Benjamin was almost so frightened that he couldn't breathe.
It was already evening, and the whole forest was in a quiet and dark atmosphere. A little light leaked through the gaps in the leaves, illuminating swaying shadows everywhere. However, in this kind of environment, a pale face suddenly appeared, and the impact was really big.
Benjamin took action without even thinking.
Hundreds of ice blades were summoned and appeared above his head. At that moment, he subconsciously used magic and directed countless ice blades to hit him!
Only then did he see clearly what was on the other side.
It seems... a person
"Hey, hey, hey! What do you want? Help, kill!"
In the woods not far away, the pale face that looked very gloomy also moved, showing a panicked expression. He emerged completely from the shadows and stepped back in a hurry.
Everything happened extremely hastily, and the ice blade came very quickly. Facing this formation, the man staggered and fell to the ground. It was obviously impossible to hide anymore.
He could only turn around and look at the overwhelming ice blades with a look of despair.
"stop."
At this moment, Benjamin came back to his senses and clapped his hands gently.
Hundreds of ice blades seemed to have been pressed on the pause button and suddenly stopped in mid-air. The man's pale face was covered with cold sweat, but the scene of blood splattering in the forest did not happen after all.
"who are you?"
Benjamin waved his hand to disperse the ice blade and asked doubtfully.
"Hello... sir, my name is Luke. Thank you very much for your mercy." The man stayed for a while, then stood up from the ground and replied tremblingly.
Benjamin also saw the other party's appearance clearly at this time.
He was an ordinary man in his thirties, extremely thin, wearing black robes, and his face was so pale that he almost looked like he had some disease. The other person also had a sickly feeling all over his body and was particularly weak.
However, Benjamin felt a unique spiritual power and elemental movement from the other party.
"Are you a mage?" Therefore, he asked.
Luke nodded.
Benjamin then asked: "How come you are here? Are you alone? Are you... the same group of mages who entered the Kampla Mountains a few months ago?"
Luke was stunned for a moment. The overwhelming number of questions made it difficult for him to answer for a while. After thinking for a while, he spoke: "How do you know? After the collapse of the Master Freemasonry, I felt that life in the country was becoming more and more difficult, so some of my companions and I moved into this mountain."
Hearing this, Benjamin also breathed a sigh of relief.
But he found it.
"How many of you are there in total?" he asked again.
"Quite a few, hundreds of people." Luke stretched out his hand and pointed in the direction behind him, "Our residence is on the north side of a hill in front. Sir... are you here to visit us?"
There are so many people
These mages are really strange. Hundreds of mages are already a force that cannot be ignored. They can definitely go against the church and insist on hiding in the mountains.
But... Thinking about it carefully, it seems that they don't know the existence of the church.
These people must have been secretly guided by the church and felt that it was boring to stay in the crowd, so they ran into the mountains on their own. They do not think that this idea was led by some people through public opinion.
But no matter what, being able to find a mage or a large group of mages in the mountains is already very good news for Benjamin.
Therefore, Benjamin nodded and said: "That's right. I'm bringing some companions with me. Can I go see your residence?"
Luke agreed and said, "Of course, new mages often enter the Kandela Mountains during this period and finally join us."
In this way, although the circumstances of the meeting were a bit unexpected, Benjamin finally found Carites' army of local mages. So he returned to camp and told his mages the news.
Everyone was very happy to hear the news - they had found the main force, and at least they didn't have to camp here. Therefore, everyone set off, packed up their tents, and followed Luke towards their base in the mountains.
"Why did you decide to come to the Kandela Mountains in the first place?" Benjamin asked Luke on the way.
"There's no reason. The main reason is that there are few people here and there are abundant materials." Luke replied, "At first, I came in with more than a dozen people, but later I found that there were quite a few mages hiding here. Slowly we got together to make it easier to deal with the monsters. Everyone here is a mage and we live very comfortably, and we don’t have to worry about what those lowly ordinary people think of us."
When Benjamin heard this, he shrugged and said nothing.
Lowly ordinary people... Do all the mages here have this concept
No wonder you want to live in seclusion. This is because you don't care about anything in the world. From this point of view, it seems that it is not that easy for Benjamin to change their minds and let them leave the mountains to deal with the church.
how should I do it…
Thinking like this all the way, about two hours later, after climbing over another mountain, Benjamin finally arrived at the Master's residence in the mountains.
The location of the residence is extremely secluded. They followed Luke through a cave covered by vegetation, made several turns, and walked out of the end of the cave. Finally, they saw a magical village hidden in the heart of the mountain.
Although it is hidden inside a mountain, the terrain of the village is still relatively open, and the houses are scattered and roughly built. There is a large opening in the mountain wall above, and the outside light passes through it. This also prevents this place from becoming a complete cave, and there is a barely usable natural light source.
Benjamin couldn't help but admire that such a suitable terrain for seclusion was like a natural paradise. He didn't know how these people found it.
Obviously, it would be difficult for him to find this place without someone to guide him.
The whole village is not lively, and there are not many people coming and going. Probably these mages don't like to go out, and most of them stay in their houses. Several mages who were active outside also looked pale, probably because this place was hardly exposed to direct sunlight, giving it a gloomy temperament.
"There are really too many of you. I'm afraid there aren't enough empty houses to live in." Luke said as he led the way, "I'll go ask the elders for instructions later and see if I can find enough space for you."
"It doesn't matter. There are a lot of open spaces on the edge of the village. We can camp here." Benjamin replied.
"That's it... If you don't have any objections, sir, I won't say anything." Luke nodded and said, "By the way, I wonder if you came to the mountains to visit us. What's the matter?"