Chapter 32 Chapter Twenty-Six No Surprise

The Crab Demon's nerves are still strong, and he can finally keep calm in front of the emotional Errtu. "Drizzt Do'Urden and his friends have passed the Seals." Bizmat repeated. "All the Seals were either dead or badly injured." "Did you see that?" Errtu asked the question for the fifth time.The powerful Baylor kept repeating the movements of clenching his fist and opening his palm. "I saw it," Bizmat replied without hesitation.However, the crab demon took a step back cautiously. "The SEALs didn't hold them back, or even hold them in for much time. Your chosen enemy is indeed strong."

"Where's the dwarf?" Errtu asked.His frustration quickly turned to anxious anticipation.While asking the question, Baylor tapped the purple gemstone ring. "Still leading them." Bizmat smiled sinisterly.Seeing Errtu's eyes light up again with pure malice, the crabman was also a little excited. Baylor roared and flew into the second floor of the Magic Crystal Tower with fluttering wings.He made his way quickly to the top, eager to tell it of Crenshinibon's failure. "Ertu gave us a group of enemies worth noting." Looking at the place where Baylor left, Bizmat muttered to himself.

Another tanarmo at the lowest level of the tower - a woman with six arms coiled around her lower body python body, sneered twice.Among mortal beings on the Prime Material Plane, they cannot encounter enemies. Above his servants, Errtu climbed into the hut at the top of the tower.As soon as he entered the door, he rushed to the small window first, wanting to see if the small team had approached them.Errtu wants to surprise Clinshinibon.But the devil's excitement has exposed his mind to the telepathic artifact. Your danger is not over yet, the Crystal Shard warned him. Errtu turned back from the window, letting out a barking laugh.

You must not fail, the treasure continues to transmit thoughts, if you and your servants are defeated, I will be defeated, and they will hand me over to those who understand me... Errtu laughed and blocked all teleportation. "I've met a fellow like Drizzt Do'Urden before," said the mighty Baelor bitterly. "Before I let him die, he'll know what true sorrow and pain are! He'll see The people he loved, the people who walked with him, and the person I imprisoned died one by one in front of him." The devil looked out of the window angrily, "What kind of enemy have you set up, stupid Drow! Come to me, let me satisfy my desire for revenge, and at the same time give you the punishment you deserve!"

After Errtu finished speaking, he kicked away the enchantment box containing the anti-magic gem that was still thrown on the ground, and then turned around to leave.But he suddenly remembered something, he would soon meet Drizzt and his companions, including the priest whose soul he imprisoned.If Starbucks' soul trapped in the gem meets her own body, she will likely find a way to escape her captivity and return to her body. Errtu took off the ring and waved it in front of Clinshinibon. "Here is the soul of the dwarf priest. Use your power to dominate her and let her do whatever you want."

Errtu laid the ring on the ground, and rushed out of the house, returning to his court to prepare for the arrival of Drizzt Do'Urden. Crenshinibon keenly felt the wrath and sheer evil of this tanar'ri.Drizzt and his friends did break through the seals, but how could those seals compare to Errtu? Moreover, the Crystal Shard knew that the seal man was Errtu's weakest slave. Clinshinibon felt content and safe.For this wicked treasure, the idea of ​​using the Starbord against those adventurers was a delight. ※※※※ Starbucks continued to advance step by step on the cracked ice floe, but at least she knew how to jump over the narrow ice crevasses.Many times, she would step into the biting icy water, then drag her foot out as if nothing had happened and continue walking forward.

Drizzt understood the dangers of this icy water.More than once he tried to catch Starb, take off her shoes, and wrap her feet in dry, warm blankets.But Drow finally gave up.He knew that if frozen toes were their biggest problem, they must be doing far better than he'd hoped.Now, for Starbucks and all his companions, the most urgent thing is to find Ertu and get over the predicament as soon as possible. Drow put one hand in his pocket, feeling the delicate texture of the black onyx statue.He sent Guanhaifa back to his hometown shortly after the battle with the seal man, and let the big cat try to take the time to rest for a while before the next battle.Now, surveying the unfamiliar territory around him, Drow began to wonder if his decision was wise.

