Chapter 362: The Ability to Light the Blind
The Sitneys are best at group combat, but if you take them out alone, they are not so strong, you must know that even the small monsters of the size of skyscrapers are controlled cooperatively, and they really can't expect them to become much combat power alone. In addition, the hive network cannot be connected across planes, and the red-clothed three-headed body that followed Nangong Rong and others is simply a poor ant that was caught by the bear child alone and played with in the palm of his hand.
And now, Octavir said that she planned to use herself and others as bait to attract the attention of the abyss, and then hand over the important task of taking the opportunity to investigate the other party's various situations to the red-clothed triumvirate?
"I need a reason. Nangong Rong glanced at the little dwarf with an indifferent face, then stared at the eldest princess and said very seriously, "What can he do when he is out of the group, if no one leads him, he will get lost in the forest after walking a hundred meters, and I won't be surprised." Is it really okay to entrust him with such an important task?"
"Well, that's a bit unsettling. Octavir glanced at the red-clothed three-headed body that had no indication at all even if Nangong Rong said that Akuya, and her heart seemed to be bottomless, "Then let's take one person to ride that spider with him, and the rest will be used as bait." Someone who is his co-pilot is always ready to give advice, and it always feels more reliable and reassuring, doesn't it?"
Lin Weiyin, who was trying to give food to the small animals that were not around the elves, was immediately unhappy when she heard this, and quickly looked up and joined the conversation: "Hey, hey, hey, there are only four of us in total, if two people ride the spider, will the number of the other two as bait be too small?" How can you guarantee that the abyss will definitely focus on the bait team and not be interested in spiders?"
"Husband, I just need to be in a team with Nangong Rong, no matter where he goes, he will quickly attract a large group of abysses. β
The eldest princess's answer suddenly made the young man feel a pain and cry and laugh, but when he thought about it carefully, it seemed that this was not wrong, if the abyss suddenly lost interest in him, it would be really strange. But a team of only two people has to play hide-and-seek with abyssal monsters in a terrifying forest full of mutated plants.
"Wait a minute, please. Just when Nangong Rong felt that his future was worrying, Angelot raised her hand in time and spoke, "We can also help, if the number of decoy team is insufficient, how about I bring a few people to join in?"
Obviously, this was also a good opportunity for the elves to figure out what was going on in the abyss before they gathered enough strength to attack across the mountains, even if it was only a rough picture than if they didn't know anything. And you can also see what kind of abilities and techniques Nangong Rong and others have, for the pointed ears who see mechanical creations for the first time, this opportunity is simply not to be missed.
Octavier's eyes immediately lit up and he clenched his fist and slammed his palm hard: "This can be had! With your help, you can indeed use it as a team to attract the attention of the abyss, so the question now is what to do with Lin Weiyin's power armor, if you want to sit in the spider, that thing can't be carried." β
The little girl pouted very dissatisfiedly: "Why do you have to let me team up with this three-headed body, can't you go?"
The elf girl hurriedly smiled and waved her hand: "Well, if you don't mind, we can send someone to team up with him, just to guide the way and provide combat advice, an ordinary scout can serve as it." But even if we attract the attention of the abyss, how can they avoid the detection of the abyss? On the other side of the mountain, every tree and flower is the eyes and ears of the enemy, and even stealth cannot hide from those plants, and the spider will definitely be spotted immediately. β
However, Angelot could only finish laughing when she saw several people in front of her, and then Octaviel tried to recover and explained, "It doesn't matter, let this little guy demonstrate and you will understand." In fact, we were so surprised when we first saw it that we almost got started. Therefore, please put away your staff first, so that you don't do anything irrational later. β
The elves didn't take the eldest princess's reminder seriously, and even thought that the girl was deliberately teasing, and even Angelot looked like she didn't believe it.
Octavir only shrugged his shoulders lightly, then turned to the red-clothed three-headed figure who was not very active and had a low sense of presence, and ordered, "Go and show that spider's ability for them to see." β
"Do you need a shield beforehand?"
The little dwarf's question suddenly made the eldest princess embarrassed for a while, but fortunately, she quickly recovered her face and nodded seriously: "Well, it's better to do this." After all, safety comes first. β
The red-clad three-headed body quickly burrowed back into his exclusive mount, and the appearance of this thing was terrifying at close range, and its whole body was full of danger, belonging to the kind of monster that can be directly photographed on camera without makeup and special effects. However, the elves have seen bugs bigger than this, and often hunt those bugs back to make all kinds of food and materials, and a spider with a tail is nothing at all.
At least until they noticed the drastic change in the color of the spider's body.
A cold and gloomy aura erupted from the spider's body frantically, giving people the feeling that it could easily penetrate the skin and freeze the bone marrow, causing the temperature of the surrounding air to plummet a lot, and the colorful body surface was quickly covered by a disgusting dark purple at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the compound eyes of its head, which were originally nothing special, bloomed with a dark red light, and the overall momentum also changed on the spot.
"Abyss!"
The elves screamed and quickly raised their staffs, their reaction speed was much faster than Nangong Rong imagined, and they completed the defense and attack spells in the blink of an eye, even if they were really attacked at the moment, the monsters were absolutely helpless against each other.
At the same time, with the remodeled watchtower tree next to it as the background, many rattan-like plants immediately emerged from the ground nearby, and something resembling a bud grew on the top, and they all aimed at Nangong Rong and the others.
