crown of stars

The drow warrior in a coma was thrown into the bottomless crack, and it took a while for Messiah to catch a low crashing sound from the ground with his sensitive hearing.

He had already thrown five drow squads through the gap, which meant that five elite squads were gone forever, and the next team sent by the nearby drow family would have a more powerful priestess.

Messiah stands on the edge of a cliff, looking down from the darkness, his glowing green eyes peering through the obstacles to see the activities in the shadows.

He doesn't know where this is, but it's definitely not the demiplane that imprisoned him, where there are only endless winds and wind elements.This was underground, and it was completely different from the underground he had known before.

The noisy river flows from a cave on the surface into the ground, passes through layers of rock, and flows in a zigzag pattern through the well-defined dark regions.The cold water vapor drips from the stalactites, forming gorgeous travertine at the bottom of the pool, and the transparent fish without scales swims along the side of the stone in awe.Large pieces of lichen and a small amount of luminescent moss grow on the rock wall, and are carefully picked off by caravans passing by on the way, and used as lighting tools and camel animal feed.

In Messiah's vision, a group of people wrapped in thick cloaks, covering their faces, were holding onto the cliff with both hands, and passed the dangerous hanging plank road precariously.The icy wind blew through the cave, screaming like a baby crying.

Messiah took a few steps back, leaned against the huge crystal pillar, and took out the orb he found from the illithid.

The ball looks a bit disgusting, its surface is covered with wrinkles, covered with slippery mucus, it looks more like a brain soaked in a special potion than a leather ball.

Messiah propped up the ball with three fingers, held it to a place parallel to his eyes, and looked at it carefully.Apart from its disgusting appearance, the sphere was inconspicuous, and Messiah couldn't figure out why the octopus head would hide it in the pool so preciously.

Messiah tried to throw it up, smashed it against a pillar, and threw it into a pool of salt water.Even when it was picked up from the fire, it still looked the same, at most half of the slime had evaporated, and black scorched marks appeared on the surface.Finally, he had an idea and injected his innate strength into the little meat ball.

A dense red pattern first appeared on the surface of the ball, and after he continued to pour his power into the ball, it changed into a royal blue pattern. The pattern changed from a regular geometric shape to a pattern of stretching branches.Then there was a slight tremor from the inner core of the sphere, and there was a "click", as if some shackles had been undone, and the mystery of the entire sphere was opened to him.

A huge amount of knowledge poured into his mind, Messiah felt dizzy, and at the same time, the other half of his soul, which was firmly suppressed by him, showed signs of loosening.

Messiah stuffed the ball back into his pocket with his backhand, and pressed the center of his eyebrows hard.He understood long ago that there is another consciousness in this body, and if he symbolizes order and restraint, then the other 'he' is chaos and destruction.

The knowledge he had just acquired from the sphere had shaken his will, and had nearly caused another 'he' to emerge again.However, after a glimpse of the sphere, Messiah also had a preliminary understanding of the current situation.

He is indeed in the underground, a place called the Underdark.The history of the Underdark is as old as the surface world, if not older.When the cataclysm occurred, some races disappeared from the surface, but they continued here.The special geographical environment of the Underdark makes it produce some special materials and even slaves. In order to compete for scarce water and food, the races living in the Underdark have become more vicious and aggressive.

The octopus head that summoned him and was immediately killed by him was one of them.The real race of the octopus-head mage is called the illithid, also known as the mind flayer, who is the notorious mind master and brain predator in the underground world.

Illithids often live in groups in a huge city, with thousands of servants and guards, guarding the most noble mastermind.Fortunately, what Messiah met was an arcane spirit sucker who turned to arcane and was spurned by most spirit suckers.

Illithids revere the Mastermind and wish to become one with the Mastermind in their brain pool after death.However, this ball placed in the water is not a master brain in the usual sense.

It's actually a secondary brain, the creation of that unknown illithid.Perhaps it still has nostalgia for its hometown in its heart, so it puts this thing that should follow it closely into its brain pool as a symbol of a master brain.

Messiah thinks it is a bit like an electronic computer, used to assist the spirit sucker to calculate and think about things, but the spirit sucker has turned into an iron squid, and this part of the ability to think has also been lost.The current auxiliary brain is at most equivalent to a home computer with full data and no Internet.

But this also helped Messiah a great favor. When he first came, Messiah couldn't even understand the words, and even had to hide in the dark naked until he got enough clothes for himself.The first-line knowledge leaked from the auxiliary brain made Messiah's life a qualitative leap.

Messiah straightened up, and began to pace briskly along his body and along the edge of the illithid's lair.

As a homeless wanderer, in order to ensure safety, illithids continue to build and abandon lairs. The nearest residence is at the lower reaches of the stream, separated by two waterfalls, and covered by two huge crystal clusters. in the hole.

