The inner city of Havenright.
Deep in St. Peter's Basilica, in a simply decorated quiet room, the bishop clasped his hands, closed his eyes, and prayed to the murals on the wall. He seemed to have turned into a statue, his tight mouth not even trembling at all.
Suddenly, a priest quickly walked into the quiet room.
"The paladin sent to protect Benjamin Reese, whose cross has just been broken, died." He said to the praying bishop.
The Bishop opened his closed eyes.
"Did she do it to the fallen one?" He spoke slowly, but there was no hint of questioning. "After giving us the information, she still chose to do it. She really just wanted to Divert our attention?”
The priest was stunned for a moment, but there was an expression of disapproval on his face.
He was silent for a while, then suddenly shook his head and said, "I'm afraid she's not just trying to divert our attention. I think she doesn't get along with the people in Silent Academy."
Hearing this, the bishop turned his head and looked at the priest, his calm eyes showing no emotion or anger:
"So, the message she used Benjamin Reese to send to us has been verified?"
The priest was being watched by the bishop. For some reason, he suddenly felt nervous and even his palms began to sweat. He originally planned to answer, but for some reason, he didn't say anything for a while, so he had to nod his head to express his affirmation.
The bishop was silent again, seeming to be thinking about what to do next.
When the priest saw this, he didn't dare to ask any more questions and silently wiped the sweat from his palms.
"She wants us to deal with the Silent Academy and we can't spare the energy to deal with her." After a long silence, the bishop finally spoke, with a rare wave in his voice, "However, since she has told the detailed address of the Silent Academy We cannot let it go to waste. The Silent Academy has been arrogant for so long, and it is time for them to feel the power of the Holy Light."
The priest wiped the sweat from his forehead and nodded in agreement.
After thinking for a while, he asked again: "What about...Benjamin Reese? Do we still want to save him?"
The bishop didn't seem to care very much. He waved his hand and said, "There is still the last team of 'Purges' in the capital, let them go. We have to deal with the Silent Academy now, but that doesn't mean we can let her do whatever she wants. She is also there. If you are afraid of us, you will not act rashly. A team of purgers can show our attention and be enough to rescue Benjamin Reese."
Hearing this, the priest nodded again.
After asking all the questions, he seemed to be relieved, closed his mouth tightly, and left with relief.
Upon seeing this, the bishop also turned his gaze back to the "Saint" Abel on the mural, wondering what he was thinking about. After being silent for who knows how long, he still showed a rare trace of human emotion and sighed quietly.
at the same time.
In the outer city of Havenright, the murder in the tavern continues to unfold.
After killing the Paladin, Scar Man commanded his men to kill the tavern proprietress and chef. Then, they escorted Benjamin and Jeremy, left the tavern through the back door, and quickly fled the scene of the crime.
Benjamin couldn't help but think that it was a pity that there would no longer be a bunny girl dancing in this pub called "Bonnie's".
He was not worried about his situation, nor did he protest against the scarred man's "invitation", nor did he even make any resistance.
At first, when he called the knight for help, he was not prepared to let the scarred man live longer. His left hand secretly held the pistol on his waist, ready to draw it and shoot at any time.
However, he soon changed his mind and even let go of the hand holding the gun.
Because he noticed someone.
The extremely thin man, who was about 1.8 meters tall, was the assassin who came to kill him that night when he first returned to the Riise family. Even though Mr. Assassin was wearing a mask that day, Benjamin could still recognize him through the freckles on his face and the character-filled eyes.
It's him! When he first discovered it, Benjamin was shocked.
After experiencing so many things, he almost forgot about this person. But what he didn't expect was that this person would appear in front of him again today, and he would become Scar Man's subordinate. Benjamin had to sigh, fate is really a wonderful thing.
Coincidence? Or did someone do it on purpose
Regardless of whether he did it intentionally or not, Benjamin also wanted to know, who asked this person to kill him
Although this problem has been forgotten by him for a long time, who knows whether it will suddenly appear at a critical moment and give Benjamin a fatal blow? Now that he finally had the opportunity to find the answer, Benjamin naturally wouldn't let it go.
So, after the paladin was killed by Scar Man with one shot, Benjamin did nothing else. The reason is simple. The paladin sent by the church to watch over him is dead, and he is completely free to use magic. Now that he can use magic, does he still need to be afraid of this bandit leader
Just follow them, and you can also find a chance to ask the assassin.
To be honest, he didn't think Scar Man would really hurt him - Scar Man still had questions to ask him!
It seemed that he had returned to the same situation as when he faced Michelle. He is valuable to Michelle, so Michelle will not kill him. He is also valuable to Scar Man, so Scar Man will not kill him.
This is the second time Benjamin has been kidnapped, and he is already experienced.
He didn't think that he had committed the same problem as the Paladin - underestimating the enemy. He had observed the scarred man very carefully. In fact, the scarred man was not as vicious as he looked. On the contrary, this man was very cunning.
He has been pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger from the beginning, pretending to be brainless. Even though the Paladin had been very cautious, he still couldn't help but swell for a while and reveal some flaws.
The scarred man caught the paladin's most arrogant and relaxed moment, drew his gun very quickly, and hit the paladin's heart with almost no aim - another madman who carried a gun without turning on the safety.
Moreover, this marksmanship is really the same as cheating.
No wonder the Paladin fell so suddenly. He had no time to react.
From the moment the two met to the end of the Paladin's death, Scar Man's psychological warfare was quite effective.
People with this ability cannot be reckless, so Scar Man will not hurt Benjamin out of impulse. Of course, this cunning will also make it more difficult for Benjamin to pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger. However, no matter how cunning the Scar Man is, he can't possibly imagine that Benjamin can do magic, right
Seriously, does this bandit leader know what magic is
As the saying goes, whoever knows more wins. This is how he faced Michelle, and how Scar Man faced the Paladin. He would do the same when facing the scarred man.
Of course, there was another reason why he didn't use magic to resist on the spot.
There were many people at that time, and he could indeed ensure his own safety with magic, but he could not guarantee that he would kill everyone present. If not all the people present are killed, even if only one person escapes, the fact that Benjamin can do magic may be leaked.
When it came to the church, he had to be careful.
Therefore, after all considerations, he still followed the scarred man, acting docile, without resisting, and obediently came to what the scarred man called his "home".
As the most powerful bandit leader in the kingdom, Scar Man's "family" is not worthy of his fame.
What he calls home is actually a sewer.
The sewers in the outer city have dirty air, but they are well connected in all directions, which is very suitable for a desperado like him. Scar Man and his men first entered an abandoned house in a remote street. They moved the old bed away, and the entrance to the sewer appeared in front of them.
Then they jumped off one after another.
Benjamin was not afraid, he was even a little curious, so he jumped down too.
As for Jeremy…
On the way, Jeremy was crying because he was too scared. He was knocked unconscious by the scarred man's men and carried him over his shoulder. After entering the sewer, he was thrown to the ground casually. After a while, he snored.
Benjamin felt a little funny and was not in the mood to be angry with Jeremy anymore.
And soon, he no longer had the energy to pay attention to Jeremy.
He had to summon all his energy and mobilize all his brain cells to carefully deal with the seemingly vicious but actually cunning scarred man in front of him.
"Okay, this... Master Benjamin, we can now talk about that woman."
Scar Man dismissed his men and sent them outside to look out. And he himself walked up to Benjamin, rubbed his hands, and said so with a sinister smile.