The mage arrives

After returning to the manor, Earl Thompson met Malik Baratheon in the cold and dry basement.

After staying in the bright and bright Bahamut hall for a long time, now he was suddenly placed in a dark environment, which made the old count feel uncomfortable.But who told Malik to like such an environment? As the owner of the manor, he could only try his best to meet the needs of the distinguished guests.

"My lord, is Xiona really awake?"

Upon receiving the notification from Thompson, the mage Asalan who had arrived in advance asked urgently as soon as they met.

"Hundreds of nobles have seen it with their own eyes, is it fake?" Earl Thompson looked at the latter with hatred.In the past, he felt that his magic consultant had great powers and helped him solve many problems, but who knew that he was so unreliable at the most critical moment.If it wasn't for him being too big at the beginning, how could there be such troubles today!

"How is it possible?!" Asalan, who was extremely confident in his magic skills, especially in dissociation, still had a hard time accepting this fact.

"Mr. Delmavic..." Malik, who had been standing in the shadow where the light was out of reach, said quietly, "I heard that you lost to Gordon Freeman in a golem battle not long ago. Not only did you attract Proud's golem was smashed to pieces and lost its most precious prize, a pink zinnia petal, right?"

The disastrous defeat in that battle, both materially and spiritually, dealt an extremely heavy blow to Asalan.But facing Malik Baratheon who poked open his wound, this proud mage could only hold back: "Yes."

While playing with the goblet filled with bright red wine in his hand, Malik said: "As far as I know, the petals of the pink zinnia flower can be used to prepare certain medicines with miraculous effects. Maybe Gordon is To save my sister, I went to that golem duel."

This statement does make sense.Although he was very reluctant in his heart, Asalan still had to admit that Malik's knowledge was indeed much better than his own.He never knew that the petals of the zinnia saffron had such uses.

"These things are not important now." Although Earl Thompson wanted to scold Asalan, he couldn't cause internal conflicts at such a time in the face of major problems that needed to be resolved.

"If Xiona shows up at the noble meeting tomorrow and accuses me, then everything will be over." Earl Thompson's face turned blue, "Gordon did not apply for the Supreme Arbitration today. Instead, he chose to use voting to decide The reason for winning or losing is because he wants to save this opportunity until tomorrow to deal us a fatal blow. Xiona was able to pass the Supreme Arbitration, but I couldn't."

"The little thing I gave you is indeed impossible to deal with the magic of the nine rings." Malik nodded in agreement.

"So. We must attack tonight to eliminate this greatest threat!"

Asalan frowned: "My lord, our preparations have not been completed yet. There are three mercenary regiments and four professional killers who have not yet arrived in Clearwater City."

"My 'Shadow Hand'. There are only four people I can mobilize right now." Malik added slowly, tasting the mellow wine.

Earl Thompson was caught in a dilemma.

If you let Xiona survive tonight because of insufficient preparation, let her accuse herself tomorrow.Then I might be able to kill the killer before the supreme arbitration.But if you do this, you will undoubtedly become the biggest suspect.Endless troubles.

And today, when all the secrets are still unknown, if the Freeman brothers and sisters are solved, all the truth will be revealed.All will be covered under thick blood.

However, although Earl Thompson was very anxious, he knew that the guests from Baratheon's house were the real leaders, so he asked in a very cautious tone: "Master Malik, if you take action tonight, can you do it?" ?”

Malik drank the rest of the wine in his glass and said: "Gordon asked his sister to appear in public today, just to make you panic and act rashly. If my guess is correct, the Freeman Mansion may have been taken It has been set up as a strong fortress, and will gather heavy troops, just waiting for us to take the bait."

"Then what should we do? Do we have to wait until later to find another chance?"

"No, Earl Thompson. Although the mage's cleverness is impressive, in the final analysis, it is strength that determines the outcome of a war. Except for the two brothers and sisters themselves, the Freeman family does not have much power. Luo Bo Antello is a powerful fighter, but it is a pity that today is January [-]. In the middle of every month, the former legendary mage who scared the orcs, the patron saint of the Northland, will have some personal health problems. The problem... this is something we can take advantage of."

"Rob Antello gets sick every month? This kind of secret news is not even known to nobles living in the Northland for generations. Why would Malik, an outsider, know?" Earl Thompson was surprised at first, and then immediately relieved.Malik and himself are not at the same level after all, and he may not be able to contact the information that the other party has.

