Chapter 738
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By the time Hastings and the blonde lady emerged from the sewer, it was already a mess outside. The news of the monster attack had spread among the civilians. Many people woke up from their sleep and hurriedly packed their belongings to escape.
Hastings and the blonde lady arrived at an empty house in the north of the city and waited for the right time to leave the city. The blonde lady leaned against the window and stared at the street outside. She looked a little nervous.
Hastings, on the other hand, was very calm. He pulled out a fairy tale book from the bookshelf and comforted Hastings. "Don't worry. They will definitely open the door. D 'Addarion is not that kind of person. They will not let the whole city die just to catch me."
The blonde lady smiled bitterly. "The problem is that the Magic Association doesn't know how many monsters will land in Blue Bay tonight. Should we send them a message?"
Hastings smiled. "Don't underestimate D 'Addarion. He will consider all possibilities."
The blonde lady gradually calmed down. "Father, why didn't you tell me about tonight's plan in advance? I would have had more time to prepare. Maybe I could have done better."
Her words were tactful. In fact, the blonde lady felt that tonight's operation was too rushed. Many details were not handled well. If they could have planned ahead, they could have greatly reduced the possibility of Merlin escaping.
Hastings shook his head. "Don't think too much. I never doubted your loyalty. It's just that if I told you in advance, with Merlin's cunning, he would have definitely noticed it." Hastings paused for a moment before continuing. "Tonight's operation has been planned since three years ago. It's just that so many things have happened. Now, the target of killing Merlin has been temporarily increased. It would be best if we can take this opportunity to kill him once and for all. All the troubles will be solved once and for all. But it doesn't matter if we can't kill him. Let's just continue talking."
"Continue talking?" The blonde lady was surprised. She thought that choosing to kill Merlin meant that the negotiation had completely collapsed. It was hard to imagine that two people who were fighting each other a moment ago would be sitting at the negotiating table the next moment.
"Surprised?" Hastings smiled. "For people like us, rationality will always surpass our emotions and likes. Only he can give us what we want, and he can only take what he wants from us. So, even if he knows we want to kill him, he can only pinch his nose and accept it."
The shadow on the roof shook its head. This Patriarch of the Matthews family didn't understand Merlin's character at all. That guy's heart was smaller than a pinhole. If you set him up once, he would definitely set you up ten times. The shadow didn't intend to listen to the rest of the content and directly jumped into the house. The blonde beauty was shocked. "Who is it?!"
She usually stayed by Hastings's side. In addition to serving the latter's orders, she would also protect his safety, so she was actually quite skilled.
However, Hastings was sharper. He could tell at a glance that the black figure was stronger than the blonde beauty. Seeing that the two were about to fight, he quickly asked, "Who is Your Honor?"
The black figure said calmly, "Merlin asked me to send his greetings."
Hastings heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that. If it was someone from the Magic Association, it would undoubtedly be the worst case scenario. If it was a powerful bounty hunter, he could try to bribe the other party with money. It would be the safest if it fell into Merlin's hands. Both parties still had to negotiate anyway.
Hastings said to the blonde beauty, "Throw away your weapon. We surrender."
The blonde beauty hesitated for a moment. The black figure stood still and did not move. He looked at the two coldly. In the end, the blonde beauty gritted her teeth and obeyed Hastings's order. She threw away the longsword in her hand.
After she disarmed herself, the black figure seemed to relax a little. Hastings said, "We can follow you to see …"
However, before he could finish his sentence, the black shadow suddenly moved. The blonde beauty only had time to show a horrified expression on her face. The next moment, there was a bloody line on her neck.
The black figure withdrew his dagger. "This is a greeting from Merlin."
Hastings was shocked and angry. He did not expect the other party to attack without any warning. The black figure explained, "Merlin told me that one person is enough to negotiate."
Hastings still wanted to say something, but the black figure did not give him another chance. He knocked him out and carried him back to the place where he had agreed to meet Merlin. Merlin was counting ants by the wall, bored out of his mind.
Merlin looked up and saw the black figure and Hastings in his hand. He could not help but say sourly, "Yo, we work quite well together. We actually took him down in less than a quarter of an hour."
The black figure did not say a word and threw Hastings at Merlin's feet.
Merlin's expression changed. "What do you mean? Do you want me to carry him away? No way, when did you become so stingy? "
"Looks like you're in a lot of trouble tonight." The black figure said and pulled out his dagger. "I won't be accompanying you for the rest of the journey. Take care of yourself."
After saying that, his eyes moved to the other end of the long street, where an old Mage was walking.
His hat was old, his clothes were old, and his staff was old. The wrinkles on his face were all bunched together. He was swaying and looked like he would fall at any time. However, the black figure was not as relaxed as when he was facing Hastings and the blonde beauty.
"A ninth-grade wizard?" Merlin's face also showed a touch of surprise. "Tsk, tsk. The Magic Association really has a backup plan."
"It's not safe in the city now. President D 'Addario asked me to send you on your way." The old Mage spoke, the wrinkles on his face smoothed out. "Hastings is also in your hands? Just nice, I can bring him back to the Association."
The black figure snorted coldly. "If you want to catch him, you'll have to go through me first."
While they were talking, some monsters had already rushed into the city. These monsters bypassed the defense line built by the Magic Association on the beach and directly invaded the city's drainage system. They drilled out from under the manhole cover and caused a large-scale disturbance in the city. One of them was less than 100 meters away from Merlin. It opened its bloody mouth and did not hesitate to pounce on Merlin.
Although the black figure used a dagger to cut open its chest, it still gave Merlin and the old Mage a great shock. The time left for them was getting shorter and shorter.
"Hurry up," the black figure urged.
Merlin did not hesitate. He carried Hastings on his back and ran. Of course, this guy was not that kind. He had already made up his mind that if he encountered any monsters along the way, he would throw this lump of meat on his back as bait to escape.
The old Mage wanted to stop Merlin, but his instinctive reaction to danger made him stop chanting the Binding Spell. Instead, he released an Elemental Armor on himself.
"Focus. Your opponent is here."
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