Chapter 23 Chapter 18 The Fall of Heroism

She noticed a dark elf standing on the pier of the island waving for her to row back and stay away.He seemed to be alone there. Katie-brie's tamari bow is an arrow.The light of the arrow pierced the darkness, unexpectedly piercing the drow's chest, carrying him a dozen feet away, and Catti-brie and Guenhiffa walked ashore a few minutes later.Feeling the temperature of the magic box, the young woman told Guanhaifa to turn to the right, but the panther sensed that its owner was close at hand, and had already galloped at full speed across the uneven ground. Catti-brie hurriedly followed as fast as she could.Guenhuffa turned a sharp corner at the foot of the nearest hill, and the big cat's paws slammed into the wet grass.The big cat was immediately lost in the eyes of the young girl.

Then Catti-brie heard a scream, and as she ran down the hill, one of the dark elf warriors she saw wasn't looking in her direction, but was staring at the panther.He raised his hand, holding a crossbow in his hand. Catti-brie fired an arrow as she ran, and the arrow went high, piercing a hole in the side of the mountain, just a few feet from the drow's head.He immediately turned to fight back, and Catti-brie dove over and rolled, the dagger thrown into the wet grass beside her. With a quick shot, Catti-brie pierced a hole in her opponent's magic cloak.And when he dodged, he had already loaded the crossbow, and he braked suddenly, and raised his hand again.

Catti-brie fired an arrow too, and the arrow slashed across the crossbow and his hand, scratching his wrist and digging deep into his chest. She wins the match, but loses precious time.She lost her way.Once again she needed the magic box for guidance, and then she ran away. ※※※※ The fierce attacks of experienced opponents quickly turned into cautious advances, for Drizzt not only blocked each attack, but often countered it effectively.One of the drow was now wielding only one weapon, the arm holding the dagger was limp at his side, bleeding profusely from a knife wound on it. Drizzt's confidence rose higher and higher.How many enemies are there on the island?He didn't know, but he dared to believe that he would beat everyone.

His blood froze when there was a growl behind him, thinking some monster had come to his aid.The injured drow stared back in horror, but Drizzt paid no attention.At best, most drow allies are temporary, mostly moody creatures of staggering and terrifying power.If there was indeed a monster summoned, some kind of demonic creature to appear behind him, Drizzt was the obvious first target. The retreating drow suddenly ran away, running wildly along the ledge, and Drizzt took the opportunity to step aside, wanting to see who his next opponent was. The silhouette of a large black cat flitted over his head, chasing the fleeing foe.For a moment, he thought that some drow had a magical statue like himself in his hand, and it summoned the same big cat as Guenhwyfer.However, this is Guan Haifa!Drizzt knew instinctively that this was his Guenhwyvar!

Excitement quickly turned to confusion.Drizzt thought it was Regis who had summoned the panther from Mithril Hall, and the cat was after him.But this is impossible, because the time Guenhwyvar can stay in the material world is not enough to run the whole distance from the dwarven fortress to here.The magic statue must have been brought to Menzoberranzan. The sword move that took the opportunity to sneak attack penetrated Drizzt's defense line at that moment, and the tip of the sword pierced the fine chain armor, causing him a pain in his chest.The pain brought the wandering ranger back to his senses, reminding Drizzt that he still had an enemy to deal with.Only solve one problem at a time.

Drizzt became a storm, and the light of the blade hit the opponent in all directions like a raging wave.The dark elf struggled, but the two swords were swept away by the deadly blade, and when Drizzt kicked him to the knee, the falling blade hit the ranger's boot. "Be patient," Drizzt reminded himself.However, with the sudden appearance of Guan Haifa, his doubts are still unanswered, and it is really difficult to be patient. ※※※※ The fleeing drow rounded a bend.Seeing the black panther in hot pursuit, he hastily hooked a thin stalagmite with his uninjured arm, turned to the right, and fell over the ledge into the soft mud below.As soon as he stood up and bent over to pick up the sword, Guenhhvar swooped down and pushed him into the water.