The place feels unreal.White icicles towered all around, the highest reaching forty feet.All that remained were blindingly white ice sheets and the occasional jagged black furrow. They have been away from the coast for more than two hours, and now they are gradually entering the interior of the frozen sea.At this time, the weather began to deteriorate.Black clouds full of malice gathered in the sky.The wind was blowing harder and colder.They were still trudging on, climbing up the slope of an iceberg.Slide down the slope on the other side.They came to an area with more black water and less pack ice.Here they saw their target for the first time.Far to the northwest, the Crystal Tower shone brighter than the icebergs beneath it.Although the sun has been covered by dark clouds, the light from the crystal tower itself is still dazzling.This is undoubtedly the Magic Crystal Pagoda, it is absolutely extraordinary architecture.Although it is white and transparent like the surrounding icebergs, it looks so out of place in the desolate and cold icebergs, and stands out uniquely.

Bruno looked thoughtfully at the distant tower and the sea beneath his feet, then shook his head. "There's too much water." He said, turning to the west, "It should go in this direction." The dwarf's words seemed to be true.The general direction they were headed was north, but the ice floes to the west seemed firmer. But their course is not up to them to decide.Starbucks was obviously still heading north, and there was a wide surface of water not far in front of her. In this supernatural and alien environment, vision can often be tricked.A slender bridge of ice spanned the water, providing them with a more direct route to the Crystal Tower.After they crossed the ice bridge, they came to an area lined with icebergs, and the Magic Crystal Tower was just a quarter of a mile away from them.

Drizzt summoned Guenhwyvar once more.Bruno pushed Staples down and sat on her, drying her feet with a blanket.Katie climbed up one of the tallest nearby ice peaks and took a close look at her surroundings. The magic crystal tower is located on a huge iceberg, and the thirty-foot-high ice peak is in front of it.Katie guessed that he and his companions climbed up the iceberg from the southwest, where there was an ice road more than ten feet wide.From another iceberg to the west of the Magic Crystal Tower, you can probably jump to that iceberg.Other than that, the rest of the iceberg where Devil's Fortress is located is isolated by the sea.

Katie discovered another special place: there is a cave entrance on the south side of the iceberg facing the Magic Crystal Tower.The entrance of this cave is about the height of a person, and outside the cave is a wide and flat ice surface, which looks like a very suitable battlefield.After confirming again, the woman slid down the ice peak and reported to her friends what she had seen. "Errtu's men will meet us once we've made our last leg," Drizzt surmised.Katie nodded as she listened. "We're going to fight all the way to the mouth of the cave, and there will be more brutal fighting in the cave." "Let's get started then," Bruno grumbled, "my bloody feet are starting to get cold!" Katie looked at Drizzt, as if she still wanted to hear his opinion, there were still many problems with their route.Maybe Kitty, Drizzt, and Guenhwyvar could jump over that iceberg, but both Bruenor in armor and fat Regis could only fall into the sea below.And if they passed, who knows what path Starbucks will choose? "I'm no good at combat," Regis said quietly. "It never stopped you from going anywhere!" Bruenor misunderstood the halfling and yelled at him, "You just want to sit here..." Drizzt stopped the dwarf with a hand, guessing that the resourceful halfling must have come up with something useful. "If Guenhwyvar jumped over that water on my back, I might be able to sneak into the tower," the halfling explained. The expressions of the companions became cheerful, and they gradually understood what Regis meant. "I've been inside the Crystal Tower," Regis went on, "I know the way there, and how to defeat the Crystal Shard." He nodded to Drizzt.Regis and Drizzt once defeated Akka Keser's Crystal Tower on Bryn Shander's Northern Plains. "There's no way around it," Drizzt reminded him. "Yes," Bruno agreed, "it's better than breaking into a tanar'ri lair." This sentence made the partners laugh.But even the laughter revealed everyone's nervousness. "Get Starber up," Drizzt said to Bruenor, "she'll lead us into a trap Errtu has set up. And you," he looked at the halfling, "may Gevalon Wanders Do-Melikki's servant and ranger's keeper is with you. Guenhwyvar will take you across that water. Please understand, my friend, if you fail and Crenthnibon remains intact, er The picture will be stronger!" Regis nodded firmly, and squeezed Haifa hard on the back of the neck.Afterwards, they left everyone, thinking about how to move towards the Magic Crystal Tower more quickly and stealthily along the way.He and the big cat quickly left the sight of the companions.The road to the Magic Crystal Tower is bumpy.Thanks to Guan Haifa, they can move forward smoothly.The panther gripped the