Section 91 The Top of the Snow Mountain (10th Update!)
The source of the Harpy's petrification ability also needs to be traced back to ancient times.
At that time, the creature had not yet degenerated into a monster that had lost almost all of its intelligence.
At that time, the Harpy had a more apt name - the Harpy.
The Harpy Witch has intelligence not inferior to that of humans, but has a fierce temperament and a good talent for spells.
They often hide in deep caves during the day and fly out at night to forage for food. Harpy witches in heat are more likely to approach human villages, and they will prey on some strong adult males to return to their burrows for mating.
Men who are captured by harpy witches usually fall for the creature's illusion and enter into a dreamlike perception. They mistake the monster in front of them for a peerless beauty, and the mechanical version of the breeding in the rudimentary cave is misperceived by them as a blessing.
Unfortunately, dreams come to an end. When the Harpys get what they need, they ruthlessly dispel the illusion and make the man realize what he's doing.
Eventually, these strong but unskilled men would be brutally killed by the Harpy Witch and then eaten without leaving a trace.
Because the Harpy Witch gives birth to pure-blooded Harpy Witches after having sex with males of other races, it is an infinite cycle.
It was only later, however, that this race somehow offended a god in the heavenly realm. The god was furious and cursed every wielder of the Harpy Witch's bloodline to lose their wisdom and eventually become a monster with only animal instincts.
It is for this reason that it is also possible. Today's Harpy has been reduced to a Harpy. They only chase their prey instinctively, and are always driven by others.
The once famous illusion has also been forgotten cleanly. There are only two basic abilities left.
......
They screamed as the blue dots of light swooped down, but they didn't directly use their trick - Banshee Howl in the face of this unknown enemy.
Because each Harpy can only use Banshee's Howl once a week. They must be careful to cherish this opportunity.
"It looks like a lot. ”
Lance squinted, many thoughts racing through his mind, but he couldn't figure out what old Miller would do with these noisy monsters.
For Lance, these harpies are still a bit tricky. First of all, there are many of them. Second, their abilities are very practical. Whether it's the Banshee's howl or the ability to petrify, it's something he can't resist or even weaken. If you rely on your own witchcraft resistance to resist the ability of the Harpy, you will undoubtedly kill yourself.
Old Miller looked very composed, and he took two slow steps forward. Enron took off his blindfold.
A flash of inspiration flashed through Lance's mind—"Blindfolds?" When I was in the Black Tower before. He's also shown similar abilities to petrification!"
He watched the scene with interest.
It seems that old Miller and the harpy also have a lot of connections.
Above the drawbridge, old Miller slowly opened his cloudy amber eyes.
In the next second, his cloak puffed up without wind. Faintly, an inexplicable momentum began to rise!
It was as if inside his body, a powerful creature was about to escape!
"Hah!"
Old Miller suddenly scolded, and his mouth spat out a large number of strange words with strange syllables like a spell—he spoke so fast that Lance and the others could not hear what he was saying.
However, it was at this time that a magical scene appeared.
Under Old Miller's chanting language, all the harpies actually landed on the drawbridge tremblingly—not a single one.
They clenched their wings, trying to shrink their ridiculous heads into the wings. They looked so frightened that they didn't even dare to lift their heads, let alone attack.
Trilaite didn't seem surprised by the scene.
Old Miller gasped and said a little tiredly, "Let's go quickly, they won't attack us now." ”
The three of them, under the guidance of old Miller, made their way forward.
The harpies along the way all lay on the ground, kneeling there in trepidation, as if they were very afraid of old Miller.
It wasn't until the three of them passed the level smoothly and walked far away that they didn't dare to make a move.
After passing through this area, they soon came to the end of the bridge between heaven and earth.
It's also a pitch-black passage, but it's always a little more reassuring to step on the dirt than a suspension bridge that has fallen into disrepair.
It was only after entering the cave that Old Miller closed the blindfold again.
He seems to be very consumed, and even the movement of walking is faintly deformed.
"How the hell did you do that?"
Lance asked curiously, "I thought you needed to prepare some spells, but those harpies knelt down directly." ”
Old Miller smiled silently: "This eye of mine is not my own. It comes from an adult Medusa...... It was the only thing left with me after my wife passed away. ”
Langston was a little shocked.
