Arcane Journey

Chapter 102 Supernatural Gifts

Alone, Brian came to this bright cave again.

He found that the gate here was open, the passage was unguarded, and the bloody smell of the sacrificed intelligent race was slightly less, making him always feel empty.

"Could it be that the female elf has already left?" A glimmer of hope could not help but ignite in his heart.

Then, he immediately denied his absurd idea.

Because he noticed that the red dragon egg on the altar was still there, absorbing magic power tirelessly.

The color of the dragon egg became as black as ink, but it shone with a strange lava-colored light.

Brian stared at the altar, silent for a long time, finally resisted the urge to check the dragon eggs, and chose to enter the sacrificial room cautiously.

He saw that the hall of the sacrificial room was also empty, and the evil energy permeating the air disappeared without a trace, and there was no trace of the sacrificial offering.

There was only a curvaceous figure in a black robe facing him, living in the middle.

Brian suppressed the tension and anxiety in his heart, raised his head as if nothing had happened, and met a pair of blood-red eyes hidden in the hood.

He saw the demon servant pull back his black hood, revealing a beautiful pale face.

The demon servant named Saris Silversong pointed her finger.

Brian, who was walking, immediately felt as if he had hit an invisible wall, which made him instinctively want to cast a teleportation spell to escape.

However, this thought was immediately suppressed by him.

Because he could clearly feel that the other party had no malice towards him.

"What a coincidence, I can meet noble surface elves in the underground world. Don't get excited. I just happened to pass by here, and I happened to meet you."

Brian stopped, deliberately kept a distance, and greeted her actively in his proficient common language:

"Ma'am, it's a pleasure to meet you. My name is Brian. I'm from the Kingdom of Cormyr in the surface world. If you don't mind, I think we can do it."

"Actually, I hate it." The female elf interrupted him coldly, "Are you humiliating me by talking to me in human language? Or are you trying to attract my attention in this way."

"I'll go." Brian muttered softly.

"You look down on me, half-elf?" the female elf snorted, her face full of contempt, and she raised her hand unconsciously.

"Please don't get me wrong, I actually know you, Your Royal Highness."

Brian took a deep breath, suppressed the tension in his heart, and said with a smile, "I've never heard of the temper of Princess Silver Song in Irranser City. When did she become so hot?"

"Do you know who I am?" The female elf put down her hand ready to cast the spell again, her cold eyes were full of murderous intent.

"I've heard of the Silversong family." Staring at a servant of a demon lord, Brian felt sweat dripping from his palms and a chill down his back. He bit the bullet and spoke to her in fluent Elven language. He talked eloquently:
"With a high reputation for wealth and prestige, she leads a group of elite elf rangers and wizards, enough to compete with most kingdoms in Faerun, so the title 'princess' sounds pretty good, I can feel it, you listen It is also very enjoyable to read, right, Your Royal Highness?"

Salis Yin Gexiu frowned, without saying a word, and when she looked at Brian, her cold eyes softened a little.

After a long silence, she looked at him with a complicated expression, and said:

"I can see that you are of elf blood, and of course men take everything from us, so why wonder they take something from our women. Go away, born of violence and robbery I don't want to see you commit suicide, nor do I want to see you doing reckless justice because of the natural recklessness in human blood."

"At least justice is priceless, and so is a human soul."

Brian was a little disgusted by her tone of voice, and countered coldly: "Or, have you sold your soul in exchange for wisdom and strength?"

"It's not your turn to teach me!" The female elf sneered at him angrily after being told that she was in pain.

"It's really not my turn." Brian said without showing any weakness, "After all, I have never sat under the trees of Evermeet, High Forest, and Comanthor, and I have never seen you young people. The arrogance and selfishness of the elves are engraved in their bones."

Selfishness is not enough for an elf, the purpose of his saying this is just to annoy her.

"Are we selfish?"

As Brian imagined, the female elf's delicate face became distorted with anger, "Humans are ungrateful and selfish through and through.

After our elven army retreated, for the holy war, the expeditionary force returned to the sea of ​​trees in Comanthor and the Supreme Forest again, in order to fight against all the evils that threatened the human territory around us. We guarded those pitiful human villages, but Everything I saw was accusing how despicable and shameless human thieves and shepherds took over and treated the things left by the people during our retreat. Even my mother’s family’s tomb and the moon blade that has been passed down for thousands of years were brutally destroyed. The hands of human thieves. "

"Did humans forget about us 100 years ago?" She yelled at Brian angrily:
"Why would an elven warrior risk it just to protect this creature? What kind of fool would waste his patience trying to find human kindness and assistance."

