From Ying's embarrassed expression, Carl realized that things might not be as simple as the other party described.
Considering the current behavior of the drow, a bold idea emerged in Carl's mind.
"Is that group of guys going to open an import in a place like this?"
Looking at Ying again, Karl pretended to be confused and asked, "So what? If it doesn't work, just fight!"
After saying that, he raised his foot and walked towards the direction where the smoke was rising.
Ying's body flashed, then landed in front of Carl, opened his arms and blocked Carl's way.
Although she is tall, she still looks a little "petite" compared to Karl.
Carl gently pushed to the side, then walked past Ying's body and continued forward.
"Okay, stop teasing her!"
Just then, Hope finally stood up.
Holding Carl who wanted to take two more steps forward, she asked Ying with a serious expression: "Did they simply kidnap some rookie adventurers to reproduce, or do they have other intentions?"
The gender ratio within Zhuoer is seriously unbalanced, with the male to female ratio reaching an astonishing 1:9.
Because of this, although the drow occupy the Underdark beneath Xen'drik, their total population is not large.
But with the rise of the group that believes in Rose, many drow indulged in pleasure, and the population suddenly became abundant.
The consequence of this situation is that the number of men within the tribe is becoming increasingly scarce, so many drow simply abduct other races, especially humans or orcs, to help them reproduce.
Before Carl and his companions planned to come to Xen'drik, the drow who settled in Khorvaire had already spread the news throughout the continent through their actions.
"Uh~, they probably want to capture those rookies and take them back to reproduce, but I seem to have seen some female adventurers tied up as well."
Trying hard to recall everything he had just seen, Ying recounted it as detailed as possible.
But this information made Hope frown.
"Why tie up the female adventurers? It doesn't make sense. Could it be that they like to do it in front of couples?"
Hope vaguely felt that something was wrong.
"Let's go and have a look."
Carl picked up the reluctant Shadow and walked with Hope towards the direction where the smoke was rising.
The cliff was not too far from that location. After crossing a few hills and valleys, Carl and the other two saw their destination.
At this time, the feast of the drow had come to an end, and only two pairs were still busy there.
The rest of the drow either lay down to enjoy the afterglow or stood aside on guard.
The appearance of Carl and the other two brightened the eyes of several of the drow, but when they saw Ying, a gloomy expression appeared on their faces.
From the perspective of Carl and the other two at this time, there were indeed quite a number of female adventurers trapped in the tent next to them.
At this moment, some of them were crying so hard that they were about to die.
"These guys are really doing it in front of the couple? What kind of evil taste is this?"
After quietly condemning these shameless guys, Carl strode forward.
"Hey~, where did this warrior come from? Tsk tsk, what? Do you want to join us for fun?"
Before Carl could get close, several drow had already picked up their weapons and blocked him in the middle of the road.
I don't know whether it was intentional or not, but they didn't wear any protective gear. Instead, they showed themselves off so richly and generously.
But Carl had no particular liking for this kind of bus.
"Haven't you reached an agreement with the Adventure Association? This kind of thing requires mutual consent, but those who are tied up don't seem to be very happy about it."
As it took up its stance, white mist began to emerge from the limbs of the Moon Spirit Armor, ready for battle at any time.
"Humph! You and I are talking about the parties involved. They are just the companions and girlfriends of the parties involved. Girlfriends, not wives. We might break up tomorrow. But they want to hinder us, so we just tie them up."
If this guy hadn't been holding a long knife instead of a brothel madam's fan, Carl would have thought he had entered some kind of brothel.
The wild spirit that emanates from Zhuo Er from the inside out is definitely not something that can be cultivated by any serious values.
"It's really hard to take photos."
For some reason, Carl felt a little sympathy for Ying's childhood experiences.
Because according to the other party, although this trend among the Zhuoer people has only started to spread recently, there were actually some signs when she was very young.
It is really rare to grow up in such an environment and still maintain relatively normal outlook on life.
"Let these people go! I can let you go."
A golden light lit up at the eye points of the helmet, and the heat generated by the compressed air, along with white mist, spewed out from all over the Moon Spirit Armor.
Carl was actually not a person who liked to meddle in other people's affairs, but just as Hope felt something was wrong after hearing the news just now, he also felt that the motives of this group of drow were not pure.
But due to limited information, he couldn't tell what was wrong for the time being.
At first, Karl thought that these drow elves were quite sensible, but they talked longer and longer, as if they were deliberately delaying time.
