Everyone present was in a daze.
The onlookers were stunned because when they looked carefully, they saw that the fallen figure looked very similar to the old man. The mage on Benjamin's side was stunned because the moment before the ice wall and the fire bullet collided, Benjamin, who was standing in front of them, suddenly rushed forward.
The mage of "Desert Shadow" was stunned because at the moment of the explosion, a figure suddenly rushed out from the smoke and directly penetrated the shield in front of them. It was like a wall-penetration technique, and it came in the blink of an eye. In front of their leader, he smiled and patted the leader on the shoulder.
Then, their leader was shaken, as if he turned into an ice sculpture and fell straight down.
At that moment, these mages didn't even react.
"you you… "
It took almost ten seconds for them to suddenly realize that the person in front of them was Benjamin, the head of the mage opposite.
This guy took his own head off.
But they still don't realize how all this happened
"You... didn't you say you want to see who can survive to the end, why now..."
Benjamin showed sympathetic eyes and looked at the mage who asked this question: "I said it's hard to fight, right? Brother, we are fighting, of course we are here to scare you!"
“…”
The mage who asked the question was speechless.
At this moment, the mages of "Desert Shadow" fell into a kind of shock and confusion of losing their leader. They didn't know whether to start a counterattack now, or to see if their leader could rescue them, or... simply turn around and run away.
They didn't even know how Benjamin got through the shield.
…do magic
However, Benjamin's mind was very clear.
Just now, he used the smoke and the void state of the explosion to pass through the shield and kill the old man as fast as he could. At this moment, the "Desert Shadow" has lost the ability to fight against him. However, he did not intend to continue fighting with these people. The self-destruction of two rounds of ice walls was actually quite heavy for him.
In fact, what Benjamin needs to do at this moment is to shock these people.
Therefore, after he retorted what the mage just said, he glanced around at the "Desert Shadow" members in front of him and said coldly:
"Your dynasty has come to an end. From today on, Bianmo City is our territory."
Along with his words, the smoke and dust caused by the explosion behind him also completely dissipated at this moment. What appeared in front of everyone was the clear blue sky again, the old man who hit the ground with a clang, and Benjamin who stood in the opponent's shield, facing more than forty mages alone.
Of course these forty or so mages were shocked.
Not only them, but also the mage on Benjamin's side was a little dumbfounded.
… what's going on
They haven't done anything yet. They cast a round of magic and summoned a round of shields. This... why did the seemingly menacing enemy fall
How is it done
At this moment, they looked at Benjamin with a sense of disbelief in their eyes. No wonder this young man is still fearless and confident when talking about the church - how can he be humble with such strength and talent
Without saying a word, their confidence in Benjamin was gradually built up at this moment.
"You... what are you going to do?"
After gradually coming back to their senses, the mages of "Desert Shadow" were panicked. They all took a few steps backwards and looked at Benjamin with horror on their faces, as if Benjamin was going to defile them.
Benjamin shook his head speechlessly.
"What? Do you want to avenge your leader?" Although his mental energy was exhausted to the point of being a little dizzy, he still pretended to be nonchalant and asked casually.
The mages looked at each other and shook their heads.
"In that case, why are you still staying here?" Benjamin shrugged and said, "From today on, the 'Desert Shadow' no longer exists. You have been free for so long, and it's time to experience the feeling of not having a backer. "
The mages looked a little confused, but no one moved.
Seeing this, Benjamin spoke impatiently:
"Get out of here."
At this moment, the group of mages trembled, turned around, and fled in all directions.
"Master Benjamin, um... you just let them go?"
At this time, the mages on Benjamin's side flew up from behind. A mage stepped forward and asked hesitantly.
"Otherwise?" Benjamin spread his hands, "I'm too lazy to kill him."
The mage was silent for a while and said: "I didn't say I wanted to kill them... It's just that we can lock them up or let them join our team to make it stronger."
"How troublesome. It's not like they sincerely want to join us in overthrowing the church and forcefully get in. Instead, they are prone to trouble." Benjamin shook his head and explained, "Let them go and experience what it feels like to be at the bottom. Maybe Then you can understand the meaning of the "Declaration of Free Magic."
Their original purpose was actually to occupy Border Desert City. As for the entire mage organization, as long as the leader is killed, others will not pose a threat.
When the mage heard this, he nodded and said nothing more.
In this way, the days when the "Shadow of the Desert" ruled the entire Bianmo City came to an end. Benjamin led the group of mages and landed in the square below. The people around him hid in their houses and looked curiously through the cracks in the curtains.
"Although Bianmo City was controlled by those people before, there should still be government officials in this place, right?" After looking around, Benjamin suddenly spoke and asked.
"Yes." The local mage also came out and replied, "But there are not many people. The people of Desert Shadow seem to have locked them up. I don't know where they are locked up, but they should be behind the city lord's official residence. Kind of place.”
Hearing this, Benjamin nodded thoughtfully.
If you want to bring the entire Bianmo City under control, government officials are still a relatively important symbol. The people from "Desert Shadow" chose to kidnap them. As for Benjamin... I'm sorry, he can only take over and kidnap them.
Returning Border City to the Freden government would be equivalent to handing it over to the church. He would never do such a thing.
Soon, under the guidance of several local mages, they arrived at the city lord's official residence. Under the influence of the water element, Benjamin quickly discovered the private prison located under this official residence.
They came to the private prison, greeted the officials inside, and planted a curse on them. Through their answers, Benjamin and his party gradually learned about the various details of managing Border City.
"The royal capital... doesn't pay much attention to this place. Basically, as long as they send a letter that everything is OK once a year and pay a little tax, they won't even send anyone to check. However, those people before It’s been a long time since I’ve paid taxes, and no one has been sent to take care of it. It seems I really don’t have time to take care of it.”
"The land in Bianmo City is barren and there are some special crops. One or two caravans usually pass by each season. However, these things are not under our control. We only need to collect taxes. In addition, there are often mages and The mercenaries use this place, after all, there are many rare monsters in the desert. Basically, the people of the entire Border City rely on these two incomes to survive."
"It's really easy to manage here. The people are very casual. Just get on with it. They don't care who is supervising them. They just feel busy every day and like to watch the excitement."
…
The officials in the dungeon were very conscious of being prisoners, and introduced the details of Border Desert City to Benjamin and the others one by one. And Benjamin nodded with satisfaction. Yes, it’s a very suitable place for them. If nothing else, it’s mainly about peace of mind.
He doesn't plan to put too much energy into it.
After all, it was nice to have his own small town, but his goal was even greater.
"I need someone to help govern this city." He turned around and looked at the mages following him, "Which one of you is willing to stay here?"
The mages thought for a while, and of course the local ones nodded. The reclusive mage in the desert seemed to want to follow Benjamin to fight against the church, so in the end, only two or three nodded.
"That's it... but it doesn't matter. After Maurice sorts out the people in the desert, there will definitely be other mages who are willing to come over. As for now, you are responsible for managing this place." Benjamin said while taking some from his bag He published a "Declaration of Free Magic" and said, "You have all read this book. You have picked out the basic spells and meditation rules in it and spread them to the people so that ordinary people can see them."
Hearing this, the mages were stunned.
"Sir... do you want to train a new mage?"
Benjamin nodded.
"There must be many people in Bianmo City whose magic talents have not been discovered." He handed the manual to the other party and said slowly, "I need you to dig them out and train them to become one of us."