One Sneeze Destroys A Magical Civilization

Chapter 199 Dagger Beach

"I... I killed my former boss with my own hands? A powerful pit demon?"

The little devil stared at his hands dumbfounded, as if he couldn't believe that what happened just now was real.

After all, the absolute obedience to the orders of superiors has already penetrated into the soul of every devil.

Although things like "down to top" also happen from time to time, but that must be within the limits allowed by the laws and rules of hell.

An assassination like this under the watchful eyes of the public would be punished by death in minutes.

"How does it feel to kill the jerk who once rode over your head?"

Zuo Si asked with a smile of great interest.

The little devil's eyes shone slightly, and he stuck out his tongue and licked his lips: "It feels like it's not bad! I like the impotent rage and roar of Aigris before returning to hell. I bet this failure will make him lose everything." Face, maybe you will be downgraded as a punishment. You must know that Grand Duke Dispat is not a benevolent master."

As the name suggests, relegation is to punish those devils who fail.

Generally speaking, once the highest-level devil form like the deep hell fiend is downgraded, at least it has to degenerate into a snake demon, assassin demon, horned demon, or even weaker ice demon and spiked demon.

If the mistakes made are unforgivable, then it is possible to be directly downgraded to the lowest and most hateful form of a lowly demon.

Zuo Si once read some books about the social and political ecology of hell, and understood what relegation means to a devil, and said in a playful tone: "Whether it is a devil or a devil, once killed in the material plane , It takes at least ninety-nine years to return to his hometown to regenerate, and his power after rebirth will be much weaker than before. And this time, Aigris lost more than just a little power."

Needless to ask, I know that when those devils were sent back to Baator Hell, Zuo Si took the opportunity to use the power of the planeswalker's sparks, frantically absorbing the magical energy transfer generated when the soul channel was opened.

That is to say, more than 60 to 70% of the energy that should have been returned to hell to be reborn as a devil was converted into red and universal mana by him, not only replenishing the part consumed by cards in battle, but also Also raised the professional level of [Mystic] from LV4 to LV5.

In addition, the strength attribute has increased a little again, reaching sixteen points that is enough to make many fighters feel envious.

If it is a high-level devil, it will be better. No matter how weakened it is, at least consciousness and sanity can be preserved after rebirth.

Those low-level devils are finished.

Especially for the lowest level like lemurs and little devils, once the energy loss exceeds a certain threshold, they may not be able to condense even the most basic form.

Of course, Zuo Si doesn't care about the life and death of these devils.

What really gave him a headache was how to deal with the summoned Oran Rido-headed Dragon and the giant stone elemental.

Cancel the call directly?

Given the levels of these two creature cards, the former would have to lie in the cemetery for half a month, while the latter was a little better, almost a week.

If he encounters an enemy that is not easy to deal with, Zuo Si, who lacks powerful summoned creatures, can only open the portal to the mage tower and summon the iron golem, mutant hound and Wilmes.

Or send a signal to the Liches of the Arcane Society to let them use teleportation magic to rush over for support.

As for the Emerald Association controlled by Lei Yin, in order not to arouse the suspicion of the master of symbols, Shangra, it cannot be used for a while.

But the problem is, it would be too conspicuous to take these two big guys on the road.

Large stone elementals are fine, after all Faerun has no shortage of arcane spellcasters capable of summoning and controlling elemental creatures.

But the Oran Ridrodragon is a creature unique to Zendikar.

Coupled with its huge size, God knows how many forces will pay attention to it when walking on the road.

Moreover, unlike the giant dragons in the world of Faerun, the Olan Lido-headed dragon only has beast-like intelligence, and does not have any deformation and spell-like abilities.

Its only characteristic is that it can grow without limit.

This also means that it can only be given the simplest order, and once it is stimulated by the outside world, it is very easy to lose control instantly.

"Sigh—I didn't expect that the size of the summoned creature is too large to be a big trouble."

