"Tony, Andal, Thane, Winnie..."
There is nothing special about these names. There may be many people with this name in the world. However, everyone on the list happens to be the mages who follow Benjamin.
…could it be a coincidence
There were more than thirty names in the entire list, accounting for almost a quarter of Benjamin's team. A chill suddenly rose in his heart.
How was it detected
There is no doubt that these mages under him have been discovered by the church, and they are still safe now, just because the church did not take action. And after comparing it with the system, he realized that the mages on the list were all concentrated in several cities south of Carites, and they were obviously discovered one stronghold after another.
Could it be that while spreading the news, they were accidentally caught by the church's informants
At that moment, Benjamin hurriedly hid, used magic props to convey the news, and told the parties on the list the news, asking them to be careful, pack up their belongings, and prepare to move their positions.
Then, he looked at the priests hidden in the town.
He wanted to know what the church was going to do with this list.
So, after some thought, he quietly approached the priest with the list. The priest disguised himself as a local resident and came to the well to draw water. Benjamin found the opportunity when the opponent was alone, and suddenly took action, and a burst of ice mist completely enveloped the opponent.
"What? Help!"
At that moment, the priest's expression changed drastically, and he immediately shouted loudly. But Benjamin was prepared. The water film stood up, and the sound was isolated inside and could not reach other people's ears.
The cross on the priest's body also shattered, barely keeping him from being frozen by the low temperature brought by the ice fog.
"Stop shouting, people outside can't hear your voice." Benjamin walked out of the darkness, looked at the priest shivering in the shield, and showed a smile.
"You... what do you want to do? God will not forgive you!" The priest maintained his shield and shouted with courage.
"I don't want to do anything." Benjamin shrugged, seemingly casually, "I just want to know what's going on with that list on your body?"
Hearing this, the priest's expression changed again at that moment.
"Wha, what list, I don't understand what you are talking about..."
Just when Benjamin had no choice but to break the shield and use some interrogation skills, the priest in front of him suddenly tilted his neck, blood flowed from his mouth and nose, and he self-destructed his magic power.
Seeing this, Benjamin shook his head.
"trouble… "
This method of suicide is really difficult to stop if the other party is determined enough.
Therefore, he could only shake his head, walk over, search out the list of letters from the priest, and look at it carefully. The ink and paper of the list are still relatively new, and it must have been written recently.
Benjamin was lost in thought.
I don't know why, but the more he thought about it... the more suspicious this matter became.
Something doesn't feel right.
Because of this, he did not turn around and leave the town. Not only that, after some hesitation, he disposed of the body and strode towards the home of the wealthy local businessman.
He has to go to this appointment.
He had carefully observed the ambush in the town. Although there were many of them, if he wanted to leave, they probably wouldn't be able to stop them. In this case, why didn't he ask the wealthy businessman named Talco what was going on
Submitting the invitation, being respectfully invited in by the butler... This series of procedures is still in place, and there is no sign of a trap. At least, the church seemed to really want to ambush him here, or ambush other mages who came to teach magic.
Soon, Benjamin met the businessman in a small room.
"This must be Master Benjamin. It's so exciting. Your reputation has already spread to Karites, and everyone is saying that you are the most selfless sharing mage in the world."
The other party was very enthusiastic, but Benjamin had no patience to chat with him any more.
After clapping his hands, a ball of water vapor suddenly appeared, blowing the opponent directly up and restraining him in mid-air.
Suddenly, Talko's expression changed drastically, and he struggled hurriedly, but could do nothing. He could only say in panic: "Master Benjamin, you... what do you mean?"
"Are you asking me? I want to ask you." Benjamin put away his kind face, sneered, and said, "Mr. Talco, what do you mean?"
As he spoke, he waved his hand again. A hole suddenly opened in the ceiling above the room. Then, a strange metal net fell down, but was immediately cut in half by the ice moon blade he summoned.
Benjamin glanced at the metal mesh. Hmm... It's the kind of metal that can interfere with the movement of elements and achieve the effect of banning magic. It's obviously a trap prepared for him. Unfortunately, this thing doesn't work for Benjamin.
The church seems to have put some thought into catching him.
The metal net appeared, and Talco could no longer pretend. He could only show a guilty and frightened expression, and said with a sorry smile: "Mr. Mage... don't kill me! I don't want to die! They forced me to do this. I don’t want to either…”
Benjamin sensed outside. The ambush soldiers gathered outside the house, waiting quietly. They probably didn't know what was happening inside the house.
Therefore, he still had time to interrogate.
The other party is just a businessman, so it's impossible to give him another magical power to self-destruct, right
"Tell me everything you know, otherwise, I will make your life worse than death." Benjamin said with a smile. He soundproofed the entire room, and then summoned dozens of tiny ice needles, floating lightly in front of Talco's eyes.
As soon as this battle came out, Talko seemed to be frightened, and he started talking without any effort.
"Master Mage, these are some strange guys. They kidnapped my daughter and forced me to lure you here. I really have nothing to do with those people. You must not think of me as one of them!"
Benjamin looked dissatisfied and said, "What else? Do you know that's all?"
"this… "
The other party seemed hesitant. When Benjamin saw this, he also knew that this seemingly greedy businessman was hiding something. Therefore, with a slight wave of his right hand, the ice needle flew in, the ice needle flew out, and the screams came out like a slaughtered pig.
The first round of torture lasted about half a minute.
Benjamin looked at Talko's shaking body like chaff, smiled with satisfaction, and nodded.
"What now? Is there anything else you want to say?"
"You...you devil, God will punish you! You...you..."
Benjamin shook his head.
He even learned the church's mantra, and he said that his daughter was kidnapped and that all this was forced by the church... These words are no longer convincing at all.
This guy must be from the church!
"Don't say yes, then let's continue."
The ambush soldiers guarding outside did not get the signal and did not know what was happening inside, so they still waited outside and did not rush in to surround Benjamin.
So, another two minutes passed.
"Don't... don't prick me again." Ten fingers were pierced all over. Talko's belief was not firm enough and he finally chose to give in. "I said... I will say anything!"
Seeing this, Benjamin put away the ice needle and asked coldly: "What is your purpose? To catch me? Or... mislead me?"
Talko was so angry that he finally spoke and revealed the conspiracy behind it: "Our... Lord Bishop's purpose is to use that... that list to mislead you, and then kill all your men in one fell swoop... "