"Master, are you sure that Shalovok will really do whatever it takes to seize the position of the Duke of Baldur's Gate, and then lead the Flame Fist mercenaries against the army of Fort Santil under the command of Furzol Chamberbery?"

After returning to the Mage Tower in Ascatla, Davion finally couldn't help but ask his top concerns.

In his opinion, if the other party simply wants to awaken the divine power and divinity belonging to Baal in his body through more killing, then he can join it as a soldier or mercenary.

Paying attention to the doubts and incomprehension revealed in the eyes of the entourage around him, Zuo Si explained with a smile: "No, you don't understand.

Participating in the war as the supreme commander of the army and participating in the war as a soldier have very different effects.

If it were the former, then Shalovok would be able to expand the scale of the war as he pleased.

Fan and condone his men to commit murder in the most brutal, bloody, and violent way.

Even civilians living in the West Hartland region are not spared.

You should know the two most important priesthoods of the murder god Baal, right? ”

Davidian hurriedly replied, "Of course! Baal holds two powerful priesthoods: death and killing. While he was alive, all the Assassins in the entire continent of Faeron, as well as those who thirsted for blood, regarded him as the supreme master. ”

"You're right. But do you know the difference between Baal's grasp of death and murder and the other two of the three gods of death? Zuo Si continued to ask with a smile.

"Uh...... He's more violent? ”

Davidian's tone was intensely uncertain.

Zuo Si nodded slightly: "Completely correct."

Death and murder in Baal's priesthood are very different from the previous generation of Mirkor, the god of death.

The death of the latter is simply death, in which the human body is physically incapacitated, so that the soul goes to the City of Judgment and is taken away by the messengers of the gods of their respective faiths.

The former, on the other hand, focuses on violent, destructive, and somewhat religiously ritual-like death.

Strictly speaking, Baal's personality and style are the craziest and most reckless of the three gods of death.

On the eve of the turbulent year, he even wanted to hunt down the Mother Earth goddess Zentia, the will of the planet Torel beneath our feet, in the Shadowmoon Islands.

Such a crazy move was rare in the entire tens of thousands of years of history of the Faren Continent.

At least I don't know that there is a second god besides him who has tried to kill Cethia permanently.

Even Barr himself could not control the desire for violent killing in his heart after obtaining the above two divinities, let alone the deliberately created sons of God.

Therefore, if he joins the war as a soldier or mercenary, it is easy for the son of Baal to immerse himself in killing and lose himself, and then completely release the hidden power in his soul and become a bloodthirsty beast without reason - the Slayer.

An ambitious and capable man like Shalovok would not allow himself to become like that.

He wants to create a killing feast, not be a part of it.

This includes cooperating with those evil forces, allowing bandits to rob and cause chaos on the trade routes of Baldur's Gate, and using shapeshifters to infiltrate and replace the upper echelons of Baldur's Gate, all in order to achieve the goal of gaining the command of the Flame Fist mercenaries and becoming the Grand Duke.

As for ambushing Grian's desire to kill Aberdale, he simply did not want the other Sons of Baal to share the great power that might be gained from this killing feast.

That's why I'm going to let Fourzol Chamberbery launch this massive invasion.

For Shalovok, Waterdeep in the north was too powerful for him to provoke easily.

Am, who had a weak Southern army, was a good target, but he didn't dare to act rashly because of me.

Therefore, the only direction in which he could wage war was the vast region of West Hartland to the east, and to use its inhabitants as sacrifices to him on the path to godhood.

If Shalovok is allowed to do so, the civilians of this land will probably be slaughtered.

But now the army of Santil Fort has taken the preemptive possession of most of the densely populated towns in the region.

In the usual style of the church of the god of tyranny, although the common people will suffer a little and suffer a certain degree of oppression, they can still save their lives.

And the end of my life for Shalofok is the peak of Troll's Claw to the north of the Okina River and south of the Meandering River.

This is the place where the murder god Baal once fell, and it is just right to be the burial place of Baal's son.

Don't you think it's fatalistic?

While I can't make Shalovok a murder god before he dies, I can make him taste the same way he dies as his father. ”

When he said this, Zuo Si did not hide his bad taste in some aspects, and felt that only in this way could he embody the sad fate of the son of Baal, which was full of absurd irony.

"You're really ......"

