The Thousand Needles Forest under the cover of night gradually became dim, and the original bright moonlight was shrouded by a large dark cloud at some point, but this environment was just right for them now, more shadows obscured their figures, and after climbing over an earthen wall that was only more than 2 meters high, everyone appeared in the camp silently.

"Lavis, be careful about what you are under, and don't make any noise." Yacoste took the trouble to teach his sister, he was afraid that his sister would accidentally expose the group, and Lavis also understood the seriousness of the matter, and she listened carefully to every detail that Yacoste said.

The camp is also pitch black, only one or two torches will be lit on both sides of the distance, the whole camp is divided into three layers, the outermost is a simple tent, in the middle of the first floor it becomes a stone house temporarily built with stones, and in the innermost place, Acoste has not seen clearly for the time being, but with the vision of the half-elves, he still saw the guards of the shadows and some fiery red fireflies-like light spots floating in the air, There are also bipedal wyvern knights stationed along several roads. The guards are so tightly guarded that there is almost no chance for ordinary professionals to take advantage of them.

"Let's go." Acoste and they lurked in the shadow under the wooden wall, and as soon as the black knight walked in front of them, the group would quickly follow behind and cross the path between the tents, but soon they were in trouble, and a few beastly cries caught Ling's attention, and Acoste followed the sound and looked over, and found several monsters with wolf heads and human bodies sitting there.

"Gnoll." Acoste felt a pang in their hearts, the gnolls had the best nose of all beasts, and they were the most effective against ordinary wanderers, because gnolls could always smell unfamiliar scents in the air, so even if you hid your body well, it wouldn't help.

"Let's take a detour." Yacoste gestured to the side, they couldn't possibly kill those gnolls in an instant before they even found themselves, and even if Yacoste killed them with his own long-range means, the strong smell of blood would still reveal his tracks. Walking towards another place, the group did not encounter the jackal, but found that the tent on the left side of the camp suddenly became larger, a fishy smell emanated from the tent, accompanied by a loud snoring like thunder, Ling was more curious, she secretly lifted the corner of the tent to look inside, and immediately her face became ugly.

"Ogre!" Ling lowered her voice and whispered, they are no strangers to ogres, they have encountered three in the cave of the Wailing Glade, but just three ogres forced them to jump into the underground river to escape, and now Yacoste They are all looking at this huge model of tents, how many ogres will there be!

"Look inside." Acoste now felt that the water in this mysterious camp was getting deeper and deeper, the ogres and gnolls were both wild species, and ordinary people could not control them at all, unless some high-level professionals used force to subdue them or spent enough benefits to curry favor with them, there was no possibility of driving them at all.

Thinking of ogres and gnolls, Acoste suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his mind, but he couldn't remember what it was, but he knew that as long as he continued to explore this camp, he would find something very important.

Walking along the ogre camp, Acoste and they found trolls, lizardmen, and goblins one after another. This is simply a large collection of wild monsters, several common monsters near Baldur's Gate are almost found here, Yacoste has long been aware of the seriousness of the problem, but the reality has refreshed the upper limit of his judgment again and again, if these monsters rush to the towns outside, let alone these towns of Belgost, even if all the Flame Fist mercenary groups of Baldur's Gate are dispatched, they may not be able to exterminate them. Thinking of this, Acoste couldn't help but think of who was the person who could bring these monsters together, he knew from his previous life that there was an artifact that could do it, that is, the most famous evil artifact in the Faren Continent, the Shattered Demon Crystal Clincinibon, which was a one-foot-long, four-sided, pulsating crystal like an upright icicle. It was made by seven Legendary-level Lichs and a Legendary-level second-class demon lord Ertu, when the Shattered Demon Crystal was born, the seven Legendary-level Lichs were sucked dry of their whole body power by the Shattered Demon Crystal Krincinibeng, who had already developed their own consciousness, and the second-level demon lord Ertu was also thrown back into the bottomless abyss because of the violent explosion produced at that time, and since then, this magic weapon that claims to be made to control the minds of all living beings has disappeared, but Acoste knows that in the turmoil two years later, The Shattered Shard will reappear, appearing in the Cormier Empire, turning a wise king into a brutal tyrant. However, this is not to be mentioned later, it is not yet time for turmoil, and the Cormier Empire is very far away from Baldur's Gate, so it is unlikely that this artifact is playing tricks.

Everyone had their own thoughts, but there was no ambiguity under their feet, the whole camp was an irregular circle, the east side was recessed, and the west side was a protruding shape, and Yacoste They circled the west side for most of the circle, and finally found a secluded and uninhabited path to penetrate it, and came to the inner side of the camp.

"Brother, it's a little hot over here!" As soon as he walked to the stone houses, Lavis suddenly pulled Acoste's sleeve and whispered, the little girl priest's natural transcendent perception can make her sense some subtle changes in the environment nearby, including the temperature difference and humidity in the air, Acoste waved his hand, he motioned the whole team to continue walking inside, and now there is a strange aura everywhere, and the subtle changes in temperature have not been taken to Acoste's heart.

"Ling, you go to the stone house and see what's there." Walking to a stone house on the outermost periphery, Yacoste said to Ling, the latter nodded slightly, and the slender figure disappeared into the darkness, at this stage, Ling often explores the way, sneaks, moves silently, hides, and disappears The skill of disappearing has risen in a straight line, and the technique of spying is no less than that of some clever thieves and scouts, as far as the skill in front of him is not in the shadows, even Yacoste has not been able to find the other party's figure after a blink of an eye.

After a while, Ling reappeared in the team, she approached Acoste's ears, the silky veil touching her cheeks and the unique body fragrance on Rei's body made Acoste a little ape, but the content of the soft voice made Acoste sweat coldly.

"Spider."

Acoste is now sure that the attack on the Shadow Druid today is definitely not an accidental spider riot, and the huge black shadow he glimpsed during the day is also full of chills, these spiders are all kept in captivity like the beasts on the periphery, or controlled, and now the only intelligent creatures that Acoste sees are the black knights who have tamed the bipedal wyvern, what do they want, with these powerful forces, even the largest force in this area, Baldur's Gate, can't get any benefits, Acoste didn't believe that those black knights would be the local forces on this side, because if the other party really had such great ability, then they would have unified the small human forces in the wasteland such as Tuke Town, Green Shirt Collar, and Capella Village, and established a large force no less than Baldur's Gate.

"Let's go deeper." Acoste gritted his teeth and said, now he feels that he is only one step away from really wanting to, it is impossible to give up here, fortunately, this may be a gathering place for spiders, there are almost no black knights or perceptive beasts guarding nearby, Acoste and they easily came to the deepest part.

A scorching breath spread in the air, and the ground on the ground slowly turned from black and soft dirt to black-red hard rock, and those floating "firefly" points of light in the air were actually sparks emerging from the depths of the camp, and the air flowed with a strong smell of sulfur, which made people want to vomit.

"Demons!" Acoste finally knew what was hidden in the deepest part of the camp, and the familiar smell of the memories of his previous life was still fresh in his memory, and after realizing what was inside, Acoste immediately connected all the fragments in his memory.

The gnoll and ogre figures that appeared in the castle of Baron Wells, the demons of Tuk Town, the girl whose friendly arm was bitten to death by the gnolls, and the priest Rayser, the death knight, Aurora, and the spiders who suddenly rioted today to attack the Shadow Druid tribe, the layers of conspiracy are like a spider's web covering the entire West Hartland region, and Acoste happens to be at the center of this conspiracy!