Chapter 24 Chapter 19 Sacrifice

Thiberdorf Panter stood at the end of the narrow tunnel, using infrared vision to explore the wide cave in front of him, remembering every place where the temperature was abnormal, so as to understand the environmental conditions of this dangerous area.He saw many long, thin, tooth-like stalactites on the ceiling; two distinct low temperature lines showed two prominent bands on the wall, one of which was directly in front of him and the other ran along the wall on the right.There were several dark holes in the wall near the ground, and Pant knew one was just to his left, two in the wall opposite him, and one under a ledge in the right corner.There seems to be long tunnels behind these holes, while the other holes should be the entrances of small holes or depressions in the walls of the holes.

Guan Haifa stood beside Zhan Kuang, the black panther's ears were tilted back, and it let out an almost imperceptible low growl.Pant knew, and she felt the danger too.He motioned for Guenhwyvar to follow him, and before he knew it, he felt that having such an unusual companion was no longer such a bad thing.However, he still rushed to the front of the approaching torch to prevent others from moving forward. "There are at least three or four passages there." Zhan Kuang said to his companions with a stern face, "and most of the cave is open." Then he began to describe the interior of the cave in detail, specifically mentioning the countless hidden places inside.

Bruno understood Pante's doubts and nodded to the others. He could also feel that their enemies were nearby, gradually approaching and surrounding them.The dwarf king looked back the way they had come, and it was clear to the others that he was trying to find another way in the region. "We can use their intent to launch a raid against them," Katie suggested.Bruno's hopes, she knew, were unrealistic.They had no time to lose, and they had passed so few passages that it was hard to say whether they would have entered the lower regions where Drizzt might be found, or the wider tunnels.

A little spark of battle flew in Bruno's dark eyes.But he frowned again when he saw Guenhwyvar pacing heavily at Catti-brie's feet. "The cat has been here too long," said the young woman, "Guenhwyvar needs to rest now." The expressions on Wulfgar's and the dwarves' faces suggested that they did not think this was good news. "But we still have to move forward," Katie said firmly, "Guan Haifa can still support a battle, there is no doubt about it!" After thinking about these words, Bruno nodded seriously, and slapped the face of the toothless battle ax hard, "Let's go and see the enemy."

Panter took out his nausea potion again. "Take another sip," he handed the bottle to Katie and Wulfgar, "make sure you have this in your stomachs." Katie shivered, but she took a sip from the bottle, and then she handed it to Wulfgar.The latter also frowned and took a hasty sip. Bruno and Pant squatted on the ground between them, and Pant quickly drew a schematic diagram of the cave environment.They didn't have time to make a detailed plan, but Bruno determined the division of responsibility and assigned tasks to everyone.The dwarf king didn't need to give special instructions to Guan Haifa, and of course, he didn't make explicit requests to Pante either.He knows that once the battle begins, the war mad will do exactly what his wild personality does.Katie and Wulfgar were also aware of Panter's upcoming role, and did not say much about it.Against dark elves known for their skill and precision, a little chaos can have unexpected effects.

Still holding their torches aloft, and even lighting a second one, they proceeded cautiously, preparing for the battle to break out at their command. When the fire appeared in the cave, a black shadow passed in front of everyone and disappeared into the darkness in an instant.Guan Haifa rushed to the right, turned to the left and jumped into the center of the cave, then turned right and rushed to the wall behind him. There was a continuous sound of bowstrings, followed by the sound of crossbow arrows hitting rocks.The panther, which is constantly dodging and jumping, can always leave the place where the crossbow arrow is pointing first.

Guan Haifa turned around again, jumped up along the cave wall, and ran a few steps on the vertical cave wall before falling back to the ground.The target of the black panther was the rock protrusion on the high wall of the cave on the right, and she seemed to be running there at full speed regardless of everything. At the bottom of the cave wall, the black panther, which was about to slam into the rock wall, thrust its muscles upwards, and its direction of travel became almost completely vertical, and finally it seemed to fly up to the overhanging rock wall twenty feet high. The three dark elves standing above never thought that the black panther would have such a sensational move.Two of them hurriedly shot crossbow arrows in the direction of Guan Haifa's charge, and then hid in a tunnel. The third unlucky guy was standing on the path of the black panther, and he could only raise his hand in front of the charging black panther. Keep your head shut.

