Chapter 210: The Battle Between the Druids
Seeing that the battle was about to break out, Jasila stood up decisively. She yelled at the middle-aged man, "Wait! Sania! It's me, Jasila. You're not going to attack your own people, are you? ”
The old man named Sania was taken aback at first. "Jasila? It's really you! But then immediately sighed. It's been a long time, young man. Your willingness to stand up today to protect these filthy hunters has cast a shadow over our reunion. ”
Jasila relaxed a lot when she saw that the old man did not continue to attack. She walked forward with a druid-specific etiquette. "Sania! As much as I hate these people who hunt as a sport, I don't think it's a crime that requires death. ”
Sania looked at Jasila and shook her head helplessly. "Well, that's probably why we've been arguing all the time. It seems that walking in civilization for a long time has not made you change your opinion, it is still the same as before. Well, I agree to let this hunter out alive, but you have to agree to one condition. ”
Jasila glanced at Edus, who was hiding in the corner, and nodded reluctantly. "Come on, we're all listening."
"The Shadow Druids of the North have robbed us of a forest that rightfully belongs to us, and there is no doubt that their actions are worrying to those of us who truly believe in nature. Now I need some people these guys don't know to sneak in and rescue a female druid named Marisa. She holds the Shadow Druid's infiltration plan in her hands, and must be rescued intact. And quickly, because the time for the Shadow Split is almost up. The old man said with a sad face about the trouble he was encountering.
Appoldel asked, somewhat puzzled, "What do you mean by Shadow Split?" ”
"Shadow Split is a secret celebration of the Shadow Druid Sect. During the ceremony, not only new members will join. And also openly torture and execute their enemies. This druid, Marisa, was in a very bad situation. If we move a little slower. There's a good chance she's going to die a terrible death. Henry answered Apodell's question, pointing out in passing the purpose for which Sania had hired them.
The old man looked at Henry with sharp eyes, and then asked, "Who are you?" How do I feel the powerful natural breath in you? ”
Heng looked at Sania with contempt, his expression full of sarcasm and disdain. As the founder of a new sect of druids, he looked down on these ordinary druids who were timid. They did not dare to take revenge on civilization on behalf of nature, as the Shadow Druids did, nor did they dare to fully turn to humans in the service of agriculture and animal husbandry.
The old man was overwhelmed by Henry's powerful natural aura, and felt as if he was fighting against nature itself. It was only after a while that Henry said to him in a cold tone, "Stop playing those ridiculous tricks. Hurry up and explain the specific situation. I don't have time here to play with you with these little kids. ”
Sania took a few steps back before breathing a sigh of relief. He looked at Henry with awe, and at the same time his tone was much more respectful. "Please forgive me for the offense. The other day, one of our companions risked his life to try to infiltrate the territory of the Shadow Druid to rescue the woman he loved. But nothing has been heard from since. Jasila knew the man, and his name was Bidot. ”
Henry turned his head to look at Jasila, hoping she could give an explanation. However, the latter was vague, and even Khalid jumped out and stammered to stop Ammon and Apodell from questioning. Judging from the performance of the couple, Henry quickly deduced that there might have been some bloody incident between the three of them.
After the group took over the task, Eddes was kicked out of the cabin by Sania. Before leaving, he gave Apodell a Hero Potion and bowed to everyone. "Thank you for your help, stranger. If you pass through Baldur's Gate in the future, please come and sit down with the Merchant Alliance. I'm sure I'll be able to treat you well. After saying that, I didn't care if I escaped from here at night.
They stayed overnight in the cabin and left after dawn to continue their journey northwest. While passing by a single-plank bridge. They met a hunter named Colange, who claimed to have been commissioned by Belgost to hunt down a group of pterosaurs that were entrenched around the trade routes. In the spirit of the idea of one more person and more strength, Apodell welcomed him to join.
A group of eight people quickly crossed a river, and finally arrived at this forest full of spiders and Itrakes before noon. Henry gave everyone a serious warning. You must know that he was here back then, but he was brutally overshadowed by the monsters, and the huge pit is still fresh in his memory.
He had just walked a short distance when suddenly out of the woods was a young man dressed as a farmer. He looked panicked, and as soon as he saw the tall Apodell, he ran to ask for help. "Hi Adventurer, I'm Tibo. Can I take a little time for you? ”
"You'd better hurry up, we're still in a hurry." Apodell urged impatiently.
