The Rise of the Cemetery

Chapter 0237 The coerced mercenary

Gorefiend was in a bad mood.

His way was blocked. This news was obtained from a mercenary leader. Out of "respect" for the Gorefiend, the leader told him the origins of the group of guys blocking the way for free, which made the Gorefiend smell Strong conspiracy atmosphere.

Although Gorefiend's fighting style seems very brainless, it doesn't mean that he has no wisdom. On the contrary, the Gorefiend is much smarter than most people think, but most of the time, tyrannical and cruel impulses often suppress his right to think, and his instincts are overwhelming.

From the pretentious expression of the mercenary leader, what the blood demon saw was cunning and secretive. I really want to throw myself on him and have a full meal, and extract everything I need, including information, from that sweet blood. It's a pity that this is Drow's city, and the place where he met the mercenary leader was still in the lobby of the tavern. The blood demon had no choice but to drive away the greedy guy with gold coins, and used his brain that had not been used for a long time to find a feasible one. Method.

Another secret of Kazanmoyes lies beneath the city. The once dwarven city left behind a large and intricate dungeon, and these interconnected labyrinths have now become a thriving underground trading market. Duergar traders bring their lizard caravans through tunnels into drow cities to trade legally or illegally. Jewelry, ores, crafts, weapons, magic items, and slaves...any kind of trade you can think of can be carried out here. As a result, other industries that came into being also flourished.

However, in a place where the radiance of the secret method cannot be seen, there is a ruined wall standing quietly in the shadows. The thick and dilapidated walls and crumbling stone pillars show the grandeur of the dwarf kingdom in the past. But now, in the dead ruins below the city of Kazan Moyes, there is a mercenary group that lives in the shadow of power—they are called the Kuroshio, and they attack silently and leave no trace. The fading of traces. This is an elite armed force composed of more than a hundred male drow who have lost their family's shelter and displaced them. The chaos and chaos advocated by the Spider Queen is the space in which they live, and they play an important role in the prosperity and demise of every family. Everyone knows that this mercenary group has the support of the powerful core family behind it, and this is just another way of management and rule.

The biggest problem at present is that this "Black Tide" mercenary group has inexplicably blocked the tunnel leading to the lower floor, and has strictly prohibited any creature from approaching their blockade, and has fought several battles with the Kaizan Moyes City Guard for this, Both sides were hurt. However, it is not easy to carry out large-scale suppression. The power holders of several major families have been arguing fiercely in the ruling parliament. It has been almost three weeks, but there is still no final result.

The cut off trade route has touched the interests of all families. It stands to reason that this "black tide" has caused public outrage, and it will no longer be a huge variable wandering among many families as before. But the fact is that many aliens living in Kezan Moyes can't understand it. The drows seem to have plenty of time to quarrel in the parliament, and they dragged down the joint dispatch of troops to suppress the situation.

Drow does not have the bureaucratic and stale procedures of surface humans. Under the pressure of this cruel survival rule that all people are soldiers and do not raise waste, any decision-making is efficient, concise and powerful. Such a protracted matter has almost never happened before, and it has to arouse the attention and probing of interested people.

But regardless of whether there was a conspiracy or not, it was an iron fact that those people blocked the path that the Gorefiend should take. With these guys blocking the trade routes, no caravan would dare to pass through. Without the caravan, it would be impossible for the Gorefiend himself to find the correct way in the endlessly winding underground labyrinth. The blood demon was very annoyed by this question that he could figure out without using his brain, and returned to his room angrily.

So, one hour later, the door of his room was smashed with a "bang bang" sound, and the gap on the old door panel appeared to be even bigger, and the dim light from the corridor outside the door could already be projected in, and there were faint metal utensils There was a slight sound of rubbing. As soon as the gloomy Gorefiend opened the door, a group of heavily armed drow warriors rushed in.

"Damn it, the smell here is really bad. Little man, listen up, you have been requisitioned. Now go to the East City Gate and gather immediately!" A male drow with a knife scar on his face stood in front of the blood demon, holding his nose. He ordered loudly in front of him, his eyes wandering around the house with vacillating eyes. This is a male drow armed with fine gold mail, a scimitar and a Loth animal skin cloak, with silver hair and red eyes, wearing a family crest of the Calmoya family. It looks like a low-level drow family warrior.

"Can I refuse?"

"No, little man. Listen carefully, this is an order issued by the ruling council. All foreign professionals must serve this mission."

