The battle was long over, and Conrad and the Dark Bishop of the Disciples of the Black Flames were patrolling the battlefield. White smoke rose from the ashes, and there were corpses everywhere. The corpses of disciples in black robes, demons, and mercenaries were still alive in this world not long ago. Now, after the blood in their bodies cooled down, their skin became something like glue, like a pile of molds. He took a few steps forward and flipped over the corpse of a mercenary in leather armor. The mercenary groaned, and the demon leader frowned and ended his life with a stab.
Conrad raised his head and said impatiently, "No, the only son of Duke Loen is not here. That bastard Makarov —"
"Since you know him so well, why did you come here to fight?" The Dark Bishop replied with a gloomy voice, "We lost a lot of men because of that tall bastard beside Makarov."
"How can you reap the rewards if you don't invest?" Conrad raised his head and smiled, licking his lips. He pulled out a blood-stained sword from the corpse and pointed at his subordinates, "Bring the rest of the captives here!"
A few trembling Grey Wolves Mercenaries were quickly brought forward. In the previous battle, these people had fought like the most courageous warriors. But outside of the battle, the halo known as courage was taken away. They found that they had no power to resist, especially after seeing the bloody scene of their companions being swallowed alive by the demons. Only then did they realize that their strength was not enough to control fate.
Once they understood this, the fear of the unknown gripped their hearts.
One of them was the white-haired youth who Brendel was familiar with. He looked at his companions with disdain as they turned pale with fright. He stayed behind to cover Yura's escape, so it was expected that he would be captured. He raised his head and looked at the man called Conrad. They thought that he was just the leader of the Paper Cards Mercenaries, their sworn enemy, but Brando was right. Not only were they in cahoots with the Disciples of the Black Flames, they were also the lackeys of the Tree Herders.
The guy called Conrad was about the same age as Brando. Whenever he thought of that fellow, his teeth would itch. Ever since he was young, other than his father, no one had dared to lecture him like that. This was simply a type of humiliation, and it made him gnash his teeth in anger. At that moment, Redi had already viewed the man in front of him as the same type of person as Brando. He looked at him with the most disdainful gaze in an attempt to infuriate him.
"As long as he comes looking for trouble with me, I can humiliate him and show those useless fellows the courage of the Grey Wolves Mercenaries."
He had such a plan in his heart, but he didn't expect Conrad to be slightly startled when he saw the look in his eyes. Then, he just smiled. He shifted his gaze and looked at the other mercenary.
"Looking down on me?"
Lei Di was furious. He struggled to rush over. However, with the Dark Mercenary pressing down on her shoulder, she couldn't move at all. Even if she wanted to curse, she couldn't because her mouth was tied with something. She could only let out muffled sounds. He saw Conrad walk to the mercenary on the far right and whisper something to him. The mercenary was stunned for a moment before he shook his head with difficulty.
He originally thought that Conrad would at least interrogate him, but he didn't expect that the demon would just shake his head and drag his companion away. Lei Di couldn't see what was behind him, but from the miserable screams of the mercenary, he could imagine that it was definitely not a good place to be taken away. Then, he heard a series of crashing sounds, as if the bones were being pulled out of the flesh and the organs were slipping out of the body. The miserable screams gradually lost their strength and turned into howls. Finally, it turned into a hoarse sound, followed by a low growl.
The sound finally disappeared, but the remaining mercenaries couldn't help but shiver.
Then, Conrad walked to the next mercenary and asked something. That mercenary was actually scared silly. He knelt on the ground and couldn't say a word. The young mercenary leader shook his head regretfully and stood up. He looked at the mercenary who was backing away and stabbed his sword into the mercenary's eye before kicking him away.
He clapped his hands and ordered his subordinates to drag the corpse away.
There were only three mercenaries left, including Lei Di.
The white-haired youth saw that his two companions were scared out of their wits. It was as if they just remembered that they were only doing this for a living. Their previous glory, faith, and pride from the glorious achievements of the Grey Wolves Mercenaries had all crumbled at that moment. They shivered and their faces were pale as they realized that they only wanted to live.