The torches went fully into the hole, illuminating the area where the fighting took place.In the lead was Bruno, with Wulfgar on his right and Thiberdorf Panter on his left.Kitty followed behind them silently. She walked along the route of Guenhuffa to the cave wall, holding the divine bow tightly with both hands. The dark elf's hand crossbow sounded again, and all the stormtroopers were shot.Wulfgar felt the poisoned arrow stung his leg, and Panter's powerful potion immediately burned his wound, and the sleeping effect of the poisoned arrow was gone.A dark ward fell on a torch, blocking its light.But Wulfgar was prepared. He lit a third torch and threw the dark-enchanted torch far away.

Slowly but without stopping, Bruenor and Wulfgar made their way through the cavern, toward the largest tunnel entrance.The barbarian saw the eyes of the drow flashing on the ledge above the tunnel, and he threw his hammer in a loud call to the god of war.Aegis-fang hit the ledge, shattering the rock there.One drow jumped aside just in time, and the other fell, his leg broken by the hammer, barely holding on to a rock that jutted out of the stone wall as he fell. Wulfgar didn't move forward, another crossbow bolt hit him, and he rushed towards the tunnel in the wall on the right, where two dark elves crouched.

Eager to start a hand-to-hand fight, Bruno also turned around and followed the barbarian. While running, the dwarf turned his head and saw an eight-legged monster crawling out of the tunnel directly in front of him, followed by many black figures. The ferocious dwarf never thought that he and his friends would encounter such an enemy. He turned around again, and hurried back from the same way with a cheer. No matter how many enemies there were, they could not stop his determination to fight to the fullest. ※※※※ Catti-brie concentrated all her willpower to control her desire to make the first blow. She couldn't guarantee that she could kill the enemy with one blow. Almost all the dark elves, whether it was Panter who was chasing, or Guenhuffa who was on the rock wall The ones she dealt with were all at angles that were difficult for her to aim at, and the enemy with a broken leg hanging in mid-air was not worth shooting.Bruenor had told her to make the first arrow work its best, it was the only arrow she could shoot with all her concentration.

Seeing Bruenor and Wulfgar split up, the anxious young woman finally found her chance.A drow crouched on a four-foot ledge in the rear wall, almost between the two separated partners, leaning out, a hand crossbow in his hand.The dark elf shot his crossbow bolt, but was pierced by a silver arrow, and he fell backward in surprise, while the silver arrow continued to slide across the rock, leaving a charred mark. Katie's second arrow shot into the air immediately, and she could no longer see the drow, he was completely blocked by the rock, but she did not believe that the barrier protecting the drow would be thick enough. The silver arrow shot at the center of the rock platform, and there was a crackling sound, and the rock broke, and the subsequent muffled sound meant that the silver arrow had shot into the head of the hidden drow. ※※※※ The dark elf lying on the high rock wall screamed and kicked desperately, covering his shield with his body, and even took out a dagger with his other hand.But what really blocked Guenhuffa's sharp claws was his fine armor, so although the wound on his body was serious, it was not fatal. He wanted to drive the dagger into the panther's waist, but his weapon was too small for this foe, and his attack only seemed to enrage the cat further.Drow's arm holding the shield was hit hard, his shoulder dislocated, and his entire arm was thrown over his head.Drow wanted to prop up the shield again, but no matter how frantically he struggled, his arm just didn't respond.He had no choice but to block the direction of the leopard's claws with his other hand, carrying out a useless defense. Guenhwyvar's claws were on his forehead, and the drow swung the dagger again, hoping for a miracle. The panther's claws sliced ​​open his head and face. A crossbow bolt shot from the tunnel behind Panther, but did not harm her.The Panther leaves the freshly killed enemy, rushes into the tunnel, and gives chase. The two dark elves summoned a dark enchantment in front of the big cat, then turned and fled. If they had looked back, they might have turned around and rejoined the fight.Damage from daggers and short arrows, the effects of sleep poison, and