"There is indeed a problem!"
With an idea in his mind, Carl wanted to teach them a lesson immediately.
But at this moment, Ying beside him warned: "Be careful!"
At the same time, a black shadow jumped down from a nearby height.
Carl looked closely and found that it was actually a spider elf.
Compared to Ying, this guy's skin color is a little darker, which makes Carl wonder if those black-skinned humans might be hybrids of drow, but they did not inherit the other's racial talents.
This thought was fleeting, because the next moment, the spider elf collided with Carl.
A "hissing" sound came from the spray outlets on the limbs of the Moon Spirit Armor, and the spray of liquid nitrogen caused the surrounding temperature to drop sharply.
The eight claws of the spider elf stabbed out like spears, and Carl was not vague either. His legs were like whirlwinds and he fought with the spider elf vigorously.
Seizing an opportunity, Carl pushed forward with his right elbow, and liquid nitrogen sprayed out, freezing the claws that were poking towards him and covering them with a layer of white frost.
He turned around and gave a side kick. With a crisp "crack" sound, the sturdy claws broke at the root.
However, the anesthesia caused by the liquid nitrogen freezing did not cause the spider elf to feel any pain. She continued to wave her remaining claws, trying to gain some results from Carl.
But she couldn't get any benefits from Karl even when her legs were good, and now that she lost a leg, it was even more impossible.
After activating the flying technique, Carl directly kicked out with a cheating version of the Foshan Shadowless Kick.
Thick white mist covered the spider elf along with the airflow generated by the kick. Before Carl finished kicking, the spider elf actually lay on the ground with its teeth gritted.
The spider's lower body quickly disappeared, revealing thighs that were numb and purple from being frozen by liquid nitrogen.
"Can the spider elf change back? Hmm~, is it a special edition for this world?"
From beginning to end, Carl did not see this spider elf perform any magic.
But according to the setting in the game, spider elves should all be Rose's priests.
Considering that this world cannot be directly interfered with by gods, Carl felt that this might be some kind of compensation? "Stop fighting! We are willing to let those women go! But if these men voluntarily follow us, you can't stop them!"
Seeing that the most capable fighter among his group was defeated by Carl, the drow who had spoken earlier did not dare to try to continue fighting. Instead, he directly agreed to let the female adventurer go.
Carl, who was originally preparing to summon the upgraded heavy power armor, was choked by these words, but still nodded in agreement.
"It seems that the fact that you two didn't take action has put some pressure on the other side, but considering the number of people, these drow shouldn't be afraid."
Stepping back to Hope and Shadow, Carl whispered his doubts.
Hope was equally confused at this time, and even Ying was the same.
Drow are natural assassins, and this trait is not lost just because these drow indulge in pleasure.
But the other party finally gave in.
"Forget it. This is a good thing anyway. Ying, you will be in charge of those female adventurers."
Going forward again, Carl grabbed the guy who had turned back into an ordinary drow and brought him to the camp, exchanging "prisoners" with the other party.
To Carl's surprise, most people who woke up from their ecstasy state chose to leave with the drow.
However, seeing the way those female adventurers looked at those men, Carl felt that their decision was probably not entirely out of pleasure.
"Very good, now that the source of our conflict has been resolved, please leave our station. We will continue."
Looking at Carl and his companions unwillingly, the drow immediately ordered them to leave after the handover of the hostages.
The other party's sudden toughness made Carl even more confused, but he had too many burdens on his side and it was not easy to conflict with the other party.
So, Carl and his two companions returned along the same route with the captured adventurers.
Looking at the backs of the people leaving, the drow gnashed their teeth in hatred.
After treating the drow who could transform into a spider, they continued exercising with great enthusiasm.
The liquid dripping onto the ground formed a complex pattern under the influence of some kind of force. A light pink mist emerged from beneath the ground and seeped into the bodies of the male adventurers and drow.
The fog allowed the exhausted male adventurers to quickly recover. For a moment, the sounds in the camp became much louder.
On the way out of the camp, Carl was a little worried about the quarreling rookie adventurers.
At this moment, they were arguing about the relative importance of life and love, and the noisy arguments gave Carl a headache.
"If you keep arguing, just go back to Storm Bay! I've already done my best by saving you! I don't have time to discuss who's right and who's wrong with you, so don't be so shameless!"
Perhaps the previous battle scene with the spider elves did have some deterrent effect. After Carl lost his temper, the men and women who were arguing over love issues finally quieted down.
(End of this chapter)