Chapter 31 Chapter 25 Straight into the Iceberg

Over a ridge they saw icebergs and floes on the black waters of the Sea of ​​Ice.Logic told them that the target was not far ahead.What they feared now, though, was that Starbucks would keep going, swimming from ice floe to floe, climbing iceberg after iceberg.Clinshinibon can be transformed into a tower, and its other name is the magic crystal tower.A ridge prevented them from seeing the actual shoreline, but if there was a tower on the shore they must have been able to.And they can't see anything now. Sure enough, Starbucks walked straight into the sea.She crossed the ridge first, and her friends followed closely behind.At this time, countless frozen snowballs suddenly hit them.

Drizzt dodged left and right with incredible speed, and at the same time tried to fend off the snowballs with his two knives.Both Regis and Katie were lying on the ground, only the two dwarves were hit many times.Poor Starbucks was still struggling, and there were more than one bloodstains on her face. Katie had barely recovered from the shock when she jumped up and threw Starbucks to the ground, pinning her down with her body. Snowball's attack ended as abruptly as it began. Drizzt placed the onyx statue on the ground and summoned his fellow panthers.They had seen the enemy, but none of them knew what creature it was.Ghostly, these enemies slithered from the white ice to the still tan shore as if they were part of the land.They have the form of a human being and can stand on two feet, but they are taller and stronger, covered with thick white hair.

"If I was that ugly, I would hide myself too." Bruno said as he approached Drizzt, planning to discuss the next move. "You're really ugly," Regis said. Neither the drow nor the dwarves had the time or mood to talk to halflings right now.More and more enemies are coming to the shore from the frozen sea.There are dozens of them, and they are planning to outflank them. "I think we need to retreat," Bruno said. Drizzt didn't like the idea, but it seemed like the only viable option for them.He and his friends have great lethality and have dealt with many powerful enemies.But now more than a hundred such creatures appeared before them.Clearly, they are not mindless beasts.Their formations are organized, even cunning.

Guan Haifa appeared beside his master, ready to attack at any moment. "Maybe we can scare them away," Drizzt said softly to Bruenor, and he ordered the cat to make a beeline for the crowd. A burst of ice pucks hit Guan Haifa, and even the enemies who directly faced the Black Panther did not retreat.Panther threw two enemies down, but the enemies behind all rushed towards her and hit her with heavy clubs.Now it was Guan Haifa who retreated at full speed. Meanwhile, Katie jumped up from Starbucks.The dwarf priest immediately followed suit, and walked forward until Regis held her like Katie.Katie pulled Tamari away, scanned the enemy line quickly, and let go of the arrow.The silver arrow shot between the legs of the biggest enemy on Katie's left side.Katie didn't want to kill him, she just wanted to scare them away.But amazingly, the creature didn't run away, as if he didn't care about his own life or death.Like the enemies around him, he frantically threw the puck at the woman.

Katie leaned over and rolled to the side, but still got hit several times.One of them was even punched in the temple.It nearly knocked her unconscious.She jumped up and sprinted a few steps to Drizzt, Bruenor, and Guenhwyvar back. "I think we should find another way," she said, rubbing the bruise on her forehead. "A true warrior should know when to retreat." Drizzt agreed, but his eyes were still scanning the icebergs on the dark sea, hoping to find traces of the Crystal Tower and make sure Errtu was nearby. "Can anyone convince the damned dwarf?" cried a bewildered Regis.He was hugging one of Starbuck's legs, and was being dragged towards the enemy step by step by the dwarves.

At the same time, the enemy had begun to outflank them from both wings, and more pucks were thrown at the crowd than before. They had to go, but they couldn't take Starbucks with them.Unless she went with them herself, she was sure to die. ※※※※ "You sent them out!" In the room on the highest floor of the Crystal Tower, Errtu growled angrily at the Crystal Shard floating in the air.From the divining mirror, the mighty Baelor saw his sealman minions blocking Drizzt Do'Urden's path.This was the last thing Errtu wanted to see. "Do you admit it?" The devil's roar grew louder.

That cunning drow is putting you in danger, the Crystal Shard's answer echoed in his head, I cannot allow this to happen. "The seal people must obey my command!" Errtu howled unwillingly.The devil knew that the Crystal Shard could "hear" his silent thoughts directly.But now he just wants to vent the anger in his chest by yelling. "It doesn't matter," the devil judged after a moment, "Drizzt Do'Urden is not a weak enemy. The Seal Man is no match for him and his companions, you can't stop him!" They are just tools without thought.Clinshinibon's "voice" is relaxed and confident.They are under my command and will fight to the death.Drizzt Do'Urden was blocked.

