The campsite was indeed bustling. Lin Li had just stepped out of the tent when he saw a large group of Adventurers surrounding the campsite, gesticulating and discussing something.
"Big Brother Johnathan, what are they doing?"
"I heard that a few unlucky fellas were ambushed in the campsite last night. Luckily, none of them died. They were just hypnotized, and slept in the campsite for the whole night. They haven't woken up since. I don't know which wicked person did it. Even Bishop Afate couldn't wake them up …"
"Oh …" Lin Li rubbed his nose awkwardly. He was too embarrassed to tell Johnathan that he was the wicked person …
But at the same time, Lin Li was more or less surprised. Although he had summoned the shadow of the Lord of Nightmares a few times, it was the first time he used it on humans last night. He did not expect it to be so powerful. A simple hypnosis could put five level-14 Warriors to sleep, and even a bishop's priest could not wake them up. If the real Lord of Nightmares were to descend, even a Legendary powerhouse would not be able to withstand a single blow from it, just as Connoris had said!
While the two of them were talking, there was another commotion in the crowd. A young man who was not even 30 years old split the crowd and walked towards the Adventurers who were snoring in meditation. Strangely, when this young man walked over, the Adventurers around him automatically opened up a path for him. When they looked at this young man, their gazes were filled with respect.
"Brother Johnathan, who is this person?" Lin Li couldn't help but ask in bewilderment.
"You can't be, Brother Felic …" Johnathan rolled his eyes. When he looked at Lin Li, it was as if he was looking at a primitive man. "You don't even know him?"
"I don't know …"
"He is Emendas, the strongest Adventurer in Aminya. I heard he is a level-17 Archmage now."
"So powerful?" It was no wonder that Lin Li was shocked. A level-17 Archmage was a rare talent even in the Supreme Council, not to mention Emendas, who was not even 30 years old. Lin Li could not believe that such a talent would become an Adventurer who risked his life for money.
As the two of them spoke, Emendas walked into the crowd. He bent down to check the breathing of the five unlucky fellows before chanting a spell to cast a Detect Spell.
"How is it, Mage Emendas? Are they alright?" Hahn, who was in charge of recruitment, had also arrived. The short and skinny middle-aged man looked extremely nervous when he saw Emendas.
This matter could not be blown up …
That was what Hahn was most afraid of. If this matter blew up, Young Master Hutton would be alerted. With Young Master Hutton's shrewdness, it would not take long for him to find out the truth. When that happened, even Young Master Harvey would not be able to avoid a scolding, not to mention a mere butler like him.
"It's not that serious. If I'm not wrong, they should have been hypnotized by some power …" Emendas said as he picked up his magic staff, and the crystal at the tip of the staff emitted a dazzling light.
Under the illumination of the light, the sleeping adventurers' expressions gradually became serene, and the originally rising and falling snoring also gradually subsided.
"Fortunately, this force is not too strong. It seems like the person who attacked them did not intend to hurt them. He only used a force to imprison their dreams, and kept them in a terrifying dream …" Emendas smiled.
Emendas' voice was very soft. Apart from the nervous Hahn, only Lin Li, who had cast the Wind Whisper Spell, could hear him clearly. The Wind Whisper Spell was a very interesting spell, especially in an open space. The spellcaster could use the power of the Wind Whisper Spell to hear everything he wanted to hear.
Hahn did not react when Emendas said that, because he could not understand such complicated things at all. However, Lin Li, who was far away, could not help but be shocked. Emendas was not simple at all. He was able to deduce everything with just a Detection Spell as though he had seen it with his own eyes. It seemed like the strongest Adventurer in Aminya was much more powerful than he had imagined …
"Alright, Mr. Hahn, I'll have to trouble you to help me find a few people and carry them to my tent."
"Alright." Hahn wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and secretly rejoiced. Since Emendas had taken action, the matter should not be blown out of proportion.
Hahn quickly found a few people to carry the unlucky fellows into his tent.
