Chapter 138, Cold-Blooded
readx; On the night of Blair's arrival, the memories of the follow-up finally began, in the courtyard where Lydia lived, made up of several large tables, with the heads of the seven mercenary regiments in a circle, plus the captain of the private army, Blair. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
However, for Erwin's participation, except for Lydia, everyone else seemed to be quite complaining, and the captain of the private army, Blair, after hearing about Erwin's origin, was calm and did not express any opinion.
"Lydia, this is your collaborator, not ours, it's not appropriate for you to let him participate like this, right?" Before the meeting began, the leader of a mercenary group pointed at Erwin and said.
Lydia glared at him with dissatisfaction, this middle-aged man who took the lead was Yarman, the leader of the Black Rock Mercenary Regiment, and he often had a lot of trouble with them, and the scope of activities of the two sides was slightly negotiated, and there had been several conflicts in the past.
"What's inappropriate, we're all gathered for the sake of murderers, the only purpose is to kill that demon, do other things need to be so careful?" Lydia crossed her hands and glared at Yarman with contempt, "If you can find such a powerful helper, then I won't say a word of nonsense."
Although Lydia hated Elwyn because of his strong combat power before, but now that the two sides have cooperated, then Elwin can be regarded as the combat power on their side of the Thorn Flower Mercenary Group, and it is also the highest-end combat power in it, Lydia will naturally be dissatisfied with the other people's plan to exclude him.
"But our operations need to be secretive, I heard that you, the collaborator, know that murderer?" The leader of the other mercenary group looked at Erwin with his eyelids half-drooping, and his cloudy eyes glanced at Erwin, "Can you guarantee that he won't leak our actions?" β
Lydia's two thin eyebrows gradually frowned, and her face slowly became gloomy, even if she was not a smart person, but after so many years, she could see that the leaders of this group of mercenary groups were colluding to exclude Elwin before they began to discuss the follow-up.
The reason why he did this was also because Erwyn's strength was too strong, and his status as a powerhouse was enough to shock any mercenary group here. And the key is that this rank powerhouse is still standing by the side of the Thorn Flower Mercenary Group, whose original strength is not the top.
The equipment and members of the Thorn Flower Mercenary Group itself are very good, but it is very scarce in terms of high-end combat effectiveness, and the entire mercenary group is only four or five elite soldiers, if you add Erwin, a strong person, then the strength of the Thorn Flower Mercenary Group is enough to surpass other mercenary groups by a large margin, and it can catch up with some large mercenary groups.
This made the mercenary groups that were originally in the lead of the seven mercenary groups feel threatened, they are all here for the murderous maniac, whether it is for fame or profit, originally everyone's strength is about the same, so they will act according to their ability, and now the Thorn Flower Mercenary Group has such a powerful master, which will naturally cause their common hatred.
Lydia is not only angry and helpless for this group of peers, but angry that when the murderer has no shadow, she began to fight in secret, and helplessly, she can't make any accusations about it, compared to mercenaries are similar to businessmen, they all act for profit, even if it is their Thorn Flower mercenary group, for the sake of fame, this kind of thing can actually be attributed to the aspect of interests.
As for whether Erwin will leak the news, Lydia can't guarantee this at all, and she doesn't dare to take this risk with a big grin, otherwise if she fails again, the spearhead of this group of people may be pointed at her.
Seeing that Lydia had nothing to say, the leaders of several mercenary groups immediately cheered up, although they were afraid of Lydia's background and origin, they would not swallow their anger in front of her, and the appearance of this young man with a mysterious origin had already threatened their interests, even if it was a high-ranking powerhouse, they didn't want this guy to take away the already small bounty.
Seeing Lydia's gloomy face and speechless, Erwin couldn't help but sigh, he could also see the twists and turns in this, he thought that under the premise of such a threat as a murderer, they would have a more long-term vision, but he didn't expect to be desperate for the immediate interests.
"Everybody......" As soon as Erwin spoke, the eyes of the people at the table turned to him.
"First of all, I want to state that I am involved in your operation to get rid of the murderer, and I am not interested in the so-called bounty. And the person I know is not necessarily a murderer, and the reason why I cooperated with Captain Lydia is to confirm this. In addition, you don't need to worry about whether the news will be leaked, my friend and I are only two people, no matter where we go, we are under your noses, how can we send the news out? β
Hearing Erwin say this, the leaders of the seven mercenary groups had different expressions, some breathed a sigh of relief, some obviously didn't believe it, and some looked pensive.
