On the Seven Towers

In the evening, the convoy camped in an open space on the side of the road. Ordas asked all the leaders and backbones of the mercenary groups to come to a meeting.

Knight Livas was puzzled, "Why do we have to hold a meeting?"

"In the afternoon, I sent my apprentices to inspect the various mercenary groups. I found that their morale was very problematic. Did you know? Several scattered mercenaries fell behind today. These guys must have taken the first commission and sneaked away."

"Mercenaries are scum, there is nothing strange about it. It's just that the Duke has killed fewer people recently, which has made some people bolder. When I go back, I will capture these guys throughout the country. Then let everyone see what the consequences of betraying the Duke will be." Livas didn't seem to care.

Ordaz said, "There is an old saying: Water the flowers before they wither. I think we should gather these people to scare them before things get out of hand. Otherwise, can you imagine how many people will be left when we arrive at Green Garden Town? It's not good for our reputation if we can't lead a mercenary team well. I'm going back to the Red Lotus Tower, but you have to give an explanation to the Duke."

"Well, since we are going to have a meeting, we should let everyone hear it. There is an open space by the river. Before it gets dark, I will find someone who made a mistake and chop off his head, and then show them the golden axe that will be used later to open their eyes. This soft and hard approach will be enough to keep them quiet for a while."

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

Half an hour later, all the more than 200 mercenaries were gathered in the open space by the river for a meeting. These people filled a small area. Knight Rivas and Mage Ordaz stood together on a higher slope so that everyone could see them clearly.

Xiao Chen and the dark elves, who usually always wandered on the edge of the team, squeezed to a place not far in front of Livas and Ordaz. Xiao Chen, Roger and Evelyn spread out in different directions, forming a faint trend of encirclement.

However, these did not alert Livas, and his attention was focused on the two tied mercenaries in front of him.

He put his hands on his waist, walked back and forth on the slope, and gave a loud lecture: "... As I said before, all the guys who escaped will be caught and hanged as long as they are seen by the Duke's people. The Duke and I will not let them go. And today these two guys were caught, so they can die here in peace. I will chop off their heads, this is the price of running away!"

The two mercenaries were gagged and pressed to the ground by Livas's servants, trembling.

The faces of the mercenaries around him who listened to his lecture were mostly not very good. Mercenaries are not loyal to anyone, and they often give up because they can't complete the hired tasks. Employers rarely shout and kill like this. At this time, seeing your colleagues being attacked by swords and knives, it is inevitable to feel a sense of grief.

After Livas finished speaking, he saw that the mercenaries were silent, and felt that his warning had worked. He drew his long sword and prepared to kill the chicken to scare the monkey.

At this time, a voice came from below: "I object!"

Livas looked in the direction of the voice and found that it was an ordinary young man. The young man did not look nervous, but crossed his arms and looked at him with a smile. However, Livas's eyes just touched his, and he found that the other person's eyes had a very strange power. He felt that there was a vortex hidden in the eyes. His spirit and consciousness seemed to be attracted by them and fell into a situation that was difficult to extricate himself, as if it was an abyss that made him sink, indulge, and unable to extricate himself.

Livas was an experienced high-level warrior after all. The moment he was attracted by the gaze, he realized that he had suffered a mental attack. He hurriedly closed his eyes, cut off the contact of the eyes, and let out a low shout again, trying to wake himself up. However, the pair of strange purple eyes seemed to be able to break through this isolation and appeared in his mind. The eyes turned into various strange demons in his head. They twisted and circled around him with strange smiles, as if they would pounce at any time.

This is a very powerful spiritual mage. Livas bit his tongue hard to make himself sober for a moment, but the illusion in his mind did not dissipate anyway. On the contrary, fear, panic, worry, sadness and all kinds of strange negative emotions came out from the bottom of his heart.

In the outside world, everyone saw that Livas just said a word and stayed there with his eyes closed. Many of the mercenaries present were knowledgeable people. Seeing this scene, they understood that the young man who claimed to be a consultant of the Tree Seed Mercenary Group was not that simple. Can someone who can easily affect a high-level warrior be weak?

Livas slapped himself twice, bursting out with fighting spirit, and finally drove those ghosts out of his mind, but he just opened his eyes and felt a burning sensation behind him. In the short time when he was in chaos, Ordaz actually released a big fireball behind him, which exploded directly on him. Although Livas had Dou Qi to protect himself and offset a lot of damage, the huge impact still blew him off the platform.

At the same time, Roger and Evelyn moved. They each drew their long swords and flew from under the earth platform to rush towards Livas.

The latter was shocked when he saw the two men flying towards him. They were both high-level warriors who were not inferior to him. He used his sword to block their attacks in a panic. But Xiao Chen's fear came first and hit his head. The illusions that had just retreated came back with a more fierce momentum.

Livas had an irresistible delay for a moment, and two sword lights avoided his sword and passed through his neck. Livas's head soared into the sky, spilling blood all over the sky. Roger used his fighting spirit to catch his head and held it in his hand. His headless body was still moving its hands and feet, and fell into the crowd below, causing a cry of surprise.

The "strongest" high-level warrior in the team was killed by these people like killing chickens and dogs in a few seconds. The mercenaries were horrified, and no one dared to act rashly. They were all waiting for these strong men to say something. And the several servants of Livas on the stage stood there at a loss, not reacting to what they should do.

At this time, Xiao Chen walked out from the crowd. All the mercenaries were nervously watching this young man. He walked up the slope slowly, nodded to the people present, and said, "Everyone, let me introduce myself again. I am the high-level mage of the Tower of China - Xiao Chen."