Chapter 249 The deadliest dagger always comes from behind(2/4)
Without a doubt!
Zuo Si's words instantly stunned Yisi Aimi.
He originally thought that even if the other party did not agree to his conditions, he would at least try to use release spells to bring these captives back to their senses, just like how he released the two enslaved brass dragons before.
But Zuo Si, on the other hand, acted like he didn't care about the life and death of his companions.
The two of them stared at each other in silence for a long time. Finally, the Heartbreaker chose to take a step back and asked through telepathy: "What exactly do you want? Wealth? Fame? Power? Various magic items? As long as we
Yes, I can give you everything. There is only one condition, and that is to end the dispute and leave this level."
"Sorry, I am a very greedy person, so I want them all, even the broken shell ship behind you. So let's save the boring nonsense and let us decide in the simplest and most direct way.
, who can survive and get everything from the other person."
While speaking, Zuo Si directly activated a biological card hidden in his sleeve.
In the blink of an eye, four dead-eye tyrants appeared out of thin air. They immediately opened their main eyes and shot out cone-shaped anti-magic force fields.
Although psychic energy is very different from magic and divine arts, it is ultimately a kind of energy that will be suppressed by anti-magic force fields.
The Mind Flayer's hand-to-hand combat abilities are notoriously poor.
However, as a mind-destroying demon, Yisemiton obviously does not lose all his abilities when covered by an anti-magic force field like his lower-level counterparts.
On the contrary, he relied on his powerful spell resistance to break free from the shackles of the anti-magic force field, quickly transformed his spiritual energy into a high-frequency shock wave, and crashed directly into Zuo Si's location.
At the same time, this guy didn't forget to give attack orders to all enslaved creatures through the spiritual connection.
More than thirty controlled adventurers did not hesitate for a second, casting spells when they should, charging when they should, and shooting arrows when they should.
Even the two brass dragons that dived to attack were seriously injured by the ice storm released by a mage standing outside the anti-magic field.
In addition, an elf suspected of being a magic archer also shot an arrow containing astonishing necromancy magic energy, which accidentally hit the chest of one of the brass dragons.
The arrow not only tore through the strong dragon scales, but also penetrated deeply into the muscles, causing terrible damage to one of the most important organs, the heart.
This caused the entire dragon to fall to the ground, and blood spurted out from the wound crazily.
Although the dragon's vitality won't kill him for a while, if he doesn't receive timely treatment, it will only be a matter of time.
Judging from the power and enchantment level of the arrows, this is probably the most powerful skill of the magic archer - Death Arrow.
Any creature that is penetrated by such arrows and whose Constitution and Fortitude saving throws are not high enough will almost die suddenly on the spot, even giant dragons are no exception.
Seeing this, the other party did not dare to approach these adventurers with very high professional levels, so they quickly raised their altitude and retreated backwards.
But unfortunately, in this generally low underground depth, it is simply impossible to escape by flying.
In addition, the dragon itself is a very huge and easy target to lock and aim at. He was hit in the eye by a second arrow before he ran very far. He screamed and fell from a high place, and was besieged by several melee adventurers.
, and soon became scarred.
"You made a mistake! Human! That is, you shouldn't be our enemy. Don't worry, I won't kill you, but I will choose the strongest larvae to implant into your brain and transform you into one of us
One of the best."
Yisi Aimiton obviously hated Zuo Si very much, and his whole body exuded a terrifying evil spirit.
Because Zuo Si not only killed the giant mind flayers, which were the secret weapon used to deal with the Githyanki, but also killed a large number of newly transformed mind flayers, the "troops" he had finally replenished were in vain.
It was consumed for no reason.
You must know that successfully transforming a mind flayer is not an easy task.
The first is the problem of larvae - tadpoles.
These gadgets take at least ten years to grow, and most of them do not survive until the end (the survival rate is one thousandth or lower).
If you use underage larvae without authorization, the failure rate of transformation will be greatly increased.
And the conversion process takes up to a week.
This also means that unless there is a sufficient reserve of adult tadpoles and a sufficient number of slaves, it is impossible for the Mind Flayer to explode the population in a short period of time.
Yth-Emidon has already lost quite a few of his men in previous retaliatory actions against the Githyanki.
Therefore, many mind flayers in the seventeenth floor are newcomers who have just completed their transformation, and their control over psychic powers is far inferior to those of mind flayers who have lived for more than fifty years.
After Zuo Si made such a fuss, the seventeenth floor is now basically in a state of defenselessness.
If the Githyanki on the level above discover this and mobilize their forces to launch a fierce attack, Ith Amidon will have no other option but to abandon everything and run away.
Likewise, this will also lead to the plan he spent countless thoughts and energy formulating being in vain.
