An infinite journey starting from Baldur's Gate

Chapter 125 Every cause must have an effect

Carrying their bags and moving forward along the road, the group braved the harsh weather of wind and rain and arrived at the abandoned Selune Temple again.

Just like yesterday, the courtyard was littered with corpses.
The air was filled with a suffocating stench. Even if it was raining, the smell was still strong and could not be washed away.

After all, there are too many corpses, hundreds of them piled up in this place,

Everyone covered their mouths and noses and hurriedly entered the temple.

Coming to the dilapidated sanctuary hall again, as a loyal believer of Shar, Shadow Heart felt very uncomfortable and irritable staying here.

With a cold face, he suddenly asked indifferently.

"Harsin, how do you get to the Underdark? Where is that passage?"

After hearing this, Harsin did not reply, and others also did not respond.
The dog scratched his body and growled.

Seeing everyone like this, Ying Xin realized something was wrong. He followed his line of sight and saw that many people appeared on both sides of the hall and behind them.

Because he was absent-minded, he discovered it too late...

There are as many as twenty! Each holds different types of weapons, including daggers, swords, maces, and long-range weapons such as bows and crossbows.

The costumes are not completely uniform, but everyone wears a veil to hide their appearance.

You can tell at a glance that these guys are related to a certain criminal gang, and there is only one that Ma Long and others have come into contact with recently, the Dark Web, the Zhentarim,
There was a lot of conflict at that time, and it happened to be here.

Seeing this, everyone drew their weapons with solemn faces.

"No need to be nervous."

At this time, a human woman with a ponytail and no mask walked straight over.

"who are you?"

Ma Long asked with a serious look on his face. He knew what these people were doing. The companions behind him, except for the newly joined Harsin,
Everything was clear, but no one said anything, silently preparing to fight.

As the saying goes, if there is a cause, there must be an effect. Yesterday, they were here to kill people and seize treasures, and now, the follow-up is coming. As for whether it can be good,

To avoid a bloody conflict, you still have to look at how to talk to people...

In this regard, the woman has an indifferent attitude:

"You don't need to know this, I just want to know why you are here,"

"Yesterday, several of my friends were killed here, and the things they carried were plundered. Maybe you guys know some of the inside story, right?"

As soon as these words came out, these people were completely confirmed as members of the Zhentarim!
Although Ma Long and others had a guilty conscience, they were still calm on the surface. Unless they were exposed on their own initiative, it was impossible for the other party to know that it was them.

It was done extremely well, the body was basically destroyed and completely incomplete.

Information cannot be obtained by talking to the dead.

"I heard that there is a passage to the Dark Realm, so I came here,"

"As for what happened to your friend, it's a pity that we don't know about it."

Without conscience, Ma Long told lies and pretended to be innocent when answering.
Fortunately, he didn't have an oath not to lie.

However, the woman didn't believe this explanation at all, and sneered, full of irony:

"Interesting~ There are many ways to go to the Underdark. Why do you choose this one?"

"There are so many dead bodies lying outside, but you are not worried about the danger inside the temple. This seems a bit illogical, don't you think?"

It stands to reason that anyone who sees a pile of corpses everywhere will turn around and leave without hesitation.
Even adventurers will choose to retreat to avoid getting into trouble.

Of course, there are not all those who are stubborn, and most of them still cherish their lives, but there is one type of people who are not afraid, and that is the murderer!
The person who personally caused this scene of devastation.

The death time between the Supreme God's army and the Zhentarim members did not exceed half an hour. Although the bodies were destroyed, there were still traces.
Therefore, the woman determined that the people who killed both parties were most likely the same gang!
"This beautiful lady is in the wilderness and there are dangers everywhere. We encountered a lot of things along the way. Those corpses outside are just childish~" Suddenly Asteron took a step forward and continued following the captain's lies. Go on:

"Have you ever seen a large number of vicious jackals swarming towards you?"

"Or maybe the Githyanki riding a red dragon descended from the sky, and the huge owlbear, a ferocious beast, destroyed trees along the way and arrived in front of them."

"Ma'am, what have we ever experienced that hasn't been more horrific than a strewn body of corpses?"

All of the above are people’s real experiences. The highest level of lying is when everything you say is true! Even if you use magic to probe your heart,

What you get will be the same result!

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but admire Astelon's sharp tongue.

The woman really had nothing to say now. Compared to the danger so close at hand, the hundreds of corpses really pale in comparison...

Seeing that the other party believed him, Astelon struck while the iron was hot and added:

"As long as we have seen enough, things like corpses are not worth mentioning at all, and we can live to this day to have a friendly conversation with you, madam,"

"They're not bad at what they do. It's best to keep all the guys and girls under your command. This will be good for everyone, right?"

Once a fight breaks out, it may seem like the one with more people has the upper hand, but in fact, the one with fewer people will win.
It's just that Ma Long doesn't want to fight. If he has this energy, it's better to save it for the dark area. The dangers in the underground world are no less than those above.

"Okay, everyone, I believe you, but just to be on the safe side, please stay a moment,"

"Bring the body here."

The woman nodded and believed the words, but still did not let the group leave.

He waved his hand and gave orders to his men.

Immediately afterwards, two masked men dragged in a stinky and disgusting corpse, which was a believer of the Supreme God! And the appearance is intact.

"As long as it thinks it has not seen you, I sincerely apologize to everyone."

At this moment, everyone couldn't stand it any longer!

Ma Long frowned and immediately used the bug in his brain to establish a spiritual connection with his partners.

"Get ready to take action!"

"Don't worry! Malone, she may be deceiving us. There are almost no intact corpses of believers of the Supreme God, except those who were poisoned,"

"I know the poison I made best. If this corpse died from the poison, the tongue would have melted long ago."

At the critical moment, Gale hurriedly dissuaded him.

There were so many corpses outside, and there were very few people who could use the dead person to communicate. She didn't think the other party could be found by chance. It was most likely that they just dragged a dead person.
Planning to cheat.

"Wouldn't it be better to just kill them? Why waste so much time?"

The straight-tempered Karak already wanted to take action.

He is a man who can fight without saying anything nonsense. The world is actually very simple. If I don't kill you today, you will kill me tomorrow.

At the same time, the woman saw several people who were unmoved and still made no move.

He lowered his head and thought for a moment, then suddenly said:

"You can go. I'm sorry that my friend suddenly died in this terrible place. I am eager to find the culprit."

"I hope you can understand my feelings."

(End of this chapter)