war of the spider queen 3 condemnation-及69何蛍
梓囚徒貧圭鮗 ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈梓囚徒貧圭鮗 ● 辛指欺云匈競何
!!!!隆堋響頼紗秘慕禰厮宴和肝写偬堋響
lesh from his face。
Goddess察what a mess he thought察slashing and cleaving at the thick tendrils of fog with Splitter。
The beholder had been waiting for them to resort to magic to ascend the shaft察and it had scoured the pany with every spell at its mand。
;The devils are ing up after us ─Jezz shouted from somewhere beyond the burning fog。 ;Finish this thing quickly so that we can get what we came for and leave
Finish it quickly察Ryld thought with a grimace。 That's a novel idea。
He surged forward and suddenly found himself free of the deadly察clinging fog。 No one else stood nearby察though he could hear his panions battling in the mists behind him。
;Damnation ─he muttered。
Clear of the unnatural fog察it was apparent that the whole floor of the tower had once been a royally appointed suite of rooms。 A thick red haze of dust on the floor might have once been a plush carpet察and the walls were finished in patterns of orange and gold tile to form the image of a surface forest with its normally green leaves for some reason rendered in reds察oranges察and yellows。 Ryld coughed察his eyes streaming from contact with the noxious fumes。 Evidently he'd blundered through an archway into a different chamber察but another doorway led out of the room on the far side。
;Where in all the screaming hells am I拭
Something screeched in rage ahead察and the room beyond the arch flared brightly with magical fire。 Ryld hefted Splitter and dashed into the next room察right into the middle of a fierce skirmish。
Danifae and Jezz battled against a pair of lean察scaly devils almost ten feet tall察horrible fiends with huge wings who fought with razor´sharp scourges and barbed tails that dripped with green venom。 Several lesser devils hissed and surged behind the two already in the room察pressing forward and looking for a chance to join the fight。
;The devils are upon us ─Jezz cried。
The Jaelre fought with a curved knife in one hand察and a deadly white spell´flame wreathing the other。 One of the big devils sprang at Jezz and hammered its iron chains past the Jaelre's defenses察spinning the surface drow to the floor。 The creature stooped over the dazed Jaelre and reached for his throat。
Ryld glided forward察feinted high to bring the devil's weapon up to guard its face察and crouched low to take off its leg at the knee。 The huge fiend roared in pain and toppled察its wings fluttering awkwardly as black blood spurted from the horrible wound。 Ryld moved in close and reversed his grip on Splitter to finish the monster on the ground察but it replied with a flurry of slashing claws and snapping teeth察while lashing its barbed tail at him so quickly that only the stoutness of his dwarven breastplate saved him from being spitted on the wounded devil's sting。
Ryld parried furiously察battling for his life察as yet more devils´a group posed of man´sized creatures who were armed with knifelike barbs jutting from their scaly bodies´swarmed closer察their fanged faces twisted in hellish glee。
;Dark elves to feast on ─they gloated。 ;Drow hearts to eat
;We've got to get out of here ─Danifae cried。 ;We can't hold them
She whirled her morningstar with skill and strength察dueling the other big devil and a pair of the smaller ones who snatched at her from her flanks。
;There's no place to go察─Ryld snapped。 ;The beholder's behind us
He could feel deadly spells flying in the chamber behind him察the reverberations of thunderbolts and the soul´searing chill of slaying spells that made his flesh crawl。
This isn't working察he thought。 We're split in two察fighting two dangerous enemies。
They needed to regroup and focus on one foe or the other察or abandon the field all together and try again later。 Presuming察of course察that the denizens of Myth Drannor allowed them to retreat at all。 More than likely察they'd all die here察surrounded and overwhelmed by endless hordes of bloodthirsty demons。 Quenthel and Valas were likely dead already。
Enough察Ryld snarled to himself。 We didn't e all this way to be defeated here
He redoubled his attack察stepped inside the big devil's reach察and drove Splitters point through the creature's scaly neck。 It flailed violently at him察but it was dying察and its convulsions gouged stone and clawed at the air instead of mauling Ryld。 The weapons master leaped over the creature's body to engage the smaller barbed devils already moving toward him。
Jezz rejoined the fray察pulling out a scroll from his belt and hurriedly reading off an abjuration that blasted several of the lesser devils back to whatever infernal realm they had crawled out of。
Two more instantly replaced their banished rades。
;We have to move ─the Jaelre cried。 ;The beholder is our enemy。 The devils are just a distraction
Ryld grimaced again。 If they tried to flee察they'd be pulled down from behind。 Still察he started backing his way toward the door leading to the beholder察praying that the creature was not in a position to see them。 He gave ground grudgingly察unwilling to blunder into another fight while one still raged。
To his surprise察one of the devils on the other side of the chamber dropped out of view察and another one shrieked as a serpent´headed scourge sank its fangs into the back of its neck。 Struggling through the ranks of the devils察Valas and Quenthel limped into sight。 The scout supported the badly injured priestess察warding her side with one of his kukris while she lashed and flailed with her deadly scourge。
Danifae and Ryld took advantage of the devils' momentary disadvantage to press home attacks against their immediate foes。 Quenthel slumped to one wall察fumbling with Halisstra's healing wand at her side察while Valas drew his second knife and darted into the fray察slashing and stabbing the devils from behind。
;Hurry ─Quenthel gasped。 ;A pit fiend and a dozen more devils are just behind us。;
Ryld cut down another of the barbed devils察while Danifae splattered the brains of a second across the chamber wall with a two´handed blow of her morningstar。 In the space of a few moments察the dark elves cleared the room of devils。 Jezz produced another scroll and quickly read off a spell察sealing the doorway behind Quenthel and Valas with a crackling sheet of sparking yellow energy。
;That will only hold the creature for a moment察─he cautioned。
The Baenre looked around the chamber。 The fall in the shaft must have hurt her badly。 Blood caked the side of her head察and her eyes didn't seem to want to focus。 One arm hung limp at her side察but she held herself upright。
;Where's the beholder察─she asked察 Pharaun察and Jeggred拭
Ryld jerked his head at the archway behind him。 Another spell rumbled through the air。
;Back there somewhere察─he said。 ;The beholder´;
He was interrupted by the sudden察sickening awareness of an overwhelming presence approaching Jezz's barrier察something unseen that seemed to shake the very stones of the tower with its footfalls。
;The pit fiend es察─Danifae reported察panting for breath察her eyes wide with alarm。
;Go察─Quenthel said察waving them forward with her good arm。
Without another word察the dark elves scrambled for the other exit察plunging into the next room heedless of the spells that thundered and crawled in the space beyond。
Triel Baenre stood on a high bridge of House Baenre察gazing toward Narbondel。 The creeping ring of radiance that slowly climbed the mighty stone column marked the passage of time in Menzoberranzan。 The glow stood near the pillar's upper end察which meant that the day would soon be done。 Not for the first time it struck her as ironic that a race that had been driven from the world of light almost ten thousand years in the past would have the slightest use for marking the passage of days and nights in the manner of the surface folk察when the night was eternal and changeless in the Underdark察but it had proven somewhat useful over the years to remember the endless march of unseen days in the world above。 It helped in dealing with those who had more use for the