Just as Carl started a new round of equipment upgrades for himself and Hope, in the woodland ruins above, the Mind Flayer Arcanist was planning to capture some goblins.
If he wants to get the Nautilus running again, in addition to having him get back on the psychic amplifier, he can also train another mind flayer to take his place.
This way, the Mind Flayer Arcanist can keep the Nautilus operating without having to worry about being controlled by the Mastermind.
However, this best of both worlds approach encountered difficulties at the first step.
Most of the members of the Fury Tribe are bugbears, and their intelligence is not up to standard.
Choosing a qualified material has now become the most troublesome thing.
The goblins also realized that something seemed to have happened to the Nautilus, so they drove the catapults into the woods, trying to attack it while the Nautilus was out of operation.
But their range is limited, and even if they can attack the Nautilus spacecraft, the destructive power is also limited.
Although the Mind Flayer Arcanist has now fully mastered the power of psionic energy and magic, his strength and equipment alone are not enough for him to challenge hundreds of barbarians of the minimum level 6.
Neither side could do anything to the other, so the two sides remained in a stalemate.
The mind flayer arcanist is waiting for a material that can be transformed into a mind flayer to serve as a substitute, while the goblins of the furious tribe are waiting for the messenger who went to other tribes for help to return with his men.
…
"Good news, sir! The brain-eating monsters brought back a qualified body."
At "noon" when the temperature in the dungeon reached about 50 degrees, the big brain-eating monster brought good news.
The mind flayer arcanist who was studying spells in the room opened his eyes from meditation, and the tentacles that were originally hanging on his chest began to entangle and twist.
“Have you brought it back yet?”
"No, those goblins have blocked the way, and you need to bring him back in person."
Hearing the Brain Devourer's answer, a hint of dissatisfaction appeared on the Mind Flayer Arcanist's face.
But thinking of the abilities of the brain-eating monsters, he stood up helplessly again.
"Watch the spaceship!"
Leaving behind these words, the Mind Flayer Arcanist manipulated his psychic power and flew out of the room.
…
On a forest path not far from the spaceship, a dozen brain-eating monsters were controlling a big goblin and were stopped on the road by a group of bear goblin barbarians.
There were piles of rocks all around left after the petrified mushrooms collapsed, so it was unrealistic for the Brain Eater to carry the hobgoblin over.
What's more, the barbarians move very fast.
"This kid was actually caught by these monsters? Brothers! Kill them!"
The bear goblins that blocked this group of brain-eating monsters were specially sent to monitor the movement of the spacecraft. Because of their shift change, they were about to return to the nearby tribe not long ago.
As luck would have it, they ran into a group of brain-eating monsters that had just been captured.
The large Brain Eater who was keeping a close eye on this group of Brain Eaters immediately informed the Mind Flayer Arcanist of the news.
At this time, the Mind Flayer Arcanist was on his way over in the air.
But it was obvious that these bear goblins would not wait until he came over before starting a fight.
Seeing these monsters that had taken the lives of countless of their compatriots, the six bear goblins immediately went berserk.
They didn't care much about the captured fellow hobgoblin, and just hacked at the brain-eating monsters.
Most of these bear goblins were berserkers, and a dozen brain-eating monsters were unable to effectively control them.
In a short while, only two brain-eating monsters were left.
At the critical moment, a 5-foot-wide lightning bolt fell from the sky.
“Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!”
Three flying axes were thrown into the sky. The Mind Flayer Arcanist, who was falling rapidly from the sky, hovered for a moment, trying to avoid this round of attack.
But these three flying axes were thrown based on feeling, and one of them just happened to deviate slightly upwards.
Looking at the axe flying towards his waist, the Mind Flayer Arcanist had no choice but to dodge to the side.
But the remaining barbarian had been waiting for this moment.
A powerful flying axe was thrown out, and the Mind Flayer Arcanist had to cast a shield spell to resist the attack.
"Spell?"
Even though the tribe was made up of barbarians who only knew how to hack and slash, the bugbears still recognized the strange abilities displayed by the mind flayer arcanists.
At the same time, the two barbarian bear goblins who were paralyzed by electricity climbed up from the ground.
The attack just now did not kill them directly, but the magic lightning also caused their condition to deteriorate to the point where they could no longer fight.
Seeing that the remaining two brain-eating monsters were actually trying to drag the giant goblin to hide aside, one of the bear goblins suddenly figured out the key.
"His target is this guy! Just kill him!"
Picking up the hand axe at his waist, he threw it directly at the hobgoblin on the ground.
How could the Mind Flayer Arcanist allow himself to go for nothing? The psychic-powered Mage's Hand cast no spells, and the flying axe was directly deflected.
Fortunately, the bear goblin is in poor condition now, otherwise the Mind Flayer Arcanist's Mage's Hand may not have such an effect.
But although the hobgoblins were rescued, the remaining bear goblins found a way to restrain the mind flayer arcanist.
The four barbarians quickly pounced on the hobgoblins on the ground and killed the last two brain-eating monsters.
Surrounding the earth goblin, they were wary of the mind flayer arcanist's spells and seemed determined to fight him off.
The goblins who are going to take over their work will be here soon, and then it will be ten people against one.
Although it is unknown what the mind flayer arcanist wants to do by capturing this hobgoblin, destroying the enemy is always the right goal.
"Annoying guy!"
Seeing that this group of bear goblins seemed to be sure that he dared not hurt the hobgoblins by mistake, the Mind Flayer Arcanist's body surged with psychic energy.
The complicated and difficult spell was recited quickly, he quickly made finger gestures with both hands, and grabbed a pinch of refined Eberron dragon crystal dust from the pocket on his waist.
The air around the hobgoblin suddenly twisted, and a spherical shield constructed by an invisible force field covered the hobgoblin.
Immediately afterwards, a huge force acted on the four bear goblin barbarians, catapulting them away from the hobgoblins.
5th-level energy-shaping spell [Force Wall].
The invisible force field created by this spell is immune to all damage and can block various teleportation abilities from invading the interior of the force field wall.
Only the spell disintegrate can destroy it.
If the wall of force forms across a space occupied by a creature, that creature is pushed to one side of the wall.
"You're playing this trick on a mind flayer who has mastered arcane magic? You really don't know what you're talking about!"
This information was sent to the minds of the bear goblins through telepathy, and the Mind Flayer Arcanist descended from the air with blue lightning flashing from his hands.
“Puff!”
The bear goblin who first discovered that the mind flayer was wary of the hobgoblin was hit by an electric claw, and his already seriously injured body went into shock immediately.
(End of this chapter)