The sword flashed

The amount of soul power that was condensed to the extreme flew up and down like the scythe of death, and those mercenaries were helpless in the face of the cold sword blade at the moment, they stared at the impending death in fear, desperate struggle, but all this was meaningless, with the death passing by, the corpses of the mercenaries also fell down one by one like harvested wheat, and for a while the screams and splashed blood became the main theme of the entire space.

Carmen stared blankly at all this in front of him, at the moment he was no longer interested in struggling and regretting, his mind was blank, and he couldn't even understand what was going to be like this, but why did he have to understand? I've failed, and it seems... …… He's going to die here.

This was Carmen's last thought, and at that moment, a dazzling golden light pierced through his body from behind, tearing through his chest, and flew forward.

Rod breathed a sigh of relief.

He put down his long sword, feeling a little dizzy, in order to be able to completely destroy the enemy at one time, he condensed all his remaining soul power, at this moment he didn't even have much soul power to continue to support the existence of the summoned elves. But Rhodes is not worried, there is no threat here at the moment.

Probably not.

A dazzling golden light flashed.

Rod suddenly tensed his nerves, he quickly raised his head, staring ahead, and at this time, he saw an arrow that seemed to be condensed by golden light quickly attacked him, and the silver-white light blade that condensed all of Rod's strength was not even able to resist the slightest, Rod only felt a flower in front of him, and then the blade of sword light that he released before completely dissipated, and at the same time, the arrow that shone with golden light had already come to Rod's chest.

At this moment, Rod felt a cold all over his body.

Time froze at this moment, and he stared at the golden arrow, watching it fly to his chest.

But Rhodes was not unresponsive.

The experience accumulated from countless battles and PK with players immediately took effect, although Rod didn't think about anything at the moment, his body had already instinctively raised his long sword in front of him, and at the same time, his left hand retreated, and a black card immediately appeared on his chest.

The figure of the Centaur Knight vanished in an instant, and then reappeared in front of Rod in less than a second, but for Rode, it was already the limit of what he could do under his instinct.

And at this moment, the golden arrow passed through the virtual image of the centaur and hit the sword of the bright red longsword hard.

“！！！”

Rod only felt a shock to his body, a pair of invisible big hands were tearing his ** and soul hard, his eyes were blank, his ears couldn't hear anything, his teeth couldn't stop colliding because of the violent vibration, and the strong impact spread from his chest, for a moment, Rod even felt that his body had completely disappeared, and he couldn't even feel any of the feelings that a person should have as a human being, and the only thing he could do was to hold on to the long sword and insist on resisting this inexplicable sudden attack.

I don't know how long it was, maybe hours, maybe only a few minutes, and then Rod could see everything in front of him again.

The hazy vision gradually became clearer, and it was only at this time that Rhodes could see clearly that it was the ceiling of the Hall of Mysteries, and at this moment this once mysterious and beautiful room had become dilapidated, and the mysterious runes carved on the walls had become meaningless bricks and tiles.

What happened?

Rod shook his head and tried to stand up, but then he couldn't help but moan and lay down again——— the sharp pain in his chest made him unable to make any movements, even if he didn't have to look down at the moment, Rod could guess that several ribs in his chest had been broken. …,

Not only that, but he also found that his right hand was also completely twisted, bent in a direction that was enough to make people gasp, the clothes on his body had been completely torn, and the skin of his right hand from the fingers to the elbow had been split, turning out the flesh inside——— which was the normal manifestation of ** after being unable to withstand the strong force.

Rod turned his head and looked left and right, and was surprised to find that he was not lying on the ground, but was embedded in the wall, and the whole person was lying backwards. Seeing this scene, Rod couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat behind his back, he had never been so fortunate as now, and Rod knew very well how this happened. The weight of the powerful impact forced him to the wall, if it weren't for his non-human blood to enhance his physique, with Rhodes's original earthling's body, it is certain that he has definitely turned into a bloody mess of flesh and blood——— after all, on Earth, Rhodes does not have the confidence to let himself be run over by a big truck and be able to do nothing.

There were corpses everywhere, none of the mercenaries survived, and Anne leaned on the other side, and from her heaving chest it was clear that the girl was still alive, but had fainted. And Celia and the Centaur Knight have long since disappeared, which is also normal, and when the summoner loses consciousness, the summon will also disappear.

What's going on?

Rod shook his head and began to sort out the information, he first looked at his waist, the space bag was still there, and no one had scooped it up. And there were no other mercenaries around, Rod frowned, a little incomprehensible about the scene in front of him. It wasn't that he didn't think that it was the mercenaries who did it, maybe they didn't have a lot of power, but some magic items could do the same thing. However, this possibility is too small, and he feels that with the ability of the diamond mercenary group, it is impossible to have such strength. Moreover, since the other party can easily break his sword, it means that he should be able to survive. But now, there's nothing here. He didn't see the winner, and he wasn't tied up or imprisoned. This means that this possibility does not exist.

