Dragonborn from Lord of the Rings

Chapter 256 The Dwemer Guard
A Dwemer ball quickly bounced towards Xi Lang, and the magic swordsman jumped aside, and the companions saw its true colors for the first time.It's a creature somewhere between a ball and a machine.It stood almost as tall as a half-elf, and its foot was a split metal ball, but divided in the middle, and the upper mechanical part was supported by gears and levers.Marching and jumping are more sensitive than thieves.Slender and thin waist, thick chest, two metal hands sticking out an extremely sharp sword blade, and the other is a mechanical crossbow suitable for far and near, the long head is dull and glowing with metal.If the target attacks, it will also shrink into a ball, making it impossible for you to strike.

The red-haired half-elf tried to capture one of them with telekinesis, but found that he couldn't keep up with the speed of the enemy. Angrily, he stabbed the other Dwemer spider's red head with his sword and nailed it to the ground. on the ground.

It was a Dwemer machine with eight mechanical pointed feet that was almost as flexible as a real spider, and immediately lost its activity with a few clicks.

"careful!"

The ascetic rushed to his side, swung his heavy battle axe, and chopped off the Dwemer ball that was sliding, protruding, and extending a sharp blade, trying to attack the Bretons.

As a result, the sound of iron and steel gnawing, and the sound of iron and steel hitting the stone wall sounded successively, and then the enemy moved again with a bang.

Solini scanned the room: "It's over there..." More enemies disappeared in an instant as if they had come without warning.

Suddenly two more appeared in the room.

Solini yelled, "Israen! Behind you!"

The Redguard turned around hastily, and the giant sword of the Demon Race happened to strike the blade of a hemispherical Dwemer machine.The monster backed away, and three arrows were fired from the remaining mechanical arm. Israel only had time to block two of them, but the third arrow still buzzed and penetrated the lock on his body A, submerged into his left shoulder.

Gritting his teeth, Israel triggered the magic on the sword, and a ball of red light hit the monster machine, but it just sent it flying a few times, and soon its whole body was glowing red again. Bah bang moved and disappeared without a trace from people's sight.

Another Dwemer spider 'bited' the Redguard's thigh. With a loud cry, Israeln roughly pulled it off his leg, and threw it to the ground.Then the broadsword was held upside down, splitting it into two halves.

But even so, the wounds on his legs and shoulders made the Redguard stagger. He leaned on the great sword of his former enemy, King Xiweilai, and knelt on the ground on one knee, "Their feet Like knives! Be careful, don't let them stab you!"

In fact, other people didn't need him to remind them at all. Everyone was overwhelmed and embarrassed by the enemy's tide-like offensive.The disciples of Stendhal all gathered around Turka Arakano, looking around nervously and desperately.

In the darkness, an unknown number of enemies constantly bang and move at high speed, capturing the gaps between the Red Guards and their defense lines, launching deadly attacks at any time.

***
At that time, relying on Molag Bal's soul shards and his keen perception of divine power, Turka learned that the location of the third altar should be a place similar to a conference hall.They had to pass through the Forge District, the Energy District, and the Residential District before they could enter the area where the Dwemer of Chuander Zell used to vote on many issues in the city during the First Era.

So, they walked through many majestic and magnificent Dwemer halls, and found the most accurate path among the confusing underground ruins of Dwemer.Along the way, Islan and the others saw a forging hall full of some kind of black crystals and a huge furnace, but the fire inside was extinguished many centuries ago; The long and tortuous maintenance room of the pipeline; push open the heavy bronze gates with natural texture; carefully cross the stone bridges that have been damaged as if they have experienced a violent earthquake— —Finally, they could feel that the air began to become thicker, and it was no longer as thin as it was when they met Famer before. The wind passed through the dark caves and corridors, making a whining sound.

Israeln knew that they were already very close to the surface——when he told the others about this perception, all of them were delighted, and changed their sad expressions for many days, and their lead-heavy footsteps became brisk.