being away from the Astral Plane for too long, Guenhwyvar's energies had been drained.Big cat doesn't want to leave.She longs to remain with her companions, to continue the fight, to continue the search for her missing master. But the magic of the statue didn't support her wish. Guenhuffa only ran a few steps into the darkness before stopping. She couldn't maintain her balance anymore. The black panther's flesh dissipated into gray smoke, and the plane channel opened, sucking her in. went back. ※※※※ When he entered the tunnel, he was hit by another arrow, but such a small injury only brought a smile to Zhan Kuang's distorted face.A dark barrier blocked his attack route, but he roared and rushed over without fear.He even smiled a little as he slammed into the stone wall. The astonished dark elf watched Pante's ferocious action, turned around and fled into the depths of the tunnel, quickly turning around a sharp turn.Pant was chasing after him, the armor made a loud friction sound, and long saliva flowed from his thick lips and disappeared into his black beard. "Stupid!" he yelled.Then he lowered his head so that the spikes on the top of his helmet appeared on the other side of the corner, fully expecting an ambush to await him. Panter's spikes deflected the oncoming longsword, piercing the foe's forearm.Zhan Kuang jumped up, threw himself into the arms of his opponent, and crushed the drow to the ground. The glove spikes pierced the dark elf's body and face one after another, and the blade armor cut through his exquisite chain armor, and another series of violent movements began.Every movement of Zhan Kuang made Drow suffer unbearable burning pain. ※※※※ Bruenor noticed the tall figure of a drow wearing a ostentatious feathered sombrero, who had just appeared at the tunnel entrance.Suddenly, something cut through the flames, and Bruenor raised his shield hastily, and a dagger struck it, and then a second, and a third.The fourth line lowered and brushed the dwarf's calf, the dwarf bowed in pain, and the fifth dagger passed the top of the shield.A bloodstain was drawn under Bruno's one-horned helmet. But neither such minor injuries nor the ferocious spider elf could slow down Bruno's speed.The dwarf rushed forward with all his strength, blocked the spider spirit's blow with his shield, and collided with the spider spirit's second ax with his battle axe.The dwarf was much smaller than his opponent, so all his attacks landed on the hard-shelled spider's legs.A surge of rage erupted from every movement of the dwarf.He raised the shield above his head, and the adamantine shield, which was called an artifact, blocked the ferocious slashes of drow magic weapons again and again. Bruenor's ax wedged between the lizard's legs, slicing through his flesh.The dwarf's joy didn't last long, the spider elf's twin axes hit the shield with great momentum, knocking it over at once.A spider leg kicked the dwarf viciously in the stomach, sending Bruenor flying far away.And his ax failed to cause real damage to the spider elves from beginning to end. The dwarf rolled over to his feet, suffocating and seemingly numb in his arms.Another string of daggers flew from the corridor behind the lizard, knocking Bruenor off balance again.He barely blocked the last four daggers with his shield, and the first dagger had already penetrated into his heavy armor, and a trickle of blood slowly seeped out along the handle of the dagger. Only then did he know that he had just escaped by a narrow margin. die. But he also knew that the fun had cost him dearly.He could no longer dodge the enemy's hidden weapons, and the shadow of the spider elf pressed over his head. ※※※※ Wulfgar's warhammer flew towards the mouth of the tunnel, aiming not at the dark elf who was plotting against him with poisoned arrows, but at the fang-shaped stalactites hanging from the ceiling.The powerful bombardment of the war hammer did its job well, and the stone teeth fell one after another. A drow fell backwards, and Wulfgar couldn't be sure whether the falling rock hit him.Another drow leaped forward, drawing sword and dagger.Charged toward Wulfgar, who was unarmed. Wulfgar paused in front of the glowing blade, jumped to the drow's side, and punched and kicked, fending off the dangerous and fast attacks of the enemy, buying himself a few seconds to get his weapon back. Drow didn't know the magic of Aegis' Fang, so he didn't rush to kill this tyrannical human.He advanced steadily, sword and dagger criss-crossing each other, and the final blow left a