Lord of Spells from Faerûn

In the next few days, Drizzt led Wulfgar in rigorous and painstaking martial arts training. The dark elf was surprised to find that this barbarian was so talented. Many of his difficult martial arts were quickly defeated by the opponent. learn.

Imric also lived in the dwarf valley. He made a transaction request to the dwarves to purchase equipment and weapons in bulk, and spent several days in the process of bargaining with each other. This group of greedy dwarves refused to give in, but The mage's bargaining power is not something to be trifled with either.

On the other side, under the cover of the blizzard blowing from the eastern tundra to the Ten Towns, the team led by the frost giants was crossing the Great Cone of Cairn and heading towards the southern crowds. The leader of the frost giants, Bi Lin, led the team to camp and rest nearby. Prepare to travel again the next day.

At night, when the subgiants in the team were patrolling, two uninvited guests broke into the area where they were camping.

"There is a spy!" said a sub-giant.

"What a fool! You come here for reconnaissance and start a fire," said the other end.

"Let's smash them!" said the first sub-giant who spoke, and it began to walk towards the orange fire.

"The leader tells us not to act rashly!" the third head reminded the other two. "We are here to observe them, not to crush them!"

They walked down the stone path as secretly as possible to the dwarf's small tent. So the sound they make just sounds like rolling boulders.

The two dwarves had long noticed that something was approaching. They drew their weapons and prepared, but a fisherman, whom they thought might be Wulfgar, Drizzt, or Kaikoni, saw their campfire and came to dine with them.

When the sub-giants came to the camp, the dwarves were already standing there steadily with weapons in hand.

"We have been discovered!" one of the giants said, and it immediately ducked into the darkness next to it.

"Shut up!" said the other end.

The third giant knew as well as the second that the dwarves didn't know who they were, so it grabbed the second by the shoulders and smiled evilly. "If they have discovered us," the sub-giant reasoned smartly, "then we have no other choice but to crush them!"

The two dwarves looked at the three huge creatures in front of them in horror. They swallowed their saliva and clenched their weapons, ready to find an opportunity to escape at any time.

The Danya giants picked up the wooden sticks in their hands and smashed the two dwarves to death with three blows. They carried them on their shoulders and prepared to take them back to the camp to cook and eat. However, they did not know that a certain mage was triggered when they left. The magic alarm left here, a magic eyeball was born in the night, silently watching the departing giant.

Kessell, who was far away at the Spine of the World, was currently imagining that his exploration force would go deep into the enemy's hinterland to complete the mission. Little did he know that the giants he trusted had exposed themselves just from the beginning, just as the Shattered Demon Crystal and Ertu had guessed.

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The next day, there was a commotion in the Dwarf Valley. After Imrik stepped out of the house, he found many dwarves busy as if they were looking for something.

He knew that this must be related to the scene observed by the [Arcane Eye] last night after the magic alarm he left outside the dwarf valley was triggered. He saw three sub-giants carrying something and leaving in the middle of the night. There was a battle in the place. Mark of.

Imrik was too lazy to mind his own business. There were too many creatures in Icewind Dale that were attacked by frost giants in the wild. These man-eating monsters would not refuse anyone who came and would eat anything for food.

But what happened at the Spine of the World, as well as the monster army glimpsed in the frost giant's memory, gave Imric a bad feeling. He was a little worried, maybe the senior mage really had something to hide. Man's secret, planning to invade Icewind Dale?

Bruno passed by him at this time and said anxiously: "Two dwarves have disappeared. Imric, can you find them?"

Imric came to a conclusion in his mind, nodded slightly and said: "Go outside the valley, there are clues there."

Then he reached out and grabbed Bruno, and the two figures disappeared instantly. Imrik used [Teleportation] to instantly arrive at the place where he saw the sub-giant last night.

Bruno immediately noticed that the surrounding rocks were full of blood, and there were three giant footprints extending into the distance.

In the distance, the figures of Drizzt and Wulfgar also appeared. They followed the footprints and said in surprise: "Why are you here?"

Then Bruenor told them about the disappearance of the two dwarves, and Drizzt and Wulfgar looked at each other solemnly.

"We saw human skin by the stream, covered with beards." Drizzt said in a low voice. Only one humanoid creature has so many beards.

Bruno was stunned for a moment, with sadness in his eyes. He took a deep breath and said coldly: "Take me there."

Several people came to the stream, and sure enough, on a sharp stone there was a human skin stained with blood and covered with beards. Bruno took the skin off and put it away solemnly. He recognized that it belonged to a dwarf. Skin, I'm afraid those two dwarves have been killed by the giant.

Bruno sighed, this is the current situation of living in the ice field, with all kinds of monsters emerging in an endless stream eagerly looking forward to the flesh and blood of humans and dwarves.

The dark elf reminded at this time: "We need to know more about what is going on here. Tonight may be our only chance. Are these giants just passing bandits, or are their lairs nearby? Are there other monsters? ?”

Bruno didn't speak, he was still in sorrow. Wulfgar hesitated, sat next to Bruno, and gently stroked the old dwarf's back with his hand.

Imrik looked at where the stream flowed and said softly: "The sub-giants are nothing more than that. What I'm worried about is what we saw at the Spine of the World."

Drizzt was stunned for a moment. He also thought of this, but even the mage was doubting it, which made his heart heavier. Icewind Dale had already suffered too many hardships and could not bear any more. The monster army The power is several times that of the barbarians, coupled with the powerful mage that even Imrik is not confident to solve.

Bruno also raised his head at this time and looked at Drizzt with doubts. The dark elves told Bruno about the monster army they saw at the Spine of the World: "We were also attacked by frost giants at the Spine of the World. They claimed that they There is a mage master, and the other party has formed an army of monsters."

The dwarf's face changed drastically, and he stood up suddenly: "I must go back and inform the tribe to prepare for battle. I would rather kill by mistake than let go. If we encounter this group of monster troops without preparation, we will be in catastrophe!"

Drizzt nodded and said: "You go ahead, the three of us will solve the sub-giants. I hope this is just our guess."