Arcane Journey

Chapter 51 The Observer Beholder

When the bonfire returned to silence in the endless darkness of the Underdark, the group of people who had driven all day fell into a deep sleep.

Even Brian himself was meditating and falling asleep without knowing it.

The Underdark is a barren world filled with cities and kingdoms of various evil races such as derro, dark elves, duergar and mind flayers.

It is also home to some of the rarer races, such as the aboleths, beholders, and kuo-toa, as well as just about any intelligent humanoid slave from the surface.

There are two overriding principles here: survive and destroy the enemy.

Therefore, the adventure in the underground world is a bit too much for a reborn person like Bryan who has fled for so many days.

At this time, he could only secretly rejoice that he had undergone a lot of high-intensity training since he was a child. As a spellcaster, he also possessed an extraordinary physique.

Otherwise, given his current condition, he would have been exhausted long ago.

I do not know how long it has been
Out of the wizard's keen intuition for magic, Brian vaguely heard a voice that made him look dazed.

He slowly opened his eyes and looked around subconsciously.

The glowing rocks, luminous crystals, and glowing mosses, lichens, and fungi in the cave gave off uncomfortably brilliant colors, filling him with a sense of unreality.

Since he had set up a warning and shielding circle at the entrance of the cave, they didn't need anyone to keep watch.

Everyone was still asleep, and they were not awakened by some ethereal voice like him.

Brian looked at the darkness deep in the cave, frowned and thought for a moment, then looked at his recovered spell slots, psionic points, and arcane energy, and decided to go find out.

"Wake up." He gently shook Hisaiah who was nestled in his arms.

I have to admit that this girl is quite smart.

Obviously, she also knew that it would be difficult to return to the surface safely by herself.

In such a situation surrounded by strangers, Hesaiah naturally regarded him as the only reliance and hope to return to the surface, and followed him almost inseparably.

Even when they were resting, they used the excuse of warming each other to snuggle into his arms.

In the words of Hesaiah: You have seen all your body, do I still care about it?

Of course, that's all. Bryan didn't take advantage of others' danger and do anything out of the ordinary.

Because after these few days of contact, he clearly felt that the other party was a girl who was impeccably strong on the outside, but fragile on the inside.

If her weakness is once touched, it will definitely be like a dam with its gates opened, and it will be out of control.

To put it simply, it is the lack of care and warmth from family since childhood.

This made him somewhat believe that she might really be the illegitimate daughter of the Raul family, and she was in the same sympathy with him.

Sisaiah, who was leaning in her arms, didn't sleep that hard. She opened her silver-gray eyes, raised her head buried in her chest, looked at Brian, and whispered, "Shall we go out?"

"Do not."

Brian shook his head slightly, let go of the hand on the girl's shoulder, and looked deep into the cave, "I just feel that something is staring at us, which makes people uncomfortable, and I want you to accompany me to have a look. "

Anyway, the strength of the girl in front of her has reached the hero level (around level 11-15).

With her by her side, as long as they don't encounter legendary experts, they can almost retreat safely.

Therefore, every time Brian went out to spawn monsters, he would bring the sword mage, a free bodyguard and part-time thug.

Sword Mage is a very peculiar profession. Their magic does not rely on spell slots at all, similar to a supernatural ability and spell-like ability.

Just by guiding the rune sword in your hand, you can unleash powerful frost, fire, lightning and other elemental damage, which is somewhat similar to the Nine Swords practitioners in the eastern Karatu continent.

"Okay." Hesaiah withdrew her gaze, got up from her arms, and straightened her messy long hair.

After getting ready, the two walked towards the depths of the tunnel together.

"Did you hear that voice too?" When Brian took Sisaiah past the swamp bear, the other party suddenly opened his eyes and whispered coldly.

Brian was taken aback by his actions, then gave him an annoyed look, and said, "That's right, so I wanted to check it out, how could you feel it?"

"Because I'm a royal guard who is about to step into the realm of legend." The swamp bear grinned and said, "Although I have become what I am now, my mental strength has not weakened, do you need my help? "

"just forget it."

Brian looked at his narcissistic and needy look, and suddenly had the urge to kick him in the head.

After thinking about it, he joked with a smile: "The future legendary strongman can't even handle a female bear, and he is pressed on the ground and rubbed back and forth, how can he be of any help."

Sisaiah on the side showed a faint smile.

"...Can we not mention this?"

When the future legendary strongman heard this, his old face collapsed, and he scratched the thick white hair that he combed neatly in embarrassment, looking like he wanted to find a crack in the ground to get in.

"Let's rest early. When we arrive in the Dark Forest tomorrow, we might be able to recover."

Brian smiled and comforted him, and led Hesaiah to continue walking deep into the tunnel.

"You really believe what he said." After walking for a long time, Hesaiah couldn't help asking, and continued:
"I've heard that some wizards who are proficient in the Confusion School can use their inner suggestion ability to forcibly change a person's memory and personality, making them instinctively deny their true identity."

"If I hadn't seen his elf face, I would agree with you." Brian recalled a surface elf imprisoned in a cage at the trade fair and said to her.

Then he stopped speaking, but concentrated on following the voice calling in a trance, leading Hesaiah carefully through the maze of tangled tunnels, caves and natural passages.

Eventually, he came to a smooth white boulder.

"As expected, you have found this place." In the darkness, many eyes flashed suddenly, and a deep and piercing laughter came.

"Don't be impulsive."

Brian held Hesaiah's hand that was about to draw his sword, and said to her, "I can feel that the other party has no malicious intentions."

When Hesaiah heard this, he let go of the hilt of his sword.

A ray of light flashed in the darkness, and after a pause, a fleshy ball with tentacles appeared from among the rocks on the top of the cave, floating lazily in front of the two of them.

In the darkness, many eyes flickered, watching them intently.

These eyes are connected to a sphere by snake-like tentacles that dance non-stop. Below the sphere is a large mouth full of fangs. In the center of the floating sphere is a huge one-eyed eye, which burns with excited flames.

"Very good, I did see the right person." A satisfied moan echoed in the depths of the cave.

"Observer beholder!"

Brian narrowed his eyes, looking at the strange monster floating in front of him with interest.

(End of this chapter)