Jasila frowned, walked over and reprimanded, "Can't you be more polite?" Look at this stranger, all frightened by you. ”
Appoldel looked at Tibo, who was a little cowering, and then slapped his forehead hard. "I'm sorry, I've been in a bit of a mess lately, so don't worry if your tone is bad just now. Now tell me, what kind of trouble are you in? ”
Taibo breathed a sigh of relief, then bowed deeply. "Thank you! Xie Lu Xie ...... My brother and I were tasked with cleaning up the cobwebs in the forest. I know it's stupid, but my brother doesn't know where he got a "spider sword", which is a magic two-handed sword that kills spiders. We thought we were going to make a name for ourselves...... Become the hero of the Cloaked Forest, but the younger brother hasn't returned for more than a week. Please, go find him, if Sirak dies, his mother will collapse. ”
Kari sighed slightly, then patted Tebo on the shoulder. "Child...... Kid, I think your brother ...... The younger brother's chances of survival are low. Spiders from ...... There were never any captives, but I ...... We'll still be looking for ...... Look for it. ”
Tybor's tears could not stop flowing, and he fell to his knees and begged everyone to help find him, otherwise there would be no way to go home and explain to his mother. Finally, Apodell saw that he was really pitiful, so he agreed to the request. The last druid's mission is not yet complete, and now there is another job to find the body.
Along the way, they killed a lot of Iteks and various spiders. They use wire mesh to pull up countless traps between trees, and they travel very slowly to prevent them from accidentally falling into them. Dressed in full-body armor and wielding a sword, Apodell cleared the way in front of him, cleaving the tough web of sticky web as he cursed, "Damn it! I hate these slimy things and eight-legged spiders the most. ”
Hyung stabbed his ass with a cane and said with a smile, "Don't complain, hurry up." If I'm not mistaken, there should be a big pothole ahead. It's likely that Tibo's brother is there, as the camp of the Shadow Druids is further on. ”
Apodell turned his head vigilantly and asked, "I suddenly have a very bad premonition, tell me what's in that hole?" ”
"A swarm of spiders and its. The last time I came, these guys hollowed out the whole ground, and it's been years, so I don't know exactly how. Henry replied vaguely. If the plot hadn't gone awry, there should have been a Joan there by now. Irenikas became an ugly sorceress.
Apodell immediately wailed when he heard the word "great crowd." After getting along for so long, he knew very well that the "big crowd" in Henry's mouth meant more than five hundred people. Itraks and giant poisonous spiders are not kobolds, gnolls, human robbers, or the like. A dozen of them at a time are not easy to deal with, and the "big horde" only appears in the exaggerated stories of the bards.
It took nearly two hours for Henry to find the place where he had fallen last time. It is now a semi-circular mountain with cobwebs, clay, twigs and leaves. Except for a huge hole in front of it, everything else was sealed.
Everyone was stunned by the strange structure in front of them, they had never heard of spiders and Itraks building houses before. As soon as Henry saw this, he knew that the sorceress should be living in it by now. Now that she's in control of all the monsters in the vicinity, there's probably a fierce battle ahead.
Jasila, the guardian of nature, also noticed the anomaly here, and in order to be safe, she blessed everyone with magic before continuing to walk. As soon as the two black-and-white sword spiders guarding the door spotted the stranger, they immediately pounced with their teeth and claws. Apodel picked up the flail and slammed it down, bursting one of them in the stomach and sending a white, translucent liquid flowing to the ground. The spider didn't die right away, it crawled forward desperately trying to bite the enemy before it died.
Henry shouted, "Get down!" Then a fireball whistled past and exploded directly in front of it. The wave lifted Aberdell more than a meter high and then slammed it to the ground. The seriously injured sword spider died in an instant, and the whole body of the other person who had been black all the time was limping even when he walked. Minsk rushed from the front, his two-handed greatsword inserted into its mouthpiece. Colorless and transparent liquid gushed out, all of which were spider blood.
Apodell staggered to his feet, his eyes still a little blank, and it seemed that he had just been thrown lightly. Henry went over to give him a brief examination, and found that there was not even a single bruise except for a slight concussion. After the guy was completely conscious, everyone cautiously walked into the strange entrance. (To be continued......)