Chapter 375: Heart of Hell

"Please take me out of this hellish place!"

The shock had just subsided when Karak grabbed Nohir's shoulders with great excitement and said this to him.

But Nohir's performance didn't change at all. He had already expected the scene that happened in front of him. Apart from herself, only Nohir knew how much Karak wanted to leave this ghost place.

Her disgust for hell comes from the bottom of her heart. There is nothing left for her to miss in this hellish place. Dignity, respect, friendship, and love are not too many things that Karak desires, but in hell, what does she want? Neither can be obtained.

On the first day she came to this hellish place, her heart was brutally cut out, so fast that she didn't even have time to react. After replacing a part, she was thrown directly onto the battlefield and faced the horror. With blood, violence and cruelty, she was just 16 years old that year, and now she has spent eight full years in hell.

If there was a chance to get out of this mud pit, no matter what kind of opportunity it was, Karak would choose to do it. In the original timeline, she even took the initiative to board an illithid Nautilus battleship for this purpose, alone. .

Although she did successfully return to the main material plane in the end, she also paid a price for this reckless move. This price was far more than just having a little guest in her mind. The more important reason was...

In the following time, Nohir did not take the initiative to say a word. He just silently released his violent state, revealed his true face, and then quietly listened to Karak's story about her past. , he hoped that Nohir could take her out of hell after hearing this.

And Nohir did not stop Karak from telling her story. Although he had known the information she told him a long time ago, he still listened to Karak's story and acted as a quiet and loyal listener, feeling silently. The pain and suffering that Karak endured during these eight years.

Nohill could feel that Karak was confiding. For eight years, she had not said these words to any devil, because saying these to them would only attract contempt and ridicule, but in Nohill In front of this kindred spirit, Karak finally put down his disguise for the first time in a long time.

"...Blow, ah, sorry, I was a little too excited, soldier."

Karak rubbed the corners of his eyes with his left hand. This older girl had shed tears just now. Although they were tears of joy, she still felt embarrassed to have to shed tears in front of strangers.

Nohir shook his head and said he didn't care. After Karak straightened up his appearance, he straightened his expression and said to Karak.

"I believe what you just said, and I can take you out of here together."

"Ah...ah...ah..."

Hearing Nohir's words, Karak opened her mouth in shock. The shock caused her vocal cords to make only this dull sound for the time being. Nohir was a little worried that she would be too startled and faint. He passed by, but before Nohir could speak to persuade him, Karak's huge voice cheered and screamed loudly!

"Oh my god!!! Are you telling the truth?! You really believed me?! Thank you! Thank you Nohir! Thank you Tyr! Thank you Lathander! Thank you to everyone in the fucking world Everything! I'm finally free!"

Nohir couldn't help but dig his ears.

"Fuck Zariel! Fuck you hell! Fuck Gortash!!! Baldur's Gate!!! Kharak is coming back!!!! Yeah Yeah Yeah!!!"

With a louder exclamation and unparalleled excitement, Karak vented his excited and passionate emotions without reservation! After sinking in hell for so long, she finally heard such wonderful news for the first time!

Such emotions even infected Nohir, and he was also happy for Karak from the bottom of his heart. Being able to leave this damned place like hell two years early was certainly something to be happy about, but...

"But wait, Karak."

Nohir's words finally temporarily freed Karak from the emotional carnival. However, although she no longer yelled, her face was still filled with unparalleled excitement. That happy look even made Nohir I don't want to continue talking, but if Karak wants to live completely in the main material plane, then this matter must be resolved.

"Karak, you said before that your heart was modified by Zariel. She replaced your heart with a hellfire machine. The fire of purgatory is burning in your body all the time. Just I can hear the danger from the description in the text. If you leave hell, I guess it is destined to cause the hellfire engine in your body to become imbalanced, which will cause some very serious consequences. "

Yes, this is what Nohir has always been worried about. Karak's hell heart is a unique specialty of hell. The hell fire in its heart can only burn in a relatively stable manner in the realm of hell.

Once the external environment is discordant, Hellfire will want to actively expand and transform the surrounding environment into a pattern suitable for its burning and survival. But that is the fire in the heart of Karak. If that thing really wants to expand, then The first step is to burn Karak himself to ashes.

This is what happened in the original history of the game, and it is also the biggest obstacle for Karak to return from hell to the main material plane, because according to the original plot, even in the finale, the protagonist team has not found a complete solution to this problem. A solution to heart problems.

Among the many endings of the game, there are only two ways to avoid Karak's death, either converting to a spiritual breath, completely solving the problem of dependence on this heart by changing species, or returning to hell and returning to Zariel Under the control of .

"ah?"

Nohir has explained it very clearly, but these words still make Karak a little overwhelmed. The hell heart did bring her a lot of pain, but it also brought her considerable power. It can be said that Without this heart, Karak would never have been able to live in hell for so long, but now Nohir said that his heart might kill her in the future.

"Ha, you must be kidding, right? Soldier, in order to prevent me from getting too carried away and pouring cold water on me, Zarrell has used this trick enough in the army. I can see through it, but you are right, I do seem to be a little too complacent. When I return to the main material plane, I will definitely invite you..."

"No, Karak, I'm not joking. What I said is true. Tell the truth. I personally have done some research on these constructs. There is absolutely no exaggeration in what I told you before."

"Hell machines are exquisite and ingenious creations. In the past, they were installed in dead-like machines, so there was nothing to pay attention to. But you are different. You are the only one I know who can There are installations of hell machines, but your body is much more fragile than those steel creations. If you want to maintain the operation of the machines in your body, you must have a fairly stable environment to achieve this purpose, and hell is this environment."

"...You must be kidding."

Karak doesn't want to accept this ending. Freedom is obviously only one step away from her, but now someone tells her that the so-called freedom does not belong to you.

"Is there no other way? By the way, my maintenance officer! Maybe I can tie him over! That guy has been in charge of my heart maintenance, he must know how to solve my problems!"

At this time, Karak is like a drowning man trying to grab the last straw. The maintenance officer in the Hellfire Heart may indeed know the solution to this problem, but such a maintenance officer who has mastered high-end secrets is unlikely to They are all high-level craftsmen, and their daily life is Zariel's Flying Fortress.

Not to mention how far away they were from the Flying Fortress, and they were leaving Hell soon, so there was not enough time to go back and forth. And even if there was enough time, they would never be able to break into Zariel's Flying Fortress and rob people. You can still leave alive after that.

"Could it be that...this is mine..."

Bang bang!

Nohir clapped his hands, attracting Karak's attention.

"What are you thinking about? Didn't I say that I know a little bit about constructs? If you really want to leave here, then follow me and give me some time. Maybe I can figure out a solution for you. Maybe.”