The situation was more serious than the driver had imagined - not only were there four carriages blocking the way ahead, but there were also four more blocking the retreat from the back. Moreover, more than a dozen riders suddenly appeared on both sides, all of them were strong men dressed as guards, and they surrounded Wu Lai's carriage and trapped it tightly in the middle.
Wu Lai narrowed his eyes. For a moment, he couldn't figure out who had the guts to hold someone hostage in the street. He even suspected that this was a prank by Wright.
He soon realized that this was not a prank, but a premeditated, prepared, and purposeful hostage-one of the dozen riders opened his window and said, "Master Wu Lai, come with us."
"Who are you?" asked Woolley.
"It doesn't matter who we are. What's important is that your women Loli, Iris, and housekeeper Klee are in our hands. If you don't go, or if you do something else rash, the three of them might die. Master Wu Lai, think twice."
"What's your name? Tell me and I'll go with you." Wu Lai said. Since the other party could put up this formation against him, then capturing Loli, Iris and Klee would be a piece of cake.
After a moment's silence, the man gave his answer: "My name is Piden, Pidenstein."
"Pildenstein, if you dare to say your last name in front of me, then you must be a citizen too," said Woolley.
"That's right." Piden nodded.
"I'll remember you. You will pay for your rudeness to me today." Wu Lai was unusually calm when he said this, but it was this calmness that made Piden feel a chill.
"Lead the way. If you don't want to cause any more trouble, move quickly." After Wu Lai said this, he reached out to close the car window and frowned as he thought.
"Master, what should we do?" The driver's voice sounded somewhat panicked.
"It's okay, just follow them." After Wu Lai answered, he reached out and pressed hard on a wooden board inside the carriage. After a light click, a secret compartment appeared at Wu Lai's feet...
…
Piden did not deceive Woolley. Loli, Elise and Claire were indeed in their hands, but they did not capture them. Instead, they tricked them out of the Green Building in the evening in the name of Woolley and brought them to the mansion where Evelina and Rebecca lived.
This house is located beside a low hill in the northwest of Assyria. It is the smallest of the three mansions of the Mondo family in Assyria, but it is much larger than the Green House. Because the members of the Mondo family usually stay in the private territory and rarely go out, this place is usually occupied by the housekeepers and slaves, so it has become a transit station for the Mondo family to collect rare animals. Gosmondo has a large garden in the private territory, which houses thousands of animals.
Evelina and Rebecca like living here because they love animals. Not the small and cute ones, but the large beasts with fierce eyes, fangs and sharp claws. In particular, there is a strange beast whose name no one knows that was acquired in recent days. It is even bigger than a lion.
The two sisters wanted to tame the beast, so they just moved in to "get close to it" because after seeing the beast, Cosmondo said that whoever could tame it would be rewarded handsomely! On the other hand, Cosmondo had come back to Assyria in secret this time, of course, for something, so there was no way he would have time to stay here.
It is worth mentioning that Lori knew something was wrong as soon as she walked in here, because she knew very well that Wu Lai would not be happy to stay in a place full of the stench of beasts. He likes clean and fresh air, which is obviously not the case here.
But she realized it a little too late. Before she could figure out how to respond, the door behind her was slammed shut. Then, a dozen guards holding swords and shields drove her, Iris, and Klee to the backyard...
…
When Wu Lai walked into the backyard which was lit up like day by dozens of lanterns, his pupils suddenly contracted - Loli, Iles and Klee were actually locked in a large animal cage in the corner of the yard. Klee was covered in blood and had fainted. Iles had several whip marks on her body and was sobbing against the railing of the cage. Loli was hugging Iles' shoulders with her eyes closed.
"Lori..." Wu Lai quickly ran to the animal cage and stretched out his hand with heartache. At this moment, he felt very guilty because he knew that the two girls and Klee were dragged down by him.
When they heard Wu Lai's familiar voice, Loli and Iris were shocked at the same time, and almost rushed towards Wu Lai at the same time...
"Wuli..."
"Master..."
As soon as the two girls called out, tears began to fall...
"Don't be afraid, it's okay, I will take you away from here, don't cry." Wu Lai put both hands into the cage, gently wiped the tears from the faces of the two girls, and comforted them, "We will be able to go home soon. By the way, what happened to Kerry?"
"He was beaten to protect us, and his back was stabbed several times." Loli's eyes were full of anxiety, "I'm worried that he will die..."
"Don't worry." Wu Lai quickly glanced at the crookedly lying Klee. Seeing that the blood on his body was brown and his breathing was relatively even, he breathed a sigh of relief. "He's not seriously injured. I will..."
"You are really a passionate person!" A cold female voice suddenly sounded in the yard.
Wu Lai's eyes turned cold, he turned around, and frowned slightly again, because on the balcony on the second floor of the courtyard where the sound came from, there appeared not one person, but two, two beautiful women who looked and dressed exactly the same. They were naturally Evelina and Rebecca.
