An infinite journey starting from Baldur's Gate

Chapter 79 Zhentarim
At Malone's signal, Karak returned the burned-black horn to its owner.
It can be seen that the objects are damaged, and the leading ogre seems very unhappy:
"Humans, you have damaged my things and you must compensate! Therefore, we want half of the loot. This is a reasonable request, right?"

Upon hearing this, Ma Long pretended to hesitate for a moment and then bargained:

"...Twenty percent at most, horns are not uncommon."

Seeing this scene, the companions around him all smiled meaningfully, and everyone knew very well that
This is just to lower the other party's wariness. Agreeing too quickly will inevitably arouse suspicion.

Although the ogre may not be able to detect it, there is no harm in pretending~
"Okay, 20% is fine. It's a pleasure to work with you."

At this point, the leading ogre felt extremely happy that he had taken advantage of it, and his big round eyes were filled with joy.

He immediately waved his hand and said to the two brothers behind him who didn't look very smart:

"It's time to eat~ Brothers, open your bellies and eat!"

"Yeah! Eat meat!"

After saying that, the three ogres dropped the wooden sticks in their hands, grabbed several corpses and put them in their mouths to gnaw on them. Their hard teeth could easily chew even the bones!
Because the sight of them cooking was too unappetizing, Ma Long quickly led his team members back into the temple.

They don't have to fight the ogre head-on. They only need to wait for a while before coming out. If nothing happens, the poison left in the corpse will
These guys who are greedy and eager to kill and eat people will get the end they deserve.

When Ma Long and others returned to the temple, they met several strangers not long after entering. They were very mysterious. They were all dressed in the same uniform. They all wore face coverings, leather armor, and held weapons.
Together they carry a big box.

Anyway, he doesn't look like a good person. Who would cover his face if nothing happens? Either he is too ugly, or he is a master who specializes in doing shameful things.

Due to the encounter between the two sides, they all stopped and their numbers were relative.
Then, from behind this group of people, a female halfling came out, dressed in gorgeous brocade clothes, her face was not hidden, and she came straight to the crowd,

Negotiate calmly and politely:

"Everyone, please step aside. It's best for us not to conflict. This is for everyone's benefit."

After taking a closer look at this person, Gale discovered that there was a badge with a pattern on his chest, depicting a snake with wings.

Seeing this, she approached Ma Long with a slightly solemn expression and said softly:
"The Winged Serpent Badge is from the Zhentarim."

Zhentarim, nicknamed: Black Network, is a special group of people who are both mercenaries and chambers of commerce, specializing in shady illegal and criminal activities.
Such as slave trading, arms, various medicines, etc.

Most of the members are a ragtag group of people who believe in some evil gods.

All in all, he is not a good person.

The reason why they appear here is probably to make a deal with the believers of the Supreme God... If there is a conflict with them, it is indeed not a good thing.
This organization has a large sphere of influence and can easily lead to targeted retaliation.

"People from the dark web, what are you doing here?"

Karak asked with a confused look on his face, carrying an ax on his shoulder.

"It has nothing to do with you, man, please step aside, I don't want to say it a third time."

The halfling had a cold face and replied calmly. His men were always on alert and would attack if there was any slight movement.

Ma Long frowned, thought again and again, and was about to speak...

"Hey, keep talking, do you know that this may prevent you from getting out of this place?"

Astelon crossed his arms, raised his eyebrows, and smiled playfully.

She meant it as a joke, but the Zhentarim didn't think so...

The next moment, one of the masked men suddenly let go of the handle of the box and rushed forward with lightning speed! Holding a short sword in his hand,
Stab straight at Asteron! Move quickly! The speed is far beyond the range of ordinary people! But it's not easy to kill her.

Seeing that the other party took the lead, Shadow Heart, who had been prepared for a long time, swung his short spear and hit the masked man in the abdomen! Force it to stop,

The follow-up spearhead is aimed at the target's chest, and the kill is completed with one blow!

Calmly pulling out the short spear and kicking the dead man down, Shadow Heart stared at the remaining ones with cold eyes.

At this time, the halfling's expression was ugly, and his subordinates all took a fighting stance. Ma Long was also quite helpless. He originally did not want to easily provoke this gang of criminals.
There are enough troubles. Even if there are too many lice, who doesn’t want to be bitten by them?

It's a pity that he can't turn a blind eye to the fact that he is attacking his companions!
"...There is no other way, just do it."

"Aha! Taste my axe!"

After the words fell, the still-warm Karak's body ignited with flames again.
He raised his ax and strode forward, chasing the remaining masked men and slashing them. He could do it alone, but Ma Long didn't stand idly by either.
Call on Ying Xin and Weier to work together to eliminate this group of criminals.

After a while, several more corpses were lying on the ground. After killing the people, Ma Long turned around and warned seriously:

"Watch your mouth and don't cause trouble. We are in a lot of trouble."

"It's just a joke. I didn't know they would be so funny, but it's okay, let me see what good things they have."

Asteron spread her hands and responded helplessly, then came to the corpse of the Zhentarim member with great enthusiasm, squatted down and groped for a while,
I found several small bags one after another. The bulging weight was not light, and they were all filled with gold coins!
It is estimated that there are nearly one hundred and fifty pieces!

In addition to money, there are two scrolls with unknown magic written on them, and a brass key. As for what locks it can open,

Everyone knows that.

"Dear Gale~ Here are these two things for you. I hope this will be of great help to you."

"...Thank you, alas..."

Facing the scroll handed over by Astelon, Gale politely thanked him.
He sighed with a hint of sadness, the stuff was good, but the problem was, it came from the Zhentarim.

Killing people to seize treasures is not uncommon in the world, but if you dare to do this, you'd better have certain abilities, otherwise the consequences will be serious...

"Karak, please cut off or... smash the heads of these people to prevent their accomplices from using the dead to track us."

"No problem, leave it to me."

Upon hearing Gale's request, Karak patted his chest and agreed, and immediately started working.

He quickly chopped off the corpse's head and smashed it into pieces.

Just because a person is dead does not mean that they can keep secrets forever. There is a spell that can bring the soul of the deceased back into the body and answer the caster's questions.

Very suitable for chasing evildoers or looking for certain treasures.

Fortunately, Gale is very knowledgeable and knows how to avoid the possibility of being tracked.

If the corpse is incomplete and has no mouth to speak, this spell will not be able to take effect normally, and no information will be obtained.

Click!

At the same time, Asteron used the key found on the body to open the large box carried by the Zhentarim members.
The moment the lid of the box was opened, everyone came closer to see what was inside.

(End of this chapter)