It's time to improve the strength of the infinite world

Chapter 285 Closing the Net
Having a tadpole with a mind flayer implanted in its brain is obviously not something to be thankful for.

The mind flayer is a terrifying life form that is the cancer of the entire multiverse. Its notoriety is no less than that of other races such as demons and devils, and may even be worse than that.

Even their breeding methods look so evil... and disgusting.

However, as companions, everyone understands that each other is a victim of this.

However, even though they were all victims, the degree of destruction and torture they suffered seemed to be different. Among them, their beloved captain, Taft, was the most seriously ill.

——His memory was almost completely erased...

——My past life was severely damaged and smeared beyond recognition...

I can only barely remember my own name, and occasionally feel a sense of familiarity about certain things.

Or perhaps it was the fragmented flashbacks of his memories that allowed him to occasionally pass the test and remember some things about Baldur's Gate.

So he naturally thought of himself as a Bod man, named Taff.

As for the more detailed past...

I regret not being able to recall.

After all, he was missing too many memories and did not have enough information to support his claims, so he did not dare to jump to conclusions based on a sense of familiarity.

After a heated discussion, the companions suspected that the dear captain was the first one to be caught on the Nautilus and was tortured by the Mind Flayer Tadpole the longest among them...

The long-term torture also caused him to suffer severe brainwashing.

This makes sense, because for a normal mind flayer, such a thing would never happen, and it would probably have been transformed into its own kind long ago.

However, the mind flayers they encountered clearly had problems. They wanted to lie dormant and bide their time, and were not in a hurry to transform into their own kind. There was also a strange incubation period called "True Soul" in between...

So this kind of encounter is a natural thing.
Before this, everyone thought so, even Taft himself thought so.

but now--

The bard suddenly felt a little unsure. He stared at the city outline of Baldur's Gate in the distance with a complicated look in his eyes and expression.

As he gradually approached the big city-state, he felt a dull pain in his head and fragments of memory kept flashing back.

Those are fragmented pieces...

There is no logic, no rules...

It's just some intermittent images, accompanied by chaotic sounds...

In it, Taft saw from a first-person perspective some of the things he had experienced, or some of the things he had done with his own hands.

Bloody, cruel, and evil.

Although the flashback memories were too fragmented and intermittent to form a reasonable and complete plot, this did not prevent him from quickly grasping the key points.

From the dark underground, to the plane of the Nine Hells, to a scene that looks like a Mind Flayer colony...

I seem to be traveling back and forth, killing many people along the way, demons or mind flayers, moving forward with a firm goal...

Then again, is that really me?

Taf was a little confused and troubled, but there was also a voice in his heart telling him that he was getting closer to the truth.

"Lord Harsin? You are here too?"

At this moment, Gale's somewhat surprised voice suddenly came from the side.

Taf was stunned for a moment, his thoughts suddenly interrupted.

Then he looked up and found that the long team next to him was also moving slowly, and a burly man in the team happened to walk to their side.

It was the archdruid from the Druid Grove before - Lord Halsin.

However, this archdruid seemed very tired. He kept his head down and followed the large group forward. The leather armor on his body was obviously more worn and tattered than before.

It was not until he heard the greeting that he raised his head and looked over here.

When he found out that they were familiar people, the Archdruid's eyes suddenly flashed with surprise:

“It’s you guys!!”

"Wait, did you see anyone else?"

Halsin quickly glanced around the team where Taf and others were, as if he was deliberately searching for something, but he couldn't see the person he wanted to find.

"Other druids? We didn't see any..."

Taflou thought about it for a moment, then immediately understood and shook his head in reply.

"Sir Harsin, have you lost contact with them?"

"..."

"..."

Harsin's eyes dimmed quickly, and a hint of worry appeared on his face. He sighed, "When we were trying to break out that day, we were caught up by pursuers..."

"I could only stay behind with a few others to cover the rear, and let Kaha lead the others to leave first... In the end, I also fell into the river and escaped."

The Archdruid shook his head and explained why he had become separated from the others in the woodland.

"Didn't you agree with them where to meet?" Taft asked softly.

"We originally agreed to meet in Green Town, which is close to the Green Fields and on the Uldern Trade Road..."

The Archdruid spread his hands helplessly: "You should have thought of what happened later."

At that time, I didn't realize the seriousness of the situation. I thought the cultists were only attacking the woods and other places were still safe.

Who would have thought that the entire Sword Coast would look almost the same...

