In order to cover up the secret of mimicry, Rob burned the four corpses with fireballs.
After doing all this, Archmage put the staff back into the hidden slot and sat at the bar to make himself a glass of honey lemonade. While sobering up, he sorted out the information he had just collected in his mind.
Rob knew very well that all this was just the beginning. According to the usual style of the Trial of Heresy, they would not give up so easily. The first batch was completely wiped out, and the temple would soon send out the second batch, the third batch … The guys after that would only be more and more difficult to deal with.
Luo Luo was in a very bad situation. Many people in the town had seen her before, including the members of their previous expedition team. If they really wanted to investigate, it would be very easy to find traces of her.
"Tsk, tsk. What a group of troublemakers." Archmage scratched his head, worried about the girl. Fortunately, the place where Lolo studied, Gudilesi University, was the territory of the magicians. The principal of the St. Roland Academy of Magic, Albus, was in charge. The Free city-state and the Holy Alliance had never been on good terms, and the influence of the church was relatively small there. The Punishment Paladins could no longer use the special-class operation permit to arrest people in the city.
But if they could not do it in the open, they still had to do it in the dark. The Trial of Heresy was the uncrowned king of the dark world. If they really wanted to arrest someone, even under the nose of a ninth-grade supreme magus, they had many ways to do it.
The girl's future was destined to be full of hardships and dangers. In the face of a powerful enemy, it was too difficult for her to fight them alone, and there were too few people in this world who dared to help her and had the ability to do so.
But fortunately, there happened to be such a guy in the tavern.
The glass of honey lemonade was soon half drunk, and Rob had made a decision in his heart.
Counting the time, there were only about ten minutes left before the hypnosis effect of the Siren's Song would wear off. Archmage dipped his index finger in the lemonade and left a line of words in front of the Guard Captain.
Kenneth's power of the spirit was not bad. He would be one of the first to wake up in the tavern, so he should be able to see this line of words. By the time he saw it, the words would have dried up. Archmage used this method to ensure that the message would not fall into the eyes of a second person.
Rob took one last look around to make sure he didn't miss anything. Turning his eyes to the old magician, he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
"Since you're awake, don't pretend to be asleep," Archmage said to Owen, who had his eyes closed.
The latter opened his eyes awkwardly. Then the old magician's face immediately filled with a smile. Slapping his thigh, he said, "I knew it. From the first time I met you, I felt that you were not an ordinary person. How could a person with such a high level of vision only understand theory? Heh, sure enough, the great gods have hidden their depths."
Archmage ignored the old magician's flattery and just quietly stared at him. The look in his eyes made Owen's hair stand on end. After a while, Rob asked the old magician, "When did you wake up?"
Owen felt an unprecedented strong pressure coming from Archmage. Not daring to lie, he could only honestly say, "I woke up when I smelled the smell of barbecue."
After he finished speaking, a look of curiosity appeared on his face. He pointed to the four charred corpses not far away and said, "Great God, did you kill them and save us?"
"Yes." Luo Bu casually replied. Since things had developed to this point, it was useless for him to deny it. After all, he couldn't say that the four Punishment Paladins were killed by a meteor falling from the sky. That would be looking down on the old magician's intelligence too much.
Looking at Owen, who had a look of worship on his face, the young man felt a headache coming on. To be honest, he didn't think that the old magician would wake up so early to see him destroy the bodies.
As a result, his identity as a mage that he had been hiding for a long time was exposed. Speaking of which, it was also due to his negligence. Back when he released the Siren's Song, he had already noticed that Owen's mental resistance was not bad. However, perhaps because he had drunk too much tonight, his mind was not as sharp as before, and he actually forgot about it.
Only when he checked did he discover that the old magician was pretending to be asleep, but it was already too late.
If the future Supreme Magician, Your Honor, was a cruel and merciless person, he could choose to kill Owen and end things once and for all. But unfortunately, Rob wasn't that kind of person.
Although Archmage seemed to act casually, he actually had his own set of principles. He could mercilessly kill Raúl, Ed, and the others because their hands were stained with the blood of innocent people. They were out-and-out villains. But for an ordinary person like Owen, the future Supreme Magician would not kill them for no reason.
Otherwise, what difference would there be between Archmage and those people he hated?
Fortunately, the old magician didn't wake up for too long, at least he didn't see the secret of mimicry magic. But if his identity as a magician was exposed, it wouldn't be a big deal. Anyway, Rob had already planned to leave Ryan.
Before leaving, Archmage didn't forget to leave a piece of advice for Owen. "Remember to tell your boss that it's best for you to find a place where no one knows where to hide for the time being. Four Punishment Paladins died in your tavern. The temple will definitely send people to investigate this matter. I don't need to remind you what will happen to you if you fall into their hands."
Owen patted his chest. "Don't worry, Guru. You've saved so many of our lives. I know how to repay a debt of gratitude. I will definitely keep my mouth shut about any information related to you. I won't say a word even if I die. By the way, Guru, do you need us to bring Captain Kenneth with us? "
Rob shook his head. "You don't know him. He grew up here. His wife, children, parents, and friends are all here. He won't leave no matter what."
It was impossible for Archmage to not make arrangements for the Guard Captain. The line of words he left behind was actually to protect him.
As for the old magician's promise, the teenager didn't really take it to heart. Your Honor, the future Supreme Magician, wasn't questioning Owen 'courage and self-awareness. It was just that this kind of thing was not something that could be decided by courage and self-awareness. Countless facts had proven that if the temple wanted someone to talk, there were too many ways and means.
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