Broad World

The Viper Mountains are a huge and vast rocky mountain range, rolling and extending westward, located just north of Bariskell Bridge and east of the High Wasteland. The terrain is roughly undulating hills and cliffs. Countless bards have sung about Interesting, yet contradictory ballads of these lost realms, even the folks at Baldur's Gate have heard the proverb "Bones and Thrones of the Lost Lands" from a ballad of unknown age.

Of course, 90% of the history and legends about this place have no factual basis. Most of them are the drunken talk of adventurers. Almost all of them are hidden, waiting to be discovered by the brave and lucky guy.

But anyone who wants to make a fortune here must think carefully in advance, because due to the heavy rainfall, the dwarf bushes covering the ground are extremely lush, and there are countless terrible poisonous snakes hidden below, and the tall hardwood forests are also a place for the wandering snake people. It provides a good living environment, so more than half of the adventurers who break in every year cannot leave alive, and human bones can be seen everywhere near the bushes and stone piles.

In addition to the above-mentioned dangers, it is said that there are terrible giant dragons living somewhere in the hills. Some adventurers claim that they have seen the scene of brass dragons and red dragons fighting, most likely for the control of the hunting ground.

"Well, I think we have arrived at the outskirts of the Viper Mountain Range. From now on, we must be more careful, especially not to approach the woods and bushes easily. Remember, no matter you hear or see any sound or image, don't chase it alone. , that is likely to be a magic trap created by the snake mage."

Karan looked at the complex hills in front of him, carefully told each teammate, and the two little lolita called their names one by one until they both nodded vigorously.

As an experienced team leader. He deliberately chose the early spring, the most vulnerable time for all snakes. After a long winter, most of them are still in a sleepy state, and the situation of snake people is similar.

After several days of arduous trekking, everyone finally crossed the Bariskell Bridge and headed north along the newly thawed Snakewei River, arriving here in a short time.

Although the time was short, Liv and Eileenia still felt the difficulty of being adventurers. Just walking for more than ten hours a day makes them complain endlessly. Their immature feet have been worn out with several blisters, and every time the day is over, their bodies are so sore that they are falling apart, and their legs are filled with lead. Similarly, if it wasn't for his particularly good and strong personality, I'm afraid I couldn't help but cry a long time ago.

The bard Ashley took out a rather scribbled map and looked at it, then analyzed in a low voice: "We should be at the southernmost end of the Viper Mountain Range, and we can see the two sides of the Snaketail River a little further northeast. One of the sources. According to the client, the ruins he needs to find are at the end there, occupied by a whole tribe of snake people."

"Damn it! So we not only have to climb the mountain, but also prepare to sneak in?" Dempsey the monk asked back, frowning.

"Yes, according to the mark on this map, the snake man occupies the upper part of the ruins. What we need to explore is the underground part, so as long as you are careful not to make any noise, you should be able to sneak in easily After speaking, Ashley folded the map carefully, stuffed it into the pocket inside the chain mail and put it away.

She is very confident in her own strength, especially when it comes to playing the harp. Through beautiful music, she can make creatures that have not yet become hostile sit down quietly. Taking advantage of this time, others can rush into the underground entrance silently.

Karan glanced worriedly at the two tired little lolis. Wei Wei sighed: "Hey... I hope so. I don't want to have any conflicts with those cold-blooded snake people. There are too many of them. Believe me, you will never want to know how terrible it is."

"Uncle, don't worry, if the snake people dare to attack, I will roast them all with fireballs."

Liv patted the "Fire Staff" on her waist, and said solemnly. A total of fifty fireballs and Aganasha's fire-breathing technique are her biggest reliance, generally speaking, as long as she is not besieged by thousands of monsters. There is no problem at all with blasting a bloody path.

"Don't! Don't use that thing lightly, otherwise it will easily wake up all the hibernating snakemen, and you won't be able to run away if you want to." Karan hurriedly stopped it, he didn't want the "Fireball God Cult" to appear in their own team. Although the power of this thing is indeed great, it is too easy to accidentally injure. Few spellcasters are able to control the spread well.

As a leader in the third-level magic, it is one of the most refreshing spells to kill. Fireball is the most frequently used magic by wizards above level 5, far surpassing "Lightning" and "Skull Trap" at the same level. Can inflict heavy damage on the enemy.

Because of so many advantages, some extreme low-level mages and warlocks often encounter fireballs, fireballs, and fireballs whenever they encounter battles on the adventure journey, without thinking about tactics at all, and even form conditioned reflexes, and finally they are not possessed If you kill a fire-resistant or fire-immune monster, you accidentally blow yourself up too.

"Then my bow can't be used either? The arrows it shoots will also explode." Elf Loli asked cautiously.

