At night, north of the town of Crewe, behind a rock in a narrow mountain road. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Do you really think it's okay to do that, what if your judgment is wrong?" said suddenly, the system spoke out in Benjamin's consciousness.

"I can't be wrong in my judgment. Benjamin replied casually without any expression.

Earlier, when Augustine came to him with news, he had thought that Wallis had everything ready, and that he would hide in a bag full of wheat and be transported to the Crussad Gate by the evening, waiting for an opportunity to steal the spare cross.

But he didn't expect that Augustine didn't bring this news.

In the afternoon, he went to Benjamin's borrowed room and brought him back to reality from his meditation, only to be told the news of Andre, another mage in the small group.

That little stutter who is very talented at magic items.

"Andrey, there's progress on his side?" Benjamin was stunned when he heard the name. But he quickly came to his senses and asked.

The stealing of the cross was actually just to help Andre find a way to avoid the cross. If he hadn't had time to do it, André had a flash of inspiration and had solved all the problems, and Benjamin wouldn't have had to risk himself.

Therefore, he ran to see Andrei with anticipation.

However, the reality was not as rosy as he imagined, and Andre's research did not make much progress. However, on the other hand, he told Benjamin a piece of valuable news.

"My uncle, who is also a mage, has been secretly serving the local nobles in Merten, to the north. Andrei stammered with a little expectant expression, "He just told me that a few days ago, a small group of soldiers set out from the local church and came to us. He said that the group of soldiers was, it was to carry the new spare ten crosses to the people in the gate. ”

Hearing this, Benjamin was stunned.

New spare crosses?

In fact, he had always been puzzled by the way the magic props in the church were made. For such a large number of crosses, the church must have set up special personnel and places to be responsible for the production and research of this aspect, such as cross factories, cross research institutes, and so on. It's just that Benjamin hasn't been aware of this aspect of things.

Just like the cross that the gate now uses to inspect the mage, it must not have been researched by the gate itself, but something that was done and sent to him.

Unexpectedly, he was about to leave these doubts behind, but Andre answered him at this moment.

"Where are the soldiers?" he asked, after a moment's thought, "they must not have reached Crewe yet, do they?

A squad of soldiers transporting the spare cross was nothing short of pork belly to Benjamin's mouth. In the wilderness, without the protection of gates and fortresses, Benjamin, who has restored all his strength, will be easy to deal with them.

Thinking about it, he could have snatched the cross from them without risking being stuffed in a pile of wheat and sneaking into the door.

Not only that, but what is more convenient is that after killing people, he can also disguise those soldiers as demonic beasts to attack in the surrounding environment. In this way, no one will be suspicious, and it is safe and efficient.

"He came here on purpose, just to get in front of the soldiers and soldiers, and tell me the news of us. "He said that tomorrow morning and morning the soldiers will arrive in the town of Krew, so tonight and evening is our only chance." ”

Tonight......

Hearing this, Benjamin didn't feel hasty, but felt just right.

It just so happened that he had been in this town long enough, so he quickly got the cross in his hands, and then asked Andre to crack it for them, so that they could leave the hellish place of the Hori Kingdom.

In this way, Benjamin immediately decided to set out tonight to find a way to intercept the group of soldiers escorting the cross. In case it doesn't work, cooperate with Wallis to carry out plan B to infiltrate the gate.

After making this decision, he also met Andrei's uncle. Andrey's uncle told Benjamin that the group had come along the foot of the border for safety and concealment, and told Benjamin the possible path of the men. Benjamin researched and found a fork in the road that the soldier would surely pass through, no matter which way he went.

In this way, things are much easier. All he had to do was lay in ambush at this fork, and the cross would be delivered to the door on its own.

In this way, Benjamin said goodbye to Andre and returned to the room to prepare a little. He also made a point of contacting the other mages in the town and had another small meeting. Then, before it was too late, he set out from the town of Crewe and headed for the mountain trail to the north.

As a result, there is a picture of him now, hiding behind the rocks of the narrow mountain road, motionless.

When he arrived at this place, it was not yet dark. Therefore, he had to be patient, hide behind a relatively large rock, then close his eyes, let go of the water elemental sensing method, like a spider resting cross-legged in a spider's web, quietly waiting for the prey to collide with itself.

However, he didn't expect that he would have to wait so long.

From afternoon to evening, and from evening to night, he hid behind the rock, observing everything around him. A flock of birds flew over, and a few rabbits jumped over...... The place was indeed quite remote, and Benjamin waited here for more than six hours, but he didn't see half a figure.

Even if it is the water element induction method, maintaining it for more than six hours has become a mentally demanding job.

Therefore, he was really tired, and he couldn't help but put away his senses, opened his eyes again, and observed everything around him with his vision that was not particularly useful in the dark night.

He also began to feel a little anxious in his heart.

Why haven't you come yet?

In case there really is no one, then ...... That's a problem.

So, in this case, there was the first dialogue with the system. Although the system was weak during this time, it also had to come out to warn Benjamin of the possibility of a mistake. As for Benjamin, as he himself said, he was convinced that his judgment would not be wrong.

Thankfully, he wasn't wrong.

And after a long wait, he finally waited for the "prey".

After about ten minutes of putting away the water elemental sense, suddenly, in front of the dim mountain road, a figure gradually began to appear. Benjamin looked at the figure, and the corners of his mouth also went up, revealing a sly smile.

Finally...... Here it comes.

Soon, however, it was not the group of soldiers escorting the cross that emerged from the darkness. It was just one person who came out of there.

A man Benjamin is quite familiar with.

He was dressed in pitch-black mage robes, half-hunched, and could even disappear into the darkness at any moment if he wasn't careful. He didn't wear a hood, his messy hair was exposed, and Benjamin was proud to recognize his looks.

As he walked to this vicinity, he suddenly stopped on the edge of the rock where Benjamin was hiding.

"Mr. Grant, you might as well show up. I don't know where you're hiding, but there's no point in continuing to hide. Let's just say that if you don't think about running away now, it's too late. ”

Andrei said loudly as he looked around with a slightly threatening tone. With a sneer on his face, his face was radiant, and there was no hint of stuttering in his smooth words.