The battle that appeared on the outskirts of Morsoblay ended rightfully in the victory of the Third Family.

Although the soldiers and priests of the Third Archon were notoriously small in number, the famous psyker family's attitude towards death made even most of the drow elves in Morsobre awe-inspiring.

Generally speaking, even men living at the bottom of the Drow society still implement the "virtues of obedience to the strong", "seeing the wind and steering the rudder", and "treachery" in this underground world, which are appreciated by the Spider God Queen. Generally speaking, there is no queen priest wielding a serpent's head whip to oversee the battle in the rear, and the Drow warriors are generally more inclined to favor personal choices. Whether it is a deserter or a betrayal of a fellow soldier, it is "commendable and rational behavior" for the drow society, as long as they are exempt from accountability afterwards.

But most of the members of the Obroza family are completely unsuitable for this kind of underground "common sense". Whether they were priests or soldiers, they were in a state of great open-mindedness—neither taking the lives of others seriously, nor taking their own lives seriously. As if these drow elves, wearing the coat of arms of Obroza, were ready to die:

The emaciated priestess broke free from the protection of the soldiers, allowing the sword of the captain of the Fourth Family to penetrate her shriveled chest, while the other soldiers ignored their superiors and simply wrapped their arms around the enemy's body. A mage apprentice of the House of Obroza laughed and pulled out a scroll of Loth's hide, ran to the center of the scuffling circle, and burned himself, his companions, and his enemies to charcoal.

Even Varrow, who had experienced countless adventures, felt that this kind of battle was completely beyond his comprehension. When the priestess, who staggered from the pile of corpses with a long pure gold sword in her chest, walked towards him, Varro Temp, the well-known travel writer, could only immediately fall to his knees and confess the dark-skinned lady's ownership of him.

Of course, even in the city of Morsoblay, which has been in the midst of cruel internal strife, it is rare for the Obroza family to have a tendency to self-destruct madly, from the master mother to the soldiers. If a drow elf has been constantly participating in the self-destructive game called "Trust on the Cliff" for as long as he can remember, the only one who can maintain his normal mind is probably Kim Murray, who has escaped from his family.

In the office of the head of the Dayette mercenary group, Kim Murray Obroza stared at the obsidian divination disk in front of him, as well as the images that appeared in the divination disk, with a hint of disgust in his eyes. And across from him, Leckie, who was obviously not in good spirits, only stared at his boss's bald head:

"The goods were taken away by the Third Family, and I don't think they can offer the mercenary group any ideal price. In other words, the houselady who likes to bluff doesn't ask us to collect the loss fee, even if it is earned. ”

"Leckie, it seems that you still don't know how to trade this advanced art in Morsoblay City. With a snap of his tongue, Jalaso straightened his ornate feathered hat and turned to his other lieutenant, "Now, it's time for me to visit the castle in the middle of the Heights." ”

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As Jaraso was about to reach the central heights of Morsoblay, he found a spider-shaped magic float escorted by the high priests of the Ban Ray family. The leader of House Obroza, Mistress Queyo, was sitting on a float with a faint smile on her face that saw through everything.

The three prey belonging to the Obroza family, the surface writer Varro Temp, the eldest son of the extinct House of Sarato, Hokun and the second son, Koren, were bound up by spider silk and walked in the procession.

Varro looked fairly good, at least the big-nosed writer had no visible scars on his body, and he was even allowed to keep all of his belongings, including the Stone Blind Barbarian mask, the Forbidden Demon Collar, and his full body of clothing.

But Hokun and Coren were treated less favorably, and the brothers had long since been stripped of their light armor, leaving them with no clothes to cover their bodies, except for collars, handcuffs, and shackles. Their bodies are covered in bloody mouths, and a parasitic bloodthirsty mushroom that prevents blood from clotting has been implanted in the wounds. The hyphae of this bloodthirsty mushroom will gradually invade the biological body and secrete hallucinogenic toxins, which completely damage the host's neural perception ability during the parasitizing process.