The corners of Davian's mouth twitched wildly uncontrollably, not knowing what to say, and at the same time he was silent for a second in his heart for Shalofok.

Because he knows that anyone who is targeted by his master may not end very well.

Some of the more miserable ones may be played with repeatedly until they have a nervous breakdown.

"Hahahaha!

Why, do you want to call me the devil?

Don't forget, I've been there for a long time.

What's more, I'm human and can't always be as cold, san, and efficient as a machine.

Occasionally, you need to have some fun with yourself in these complex games and confrontations. ”

Zuo Si laughed and defended himself.

The longer he stayed in the Faeron Continent, the more he understood why all the intelligent creatures in this world who lived long often had a lot of incomprehensible quirks.

Many times, these quirks are used to release huge psychological pressure so that one's own mind and consciousness will not be completely perverted.

As the saying goes, you are staring into the abyss, and the abyss is staring at you.

After a long period of contact with all kinds of extremely evil, twisted, sick, and crazy creatures, even the righteous, kind, and strong-willed paladins have a high probability of falling into the way they once hated their enemies the most.

Not to mention ordinary people who like to be greedy for small gains, and often struggle between good and evil in their hearts and make choices.

Just when Davidian was about to say something, the succubus Lori Atona suddenly came out of the corner and reported in a slightly excited tone: "Master! Miss Vera Salem had just sent a message a few hours ago through the Masked Mage's Guild.

She has done what you commanded, and she has succeeded in getting rid of all the old fellows in the Council of Six, and now she has completely mastered this supreme executive authority of Am.

However, it will take a little time to fully control the parliament and occupy an overwhelming number of seats.

As for the large chambers of commerce and monopolies that occupy more than half of Askatra's resources, she has also taken some restrictive and repressive measures.

If nothing else, these repressed families will soon begin to decline and shrink to a medium-sized size, giving up enough market for other small traders to compete.

Miss Vera now wants to ask you, what should I do next?

Oh yes.

Under her manipulation, the six-member council has been expanded to seven members.

In the future, you will be in control of the army, and you will become the de facto supreme leader of the Council of Seven. ”

"The power to control the army? Looks like Vera didn't disappoint me. Can you tell me what she's done during that time? Zuo Si asked with interest.

Whoever controls the army is the real master of the country.

This is an uncompromising truth in any world and in any era and background.

Although Am's army is a little worse than the rest of its neighbors, it is still a violent institution in the true sense of the word.

Especially when working with masked mages, you can still win some wars.

The only problem is that the army authorized by the Council of Six is actually only the garrison of the capital city of Askatra, not all the armies of the city-states in the territory.

Due to the relationship of the business empire, the major cities under Amm have a very high self-system.

In almost every city, you can find a few or even a dozen families that occupy a monopoly position in the local area.

These families are the de facto masters of the city, not only in control of politics, but also in control of the local garrison.

These armies ranged from a few hundred to one or two thousand.

Some of them are maintained by taxation and finance, and some of them are simply cobbled together by the private armies of various families, and it is conceivable who will obey the orders of the central and regional governments if there is a conflict.

However, Zuo Si was obviously not in a hurry to extend his hand to the major cities of Am, take back the administrative, military, and economic powers, and begin to establish a highly unified state.

Adhering to the strategy of securing the outside world before securing the interior, he must first deal with the capital city of Ascatla and its surrounding areas, which control huge resources and wealth, and have strong political influence, one by one.

Succubus Lori shrugged her shoulders and responded, "Miss Vera didn't use any brilliant tricks, she just took advantage of her marriage.

As you know, since all the direct members of the family died, she was the sole heir and head of the family in Salem.

If anyone can become her husband, she will immediately be able to climb to the sky without decades of struggle and gain unimaginable wealth and power.

Therefore, many so-called young talents have started to think about this.

It's a pity that all of them were used by Miss Vera as pawns to provoke the fights of several other big families, and deliberately made several parties fight, jealous, and resentful of each other at some banquets and other occasions.

Eventually, these contradictions erupted in a concentrated manner at an open gathering.

Eight or nine of the descendants of the family who had seats in the Council of Six, unable to control their emotions because they had drunk some of the added wine, drew their swords and killed each other in a duel.

It is said that the scale of the conflict started with only a few people, and more than 100 people were killed or injured in one accident.