Zuo Si patted the hard scales of the Oulan Rido-headed Dragon and couldn't help but sigh.

Just when he was about to cancel the summoning, a man dressed as a business traveler and covered in blood rushed out from a distant tavern, shouting while running: "Your Excellency! Your Excellency the Voters!"

"Ok?"

Zuo Si subconsciously stopped the movement of her hands, turned around and stared at the other party.

After a while, this forty-year-old man ran to him panting, glanced at the Oran Rido-headed dragon and the giant stone element with eyes full of fear and awe, and then said cautiously: "Your Excellency, first of all, please Allow me to express my gratitude to you on behalf of all the survivors of Dragonspear Castle. Because without you, we would all be killed tonight, or even our souls would be plundered by the devil..."

"Forget about the boring politeness, just get down to business." Zuo Si interrupted impatiently with a wave of his hand.

After all, being targeted by a hell-level lord was enough to bother him, so he didn't have the mood to listen to such unnutritious nonsense.

"Uh... what I mean is that Dragonspear Castle has basically been completely destroyed right now, and even the Temple of the God of War Tempus has been turned into ruins. There are hordes of monsters. Can you stay and shelter here for a while? Or simply come and be the lord of Dragonspear Castle and the surrounding land?"

The man went around in circles for a long time, and finally expressed his true thoughts in his heart.

You must know that it is not easy to defend such a huge fort with these surviving adventurers and merchants alone.

What's more, without the leadership of the Church of God of War, most of the adventurers and mercenaries are just a mess, and they will burn incense if they can't afford internal strife, let alone unite to deal with foreign invasions.

When Zuo Si heard this request, he immediately refused mercilessly: "Sorry, my time is precious, and I have no time to waste it in such a meaningless place. If you are afraid of being attacked by monsters, you can bring valuable Things come north with me to Waterdeep. I'll be in charge of clearing out all threats along the way."

"Thank you for your kindness. But this tavern is all my heart and property. If I abandon it, I will really have nothing."

There was a trace of bitterness and helplessness in the man's tone.

Although he felt very fortunate that he did not die at the hands of the devil, the harsh survival challenges he would face for the rest of his life after the catastrophe really made many survivors feel desperate.

Those adventurers are okay, at worst, they pat their butts and leave, and they can still make a living in another place.

But for those who have property and business in Dragonspear Castle, it is a nightmare.

Seeing the expression on the other side's face about to cry, Zuo Si suddenly thought of an idea, pointing to the gigantic Oulan Lido dragon beside him and said: "Why not. I allow you to use my name to manage and rule Dragon Spear The castle, and I will lend you this guy as a guard for a period of time. The time limit is three months, whether you can survive the crisis depends entirely on your ability."

"real?!"

The man's originally dull eyes flashed brightly in an instant.

He had just witnessed the astonishing combat power of the Oulan Lido-headed dragon.

With such a powerful monster as the patron saint, no matter whether it is a monster rushing out from the depths of the earth, or orcs, goblins, trolls, ogres, and gnolls on the high wasteland, don't expect to get close to Dragonspear Castle. step.

"Of course! Remember, my name is Sous, a voter of Talona, ​​the goddess of poison and disease. If you need to negotiate with other forces, you can report this."

Zuo Si generously gave the other party the right to use her name.

Because under the vigorous publicity of the Talona Church, his current reputation on the west coast of Faerun is almost equated with "weapons of mass destruction".

Anyway, nicknames like "Child of Plague", "Man of Disaster", "Destroyer of Worlds", and "Mobile Scourge" have spread.

Otherwise, Baldur's Gate would not have had such a big reaction if they only showed up during the negotiations at Candlekeep.

It is estimated that just having a name can have a lot of deterrent effect.

"You mean... I can declare that you are the lord of Dragonspear Castle?" The man subconsciously clenched his fists excitedly.