Karan nodded lightly: "That's right, before I get my order, you two should hide for me."

"Oh...no...don't we just watch? What an adventure! I protest!" Liv shouted angrily, waving her small fists. She felt that she had been cheated, she pouted her lips and put on a gesture of crying for you if you didn't explain clearly.

It has to be said that she gave full play to the age advantage of the child, which instantly gave Karan a headache.

"Okay, okay, I'm afraid of you." He raised his hands helplessly. "If you encounter an enemy's attack, you can defend yourself, but try not to make too much noise, it's okay."

"Long live! I knew uncle was a good man."

Liv sent a good person card without hesitation, with a smile of successful tricks all over her face. She even turned her head and winked secretly at Elena, which made Dempsey laugh out loud, and even the idiot who was not able to use his brain was attracted by the girl's playful and cute appearance. A smile appeared on his stiff face.

"What a little rascal, if only I had such a daughter." Karan muttered to himself with a dumbfounded smile.

He can clearly feel that since the two little girls joined, there has been a lot of laughter in the team. Ashley, who was originally taciturn, has become talkative. Monk Dempsey doesn't want to focus on cultivation like before. More than half of them are watching the girls, as if everything is moving towards the good side, and he really hopes that this happy atmosphere can continue.

Along the winding and rugged path. A group of six people came to one of the birthplaces of the Snakewei River before dusk, near a huge ruin at the height of the Viper Mountain Range.

Unlike the broken rocks and broken walls below, most of the buildings here are well preserved, especially the stone buildings and statues with a height of more than ten meters look very majestic from a distance, as if they are telling the glory of the ancient civilization. .

Just when they were about to get closer, a snake man suddenly appeared high on the cliff. It has yellow scales that are completely different from ordinary snake people, and there is a handful of bright red crowns on its head. It holds an old book made of animal skin in its hand, as if it is observing something.

Behind it was a small group of twenty ordinary snakemen with green scales. It doesn't look like the weakness of just waking up from hibernation at all.

There is no doubt that this guy is a spellcaster among the snake people. Generally speaking, he is either a warlock or a mage. It has a very high status among the ethnic groups.

As a species created by the creator race Sarukh in ancient times to imitate itself, the snake man is almost a standing giant snake, only with two extra arms. They have inherited the powerful magical talent of the creator race, so the proportion of mages and warlocks is not low.

"Troublesome! It seems that not all of this snake tribe has entered hibernation. They must have used some kind of magic to maintain the temperature, so it may not be easy to sneak in." Ashley said with a very ugly face.

While her playing can draw a target or two, the current state is clearly over the ceiling, and Snakeman is much more agile than a human. The level of intelligence is also higher, the scales can play the role of armor, and can see through the dark at the same time, the alertness is no less than that of a trained hunting dog, the most terrifying thing is that they may also awaken certain spell-like abilities, which is very difficult to deal with enemy.

Karan squinted his eyes to observe the terrain, then pointed to the slightly steep rock on the west side and asked, "Do you think it is possible for us to climb up there? There are the least guards there, and if we are careful, we should be able to go around."

"We have no problem. But what about it?" Dempsey pointed to Dorothy, the elf hound who had been following behind.

Obviously, dogs are born at a disadvantage in climbing. Although the elf hound can barely climb trees, forget about the cliffs, and its claws are not sharp enough to dig into rocks.

Seeing your dog is likely to be left in place. The elf Loli immediately begged tearfully: "Don't leave Dorothy alone, I can't be separated from her."

"Don't cry. Child, we won't leave it behind." Ashley comforted Eleania's long hair.

"That's right, it's not our tradition to abandon our partners." A proud smile appeared on Karan's face. "See that big tree up there? We can climb up first, and then pull your Dorothy up bit by bit. As long as the rope is long enough, it will be absolutely fine."

Dempsey smiled wryly and threw the gruff voice on his back to the ground and said, "Although I don't want to hit you, I have to say that I'm afraid the remaining rope is not long enough, at least ten meters short."

"Damn it! This is going to be troublesome." When Karan heard that the rope was not long enough, his face immediately became ugly.

At this moment, Liv hurriedly opened her backpack and took out a bundle of "magic ropes" that Henry obtained in the Underdark and said excitedly: "I have a way! This is a magic rope with infinite length. With it, we can can pull Dorothy up."

"Great! Thank you!" Elenia rushed up excitedly to save Liv, and kissed her hard on the cheek.

This scene made Karan couldn't help but smiled and shook his head and sighed in a low voice: "Innocent friendship...it's really enviable."

"Hey, I think you are envious of the magic items in the girl's backpack?" Dempsey laughed and teased, then picked up the rope and started climbing first. As a monk who specializes in tempering the body, he is the most agile, so all such work is done by him. (to be continued ~^~)