Although they eventually spent a lot of money on the pastor to heal and resurrect him, the seeds of division and hostility had already been planted.

Over the next week, the four families began to co-opt allies and engage in endless warfare.

Miss Vera only needs to turn slightly to one side at the right time, and immediately turn back to the other side to suffer heavy losses.

After several manipulations, the four families in the Council of Six and their allies have lost their financial advantage and are gradually being overtaken by the families that have risen behind.

In order not to be kicked out of the highest authority, they secretly make a political deal with Miss Vera.

That is, the older generation will give up power and withdraw from the political scene, allowing a new generation of the family to take over, and continue to obey the leadership of the Salem family as before. ”

"So...... The leaders of these families sensed that the reason for their fight was that Vera deliberately instigated, but instead of tearing their faces, they chose to compromise and trade? ”

Zuo Si touched his chin and showed an expression of interest.

"That's right!"

Atona nodded vigorously and gloated, "Because after all the direct members of the Salem family died, it was these families who broke the conventions first.

Through various means, he embezzled a lot of wealth and spheres of influence that should have belonged to the Salem Quante family.

They even tried to use marriage to get more.

So after Miss Vera took power and stabilized the situation, it was only natural that she would use some means to fight back.

Most importantly, she proved that the Salem family is still the most powerful and well-established family in the whole of Am, even though she is the only one left.

The rest of the forces began to fear her, believing that she would be the undisputed supreme leader of Amm for decades to come.

But these ignorant and short-sighted families don't understand that Miss Vera is just one of your men.

There will only be one undisputed owner of the future Amm and even the West Coast, and that is you. ”

"Will it be counted? It's kind of interesting. “

Zuo Si smiled meaningfully.

He was still wondering how Vera would take down the six-member council.

Will there be a classic remaster, and in the same way, create chaos within these families, and then complete the bloody purge through physical means.

But who would have thought that this woman was unexpectedly smart and keen, and immediately sensed what those old foxes wanted to do, and then took advantage of the conflict of interest between them to turn against the army.

By the time the other party came to his senses, it was too late, and he could only choose to back down and compromise to keep his family's political status unshaken.

Lack of courage to fight to the death in a disadvantaged situation.

This was a common problem among most of Am's wealthy merchants and aristocrats.

At the same time, it is also the confidence of Zuo Si to dare to be ruthless and not worry about making a big mess.

Because these guys are too afraid of losing everything they have now, whether it's power, wealth, or social status.

The weakness of human nature is vividly reflected in them, and they are not even as bold as the slave owners who rebelled in the Southern Karin Shirt and were eventually killed to extinction.

"Miss Vera also asked me to inform you that if you come back, you'd better pay a visit to the Municipal Building." Succubus Lori continued to add.

"Okay, I got it."

Without saying a word, Zuo Si stood up and walked out of the gate of the Mage Tower, and followed the expanded road towards the administrative district.

I don't know if it's a delusion, but he noticed that the number of members of the Shadow Thieves' Guild who used to wander the streets and alleys, sneak around to do some pickpocketing, burglary, or illegal trading seems to have decreased.

This feeling became even stronger when we passed through the bridge area, which had always been chaotic.

Just as he was feeling very strange about this, he suddenly noticed that in a dark alley on the side, a figure covered under a cloak and hood was waving at him.

Out of the boldness of the artist, Zuo Si did not hesitate at all, and walked straight over.

The two of them continued to turn in the complex alley until they reached a brick-walled cul-de-sac, where the masked man removed his hood, revealing a face of a demonic elf with mysterious patterns and horns on his head.

"Fidel?!"

Zuo Si directly called out the other party's name, and at the same time, his eyes revealed a strong surprise.

The Assassin, loyal to the titular supreme leader of the Shadow Thieves, Alan Linville, had not been in contact since their last separation.

He also thought that the other party had given up the olive branch he handed out, and planned to go all the way to the dark on the road of shadow thieves.

"Hello, Your Excellency Soth."

The Demon Elf Assassin touched his chest with one hand and saluted respectfully.

"Are you here on your own behalf this time, or on behalf of Alan Linville and the shadow thief behind him?" Zuo Si quietly probed.

Feder was silent for a long time, and finally replied with a smile that was uglier than crying, "I...... I represent myself.