Lei Di looked at his companions, who used to be incomparably proud of themselves in the face of life and death. But now, they were acting like cowards. He couldn't help but curse them in his heart. However, he was also cursing Conrad. "Come and find me if you have the ability, you bastard!" Reidy was unable to speak and could only speak from his heart. Reidy had never wanted to show off so much before. It was just death, right? He wanted to show his companions, who were completely controlled by fear, that there was nothing to be afraid of in death.
The most humiliating thing was to submit to the enemy.
However, Conrad didn't seem to hear him. He only took the mercenaries away one by one. It was as if he didn't want to get any information. He didn't even ask any questions. Even if the last mercenary knelt down and begged for mercy and swore that he wanted to join them and was willing to tell them everything he knew, he would only be dragged away.
Soon, only Lei Di was left.
Conrad stopped in front of him.
The white-haired youth didn't react at first and just pounced on him like a mad dog. However, his chest immediately suffered a heavy blow, and he was kicked back like a stray dog, rolling a few times. He then crawled up with his face covered in dirt. He was the only one left. After realizing this, his heart sank uncontrollably. Was there no one left to 'appreciate' his bravery? Who was he trying to show it to? The enemy?
But looking at Conrad's cold face and the dark bishop's expression, it was obvious that they wouldn't appreciate his bravery. A bone-piercing chill enveloped his body. Lei Di suddenly shivered. He thought of a problem. Was he going to die here without knowing why? Was he going to end up like those unsightly fellows?
But how could he do that? He was Lei Di, the most outstanding youth in the mercenary group other than Eke. If he died here like those cold corpses, who would know that he was once a hero?
No, he couldn't die like that.
But there was no one left to record it. How he wished that there was someone hiding in the forest. Or someone else playing dead on the battlefield. Reidy subconsciously told himself that he wasn't afraid of death. Death was nothing. He just didn't want to die like those meaningless fellows. But he knew that was destined to be an extravagant hope. In front of the Disciples of the Black Flames, other than the leader and Buga, no one else could hide in the forest.
Thinking about that, he couldn't help but feel conflicted. He wavered between death and a more meaningful death, and his expression kept changing.
Conrad stared coldly at the youth and did not say a single word. Then, he pulled out the dagger from the bishop's waist. Reidy shuddered as he finally realized that death was approaching. But he didn't expect Conrad to not say a word. He was a bastard, the descendant of the Knight Marco, the descendant of the Erouine nobles. He struggled, but he immediately felt the cold blade of the dagger against his neck.
No, he didn't want to die.
Lei Di's heart finally showed despair at the last moment. The will to struggle in his eyes naturally disappeared. None of this escaped the young leader's eyes. Conrad immediately withdrew his dagger and pulled down the white haired youth's mask. He asked: "Do you want to die?"
Lei Di opened his mouth and wanted to say a few harsh words, but he found that he was trembling and couldn't say a word. In the end, he could only silently nod. But he suddenly reacted and quickly shook his head. Then he felt his face heat up. It wasn't because he was weak, but because he was so frightened that he couldn't even hear what Conrad said.
What a disgrace.
"Then let me ask you a question." Conrad straightened his body and looked down at the youth: "The other group that came with you, how many people did they have in total and where did they go?"
Lei Di was stunned. If this demon wanted him to reveal the core information of the Grey Wolves Mercenaries, he felt that he wouldn't be able to do so. But since Conrad mentioned that group of people, it meant that they had a common enemy. For a moment, the white haired youth subconsciously closed the distance between them and faintly saw them as a group. He didn't think that he was surrendering, and at most, they were cooperating.
That bastard actually dared to teach him a lesson.
He gritted his teeth as he thought.
"They left towards the northeast before you attacked. There were a total of fifteen people, and the leader was a young man about the same age as you. There were two women with him. He had twelve guards … … "Lei Di paused:" They seemed to be at least Silver ranked. I only knew this when I eavesdropped on your conversation with Buga. "
He didn't even need Conrad's reminder to sell out Brando in an orderly manner. If Brando was here, he would probably be so angry that he would laugh. He only punched Lei Di once, and Conrad even kicked him like he was a dog. Lei Di seemed to have forgotten all about it.
Conrad and the dark bishop beside him looked at each other. (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please go to www.qidian.com, there are more chapters. Support the author, support the original reading!)
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