Chapter 140 Beholder (combined)

Author: Arion's Dolphins

Chapter 140 Beholder (combined)

When it comes to representative monsters, many people in this world will think of giant dragons at the first time, but this does not mean that the only monsters in the world are giant dragons. A variety of monsters have provided countless inspiration and inspiration for legends and stories.

material, beholder is a very representative one.

Now, what Tang Zhao saw in front of him was a beholder - a spherical body about two meters tall suspended in mid-air. In the center of the body was a large eye slightly tilted forward, and below it was a bloody mouth full of sharp and messy fangs, ten of them.

The eye stalks are unevenly distributed around the body, with a small eye on each end, looking at Tang Zhao with vigilance and scrutiny.

His skin is reddish-brown, with scales that have a metallic sheen, and it looks like he has good defense. In fact, this is indeed the case. The adult beholder's body is as strong as steel. If he doesn't attack his weak points, he will probably be defeated even if he doesn't attack his weak points.

Cannons are unable to cause effective damage.

[Compared to the ability to cast spells, melee combat is not important. 】

Both parties were silent for a while, and both looked at each other with scrutinizing eyes. Tang Zhao believed that the other party was an opponent who could not fight head-on.

The beholder's huge main eye can project an anti-magic stance, causing the caster to lose the ability to cast spells, and his ten small eyes are not just decorations, each can project a kind of magic ray, no matter which one is very practical - charm

, slowness, fear, weakness, telepathy, hypnosis, petrification, dissociation, death.

If there were only one or two abilities, Tang Zhao could still try to target them, but there were so many abilities that there was almost no possibility of restraining them one by one. Instead, he would be targeted by the opponent with various magic rays. If only

He still dares to try third-level magic as an adult

The minimum spellcasting ability of the beholder is level 4, and some outstanding individuals can reach level 5 or even higher. No matter which kind of spellcasting ability can have a significant effect on Tang Zhao, now that the beholder has no intention of attacking yet, Tang Zhao can only

Calm down and observe the situation until you really have to take action.

All beholders are quite arrogant, thinking that they are the "Great Mistress", that is, the perfect life created by the mother of beholders. This kind of blind arrogance will also have some additional effects, such as strong persecution paranoia.

, the beholder has been in a state of "there are always unscrupulous people who want to harm me" throughout his life, or it can also be called a battle of wits and courage with the air, always on guard against various possible threats.

Any move may be full of meaning. If the other party dared to directly invite Andrea to his lair, he must have thought he was sure of victory. Tang Zhao did not want to risk his own life on whether the other party was fully prepared.

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After waiting for half a minute, the beholder finally spoke: "I believe that open and honest dialogue is the prerequisite for everything. In this country where humans are in power, me meeting you with my true body is already a great respect.

, you should feel honored and scared, instead of being secretive and hiding like this."

His voice was loud and clear, and he even had a hint of the upper-class accent of the Oran nobles. If he covered his eyes, it would not be surprising to recognize the creature in front of him as a respectable noble.

As he spoke, he completely ignored Andrea. It was obvious that Tang Zhao's deception had been seen through by him a long time ago. Seeing this, Tang Zhao could no longer pretend to be stupid and jumped over the frightened Andrea.

Down, fell to the ground, and quickly returned to its original size.

As Tang Zhao's body grew larger, one of the eyestalks on the beholder's body moved and opened its eyes towards Tang Zhao and the two of them. Tang Zhao immediately felt a wave of sleepiness coming over him, but not to a deep degree. He swayed slightly.

His head suppressed his sleepiness, but Andrea in the back was different, she collapsed directly to the ground and fell asleep.

The same magic ray has different effects on different people. Tang Zhao himself has magic resistance, a large size, and exaggerated physical fitness. The magic rays launched by the beholder have limited effect on him. It is not clear whether the beholder is full force

He didn't want to know what effect the launch would have on him.

In fact, this was exactly what Tang Zhao wanted. Having more than one person on the field would be a hindrance, and it would be harmful to ignore them, so he simply didn't ask any more questions. He raised his head and stared at the beholder in mid-air.