terrible gash across the barbarian's waist. Drow smiled viciously. The Fang of Aegis appeared in Wulfgar's long-awaited hand. With one hand on the handle of the hammer, Wulfgar swung his weapon in a gust of wind in front of him.The two adversaries re-examined each other. The hammer swung, the dagger sliced ​​in, Wulfgar slapped the handle with his other hand, and the hammer swung back, knocking aside the drow's attack. Drow changed his move quickly, and the long sword pierced Wulfgar's shoulder from bottom to top.Wulfgar's thick forearms tensed instantly, and Aegis-fang stopped between them, and the hammer head rushed forward, breaking the long sword's prong. A series of attacks and defenses finally caused Zall's arms to be left by his side.With the hammer in both hands, Wulfgar achieved excellent attacking stance.Before Drow could retract his arms, the Fang of Aegis had already slashed straight down, smashing his chest to his hipbone.As if the sudden and devastating blow didn't have an immediate effect, Drow still leaped backward out of habit, hitting his back against the wall. One leg was weak, and one lung was completely festered. Drow held the long sword flat in front of him, and assumed a weak defensive posture.Wulfgar raised his hammer and slammed the sword down on the drow's cheek.There was a muffled crunch, and the drow's head collapsed, crumbling into a mass of flesh between the hard rock and the still harder Aegis-fang. ※※※※ The silver streamer from the lasing stopped the attack of the spider elves and saved Bruno Warhammer.But the silver arrow didn't hit the spider elf, it continued to fly high and nailed the broken leg drow who had just climbed back to the broken ledge to the stone wall. This feeling of narrow escape is exactly what Bruno needs.Gathering up his strength again, he swung the toothless axe and hit the spider leg closest to him.The adamantine shield blocked the unbalanced slash of the spider elf, and the dwarf continued to attack the beast in front of him, using his huge body to block the enemies in the tunnel, and at the same time forced him to lose his balance. Another silver arrow flew past the dwarf, sending sparks off the rock. Bruno grinned widely, thanking the gods for having a friend and ally like Katie. ※※※※ The first two arrows enraged Vierna, and the third shot into the tunnel nearly pierced her head.Jarlaxle ran back to her from close to the cavern. "The enemy is very powerful," the mercenary leader admitted, "my men have already suffered losses." Vierna took a few steps forward, staring intently at the dwarf who was battling her mutant brother. "Where is Drizzt Do'Urden?" She used her power to gather the sound waves into a beam, and let it reach the ear of Bruenor, who was opposite the spider elf. "Have we anything to talk about?" roared the dwarf, slashing hard with the axe.One of Dinin's legs was cut off and flew out. Under the oppression of the dwarf, the spider elf who lost his balance took a few steps back. Vierna opened her mouth to chant a magical incantation when Jarlaxle pulled her down.Verna's anger towards the mercenary captain disappeared invisible with a silver arrow flying past.In an instant, a hole appeared in the stone wall behind her. The increasingly unfavorable battle ahead reminded Vierna of Entreri's warning to the squad.Shaking with rage, she let out a frenzied growl at the thought of the consequences of losing this battle.Her thoughts returned to her heart, back to her belief in the dark evil god, and she called out the name of Rose. "Virna!" She felt the mercenary master's hand grab her, and another drow helped Jarlaxle lift her to her feet. "Wishya!" The unconscious shout calmed her down, and he knew that Rose had answered her call. The burst of magical energy from Werna knocked Jarlaxle and the other drow against the cave wall, and they all looked at the high priest with trembling eyes. The expression of the mercenary captain relaxed afterward, Werna ordered him to follow her to the depths of the tunnel, away from the dangerous battlefield. "Rose will help us finish what we have begun," said the priest. ※※※※ Katie fired another arrow into the tunnel, then scanned the surroundings for a more suitable target.She has never let go of her surveillance of the spider elves.But she knew that shooting this swollen monster was very likely to accidentally injure Bruno who was fighting close to him. Wulfgar clearly had the situation in his hands.A drow had already died under his hammer, and he was now looking for the enemy who hadn't