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Mind flayers, also known as spirit suckers, are strange hermaphrodite creatures that lay eggs twice in their lifetime, each time with an egg sac about fifteen centimeters long, containing nearly a thousand tiny eggs inside. ?. . They place these oocysts in a relatively moist place inside the brain cisterns, and then wait quietly for hatching. After a month, those healthy eggs will turn into strips of red tadpoles, but unlike ordinary tadpoles, they use lungs to breathe instead of gills.

It's hard to imagine that these fragile little things are the mind flayer hatchlings that make most people turn pale. These tadpoles need to grow slowly under close protection, generally speaking, it takes ten years or even longer. In fact, their survival rate is very low, even less than one in a thousand, and most of them have become the nourishment of the master brain, because these guys stubbornly believe that only those that can survive are the best creations. material.

Perhaps it was this cruel tradition that kept the number of mind flayers low, at least not threatening the dominance of the dark elves in the Underdark. Adult tadpoles undergo a terrifying ritual known as metamorphosis. Mind flayers will implant it in the ear of a helpless humanoid, burrowing into the brain, quickly eating part of it, and fusing with the rest with their own body tissue. Of course, there are always exceptions to everything, and the transformation ceremony is no exception. There is a legend in all mind flayer societies. There are very few strong-willed beings who can overcome the tadpole inside their head and become an anti-mind flayer. Their appearance and abilities are no different from normal mind flayers, but since the tadpoles lost the will of the host, the will and memory still belong to the original host.

This kind of example is extremely rare, so it will become a legend. Since the Anti-Mind Flayer still needs to eat the brains of intelligent life to survive, and its appearance is too terrifying, it is basically impossible to return to a civilized society. But if they want to integrate into the society of mind flayers. You must immediately learn to live like them, otherwise once your identity is revealed, it will immediately attract the siege of all the mind flayers in the whole city, and the fate can be imagined. This kind of naked evil behavior deeply stimulated Saili Love, who has an overabundant sense of justice. If Kaidong hadn't tried her best to stop her, she would have rushed to fight these octopus heads to the death. Observation lasted only a short time to prevent exposure. Everyone retreated back into the channel along the original road.

Everyone stared at each other, especially the two paladins, whose faces were as black as if they had been wiped with ashes. Obviously, these mind flayers didn't want to get a ticket and leave, but planned to really build a base here that could be attacked and retreated. Although I don't know if there is a mastermind inside. But that sheer volume alone is a formidable threat.

You must know that mind flayers are not ordinary monsters. Without the protection of mind protection magic items, ordinary humans will be controlled almost instantly. Be a loyal slave. This also means that as long as these mind flayers are willing, they can infiltrate Askatra's high-level at any time, and quietly complete the control of the entire city.

certainly. They can also form a huge slave army to attack cities and expand the scope of their rule. No matter which one it is, it is enough to cause huge damage, and the whole country may be in chaos by then. Now there are two paths in front of everyone, one is to ignore here and directly investigate the blind eye cult, the other is to return to the city immediately to report the discovery to the council, knights and temple, and then organize a strong team Attack.

After a few minutes of silence, Kaidong frowned and said to everyone: "We must send the situation here out immediately, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous. This is no less harmful than a cult. If it is not dealt with in time, maybe There will be huge casualties.”

"What about the investigation of the blind eye? Those guys in the temple area are still recruiting believers everywhere. If this continues, the whole city will become blind in a short time." Hina obviously felt that the evil cult was more harmful. , this threat should be eradicated first.

Kaidong sighed slightly and explained: "I'm afraid the investigation of the cult will have to be postponed for a while. These mind flayers are the biggest threat. Have you seen those poor guys in the passage? They will live for a day." The number of people will continue to increase, so this should be the highest priority."

Henry lowered his head and thought about it for a while, and put forward a best-of-both-worlds suggestion: "In fact, we can send the news back first, and then continue to investigate the cult. After all, this matter will involve many departments, and the formation of the coalition is not a one-time plan. It can be completed in two days, maybe after we finish the investigation, the blind eye may not be able to open it."

