Ordinary fantasy adventure in Faerûn

Chapter 513 When the Devil Comes Knocking
Noshier remembered where he had heard the name of Corella. In the game plot of Baldur's Gate 3, the true identity of Corella Heartfire was the spy of the great devil Raphael. She was the eyes used by Raphael to monitor the main material plane. She was a master of kneeling with powerful concealment skills and certain spellcasting abilities.

The task assigned to Colla by Raphael in the game was to act as Raphael's spy and report first-hand intelligence of the protagonist group to Raphael anytime and anywhere, so as to achieve her own goals through the advantage of this intelligence. And now Colla actually appeared beside her, which only proved one thing, that is, Raphael had set his sights on her.

Well, considering the development over this period of time, the return of the holy city of Eltoril, which had already caused a huge stir in hell, to the main material plane, and the terrible development that the Grand Duke's second-in-command Haruman was manipulated by someone at some point and leaked many secrets of hell to the outside world, Noshir's name must have spread among the interested people in hell. With such a reputation, it is not difficult to understand why Raphael was attracted here.

However, although the situation is not incomprehensible, Noshier does not want to be monitored and disturbed by Raphael's men in the future, so he must think of a way to lure out Raphael, who may have been paying attention to the situation here, and it would be best to solve the problem completely in one go.

But Noshir couldn't just call out Raphael's name, although this would certainly attract Raphael's attention, but suddenly calling out the devil's real name without a reasonable explanation would only scare the cautious Raphael back, making him even more cautious and not daring to expose himself at will. Fortunately, Noshir had already thought of a set of words that might lead to Raphael's attention in an instant.

The first thing Noshier had to do was to point out that he had seen through the other party, but he didn't say everything. He just tried his best to attract the other party's attention.
"This... is really interesting. I seem to have understood your true identity, Corella. Yes, that's right. I have confirmed your origins!"

And when this goal was accomplished, he explained the reasons bit by bit, and narrowed down the suspects to a smaller range, and then he continued to speak to Corella.

"You have a very faint, yet unique smell that is very out of tune with the surrounding environment. That smell is unique to hell. You are from hell, there is no doubt about that. And the reason you came here to monitor me must be due to your master's order. In other words, the one who is targeting me is a big devil from hell. So who is his true identity?"

That was enough to say. Noshil let go of the lifeless Korella. The poor dwarf didn't realize what Noshil had said until she fell to the ground.

She looked up at Noshir in panic, wanting to deny his guess, but Korella suddenly realized that her panic-stricken behavior was only silently confirming his guess.

Corella lowered her head in bewilderment. Although her master's true identity had not been revealed, it was enough to make Noshir wary of the devil. This was enough to create a huge obstacle to the plan of her master, the great devil Raphael.

And the reason for all this is because he is too useless. If she could be more careful, if he could avoid Noshir's perception, her situation would be many times better than it is now!
“It’s over. Even if I die right now, Raphael will never let me go, but…”

With her intact right hand, Corella quietly clenched a dagger hidden at her waist. Noshir had just shown his cruelty. If she continued to stay here, her future would be worse than death. She might also leak more relevant information, which would bring greater disaster after her death.

Corella was not afraid of death before, because of the contract with Raphael, even if she was killed in the main material plane, her soul would return to hell under the protection of the contract and be reborn under Raphael.

But now everything is different. Her poor performance will definitely disappoint Raphael, and disappointing Raphael...

Although she could still return to hell after death, she would never get a good meal in Hope County again. What awaited her was only Raphael's cruel punishment. When she thought that she might be with her sister after she returned, she could not help but feel panic in her heart. She did not want to accept such an ending, and suicide was the only possible way to reduce the punishment, and it was also the only choice left for her. She did not dare to hope that she could defeat Noshier with this little broken knife.

So the moment Corella grasped the dagger with her own hand, she didn't hesitate at all, she directly grasped the dagger tightly and stabbed it towards her heart fiercely! But just when she was about to succeed, Noshir's iron hand came first and directly blocked this excellent quality enchanted dagger mixed with mithril with his palm.

With a little force, Noshier snatched the dagger from Corella's hand, then he squeezed it hard in front of her, and the sturdy and sharp dagger instantly shattered into pieces in his hand. Then his free left hand reached for the space box on his waist and directly pulled out an activated rope. With the command to start it, he tied Corella up completely in an instant.

"Are you in such a hurry to leave? But it's not my way to treat guests to leave in such a hurry and disgracefully."

"Woooo..."

Corella struggled to speak, but her mouth was tightly entangled by the rope. Noshir did not care about Corella's struggle. He just walked over silently, lifted Corella up with a little effort, turned around, and walked back along the tunnel.

"Like I said before, Corella, we have plenty of time, and I have always been patient. Now I know that you have definitely signed a contract with a devil, which greatly reduces the difficulty of interrogation. Then I can concentrate on trying to circumvent the effectiveness of your contract and find your employer."

"Woo!"

Upon hearing this, Corella struggled again without giving up.

"Hmm? You're probably thinking that you have a contract to protect you, and I can't pry anything out of you no matter what, right?"

"But Corella, contracts are not omnipotent, and no contract is perfect and can absolutely protect the secrets of your employer. I happen to have some face in hell and know a few people who can be called experts in this area. As long as I hand you over to them, I will probably receive some good news soon..."

Snap—Snap—Snap.

Several loud but clear applause sounds suddenly came from the dark tunnel not far away. Korella widened her eyes and stopped struggling. Noshir's footsteps also stopped. He threw away the dwarf in his hand and focused almost all his attention on the figure in front of him who was slowly walking out of the darkness.

(End of this chapter)