"Hey! It's heading towards the gray dwarf-controlled area. This is trouble."
"Hurry, we should be in time."
A few seconds later, three senior spider women rode on large black-fanged wolf spiders, followed by a team of demon spider knights, and rushed towards the western trail with great momentum! ——Gray Fern Town is a small town controlled by the gray dwarves and the closest town to the blind murloc tribe. Fingart has been there more than ten times, which is one of the reasons why Richard brought Fingart with him.
Of course, the most important thing is that Richard is basically certain that if Fingart stays, he will most likely die at the hands of the ruthless night elves.
So, when Richard told Fingart about the situation, he let him make his own choice.
Obviously, there are only two choices for Fingart: either stay and continue to be the blind murloc prophet but face the great risk of death, or give up the identity of the blind murloc prophet and go with Richard to the gray dwarf-controlled area to start from scratch.
This choice is not difficult, after all, staying alive is the first priority!
But to be honest, Fingart still had some doubts about Richard being so cautious.
In fact, even Stephanie had some doubts in her heart and felt that the master seemed to be making a big deal out of nothing.
Along the way, Richard obviously understood the expressions of the two people. He smiled faintly in his heart, but did not say anything. Instead, he held the black box with light green patterns in his hand and tried to crack it.
Because of Dolores's powerful self-explosion, part of the protective array and key array of this black box had been destroyed.
Therefore, after a few days, after Richard has used the lowest intensity mental shocks to attack multiple times, he should be able to open the box soon.
Sure enough, a few minutes later, there was a "click!"
Like a sound from nature, it rang in Richard's ears.
"Master, it's a success!" Stephanie said happily on the side. She was also very curious about what was inside.
Richard stopped immediately and slowly opened the box.
Suddenly, a vast, long and powerful breath gushed out from the box!
Richard and Stephanie were fine, but Fingart on the side instantly felt a natural suppression from his blood. He trembled all over and almost fell to his knees.
The three of them looked closely and saw a dark red crystal in the shape of a teardrop, flickering in the center of the box, like a living thing.
"Hiss! Master, this must be the crystallization of the essence and blood of a high-level creature. This aura is too terrifying!" Fingate said, touching the fine beads of sweat on his head.
Just a drop of blood had such a great suppressive effect on him, which shows how noble and powerful the other party's bloodline is.
Stephanie also clearly felt the pressure, but much better than Fingart.
She also said solemnly: "Master, the one who can suppress the blood of a high-level spider woman must be a higher-level creature. However, in the Underdark, there are only a handful of such top-level creatures. And judging from the aura, I seem to sense the aura of a giant dragon."
Richard nodded. A single drop of blood could have such power. It was conceivable how terrifying this creature was. It was probably more terrifying than a second-level wizard.
"Are you sure it's a giant dragon? And not the blood essence of some sub-dragon or half-dragon?" Richard thought for a moment and asked.
"It's definitely not the essence of a sub-dragon. If it were just a sub-dragon, there wouldn't be such a strong sense of oppression. And I seem to smell the scent of sulfur and fire. I guess this should be the essence of a fire dragon or even a black dragon." Stephanie said after thinking about it.
After listening to what Stephanie said, Richard nodded, although he couldn't figure out for a moment where Dolores got this drop of blood.
But obviously, such things are very important to the night elves, so it was hard to say before, but now Richard can basically be sure that the night elves will definitely track their tracks and follow them.
Moreover, this speed should be very fast.
Richard thought for a moment and said, "Fingart, where is the other isolation box I asked you to bring?"
"Master, here!"
After taking the Isolation Box, Richard did not grab it with his hands. Instead, he deftly performed the zero-level witchcraft Shadow Grasp, shrinking the big hand condensed by the dark elements into a normal-sized palm, and put the dragon's blood emitting a surging breath into the Isolation Box.
As the isolation box closed, the breath disappeared instantly, which made Fingate stand up straight and breathed a sigh of relief. The blood suppression just now felt too uncomfortable.
