lizard lord

Chapter 199 Attacked
Generally speaking, creatures with larger wings can continue to fly farther. The giant eagles domesticated by elves can completely overwhelm the Argentine eagle, the bird with the largest wingspan that has ever appeared on the earth, plus With the help of magic, even if they can fly thousands of miles without flapping their wings, it is not a problem to fly hundreds of kilometers with people.

Because the Principality of Nairn is further west of the Principality of Keluo, it will definitely take a lot of effort for Tang Zhao and his party to get there.Considering that the caster also has the ability to strike high-altitude targets, detection magic may detect their whereabouts, and they spared a little way.

Instead of flying straight over the territory of the magician, the Principality of Colo, it circled around from the south, close to the many mountains controlled by the dwarves, and then headed for the Principality of Nairn.

But just halfway through the journey, they encountered some problems.

[Just to ask, is this situation in your expectation? 】

Tang Zhao also had a headache when he saw a group of giant bats chasing after him.

Under the cover of magic, they will not be affected by lack of oxygen at high altitudes, but they did not expect to encounter enemy pursuit at such altitudes.

This place is indeed the territory of the dwarves in name, but their fortresses and strongholds are located underground, and the ground is basically in a state of stocking. There are too many dangerous creatures on the ground, from goblins to dragons.Now the dwarves no longer have the energy to take care of things on the ground, and only occasionally sweep and drive away creatures that may endanger the settlement.

Regardless of the limit speed or endurance, the giant eagle is stronger than the bats in front of it, but the eagle has people on its back, so it can't fly too fast or too violently, the humanoid body can't stand it.

If this continues, they will be caught up in a short time, and fighting in the sky is very dangerous.

"Frankly speaking, not at all!!"

The wind is too strong, and the distance is very far. Even with magic protection, it is still impossible to communicate with language. Fortunately, everyone has some magic skills, and it is not difficult to communicate with similar methods.

【Then, should we consider making an emergency landing first, and then deal with those bats after landing.I'm not good at aerial combat. If I miss and fall, I think we will all die without a place to die. 】

"The environment below is a bit dangerous, but if you fly at low altitude and stick to the ground, it shouldn't be a problem for a short time."

While speaking, Lena took out a crystal stone, poured magic power into it, and the crystal stone projected a map upwards. Lena frowned and observed the complex graphics on it.

[Then do this, I will delay for a few seconds, you take this opportunity to dive down, be careful not to be washed away. 】

"No problem! We can keep up."

After everyone riding on the back of the giant eagle understood the situation, Tang Zhao directly used spiritual power on a large group of bats behind him. Most of the bats became sluggish in an instant, and some even temporarily lost consciousness. go down.

The load on him this time is not small, at most one more attack of similar intensity is the limit.

Everyone seized the opportunity, began to fall at extreme speed, and then flew close to the ground at high speed.

If those bats were still in hot pursuit, Tang Zhao would choose to land and fight the opponent.A bunch of creatures that use minions to kill people, even if they can use some low-level magic, they can't break through the defense. It is very easy for him to deal with them.

There should be someone commanding behind the giant bats. After seeing Tang Zhao and the others close to the ground, they scattered without much entanglement, and the bats disappeared soon after.

Having just experienced a chasing battle, everyone was somewhat in shock. The giant eagles slowed down and flew close to the ground.

[Those bats, under normal circumstances, shouldn't prey on giant eagles that are countless times bigger than them, right? 】

"Of course not, they are usually hunted for food."

[Understood, they want to force us to go to low altitude or even to move on the ground.Those bats probably didn't fly far at all, and kept wandering nearby. 】

"How to deal with it better?" Reina was flustered at this time, as if she had no idea: "This is different from the plan. It stands to reason that this place will never be discovered and intercepted by those mages of Keluo."

[The problem is not how the plan is, but the actual situation. It is completely impossible for everything to go according to the plan.Don't follow their ideas, we will fall into a passive position, this place is too far away from our stronghold, and the nearest dwarven stronghold is tens of kilometers away.You can't be dragged here, stick to the ground and go forward for a while and then go up directly. The higher the rise, the better. 】

"understand!"

