Located three kilometers south of the town of Kawadani, the valley is named after the maple trees that grow in the valley and are full of autumn leaves.

The canyon is long and narrow in shape, with a small stream flowing through it, and because it is autumn, the stream flow is so small that it almost dries up, revealing a large area of the river's beach.

In the woods beside a river beach, there is a wooden house made of logs.

There are a large number of secret sentinels around the hut, all of them are syndicate thieves, they are very good at hiding themselves, although they hide in the woods, the birds and beasts in the forest do not even feel anything unusual, and they are unaware of the food and cry around them.

The furnishings in the wooden house are very simple, there are two iron chains hanging in the middle of the room, Lucy's hands are hanging from one chain, her hair is messy, the leather armor on her body is stripped naked, the ****'s skin is full of whipped blood, and the flesh and blood in some places are even whipped into minced flesh, and the white bones in it can be faintly seen.

The Syndicate has always been extremely cruel to her captives, and from the time Lucy was captured until now, they have tortured her to death in just two hours.

In the corner next to the room, there was an extremely dim shadow, and he was the executioner.

"Why, beautiful lady, won't you say it?" His voice was calm and gentle, sounding like a conversation between old friends.

Lucy hung her head feebly, letting her long, fiery red hair fall and the blood trickling down her body to form a puddle of blood on the ground.

Hearing this sound, her body instinctively trembled, not because of fear, but because of the body's self-protective response, because in the past two hours, when this sound sounded, there would be a whip at the same time.

Sure enough, a black whip came out of the shadow's hand like a viper, snapped, and slammed into Lucy's chest, and then the whip quickly rolled back, taking away a large piece of flesh and blood at the same time.

This whip was extremely heavy, and a condensed force penetrated into Lucy's internal organs, Lucy felt a sweet throat, and blood rushed up, and she forcibly pushed her blood pressure back.

Her face twitched slightly, showing a mocking smile, and Lucy smiled weakly, "Don't you have any other means than whipping?" ”

It's just a little pain, in her mercenary career, she has suffered more serious injuries than this, I remember one time, they caught lava spiders in the crater of the northern Blackstone Mountain, she was accidentally sprayed by the fire spider's lava acid, the painful feeling, he still remembers it vividly.

She didn't cry out for such an injury, and now this ordinary whipping, even if the whip is stained with salt water, is just a pediatric for her!

As soon as she finished speaking, there was a 'snap', and a whip came again, this time on her face, because of the thick red hair, this whip was not heavy, but it also left a deep blood mark on her face.

"Why keep it a secret?" There was finally a hint of fluctuation in the voice of the black shadow: "If you want money, I can give you 1,000 gold coins, with this money, you can find a place at will and live a lifetime of prosperity"

"Phew, stop dreaming!" Lucy spat out a mouthful of blood in the direction of the corner: "The old lady wants to kill you all!" ”

She is not one of those weak girls who only know how to cry and cry, her nickname in the mercenary world is Fire Rose, there is kindness and revenge, decisive and simple, this group of guys hiding in the shadows treat her like this, if she is allowed to get out alive this time, when she finds an opportunity in the future, she will definitely retaliate endlessly!

"Then I'm afraid you won't have that chance. No one will come to your rescue. I might as well tell you, we're syndicates, and your two mercenary friends don't have the courage or ability to save you, hehe. The black shadow smiled and continued: "Moreover, my torture has just begun, if you don't say it, I will let you experience what is called hell on earth!" ”

As soon as she heard the three words of the Syndicate, Lucy's face finally changed, of course she knew that the Syndicate, this was a poisonous snake entrenched in the Celeman Continent, and the southern area of the Gwent Forest was their territory.

Their power is ten times more powerful than that of the Dark Brotherhood, and it is not something that the Flamingo mercenaries can fight against at all, and even if Ark and them come to save her, they are only here to die.

If it was the Syndicate who kidnapped her, she didn't seem to have a chance to live this time.

With a wry smile, the figure of a thin young man involuntarily flashed in his mind, that genius magician, the lord she had just sworn to follow, would come to save her?

She didn't know.