You must know that bureaucracy is inevitable in any administrative organization, especially the cheating efficiency and cumbersome procedures of the council building in the city can make people crazy, and there are a lot of documents that need to be signed before dispatching troops. In the end, it is necessary to apply for the approval of the six-member council before the army can be deployed on a large scale.

As a paladin who has served the Knights for a long time, Kaidong obviously understands this set of procedures very well. He nodded with a wry smile. "That's right. Normally, it takes about four days to a week to leave. However, considering the relatively high threat this time, the council's work efficiency should be a little faster, and there should be an approval within three days."

"Since that's the case, it's settled. Aimon, here are two magic scrolls for the teleportation technique. You should go back immediately and inform the Knights of the Heart of Heat, the temple of the guardian god Heim, and finally the council. Remember, go to Nalia as soon as you go back, and she will help you arrange everything." After speaking, Henry pulled out two "Teleportation" scrolls from the scroll box, and there were two magic gems at the same time. It is used to determine the position and prevent the team from being found when returning.

"No problem, leave it to me." With an excited expression on his face, Aimeng immediately activated one of them, and quickly stepped across the portal and disappeared in place.

After watching the girl leave, Henry quickly used spells to restore the entire wall to its original state, and then added several seals on it to prevent these monsters from suddenly running out. You must know that there are at least 300 mind flayers here, and the number of slaves is more than 2,000. Although I don't know how they got so many slaves, there is no doubt that he can't solve it alone.

The gathering of three hundred mind flayers is enough to generate enormous psychic energy, and its power can easily kill a chosen like Elminster, or seriously injure a powerful demigod, causing no damage at all. How much worse will it be than legendary magic. What's more, this ability is so weird that it is impossible to guard against.

Henry didn't have much experience in fighting psychic powers, so he didn't dare to take risks at all. Anyway, this kind of thing is not the responsibility of one or two people, so why rush to be taken advantage of. He is not one of those paladins who are full of righteousness and kindness. As a spellcaster of a neutral camp, his own safety and interests should be the top priority.

After completing the seal, the group finally breathed a sigh of relief and continued to move forward. According to the map, they had to walk for at least half an hour to enter the northwest area of ​​the sewer, where the headquarters of the blind eye cult was hidden.

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At the same time, Imon also came to the gate of the Askatla council building. Just as she was about to pass through the gate, she was stopped by two guards guarding the gate.

One of them pinched his nose and said, "I'm sorry, miss. You smell a bit strong, you'd better take a shower and come back."

"Damn it! Now is not the time to discuss the smell on my body. You'd better let me in right away, otherwise something big will happen soon." Imon pouted and threatened loudly. Although she also knew that the smell on her body was not very pleasant, she still felt a little uncomfortable when it came out of other people's mouths.

"Uh... sorry, I can't let you in because of your duty. But you can tell who you are looking for, and we can convey it for you." Maybe it was because the girl in front of me didn't seem to be lying, maybe it was because he was afraid of taking responsibility, anyway, the guard finally Still compromised.

Aimon knew that now was not the time to make trouble, so he nodded. "Okay. I'm looking for Nalia, and you just say that there is an urgent matter, and let her come out to see me right away."

"You know Miss Nalia?" the guard asked in surprise.

"Of course, she was a member of our adventure team some time ago." A smug expression appeared on Aimeng's face as he spoke.

"Please wait a moment, I will notify you right away." The guard hurried into the building after speaking. You must know that Nalia is now an honorary member, and her status is only under the six-member council. He didn't want to piss off this up-and-coming political star with a trifle.

After seeing the soldiers leave, Aimeng walked up and down the garden in front of the door bored, and suddenly saw a dwarf with a wretched appearance and a strange costume not far away, secretly selling some very interesting things to passers-by. She suddenly became childish, and immediately entered stealth mode, quietly approaching the target, ready to dig into the other's pocket to see if there is anything interesting. )