jumped out in the rubble, and Pant didn't know where to go. Katie looked up at the broken rock wall above Bruno and the spider elves, and then turned her head to look at another rock wall, where Guenhuffa disappeared.In that direction, on the lower wall of the cave, there was a small depression, and the young woman saw a strange sight there: a mist that condensed into a black panther, similar to a mist, was constantly changing colors, and finally became a black panther. It turned orange, like a continuously coiling fireball. Katie felt overwhelming evil gathering in the fog, and hurriedly raised her bow to aim at it.The hair on the nape of her neck stood on end, and something was watching her. Katie lowered her heart lock bow, turned suddenly and drew her short sword, blocking a sword attack from behind at the last moment.A drow had floated silently behind her. Wulfgar noticed the mist too.He knew that when the fog revealed its truth, that was when the battle would begin.But he couldn't ignore Katie's sudden cry. She was under heavy pressure and could no longer maintain her balance. Her short sword struggled to resist the drow's stormy attack. In the shadows behind the young woman and her attacker, another dark figure looms in silhouette. ※※※※ The hot blood that flowed from the broken body of the enemy coagulated in Thiberdorf Panter's beard.Drow had stopped convulsing, but Pante's killing still hadn't stopped. A crossbow bolt pierced his ear, and he raised his head with a growl, the spikes on his helm lifting the dead drow's arm.Another enemy appeared in front of him, walking steadily towards him. Zhan Kuang jumped on the ground, shook his head and tore open the drow's black skin, and pulled out the spikes on the battle helmet from inside. The approaching dark elf stopped, as if desperately trying to comprehend the terrifying scene in front of him.He started moving again, but this time running backwards, and Panter, yelling from behind, pursued him. The drow was baffled by the stubby dwarf's insane speed, and even feared that he would be overtaken by the foe.He wanted to lure this dangerous guy away from the main battlefield, but he didn't have to run very far. They entered a system of winding tunnels, the dark elf ten paces ahead of the dwarf.His graceful figure didn't seem to change even when he stopped and turned.Then he drew out his sword with a smile on his face. Panter didn't slow down, he just lowered his head and pointed the spike at the dark elf.As a result, his vision was limited, and by the time he spotted the trap it was too late.A chasm opened beneath his feet, across which the drow's long, flowing strides could easily pass, but the short legs of the dwarf could not. Zhan Kuang fell downwards, hitting the rocks around him constantly, the steel ring and spikes sparked countless sparks, but it also reduced his speed.He broke a rib on a stalagmite, rolled several times, and lay flat in a cave. He lay for a while, admiring the cunning of his foe, and the ceiling that hovered before him. ※※※※ Katie, who was not familiar with swords and swords, displayed super-level combat skills, using all the defensive tricks taught to her by Drizzt, desperately trying to win the battle.She was sure that the drow's initial advantage was fading, and that she would soon be able to regain her balance and even fight for the initiative. But suddenly, her enemy disappeared. The Fang of Aegis spun in front of her, and the strong hammer wind blew her long hair, and the dark elf had already been knocked far away by its full blow. Katie turned, but her gratitude was lost in Wulfgar's paternal gaze.The mist around the barbarian had formed, and it was obvious at first glance that it was a vicious lower world creature, an enemy far more terrible than the dark elves. Although the danger was around Wulfgar, he still put Katie's safety first. For Katie, who was sure she could take care of herself, such behavior seemed more stupid than selfless. Katie reached for her bow. Before she could hold the bow, the wax melted demon had completely entered this layer.This shapeless monster is like a huge block of melting wax.Eight thick tentacles stretched out from a lump of meat, and sharp knife-like teeth grew directly on the front end of the giant stomach pouch. Katie felt danger coming from behind again. She turned around and held the bow in hand, and saw a drow raising a sword to split her head. The silver arrow shot out first, and even took Drow off the ground, and then penetrated his body, exploding into countless