"That's because this world is not as simple as you think. Your self-righteous big retreat is more like a big rout! Because you see another race living more passionately and fulfillingly, and you feel depressed, so you just Run away with tail between legs."

Brian looked at the female elf with an imperceptible sense of guilt. He hit her hard in the bottom of her heart with his sharp words, so that she couldn't interrupt him no matter what she said.

"You narcissists, bookworms and old pedants! You look at me with condescension, and call us half-elves violent and predatory with disgusting pity. But, have you ever thought, In fact, you don’t understand life at all, you can’t imagine how broad the vision of human beings is, you are afraid of human beings, because you dare not live vigorously like them, I dare say that you noble golden elves are not at all.”

"Shut up!"

The angry female elf suddenly swelled with strong black air, which made Brian shrink his eyes in fright, and quickly shut up, ready to run away at any time.

However, to his surprise, the opponent did not make a move, which made him relax, knowing that his aggressive method had taken effect.

She restrained her breath, forced herself to calm down, and said to him:
"We don't understand life and are arrogant, but at least all the expeditionary soldiers on our Yongju Island who willingly joined the jihad were killed, just to stop the evil. The blood and courage of the elves are the link between humans and the flames of hell and the ancient grievances." The only remaining barrier between nightmares.

As for human beings, in the eyes of human beings, they never know what dedication is. Greedy and selfish rulers are never afraid of disasters. No matter how big the disaster is, as long as all races are unlucky together, they never explore the truth and disdain others to know the truth.After the disaster, they will only rejoice that they escaped, laugh at others for leaving, and preach that 'there are no permanent friends, only permanent interests'.Is not it? "

"No!" Brian shot back coldly, "At least I don't agree with this sentence."

"In this world, the most despicable and shameless thing is: there are no permanent friends, only permanent interests." He said with deep hatred:

"Because this sentence completely negates conscience, contract, morality and belief, betrays all civilizations, makes people go to extreme selfishness, and is not trustworthy, unethical, and profit-seeking for bad people. Bottom-line behavior provides a high-sounding excuse."

Brian finished this sentence in one breath, but a trace of sadness rose inexplicably in his heart.

He suddenly realized that he had been developing in this direction all along, and was gradually becoming what he hated the most.

Hearing Brian's sonorous and forceful words, the female elf didn't know how to refute for a moment.

After a long silence, she finally spoke again:
"Since you understand these principles, then leave as soon as possible. I don't want to be your enemy. Please, before I still have a sliver of sanity left."

She turned her back to Brian, letting the robes slide down her back.

On her lower back was the mark of a demon: a palm with six fingers.

Brian noticed that the evil charm on her body was constantly radiating out, as if it was eroding her mind all the time.

She turned her back to him, and said sadly: "I have been living in the shadow of others all these years, helping him complete his tasks and helping him regain his honor, I have had enough, so I will go my own way, for my Live by yourself, to follow the dark path of power."

"You mean your brother Several." Brian said slowly, his eyes flickering, "Then, what is the most important thing to you? Your mission of honor, or your mission of honor?" Blood relatives?"

"It seems that you know more than just my identity. In other words, our encounter is not as simple as a coincidence. I really admire your courage."

The female elf with her back to Brian paused slightly and sighed almost imperceptibly, "I have made my choice, because there is no family relationship in the world, and now, I want to start living for myself. "

"That's such a pity."

Brian quietly took out his weapon, and whispered: "Because the blood of your Yinsong family has been cut off, I witnessed Severil's tragic death at the hands of the ancient black dragon, and he was still thinking about it until he died." Relatives who disappeared for no reason."

The female elf surrounded by the breath of the abyss was devastated when she heard this. She trembled all over, turned around in disbelief, and looked at Brian.

——"Mayoufu Micro Meteor!"

However, what greeted her were eight fist-sized bolides, hitting her body head-on.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!."

Accompanied by bursts of explosions, the female elf's body, as if struck by lightning, was instantly submerged in the brilliant magical flames.

Blaine put away his weapon and sighed softly.

He had a reason to kill her. The fundamental reason why the other party was able to argue with him for so long was because he had just become a servant of the demon lord, and the remaining good thoughts and reason had not been completely extinguished.

Otherwise, he would be the fate of the female elf at this moment.

