Chapter 29 Chapter Twenty-Five

"Oboud is Gruumsh!" Argans Barking yelled to the orcs as they marched along the tunnels on the east side of the mountains. "He killed the elves and demons! All have witnessed his victory !He is God's chosen one! He will lead us to glory!" Several followers behind the shaman began to sing praises to Obard, and the orcs who had just come out of the tunnel hesitated and joined the ranks of singing. "This guy is dangerous." Innovindi said to Drizzt.They were hiding behind a low wall. They had observed the shaman for a long time, and had already heard enough of the shaman's praises.

"He really believed that Obard was their god," Drizzt said. "Then he will soon see his god die." Innovindi turned her face to Drizzt and said angrily.He could feel the uncontrollable anger in her heart, and suddenly remembered that not long ago, she had taught him not to let anger blind his eyes.Naturally, her heart was extremely painful. Although she once said that she didn't care, it still dealt a considerable blow to her and made her extremely weak, and she couldn't even control herself very well.Drizzt had seen his friends fall in front of him before, and knew the feeling quite well.

"The Orc King and the rest of the army went south, but he stayed," Drizzt said. "It's to lure those orcs to crawl out of the cave." Yinuo Wendi said. "His role cannot be ignored," Drizzt said. "The celebrity around Oberd—may have a lot of information." Innovindi turned to look at Drow, and the expression on her face showed that she quite agreed. "They're probably camped in the tunnel," she said. Drizzt looked east, nodding in agreement.Night was coming, and if the new orcs had just come out of the tunnels, they wouldn't be able to get very far.

"They usually don't move until dawn," Inoventi said. Drizzt looked around, patted Innovindi on the shoulder, and motioned for her to follow him. "Let's go to the tunnel first to get familiar with the terrain." He explained, "We'll do it after the shaman falls asleep. I think we should gain a lot from him." The two drow moved quickly along the tunnel, their eyes eagerly searching every corner, every protrusion, and every depression in the darkness.In order to keep in touch with the troll, Kerric and Tosi'an stopped several times to listen carefully—every time they could hear the sound of the troll as it marched.

It's so annoying.Ke Erlike gestured to her companion with a look of disgust. They want to fight the dwarves.Tossian replied.Proffit probably didn't want to touch the dwarf's fire though, those long beards knew how to deal with trolls, after all. Just as Ke Erli was about to respond, she suddenly heard a sound from the side of the stone.She made a quiet gesture and motioned Tothian to come closer. Is it our friend again?Tosian asked in sign language. Kerri nodded. "A troop," she said softly. "I guess there were about forty people." How far?Tossian asked.

Ke Erli stopped, listened for a while, and shook her head. not far.She gestured. But parallel to us.Tosian interrupted her.Who knows where the tunnels will meet? One thing is certain.Kerri can answer.Our enemies are advancing south, towards the Troll Plains. Support Nesme?Tossian asked. Ke Erli looked back at the east wall with an extremely confused expression. "Maybe it's just a formality," she said softly. "A look made by the Mithril Hall to show its assistance to its neighbors." Behind them, the troll's voice drew closer.The two drow looked at each other, silently thinking of the same question.

Proffit wanted to drive the dwarves back to Mithril Hall, but this would inevitably increase the pressure on Obard, and perhaps this situation would last for many days. Kerlic's expression showed that she didn't care about it. "If there weren't too many dwarves, we could have some fun," Tosi'an continued, grinning. "Go forward at full speed and find the intersection with the enemy's tunnel." Ke Erlike ordered. "It's better to let them go south than to let them go back. It's better to find the surface entrance to the tunnel on their side."

Toss nodded, turned and left. "be careful!" Ke Erli yelled behind him. The drow priestess was surprised by what she said. Isn't this something that only friends say?Since when did Collik Suen Witt become friends with someone else?Tanya and Adnon had been by her side all these years, but she never once said anything like that to them, telling them to be safe or anything like that.There were a few times when she even firmly believed that one of the two drows had died, but she didn't even take it to heart, and she didn't even care about it at all, it had nothing to do with her.But now, why do I care so much about Tosi'an?

Because she was afraid, she realized, she was afraid she would be hurt.Adnon and Tanya are missing, and Tosi'an is his only partner. Proffit and the trolls approached, the cacophony drowning out the drow.The priestess realized the value of her only drow companion, and she couldn't imagine her life without Toth'an. Ke Erli looked at the direction where Tosian disappeared, and didn't come back to her senses for a long time. Although he has been trying to adapt to the living environment on the surface, the deep tunnel immediately evokes the feeling he had in the Underdark.Beside him, Innovindi moved forward with a kind of graceful posture unique to elves, but it was not as smooth as the steps of the dark elves.In the Underdark, Drizzt is more comfortable than she is, just as she is more comfortable than Drizzt on the surface.