Even the largest seaport city on the Sword Coast had fallen, so how could a small town possibly escape...

"I arrived at the Green Town, which was already controlled by the followers of the Supreme God. Kaha didn't bring anyone with her, and I don't know where she went."

Halsin lowered his voice and lowered his head, because he saw several Flame Fist mercenaries coming over and inspecting the team. He didn't want to attract attention, even though it seemed that this group of cultists didn't care about letting powerful professionals enter the city.

However, it is best to avoid trouble. If a conflict occurs at this time, it will be too disadvantageous for you.

"So, you think Baldur's Gate is the most likely? Well, after all, there are more opportunities in big cities..." The pastor lady Yingxin also lowered her voice and muttered quietly.

And under the premise that the evil cult rises up and controls the Sword Coast...

Baldur's Gate will obviously become their core, the base of the cult...

If you want to find out some information, it would be better to go to a big city like the main city.

"That's true, but the risk will definitely increase exponentially..." Gale watched the mercenaries walk over and sighed.

He gently put his hand over his chest, feeling the orb of Netheril moving in his body.

That's weird.

But the mage couldn't put it into words. If he had to describe it, it was as if something in the big city was attracting the magic ball in his body.

They should be of the same origin, or closely related...

Now I am eager to reintegrate and make myself complete...

This made the wizard of Waterdeep feel uneasy. He silently recalled the oracle he had received not long ago, and gradually became suspicious.

Just as this trace of suspicion appeared, he quickly dispelled it.

With a wry smile, the mage took a long breath, strengthened his belief, and his eyes became firm again.

I've been wrong once...

So you must not make the mistake again...

No matter what she wants, I just have to complete the task well, and then I can get her forgiveness and return to my former world.

Gale is an ambitious guy and a pragmatic caster, and when he doesn't have the opportunity to pursue his ambition, he will turn to a pragmatic attitude.

Humble, elegant, and gentle...

A perfect and impeccable noble mage...

This is certainly not a disguise, but his true side shown in the current environment.

………………

The long line continued to move forward.

Just behind Taf and others, just passing the Feilong Pass.

A somewhat old woman with a weather-beaten and scarred face was mixed in the crowd, walking forward tiredly but determinedly.

Jaheira looked up and saw that the big city in the distance was already faintly visible. After passing the dangerous bridge of Feilong Pass, it appeared at the end of the horizon.

This lifted her spirits a little...

Finally she returned to this city, although the journey was not easy, and she didn't even know how she managed to make it...

The Shadow Curse Land is over.

The land had completely disappeared, leaving only a "big hole" in its place.

And among them——

It is like an eternal storm, with thunderous roars that echo through the ages.

Jaheira was rescued by Isobel, or to be more precise, by Isobel and Lady Irene.

Anyway, she didn't know anything and saw those two people after she woke up.

Isobel did not explain anything, but simply explained it briefly, apologized for leaving without saying goodbye, and then left in a hurry.

Like being hunted or something...

Before leaving, he entrusted an important item to Jaheira and asked her to take it away from the cursed land.

Reaching into his arms and feeling the strange stone, Jaheira had no idea what it was used for, but he could sense that it contained extremely powerful magical power.

So after a brief thought, she decided to take it back to Baldur's Gate...

Unfortunately……

This scene made her feel a little desperate, because she had been trapped in the cursed land for too long and she was not able to realize the situation outside.

Just like the refugees around her, it was only after passing Feilong Pass that this legendary woman suddenly realized that she had plunged headfirst into a devil's cave.

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In the city-state.

"The evil thoughts are coming back..."

"The Well of Eternity will soon become complete..."

Grand Duke Gotash frowned. Of the two messages he received, he cared more about the first one, which was about his only good friend.

but……

Is it really him?
Olin seemed extremely sure that he had killed the evil thought...why did the evil thought come back now?

Could it be that the Supreme God resurrected Xie Nian? While continuing to play the role of the God of Murder, he was preparing to make Xie Nian his chosen one to replace that idiot Orin?
I have to say that Gotash's thinking and reasoning make sense.

But in fact, the truth is not that complicated. The evil thoughts did not revive, but came back in Taf.

Seizing the flaw in the mind of the bard who seemed to be the protagonist, and taking advantage of the blank period of memory lost by the other party, the Supreme True God was transmitting the carefully woven broken memories, emotions, and impressions through the power of "teaching"...

Faced with the direct planning and manipulation of the true God, the minds of mere mortals——

How much strength can be exerted to resist?
(End of this chapter)