After all, she has completely degenerated, and even her body and soul are branded by the demon lord Grazter. Her soul and body just lost the remaining good thoughts bit by bit as the brand deepened, and became Become a true cultist.

The so-called blackening and whitewashing is simply nonsense.

He believed that when she realized this, it might be too late for her to regret it.

"what!!!"

The bang of the bolide caused the female elf to let out a wail that even a banshee would feel ashamed of.

At the position of her chest, a hole the size of a plate was blown out, and her black robe soaked in blood became very bright.

Pain, desperation, and rage mingled, arousing the power of magic in her body, and this huge energy roared like thunder through the trembling sacrificial chamber.

—— "Arcane Barrier!"

Brian gritted his teeth and persisted, mobilizing all the remaining arcane energy to prop up a protective barrier for himself, and with difficulty blocked the impact of the violent storm.

Through the force field energy of the arcane enchantment, he saw a strong dark aura suddenly lingering around the body of the seriously injured and dying female elf.

This evil energy quickly healed the wounds all over her body at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Seeing this situation, he immediately understood that this was a special ability of being a demon servant.

——"The Star of Avandor!"

When Brian's mind changed, with a thought, eight tiny meteors flashed brightly, appeared in front of him, surrounded his body, shining brightly.

The moment the female elf who fell into madness saw the shooting star.

In this extremely short period of time.

The expressions on her face changed several times, from madness, resentment, panic, struggle to pain, endurance, confusion, relief, and finally she even put her hands down by her sides with a calm face.

She released all her protective force fields and closed her eyes tightly, as if she was welcoming something.

Seeing this situation, Brian couldn't help feeling a little unbearable.

The real release method of "Avandor Star" is to condense the power of nature and magic from the kingdom of the elves and gods, "Avandor", to condense them into starlight to attack the enemy.

In addition to the force field damage, it also increases the divine damage, which is very effective against creatures of the evil camp.

It was only at a later stage that Brian learned that the magical art of "Avandor's Star" actually had a hidden characteristic.

When an elf who has fallen into evil is attacked by "Avandor Star", if the elf chooses to resist, the damage of this magic will be greatly increased.

If this evil elf gives up his resistance, he will face the attack of divine magic.

Although the fate is the same, the dead souls of the elves will be directed to the kingdom of Avandor, instead of the evil lower plane, where they will fall into the abyss forever.

That's why before the battle, he deliberately said some unbearable words to arouse her good thoughts that have not completely disappeared. His real purpose is to pave the way for the final blow.

Because for an elf struggling on the edge of evil, this is their best destination.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!."

There were eight explosions in succession, and the meteor collided with the body of the demon servant, bursting out with shining magic brilliance.

Brian saw Sallys' delicate body stained red with blood, like a withered flower, slowly falling towards the ground amidst the blooming brilliance.

He hesitated for a moment, but finally walked over.

"My brother, is he really dead?" She struggled to raise her head, looking at Brian with despair.

"Not only did he not die, but he will also inherit the throne of the 'City of Peace' Irranser." Brian said to her in a sincere tone, "I swear in the name of Arcane, everything I said is true , you can return to the kingdom of Avandor with peace of mind."

"Then I'm relieved. May the sweet spring and laughter be with you." Salis' eyes gradually dimmed.

"Oasis and laughter are also with you." Brian sent her last blessing.

In a trance, he seemed to feel that he was deeply trapped in another time and space far away, another world.

It is a vast expanse of pristine wilderness covered with dense forests, majestic mountains, clear streams, calm lakes and sparkling oceans.

From the vast sea to the continuous snow-capped mountains, every inch of land gives him an otherworldly beauty.

Brian raised his head and couldn't help but catch his breath.

He was standing in a forest glade, and to his left was a large grassy hill, as green as the early spring of ancient times, with two rings of trees growing on the hill, like a double crown.

Under these trees, and throughout the green grass of the green hills, there are small star-shaped flowers of golden yellow, interspersed with other slender-stalked flowers, snow-white and very pale green, swaying in the wind, they Shines like a mist amidst the rich tones of the greenery.

The sky was clear overhead, and the afternoon sun cast long green shadows on the hills beneath the trees.

He was intoxicated by the spectacle, and felt as if he had stepped into a French window overlooking a world that had long since disappeared.

He clearly felt that there was a light enveloping him, which made his language indescribable.

Everything he saw was graceful and appropriate, and the shapes were so sharp that they seemed to have been conceived in advance and drawn the moment he opened his eyes, but they were so old that they seemed to have existed since ancient times.

