An infinite journey starting from Baldur's Gate

Chapter 169 Every gain must come with a loss

Seeing the iron lump approaching, Karak picked up the ax without hesitation and struck it hard!
Although the body is made of metal, the magic weapon has a sharp armor-piercing effect, and the ax blade is embedded in the robot's shoulder!
Approaching the gleaming core of its chest.

"Wait a moment!"

Gale hurriedly shouted to stop, but it was too late. She was deep in thought just now, and the sentences the robot was chanting were words she had seen in a certain poetry book downstairs.

It must be the friend-or-foe identification program set by the tower owner for this guy.
As long as you read the answer correctly, there should be no need to fight, but now... that doesn't matter anymore.

After being attacked, the robot swung its delicate halberd and launched a counterattack! Although he was chopped a little, he was still an iron lump after all.
It's not flesh and blood, so it's no big deal.

The halberd was swung in the wind, and its sharp end hit Karak straight. He had no time to pull out the axe.

The internal structure of the robot is complex and it is stuck...

With no choice, Karak had no choice but to let go and dodge, with no other option.

As he escapes range, the robot does not rush into pursuit, but instead wakes the remaining "guards" with its emotionless mechanical voice.

Fortunately, there is a mage in the team. Gale can cut off the magic transport energy that drives the armor to move, and take out the "minions" on the field one by one.
Malone chose robots as his opponent.

He quickly closed the distance, lowered his body to avoid the oncoming swing of the halberd, and approached within two meters of the target, swinging the shining weapon in his hand vigorously!
It was as smooth as a hot knife cutting through butter, and the lower limb was immediately cut off with a sword.
Losing balance, the robot immediately used its halberd on the ground as a crutch to maintain its standing posture. But then, Ma Long struck with the next blow.
This time, cut him in half from behind!

But there is one thing to say, and it is true without fighting.

Karak felt deeply guilty about this, staring intently at the robot and the activated armor standing up around it, and explained solemnly:
"Sorry, this thing is too close, and I hate this kind of thing."

"Phew~ It's finally over. Gale, do you also have such "guards" in your tower?"

The situation was not good, and Shadow Heart couldn't help but complain and pick up a weapon.

Following Ma Long's order, everyone stopped talking and all went into battle.

This sound sounded, and one figure after another crawled out from under the messy rubble on the top floor!
Looking closely, they are pieces of activated armor! An empty frame controlled purely by magic, the favorite home guardian of the mage community.

"Destroy the uninvited guests."

"Stop saying anything and prepare to fight."

Although facing a group of inanimate enemies, the opponent has no fear of injury or death, but they also have disadvantages.
It's not flexible enough, has a wide range of movements, and has a single attack method, except for slashing and poking.

Astelon kicked the armor, turned around with a playful smile and asked.

Taking this opportunity, Karak ran over and pulled out the ax with all his strength.
Then he raised it high and decapitated him with a heavy blow!
……

The tall body was immediately split into two. Because the upper body had a core, the robot was not completely "dead", but it also lost all combat power.

No means of dealing with ordinary enemies will work.

Harsin turned into a brown bear in an instant, slapped out with his huge palm, and the activated armor fell apart on the spot! Although the thing quickly recovered,

"Damn...Karak, you're too impulsive."

Of course, this is only for her personally, it is quite difficult for others to deal with it.

"……Have."

Taking a deep breath, Gale nodded and responded truthfully. The reactive armor is the best guard. It does not require wages, is tireless, and is even fearless of death.

Putting away his weapon, Weier asked in confusion:
"Gale, why are you here? At least let us know what we are looking for?"

"...Forget it, let's get out of here and don't cause damage to other people's homes." With a disappointed sigh, Gale turned around and returned to the arcane teleporter to stop, silently waiting for the other partners to get in place.

Everyone was very puzzled, but did not ask any further questions.
They all walked to the teleporter and took their places. Ma Long put away his sword and glanced at the wooden bench in a corner. After a moment of pause,

He did nothing and followed his friends silently.

That thing was actually not very helpful to him and his team members.
As for the tower, he knew there were good things hidden somewhere, but he had no intention of getting them.

Gale came here specially,
Obviously, he still has expectations for the magic goddess. If he doesn't believe her, it's okay. Otherwise, he would definitely not be happy to ransack Mystra's priest's house in front of her.

Soon after, the group returned to the entrance, left the tower standing in the darkness, and embarked on the return journey.
Only Asteron felt that her trip was not in vain. She was in high spirits and could not hide her happiness because she had stolen something good.

It's just that I didn't show it off immediately.
Lest an upright paladin ask her to put it back, that would be bad.

But just when they passed the dilapidated village again, a shocking scene happened. The ship that was originally docked at the pier disappeared!
That's the only one!
At this moment, Ma Long couldn't help but cover his face with his hands, shook his head, and murmured softly:

"...Every gain must come with a loss."

In his opinion, this was most likely done by the group in parallel time and space. After all, he had snatched the Proverbs Mushroom that should have belonged to the other party.

But the companions around him did not know this. Astelon guessed:

"Did the little dwarf leave first?"

"Are you referring to Bacchus the dwarf? I don't think it's possible. He once claimed that it was dangerous to cross the lake alone. It stands to reason that he wouldn't go first by himself."

Hearing this, Gale touched his chin and analyzed it carefully.

The next second, Ying Xin answered expressionlessly:

"It doesn't matter who rowed the boat, the question is what do we do now?"

"I can't swim. I sink when I enter the water."

The pastor's words are very true. Whether the boat was rowed away or drifted far away with the current, in short, the vehicle is gone now.
The most important thing to think about is how to cross the lake.

Suddenly, Karak clenched his fists and pounded his palms, telling everyone what he was thinking.

"Hey~ I have an idea! How about building another one? What do you think?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone stared at them speechlessly. The boat, which can accommodate eight passengers plus a dog,
No kidding, there's no way it can be done...

No one knows where the undercurrent is surging on the lake. The improvised boats,
Whether it can withstand it is a question. If it falls apart on the way, everyone will become fish food.

Weir pinched her eyebrows and sighed helplessly:
"Don't blame me for being too blunt, Karak, your idea is not reliable,"

"Ma Long, what should we do?"

After the words fell, everyone's eyes turned to the backbone of the team. However, Malone couldn't think of any good ideas at the moment.

After a moment of silence, he said helplessly:

"Go back to the myconid habitat first."

It has to be said that no matter how unreliable Karak's idea is, it is their only choice now, but shipbuilding must be considered in the long term.

This is not an easy task, mainly because the materials are not easy to come by.

(End of this chapter)