He turned over and kicked hard, but the black panther's foot pressed against his throat, pressing him down firmly.His face finally emerged from the water, but he couldn't breathe, and he didn't need to breathe anymore. Guan Haifa twitched his legs and prepared to jump onto the rock beam, but immediately leaned over and shook his head, growling suspiciously.She saw a colorful bubble floating towards it.Before Guan Haifa had time to react, the strange thing exploded, and the shimmering fine powder sprinkled her all over. Guan Haifa jumped towards the ledge, but found that the destination was getting farther and farther away from her.The panther resisted and let out a growl of dissatisfaction. She understood the purpose of the powder splashed all over her, and understood that she was being sent back to the astral world.

The roar of the big cat was quickly drowned out by the waves of the lake lapping on the shore, and dissipated in the clanging of swords and swords from the rock beams. Jarlaxle leaned against the stone wall, pondering the new development.He put away his precious metal whistle.It was the whistle that sent the dangerous panther away, and he raised one of his boots to scrape off the mud.The smug mercenary chief glanced casually at the rock beams from which the sound of fighting continued, confident that Drizzt Do'Urden would soon fall into his grasp. ※※※※ Catti-brie was trapped in the canyon: two dark elves hid behind the two pinnacles directly in front of her, and one pointed a crossbow at her under the stone pillar on the left.She did her best to hide behind the stalagmite she was in, but still felt insecure because the darts were bouncing all around her.She would release an arrow from time to time, but the opponents were well hidden behind the cover. The silver arrows shot fiercely, only splashing harmless sparks on the numerous stone surfaces.

One crossbow bolt grazed the young woman's knee, another forced her to crouch even lower in her already small hiding place, forcing her to lean so far that she could no longer fire her bow.Catti-brie grew more and more frightened, feeling that she was about to lose.There was no way she could win three well-armed drow veterans. A crossbow bolt pierced the heel of her boot, but failed to pierce.Catti-brie took a deep breath. She was stubborn and decided to fight back. There was no point in continuing to shrink here, and it would definitely kill her—and Drizzt. The thought of her friend emboldened her, and she turned and shot.She cursed loudly as she drew her bow, as the enemies hid again.

Is it really hidden?Catti-brie suddenly attacked the drow on the left, shooting a series of arrows.If she is really the target, she is the best target for the two drow in front of her at this moment. Tao Mali's bowstring rang again and again.But the young girl stopped suddenly.She didn't see any dark elves shooting. Magic arrows slammed into the two pinnacles where they were hiding, sparks lit up the place, and flying stone chips hissed through the air. The two courageous drow fled down the canyon, not escaping Catti-brie's vengeance.She shot one in the back and threw an arrow at the other.

