Chapter 257: Framed
Hearing the other party's menacing and unceremonious shouting, Sigma was stunned for a moment, of course he didn't kill innocents indiscriminately, so naturally he didn't have to be weak-hearted, but the question was, the paladins came to the door, was it a misunderstanding, or ...... Conspiracy?
As soon as he heard the shouts of the paladins, Sigma immediately felt that something was wrong, he was very familiar with this technique before, and depending on the situation, eighty percent of them were framed.
Who will frame me? What is the purpose? And the most critical point - the only one who can frame the necromancer is the necromancer, because the characteristics of necromancer are too obvious, so the question arises again, have you offended any necromancer? Belch...... Well, that's too many, so to change the question, are there any necromancers in Callo who are hostile to Sigma?
Yes, the dark mage who died in the afternoon was probably a powerful necromancer.
It's likely that the other party is starting to make a move, and the key point is, how does the other person know that I'm a necromancer? There is clearly only one source......
Sigma smiled coldly, some clues seemed to be accidentally committed, but in fact, they could be disguised bait......
But this is just my own speculation, there may be other possibilities...... But no matter who the enemy is, his purpose is very simple, since this is the case, then see the tricks and come up with their own means.
With a slight movement of the necromancer's hand behind his back, he took out a flare from the spatial ring and compressed the sound wave. His lips didn't move, and he whispered to Ji Li: "The other party's purpose is roughly two, one is to take me away." The second is to lure me away, the purpose of the first possibility is to take revenge on me, and the purpose of the second possibility is more intriguing...... Don't come out, don't reveal your identity, hide here, wait in secret, if an uninvited guest arrives. Then try to capture him alive. There's a flare here, use it if you're outnumbered. The Iron Riders of the Iron Bear Legion will be coming soon. ”
Ji Li quietly took the signal flare and asked in the same secret voice: "What else?" ”
"After dawn, someone from the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce will send another box of snacks and ask him to tell Victor. Go to the docklands to spy secretly. Yesterday afternoon and evening, no one asked around about an air battle between mages, and in particular, whether there were three drunks who claimed to have been scared by necromancers were talking nonsense, and to find out who they had been in contact with when they were last seen, and who had taken them. Sigma said in a deep voice, "Of course. If a guest comes to visit before that, after killing the enemy. Immediately take Alain's mother and daughter to Lyudmila's camp, and the next thing to do is up to you to discuss, hmph, the enemy is so fast, it is obvious that it must be resolved quickly, and this plan will never be able to catch up with the rapid change. ”
"Leave it to me." Ji Li pursed her lips and said angrily, "Follow you, you will be born and die every time." ”
"I'm sorry, I'll give you something to eat after this time." Sigma smiled, at this time dozens of horsemen were all in place, the horses neighed, looking at the small house, as if facing a great enemy, the necromancer walked out of the house, closed the door with his backhand, and indifferently greeted the horse team, the other side had two teams of city defense soldiers, followed by a number of mercenaries, and several clergy, three types of people were clearly distinguished-dudily dutiful, hired, and nosy.
The Paladin, who was the leader, shouted, "What about the inhabitants of the house? What did you do with them? ”
Sigma said indifferently: "A mother and daughter, unharmed, we get along very well, if you want to confirm their safety, you can go in and see by yourself, but first answer my question, what evidence do you use to initiate the previous accusations against me?" ”
The haughty interrogation made the paladin frown, and he turned his head and said, "Armas, Manton, go in and check the situation of the residents, you must be extremely careful......
Before the words fell, the necromancer he had been watching with his spare eyes suddenly took a step forward, and before the paladin could react, everyone present felt that their hearts had stopped beating, and the feeling of palpitations came to their hearts, as if they were being watched by some terrible beast, and then, the other party's unhurried voice sounded again: "I rarely ask the words a second time, paladin over there, let me ask you, what wrong premise does your slander and rudeness to me come from?" ”
His voice sounded calm and indifferent, as if a breeze was blowing through the wilderness, but in just a few breaths, most of the horsemen's backs were already soaked with cold sweat, and those who were not good at it had begun to gasp for breath, and almost at the same moment, the sound of the blade unsheathed was endless, and the people who thought that they were too strong to win finally realized that they were facing the legendary necromancer, the best at using less to many.
"Go ahead." The paladin said this to his two men, then jumped off his horse and walked over to Sigma, "I will answer you, strange necromancer, you came to the docklands yesterday afternoon, and you inflicted a cruel curse on them just because of the jokes of a few drunkards, and not only that, but you found them again at midnight yesterday, tortured them with cruel means, and brutally killed them, this crime of disregard for life, you will be punished!" ”
Sigma snorted, "Nonsense, I don't have a reason to do that. However, I am interested in what kind of evidence you relied on to lock your eyes on me, how exactly you found me, and who gave you the clues? Who is he? Can you sue me? ”
"Evidence?" The paladin's smile was full of coldness, "Of course, it is inconclusive evidence that will point a clue to you!" Unexpectedly, one of the three poor victims, although he endured your cruel lynching, survived with the most tenacious vitality, waited for the rescue of the Holy Light, and breathed a strong breath to identify you! ”
Sigma's face remained unchanged: "Let me ask you again, how did you find me, even if the alleged victim identified me for some reason?" He'd only seen me once, at best, and remembered me at best, but you've been able to chase me all the way from the docklands to find out exactly where I am. I ask you, who provided the clues? ”
That's not the answer you should know! Now I'm asking you! The paladin drew his sword, and the blade of the sword was aimed at Sigma. "Answer me!" What else do you have to say in the face of my accusations! ”
Sigma looked at the paladin, and felt faintly in his heart, ordinary officials and soldiers can be bought with money, ordinary professionals. It can be deterred by force, but only the clergy who admits death have a tendon from head to toe, and they will not let go if they bite it...... According to the narrative of the other party. This is clearly a despicable trap laid by the enemy, and the use of the Paladin can make this trap as effective as possible.
