Ordinary fantasy adventure in Faerûn

Chapter 277 A little strange trick

"My plan is actually very simple. For the next operation, we need to go to Avernus below. However, on the bloody battlefield, too many people acting together is a dangerous burden and a fatal risk."

"Because the more people there are, the more likely it is that they will be discovered by devils or demons. In the face of the enemy's overwhelming numerical advantage, there is no difference between sending four people and ten people, so I plan to have no more than four people in this mission. "

"Apart from the fact that too many people make it difficult to operate covertly, the more important reason is that I have a way to lead a group of no more than three people through the battlefield between demons and demons without anyone noticing."

Nohill pointed to three bottles on the table.

"These three bottles are trophies I seized from the private collection of the hunter. Their function is to carry living creatures, and there are no restrictions on types. This means that humans can also be loaded in. The only thing that needs to be noted is Each bottle can only hold one creature. The creatures inside can survive normally, but will still feel hungry and thirsty. However, I personally think this is not a big shortcoming. You can find time to solve it during the operation. ”

Everyone's eyes brightened when they heard this, and Zander immediately spoke.

"That's it! You mean to say that with these things, we only need to have a person with good stealth skills and the ability to protect these three containers carry them, so that we can avoid the possibility of being discovered to the greatest extent. , the difficulty of bypassing the battlefield was instantly reduced by several levels.”

"This idea does have great feasibility, but wait a minute, let's not say who will be chosen as the carrier, but with this mode of action, is it too difficult for the people who carry these bottles? ?”

Zander instantly understood Nohir's idea, but then he also pointed out the drawbacks of this idea. Advisor Florrick also said it with enthusiasm after hearing this.

"Indeed, Zander is right. Although going around the battlefield alone can reduce a lot of worries, it is a bloody battle in the abyss after all. Anything can happen in the process. When everyone else is pretended, , all the pressure will be placed on the carrier, and if something happens to the carrier, there may not even be a chance to pull out the plug and release the others. In just a moment, the entire team may be wiped out. "

Who is capable of such a feat? Who has the guts to take such a risk? If this problem cannot be solved, then this plan may be destined to be impossible to succeed. At this time, everyone is aware of this, but they ask themselves that they may not be able to bear such a heavy responsibility, and at this moment.

"I can. I proposed this plan, so of course I have ways to avoid this risk."

Looking at the surprised faces of everyone, Nohir smiled, and then said a set of words he had prepared long ago.

"I found something particularly interesting in the private collection of the hunter. It was a red stone with its function marked in Purgatory. As long as you recite the spell above, the stone will It will give the user the power to transform into an incubus and gain all the natural abilities of a normal incubus.”

"I used that stone, and now I can transform into a dream demon, and the dream demon is a natural shape-shifting creature. This race can transform into various humanoid creatures by its own will, including of course Including all kinds of devils that are no larger than medium size. With this ability, I can use this trick to get through most of the devil's checkpoints unscathed, which directly eliminates almost half of the risk. "

After saying this, Nohir stood up directly from the chair, and then instantly transformed into a handsome dream demon in front of everyone. Then, with the innate ability of the dream demon, he not only transformed into a beard demon, but also a hedgehog demon. , even the Chain Demon.

After seeing this, everyone no longer had any doubts. Although they had never heard of anything that could completely transform a creature into some kind of devil, they also knew about similar things and had even seen many, such as Drew. Yi's transformation, or some kind of transformation equipment. There is no shortage of such things in the main material plane. The most famous one is the legendary artifact [Dafna's Tooth]. It is said that this is a set of artifacts composed of teeth from hundreds of races. Each of them Any tooth can allow the user to transform into the race of the tooth, ranging from the legendary dragon to the wilderness wolf, which is immutable and omnipotent.

This set of artifacts has appeared several times in history, and each time it caused quite a stir. Therefore, compared with the artifacts, this small prop that can transform into a single devil is not so rare.

"If I remember correctly, the Dream Demon seems to have an ability called etherification. This ability allows it to temporarily escape into the parallel afterimage of the world, that is, the etheric plane. This ability allows the Dream Demon to If you have this ability to avoid most attacks in the world when you transform, then we really don’t have to worry too much about the dangers on the road.”

Consultant Florrick's major school is plasticity, but as a mage, she is still the most knowledgeable among everyone present. The consultant instantly revealed the dream demon's special skills.

Etherification is the fundamental reason why the Incubus race can survive anywhere. There are very few creatures in this world that can attack the etheric plane, and they have the ability to escape into the etheric plane at any time. The succubus and incubus have become the most difficult to kill species in the world.

However, although the consultant said that this technique is powerful, because there is too little research on incubi and succubi in the world, the consultant does not know the limitations of this magical technique.

The dream demon can only escape into the etheric plane for up to two minutes at a time. After that, even if he doesn't want to at all, he has to exit the etheric plane and return to the main material plane to repair. The main reason for this is the plane itself. Exclusion and oppression, but an amorphous magical turbulence called an "etheric hurricane" is also a dangerous encounter that travelers to the etheric plane have to consider.

This kind of hurricane comes and goes even faster. The time of appearance is completely irregular and there is almost no warning. When you hear a heavy muffled sound in the etheric plane, you'd better get out of it immediately, because even if In one second at night, the roaring ether hurricane will blow you to an unknown place. If you are lucky, you can still find your way back. If you are unlucky, you may even be blown directly to the outer star realm.

It is precisely because of these reasons that Nohill had to add to everyone the limitations of the Dream Demon's etherification. If you encounter any creature and want to use etherification to avoid it, it will definitely be impossible. This trick is destined to only be used. to deal with real emergencies, but fortunately he was prepared with more than just this one move.

Nohir took out a strange manta-ray-shaped cloak directly from the space box.

After seeing this cloak, Ska's eyes widened instantly, showing a look of realization. Others were a little confused. Nohir immediately explained to them the function of this cloak, and when everyone heard that this cloak could When the wearer was asked to move forward in the water at a speed of 36 kilometers per hour, they also instantly understood Nohill's thoughts.

"You want to use this cloak to cross the River Styx!"

Everyone was instantly shocked by Nohir's bold idea. You must know that it is the River Styx, the final destination of all the dead in the multiverse. Legend has it that there are countless souls flowing in the River Styx. The existence of these souls makes the river itself powerful. The magical effect of most creatures in the world will have all their memories instantly washed away if they take a little bit of the water of the Styx. Nohir actually wants to walk through it! What a bold idea!
"Yes, that's what I think. The main trunk of the Styx River runs through the nine hells, and its tributaries are all over Avernus. The manta cloak can produce magic bubbles to isolate the influence of the river water on me, even though the Styx water has a negative impact on magic items. There will be some erosion, but as far as I know, the characteristics of the Styx are that the deeper the river is, the more serious the erosion."

"In other words, I only need to control the depth of the dive, only travel on the surface of the Styx, and pay attention to the corrosion degree of the magic bubbles. Whenever the magic stored in the cloak is insufficient and the bubbles are about to collapse, I will get out in advance and wait for the cloak's corrosion. Repeat the above steps after the magic power is replenished, so you don't have to worry too much about the danger of the Styx itself. "

"I can now transform into a dream demon. With this identity, I can search for information throughout hell and find Haruman's location. The manta ray cloak can not only allow us to avoid the confrontation between devils, but also allow us to find Haruman before we can find him. After finding Man’s location, he quickly rushed to the scene. In this way, the above three problems were solved.”

(End of this chapter)