In his memory, the young man's expression was always calm and calm, and there was never any fluctuation in his eyes, dark and quiet, deep and quiet, as if nothing in the world could move him.

When she cleaned up his room, he basically didn't look at him, her proud figure and face didn't have any attraction to him, he always only had his magic in his eyes, at most when it was done, he said thank you to her lightly, and that's it.

With such a deep and indifferent person, Lucy had no way of knowing the status of her follower in his heart, but she guessed that it must not be very important.

"Alas, I originally thought that I would be able to start really learning the Battle Qi Gong method in the next few days, but it seems that I have no chance." Lucy sighed inwardly.

A golden strip was in front of her, and she was about to walk up, but at the last moment, she was bitten by a poisonous snake, and everything about her disappeared with the wind.

"How's it going, do you recognize the reality?" In the corner, the shadow spoke again.

Lucy gritted her teeth and shook her head, "I won't say that." ”

The Syndicate is powerful, even if her lord Link is a powerful magician, it is impossible to fight, it is human nature that he does not come to save people, but she cannot break her oath and betray her.

"What a strong girl, I admire you, hehe." The shadow stepped out of the corner, revealing the typical thief's attire, masked, brownish-gray leather armor, with a blood-soaked whip in his left hand and a shiny dagger in his right.

He threw away the leather whip, shook a knife flower with the dagger in his right hand, and then walked up slowly, came to Lucy's side, reached out and picked up Lucy's chin, and said with a smile: "See my dagger?" It's called a caesarean section. ”

As he spoke, his dagger gently circled Lucy's chest, and his voice became softer: "It is very sharp, and for those who refuse to cooperate, I will cut their flesh little by little, open their chests, let them see their beating hearts, and then, I will cut open their stomachs, let them see your own liver, intestines, etc." Don't worry, I'm very gentle, you won't feel much pain, and you won't die right away. ”

"You're a demon!" Lucy finally felt fear, she was not afraid of death, but she was afraid of this terrible torture.

"Thanks for the compliment." The thief smiled, but his eyes were unusually cold: "Now, the last chance, to say, or not to say?" ”

A hint of hesitation flashed through Lucy's mind, but the hesitation was quickly dispelled by her, and she gritted her teeth: "It's just death, I'll watch you go to hell in the kingdom of God!" ”

"Hey~~" The thief sighed, and with a slight exertion of the dagger, he was about to cut open Lucy's bloody chest.

But just then, there was a knock on the wooden door, and a voice sounded outside: "My lord, the mercenaries of Riverdale have sent a message. ”

The thief immediately stopped, he withdrew his dagger and patted Lucy's face lightly: "Well, your companions are here to die, they are as stupid as you!" ”

So saying, the man opened the wooden door and walked out.

Lucy's eyes lit up: 'Did he come to save me?' ”

She knew Yak and Gridan, and they would definitely come to her rescue, but their skills were too limited to find her so quickly, and it was only Link who could determine her movements and send a message in such a short time.

At this moment, Lucy's heart flashed with all kinds of emotions, joy, worry, and emotion, and in her mind, the figure of the young magician became clearer than ever.

Outside the wooden house.

After hearing the news from his subordinates, Ender's brows furrowed: "How can there be a magician?" What a damn one! ”

The other party asked Lucy to be intact, but Lucy had been beaten all over her body, which was really a bit tricky, and after thinking about it, Ande said: "You go and contact them and let them come to Momiji Valley." ”

"Yes, sir." The thief turned and departed.

Ender looked at his back and pondered: "Ordinary people don't know the demonization rune at all, and they don't dare to touch it, only the magician knows its value. It seems that this demonic rune is on this magician. Hehe, it's just three people, and they want to trade with me, it's naïve! ”

Thinking of this, Ander pinched his fingers and whistled, and after a while, a dark shadow came out of the forest: "My lord, what are your orders?" ”

"Gather all the members of the Nightblade, and let them all don their anti-demon leather armor and daggers! Bring me my anti-magic gear with you! Ander commanded.

"Yes, sir."

Ander snorted coldly: "Magician? Isn't it remarkable? ”