Chapter 87: The Kill

"Apprentice, do you have any idea what you are doing!" Kenni was furious at this moment, but he still hadn't given up hope of using words to sway them. "I am an External Affairs Mage of the Tower of Time, currently under orders to hunt down an Orc spellcaster. You dare treat me like this?!" Flaunting the name of the Mage Tower made the group hesitate, but Xia Duo remained unmoved and asked coldly, "Then why are you dressed like this?"

"I encountered a large group of Orcs and fled after being separated from my companions, all to conceal my identity." Kenni's reply was very swift, and he even vividly described the scene of them encountering the Orcs.

After finishing, he haughtily ordered Xia Duo, "Apprentice, I order you to detoxify me immediately and arrange a place for me to rest!"

This tone was extremely like that of someone in a high position, which was quite intimidating. Xia Duo did not speak, which made Kenni more certain that he had intimidated the other party, and he further demanded that the team members give up their blankets so he could rest! Xia Duo raised his hand to stop the team members who were about to act, and asked another question, "What should I call this Mage? I happen to know Lord Jibu from the Material Requisition Office of the Mage Tower, and I've heard him mention quite a few Mages' names."

Once these words were out, many in Xia Duo's team showed strange expressions, but Kenni did not notice; he was racking his brains trying to bluff his way through!

Hearing this question, Kenni felt a great headache. He did not know if the other party was deliberately testing him, or if they really knew many Mages' names, or perhaps even the names of all the Mages.

Seeing Xia Duo staring at him, Kenni deliberately moved his lips and then pretended to faint. He was almost stripped bare at this moment, and with the cold wind blowing, fainting was indeed hard to doubt.

Xia Duo had a headache. Although he was certain that this Mage was definitely not from the Mage Tower and was very likely approaching them on purpose, the fact that the other party flaunted the identity of the Mage Tower was an invisible deterrent to the others.

Killing was simple, but dealing with the aftermath was quite troublesome.

It was also unlikely that the others would let him kill someone suspected of being a Mage of the Territory.

This was somewhat awkward.

Seeming to see the atmosphere was a bit silent, Dien suggested, "Xia Duo, why don't we take him back now! After all, we saved his life; he shouldn't retaliate against us, right?"

"Let me think."

Before Xia Duo could reach a conclusion, the fainted Mage began to struggle, interrupting their conversation. The Mage's paralyzed limbs and torso kept twitching, and a vague yet tough voice came from his mouth—

"Apprentice, I order you to detoxify me immediately; I want to rest!"

Xia Duo understood in his heart and was even more certain that this person was not a Mage within the Territory, and might even be an enemy of the Territory. Just as he was about to speak, a pile of items suddenly fell from beside Aiwa, who was fiddling with the Dimensional Bag.

Xia Duo was startled and hurriedly ordered everyone to stay away from the pile of items; heaven knows how dangerous a Mage's personal belongings could be. "Aiwa, how did you do that?"

It wasn't just Xia Duo who was curious; the others were also very curious. Mage Kenni even had an expression like he had seen a ghost; he could not believe that his Dimensional Bag had actually been opened by an ordinary person! Hearing Xia Duo's question, Kenni's eyes also held a trace of expectation, while Aiwa stated very calmly that he had received professional training and could use some common Magic Items.

Rogues could use Magic Items, Xia Duo knew, but something as extremely personalized as a Dimensional Bag should not be that easy for others to open.

However, Aiwa was unwilling to elaborate, and he was in no mood to ask more, because he had discovered something very familiar in that pile of items—

Although it was pressed at the very bottom, from the corner exposed, Xia Duo was very certain that it was his own Simulation Silk Pajamas that had been "bought" by Lao Neil.

After all, how could Netheril have a Pikachu pattern that only existed on Earth? It could only be the pajamas Xia Duo was wearing when he transmigrated!

The mysteriously arrived Mage, the pajamas already "bought" by Lao Neil, the Undead that had ambushed him previously, and the mysterious Mage behind it—a series of clues connected in Xia Duo's mind.

Although it was still unclear what Lao Neil relied on to be able to persuade an Official Mage to kill him, it was clear that some accident had occurred this time, and it was obviously going to fail again.

At this moment, Xia Duo suddenly turned around and raised his hand to fire an arrow, hitting the Mage right between the eyebrows. The arrogant, surprised, and expectant expression on Kenni's face instantly froze into terror!

Until death.

The group was shocked. They never expected that just as Aiwa opened the Dimensional Bag, Xia Duo would suddenly commit murder.

"Xia Duo, you, you—" Dien's speech was a bit incoherent. He looked at Xia Duo in horror; he had just suggested that Xia Duo send this Mage back to town, and he didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, he would be killed by Xia Duo! "Mage Xia Duo, how could you—"

Jibu and Wuke were also somewhat dissatisfied. Regardless of the reason, killing an Official Mage would inevitably lead to many troubles. Xia Duo was a Mage Apprentice and might have a chance to survive, but they, as ordinary people, were the best targets for implication! Even Aiwa was very surprised by Xia Duo's sudden shot; there had been no sign at all before Xia Duo shot the Mage.

Seeing the group with their varied expressions, Xia Duo's face remained as usual. "This Mage's identity is questionable; disguising himself to approach us must mean he has ill intentions. Does everyone remember the attack when we passed through Walan Village on the day we first entered the forest?"

During that attack, that Undead only had time to fire two arrows before being dealt with by Aiwa. However, to avoid panic at the time, Xia Duo did not tell everyone that the attacker was an Undead.

"Now I tell you, the attacker that time was an Undead, and it was sent by this Mage. Aiwa—"

Aiwa immediately understood Xia Duo's meaning and also realized that this Mage was actually targeting Xia Duo, so he just said, "The attacker was indeed an Undead."

Without giving the group time to think, Xia Duo continued, "He wanted to kill us, so what is wrong with us killing him? Now, the most important thing is to deal with the aftermath. Because a dead person is an Official Mage, none of us know if his friends will come to investigate. Therefore, everyone must keep this a secret."

Xia Duo was not too worried about himself. He was quite certain that this Mage probably didn't get along well with the Territory. Anyway, he had no relatives or friends here; as long as he hid in the Mage Tower, would anyone really dare to come to the Mage Tower to find him? Saying this was more for the sake of these team members; if someone with a big mouth treated participating in the killing of a Mage as a credential and talked about it, it would not necessarily be a good thing for them.

Having been on missions together for so long, there was at least some friendship.

The others were more or less dissatisfied with Xia Duo killing this Mage directly, but they had already been dragged into the water, so they had no choice but to continue to follow Xia Duo's instructions.

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