An infinite journey starting from Baldur's Gate

Yingxin took a deep breath and tried to calm down:
"...Didn't you look carefully? Those were the shoe prints I left when I came here before."

"Uh……"

Hearing this, Gale was speechless for a moment.

She indeed did not notice this detail, because she needed to maintain her concentration on the banishment spell at all times, and her observation and thinking ability were not as good as usual.

Otherwise, if Balthazar returns early, they will be in even greater trouble...

Seeing the mage remain silent, Yingxin sighed helplessly:

"These are the only places we can look. I'm sure you've seen that there's nothing there."

"I don't want to say this, but... we have to put the overall situation first. After all, Malone's side... you understand the problem,"

"Don't be penny wise, Gail."

At this point, we have searched everywhere but still haven't found the person. If we continue, there will only be one outcome:
We have endured and paid so much along the way.

He would never allow that to happen! Besides, he hadn't taken any action yet, so what else could he do? Should he just sit there and wait for death?

Hearing this, Gail hesitated, feeling tormented in her heart. She had not forgotten that she still owed Astelon a life.
If it weren't for the other party's help, she would probably have died again.

Although her comrades on the front line were also in danger, she believed that they could still support and care for each other. But if they gave up the search for Astelon,
Then the other person will really be left alone.

After careful consideration, Gale shook his head firmly and refused:
"No, we have to find her."

Yingxin was very confused after getting a negative reply. Mages are always the most rational people, but Gale did the opposite!
In response, he frowned and strode to a dusty wardrobe in the middle of the room:
"Okay, now let's assume that the troublemaker is playing hide-and-seek with us. Where do you think she would be hiding? In this closet?"

squeak~

The double doors of the wardrobe were opened, revealing nothing inside except a few dusty clothes, let alone any Tibetans.

Seeing this scene, Ying Xin was not surprised. He then turned his attention to the large box at the end of the bed.
The size is just right for hiding from people.

At the same time, Gail also looked in the direction he was looking at, and when she saw what he was looking at, she immediately realized something was wrong.

The box was very different from the other furnishings in the room! There was not a speck of dust on the surface!

Compared with the environment, it seems extremely abrupt.

"Wait... don't go over there!"

"Why? Aren't we looking for someone?"

As he was talking, Yingxin had already walked to the bedside, and just as he was bending down to open the box,
Something that should have been inanimate began to move.

The next second, several large, malicious eyes appeared on the box and locked onto the approaching target. In an instant, the closed wooden box opened automatically.
And it turns into a bloody mouth full of sharp teeth!
Because the distance was too close and his attention was distracted, Ying Xin's reaction was half a beat slow, and he had no time to raise his shield to block or dodge!

I can only watch helplessly as the big, smelly mouth bites towards me...

shhhhhh!
Several flame rays instantly flew past Ying Xin's eyes and entered the box monster's mouth. The burning magic forced its sudden attack to be interrupted.
Let out a painful roar.

But soon, it recovered and pounced towards Yingxin again, wanting to swallow this "prey" in one gulp!
But if they fail the first time, it will be even more impossible to succeed in the future. It's like an assassination. If he makes a mistake once, the target will definitely be alert and even ready to counterattack!

"Don't even think about it! You beast!"

Facing the monster's attack again, Yingxin did not retreat or avoid, raising his shield to defend.

The half-man-high shield just blocked the monster's mouth, and its fishy, ​​nauseating breath came to the face.

He held his breath, took out the hammer hanging at his waist and prepared to hit.

However, at this moment, a hand covered with slime stretched out from the monster's mouth, accompanied by a panicked cry for help.

"Help! Get me out of here!" In an instant, Yingxin and Gail's faces changed suddenly. This voice was so familiar.
It’s the “missing” partner!

In a flash, Ying Xin threw away the weapon in his hand without saying a word, grabbed the hand, and pulled with all his strength.

Gail was also like this, although the help she provided was minimal.
But doing and not doing are two different things.

As the two of them pulled hard together, Astelon's head gradually emerged from the monster's mouth, with a look of panic on his face.

There was an extremely strong desire to survive in his eyes! But how could the monster let the food in its stomach escape so easily?

It also began to contract its stomach, and several sticky purple tentacles stretched out from it, wrapping around Astelon's body and swallowing it back.

After a while of tug-of-war, Gail and Yingxin gradually became exhausted.

As for the trapped people, the pain was even more unbearable! After all, the body is not a rope, and if they continue to pull hard, they might tear their limbs apart!
"No! We can't compete with this monster in strength! Yingxin! Hold on tight!"

"Move...quickly!"

Hearing what Gale said, veins bulged on Yingxin's forehead and he responded with clenched teeth.

As soon as he finished speaking, the mage chanted a spell at a very fast speed.
He reached out and gently touched Asdelun's arm, and in an instant she turned into a ball of intangible mist!
No matter how strong the monster was, it couldn't grab the air. Similarly, Ying Xin fell directly to the ground because he lost his grip.

Roar!
The food in its stomach was snatched away by force. The box monster was furious and roared inhumanly, spitting out the shield that was stuck in its mouth.

He lunged forward and rushed straight towards Yingxin!

But its speed was not fast, and seeing this, Ying Xin immediately rolled sideways to avoid it.

And take advantage of the momentum to stand up quickly.

Just as the monster was about to chase, a large amount of freezing cold ice fog attacked! In less than three seconds, it went from moving to still again.

The crisis was temporarily resolved, and the atomized Astelon turned back into human form.
Sitting on the ground, gasping for air...

Boom!
"Ahh! Hiss~ you fucking ..."

There were waves of severe pain on his head. Astelon looked up with disbelief and anger in his eyes, only to see Yingxin still beating him.

In the past, when she was beaten by the holy warriors, she dared not say anything, but that doesn’t mean others can do the same.

"Do you realize how much time you've wasted? Get up! We should go."

As always, Yingxin sincerely dislikes this troublemaker.

Due to time constraints, he didn't have time to dwell on this matter now. It wouldn't be too late to investigate after he won the war.

If you lose, there is no need to care about these...

"You are lucky. If we had come later, you might have been digested by the Mimic."

In contrast, Gail's attitude was better. She stepped forward and lent a hand to help her partner up. She did not blame the other party for the trouble he had caused.

After all, there is only one point to focus on now.

"Hurry up! Search every corner!"

At this time, a sound came from the next room, and the three of them heard it so clearly.

Bigger trouble is coming.

If I want to continue the mission, I'm afraid I can't avoid fighting the enemies...

(End of this chapter)