Blair, the captain of the private army, who had not spoken all this time and had a calm face, had been looking at Erwin while he was speaking, and finally smiled slightly at this time, and said: "Your Excellency is right, our goal should be on the murderer, not how to ......covet the reward when the commission is not completed," Blair said and looked around with his eyes, except for a few open-minded people, no one dared to meet his gaze.
Blair's eyes flashed with contempt, then he looked at Erwin again and asked, "Your Excellency, I understand your feelings, but I have a question, if the friend you know is really a murderer, then what will you do?" Help him out of friendship? Or ......"
"I'll kill him." Erwin said this without hesitation and calmly, but the hearts of those who heard his words in the room were inexplicably tightened as if they were being held by their hands.
"Then you are welcome to join us, with a strong person like you joining, our actions will be easier this time." Blair smiled, he didn't mind leaving a good impression on a powerhouse, and even if he could get acquainted, it would help him improve his current status.
With Blair's words, no matter how unhappy the others were, there was nothing to say, after all, there were no requirements or restrictions at all to join their temporary group.
After confirming Erwin's joining, everyone began to discuss the follow-up actions, and the failure of the last encirclement and suppression gave them a lot of lessonsδΈ¨At the same time, they probably know what the strength of the murderer is, which is equivalent to the strength of a strong person.
In their discussion, Erwin also had a general understanding of the last time he fought the murderer.
It's also a coincidence, they have more than ten mercenary groups just gathered, and the murderer started killing people in that city, and they happened to be surrounded by more than ten mercenary groups.
However, because of the lack of organization, the combat effectiveness was too scattered, and it was directly broken out by the murderer.
And now these seven mercenary groups have the least losses in the last ambush, and it is said that the mercenary group with the greatest losses has directly reduced its number by two-thirds, and the entire mercenary group has almost been scattered.
However, from the conversation and discussion of this group of people, Erwin heard that there was still a big discrepancy and inadequacy in their estimation of the strength of the murderer, and at the same time, he was a little complacent about injuring the murderer.
If this murderer is really created by the Sect of the End like Gegil, and they all have the characteristics of evil cursed creatures, then like Gegill, the speed of increasing his strength is extremely amazing, almost doubling in a few days, and his self-healing ability is comparable to an alchemy potion as expensive as gold, so that this group leader is very proudly injured, and for the murderer, it may be able to recover in a blink of an eye.
The last time he met Rex in the tavern, Elwin knew from him that the strength of the murderer was stronger and more cunning than that of Gergil, so now, his strength has at least doubled several times, and he should be far beyond the average rank powerhouse.
And from another even worse aspect, Gegill was just an ordinary teenager at the beginning, and the growth of strength after becoming a murderer is too terrifying, if Rex is really a murderer, with his own strength as a rank powerhouse, plus the speed of the murderer's enhancement.
For the hinterland of Turbo, this is undoubtedly a terrible disaster.
Looking at the group of mercenary leaders in front of him, who were hotly discussed, Erwin opened his mouth, and finally decided not to remind them.
If it really turns into a worst-case scenario, Erwin himself may not be able to deal with the murderer, then the group of mercenaries in front of him is a not weak help, but if they understand the horror of their opponents, it is difficult to guarantee that this group of profit-oriented guys will not run away.
The discussion of this group of mercenary leaders is very general, although they are not rookies, but everyone has their own opinions, and no one is convinced by anyone in their hearts, so there is no result in such a messy discussion.
There are even many people who are still dissatisfied with the fact that Thorn Flower lost the murderer, but they were choked back by Lydia's snatching for a while, although each member of their Thorn Flower Mercenary Group has a horse, but the number is not many after all, and it is already powerful to be able to pursue it for so long.
Blair, the captain of the private army, listened to the chaotic discussion of the group of mercenary captains, and his brows began to wrinkle with dissatisfaction, he knew that it was a waste of time to continue the discussion like this, so he reached out and patted the table, attracting everyone's attention.
"Ladies and gentlemen, our clueless discussion is not an option at all, and the only useful thing is to waste time. Otherwise, come one by one, and tell me what you have come up with, and see which one works. β
Blair's proposal was finally agreed to by everyone, and then Yarman, the leader of the original Black Rock Mercenary Regiment, offered his opinion.
It's just that Blair's proposal is good, but he forgot the idea of this group of people tearing each other down, after all, no one is willing to be left behind, and everyone's method can't take into account the whole picture, so it evolved into a mercenary captain proposing a solution, and the other group leaders immediately found out the flaws and then kept belittling, and a good conversation turned into everyone to find fault.