So, what hidden trap did they inadvertently trigger during the battle?

Rod shook his head, feeling that this speculation was also unreliable, here he knew very well that there was no mechanism, and on the other hand, if there really was a mechanism, then it must also exist to protect the Orb of Mysteries. As a result, he didn't trigger it when he scooped the arcane ball, but only launched it later? You know, if it weren't for the hindrance of those guys from the Diamond Mercenary Group, he would have scooped up things and left a long time ago, would he still be standing here stupidly waiting to be beaten? Is this mechanism natural?

The only reason that Rhodes could accept was that someone might be following them and trying to kill them. This guess is the most plausible, as Rhodes was vigilant all the way and did not notice that someone was following. And if the other party can hide his perception, then he must be stronger than himself, an existence stronger than himself, and he also took the opportunity to sneak attack, it was luck that Rod didn't die.

But the current result does not support Rod's idea, if the other party really holds this idea, then he should now also encounter the fate of either being killed or captured, but he is still lying here, half dead. If the other party leaves immediately after the attack, then he should at least check his life and death before leaving.

And I don't know what Lu Dao is for, Rhodes always feels that the other party doesn't seem to have the intention of killing him.

So what does this mean exactly?

Rod thought for a moment, shook his head, and ignored it. Anyway, it's already like this, and he doesn't have anything to guess anymore. ..., and just then he heard a low moan, and then Rod saw Anne shake her head and slowly stand up.

"Uh········· What's going on......... Yes! Head! ”

Anne, who had recovered from her dizziness, soon noticed that Rod's face had changed, and she jumped up screaming, and then ran to Rod's side quickly, staring at the man in front of her with a surprised expression.

"You're hurt?!"

Looking at the pieces of flesh that had been turned over on Rod's chest and arms, Anne asked in disbelief. Since she came to the Starlight Mercenary Group, she has never seen Rhodes injured, and the scene in front of her surprised the girl, and her reaction was also very fast, after questioning Rhodes, Anne immediately raised her shield and turned around in front of Rhodes to look around vigilantly, but found nothing.

"Don't look at it, I don't think it's any threat."

Rhodes stopped Anne from doing so, and he looked around again, but saw nothing. And at this moment, the originally serious wound also began to heal rapidly, and he was able to move again. It was then that Rhodes struggled to break free from the wall, and then he stood in the center of the Hall of Mysteries, thought thoughtfully for a moment, and then shook his head—he still couldn't understand what was going on, but at least he was sure that he was safe now.

"Let's go, Annie, and remember to take all the things we need with us on the way back."

Moments later, the figures of the two disappeared from the Hall of Mysteries, where the silence had regained as dozens of corpses fell to the ground in silence without the slightest sound.

At this moment, the brilliance shone.

"I still don't understand, miss, why do you want to attack him suddenly?"

The old man walked out of the void and asked with some confusion as he touched the long white beard on his chin.

"Because I just wanted to do it all of a sudden."

With a string of laughter like wind chimes, the figure of the girl also reappeared, and she carefully opened her arms, dodging the corpses as if she were dancing, with a soft, pleasant, and joyful smile on her face.

"True beauty is something that can survive under any circumstances, and a fragile glass work of art is certainly worthy of pity, but lacks the quality of being respected. I just suddenly wanted to see if the jewels that bloomed like June could stand the test. ”

"Haaa........."

Faced with the girl's answer, the old man shook his head and sighed

and hold your forehead with your right hand.

"So you're going to use the 'Arrow of Light, against him?' Miss, didn't I say that if it were ordinary people, nine out of nine would be dead by now......... In case this gentleman also... …… What are you going to do? ”

"I'm not one of those people who doesn't know what to do, teacher."

The girl laughed and spun gracefully, jumping to the center of the Hall of Mysteries.

"If he really can't stand my test, then it's a shame, and it's worth sighing to lose the collection... …… But the brilliance of beauty at the moment of withering will also become a part of my memory forever...... That's not bad, don't you think? Teacher? ”

The old man didn't say anything in the face of the girl's rhetorical question, he leaned on his cane, and then looked at the center of the Hall of Mysteries.

"But is that good? Let them get the Orb of Mysteries? ”

"What's so bad? Those who work hard and succeed will inevitably be rewarded, and I have clear rewards and punishments. ”

Saying this, the girl stopped, and then she looked around, raised her eyebrows, and there was a hint of disapproval in her eyes.

"But the fate of the losers is a different matter, and it is enough to condemn them to treason for daring to be blinded by the reward and try to smuggle something as valuable as the Orb of Mystery to the Land of Light. But since Mr. Rhodes has executed the sentence on my behalf, I have nothing to complain about. ”

Saying this, the girl snorted softly, and then a circle of silver divine flames immediately erupted from under her feet, instantly sweeping the entire Hall of Mysteries, and when the flames disappeared again, the place was empty.