The knight in the abyss

Chapter 459
"Eternal life can be a blessing or a curse, depending on whether you can control your own destiny." Alamiel commented in the tone unique to the clergy, "If faith is given to the wrong person, it will bring very serious consequences ..."

"Tell us some more information about that level." Lancelow rubbed his chin with some stubble, "I guess although it won't age and die naturally, a wound that runs through the heart is still fatal?"

"Of course." The scholar nodded, "For us mortals, the severe cold of the Iron Ice Field is enough to kill us. In fact, the environment at that level is too harsh and uninhabitable for demons. It's claiming sovereignty over a ruin that no one wants to rule. If we're going to stay on that level, we'd better prepare magic items to keep out the cold in advance, or a group of big furballs trudging through a blizzard could easily be eaten by frost giants for dinner of."

"Understood. Tijana said that she will pay for any equipment we need for our adventure, and the problem of keeping out the cold should not be difficult to solve." Lancelot said with a serious expression, "At first, the perspective of the phantom flew high in the sky, and it was very Difficult to see below. What does the ground look like at that level? Are there towns or roads?"

"There are many wide roads in the Iron Ice Field, allowing troops loyal to Kostchurch to move quickly, but any non-frost giants walking on them will attract patrols to attack. As for the towns... no, there are no travellers. The only place to visit is the countless tribes of frost giants roaming the ice plains, waiting for the Prince of Wrath to call to plunder from the glacier fortress."

"Go off to plunder? That sounds exactly like what giants would do." Brutal seemed about to spit in contempt, but swallowed it back under Lancelot's stern gaze.

"You seem to have a big opinion on giants." Lancelot glanced at Brutal, "Forgive my ignorance, do dwarves and giants have any historical grievances?"

"Do you need a reason to hate giants? They don't do production themselves, but like to rob other people's fruits of labor, and they are arrogant. All creatures shorter than them are either slaves or food for them." Brutal hammered hard Rubbing his thigh, "Now they have hidden the relics of the ancestors of our Frostforge clan!"

"The enmity between dwarves and giants has a long history. At first, it was because giants once enslaved dwarves." The elf priest on the other end said, "The giants once built a huge empire. At that time, elves had not yet come to the mortal world, and humans But it hasn't stepped onto the stage of history at all, and all races on land have been trampled under the feet of giants, and of course dwarves are included here. You know, for this stubborn race, hatred is like words carved in stone The same is indelible, but we elves hold the same view on the attitude towards giants - if we kill all the giants, there must be injustice, but if we kill every other one, there will definitely be people who slip through the net."

"So every frost giant we saw in the Iron Ice Field is an enemy, I understand." Lancelot nodded. "Aside from frost giants, are there other residents on that level? What kind of demons might we encounter?"

"Maybe there will be some scattered ogre and troll tribes, orcs are also possible, but it is unlikely to encounter demons." Kara Lin mused, "Kostchurch seems to completely regard himself as a frost giant , though he's actually a tanar'ri transformed from a mortal. There have been several reports of sightings of Kostchurch with a mass of gores - the sort of monsters you see in visions ——hunting the demons who broke into the steel ice field. Many scholars who study the abyss believe that Kostchurch hates the tanar'ri as much as any other race, which makes him hardly any allies in the abyss..."

"Almost?" Lancelot raised half of his eyebrows full of doubts, "Is there any lunatic who thinks that he and Kostchurch have a common language?"

"Really." Kara Lin nodded heavily, "Although this sounds a little unbelievable... But it is rumored that the 'Succubus Queen' Meikanxiet frequently went to the Iron Ice Field to have a tryst with the angry prince..."

"What?" Everyone present screamed in unison, "But... didn't you say that Kostchurch is extremely ugly?"

"But compared to Demogogan, who has two baboon heads, Kostchurch is definitely a huge improvement. And killing is not the only way to vent anger. Mercantile is also known for its strong demand." Kara Lin showed a smile that everyone understood, "However, the Succubus Queen has firmly denied these allegations. Maybe the relationship between the two of them ended not particularly harmoniously."

"Because someone wanted to frame Meikanxiut."

A familiar voice sounded from outside the door, and Lancelot had already stood up ahead of time, facing the direction of the door.

"Good evening, my lady." Lancelot saluted respectfully, but when he raised his head, a gust of fragrant wind rushed towards his face, and Tijana's hot red lips were directly attached to his mouth .

"Oh! Hehehe! There are still minors here!" Brutal slapped the table excitedly, and the faces of the others showed strange expressions because of their suppressed laughter.The only one who was really shy was little Isa, who covered her eyes with her hands, and her exposed ears were red and ripe.

"Ah, I'm sorry, I didn't notice you." Before Lancelot gathered his will to resist, Tijana bit his lips slightly, and then let him go.The succubus lord waved his hand, and the exclusive seat that belonged to her originally placed in the living room appeared beside the table, "Do you mind if I sit here?"

"You have already sat down." Lancelot shrugged helplessly, "We are discussing the situation of the Iron Ice Field... You said that someone wanted to frame Mei Canxiet? Is that a rumor deliberately spread?"

"This matter is no secret to the lords. The person who pretended to be Meikanxiet and Koschurch in a tryst before was none other than Grazter, the Lord of Darkness, with the purpose of discrediting that bitch. "Tijana said with a sneer, "Although Meicanxiet succeeded in destroying the conspiracy in the end, all kinds of rumors have already spread in the abyss."

"Another consequence of this incident is that Kostchurch was very angry at being tricked. He thought that he was just a clown to be fooled by other abyss lords, and Lord Wu'an was easily defeated. The vengeful frost giant army is a great humiliation to him."

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