Fortunately, these spells with pointed ears did not hit the spider's head in the end, because Angellot was the first to come back to her senses and raised her hand to stop her compatriots: "Wait, calm down, that's not the abyss." Besides, if they were really spies sent by the Abyss, they would have chosen to do it when we were unprepared, and it was impossible to warn them in advance like just now. β
A cheap pair of brothers and sisters couldn't help but sweat coldly when they looked at the unknown rattan plants surrounding their group, but Octavier was not surprised by this, and even had the heart to tease Angelot: "I said, it's not wrong to suspect that we are Abyss spies, but isn't your welcome formation a little too big?"
With such a large number of tentacle monsters, even a team of five horse monkeys and shochu can easily clean it up, okay!
"Well, to borrow your words, safety first. The elf girl didn't look embarrassed, and spread her hands generously, "Besides, this is really an interesting ability, and the idea is not bad, but can you really fool the abyss?"
"It's definitely impossible to fool a humanoid boss, but there shouldn't be a problem in front of ordinary miscellaneous soldiers. Besides, isn't it the large number of miscellaneous soldiers who will really trouble the reconnaissance work, which mini-boss will patrol the front line all day and night?"
Angelot is right to think about it, even if the abyss really sent a mini-boss over, it was mostly to target the bait team, and it had nothing to do with the spider wrapped in the skin of the abyss in front of him.
"In that case, then I have no opinion. β
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Since the two sides were not familiar with each other and it was the first time they met, Angellot arranged the meeting place next to a front-line sentry tower, so Nangong Rong was not able to realize his desire to see the elven city, and all he saw was the simple but not simple tree house, the various complex magic arrays in the house, and the many plant-like weapons placed on the surface of the big tree as a sentry tower.
Maybe it's a fort or something, but it's not operating, and it's not clear what the specific role is.
A team of nearly 100 people is stationed here, the commander is not Angellot, the girl just made a special trip to receive Nangong Rong and the others today.
In the not-so-spacious conference hall, Elf Girl and Octavir finally planned to come up with some dry goods. Of course, it was necessary to have some tea and snacks before that, and everyone did feel a little thirsty after such a long journey.
Unfortunately, the wooden cup that was brought to Nangong Rong was filled with a liquid obtained by brewing some kind of leaves in hot water, which was neither the legendary fragrant and pleasant wine nor some kind of well water with the effect of prolonging life, which made him feel disappointed immediately.
"Not long after the reconquest of the lost territory, many places are still in a state of chaos, such as relocating people to resume production and removing the remaining abyssal monsters, there are a lot of things to do. Angellot didn't notice the boy's disappointed look, and explained to herself, "So I'm sorry that I don't have anything good to offer to you." β
Octavir had seen a series of things that happened after the emperor was defeated, and naturally understood what kind of difficulties the elves had, so he finally gave the other party a smile: "It's okay, just quench your thirst." Besides, we didn't come here to visit, so there was no need to be so formal. β
The elf girl nodded as an acknowledgement, and then walked to the wall and tapped it on the surface of a fixed magic array, and then a 3D image suddenly burst out of the magic array, projected in the air next to the girl.
The image is crystal clear and doesn't wobble at all, not at all worse than the projector that Mira often uses.
The race tech tree that uses cold weapons must not have been high?
After Angelot casually scratched the image a few times, Nangong Rong quickly recognized that this was a topographic map near the trees of the watchtower, although the shape of the picture was relatively simple, it could also be seen at a glance, and the girl probably wanted to show everyone the way in the most intuitive way.
"This is where we are at the moment, and at a distance of about two and a half kilometres, there is a lower part of the mountain that is very suitable for climbing. The elf girl gestured back and forth on the image, and the route she drew with her fingers did not disappear but remained, making it easier for everyone to understand, "Of course, if it is a regular battle, I don't recommend going through here, because there is a lot of combat power deployed in the abyss on the other side." But this time we're going to be bait, so it doesn't matter. β
Octavir didn't dispute this, it was wisest to follow the advice of the local guide in a completely unfamiliar land, and running around on his own was no different from killing himself. So the eldest princess didn't plan to interfere with Angelot's decision, all she wanted was to be able to meet with the abyss and then fight to attract the other party's attention.
"Okay, just do as you say. In addition, Lin Weiyin, most of us in the mountain range will lose our ability to fight, and it is up to you to break through the defense line of the abyss. β
The little girl who was named was lying on the table and fiddling with the wooden cup in front of her with her fingers boringly, just like a "I am a salted fish" shape, and only after hearing the eldest princess shouting herself did she reply weakly: "Well, I'll try my best." β
The power armor is now changed by the magic and has also brought various magic arrays, which will also be affected when fighting in the mountains, but after all, most of them are mechanical, and the magic array can still operate as usual if it fails, at least there is no problem in dealing with a group of miscellaneous soldiers.
As long as Lin Weiyin can cover everyone to leave the mountain range, the next thing will naturally be the legendary party time.
But the girl looks like this now...... Octavir couldn't help but feel a burst of black lines, and sighed with his hand on his forehead, "I say, can you be a little more serious, we are the only ones who can fight in the mountains." β
The three-headed spider can be counted as one in melee combat, but unfortunately people can't show their faces, and they have to wait until everyone has lured away all the nearby monsters before they can sneak across the mountains.
"What about the elves' treants, those guys can fight with their bodies even if they don't use magic, right?" the little girl said with some unhappiness, "Why do you have to ask me to help?"
Angelot hurriedly acted as a peacemaker again: "Well, in fact, our treants are all puppets made by magic, and when the magic fails, they will wither......"
Lin Weiyin could only reluctantly accept the fact that she was taking the lead.