Red Dragon has magic

Chapter 197: Ofalos

Originally, he was just planning to visit Tassela, and then after ten days or half a month of darkness, he would be able to leave. He did not expect to encounter such an interesting thing. Of course, Leon was just joking. Even if Tassela did not give him a reward, he would not refuse to help, and would even take the initiative to ask to join.

It is definitely not an easy task to lure the snake out of its hole, especially when the opponent is a cunning Yugoloth - the name reflects the character. Similarly, from the style and characteristics of the weapon, we can also roughly infer the personality and behavior style of the weapon maker - careful planning is required.

Leon is not very good at planning, no matter it is conspiracy or open conspiracy. All we can say is that he prefers open conspiracy to conspiracy... Actually, if he has to plan, it's not that he can't, he just doesn't like it.

Thinking back to when he was in school, he didn't want to be a class leader at all. He would rather be a soldier, doing whatever the class leader told him to do. He was too lazy to use his brain, just to be careful not to take the blame, and then he would slack off whenever he had the chance.

Including this time, Leon didn't want to think about it at all. After all, it was not his business. If Tassela wanted to fight back, he was willing to help. If Tassela tried to escape, he would be happy to be idle and do whatever Tassela arranged for him.

Tassela wandered around, thinking, occasionally talking to herself, and occasionally asking Leon what he thought.

Lyon just listened to the fun, occasionally interrupting to say a word or two to prevent Tassela from accusing him of being perfunctory.

Tassela spent a whole day planning, still thinking about it before going to sleep, and then gave Leon a task.

Just like that, it was a windy morning, Leon left Tassera's lair with the cursed weapon, the blood-sucking sword, and found a canyon.

The canyon was like a crack in the earth, with steep cliffs on both sides, allowing only barely enough sunlight to penetrate and shine mottled on the wind-eroded ground at the bottom of the valley.

A group of sand bandits wearing tattered leather armor and with rough faces shuttled between the canyons, using the canyons as their base. Relying on their familiarity with the terrain and cunning tactics, they plundered property from passing merchants countless times. They are a well-known presence in this desert.

Leon returned to his human form, then gathered and dispersed, landing on top of a simple fortress built of stones and sand. He looked at the blazing bonfire and the sand bandits drinking and eating meat around it...mostly humans, mixed with earth elves and bugbears.

What Leon had to do at this time was very simple, that was to throw the vampire sword somewhere, then quietly watch those bandits fighting for the vampire sword, and finally see if he could lead out anything... There were only so many clues, so he could only start with the few things he had.

It may be difficult for Leon to take advantage of innocent and kind villagers, but he has no psychological pressure at all when dealing with the evil bandits.

"What is this?"

"Whose sword is this?"

A short sand bandit first discovered the vampire sword, picked it up, called another tall half-elf sand bandit, and finally attracted the sand bandit leader wearing an eye patch...

Once the blood-sucking sword is synchronized, it can only be removed unless there is a remove curse or advanced restoration spell. However, they are just a bunch of sand bandits, how could there be a spellcaster who can cast those spells... Maybe it is okay to just chop off the hand, but the problem is that no one can do it unless they are desperate.

The blood-sucking sword will suck the enemy's blood and feed it back to the owner. If there is no blood, it will suck the owner's blood until it is full of blood. Kill the camel first, then kill the captive, which almost meets the requirements of the blood-sucking sword.

The white sword turned scarlet after drinking blood, becoming even sharper and sharper, able to cut through iron like mud... Then it had nothing to do with the curse anymore, it was all about money. Who wouldn't want a weapon of extremely rare quality after drinking blood?
What a tragedy in the world, but what happened to the sand bandits is the law of karma, and good deeds will be rewarded and evil deeds will be punished.

As the instigator of all this, Leon felt that his camp might be able to shift towards goodness.

The person who survived in the end was not the bandit leader, but a man with a high nose bridge. He held the vampire sword and looked at the corpses on the ground. He took a breath and threw the sword away. Soon he picked it up again and put it on his back. Finally, he packed up a lot of gold and silver treasures and left the desert canyon.

Leon did not show up, but drove away a huge monster, a distant relative of the sand-rolling centipede, to attack the man, leaving the vampire sword lying alone on the sand.

Lyon stood far away on the stone mountain and waited for a long time but did not see a Yug'groth jump out to retrieve the weapon. It was not until night fell that he saw an extremely tall and hunched old woman, wearing a dirty robe and a tattered cloak, staggering past.

There is no old woman in the vast desert. There is only the sand ghost woman, the wasteland relative of the demon ghost woman.