Blair's silence couldn't be maintained, he covered his head with a painful face, and he wanted to throw out this group of bastards who demolished each other one by one, he saw Erwin sitting in the corner and didn't speak, his mind turned around, and suddenly asked him: "Your Excellency, do you have any opinions?" β
Blair's words directly suppressed the discussion of others, and everyone quieted down, turning their eyes to look at Erwin, wanting to see if this powerhouse was a straw bag with only brute force, and if he could give any good way.
Erwin had actually been thinking about how to use the group of people in front of him to find the murderer, and when he saw Blair asking himself, he didn't shirk it, and said directly: "I don't have any good way." β
When everyone heard Erwin say this, they immediately felt a burst of disdain, everyone here can at least speak the truth, after all, as a mercenary commander, you can't be too idiot.
However, Erwin did not pause, but continued: "But after listening to your discussion just now, I can be considered to have come to several conclusions. β
Blair was originally a little disappointed, but at this time he immediately made a deferential appearance.
"You've said so much, and it can be summed up as two questions, one is how to find the murderer, and the other is how to kill him once you find him
Swept away by Erwin's gaze, several mercenary leaders nodded subconsciously.
"Don't worry about how to kill him, let's think about how to find him first, the number of your seven mercenary groups is not a lot, there are more than three hundred people, which is already comparable to the defenders of a city. But these 300 or so people are nothing compared to the entire hinterland of Tulbo, just a small fish in the river and a small tree in the jungle. β
Erwin directly explained the problem clearly, instead of throwing out a so-called solution as soon as he came up like other regiment commanders, which sounded more like words, Blair nodded when he heard this, and asked, "Then what should we do?" β
"First of all, we need to make sure that more than 300 of us can't be too scattered, otherwise waiting for the murderer to gather again, the murderer will have already run away, as for how to find the trace of the murderer, then we need to wait until he does it again."
Hearing Erwin's words, everyone took a breath, and Lydia immediately glared and shouted, "What did you say?" You're going to make us wait here in vain, while that demon continues to kill? β
"So how do you do that? If you have an exact and effective method, do you need me to crap here? β
Erwin suddenly raised his voice and looked at Lydia sharply, who seemed to remember his terrifying sword, and was immediately frightened and shrunk his head, and his momentum immediately became a head shorter, speechless.
Seeing this scene, the men present all had an inexplicable feeling of unhappiness in their hearts.
"I don't want civilians to be killed either, but other than that, we can't find the murderer in a short period of time, if we disperse our people to go out and search, and when we find out that he killed again, we won't have time to gather and surround him, and he will escape."
"Liar," Lydia muttered in a low voice, and she clearly remembered that Erwin had said in the tavern that the lives of the civilians of Lorenzo had nothing to do with him.
Erwin didn't hear Lydia's words, he continued: "Of course, we are not sitting here in vain and waiting, judging from the murderer's attack, although he chose the location immediately, but he has been going south, we can also divide into several groups and rush to the south together, don't be too far away from each other and keep in touch, as long as the murderer appears, we can quickly gather and encircle and suppress ......"
Elwin's approach wasn't very good, but at least it was better than the other mercenary captains boasted.
"Very well, I personally agree with your approach, do you have any other suggestions, maybe there is something that needs to be added?"
Blair nodded in satisfaction, then opened his mouth to ask the others.
The other mercenary captains looked at each other, but they didn't expect Blair to be so optimistic about this young man, although they were dissatisfied, but Blair had already made his attitude clear, and no matter how blind people were, they knew that if they were dissatisfied, they would undoubtedly offend this private captain with an unusual identity and background.
Everyone nodded and agreed, at least Erwin had Blair's support, and he had made it clear that he was not interested in the bounty, and it was better for him, an "outsider", to come up with the idea than other mercenary captains.
And being in the limelight is also a risk, if there is a slight mistake in the process, then the responsibility can also be pushed on this young man, so although these mercenary captains are a little dissatisfied in their hearts, they still don't have much resistance to Blair's decision.
It's just that they have forgotten one thing, no matter what happens, as long as Erwin is gone, can this group of people still stop him?
Probably only Lydia, who had heard Erwin's "cold-blooded declaration" in the tavern, would be wary of Erwin's current concern.
However, the others didn't think too much about it, and with Erwin giving such a general course of action, they began to discuss the details and possible oversights.
Erwin was not in the mood to hear this, so he said hello to Blair, who had a good impression of him, and left the room and went outside into the compound.
It's just that Erwin had just come to the courtyard when he heard footsteps behind him, and when he looked back, Lydia didn't know when he had followed.
"When did a cold-blooded person like you become so zealous?" Lydia stared at him, "What the hell are you planning?" β
"Am I cold-blooded?"
Erwin remembered his strange state of mind, and suddenly sighed: "Maybe, I did this just to find the murderer." β