The moment he saw the "Purge" team, Benjamin really felt like his eyes were going dark.
He was still trying to clean up the traces of magic just now, trying to deceive the church. But now? The church's team dedicated to hunting down mages all appeared in front of him. This was simply a great irony.
Benjamin once again felt the malice of the world.
Why did he appear here without dying? Why did you just choose to appear at this time
Why not just let a meteorite fly down next time and kill him
Have fun!
No, calm down quickly. If you don't calm down, there will really be no fun. Calm down, think carefully, think...
What should he do
Run away
But can he really escape? Recalling the speed with which the "Purges" hunted Michelle before, Benjamin didn't think he could escape from this group of people.
Then... Do we want him to fight with this team
To be honest, Benjamin might not be able to defeat even a team of Paladins, let alone a team of "Purges"
After escaping from Michelle, he also learned a lot about the "Purges". The "Cleaners" are a team selected from the Paladins and specially trained. Compared with ordinary paladins, the biggest difference between them is that they have learned magical skills and some special joint attack methods.
Putting aside the aura of deification on their bodies, to a certain extent, they are paladins with superb divine skills and better training.
Put it this way, it seems that it is not that powerful, but...
How sophisticated are their magical arts? How powerful is their combined attack? Benjamin didn't know, but what he knew was how fearful Michelle was of them, and how confident the church was in them.
Therefore, there is no difference between fighting hard and dying.
He couldn't run or fight. Benjamin was pointed at a sword by the "cleaner" in the distance, and his adrenaline was about to report. In this short period of time, he was like a terminal cancer patient who was in a hurry and sought medical treatment. His mind was like a pot of porridge, trying desperately to stir something out of it.
what to do…
Suddenly, he looked at the scarred man's body on the ground and had a plan in mind.
The Cleaners can sense magic within a certain range, but... this does not mean that they know who the mage is. At least, based on what they just said, Benjamin’s identity as a mage was not confirmed.
There is no way, the time has come to divide the pot, and this pot can only be carried by the dead.
Thinking like this, he pointed at the scarred man's body and suddenly said: "That's this man. He is the leader of the North Mountain bandits. He escaped after the siege. He... is actually an evil mage."
Although this idea was just a hasty and helpless move, since he opened his mouth, he couldn't show any guilt.
Life is like a play, it all depends on acting skills!
Hearing this, the leader of the cleaners frowned and glanced at the corpse on the ground, also showing a surprised look. It seems that they have heard about the bandits in North Mountain for a long time.
He exchanged glances with several Cleaners around him.
"Lord Riese, can you calm down and tell us the whole story?" He looked at Benjamin again and said.
Benjamin took a deep breath, ostensibly to stabilize his emotions, but in reality he began to work hard to weave lies.
He felt like he was Cao Zhi composing a seven-step poem, his brain was running rapidly and his acting skills exploded. In the blink of an eye, he actually made up a brand new story:
"I... my manservant didn't go back all day. I was a little worried, so I came out to look for him. It turned out to be this man. He deceived my servant into Bonnie's Tavern and lured me there specifically. In order to protect him, the Lord Paladin I was also killed by him." He said slowly in a shocked tone, "I didn't know why he wanted to arrest me at first, but then... he brought me here, and I knew... I just knew He belongs to that witch! That witch taught him magic and asked him to catch me!"
"That witch?" The leader of the purge frowned and thought for a moment, then asked, "Is it the witch who kidnapped you last time?"
Benjamin nodded quickly and said: "Yes, that's it! Michelle, I will never forget her name. I listened to the bishop's instructions and did not do what the witch said in the letter. Unexpectedly, she You actually let such a robber come to arrest me!"
Hearing this, several cleaners exchanged looks thoughtfully.
Benjamin could feel that when they looked at him, their eyes were much less wary and suspicious.
It seems that Benjamin’s story is pretty good. He also connected the plot with the letter Michelle sent him, which added a lot of credibility.
His wrists, which were numb due to nervousness, were finally not so stiff.
"Your Excellency Riise, did you kill this fallen person?" the leader of the purge asked again.
