The Outer Islands.
This was a primitive and wild area, divided from east to west by the Amazon River. The east was the territory of the Amazons, and the west was the territory of the indigenous people. The struggle between them had lasted for many years. Because the Storm Lord did not manage the church in the mortal world, the temple did not spend too much effort to pacify these indigenous people. The indigenous people retained the primitive totem belief, which would give birth to powerful demons and demigods. Without the power of the gods, it would be difficult to destroy them.
This was a very dangerous place.
Even the female Amazons would be extremely careful when they were moving around in the tropical jungle.
There were many powerful monsters, strange plants, dangerous environments, ferocious indigenous people, and all kinds of unexpected and dangerous things.
Recently.
On the island near the northwest, a group of outsiders appeared.
They did not arrive for a long time, and there were not many of them, but they were very powerful. In a short time, they occupied part of the island of about 120 square kilometers. These outsiders with grayish-black skin looked like elves, but they were more ferocious and better at fighting. The nearby natives temporarily retreated because of their strength, but sporadic battles still occurred from time to time because the natives were very repulsive of outsiders.
The terrain of the Outer Islands must be mentioned here!
Due to a huge change in a certain era, the outer islands had experienced the collapse and shift of the continental shelf plates, so that they were scattered into hundreds of islands of various sizes. The largest of these islands was the Amazon jungle, which was almost the size of three Japanese islands. Then there were other scattered islands. The larger ones were hundreds of thousands of square kilometers, and the smaller ones were only ten square kilometers. These islands were scattered and relatively dense. They were connected by shallow sea areas and inland rivers, so the Outer Islands were seen as a whole from the outside world.
This used to be a continent.
In the end, because of some disasters in the Arcane Era, it became what it was today.
The arrival of the drows aroused the hostility of the indigenous people. They had not been able to adapt to the primitive and wild environment here. In their view, the Outer Islands were even more dangerous than the Underdark. For a long time, their lives were quite difficult, but recently they were a little better because the messenger sent out brought back a batch of important supplies, which temporarily met their needs. Unfortunately, these supplies could only support them for three months at most. After three months, they would return to a difficult state again.
…
Dark Blade was in a bad mood.
He sat on the wall of the camp and observed his surroundings, playing with a dark green blade in his hand. Ever since he accepted the help of His Excellency Throat Cutter and brought back a batch of important supplies, he had been in a bad mood. Of course, it was not because of His Excellency's help and request. As a drow, he knew very well that everything needed to be repaid. What he was unhappy about was the high priestess' opposition. This old-fashioned old woman had rejected such an important opportunity to help the race out of the predicament just because she said 'humans cannot be trusted' and 'surface creatures have ill intentions towards us'.
A drow with a delicate face and a longbow on his back appeared in the distance and quickly approached.
Dark Blade ordered the others to open the gate. Then, he frowned and said, "Lasker. What's the situation? Are there any new movements from those aborigines? "
This was a Ranger.
The Drow Rangers were all experts, and only they could easily travel through the cruel tropical jungles.
The young drow Ranger jumped lightly, then jumped onto the wall and said in a deep voice, "The movements of the aborigines are fine. They are just monitoring the nearby area. As long as we don't step into their territory, there shouldn't be any violent conflicts in a short time. But I found that there seem to be more man-eating plants nearby. There should be some kind of powerful energy field under this island. Although it won't affect living people, it will gradually mutate many plants. "
Dark Blade nodded slightly, then frowned and said, "What about the movements of those ants?"
As if he remembered something.
The young drow Ranger's face changed, and he whispered, "They have moved to the other side of the island, but I don't know when they will come back. We lack enough supplies to deal with them. The next time they migrate, we can only escape to the sea."
Dark Blade sighed, then slammed the wooden fence and said anxiously, "Those damn ants! … "
These terrible creatures.
In his long life, he had never thought that ants could be so dangerous. When their numbers reached an unimaginable number, these seemingly inconspicuous creatures that could be squashed to death could even kill a giant dragon!
They were Marching Ants.
The creatures at the top of the food chain in the tropical rainforest!