Errtu didn't doubt Clinshinibon.Although it has been severely weakened by the anti-magic gem, it still has enough power to command those stupid seal people.There were more than a hundred of them, which was too much for Drizzt and his friends.They might run away, and if Drizzt tried to run, no one could catch him.But Starbord was dead, and Bruenor Warhammer and the squat halfling would be hard to escape. Errtu began to consider whether to use his wings or magical powers to go directly to the beach and meet the drow there. Clinshinibon easily read his thoughts, and the image in the divining mirror disappeared instantly.Now, even if Baylor wanted to cast a spell, he didn't know which beach his destination should be.He could fly there, and he also remembered the general direction Starbucks was heading towards the Sea of ​​Floes.But he also knew that Drizzt Do'Urden would probably be dead by the time he got there.

The devil glared at the Crystal Shard angrily.The Crystal Shard calmed his anger with a stream of soothing thoughts, promising him great power and glory. This treasure is also considered to have a keen mind, but this time it did not understand how deep Errtu's resentment was.It doesn't know that the most important purpose of this devil coming to the main material world is to avenge Drizzt Do'Urden. ※※※※ "We can't leave Starbucks behind," Katie said.Of course, this was also what Drizzt and Bruno thought. "Then let us attack," said the drow, "kill them with your arrows."

As they talked, the puck kept hitting them.Poor Starbucks had been hit countless times.Regis lay on the ground with his head in his arms, having let go of the dwarf's legs.Starbucks continued to advance slowly until three pucks hit her at the same time, knocking her to the ground. Katie killed both SEALs in the blink of an eye.Then she caught up to Drizzt, Bruenor, and Guenhwyvar, and they formed a wall that kept Starbord and Regis in front of them.The SEALs had run out of pucks by this time, and brandishing their big sticks, they charged fearlessly at the adventurers, roaring as fiercely as a winter north wind.

