"You... you..."
The paladin stretched out his hand in disbelief and pointed at the three Benjamins. He couldn't even speak. It was as incredible as seeing the sun coming out of the west.
"What? You can't recognize it now?" Benjamin showed a kind smile, "We have helped you drive away such a large group of monsters. Isn't it a bit too much to repay your savior like this?"
Maybe it was because they were too shocked, but the paladins still couldn't come to their senses, and said incoherently: "You... how could it be... you're not locked in there..."
Benjamin shook his head.
"Your cell can only restrict us from using telekinesis, but it can't restrict us from using magic. That's it." As he said that, he suddenly waved his hand, and dense ice needles emerged, instantly penetrating the few defenseless people. The powerful paladin.
Several more bodies were added to the silent ship.
The surrounding crew members looked at this scene, and everyone was stunned.
I don’t know how long they were stunned before some of them came back to their senses and looked at Benjamin with fearful eyes: "You... are you..."
"Don't worry." Benjamin waved his hand and interrupted him, "I have dealt with all the people left behind in the church. This is the last ship I will liberate. No one will force you to sail again. "
When everyone heard this, they were stunned again.
After being silent for a while, the slightly older captain spoke cautiously: "... You are mages, right?"
"So what?" Benjamin shrugged and nodded without hesitation, "I know you all think the mage is a servant of the devil, but at the critical moment before, it was the mage who rescued you from the siege of a group of octopuses. .”
"Can… "
Benjamin didn't mean to stop. He interrupted the other party and continued: "And who forced you to enter this dangerous sea regardless of your safety? Now that you think about it, it's the church."
This coming and going left everyone on board speechless.
It seems... What this mage said makes sense
They all felt shaken in their hearts. They had been forcibly recruited and received no remuneration. These crew members could only comfort themselves by saying that they were serving God. However, after being on the ship for so many days, they began to realize that the priests were not as perfect as they imagined.
To be honest, they were dissatisfied - especially when those high-minded Paladins were walking around on the ship.
Therefore, when the legendary evil mage appeared in front of them, they were... less resistant.
"F-Master Mage...what do you want us to do?"
After a moment of inner struggle, the captain finally accepted the fact that they must now obey the mage and asked hesitantly.
"Drive the boat back, we don't need you to do anything." Benjamin had already turned his head, looking in the direction where the church group disappeared, and said casually.
"Where are you going back..."
When Benjamin heard this, he turned his head back and said: "You definitely can't go back to the Kingdom of Hori, the church will not let you go. But as long as the ship sails to Carites, it will be difficult for the church to track your location. "
"K-Carites?"
"Yes." Benjamin turned around, threw out a chart, and said slowly, "This sea area is full of monsters, and it will be very unlucky for you to leave on your own. However, you can follow the route on the chart to ensure that you are not even connected to the sea. There is no danger."
The captain froze on the spot, picked up the chart with trembling hands, opened it and took a look at it. The crew members on the side also rushed to get closer. Finally, they carefully put away the chart and looked at the three Benjamins with complicated eyes.
"...Thank you, Master Mage." The captain lowered his head and said.
Benjamin didn't react at all, but urged: "Let's go, get out of here as fast as you can."
The captain nodded.
All the crew members began to hurriedly prepare to set sail, pulling up the anchor and raising the sails... There was no need for Benjamin to urge them. In fact, none of them wanted to stay in this strange place.
Soon, the entire fleet docked on the shore, without the church's knowledge, turned on full power and quickly moved away from the archipelago. Everyone on the boat looked a little dazed, as if they had had an incredible dream, and they still can't believe what happened.
"So there are really good people among mages...?"
Standing on the deck, the captain looked in the direction of the island, couldn't help but speak, and muttered to himself.
Having been brainwashed by the church for most of my life, the indestructible faith in my heart was turned upside down at this moment.
at the same time.
Benjamin, who was on the other side, had already stepped onto the island and hurried carefully towards the location of the settlement. He didn't actually want to be a good person, but if the entire fleet was stranded on the island, Benjamin wouldn't have time to take care of them. What if one of the crew members asked someone from the church to tip off the ship? Therefore, he had no choice but to get rid of all these people as soon as possible and do a good deed along the way.
After a while, the fleet and the crew on it were quickly forgotten by Benjamin. He walked into the jungle on the island, turned on the water element sensing method, and carefully sensed everything around him.
"It's a very interesting place. The species ecology is completely different from that on land. It's almost a completely new system." The system suddenly appeared and he sighed seriously.
"Indeed." Benjamin looked at the tropical rainforest-like vegetation environment in front of him, nodded, and replied, "But... now is not the time to engage in biological research. Don't you think it's weird here?"
"What's weird?"
"In such a huge jungle, there is no trace of animal activity."
Benjamin searched everywhere, but couldn't see a living thing. The surrounding area was eerily quiet. If people from the church hadn't left some footprints, he would have thought that he had gone the wrong way.
The system didn't seem to be interested in this, and said casually: "Who knows? Maybe this is the way this place needs to be to be normal."
Benjamin had no choice but to turn his head and look at the two siblings following him.
They were probably returning to their homeland with a desire for revenge, and their expressions looked very complicated. While moving forward, the girl sometimes couldn't help but reach out her hand and gently touch the tree trunk beside her, looking a little sad.
"We can finally take revenge on the elders who killed your parents, are you nervous?" Benjamin asked suddenly when he saw this.
The two siblings nodded after hearing this. However, after hesitating for a moment, the girl couldn't help but said: "Master Mage... When you come here this time, do you have to wipe out everyone here?"
Benjamin shook his head.
"I know what you are worried about." He said slowly, "Some people are hopeless, just like terminally ill patients. In order to prevent the spread of the disease, we can only completely kill the source. But... those who can be saved, I And why must we kill them too?”
It is really slow for the academy to train telekinesis spellcasters from scratch. Therefore, Benjamin naturally did not intend to kill all the people on the island. He believes that most people are just kept in the dark and fooled by the ruling class here, and are not hopeless. He also believes more that he has the ability to make people here realize the correct life.
— Just like how he persuaded the two siblings.
When the two siblings heard this, they also breathed a sigh of relief. It was clear that although they hated the elders and the entire sect that had murdered their parents, this was still their homeland.
The girl took a deep breath and was about to say some words of thanks, but at this moment, Benjamin suddenly raised his hand and made a silent gesture, and his whole person became serious.
Her words could only be swallowed back in her stomach.
"Shh... have you sensed it? The magic wave is coming from far in front." Benjamin lowered his voice and said slowly, "If it can spread to such a far place, no need to ask, the situation over there must be very intense."
The two siblings couldn't help but be stunned.
"You mean..."
Benjamin nodded and continued: "People from the church and overseas sects must have completely fought just now."