On the Seven Towers

Two days later, in the evening, on the roof of a building some distance from the office, Sancho and five other people watched every movement at the gate of the office from afar.

He had originally arranged three teams. He, Prato and a deputy captain each led their men and prepared to break into the house from three directions at night. If they did not meet an important person, they would cause chaos. If they met a target, they would subdue and capture him directly.

But just before departure, Macola said that the intelligence team found a temple priest who had embezzled a huge sum of money before and wanted to arrest him immediately. Because two of the three assassination teams were taken away by Yepes, there was really no other manpower, so they had to transfer the deputy captain and his team away.

This incident made Sancho feel very bad. In his opinion, as long as anything was related to these Montenegrin wizards, all kinds of strange accidents would happen.

To him, these mages were the source of his nightmares and a label of shame. His actions failed inexplicably time and time again. This was his last chance. If he failed again today, Sancho would lose his position in the Shadow Group and become a marginal figure.

He really wanted to bloodbath this house and have a clean ending.

But he also knew that this was impossible. If it was a small noble in a remote area, he would have done it. But the other party was a magician in the capital. Even the Temple of Nature and the Shadow Group could not do such a sensational thing without a formal statement. In that case, the king and the Magic Association would definitely use this incident as a breakthrough to put the Temple of Nature in a passive position. If he really caused such trouble, he would definitely be abandoned by the Temple of Nature.

Great God of Nature, please let these mages wait for me inside. He prayed to the God of Nature in secret.

At this time, a figure flew over from a distance. It was Macola. He jumped in front of Sancho after two or three jumps and said, "Things have changed, and the action needs to be adjusted."

"What's going on?" Sancho asked anxiously, "Why is there a problem again?"

"The most important thing for an assassin is patience, Sancho, you look like an apprentice who has not yet finished his apprenticeship." Macola said sarcastically.

Sancho said with a dark face: "What's going on? In two hours, I and the people from Prato will rush in."

"I got a new intelligence. The wizard Xiao Chen in charge here is probably going to leave soon. Miss Tasia of the Alonso family held a banquet tonight and invited many familiar wizards and nobles. It is said that it is to celebrate her invention of a new little magic. You know that these nobles will hold banquets every few days, and many times they are even impromptu. People like us outside the circle are always one step behind in getting the news."

"Are you suggesting that I attack him on his way there?"

Macola frowned and said dissatisfiedly: "Of course not! Now the sun hasn't set, there are many people on the road, you can stare at him, and then take action on his way back. Remember, this is the capital, not your country place, everything has its rules."

"I know what I should do, you don't have to remind me again and again." Although Sancho was dissatisfied, he didn't dare to get angry with Macola.

"Hey, Lord Yepes said before he left that you will make all the decisions regarding the actions of the Black Mountain Mage. So tell me, what are you going to do today?"

"This Xiao Chen has been hiding in his house for the past few days, but today he suddenly went out for a banquet. Don't you think it's strange? Is this a trap?"

Macola's heart tightened, and he asked back: "If it is a trap, who does he expect to deal with? How did he know that today is the day we act?"

"It's hard to say, there are so many people involved in this matter, it's hard to say who leaked the news..."

"Sancho, besides your people, only my men and Prato's men know about this. Do you not trust me, him, or our men? Do you think someone will betray the Temple of Nature, betray the Shadow Group, and get involved with a little mage with no background? ? Who do you think is so stupid? "

"This..., I just think there may be omissions." Sancho argued, "We are all people who stay in the shadows. You know how much important information has been leaked by a seemingly insignificant person in a few casual words. I just think that the wizard's behavior is abnormal. Why are you so excited?"

"Because you think about my people." Macola patted his chest and said, "I don't know how others manage people, but my subordinates will not suffer such grievances. I am not like some people. Looking back, I see that my subordinates are dead or injured. They are all killed by him."

"You!"

"Watch your mouth! Otherwise, since you don't trust my people, I will take them away to avoid ruining your good deeds." Macola sneered.

The assassins around him obviously sided with Macola, and Sancho had to swallow his anger for the sake of the overall situation.

Seeing that the other party was still unwilling to accept the news, Makola thought for a moment and came up with another reason: "Don't you think about it? Even if they know the news, what will happen? Where can he find people to fight against the Shadow Group? Mercenaries? Magicians? Who dares? I think his most likely purpose today is to seek refuge in the Alonso family. As long as he convinces Miss Tashia, hides in the Alonso family's territory, and then finds a few people to talk to the priests of the temple, you will have no chance."

"Alonso family..." Sancho had naturally heard of this well-known name. This wizard family is not only powerful, but also very rich. They run several high-grade magic crystal mines near the city of Balva. No one wants to offend such a family. He asked, "Miss Tassia, is it likely that she will agree to him?"

"Of course, didn't you say that Xiao Chen is not an ordinary mid-level wizard and has high talent? Who would not want such a person if he is willing to lose face and surrender? What's more, he has several powerful subordinates who will definitely surrender together. The strength of his subordinates exceeds that of many ordinary noble families. How can the strength of ordinary barons and viscounts be so easy to kill the six of us?"

"It seems that this problem must be solved today." Sancho thought for a moment and made a decision: "We will split into two groups. I will lead people to ambush Xiao Chen, and you will let Prato continue to raid the house and retreat as long as we catch someone alive."

"Why don't you take everyone with you?" Macola asked puzzledly.

"Because the magician has so many strange methods, if we rush over, he will disappear with a teleportation magic. Then we won't catch anything. Splitting the troops into two places can at least guarantee some gains." Sancho said.

"Hmph, you arrange it." Makola said.

Half an hour later, they saw Xiao Chen get on a carriage and leave the office. Sancho followed with his five men.