Chapter 2864 The Haze of Odis
Talking bad things about people behind their backs is an eternal theme in the social life of the beholders. Joan would not believe that the two warlords really regarded her as one of their own because of this. After a few words of entertainment, he sent a letter to Ishtar and Elsa , to inform that Saul's laboratory has been successfully destroyed.
The main purpose of the beholder clan's raid on Odes this time is to destroy Saul's laboratory. Now that the mission has been completed, more and more mind flayers and their servants are coming to support them, even the most arrogant beholders. , I also know that if I continue to fight, my life will not be guaranteed.
The situation on the Tower of the Mastermind is similar, with outnumbered enemies, it is no longer possible to succeed in a strong attack. Before Mastermind Noah restarted the "Spiritual Silence Barrier", Ishtar and Saoirse issued retreat signals one after another.
The beholders tore apart the scrolls and sent them collectively, and beams of magic light illuminated the night sky of the soul-absorbing city.
As suddenly as when they came, just a few seconds later, all the beholder army that invaded Odes was evacuated, leaving only bloody corpses and broken walls everywhere.
The mind flayers suffered heavy casualties in this battle. Many important buildings, including Saul's laboratory, were completely destroyed. Even the city's core facility, the "Tower of the Mastermind", suffered unprecedented damage since Odis was founded.
Compared with casualties and property losses, the greater blow is reflected in the psychological level.
In the past, the mind flayers of Odis arrogantly believed that they were at the top of the food chain and could kill and enslave other groups in the Underdark at will. The beholders of Udinos were just playthings in their eyes.
The ferocious counterattack launched by the beholder clan today is like a loud slap in the face of all the citizens of Odis, shattering their pretentious illusions, realizing that their homeland will also be invaded, and that they and their compatriots may also be invaded. Being ruthlessly massacred by "lower creatures" who used to despise them, the resulting strong sense of frustration caused an indelible psychological shadow on many mind flayers who experienced this disaster.
For example, the Gnostic brothers lamented to the few surviving compatriots around them after the battle:
"Creatures like beholders are too crazy and terrifying. It's better not to provoke them as much as possible in the future."
The surrounding mind flayers also nodded in agreement, showing lingering fear.
Today, if Nuo Si hadn't been the sole supporter for the brothers, desperately protecting everyone, I'm afraid everyone here would have been killed by the beholder. They never want to relive this nightmare experience!
After bidding farewell to this group of good brothers who shared weal and woe, Joan hurried to the "Tower of the Mastermind" to meet Metatron.
The four elders of Odis gathered by the brain pool and were discussing the cause of the disaster with the mastermind Noah.
Afterwards review, the root of the disaster seems to be the "Beholder Trap Operation" planned by Dr. Saul.
As a result, the operation failed completely and angered the beholders, prompting them to raid Odis and destroy Saul's laboratory in revenge.
Joan and Metatron were the only survivors of the trapping operation, so they were asked by the mastermind and the elders to ask about the ins and outs of the incident.
Joan had communicated with Metatron in private beforehand, and told the truth about everything he should know, which of course completely matched the testimony provided by Metatron.
The mastermind and the elders discussed for two hours based on the information provided by the two, and finally had to admit that this unwarranted disaster can only be attributed to Dr. Saul's overconfidence.
The entire trapping operation was carried out completely according to Dr. Saul's plan. How many people there are on Mitra's side has been investigated clearly in advance, and a countermeasure has been made. Under normal circumstances, it should be successfully won. The result happened to be a crushing defeat.
The reason for the accident was that Dr. Saul underestimated Mitra's strength. He never expected that this crazy magic-eyed arcanist would kill eight tentacle beholders and six thousand-eyed beholders by himself. , Adam, the mind-snatching monster, and Vayu, the mind-seeing monster.
Before this battle, everyone thought that although Mitra's strength was very strong, it was not yet at the legendary level.
After this battle, people discovered that although Mitra does not yet have the ability to cast legendary spells, the true legendary power may not be her opponent. When evaluating her strength, she should be regarded as the legendary level.
Unfortunately, it is too late to realize this fact.
If the two protagonists in this incident—Dr. Being able to control the overall situation, the result is that he lost his underpants in such a situation where the situation was superior. Apart from admitting that his poker skills are not as good as his opponent, who else can he blame?
Another oversight by Dr. Saul was that he did not consider that the Beholder Queen Ishtar would intervene in this conflict herself.
The mind flayers often ridicule the beholders for not being united, for their lack of awareness of helping each other, for each other to be the best at fighting with each other, and to be experts in internal fighting and outsiders in external wars.
It turns out that this is also a bias.
When the beholder clan is organized under the call of Her Majesty the Queen, they can also temporarily put aside internal conflicts, unite and cooperate, and unite to the outside world.
Dr. Saul used his life to prove that stereotyped thinking really kills people, and it also brings disaster to his compatriots. Nearly a hundred citizens of Odis died in this conflict, and thousands of slaves were killed or injured.
At the end of the discussion, the mastermind and the elders reluctantly reached two consensuses.
First, Dr. Saul made great contributions to his compatriots and the community during his lifetime. His sacrifice is deplorable and worthy of mourning.
Second, the beholder clan broke into the city and ravaged wildly, massacring many compatriots of our clan. It is extremely hateful and must be revenged!
However, considering that Odes had just suffered a catastrophe, and the vitality of the Mind Flayer family was seriously injured, it is not appropriate to start a dispute now. When the vitality is restored in the future, it is not too late to consider revenge when the time is right.
After the meeting adjourned, Joan comforted Metatron a few more words, then bid farewell to everyone and returned home.
The stone tower of the "Refugees" Gnostics is located on the edge of Odis. Even beholders don't look at such remote corners, and they don't bother to come here to destroy them, so they survived the catastrophe.
The servants under the name of North did not enter the city to participate in the battle, and they were unscathed, just a false alarm.
Joan calmed down the panicked housekeeper and servants, went back to her bedroom and closed her eyes to meditate, then switched the main perspective to Mitra.
In stark contrast to the gloomy clouds of Odis, Udinos, the "Evil Eye's Nest City", was jubilant at this time.
In the raid on Odes, the beholder clan won a complete victory. The grievance of being harassed by the mind flayers for a long time was finally vented, and the beholder nobles who participated in the operation felt very happy.