An infinite journey starting from Baldur's Gate

Chapter 23 Helping the Weak
"Asteron, if I wake up one morning and find blood on my neck, I will drive a stake into your chest. You better remember that."

"I don't object to you staying, Asteron, but I also ask you to stay away from me."

"Also, watch your words, I don't want to mention it again."

After the group embarked on the journey, Shadow Heart and Gale showed their deep wariness towards vampires, and both asked to keep their distance.

Especially during the night when you fall asleep.

Although Asteron had already stated that she would not bite them, after all, we had only known each other for a short time and did not dare to rashly believe that what she said was reliable.
But she herself doesn't care about this.
Most of the attention was focused on the man who remained silent throughout the entire process and explored the path at the front of the team.

Since the previous forest path only led to the ruins of the monastery, Malone had to lead his companions into the lush forest to find a new path.
Stay alert while traveling,

Every time you open a bush, you have to be extremely careful to guard against the possibility of non-kind creatures appearing.

Are there any traps or anything like that?

After all, there are goblins in this area, and those little guys are very good at this kind of shady job. The next step Bao Buqi takes, he may get tricked.

However, after walking for less than half an hour, Ma Long and others were still "walking" in the dense forest.
They can't see where the end is at all, and they don't have the essential thing for adventurers, a map. To put it simply, they are lost...

"Don't blame me for speaking too bluntly. You don't seem to be suitable as a pathfinder ~ dear paladin."

At this time, Astelon used a cadence of tone, a bright smile on her face, and joked:

"If I remember correctly, the place where I went hunting last night is where I am now, and this is my third time here."

Although the truth doesn't sound good, it is ultimately justified. Ma Long knows that there is no point in trying to be strong.
Not even able to lead everyone out of this forest.

"Okay, I admit that I can't do it, so what can you do?"

"By smelling, smelling."

Hearing this, Astelon smiled with extraordinary confidence.

"...Do you want to listen carefully to what nonsense you are talking about? Do you have a dog nose?"

Suddenly Ying Xin couldn't help but choked.

Before he could respond, Gale next to him continued to show off his knowledge:

"Don't interrupt, Shadow Heart, I remember a research document that detailedly records that vampires' sense of smell seems to be extremely sharp, even better than that of animals,"

"Asteron, is this really true?"

"...Just follow me."

In this regard, Astelon didn't explain too much. He glared at Ying Xin fiercely and took over from Ma Long as the leader of the team.

Go straight in a certain direction,
Demonstrate skills that are more useful to the team besides picking locks.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for the group of people to successfully walk out of the dense forest and onto a wider road, and what attracted Astelon to this place was

It's several goblin corpses! They died not long ago, there were men and women, and even the blood was still slightly warm.

Seeing this situation, Ma Long frowned and stepped forward to investigate. Through fatal injuries, he found that the goblin's death was caused by an arrow.

His aim was good, and he hit the eye socket with one blow.

In addition, there are many obscure footprints left on this road, most of which are the feet of goblins, followed by several huge beasts!
The number was extremely large, at least twenty goblins were dispatched. In addition, among the messy and numerous traces, there are also shoe prints that are extremely easy to ignore. According to comparison, they are basically the same as everyone present.
Seeing this, Malone can conclude:

"There was a chase here not long ago, with a large group of goblins chasing a human or elf."

"Don't tell me that you want to meddle in other people's business. We all have our own problems to solve. Those people will be saved by the gods they believe in~"

"It's not our turn to intervene at all."

Then Astelon reminded him with a hint of fun.

"If God really responded to everyone, there would be no deaths in this world,"

"Besides, I told you before that whenever something like this happens, I will take care of it. We will follow you and be ready to fight at any time."

"Understood." x2
In the final analysis, gods will only pay attention to the mortals or things that interest them.

If everyone's prayers were answered, how could anyone still die?
After saying that, Malone carried his sword and followed the footsteps. Neither Shadow Heart nor Gale expressed any objection. They followed closely. Only Asteron was full of dissatisfaction.
He looked unwilling to follow the team.

Her focus is entirely on helping others, not the follow-up.

On the contrary, Ying Xin and Gale are different. They both know very well that helping others is equivalent to helping themselves, and they can get important information from others!

For example, the local situation, the location of the town, etc. are what the team most urgently needs to know.

Follow the footsteps all the way,
Soon, the sound of fierce fighting came to everyone's ears, and they came to a clearing. Weapons collided and roared one after another.

Looking around, I saw a large number of goblins and several large, furry beasts.
Under a low mountain, he launched an attack on four people!
It's typical to bully the minority with more, but this is normal. Goblins never pay attention to fairness and justice, but humans are not alone.

There is a figure standing on the mountain
Taking advantage of the high ground, overlooking the battlefield, holding a crossbow and providing limited support as much as possible to the people fighting at close range below.

But after all, the number of people is small, which is a disadvantage when starting a fight. Among this group of goblins, there are not only long-range shooters, but also spellcasters with staffs!
Stand on the outside of the battlefield and release arrows and spell ray attacks from time to time.
Not to mention those large beasts.

[The responsibility of the constant oath has been activated: support the weak]

[When the weak face a desperate situation, the paladin will lend a helping hand to prevent the coming tragedy and give the perpetrators the punishment they deserve. 】

[Reward: Attribute points +3, Armor of Oath]

"Asteron, Gale, you deal with the archers and spellcasters,"

"Shadow Heart, follow me."

After assigning their respective combat missions, Ma Long strode forward with his sword in hand, while Ying Xin held the short spear tightly and followed the captain without hesitation.

After receiving the instruction, Gale raised his hand decisively, and magic energy instantly gathered in his palm.
forming a scorching flame,

咻咻咻～
Three extremely high-temperature fire rays flew out at extremely fast speeds in an instant!

Hitting the back of the only goblin spellcaster on the field one after another, turning him into a burning man on the spot. He let out a shrill wail under the raging fire.
Rolling on the ground, suffering from burning pain!
At the same time, Astelon's hand speed was not slow, and he fired three arrows in succession with a short bow, accurately hitting the three goblin archers in the back.
It was almost painless and killed instantly.

It only takes one deep breath,
The two women will take care of the long-range units that are the most threatening to close combatants.

The reason why it was so easy was because everyone came from behind and attacked from behind. Otherwise, you would definitely be prepared when facing the enemy head-on!

At the same time, Ma Long and Ying Xin finally rushed to the center of the field and started fighting.

(End of this chapter)