Zuo Si nodded slightly: "Yes. But don't expect me to fulfill the responsibilities and obligations of the lord. At most, after learning the news of the massacre here, I will take revenge for you."

"This is enough! With you as the titular lord, I believe that even those monsters in the highest wasteland will not dare to approach easily. Oh, yes, I almost forgot to introduce myself. My name is Marshall, from now on From the beginning, it will be the general manager appointed by you."

After all, the man's eyes showed strong confidence.

In three months, he felt that with his own abilities, Dragonspear Castle could be restored to its previous state, even more prosperous than before.

It doesn't matter if the Church of God of War is gone, you can use Zuo Si's identity as a voter to directly get the church of Talona, ​​the goddess of poison and disease.

Anyway, what most adventurers want is a place that provides medical services, and it doesn't matter what kind of god it is.

"Come on, Marshall. I hope that after three months, I won't hear that Dragonspear Castle has been captured, or that you have died."

After simply handing over the control of the Oulan Lido-headed dragon to the other party, Zuo Si took the people back to the guest room on the second floor of the hotel and continued to sleep, planning to leave tomorrow morning.

But if he can sleep, it doesn't mean that the rest of the survivors can also sleep.

Marshall, who proclaimed himself the "manager", quickly used the prestige accumulated in his daily life to gather more than a hundred survivors into his tavern.

Without any nonsense, he directly stated his overall plan straight to the point.

When they learned that the gigantic Oran Lido-headed dragon in the open space outside would stay nearby to protect Dragonspear Castle for three months, many people immediately gave up the idea of ​​evacuating.

Just the opposite!

Ambition and desire shone in their eyes.

It didn't take long for the survivors to come up with a bold plan.

That is to use the powerful combat power of the Oran Lido-headed dragon to sweep away the monster strongholds on the surrounding high wasteland, and capture all the goblins, orcs, and half-orcs to use as slaves or sell them, so as to obtain the necessary labor and funds for development and construction. .

After all, offense is the best defense.

When there is enough money and labor, it will naturally be able to hire enough people to protect the safety of the castle, and at the same time rebuild those destroyed buildings.

With the guarantee of safety, the scattered villages and farmers in the surrounding area will be attracted to settle down.

Whether it is cultivating fields to grow crops, or grazing cattle, sheep and horses, it can provide a stable source of food.

If all goes well, a new town can be established between Baldur's Gate and Waterdeep City with Dragonspear Castle as the center.

At that time, these original "shareholders" can not only take the opportunity to make a fortune, but also maybe transform themselves into respected officials and nobles.

Obviously, in Faerun, a land full of various dangers, almost all merchants and adventurers are out-and-out opportunists.

They will use all available resources at hand to strive for more benefits for themselves.

Not to mention controlling an Oran Rido-headed dragon strong enough to easily overthrow any monster horde.

For Marshall's ambitious expansion plans, Zuo Si clearly doesn't care and doesn't care.

After resting for more than eight hours, he faced the rising sun in the carriage he built himself, escorted by giant stone elements, and continued to head north along the main road.

...

At the same time, in the second floor of Baator Hell, Diss.

Here is a huge, endless city of burning steel.

The flames and high temperature from the depths of hell made the ambient temperature of the entire layer extremely high. Both the sky and the ground showed a chilling red color, and a large amount of thick smoke and black fog formed a covering layer over the city.

Except for devils who are immune to fire damage, there are hardly many living people who can survive in such an extremely harsh environment.

Especially those city walls poured with iron and steel will always be red and hot. If ordinary people accidentally touch them, they will be severely burned in minutes.

What's even more outrageous is that the ground paved with steel under their feet is similar.

Some visitors from other planes, because they didn't wear boots that could protect against fire damage, made heart-piercing screams as soon as they landed, and the whole person quickly turned into a ball of burning torches, and was eventually killed alive. Burn to a heap of ashes.

