Chapter 285: Discovering the Assassination Mercenary
"Bang--"
“Ahhhh—”
“Help! Aaaaaaahhhh!!”
In the silent forest, there was a sudden explosion, followed by the painful howls of humans.
In the camp, Team Light, who were eating and chatting, were stunned when they heard the sound.
"What's going on?"
"Someone's calling for help."
"There's a fire in the woods over there."
"It's the fluctuation of fire magic."
"There's a fight going on a hundred meters away. Could it be that other adventurers have encountered a monster?"
Shu Li stood up and looked around in confusion.
Just now Ace said there was a wild beast nearby, but he didn't take it seriously. Now he thinks it must be a monster.
Someone was unlucky enough to be attacked by a monster.
“Waaaaaaahh ...
Accompanied by miserable screams, a heavy object suddenly crashed near the camp.
"Bang--"
After a gust of dust, a disheveled guy appeared in front of the fire.
His clothes were burned into many holes by the fire, his hair was charred and smoking, his nose was bruised and his eyes were swollen, his limbs were placed unnaturally, and if it weren't for the painful groans from his mouth, he would have been no different from a dead body.
"Wow! Who is this?" Budno walked forward in surprise, picked up a branch and poked the other person.
"It's human." Amanda looked carefully.
"Not only is he a human, but he's a male human. Judging from his attire, he must be a mercenary." Kumandi said seriously.
"Mercenaries?" Seleu pondered. "Mercenaries always work in teams, rarely acting alone. He must have companions nearby."
Judging from what happened just now, his companion is probably in great danger.
"Is the mercenary group also going to the Snow Country?" Angel asked.
"He suffered a high-level fire magic attack." Ace looked up and pointed at the small red dot flying from a distance. "Farm is back."
Everyone looked in the direction he pointed, and saw Farm with a bright flame burning all over his body. He flapped his bat wings and flew over excitedly. When he approached the camp, he swooped down and circled over the mercenary's head.
"Hey, this guy is still alive. Hurry up and interrogate him."
Shu Li asked in surprise, "Did you cause that loud noise just now?"
Farm retracted the flames from his body, landed on a stone in front of the fire, folded his wings, waved his chubby little paws and said, "That's right! When I came back from the Monster Forest, I found this guy and his companions hiding in the grass and acting suspiciously. I squatted on a branch and observed, and guess what I found?"
"Don't keep me in suspense." Discio asked anxiously.
Farm was very satisfied with Desio's reaction and said proudly: "A mercenary group is trying to assassinate Hector and you!"
"What!" Hector almost jumped up in shock.
The others also showed incredible expressions.
Why would someone want a mercenary group to assassinate them for no reason?
etc--
At noon in Puwa Town, they did make enemies with others.
Shu Li frowned and said with certainty, "It's that filthy fat guy!"
"Barat? He's so bold that he actually paid a mercenary group to kill us!" Siti clicked her tongue.
Nasha sneered: "I shouldn't have let him go back then!"
All evil people should go to hell.
Hector was silent, with a look of regret in his silver-gray eyes.
Amanda scratched the back of her head and asked in confusion, "Why would he do that?"
Ace said: "Hector touched his interests."
Seleu's face was grim. "He's afraid Hector will expose his crimes, punish him, and he'll lose his position as steward and be left with nothing."
Harris sighed: "His soul has been completely corrupted by money and power, and he has long lost his humanity."
Hector squatted beside the mercenary with an expressionless face, took out a dagger, put it against his neck, and shouted coldly: "Open your eyes if you are not dead, otherwise I will turn you into a real corpse."
The mercenary leader, who had pretended to be unconscious, quickly opened his eyes and pleaded weakly, "No, no, no... Don't kill me..."
Hector said sternly: "I ask you a question, you answer it, if you dare to lie, I will send you to hell immediately."
The mercenary leader said in horror, "Young... Young Master, don't kill me! Ask as much as you want... If I know anything, I will tell you everything."
It's not worth losing your precious life for a thousand gold coins.
Damn Barat!
Wasn't the target a group of useless apprentice magicians? Why did a terrifying little milk beast appear?
The little beast opened its mouth and spit out a breath of fire. The air exploded instantly and nine of its younger brothers died on the spot. As a high-level swordsman, he had no power to resist and was burned to death by the flames.
Although the little milk beast was small, it was very strong. It grabbed his collar with its fat claws, lifted him into the air, and with a light flick, threw him more than a hundred meters away, landing him in front of the fire.
The mercenary leader had lived for more than forty years and had encountered countless magical beasts, but none of them had been as incredible to him as the little milk beast.
It is even more terrifying than any ninth-level monster I have ever encountered!
The mercenary leader was experienced and knew that there was a huge gap in strength between himself and the other side. If he wanted to survive, he had to tell the truth.
Hector didn't have to threaten him because he cooperated so well.
Although he guessed that the employer was Barat, he still wanted to hear it from the mercenary himself.
"Hector, this is for you." Shu Li took out a fist-sized crystal from the storage bag and threw it to him.
Hector reached out to catch it and asked, "What is this?"
Shu Li grinned and said, "This little gadget I invented is called the Photo Stone."