"Let my people go!" Wu Lai shouted.
"Let go? Sure." Evelina giggled and hooked her finger at Wu Lai, "Come closer, let me see your handsome face."
"Yeah, why are you so far away?" Rebecca smiled and twisted her waist, "Little guy, come here, sister will give you..."
"Shameless!" Wu Lai was immediately furious, wondering where these two evil ghosts came from, kidnapping, holding hostage, beating and molesting him.
As soon as Wu Lai cursed, the sisters' faces suddenly darkened. Evelina snorted coldly and asked, "Wu Lai Grindo! Do you want to know why we brought you here?"
Wu Lai sneered and did not answer, because he knew that the other party would not be able to help but say it, otherwise he would not have asked this question.
Seeing that Wu Lai didn't respond, Evelina suddenly felt that the fun had greatly diminished, but she still had to say: "Wu Lai Grindo, do you remember what you did in Haitang Town?"
So you are from the Vasily family, you are really brave, what on earth do you rely on to be so arrogant? Wu Lai frowned and thought.
"Don't dare to admit it? Fine!" Rebecca said, raising her hand, "Come out, brother."
Wu Lai frowned, and saw another figure slowly appearing on the balcony. Although his face was bruised and swollen, the annoying smugness on his face was still showing unscrupulously. It was indeed Akavasili.
“Oh, Lord Wu Lai, you didn’t expect that this day would come.” A-Ka pointed at Wu Lai with a grim smile, “I’m not afraid to tell you, Wu Lai Grindo, today, you won’t be able to leave this Mondo mansion.”
Mondo Mansion? So the backer is Gosmondo. Woolley narrowed his eyes.
“Are you scared? You don’t dare to speak? Weren’t you very arrogant that day? I know you have someone backing you up, but so what?” Aka laughed strangely and glanced at the cage. “I just don’t believe that anyone would stand up for a dead person! Wuleglindo, when you die, I’m going to take these two women of yours…”
“Shut up!” Wu Lai shouted coldly, interrupting A-Ka’s nonsense. He raised his eyebrows and said, “If you have anything to say, come at me!”
"Humph, I was wondering why your servant is so arrogant. Turns out he learned it from you. You taught him really well. He even talks exactly like you." Evelina showed a hint of sarcasm at the corner of her mouth, and then said, "Of course I came for you. Don't you like fighting? I'm ready for you. You can fight as much as you want in a while!"
Rebecca burst out laughing, as if Wu Lai was the funniest clown in the world. A-Ka was also laughing, and while laughing he looked at the two girls in the cage.
"Well, I'll see what kind of loser you have prepared." Wu Lai smiled coldly, lifted the corner of his robe, tucked it into his belt with his backhand, and rolled up his sleeves. "Listen to me, the three of you. I'll deal with you later."
"Oh my, you really scared me, Woolleglindo." Rebecca patted her chest in a pretentious manner, giggled and said.
"Stop talking nonsense, let's fight!" Wu Lai frowned and pointed at Evelina. Ever since he stepped into the yard, he knew that a fight was inevitable tonight, otherwise the guards would not have pushed him in and then closed the door, leaving only him and Lolita together.
"Okay." Evelina said with a smile, took the copper hand bell handed to her by Rebecca and shook it gently, ding-ding-ding-ding...
The bell rang twice, and the heavy bronze door under the balcony slowly opened, and two figures walked out...
No, one walked, and the other was carried out by his companions, because he was obviously a disabled person, with his legs crossed under his body, sitting on a large copper plate shaped like a pot.
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The man holding him was a big guy with bulging muscles. Although he was holding a person in his left hand, he looked relaxed as if nothing had happened. However, the big shield in his right hand made Wu Lai take a few more glances, because the edge of this copper shield, which was six cubits long and three cubits wide, was very thin, which meant that the purpose of this shield was not just defense.
What Wu Lai didn't expect was that the person sitting on the copper plate actually took the initiative to greet him.
"Hahahahaha, Wuleglindo, do you still recognize me?" He laughed strangely and stroked the rapier in his hand as tenderly as if he was stroking his lover's skin.
After a quick glance, Wu Lai recognized the man. Although he looked thinner than before, his delicate features and rebellious eyes remained unchanged - he was Yanoboni, who walked in the Baishi Building with Malone and had his leg broken because he offended Wu Lai.
"It's you. How strange. Why are you sitting on a copper plate? Aren't you afraid of catching a cold?" Wu Lai said jokingly.
"Woleglindo! I am in this state now, all thanks to you!" Yanobuni pointed his rapier with a grim smile, "Today, I will let you taste the feeling of losing your legs, too."
In Yanobny's mind, there are only two people who are most worthy of hatred, the first is Wu Lai, and the second is Mikoyan. If it were not for these two people, even if he was a slave, he would still be the lonely and proud man standing in the wind with a sword. But now, he has become the "man on the plate", and no one is willing to approach him except his companions beside him.