When they first encountered these terrible ants, thirty-seven people died in their group, including five high-grade professions, a talented Warlock, and a warrior who was about to enter the legendary realm. They had no ability to resist at all. When these ants appeared, a warrior who was close to the legendary realm only lasted for three minutes before he was bitten into a pile of bones. If they hadn't evacuated quickly enough and had the help of spellcasters, perhaps the whole group would have been eaten by these terrible ants.
Marching Ants.
The nightmare in the tropical rainforest. Most of them were ants that crawled on the ground, but a tenth of them were ants with wings that could fly.
The number of these ants was so large that it was impossible to calculate. They preyed on any creatures during the migration. They had extremely sharp mouthparts. Dark Blade even suspected that they could eat the scales of dragons bit by bit. These terrible ants were the top predators on the whole island. They even saw a Quetzalcoatlus being eaten clean in just five minutes. It couldn't fly away even if it wanted to.
If it weren't for the regular movement of these ants, they definitely wouldn't have survived until now!
Dark Blade sighed and said slowly, "Since we came back, the population of our group has decreased by eight. If this goes on, our people will become fewer and fewer. I'm afraid that we will completely disappear from this land in the future."
"Damn it!"
"Why didn't you accept the help of that human? Even if you have to pay a price, it's better than watching your people decrease bit by bit, right? "
The nearby Drows didn't speak.
The high priestess had been leading the group after the fall of the Dark Maiden. Although she was very stubborn and old-fashioned, she had ruled the group for a long time and had also survived many crises. This kind of majesty had been deeply rooted in the people's hearts. Not many people dared to question her decisions face to face. If it weren't for the fact that the group was getting more and more miserable, Dark Blade wouldn't easily question the arrangement of the high priestess.
"Dark Blade."
A female Drow appeared. She looked at the others on the fence and said in a deep voice, "Her Excellency the high priestess asked you to come over. There is something important to discuss."
Most of the males in the group were warriors, rangers, and rogues. The spellcasters were mainly concentrated in the females.
They still maintained the tradition of females having a higher status!
Without any hesitation, Dark Blade jumped down from the fence and walked towards the largest wooden house in the center.
Many people had gathered in the room. Most of them were female Drows, and some were male Drows like Dark Blade. Sitting at the top was a female drow priestess with an old face. With their relatively long lifespan, such an old face also proved that she had lived for a long time. This was the high priestess of the Drows. Although the Dark Maiden had fallen, she still had the ability to cast magic. Even if this ability had been greatly weakened, she was still the most powerful Drow in the group.
Dang Dang Dang!
The high priestess knocked on the ground with her cane and motioned for the others present to be quiet. During this time, there were many arguments and conflicts in the group, mainly focused on whether to cooperate with the human who helped them, whether the other party was malicious, whether the human on the surface was trustworthy, and so on. The Drows were pure conspiracy and betrayal in their bones. Even if they believed in the kind Dark Maiden, this could not completely change the nature of the Drows, not to mention that the Dark Maiden had fallen for some time.
"Ahem! Ahem! "
The old high priestess coughed, then said in a hoarse voice, "I just got a message from the Kou people. Maybe we should reconsider some things."
The high priestess had many mysterious abilities. After she came here, she established contact with the nearby Kou people.
Although the relationship between them was fragile.
The high priestess glanced at the others and said, "I just learned that the human who provided us with help has killed one of the three pirate kings on the south coast, the [Swamp King]! "
"His power should not be underestimated. The nearby sea creatures have heard of his name!"
"I think we should reconsider."
…
These words caused an uproar. Naturally, they had heard of the three pirate kings on the south coast.
They were all legendary figures!
Dark Blade couldn't help but show a strange expression on his face. He couldn't tell whether he was happy or sad. He always felt that everything in front of him was a bit dazzling. At first, he tried his best to persuade others to cooperate with His Excellency Throat Cutter, but in the end, his proposal was still rejected by the high priestess. But now that she heard that he had killed one of the pirate kings, the high priestess actually took the initiative to reconsider.
What an ironic result!
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