Broad World

The Mind Reaver is also called a spirit sucker. It is a strange and female creature that lays eggs twice in a lifetime, each time an egg sac measuring about 15 cm, containing nearly a thousand tiny eggs. In the novel, they placed these egg sacs in a relatively humid place inside the brain cistern, and then quietly waited for them to hatch. After a month, those healthy eggs will turn into strips of red tadpoles, but unlike ordinary tadpoles, they use their lungs to breathe instead of their cheeks.

It's hard to imagine that these fragile little things are the larvae of the mind-seating demons that make most people talk about it. These tadpoles need to grow slowly under tight protection, and it generally takes ten years or more. In fact, their survival rate is very low, even less than one in a thousand. Most of them have become the main brain nourishment, because these guys stubbornly believe that only those who can survive are the best ones that can be created. material.

Perhaps it is this cruel tradition that has kept the number of heart-diving demons from being numerous, at least not yet threatening the dominance of the dark elves in the underworld. Adult tadpoles will perform a terrifying ritual called metamorphosis. The Mind Reaver will implant it in the ears of a helpless humanoid creature. By digging into the brain, they quickly eat a part of it, and then use their body tissues to fuse with the rest.

Doing so can not only obliterate all remaining souls and consciousness, but also completely and permanently gain control of the body. The victim will undergo a morphological change within a day, completely transforming into a monster with terrifying power. This is an irreversible process, including "removal of curses", "treatment of diseases", "resurrection", "restoration", "complete resurrection" and so on, all divine arts will no longer work.

Of course, there are always exceptions to everything. The transformation ceremony is no exception. There is a legend in all the societies of the mind-seating demons. There are very few powerful creatures that can defeat the tadpoles in their heads. Become a demon who rebels. Their appearance and abilities are no different from the normal mind grabber, but because the tadpoles are defeated in the fight for the will of the host, the will and memory still belong to the original host.

Such examples are extremely rare, so they become legends. Since the rebel demons still need to eat the brains of intelligent life in order to survive, and the appearance is too horrible, it is basically impossible to return to civilized society. However, if they want to integrate into the society of the mind-severs, they must immediately learn to live like them, otherwise once their identity is exposed. Immediately it will attract the siege of all the heart-savers in the entire city, and the fate can be imagined.

But these are not important, because Henry and his party have quietly climbed the stairs, carefully observing the situation inside. Here is a huge cave. The surrounding walls and ground have been polished to be very flat. A dozen heart-savers are directing a large number of humans, dwarves and halfling slaves to build half-arc-shaped rooms. It's like developing this into an underground city.

This kind of naked evil behavior deeply stimulated Celie Lev, who had a sense of excess justice. If Kaidong hadn't stopped desperately, she would have rushed to fight these octopus heads to the death and death. To prevent exposure, the observation lasted only a short time. Everyone retreated back into the passage along the original road.

Everyone has big eyes and small eyes, especially the two paladins. The face is so dark it is almost as if the bottom of the pot is wiped with ashes. Obviously, these heart-scrapers do not want to get a vote and leave, but intend to truly build a base here that can be attacked, retreated, and defended. Although I don’t know if there is a mastermind in it, but only with so many numbers. It is a huge threat.

You must know that the Mind Devil is not an ordinary monster. If there is no protection from spiritual protection magic items, ordinary humans will be controlled almost instantly and become a loyal slave. This also means that these mind-seating demons can infiltrate the high-levels of Ascatla at any time as long as they are willing, and quietly complete the control of the entire city.

Of course, they can also form a huge army of slaves to attack the city and expand the scope of their rule. Either way is enough to cause huge damage, and maybe the whole country will be in chaos. There are two roads before everyone. One is to ignore the here and go directly to investigate the Blind Eye cult. The other is to immediately return to the city to report the discovery to the council, the knights and the temple, and then organize a strong team. Launch an attack.

After a few minutes of silence, Kaidong frowned and said to everyone: "We must send the situation here immediately, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous. This is not much less harmful than the cult. If it is not dealt with in time, it may be possible. Will cause huge casualties."

"What about the blind eye investigation? Those guys in the temple area are still recruiting believers. It will not take long for the whole city to become blind if it develops like this." Hina obviously felt that the cult was more harmful. , This threat should be eradicated first.

