Chapter 9 The Henchman Dies

A tall masked man walked in with a tray.

His face didn't look good, and the younger brothers behind him seemed to be injured.

Lu Yi keenly noticed that the movement of his right hand was a little awkward.

It seems that there is an internal conflict.

This time the timing was perfect.

The tall man opened the lid on the tray, revealing the hidden food.

Stir-fried beef, salted duck, Gongshui tangerines...

These foods are extremely exquisite, with good color, aroma and taste, and are still steaming.

It should be the best food they can find in a short period of time.

"Eat quickly, this is the best thing here. If you don't eat it now, you will starve to death. I don't care what you are thinking, you will lose everything if you die."

"I'll eat." Lu Yi said.

But when the tall man raised the spoon, Lu Yi turned his head away again.

The tall man had gone through all the bad things in his life in the past few days. He finally found some food for Lu Yi that might be edible, but in the end, the other party didn't even bother to show him the favor.

This realization made him furious for a second.

"What do you mean?"

He held the spoon with an extremely ugly expression, as if he would insert the spoon into Lu Yi's brain in the next second.

Lu Yi said innocently: "How can I eat if you tie me up like this? I want to eat it myself!"

"No." The tall man refused without thinking.

"Why not? As you can see, I'm extremely weak now. Even if you don't tie me up, I have the strength to escape. Besides, there are three of you! Are you afraid of a patient like me?"

"Boy, there's no use provoking me."

"Then I won't eat." Lu Yi closed his mouth tightly, looking stubborn as if he was going to starve himself to death.

"You!" The tall man was so angry at Lu Yi that he almost died.

What’s even more infuriating is that even so, he still has to follow Lu Yi’s wishes.

"Okay, okay, okay!" He said "yes" three times in a row and roughly untied the ropes on Lu Yi's body.

"You'd better eat all of this stuff, don't leave any!"

Lu Yi looked at him strangely, "I am really left alone if you say that."

As he spoke, Lu Yi twisted his arms and neck, and the numbness in his body dissipated a lot.

Lu Yi ate very slowly, and even in such an embarrassing situation he still maintained the reserve unique to aristocrats.

The aroma of food also spreads.

It was dinner time, and Shimona and the mercenaries nearby were all eating steamed buns.

Only Lu Yi had big fish, meat and shrimp.

Lu Yi heard several stomach rumblings and the sound of swallowing saliva.

"Brother, let me make a deal. Can you give me some of Lu Yi's food? I am almost tired of eating steamed buns every day."

Shimona discussed with the mercenaries in front of him.

The mercenary rolled his eyes at him unhappily and said, "Eat it if you want."

Isn't he greedy? The mercenary swallowed his saliva and continued to gnaw on his big white steamed bun.

Big white steamed buns can also be very fragrant.

Lu Yi doesn't have a big appetite, and when he is 70% full, there is still more than half of the food left on the tray.

With the help of the props, his physical strength has been fully restored, and the sense of power is surging as he moves.

"Are you full now? If we take this away, we won't know when the next meal will be."

"I want to eat! Give me food, I'm not full." Ximona muttered immediately.

"You have no right to speak." The mercenary in front of him immediately covered his mouth.

"Yeah, who would want to be hungry if they can eat their fill?" Lu Yi said with a hint of meaning.

This mercenary is very considerate.

They even prepared a wet towel for him to wipe his mouth.

"What do nobles like you know? I'm afraid these few days are the most miserable days you have ever experienced in your life, right?"

The tall man didn't bother to hide anything. He just grabbed the chicken leg that Lu Yi had taken a few bites of and started eating it.

"We desperadoes are not like you who eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks all day long and spit out every bite we take."

"Yes, I certainly won't take the initiative to be a scapegoat for others."

The tall man had an unpleasant expression on his face and said in a cold voice, "What nonsense are you talking about? You don't think I'll let you go just by talking, do you? You're too naive!"

"You definitely won't let me go, or someone in your family will die today."

The tall man's face changed drastically.

"But it doesn't matter. It's just a matter of a little earlier or later."

"What on earth are you talking to yourself about?!"

