In the evening, the convoy camped in an open space on the roadside. Ordaz asked all the leaders and backbones of the mercenary groups to come to a meeting.
Knight Rivas was puzzled by this, "Why do we need to hold a meeting?"
"I sent my apprentices to inspect the various mercenary groups this afternoon. I found that their morale was very problematic. Did you know that several scattered mercenaries fell behind today? These guys must have taken the first commission and sneaked away."
"Mercenaries are scum, there's nothing strange about that. It's just that the Duke has killed fewer people recently, which has made some people bolder. When I go back, I will capture these guys throughout the country. Then I will let everyone see what the consequences of betraying the Duke will be." Rivas didn't seem to care.
Ordaz said, "There's an old saying: Water the flower before it withers. I think we should gather these people and scare them before things get out of hand. Otherwise, can you imagine how many people will be left when our team arrives at Green Garden Town? It's bad for our reputation if we can't even lead a team of mercenaries. I'll go back to the Red Lotus Tower, but you have to give an explanation to the Duke."
"Well then! Since we are going to hold a meeting, we should let everyone hear it. There is an open space by the river. Before it gets dark, I will find someone who has made a mistake and chop off his head. Then I will show them the golden axe that I will give them later to open their eyes. This two-handed approach, one soft and one hard, will be enough to keep them quiet for a while."
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
Half an hour later, all the more than 200 mercenaries gathered in the open space by the river for a meeting. These people filled up the small area. Knight Livas and Mage Ordas stood together on a higher slope so that everyone could see them clearly.
Xiao Chen and the dark elves, who usually stayed at the edge of the team, squeezed in front of Livas and Ordaz. Xiao Chen, Roger and Evelyn spread out in different directions, forming a vague trend of encirclement.
However, these did not arouse Rivas's vigilance. His attention was focused on the two tied mercenaries in front of him.
He put his hands on his waist, walked back and forth on the slope, and gave a loud speech: "... I have said before that all the guys who escape will be caught and hanged once they are seen by the Duke's men. The Duke and I will not let them go. And today these two guys were caught red-handed, so they can die here in peace. I will chop off their heads. This is the price of running away!"
The two mercenaries were gagged and pinned to the ground by Rivas's servants, trembling.
Most of the mercenaries who were listening to his speech looked unhappy. Mercenaries were not loyal to anyone and would often give up because they could not complete the mission. Employers rarely shouted for killing. At this time, seeing their colleagues being killed by swords, they would inevitably feel sad.
After Livas finished his call, he saw that the mercenaries were silent and felt that his warning had worked. He drew his sword and prepared to make an example of them.
At this time, a voice came from below: "I object!"
Rivas looked in the direction of the voice and found that it was an ordinary young man. The young man did not look nervous, but crossed his arms and looked at him with a smile. However, as soon as Rivas's eyes met his, he found that the other person's eyes had a very strange power. He felt that there was a vortex hidden in those eyes. His spirit and consciousness seemed to be attracted by them and fell into a situation that was difficult to extricate himself, as if it was an abyss that made him sink, indulge, and unable to extricate himself.
After all, Livas was an experienced high-level warrior. The moment he was drawn by the gaze, he realized that he was under mental attack. He quickly closed his eyes, cut off the line of sight, and let out a low shout, trying to wake himself up. However, the pair of strange purple eyes seemed to be able to break through this isolation and appeared in his mind. The eyes turned into all kinds of strange monsters in his head. They twisted and circled around him with strange smiles, as if they would pounce on him at any time.
This is a very powerful spiritual mage. Livas bit his tongue hard, trying to wake himself up for a moment, but the illusion in his mind would not dissipate no matter what. On the contrary, fear, panic, worry, sadness and all kinds of strange negative emotions emerged from the bottom of his heart.
In the outside world, everyone saw that Livas just said a word and then stayed there with his eyes closed. Many of the mercenaries present were knowledgeable people. Seeing this scene, they understood that the young man who claimed to be a consultant of the Tree Seed Mercenary Group was not that simple. Can someone who can easily affect a high-level warrior be weak
Livas slapped himself twice, bursting out with fighting spirit, and finally drove those ghosts out of his mind, but as soon as he opened his eyes, he felt a burning sensation behind him. In the short time when he was in chaos, Ordaz actually released a big fireball behind him, and the fireball exploded directly on him. Although Livas had fighting spirit to protect himself and offset a lot of damage, the huge impact still blew him off the platform.
At the same time, Roger and Evelyn moved. They each drew their swords and flew towards Livas from under the platform.
The latter was shocked when he saw the two men flying towards him. They were both high-level warriors who were not inferior to him. He used his sword to block their attacks in a panic. But Xiao Chen's fear came first and hit his head. The illusions that had just retreated came back with even more fierce momentum.
Livas was unable to resist for a moment, and two sword lights avoided his sword and slashed across his neck. Livas' head flew up into the sky, spilling blood. Roger used his fighting spirit to catch his head and held it in his hand. His headless body was still moving its hands and feet, and fell into the crowd below, causing a burst of exclamations.
The "strongest" high-ranking warriors in the team were killed by these people in a few seconds. The mercenaries were horrified, and no one dared to act rashly. They were all waiting for these strong men to say something. And the several servants of Livas on the stage stood there at a loss, not knowing what to do.
At this time, Xiao Chen walked out from the crowd. All the mercenaries were nervously watching this young man. He walked up the dirt slope slowly, nodded to the people present, and said, "Everyone, let me introduce myself again. I am the high-level mage of the Tower of China - Xiao Chen."