As Tassa regained consciousness, there was a tingling pain in the back of his neck.

Damn, these women are really ruthless. He opened his eyes and tried to move, only to find that his hands were firmly tied behind his back, and his feet were tied apart into the legs of the two chairs.

"He's awake," came a woman's voice.

"Your name?" said one of them, provoking his chin, "I advise you not to lie, or tomorrow you will be a floating corpse in the moat." ”

Tasa blinked, and the woman in front of her was wearing a veil on her head and covered in a robe, obviously not wanting to be seen by herself.

"Tasa. He replied truthfully, quietly looking around.

It was a cramped room, surrounded by dusty plaster statues, some finished and some apparently only half-carved. The accumulated dust stained the plaster a grayish-brown color, as if it had been abandoned for a long time. There are no windows in the room, so you can't see the sky, you can't guess the time, and the only source of light comes from an oil lamp on the wall.

"From Falling Dragon Ridge to Silver Light City, so tireless," the woman said coldly, "Do you have anything to do with us?"

"It's not me looking for you, it's the Mutual Aid Society looking for you. ”

"What is Mutual Aid Society?"

"A group of witches like you, and I'm commissioned by them to spread the word. ”

"Nonsense," she snapped, "I don't know where you got that name, but the Mutual Aid Society is far east in Seabreeze County, do you think we'll take it if we just apply a name?" The woman pulled a dagger from her waist - Tasa realized that it was the same one she had used before, "I'll give you one last chance, don't challenge my patience!"

"What I said is true!" he said in a suppressed voice that wanted to shout but didn't dare to shout out loud, "They originally planned to go to the Desperate Mountain Range to find the Holy Mountain, but now they have not only found the Holy Mountain but also settled in the border town, and the demon phagous symptoms have also disappeared, so they want to rescue more witches, I swear I didn't lie!"

"Then why did they find you?"

"Because I helped them, I helped a Mutual Aid member to divert her pursuers when she was being chased by the Church Inquisitionists. Their mentor's name is Hakla, and Wendy and the scroll are the ones they asked me to come!"

The masked woman was silent for a moment, then stuck the dagger into her waist and walked behind him. Soon, Tasa heard the two of them muttering from behind.

Fledgling, he commented in his heart, these two people were quite accurate in their black hands, but the interrogation was completely newbie.

If the answer is not answered, it is very easy to drive the interrogator to a dead end -- to kill or not to kill? If he kills, he loses the possibility of obtaining information, and if he does not kill, he will be tantamount to failing to realize the threat he has personally stated. This would seriously damage the dignity of the interrogator, and the effectiveness of the next threat would be significantly reduced.

If he were to interrogate him, he would have started with a finger torture - every time he lied, he would cut off a finger, so that even if there was an error in judgment, it would not be a big problem. Threats that are spoken of can quickly break the hearts of the enemy, and it is difficult for an untrained person to withstand such an interrogation.

By pretending to be frightened, they make the other party suspicious, and at the same time expose the fact that they are not capable of discerning whether they are lying or not.

The fact that the information of Hakhala, the Holy Mountain, and the Mutual Aid Society are all true and reliable, which will further strengthen the persuasiveness of their own intelligence.

It wasn't long before the masked woman appeared in front of him again, "When did they get to the West?"

Two or three months before the Demon Moon, after the winter was over, they returned to the town and claimed to have found the Holy Mountain. ”

"They...... How many are there?"

"Forty or so? I don't know much about that, but there are very few witches other than Hakla," Tasa decided to add a little more leverage, "Hakla, the snake demon, have you heard? Her ability is to summon magical snakes, there is a kind of "nothingness", which can quickly remove any toxin, I have seen it with my own eyes, it is very magical. ”

"You're not afraid of witches?" the woman's tone looked a little puzzled.

"Why be afraid, the witches of the Aid Society are ...... Beautiful, not evil beasts with teeth and claws, they haven't hurt ordinary people. If I had been afraid, I wouldn't have traveled so far to help them spread the word. ”

"If someone goes to Frontiertown, how do I contact them?"

"Some of them can sense magic, and they will naturally find witches when they get there. ”

"Shadow, what do you think?" the masked woman looked up behind him.

"I don't know," the witch known as the Shadow hesitated, "or wait for my sister to come back before making a decision, she must know what to do." ”

“...... It's good. She nodded, found a clean chair, and sat down in front of Tassa.

"Who's my sister?"

"Guide," the masked woman's attitude softened a lot compared to before, probably because she was not afraid of witches, "she will take us out of here." ”

"Leave, where to go?"

The other shook his head and did not answer.

"You're not a witch from Silverlight, are you?" Tasa continued, "Your accent doesn't sound like that of the royal capital. Silverlight City is very close to the royal capital, so the residents here take pride in imitating the royal capital accent. ”

She hesitated for a moment, "I...... From the South. ”

Witches from all over the kingdom gather here, and will soon be led away by their guides...... Tasa thought to himself, no doubt that this was another witch organization, and they were recruiting companions, just like the Mutual Aid had done before. But where are they going?

Just then, footsteps rang out outside the house.

"Sister is back!" the shadow cheered, and Tasa held her breath as the wooden door creaked open.

"He's the one who's been using the underground channels to spread the word?" the newcomer's voice was mature and steady, "Did you ask anything?"

"What he said seemed to be true. The masked woman repeated the content of the inquiry and her own opinion, "If it weren't for the deep contact with the Mutual Aid Society, he wouldn't have known so clearly." ”

"Well, that's right," she said as she passed Tassa, standing in front of him. Unlike the masked woman, she had no cover on her face, her long black hair almost waist-length, her appearance seemed to be around twenty-five or sixteen years old, and the most striking thing was her eyes—Tassar noticed that her pupils were golden on the outside, and even when she stood in the backlight, she could clearly see her star-like eyes.

Tasa thought that he had seen many witches around His Highness, but this woman's appearance was still of the best class. She had a scar on her left eye that ran through her brow bone and down to her cheek. This scar not only did not destroy her beauty, but added a sense of solemnity to her. From the first time he saw her, Tasa sensed that this woman was a warrior in the heart.

"If the Mutual Aid Society had really found the Holy Mountain, it should not have sent people to spread the news. She shook her head, "It's only going to make the church hear, and if they don't leave the border town sooner, I'm afraid it's going to be a disaster." ”

"That'...... What to do?" asked the Shadow.

"The ship will arrive at midnight today, and there are other witches on board, so you must leave. Without hesitation, she said, "I'll escort you aboard." As for the Mutual Aid Society......" The brunette woman glanced at Tasa who was tied to her chair, "please help me say hello to Tilly and tell her that I'll be there later, and maybe I can bring her more companions." ”

"You're going to Bordertown with him?" said Shadow, surprised, "but if it's a hoax......

"He'll only kill himself that way," she smiled, her words full of confidence. (To be continued.) )