"Ah?" Lu Yi asked in surprise, "Am I wrong?"

"You are mercenaries, the chosen scapegoats! If I'm not mistaken, your family is in their hands, and there are also people in the team sent by Bart to monitor you.

"No matter if it succeeds or not, no one will survive... You are not naive enough to think that you can take the money and go back home after completing this job, right?"

Bart is a fool, bad but not completely bad. He has already hired someone to kill someone, but he is still thinking about how to protect himself if the matter is exposed.

It was precisely that trace of timidity in his heart that allowed Lu Yi to grasp the key to breaking the deadlock.

Lu Yi chuckled and took the initiative to put his hands behind the chair.

His back was straight, and the movement of his back made his shirt bulge slightly. Even though his shirt was wrinkled and his hair was messy, Lu Yi looked so noble as if he was attending a grand banquet.

He looked at him with a calm look, but the certainty behind the calmness was frightening.

"Come on, you should keep it for me after dinner, right?"

The tall man tightly gripped the thick rope in his hand with such force that a trickle of blood flowed out of his fist.

He did not tie Lu Yi up again immediately, but said in a hoarse voice: "Everyone believed the rumors and underestimated you... No, you deceived everyone."

"You should be a mercenary from another country, right?" Lu Yi said to himself, "Otherwise, how dare you board Vincent's sinking ship. There are not many good people in the Vincent family..."

Lu Yi laughed again as he spoke, "They are in the company of beasts."

"But are you beastmen?"

Lu Yi saw the hesitation in his eyes and pressed on: "And do you think that I have been missing for so long, and my father and brother may not have taken any measures? Guess what they are doing now? Or, guess where your family is?"

"What do you mean?"

"Bart Vincent can't save your lives." Lu Yi said.

"But I can."

"…How can I believe that you won't be the next Vincent?"

"You have no other way out. Life or death depends on your decision.

"And I can swear to the God of Light."

"This is crazy." The tall man muttered to himself, "...What do you want to do?"

Lu Yi stood up, walked to a place very close to him, and stopped, saying softly: "I have positioning magic on me, and I can feel that the magic stone that resonates with it is getting closer and closer."

The tall man was breathing rapidly, as if he was thinking of something.

"If I die, you must die too!"

"I won't die, and neither will you." Lu Yi said, "I know you will change shifts at noon. This should be the time when their defense is the weakest, right?"

“…Give me some time.”

"You might as well collect information today to see who you are working with. I am saving you." Lu Yi slowly sat back in his chair.

"But tomorrow that may not be the case."

Lu Yi has been silently calculating the passage of time.

Including the day they had the accident, the two of them had been trapped for three days, and the final exam would be in two days.

He must hurry.

"I'll get back to you as soon as possible."

The tall man threw away the thick rope in his hand and left silently with the mercenaries behind him.

In this psychological game with the kidnappers, Lu Yi won a great victory.

Ximona, who had kept silent the whole time, finally spoke. He stammered, "Lu Yi, is this done?"

Lu Yi was in a good mood and said cheerfully, "Yeah. We are lucky that these mercenaries are not that bad."

They are lucky, but Bart is in big trouble.

Sure enough, the tall man gave him a positive response that night.

The next day's lunch was particularly sumptuous, and even Shimona had a feast of fish and meat.

He had been eating steamed buns for several days, and when he suddenly tasted meat, he was so moved that he burst into tears.

"Not really, buddy." Lu Yi couldn't bear to see the tough guy crying.

“Woo woo woo.”

Shimona kept stuffing meat into his mouth, and the unclear syllables made it impossible to make out what he was saying.

Even the mercenary who had been guarding him couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Eat slowly, kid, or you'll choke to death instead of being killed by us!"

In sharp contrast to this is Lu Yi's slow chewing.

[“857, when the time is right, hide the pills in my spoon.”]

【OK.】857 agreed quickly.

Lu Yi calmly put the spoon with the prop pill hidden under the dish into his mouth.