Kaidong sighed slightly and explained: "I am afraid that the investigation of the cult will have to be delayed. These heart-savers are the biggest threat. Have you seen the poor guys in the passage? This will make them live for a day. The number of people will continue to increase, so this is the issue that should be dealt with first."

Henry lowered his head to consider for a while, and put forward a suggestion that has the best of both worlds: "In fact, we can send the news back first, and then continue to investigate the cult. After all, this matter will involve many departments, and the formation of the coalition is not the same. It can be done in two days, and maybe Blind Eyes won’t be able to open up until we finish investigating."

You must know that bureaucracy is inevitable in any administrative organization, especially the cheating efficiency and cumbersome procedures of the council building in the city can make people crazy. Just a lot of documents before the dispatch of troops have to be signed. Finally, it is necessary to declare for approval by the six-member council before the army can be deployed on a large scale.

As a paladin who has served the Knights for a long time, Kaidong obviously understands this process very well. He smiled wryly and nodded. "Yes, it normally takes four days to a week or so to start, but considering the greater threat this time, the efficiency of the council should be slightly faster, and there should be a reply within three days."

"That's the case. Imoen, here are two magic scrolls of teleportation. You can go back immediately to inform the Knights of the Heart of War, the temple of the guardian **** Haim, and finally the council. Remember, go to Naria as soon as you go back, and she will help you arrange everything.” After speaking, Henry pulled out two "Teleportation" scrolls from the scroll box, as well as two magic gems. This It is used to determine the position to prevent the team from not being found when they come back.

"No problem, leave it to me." With an excited expression on Imeng's face, he immediately activated one of them, and quickly crossed the portal and disappeared in place.

After watching the girl leave, Henry quickly used spells to restore the entire wall to its original state, and then added several seals on it to prevent these monsters from suddenly running out. We must know that there are at least three hundred mind-savers here, and the number of slaves is more than two thousand. Although I don't know how they got so many slaves, there is no doubt that he can't solve them alone.

The gathering of three hundred mind-savers is enough to generate a very huge psychic energy, and its power can easily kill a voter like Ilminster, or seriously injure a powerful demigod, and cause no harm at all. Will be much worse than the legendary magic. What's more, this kind of ability is so weird that it is impossible to guard against.

Henry didn't have much experience with psychic powers, so he didn't dare to take risks at all. Anyway, this kind of thing is not the responsibility of one or two people, so why rush to be taken advantage of. He is not a paladin full of justice and kindness. As a spellcaster in a neutral camp, his own safety and interests should be the top priority.

After completing the seal, the group finally breathed a sigh of relief and continued to march forward. According to the instructions on the map, they will have to walk for at least half an hour to enter the northwestern area of ​​the sewer, where the headquarters of the Blind Eye cult is hidden.

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At the same time, Imoen also came to the door of the Ascatel Council building. Just as she was about to pass through the gate, she was stopped by two guards guarding the gate.

One of them pinched his nose and said, "Sorry, miss. Your smell is a bit strong, you'd better take a shower before you come."

"Damn it! This is not the time to discuss the taste of me. You'd better let me in right away, otherwise something will happen soon." Imoo pouted and threatened loudly. Although she also knows that the smell on her body is not very good, she still feels a little uncomfortable when she speaks it from others.

"Uh... I'm sorry ~ www.ltnovel.com~ I can't let you in. But you can tell who you are looking for, and we can convey it for you." Maybe it's because the girl in front of me doesn't seem to be lying, maybe because of fear Taking responsibility, the guard finally compromised.

Imoen knew that it was not time to make trouble, so he nodded. "Okay. I'm looking for Naria, you just said there is something urgent, let her come out to see me right away."

"Do you know Miss Naria?" the guard asked in surprise.

"Of course, she was still a member of our adventure team some time ago." A trace of complacency was revealed on Imen's face.

"Please wait a moment, I'll go to inform." After the guard said, he hurried into the building. You must know that Naria is now an honorary member of parliament, whose status is only under the six-member council. He didn't want to annoy this promising political star with a small matter.

After seeing the soldiers leaving, Imoeng walked around in the garden at the door boredly, and suddenly saw a wretched-looking dwarf in strange clothes not far away, who was secretly selling some interesting things to passers-by. She suddenly became childish and immediately entered the stealth mode, quietly approaching the target, preparing to dig out the other party's pocket to see if there was anything interesting. (To be continued...)