Chapter 281: The Tomb of Stro Khan III

Hearing the sorceress tell the story of her childhood, Henry suddenly discovers a common denominator in the continent of Feren. Anyone who has been sticking to the evil camp must have an unforgettable sad past. Most of them joined in without hesitation after seeing through the dark side of human nature, such as greed, mania, tyranny, bloodthirstiness, and selfishness.

Take a look at one of the most famous of them, the founder of the Dragon Lich Cult, Samast. He was originally an inquisitive and somewhat neurotic apprentice. But his unparalleled magical talent makes him one of the greatest mages in the world, even on a par with the Grand Arcanists of the Nessera era. Samast is so good that some think he is more of a child of magic than Mystra.

But it's a pity that the failure of love twice has completely thrown him into the arms of evil. The debauchery of the goddess of magic and her daughter caused this somewhat infatuated genius to suffer. After several failed attempts to communicate, he relinquishes his identity as a voter and transforms himself into a lich.

And that's not all, Samast used his perfect magical talent to create a powerful undead creature called the Dragon Lich. His Dragon Lich Cult grew rapidly, and at its peak it could even compete with the incarnation of Loshanda, the god of the dawn. As the embodiment of powerful divine power, Luoshanda was actually beaten out by a mortal who did not have any divinity. The most disgusting thing is that this god still has the face to preach his blood as an artifact.

In order not to completely plunge Shantil into the dark side, Henry decided to be slightly nicer to her in the future. Especially in Joan. Before Irenikas was killed, this guy was now the darkest side of the sorceress's psyche. He didn't want this powerful subordinate and lover to end up with the enemy. In that case, it would be a big loss.

The two of them sat on the ground and rested for a while. Then he got up and continued his way north of the underground tunnel. It can be seen from the murals on the walls and the various carved patterns. This is supposed to be the mausoleum of some great ancient person. Henry remembers that in the depths of the crypt, it seems that he was able to get his hands on several magic items that had special bonuses for dragons.

Just as they had passed through a dilapidated gate, suddenly, a woman with short silver hair ran out of the corner. She yelled at the two of them, "Stop! I've killed so many of your kind to get here...... Oh! I'm sorry. I think you're filthy orcs. ”

Seeing this woman, the corners of Henry's mouth turned up slightly, and it seemed that the key to open the tomb was about to arrive. In the shadows behind her, there must be a heavily armed adventuring squad. Anyway, for the sake of the treasure inside, sooner or later you have to turn your face, so it's better to strike first. Kill them all and slowly solve the puzzles here.

Henry didn't like to leave anything behind him, so he didn't wait for the woman to say a second word before he made an attacking gesture to Shantil. Spellcaster Two kicked off the attack with an eighth-level magic "Shock Seal", followed by the sorceress's "spider web technique" and fell from the sky.

"I'm sorry, but I booked the treasure here, so please all die." With an evil smile on his face, Henry bowed slightly, and then cast a third-level magic spell "Eliminate Invisibility".

In an instant, four or five cobweb-bound guys behind the woman showed their prototypes. Shantil laughed and threw a "Death Cloud" inside, and the poisonous mist caused them great damage in one fell swoop. The mage, who had a fragile physique, even sucked it and vomited blood and fell to the ground. Henry used the fourth-level magic technique "Mind Control" to control the ogre warrior who had just broken free in his hand. Under his command. The creature flipped his companions to the ground with a huge weapon in his hand.

The sorceress rummaged through the ground for the loot and said to her master with a smile, "Hahahahaha! I really laughed at it. These fools are actually ambushing us and not looking in the mirror, at their level? Hahaha! Master, I think you should join the evil camp. ”

"No, no, no, it seems that you don't understand the concept of good and evil thoroughly." After finding the key from the woman's corpse, Henry smiled and waved his hand. "First of all, you have to understand what the nature of the world is about good and evil. They are not abstract concepts or ideas in the head, but actual actions. Only when you do something that has a good or bad impact on the world and the people around you is it called good or evil. ”

"For example, let's say I'm very short of money right now and I'm going to rob it. But if you rob a merchant or a civilian who obeys the law, then it's an evil act. But robbing an evil red dragon or ransacking a robber's house is a good act. But think about it, how much money can merchants and commoners have, and how much money will red dragons and robbers have? Therefore, evil does not necessarily mean that you can get the most benefits, and sometimes it is better to do things under the guise of good. ”

Shantil's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she put her arms around Henry's neck and gave him a deep kiss, and then said affectionately, "Oh...... Great Master, I am ashamed of the evil light that emanates from the depths of your heart. In the future, I will try to learn and put on the cloak of kindness to do some bad things, I believe it will be very interesting. ”

"Of course, that's what I've learned over the years. And, next time, if you're seducing me......" Henry gave a meaningful smile and then pinched the sorceress's round ass hard.

