to pass through the force wall.
Just as the six-armed snake demon was about to teleport to the other side of the wall to continue chasing the human wizard in front of him, Dumbledore made a very bold move, which was to release a three-ring [Daylight] that had no damage or protective effect.
When the extremely dazzling light directly illuminated the entire surrounding area, both the demons and the dark elves who were extremely sensitive to brightness immediately subconsciously covered their eyes with their hands.
The latter couldn't even help but scream in pain.
Because for the drow who have lived in the Underdark for a long time, this instantaneous high brightness light can cause severe pain to the eyes, accompanied by uncontrollable tears.
It is impossible to recover vision within at least one or two minutes, and even if it is recovered, only a blurry image can be seen.
More importantly, the bright light caused by the daylight spell does not last for a moment, but will last for at least fifty minutes to several hours depending on the level of the spell.
This meant that the team that had been secretly preparing to launch a surprise attack was instantly exposed to the sight of Neverwinter Castle.
Just one second later, the warning bell was sounded, followed by bows and crossbows and bullets shot from the arrow tower.
In less than two or three minutes, even the cannons started firing.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! One of the shells landed right in the middle of the dark elf team, killing six people on the spot, and seven or eight more were injured and fell to the ground.
It was obvious that the cunning Dumbledore had no intention of fighting so many enemies from the beginning.
He had only one real intention, which was to attract the attention of the castle defenders.
Obviously, the plan was successful.
As the long-range attack arrived as expected, the six-armed snake demon was hit continuously by the whistling bullets.
Although the smoke powder and ordinary bullets made by the Church of Gond could not cause any effective damage to this powerful demon, the huge kinetic energy still caused her to retreat uncontrollably until Dumbledore's figure disappeared from the range of True Seeing.
As emphasized in many books, for a wizard, the most powerful weapon is not the powerful magic he has mastered, but the smart and wise brain.
Sometimes, even when facing an enemy that is far stronger than you, as long as you can make reasonable use of everything around you, you can easily achieve your goal with just a few low-level spells.
Dumbledore had given a perfect textbook demonstration in just a few seconds.
Furthermore, the lasting effect of Daylight made it impossible for the Dark Elves to identify directions and see their surroundings for a long period of time, so they could only fly around like headless flies.
At the same time, it also allowed the defenders of Neverwinter Castle to clearly see the positions of these enemies and switch to more powerful artillery to bombard them.
In just a few minutes, this group of elite drow troops, who had been specially assembled to launch a surprise attack, suffered heavy casualties in the face of the powerful explosion.
After the Balrog released advanced dispel magic to destroy the effects of the Daylight Spell, the mistress saw that her most outstanding son had been broken into dozens of pieces, with only the head above the neck still barely recognizable.
She was so angry that she immediately roared, "Go in! Kill all those lowly surface humans inside. I want to hear their screams and wails!"
"As you wish, Madam."
A wizard immediately lowered his head in response, then hid behind a building and began to cast a spell.
In a flash, a transmission channel leading directly to the turret above the castle was opened.
After receiving the priest's divine enhancement, the warriors rushed in without saying a word and suddenly appeared behind the musketeers, crossbowmen and gunners at lightning speed.
The casualties caused by the previous long-range attacks made these evil and cruel guys even more violent than usual. The ordinary soldiers were no match for them and were soon slaughtered in a bloody manner.
More than seventy people stationed on top of the castle and in the arrow tower were all killed in less than ten minutes.
Of course, the seducer also contributed to this.
After all, their advanced teleportation and control magic are really suitable for this.
In contrast, the Balrog and the Six-Armed Snake Demon launched a fierce attack on the main gate of the castle without hesitation.
First, a series of fire storms burned and melted the gate, and then the six-armed snake demon put on [Blade Barrier] and rushed in to kill indiscriminately.
The Neverwinter guards, who knew nothing about the real plan, didn't even have time to react to what was happening before their bodies were torn into pieces by the sharp blades surrounding the demon's body.
Even the "Nine Neverwinter Guards" that were originally established to protect Lord Nasir suffered continuous injuries and even sacrifices in the brutal battle.