His companion was called Black Stone, who was nearly 30 years old. He was an ordinary slave gladiator before. He was tall, strong, and fast, but he was a little dumb. He couldn't learn more delicate moves, and he lacked talent in grasping the opportunity. He had always been a sparring partner in the Mondo family. It was not until he partnered with Yanobuni that he showed his ability, because he happened to complement Yanobuni.
Janobuni was responsible for attacking, while he was responsible for defending. His flexibility and strength were enough to block almost all attacks for Janobuni, and with the protection of his body and shield, Janobuni could often stab a fatal sword from a tricky angle.
In the past year, the duo has won an impressive 27 straight matches in four-person tournaments.
Tonight, they will join forces again.
Heishi stopped ten steps in front of Wu Lai, then bowed. This was not a sign of respect, but a customary etiquette of gladiators in a duel.
When Heishi saluted, he still held Yabunino in his left hand.
"Woleglindo, if you need weapons, please just tell me. I won't be stingy. By the way, this pair of gladiators under my command has a nickname called 'Nightmare'." Evelina said with a smile.
Wu Lai had no time to bother with Evelina at this moment. He frowned and hooked his finger at Heishi: "Come on."
"Okay." Heishi finished speaking in a muffled voice, swung the big shield in his right hand, turned his body violently, and shouted with his left arm. Yanobuni flew towards Wulai, who was ten steps away, along with the copper plate...
"Prepare to die!" Yanoboni turned sharply in the air, and the rapier across his chest turned into a rotating circular saw. No matter if Wu Lai was hit, scratched or stabbed by it, he would bleed to death on the spot.
"Idiotic fighting style." Wu Lai commented in his mind as he dodged. He had seen through the fighting style of the duo from the very beginning, but would the moves that worked in the arena necessarily work here?
The answer is of course no - in the arena, the two gladiators would collide with each other as quickly as possible and then engage in a bloody massacre, because neither of them could retreat and had no way to retreat.
In such a situation, the offensive and defensive means of Black Stone and Yanobuni were very useful. Even if Yanobuni's killing move that combined stabbing, chopping, splitting, peeling and bumping was seen through and avoided by the opponent, Black Stone could rush to Yanobuni's side in the first time, forming an integrated offensive and defensive whole, and then wait for the opponent to rush over, because the opponent would inevitably charge at them.
But these are ineffective against Wu Lai. He is not a gladiator, and this place is not a gladiator either, so it is up to him to decide whether to charge or not. The most important thing is that he is not in a hurry at all, because he already has a solution.
After dodging the human bomb-like Yanobuni, Wu Lai began to run around in circles in the yard. He didn't run very fast and his expression was relaxed. With Yanobuni as the center, he didn't forget to keep an eye on Black Stone.
Heishi ran to Yanobuni, held his shield horizontally, and began to circle around Yanobuni.
Seeing this situation, the two sisters who were originally smiling immediately frowned. With their sharp eyesight, they naturally figured out why Wu Lai did this.
Yanobuni's eyes rolled, and he immediately had an idea. He stretched out his hand to pull the moving black stone and said loudly: "Wuliglindo, just keep trying. I'm not afraid to tell you that the master said that as long as I kill you, I will let me choose one of the women in the cage. When the time comes, I will make her scream under my crotch!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Lai's footsteps suddenly slowed down, he turned and accelerated, rushing straight towards Black Stone and Yanobuni.
"The fun is about to begin..." Rebecca's eyes lit up and a smile appeared on her lips again.
"Prepare to die..." Yanoboni grinned and prepared to die.
"How could Wu Lai be so stupid? The other party clearly..." The loli in the cage was jumping in anxiety.
Of course, Wu Lai was not stupid. How could he not know that Yanobunian's purpose was to provoke him? He rushed towards Blackstone and the other man in anger not because he was provoked by Yanobunian's despicable tactics, but because he had found the weakness of this duo - Blackstone's speed, agility, and strength were all fine, but his shield was slightly larger, which meant that Yanobunian's vision was not always clear, and his attack would inevitably come after Blackstone's attack...
Wu Lai was naturally there in a flash, with a straight-line distance of more than 20 steps. When he was still six steps away from Heishi, Heishi flipped his shield and prepared to meet Wu Lai's impact. He knew that as long as he blocked Wu Lai for a moment, Yanobuni's rapier would definitely pierce Wu Lai's lower abdomen. He and Yanobuni had practiced this move for no less than 5,000 times, and it had never failed in practice...
When he was five steps away from the black stone, Wu Lai's left foot suddenly paused, but his right foot did not follow up, but kicked the ground fiercely with his toes -
With a light "puff" sound, a large ball of dirt and dust bloomed like a flower in front of Wu Lai's right toe, expanding and rapidly rushing towards Yanobuni...