"This damned thing is only over a hundred!" Bruno yelled and raised his battle axe. "And we've got four more!" Katie echoed. "Five," Regis said, standing up with all his might. As Guenhuffa roared, Katie shot a silver arrow, killing another Sealman. pick me up!Kajid desperately called out. The woman shot another arrow, and seeing that the enemy was too close, she put down her beloved Tamari and drew out Kajid. Drizzt stood in front of her.The double knives had just cut the throat of a seal man, and his body had already rolled forward.Flash sank into his belly as he dodged a second foe's club swing.Another scimitar cut sideways and rearward, severing the hamstring of Katie's enemy. Khakid also slashed into the skull of the same enemy at this time, and the sharp blade cut all the way to the seal man's neck.Katie didn't dare to delay at all, and hastily drew out the blade.Drizzt, who had just stood up, had to curl up again immediately, the seal men had already surrounded them, blocking all escape routes. They knew the end was coming...but at this moment, they heard several simultaneous roars: "Tampus!" Regak and his twenty-five warriors charged into the ranks of the seals with unstoppable ferocity.Their big axes and long knives cut off the heads of startled seal men like harvesting crops. Regis yelled for reinforcements.But a club hit him in the shoulder, knocking out almost all the air in his lungs, and knocking him off his feet and back to the ground again.Three seal men surrounded him, ready to kill him finally. The swooping black shadows knocked them aside, and the black panther Guan Haifa opened his teeth and claws, blocking the three seal men.At this time, the fourth seal man slipped over again, ready to deal with Regis lying on the ground and the unconscious dwarf woman in one fell swoop. He encounters the snarling Bruenor, or rather, Bruenor's Axeblade. Dazed, Regis was delighted to see Bruenor's boots. Now, Drizzt and Katie were back together.Like these many years, never separated, never far away. Katie grabbed a SEAL man's stick with her bare hands, and Kajid arced and severed the SEAL man's other arm.But to her horror, the seal man still slammed into her with his body as if nothing had happened, and another enemy appeared on Katie's left side.The young woman grasped the wounded enemy's club with all her strength, and struck another enemy with her sword, but she could no longer resist the attacks of the other enemies. She screamed and slashed Kajid continuously.After the enemy on the left fell, she returned the sword and cut the throat of the enemy with the broken arm.Then close your eyes, and wait for the blow to shatter your skull. Drizzt's cutlass held a patch of sky above Kitty's head.The young woman froze for a moment, opened her eyes, and saw the delicate and long fingers that she had stared at countless times.Without any hesitation, she swung her sword and slashed at the new enemy.Drizzt also had two seal men in front of him, so he couldn't be dragged down by himself.Blood spurted from the side of the second enemy's neck, while Kajid's snowblade sank into his chest at the same time. The Seal Man fell, but two of his kind immediately filled his place. Bruno had already been hit by the big stick countless times.But for each blow, he responded with a more violent blow, leaving corpses and stumps piled up around him. "Six!" as another SEAL man's brains splattered his tomahawk.He roared.But a blow to the back cut off his voice. This hit the dwarf badly.But Bruno knew he couldn't ignore the pain in his back.He turned around sharply, drew a semicircle with the ax raised horizontally, and hit the enemy who was attacking him like a tree. The seal man caught in the blade of the ax was unable to fall, but he convulsed a few times and died. Bruno heard a roar behind him.He was glad that Guenhwyvar was covering him from behind. He heard another roar, a call to the barbarian war god.Regak and his warriors rushed to them.Now, Regis and Starbord were safe at last, and Guenhwyvar was no longer responsible for guarding them.Instead, he rushed into the enemy's formation with confidence.She played it to her heart's content and turned into a black disaster.The pressure around Drizzt and Katie suddenly eased, and they also started to move, actively attacking the enemy. Within minutes, most of the SEALs were dead, and the few that remained were badly traumatized.Although the power of Clinshinibon is still there, they can't get up. Starbucks had recovered a little, stood up again, and began to march unshakably. Drizzt knelt on the ground, trying to catch his breath.He gestured to Regak, and the barbarian immediately ordered two of his strongest companions to lift the dwarf priest off the ground.Starber didn't make any resistance, just wiggled his feet in vain. Drizzt and Regak looked at each other with smiles on their faces.But a familiar voice quickly chased away their joy. "Traitor!" Burks roared, leading more than fifty soldiers to surround them. "Things are getting better and better," said Katie with a sneer. "You know the law, Regak!" Birx added threateningly, "but you broke it!" "Let Bruenor and his companions die?" Regak questioned the new barbarian leader fearlessly.From the perspective of adventurers, a new battle is imminent. "I will never obey such an order," Regak said firmly.Many of the warriors following him had been wounded in the battle just now, but none of them showed the slightest sign of flinching. "Some of us haven't forgotten the friendship Bruno, Katie, Drizzt and all these people gave us," said another old man. "Some of us haven't forgotten the war Bruno and Ten-Towns waged against us," Birx retorted loudly.The soldiers under his command echoed his words one after another. "I've heard enough," Katie said softly.Before Drizzt could stop her, she was standing before the arrogant barbarian. "You're dead wrong," Katie told him in a tone of conviction. There were cries of anger from behind the leader of the barbarians, and his men demanded that he strike down the woman at once.But Birxga wisely refrained from taking action.He had already experienced Katie's strength in a one-on-one wrestling fight in Hard Rock Town, and he lost badly that time.Not only that, he also knew that behind