"It's no use. We can't hold on any longer. Let's go to the dungeon below the castle!"
After barely repelling the six-armed snake demon, a member of the Neverwinter Nine finally lost the will to continue resisting and issued the order to retreat.
Hearing these words, the defenders, whose morale had already collapsed, immediately abandoned the bodies of their companions and turned around to go into the passage.
Before leaving, he did not forget to press the mechanism to make the huge iron door fall down, blocking the way to the deeper part of the castle.
When the resistance in the entrance hall completely disappeared, a portal suddenly opened.
Deszel, wearing a scaly robe like a lizard, walked out, holding high in his hand a long staff with something like a silver amulet inlaid on the top.
Anyone who has read the scrolls of Netheril can immediately tell that this spell uses the same magical text presented in the former. It is also the first rune system in the continent of Faerun, which originated from the observation and summary of primitive energy and magic network phenomena.
"How did you come so quickly? We haven't completely occupied the castle yet." The mistress asked, waving a bloody snake-head whip.
Deszel smiled and replied, "It doesn't need to be completely occupied. It's enough to achieve the current level."
"You mean... the seal is in this hall?"
The mistress was obviously startled and began to look around vigilantly.
Because I have used detection magic, but didn't find anything suspicious.
And if there are secret doors or secret passages, those high-level demons should be able to find them.
“Hall? Hahahaha!
No, my dear mistress.
To be precise, the entire Neverwinter Castle is located on the ancient seal.
So it is time to welcome back the oldest civilization on the continent of Faerun, and the original owners of this land."
As the last word came out of his mouth, Deszel raised the long staff in his hand high.
moment!
Immediately afterwards, the magic net began to surge violently, and the ground began to tremble and shake. A large amount of dust and debris fell from the ceiling above, and the chandelier kept shaking as if it would fall down in the next second.