More than a dozen giant eagles immediately began to pull up, and no surprise there was a group of bats following behind. The elf who was in charge of guarding Tang Zhao took two balls from his waist, activated them with magic power, and threw them behind him.

A few seconds after the ball was released from the hand, it exploded, and a large amount of dust was scattered around, covering most of the bats, and they all lost their vision.

The two rangers kept their hands on and threw several balls. The bats were temporarily trapped in the thick fog and couldn't find the right direction.

Tang Zhao stared closely at the back. After about 20 seconds, a bat couldn't support it and fell to the ground, becoming a meat sauce.

A highly toxic substance was deliberately added to some of the spheres. Small creatures like bats that have no resistance to toxins will pass out after a short period of time.

After the throwing weapons were used up, the elves on the eagle's back began to attack with their own means - some were arrows, some were magic. Of course, the accuracy in high-speed flight was not flattering, but it was very suitable as a disturbance.

After several rounds of attacks, the number of bats behind him was reduced by half, and Tang Zhao and others also rose to a relatively high altitude.

Only then did the bat stop chasing, but Tang Zhao didn't relax his vigilance because of this.

[Pay attention to the surrounding environment. It may be a trap designed in advance. If you encounter problems, just disperse. If you are scattered, you can go to the destination. 】

About half of Tang Zhao's psychic energy is left, just to guard against enemies that may suddenly appear at any time.
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The worst situation didn't happen. Tang Zhao and others successfully bypassed the Principality of Keluo controlled by the casters and came to the border of Nairn.

[Are the relevant documents ready? It's hard to explain to the local garrison when you swagger across the border. 】

"Yes, yes. The envoy of this human country gave us relevant documents. The signatory is a regional governor, and the power should not be small."

[Be prepared to be stopped again, and prepare for a fierce battle. The governor should not care about this kind of thing. I am afraid that there are differences within this country. 】

Thinking about it carefully, it might not be the spellcaster of the Principality of Keluo who intercepted them. There are also powerful mages on Nairn's side, and they seem to have certain motivations to do such things.

"Huh? But... I understand." Reina hesitated to speak, and finally nodded slightly.

[The task given to you by the elves and nobles is to investigate the situation of Nairn. Find a random forest nearby and let the giant eagle hide and rest for a while. Let's see for ourselves what the cities and civilians of this country look like. 】

I don't know what the elf is thinking, let this inexperienced and immature elf take the lead.It may be that the backbone manpower is really not enough, or it may be that they want to train newcomers.

Tang Zhao personally prefers the latter, maybe there are some fifth- and sixth-level masters among the elves following him.Anyway, the elves are all about the same, handsome and tall, except for the very old elves, most of the elves look only 30 or [-] years old.

In addition, they are good at magic, so it is not difficult to hide themselves with similar abilities, at least it is more than enough to hide from Tang Zhao.

"No problem, the nearest forest is not far from here, and we can see the shadow of the forest in ten minutes."

A group of people came to a forest, and the giant eagle went into it to rest and hide. Most of the elves were also temporarily left in the forest, and a few people followed Tang Zhao.

Nirn claims to be the successor of the Ostia Empire. In Tang Zhao's view, Ostia is a country similar to Rome in the previous life. The biggest difference is whether magic exists.

Nobles and elite citizens can sit on a high floating city and enjoy the convenience brought to them by superb magic and exaggerated national power. So lucky, just like most feudal countries and slave countries, the life of the ruling class cannot be generalized from the life of the common people.

From this point of view, Nairn's situation is a bit more advanced, at least it is not the slavery of the classical empire.

"From the knowledge I read in the book, there is a medium-sized human city nearby, built on the ruins of Ya Friel."

On the way, Tang Zhao was asking Leina about all kinds of knowledge, and the other party could indeed be said to be knowledgeable, and she could basically answer fluently when asked her.