For the natural moat that is difficult for ordinary people to cross, Messiah did not even spread his wings. He tapped a few points on the raised rocks and jumped over them lightly.

The cave seems to have been abandoned for a long time, and the crystal clusters in front of the door are about to merge into one.Messiah raised the scabbard and smashed through the crystal pillar.

Various magic circles emerged from the walls and the ground, and all kinds of magical auras quickly gathered together to completely wipe out the intruders.

Messiah opened his hands, strands of silver thread swayed from his fingertips, penetrated into the gaps of the magic circle like needles and threads, and entangled with the original runes regardless of each other.

The magic circle flickered a few times in a hurry, and finally went out.

The environment inside the door is much better. Apart from the stuffy air and the empty brain pool, it is still clean and tidy. The rooms are separated by crystals, and the curtain hangs at the door.Some unimportant books and things were neatly placed in the cabinet, as if they were still waiting for the owner to return.Nigel even found a few sets of old and delicate clothes in it.

It's a pity that the master will never come back.

The Messiah returned along the same path. Except for a few salamanders that disappeared from the crevices in a panic, everything was lackluster.

Nigel swallowed the last mouthful of dry food with water, and the tall figure of Messiah appeared in the doorway of the hall.

Stubborn blue eyes and a pair of fierce green eyes briefly met, and Nigel bowed his neck in submission to the Messiah.

"Your movements show submission, but your eyes don't seem to do that."

Many races and professions in the world have the ability to understand languages. Nigel is not surprised that Messiah can speak the Underground Common Language, but it is one thing to be able to speak it. It seems that Messiah can use it so fluently and proficiently. than he imagined.Even gray dwarves and drows are not proficient in some places.

"It is because I am so weak that I surrender to the strong." Then take every opportunity to become stronger until you take full control of your own destiny.

Nigel felt a substantial gaze on his back, as if cutting through the skin and bones to see through his dark thoughts.The high fever that subsided a little bit stretched out its claws towards him, his sanity was faltering, and he seemed to fall into chaos again at any moment.

"Pack up your things and follow."

The other party touched the shackles on his wrists, and after the handcuffs made a sharp and crisp sound, the pieces fell into the dust.Nigel suddenly felt a long-lost freedom, and his body almost floated with the wind.

He had nothing to clean up, so he simply grabbed the water bag and followed Messiah, leaving the completely ruined illithid lair.

The Messiah walked quickly, stopping every now and then to wait for the half-elves who were sick and feverish.Nigel trudged along the path with one foot deep and one foot shallow, occasionally shivering a few times due to the blowing mountain wind, and then bumped into Messiah's back with blank eyes.

Nigel knew that such a state was extremely dangerous, and he might be buried in an invisible danger at some point.But maybe because of the existence of the Messiah, he unconsciously let down his vigilance.

Where is he taking me?

How are you going to treat me?

Nigel tried to turn his sluggish brain, but the severe fever stalled his ability to think, and instead he began to have severe headaches.

Anyway, it won't be worse than it is now...

Nigel thought to himself mockingly, and gave up thinking deeply.

Messiah's patience was finally exhausted when Nigel was about to fall to the edge of the cliff, and he couldn't bear to lift Nigel up.

As a result, the speed of travel was increased several times. Nigel was clamped between solid arms and was led to toss and turn on the rugged mountain road.Stepping on the sharp stone tip and crossing the bottomless deep well, he can even see every stone hitting the rock wall, every time it seems to dance on the tip of the knife, deadly and graceful.

Nigel remembered the chaotic dream, but differently.In the dream, he was walking towards the abyss, but outside the dream, he was walking away from danger.

Messiah gently put Nigel down outside the crystal cave, and bent down to enter the interior.There is a hole in the sky inside, and the Messiah's height of seven feet does not feel cramped.The dim light outside the cave is reflected by the crystals and casts brilliant light spots on the dome and the ground.

Nigel watched everything obsessively, and his blue eyes became bright because of it, but he still kept a cautious distance from the crystal pillar.

As a mage, it is impossible not to have all kinds of magic traps in the residence, and there is a finger of death under the floor you are going to step on next.

Nigel carefully studied the Messiah's route, and carefully placed his own feet in his steps to avoid triggering the magic trap.

Nigel looked around as he walked, and when he saw the empty pool with a similar shape, he immediately remembered the figure of the illithid.

This is also the lair of the illithid, maybe it was his former "master", and the messiah killed him, and this bright and crystal-clear cave naturally became the legacy of the illithid, inherited by the messiah .

The author has something to say:

The background in this article is the west, so the unit of length is feet, that is to say, the male protagonist is two meters tall and one

No one is watching, should I adjust it and change it to the next day?