Obviously, if it is said which level of the entire Bator Hell is most in line with the image of hell in the minds of ordinary people, it must be the second level "Diss".

As the supreme ruler and lord of this level, Grand Duke Disbate is currently sitting in the room on the top floor of the "Iron Tower", listening to the report of one of his subordinates, a deep-hell refiner.

If you ignore the pair of protruding horns on his forehead, the mighty hell lord looks like a tall human male with long black hair and rich gowns.

"Grand Duke, Aigris failed. Just a few hours ago, he and his subordinates all returned to hell in the form of souls to start rebirth. Not only that, but I also noticed that their energy when reorganizing their bodies was at least weaker than before More than half. Those lemurs and little devils couldn't even condense into a stable form."

"Oh? What's the reason? What's the reason for his failure?" Grand Duke Disbate asked expressionlessly.

He didn't seem at all angry at his opponent's failure, as if it was just a trivial matter.

But the deep hell demon who was kneeling on the ground clearly knew very well that the more the lord he was loyal to, the more dangerous he looked, so he quickly lowered his head and replied: "According to the statement given by Aigris, that mortal named Sous, now Already a chosen one of Talona, ​​the goddess of poison and disease.

And was endowed with quite a lot of divine power and the abilities of the chosen ones.

In particular, he has a powerful summoning magic, which can instantly summon huge dragons and elemental creatures to his side.

In addition, the opponent can also release a black energy flame containing divine power.

Anyone who is hit by the target will inevitably get sick and poisoned, even us devils are no exception.

In the end, he also mentioned that this chosen man seldom chanted spells when using magic. Most of the spells were cast instantly, and at the same time, he could constantly interfere and destroy the spellcasting of other people around him.

However, it cannot be ruled out that these contents are lies intentionally fabricated by Egress in order to avoid punishment for failure.

In short, I think no matter what the reason is, failure is failure, and any loser must accept punishment. "

Apparently, this hellish fiend was taking the opportunity to put eye drops on his competitor, and wanted to completely trample Aegris under his feet by adding insult to injury.

This power struggle in Bator hell society is simply a normal operation.

Otherwise, the devil who went out to perform the task would not be so afraid of failure.

Because once you fail, you will not only face pressure from your superiors, but also "backstab" from your colleagues and subordinates.

The strong sense of shame brought about by the relegation is enough to drive any devil crazy.

"Talona's voters? Sure enough, even the gods have noticed... But why is it not Irmat, the god of suffering who first noticed, but the goddess of poison and disease? The situation is really getting worse. It's getting more and more interesting..."

Grand Duke Dispat touched his chin with an expression of interest, automatically ignoring those parts involving the personal grievances of the two subordinates.

Apparently, Zuo Si had not yet been chosen when he sent Aegris through the portal to the material world.

In addition, although the forces of hell have planted countless spies in Lu An, Faerun, and even developed a cult that worships the devil, their intelligence gathering capabilities are far less powerful than outsiders imagined.

What's more, these spies and sects belong to various intricate forces at various levels, and the cooperation between them is very limited.

Often there will be information that one lord knows, but another lord does not know at all.

Seeing that the lord he was loyal to had no intention of punishing Aigris, the deep-hell refiner immediately pretended to ask: "Your Excellency, how should we deal with those demons who cannot condense into a stable form for rebirth? Squeeze them all into energy ?"

Grand Duke Dispat waved his hand indifferently: "You can deal with it yourself. As for Aigris, I think he has received enough punishment from his failure. Even if he is reborn, he will be downgraded by at least two levels. So there is no need to continue to downgrade. From now on, he will temporarily be placed under your command. In addition, go to the city of steel to pick a few capable and smart enough mortals, and then send them to the material world to inquire about everything Information related to Soth."

"As you wish."

A look of joy flashed in the eyes of the deep hell fiend, and he quickly stood up and left the iron tower in the center of the burning steel city.