ice firmly with its claws, clinging to every hole it could find.Regis can only advance if he captures Guenhwyvar. They were nearly doomed when they climbed over an ice cone.Guenhwyvar's claws dug into the ice, but Regis stumbled, and immediately slid down into the black water at the bottom of the ice cone.His momentum made Guan Haifa unable to hold on to the ice, and one man and one beast slid down at the same time.Regis let out a cry, closing his eyes and waiting to be submerged in the biting cold water. Guenhwyfa re-anchored just inches from the surface. Bruised and still shivering, the two partners slowly climbed onto the ice pick and continued on their way.Drive away the fear by reminding yourself over and over of the importance of the task. ※※※※ When the partners crossed the last piece of open ice and headed towards the iceberg where the magic crystal tower was located, they all felt their fragility: as if something was watching them, something terrible would happen soon. Drizzt walked beside Starber, with Bruenor and Katie running ahead. Errtu's servants await the adventurer, crouching at the entrance of the cave and behind the icy cliff.Both Baelor and Clinshinibon were watching the approaching adventurers. The Crystal Shard thought Baelor was a fool for taking such a big risk for nothing.It communicated with Starbucks through the purple ring, and knew the exact location of the enemy through the eyes of the prisoner. Suddenly, a burst of red light shone from the top of the Magic Crystal Tower, causing a red mist to appear on the gray sky. Katie called out to Drizzt, and Bruno grabbed the young woman's arm and dragged her to speed forward. Drizzt tried to stop Starbucks, but was knocked aside.He swept forward and stopped suddenly.A line of fire was shot from the top of the magic crystal tower, and a crack was opened on the ice in front of Drow in an instant. Thick steam flooded the terrified ranger and the area around him, but he couldn't just stand still.So, he leaped forward with all his strength. Drow was lucky, the second line of fire passed over the head of the dwarf priest and landed on the ice behind her.The powerful blast of flames splashed some shattered ice.Make the mist thicker.The ice cube that had been cracked twice broke away from the main body of the ice sheet, forming an ice floe more than ten feet square, spinning and drifting southeast. Starber had nowhere to go, so he stood still, his eyes still unresponsive. The remaining three friends have run up the iceberg. "Left!" Katie saw a creature crawl across the ridge and charge towards them.Seeing this creature in the Demonic Abyss, Katie felt suffocated.His name is Undead, which is a monster formed after the souls of the unfortunate dead in the main material world fall into the abyss.His skin was pale, and viscous liquid was constantly leaking from his swollen body. There were also a pair of loose wings growing on his back, and many thin legs attached to his sides.He was three feet tall, about the same size as Regis, but he swung long, sharp claws, and slime-stained teeth protruded from between his lips. Kitty took him out with a silver arrow, but another horde of the same monsters charged at them. "Left!" the woman shouted again.But Drizzt and Bruno had no time to heed her cries. More dead souls crawled out of the hole, less than thirty feet away from the adventurers.Two more monsters between flies and humans flew above their heads. Bruenor slashed through the nearest monster with a single blow.But the monster did not die honestly, but a cloud of acid burst out, corroding the dwarf's skin and lungs. "Damn slime monster." The red bearded dwarf said in a hoarse voice.But he didn't back down, and chopped up two monsters in succession, filling the air around him with acid mist. Drizzt quickly ran away every time he killed a dead soul, and the poisonous mist of the monster couldn't touch his body at all.He killed many dead souls, and then fell to the ground again, avoiding the attack of the monsters in the sky.The name of this monster is Kass Demon. By the time Drow resumed his standing position, a group of dead souls had surrounded him, desperately trying to catch him with their long, dirty claws. As soon as Katie saw the two flying monsters, she started to feel sick.She had just shot nearly ten dead souls, and now she turned her attention to the flying insects. She fought back the urge to vomit.Shoot an arrow while running.Seeing a Kass Demon falling to the ground with a silver arrow, the woman couldn't help but feel a burst of comfort in her heart. And the other khiss disappeared, and he was dissolved into the air by the light caused by a devil's spell. He appeared silently behind Katie. ※※※※ Regis and Guenhwyvar saw the two lines of white-hot fire, and heard the ensuing battle.They tried their best to increase the speed of advance, but the bad terrain made them many difficulties. The halfling nearly fell off the ice sheet again.Luckily, Guenhive caught him and threw him onto the ice.The friend who fell is much more uncomfortable. ※※※※ "Pay attention behind you!" Bruno roared and rushed out of the group of dead souls.A revenant clawed at the back of his