[Ding Dong! You have taken the C-level item [Macho Man's Golden Gun Ga Ga Brave] pill! Your physical strength, power, and speed have been greatly improved! The bonus lasts for: 15 minutes! ]

"After the shift change, we will kill the two people left over there. You can take the opportunity to run out in about fifteen minutes. The iron gate is not closed tightly, and the key of the old steam car at the entrance of Dongdaemun is still in place. This section of the road may be a bit difficult to walk, so just keep going east."

Lu Yi nodded to indicate that he understood.

The mercenaries packed up their leftovers. Before leaving, the tall man turned around and said, "What you promised me..."

"Don't worry, God of Light, Klein will never go back on his promise."

"Okay, I believe you."

After the door was closed, Lu Yi quickly untied Shimona who was standing next to him.

The fifteen minutes of waiting seemed particularly long.

There was no sound outside the door, and Lu Yi silently calculated the time.

"Walk."

Shimona quickly followed him.

Lu Yi held his breath and pushed open the iron door.

A figure outside the door rushed straight towards Lu Yi.

Lu Yi dodged quickly and the man wearing the iron mask fell beside him.

The tall man whistled outside.

"You're here just in time, let's go."

When the figures crossed each other, the tall man stuffed the space ring into Lu Yi's hand.

…

This factory is bigger than Lu Yi imagined.

The real gate seemed to be even further out, and the inner circle of woods formed a natural closed circle.

"Hey, Lu Yi, why are you running so fast?"

Shimona was running out of breath, and was directly dragged by Lu Yi to run from the back.

They soon lost their way in the huge forest.

[“857, is there any prop that can point me to a direction? Or a small map or something like that?”]

[Yes, you can buy on credit, with interest.]

【"buckle."】

The next second, a directional arrow like that in a virtual game appeared in Lu Yi's field of vision.

He dragged Shimona and ran all the way eastward.

Suddenly, a huge explosion sounded behind him.

Lu Yi's heart sank slightly.

Bart's people found out too quickly.

"No, it's still too slow." Lu Yi turned to look at Shimona, "Come on, I'll carry you."

"Ah? This, this, this is not good..."

"Stop talking nonsense and come up quickly." Lu Yi urged sternly.

It has to be said that their speed instantly became several times faster than before.

But the people chasing them were riding horses, and seemed to have magical equipment that increased their speed.

Lu Yi soon heard the slight sound of horse hooves.

Adrenaline surged rapidly and his heartbeat became more and more intense. Lu Yi couldn't tell for a moment whether it was Shimona's heartbeat behind him or his.

A fire suddenly broke out in the distance and spread rapidly through the woods.

The fire did not seem to be an ordinary flame. After it came into contact with the combustible material, it quickly burned it until not even ashes were left.

"It's a fire magician!!" Shimona said anxiously.

"Bart has spent a lot of money. It seems that he really hates me."

People with magical talent are one in a million, and those who can advance to become magicians are even better.

As a small noble who had been neglected for many years, Bart must have spent a lot of money to be able to command a magician, even if it was just a low-level magician.

An arrow suddenly passed through Lu Yi's right side, taking off a few strands of his golden hair.

At this time, Lu Yi finally saw the shadow of Dongdaemun.

The iron gate was half closed, and the lights of the steam train outside were still on.

There are less than 800 meters left to Dongdaemun.

But the person behind me is already very close.

Lu Yi gritted his teeth, put Ximona down and said, "You go first. If I can't catch up, just drive and don't wait for me."

Ximona is different from him. Even if he escapes and is caught, Lu Yi is sure that Bart's people will not dare to kill him.

But Shimona was definitely going to die.

Shimona didn't say anything more and immediately rushed forward with all his strength.

Lu Yi found an open space and sat down.

The black horse stopped five meters away from him. The person on the horse was wearing a silver mask. The people behind him all wore iron masks. The only person who didn't wear an iron mask was wrapped tightly all over. He seemed to be the fire magician.

The two men faced each other in silence. The silver-faced man drew his bow.

Lu Yi looked back at him without changing his expression.

The arrow was shot out with a sharp sound of breaking through the air and passed by him at high speed.

Lu Yi's heart skipped a beat and he turned around to see Shimona who had turned his head back.

The silver arrow went straight through him and lodged right in his left chest.

——The location of the atrium.

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