In just a few days, a team of spies consisting of more than a dozen humans, tieflings, demon orcs, and demon elves was sent to every corner of Faerun through trans-plane magic.

Relying on the insidious and cunning honed in the cruel environment of hell, they quickly successfully entered the nearby towns through lies and deceit.

Zuo Si is completely ignorant of the little tricks of the devils.

Of course, even if you know it, you won't care too much.

Because it is impossible for a hell lord with a cautious personality like Grand Duke Disbat to venture into the material world.

At best, it is sending hundreds or even thousands of demons into the material world to do some shady tricks.

As long as you don't seek death yourself and take the initiative to go to hell, it doesn't matter how you toss.

After all, Zuo Si now has two backers, one is Oghma, the god of knowledge with powerful divine power, and the other is Talona, ​​the goddess of poison and disease who bestows the identity and power of the chosen.

In addition, his relationship with Irmat, the god of suffering, seems to be pretty good.

Therefore, the most urgent task at the moment is to continuously improve its strength and transform the knowledge gained from Candlekeep into strength.

...

After leaving Dragonspear Castle, Zuo Si's carriage traveled north along the trade route.

In about five or six days, I saw Dagger Beach standing at the ferry on the south bank of the Delimbil River.

This is a large-scale village and town. There are about 800 or 900 civilians who have settled here. It not only has a "city wall" surrounded by wooden fences, but also has a considerable number of simple arrow towers, which are used to guard against and resist the swamp in the west. Lizardmen.

Right now it is governed by an institution called the Town Council.

They imitate the secret lord system of Waterdeep, and all members wear masks when they attend meetings.

It's just that these fake and shoddy imitation masks have no magical effect at all, and there is no way to conceal the identity of the wearer.

In addition, the size of the village and town was originally small, so it was basically clear at a glance who was a member of the parliament.

So the mask is basically wearing a lonely, which is completely a typical example of painting a tiger but not an anti-dog.

In addition, the current militia in Dagger Beach is led by a man named Pyle Howling, and there are only about thirty to fifty people in total.

But even so, this guy still shamelessly gave himself the title of "Duke of Dagger Beach".

yes!

You read that right!

A LV5 fighter who has not even become a "village head" until now dares to call himself "Duke".

It can even be said that the existence of Dagger Bank itself is like a huge black humor.

Because it is too close to Waterdeep City, it has been shrouded in the shadow of Waterdeep City from the moment it was born.

Generally speaking, only those down-and-out people who have experienced a disastrous failure in Waterdeep City will choose to come down south to settle in Dagger Beach.

But I have to say that, unlike the hustle and bustle of those big cities, Dagger Beach is indeed a very beautiful and quiet place.

Whether it's the carefully cultivated farmland, or the small stone buildings and castles in the center, it's a bit of a paradise.

When the carriage came to the entrance of the gate, the militiamen guarding here immediately raised their hands to signal to stop, and stared at the giant stone element following the carriage with slightly nervous and fearful eyes.

As a village with almost no magical power, the people of Dagger Beach have never seen such a battle.

Especially the sound and vibration made by the giant stone elements running, can be clearly felt even one or two hundred meters away.

Gudong!

A young man who looked twenty-three or twenty-four years old swallowed subconsciously, summoned up his courage and said in a slightly trembling voice: "So... all people who enter the fence must be checked by getting off the car according to the usual practice. In addition , all beasts, constructs, and other messy non-human creatures with a height and body length of more than one meter are also prohibited from entering."

"knew."

Davidian didn't make things difficult for the other party, he just jumped out of the driving seat, went straight to the side of the carriage and opened the door on the right.

In the blink of an eye, Zuo Si came out with Isadora and Huntington.

Feeling the cool breeze blowing from the river bank, Zuo Si finally realized why the range of "Northern Land" started from Waterdeep City as the dividing line.

Although it has entered the second ten days of September, the temperature around Baldur's Gate can still be maintained at around 26 degrees Celsius.