neck, but he paid no attention. The dwarf's energies were focused on Katie's back.Although he saw the khiss, he couldn't get there in time.Now the khiss that had just been shot appeared before him, standing between him and his daughter. It's not a good location. Katie turned around.Just in time for the attack of Kass Demon.She dodged and was hit in the shoulder.The young woman fell backwards and did two somersaults before standing up again. Bruenor's ax slammed across the back of the other khissom, knocking him down a second time.The tenacious monster tried to stand up again, but the dwarf's ax kept falling, smashing him into the ice, causing a yellow-green slurry to appear on the white ice. And the dead soul that caught the dwarf just now was still clinging to the back of the berserk dwarf, constantly grabbing and biting the dwarf's flesh.Just as it was about to strike really viciously, the drow scimitar carried it away from the dwarf's body, and another scimitar swung it twice. The remaining Kassmoo rose into the air again, and Katie raised her bow to aim, but the Kassmoo had already understood what Katie wanted to do.He flew quickly over the ridge and turned behind the iceberg. Katie lowered her bow and arrow, and shot the twenty or so dead souls that had just climbed over the ridge one by one. At this time, Bruno's axe had no khismo, only a disgusting picture smeared with khismo's flesh. Drizzt dragged the dwarf up to give him a better view of his surroundings.The threat against Katie is gone, but they've also lost room to maneuver, and the squishy revenant is reorganizing. The two experienced friends looked at Katie at the same time, and after confirming that there was no danger on her side, they rushed side by side to the low-level tanar'on on the other side. With the help of a pair of deadly scimitars and quick speed, Drizzt rushed into the enemy's formation, walking through the jungle of claws, and in a few seconds, six clouds of acid burst out of the enemy group.The furious drow didn't even notice that his enemies had changed.Therefore, he was very surprised that his slash was blocked by the enemy, and the sound of hitting the scimitar was not once, but three times. The number of enemies around him decreased, and those low-level devils bowed their heads and retreated, leaving only the six-armed monster facing Drizzt head-on. Kitty saw Drizzt's opponent and knew Drizzt was in trouble.She sprinted toward the shoreline to her right, looking for a good shooting angle.She didn't notice that the sluggish Starbucks was drifting with the ice floe that was now about forty feet away from the iceberg.Blood was still gushing from her wounded shoulder.Kassmool's blow was pretty bad, but she didn't have a chance to stop the bleeding. The woman knelt down on one knee.It was very difficult to target the six-armed tanarim that was fighting with Drizzt.But Katie knew that Drizzt wanted her to shoot this arrow, that he needed her arrow.Katie lifted the Tamari, her fingers clasping the bowstring behind the fletching. "Can't Drow fight by himself?" A deep and hoarse voice came from behind the woman, "We have to talk about this." It was that crab demon—Bizmat. Katie leaped forward, and at the same time stretched her hands forward to protect the bow and arrow she had buckled.Then, she twisted her waist and shot the silver arrow without the bow being fully charged.A stream of blood spurted out from the shoulder, and the woman's face was distorted in pain.And the Crab Demon saw a silver light shooting between his thighs, and his surprised expression was immediately replaced by anger. Katie was taken aback, and the arrow shot straight off the shore, onto the ice floe where Starbucks was, and flew just a few feet away from her.But she realized right away that she shouldn't waste her time looking at the arrow that had already been fired.The twelve-foot-tall crab demon was furious.He was swinging a huge pincer, and it was coming at Katie. This giant pincer can easily clamp Katie's slender waist in two. Katie hangs Tamari and draws Khakid out in one fluid motion.Immediately, he shouted, and at the same time his body fell to one side, and he swung Kajid with his backhand.Because the movement was fast, there was not much power gathered on the sword.She just hoped that Kajid could resist the pliers for a while. Sharp kajid, it cut into the notch between the two pincer arms, cut through the carapace, flesh and tendon, and cut inward. "I'm afraid you've forgotten me!" the self-aware Excalibur said to Katie. "Never." The woman replied firmly. Bizmat let out a howl, and continued to swing out the damaged pliers.The remaining pincer arm hit Katie, knocking her to the ground.Then, the crab demon raised a foot, trying to crush Katie's skull. Kajid jerked upwards, forcing the devil to stop attacking.But even so, a toe was still cut off from the devil's foot. The Krab Demon let out an angry howl again.Bizmat jumped back on one leg; Katie stood up, ready for the next attack. The ensuing attack did not take the form the woman had anticipated.Bizmat loves to play with mortal creatures, especially humans.He was used to torturing these weak creatures, tearing them apart