It wasn't long before the smell of food came out, and Henry walked over and opened the lid to see that the meat and potatoes had been stewed. After he had filled the portions for the three of them, he brought the whole pot to the polar bear. The big creature sniffed it and devoured it, and Henry touched its smooth fur and said to Vaughn, "You can rest in a moment, you don't have to keep vigil today." There is this polar bear, and it will notify us whenever there is danger. ”

The orc warrior replied as he ate his food, "Okay, I'll sleep well after I've eaten." I believe that this snowfield should not be large, and we will be able to get out of it tomorrow. ”

"How do you know that this place is not big?" Debra, who had warmed up, asked with some curiosity.

Vaughn lifted a little of the blanket slightly, pointing out at the snow. "Since we haven't encountered herbivores yet, if it's really large, you should see reindeer and all kinds of birds everywhere."

Henry nodded in agreement. "That's right, I also noticed that something was wrong with the other party. The cold climate and heavy snow here seemed to be caused by spells, and I felt the fluctuations of magic. Okay, now forget about that, our goal is just to get out of here. After eating, take a good rest, and it is impossible to predict what will happen ahead. With that, he finished the food in his bowl and got into his sleeping bag and began to rest, and Debra began to sleep after preparing for the procedure. The orc warrior took one look at the sleeping polar bear and began to close his eyes.

Sleep makes time pass quickly, and ten hours pass in the blink of an eye. The people who woke up packed up their things and started back on the road, and when they left, Henry left a large piece of bacon for the polar bear as lodging money. Walking on knee-high snow, the group walked forward slowly. As he walked, Henry said to the other two, "When I go back this time, I must make a magic sleigh and put it in the dimensional bag, and in this case, we can sit on it and gallop in the snow." ”

"That's a good idea, I hate the snow now." Debra grumbled with her head down.

Vaughn shook his head with a smile, and just as he was about to say something, dozens of black dots suddenly appeared. When the two mages saw this, they quickly began to cast spells before the battle, and after a few minutes, protective spells were blessed. Vaughn drew his weapon and stared nervously into the distance, and as the black dots got closer, he saw their rotten gray skin. "It's a troll! We're going to get ready to fight, and there's no way we're going to outrun these guys in this snow. ”

"Then kill them all, and then we will support each other for a while. These guys aren't afraid of death at all, and they'll tear our flesh apart when they get close. Saying that, Henry blessed the orc warrior with a protective fire damage.

Vaughn was a little confused, he scratched his head and asked, "Head, what are you doing with this blessing for me?" ”

A mysterious smile appeared on Henry's face. "You'll know the Tao in a while, and I'll keep it secret for now."

Debra seemed to understand Henry's intentions, and hid to the side and laughed secretly. Soon the trolls rushed at them, hunched over, arms swinging at will, dragging to the ground from time to time, looking clumsy to death. However, Henry knew that this was just what it looked like, but in fact, these monsters were very agile, at least faster than most people.

Seeing the troll approaching, the orc warrior rushed out of the city, and after running for dozens of steps, he used the speed of his dash to split the troll's head in one fell swoop, and the fire damage on the sword prevented the troll's regenerative ability. Just as he was about to make up for the dead body that had fallen to the ground twice, a fireball suddenly flew behind him, and the explosion was followed by a wave of air that blew him out of the air.

After a few seconds, Vaughn got up from the ground and patted his head, which was still a little dizzy. The protective flames protected him from any burns, and a small amount of impact was nothing to a strong orc. Soon Vaughn rejoined the battle with his greatsword, slashing left and right among the trolls, and in a few moments, countless severed arms and limbs appeared on the ground.

Two more fireballs flew over, and Vaughn saw it and immediately fell to his stomach. Then a huge explosion rang out among the trolls, and most of the monsters were burned to charred corpses, and only a few survivors were still desperately struggling to extinguish the flames on their bodies. He stood up and carried the Giant Slayer and killed the remaining trolls one by one.