Because Boss Alang is dead, dying in a sudden, horrific murder.

The person sitting in the headquarters of the Shadow Thieves Guild now was actually just a stand-in for Reynold Bloodhead prepared in advance.

As for me, not only did I lose my allegiance, but I was also identified as a murderer.

Yes, you heard it right.

They thought I had killed Alan Lynville with my own hands.

Now that I'm wanted by the entire Shadow Thieves Guild, I'm hopefully still alive as you promised to take me in. ”

"What? Is Alan Linville dead? Who did this to you! ”

Zuo Si raised his eyebrows in surprise.

Although he already knew that this guy was actually a target that the shadow thief used to attract firepower, and he might die on the spot at any time.

But I never expected it to explode at this point in time.

The Demon Elf Assassin shook his head slightly, "I'm sorry, I don't know.

Because when I went to report on the mission, his body was already stiff, and the time of death was obviously more than two hours.

The cause of death was a sharp knife into the heart from behind.

After completing the assassination, the murderer did not know whether he needed evidence to receive the reward, or in order to prevent being resurrected, he cut off the head of Boss Alan and took it away.

I checked and the other party did a very professional job, leaving no footprints or blood on the ground.

Nor did Boss Alan struggle before he died.

This shows that either an acquaintance did it, or the other party's strength is too strong for him to have no chance to resist. ”

Through these descriptions, Zuo Si seemed to understand something, and asked playfully: "You were caught by the intruders when you were investigating the scene?" ”

"Hmmm! You think I'm unlucky, right? ”

Fei De clenched the short sword and dagger hanging from his waist, and the child's hole revealed undisguised anger and murderous intent.

Illan Linville is more than just a Thieves Guild Leader to whom she needs allegiance.

At the same time, in childhood, he gave her a relatively safe environment to grow up in and trained her to become the benefactor she is now.

Now that the benefactor has been killed inexplicably, and he has obviously been framed as a murderer, anyone will feel angry and eager to catch the mastermind behind the scenes.

"It's not as bad luck as that. If I'm not mistaken, I'm afraid the internal situation of the Shadow Thieves Guild hasn't been calm recently, right? ”

Zuo Si raised his head thoughtfully, and his eyes emitted an eerie blue light.

Obviously, he was using mind magic to directly read the other party's memories and thoughts, and found many unusual signals inside the shadow thief.

For example, Alan Linville asked the Demon Elven Assassin in front of him to investigate, as well as the secret transactions they were engaged in.

In addition, Reynolds Bloodhead's movements are also quite suspicious, and no matter how you look at it, it is about to break out into the rhythm of fierce infighting.

As the first criminal organization founded in Waterdeep, the Shadow Thieves were united and stable except for a serious internal division and bloodshed when they were first expelled and captured.

In particular, with the support of the six-member council, the organization has grown rapidly to cover the entire territory of AMM and actively expand to other countries and regions.

In the face of huge interests, idiots will think about killing this today, killing that tomorrow, and then becoming the boss themselves.

Wouldn't it be nice to make money honestly, and then wait until he has saved enough property to retire and enjoy a beautiful and comfortable life?

Therefore, even if a few ambitious subordinate guild leaders want to do something, they will usually be quickly reported and exposed by their subordinates, and will eventually be cleaned up without leaving a trace.

But now, the higher-ups led by Renor Bloodhead have obviously begun to lose control of the guild leaders below.

Some of them are the most powerful, with dozens or even hundreds of assassins and thugs under their command alone.

Note!

This is not an ordinary civilian, but a professional thief or warrior with a minimum LV1 level.

Therefore, Zuo Si concluded that Alan Linville's death was just the beginning, and that even more terrifying things would happen within the Shadow Thieves Guild in the future.

"It's not just that it's not calm.

More than half of the subordinate guilds in the area around Ascatra have suddenly begun to enter a semi-independent wait-and-see state for some reason, and have stopped paying their profit share to the headquarters.

Several guild leaders even colluded in private, suspected of starting a rebellion.

Boss Alan sensed this and asked me to investigate their situation.

As a result, I found that they all had the support of a mysterious force.

Maiwa, in particular, who controls the docks, often sends people to enter the underground passages of the cemetery after midnight.

I wanted to follow them, but every time I was disturbed by all sorts of traps and undead, so I had to retreat for the time being......"