Even in Dragonspear Castle located in the high wasteland, the temperature is at least 20 degrees during the day.

But in Dagger Beach right now, the temperature has plummeted to 16 to 7 degrees, and the temperature in Deepwater City in the north is 11 or 12 degrees at best.

When it officially enters October, Deep Water City will inevitably usher in subzero temperatures, and it is estimated that it will not be thawed until March and April of the next year.

There are six months of winter in a year, which is why the geographical concept of "Northern Land" was formed.

Compared with Amn, Tethyr, and Calimshan, which are warm and humid in the south, the most typical feature of the Northland is that the agricultural output is extremely low, and only one season of food can be grown a year at most.

In some places, like Luskan, the city of a thousand sails, there is only three or four months of thaw in a year, and only a little hardy barley can barely be grown.

It is estimated that this is why Luskan developed into a city of pirates.

If you don't go out to rob and trade, you may not even be able to support yourself with that poor output.

This is similar to the situation in which the Vikings plundered the whole of Europe in the history of the earth.

And before the emergence of the Arcane Brotherhood, Luskan was already a well-known city of pirates.

Just when Zuo Si was habitually sinking into divergent thinking, the four militiamen guarding the door obviously relaxed a lot when they saw two children, a boy and a girl coming down from the carriage.

Because in their view, this should be the son of a nobleman traveling to Waterdeep City.

That huge stone element, and two other warriors who don't look easy to mess with, should be the guards that ensure safety along the way.

In fact, every year, many nobles and wealthy businessmen send their children to the academy in Waterdeep City for advanced studies.

Some of them went to learn the art of arcane magic;

Some are to learn the use of weapons and corresponding combat skills;

Some are to learn professional knowledge in the fields of politics, military affairs, business, etc.;

Others are to study painting, sculpture, literature, philosophy and other aspects.

In short, Waterdeep City is one of the only cities on the west coast of Faerun that has a large comprehensive educational institution.

As for the other one, it is naturally Calimport in the south.

Although there are similar places in other cities, they are far inferior to the former two in terms of scale and teaching level.

"Good afternoon, young sir and lady, I will now examine your carriages."

The leading militiaman stepped forward and greeted them politely, and did not despise Zuo Si and Isadora just because they were young.

"Please."

Zuo Si turned sideways and made a gesture of invitation.

Because he understands that if a small town like Dagger Beach is seriously lacking in defense, if a strict entry and exit management system is not implemented, as long as thirty or forty people with malicious intentions and weapons are mixed in, they will launch a surprise attack in the dark , can easily defeat these militiamen who don't even have a professional level, and then complete the occupation of the entire village.

After getting permission, the young man in leather armor quickly walked into the carriage and briefly flipped over the seat, then got under the carriage and took a look to confirm that there were no weapons or armor hidden inside. With a smile, he said: "The inspection is over, there is no problem. You, this beautiful lady, and two personal guards can enter the enclosure. But this big guy made of rocks can only stay outside."

"Understood. I didn't intend to let it go in either." Zuo Si agreed straightforwardly.

Let a giant stone element that is ten meters high and weighs dozens or even hundreds of tons enter a densely populated village or town?

As long as he is not crazy, he will definitely not do such a dangerous act.

You must know that elemental creatures have no concept of caution.

There are at least a dozen rabbits, foxes, wolves, and wild boars that were accidentally trampled to death by the giant stone element running all the way.

Not to mention the trees that were knocked off by the piggyback.

If this guy enters a densely populated place, if he doesn't pay attention, he will step on the passers-by next to him into meatloaf, or wave his hand carelessly and turn a building into ruins.

"Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. Go through the gate and walk along the main road. After three intersections, you will see a wandering artist hotel. Not only is the food delicious, but there is also a bard performance at night. It is suitable for people with status and status to stay overnight. Finally, I wish you and this beautiful lady can leave good memories in Dagger Beach."

