240 Bait Biting (2/2)

Irwin chuckled. ”Whoever has lived more than seventy years will be good at acting.”

”Actually, Dalton returned three hours ago and observed you with Secondary Stealth. I noticed him, but I didn't dare to approach him.”

The man in black was Husseret.

Every Archmage had innate spells that could be triggered, and it was difficult to assassinate them. Husseret only managed to discover Dalton because he was better at stealth and the Rogues were sensitive.

However, he couldn't simply assassinate Dalton. The guy was much stronger than him, and he would only alarm him.

Irwin smiled. ”I guessed it.”

That was why Irwin had been staying in his study as if he were deeply immersed in the new book.

”This is the reward that we promised.”

Thirty gold coins were put on the table.

Irwin nodded.

Husseret then jumped off from the window and disappeared in midair.

Most Rogue players had chosen the skill build of Stealth-Treasure-Hunting-Theft-Pillage-Hidden-Door-Localization-Unlocking, which focused on individuals.

But Husseret was different. He had chosen the skill build of Stealth-Advanced-Stealth-Anti-Stealth-Advanced-Anti-Stealth-Trap-Searching-Trap-Eloquence for dungeon raids.

Walking in the darkness, few people noticed him.

It was not until he approached the stone building in the wood that Margret spotted him.

Dragons' eyes were naturally endowed with True Vision, allowing them to see through most stealth skills.

Margret only peeped at Husseret, then ignored him.

Andonara was the second to find Husseret. Her level was high, and as a Great Swordsman, she had better hearing. She noticed Husseret when he was ten meters away.

Roland was the last.

The field of Roland's mental power had a radius of around five meters when he was fully relaxed, allowing him to vaguely perceive Husseret's arrival.

Then, Husseret suddenly appeared before them.

None of F6 were scared, but Brazil's contracted leopard jumped back in fear and growled with raised hackles.

It didn't relax until Brazil petted and reassured it.

Accepting the skewers that Betta gave him, Husseret looked odd. ”Roasted locusts?”

Betta nodded quickly. ”Yes. They're quite delicious.”

Over the past few days, Betta had been a bane to the creatures in the woods. He roasted everything he caught.

But the food was all very delicious. It was hard to tell where he got all the seasonings.

Husseret shook his head. He took a bite of the roasted locusts, only to find that they were greasy and tasty.

While having a roasted rabbit, Roland asked, ”How did it go?”

”The bait has been released,” Husseret said with a smile. ”The guy is very interested too. Now, it's time to let him see the bait.”

Andonara was eating roasted meat like a lady. She asked, ”Would Dalton send someone to check it out?”

”As a cautious man, he certainly would.”

”But there are no tomb guards in that cave, and none of us is capable of dark magic.” Andonara looked around.

Husseret smiled. ”It doesn't matter. All we need to do is to let his scout see the equipment being moved out of the cave.”

F6 immediately understood what Husseret was up to, but Andonara had to think for a while before she found the answer.

Obviously, she was not as smart as them.

As for Margret, she had no response at all, as she was too busy eating the food. She had the smallest body size in her human form, but she ate the most.

She had finished at least fifteen kilograms of roasted locusts from morning to dusk, but she did not seem satisfied.

All the insects had been caught by her in person.

She couldn't refuse the food after tasting it for the first time.

In the headquarters of the Association of Mages, the magic apprentice rushed into Dalton's study and said, ”Sir, the mercenaries are gone. I asked the city guards. They left the city in a hurry.”

”It seems that they realized that we might compete with them.” Dalton nodded. ”Don't worry, I've sent someone to follow them.”

The magic apprentice was deeply relieved.

As the chairman of the Association of Mages, Dalton had a lot of men at his disposal.

Some of the city guards were his spies. They had been hiding very well, and Antis couldn't find them out.

If the whole thing was real, they would report it back very soon.

Soon, Irwin's butler visited Dalton with the new translation in the evening.

According to the Ancient Elvish words, the necklace that Cocoyala gave the ranger commander was a piece of epic equipment that could store tremendous magic power for future usage.

Why would a ranger need tremendous magic power?

But Dalton immediately remembered that elves were natural-born magicians, and that whatever class they were, they could use some spells.

The magic power that was tremendous for the elves must be stupendous for human beings. Could that be stored?

At this point, his spy at the city gate arrived and reported, ”Sir, they're fighting amongst themselves. That piece of magic equipment is real. It's really good.”

Dalton rose and asked earnestly, ”Tell me the details.”