Everyone's gazes fell on the city lord's daughter at the same time. After the cruel battle, this noble lady of illustrious birth looked no different from an ordinary adventurer. Her dignified and elegant dress had long been torn in the battle, and her dress was stained with mud and blood. Her little face was pale, and her eyes were filled with fear. She looked like a frightened little rabbit, and people could not help but feel pity for her.
"How about it, my guest? We don't have much time left. You'd better make a decision as soon as possible. Do you want to be killed by my pets, or hand this girl over …"
"Erm …" Sienna knew that the other party was speaking the truth. He did not have much time left. Although the Undead creatures around them had quietened down temporarily, the surging death aura was getting thicker and thicker. Perhaps these terrifying Undead creatures would swarm up and tear everyone into pieces at any moment.
However, he could not bear the consequences of handing Miss Yvonne over. She was the castellan's only daughter, and if anything were to happen to her, even if he could make it back to Roland City alive, he would only be waiting for the gallows …
"You seem to be hesitating. Alright, alright, let me guess what you're worried about … Are you worried that I will go back on my word and not let you go after you hand her over? "
"…" Sienna did not say anything, and only lowered his head as he stared at the mud beneath his feet.
"Actually, I don't need to explain this because you have no choice but to trust me …" At this point, the voice in the bell tower paused for a moment. "But forget it, this is our first deal after all, so I'll make an exception …"
"Do you see that house beside you? There's a secret passage that leads to the Dragon Mountains. After you hand the girl over to me, you can use that passage to leave the ruins of Syer Town … "
"Indeed …" Lin Li was probably the only one who knew that the voice in the bell tower was not lying this time. There was indeed a secret passage in the ruins of Syer Town that led to the Dragon Mountains.
"Oh, I get it now …" Seeing that Sienna did not speak for a long time, the voice seemed to have guessed something. There was a hint of sarcasm in its hoarse smile. "I get it now. Are you worried that I'll take revenge on you after you hand this girl over to me? Hahaha, that's easy. After you hand this girl over to me, I'll cast a spell that will cause everyone to lose their memories of Syer Town. Everything here will become a secret, and no one will know who handed this girl over to me … "
"Really?" This time, Sienna was finally tempted.
The offer made by the voice was indeed very attractive. Leaving the ruins of Syer Town alive and not having to bear any consequences. What could be more perfect than that? And the price of all this was the sacrifice of Miss Yvonne. Compared to the lives of more than 20 people, what was Miss Yvonne worth?
"Think about it carefully. You really don't have much time left …" After the final promotion, the hoarse voice disappeared once again. The Undead creatures around them were still as quiet as ever. They were like a well-trained army as they trapped the group at the corner of the street.
Sienna kept his head lowered as he stared at the mud beneath his feet. No one knew what he was thinking about. Time passed by, and after god knew how long, Sienna finally raised his head again.
"Miss Yvonne, I'm sorry."
Silence fell over the place …
Everyone stared at Sienna in shock, including Jason and his companions.
The only one who seemed normal was Lin Li. He smiled as he held the Aether Staff in his hand. "Captain Sienna, aren't you afraid of getting into trouble by doing this?"
"Mr Felic, this has nothing to do with you. It's best that you stay out of it." Sienna glared coldly at the useless mage, and was no longer as polite as before.
"Then can you tell me …" Lin Li ignored the warning, and shook his head as he asked in all seriousness, "After you hand this little girl over, who am I going to ask for my carriage of Ice Crystal Iron from?"
"What … What Ice Crystal Iron?"
"Ice Crystal Iron is a precious … Uh, I can't explain it in such a short time. But Captain Sienna, what Ice Crystal Iron is is not important. What's important is that I'm going to announce on behalf of this little girl that I'm terminating your mercenary corps' commission. You can speak, but I'll treat whatever you say as nonsense …"
"What right do you have to do that?" Sienna almost jumped up in anger. This fellow was too arrogant. If not for his relationship with Norfeller, he would have taught him a lesson when he entered the town. How dare he stop him from handing Miss Yvonne over? Did he think that he could stop him and his 20 Adventurers alone?
"Why don't you try and find out?" Lin Li squinted his eyes as he maintained the smile on his face. But in Sienna's eyes, this smile was more or less provocative and sarcastic.
"You!" Sienna tightened his grip on the machete in his hand as a murderous glint flashed across his eyes.
