"Sanders, you're actually here?" Hawke's tone was also very surprised, and it was a real surprise, not a polite surprise.
Could it be that... the guards here are not included in their information
Suddenly, Benjamin had a bad premonition.
"Her Majesty the Queen has specially ordered that a few more patrol teams have been added today. Because there have been a lot of things recently, I did not attend the check-in meeting. There will be records in a few days." Mage Sanders smiled and said, "What's the matter? , four carriages, where are you going?"
Hawke took out the envelope, handed it to the other party's hand, and said calmly: "The news just came, there was a monster attack in the town by the Fit River, and they asked for support, so we sent some mages there. You It’s normal not to know the news.”
Hearing this, Sanders made a somewhat surprised expression, glanced at the carriage again, and said: "What kind of monster attack? Do you need so many people? Master Hawke, are they all mages in the guild? Why not?" Come out and say hello?”
Hawke replied: "They are all new mages, you may not recognize them. The president also wants to train them, so he let them come out together."
Unexpectedly, Sanders showed an even more surprised expression and said, "You told me earlier, it turned out to be a new friend, so it's more important for everyone to meet him. There are too many things going on recently, and I don't have time to take it easy." Welcome them."
At this moment, hearing this, Benjamin, who was sitting in the carriage, felt a little speechless.
This guy is so annoying.
Although the two of them seemed to have a lot to talk about, they looked familiar and their attitude was very polite. But for some reason, Benjamin always felt that this person was not getting along well with Hawke
It always felt like something was going to happen again.
so troublesome…
"Why bother? Everyone has their own tasks, so don't waste time on this kind of thing." Faced with Sanders' request, Hawke tried to politely refuse.
"What does it matter? At this time, there are very few people around here. It's just a meeting, it won't waste much time." However, Sanders smiled even more enthusiastically. As he said that, he even stepped forward, ignored Hawke's stop, stretched out his hand, and opened the carriage door directly with an extremely sudden movement.
Suddenly, Hawke also had a "bad" expression on his face.
Accompanied by the snap of the car door opening.
As soon as the door opened, Sanders saw Benjamin in the carriage. At the same time, Benjamin's indifferent gaze also fell on him.
By the light of the torch, the two looked at each other in the dark night, with a vague coldness in their eyes. The atmosphere in which they had just had a pleasant conversation seemed to suddenly freeze at this moment.
There was a moment of silence.
"Hello, my name is Sanders. Nice to meet you." Sanders suddenly stretched out his hand and said with a polite smile, "I don't know why, but I feel... you look familiar."
Of course it looks familiar.
Benjamin cursed secretly.
Because this mage named Sanders was also a member of the Queen's expedition. When Benjamin and his group escaped from the gate, the entire mage group had had a chance encounter with him.
It's really... whatever you're afraid of will come to you.
To be recognized.
"Nice to meet you, my name is Benjamin." Thinking of this, Benjamin also smiled and shook hands with the other party in a friendly manner.
Just when the two hands were clasped together, Sanders, who had been full of enthusiasm just now, suddenly, like wax oil being thrown into water, the smile on his face suddenly solidified, and there was no change at all.
For a moment, no one spoke. Benjamin kept the smile on his face and slowly took his hand back.
As for Sanders's hand, it still stayed in place, like a sculpture.
It's like he's dead.
Suddenly, Hawke on the side seemed to have discovered something, showing an unusually shocked expression.
"you… "
He exclaimed in a low voice, as if he wanted to say something, but didn't say it.
"Sir Sanders?" At the same time, because it was night and the light was dim, it was difficult to see things clearly. Seeing that Sanders had not moved, the guard soldier not far away couldn't help but come closer and asked.
However, it was only after the soldier got very close that he discovered that Sanders' body was already covered with a light layer of frost.
At that moment, he froze with an expression of disbelief.
As for Benjamin, he jumped down from the carriage, looked at the soldier with a friendly smile, and said softly: "What did you see?"
"I... I..." Suddenly, the soldier seemed to realize something and took a few steps back in fright. He stammered and couldn't even speak.
Benjamin reached out and patted him lightly on the shoulder.
So the poor soldier also turned into an ice sculpture.
At the same time, there was no magic fluctuation at all, and large ice arrows reflecting the moonlight suddenly appeared above the heads of other soldiers. Along with the bone-chilling chill, densely packed ice arrows rushed down, engulfing the more than thirty soldiers at once.
Not only that, the mages on other carriages understood the situation and jumped out one after another. Along with the continuous spells, countless wind blades and fireballs... emerged one after another, hitting the soldiers head-on like hailstones.
All kinds of magic come together in an extremely spectacular sight, like fireworks all over the sky in the dark night.
The soldiers all wore enchanted armor, and many of them hurriedly took out magic potions. However, all their efforts were in vain in the face of such decisive volley fire.
In less than half a minute, the entire patrol team was wiped out, and not a single person was left alive.
"My, my God..." Hawke looked at the mages who got off the carriage, his eyes widened, as if he were looking at a group of monsters.
Benjamin put away the ice needles in his hand, patted his shoulder comfortingly, and explained: "The man named Sanders has seen everyone in our mage group. He will recognize us, so we We must seize the opportunity and kill them all without letting any information leak out."
However, Hawke was still so frightened that he stepped back several steps. He touched the shoulder that Benjamin had patted with a little fear, probably worried that he would turn into an ice sculpture like Sanders and the soldier.
After a while, he came back to his senses. He shook his head and said with a wry smile: "You people... why are you like this, do you want to take action if you disagree?"
Benjamin smiled and said: "Calm down, you are also a mage after all. Look at those coachmen, they are much calmer than you."
As he spoke, he pointed to the four coachmen sitting on the carriage. When the coachmen saw this, they immediately showed a flattering smile, and waved to Hawke as if they were saying hello along with a few "hi"s.
"Master Mage, we won't say anything. Can you please stop killing us?" A coachman asked sincerely.
The other drivers also nodded like chickens pecking at rice.
"That's okay." Benjamin thought for a while, then turned to Hawke and said, "Lend us these four carriages and their drivers, and we will take them away from Icol. In this way, there will be no possibility of the news leaking. Alright."
Hawke opened his mouth wide again, speechless. Maybe... this plot developed a little too fast for him, and he couldn't digest it for a while.
"How about it? Just four carriages, or I can buy them with money?" Benjamin asked again.
"... Just take it." Finally, after being stunned for a while, Hawke took a deep breath, nodded, and said helplessly.