The wizard is dead. He died peacefully, making it seem like death was a relief for him. He used the last bullet in his own pistol to send himself on his way. Looking at the corpse of the wizard lying in the center of the study, I didn't feel the excitement of achieving my goal and defeating a powerful enemy. On the contrary, I felt a little sad, and I suddenly felt that it was very unworthy for such a good warrior to die here and die in such a battle. Perhaps if he was still fighting for his country, his uniform would have been covered with various medals and decorations symbolizing honor on the chest.

I put away the necklace the wizard had given me, and beckoned for someone to clean up his body and carry it down. Karl below had already received the news, and after seeing us carry the wizard's body out of the church, he quickly greeted us and carefully examined the wizard.

"That's right. That's him. Carl seemed relieved, and after a long sigh of relief, he continued: "It seems that the guerrillas who came to support will soon retreat on their own. ”

As he said, the guerrillas continued their onslaught for about ten minutes before gradually weakening, and then soon disappeared into the night.

In this battle, both the self-defense forces and the guerrillas here suffered heavy losses. More than half of Joao's men were killed, the wizard's army was wiped out, and those who rushed to support paid a great price for the frenzied onslaught. I glanced at the town, where the fire was still raging, and all but the church that had been tossed like an old, battered sponge had been scorched to the ground.

"What are we going to do next?" I asked, looking at Carl.

Karl looked relaxed at the moment, looked at me and said, "I've contacted Pablo and asked him to send someone to take over here." But the guerrillas lost their chance, and most of the time there will be no more trouble here. Early tomorrow morning, Pablo will begin a general offensive against the partisans in the encirclement. You shouldn't have to do any of this, and then it's up to the guerrillas to respond. I reckon they will take the initiative to ask for a ceasefire. It's been too difficult for them lately, the battle is very unfavorable, and the most important thing is to leave a way for yourself to survive. ”

I wasn't too concerned about the situation between the guerrillas and the SDF, but when Carr said about the ceasefire, I was in good spirits, because the ceasefire probably meant that I could go home. So I said, "Is our mission over?" ”

Karl smiled and said, "As far as I know, the time John told you is still a while away from now. ”

"Okay." I waved my hand, "This damn place, the sooner you get out of here, the better." ”

"Isn't it good here?" Carl laughed and joked, "You've made a name for yourself here." ”

"Really? Am I going to be written into the history books here? I smiled and sat down on the floor, and Walker and I started smoking.

Carl shook his head and said, "Not really. However, you and Walker have made a name for themselves by holding Pablo's estate, and their reputation has spread among the Self-Defense Forces. Because of the actions in Mexico, the guerrillas and the Mexicans know about you. Coupled with the previous battles between you and the wizard, and the complete elimination of the wizard this time, do you think you and Walker have made a contribution? At least your reputation is already known to these people. ”

I took a puff of my cigarette and said, "Fame? It's probably notoriety. Okay, let's not talk about that. Are we waiting for the people here to arrive before we can leave here? ”

Karl nodded in correctness. I sighed and said, "Okay. There's something I'd like to ask you to do me a favor. ”

"What's the matter?"

I pointed to the body of the wizard who had been covered with a cloth and said, "His last wish before he died, to send him back to his hometown for burial." I guess that's not too hard for you. ”

Karl glanced at the wizard's corpse and smiled, "If he's still alive, it will be more troublesome." It doesn't matter if it's dead. Where is his hometown? Although the UK is not big, it must have an exact address. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, I handed Carl the address that the wizard had left behind. Karl glanced at the address on the paper and sneered, "Authentic British." Well, I'll arrange that soon. ”

The self-defense forces that had taken over the area arrived the next morning. We were quickly switched and came to the rear of the entire front. The oil bottle has stabilized, but there will be a long recovery period waiting for him. Fabry's injuries are not light, but they all have time to recover slowly. After the self-defense forces launched a general attack, the guerrillas resisted valiantly for a day with the cooperation of friendly forces on the periphery, but the next day the guerrillas sent messengers to Pablo's barracks to pray for peace.

After almost half a month of talks, the two sides reached a ceasefire. The guerrillas withdrew after all the men in the encirclement were disarmed. The guerrillas ceded a large area of land under the control of the SDF. There are plantations, mines on these lands.

After the negotiations, we followed Pablo back to the estate. After the self-defense forces divided the cake inside, everyone left the manor in a happy mood. They left shortly after they left. One day Carl came back from outside the manor and gathered me with Walker and Mighty Mouse after meeting with Pablo.

Carl saw the three of us and smiled, "Everyone. I'm going to have good news for you. Your mission here is over. ”

Hearing this, I couldn't help but feel a little excited. I can finally go home, counting the days, I've been away from home for almost half a year. I looked at Walker, who seemed calm.

"And when can I leave?" I asked.

"Tomorrow. Get out of here with me. I also want to take a break. Carl said as if he remembered something, "That's right." The body of the wizard has been buried in the place he requested. You don't know, wizards actually have a good home. Parents, siblings, and a child. These people were given a sum of money, which was left to them by the wizard. ”

"Doesn't he have a wife?" Walker asked, picking up the loophole in Carl's words.

Carl shook his head and said, "Dead." All right. Don't talk about that. I guess you should hurry up and pack your things and say goodbye to the people you need to say goodbye to. Oh yes. Pablo wants to hire you to continue fighting, are you willing? ”

I walked out of the room without saying a word, and Walker gestured straight to a middle finger, and Mighty Mouse said, "Unless he marries his sister to me." ”

Carl's reaction to the three of us seemed to be expected, and he just smiled. And I went back to my room and packed up? I have nothing to pack. So I found Paro and Pinto for a brief chat with them, which was kind of goodbye.

At the end of the conversation, Pinto again mentioned to me the matter of taking him to war to earn money. I nodded and asked him for contact information. He gave me a contact information for his home and told me to contact him if I looked for him. His family would come to him.

Then I went to see the oil bottle, and I advised him to get out of here as soon as he was healed, and not to fantasize about being with Pablo's sister. The oil bottle didn't seem to be happy to accept my suggestion, and perfunctorily agreed to me. I left him that email address of mine so that he could contact me if he couldn't get around or needed help.

The next day, Pablo sent us away with a simple farewell ceremony. Privately, he again expressed to me that he wanted to solicit me. I said I was going home and rejected him. And ask him not to be embarrassed to drag the oil bottle. Pablo immediately understood what I was referring to. He nodded in agreement.

Walker and Mighty Mouse and I followed Carl back to the U.S. and went to see John, who was in the final stages of physical therapy.

John was very happy to see the three of us, and hugged him warmly one by one with his crutches. He told me that he wouldn't be on his own again, but would be doing the same job as a connector or consultant like Carl. I told him that he had a good choice and that it was better to leave alive than anything. As I was leaving, John stopped me and asked me if I was going to do anything in the future. I replied that you must not look for me again.

John smiled and said, "He owes me a favor." If you need to, you can go to him and say I know how to find him.

Finally I said goodbye to Walker, and I asked him what he was going to do in the future. He said he was going on vacation. As I turned to get into the car, Walker stopped me and said, "Gypsy." It's a pleasure to fight alongside you. ”

After all this was over, I set out on my way home. After tossing for two days and almost three days, I once again stood at the door of my home community, and I went home alive again.

The end of this volume, The Wizard in the Jungle.