Only Turka kept looking around at the surrounding environment, and compared with the memory fragments in his mind, his brows were furrowed.He asked others to be cautious and vigilant.

But danger always comes when you least expect it.

At that time, Turka and the others passed a relatively well-preserved street with many buildings of various forms on both sides.Turka, who was walking in the front, suddenly lightened his feet. Before he could think about it, twelve sharp spears jumped out from the floor, wall, and ceiling of the corridor and stabbed at him. .

Under the horrified gazes of Islan and the others, Turka's pupils shrank sharply, and at a certain moment, he seemed to hear the sound of something breaking—he blinked in surprise, and the movement of things suddenly appeared in front of his eyes. It slowed down, and he even clearly saw that the pupils of the huntress constricted in shock, and the picture seemed to be stuck.

He looked at the others again.

The Redguard slowly stretched out his hand to touch his broadsword; the magic swordsman bent his knees, as if trying to pull him away; as for the ascetic Duran who turned into a bald man, he closed his eyes, Prepare to pray—

It's amazing.

Turka Arakano turned his head, 'looked' at the twelve sharp spears that were still shining with oil, and 'looked' at them piercing towards him inch by inch.

Turka tried to generate an idea of'leg raising' in his mind, and then some kind of force responded to him.

"Clang clang!"

The twelve Dwemer spears accurately formed an all-round trap, constantly oscillating in the air.And the Redguard raised his broadsword; the half-elf stepped forward; the ascetic spoke the first prayer—Solini closed her eyes.

Turka Arakano miraculously retreated from the deadly trap. He stood a few steps away from the sunken floor tile, looking at his hands in amazement, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Be careful...huh?" Israel blinked in surprise; Xi Lang almost stepped on his own foot; the ascetic bit his tongue and grinned in pain.

"You're fine!" Suolini exclaimed in surprise.The excited voice echoed in the empty and deep Dwemer ruins, and spread far, far away.

This awakened Turka, and he retreated from a strange state to reality, "Although I don't want to admit it, I think we are in trouble." It seemed as if he had come alive, and the alcoves and stone pillars on both sides lit up one after another. There was a strange blue light, illuminating the Dwemer ruins in a deep corridor, and Turka's expression was a little dignified.

Bang, first one.

Boom, the second one.

Bang bang, third.

Bang bang bang bang, the fourth one.

Numerous Dwemer machines resumed operation from their slumber. Dwarven balls and Dwarven spiders jumped down from walls and corners. According to the program first designed by the engineers who forged them, they scanned and evaluated the intruders, and then launched an attack.

"Run!" Turka yelled.

Hearing this, the Hongwei man and his companions ran away immediately.

***
Turka and the others were finally stuck in an unfamiliar hall. Here, the huge stone pillars were arranged in multiple geometric structures, spreading upwards to a place that Islan and the others couldn't see, forming a support point.

Stone tables and chairs and iron alcoves are arranged in this huge hall in a certain order, neatly and with a certain aesthetic feeling.The four deep corridors are distributed in the four corners of the southeast, northwest, and there is a high platform in the center of the hall, on which is a desk similar to a podium.

Hearing the sound of the moving Dwemer machines coming from all directions, Turka said loudly, "There!"

Everyone rushed to the high platform immediately.

Then, in the next instant, countless Dwemer machines sprang out from the four tunnels. They had different shapes, but the most common ones were the ones Turka was familiar with—damn, Turka was annoyed, he still miscalculated up.He miscalculated that without a thief (assassin) around, it would be so troublesome to go through the dungeons of Tamriel.

A spherical guard buzzed and scanned in some unknown way, sensing the position of the intruder, it immediately rolled its chubby lower limbs, like Turka and the others launched an attack.

Israeln was the first to raise the magic broadsword, and chopped the machine guard off the high platform with one blow.Almost at the same time, three Dwemer spiders appeared behind Xi Lang, Suolini and Duran.He aimed at the one closest to the huntress, and was about to rush over to make a rescue, but he heard Solini shouting: "Islan, be careful!"