"Oh, yes. Brother Johnathan, when are we setting off?" The Wind Whisper Spell was only effective with the help of the wind. Now that everyone was in the tent, how could there be any wind? Naturally, Lin Li couldn't hear anything …
"We'll set off at noon. Mr Hahn has already instructed us to split the Adventurers into two teams. One will be led by Mr Jason, and the other by Mage Emendas. We'll set off from Blackstone Town at noon, and try to reach the Blackstone Mountains before dark."
"Who's leading our team?"
"Our team seems to be led by Mage Emendas …"
"Very well …" Lin Li nodded, and did not continue asking.
…
At this time, the five Adventurers who were carried into the tent had already woken up. They were all pale, and looked extremely weak. A night of torture from the nightmare had drained their last bit of energy. If they could, they would really like to have a good rest.
Unfortunately, they did not dare to rest …
That was because there was a young man with an ashen face in the tent other than Hahn and Emendas.
"Can you tell me what's going on?" Harvey's tone was calm, and there was even a hint of a smile on his pale face. However, his eyes were filled with rage that could not be concealed. This suppressed rage made the Adventurers shudder. "I really want to know who is so powerful that he could hypnotize five level-14 Warriors without them knowing …"
"We …" One of the Adventurers swallowed hard. "We don't know either …"
"Don't know?" Harvey's voice rose a few octaves, and his eyes looked like they were about to spit fire. "Are you trying to tell me that you fools don't even know who hypnotized you after you were hypnotized?"
"We … We only felt a gust of wind, and then … and then we don't know anything …"
"Useless!"
"Young Master Harvey …" Emendas, who had been silent all this while, finally spoke. "I don't think they are to blame this time."
"Oh?" Harvey's tone softened when he saw that it was Emendas who spoke. After all, this was the strongest Adventurer in Aminya. Even his own father, the current patriarch of the Malfa Family, had to be polite to him. Of course, Harvey could not make him lose face. "Then, Mage Emendas, you mean …"
"As far as I know, the person who hypnotized them was indeed very powerful. Judging from the magical waves left on their bodies, it's very likely that they were around level-16. To level-14 people like them, that person was really too powerful. It's reasonable that they were hypnotized by him unknowingly …"
"Alright, since Mage Emendas has spoken, I'll let these pieces of trash go … Scram!"
"Thank you, Young Master Harvey. Thank you, Mage Emendas …"
The unlucky ones stumbled out of the tent as if they had been pardoned.
"Oh, yes, Mage Emendas. I heard that you are personally leading one of the teams to the Blackstone Mountains this time?"
"Yes, that's what Young Master Hutton had arranged."
"That's great. Mage Emendas, if it's possible, could you do me a small favor?"
"As long as it's within my means, Young Master Harvey, please let me know."
"There are a few people here, and I don't want to see them again." As Harvey spoke, he handed over three registration forms. The top one had the name "Felic" written on it.
"No problem." Emendas took a glance and memorized the contents of the registration forms. To him, it was a piece of cake. Two level-10 Magic Shooters and a level-10 Warrior were nothing more than ants in front of him. Furthermore, he was personally leading the team this time, and it would be very easy for him to cause any accidents in the Blackstone Mountain Range, where all sorts of magical beasts roamed …
Emendas did not have the time to care about why Harvey wanted these people dead. Although Emendas looked down on the dandy Harvey, he was still the second young master of the Malfa Family. If he wanted to survive in Aminya City, he had to give him some face.
When Emendas came out of the tent, the Adventurers in the campsite were already busy. They carried their backpacks and weapons as they listened to Hahn, who was in the middle of the campsite, giving out orders with his sharp voice.
All the Adventurers were divided into two teams, one led by Jason, and the other by Emendas. The four of them, as well as Johnathan, were all assigned to Emendas.
"Mr. Jason and Mage Emendas will tell you the details of the mission when we reach the Blackstone Mountains. All you have to do is to strictly follow their orders. After the mission is completed, each of you will be rewarded with 10,000 gold coins. Those who perform exceptionally well will have the chance to enter the Malfa Family's mercenary corps. I hope you will make good use of this opportunity!"
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