After all, the militiaman bowed with one hand on his chest.

It can be seen from the skilled movements that these guys have definitely received relevant training.

Perhaps it was to increase the popularity of Dagger Beach, or it might simply be to attract customers to this inn called "Wandering Entertainer".

In short, although the strength and equipment of these militiamen are not very good, their service attitude is absolutely first-class. It is a pity not to be waiters and salesmen.

Just when Zuo Si was about to respond with a "thank you", he suddenly saw David, who was standing next to the carriage one second, raised his shield and rushed to his side the next second.

Immediately afterwards, a swishing sound came from the sky above.

After about two or three seconds, a sparse black spot fell from the sky, hitting the surface of the dragon scale shield like raindrops.

boom! boom! boom! boom! boom!

Upon closer inspection, they turned out to be some arrows polished with rough iron and bone.

Before Zuo Si realized what had happened, the militiamen shouted in panic, "Damn it! It's the Lizardmen! Come on! Come in! We're going to close the city gate!"

Accompanied by shouts, a group of humanoid creatures about two meters tall, covered with gray scales all over their bodies, and dragging a one-meter-long tail behind their buttocks, finally rushed out from the bushes near the swamp not far away.

They have heads like lizards and snakes, and the number is about 150 people. Some hold bows and arrows, some hold spears, scimitars, and wooden shields, and charge towards the city gate in a swarm.

The guy in the lead is also riding a huge umbrella lizard, galloping forward at an extremely fast speed.

"lizard Man?"

Zuo Si froze for a moment, and then gave an order to the summoned creatures around him: "Kill these annoying guys for me."

The voice has not yet fallen!

The giant stone element rushed out with a bang, swung its terrifying fists, and smashed the leader who rushed in the front and his mount under his crotch into a blood mist that splashed all over the sky.

boom! ! ! ! !

Such a bloody and violent scene not only stupefied the militiamen who were planning to retreat into the wall to seal the gate for defense, but also stunned the lizardmen who charged along with the leader.

They couldn't believe that their strong and brave tribal leader died so easily, and the death was still so tragic.

"Lord of Dawn! I... I don't have hallucinations in my eyes!" A young militiaman asked his companion with his mouth wide open.

The latter also nervously licked his lips and responded: "No! Of course not! Unless we both had hallucinations at the same time! What an incredible power! I bet that the leader of the lizardmen who died just now didn't even feel pain I feel like I'm dead."

"Agreed! This earth elemental creature is really powerful!"

"It seems that we don't need to close the city gate."

While the militiamen were whispering, the dragonborn knights Davidian and Huntington also joined the battle.

Since the lizardmen had already been terrified by the giant stone element, the two of them used the magic effect of [Acceleration Technique] to choose to go around one after the other, blocking the enemy's retreat mercilessly.

What followed was an outright massacre.

How could the primitive tribe of lizardmen who didn't even have decent equipment be the opponents of these two powerful warriors.

Davidian's [Cleave] was frequently activated when dealing with this kind of not very powerful monster. In the blink of an eye, he hacked to death dozens of lizardmen who were desperately trying to rush up and launch a siege.

Huntington was also not bad, showing off his [Quick Shooting] skills.

With pleasing movements, he quickly shot out one enchanted arrow after another.

[Bow of Strong Arms] The astonishing initial kinetic energy added to the arrow can often penetrate the lizard man without any armor with one arrow, and then plunge into the lizard man behind.

Because the battle broke out at the gate of Dagger Ford, Zuo Si did not let the Shadow Legion participate in the battle.

But even so, in less than six or seven minutes, the one hundred and fifty lizardmen were all dead.

More than half of them were hammered into meat paste by giant stone elements, and all of them were bloody and bloody, and even a complete corpse could not be pieced together.

The pungent smell of blood still makes people want to vomit even if it is tens of meters away.

