The Swordsman of Faerûn

Chapter 346 The Salamander

The soul is his own, but the brains of the Sebes to the greatest (gods) - Faerun proverb.

William moved forward in the dark, his speed was not much slower than on the ground.There are many shimmering mosses growing on the walls of the crypt, of course, this does not provide enough brightness for surface creatures, and their vision will still be pitch black.William is not an ordinary person. He has been practicing martial arts continuously since his rebirth, and now every organ in his body has been greatly strengthened, including his senses.

The faint light source provided by the shimmering moss allowed William to barely see the surrounding environment like ordinary people at dusk, which made it very convenient for him to find his way out.William had already walked in this underground cave for a long time, and based on his experience, it was estimated that it was forty or fifty miles away, but he still couldn't see the end of the cave.

Trekking alone in the dark underground cave for a long time, even with William's willpower far beyond ordinary people, he still couldn't suppress the loneliness in his heart. He began to feel anxious and impetuous.

William already realized that he was going in the wrong direction, no matter how powerful the Manticore was, it would be impossible to drag him for dozens of miles underground.But William couldn't turn his head back. His instinct told him that there seemed to be a great danger approaching behind him.William is sure that his instincts will not deceive him, and he has avoided countless crises by virtue of this.

There was a question that made William a little uneasy. The strange fragrance emanating from the brains of Sebes lizard man had been entangled with him. This fragrance was surprisingly long-lasting. He was worried that other things would catch up with this fragrance.

The Sebes lizardmen are a rare species among the lizardmen, and they have a very unique name in history—the sacrifice of the gods.As the Faerun proverb says, the brain of the Sebes lizardman is the favorite sacrifice of gods (including false gods), and its sacrificial effect is almost the best, second only to the soul of the sacrificer himself.Of course, even the most brain-dead priest would not be willing to give up his soul, so hunting the Sebes lizardmen to obtain the sacrifices of the gods almost became the best choice.

For thousands of years, any individual or organization performing sacrifices, no matter good or evil, chaotic or neutral, has hunted and killed the Sebes lizardmen without hesitation.Nowadays, the number of Sebes lizardmen is very rare. Except for some powerful forces or a small number of Sebes lizardmen that are specially raised, even in remote areas that are inaccessible, it is difficult for the world to see wild Sebes lizardmen. figure.

Although the Ennook Great Desert is barren and desolate, it is impossible for an independent Sebes lizard tribe to exist.Not to mention anything else, if the aboleths we met before knew that there were ownerless Sebes lizardmen here, they would definitely come to hunt them at all costs.

What?You said why the Sebes lizardmen were not raised by the aboleths. The reason is very simple, the aboleths cannot afford them.

Wanting to raise Sebes lizardmen is not an easy task.First of all, you have to make them unaware that they are being kept in captivity. The endless racial disasters have made the Sebes lizards so rebellious. If they find themselves being kept in captivity like livestock, the Sebes lizards People will kill their own underage children first, and then run away desperately.Adult Sebes lizardmen are extremely powerful in combat, and they have the will to fight endlessly. Don't look at them as if they were easily killed by William. One adult Sebes lizard man is enough to rival five well-armed experienced human warriors.

Therefore, raising the Sebes lizardmen not only required huge forces and resources, but also required careful and comprehensive planning strategies beyond ordinary people's imagination.

At least since the collapse of the Great Netheril Empire, there have been no records or rumors to prove that any force has successfully raised the Sebes lizardmen again.

But here, in this desolate Enook desert, there unexpectedly appeared a captive Sebes lizardman. If the news spreads, it will inevitably cause an uproar in the entire land of Faerun, and then all the powerful and hairy gods Followed by swarms.

It's a pity that William didn't know this. Although he had just inherited some knowledge from the aboleth not long ago, there was no content about the Sebes lizard man in it.

But William's hunch was correct, he was indeed in trouble.Not long after William left, another group of Sebes lizardmen arrived at the scene.This group of lizardmen were equally strong, ferocious, and sturdy. When they saw the corpses of the dead lizardmen, especially the tragic scene of the skull being removed, they immediately became violent.

The original big eyeballs of these Sebes lizardmen almost protruded, and the snake-like vertical pupils began to congeal with blood. They roared and could not restrain themselves from destroying all the non-lizard things around them. The stone fragments caught by their hard and sharp claws flew around the stone wall, especially the body of the Manticore, which was almost caught into a meat paste, and then was trampled into the soil by countless pairs of feet.

Only one lizard man did not lose his composure, and he was not affected by his mad companions. He calmly examined the corpses of the dead lizard men, especially the wounds on their bodies.

Compared with the thick body of the out-of-control Sebes lizard beside him, the body of this lizard looks thinner, but it gives people a more powerful feeling.

The scales on the strange lizardman's body are much finer and the color is duller, but occasionally there will be a slight red light flashing between the seams of the scales.Moreover, the mouth of this lizardman is more human-like, without the jaws of a crocodile, but when the mouth opens and closes, it reveals a mouthful of fine and sharp fangs like the fangs of a cobra.

The most peculiar thing is that there is an extra arm protruding from the ribs on both sides of the strange lizard man's body. These two extra arms are also different from the other two ordinary humanoid arms. The black bones are prominent, and the shape is like a machete, giving people a very sinister feeling.

The four-armed lizardmen examined the corpses very carefully. He kept comparing the wounds on several Sebes lizardmen, and sometimes he would taste some body fluids from the wounds with his snake-like forked tongue. He looked puzzled.

Because except for the Sebes lizard with broken limbs, the wounds on the other Sebes lizards did not look fatal, and there were no signs of burns on the outside, but the air was full of the smell of burnt flesh.As for the fact that they had their skulls cut open after death, the four-armed lizardmen could tell at the first glance.

The four-armed lizardman searched to no avail, thought for a while, and then stretched out two blade arms to cut open the lizardman's body.With the Sebes lizard man's outer skin as hard as fine armor, the four-armed lizard man's movements are so light, seemingly effortless, which shows that he is an existence of extremely terrifying strength.

Seeing the movements of the four-armed lizardmen, the frantic Sebes lizardmen gradually calmed down. They surrounded the four-armed lizardmen, and one of them roared angrily.But the four-armed lizard man was not moved, he dipped some body fluid in the internal organs of the dead body, tasted it with his tongue, immediately showed a clear look, and then became more confused.

(End of this chapter)