But after just a few seconds, the violent shaking stopped.
Instead, a tunnel leading deep underground appeared in the center of the hall.
It is like a deep well that goes straight up and down, with a spiral staircase on the front wall.
It's so deep that you can't see the bottom at all.
Just as a dark elf wizard curiously stuck his head out to look down, a huge beholder suddenly flew out, opened its bloody mouth and bit off his neck. Blood gushed out from the broken aorta, and then the headless corpse fell straight down.
Almost at the same time, the Eye Demon's magic rays began to sweep wildly, disintegrating two drow warriors into green powder on the spot, while others were harmed by negative energy and lay on the ground spitting blood.
This sudden change not only confused the mistress, but also dumbfounded Deszel, who had no idea what was going on.
Could it be that there was something wrong with my operation and I accidentally opened a passage leading to the Eye Demon's lair?
还是这只眼魔刚好挡在了封印的门口？
就在一只巴洛炎魔冲上去想要斩杀这只眼魔的刹那，从深不见底的隧道下方突然又接二连三冒出了更多大小不一的眼魔。
与第一只一样，它们根本不进行任何交流，就像是疯了一样出现之后便立刻发起攻击。
一时之间整个大厅内全部都是炫目刺眼的魔法射线在闪耀。
几名女祭司和男性法师想要施法，结果立刻被眼魔主眼所释放的反魔法力场所笼罩，结果连一个零环戏法都放不出来，直接被扑上来的眼魔用尖牙活活咬死。
“混蛋！你他妈都干了些什么？这个跟我们之前说的可不一样！”
主母躲在一面魔法盾牌的后面冲着德斯泽尔口吐芬芳，各种只有黑暗精灵才能听得懂的恶毒咒骂与脏话不带重样的疯狂往外蹦。
千万不要被罗丝的高阶女祭司们平日里那副美丽、高贵、优雅的模样给骗了。
她们实际上内心之中都十分狂野彪悍，稍有不顺心就会杀个奴隶来发泄一下情绪。
更何况才短短几分钟左右，大厅内的眼魔数量就超过了六十只。
虽然有很多都是低等级的高斯眼魔，但架不住数量实在是太多了。
就连迷诱魔和六臂蛇魔都被干掉了好几个，反倒是那些混合了奥札奇血统的怪异生物能凭借自身能力打个有来有回。
毕竟也许一发射线的威力对高级恶魔来说算不了什么，可架不住数量实在是太多了。
德斯泽尔则躲在一根石柱后面没好气的回应道：“你以为我愿意遇到这样的意外吗？事实上我完全都是按照玛格瑞姆的笔记做的。就算有错也是他的错。”
“这种时候你还在想着推卸责任？赶紧想想办法！照这个样子下去，我们肯定会先被这些眼魔干掉。”
主母一边说着，一边施展神术也释放了一个反魔法力场来抵挡密集的魔法射线。
她和德斯泽尔压根不知道，自己的一举一动实际上都在泰罗的注视下。
看着水晶球内呈现出的那个深不见底的通道，这位战功赫赫的将军立刻询问道：“你觉得这里边就是创造者种族的封印之地吗？”
“抱歉，我不知道。”
艾瑞恩·甄德轻轻摇了摇头。
因为这都是上古时期的历史和传说了，根本无从考证。
就连号称对费伦大陆历史最了解的精灵，对此也基本都是一问三不知。
“既然如此，那就给艾瑞贝斯女士发信号让她别玩了，赶紧回来主持正事吧。”
泰罗将军当机立断做出了决定。
不仅如此！
他还通过触摸手指上佩戴的魔法戒指，给奥法秘术会的巫妖发动了信息。
要知道这些古老的生物可是对方指名点姓要的“实验材料”，必须得尽可能的活捉并带回去摆放在实验台上解剖研究。
……
另外一边，正在跟萨尔决斗的艾瑞贝斯接到返回无冬城的信号后，立马抬起脚狠狠踹在对手的肚子里上，令其不受控制的向后飞出去七八米远，紧跟着意犹未尽的称赞道：“你很不错，让我相当的满足。今天的游戏就到此为止吧，我还有更重要的事情需要去处理。”
“等等！你其实从一开始就知道我们是诱饵，对吧？”
萨尔拎着毁灭之锤从地上爬起来大声追问。
艾瑞贝斯抿起嘴角笑着回答道：“啊，没错，这不是明摆着的吗？
就凭你身后那群乌合之众，怎么可能打得下有帝国军队防守的无冬城周边地区。
德斯泽尔从一开始就是让你们来送死的。
如果不是有你这个意外，仅凭两艘炮艇和上边的龙骑士军团，就能轻松把数以万计的怪物赶尽杀绝。”