"Without Rob Antello himself, the reinforcements that Gordon can invite are notably Rob Antello's mage group, as well as his personal guards—such as Teresa Bishop. In addition, Dawn The temple may send people there. As for other miscellaneous fish, such as city guards or noble private troops, there is nothing to worry about."

After Malik's analysis, the uneasiness in Earl Thompson's heart eased a little.Although Malik gave people the impression of being ghastly and cold, and keeping strangers away, he was by no means a person who would just talk about it.Since the number two member of the Baratheon family is so confident, this battle can be fought.

Earl Thompson finally made up his mind to take action tonight.Although the preparations were slightly insufficient because of the early action, the old earl has recruited troops for a period of time, and the power he can use now is quite considerable.

In order not to reveal their identities, all the knights, guards, and private soldiers of the Thompson family were not allowed to use.The real main force is the various outlaws, underground mercenaries, killers and other characters that Earl Thompson hired with a lot of money.

Coupled with Malik Baratheon's most elite mysterious unit "Shadow Hands", Earl Thompson felt that his side had a good chance of winning.

As night fell and he was about to start his operation, Earl Thompson suddenly saw that Malik was carefully cleaning his saber.The latter asked: "My lord, are you..."

"In my opinion, only by piercing the enemy's chest with his own hands and letting him die in despair and pain is revenge." Malik's voice was colder than the blade in his hand.

"Your status is so noble, there is no need to go in person." Earl Thompson flattered.But in his heart he was eager for Malik to come out.In today's Clear Water City, there are only a handful of people who can fight Malik.If Rob Antello was unable to play, then with the help of this strong man, the victory would be almost certain.

"You ordinary nobles always like to stand behind the scenes to solve problems. But I am different. I am not afraid of blood staining my hands—because this is my style of conduct." Malik nodded to Earl Thompson, Then it disappeared into the night without a sound.

January [-]th is the middle of winter.Different from the warm summer days with rich nightlife, Bishui City quickly fell into tranquility after nightfall.

People who have worked hard for the upcoming Dragon God Blessing Day are quietly enjoying a warm fire and a hot dinner at home.

But at this time, there are always some people, ready to move in the shadow of the city.

The desperadoes bought by Earl Thompson entered Clearwater City through various channels, and then quietly lurked everywhere.Today, on command, they popped out like rats smelling food in a sewer.

The new lair where these people gather is in a big house in the block where the Freeman family mansion is located.After the autumn hunting was over and he returned to Clearwater City, Earl Thompson had the foresight to buy this house, which was only two streets away from Freeman's house, as a stronghold.

At this time, Master Asalan, who was the commander-in-chief of the entire raid, was standing in front of a large group of people, laying out the course of action.These desperadoes are of different races, have various costumes, and speak seven or eight languages, but they have one thing in common, that is, their whole bodies exude a dangerous aura.

Although under the effect of money, Asalan was still able to command these troublesome guys, but he was not willing to assume the command task of this operation.But there is no way, there is no way to make these guys obedient without a cronies of the earl.Moreover, Asalan also felt that this time was a good opportunity to regain trust even though he had lost most of the earl's trust.

"Mr. Baros the Rusty Axe, you and your young man will launch an attack from the east wall. Quickly, you will bring [-] people to outflank the attack from the south..." Asalan methodically assigned tasks one by one until finally, He looked at a young man with fiery red hair.

When Earl Thompson wanted to hire this man named Fang Zorga, Asalan once expressed strong opposition.Because as a powerful mage, Asalan felt the breath of the abyss from the opponent.

After the decisive battle on the ancient road, the demons fled desperately, but it is hard to guarantee that there will not be a few fish that slip through the net.If this man named Zorga is the remnant of the abyss, he will be in big trouble.

But after the red-haired man showed his hand in front of Earl Thompson, the earl, who was "eager to seek talents", immediately spent a lot of money to hire this man who claimed to be the deputy head of the Jade Blade Mercenary Group.

But now, even if the origin is unknown, Asalan can only choose to fight side by side with him.

"Captain Zorga, 10 minutes after the battle started, you and your subordinates launched an attack from the roof, do you understand?"

"Understood, Mage..." The red-haired man showed a ferocious smile, "I will definitely tear off Gordon Freeman's head alive!" (To be continued...)