Katie were Drizzt and Bruno.They were strong men that the barbarian didn't want to face.Birxgar knew that if he moved Katie's finger, the only thing keeping the drow ranger from attacking him was that Bruenor would kill him himself. "I used to respect you," Katie continued.Her words startled Birxga. "You are a just leader after Wulfgar," she said sincerely. "If it weren't for your actions and wisdom, the barbarians would be lost in Hardstone." "We don't belong there!" Burksga responded immediately. "Yes," Katie changed the topic, and hit Berksgar's sore spot again, "You were right to return to Icewind Dale and your gods; Just wrong. Have you forgotten what my father and Drizzt were?" "They are all murderers of my people." "Your people will only fight you when they kill," Katie said without flinching. "They are not cowards. He will defend his homeland and his people as well! You are jealous that they are more powerful than you." Is it great?" Berksga's breathing became short of breath.Drizzt saw his anger, and walked over to Katie's side.After listening to the conversation just now, he knew what to do. "I know what you've done in the past." Drow's words undoubtedly sounded like an accusation in Berksgar's ears. "In order to be able to control the unified Horde, you have to strike at the reputation of the dead. But I warn you, for the sake of Icewind Dale, stop indulging in your half-truths. Berks and the famous general read You will be honored in Mithril Hall, Silvermoon, Longsaddle, Nesme, even Ten-Towns and the Dwarven Mine, and your exploits in Boulmin's Vale will not be forgotten. But you seem to prefer to forget your allies and Bruenor The kindness your people have done to you. Look at Rejak, whom we will all love and love as long as we live. Decide, Berksgar, what will be better for you and your people." Birx added nothing, and Katie and Drizzt knew it was a good thing.Although he often loses his mind due to impulsiveness, he is not a stupid person.He had already turned his head to look at Regak and the soldiers standing firmly behind the old man.They had injuries and were at a disadvantage in number, but they didn't show any fear.The most important thing about this barbarian man was that neither Drizzt nor Katie denied his leadership position.They were willing to deal with him, and Katie even compared him to Wulfgar! "Just leave that hammer with Bruno, where it belongs." Katie seemed to be able to read Wulfgar's every thought. "Your sword is now the symbol of your tribe. It will be as legendary as the Fang of Aegis, if you choose wisely." Such a prospect is one that Burksgar cannot ignore.He visibly relaxed, and his warriors lowered their weapons.Drizzt knew they had just come through a difficult time. "You're right," Birx said loudly to Regak.Never had anyone present heard such an apology from the proud savage to another. "And you would be wrong to deny our friendship with Bruno," Regak responded.Drizzt and Katie tensed up again.They were afraid that Leijak's words were too harsh. But Birxka's mood didn't fluctuate. He didn't agree, but he didn't object either. "Come back with us," he said to Regak. Regak looked at Drizzt and Bruno.He knew they still needed his help.And it was only because of his people holding him in the air that Starber didn't continue walking. Birxga followed Regak's line of sight to Bruno, and then passed the dwarf to the coast not far away. "Are you going to the sea of ​​floating ice?" Bruno shot Staples a dejected look. "should be." "We can't go with you," Berksga said bluntly. "It's not what I mean, but our ancestors set the rules. No member of the tribe is allowed to enter the ice floe." Regak could only nod in agreement.This is indeed the rule of their ancestors.In the early history of the barbarians, many of the ancestors of the barbarians who continued to explore died in this ice floes, but the barbarian tribes did not gain anything.In the impression of the savages, there are only white bears and giant whales there. "We won't ask you to go there," Drizzt said immediately.His companions were more or less surprised.They are about to fight a Baelor and his demon servants, and a powerful barbarian army will surely become their rare help!But Drizzt knew that Berksgar would not violate the restraints of his ancestors, and the relationship between Regak and the leader had finally begun to recover, and he didn't want to cause a rift between them again.Although none of Regak's warriors had been killed in the previous battle, Drizzt could not guarantee that they would all escape Errtu's clutches safely.Drizzt Do'Urden felt that too many blood had been shed for him, and he could not allow innocent people to be drawn into his own battles.He would rather duel Errtu one on one.But he knew that Errtu would not face him alone; nor could he refuse the help of his closest friend. "But you also admit that at least you owe Bruno a favor." Katie couldn't help saying this. Burksga still didn't answer.But his silence had satisfied Katie. The companions healed their wounds as best they could, thanking the Savage and saying goodbye.Regak's warriors set Starbucks on the ground.She began to walk steadily again, followed by her heavy-footed companions. The members of the elk tribe started their journey home.Berksga and Lei Jiake walked in the front side by side. ※※※※ After a while, Kista came here, only to see more than a hundred corpses of seal men piled up on the beach in the afternoon sun.The experienced young man quickly figured out what was going on.Obviously, the barbarians led by my father had fought alongside Bruno and them here.The numerous and different footprints also told Kista that another band of barbarians had also appeared here, which should be the barbarians led by Birxgar. Kista looked south, wondering if his father had been taken back to the camp as a prisoner.But he still followed another set of footprints and continued to walk north.They were the footprints of two dwarves, a drow, a woman, a halfling, and a leopard. The young barbarian walked across the last stretch of beach, onto the great ice floes, with Aegis' Fang in hand.He knew that he had broken the rules of his ancestors, but he didn't think much about it.In his mind, in his heart, Wulfgar had shown him the way.