"Mr Felic …" Just as the two of them were in a stalemate, Jason tugged at Lin Li's sleeve secretly.
Lin Li frowned as he turned to look at Jason. "What's the matter?"
"This …" Jason hesitated for a moment. "Mr Felic, can you not make things difficult for us? Adventurers have their own rules. I think it's best that we don't interfere with Captain Sienna's arrangements for Miss Yvonne … "
"…" Lin Li pursed his lips as he thought, Do you think I want to interfere? If it were any other Tom, Dick, or Harry, I wouldn't care. But the problem is, this little girl is the daughter of the castellan of Roland City. If I were to see her being handed over, how would I have the face to ask for food from the castellan of Roland City? That's a whole carriage full of Ice Crystal Iron. If it were exchanged for gold coins, it would be enough to smash you to death 17 or 18 times over. How could that bastard Sienna hand over so much money just like that? F * ck, did he ask for my opinion?
Seeing that his employer did not speak, Jason naturally thought that he had frightened him. He quickly comforted him. "Moreover, Mr Felic, you heard what that fella said in the clock tower just now. He only wanted Captain Sienna to hand over the girl, and had no intention of harming Miss Yvonne. How about this? Let's leave this matter aside for now. After Captain Sienna and the others leave safely, we'll think of a way to rescue Miss Yvonne …"
Jason was talking incessantly, but he suddenly felt a chill in his chest. He looked down in a panic and saw a delicate crossbow pointed at his chest. The sharp crossbow bolt was flashing with a faint blue light. Jason had been in the adventurer business for many years, so how could he not know that this crossbow bolt must be smeared with fierce poison?
"Mr … Mr Felic, what are you doing?" This really gave Jason quite a fright. Cold sweat trickled down his forehead. "Don't … Don't joke around, alright?"
"Joke?" Lin Li thrust the crossbow forward, and the sharp bolt immediately cut through Jason's clothes. "Do I look like I'm joking?"
"Then what do you mean?"
"What do I mean? Hehe … "Lin Li still had a smile on his face, but the crossbow that was pressed against Jason's chest was getting heavier." Jason, can you be honest with me? Tell me, do I really look like a sucker? "
"No … You don't."
"Then I don't understand. Since I don't look like a sucker, why do you always see me as one? Sienna gave you 200,000 gold coins, and you worked so hard. I gave you 300,000 gold coins, but you always want to push me into a pit of fire. Could it be that my gold coins are mixed with sand? "
As soon as Lin Li said that, Jason's face turned pale.
He had never thought that the secret deal between him and Sienna would be found out by this mage so quickly. Even the amount of the reward was accurate.
"Originally, I didn't want to mention this matter, but it's a pity that you're too enthusiastic. In order to earn that 200,000 gold coins, you've repeatedly pushed me into the fire pit. If I don't teach you a lesson, I'm afraid that you'll really think that I've wronged Bighead …"
At this time, almost everyone's attention was focused on Lin Li. Apart from Sienna, no one noticed that the air around the corner of the street was distorted when the young mage was scolding Jason.
"This fella is in trouble …" Sienna immediately guessed that this was the afterimage left behind by a Bandit when he sneaked into the darkness. Among the 20-odd people present, the only Bandit who could sneak into the darkness in an instant was naturally one of Jason's two companions, the level-15 Bandit Weathor …
Of course, Sienna was not interested in reminding Lin Li. In fact, if he could, Sienna would rather Weathor kill that fella so that he wouldn't cause more trouble for himself.
"Mr … Mr Felic, let me explain …"
Almost at the same time as Jason finished speaking, there was a flash of a knife in the darkness.
What followed was a blood-curdling scream …
By the time everyone regained their senses, a figure had landed heavily in the middle of the street.
"How … How is this possible!?" Sienna stared blankly at the center of the street, his eyes filled with disbelief. He could not believe that the level-15 Bandit, Weathor, would be sent flying by a single blow …
What … What kind of monster was this fella?
After sending Weathor flying with an Air Bomb, Lin Li did not even turn his head. He tightened his grip on the Aether Staff, and a dark cloud gathered above Weathor's head. In an instant, countless bolts of lightning fell. The poor Bandit had just been sent flying by the Air Bomb, and before he could even turn his body, he was struck by the bolts of lightning one after another. In an instant, there was an incessant scream, and the quiet street became as noisy as a bustling market.
"Damn it, how dare you sneak an attack on a righteous person like me. Do you have any morals or conscience?"
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