The Demon Elf Assassin didn't hide anything, and bluntly told all the information he knew.

Because from the beginning, she was loyal to Alan Linville, not the entire Shadow Thieves Guild.

Therefore, after the former was killed, there was naturally no need to continue to keep those secrets.

What's more, she is still being hunted by the Shadow Thieves Guild, and she urgently needs to find a strong person who can protect her.

In Askatra, there are only three forces that can ignore the shadow thief.

The first is the Council of Six and the several large family alliances behind it;

The second is the Masked Mage Guild of the same level as the Shadow Thief;

The third is naturally the God-Chosen People who can be feared by all the forces in front of them.

The first two Fields didn't know each other, and there was no such thing as a "doorway", so the third path was the only option.

If that doesn't work, then she can start thinking about how she can escape the city alive.

"Maiva? Cemetery? ”

Zuo Si instantly thought of the vampire queen and her subordinates who had been lurking over there, and felt that this matter was inseparable from Ba Di.

However, he didn't show it, but suddenly changed the tone and asked bluntly, "You want to avenge Alan Linville?" ”

Fidel nodded without hesitation: "Yes! Whether it's to repay the kindness that Boss Alan once took in, or to make those guys who framed me pay the price, the people behind the scenes must die. It doesn't matter if he's Maiva, or Reynolds Bloodhead, or some other high-ranking Shadow Thief. ”

"I like people who are loyal and grateful. But how do I know that you won't sneak away without saying a word after you've completed your revenge? You know, you have a criminal record. ”

Zuo Si stared at the beautiful black patterns on the face of the demon elf and questioned.

By reading his memories, he already knew that he had been a slave for a while when he was young, and had successfully escaped from his master.

Coupled with the restless demonic blood flowing in its body, it is hard to guarantee that it will not release its own pigeon on a whim.

"You can leave a magical mark on my body to ensure that wherever I take it is immediately discovered. With your level of magic, it should be easy to do that, right? ”

As she spoke, Phaedra lowered her collar to reveal a patch of white flowers on her chest.

Fearing being tracked by magic, she had discarded the magical leather armor that Alan Linville had given her, and was now wearing nothing but shabby linen clothes that had been stolen from somewhere.

However, this does not hide its sexy and proud S-shaped curve.

Fed's size is undoubtedly the opposite of the slightly emaciated and barren stature of most elves.

If nothing else, the demonic bloodline must be derived from succubi or advanced forms of deregistration.

Maybe it can be traced back to the Elven Crown War, the four earliest Japanese elf families to hybridize with succubi.

The most famous of these is the Dragagiès family of Comanso.

At present, there are more than one-third of the demonic elves in the entire Faren Continent, and they are basically from this family, or they are related to them by blood.

If the family wanted to, they could even gather an army of thousands of people made up entirely of demonic elves.

Of course, as a family that crossbreeds with demons to gain power.

Dragagius knew without asking that he certainly did not believe in the elven gods, and his actions were full of demonic madness and hysteria.

The attitude towards the offspring is no different from that of a real demon.

Sometimes they sell their children just to get help from a powerful person, or to get more supplies and money to wage war.

It was at a young age that Fid was sold to slave traders, and then fled to Amm and settled in the capital city of Ascatla.

Thinking of this, the corners of Zuo Si's mouth turned up slightly and said meaningfully: "The kind of magic mark you said, I can indeed do it, but it's too troublesome, and it's not very safe." Why don't you let me sign a deed? ”

"Contract?"

The Demon Elf Assassin frowned, completely unaware of what the other party was up to.

Most importantly, she didn't feel that a piece of paper could be binding on her.

"Hehe, yes, a contract."

Zuo Si raised his right hand and snapped his fingers, and then a piece of parchment appeared out of thin air and slowly floated down.

In a knee-jerk reaction, Fidel immediately grabbed the parchment and began to read the terms above.

Since she had not been educated, she did not recognize it as a terrible devil's contract, nor did she know that the soul-selling part of it had been hidden in the decorative patterns under the text.

After reading it carefully and confirming that there was no problem, I signed my name in the signature place.

Next Second......

Rumble!

Suddenly a bright flame erupted from the parchment, and it quickly burned out.