Seeing that there were no more enemies, Vaughn turned his head and shouted to Henry behind him in a joking tone: "I finally know why Wolf is so disgusted with magic, you mages always like to be behind your back." I'll remember this lesson, and I'm starting to hate magic now. ”

Looking at the half-orc warrior's depressed expression, Debra laughed. "It's for tactical reasons. You can see how many spells so many trolls need to consume if they want to fight head-on, and now it only takes one protective flame and three fireball spells to solve them. And you should use your brains too, or sooner or later you will be as stupid as that barbarian. ”

"Really? I'm already thinking about whether or not to believe what you say. And I just don't like to think, that doesn't mean I'm stupid. Vaughn retorted.

Henry smiled and said to the two of them, "Okay, the joke is over here, if there is such a thing in the future, I will tell you in advance." Now let's move on. ”

A "north pointing technique" was used to reconfirm the direction, and the group continued in one direction. Before it gets dark, the trio finally finds a portal in the snow, and Henry checks it out and finds nothing wrong. He beckoned to the two men behind him, and everyone got inside.

Coming out of the door, Henry found them back in the dark underground. Not far ahead, there was a drawbridge, and on either side stood a pair of huge steel golems. Just as he was about to use his spell to detect it, one of them spoke, "Welcome, adventurers from afar, those who can overcome the trials and tribulations will be rewarded." With that, the two golems took out a wooden box from behind them and walked over.

Placing the box on the ground, the two golems returned to the bridge and moved out of the way. The orc warrior looked at the other two people, hesitated for a moment, and then walked over to open the box. Then he laughed out loud. "Fortunately, this time it is a real treasure, and if it were a kitten, I would have lost faith in the expedition."

Debra picked up the kitten and said to Vaughn, "Shapeshifting cat pets are much more useful than most treasures, and they don't come easily. ”

Henry walked over and looked at the gems in the box, and casually put them in the dimensional bag. "Alright, now let's hurry through here, I believe that the underground mage tower of Hyrust should be down there. From now on, we need to be extra careful, the Dark Elves are much more difficult to deal with than most monsters. With that, he walked onto the drawbridge, and the others quickly followed.

Walking down a spiral staircase, Henry saw a tall tower in the distance, around which were the camp of the Dark Elves. Warriors patrol the ground on underground lizards, while mages and priests perform special rituals under the tower to seal off the entire tower's exits.

Just as he was about to say something, a dagger suddenly stabbed him in the neck from the side. He made a backward dodge move, and quickly blessed himself with the "Iron Skin Technique". Vaughn, who caught up from behind, knocked the assailant unconscious with a single punch. Henry was about to breathe a sigh of relief when a bolt of lightning shot out from the corner, and white lightning passed through the body of the orc warrior in the blink of an eye, and Vaughn began to twitch violently.

Debra hurriedly picked up the crossbow in his hand and shot a crossbow arrow, which was blocked by an invisible position before it could reach its target. Henry used a "control spell" to control the mage hiding in the corner and ordered him to come out. Seeing that there were no other enemies, Henry immediately unleashed a few healing spells on Vaughn, and the orc warrior slowly recovered and began to breathe in the air. Debra walked over and stripped the dark elf mage of everything from him, trapping him with a rope in the end.

Seeing that Vaughn was fine, Henry turned to look at the mage, and it was obvious that it was a dark elf male. He then removed the Assassin's scarf, and was surprised to find that it was a female tifling, as the two horns on her head were the most obvious features. Henry turned to the mage and asked, "Tell me what your name is with her, and why you are ambushing here." ”

The mage was still under control, and he replied in lingua franca, "My name is Nalomin. Philen, the third son of the Nakore family. Over there is my slave named Dai Lina, whom I captured during a patrol and controlled her mind with a slave collar. We are in charge of the security work at this intersection. ”

Hearing the mage's words, Henry looked through Tiefling's neck and saw that there was indeed a metallic sheen on it. "What do you use to control her?"

"Control the orb." As he spoke, the mage's eyes were fixed on a brownish-red gem on the ground.

Henry walked over and picked it up and unleashed an identification spell on the gem, and soon the gem's message came to his mind.

Orb of Control: Commissioned by the Mother of the Nakoor Family, the Mind Flayer is used in conjunction with the Slave Collar. It is able to have complete control over the behavior and thoughts of a living being.

Equip the effect

It is possible to communicate with the enslaved people directly with their thoughts without having to speak.

Looking at the orb in his hand, Henry thought to himself that this was a good thing. With this being able to use Tieflin as a cover, the infiltration operation will go much smoother and will not arouse too many suspicions.

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