“那目的呢？德斯泽尔的目的又是什么？”
萨尔显然迫切想要知道整件事情背后的真相。
唯有如此，他才能说服其余兽人远离这场战争，而不是被人当做炮灰傻乎乎的丢到战场上去送死。
“呵呵，你真的很有趣。因为其他兽人很少能拥有这样独立思考的理性，更不在乎什么原因和理由，只想要劫掠、杀戮、发泄无法抑制兽欲。”
艾瑞贝斯脸上挂着玩味的笑容，显然察觉到了对方身上那与众不同的气质。
“请不要回避问题，女士。我并不想与您为敌，也无意去劫掠任何一座城镇，只想要得到一个答案。”
萨尔再一次强调了自己的立场。
由于从小接受过教育的关系，他明白单靠掠夺和杀戮是无法真正让一个种族崛起并成为文明世界的一部分。
这一点从两次兽人战争的结果就能略窥一二。
压根没有任何后勤基地只能靠抢来获取物资的兽人，在战争期间根本没有任何容错率，只要一次致命的失败就足以葬送之前积累的全部优势。
可联盟呢？
由于有稳定的大后方、有源源不断的粮食和武器装备补充，哪怕是暴风王国被打崩了、首都遭到占领和屠戮，即便战线推进到奥特兰克山谷，泰瑞纳斯国王依旧可以从容的调兵遣将，把之前失去的一切全部夺回来。
所以萨尔一直都非常清楚，如果想要改变这个世界的兽人，首先就要改变他们的生活习惯，令其学会种植、放牧和饲养牲畜，并且自己挖矿打造工具跟武器装备。
所以他对这次劫掠行动并没有任何兴趣，只想要积累足够的威望和名声然后抽身走人。
注视着对方那双清澈的眼睛，艾瑞贝斯似笑非笑的回应道：“德斯泽尔的目的从始至终都只有一个，那就是打开封印释放数万年前在这片土地上建立文明的创造者种族。”
“创造者种族？”
萨尔显然是第一次听到这个词。
不过这也难怪。
他从转世重生后第一个接触到的群体就是兽人，而兽人又是出了名的智力低下不爱学习。
甭说是历史这种深奥复杂的东西，就连周边地区的城镇状况都不一定了解。
“不好意思，介于时间有限我只能告诉你这么多。
其余的就只能靠你自己去读书了解了。
最后提醒一句，如果你不想死的话，那就赶紧离开北地躲得越远越好。
因为伟大的黑暗君王用不了多久便会铲除这片土地上所有的威胁。
而兽人恰好是在灭绝名单上排名第一的种族。”
说完这番话，艾瑞贝斯便激活了储法戒指中的传送术瞬间消失在原地。
伴随着她的离开，这场精彩的一对一决斗也终于落下帷幕。
整个莱斯特港围墙外面很大的一片区域，眼下已经全部被魔法与能量碰撞产生的爆炸和其他一些效果摧毁。
有的地方变成了半永久性的小型火山和熔岩池，还有的地方则变成了能够吞噬生命的泥泞沼泽，就连头顶的天空都形成了小范围的雷电风暴。
作为一个有责任心的人，萨尔借助元素的力量让一切恢复正常之后，这才扛着锤子回到了奥伯德·众箭的身边。
眼见自家部族的冠军勇士凯旋而归，后者立刻激动的给了他一个熊抱，用兴奋不已的语气大喊道：“干得好！真不敢相信你居然打赢了那个可怕的女人！现在我们终于可以冲进镇上尽情的劫掠了。”
“不，酋长，您好像误会了什么。我并没有赢得胜利，仅仅只是休战了而已。我敢保证，如果任何人胆敢靠近围墙，那么那些龙骑士和炮艇就会再一次发起攻击。”
萨尔郑重其事的发出警告。
“什么？那你的意思是我们死了那么多人，现在就只能灰溜溜的逃走？”
另外一名兽人酋长大声嚷嚷，显然对这个结果非常的不满意。
不光是他，其他像豺狼人、食人魔、巨魔、巨人等种族也都开始嚷嚷个不停。
面对这种情况，萨尔显然早有预料，直接抡起毁灭之锤将第一个带头起哄的兽人酋长从两米直接砸成了不足一米二，整个脖子上连带胸腔全部深深凹陷下去，鲜血、内脏与断裂的骨头四散飞溅。
如此血腥的画面顿时让上一秒还乱糟糟的现场变得鸦雀无声。
怪物们都在用充满恐惧的目光定这个这个一言不合就直接杀人的年轻兽人战士。
萨尔在尸体上擦了擦锤子上沾染的脑浆，以一种十分平静的语气说道：“如果有人不甘心，尽管可以去试试。
但事先声明，这一次我不会再出手了。
如果那些龙骑士再度俯冲下来，你们死多少人都与我无关。
酋长，要是你不想自己和整个部族全部死在这里，最好马上掉头快点离开北地。”
“为……为什么？进攻北地可是神的旨意。”
奥伯德·众箭一脸不解的问。
“因为神把我们当成了炮灰，在让我们源源不断的去送死。”
萨尔语气中丝毫没有一丁点对于兽人诸神的敬意。
因为这些家伙就是他最大的敌人。
"Blasphemy! How can you evaluate the great orc gods in such an attitude!" A priest stood up and accused loudly.
Unfortunately, before he could call on other orcs to kill this disrespectful person, Thrall swung his hammer and did exactly the same thing as before.
The pastor's upper body was smashed and he fell on the ground with his face up.
Sal wiped the blood from his face as if nothing had happened and continued to ask, "Anyone else objects?"
moment!