sparks at the top of the cave.After Drow fell back to the ground, he still kept his standing posture, the long sword still in his hand, and his expression showed that he was not sure what happened. Katie jumped in front of him, hunched over his head like a club, until she knew he was dead. She looked back to see that Wulfgar was already entangled in one of the Waxmelt's tentacles, and the other waved away.The barbarian's superior strength did not stop him from moving towards the monster's maw. ※※※※ Bruenor could see nothing but the black body of the lizard.He kept dashing and beating hard, driving Dinin back and forth.He couldn't hear anything except the wind from the ax blade, the clanging of metal on metal, and the cracking of the spider's armor. But instinct told him that his children, Catti-brie and Wulfgar, were in danger. Bruenor's ax hit the spider elf with all its strength, and his body hit the wall heavily, and the other spider leg fell to the ground.Bruno took a few steps back, stabilized his feet, and began to gather the strength of his whole body. Dinin, who had lost both legs, did not pursue. He twisted his body strangely, as if he was happy to have a temporary rest.But Bruno launched a fierce charge a moment later, completely overwhelmed the injured spider elf with an unprecedented tragic momentum.The adamantine shield blocked the first slash, and the helmet blocked the second slash. The barren-toothed battle ax fell vertically, the hard skin on the spider elf's stomach shattered, hot blood spurted out, and ran along the spider's legs and Bruno's ax handle. Bruno had already fallen into a state of rage, and the tomahawk slashed continuously without interruption.The spider elf's two front legs were immediately covered with scars, and the hard shell shattered to reveal soft flesh, which rotted and spurted blood. Bruno's ax struck fiercely again, but this time he was also hit on the right shoulder.The unfavorable angle consumed most of the spider elf's strength, and the ax did not cut through Bruno's mithril armor, but a burst of pain caused by high temperature penetrated Bruno's body. And his heart was roaring at him, Katie and Wulfgar needed him! Forcibly suppressing the unbearable burning pain, Bruno raised the battle ax with his backhand, and the ax blade hit the spider elf's elbow.The monster screamed in agony, and Bruenor's tomahawk came out from another angle, hitting the monster's armpit and cutting off his entire arm. Kitty and Wulfgar need him! The lizard's long arm circled the dwarf's shield, cutting a bloody streak across Bruenor's forearm.Bruenor charged forward with his shield, knocking the monster against the wall.He jumped back and slammed his ax down the monster's exposed side before charging forward again with the shield. The dwarf struck and slashed repeatedly, until he heard another ax from the lizard elf drop to the ground.Afterwards, he started to chop continuously with the axe, and the spider elf leaned against the stone wall, blood and flesh spattered, ribs cracked. Bruenor turned back, saw that Katie was safe, and took a step toward Wulfgar. "Weishya!" The wave of energy hit the dwarf, sending his feet off the ground and falling to the rock wall more than ten feet away. He sprang to his feet and ran toward Wulfgar, only to collapse at the exit of the tunnel.The dwarf roared angrily, and he saw several drow staring at him deep in the tunnel. "Weishya!" The shout sounded again, and Bruno suddenly slammed into the tunnel. "How many times are you going to do it?" growled the strong dwarf and rose from the edge of the cave wall he had just bumped into. Those eyes staring at him disappeared. A mass of darkness fell around the dwarf.In fact, he wished it was darker now.This last impact hurt him more than he would admit. ※※※※ Vierna, Jarlaxle, and the remaining bodyguard with them continued down the tunnel, and after a while, they encountered a fourth drow. "That dwarf over there is insanely violent," the newcomer reported. "I lured him into a chasm, but I doubt it will stop him!" Vierna wanted to issue instructions, but Jarlaxle stopped her.The mercenary leader directed her to look at a side road, where a drow was gesturing to them in sign language in a panic. Fierce cat!This Dorby draws such words.A second figure ran past him, and a third a few seconds later.Jarlaxle, who was well aware of his men's movements, knew that these three soldiers were survivors of two battles on the rock face.He also knew that both the rock face and the tunnel below had