They climbed across the rough ground, following the hanging stalactites to a crevasse above.Drizzt looked at Innovindi, and she expressed her satisfaction here.why not?They were above the tunnel. If the orcs passed by here, they would definitely pass under their feet, or even camp below, and nothing would escape their eyes. But Drizzt just looked into the passage below, trying his best to hide his smile.Innovindi didn't know why it was here, she didn't know that even if the orcs were encamped just below, Drizzt would have slipped among them with ease. He looked at Innoventi again, and nodded to her.The two sat quietly, waiting for the time to pass.

Drizzt's sensitive eyes picked out subtle changes in light, and he knew it was dark outside.Soon, orc footsteps sounded below them, and Drizzt estimated two dozen orcs walked in.When they passed by, he motioned Inovinti not to move, and he leaned down, sticking his head out like a spider.He paused for a moment, listening to the sound and looking around.The orcs went deeper into the tunnel, but not far.They stopped nearby, and he could hear what seemed to be tents being set up. He drew back. "Two hours." Drizzt whispered in Innovindi's ear. The patient elf nodded, and the two shifted into a more comfortable position, and to Drizzt's surprise, Innovindi pulled him over so that his head could rest comfortably on her chest, where he After relaxing, Innoventi gently stroked his long and thick white hair, and even kissed him on the forehead. It was a pretty comfortable place, and Drizzt allowed himself to relax completely. The two hours passed quickly, and Drizzt's vigilance forced himself out of a comfortable place.He signaled his companion not to move again, and then leaned out again, looking carefully at the tunnel with his head up and down. Drizzt grasped the edge of the chasm with his strong fingers, rolled over and landed firmly in the tunnel.He drew out his two knives and walked deep into the cave, and soon found the orc's camp, in a few spaces beside the main passage. The tortuous tunnel provided him with a great advantage. Only a few enemies were still awake, sitting around the fire, and a few others were leaning against the wall, talking while eating.Behind them is a higher place, where several orcs sleep, and on the opposite side is another space, where more orcs sleep.Drizzt spotted a robed orc, a shaman, but not the shaman, not Argans, not the one who was particularly valuable to Obard. Zall withdrew his two knives and moved a little closer, looking for an opportunity.He waited a long time, and finally, almost all the orcs lay down and closed their eyes.Drizzt didn't hesitate. He tightened his cloak and walked into the shadow of the cave wall opposite the campfire—almost embeding his body into the stone wall.He waited for a while until the talking orcs looked away, then quickly passed them and came to a smaller space opposite. He saw Argans there, snoring loudly. He quickly retreated back into the crack, where Yinuo Wendi waited, allowing him to enjoy that kind of treatment again.He whispered the plan to Innovindi, paused several times in the middle, listened to Innovindi's opinion, and constantly ensured that he would pay attention to safety and not disturb other enemies.He even thought he could teach the Silent Whisper to Inowentidro, almost laughing at the thought. He tried to teach Regis once, but he was disappointed by the halfling's stubby hands. Regis could only draw the shape of a few letters-Drizzt vividly compared this to Regis in the Talk while eating.He had also taught Catti-brie, and almost succeeded.But even a human as smart as Catti-brie couldn't quite figure out the finger combination, but Innovindi should be fine, he could see.Maybe in the future, if they can be together more often, they can teach her. "You might run into trouble when you retreat," the elf said to Drizzt after hearing her plan. Drizzt realized that the only thing she worried about was her own safety—in the plan, her mission was even more dangerous—and attracted the attention of most orcs. They went out again later, to make sure that the orcs coming out of the mountains were not too close. Then they went back into the tunnels, hiding around the corner closest to the orc camp.They patted each other on the shoulder and nodded.Drizzt tiptoed away, and the orcs beside the cave wall were still chattering, but Drow finally made it to the small space where Argans slept. He wrung the necks of the orcs one by one, leaving only Argans himself. Argans woke up rudely, covered his mouth with one hand, and pressed a machete against his back. "I'll stab you to death as soon as you make a sound." Drizzt said in the ear of the terrified shaman. He carried the shaman to the wall, concealed himself with the shaman's body, and even threw a blanket Covered on the body, disguised as a roll of bedding behind the shaman. Drizzt waited, having told Innovindi to give himself enough time to deal with the shaman. A scream told him that the elf had made his move. The orcs scuttled in all directions, and a few passed Drizzt and went deep into the cavern. But more