Needless to say, this ingenious and insane method of abuse will not come from the tradition-worshipping Banrui family, but from the special care of the Obroza family.

Coren's eyes were already rolling, and the corners of Hokquin's mouth were foaming at the water, and the only reason they were able to follow the Celestial Mother of the Obroza family was because this admittedly dangerous woman had used her psychic abilities to give them an order that they couldn't disobey.

Varro lowered his head, trying not to look at the two Drow ronins who had betrayed him, and just sighed silently, "My dark-skinned friends, why did you come back to this place?"

It seems that the petite and simple priestess is going to offer gifts and submit to the first family, but from her high-profile style and provocative accompanying performances, the attitude of this priestess is indicated.

Yes, the Obroza family, which is rich in psykers, has a very weak faith in the spider god queen, and the priests of the Obroza family trust their own psychic abilities more than the magic given by the goddess Rose. The women of this family often show their respect for the goddess Drow in a foolish way, as now, when the Mistress of Kyoyo is openly declaring:

"Even the First Family needs to win more favor from Rose, but this is not something that must be considered for the Obroza family. ”

Even the Ban Rui family, who has 2,500 strong warriors and sixteen high-ranking priests who have been given divine grace by the Queen of Spiders, has been in control of Morsoblay City for a long time!

In the cobwebbed courtyard of Ban Rui's house, demon fire and countless magic emblems adorn the magnificent and magnificent huge stone stalactite hanging towers and stalagmite towers, and in the intricately carved complex, several majestic priestesses greet the Mistress of Keyo.

These are the eldest daughter of the Ban Ray family, Tril, and her sisters: Kunschel, Vanderse, Bradenkeys, and some of the highest-ranking priestesses in Morsoblay, especially Tril, the eldest daughter of the Ban Ray family, who controls the Spider Church that raises priestesses, and is even as powerful as the ruling house's matrimonies, and in some places even surpasses.

Unlike the Mother of Kyo, who wore only a white robe, the abbot of the Spider Academy always wore a gorgeous silver robe, a sacrificial garment that looked as smooth as spider silk, but was actually a chain mail made of Mithril and several precious alloys. This is a necessary defense for the headmaster of the Priestess Seminary who has to deal with many Drow priestesses, both graduated and ungraduated.

"Welcome to your visit, Mistress Kyo. As the second-in-command of the Ban Rui family, Trill greeted the leader of the third family in a cold but polite manner, "My mother is waiting for you in the temple. ”

The Lady of Kyoo nodded reservedly and casually pointed at her captives, "This is a gift to the Banrui family. ”

The sisters of the Ban Rui family did not care about this - the handsome drow man was the most common sacrifice of the spider queen, and every daughter of the Ban Rui family who climbed to the position of high priest lost most interest in the entertainment function of the "lowly male". Only Braden Case, who is the most abusive and torturer in Morsobly, can get a different kind of pleasure from the wailing and death of the drow man.

There are many shrines dedicated to the goddess Rose in the Ban Rui family, the largest one can even accommodate all the priestesses and nobles of the city of Morsoblay, but the shrine where the house of Ban Rui and the mother of Keyo meet is very small. An obsidian-carved statue of a goddess with the lower half of her body in the form of a spider covering the ceiling, and the eyes of the ruby goddess were fixed on the two most powerful women in Morsoblay.

Compared to the Mother of Kyo, the Mother of Ban Rui was very old, and the once abundant long silver-white hair had become sparse and withered, and the traces of time had left a fine furrow on her face like knife marks, and this old woman of Drow had survived for thousands of years, even among the Drow elves, which was incredibly long-lived. There have been secret rumors in Morsoblay that the Mother of Banry has received the attention and favor of Rose, and after every murder and sacrifice in the City of Morsobre, the Mother of Banry can draw a part of the life force of the victims, allowing her to continue her life.

Mistress Kayo glanced at the shriveled old woman with malice, but the spirit probe she was proud of dissipated the moment she approached Mistress Banrui.

