Crown of Chaos

After two days of cleaning up the war, the gnoll tribe in Hurek Forest was slaughtered one after another. Aaron lacked any affection for this famous "newbie monster" and symbol of evil creatures. Orders were given to kill the jackals on the spot whenever they see them, leaving no one alive.

"Trying to communicate with the gnolls is the quickest way into their stomachs."

——Varro's adventure report

But after the front troops reported encountering groups of lizardmen, Aaron had to think.

Should we keep these lizardmen?

The lizardmen of the Kingdom are different from the lizardmen of Warhammer. The lizardmen of Warhammer are theoretically composed of the demon toads, servants of the Old Sage, and the guard lizards created by the Old Sage for the demon toads. The guard lizards are divided into spiritual beings full of wisdom. The lizards and the powerful lizards are the successors of an advanced civilization, somewhat similar to the Snake Empire, the successor of the Saluk Witch Empire. Although the snake people cannot possess the explosive magical ability of the wizards, He also knew a little about many of Wu Hui's technologies, but it was enough for the Snake Man Empire to dominate for a while.

Whatever the Lizardmen can find from the Ancient Saint's Pyramid is more advanced than most civilizations in the Warhammer world.

The lizard people in the kingdom are different. The lizard people in the kingdom are scaly humanoid creatures. Even so, their appearance is closer to lizards or dragons than to humans, dwarves, or elves.

Lizardmen have an enigmatic mind that is different from humans, and their desires and thoughts are driven by a different set of basic principles than those of warm-blooded animals.

Their murky swamp home may be hundreds of miles from the nearest human settlement, but their way of thinking is even more miles away from the smooth-skinned guys.

As cold-blooded animals, it is difficult for them to understand the emotions of hot-blooded species such as humans. In their view, there are only three emotions in the world: fear, happiness and hostility. They will not be angry, sad or... Feeling pain, these reptiles only have absolute cold-blooded logic. They will not feel sad because of their fallen compatriots. In their view, the fallen compatriots are just fresh reserve meat, and they will not feel happy because of the happiness between the two. change one's behavior due to the past.

The dwarves once had such a profound lesson - a dwarf and a lizard man once went on an adventure together, and they experienced many pleasant times (the dwarf thought so). As a result, when both parties were lost in a wasteland, the lizard The human companion cut off one of the dwarf's legs without hesitation, just because I was hungry.

It ate a leg of its companion. After eating and drinking, the lizard man went out to find a way. It successfully found a way to leave. When it came back and told its dwarf companion that it had found a way out, it The dwarf was puzzled by the glare and aggressive attack.

I have found a way. Why are you attacking me?

This is the cold-blooded logic of the lizard people. They only regard survival as their only goal. When the enemy is strong, no matter what the enemy has done to them, the lizard people do not feel it is a shame to humbly seek peace. When the enemy is weak, , the lizard people will also think that the enemy is their reserve granary, and it is natural for them to come over from time to time and pick two good ones for a snack.

But today, the lizard man tribe in the Hurek Forest is about to face the most terrifying test.

The flames of war are burning, and there are shouts of killing all around. The ruthlessly advancing Shepherd Legion soldiers and wandering adventurer teams gradually burn the flames of war into the swamps of the Lizardman tribe.

The scaleless hot-bloods attacked the gathering place of the lizardmen. They were cunning and cruel. They slaughtered the gnolls first, and now it was their turn.

Hundreds of lizardmen mobilized to fight around the swamp. The lizardman shamans and lizardman priests at the rear were releasing magic with all their strength to resist the attack of the hot-blooded species. Every lizardman was fighting for his own survival.

Unfortunately, the number of spellcasters is too small, and the number of blessings and healers in the enemy's military formation is unprecedentedly large.

The Great Shaman of the Lizardmen looked at the battlefield, sitting on a giant lizard, feeling a little regretful in his heart.

If I had known better, I shouldn't have agreed to the gnoll covenant, and should have negotiated peace with the hotbloods.

As the great shaman considered the terms of peace talks, the deafening sound made the lizardfolk tribe tremble.

boom!

A dull loud noise echoed on the battlefield, and accompanied by a loud howl, the dwarf troops entered the battle for the first time. The dwarf troops led by Kim Gong-Fire Emblem lined up, loaded, and fired. The brand-new Chaos-enchanted fire blunderbuss— - Moradin's big sausage volley erupted in a series of thunderous sounds among the lizardmen's array, and fifty enchanted fire blunderbuss exploded into pieces of flesh and stumps all over the ground.

The arrows of the snow elf magic archer shuttled accurately through the military formation, looking for the spellcasters and javelin throwers among the lizard men with great agility. Leerta drew one arrow after another from the quiver behind him, and spoke with his sister Together they inflicted fatal injuries on the lizard people.

"Ewenna, pay attention to the lizard leader!"

Leerta pointed at the great shaman of the lizard people: "Deal with it!"

"Disaster spell!"

The great lizard man shaman pointed at the Shepherd Legion soldier who was approaching him. He saw a great swordsman with blood all over his body slashing at him. This great swordsman had already killed every corner of his armor and was filled with lizards. Human blood and flesh foam, after being hit by this disaster, his body stiffened for a while, and the lizardman great shaman immediately released a disease spell.

The great barbarian swordsman was hit by the disease spell, and his whole body was covered with dense pox. Without a chance to scratch it, the huge troglodyte under the great shaman knocked him away.

Bang~

A great swordsman was pushed away, and more great swordsmen rushed towards him. The great shaman grabbed a javelin and threw it through one of them, and then released a wall of thorns to stop the enemy. The great shaman realized that the situation was not good.