With the huge advantage of his size, he still had the upper hand in terms of momentum. The beholder flew a little higher intentionally or unintentionally to get a complete bird's eye view. Tang Zhao did not follow up and raised his limbs, but remained still. He was here

In this kind of silent confrontation, you can't fall completely at the disadvantage, and you can't show too much offensiveness. This is just right.

[Now we should be able to go one step further. Out of respect for the host and the powerful creatures, you can ask three questions first, and then we can continue the negotiation. 】

The slightly flattering words represented a concession. After hearing the beholder's expression, his expression softened significantly. He stretched out his huge tongue and licked the corners of his mouth, preparing to continue speaking.

"Don't even think of anything happening in the port area escaping from my eyes. I can't say that I know 100% of what you are secretly planning. I know at least 95% of the things. You learned from a few unlucky people.

Humans have found clues to the devil's scroll, and what kind of deal they have made with the Church of Helm. If they want to find clues from my men, I don't need to ask anything. Because what should be known is already known."

[Very insightful, unique among the beholders I have seen in my life. So what do you think of our actions? 】

Tang Zhao tried his best to follow the other person's words, and at the same time asked straight to the point what he was thinking. This beholder was obviously the mastermind behind the Cyclops Gang. Is he using money to do things, or was he one of the initiators of the entire demon scroll incident?

It's easy to say, but judging from the current reaction of the beholder, the possibility of the latter is not high.

"What do I think? Personally, I would rather see the Church of Helm fail and see you torn to pieces by demons, but the reality does not allow me to do that. There are still many troublesome people in this city.

It is not in my interest to plunge this city into chaos. Business and smuggling must be carried out by people, and all goods must be sold to people. Without people, I cannot continue to make money."

This beholder is true to his appearance and doesn't care about the life and death of Luford or even humans at all, but he does care about his own interests. The influence that has been operating in the human world for many years cannot be cut off just like this.

Beholders often appear to be bloodthirsty and cruel, but they pale in comparison to demons. At least beholders often try to create or abide by rules, while demons simply destroy and kill, destroying order seemingly instantly.

It's in their genes.

[So, can I understand that you want to help us? 】

"Haha, then you are thinking too much. This is a war between humans. I will not help humans as a beholder."

[In other words, I believe gold and silver coins can be exchanged for help.]

Tang Zhao understood the other party's intention very well. He could consider helping mankind as a mercenary, but of course there must be a suitable price.

The beholder was satisfied with Tang Zhao's righteous behavior: "I will provide you with some necessary information. In return for my generous donation, you must promise to help me block the pursuit from the Church of Heim. Every normal person hates it."

Mad dog, I have already profited enough from others. A shrewd businessman should have his own bottom line and not make money from mad dogs, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble to himself."

In words, the beholder is very disgusted with the Church of Helm. He thinks that he has followed the rules, but the people of the Church of Helm will still affect his business. However, he has to admit that, overall, the existence of the Church of Helm

For him, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. As a member of the vested interests, he certainly hopes for stability, which is consistent with the thoughts of the Church of Helm.

It is undeniable that this proposal is quite tempting to Tang Zhao. Besides, the current situation is stronger than others, and he does not want to risk his life and anger a beholder in its lair.

[No problem, as long as you tell me the news about the Demon Scroll, I will never do anything unnecessary. As for the Church of Helm, their goal has never been the Cyclops Gang or any beholder, their goal is only the Demon Scroll.

, As long as this goal is achieved and the clues are obtained, I am confident that they will not do anything wrong.】

"No problem, I'll talk next, you listen quietly, don't ask any unnecessary questions, wait until it's over, do you understand?"

Tang Zhao said nothing and nodded lightly to express his understanding.

The beholder's expression was a little more satisfied: "First of all, the hobgoblin and I have some small transactions. There are more than you need to know. The result is that I help sell demon scrolls. So far, the sales are not very good. I have only sold

Forty copies."

The number of forty copies made Tang Zhao twitch his lips hard - this number was probably more than the number of scrolls in the southern part of Insula. Originally, he thought that only a few scrolls had escaped to the human world. Now it seems that two

At least they are evenly matched.