As for Zuo Si, who watched the whole show, he also absorbed a little bit of mana from the dead lizardman by the way.

Although there are not many, mosquito legs are still meat no matter how small they are.

When the giant stone element returned to the door, its whole body was completely stained red with dark red blood, and there were still bits and pieces of intestines, minced meat, and internal organs hanging in some gaps, almost urinating the militiamen at the door every time. .

Just when the young man in charge was about to say something like thanks and compliments, a bearded man led more than 30 militiamen and finally ran over from the other side of the street.

When he saw the plasma of the giant stone element and the terrifying battlefield like a slaughterhouse in the distance, he couldn't help but shivered immediately, and asked impatiently: "What's going on? What happened? You guys Did an early warning signal come out just now?"

"Captain Pyle! You came just in time! Just now we were attacked by a tribe of lizardmen. There are about one hundred and fifty of them. Fortunately, this young gentleman let their guards take action, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable." The leader The young militiamen rushed to report.

"Lizardman tribe? Damn it! These bastards want to rush into Dagger Bank to do something when it's almost winter."

After learning that the attacker was a lizardman, the man called Pyle immediately couldn't help but spit on the ground, showing strong disgust in his tone.

Because for Dagger Beach, the biggest threat is the lizardman tribe living in the nearby swamp.

Not only will they find ways to plunder passing caravans and travelers, but they will also take advantage of the opportunity to attack Dagger Beach from time to time, killing all human farmers they encounter along the way.

This is a war between two races for living space, so there is no reason at all.

Human adventurers do much the same thing when they enter a swamp and discover tribes of lizardfolk.

Both sides are aiming to reduce the number of each other's ethnic groups, no matter men, women, old or young, they will kill without mercy, and will never keep even a single prisoner.

"Do the lizardmen attack frequently?" Zuo Si asked curiously.

Pyle replied with a wry smile: "It will be very frequent in spring and autumn.

Because there is not enough food in the spring swamp, the lizardmen who don't want to starve to death can only come out to rob.

Autumn is because we have just completed a good harvest here, and the barn is full of grain and dried bacon, and they can obtain the food necessary to survive the winter by robbing.

In contrast, there are few lizardfolk in summer when the swamp is rich in food.

In winter, because of the cold, the lizardmen were slow to move, and they were no match for humans at all.

At this time of year, we must be careful to deal with it, and the loss will be huge if we are not careful.

Oh, by the way, I almost forgot to introduce myself.

My name is Pyle Scream, and I'm the militia captain in Dagger Ford.

Many thanks to your Guardian and this Elemental Summoner for their help.

As a token of gratitude, I will later apply to the council for a sum of money as a thank you gift. "

"Thank you or something."

Zuo Si smiled and waved her hands.

He has long since disregarded such "little money" that would not exceed one or two hundred gold coins at most.

However, the "Duke of Dagger Beach", who was not very well-known in the rumors, gave a good first impression on the whole.

There is neither disgusting posturing nor a high-ranking aristocratic air, on the contrary, he behaves quite competently.

And when the enemy invaded, they rushed over immediately without any delay. No wonder they won the respect and trust of all the militiamen.

"No, no, no, thank you must be given. After all, it is a large-scale lizardman tribe. Even if we rely on the wall to defend, we may lose a dozen militiamen. The people of Dagger Beach will repay their kindness. , This is the principle and creed that we can stand for hundreds of years."

In the end, under Pyle's insistence, Zuo Si could only follow the other party to the small "village level" council.

After simple discussions and confirmations by several councilors, a "huge sum" of up to 300 gold coins was finally approved.

Obviously, none of these people recognized Zuo Si's identity as the chosen one of the Goddess of Poison and Plague, but simply regarded him as a passing nobleman.

An old man who seemed to be in his early fifties was still trying to inquire about his background, the family's business operations, whether he was interested in investing in Dagger Beach, etc...

(end of this chapter)