been lost. We must go, he said to Verna in sign language, let us find a more favorable terrain and continue this fight. "Rose has answered my cry!" Vierna yelled at him. "Her maid has arrived!" "That's not the only reason we left," Jarlaxle replied loudly. "We are now going to hunt your brother to show your loyalty to the Spider Queen." Werner thought about this sentence for a while, and as the experienced mercenary leader expected, she nodded.Jarlaxle left her and strode forward.He now doubts whether the entire raid team is only the five Dayet mercenaries, and he and Verna survived. ※※※※ Wulfgar's arms beat wildly against the swaying tentacles, and he clasped the limbs of the monster around him with both hands, trying to break free of their steely confinement.More tentacles were flapping at him, distracting him. His body was drawn sideways into the monstrous maw, and razor-like teeth dug into his back and ribs, slicing through muscle and scraping bone. He stretched out his hand, grabbed a handful of Waxyyao's sticky skin, and forcibly tore off a piece.The monster didn't respond, still gnawing at his skeleton, razor-like teeth cutting back and forth across the torso sunk in its stomach. The Fang of Aegis returned to Wulfgar's hands, but in his current position, it was impossible to deal an effective blow to the enemy.He threw a blow as hard as he could, but the fleshy form of the vile creature seemed to absorb the force of the blow, dented deeply under the hammerhead of Aegis-fang. Wulf endured the pain of being torn apart, and swung the hammer again.He saw that the second drow had fallen at Katie's feet, and she saw Wulfgar's exposed white ribs, and her expression was completely captured by fear. Still, the lover's unscathed presence adds a tinge of comfort to the savage's pain-contorted face. Wulfgar was taken aback by a flash of silver lightning that exploded on the waxmelt, and the barbarian thought he was about to be rescued.His beloved Catti-brie, the woman he had dared to underestimate, would finally kill the monster that attacked him. A tentacle wrapped itself around Catti-brie's ankle, pulling her to the ground.Her head hit the rock hard, her cherished bow came out of her grasp, and she didn't fight back as the waxmelt began to drag her towards her. "No!" Wulfgar roared, hitting the monster again and again, but to no avail.He called to Bruenor loudly, and out of the corner of his eye he saw the dwarf staggering out of a cloud of black mist, quite far away from them, and the dwarf's sanity was obviously not recovered. The wax melting monster's huge stomach chewed ruthlessly, an ordinary person might have already collapsed under such torture. Both Kitty and Bruno were in danger, and Wulfgar could not allow himself to die now. He began to sing for Tempus, his god of war, with all his heart. His lungs were already congested, and his high-pitched singing came directly from a heart that had been beating powerfully for more than twenty years. He forgot his physical pain in the song, which echoed in his ears and in the cave, as if all the servants of the god were singing the song in chorus. He clenched Aegis-fang as he sang. Wulfgar swung the magic hammer, the target was not the monster beside him, but the depression in the cave wall where the monster was. The rock crumbled and fell under the blow of the hammer, and Wulfgar struck the top of the hollow again and again with a mighty song. The waxmelt was no fool, biting violently and shaking its stomach sac wildly, but Wulfgar had shaken off the shackles of pain.Aegis-fang kept waving upwards until a boulder fell with it. As soon as Katie regained consciousness, she saw Savage in action.Waxmelt had lost interest in her, no longer dragging her, and she could finally crawl back and grab her bow. "No, my child!" she heard Bruno shout from the other side of the cave. Kitty clasped an arrow to her bow. Aegis-fang bombarded the rock face again. Katie's arrow shot into Waxmelt's body just before the rock wall collapsed.The huge boulders fell with a "rumbling" sound, and their gaps were immediately filled with gravel, and the smoke and dust shot straight into the air. The entire cavern was violently shaken, and the deafening roar spread throughout all the tunnels. Katie and Bruno couldn't stand at all, so they could only lie on the ground, holding their heads in their hands, until the collapse slowly ended.In the darkness and the smoke they could see nothing, so they did not see, the thousand tons of gravel that buried Wulfgar and the monster.