Chess Mage of Faerûn

Chapter 147 Reef Cave
"This should be the cave where the sea monsters used to live," Zhang Yuan said, pointing to a cave surrounded by reefs in front of him.

Since breaking camp in the morning, the three of them headed straight for their target area and finally arrived at Sword Coast around noon.

The group walked along the coastline, stopping frequently to observe and compare the terrain repeatedly. It wasn't until around 3 p.m. that they finally determined which cave best matched the description given by Sir.

Driving downhill, from the high cliffs on the shore all the way to the beach, the horses' hooves flew north, kicking up some sand and leaving behind hoofprints and tire tracks.

As they approached the rocky beach, Captain Zhang stopped the carriage. After getting off, the group examined the cave in front of them more closely.

Just as the siren had said, the cave was located at the bottom of a high cliff, as if a large hole had been cut into the bottom of the cliff. Even the glaring sunlight on a summer afternoon could not penetrate the darkness deep inside the cave.

About thirty meters outside the cave entrance is a ring of jagged, fang-like rocks that separate this mudflat from the beach to the south. Scattered jungles can also be found on the eastern side of the land.

"Tsk tsk, facing south, sheltered from the wind and gathering water, it's truly a treasure land," a certain ignorant and quack feng shui master began to ramble on in his mind.

Whether the feng shui is good or not is unknown, but the location is quite secluded, which explains why it was first chosen by pirates as a treasure trove and then occupied by sea monsters as their lair.

If we hadn't known the approximate location and terrain features beforehand, who knows how much coincidence it would have taken to discover this cave.

But, huh?

Looking at the new residents of the mudflats at the entrance of the cave, Zhang Yuan raised his eyebrows. These holdout residents didn't seem to have any sense of cooperation.
It seems that I can only use some polite but necessary means to do some ideological work on these gentlemen, so that they can learn some life lessons and understand that trespassing and seizing property is very wrong.

Yes, since this cave was once the dwelling place of the sirens, isn't it only natural for the sirens' boss and master to own the property?

Untying the activation rope, ordering two Chaos Knights to guard around the carriage, the mage immediately summoned his main combat force—a two-star Tiny.

"Chanem, those carrion worms over there are not easy to deal with. These things that look like giant maggots are not only ugly, but their claws and legs are covered in a sticky attack that is disgusting and deadly. If you're not careful..."

As he was speaking, the dwarf Bard saw the summoned creature, which was over three meters tall and resembled a stone giant, and immediately shut his mouth.

The slime of carrion worms does indeed have two troublesome negative effects: poisoning and immobilization. But do you really think you can contend with this large stone elemental with such a small trick?

Idiot's dream!

This hulking guy, who looks like a legendary stone golem or an elemental elder, will shave his beard and wear women's clothes tomorrow if he doesn't beat the guy to a pulp.

The dwarf brother regrettably lost the opportunity to take that first courageous step, because things did indeed unfold exactly as he had predicted.

The venom that used to immobilize its prey and instill fear in adventurers was now useless except for coating the little guy's legs with a layer of snot. When the little guy opened his table-sized hand to grab it, it seemed to take no more effort than crushing an earthworm.

Knowing the habits of carrion beetles, Zhang Yuan did not let Xiao Xiao hold back. These creatures called carrion beetles are not just scavengers that eat rotten flesh. The mucus they secrete can easily paralyze weak victims. Ordinary pedestrians who encounter these creatures have no chance of anything other than being bitten to death and becoming their food supply.

The battle quickly ended in a small victory, but the aftermath was more troublesome than the battle itself.

The scavenging worms, already incredibly foul-smelling and secreting disgusting slime, were crushed like slugs, and the resulting stench was unimaginable. The person, forced to cover their nose by the stench, regretted using such violence to deal with the other party. They should have used an oil spell and a fireball to finish them off, saving them from this mess.

Now, all they could do was order Xiao Xiao to throw the insect corpses into the sea and let Xiao Xiao take a bath as well. As for the remnants on the ground, they simply ignored them and took a detour to the cave entrance.

Fortunately, the cave was quite spacious, deep yet not cramped, which prevented Xiao Xiao, Zhang Yuan's top henchman and Double Flower Red Stick, from being stuck outside the cave as a doorman.

Still not satisfied, Zhang Yuan summoned two more chess pieces:

"Besides the axe, I also have my fists!"

"dominate!"

These are two orc warriors: Axe King and Juggernaut.

This creates two synergies on the battlefield: Giant Shield (three warriors) and Strong Body (two orcs), the former increasing armor and the latter increasing the durability of the pieces.

Surrounded by three chess pieces and protected by two teammates, the person felt incredibly safe and even started humming a tune in a state of smug satisfaction:

"Look ahead, it's pitch black, that must be the thieves' lair. Let's catch up and wipe them all out!"

The group marched into the cave in a grand procession. They saw that the outer cave was full of debris, slime and other filthy things. They didn't want to stop and went straight into the depths.

After passing through two caves, the group finally saw some traces of human construction. The passageway ahead showed obvious signs of human chiseling and widening, both overhead and on the stone walls on both sides. It was likely that when transporting something in, it got stuck here, and they had no choice but to go to the trouble of building a civil engineering structure.

Thanks to the other party's preliminary construction, Xiaoxiao, whose shoulder width was nearly two meters and whose thickness was not much different, was able to pass.

Upon reaching the end of the passageway and seeing the cave ahead, the group immediately understood why the pirates had gone to such lengths to widen the passage.

Standing at the exit of the relatively spacious passage and looking ahead, what comes into view is a large hall with a huge stone coffin in the center, surrounded by a circular pool of water, and guarded by three flesh golems!

Yes, it's the kind of golem you see in the mage tower of Tyranitar. Although not as tall as Little Giant, it's still over two meters tall. Its broad, sturdy body and its emotionless, dead-fish-like eyes give it a first impression that it's not to be trifled with.

However, without some skill, how dare one venture to Liangshan? Today, Zhang is determined to be a fierce dragon crossing the river.

The treasure in this picture is certainly one thing, but there is something even more important that he is determined to obtain.

To avoid damaging the items inside the stone coffin and causing some regrettable consequences, Zhang Yuan did not immediately unleash various destructive spells such as fireballs on his opponent.

Zhang Yuan instructed his teammates and chess pieces to wait at the exit of the passageway, while he used his invisibility ring to grant himself invisibility and slowly walked forward to observe.

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