In the deep and dark cave, a huge red dragon lay on top of mountains of gold and silver treasures, motionless as if it had fallen into a long sleep.
However, if you look closely, you will find that his two eyes are actually open, but for some reason, they are not like a normal red dragon, which will show an orange-red light like the flow of lava. Instead, they show a dim and
There is no focus state.
In front of the huge dragon head, you can vaguely see a 30 cm long, four-sided prismatic pulsating crystal placed vertically.
You don't need to ask to know that this red dragon is Hephaestus, who was severely tricked by the cunning and cunning Jarlaxle.
His dull eyes were caused by accidentally spraying the broken magic crystal with high-temperature flame breath, which caused the release of terrifying energy inside it, resulting in catastrophic results.
As for the crystal in front of me, it is naturally the famous evil artifact - "Clinshinibon".
But at this moment, the broken magic crystal is no longer able to unscrupulously carry out large-scale hints to various nearby evil creatures as before, so that they can serve their own evil purposes and ambitions.
Even the original luster has been lost, just like an ordinary crystal column.
Because although Hephaestus' dragon breath did not completely destroy it, it caused great trauma to the consciousness inside the artifact, so that it began to become incomplete and could no longer carry out rational logical thinking.
But at the same time, this attack unexpectedly revealed the secret of Clinshinibon hidden in the deepest part, about how it was born.
Through the transparent crystal pillar, you can vaguely see seven shadows that appear and disappear inside.
Obviously, they are the seven lichs who originally created this evil artifact, and they are also the source of the original magical power of the Shattered Demon Crystal.
To be precise, after the magic ceremony, the seven creator lichs, along with their bodies and phylacteries, were all sucked into and sealed inside the artifact.
Before, their spirit and will were suppressed by Clinshinibon's consciousness, and they didn't even have a chance to come forward.
But now, with Clinshinibon's will severely damaged, the lich finally found a chance to come out for some air.
Unfortunately, the phylactery has been completely absorbed by the crystal pillar, and its life and soul are permanently bound to the broken magic crystal, so they have no chance to escape.
As for the red dragon Hephaestus, he has been in a trance since he became blind, often falling into a strange state of stillness.
Moreover, this state of neither thinking nor sleeping gradually became more and more frequent and lasted longer as time went by. This time it lasted for a whole month.
If it had been any other creature, I'm afraid it would have starved to death long ago.
But for a giant dragon that can survive by eating dirt, this is obviously nothing. It will take at least another hundred years of continuous starvation to lead to death.
Just when Hephaestus finally recovered from the weird state that could not be described in words and was about to stretch his body a little, his keen sense of smell and blindness suddenly noticed that there was an extra person in the lair, and he immediately
He stood up alertly and shouted loudly: "Who? Who is there?"
"It's me."
With an emotionless response, Zuo Si, who had been observing in the dark for a while, slowly walked out of the shadows.
To be honest, at first he couldn't believe that a red dragon in its prime had serious mental and soul problems just because of a burst of energy from a broken magic crystal.
But after seeing it with my own eyes, I discovered that the actual situation was more complicated and unimaginable than expected.
Because when Clinshinibon exploded, part of its original will was absorbed by Hephaestus along with the energy spurt, and after years of fusion and assimilation, it eventually became part of his soul and consciousness.
No wonder the consciousness of the broken magic crystal was awakened when the spell plague broke out in the future and formed a large-scale chaotic magic storm. It was immediately able to merge with the red dragon, transforming the body into a special dracolich state, and even
Calls himself the "King of the Netherworld".
In addition, there is something vaguely like a seed created by spiritual energy inside the broken magic crystal.
If nothing else, this is the mind flayer who was sprayed to death by the dragon's breath - Ihalas Creek, who retained a mixture of memories and soul fragments through special means at the last moment before his death.
There is no doubt that the huge energy released by Hephaestus when he sprayed Clinshinibon with his breath of flames inevitably caused such amazing and confusing magical effects that even several parties involved could not figure out what happened.
What.
This is why the Crazy Mage is recognized as the most dangerous spellcaster.
Under the influence of out-of-control frenzied fluctuations, even the lowest level zero-level spell may cause the astonishing destructive power of five-, six-, and seven-level spells.