As the remnants drifted away in the wind, the Demon Elf Assassin asked, "Are you sure that's the case?" ”

"Of course! From now on you are my person, both body and soul. ”

When he said this, Zuo Si's eyes flashed with the sinister and cunning unique to the devil.

"So what am I going to do now?"

Feder breathed a sigh of relief, and even his tense nerves relaxed a lot.

From this moment on, she finally didn't have to worry about being caught by other elite assassins sent by the Shadow Thieves Guild.

"Come with me to the municipal office building in the administrative district, I have some things to deal with."

With the last word blurted out, Zuo Si directly blessed the demon elf assassin with invisible magic that could last for a long time, and then turned around and walked out of the alley.

Fidel followed closely behind without saying a word.

Just as the two of them walked into the municipal office building one after the other, far away in the woods next to the North Bay Coast Highway, Artio, who had been following the target for several days, finally appeared in the sight of Aberdell and his party.

It's not that it doesn't want to continue to hide itself, but it's discovered by Jasila, who is Druyin.

At the moment, six people and a bear are staring at each other in embarrassment.

After a full minute, Ammon couldn't help but ask, "Does it look familiar?" ”

"Uh- I think it should be exactly the same one we met in the forest near the Friendly Arm, except for its size. In particular, the round head is so recognizable. ”

Aberdale touched the stubble that had only grown on his chin in the last two days and expressed his opinion.

"What do you mean...... It follows us from the friendly arm? Why! ”

Ammon's eyes widened in disbelief, and his face was full of shock.

"Maybe it's because you stole the gold, silver, and gems from the corpse that it keeps following?" Montaro speculated.

"No...... No way! It's a bear, what's the use of asking for money and gems? And we're pretty much done with the money now, how can we pay it back? ”

Am quickly became a little frustrated.

Because she had witnessed the fury of the white bear in battle, she couldn't imagine what it would be like if the other party attacked while the team was resting.

What's more, being able to change the size of the body freely shows that this is definitely not an ordinary beast.

"You stay here and don't move, I'll go and ask."

Seeing that none of the crooked melons and cracked dates in the team were reliable, Jasila could only sigh secretly in her heart, unleashed the power of nature of her Druyin, cautiously approached and stretched out her hands to express that she had no weapons, let alone any hostility.

When the distance between a man and a bear was less than three meters, she stopped to confirm what kind of bear it was.

As a result, the moment the forces of nature collided with Atio, the half-elf Druyin immediately saw a giant spirit bear floating out of the white bear cub's body, and opened its mouth to let out a roar that only he could hear.

Roar!

Beast...... Beastmaster?!

Jasila's hole suddenly enlarged, contracted, enlarged, and contracted again.

As a messenger and spokesperson of nature, it is naturally impossible for her not to know this extremely special and powerful guardian spirit of nature.

In the same way, she saw the collar that was worn around the neck of the white bear, which also exuded the power of the wild and the power of nature.

Is this the animal companion of a great druin or a legendary druyin?

Or the lucky ones who are blessed and possessed by the spirit of nature?

A series of questions quickly popped up in Jasila's head.

But in order to avoid angering this white bear cub with terrifying powers, she immediately conveyed kindness to the other party through Druyin's ability to understand animals, and then asked very cautiously why she followed her group.

Atio quickly turned his gaze to Ammon and Aberdell, and in a very direct way, he said that he was following the two young men.

Since it is less than a year old, it is very ambiguous and confusing when it is expressed.

As a result, Jasila mistakenly understood that the other party was really here to collect debts, and immediately turned around and severely reprimanded Aemon and Aberdale for doing this.

Then he swore that he would repay it twice as much when he made money.

So, with her actions, Atio not only managed to infiltrate the team, but also became a creditor of the two sons of Baal.

From now on, in addition to the daily expenses, Aemon and Aberdale must first use half of the money they earn to pay off their debts, and the rest can be used to buy potions and replace better weapons and equipment.

"Oh my God! What iniquity have I had? It will be chased by a bear! ”

Aberdell wailed without tears.

He still wants to make more money, and when he waits for those big towns, he has some in-depth exchanges with the local beautiful girls, and by the way, discusses the origin of life.