Leon wanted to continue following the Sand Witch, but even with the cover of night, he still couldn't hide from the other party.

"Boy, I found you. Come out." The Sand Ghost's voice was very sharp and could be heard from far away.

Leon walked over slowly.

"Who are you?" The Sand Ghost looked at Leon, "Why are you following the old lady?"

"I have a few questions for you." Leon said straight to the point, "Since you were able to find the sword so accurately, it's obvious that you have a connection with the maker of that sword. Who is that yugoloth?"

"Follow me, I'll tell you who that Yugroth is." The Sand Hag doesn't like direct confrontations, preferring to lure victims to remote places, either ambushing them with superior numbers, tricking them into committing suicidal acts, or simply waiting for them to fall asleep. Leon didn't have that much patience, so he stretched his neck, restored his dragon form, and said with a rumbling voice, "Can you tell me now?"

Which one is scarier, the red dragon or the yugoloth? Probably the chaotic evil red dragon is scarier.

Seeing that Leon had turned into an oversized red dragon, the Sand Ghost Po immediately became obedient and told him everything she knew, but no one knew whether it was true or not.

Leon gave the Sand Witch a quick death, thinking that this mission had wasted so much of his time, he must ask Tassera for some benefits when the time comes. He returned to the Oasis City, found Tassera in her shop, and told her what he had encountered.

"What's going on on your end?" Leon finished his task and felt relieved. "Didn't you say that guy had some other similar things ready to sell to you? Did he come to you today?"

"No, that person didn't come to see me. But I found him, drank in the tavern, and then used a little trick..." Tassera crossed her legs and gently pulled the scattered hair, "Someone asked him to do that... Someone I met when I was exploring the ruins."

"Where is the ruins?" Leon asked, "Should we go and see the ruins?"

"We can go and have a look." Tassela looked at the crystal ball, which was blank. "Even if that person... must be a yugoloth disguised as a human, he is not there. Maybe there are some clues."

"Should we go now, or wait until tomorrow morning?" Both Leon and Tassera are dragons with dark vision. It makes no difference to them whether it is day or night. The most serious difference is the color and brightness, which does not hinder their vision or movement at all.

"Go now. Speed ​​is of the essence." Tassela nodded at Leon. She now often imitates Leon's way of speaking.

"Lead the way." Leon paused and said, "Speaking of which, I am a little curious... do you think the Yugoloth who plotted against you because of the Fire Card knows that you are a blue dragon?"

"I don't know. I don't know either. I've heard of the Vientiane Impermanence Card, but I don't know much about it."

Tassela thought for a moment and continued, "I was in human form when I drew the card. The devil must have hated me in human form. And unless he investigated me and found out that my true identity is a blue dragon, it is unlikely that he would know."

No ruins can stump the two dragons. No matter how well they are hidden, they can be seen at a glance from their high vantage point.

Leon and Tassera looked at each other, then circled and landed on the ruins covered by the yellow sand, regaining their human form. Just as they were about to look for clues, they saw a bright and handsome man in a gorgeous suit walking out of the well-preserved dilapidated temple.

Was it so easy to find the mastermind?

Leon couldn't believe it.

"Are you the one plotting against me?" Tassera had already walked up to him. "An Ofaros."

Ofalos, a cunning humanoid with a jackal's head, can use magic to transform into any other humanoid form, replacing the hideous face of the jackal with a charming smile.

The usual job of an Ofalos is to command low-level Yugoloths, and to be responsible for contracts, record-keeping, and account books of their own kind. This does not mean that they are weak. On the contrary, each one is more cunning than the other, and they are all highly intelligent spellcasters who master high-level spells.

"My name is Supu. It's an honor to meet you, a blue dragon and a red dragon. I haven't asked you for anything yet." The Ofaros placed his hand on his chest and bowed to Leon and Tassera.

Ofaloth has true sight and can see through the original forms of creatures that have been transformed or magically altered.

"Since you can recognize that we are a blue dragon and a red dragon," Tassela said, "you are so bold to challenge us instead of running away."

The Orphaloth remained polite and said, "In fact, I have been waiting for you here for a long time."

"Really?" Hearing the words of Ofalos, Tassera raised her eyebrows.

Leon's heart skipped a beat, he looked around, and decisively returned to dragon form, fully armed.

"You don't have to be so nervous."

"There was no ambush. It was just me."

When the Orphalos saw the armored red dragon appear, his expression was obviously stunned for a moment, and he said, "Also, um, Sir Red Dragon, this matter has nothing to do with you. If you can choose to stand aside and watch, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to you."

(End of this chapter)