"How many prey are left in the woods now?" Derek asked the guard on the way, "Is it because most of the people have been killed and there is no one to kill, so they made this request?"
The guard led the way, his head lowered, and his expression could not be seen.
"You should speak! Don't act like a mute." Derek frowned and said impatiently.
The guard still lowered his head, but finally spoke: "... There are four left."
"Only four left?" Derek's tone was still quite surprised, "That's not true. These guys all won three times in the ring. Why did they die so quickly this year?"
The guard suddenly stopped.
Derek's eyes changed slightly.
I saw that the guard took off his helmet and turned around. The timid temperament just now was gone. He looked at Derek and his three followers, smiled jokingly, and said, "There are four of you left."
Derek was stunned at that time.
However, he didn't have time to figure out what happened. Among the trees in all directions, more than a dozen figures suddenly appeared one after another.
These people were burly and murderous, with long swords in their hands and resentment in their eyes. Before their opponents could react, they surrounded the four of them.
"you… "
You could tell by the look in Derek's eyes that he had recognized the guys surrounding them.
They were the "prey" who had their hands broken off and were driven into the woods.
How come they are here? And... And what happened to their intact hands and the weapons in their hands
A very bad premonition suddenly appeared in Derek's heart.
The guard who led him, or rather Benjamin, also threw aside the helmet in his hand at this moment and said coldly: "We meet again, Sir Derek."
Derek immediately grasped the sword at his waist and assumed a fighting stance.
"Who are you?"
Benjamin smiled and said: "I am the prey you sent into this forest with your own hands? Have you forgotten? But that's right, I've made myself look like this. It's normal that you can't recognize me."
As he spoke, he snapped his fingers. A water ball appeared out of thin air, washing away a layer of makeup on his face, returning it to the way it looked when he entered the woods.
Derek's expression changed dramatically when he saw this.
"You... you are actually a mage!"
Benjamin nodded.
At this moment, the expressions on the faces of Derek and his three followers were beyond description. Are they really not dreaming? Why would a good mage come into contact with something like underground black boxing and win three games without anyone noticing that something was wrong
They still couldn't believe it, but... the facts before them forced them to believe it.
And more importantly, at this moment, they were surrounded by hostile mercenaries and were weak. And the mage in front of them looked at them with a smile that sent shivers down their spines.
The expressions of the three followers had gradually changed from shock to fear.
As for Derek…
"No, where are the mages we invited?" He seemed to have thought of something and spoke eagerly, "And our guests, where are they?"
Benjamin shrugged innocently and said, "They're all dead."
"impossible!"
"Why did I lie to you?" Benjamin shook his head, his expression returned to indifference, "Where do you think my guard clothes and the weapons in their hands came from? But...what the hell? You are all going to die. People, why am I telling you this?"
Following his words, the mercenaries who formed the surrounding circle clenched their swords and showed excited expressions.
"No... wait!" Derek panicked, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, "Do you know the identities of those fat guys? If they really die, do you know what will happen?"
Benjamin spread his hands: "That has nothing to do with me anymore."
Derek suddenly became excited: "You want to stay out of it? Dream! Even if we die here, so many people outside have seen your face, you can't stay out of it."
"Really?" Benjamin raised his eyebrows and said, "Do you think the face I have now is my true face?"
Derek froze again.
"It is not difficult for those who have the ability to stay anonymous and start over from scratch." Benjamin said slowly, "I have never revealed my true identity since I joined your underground ring. Even if it is traced in the future. , and no one will know what the relationship between this matter and the mage is."
"You..." Derek clenched his fists, but was speechless.
When Benjamin saw this, he was too lazy to say anything and made a finishing gesture to the mercenaries beside him.
It is said that villains die from talking too much, although now that he has a chance to win, he can despise his opponent as much as he wants. However, there is no point in continuing to talk like this, so let’s get this over with.
In fact, he changed his original plan the moment he picked up the guard's helmet.
He could kill the thousands of people surrounding the woods, but it was still too difficult to kill them all without missing a single one. Even if he recruits people from the outside, there is no guarantee that one or two fish will not slip through the net, and these two fish that slip through the net will lead to Benjamin's weakness.
So far, the plan has gone smoothly, and they haven't left any holes. Benjamin didn't want anything to happen again, so he changed his mind and no longer wanted to take action against the people from the illegal mercenary organizations outside.
—A group of guys who are confused to begin with, let them remain confused.
And here, the only one who needs to be forced to shut up is Derek.
To capture the thief, capture the king first. As long as Derek is gone, people outside are just headless flies, and the only information they know is their appearance. But for things like looks, Benjamin used fake ones, and these mercenaries could make up for it through some means.
In short, the final result of the whole incident will be that the wealthy merchants will enter the woods with a large number of guards and mages, and then disappear from the world together with their prey. They have already cleaned up the battlefield. Unless they dig three feet into the ground and dig through the entire forest, no one will find any clues.
But... even if the bodies of those wealthy businessmen are exhumed, so what? Are there any clues that could lead to them
Benjamin believed that even if the church came to investigate the case with their memory-reading method, they would not be able to find them.
At this moment, the four people who finally knew everything were about to die.
"No! No... don't kill me. I promise I won't tell these things. Don't kill me!" Looking at the mercenaries surrounding him, Derek's expression changed again. His indifferent attitude had long since disappeared. Wherever he went, he almost knelt down and begged for mercy in a low voice.
Benjamin sneered and shook his head.
At that moment, a wall of ice suddenly appeared in front of him, blocking Derek's sudden shot at him.
boom!
The smoke dissipated, leaving Derek's stunned face.
Just now, while begging, he took out a gun from his sleeve. He maintained a scared expression, but suddenly raised his gun and pulled the trigger on Benjamin, trying to kill him.
Unfortunately, all this was seen by Benjamin using the water element sensing method.
"No one is willing to die, I have always understood this truth." After blocking the shot, Benjamin looked at Derek, shrugged, and said helplessly, "But... either you die, or I die. There has to be someone. Be that unlucky guy."
Following his words, more than a dozen angry mercenaries, plus ice arrows flying all over the sky, swarmed up and completely submerged the four Dereks.