"Photo stone?" Everyone else was curious.
"Yes," Shu Li explained simply, "As long as you input a little magic power, you can activate the magic circle built into the stone and activate the recording function."
As time travelers, everyone has a "creative heart" to some extent, using the limited conditions of the other world to replicate modern things.
For example, the wind chime that previously had telephone function, and this photo stone.
As he mastered more and more magical knowledge, Shu Li conducted in-depth research and found a crystal stone that could carry multiple magic circles from more than one hundred kinds of crystal minerals. He then drew complex magic circles, which were linked together to create a photo stone with recording and playback functions.
It took a year and more than two hundred failures before I finally succeeded once.
After Hector understood the function of the photo stone, he hesitated and said, "I... can't use it."
It would be a waste to give him such a precious thing.
Shu Li said, "This is perfect for you now! Record the evidence of Barat hiring a killer and send it to your Third Uncle. I guarantee that after your Third Uncle sees it, Barat will be skinned alive."
Hector squeezed the photo stone in his hand and said gratefully, "Thank you."
He injected magic power, and layer after layer of exquisite magic circles emerged on the surface of the photo stone. Magic circles of different colors intertwined into brilliant light.
Shu Li reminded: "Time is limited, interrogate this guy quickly."
This is the first finished product and there are still many defects. When I have time, I will study it carefully, improve the functions and increase the recording time.
"Okay!" Hector's expression became serious and he began to interrogate the mercenary leader.
The mercenary leader was very cooperative and answered every question, explaining clearly that Barat had paid him to assassinate Hector and his friends.
After the interrogation, he was on his last breath and pleaded pitifully, "Master, can you please not kill me? I think I can still be saved."
Hector put away the photo stone, his eyes turned cold, and he stabbed out with the dagger in his hand without warning, killing the mercenary leader with one blow. The mercenary leader died without any pain.
Pulling out the dagger, Hector pulled out a piece of grass and slowly wiped the blood off the dagger.
Seleu patted his shoulder and whispered, "You did the right thing."
This kind of mercenary who takes on assassination missions is always guilty of a long history, their hands stained with blood. If I don't kill him today, he'll kill me tomorrow. To eliminate future trouble, I must ruthlessly take his life.
Hector nodded silently, took off the mercenary leader's storage ring, and found Barat's assassination letter in it.
The power of attorney and the photo stone provide irrefutable evidence, and no matter how much Bharat argues, it will be of no avail.
"Is there any way to get things to my uncle as soon as possible?" Hector asked.
Strike while the iron is hot. It would be best to get rid of Barat within a week to avoid any more trouble.
Unfortunately, he had to go to the Snow Country with his teammates and could not return to Snowo Castle in the short term.
The others looked at each other.
Sending a letter with magic requires the recipient's receiving "coordinates". Without the coordinates, everything is out of the question.
Hector and his third uncle obviously did not establish the coordinates for sending and receiving letters, so naturally they could not use magic to send letters.
In addition, photo stones and power of attorney are part of packages and have more restrictions.
After discussing it, everyone shook their heads, saying they were powerless.
"This won't work, and that won't work either. How about..." Dizio said with a determined heart, "Let's go back to Powa Town and kill that fat guy!"
"Not appropriate!" Harris tactfully rejected it. "Barat is a subordinate of Hector's uncle. His uncle can kill him, but Hector can't do it. Otherwise, it will cause unnecessary conflicts and be detrimental to Hector's future development in the family."
Harris is older and was once a royal magician. He is very familiar with the ins and outs of each major family.
Even if Barat was wrong, Hector killed Barat without even saying hello, which was equivalent to a slap in the face to his third uncle.
His third uncle has lost all face and must bear a grudge against Hector.
When Hector returns to the Snowwo family in the future, his third uncle will definitely make things difficult for him and ruin his good deeds.
The evidence was sent to his third uncle, and he felt guilty when he learned that his nephew had been wronged, so he would naturally hold Barat accountable.
"I see!"
After listening to Harris's analysis, the innocent boys and girls suddenly understood.
The little fairy and the little dragon sighed that humans are indeed complex creatures.
Hector was tangled: "Is it...Is it possible that we can only send evidence to Uncle San after our adventure is over?"
Every day Bharat lives is a day more that the people of Purva suffer.
Ace's lips curled up slightly: "I have an idea."
"What method?" Shu Li couldn't help but grab his cloak and asked.
Ace looked at the boy's delicate face and said gently, "We have a ready-made 'messenger' here."
"A ready-made messenger?" Shu Li blinked, an idea suddenly occurred to his mind, and he turned to look at the little baby beast squatting and dozing by the fire.
Farm suddenly felt a chill on his spine and all his sleepiness disappeared.
Shu Li reached out and lifted its wings, grinning, revealing his white teeth. "Farm, can you fly?"
Farm shuddered inexplicably. "Yes, of course I can fly."
Shu Li asked again: "You fly very fast, right?"
Farm raised his head and chest proudly. "That's right! If I want to, even the Sekon birds can't catch me."
Shu Li chuckled and rubbed the little monster vigorously. "It's decided, you'll deliver the package!"
Farm: "Huh?"
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