Chapter 14 Leyline Lost City(1/2)
Brian felt a little sleepy.
This is understandable, he was locked in the stone room for more than three months.
Thinking that the fate of a small world rested on him, yet he was reduced to a prisoner and wasted for so long, this made him feel a little bitter.
Because of this, out of concern for his own safety, his heart was always hanging, so that he was never able to have a good sleep with peace of mind.
To describe his current situation as physically and mentally exhausted is actually not an exaggeration.
At this moment, his injuries have been completely recovered by the priest's magical treatment, and fatigue is coming over him like a tide as his body gradually relaxes, making his eyelids feel like lead weights hanging from his eyes, making it difficult to lift them up.
.
In this confused state.
With the dual rational blessing of the wizard and the psychic, he successfully resisted this temptation and chose to endure it.
He sat up from the bed with his hands on his back.
Under his guidance to Santila, the drow blood sacrifice ceremony ended more smoothly than he imagined.
Just as the mistress of the Tux family said, Santila washed her hands with the blood of her enemies in the end, which was simply a stroke of genius.
The most important thing is that this method was thought up by the other party on his own initiative.
He could vividly recall in his mind that Santila showed her blood-stained hands to Matron Taxi sitting on the throne, and then declared her sovereignty with cold and challenging words.
He could even imagine a group of drow elves who adhered to tradition, who were stunned when they saw this scene.
To be honest, not only the drow were shocked by the situation at that time, but even Brian's own heart was almost in his throat.
This was completely beyond his expectation.
What this unreliable teammate did, if they were not careful, they could die on the spot in Rose's temple.
After all, they were facing more than just the high-ranking priests of Rose. This kind of desecrated ritual would even alarm some distant existence.
Trying to find a breakthrough in the chaotic spider web of the Spider Queen is more terrifying than dancing on the tip of a knife.
Fortunately, this unconventional drow girl's actions were approved by Mother Tux, allowing him to survive the crisis without any danger.
Not only did he get the antidote to the 'Poisonous Heart Spider' curse as he wished, but he also got a lot of upgrade experience.
Despite this, it does not mean that he can really leave the ancient city of Orens and return to the surface unharmed.
Because there is still the last difficulty waiting for him. Only by passing this most dangerous level can he truly escape and ascend to heaven.
The next person to greet him will be the craziest drow wizard in ancient Orens City.
Brian got up from a soft bed covered with silk mattresses.
He put on the magic elf boots, dug his feet into the expensive carpet, stood up and put on the drow cloak again, tied the belt of his tunic, and then looked around subconsciously.
There are many exquisite works of art hanging on the walls of the room, a huge gilded cabinet stands next to it, and a low study table is decorated with silver candlesticks and expensive tallow candles.
He saw mainly black travel coats, durable boots and a variety of weapons and equipment filling the open wardrobe, stacked in random pairs, and even a few dresses, underwear and nightgowns were thrown on the carpet.
Curled up into a ball.
Seeing this, Brian couldn't help but smile.
In fact, he had already seen from Santila's words and deeds that she was a sloppy drow.
Now, when he saw with his own eyes in her bedroom that the other party treated her clothes with the same indifference as she treated her peeled skin, he immediately confirmed his suspicion.
Although he is not a tidy person, he at least tidies his room in a way that others can see.
Of course, the main reason is the convenience brought by magic.
For him, cleaning the room or tidying up is often done easily with just a look or a finger. Even if the clothes are torn, they can be repaired as good as ever.
For a sloppy wizard like Santila, he couldn't help but wonder how she organized the casting materials she needed to cast her spells.
When everything is ready.
Well, actually, he didn't have anything to prepare right now. He was the kind of person who could just put on a piece of clothing and leave casually, without even having to carry a bucket.
In fact, in the small world in which he was reborn, he obtained a precious piece of ancient equipment.
Unfortunately, during their travels to the astral plane, they encountered the ‘astral pirates’ Githyanki.
At that critical moment, out of consideration for his own situation, he temporarily left this piece of equipment to his fellow psion and asked her to keep it for him.
Facts have proven how wise his original approach was.
Otherwise, this piece of ancient equipment, which has a deep connection with Atas, a plane no less than the world of Toril, is likely to be lost because of this, and he will not be able to cry by then.
Because Athas is a cruel world where psychic powers are extremely abundant, almost everyone there has the ability to cast psychic spells.