limb by limb.But this person in front of him seemed very difficult to deal with.The injured Bizmat made a decision and began to condense his magical power. Katie suddenly felt as if her feet slipped.She tried her best to regain her standing posture, but found that she was no longer standing on the ice, but flew into the air. "You cunning dog-faced thing!" Katie swore. Bizmat shook his hand, and Katie rose to ten feet above the ground, then floated toward the open water.The woman shouted angrily, she knew what the devil wanted to do.In order to save herself, she grabbed Kajid with her backhand and threw it towards the ice floe where Starbucks was.Khakid plunged into the ice at the dwarf priest's feet, up to the handle. Katie didn't look at her saber anymore, she tried her best to regain her balance and raised her bow and arrow in a panic.But Bizmat just sneered and let go of the nightmare restraint on her. Katie fell into the icy water and soon felt she couldn't breathe and her toes were numb. "Stabbe!" Katie yelled at the dwarf.Kajid also sent a call to the dwarf priest, and it used teleportation to ask the dwarf to pull it up.But Starber still stood motionless, not responding to the crisis in front of him. Bruno knew what happened to Katie.The Dwarf saw her rise into the air, and heard her fall and the call to Stabb.His father's instincts demanded that he immediately leave the fight and jump into the water to rescue his beloved daughter.But he knew it was a reckless act.To do so would not only kill him (which was not so important compared to Katie), but it would not save his daughter.The only thing Bruno can do for Katie is win this fight as quickly as possible.Therefore, the dwarf began to slash the dead souls around him even more frantically.Every time the ax is cut down, a dead soul will be divided into two parts, and the screaming of pain has never stopped.Bruno charged back and forth among the undead at an astonishing speed, his side was filled with clusters of yellow gas. A sudden burst of flame stopped Bruenor's advance.The dwarf fell to the ground with a roar, and was dizzy for a while, his face was flushed by the fire.He shook his head violently, regaining consciousness just as Bizmat began to formally attack him.The huge devil hit Bruno's head with the stump of his right claw, and his left claw quickly reached Bruno's throat. Drizzt saw everything that happened to Bruno and Katie.Drow tried to keep guilt from creeping into his mind at this point.Drizzt Do'Urden had learned long ago that he was not responsible for all the world's sorrows, and that his friends had choices of their own.All Drizzt felt now was anger, pure and simple.This kind of emotional stimulation made his blood flow faster and faster, pushing his combat skills to a new level. But how can a warrior resist weapons attacking from six directions at the same time? The flash slid past three points on the left, then turned to the right, blocking four sword cuts in succession.The other scimitar pulsated because it was eager for the blood of the flame devil, but when the flash completed the defense, it could only stand in front of Drow, blocking the attacks of the other two swords.The flash returns, the upper seal and the lower block.Then the drow jumped up with all his instincts, and the basilisk's green scaled tail swept beneath him. Drizzt leaned forward slightly as he jumped, landing between the basilisk's six long arms.His twin swords immediately launched a stormy attack.Although the basilisk's six long swords were all blocked from the outside, she didn't have to defend at all.In the blink of an eye, the basilisk's body disappeared from Drizzt's face, only to reappear behind him in an instant. Drizzt knew how such a devil should react.As soon as the target disappeared, he rolled forward, stood up quickly, and turned around.The scimitar of the bloodthirsty devil swung to one side, killing a dead soul that was too close, but he couldn't confirm the result of his victory.Quick feet had brought him back to the basilisk. The eight blades converged again, like a bloodthirsty forest in the wind of death, and the sound of the connected metal was the howling of the wind passing through the forest. It was almost a miracle, an utter improbability—that Drizzt's first attack worked.The flash struck one of the basilisk's six shoulders, disabling one of her arms. The remaining five swords charged at Drow with even greater force, forcing him to retreat. ※※※※ Regis and Guenhwyfa finally climbed to the closest point between the two icebergs.To the terrified Regis, such a leap seemed like suicide.What's worse, they don't seem to be alone now, there are already many disgusting souls gathered on the opposite iceberg before them. According to Regis' vision, all he had to do now was go back and find his friends.Or, if they're already sacrificed, run back to the tundra, all the way into the dwarven mines.Follow an army of dwarves (or follow an army of dwarves) and come back here.This thought had been brewing in the halfling's mind for a long time, but he finally didn't say it. Regis had a firm grip on Guenhwyvar, knowing that the resolute panther wasn't even about to slow down.The