What he saw in his eyes were all the colors he was familiar with before, golden yellow, snow white, blue, emerald green, but they were so bright and dazzling, as if he saw these colors for the first time at this moment, and gave them new and wonderful names .

Here, no one mourns the lost summer or spring in winter.

Everything that grows on the earth has no blemish, no disease, no deformity, and everything is pure and flawless.

At this moment, he finally realized why every elf longed to return to the kingdom of Avandor before dying.

He empathizes and believes that the kingdom of Avandor is indeed the best destination for the elves.

When Brian heard the system prompt, he subconsciously opened his eyes and checked his attribute bar:

[Avando's blessing (weak): In a battle against demons, you thwarted the plot of the demon lord Grazt, and used your courage and wisdom to help an elf who fell into the abyss to make atonement. Your An act of kindness has caught the attention of the kingdom of Arvandor, and is willing to let you benefit from the blessings of the kingdom.Receive a supernatural gift: Magical Blessing. 】

Magic Blessing: Any spells or divine spells you release will increase the damage and magic effects by 10%.

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For some reason, looking at his newly obtained blessings and the 25000 experience points he just gained, Brian was not as happy as he imagined, and even a little bit uninterested.

Maybe it has something to do with his use of dishonorable methods, he thought to himself.

Then, he glanced at the corpse on the ground again, and with a thought, a flame surrounded it and gradually reduced it to ashes.

Looking at the ashes in his hand, which was restrained and packed in a clay pot, he recalled the information about the Silver Song family in the highest forest that was picked up by the players in the game world.

The Silver Song family is well-known in the Supreme Forest, and they are distantly related to the Queen of Evermeet Island. The male members are all sword mages and swordsingers who practice both magic and martial arts, while the female members specialize in magic.

Saris and Severil are the youngest daughter and youngest son of the family.

The eldest son, Fording, is a powerful swordsinger and is regarded as the pride and successor of the family.

The eldest daughter, Li Ryan, is a magic fanatic, obsessed with books and delving into magic, and is advancing towards the path of a high elf mage.

When Xavieril was a teenager, his brother died in an infamous incident, and he was rumored to be a traitor who believed in demons.

The Yinge family suffered a heavy blow because of this. Their patriarch, Severil's father, was proud and eager to revive the family.

Due to his father's serious patriarchal thoughts, he paid little attention to his two more promising daughters, Lirian and Salis, and placed all expectations on his youngest son, Severl.

It's a pity that Severier's disposition is loose and he can't concentrate on practicing martial arts. He successively worshiped many swordsingers and sword mages as teachers, but was rejected.His father was eager for his son to become a dragon, and he couldn't help but be strict with each other in his impatience, which made Severil, who was in adolescence, feel rebellious.

On the other hand, due to Severier's father's arrogance, he offended many high-level elf mages in Ilranser, and Sallys was weak, so the high-level elves were unwilling to accept her as an apprentice, and asserted that Sally There are limits to what Silk can achieve magically.

As a result, Saris also became cynical, planting the seeds for her later devotion to the demon lord Graz'zt.

Afterwards, Salis urged Severil to escape from the city of Ilranser in the Highest Forest and seek refuge with the queen of Evermeet Island, trying to make a name for herself before returning to her hometown to shine.

When the two returned from Yongju Island, they were separated in a black dragon raid.

In order to find her younger brother, Sallys resolutely chose to step into the strange and terrifying dark country of the Underdark, but because she couldn't stand the temptation, she became a servant of the demon lord Graz'zt and gave birth to a daughter for Graz'zt.

Salis soon became Grazte's main spokesperson on the mainland.

She founded many of Graz'zt's churches and perfected the 'Fasting Feast of Pleasure', a grisly ritual that converts worshipers into Graz'zt servants.

Afterwards, Saris sneaked back to the 'City of Peace' Ilranser, murdered her sister Li Ryan, and pretended to be her to study elves' high magic and steal elves' treasures to please Graz'zt.

Saris also killed the fiancée of her younger brother Severil, and even opened a portal to the bottomless abyss in the gate of hell in the highest forest, causing the entire Northern Alliance to fall into the ravages of abyssal demons.

If there was no rebirth, Brian guessed, and Severil himself would probably have died at the hands of Saris in the end.

Brian dispelled the distracting thoughts in his mind, and after destroying the altar in the sacrificial room, he walked out with a heavy heart.

(End of this chapter)