Except for the goddess of magic herself and the chosen people she gave the silver fire, no one else has the ability to calm down the crazy magic fluctuations that have occurred.
Usually, the only thing you can do at this time is to stop using all spells, scrolls, items and potions, and then turn around and run wildly while praying to Tymora, the goddess of luck.
Obviously, the current broken magic crystal is no longer the pulsating crystal column, but must add this red dragon to be a complete whole.
"A human?!"
There was a trace of surprise in Hephaestus' tone.
Because he is completely blind, he has not left the nest for a long time, and he has no idea what has happened outside in recent years.
But I know that under normal circumstances, no human being would dare to break into his lair easily.
"Haha, I came all the way from Calimport in the south just to get the legendary artifact, the broken magic crystal - Clinshinibon. If you don't mind, can you give it to me directly?
This is good for both of us. Especially you, maybe you can save your own life."
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Zuo Si politely expressed his intention.
Of course, no matter how polite you are, you can't hide the fact that this is a naked robbery.
As the saying goes, artifacts can only be found by those with "virtue".
What kind of virtue is this "virtue"?
Of course it is "martial ethics"!
At least Zuo Si has always understood it this way.
Hephaestus was stunned on the spot and could not recover for a long time.
Because he has only robbed others in his life. When did someone else rob him?
But soon, the red dragon instantly entered a state of rage. Without saying a word, it opened its mouth and sprayed out hot dragon breath in the direction of Zuo Si.
Boom!!!!!!!
A bright and dazzling blue-red cone-shaped flame directly swept through the originally not very spacious passage in the cave.
But unfortunately, this kind of single, changeless and very easy to predict attack is of no use to Zuo Si now.
He himself had long drank the flame protection potion, and the moment the hot dragon's breath approached, it was firmly blocked by an invisible energy field, just like the rushing river water was separated by a hard rock.
.
"Alas - you really don't have a long memory!"
Zuo Si couldn't help but sigh slightly, and instantly transformed into the form of a giant dragon. He opened his big mouth full of fangs and without saying a word, spit out an extremely effective lightning breath that shone with silver light in response.
Snap!
The result was just one second later...
The thick electric beam hit Hephaestus' chest on the spot.
The terrifying energy released in just an instant caused his whole body to tilt back uncontrollably, and even his breath of flames was forcibly interrupted. At the same time, his muscles twitched violently uncontrollably, and he finally rolled and crawled from the treasure.
He rolled down the pile, his face full of shock and fear.
Especially in the area where it was hit, there were obvious signs of large areas of burnt black carbonization.
He simply couldn't believe that with his size and strong vitality, he couldn't even withstand a lightning breath, and he lost almost half of his life in an instant.
Of course, this has a lot to do with Hephaestus being blind.
After all, if he could see it, he would find that Zuo Si, who had transformed into a giant dragon, was more than twice as long as him, and his height and weight gave him an overwhelming advantage.
Set against the huge blue dragon's body, the red dragon on the side is as "petite and cute" as a child who has not grown up.
What's more, after Zuo Si absorbed the power of Ivicola Sagram's "sharp teeth", the power of his lightning breath in the form of a dragon has already surpassed the latter.
Coupled with the breath and spell effectiveness granted by the [Supreme Talisman], one bite is enough to surpass most legendary magics that are not very lethal.
To be exact, even the most powerful and durable red dragon in its prime among the five-color dragons may be killed on the spot by this blow.
Fortunately, Hephaestus is not too young, and is obviously equipped with equipment that increases spell resistance, so it is just a serious injury.
Zuo Si walked forward unceremoniously, raised one front paw and pressed the opponent's head directly into the soil. The other front paw picked up the broken magic crystal that fell on the ground, feeling what was inside.
With the power, he said in a slightly playful tone: "You know what? What I hate most are brainless idiots, and idiots who refuse to eat and drink as a penalty! Unfortunately, you have taken both of them now."
"Damn! If you want Clinshinibon, take it! Let me go! I didn't know you were a powerful ancient blue dragon!"
Hephaestus roared unwillingly, angry and annoyed.
To be continued...