In just ten minutes, the shouts, shouts, and screams in the gloomy woods gradually died down, and the 12-member old mercenary unit was slaughtered!

But what is a little strange is that after Master David killed these 12 old mercenaries, he didn't even search for them, and then turned back and returned...... It's as if he knew that there were only 12 old mercenaries chasing after him!

The river finally returned to calm, except for the crackling of firewood in the campfire, and the fire seemed to stain the forest with blood, and the smell of blood in the evening breeze seemed to make the air start to become disgusting.

The blood-stained leather boots stepped on the blood-soaked dirt and made a "stepping" sound when treading water, and Master David put his luxurious sword back into its sheath, his cold eyes and the grim smile on the corner of his mouth gradually calmed down, and he put on the usual gentle and arrogant "mask".

Igul, Keith, Hall, and Eddie all stared closely at the figure slowly walking from the shadows, and the palms holding the hilt of the sword all broke out in a cold sweat, nervous and vigilant...... There is no way, after seeing Master David's extremely fast and ruthless killing, there is no way to connect him with the previous tsundere ♂ at this time, and the murderous aura is pervasive.

But on the other hand, I was secretly relieved to see that Master David had dealt with so many "enemies" in ambush so quickly and ruthlessly, because if they didn't have Master David, in the face of so many ambushes, even if they were all just swordsmen, they would definitely fall into a bitter battle, and they might even lose their manpower!

"This group of old trash dares to deceive me with a fake letter pretending to be a messenger from the city lord of Richard," Master David raised the bloodstained white paper and envelope in his hand, and the traces of fire paint could still be faintly seen on the envelope, "I have encountered this method too many times, and I even thought I would be fooled!"

"Use exaggerated information to make me suspicious, use plausible letters for me to verify, and finally give me a fatal blow when I am distracted......" Master David said as he handed the letter to Keith Swordsman, "They must be Bommer's spies who have been lurking in Billy City for many years, and may have guessed the identity of your ambassador and came to intercept you halfway!"

Keith Swordsman took the "evidence" handed over by Master David...... Blood-stained white paper and an envelope with the words David, the city guard, sealed and treated with the Billy City Fire Paint Seal of the City Lord of Chad is no different from the real thing, and it is really "faked" very well!

[This letter is originally true!] Keith Swordsman, who is a royal guard, only needs to look at it to determine the authenticity of this fire paint seal.

As you can imagine, Lord Richard has spread rumors in Billy City that he and the others are not Ambassador Tessali, but Bomber, who has deceived the Lord of Billy City...... In this case, even letting people come and send them to death can be righteous Ling Ran!

Richard is such a despicable villain!

The Keith swordsman, who had guessed the thoughts of Master David and the city lord of Richard, was chilled in their hearts, and they had noticed the disloyalty of the city lord of Richard before they set off, and they had expected that he would go to the mercenary union to deceive people to test it, but they never expected that in order to deceive their trust, Master David would kill all these old mercenaries and leave no one behind!

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Master David's strength is high, but his interests are in collecting luxury goods and enjoyment, and he is proud of his great sword master's strength and often disdains to pay attention to the "weak", so his words are full of loopholes and he doesn't know it...... This can indeed deceive a stunned young man from the countryside like Iguli and cause panic, but it is not enough to fool a royal guard like Keith Swordsman!

[These mercenaries don't look like soldiers or killers in disguise at all, even if those old mercenaries can't help but stare at themselves and target them intentionally or unintentionally, it doesn't mean that they are here to hunt down and kill themselves and others, let alone that they are Bommer's spies!]

The tall, thin, and impulsive Eddie Swordsman sensed the loophole in it as soon as he heard Master David's words, and what Master David said was too certain...... Even Eddie could see the problem, and Keith Swordsman, who was the leader, and the calm Hall Swordsman, could definitely hear the problem.

"Thank you Master David from the bottom of my heart," Keith Swordsman took the lead in bowing to Master David before Eddie Swordsman impulsively retorted, agreeing with his statement, "If it weren't for your assistance this time, there would definitely be problems with only a few of us facing such a number of pursuers!"

"I understand your suspicions, if these spies are here to hunt you down, then they should have killed Keith Swordsmith with bows and arrows in the first place, and even attacked each of us directly, instead of just warning Keith Swordman, right?"

Master David was unimpressed by Eddie's obvious suspicions and explained his own judgment.

"That's because they understand that even if they attack in a sneak attack, it is useless to use the lethality of a bow and arrow against Master David, who is a great swordsman," Keith Sword Master immediately "empathetically" continued Master David's reasoning, "If you want to get rid of a few of us, you must first get rid of Master You, so this series of calculations is to force you to talk to them alone in a short period of time, deceive your trust, and then raid when you are defenseless!"

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"That's right, they can only threaten you if you remove me as a variable. "Master David is very satisfied with Keith Sword Master's brain supplement, it seems that he is very witty and important, and if he wants to return to Tessali City safely, he can only hold on to his thigh.

As he spoke, the corners of his mouth curled slightly, and he passed by the bonfire where the meat was still roasting, and went to the river to clean up......

The more you trust me, the easier it will be for me to catch you...... Our dear Highness Wells!]

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Keith Swordsman, who was observing Master David, saw that his words stabilized him, and after expressing the trust of himself and others, he breathed a sigh of relief, and glared at Eddie Swordsman, Eddie Swordsman also understood that he almost made a mistake, if Master David felt that he and others doubted him, maybe he would be in trouble on the spot, and it was uncertain how many people they could escape, but the result would definitely be in vain!

Eddie glanced apologetically at Keith and Hale Swordmaster, took back his sword, and sat back to roast his meat by the campfire.

Keith and Hale didn't blame too much for this, and Hale continued to stay outside Iguli's tent, while Keith Swordsman looked at Master David, who was returning from cleaning by the river, and got into Iguli to pretend to report something.

......

There is no love for no reason, no hate for no reason, no betrayal for no reason, and naturally there is no trust for no reason.

Wells is obviously very aware of this, and just like Richard, the city lord will arrange some cannon fodder to send him to death, in order to win the trust of Master David, it is also based on this tacit understanding.

And after this battle, the atmosphere of the two groups of people around the campfire is obviously much more harmonious...... It's as if they have let down a lot of guards against each other.