Chapter 838: Disappearing Trace
Within ten minutes, the church quickly sealed off the royal capital, not allowing anyone to enter or leave, and even activated the protective barrier, which had no dead ends at 360 degrees, and not even a fly could fly out.
They have an irrefutable reason - the king has been kidnapped by an evil mage!
Although Haven Wright was already in turmoil, no one could protest against this fact. The changes that have just taken place in St. Peter's Basilica are obvious to all. A mage flew out of the main gate with the king and disappeared at the end of the street with a whoosh - countless people saw this scene with their own eyes, what did they do to oppose this lockdown?
In just half an hour, the streets were covered with portraits of Benjamin and the King. Even the army was dispatched, frantically searching for the whereabouts of the two. Unfortunately, until the evening of the same day, they could not find the slightest clue. Everyone was sure that the mage was still in the city, but they couldn't find him.
Including those nobles, they were also very anxious at the moment......
"Duke Colin, hasn't the dean contacted you yet?"
In the basement of a remote casino in the outer city, almost all the leaders of the royal capital's nobles gathered. Ask Benjamin to rescue the king, of course they know about the plan, including the people who make trouble in front of the church.
It's just that...... The current situation is also beyond their expectations.
The king was successfully rescued by Benjamin, but there was no news from him, and they had to gather together in a hurry to discuss what to do next.
"Not yet. Duke Colin had already lost his smile, and said in a puzzled tone, "I don't know what happened, but at this point, he should find a way to contact me." ”
The remaining nobles looked at each other, and their faces were not very good-looking.
"I had a bad feeling. A fat earl suddenly spoke, hesitating, "Lord Duke, you say...... Could it be that the dean noticed something?"
"How is it possible?" Duke Colin's face changed, and he immediately retorted.
"After all, I've heard of a great battle in the church between him and the bishops, and I might be suspicious of it. The Fat Earl continued, "What if he really disappears with His Majesty like this, and doesn't contact us at all?"
“......”
Everyone fell silent.
It seems to have become a dead end for them. For half a day, the church was looking for it, and of course they were secretly looking for it, but Benjamin seemed to have evaporated from the world, completely disappearing from Haven Lite, and no clue could be found from either side.
Where the hell did he hide?
This is not only a problem for the nobles, but also for countless people in the city.
Meanwhile.
In the outer part of Haven Wright, in a remote house on the south street, a few Kingdom troops who were searching for Benjamin were about to leave.
"Are you sure you haven't seen the man in the portrait, or the kidnapped King?"
Hearing this, the old grandfather, who seemed to be the head of the family, narrowed his eyes and shook his head.
Wang Guojun asked again: "There are only five people in your family? Your son is sick in bed, and the remaining three young ones are all your grandchildren. ”
The old man nodded again.
Beside him, a tall and thin young man greeted him and smiled at the kingdom soldiers, "This ...... You see that grandpa is so old, how could he be involved in such a terrifying thing as kidnapping His Majesty? What can we hide in our small family, right?"
Wang Guojun frowned, in fact, there were still some doubts in his heart. But for some reason, a gut instinct came up in his heart, telling him that the family must be fine, and in fact...... The family doesn't seem to have any problems.
So, it didn't take long for them to turn around and move on to their next target.
And after the departure of the army......
"Good job, but are you sure that if you use telekinesis to influence the Kingdom Army, you won't be found by the church?" the young man suddenly closed the door and turned to the two younger "grandchildren" behind him.
The grandchildren shook their heads.
"Lord Dean, please rest assured, we have not directly affected their mental power, only a slight hint, and no one can find the flaw. ”
Hearing this, the young man, that is, Benjamin in disguise, looked satisfied and nodded.
The process of hiding his identity went even more smoothly than he had imagined.
After escaping from the church with the king, he had the opportunity to fly straight out of Haven Lite, but it was a sudden thought that prevented him from doing so, and instead fled into the outer city, found the marks left by the two siblings, and met them here.
- This is the task that Benjamin assigned to the two siblings before.
Eventually, they found a great hiding place, in the middle of nowhere, with only one elderly man living alone and no neighbors nearby. And after the old man was confused by chanting, he naturally became a family of five with a normal life. Whether it is the royal army who is searching in a carpet way, or the nobles who are secretly inquiring about the news, they cannot detect their traces.
Just like the inquiry just now.
However, Benjamin still has some worries in his heart: "This old man ...... Can't you just let him speak? Just nodding and shaking your head is still suspicious. ”
"It's a bit difficult. The boy reluctantly explained, "Short-term chanting can only affect his mind, causing him to hallucinate, and it is difficult to completely control a person's behavior." The nodding and shaking his head just now was also because we had set up a rather complicated illusion in his mind to induce him to make such a move, which was actually very troublesome. ”
"Okay......"
Benjamin could only accept that.
After placing the old man who had been struck by the chanting technique, they went into the bedroom again and looked at the king, who was "sick" in bed. The two siblings had been studying the spiritual imprints in his brain for a long time, but they were just ...... It seems that it is still a bit difficult to successfully control the king.
"How much time do you need?"
"It's going to be three more days. The girl replied, "However, even if we succeed, we will not be able to control his every move, and at most we will implant some thoughts in his mind and create some hallucinations for him." ”
Benjamin nodded: "That's enough." ”
The whole thing was to take the king into your own hands and make the church and the nobility think so.
After being ambushed by a dozen bishops, he began to figure things out a little - the church obviously knew he was coming, and had set up such a battle, and if it hadn't been for Benjamin's promotion once, maybe he would have really gotten on their way.
So, who leaked the secret?
There is no doubt that it has nothing to do with the aristocracy, and now Benjamin doubts only whether Duke Colin knew about it, and if he did tell the church, what was he trying to do?
- Don't forget, even his own daughter is a mage, and once this secret is revealed, the blow to the Wood family will be very great.
Therefore, Benjamin decided to stay in the royal capital for the time being, to find out the undercurrents surging beneath the water's surface. Otherwise, he will not even be able to confirm who is friend or foe in the future.
"I have a very important use for activating that spirit imprint as soon as possible. He instructed the two siblings, then turned and left the bedroom.