By the time the entire "hunt" officially began, Benjamin had met a total of six mercenaries as "prey".
There is no way, there is not much time, and these people are not running slowly. Even if he uses the water element induction method to search, only six people can be found in the end.
Fortunately, the process of subduing was easier than he thought. These people had no intention of resisting. Instead, they were willing to be cursed and picked up the ice swords prepared for them. Some people even swore to fight for Benjamin, which made him a little flattered.
- He has no intention of being a saint, all he does is just casually.
But... think about it, these people have long been filled with despair, and the sudden appearance of Benjamin is their only hope for survival at this moment.
In this way, six fierce mercenaries, whose hands were healed by him, used the curse to join the team, and followed Benjamin obediently. As for other "prey", he can only find opportunities to contact them again.
After all, the "Hunter" has opened his eyes.
It was at this time that the wealthy businessmen outside walked in with a large number of guards and the six mages. Upon closer inspection, they were divided into six teams, talking and laughing all the way, heading deep into the woods like an outing.
"They're coming in."
Using the feedback from the water element, Benjamin observed all this, turned around, and said this to the mercenaries behind him.
"F-Master Mage... How should we do it?" The mercenaries were all crouching in the grass, and someone couldn't help but ask.
Hearing this, Benjamin smiled and said, "We'll wait."
His goal is clear, kill all these people, but it is not that easy to do this. The six mages were all capable of flying. Once they realized something was wrong and ran away separately, Benjamin couldn't come up with any good solutions.
Unless they were killed in one blow, all six of them would be dead together. Otherwise, he can only find ways to cut off the connection between them and defeat them one by one.
Therefore, they must wait patiently.
This forest is quite big, and these people will definitely go deeper and deeper in order to find their "prey". Six mages guard six teams respectively. If Benjamin wants to defeat them one by one, he must wait until they are separated enough.
But... I always feel like something unexpected will happen.
There were a lot of people going into the woods to hunt together, hundreds of them. It was hard to guarantee that if he was negligent, one or two of them would run away, burying the risk of trouble for himself. For various reasons, Benjamin always felt a little unsure about his pre-planned plans.
And the most important thing is that people who enter the woods can be solved in this way, but what about those outside the woods
To be able to surround this forest, a conservative estimate would require thousands of people. The seven of them wanted to kill thousands of people, which was indeed a bit difficult.
I have to think of a way...
After a moment of silence, Benjamin suddenly turned his head, looked at the mercenary lying closest to him, and suddenly spoke.
"Well... your name is Barrow." He lowered his voice and said seriously, "I have a very important task for you. Are you willing to do it?"
Barrow was stunned for a moment, then nodded vigorously.
Benjamin also showed a satisfied smile and said: "Okay! Later, I will use magic to sneak you out of the woods. After leaving the woods, you hide yourself well and go back to Riley City to bring me a message."
Barrow looked a little stunned: "Is this... okay?"
"Of course, why not?" Benjamin spread his hands and said, "This message is very important to us. You must successfully deliver it to resolve our current situation. Are you willing to accept it?"
When Barrow heard this, he seemed to have thought of something. He took a deep breath and said decisively: "I do!"
Seeing this, Benjamin also smiled and patted the other party on the shoulder.
After adding such a sum, he felt much more relieved.
So, the plan was almost finalized. Before the group of wealthy businessmen went too deep, Benjamin led his six followers to the other end of the woods.
There were not many guards outside the woods here, but Benjamin did not attack them. Instead, he used the ice-breaking technique, made an ice drill, dug a relatively hidden hole, and sent Barrow to the ground without anyone noticing. Outside the woods.
Although magic is very convenient, the whole process still takes them a lot of time. After confirming that Barrow left safely, they filled the cave again. It was getting dark.
Entering the dark woods, it was eerily quiet, with the chirping of birds coming from time to time, almost the only background sound here.
Benjamin was satisfied with this.
The weather is very good, there are no stars or moon, and we are ready to start.
Previously, he had used the water element induction method and the system's organizing ability to draw a map of the entire forest in his mind. Now, he led the five people behind him and slowly moved towards the enemy.
Half an hour later, they found their target.
Probably the "Seven Days of Hell" had just begun, and the six teams were not particularly well separated. However, this team is in a completely different state at the moment.
—They are chasing people.
"Quick! Quick! Don't let that kid get away!"
The leading wealthy businessmen held guns in their hands and rode on the backs of the strongest guards. The guard blushed and ran forward. In front of them was a lone mercenary with a money bag hanging around his waist, who could only keep running forward.
boom! boom! boom!
The wealthy businessmen shot one after another, trying to hit the mercenary. It's a pity that their marksmanship was so bad. After a volley of fire, the mercenaries didn't even hit a single shot.
However, facing such a result, the mercenary was not happy at all, and the wealthy businessman was not angry at all.
The other guards in this group had already spread out nearby and surrounded the mercenary. They didn't take action, they just blocked the mercenary's path, forcing him to circle around the area and run away under the fire of the wealthy businessmen.
And the wealthy businessmen riding on people's backs were having a great time.
"Run! If you don't run, how can we chase you?"
"Hahaha! So what's the use of being able to fight? If you can cut people again, now you can't just run away with your head in your hands? I'll let you run again!"
"Sir, be careful, don't hurt your own people..."
The sound of gunshots and laughter mixed together. In this dark night, they held torches and the firelight flickered, as if they were holding a happy bonfire party.
Seeing this scene from a distance, Benjamin couldn't help but sigh.
"Master Mage, I want to kill them!" A mercenary said behind him with suppressed anger.
Benjamin thought for a while and shook his head.
The distance between this team and other teams is still too close. If we take action now, we may alert others.
"Are you willing to show up yourself and lure them further away?" He turned his head and said to the mercenary, "It may be a little dangerous, but we are all lying in wait. As soon as the time comes, I will take them All settled."
When the mercenary heard this, after being stunned for a short time, he smiled excitedly and nodded vigorously.
"As long as I can kill those fat pigs, I can do whatever you want!"
So Benjamin patted him on the shoulder encouragingly. After he made the ambush plan, the remaining people laid the ambush, and then let the bait mercenary take his own steps.
In the dark night, the mercenary who lured the enemy took a deep breath and walked forward quietly.
Benjamin hid in a tree, looking at the group of rich people still playing in the distance, his eyes as cold as ice that had never melted.