What bad thoughts can a paladin have?

Chapter 11 The Observer Beholder

"How to do?"

After leaving the room, the three began to discuss in low voices.

Of course, it was mainly the two Rockbreakers who said that Ryan was only responsible for listening.

"Of course, kill the alien creature that the binding spirit said, and then go to him to exchange for some treasures and gems! Otherwise, we will lose a lot!" Rock Breaker Thorin said viciously.

Thinking that he was forced to pay for his life to the bound spirit, the gray dwarf warrior felt his teeth itch.

The fourth time, this is the fourth time!

Since he came to this Phandalin mine, he has been plucked by others four times, either actively or passively!

For a money-hungry dwarf, this is more painful than killing him.

Thinking of this, the gray dwarf warrior glanced intentionally or unintentionally at the human boy named "Sri Jan".

He swears that after everything is over, he must turn this kid into a slave and sell him to the Underdark region to make up for the loss of his trip!

Pretending not to see the malice in the eyes of Thorin the Rockbreaker, Ren continued to play a harmless human kid.

He said with some "worries":

"But Brother Sorin, the bound spirit didn't dare to do it himself, but entrusted us with the task. Is it because the alien creatures in his mouth are too powerful? In my opinion, he may want to use us as a temptation The opponent's strength may be the cannon fodder."

Rockbreaker Thorin showed a slightly ferocious smile, and said lightly:
"Mr. Siri, you don't understand. A creature like a binding spirit is bound, and he cannot stay away from the place where he was born. It is precisely because of this that he entrusted this matter to us."

Tsk, even if you don't tell me, grandpa knows.As a paladin, fighting against undead creatures and alien creatures is commonplace, how could it be possible not to know their details?

With a sneer in his heart, Ren's eyes showed a hint of timidity at the right time, and he said in a condescending way: "Then can we just ignore this mess?"

"No," Thorin the Rockbreaker shook his head, his tone filled with frustration, "In this way, wouldn't that magic scroll be given to that spirit-bound spirit in vain? This is absolutely impossible! At least, I want to Reduce the loss a little! Why, isn’t Mr. Siri willing to join our brothers?”

As his words fell, Ren noticed that the atmosphere froze in an instant.

The gray dwarf rogue at the side stood up silently, kept wiping the dagger in his hand, and kept looking at his throat, threatening immediately.

"How far can I go in this mine alone?" Ren rubbed his hands and said with a dry smile, "Since Brother Sorin intends to eradicate that alien creature, how can I, Sri Jan Putting your friend's safety at risk? Count me in!"

"It's your acquaintance."

Rockbreaker Werther grumbled, the dagger twisted in his hand, and inserted it into the scabbard tied to his thigh.

"follow me."

The rogue who escaped into the shadows whispered.

Under the leadership of the rogue, a group of people walked through the dark and winding mine tunnels, and finally came to the gate of the magic factory mentioned by the binding spirit.

The heavy double-opening stone gates are full of pits left by spell bombing, and the iron hinges in the middle are still partially melted.

These are enough to explain the intensity of the battle here.

Facing the burnt hinges, the rogue's lockpicking tools were completely useless.

In the end, it was the Rockbreaker Thorin who stepped forward, and with the help of his powerful strength, forcibly pulled the iron chain away.

Gently pushing open the stone door, the first thing the three of them saw was a production workshop the size of a basketball court.

But it is a pity that the battle of the year has already destroyed the place extremely seriously.The four workbenches in the corners of the room were charred, and the plaster on the stone walls had been blackened by smoke.

What attracted the attention of the three of Rennes most was a small brazier on the stone base in the center of the room, inside which was a mysterious green flame that was constantly surging and jumping.

With the swaying of the green flame, both the gray dwarf brothers and Ren can clearly feel that the concentration of magic particles in the workshop is much higher than that in other places.

"Oh, look, here comes another group of adventurers!"

In the darkness where the flames couldn't shine, a pair of eyes opened one after another, and then, a thick but vague voice sounded in the minds of the three of Ren.

telepathy!

The faces of the gray dwarf brothers changed, and they put their hands on the weapons one after another.

The gray dwarves hate creatures with telepathy.Because they overthrew the rule of the spirit suckers who are good at using psychic power, and thus gained freedom.

And spiritual power, in the mouth of spellcasters, is often called [spiritual energy].

The next moment, a ray of light suddenly burst out in the darkness.

The gray dwarf brothers hastily closed their eyes and turned away.

As members of the Underdark, they are naturally photophobic and extremely sensitive to light.

Ren also frowned slightly, looking at the creature that appeared from behind the brazier.

It was a round meat ball floating in the air. Below the meat ball was a huge mouth full of dagger-like teeth. Above the mouth was a huge one-eyed eye.

Around the sphere, there are tentacles dancing non-stop, and the ends of the tentacles are connected with eyes.

Obviously, these eyes are the ones that the three of them saw suddenly appeared just now.

The one eye between these eyes and the meatball is staring at the three of Ren with interest.

"Oh, let me see, one human, two gray dwarves, what an interesting combination!"

"Eye Demon!"

The gray dwarf brother said with a strange expression.

Beholders are no strangers to gray dwarves, after all, both are races that live in the Underdark.

The two of them really didn't expect that the alien creature mentioned by the binding spirit turned out to be a beholder!

No, it's the watcher beholder!
Ren looked at the beholder floating in the air and said silently in his heart.

A watcher beholder is a low-level beholder that a spellcaster ritually summons from another plane of existence.Since the spell component of the summoning ritual requires four beholder eyestalks as consumables, the number of eyes a watcher beholder usually has is a multiple of four—either four or eight.

Those observer beholders with 12 or 16 pieces are either quasi-legendary beholder elders or legendary beholder tyrants, and they rarely answer the call and come to the main material plane.

A summoned beholder will serve its summoner, usually guarding the location or treasure designated by the summoner for 101 years.

During this time, they prevent any creature other than the summoner from entering the location or using the item.

A watcher beholder never relinquishes its duties unless instructed otherwise by its summoner.

If the guarded item is stolen or damaged before the time limit expires, the observer beholder will also disappear and return to the original plane.

During the period of guarding the treasure, the observer beholder can't do anything, it can only perform its duty of guarding the treasure honestly until it completes its mission.

(End of this chapter)