[Same as Ya Delong, where you live now, was it a forest before? 】

"That's not the case. It's the name of our elves' city. Of course, this city was destroyed by the dwarves during the bearded beard war. After all, it's not very far from the dwarf kingdoms. It has long been in ruins and was later used by humans as a foundation." use."

Reina seems to be a typical elf, and she also had a lot of complaints about that war. She subconsciously wanted to use the bearded war as a derogatory name, but finally changed her words in time.

[Understood, by the way, I am curious about one thing.You elves have such a long history, you should know where the former capital of the Ostia Empire was, right? 】

"Of course we understand this. After Ostia became stronger, he took the largest floating city as his capital. The floating city was as big as a mountain, but something happened later. I don't know the specific reason. You may I'm going to ask my family elders. As for their capital before they became powerful, it was just a small human fishing village at the beginning, which is not very impressive at all."

[It is said that Ostia was the first human civilization to use magic in a large-scale and systematic way. At the same time, there were many larger human city-states in terms of scale. Why did a fishing village take the lead and come up with a systematic theory of magic? system? 】

Tang Zhao had always wanted to ask this question, but he had no chance to say it.

"It's very simple. Magic is something that humans didn't discover through their own efforts. Even we elves got it from a more powerful existence, that is, our ancestors, the ancient origin goblins. They may have been influenced by Some help exists, and the specific details may not be known to anyone now."

Some elves believe that elves taught magic to humans, while others believe that a dragon or a certain god taught magic to humans. Some conspiracy theorists even believe that magic was first taught to humans by the devil in hell.

Tang Zhao didn't understand magic at all, so he didn't delve into the complicated issues related to the origin. In short, after entering the territory of Nirn Kingdom, which inherited the inheritance of Ostia to the greatest extent, Tang Zhao and Lena also saw a lot of new things .

For example, there are more common alchemy creatures, familiars, and more spellcasters. The garrison officer at the border checkpoint is a mage, and many things in the checkpoint are maintained by magic.

The elves also had similar observation ideas before, so they specially prepared documents. According to the documents, Lena is a traveling mage who is currently collecting rare plant seeds all over the continent.

It is estimated that many people will not believe this set of rhetoric, but Nirn is a relatively secular country. They respect powerful mages and treat elves equally. Let alone whether the human mages who guard the gate really believe it or not. They were put in anyway.

Some distance behind the checkpoint is the border city of humans. The city is relatively prosperous, and even many aliens such as dwarves can be seen.

The dwarves in the mountains also do business. The country of the Nairn people is not too far away from them. In addition, the Nairn people have poor metallurgical ability and need high-precision, very technically difficult equipment from time to time. The trade between the two sides is very developed.

Observing the living conditions of human beings in the city, it seems to be okay.Generally speaking, it is not a rich life, but it is already very good (feudal standards).

Compared with Oran, Nairn has a small population and a small land area. It can be said that it looks like a small country with few people. At the same time, the terrain is good. They occupy the most fertile land around them, which is very suitable for production and life.

It itself produces food and meat, and with the help of magic, alchemy, gods and other completely unscientific things, Nairn's food is self-sufficient, and the price is not even high, even lower than Oran, which is rich in food. a little.

"It seems that it is okay to buy some food from here. We are quite short recently, but it is barely enough. We should stock up some to do things."

[I think I can use the help of getting down! 】

Tang Zhao walked around the city with Leina, observing the environment, and suddenly a man rushed towards Leina holding a dagger.

Seeing this situation, Tang Zhao hurriedly told Leina to avoid it, and at the same time increased her size moderately to about three meters, and fiercely rushed towards the assassin who suddenly jumped out in front of her.

The assassin did not expect this situation at all, and Tang Zhao bit his arm on the spot. Tang Zhao, who had power far exceeding most human beings, continued to sprint forward, and the man was directly brought down by Tang Zhao. The big claws held him down, making him unable to move.

(End of this chapter)