Benjamin nodded and replied: "He was very proud after killing the Holy Knight, and he didn't know that I still had a gun with me. I have been studying in the gunfire camp of the Royal Army these days, and when he accidentally turned around When I saw him, I took out my gun, but he was very alert, turned around immediately, and I fired, and then... Then he became like this. I was afraid that the sound of gunfire would attract his men, Just as I was about to take Jeremy away from here, you guys came."
The part about killing the scarred man is a more dramatic part. Benjamin could only describe as many details as possible to make the story sound more real.
But how many details can he pull out in such a short period of time
In this way, after finishing the whole story, he felt very unsure. He didn't know if this story would convince the purges, let alone the entire church.
"I see." Fortunately, the Cleaner nodded, without the hostility when he first faced him, and continued, "Your Excellency, this matter has involved the sacrifice of the Fallen and a Paladin. , we cannot make decisions arbitrarily. Can you please go to the church with us again and meet the bishop?"
When Benjamin heard this, he immediately nodded in agreement.
"Okay, I also want to see the bishop again."
This is already expected. As long as mages and magic are involved, the church will definitely arrest people and take their brains out. Benjamin is entering the palace for the third time, so he will not be surprised.
When he first started making up the story, he had already asked the system to quickly forge memories. Although the system still looked like it was troublesome and reluctant, the situation was urgent, so it still listened to Benjamin's words obediently.
If reading memories is the church's most reliable method, then Benjamin can even say that he has completely overcome today's storm!
There was no way, the bishop believed too much in the memory he read.
However, as with everything that happens to Benjamin, the unexpected happens. The FLAG is set, and the reversal will definitely come in the next second.
"Thank you for your cooperation. Mr. Rise, please wait a moment. Even after the fallen person dies, there will be powerful evil power attached to the body. I will deal with the body of the fallen person first. When I finish handling it, I will take it with you immediately. You go back to church.”
The leader of the cleaners said this while walking towards the scarred man's body.
A powerful evil force? what is that
Benjamin had a very bad premonition in his heart.
This scarred man is not a mage, and there will be no "powerful evil power" on his body. If the cleaners discovered this while disposing of the bodies...
There is no doubt about the answer.
There are only three people here: Benjamin, Jeremy and Scar Man. Scar Man is not a mage. Jeremy has lost consciousness. The Cleaners have just sensed magic here... Then, the only truth will emerge in the mind of every Cleaner.
They would decontaminate Benjamin on the spot.
Damn it, how do these people still have such skills? Why didn't anyone tell him that an autopsy can tell whether a person is a mage
I'm going to die, I'm going to die...
Soon, the leader of the cleaners came to the side of the scarred man, and became very close to Benjamin. He nodded to Benjamin, squatted down, and was about to start looking at the scarred man's body.
what to do
Countless thoughts flashed through Benjamin's mind.
This cleaner has already entered the attack range of the ice needle. Kill him now
Benjamin is confident in the power of the ice needle, even the Cleaners cannot stop it. However, even if he kills the purifier, what about the remaining thirteen
That's right, the Cleaners have always been known for their integrity. Without the captain, the entire team's combat capabilities will drop a lot. But even so, can he defeat the remaining Cleaners? Can he escape from them
In this short moment, two thoughts, despair and madness, kept intertwining in Benjamin's mind. He even felt like his body was being torn in half. One half was telling him to act quickly, while the other half was telling him to give up. He was dead, so why bother struggling
If he had enough time, he could still calm down, weigh the pros and cons, and come up with a better way. But now, he didn't even have time to hesitate.
In the blink of an eye, the strong desire to survive once again took over.
What the hell, give it a try!
Give it a try and your bicycle will turn into a motorcycle. Cleaners are also human beings, and as humans they will have weaknesses, and will be defeated if they have weaknesses.
Just when he was about to use magic to get rid of the leader of the Cleaners first, a sudden change interrupted all his actions and stopped the progress of the Cleaner Captain's inspection of the corpse.
"I finally found you. Come on, the bishop wants you to go back. Something happened to the church!"
Suddenly, a paladin ran in from the entrance of the sewer and shouted loudly to the cleansers.