All the orcs present fell silent, even the priests serving Gruumsh.
After all, they might be stupid and foolish, but they were definitely not fools. One could sense the murderous intent in the eyes of this young orc warrior.
Anyone who dares to stand up and oppose at this moment will suffer only one word - death.
If Thrall had used such means from the beginning, he might have been able to kill them all with his powerful force, but it would be absolutely impossible to suppress them.
But now, after he completed a series of feats such as slaying the dragon and dueling with Erebus, he has gained great prestige and fame.
Therefore, killing people to establish authority at this time would only make ordinary orcs think that this was a powerful, cold, and cruel leader, and also someone worth following.
After a brief silence, more than 5,000 orcs chose to retreat, returned to the rear to reunite with the women and children of the tribe, and embarked on a journey to find a new home.
As for the other monsters who didn't believe in evil, they rushed into the town and tried to grab a piece of cake.
But what awaited them was the dragon knights attacking again and the roar of aerial gunboats.
Needless to say, these tricks of Thrall's were not invented out of thin air.
Instead, it was after he became the Warchief that he cleaned out the remnants of the Shadow Council in the various orc clans, as well as those warlocks who were obsessed with fel power, and gained experience through constant trial and practice.
Just as the orcs were marching eastward in a mighty force, Neverwinter Castle was already in complete chaos.
The destructive power generated by hundreds of beholders gathered together is definitely not as simple as one plus one equals two, but the combat effectiveness is increased exponentially.
Those densely packed magic rays would make anyone feel their scalp tingle.
As the person who opened the seal, Deszel no longer cared about anything else and ran out of the castle directly.
With him were the Dark Elf Matriarch and a small number of elite soldiers.
Just as they were about to rush into the dark alley and hide, a figure in black armor slowly walked out from inside. It was Eribes who had just teleported back.
As the saying goes, enemies become jealous of each other when they meet.
Deszel was obviously very aware that the other party would definitely not let him go, so he raised his hand and summoned a huge humanoid construct.
The densely packed runes and patterns flickering with magical light on it make it clear at a glance that it is a very powerful high-end product, not an ordinary steel golem.
"What a coincidence, isn't it?"
Eribes pursed his lips in a mocking tone, like a cat playing with a mouse.
She would never forget that it was this guy who sent the message that caused her to be ambushed on her way back and she almost lost her life.
If Zuo Si had not appeared in time, God knows how tragic the final result would have been.
Moreover, after being corrupted by Shar's dark power, Erebus's obsession with revenge and retaliation almost surpassed everything.
"Be careful! This woman has become more dangerous than before."
Deszel lowered his voice and reminded the drow mistress beside him.
"Go! Kill her!"
Realizing that the newcomer had ill intentions, the mistress immediately gave the dark elf warriors around her an attack order.
To be precise, it is to let him use his own life to test out what moves and trump cards his opponent needs to pay attention to.
The drow warrior did not dare to go against the will of his mistress. He simply raised his hand and released his innate racial talent - darkness, completely covering the area around Erebeth in a pitch-black darkness. Then he rushed in and tried to gain some advantages for himself by using sound positioning and blind fighting skills.
Unfortunately, this method might be somewhat useful against surface races that are not adapted to the dark environment, but it has little effect on Eribes, who is also proficient in blind fighting.
As a result, only a clanging sound was heard in the darkness, and an arm of the drow warrior quickly flew out.
This is followed by the second leg and the lower leg below the knee.
The whole process took no more than ten seconds, and the drow warrior, who was cut into a human stick, was thrown on the ground outside the coverage of the darkness, with obvious black charred marks on the wounds.
This scene suddenly made the mistress' pupils dilate.
Just as she was about to ask her subordinates who were wailing continuously what had happened, Eribes suddenly rushed out from the darkness, raised a two-handed giant sword burning with hellfire and chopped them down with great force.
In a panic, the mistress could only raise the snake-head whip to block, but as a result, both the whip and herself were split in half from the middle.
Countless brains, plasma and internal organs flowed out at once, and the scene was extremely bloody.