Although the two were curious about why Richard changed the box to hold the dragon's blood, Richard, as the owner, did not explain, so they did not dare to ask.
"Keep on going!" Richard said in a deep voice.
But now Stephanie and Fingart have begun to trust Richard's judgment.
Because in addition to a magical weapon, unexpectedly, a drop of dragon blood also fell into the hands of the owner. In this case, the night elves will definitely not give up.
The preciousness of dragon's blood is self-evident.
The three of them galloped westward along a trail several people wide through the gray fern wilderness.
Even the weakest one, Fingart, has the level of a third-level wizard apprentice, so his speed is extremely fast, not much slower than that of an ordinary horse.
At this moment, Richard, who was moving forward quickly, was concentrating on thinking about one problem.
Although there is no sign of the night elves yet, there is an old saying in the past that those who do not plan for the future will have immediate worries.
So, Richard was thinking, if he was on the side of the night elves, and after arriving at the blind murloc camp, he found that the target had left, what means would he use to continue tracking?
The most likely method would be to locate directly through the black mirror or dragon's blood.
However, Richard was confident in the isolation box he made. Not only was a large amount of lead mixed in the material of the box, which gave it extremely strong isolation capabilities, he also engraved several shielding magic arrays on the surface and inside of the box.
Therefore, the possibility of the other party directly locating the Black Mirror and the Dragon's Blood is very small.
As far as he was concerned, the other party only had two more likely methods left. One was bloodline tracking, tracking the scent of the Spider Woman's bloodline in Stephanie's body, and the second was tracking the scent of Fingart.
As for using prophetic witchcraft for tracking, the possibility is not very high. Generally speaking, prophetic witchcraft can only determine the approximate direction. For specific searches, it is much more practical to use witchcraft such as the spiritual nose.
After thinking about this, Richard had basically made up his mind.
After the three of them continued walking westward for about an hour, they saw a trade caravan heading to Gray Fern Town in the distance.
Richard had sharp eyesight and could see from afar that the trade convoy, which looked like a winding snake, was guarded on both sides by green lobster men holding various weapons. They had long antennae and hard shells and looked quite fierce.
Carrying the cargo were three gigantic lizards, over ten meters long.
Judging from the aura of these lizards, their size is similar to the iron-jawed lizards and petrified lizards that Richard had killed before.
But there are big differences in appearance, especially the single horn on the forehead, which makes the shape of this lizard look a bit like the hybrid of a rhinoceros and a Komodo dragon that Richard had seen in his previous life.
"It seems to be a trade caravan from the Green-Shelled Lobster Tribe." Fingate, who was standing by, took a closer look and identified the other party's origins.
Richard nodded. He knew the green-shelled lobster people. Starting from the blind fishman tribe camp and walking west along the Dark Water Lake for dozens of miles, he would find the green-shelled lobster people's camp.
In terms of strength, the Green-shelled Lobster People are slightly stronger than the Blind Murloc Tribe, but they are also on par with each other.
"That should be a one-horned lizard, right?" Stephanna looked curiously at the lizard carrying a mountain of cargo. She remembered that she had seen a few of them in the blind fishman tribe.
"Yes, it is indeed a one-horned lizard. This kind of lizard has a strong load-bearing capacity and thick scales. It has thick skin and flesh, and it is omnivorous, so it is easy to raise."
Richard smiled and said, "It just so happens that I have an idea that I can verify. According to the speed of the night elves, they will be able to track us here within a few hours."
"Fingat, give me a piece of your scale."
"Yes, Master!"
Fingate immediately pulled out a piece of fish scale from his body. Although the scales on many parts of his body had degenerated and the scales on some parts had become abnormally fine and dense, there were still a small number of large scales on his chest.
He took out a piece of shiny light green fish scale the size of a baby's palm from his chest and handed it to Richard.
Then, Richard asked Stephanie to pull out a strand of hair from her head.
Under the surprised gazes of the two, Richard put on the low-level magic weapon-covering cloak, and immediately covered Stephanie and Fingart. In an instant, the three of them disappeared from the spot without even a trace of breath leaking out.
