Chapter 144: Blessings and Misfortunes (Part II)
After pulling up his trouser legs and treating the wound briefly, Ryan carefully bandaged the wound with a bandage before turning his gaze ahead. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
A huge cave appeared dozens of meters below the cliff, and the shadow wolf was constantly coming and going, dissecting the prey and carrying it inside. Obviously, this is their nest.
And the reason why Ryan is here is mainly because of the wolf. It wasn't that it wounded itself, it was the ability that the wolf used when it was chasing itself.
Shadow Walk, which can teleport through shadows, can only move from one shadow to another, but in order to use this spell-like ability, the user needs to be able to mobilize shadow magic.
In other words, it is possible to extract the shadow core from this Shadow Wolf King!
Of course, there are traces of excavation at the entrance of this cave, which is likely to be a reflection of some kobold mine.
If you're lucky, you might be able to kill two birds with one stone.
Although there is no difference between day and night in the shadow world, there is no difference between time and the main material plane, and the habits of wolves also follow the principle of sunset.
Watching the shadow wolves return to the cave one after another, Ryan didn't rush into action, climbed the big tree next to him, found a thick branch, and lay down to rest.
There is a caveat to meditating in the Shadow Realm that even Viren has not mentioned, and although it is not life-threatening, it is likely to affect the caster's future path.
That's the Shadow Net!
It is a replica of the real magic web, a derivative of the dark goddess Sha'er through the dark power, it exists in the gap between the real magic web, it is not known to the public, and only talented spellcasters and Sha'er's followers can use this power.
However, it was in the main material plane, and the connection between the Shadow Realm and the Shadow Demon Network was very close, and spellcasters who stayed here for a long time had a high probability of coming into contact with this power.
Unlike the Goddess of Magic, Sha'er didn't create the Shadow Demon Network to serve the public, she holds absolute control of the Shadow Demon Network. If a caster who is not approved by her wants to obtain this power without permission, the final outcome will either be surrender or be robbed of spiritual power by the Shadow Demon Network, and if you are lucky, your strength will be permanently reduced, and if you are unlucky, you may become a vegetative person.
Mistra hates Sha'er's theft, and once she benefits from the Shadow Fiend, the Goddess of Magic will permanently close the caster's door to the real web, unless you choose to turn your back on Sha'er.
But Sha'er is the Night Lady, the god of darkness, and few mortals who dare to turn their backs on her will ever see the sun the next day.
With the magical affinity of the magic surge, Ryan soon felt a cold force approaching his will.
This power is more subtle than the real web, and the deeper the contact with it, the spells cast by Ryan will be more difficult to disarm and counter by enemies, and the effects of spells like the secondary Shadow Tentacles will become more powerful.
But this is like the devil's contract, once the spirit sea is released to accept them, Ryan is likely to be targeted by Sha'er.
That's not something to be happy about......
Although there are almost no miracles in Ariel now, this does not prove that the gods no longer exist, their power is still retained in the physical plane, and Ryan is not willing to use the future to participate in this unsuspenseful gamble.
Decisively blocking the temptation from the Shadow Demon Network, Ryan gradually relaxed in meditation.
As the minutes ticked by, the Far East gradually shone brightly. Unlike in previous days, the Teslang Mountains were covered with heavy clouds, a light mist filled the jungle, and the unusual silence was nerve-wracking.
"There was a trail of kobolds ahead." A weed-covered human slowly appeared, approached his companion, and whispered.
I saw that the person in front of him nodded, and with a wave of his big hand, he led everyone forward quickly, but after a closer look, he found that this person was Keith, who he hadn't seen for a long time. As a scout who has been guarding the green forest for many years, Negro and his teammates are dismantled by Taylor due to their familiarity with the nearby terrain, and form a new scout team as guides and adventurers.
Keith's mission now is to lead them to find all the kobolds' frontier camps.
Due to the weak impression of the kobold for many years, Keith did not feel any nervousness, but after entering the enemy's activity area in the past few days, the uneasiness in his heart has become more and more intense.
Judging from the results of the probing so far, the size of these kobolds has increased by at least five times compared to last year!
Many ants can bite and kill elephants, and such a large number of corpses can pile up a way across the walls of the green forest. And that's just part of it!
According to his companions, there appears to be a mine ahead, which means that this will be a large kobold colony.
Tightening the weapon around his waist, Keys slowly oozed sweat from his forehead.
"Didn't you say it's not far?" After not seeing a trace of the kobold for a long time, the adventurer captain was already a little impatient, and looked sideways at the companion who spoke first, but the latter did not reply, but just stopped quietly.
"Talking to you, don't be dumb!" The ignorance of his companion succeeded in causing the captain's anger, and he walked quickly in front of the man, and was about to grab the other man's collar, but the latter's body shook slightly, and he was actually caught in the air.
"You...... Yes! The captain tried to curse again, but he was greeted by two cold short swords.
"What are you doing?!" Everyone was stunned to see their companion put the blade into the captain's chest, but before they could react, there was a sudden sound of rustling from far and near in the silent jungle nearby.
Keith reflexively turned his head, froze in place for a moment, and then his eyes burned with rage.
I saw a group of short humanoid creatures emerge from the thick fog, and without saying a word, they raised their weapons and rushed towards the overwhelmed crowd.
Ambush? Grey dwarves?
Ryan, you traitor!
Well? His eyes opened suddenly, Ryan's brow furrowed slightly for unknown reasons, and then he heard a loud wolf howl coming from below, and quickly gathered his mood and jumped off the branch.
Creeping on the cliffs, Ryan cautiously cast his gaze to the cavern, lest he be spotted by the vigilant beasts.
I saw the huge wolf standing majestically in the clearing, and when he heard his call, the originally loose wolves quickly approached it, quietly, like a disciplined army.
Seeing the packs of shadow wolves leave the lair under the leadership of the head wolf, Ryan didn't make a move immediately. When they were no longer visible, the half-elf slowly got up and climbed straight down, slowly climbing down with the help of the protruding stones on the cliff.