Red Dragon Pact

The Astral Plane is home to many dangerous creatures that defy comprehension.

However, there are only two types of beings that Soren truly despises: one is the legendary Godspawn, the descendants of dead Deity, dangerous creatures filled with Destruction and ruthless desires; the other is the Githyanki, humanoid Hit Points forms living in the Astral Plane, who are aggressive, warlike, and numerous. Encountering Godspawn is relatively rare, as most of these Divinity monsters have been sealed away due to their extreme danger.

So, unsurprisingly, it's the Githyanki Soren hates the most!

The Githyanki are Humanoid who call the Astral Plane home. They are born with powerful Psionics Spell and were once Slave of Mind Flayer flayers—the monsters in the Bard's tales who, along with the Beholder, devour the brains of intelligent beings. Therefore, they are sworn enemies of Mind Flayer, and encounters are usually life-or-death. The Duergar Duergar share similar traits; they also deeply hate Mind Flayer, and many Duergar were enslaved by Mind Flayer, their minds warped, ultimately gaining powerful Psionics abilities.

It seems that both races are like this in this respect!

The Slave of the Mind Flayer later began to acquire Psionics, perhaps as a consequence of their mental enslavement. [Domination, enslavement, slaughter. -- Mind Flayer.]

These creatures have two branches: the Githyanki and the Githzerai. They hate each other as much as they hate Mind Flayer, and they fight whenever they see each other. However, the Githzerai are very rare; they live in seclusion in some unknown Plane. In contrast, the Githyanki are frequently encountered and are difficult to deal with. Their supreme leader is the Queen, and they have virtually no faith, so they have no priests. This is because they believe that worshipping Deity means betraying the Queen.

The Githyanki are primarily Warrior, their weapon being the iconic Silver Sword. One of their defining characteristics is the ability to sever silver threads. Soul Projection Plane Travel is connected to its body by an invisible silver thread; if this thread is severed, the soul is forced to return, inflicting some damage in the process. However, the damage is not as severe as if the Soul Projection were to die directly within the Astral Plane.

This race is very interesting.

Soren always thought they were somewhat like the Protoss in StarCraft, but their way of ruling reminded Soren a bit of the Insect Blade Queen.

The Githyanki were a class-based, militarized regime!

They roam the Astral Plane, Pillage and clearing lands, residing in Astral Skiff or Astral Stronghold —massive flying structures somewhat like giant military Fortress of the Interstellar Era. The Githyanki are infamous. Pillage any Pillage in the Astral Plane they can, and they also enjoy capturing Slave; any enemy who is not in Soul Projection state will be captured and Slave.

Because the Githyanki possess Psionics power like Mind Flayer, they can use a Spell-like Ability called [Mind Control]! (Willpower check!)

"Prepare for battle!"

A voice resounded directly in everyone's minds, followed by the appearance of numerous Spell Aura, almost dozens in succession. Soren was also enveloped in seven or eight Abjuration Spell. In the Astral Plane, any Spellcaster can instantly cast Spell below the sixth ring, making the Wizard ' combat power here quite formidable. However, the ability to instantly cast spells below the sixth Spell also means their combat sustainability is drastically reduced; they might run out of Spell Slot in no time.

--"The Mass Bull's Strength!" (Strength +4)

--"The Mass Cat's Grace!" (Agility +4)

--"The Mass Fox's Cunning!" (Intelligence +4)

--"The Mass Bear's Endurance!" (Constitution +4)

"Protection from Evil!"

--"Protection from Petrification!"

--"Luck!"

"Haste!"

"Invisibility, Ten Foot Radius!"

What a spectacular sight it was to see more than ten high-ranking Northern Witch casting spells at the same time!

Standing around Soren were the ruling class of the entire North. They represented the highest level of combat power in the North, and also the North's supreme ruling power. The sky was filled with dazzling Spell Aura; the Quicken Spell below the sixth rank enveloped them in various energy shields, while Soren was also affected by numerous Spell cast upon him. Never underestimate these Northern Witch. Although they appear frail and delicate, in close combat they can wield their staffs with formidable skill!

Goria's expression was more solemn than ever before.

She took out a special staff from her person, inlaid with many gems, and with her other hand, she took out a large stack of Spell Scroll, placing them within easy reach. She wasn't alone in this; the other Northern Witch around her were doing the same. They held staffs containing more than ten Spell, and prepared large stacks of Spell Scroll they had copied down. Because if the upcoming battle broke out, it would be time for them to spend lavishly, throwing Spell Scroll at each other.

