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精灵血脉四部曲-第221部分

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   Still the other fiend hung on the back of the furious dwarf; scratching and biting。 It was starting to do some real damage; but that ended as abruptly as the cut of a drow's scimitar。

   The remaining chasme was airborne once more; and Catti…brie had her bow in line。 She scored a brutal hit and the fiend had seen enough。 It flew right past her and over the ridge; toward the back side of the glacier。

   As she turned to follow its flight; Catti…brie had to lower her bow to a different target; one of the score of manes who; by this time; had e scrambling over the ridge。

   The chasme under Bruenor seemed to deflate梩here really was no other way to describe how the fiend's body flattened; like a waterskin emptying its contents。

   Drizzt pulled the dwarf up and roughly turned him about。 The immediate threat to Catti…brie had been halted; but they had lost ground and the horde of oozing manes had regrouped。

   No matter for the two seasoned friends。 A quick glance told them that Catti…brie had the group to the side under control and so they charged; side by side; tearing into the closest ranks of least tanar'ri。

   Drizzt; with his deadly; slashing scimitars and his quick feet; made the most progress; slicing through reaching arms and dodging manes with abandon; laying six of them low in a matter of seconds。 The drow hardly registered that his opponent had changed a moment later; until his wild swing was met; not by one; but by three separate ringing parries。

   The horde thinned in this area; the lesser fiends giving a respectful distance to the six…armed monstrosity that now faced off against Drizzt Do'Urden。

   Catti…brie saw the fight and recognized the drow's predicament。 She rushed to her right; toward the shoreline; trying to get an angle for a shot; paying no heed to unblinking Stumpet on the drifting floe; now some forty feet out from the iceberg。 Her wounded shoulder continued to pump out blood梟asty indeed was the strike of a chasme梑ut she couldn't stop and bandage it。

   Down the woman skidded to one knee。 The angle was difficult; especially with the active drow between her and the six…armed tanar'ri。 But Catti…brie knew that Drizzt would want her to try; that he needed her to try。 Up came Taulmaril; Catti…brie's fingers finding their hold on the string behind the arrow's fletchings。

   〃The drow cannot fight his own battles?〃 came a question behind the woman; a deep; throaty voice。 〃We must talk about that。〃 It was the glabrezu; Bizmatec。

   Catti…brie threw herself forward and ducked her shoulder; moving her arm out to full extension to protect the bow; and more particularly; to protect the integrity of the readied arrow。 Agile Catti…brie fired off her shot before she even pleted the spin; grimacing as her shoulder spouted a red stream。 This newest opponent's expression went from amazement to agony as the silver…streaking arrow skipped off the inside of the glabrezu's huge thigh。

   Catti…brie winced then; for the arrow continued out from the shore; skipping across the water and onto the drifting chunk of ice barely a few feet from oblivious Stumpet。 The woman realized that she shouldn't have wasted the time to follow the arrow; though; for the twelve…foot glabrezu; all muscle and horrible pincers; roared in outrage and closed the gap to Catti…brie with one long stride。

   In came a monstrous claw that could easily snap the woman in half; setting into place about Catti…brie's slender; vulnerable waist。

   In one fluid motion; Catti…brie punched her hand between the bow and its string; reaching across her body and tearing Khazid'hea from its sheath。 Catti…brie cried out and tried futilely to fall away; snapping off a weak backhand with the weapon; hop…ing to wedge the blade into the fiend's pincers and turn aside his attack。

   Khazid'hea; so very sharp; hit the inside edge of the pincer and kept on going; slicing right through。

   I feared I was forgotten! the sentient sword relayed to Catti…brie。

   〃Never that;〃 the woman replied grimly。

   Bizmatec howled again and brought his great arm snapping across; the remaining side of the pincers knocking Catti…brie flat to the ground。 In stalked the glabrezu; lifting a huge foot to squash the woman。

   Khazid'hea; ing up fast and sure; made the fiend reconsider the wisdom of that maneuver; and took one of the toes from Bizmatec's huge foot in the process。

   Again the glabrezu howled in rage。 Bizmatec hopped back and Catti…brie climbed to her feet; readying herself for the next assault。

   The ensuing attack was not what the woman expected。 Bizmatec loved to toy with mortals; particularly humans; to torment them and finally; to tear them apart slowly; limb by limb。 This one was too formidable for such tactics; the wounded tanar'ri decided; and so Bizmatec called upon magical powers。

   Catti…brie felt her back foot slip out from under her; and when she tried to recover; she realized that she was no longer standing on the ice; was floating in the air。

