Chapter 416: Situation Analysis (I)
"Honestly, I don't believe those witches can get rid of your curse on their own. In the narrow passageway, the Grand Duke of Hammer leaned against the wall and nibbled on the jerky in his hand, and with the other hand on the handle of the warhammer, he asked the cursed crow on the other side in a suspicious tone. Since there was no guarantee when the next wave of enemies would come, Andrei simply used the middle of the passage as an outpost. And taking off the bearskin cloak that symbolizes status behind him, the warrior side of the Hammer Grand Duke is gradually awakening. With this instinct, although he had not seen the witch named Qili with his own eyes, the dwarf did not believe that such a young spellcaster was capable of fighting against the Curse Crow. And this question had already appeared in the dwarf's mind as early as the latter informed the archduke that one of the two witches had lost control.
In fact, Andrei's judgment was not wrong. The sorcerer lowered the water bag in his hand and straightened his back, he looked at Leon, who was sitting not far away and looked at the question, and said, "You're right. Although the witch was much more powerful than the other long-haired little one, she was still too young. Maybe give her a few years, and she can indeed find a way to break my seal, but right now, she can't. The wizard smiled a little, and then uttered a very astonishing statement, "So, the curse on her body was lifted by me myself." β
"What are you talking about?" Leon immediately stood up after hearing the cursed crow's words, and the knight's sword in his hand was also pointed at the wizard at the same time, "Can I understand that this is your confession of betrayal?" There was no half-joke in the eyes of the blood lion, if the cursed crow nodded at this time, he would really hold the sword and rush up to fight the latter. It is true that the sorcerer has been fighting side by side with the residents of Molten Iron City for the past few days, Leon has seen it, but the knight's intuition has been warning him that the gray-robed wizard in front of him is different from Cheese, and he must not let his guard down against him.
"Of course, no. The wizard replied with a sneer, unconcerned by the threat, and then took a sip of water and wiped the water stains from the corners of his mouth with a handkerchief.
"Then please tell us why. If letting go of the witch is your backhand, then we'd better know a little bit about it, so as to save you from getting into trouble because of the panic. AndrΓ© said in a deep voice, putting the rest of the jerky in his pocket and waving his hand to signal Leon not to be impulsive. The Grand Duke of Hammer knew that if he wanted to get out of here alone, with his ability to curse crows, he would have left long ago. Now that the wizard is still working for the Molten Iron City side, it means that his loyalty is not in question for the time being, and the reason for this is actually not difficult to guess. Lyn, the little girl with whom she had a relationship, doesn't know why she became the person that the sorcerer values so much, as long as she doesn't leave, the crow won't disappear.
The wizard shrugged, and he looked at the other side of the passage, which was the direction leading to the complex underground labyrinth. "Mess, I need her to create chaos. Noticing the confusion in the eyes of the dwarf and knight, the crow flicked lightly on the ground in front of him, and the dust near him gathered and spread a neat layer on the brick surface. "I'm going to analyze the situation, let's take a look at the forces in this damn sewer. β
"First of all, we. Survivors of the collapse of the Molten City, your subjects. As he spoke, the Hammerleader's insignia appeared in the dust, "Most of these people are wounded, demoralized, lacking weapons and supplies, and less than half of all survivors are able to fight. It can be said that even in normal times, they can die from the infestation of nomads and the attacks of rogues. And this situation cannot be solved in a short period of time. Andre and Leon both frowned, they knew that what the crow said was not wrong, and that was indeed the situation they were in right now. "But the good news is that these people still have hope. And among them, there are several leaders with high executive ability. Making good use of the abilities of these people will be the key to whether these people can see the light of day again. The leader in the wizard's mouth undoubtedly refers to a few people, including him.
Then the Raven lifted his hand slightly, and a spiraling downward crypt pattern appeared next to the Hammer emblem, but this one was obviously larger. "Forgive me for not being able to show the full emblem of Mother Crypt, as it would undoubtedly have brought her attention. But to refer to our neighbors, this simple pattern is enough. These people are believers in Mother Earth, or more precisely, fanatical believers. And the observation on which their composition is based is divided into two kinds. Next to the crypt pattern, two figures appeared, one with a serpent's head, which appeared to refer to Radnor, and the other with a human in robes, to represent the cultists who still maintained their human form.
"The only thing evil gods, especially those who come from outside the world, have in common is that they are not understood by the people of this world. Explaining the specific reasons for this isn't my forte, and the cheese guy would have made it clearer here. What I can tell you is that all mortal beings, whether humans, elves, dwarves, dragons, warriors or spellcasters, as long as you worship these evil gods, then there is only one result, madness. "The study of evil gods is not the strong point of the curse crow, but among the many disciples of the Gray Tower, he has relatively more contact with cheese, and in the early years, the sorcerer once hoped to use the power of these worlds to get rid of the poisonous curse he promised, of course, this matter ended in failure, "This kind of madness is impossible to resist, no matter how strong your mind is, it is useless, I think those fanatical believers also thought of this, so they used a trick to protect those low-level disciples." It's monsters that transform them into half-human, half-snakes. β
"You say it's protection?" said the Blood Lion, skeptically, as he thought that converting humans into Radno was more like a means for the Mother of the Crypt cultists to enhance their own combat power.
"Of course, it's protection, it's true that the physical fitness of the snakeheads is higher than that of humans, but those who are transformed are not born with Radno, and they are bound to need a long time to get used to their new bodies. Add to that the consumption of the conversion ritual, and it's a loss for the church as a whole. But they had to. If my guess is correct, Radnor creatures are not from our world, and they, or rather the blueprints of their species, come from the world of Mother Crypt, which is why Radnor can not be affected by madness. The raven said a long word, and then picked up the water bag and drank some water.
"Of course, the way this cult operates and their beliefs are not what we should be concerned about now, what we should pay attention to is their purpose and existing strength. β