big cat jumped to the opposite side as soon as it jumped up, and Regis had to hold on to the fur on her back even more desperately.They leaped across the black water and fell hard on the ice, scaring away a horde of dead souls where they landed.Guan Haifa, who kept his mission in mind, did not get entangled with these terrifying creatures, but quickly ran towards the magic crystal tower.Regis was still on her back, screaming in terror all the way.Guan Haifa jumped left and right, and kept dodging the dead souls blocking the way, leaving them far behind.In less than a minute, the two partners had run across the ridge and into an empty valley.The base of the Magic Crystal Tower is right next to them.Those stupid dead souls didn't even figure out what they just passed by, so they weren't pursued. "I must be crazy." Regis murmured softly, looking at the crystal tower.Halflings were imprisoned here when Akka Keser invaded Icewind Dale.Although Aka Kaiser is a magician, he belongs to human beings after all, and what they are going to face this time is a devil, a powerful Baylor demon clan! Regis could see no doors in the four-sided tower, and he knew the tower had no doors.This is a self-protection method of the magic crystal tower - no matter what layer it appears in, except for the owner of the broken magic crystal, the creatures in this layer cannot see its entrance.Regis could not see the door, but Guenhwyvar could, for she was a being of the Astral Plane. Regis hesitated for a moment, lying on Guenhwyvar's back. "There are guards here," he said to Guenhwyvar.He remembered the giants and trolls in the last crystal tower, and wondered what Errtu would put in this tower. As they talked, the two partners heard a "buzzing" sound overhead.They looked up, and Regis nearly fainted as a khiss swooped down on them. ※※※※ Bruenor ignored the blow to the head. After blocking the pincers reaching his throat with the axe, he tried to counterattack; when he saw that the situation was not good, he wisely began to retreat. "Big things are easy to hit." Bruno roared, straightened his one-horned helmet again, and then swung his ax to smash away the two charging souls, roaring and rushing towards Bizmat. The four-armed crab demon met the charging dwarf with half a pincer and two fists.Bruno slashed with an axe, but was hit back with two punches.The dazed dwarf could only watch helplessly as the devil's intact left pincer stretched toward his neck again. A silver light grazed the dwarf and pierced the devil's broad chest, causing Bizmat to take a few steps back. It was Katie who shot the arrow.She was still submerged, but her upper body was out of the water.This allows her to pluck the tamari and shoot an arrow.she hit... Bruno wondered how she could rise so high until the dwarf saw that Kitty was stepping on an ice base that was not in the water.Standing in the water, she shot another arrow fiercely at this time. Bizmat howled and took another step back. Katie let out a growl of pleasure.She was excited to avenge the devil, and even more happy to help her father.But she couldn't deny that her legs were numb, her shoulders were still bleeding profusely, and the time she could continue to fight was obviously very limited.The cold, dark water surrounded her.It was like a vicious monster, constantly sucking her energy, and couldn't wait to devour her completely. Her third shot missed, but Bizmat crouched in terror.But he found that this action actually put his head under Bruno's axe. The violent blow of the ax knocked Bizmat to the ground.The devil could feel Bruenor pulling the ax blade from his skull, followed by another blow to the head.A silver light fell beside him, blasting away the dead souls who came to support him.Where is Errtu?The third shot fell, and the world began to spin and go dark.Bizmat's soul entered the corridor back to the Abyss, where he would experience a hundred years of exile. The expelled Crab Demon left only a cloud of black smoke in this world.Bruno stepped out of the cloud of smoke and began to quickly reduce the number of dead souls around him.And approach Drizzt.He couldn't actually see the drow yet, but he could hear the clang of the sword. Now and then he glanced back at Katie.Gradually, his heart was filled with hope again.His daughter was wading toward the ice floe where Starbucks was. "Move, priest," Bruno whispered forcefully, "find your god and save my daughter!" Staples still didn't move as Katie moved closer to her.And after a while, the woman and his father noticed another huge figure moving quickly and gracefully across the ice, approaching the battlefield. ※※※※ At the entrance of the cave, Ertu, who had just arrived, was enjoying the killing in front of him.Bizmat's expulsion didn't make the devil feel any loss, and he didn't care about the khiss and dead souls.Even with the ghoul, the devil was just afraid he'd kill the drow.These generals and soldiers are replaceable and easy to replace.No devil is willing to stay in the Abyss Demon Realm. Therefore, the temporary victory of the adventurers on the open ground outside the cave did not cause Errtu any worries.The woman was no longer able to participate in the