Not only can it hide the shape and breath of the user and all teammates within five meters around him, but the concealing cloak can also cover up a considerable part of the energy fluctuations caused by witchcraft. It can be said to be an excellent item for sneak attacks and ambushes.
Richard led the two men to quickly catch up with the green-shelled lobster people's trade caravan, and under the watchful eyes of the two men, he stuffed Fingart's fish scales into the cargo carried by the first horned lizard.
And placed Stephania's hair in the second horned lizard's cargo.
Finally, Richard stuffed the black box with light green patterns on the surface, which was originally used to store the dragon's blood, into the third unicorn lizard.
Stephanie and Fingart looked at each other, quite confused.
Next, Richard took two more people, covered with concealing cloaks, and moved forward parallel to the convoy in the grass nearby.
Although the use of the low-level magical weapon Concealing Cloak requires continuous input of mental power, a third-level wizard apprentice can use it continuously for two to three hours. For Richard, who has been promoted to a formal wizard, even if he uses it continuously for half a day, it will not be too much of a burden.
After waiting for a long time, there was no movement behind the trail, which made Stephana and Fingart laugh in their hearts. It seemed that the master had miscalculated this time. The night elves did not chase them, or they did not track them down so quickly.
The master is really too suspicious! However, what the two did not expect was that about an hour later, there was a sudden dust storm from the back of the trail, and at the same time, there was a slight vibration from the ground.
A few seconds later, three spider women riding large black-fanged wolf spiders appeared in front of them, and behind them was a team of elite magic spider knights!
"Hiss! Three spider women!" Fingart couldn't help but shout loudly in his heart!
Stephanie looked at Richard with her beautiful eyes, and she admired Richard's judgment greatly.
The three of them immediately stayed where they were, hiding behind their low-level magic cloaks, and watched the situation unfold. —— The green-shelled lobster trading team ahead of the trail had apparently also discovered the team rushing towards them aggressively.
The path was so narrow and the opponent was rushing over so fast that it was impossible to avoid him.
Even a fool knows that the other party came with bad intentions.
"(Lobster language) Prepare to fight!" shouted an elder lobster man with a white goatee.
Within a few seconds, more than twenty green-shelled lobster people guarded the three-headed unicorn lizards, forming an elliptical defensive formation.
However, when the enemy approached, the elder lobster man's face changed drastically! He blurted out: "Senior Spider Woman!!"
When three beautiful spider ladies riding large black-fanged wolf spiders arrived in front of the lobster people's team, the pressure from the senior spider ladies scared the lobster people so much that their faces changed drastically, and many of them even fell directly to the ground.
Obviously, the three spider women looked down upon the panic of the lobsterman trade convoy, but after examining it carefully, they revealed rather puzzled expressions.
The dozen or so Demon Spider Knights at the back surrounded the twenty or so green-shelled lobster people. This action made the lobster man elder turn pale, and he thought to himself, are they trying to destroy us?
The lobster elder immediately took two steps forward, bowed deeply, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty the Spider Lady, I wonder if you have anything that requires the humble servants to do."
The other party's respectful attitude obviously made the three spider women's expressions relax. Immediately, the three of them jumped off the large black-fanged wolf spider and walked forward.
The senior spider woman named Grace said, "You are from the Green Shell Lobster Tribe, right? According to the order of the mistress, we are chasing fugitives and need to search your convoy."
"Fugitive?" The elder lobster man was stunned when he heard it, but he immediately reacted and said, "Of course, Your Highness the Spider Lady, please feel free to search. We definitely don't have any fugitives hiding!"
Another spider girl, Felitti, looked at the lobster elder with a sharp look and said, "Humph, I think you know better than me the consequences of harboring a fugitive. Besides, it is not up to you to decide whether he has hidden a fugitive or not."
"Yes! Yes!" the lobster man elder said timidly.
Felidi made a quick gesture, and after a short spell, she moved her nose slightly, sniffed, pointed at the mountain of cargo on the back of the second horned lizard and said, "Unload it!"
