465 The Power of Rich Gamers (1/2)

The Mana bullets were like rockets that smashed into the ground, and the dust from the explosions engulfed the entire forest. When the dust settled, Dragonborn and Tomato had vanished.

The Magicians who attacked them didn't think that they were hit by the Mana bullets. Even if they were killed, there would be corpses.

A man wearing a magic cloak squatted on a tree branch. He was looking for traces of Dragonborn and Tomato, but he couldn't find them.

As he was hesitating whether to jump down and look for them, he heard wind movements beside him.

He turned his head and felt his neck being held before a ”Ka cha” sound of twisted bones was heard.

The Magician fell limply from the tree branch and landed on the ground with a thud.

The forest became quiet. It was as though nothing had happened.

After a few minutes, a man walked slowly towards the tree that the Magician had fallen from.

As he got close, his foot stepped on something, and a rope tightened around his ankle. He was pulled up to an opposite tree trunk. A large tree stump that was sharpened to a fatal tip flew towards him and penetrated his chest. He was pinned to the tree trunk and didn't make any noise.

The people who were hiding could no longer wait peacefully. They came out from the trees and rocks and gathered as they surveyed the surroundings. They had masks on their faces, and numerous Magicians, who were holding their trademark Magic Wands, could be seen.

”What's happening? Did you see Tomato?” a person asked another man impatiently.

Everyone shook their heads. They didn't know where Tomato attacked from.

”What should we do now?” another man asked.

”Illumination Mana!” the leader ordered.

A few Magicians lifted their Magic Wands towards the sky.

Strong illumination emitted from their Magic Wands, and a few light balls flew up to the sky and exploded. The forest was lit up like daytime, the morning mist was dispelled, and the figures of the hiding creatures in the trees were clearly identified.

But there were no traces of Dragonborn or Tomato.

Even the two Forest Wolves and the young Wyvern weren't around.

”D*mn, are there any traps nearby? Didn't your men say that there were no traps here? Are you deceiving us?” the leader asked as he grabbed a nearby Magician.

The Magician said calmly to the leader, ”I didn't deceive you, we didn't detect any traps. My men sustained casualties too. Don't be too agitated. Even if there are traps that aren't disarmed, it's alright. Tomato and the man who disrupted our plan can't escape.”

The Magician spoke firmly, and the leader calmed down and released his grasp on the Magician.

”Let's get out of here. Tomato is hidden. From my understanding of him, he'll not show himself. He will kill us one by one. Don't get separated.”

The Magician at his side said loudly, ”We've paid you. Are you mercenaries going to leave like that? We have to capture both of them today!”

The leader rebuked loudly, ”We only received the mission to capture the man who stole the young Wyvern. We're not supposed to capture Tomato. Even though the bounty is generous, if we perish, what's the use of the bounty? If you want to capture Tomato, please go ahead. Don't involve us!”

The leader was blunt.

”What are you saying? Are you revolting against the King?”

The Magician lifted his Magic Wand angrily and pointed it at the leader. The leader looked fearlessly at the Magician and said, ”If you want my brothers and me to be killed, we'll kill you now. Do you believe that?”

A warrior pulled the leader's arm nervously as he said softly, ”Leader, it's not the time to be willful. They are the Kings' Tower Magicians.”

The Magician smirked, but the leader was adamant.

He unsheathed his weapon and stabbed the Magician's chest. The Magician looked on in disbelief as the leader kicked him to the ground. Fresh blood flowed from the Magician's chest, and his life force was draining. The Magicians at the side were horrified. They didn't expect such a thing to happen. A Magician wanted to attack with his Magic Wand, but a mercenary slashed him.

A chaotic battle ensued as the mercenaries and Magicians fought. Mana was released, and weapons cut into bodies. When the battle came to an end, only a few mercenaries and the leader were left.

A bloodstained mercenary who was seriously wounded said angrily to the leader, ”Leader, we were just exiled by the Empire, and now you've offended the King. Where are we going to go now? Are we going to live among the Underworld creatures?”

The leader had no intention of explaining. He grabbed the man's shoulder and stabbed his chest like the Magician that he killed. The bloodstained mercenaries were seriously injured and were in a daze. A strange mercenary turned and killed other mercenaries around him. The rest of the mercenaries fled but were pursued by the leader and the strange mercenary. In the end, the fleeing mercenaries were all killed.

The strange mercenary panted as he sheathed his weapon. He was Dragonborn.

It was hard to imagine how a man could kill two opponents within a short time and disguise himself as the dead person.

Dragonborn hadn't encountered or heard of this skill before. To Tomato, it was like his daily routine. The scary part was that it wasn't a Mana Skill. It was actually Tomato's favorite assassination skill.

That was the skill that he was going to teach Dragonborn.

The leader was actually the disguised Tomato. He had killed the leader at the start of the battle and disguised himself as the leader.

Everything went as planned by Tomato. All the mercenaries and Magicians were killed in the battle, though it remained to be seen whether there were other pursuers.

At least Dragonborn and Tomato were safe for now.

Tomato took off his disguise, walked to a huge tree, and knocked on the tree trunk. The bark of the tree opened, and two Forest Wolves and a young Wyvern came out. They were hiding in the tree trunk of the huge tree.

A smart assassin and hunter would also take care of his pets.

Dragonborn looked at the corpses on the ground and felt exhilarated. The Magician's equipment was endowed with Mana. If he could bring them back, the equipment would fetch very high prices. Perhaps the equipment might be of Legendary quality. The equipment of the mercenaries was also of Superior quality. In fact, the armor of the mercenaries was of better quality than the current armor of Dragonborn.