"Of course, there are not as many buyers as forty, only ten. These ten people all had scrolls in their hands before. Judging from the information I have received so far, eight of them are from eastern Oran.

Not the west near here. Although I am too lazy to study it, the overwhelming data is very telling. I am afraid that there will be a few more demons infiltrating from the east."

Now things seem to be much more serious. I originally thought that the forest was a smoke bomb, and the main attack direction might be Luford in the west. Now it seems that the entire west might be a smoke bomb. The real target of the devil and the hobgoblin is actually the east, and this method

It is more hidden, otherwise Tang Zhao and Bock would not hear any news now.

"You don't have to worry about humans. There's no need. As long as a few Balor Balrogs don't come in, they can perfectly solve the devil's matter. At most, it's just a few people who will die. There is no shortage of people in Oran, tens of thousands of people will die."

It won’t have much impact on this country.”

Of course, Tang Zhao's world view was different from that of the other party. He didn't care what the beholder said and didn't delve into it. He just listened to the information and facts.

Of course, these analyzes are not useless. At least Tang Zhao knew that Luford was not as simple as he seemed. There were also powerful people in Oran. His previous impression of Oran was limited to the Imperial Guards and the Vulture Knights.

In fact, that is just Oran's conventional power. Regarding the extraordinary power, we need to wait and see and re-evaluate.

"I can provide you with information about these two people. They are both in Luford. I don't need any special reward. I just want you to do me a small favor."

[If you have anything to do, just say it and I will do my best, as long as it does not violate my principles and beliefs.]

"Don't worry, things will be easy to handle. Do you remember the responsible person from the Chamber of Commerce? In fact, he is the president of the Cyclops Gang. You have gained something from this visit. All the information was extracted from his mouth. Follow the eye

It has nothing to do with demons or other great creatures, do you understand?

There is no need to consider your weird sense of guilt. This person totally deserves it. Go to the port area and ask, who doesn’t know about Christian’s evil deeds? You are doing harm to the people. And you don’t have to worry about the hobgoblin.

Those idiots who only have steel and swords in mind have always been negotiating with Christian. They could not imagine that only a great beholder would have such a tolerant heart and be able to ignore their stupidity and do business with them.

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The beholder's arrogance and desire for expression sometimes have benefits. They always want to show off their intelligence and will share their plans with others, which allowed Tang Zhao to understand their intentions.

There is nothing wrong with this move. Introducing a scapegoat can not only calm the suspicions of the hobgoblins, but also prevent further investigation by the Church of Helm. He himself has not suffered any losses.

[However, in this case, will he cooperate? This matter will definitely lead to death. 】

"Don't worry. You need to have a basic understanding of the beholder's abilities. If I want to, Christian can just go to the door of the Helm Order and commit suicide. Don't worry and do it."

Tang Zhao thought about it for a while, whether he should follow the instructions and join in the beholder's deeds, and then found that he seemed to have no choice but to do so, because there must be some support behind this beholder, otherwise it would be impossible to take root in a traditional human city.

Not those commercial city-states,

People's fear and resistance to alien species are very obvious. Once discovered, it will be a trouble for the beholders. No matter how powerful they are, they are not truly otherworldly. Facing hundreds or thousands of elite warriors, they will still die.

, even if you consume magic power, you will be consumed to death.

To be able to live till now and still be so comfortable, he must have something to rely on.

[Judging from the opposition to the Church of Heim, it should not be the Wang family, maybe it is the same faction as the supporters behind Earl Luford.]

Tang Zhao felt that there was a great mystery behind this city, but it was not the time for him to get involved. If he entered rashly now, he could only be used as cannon fodder.

It's like an African lion and a Nile crocodile competing for food in shallow water. Whoever wins or loses has no part in it. He is an opportunistic wild dog. At most, he follows them in and eats some scraps.

Before Tang Zhao has the ability to influence the city, it is better to let him remain as is and not to muddy the waters. This beholder is an integral part of the balance of underground forces and is indispensable.

With this idea in mind, Tang Zhao reached a deal with the beholder, and the scapegoat was pushed out. The beholder is still lurking quietly underground in Luford, waiting for the next good opportunity to grab profits.
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