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There was a knock on the door, and Bruce Wayne, who was pacing back and forth, stopped.

"Come in."

The person who came was the Assassin who was in charge of reporting the news. From his mouth, the two people in the office, Bruce Wayne and Baron Mordo, who was still sitting on the sofa, learned about the situation on the front line, about the fact that the battle between the assassins had turned into a martial arts battle with superpowers. Later, Bruce Wayne asked a little more.

"Nope." The summoned Assassin responded, "Tagliaogu himself confirmed that the man named Zorro was not in the group they were fighting with. ”

"Okay, you go down."

As soon as the Assassin had left, Mordo spoke.

"You still think that Zorro isn't dead?" He asked.

Bruce Wayne glanced at him and nodded.

Seeing him like this, Mordo frowned, and then continued: "If he really isn't dead, well, to be precise, if you and Talia Ogu were fake when they first saw the scene of his corpse, judging by your description, it seems that there really is a magician on the other side. As far as I know, even holographic projections do not have a high degree of integration with the natural environment, especially in a natural environment with a particularly high degree of openness, such as groves. Also, the situation where you and the enemy you and Tagliaogu just mentioned secretly crossed your blockade line and appeared directly in your hinterland. There are several ways to do this, such as the teleportation magic you mentioned. But it's quite difficult to teleport an army without attracting attention, and even I can't guarantee that I can do it, especially with your men so densely packed......"

With that, he noticed that Bruce Wayne was looking at him with a strange gaze.

"How?"

"I'd like to ask the same question, what's wrong with you?" Bruce Wayne asked in turn, "There are too many words, it's completely different from what you usually are." If it weren't for the fact that you never left this house, I would have wondered if you were you. ”

Mordo frowned again, raised his voice and pitch, and said, "I'm me!" ”

"I know that."

Bruce Wayne went to the wine cabinet and poured two glasses of wine, one for Mordo and the other for himself. After putting on a full expression of enjoyment, he spoke again: "Since you are you, then this change of yours must have been triggered by some reason." Or rather, you want to achieve a goal, and that goal has something to do with me, and maybe with Talia. So...... If you just say it, I think we'll all have a lot easier. ”

Mordo agrees with Bruce Wayne's last sentence. This roundabout language strategy made him very disgusted by himself. He prefers, and has always been, the kind of person who has something to say. Even when he turned his face with his teacher Gu Yi for his attitude towards the dark arts, he didn't lie, let alone avoid it, even if both of these means could buy him more time. And since there was no trick at the time, now that he has been exposed, there is no need for him.

"You're right, it wasn't me. But now it is. He replied lightly to Bruce Wayne's scrutinizing gaze, "I think we can deepen our cooperation...... No, it's not about cooperation. Here's the deal. I'll deal with the very likely mage on the other side for you, and I can continue to be your magic advisor even after this is over. On the condition that you give me the resources I want. ”

Hearing him say this, Bruce Wayne smiled, then raised his glass to him.

"That's what it sounds like. Now you are you. He poured more than half a glass of wine down in one gulp. I think we do have a lot more room for interaction, and we can start with this wine. ”

Looking at the wine glass he had just received, Mordo hesitated a little.

"I don't drink."

"Oh please, just a little!" Bruce Wayne looked sorry and unwilling, "Really just a little, for sincerity?" ”

Mordo's hesitation deepened. Still, after two or three seconds, he shook his head firmly.

"It's a bit of a pity, but if you insist." Bruce Wayne reverts to his previous indifference. He took the glass of wine from Mordo's hand and made a gesture of sending it off. "Don't get me wrong, this won't affect our next interactions, including the deals you mentioned. However, I'm going to get into the details of this battle once I've dealt with it. I think there are some aspects that it would be better to wait for Talia to come back. ”

Mordo frowned again. He stared at Bruce Wayne's face for a long time, and even thought about using magic, but he endured it. From Bruce Wayne's face, he couldn't see sincerity, but he didn't see any pushing. And in his heart, he is still more willing to negotiate a deal with Talia. So, he gave up the idea of continuing to lobby Bruce Wayne and followed the other party out. And then......

Then, very suddenly, Bruce Wayne poured the glass of wine that was supposed to be drunk by him in his face.

For a moment, Mordo was stunned. For a few moments, he felt that Bruce Wayne was finally about to turn around in anger after his many refusals and many faceless failures. For a dozen or so moments, he even found a reason for Bruce Wayne, after all, the magic he had brainwashed Bruce Wayne at Tagliaogu's request had certain side effects. For twenty or thirty moments, all his inferences didn't matter, because things weren't what he thought they were.

It's not a face-turn, it's a "jump-back", it's a complete turn to hostility - Bruce Wayne really wants to kill him!

That glass of wine turned out to be problematic. Although he was lucky not to drink it, the liquor that was still on his face was undergoing some kind of chemical effect, giving him a burning sensation that he didn't dare to open his eyes at all. Then, no sooner had he used his magic to remove the liquor than another burning sensation rose from beneath his feet—this time a strong electric current.

Fortunately, Baron Mordo, to be precise, a mage of his lineage, is different from some legendary mages in that in addition to their magical prowess, they also have a good body that has been trained over many years. Otherwise, just this electric shock could make him temporarily lose his mobility or even completely paralyzed. Now, he could hold on, open his eyes, find what was emitting electricity—it was two smoke-bomb-like spherical objects that Bruce Wayne threw at his feet—and use his magic to blow them up. After all this was done, Bruce Wayne had just pulled out a dagger and stabbed at him.

This time he could easily block it.

With a missed hit, Bruce Wayne immediately jumped away from Mordo. Mordo, though, didn't intend to let him come and go as he pleased. With a seemingly casual wave of his hand, several pieces of furniture rose into the air and smashed towards Bruce Wayne.

Bruce Wayne dodged.

The sound of furniture smashing against the wall and on the floor reached the outside of the office, attracting the attention of the Assassins standing outside. After several questions to no avail, an Assassin broke in.

At this time, Bruce Wayne was a little embarrassed to dodge Mordo's attack. Mordo, standing near the door, said to the Assassin who came in without looking back, "Bruce Wayne has been lurking by your Daughter of Thunder and Ancient Grace before, and now it is exposed. I think you should still inform Tagliaogu. ”

"This ......"

"Go!"

Faced with this situation, an assassin took the command. After all, at this time, Mordo had no need to lie, and his own strength was enough to crush all the Assassins who remained in the town hall. However, before Mordo could prepare to mock Bruce Wayne's words, he suddenly felt a chill in his back and under his ribs, followed by a sharp pain. Looking down, a knife stabbed him in the back, through his right kidney, and out under his right rib.

The knife was held in the hand of one of the Assassins.

Mo Du endured the pain, and the tiger's body shook, ahhh The Assassin showed a rare skill, and instead of slamming directly into the wall behind him, he reached out and pressed against the wall, landing lightly on the ground, and took off his normal Assassin-style hooded black robe, revealing a black suit underneath, and drew another knife.

"Well, I hope I didn't miss this event." Facing Mordo's murderous gaze, Zorro, who no longer needed to hide his identity, chuckled and said, "It's not a common opportunity to fight against a magic master!" ”

(P.S.: Again, there should be another chapter later, probably past midnight, but it's still counted today...... I am going further and further on the road of no return to repay my debts...... Fortunately, this is already the bottom two of the debt. ）