However, as long as it is a strategy set up by man. There will be flaws and omissions. In many cases, the fatal flaw hidden in the strategy actually comes from the asymmetry of information, for example, the necromancer who set this trap does not know how unreasonable Sigma's necromantic talent is.
And this was the beginning of his failure.
"I deny it at this time, and you won't believe it, so let's use the facts to speak." Sigma looked at the other party's angry eyes and smiled easily. "Take me to the crime scene, especially the victim who survived. At least give me a chance to confront me, Paladin, and I'll find evidence to prove my innocence. ”
"Yes, but you must be under my surveillance, and I will not hesitate to attack if you behave in any hostile manner on the way." The paladin pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "The Holy Light will not wronged a good person, nor will it let a bad person go, if you are really innocent, then I will apologize to you." ”
"Pull it down, if the apology is useful, what is the use of the sword in your hand." Sigmar sneered, "On my condition, after I prove my innocence, you must tell me where your clues about me came from, and if your answer is not satisfactory to me, I will make all of you present understand what happens to provoking a necromancer for no reason!" ”
This paladin must know something...... His clues must have come from someone he trusted, not a nameless secret letter or something, otherwise his gaze would not have been so determined, and he would not have been so excited......
Sure enough, the paladin only hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Agreed, I will give the two of you a chance to meet, if the information is wrong, I also have questions to question that person." ”
Paladins are really a tendon, do you treat informants like this?
At this time, the two paladins who were sent to explore the house also returned safely, and after whispering a few words to the paladin in charge, they returned to the team, and the paladin looked at Sigma with a strange look, the hostility had subsided a little, and the necromancer was sure that they didn't see Kiri, so Alan was dealing with these two guys alone? This little girl's acting skills are really good...... Not only can I confuse these two priests, but I also have a positive impression by the way......
Sigma walked to lead the horse, and the two paladins watched in unison, and there was a quarrel over there, it turned out that the mercenaries and the city guard officers had objections to the paladin's approach, but the paladins still persuaded them, maybe he had a high reputation among the people, maybe the mercenaries and shrewd officers of the philistines understood the consequences of offending a powerful mage for no reason, so they argued a little, and after fulfilling their duties, they went with him.
"Let's go." The paladin spoke, stepped on the warhorse, Sigma led his horse out of the shack of the house, from beginning to end, including the paladins, everyone in the horse team was still facing the enemy, especially with the necromancer, this heart-pounding feeling must have been unforgettable for them...... Even Sigma always maintained restraint.
The sky is getting brighter, the morning sun has already revealed a little light, the silent horse team, only the rumbling of hooves like a torrential rain, Sigma still has leisure to look around, everyone else has a straight face, holding the reins of the horse in one hand, holding the weapon in the other, as long as the necromancer in their eyes moves slightly, they will probably draw their weapons regardless of the slightest movement, and slash the head and slash the past...... The necromancer was too lazy to meet the nervous crowd and remained silent all the way, carefully considering the conspiracy behind this matter, and who leaked his whereabouts and news......
Don't go into Carlo, go straight from the suburban road to the docks, gallop all the way along Canary Avenue, turn into the East End, but here it seems to be in trouble, because by this time the day has gradually brightened, and it is morning in the morning, the people of the East End wake up from the debauchery and sleep of last night, shaking their heads, spitting the residual wine, and the drunks staggered out of the tavern, looking at the faintly bright sky, considering whether to sleep or go to the recruitment bar until the contractor came to recruit workers, and the women made breakfast, Shouting the names of their men and children, calling them to get up and eat, the industrious hawkers had already finished their breakfast, and the street began to pack up their shops and prepare to open, and only then could the Eastern District show a little vitality different from the depraved night scene, in this environment, a group of knights was caught off guard and turned into the lively morning scene of the docklands.
As the leader of this team, the paladin was in a state of chaos.
"Keep your horse down, be careful, don't hit people!"
"Alas, that dead child! Don't run around! Your mom is calling you home for dinner! Don't get trampled by horses! It hurts! ”
"Manton! That old woman fell! Go and help her up! ”
Obviously, the paladin was caught in a dilemma of whether to help the inhabitants or complete the mission, and looking at his previous majestic and murderous appearance, in stark contrast to his current hurry, Sigma looked at him with interest as if he had seen a new world: "Why don't you go and become the head of the street committee?" ”
"I don't know what you're talking about!" The paladin said angrily, "Wouldn't it be better to use your spells to help others than to talk cool here?" I remember that spells had many wonderful effects. ”
"Leave it to me." Sigma smiled proudly, "Use the banshee howl to send these lowly mortals to hell to make noise!" ”
“…… Stop me! The paladin was just about to say something, and Yu Guang found that a small fruit seller's basket was scraped down in the chaos, and the fruit rolled to the ground, in the dock area, this kind of thing happened means a rush to scramble, and the paladin immediately jumped off the war horse and separated the chaotic crowd, "Don't rob!" That's a day's worth of food for everyone in his family! His family will go hungry! ”
Then the paladin turned around and shouted, "What are you pestles doing here!" Help keep order! ”
"......" looked at the chaotic horse team, Sigma stared into the distance.
I always feel that no one will notice if I run away now...... (To be continued......)