"Ahh Shantil screamed first, then rubbed back and forth, the gasp in her nose getting heavier and heavier.

At first, Henry enjoyed the feeling a little, but soon realized that something was wrong. The sorceress's fiery red hair began to straighten one by one, and there was a faint bulge on her forehead. To make sure his eyes weren't flowering, he immediately lifted Shantil's skirt, and sure enough, a tail half a finger long grew near his tailbone. Now it was finally certain that she must have bloodline from the lower planes. I just don't know if it's a demon or a devil.

In order to restore his sanity, Henry directly poured it from head to toe with "water-making". I saw the sorceress shiver and finally sober up from the meat. She subconsciously touched the bulge on her forehead and asked in surprise, "Damn, what is this bulge?" Did I just get out of control again? ”

Henry nodded and replied, "If I'm not mistaken, you're in the process of atavism. The raised part of the frontal horn should be horns, and your tailbone is also starting to grow a very short section of tail. When your bloodline evolution is completed this time, we will be able to know whether the bloodline in your body is a demon or a devil. ”

"Damn, how long will this strange state last, I don't want to have an accident in the fight with the Red Dragon." Shantil cursed under her breath as she used magic tricks to clean up the water from her body.

Henry couldn't do anything about it either. The profession of warlock itself is easily swayed by the nature hidden in the bloodline, and he can't control his feelings at all. After calming down for a while, he directly cast a teleportation spell to summon Pikjin Louis.

Having learned the lesson of not having thieves the first few times, Henry made a magic belt for the mojo. As long as you don't leave the main material plane, you can summon this little thing to your side at any time.

Louis first circled happily around his master, and then began the work of unblocking the trap and picking the lock. Soon, the magic traps on several doors were removed, and the chain was pried open by the way. I don't know if it was because of bad luck or if the tomb designer wanted to prevent tomb robbers, but in short, Henry opened three doors in a row, all of which were fake, and there was nothing but black rocks inside.

Seeing that his efforts were all in vain, Picker immediately lowered his little head in frustration. In order to increase the motivation of Mochong, Henry had to take out a little honey from the dimensional bag as an encouragement. After eating, Picker was full of energy, and immediately began to actively search for traps and pick locks.

After a few minutes, they finally opened a door to the back room in the back. Suddenly, a low voice came from the room. "This is where fallen kings, invaders, and I guard this place. You are not a descendant of the king, so it is forbidden to advance. ”

Through the dim light, Henry could vaguely see that it was a fire djinn. He didn't hesitate to let Louis hide, and blessed himself with a "protective flame". You must know that the demon chong and the mage share the life force with each other, and if you accidentally die, you will permanently lose your physique.

This proved to be the right choice, and after the fire djinn blessed himself with a "flame shield", he immediately launched a "fireball spell" in the room. Although the hot flames did not do much harm, the wave of qi still pushed Henry back several steps. Spellcaster Two rushed forward quickly under his control, and the Fire Djinn's "Flame Shield" and other fire magic had no effect on the Roll Crate Golem, and was completely killed by the Touch of Damage.

From the wreckage on the ground, Henry picked up a double horn that looked like an ornament above his helmet. After searching the room, he also found a book in a corner that was about to decay. Amazingly, the explosion just now did not cause any damage to the book.

After reading the contents, they learned that this was originally the tomb of Stro Khan III. It is said that at the end of the tomb, there is a final guard who is permanently invisible. And this horn-like thing is part of the magic mask, and only those who wear this can see what the final guard will look like.

Although Henry was dismissive of what was written above, it was important to know that invisibility did not mean that it was not harmed, and that too many large-area damaging spells could make invisibility meaningless. He knew very well that what was guarding here should be a large fire elemental, and it only took three consecutive shots of an "Ice Storm" to completely kill it. But why not get an extra booster and a lot of XP. (To be continued......)