Ammon also grumbled with a sad face, "Damn! I bet this bear must have been a money-hungry and miserly dragon in his last life! ”

Just when Aberdell was about to say something, Khalid on the side was suddenly stunned, pointed behind him and stammered and reminded, "Hurry up...... Fast...... Quick look...... Look at your ...... Behind! ”

I don't know if it's because the relationship is too tense, or if the picture seen is too terrifying, so that this Jasila's husband's stutter is several times worse than usual.

It took three or four seconds to be stunned in just one sentence.

When Aberdale reacted, he found that the two-handed giant sword he was carrying on his back had lost part of the blade, leaving only the hilt and gauntlet.

As for the part that didn't go, it naturally went into Artio's mouth.

At this moment, it was putting a silvery lump of metal in its mouth and chewing it, and the sound sent chills down the backs of everyone who saw it.

"Who...... Can anyone the tell me what's going on? ”

Aberdell asked in a trembling voice.

Goo Dong!

Swallowing his saliva, Ammon replied, "I saw it chew your sword like bread, and then swallowed it in its mouth in three or two strokes." It's incredible! This bear actually eats metal! ”

Jasila...... Isn't this some otherworldly creature that bears some resemblance to a bear? ”

Khalid was visibly frightened, and hurriedly asked his wife for confirmation.

Jasila lowered her head and pondered for a moment, then quickly said negatively: "Probably not."

When I used my understanding of animals to communicate with it, I was pretty sure it was a bear.

Maybe something happened to it that ordinary people can't understand.

We can ask when its owner comes looking for it. ”

"It still has an owner?"

Ammon was slightly stunned.

"Of course! Or do you think that the collar around his neck with its great natural and wild power was made and put on by itself? ”

Jasila rolled her eyes in annoyance.

"But what about my sword? I'm just such a weapon! Without it, how would it fight bandits and beasts? ”

Aberdell's face was full of "embarrassment" and "embarrassment".

As a warrior, he couldn't imagine what he could do without weapons.

"Here, let's make do with this. Don't get eaten again, I don't have a second spare weapon. ”

With that, the mage Thrall handed over the dagger he had used for self-defense.

The son of Baal took the dagger, which was only two fingers long, and couldn't help but whisper, "I think this thing is more of a cutlery than a weapon." The power it can exert in battle is probably not much stronger than a fork. ”

"Be content! If this dagger is also eaten, you will only be able to swing your fists when fighting. In addition, you had better be careful with the half-length armor you just bought, because you might be gone when you wake up. ”

There was undisguised schadenfreude in Thrall's tone.

However, his words immediately aroused the vigilance of everyone in the team.

Anyone who carries a metal weapon or wears metal armor wraps these things that are closely related to their lives with cloaks, for fear that the white bear will see and bite it.

Less than a few minutes after joining the team, Artio was surprisingly on everyone's beware.

But it didn't realize the seriousness of the problem itself, but tilted its head and sold cuteness, while trying to get more steel products from these people to fill its stomach, and even almost bit the pot used to cook soup for picnics in half.

After more than half an hour of tossing, Jasila finally made the bear understand that weapons, armor, and the pot in which the soup was boiled were absolutely not to be eaten.

Fortunately!

At a critical moment, a group of human bandits emerge from nowhere, satisfying Atio's desire to fill his stomach with metal.

With three strokes and five divisions, it slapped these guys who didn't know whether they were alive or dead into meat patties, and gnawed those metal weapons, arrowheads, chain mail, chain mail, etc., leaving only soft metals like gold coins and silver coins that had no chews.

Looking at the bare corpses of the robbers, Aberdale couldn't help but sigh slightly: "Well, we can basically determine now that what it likes to eat is metal, and it is a hard metal like steel." In addition, it is not afraid of non-magical weapons at all, and will not bleed even if it is shot head-on by an arrow. ”

"I'm hoping I can meet more robbers along the way.

Otherwise, God knows if it will gnaw away all the weapons and armor we have as snacks when it gets hungry.

In addition, it is better for both of us to hurry up and find a way to save money to pay off the debt.

Otherwise, the longer this bear follows the team, the more likely we are to be eaten to bankruptcy. ”

Amon added with a spare season.

Judging by the speed at which Atio gnawed at the metal, it was as if she had seen a bottomless pit of terror that would never be filled.

You must know that in the Faren Continent, the price of steel is not cheap.

Otherwise, a good fully enclosed helmet wouldn't have sold for about fifteen gold coins......