Just when it was about to use its poor language to communicate with the hot-blooded species, a human also stepped out of the hot-blooded species' formation.

This hot-blooded species looks very young. He has an extremely handsome appearance, eyes that are like the sky. He is tall and slender with a smile. He holds the hand of a beautiful priest with golden braids, signaling that the attack is temporarily suspended.

The soldiers of the Shepherd Legion stopped temporarily, and they looked at their leader with puzzled eyes.

"Huh?" The lizardman great shaman also signaled that the fighting should be stopped temporarily.

It heard the psychic communication from this human being, and the other party made a condition.

Peace talks.

He will designate a "lizard man reservation" for the lizard people in the depths of the swamp in the Hurek Forest, and make this area available for the lizard people to live in. The lizard people can enjoy "autonomy" in the swamp, and he will restrict His own subjects do not disturb the lives of the lizard people.

Or, as long as the lizard people give up resistance, he can let the lizard people leave safely, and he can provide the lizard people with enough food for migration.

"I swear by Wyvern Water Lake that the people of Cormyr will give you a fair chance to choose."

The hot-blooded lord said coldly.

"Make your decision, cold-blooded one."

…………

"Dong~dong~dong~"

Deep in the Hurek Forest, the Druid "Sacred Forest".

The dull sound of war drums spread from the center of the sacred forest, and the war drums made of lumberjack's human skin were played crazily. With the sacred forest as the center, all nearby groups protected by the sacred forest began to gather here.

A large group of tieflings were all dressed in armor and holding various weapons. They looked nervously at the big altar in the middle of the sacred grove. There were many druids standing around the altar, as well as several groups of bandits in tattered clothes and panic. .

"Dong~dong~dong~"

The drums beat louder and louder, and people gathered around the altar, collectively calling out the name of their leader.

Master of Thorns.

"Sage, the Cormyrs are coming to kill us!"

"Sage, we have received news that the gnolls have been slaughtered. The lizardmen have accepted the conditions of the Cormyrs. Some of the lizardmen remain in the 'Lizardman Reserve', while the other part are under human supervision. Leaving Hurek Forest!"

"The damn Cormyrs actually give food to the Lizardmen!"

"This group of stupid cold-blooded people don't understand the principle of helping each other."

"Sage, what should we do? What should we do? If this continues, the Cormyrs will soon reach the sacred forest, and we will be the only ones left in the forest!"

The gathered crowd shouted the name of the "Sage", and in their expectant eyes, the huge stone door at the end of the altar slowly opened.

The first one to appear is a dragon beast. This giant beast is two meters long and one and a half meters tall. It has strong limbs, a long jaw and a strong skin. It has a pair of small wings on its gray scales. It is doubtful whether it has the ability to carry this monster.

The archdruid sat cross-legged on the monster's body. His old face appeared from the shadows. The dense scars on his naked upper body told about his past experiences. The countless scars on his chest showed his innate tenacity. .

Master of Thorns' memory seems to have returned to two years ago, when he led this group of people to fight against the orc Great Khan Turgeon, and drove Turgeon and his orcs out of the Hurek Forest.

As soon as Master of Thorns appeared, everyone fell silent. They looked at the Archdruid with admiration.

Daba-Thorn, the great archdruid, the extreme archdruid, the legend who sacrificed everything for the freedom and balance of the country.

Daba is considered to be the greatest extreme druid in the country. It once traveled around the continent, led people to pioneer in the desert, and constantly studied ways to restore harmony to the nature of the country. The Master of Thorns used fraternity to He benevolence brings together like-minded people who are interested in maintaining "one body and balance". He treats trees and ancient forests like his own children, always full of compassion and sadness, which has won him the love of many mortals.

However, Daba treated those enemies with no mercy. Any mortal who tried to destroy the forest would receive his most severe punishment. Lumberjacks were skinned and filled with grass, and giants were decapitated. Daba also personally entered the depths of the swamp and beheaded him with his own hands. Killed a green dragon because it wanted the swamp as its lair!

This is Daba. He does not allow anyone to harm this ancient forest. He is the last guardian of the ancient forest and the king of the holy land here.

Daba dedicated his life to the forest. He never married or had children. He did not have any spouse or any private property. The first thing he did after killing the green dragon was not to celebrate himself. Victory, but kissed the water of the swamp and swore in the same tone as a lover that he once again protected the tranquility here.

He once traveled to many deserts and used his own power to turn the desert into an oasis. The nomads kissed the land he walked on and regarded him as a saint. But when the nomads wanted to take advantage of the oasis he left, Daba then mercilessly killed these mortals who regarded him as an idol.

Such an extreme archdruid would naturally have no shortage of followers.

Even though he is very old, his heart to protect the forest will not change.

"No one can invade the ancient forest, no one." Daba Thorn said slowly, his cloudy eyes full of determination: "For the forest, for the deep forest, we must stop the Cormyrs."

"Bading, inform the 'Bishop', he will definitely be willing to help us."

"yes."

"Also, notify our allies." Master of Thorns' eyes were full of murderous intent: "Friends from the Fairy Wilderness will definitely be willing to share their power with us, especially the Flower Knight, the daughter of the Fairy King Oberon. "

"Today! Let the wild hunt begin!"

The roar of the Archdruid rose from the altar and rushed to other planes along the sacred forest!

In the Feywild, the Winter Hunt army got the news.

General Wild Hunt was overjoyed when he heard this, and the sky was filled with frost.

"Wild Hunt, move out!"

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