Chapter 43: Alone in the Kobold Cave
"Lord Griffith, do these kobolds want to stay and lead the way?" asked Hansen.
"No need. Griffith's mind moved slightly, and the shadow puppet under his feet stretched out more than a dozen black tentacles, rolled up kobolds, and silently swallowed into what seemed to be a bottomless pit.
The shadow puppets are still creatures in nature and need to eat, and these dozen or so kobolds, although they are very weak in both body and soul, but no matter how small the mosquito legs are, they are still meat, and Griffith will not waste them at all.
Seeing this scene, the corners of Hansen's mouth couldn't help twitching, the existence of the shadow puppet, no matter how you look at it, is a bit evil, which inevitably makes this ranger who has just gotten on the Griffith thief ship have some concerns.
Griffith noticed his gaffe, but didn't explain it. Since the day he became a dark day voter, Griffith's future was destined to wander in the gray area between good and evil, and if Hansen could not accept it, he would be eliminated from Griffith's side sooner or later.
As for Lily, her eyes were already round, and her tone was full of curiosity: "Brother Griffith, what kind of magic are you? Can you teach me too?" The Shadow Golem's movements looked a bit like a Level 4 magic "Ava Black Tentacles", and it was not surprising that Lily mistook the Shadow Golem for the effect of magic.
"I'll teach you when your magic level is up to the mark. Griffith casually coped with it. If there is enough purple fire and the right materials, it is okay to create another shadow puppet for Lily to act as a guard. However, Griffith has no consciousness of being a voter, and has never helped Shiloh, the Lord of the Dark Sun, develop followers, and he will have to wait for at least another year and a half if he wants to save enough purple fire.
"Silver Frost, do you remember the smell of those kobolds?" Hearing this, the young white dragon nodded happily, as if he had taken this as a game.
"Let's go, take us to the kobold's lair. Griffith ordered.
The dragon's sense of smell is very keen, even stronger than that of the best hunting dogs, and of course, the average person has no chance to call the dragon as a dog.
On the south bank of the Chishui River, there were completely undeveloped woods and swamps, and even with Hansen, a ranger familiar with wild survival, it took Griffith and the others a day and a half to find the kobold's lair.
"It should be there, gray hills. With more than 600 meters to go, Griffith checked the information he had received from the kobold and made sure he was in the wrong place.
"You guys wait here, I'll go over and see what's going on. Griffith finished in an unmistakable tone and walked over alone.
Kobolds are burrowing creatures and don't like to be in the sun - they feed on insects and mushrooms, there are underground rivers deep in the caves that provide water, and this kobold tribe even fishes, and in addition to the necessary vigilance, they also cut down trees to grow mushrooms, and rarely run to the surface to wander.
The kobolds who appeared near the village of Hydra were actually sent out to find iron ore - because of the gem mines, the kobold tribe was now severely short of iron tools. It's a pity that those unlucky people provoked Griffith, and instead brought destruction to their own tribe.
Near the entrance of the cave, Griffith encountered several kobolds, and without any hesitation, the shadow puppets no longer hiding, and jumped out of the shadows, killing the kobolds one by one with their tentacles. After such a fuss, the kobold in the depths of the cave also noticed the movement outside.
"Kill all the creatures for me. He was alone, and Griffith had no scruples, first setting up an alarm barrier at the entrance of the cave to prevent any fish from slipping through the net, then sprinkling a little powder to cover the smell, and finally using a level 2 magic "invisibility" on himself.
The narrow pit is very beneficial to the shadow puppet, Griffith does not need to use his hands, he only needs to hide behind and give orders to the shadow puppet from time to time.
From time to time, groups of kobolds come out of the tunnels and forks, but the shadow puppets are almost physically immune, only magic can harm this powerful shadow creature, the kobolds' weapons are useless, and resistance is only a futile struggle.
Ten minutes later, near the mushroom-growing chamber, the Shadow Golem was finally harmed, a kobold warlock who broke one of the Shadow Golem's tentacles with a magic missile, and then set several tentacles on fire with a flaming hand.
Unfortunately, the kobold's guards didn't provide any protection for the caster, and before it could use its third spell, it was swept up by tentacles that came from all directions and pulled into the Shadow Golem's gaping jaws.
"It's delicious—" The message from the shadow golem made Griffith a little helpless.
The Lord of the Dark Sun who created this creature was not a good person, and according to Shiloh's vision, every shadow golem created by spending precious purple fire could become stronger by constantly devouring powerful creatures, and eventually even grow into a legendary creature.
However, feeding one's own pet with intelligent creatures can only be done on the sly. The necromancer used corpses to make nutrients and succeeded in destroying what little reputation the profession had, and Griffith didn't want to fall to that point.
As he went deeper underground, the soil on both sides of the tunnel became harder, and Griffith knew that the gem mine was underneath, but it seemed that it would not be easy to mine the gems.
Just as Griffith was contemplating what to do with the gem mine, a strong dragon power surged over.
"The Lord has arrived. Griffith gushed purple fire all over his body, easily eliminating Long Wei's shock to him.
As heavy footsteps approached, a wurm resembling a Komodo dragon slowly paced out of the depths of the tunnel, its yellow amber-like eyes glinting with wisdom, and glancing at Griffith, who was supposed to be invisible, with a look of contempt.
"Is it a natural ability to see through invisibility?" Griffith was a little helpless, but not afraid at all.
A millstone-sized fireball broke the silence first, and the caster was the kobold warlock behind the wurm who was almost overlooked. Because of Long Wei, the other kobold miscellaneous soldiers did not come to cause trouble, and the only younger brother of this wulong was the patriarch of this kobold tribe.
The violent explosion, the shadow golem hit by the fireball technique, the entire body of the ghost golem ignited with red flames, although it could not speak, Griffith clearly felt a strong sense of anger.
Wurm didn't let go of this opportunity, his thick limbs flew up, and he opened his mouth and bit it with a fishy mouth.
"Help me get around this big lizard first. Griffith commanded the Shadow Golem, and then his eyes shot a terrifying purple light, and the kobold warlock who was chanting a spell suddenly froze under Griffith's gaze, with an indescribable look of fear on his face. A few seconds later, the kobold warlock collapsed with a distorted face, and went to see its god.
Shiloh's gaze, this is Griffith's ability as a dark-day elector.
The effect of this magic is somewhat similar to that of the Level 4 magic "Phantom Killer", which scares enemies to death by creating terrifying illusions. The only difference is that Shiloh's gaze is better, and even if the recipient is not scared to death on the spot, there is a high chance that they will be shocked.
It took Griffith less than 10 seconds to kill the kobold chieftain of the kobold tribe, but by this time, the shadow golem that had been entangled with the wurms had been completely suppressed.