   〃No; ye cheatin' dog…faced smoke…sucker!〃 Catti…brie protested; to no avail。

   Bizmatec waved his huge hand and Catti…brie drifted by; ten feet in the air now; and moving out over the open water。 The woman growled defiantly。 Understanding what the fiend had in mind; she took up Khazid'hea in one hand; holding it more like a spear than a sword; and hurled it to the side; to the ice floe holding Stumpet。 The sword hit the ice near to the dwarf; and sunk in to the hilt。

   Catti…brie wasn't watching; was scrambling to regain her balance and to ready her bow。 She did so; but Bizmatec merely laughed at her and released his magical energy。

   Catti…brie splashed into the icy water; lost her breath immediately; and could feel her toes quickly going numb。

   〃Stumpet!〃 Catti…brie yelled to the dwarf; and Khazid'hea called out to the priestess as well; a mental plea for Stumpet to pull the sword from the ice。 Stumpet stood impassively; perfectly oblivious to the threatening scene。

   Bruenor knew what had happened to Catti…brie。 The dwarf had seen her rise into the air; had heard the splash and her subsequent cries for Stumpet。 Every paternal instinct within Bruenor told him to run from the fight and leap into the water after his dear daughter; and yet he knew that to be a foolhardy course。 It would not only get him killed (for he cared little for personal safety where Catti…brie was concerned) but would doom his daughter as well。 The only thing Bruenor could do for Catti…brie was win the fight quickly; and so the dwarf went at the manes with abandon; chopping enemies nearly in half with his mighty axe and screaming all the while。 His progress was amazing and all the area near him was cloudy with puffs of yellowish gas。

   Bruenor's fortune reversed in the flare of a sudden burst of fire。 The dwarf fell back and yelped; stunned for a moment; his face red from the flash。 He shook his head fiercely and came back to his senses as Bizmatec entered the fray; the huge fiend clubbing Bruenor on the head with what remained of his right claw; his left pincers going for the fast kill at the dwarf's throat。

   Drizzt heard it all; the fate of both Catti…brie and Bruenor。 The drow did not allow the intimations of guilt to creep into his senses。 Long ago; Drizzt Do'Urden had learned that he was not responsible for all of the sorrow in the world; and that his friends would follow the course of their own choosing。 What Drizzt felt was outrage; pure and simple; and adrenaline coursed through his veins; carrying him to greater heights of battle。

   But how could someone parry six attacks?

   Twinkle went left; left; left; then back to the right; each swing picking off a rushing blade。 Drizzt's other blade; verily pulsing with hunger; came in a vertical swipe; tip pointing to the ground; blocking two of the marilith's swords at once。 Twinkle flew back the other way; angling up to block; and then turning down to intercept。 Then the drow hopped as high as he could; purely on instinct; as the marilith half…spun; her green and scaly tail whipping past in an attempt to take the drow's feet out from under him。

   Advantage gained; Drizzt hit the ground running; straight ahead; his scimitars flying out in front in a wild offensive flurry。 But though he was inside the angles of the fiend's six swords; his attack was defeated as the marilith simply disappeared梡op!梐nd reappeared right behind him。

   Drizzt knew enough about fiends to react to the move。 As soon as his target vanished; he dove into a headlong roll; twisting as he came back to his feet。 His hungry scimitar shot out to the side as he rose; cutting down a fiend that had ventured too near; but Drizzt hardly followed the attack; his quick feet already turning on the ice to reverse his direction; to get him back at the marilith。

   Again came the ringing of parry and counter; sounding almost as a single; long wail; as eight blades wove a blurring dance of death。

   It seemed almost a miracle; a virtual impossibility; but Drizzt scored the first hit; Twinkle taking the marilith in one of her numerous shoulders; rendering that arm useless。

   And then there were five swords charging hard at the drow's face and he had to fall away。



*****



   Regis and Guenhwyvar made it at last to the narrowest point in the channel between the icebergs; and it seemed a desperate leap to the frightened halfling。 Even worse; a new problem presented itself; for the area across from them was not an empty; secret run to the crystal tower; but was filling fast with wretched manes。

   Regis would have turned back then; preferring to try and find his friends; or; if they were already gone; to turn tail and run; all the way back to the tundra; all the way back to the dwarven mines。 Images of ing back with an army of dwarves (of ing back behind an army of dwarves!) flitted through the halfling's mind; but it soon proved to be a moot notion。

   Regis was holding fast to Guenhwyvar; and he soon realized that the dedicated panther had no intention of even slowing。 The halfling grabbed all the tighter。 He yelped in fear as the great cat jumped; soaring out over the black water; across the gap to skid hard on the i
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