The amount of information in Old Miller's sentence seems to be a bit large...... His wife is actually a Medusa? Between them, can they still have children?
As far as Lance knows, although the Medusa race has similarities with humans in many places, it should not be a problem to complete certain physiological rituals - but if you are pregnant and have children, this is a bit too exaggerated, right?
After all, humans are viviparous creatures, and Medusa is an out-and-out oviparous animal!
Lance couldn't imagine how a human baby could crawl out of a giant egg.
"Ahem......"
Old Miller's eyes became more and more wrong, and he hurriedly explained, "I have had two wives...... My daughter was born to my later wife. It's just that she also died early. ”
"None of these things really make sense now. This eye of mine is an extension of the royal blood of Medusa, the emperor of the natural petrified race. ”
"Harpy, a lowly creature. They couldn't resist their instincts, after all, they had learned the ability to petrify from the Medusa, and in order to limit them, in the process of signing the contract between the two parties, the Medusa strictly ordered the harpy to submit absolutely to the former, especially the Medusa royal family. ”
Under Miller's explanation, Lance finally understood.
It turned out that he took advantage of the low IQ characteristics of these harpies, and used this eye to simulate the breath of the Medusa royal family, so that these monsters mistakenly thought that he was from the Medusa royal family.
The shadows and fears from the Medusa royal family have long been deeply seared into the blood of these harpies, and they can never be erased.
They were enslaved by the Drews. But there is no way to defy his own bloodline. So I could only watch Lance and them leave.
......
Strictly speaking, as long as you leave the bridge between heaven and earth, you will officially enter the verdant fairyland.
But it wasn't until they left the dark path that the three of them gradually felt the magic of this secret realm.
Because in the process. They could feel a strong pressure coming down on them. Eventually, the pressure locked them in completely. Their magic power, or magic pool, is very suppressed.
In other words, a verdant wonderland. It's a very vast forbidden field in itself!
"I know now why you're looking for me. ”
Lance waved his hand: "Now that our witchcraft has lost its effect, what are the difficulties and dangers ahead? ”
As soon as he spoke, a white exit appeared in front of him.
The three of them walked out of the dark cavern and onto a vast platform.
The platform is white, and the mountains are rocky on the side.
And what was unfolding in front of them was a goose feather snow!
"This ......"
Lance was so shocked by the spectacular scene before him that he could barely speak.
He didn't expect that the other end of this trail was actually the top of the snow-capped mountain!
Yes, that's right! They were now crawling with endless mountains under their feet, and everywhere there was wind and snow, and a piece of silver shrouded them.
Gaze into the distance.
Beyond the vast snow-capped mountains, it was a dark yellow area, and at the edge of the dark yellow area, a little greenery appeared.
Lance looked at the greenery a little speechlessly, and asked in a low voice, "Our destination, it can't be there, right?"
Triette smiled wryly and said, "That's true. ”
"We will cross the vast snow-capped mountains, cross the Great Rift Valley in the middle, and then arrive at the [Emerald Screen] where the Drews live. In fact, although this place is called a verdant wonderland, it is only a half-dimensional in itself, and I have seen the map drawn by my grandfather himself. Except for the eastern part, which is the area where the emerald screen is located, the rest of the place seems to have nothing to do with the forest. ”
"Snowy mountains are the first trouble. We've lost the power of witchcraft now, and we're basically like ordinary people. We have to find a way to avoid a danger - such as avalanches, blizzards, and monsters in the snowy mountains. But I bet it's still the easiest. ”
"The second hurdle is the Great Rift Valley. The Great Rift Valley is thousands of miles long, running from east to west, and the good news is that we can make small wooden boats down the river, and the bad news is that there are probably more than three hundred monsters in that river......"
Standing on the top of the snowy mountain, silently listening to Trilaite's detailed account of the journey ahead, Lance shrugged his shoulders and took out the bow of Heatins and a special sorcery arrow from the amber ring.
In the next second, he aimed his bow at a shorter snow-capped mountain, and said as he let go of his hand:
"Well, that sounds like a lot of trouble. I don't have a solution to the other problems yet, but I think I already know what to do about how to get out of here. ”
As soon as he finished speaking, the witchcraft arrow plunged deep into the ice of the dwarfer snow-capped mountains.
In Lance's hand, he was holding a tight telescopic rope. (To be continued......)
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