Catti-brie turned around suddenly, and the deadly bow delivered a blow.The dark elf opened his mouth wide and let out a cry of surprise, and Catti-brie's arrow hit his face, sending him flying. Young woman looking at her bleeding wound.She reluctantly pulled out the crossbow, stood up straight and looked around.She wasn't sure that the dark elf at the end was the same enemy that was behind the pillar on the left, but she could feel the sinister poison spreading to her limbs and knew she couldn't just wait here to see if there were more enemies coming from behind her climb closer.After making up her mind, she began to climb the rock wall of the broken valley, and soon reached the rock beam.She ran, keeping her balance carefully so she wouldn't fall. ※※※※ Flash caught the sword's slash, and Drizzt swung his arm away, drawing a big circle between the two.In the arc of flying swords, the enemy stabbed and tried to sneak attack, but Drizzt's Ice Death immediately followed up and knocked it open. Drizzt approached slowly, his swords dancing faster and faster.The two scimitars swirled up and down to draw arcs, sometimes with light stabs, and their clever moves forced the opponent to stagger and retreat again and again.With his superior agility, Drizzt took control of the sword dance, and both knew the ranger had the upper hand. Drizzt's opponent braced against Flash's push--just the move the quick-witted Drizzt was waiting for.The moment he realized that the scimitar was under force and the opposing sword was forced back in front of his eyes, he hurriedly withdrew the saber in a circle, flashing back the path of the saber and making a quick circle, hitting the long sword on the other side.The force on the sword suddenly withdrew, and the drow warrior immediately lost his balance, his feet were in a mess, and he was completely unprepared for the sudden force on the other side. His sword was lowered and thrown to the side, leading him around.He tried to fight back with his sword, but Drizzt's death slammed into his flank like lightning. He staggered back, and a sword fell to the stone. Drizzt heard a cry, and someone banged him hard on the shoulder, throwing him against the stone wall.He jumped up and turned around hastily, raising his two knives. Entreri!Drizzt's jaw almost dropped in surprise. ※※※※ Catti-brie saw Drizzt on the rock beam, saw another drow falling down clutching his side, and then saw a black shadow rushing towards Drizzt from a certain crack, She couldn't help but yelled.She drew fully, then suddenly realized that if she missed the shadow, her arrow would have passed through and hit Drizzt.But at this moment, a wave of dizziness came to her, and the hypnotic toxin had begun to take effect in her body. She stretched her Tamari bow and walked forward unsteadily. Entreri's longsword glowed green, illuminating the assassin's figure.But how is this possible?Drizzt wondered.He had defeated the fellow, leaving Entreri to die in the windswept valley outside Mithril Hall. Obviously, not everyone was going to let Entreri die. The long sword pierced Drizzt's buttocks twice, and then slashed upwards, almost brushing his eyes. Drizzt tried to regain his footing, regain his quickness, but Entreri slashed and stabbed wildly around him, roaring.The assassin kicked the ranger's knee, and the ranger had to jump away from the wall when the green-lit sword sliced ​​down to draw a line of fire. Growling, the assassin followed Drizzt, swung his dagger and stabbed down.Drizzt's scimitar broke with a "dang" and sent it flying, but Entreri's attack remained unchanged, and he closed his fingers into a fist and rushed into Drizzt's knife net. Just a moment before Entreri's fist hit the bridge of his nose, Drizzt realized that Entreri's next step had already been thought of, even waiting for him to break the dagger. The dazed ranger staggered back.If it wasn't for the slender stalagmite peak, Drizzt would have fallen off the cliff.Entreri was on his heels.A burst of sparks, an interlacing of green and blue light, the assassin's longsword slamming into the flash, knocked it out of Drizzt's grasp. Drizzt's remaining scimitar parried the ensuing blow, but before he could bend to pick up the fallen blade, Entreri kicked Shining off the cliff. Still unsteady on his feet, Drizzt swung a downward cut that he could easily catch, and the assassin returned with another punch, hitting Drizzt solidly in the stomach. Entreri lunged suddenly, his longsword arcing outward, driving away Drizzt's scimitar.It was a game of chess, and Entreri, clinging to the white piece that went ahead, had the upper hand and took the offensive.The sword swung, and the assassin slammed into the ranger, his arm bent in front of him, and an elbow hit Drizzt in the face, knocking the back of his head against the stone behind him.Entreri's sword was at his side, blocking the scimitar again and again in the air.As Drizzt put his saber to the sword, he saw that Entreri had made a gesture to charge at him, and knew that he was doomed.When the long sword came across, he jumped to the right, and the blade cut through his cloak, cut through the chain armor made by dwarves, and pulled a wound from his armpit to his chest. The momentum of the sword also accelerated his castration. Drizzt flew off the cliff and into the mud below. Seeing a flash of light out of the corner of his eye, Entreri instinctively flipped into the air.The silver arrow flew away through the body and cloak, and Entreri leaned against the stone pillar with a groan.He stretched out his hand to feel down, and his fingers crawled closer to the dagger he dropped. "Drizzt!" Catti-brie yelled, her dizziness temporarily thrown aside when she saw her friend who had fallen off the cliff.Pulling out the sword, the weak woman stepped forward quickly, not knowing whether to get rid of the assassin first or to check on the drow friend who fell to the ground first. As she got closer, she turned to the stalagmite, but that choice was now moot.The assassin leaped to his feet and was not injured at all.The arrow missed, leaving only a hole in Entreri's cloak. Catti-brie gritted her teeth, fighting back tears, and slapped Entreri's sword aside.The other hand reached for the gem-encrusted dagger at his waist.But her movements were too slow. The hypnotics covered her whole body due to the violent running just now. When her fingers touched the dagger, her sword had already been knocked aside, and the other dagger was pressed against the back of her hand, pinching her hand to the side. Fixed on the handle. Entreri's sword was raised high and swung down. This was her end, Catti-brie thought, her whole world gone.The only feeling was the coldness of Entreri's sword gliding over the softness of his neck.