The Swordsman of Faerûn

Chapter 349 The Snake Arena and the Naga
The giant mummy leader is a powerful undead that originated from the powerful and short-lived giant civilization in ancient times, also known as ancient mummy and undead giant.It is said that if this kind of undead is further evolved, it will be the legendary death giant and death titan who dominate the shadow world.

Giants are inherently powerful, not just the physique of a giant.It is extremely difficult, even almost impossible, to transform the strong and almost stubborn giant soul into a mummy.Therefore, some makers who need large-scale mummies usually find some large-scale humanoid beasts as substitute materials for copycats. Of course, the strength of counterfeit products is not satisfactory.

But the material to transform the giant mummy leader must be a giant, and it must be a warlock or priest among giants. Even the most evil giants will not do this kind of blasphemy.Therefore, the maker of the leader of the giant mummy must be the mortal enemy of the giants. The giants in ancient times once launched a crusade war that spread to the entire universe for this reason.

Now the technique of making giant mummies has been lost in the dust of the long history, perhaps there are still some incomplete records in one of the oldest secret places of knowledge in the sea of ​​stars.

The leader of the giant mummy is the best arbiter of death. It has the ability to harvest and imprison the souls of the dead to produce precious soul fragments.

"Humans! Stop your footsteps, those who escape will be wiped out!" The roar of the sky rang in his ears, and the terrifying coercion threatened his mind.Three huge giant mummy leaders appeared in front of and behind William on the left and right respectively, sandwiching him in a triangle shape.

Faced with such a predicament, William would have given up resistance and waited for death if he hadn't been strong enough in his mind. He stopped and waited for his momentum. He clenched the Manticore bone spur in his hand and prepared to fight for his life, but he smiled wryly in his heart: " Sure enough, it's a bad year, it seems that my life is over today!"

"Humans from the surface, come! Choose me as the hunting arbitration! The winner, survive! The loser, the soul will be harvested!" Three identical messages appeared in William's consciousness at the same time.

William's heart moved, and a glimmer of hope rekindled in his desperate heart.

The roar of the giant mummy leader may be just a harsh noise, or it may contain language syllables with special abilities (such as intimidating effects on beings with hearing and hearing abilities), and William has no ability to interpret - he is not a gifted language expert In fact, just the most commonly used and widely spread simple common language by humans in Faerun is enough to make William scratch his head.

However, the telepathic ability possessed by the leader of the giant mummy allows the two extremely different forms of existence to communicate without barriers.Telepathy - a more advanced telepathy ability, creatures with telepathy ability can communicate with intelligent creatures who understand any language or logical communication through telepathy, and under the effect of telepathy, this dialogue is two-way.

In a situation where force may not be able to confront, it is undoubtedly a wiser choice to find a new way out through exchanges and negotiations.So in many cases, enemies who can communicate are easier to deal with than irrational berserkers.

William tried to send a message in Common: "What is this place?"

"This is the land forgotten by time, the city of death's harvest, the place of worship of the Lord of the ancient land - the arena of the snake. Decide your side - in the name of the challenger, the winner will be rewarded, the loser will be rewarded Give your life and soul."

"Snake Arena? What the hell is that?" William thought to himself.No wonder William is ignorant, there are very few people in this world who have only heard of the name "Snake Arena", let alone those who know the inside story, including the gods.

The Arena of Snakes——Originally, the place where the ancient snake god was worshiped as the master of the fight, some legends may be hidden in the oldest secret place in the star world——The bloody battlefield in the depths of the bottomless abyss is the snake The evolution of the arena.

"This is the arena built by the ancient land lord. Gladiators who participate in the fight can obtain knowledge, power, rare materials, creations of various ages and civilizations, and rare beasts... Of course, the premise is that you can always win. "A cold voice sounded in William's heart.

William stood up in horror, and said coldly, "What?"

Cold, dark, dry, death... William felt locked on by a thought full of death malice, and silent ravings lingered in his heart, like the prayer of the god of death.

William waved and shot the bone spur in his hand, and flew towards a snake statue not far away-a humanoid skull attached to the statue's arm.

The Manticore's hard bone spur hit the forehead of the humanoid skull, and it flew out with a "click", bursting out sparks.The humanoid skull only left a white mark on the forehead, and it looked unharmed.Right in front of William's eyes, joints protruded from the back neck of the humanoid skull, like a stretching boa constrictor.

William licked his dry and cold lips, and pulled out the spare bone spur expressionlessly, concentrating on guard, but there was a wave of turmoil in his heart.

Naga, mysterious creatures with human faces and snake bodies from the star world, they swim in the long river of time, as long as they are not destroyed by external forces, they can survive almost infinitely.Hunger and old age cannot defeat the naga, not even the gods of the Astral Plane or the demon lords of the Abyss.

To mortals, naga are mythical creatures that exist in religious myths and legends.However, William has an extraordinary understanding of the naga, which is due to the side effects of the psychological shock from the aboleths. A large amount of knowledge and secrets accumulated by the aboleth clan for thousands of years have been inherited by William. In a sense, this can be regarded as a blessing in disguise.

Naga are star guardians who protect knowledge, rituals, magic items, and magical areas. Different naga guard different types of knowledge and secrets.And this kind of naga with a humanoid skull head and a body like layers of joints is to guard the knowledge of necromancy or the territory of the dead—especially the bone naga where powerful evil creatures are entrenched.Some Bone Naga also guard the portals leading to the Shadowfall, which means that in the vicinity of the Bone Naga's activities, it is likely to encounter many terrible monsters from the Shadowfall.

William knew that he had been interfered by the Bone Naga's [Death Whispering] domain power, confusing William's perception and judgment, and creating opportunities for the Naga or its companions to make a surprise attack. This is the usual trick of the Bone Naga.

Although the Naga of Bones are frightening, William understands that the enemy he really needs to face is definitely not the Naga.As a higher intelligence than human beings, the immortal naga is more accustomed to being a commander, letting his companions and subordinates go to work hard.

(End of this chapter)