attack, and the dwarf was wounded.Drizzt Do'Urden was still fighting, but at least he would be tired.When he enters the cave.He will be left alone.No mortal creature can stand alone against the mighty Baelor, not even the drow. The devil watched the ongoing battle with a smile on his face.He would only intervene if the basilisk had too much of an advantage. ※※※※ Clinshinibon was also watching the battle with great interest.The most important concern of the Crystal Shard is naturally whether the enemy will approach the entrance of the Crystal Tower.Unlike Errtu, the artifact wanted the battle to end as soon as possible, preferably by destroying Drizzt and his friends before they even approached the cave.Crenshinibon was eager to throw another line of fire, and the drow in battle was an easy target.But the damage done to it by the Anti-Magic Gem had severely weakened its power, and Clinshinibon could only hope that the damage didn't last forever. but now…… The evil treasure has finally found a way to engage in battle by sending a psychic command to the soul of the dwarf priest imprisoned in the purple gem. On the ice floe, Starbucks finally began to move.Katie, who didn't know what was going on, saw the pastor approaching her, with a hopeful smile on her face. ※※※※ In the never-ending battles of the Abyss, devils like basilisks are famous for their superior tactics, and other devils often call them "generals".But Drizzt soon discovered that the six-limbed creature didn't have the same powerful motor nerves.The attack route of the basilisk is actually very simple, just because six swords attack at the same time every time, so it often dazzles ordinary enemies and is at a loss. But this kind of cover-up can't hide from Drow. Although his arms feel sore after countless times of resistance, he already has a way to deal with it. It was the same process again, with two swords parrying six swords and skipping the end of sweeping the floor. The devil disappeared in place, and Drizzt should turn around as usual.He knew the basilisk would anticipate his movements, so he charged straight ahead.When the basilisk reappeared in place, the pair of knives made a terrible gash in her left breast. "Oh, my son," said the basilisk unexpectedly, as it fell back. This made Drizzt pause for a moment, but he still maintained a state of being ready to attack, and he backhanded twice, cutting open two approaching ghosts. "O my son," said the devil again.Drow is very familiar with this voice. "Can't you see the truth?" continued his enemy. Drizzt gasped.He tried not to look at the two terrible blood-spattered wounds on the Devil's body, for he suddenly began to wonder if he had done something wrong. "I'm Zaknafein." The creature on the opposite side said, "This is Errtu's trick. He forced me to fight with you...just like Matriarch Malice's secret method of binding spirits!" These words deeply shocked Drizzt's heart.He stood still, his knees trembling uncontrollably, watching the shape of the creature opposite him gradually change.From a six-armed basilisk to a handsome drow male, one Drizzt Do'Urden could never have known better. Zach Nafein! "Errtu wants you to destroy me," said the creature, suppressing the urge to laugh.She devised such a set of strategies based on Drizzt's thinking, and in accordance with the usual practice, she used Drizzt's preconceived ideas every step of the way.She claimed it was Errtu's ruse, and that Drizzt must have thought of Matron Malice and the Binding Arcanum.The basilisk doesn't intend to play a one-man show by itself. Her plot has worked!Drizzt's scimitar hung to the ground. "Fight him, Father!" Drizzt yelled. "Fight for your freedom, as you did Matron Malice!" "He is very powerful," replied the basilisk, "he..." The devil smiled, and she lowered her remaining two weapons. "My son!" The gentle, familiar voice sounded again. Drizzt nearly fainted with ecstasy. "We must help the dwarf." He believed with all his heart that this was Zac Nafein, his father who would finally free himself from Errtu's mind control. Drizzt believed her, but the scimitar he had forged to slay the fiery creatures was not yet deceived.Scimitar could not see the vision of the basilisk, nor could he hear her hallucinatory voice. Drizzt had begun to move towards Bruenor, but he felt the pulsation of the scimitar in his hand, its hunger for devil's flesh.He took another step, stabilized his body, and suddenly turned to face his father's phantom, the anger in his heart more than doubled. What he saw were six long swords attacking at the same time, the basilisk had recovered her self, and the battle resumed. Drizzt used his innate magical abilities to cast purple faery fire on the devil.But the snake-body monster sneered and eliminated the demon fire invisible. Drizzt heard familiar footsteps behind him, and hastily covered him and the basilisk with a dark ward. The basilisk continued to sneer and said to him, "Do you think I will be unable to fight? I have lived in darkness longer than you, Drizzt Do'Urden!" Her lackluster attack seemed to bear out her words.Longswords parry scimitars, scimitars, scimitars, . . . battleaxes. The basilisk hesitated for a