The Gorefiend sneered silently, and lowered his head obediently. Although he doesn't have the ability of premonition, he can't help but see the stern smile of the mercenary leader vaguely from the shadow behind Drow.

He was not the only one who was recruited. On the way to the East City Gate, there were drow teams coming in and out of the taverns and hotels along the way from time to time, and each time they would bring out one or two guys who obviously belonged to warriors. As a result, the team of Gorefiend got bigger the more they walked, and by the time they reached the East City Gate, more than 40 fighters had been forcibly recruited. What's interesting is that the team of the kobold warlock that the Gorefiend met last time was also recruited.

The so-called "warrior" is a commonly used term in the underground world. It usually refers to professionals with combat capabilities and is used to distinguish them from ordinary people. This is different from the surface. The dominance of mages and churches on the surface is too obvious, which inevitably suppresses the development of other professions. Those arrogant mages usually regard other fighters as servants on the same level as adventurers and mercenaries, and don't care about their existence at all.

But for those special fighters who could pose a threat to them, the Mage Guild still adhered to the principle of strangulation, which directly caused the Assassin Guild to only operate secretly in the most covert way. At least Li Xun never came into contact with these special people.

When the flow of people gathered in a small square near the East City Gate, the atmosphere was a little stagnant. The surrounding area has been occupied by heavily armed elite drow warriors, all of them expressionless, looking at them as a group of "hired" temporary mercenaries is like looking at a group of dead people, with a hint of mockery in their eyes .

Those present are all low-level people who are begging for a living underground. They are well aware of the dangers faced by this temporary employment, but it is not wise to resist Drow's orders on the bright side, so they all hope that some reckless people can create Take the opportunity to sneak away. It's a pity that until the three female drows appeared at the gate of the square, no such short-sighted guy appeared.

The leader is a priestess in a gray robe, half of her proud raised head is hidden in the shadow of the hood, the dark fine gold chain armor is intricately decorated, and the high heels on her feet step lightly on the rocky ground. Loud and aggressive. And behind her was a small group of drow's men, showing off their might.

Looking at the costumes they wear, among the 5 female drow, there is 1 priest and 2 priests. It's not a good sign if they are also the masterminds involved in an operation. In the drow tradition, once there are priestesses participating in the battle, it usually means a bloody battle, which is also a means for the drow to eliminate weaker ones.

Therefore, when the leading priestess stated the target of this employment operation, it was the most active "black tide" some time ago. Faced with such absurd conquest, there was no established drow army outside the arena, and the faces of the temporary mercenaries inside the arena became increasingly ugly.

Have you really encountered the kind of situation you are most unwilling to face? Everyone present looked at each other, and murmured in their hearts.

"Could it be that the ruling parliament has issued a war mobilization order?" a tauren asked boldly.

"Shut up, you scum, or I'll teach you basic etiquette." The gray-robed priestess drew out the six-headed snake-headed whip from her waist, and waved it loudly: "This is not what you should do." Ask about military secrets. You are not going to fight directly this time, but to spy on the movements of those traitors. We need to know what they are doing in the ruins recently. The first lucky guy who brings back the information can get The richest reward."

Everyone fell silent.

This is the middle level of the Underdark region, and it is also the area under the strictest rule of the drows. If you directly resist the orders of the drows here, you will usually face the joint arrest of several adjacent drow cities. This is not a burden that they can bear. pressure.

The gray-robed priestess was very satisfied with the effect in front of her, and turned her head to give some instructions, and the small group of drow warriors who followed her immediately rushed up and drove everyone to the east gate. Outside the east gate is an ultra-long corridor that spirals downwards. If you walk 50 miles ahead, you will find the activity site of the "Kuroshio" mercenary group, which has formed a complete closed area. For a helpless wanderer, the only option is to complete the task desperately.

The temporary mercenaries walked out of Kazan Moyes City after passing through the winding and narrow continuous tunnels and passing through three specially made gates. When the heavy metal gate closed behind him with a bang, the eyes fell into deep darkness. But this is not difficult for everyone who lives underground to make a living.

A few simple torches were lit, illuminating the group of people who appeared outside the city. 1 priest, 2 priests, 15 drow warriors, and the rest are 41 temporary mercenaries. While the light and shadow of the torch danced, the shadows of the people were reflected on the empty stone wall, like ghosts with teeth and claws.

Everything in sight. Most of them are hidden in the deep darkness, quiet and silent, but there were only occasional faint lights on the moss and stalagmites, and the blue, light purple or light cyan halos are now shining brightly.