The Redguard turned and spotted a fourth Dwemer spider.He could hardly think deeply, so he kicked up reflexively, kicking down the enemy who was only as tall as his calf.

Another monster jumped up.Xi Lang from Brighton held the Vamer dagger with his right hand, and hit it on the head at once, a juice with a strange fragrance sprayed out, and the monster made two clicks and fell down the high platform. .

On the other side, a new enemy quickly took its place.The brave Nord ascetic let out a loud roar, and the heavy battle ax slammed on the head of the enemy, cutting him off the high platform.

But more enemies began to swim around the high platform quickly. In the darkness, they didn't even know how many enemies there were.Seemingly aware that the intruders were not easy to mess with, these Dwemer machines began to adopt the erratic tactics of retreating when hit, continuously consuming the combat power of the adventurers.

Turka's eyes could see through the shadows, and he knew that the number of enemies was too large, and they would never be able to defend with the Red Guards alone. He began to think quickly about ways to retreat from the enemies.

These machine guards constructed by former craftsmen and master blacksmiths have extremely high resistance to flame and frost, and are even more immune to illusion and poison spells. They are also extremely reliable in terms of physical defense, and their speed is faster than ordinary thieves. Dexterity, not to mention their persistence, with Molag Bal's soul fragments and past memories, Turka remembers that these machine guards are powered by soul stones, in addition to being afraid of high-strength lightning spells , Is it really a must-have helper for murder and arson, and home and travel?

Thinking of this, Turka had an idea. "Buy me time!" he yelled.

At that time, there were at least six Dwemer spiders and Dwemer balls fighting Islahn and the others on the high platform, and the battle situation could be described as precarious.But hearing Turka's shout, Islaen and the others rallied and tried their best to deal with the countless monsters in front of them.

Thus, the scene at the beginning of this chapter happened.

Immersed in the ubiquitous earthbone of Nirn, Turka tried to absorb, intercept a small mass for his use, building in his mind what he had witnessed when he first touched the source of the world. Dao the light of creation, let it turn into the energy flow he wants according to the evolution mode of earth, water, fire and wind - the most difficult part of this spell is that Turka must carefully control the power and range of the spell, and at the same time Avoid harming innocent Redguards and their companions.

But as he got more integrated with this world, he became more and more familiar with the way this world works. He let the surging light (fire) flow through his body, enduring the severe pain like being torn apart, Difficult to reconcile the graceful notes laid down by the original spirit of creation in this beautiful planet, so that they can be reorganized and sorted according to the way he wants!
Finally, the sacred and waveless creation light (fire) gradually changed from a raging torrential wave to a docile torrent of magic bit by bit.

Xi Lang and Duran were the first to perceive the astonishing magic power behind them. They turned their heads in horror, only to see dazzling and beautiful lights flickering and bursting in the huge and stalwart body of Turka Arakano. Reflect it like a god of lightning.

"What amazing magic!" murmured the Brightonian.

The ascetic monk was also awed by Turka's terrifying power, and his eyes showed disbelief.

At that time, Turka felt that the magic power that the spell could hold had reached a threshold, and he also saw that his companion had reached the most critical moment, so he could no longer bear it, "Statická kupole!" He chanted a powerful spell.

In an instant, an extremely bright light burst out from the dim Dwemer hall.A spherical object exuding infinite light appeared above Turka's head. Rows of silver snakes erupted from the ball of light like a flood, passed through Islaen and the others, and accurately hit the Dwemer hall and even the four deep caverns. Heads in the dark, ball-shaped enemies moving at high speed, and screaming Dwemer spiders.

The burnt smell produced when sulfur and lightning spread rapidly in the air filled the entire Dwemer hall.

Islaen and the others went blind almost instantly, but even so, they could still feel the creepy stimulation and fright when the terrifying torrent of magic passed through their bodies, so they couldn't help screaming .

(End of this chapter)