orcs rushed out, and a group stood around.One yelled at the entrance for help, but none of the orcs responded.Drizzt gripped Argans even tighter, trying to hide himself under the blanket. Another scream told Drizzt Innovindi that another blow had landed. After a while, Drizzt forced the shaman to his feet and walked deeper into the cavern.Pushing Argans into a hidden corner after scrambling to dodge a sudden orc. He continued to wait, and the voice in the main channel dropped.After a while, he walked back with Argans. When he passed the orc camp, he didn't find a living orc. The three corpses around the corner showed that it was the result of Innovindi. He let the shaman go as Drizzt and Argans walked in the darkness outside the cave. "If you cry out, I'll cut your neck," he threatened, and the shaman's expression showed that he understood. "Obord will..." the shaman said, but the scimitar was on his neck and he fell silent. "Obord..." Drizzt said. "We'll talk about him in a minute, I assure you." "I won't say anything!" "I don't want that," Machete pressed harder, "I don't think you want to die yet." Hearing these words, a strange smile appeared on Argans's face, and he moved his neck to the blade. "Gruumsh is with me!" he cried, lunging forward. But Drizzt was a quicker step, drawing the scimitar forward while striking the shaman's head with the hilt of the other scimitar with his backhand.The shaman fell to the ground, trying to scream, but Drizzt hit him again and again until he lay motionless on the ground. Drizzt held his breath, retracted the double knives into their scabbards, carried the shaman on his shoulders and rushed into the night. As planned, Innovindi was waiting for him in their cave.There was no expression on her face as the drow threw the unconscious shaman into the ground. "You killed three in the hole," he said. "There are some more out there." The elf looked up at him. "If they chase them far enough, I'll kill them all." Drizzt said nothing.He didn't want to praise Innovindi right now, so he just went straight over and tied Argans up, leaning against the wall, in a posture of sitting against the wall. "He will provide us with a lot of useful information for our revenge," Drizzt said. These words hurt Innovindi's heart. "There will also be information to help us defeat the orcs." Innovindi replied, her voice was so soft that she could hardly hear it. "Of course." Drizzt said with a smile. Argans moved, and Drizzt kicked him on the jaw, time to chat. "Nesmer's dogs are scattered," said one of Proffit's heads. "Run away," said the other head. "It's hidden." The two heads said together. Collic's eyes moved between Proffit's two heads, trying not to imagine how disgusting it would be to work with the two-headed monster in front of her. "The dwarves may be looking for them," said the drow. "Then we'll follow the dwarves," said one of Proffit's heads. "Kill them," another head added. "Crush 'em," said the first head. "Eat them!" said the two heads together. "A small band of trolls can eat dwarves and Nesmer's dogs," explained the first head. "The rest attack Mithril Hall." Ke Erli tried her best to hide her dissatisfaction. "But there may be forty dwarves here." Ke Erli Ke responded. "A regular army, it is very unwise for us to attack rashly." "Hmm..." The two heads of the troll made a thoughtful expression. "Why don't we follow this group of dwarves all the way to the south," Ke Erlike suggested, "eat them there, and then go to Mithril Hall." "But Obard..." "Not here." Ke Erli interrupted him. "What's more, he hasn't really launched an offensive on Mithril Hall. We have enough time to deal with these dwarves and Nesme's dogs, and then go back to attack Mithril Hall." For a moment it even occurred to Corrie to tell Proffit that Obard was using him.Obard knew they would lose a lot before sending the trolls into the tunnels, and Obard didn't expect the trolls to be of much use to the situation.But the drow hesitated, thinking that the news might enrage the troll in front of him, and the enraged troll might attack everything in sight—including a drow priestess.In addition, her thoughts were quite consistent with Obod. She didn't think it was a bad thing to put pressure on Mithril Hall, and she didn't think it would be a loss if all the trolls were killed. Proffit responded, and he agreed.Ke Erli knew, but he stopped quickly, and a figure rushed in. "We can go to the dwarves at a place not far from here," Tosi'an said. "The Junction might be a little small for our friends, but the Squeeze will surely get by." He stared at the massive troll with a complimenting look on his face. Of course, the troll couldn't read the meaning behind the look. "Then let's go." Ke Erlike said. "Follow them, hoping to find out where Nesme's dog is hiding, in that case..." She looked at Tosi'an and paused. "We can have a good meal." Disgust was written all over her fellow drow's face, but Proffit had both heads laughing, drooling from his mouth full of fangs. This thing is disgusting.Ke Erlike gestured to Tosi'an.But it works for Obard. Tosi'an's concise and quick answer was worth it.