moment because of the sudden change, and it was a fatal moment.When she regained her senses, she suddenly found that Drizzt was no longer in front of her.It was the drow's dwarf friend who attacked her!If it's Bruno up front... The basilisk hastened to use its natural magical powers, trying to escape by teleportation. Drizzt's attack was ahead of him, piercing the basilisk's spine with a scimitar that was good at killing demons. The drow's dark barrier dissipated at this time.In front of the basilisk appeared Bruno who was madly attacking and the scimitar protruding from his chest. Drizzt held the handle tightly, letting the blade churn in the devil's body.The devil's energy flowed along the blade like a bankrupt flood. The basilisk uttered a vicious curse.She wanted to attack the dwarf in front of her, but she could no longer raise the long sword in her hand.The body of the basilisk gradually became unreal, and her flesh and blood melted into wisps of thick smoke. She had promised Drizzt a thousand cruel deaths, the promise that she would return one day to wreak horrific vengeance. Drizzt had heard this kind of words countless times. "The worst is still in there," Drizzt said to Bruno when it was all over. Bruno glanced back and saw Staples approaching his daughter, who was struggling to swim, and was relieved that she was safe. "Then let's continue!" There are only a few dead souls left around them, but more dead souls are still crawling over from the ridge.Side by side, the two friends fought their way through the ghosts and quickly entered the ice cave.There was also a group of dead souls there, but they were quickly wiped out. Their only lighting tool now was the scimitar in Drizzt's hand.The flash danced with blue flames as usual; the other scimitar shone a different shade of blue, it only shone when it was extremely cold, and it was brighter than ever now that it had just absorbed the life force of the devil . The cave seems even larger from the inside.The ground sloped gradually downward from the entrance, adding to its depth, and the ceiling was now thirty feet above their heads.The whole area is covered with icicles and icicles, most of which extend from the ceiling to the ground. Drizzt pointed to a steep incline as the fight to clear the dead was over.That road leads all the way to the opposite wall.It seemed that the only way to cross this thick wall of ice was by this slope. They leaped over the zigzag cracks in the ground, but a manic laugh stopped them in their tracks.Errtu appeared, and the mighty Baelor unleashed a destructive flame, causing the surrounding temperature to rise sharply. ※※※※ Kassim underestimated his enemy for granted.He had been to the main material world before and knew what kind of creatures there were. But Guenhwyvar is not part of the Prime Material Plane, and she is no ordinary cat.Khissmoor hovered in the air, thinking that he was in a place of absolute safety.But he was immediately surprised to see that the big cat on the ground jumped up to a height of thirty feet in an instant, and its sharp claws pierced into his worm's body.They fell to the ground together.Guan Haifa fixed the devil's body with his forelimbs and powerful jaws, and his two hind paws quickly planed on the devil's body. Watching the tumbling pair, Regis quickly deduced that he could do Guenhwyvar no favors.But he saw some dead spirits approaching them, so he kept calling for Guenhifar. "Quick, Guenhwyvar!" the halfling yelled, as the panther worked hard, doubling down on its hind legs. Not long after, there was only a cloud of black mist in front of Guan Haifa.She jumped out of the black mist and ran to Regis.He rushed towards the entrance of the magic crystal tower with the halfling.But Regis suddenly thought of an idea, and he quickly grabbed the panther's tail. "There is a window on the top floor of the tower!" The halfling explained to the panther, he didn't want to run into those magic crystal tower guards again.Perhaps Errtu was in the tower.If they go up from the bottom of the tower, it can be said that they have no chance.But that window is also a gamble, it may be an ordinary entrance, or it may be a tunnel leading to another world. Guan Haifa quickly searched the surrounding area, then changed direction.Regis threw himself on the panther's back.He knew that his two short legs would never be able to keep up with the full-speed Guenhuffa. Guan Haifa climbed to the top of the iceberg, flattened his body, his claws deeply penetrated into the ice, and the muscles of his limbs were like tense ship cables.The black panther exploded with all its strength in an instant, shooting towards the small window like a black feathered arrow. The panther firmly grasped the window sill on the top floor of the Magic Crystal Tower, and Regis climbed into the tower first along the body of the panther.He landed hard on the ground beside Clinshinibon, rolled back, and stood up against the wall.Then he called Guan Haifa to come in. But he heard the cat growl and jumped back onto the iceberg.The panther ran to help his master. Now, only Regis was left in the cabin to face the Crystal Shard. "That's good." The trembling halfling said feebly.