"Hmph, wishful thinking.
Through the lessons of the Githyanki and Githzerai, haven't you noticed yet?
In fact, you mind flayers have a very huge flaw, that is, you rely too much on slaves.
Especially for a leader like you, one person often has to control dozens or even hundreds of slaves. For this reason, he even has to create an illusion to accommodate the consciousness of those slaves.
In other words, as long as they kill you or make you unconscious, these enslaved adventurers will regain consciousness instantly."
As Zuo Si spoke, he activated several magic cards to isolate the adventurers who wanted to besiege him.
"Kill me? Can you do it alone? I highly doubt it." There was a hint of ridicule in Isemiton's tone.
In the eyes of this mind-destroying demon, there are so many enslaved adventurers around him. Even if the other party throws another big crack, it will only bring three or five people back to their senses, and it will not have a decisive impact on the current overall situation.
"Haha, when did I say that I was alone? In addition, haven't you heard that the strongest fortress is always breached from within, and the deadliest dagger always comes from behind?"
Speaking of this, Zuo Si suddenly paused, and then shouted bluntly: "What are you waiting for? Do it!"
As the last word blurted out, a Mind Flayer standing less than half a meter behind Eth Amidon suddenly pulled out a sharp dagger and stabbed him in the back of the heart at lightning speed.
The Heart Destroyer didn't expect that his subordinate would betray him. He turned around and his eyes burst out with shock and anger that could not be concealed. He suddenly raised his arm and released a spiritual shock, knocking the latter violently away.
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You don't need to ask to know that this mind flayer was summoned by Zuo Si through the creature card before.
Since he was never a member of this mind flayer community and was simply captured by the Githyanki, he managed to sneak in and lurk with little effort.
It wasn't until the master gave the order that he took off the disguise and revealed his true face.
It has to be said that the timing of this backstab was just right.
And when Isemiton pulled out the dagger from his back, he found that it was smeared with neurotoxin. Not only did the wound not feel pain, but it was sore and numb.
What's even worse is that within a few seconds, half of his body lost consciousness, his consciousness became increasingly blurred, and he was unable to enter a state of concentration for casting spells.
Several times I tried to use psychic powers to transform into forms to avoid being affected by the poison, but in the end all failed without exception.
Because the toxin smeared on that dagger is known for its quick effect and violent toxicity.
After a while, Isi Aimiton's eyelids started to twitch, and then he slowly lost his perception and awareness of the surrounding environment.
As soon as he fainted, the adventurers who were trapped in the illusion woke up from the gentle land and immediately turned their spearheads to kill the last few remaining mind flayers.
By the time the battle was over, the few remaining mind flayers were either chopped into pieces or surrendered and became prisoners.
Yes!
These mind flayers surrendered.
After all, they are just newcomers who have just completed their transformation, and they have not yet developed a strong sense of belonging to the Mind Flayer community and Eth Amidon, the leader of the Mind Flayers.
Coupled with the generally rational and self-protective way of thinking, it is normal to choose to surrender.
The two mind flayers, who were suspected of being technicians, even took the initiative to act as "leaders" and began to take Zuo Si to visit the interior of the shell ship and answer various questions he raised.
But unfortunately, after they told everything they knew, Zuo Si killed them without mercy, pried open the skull and took out the layer-protected brain inside.
Of course, not only these two mind flayers, but also the rest are dealt with in similar ways, either made into biological cards or killed and taken out of the brain, even Ith Amidon is no exception.
Although Zuo Si really wanted to include this psychic master in his collection.
But considering that the benefits of taking another method were greater, he decisively chose the latter.
After soaking the collected brains in a special magic solution to ensure that the cells would not die quickly, he turned his attention to the two dying brass dragons.
Due to excessive blood loss, both dragons have fallen into a deep coma, and their breathing is extremely weak, as if they may die at any time.
In particular, the arrows inserted in the chest and wrapped with astonishing necromantic magic energy have begun to erode the heart, and the surrounding muscles and blood have turned an appalling dark brown color. It is obviously not something that ordinary low-level magic can cure.<
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It is necessary to use some high-level magic that requires the consumption of valuable and rare magic materials, or directly use the nine-ring wishing technique.
If it was "one of our own", Zuo Si would certainly not mind paying this price.
But the problem is that he has no friendship with these two brass dragons at all, and he doesn't even know their names. They are just temporary allies against the Mind Flayer.
"Well - what should I do with you?
Why not, let me ask for your opinions first.
If you are willing to die in obscurity like this, then just say something;
If you are unwilling to survive, then please remain silent, and I will make you a planeswalker card to immortalize yourself in another way.
Of course, the price is a small change in memory.
To be continued...