In comparison.

Soren looks like a complete country bumpkin!

Although he now has the ability to Quicken Spell, he doesn't know many Spell, and Spell Scroll cost hundreds or thousands of Gold Coin. Since he doesn't have the ability to copy Spell Scroll himself, throwing them away is almost like throwing the world away.

Hundreds of Gold Daler were awarded at once.

Since twenty Gold Daler weigh approximately one pound, throwing a Spell Scroll is equivalent to throwing away five kilograms of gold!

"Take it!"

Goria placed three Spell Scroll into Soren's palm, then said seriously, "You really shouldn't have come in with me. This is the Astral Plane; a Rogue can hardly be of much use here. Be very careful later, and use these Spell Scroll if anything seems amiss."

Magistrates always just throw money at people!

In just this one round, the dozen or so Northern Witch present burned Spell Scroll worth tens of thousands of Gold Daler.

Then they saw the Demiplane tremble, and an enormous military fortress appeared in their sight. It emerged from the silver torrent at the edge of the Demiplane, bursting through its independent rules with strange Psionics light, and then bursting through like a bursting bubble. The Demiplane Demiplane its own independent Plane laws, eventually forming an iris similar to an atmosphere. Unfortunately, the power of these laws is too weak to stop the Githyanki's War Fortress.

One after another, figures leaped down!

They jumped directly from a height of hundreds of meters, then used Psionics Spell in mid-air to slow their speed before landing gracefully on the land of the Demiplane.

Githyanki!

This race is born with Gish, possessing superb combat techniques and powerful Psionics energy.

From their appearance, these Githyanki have very obvious humanoid features, but they look very thin, about 1.8 meters tall and weighing about 170 pounds. They have rough, yellow skin, their hair is tied in small braids, their pupils are dull in color, their ears are pointed, and they have serrated bones on their backs. These Githyanki are well-equipped, all wearing top-quality armor and protective gear, and their weapons are silver-bladed swords. They possess superb forging skills and can create many very special weapons and equipment.

The enemy moves extremely fast after landing!

Almost every Githyanki Warrior possesses extraordinary strength and agility, and their explosive power far surpasses that of humans.

"Githyanki [Astral Creature] (Tier 3)."

"Challenge Rating 12, personal level 15, possesses Psionics Spell."

"Highest attribute: 24 points; lowest attribute: 12 points; total attribute value: 95-105 points."

Special Feat: Psionics Spell, Mind Control, Astral Plane race.

"Challenge difficulty: A+."

This is the level of difficulty for an adult Githyanki.

However, they often live in groups, so if you encounter a large group of Githyanki, the Challenge Rating will increase dramatically, and the difficulty may even rise to S+ or higher!

And Soren felt uneasy ever since he saw them.

Such a large number of Githyanki must indicate the presence of a Queen Boss, and also another rather dangerous creature.

--Red Dragon!

The Githyanki have a racial characteristic.

They can possess abilities similar to the [Dragon Covenant], a special ability called the [Red Dragon Pact]!

"The Red Dragon Pact: The Githyanki and the Red Dragon have a special racial pact that allows them to sometimes have the Red Dragon Githyanki serve them like a horse, provided they pay the appropriate price. The Githyanki will receive a +4 racial bonus on Diplomacy checks when trading with the Red Dragon. Within a large group, the Githyanki can enter into temporary alliances with the Red Dragon, a decision made by the Githyanki City Lord and Queen!"

A sharp, piercing whistling sound rang out.

It seems that what Soren feared has finally come true!

Above the Githyanki's War Fortress, the figure of an Adult Red Dragon appeared. Its cold, Evil eyes fixed on the Witch below, it roared, then swooped down from the War Fortress, its Dragon Wing flapping as it soared into the sky at approximately three hundred meters above the ground. The Red Dragon circled in the Demiplane's sky, but did not rush to attack the Witch below. Instead, it deliberately maintained its distance, seemingly intending to let the Githyanki exhaust their Spell first.

A Dragon Fear's might spread out!

As the most powerful Adult Red Dragon among the Chromatic Dragon, it far surpasses the White Dragon that Soren fought in terms of size, strength, and spellcasting ability.

It possesses the fighting power to take on three or more Adult White Dragon single-handedly!

...(To be continued~^~)