The family of three had just finished dinner when the husband walked out of the restaurant with his wife in one hand and his daughter in the other. The sea breeze was a little chilly at night, so the man took off his coat and put it on his daughter. The little girl's eyes lit up when she saw a small stall selling clay figurines not far away. She skipped over to it.
"Who is this little girl? She's so cute." The stall owner looked like an amiable young man. He took down a freshly made puppy and handed it to the little girl with a smile. "Here, this clay figurine is for you."
The little girl ran back to her parents with the puppy in her hand. The man hurriedly walked over to pay the stall owner.
The stall owner grinned. "My clay figurines are very expensive, and I never sell them for money."
"Huh?" The man was a little puzzled. He did not understand what the stall owner meant. The stall owner did not intend to explain either. He packed up his things and left with the cart.
"What a strange man." The wife yawned on the man's shoulder. How much could a clay figurine cost? How expensive could it be?
The man took the clay figurine from his daughter's hands and looked at it. He did not find anything special about it, so he was relieved. The family did not take this little episode to heart.
It was not until they reached the small path in front of their house that the family of three saw the strange little stall owner again. This time, apart from the cart full of clay dolls, there were two fellows with bows and arrows on their backs standing beside him. Seeing the family of three, the two fellows silently took down the longbows on their backs.
The stall owner still had a smile on his face, but this smile now looked indescribably gloomy. "I told you before that my clay figurines are very expensive. This clay figurine is worth three lives."
The man's calves and stomach were trembling, but he still shielded his wife and daughter behind him. He asked in a trembling voice, "Did you find the wrong people? We are just ordinary people."
"I know you are ordinary people, but it's a pity that you're in a place where you shouldn't be today." The little stall owner shrugged, looking as if he was helpless. After a pause, he added, "There's not much I can do. I can only give you the most straightforward way to die. Even if there's pain, it'll be very short."
His two companions drew their bows without waiting for him to finish his sentence.
A look of despair appeared on the man's face. "I only have one last request. Can you let my daughter go? She's still young and doesn't know anything."
"Sorry, the order I received was to kill everyone who walked out of that restaurant. Don't be afraid, your family will be reunited soon." The little stall owner waved his hand, and two arrows were shot at the family of three.
The man turned around and held his wife and daughter tightly in his arms.
As a result, the two arrows were blocked by an invisible wall of light two steps away from him.
"Tsk tsk, luckily I made it in time."
A strangely dressed masked man suddenly appeared behind the family of three. He patted the little girl's head and comforted her. "It's okay, it's okay. Leave it to me."
When Archmage found out that the Matthews family had the intention to silence them, he naturally would not sit idly by. The small restaurant was not big, but there were still a lot of people, including the chef and waiters. It was obviously impossible to kill all of them with just the bald man and his three companions. So, there must be other assassins nearby.
After killing the mercenary group named Dragon Spear, Rob did not dare to delay any longer. He quickly ran back to the restaurant to save the people. In a hurry, he could not find a decent cloak. He could only take off a coat from the bald man, cut it with his sword, and wrapped it around his face. Now, he looked a little strange.
Not long before the family of three left the restaurant, an old couple also checked out and left. Archmage had no choice but to save the old couple first. He left a magic mark on the family of three and almost didn't make it in time.
It took him less than half a minute to kill the little stall owner and his two archers. After that, Rob walked toward the family of three.
The man was a little nervous. Although Zhang Heng had just saved them, Zhang Heng did not look like a good person. So, he maintained his original posture and protected his wife and daughter behind him.
Rob gave him a hand gesture to calm down, walked up to the little girl, and squatted down. "Little girl, the mud doll in your hand is very beautiful. Can you give it to me?"
Although the little girl was a little reluctant, she still nodded. "Of course. Brother, you saved Daddy. You are my hero."
"Good girl." Rob took the mud puppy and cast a Detection Spell on it. As expected, the mud puppy was also sprinkled with tracking powder. Although the little stall owner and his two companions had been killed by Archmage, Rob still took the mud puppy from the little girl for safety's sake.
"Hurry up and go home. "If you're still worried, you can go to the guards tomorrow morning to apply for a few days of temporary protection. But I don't think they'll bother you again after tonight's failure."
The man said gratefully, "If it's convenient for you, Your Honor, can you leave your name so that we can pay you back in the future?"
Rob pointed at his face that was tightly wrapped. "Haha, the best reward for me is that you can forget that I showed up tonight."
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Early the next morning, the Police Guard in Gudilesi City was very lively. More than a dozen citizens said that they were assassinated by unidentified people last night and came to the Police Guard to apply for temporary protection. At the same time, they all said that the people who attacked them had been killed. What was even more bizarre was that the Police Guard searched the whole city but could not find a single body. When they asked the survivors how the killers died, they all kept silent.
Thomas, the captain of the Police Guard, smelled something unusual. If these people were not lying, then these killers were too arrogant. They attacked so many people at the same time, and their targets were all ordinary people. If they succeeded, it would have a very bad influence in Gudilesi City.
Were they believers of some evil god? Thomas guessed that other than that group of lunatics, no one would do such a crazy thing. What was even more bizarre was that such a group of people actually died inexplicably.
Although the Police Guard had not found the bodies of those guys, no one had seen them in the city since that night. Thomas was well aware that this group of villains had most likely been killed by some expert who had passed by.
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