The ultimate professions such as Dragon Transformation Secret Technique, Extraordinary Person, Demonic Dragon Transformation, etc., which can still be continuously upgraded even if they reach the legendary realm, all come from the world of Atas.
Therefore, if he wants to make his Psion profession continue to become stronger, he will inevitably need to refer to the advanced knowledge of these ultimate professions.
His legendary equipment is a key to the world of Atas.
Moreover, his elf bloodline can be traced back to the world of Atas, otherwise, he would not have been able to obtain psychic talents.
After sorting it out, Brian prayed to Lady Luck without any piety, hoping that his underground adventure would end smoothly.
At this time, the door of the room banged against the wall, and Santila opened the door with vigor.
The young drow wizard rushed into the room like a gust of wind. His joyful expression was completely different from that of the drow during the blood sacrifice ceremony.
Santila shook her wild, thick white hair, set up a soundproof circle in the room, then put her hands on Brian's shoulders, raised her head, and showed a teasing smile.
"How is it? Are you satisfied with my actions during the ceremony? Did it scare you too?"
Brian calmly shook off the girl's hand on his shoulder, changed the subject, and asked, "Are you ready?"
"Are you so eager to have a 'Spider Kiss' with me?" Santila said with a smile, her blue eyes shining with amusement as she looked at Brian.
"According to our prior agreement, the 'Spider's Kiss' can be dispensed with directly." Brian met her gaze and answered in a slightly cold tone.
The so-called 'Spider's Kiss' means that every female drow must sacrifice the mating male to the goddess Lolth when she gives her first time.
Usually, it is thrown to the spiders as food.
This is why when the matron of the Tux family heard that Santila was going to perform the 'Spider's Kiss' on herself, she would directly choose to let him go.
Because according to drow tradition, his final end is to feed spiders.
This was a deception he came up with in order to escape.
"Okay, I get it."
Santila said a word with a disappointed look on her face, turned around and lay on the bed, supporting her chin with her hands, "Mother Taxi's law enforcement team is outside the door. After the ceremony, they will throw you into the cave to feed the spiders.
"
Brian ignored the other party's deliberately disappointed expression and frowned.
This was his pre-arranged plan, taking advantage of the end of the 'Spider's Kiss' ceremony to escape while being escorted by the law enforcement team to the Spider Cave.
As for whether Santila would be implicated, he also considered it and thought of the best way to deal with it.
However, he still felt shuddering when he heard that if his plan failed, he would be thrown into a cave to feed spiders.
"Then what else do you need to prepare?" He thought for a moment, looked at the drow girl lying on the bed, dangling her calves, and asked.
She seemed innocent and innocent, but Brian knew very well how cunning and fickle this girl was, and she even liked to act haphazardly when doing things.
Brian believes that a teammate with too many uncertainties, no matter how strong she is, is the most unpopular existence.
After all, in Rose's temple, she almost tricked him to death.
It is hard to imagine that she has survived to this day in this drow city full of conspiracy and betrayal.
Even though he was not involved in the blood sacrifice ceremony in her previous life, she still passed it smoothly, and her strength finally reached the legendary level.
Simply unbelievable.
"You only need to put on these handcuffs, and then be kicked out of the room by me, disheveled and dejected. The law enforcement team guarding the door will naturally escort you to the Spider Cave."
Santila sat up from the bed, patted the dimensional bag on her belt, and a pair of shackles made of blue metal jingled in her hands.
This is a kind of handcuffs made of magic-blocking gold. After being worn, it has the property of suppressing magic power and is specially designed to serve the caster.
"This is the key to the shackles. Keep it close to your body." She took out another key, a map and a magic scroll, and said:
"When the law enforcement team throws you into the cave, you immediately tear open this magic scroll. The teleportation spell inside will teleport you to the streets of Ancient Orens City. Then you can escape according to the instructions on this map.
Already."
Brian waved his hand casually, trying to use the telekinesis ability of "Arcane Hand" to take them all.
However, what puzzled him was that Santila had no intention of giving it to him.
"Don't be anxious." The drow wizard gave him an incomprehensible look, then put the items on the table, looked at him playfully, and joked:
"I just entered the room for a while, and you walked out directly. Aren't you worried that the time they spent laughing at you was too short?"
"..."
Brian didn't bother to pay attention to her black humor, and sat on the chair next to the desk without saying a word, remaining silent.
To be continued...