Immediately, the lobster man elder turned around and shouted, "Unload all the goods and let your highnesses search."
However, at this time, the spider girl Irene, who had been silent on the side, spoke up: "With such a proud character like Shadra, it is impossible for him to hide in the stinking cargo of the lobster people." - In the grass about seventy or eighty meters away.
Under the cloak of concealment.
"The second horned lizard, it seems that it is chasing Fingate all the way." Richard thought to himself.
"Yes, Fingate has lived in the tribe for so many years. It is very easy to find a certain tissue in his body, so it is very convenient to track him."
"However, we cannot rule out the possibility that the other party has the ability to track Stephanie's Spider Woman bloodline."
Stephanie and Fingart obviously understood Richard's intention at this time.
After looking at each other, both of them saw horror in each other's eyes. They didn't expect that it was just as their master Richard said, that the night elves would soon send people to catch up with them.
Moreover, I didn't expect the other party to be so generous and send three high-level spider women at once. If I were caught up by them without any preparation before.
Except for the master, I'm afraid both of them will die here.
Fortunately, the owner had foresight!
The two of them couldn't help but feel a heartfelt praise and admiration for their master Richard, who was silently thinking beside them.
Especially Fingart, his legs went weak at this moment, it turned out that the three spider women were following his trail.
If I choose to stay and continue to be a prophet in the tribe, I will probably die a miserable death!
At this moment, Fingart was full of admiration for his master Richard.
Originally, he only admired his master's great strength and rapid progress, or his mastery of potions and his ability to concoct all kinds of extremely difficult potions, but this time, he admired Richard's ability to predict the enemy from the bottom of his heart.
Because in this world, there are definitely many powerful people, but there are really few people like the master who can accurately predict the enemy's mind at such a young age. —— As a group of magic spider knights searched carefully, they found nothing, not to mention people, not even a shadow! Felidi personally went into battle, her nose wings kept flapping slightly, like a hound, which surprised the green-shelled lobster warriors next to her. They didn't know why the noble spider girl made such a dog-like, no, indecent action.
Finally, Felicity found a piece of fish scale the size of a baby's fist between the two pieces of cargo.
After repeated confirmation, Feliddy was sure that this was the source of the smell! "Damn it, it's just a piece of fish scale!" Feliddy said with anger, her face turning blue.
"Sister Grace, we've all been fooled by each other!"
This made Grace, who had the highest status among the three senior spider women, blush with shame and anger.
After all, it was she who suggested tracking down the murloc prophet named Fingart.
Before, she had said with great confidence that the other party had missed a point, which was the loophole of the murloc prophet named Fingart. But now it seems that this is not a loophole at all, but a deliberate misleading left by the other party.
The three of them chased after him happily.
Now it seems that the other party had already anticipated this.
Grace barely suppressed the urge to vomit blood and her brain was working rapidly. For the sake of the Black Dragon Blood and the Nightmare Mirror, the three of them had to find each other and complete the mistress's mission.
Otherwise, what awaits the three of them... Grace shuddered as if she had thought of some horrifying scene.
"Sister Grace, what should we do now?"
"By the way, this group of lowly slaves actually dared to trade with the gray dwarves secretly. Sister Grace, let me kill them all?" The spider girl named Felidi stretched out her pink tongue, licked her beautiful red lips and said.
Obviously, Felicity wanted to take her anger out on the Lobster Man.
"Fritty, forget it. This kind of thing is very common in border areas, and the green-shelled lobster people also made a lot of efforts when we attacked the surface." Grace said slowly.
"Hmph! They're lucky!" - At this time, Richard was pondering one thing. Originally, he was less than 50% sure that the night elves might send someone over.
After all, the three major undead wizard academies are currently putting a lot of pressure on the night elves. The fact that the other side sent out three high-level spider women at this time is quite intriguing.
It seems that the mirror or the drop of dragon blood has an unusual meaning to the night elves.
It seems that my plan can be changed.
(End of this chapter)
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