As if not feeling the slightest offense from the Mother of Kyo, the Mother of Banry raised her head and looked into the eyes of the goddess, as if she did not exist in this temple.

"The House of Obroza is willing to give the precious sacrifice to the Banrui family, and I want to thank you, Mistress Kayo. ”

This fake polite remark made the Lady of Keyo smile impatiently: "I am happy to serve the Banrui family. ”

But the old lady Drow in front of her did not care about her offense, but whispered, "Do not test what you do not understand. ”

The voice of the mistress of Banri was soft, like a dry wind that blew dust, but it carried an irreversible authority: "There are no competent priests in the house of Obroza, not one. But Lady Rose still favors the House of Obroza, bestowing you and your family with wealth, power, and glory. Is it because of your special talents in psionic energy? No. The power bestowed by the Queen of God is much greater than your insignificant spiritual powers. ”

The shriveled face turned to the Lady of Queyo, who was satisfied to see a hint of suppressed anger on the other side's face, but the old woman had no intention of taking care of the other party's self-esteem, and said to herself: "The cruelty, the killing, and the internal strife of the House of Obroza will always be so chaotic, and this is what the goddess is pleased with. Remember, the Spider Queen is great because her power comes from our Dark Elf Society itself. ”

After saying this, the Mistress of Ban Rui was no longer interested in the guests in front of her, and waved her hand: "The Ba Rui family will hold a great sacrifice to glorify the Queen of God, and all the mistresses are obliged to attend, go and do what the third family should do." ”

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In the dungeon of Ban Rui's house, a shriveled old woman from Drow held a piece of bread baked with mushroom spores and nibbled on it tastelessly.

Her left eye was already an empty pit, and her right eye was a little muddy, and her sparse teeth looked like a troll with insect teeth. But she also had a long whip hanging from her waist, the tip of which was a lazy pit viper, proving that she was also a priestess of the queen of spiders.

In fact, according to the age of the drow elves, this old and decrepit priestess only lived for three hundred years, and she can be regarded as a young man among the drow elves, but she was accidentally tricked in the struggle of her colleagues and became the ghost she is now in a magic explosion. The young priestess was ultimately defeated in a power struggle, and in order to save her life, she had to invite herself to the dungeon of Ban Rui's house and live a boring but lucky life as a loser. Especially with Braden Keys, a torturer enthusiast, she doesn't even get the pleasure of torturing prisoners.

But even such a quiet mealtime was disturbed by the prisoners—

In the wounds of Hokun and Cologne, the bloodthirsty mushrooms were constantly multiplying, and the fruiting bodies of the bloodthirsty mushrooms were constantly growing and bulging in the flesh. At first glance, it looks like tiny pimples on the skin, but it won't be long before the Drow brothers will be transformed into seedbeds of bloodthirsty mushrooms, like insects modified by parasites.

In the process, the Drow brothers suffer from insanity under the mycelium overgrow, and constantly let out groaning sounds.

Varro's face was covered with a stone-blind barbarian mask, a magic mask that deprived him of the ability to speak, but the big-nosed writer could only shrink into the corner and sigh under his breath, for himself and for others.

Such a movement, apparently not liked by the old priest, muttered a curse, and lifted her serpent's whip, ready to give the sacrifices to be killed a little color.

But at this moment, from the mask's eye socket, a tear stained with ink fell from Varro's face to the ground.

The thick ink that had originally wrapped Varro's head and face faded a little, and the ink that fell on the ground was like a small cloud of asphalt, which spread to the old priest's feet in an instant, and instantly wrapped her, like a black wax figure in a mold casting.

The old priestess's eyes no longer shone with the distinctive red light of the drow elves, but with a hint of gold, the priestess came to the outside of the cell, crouched down, and looked at Hokloun and Koren. Hallucinogens and nerve paralysis put the Drow brothers' willpower and on the verge of collapse, and all they could notice was a pleasant-sounding voice:

"Betraying your employer and returning to this terrible place, you are even more stupid than I thought. ”

(End of chapter)