"You just reminded those two gargoyles that they are lying down now. I originally wanted to knock them unconscious like the old woman on the third floor, but I didn't expect to be hit so hard."
As soon as Angel initiated the conversation, Doakes immediately noticed it and started talking in advance before Angel could say anything.
The gargoyles were lying down? It was obviously Doakes' modification. Angel didn't need to speculate, he knew that the two gargoyles had been broken into countless pieces at this time.
"By the way, thank you for the poker card, otherwise it would have been a bit troublesome for me to walk through this agency corridor."
Angel: "...Do you know poker?"
Doakes: "Of course, if you had entered the Cross Bar before, you would have seen at least ten tables of people playing cards. You will probably be invited to play a game if you go in."
Angel was silent for a moment. He originally wanted to ask about things in the princess's castle, but after hearing what Doakes said, he couldn't help but continue to ask: "How did the poker cards reach the Sandworm Market?"
The Sandworm Market, at least in Angel's impression, is a very remote wizard's market, surrounded by a large desert, and not many people go there.
But even in such a remote place, poker has actually become popular? It was obviously not long after he taught Charlie poker.
"This came from Mesoemia. It is said that there was a magician who performed a grand performance there. Although I don't know what the performance was, but the playing cards were
It came out from that time." Doakes: "It seems that the magician is still a woman and is traveling around the country performing magic performances."
Angel:...Okay, he understands.
The magician who toured the mainland was definitely Xia Li, or had something to do with Xia Li. Angel also didn't expect that Xia Li would do this to promote poker magic.
After sighing with emotion, Angel also breathed a sigh of relief. At least for now, poker has not been regarded as an exotic product and excluded.
Poker is like the shadow box made by Angel. In fact, it all comes from Jon. Although Jon seems to be just an inconspicuous and terminally ill ordinary person, the other kind of human civilization he brought is actually
Quietly integrated into wizard culture.
From this point of view, although Jon is unknown, he is also affecting the cultural process of the wizarding world... even entertainment culture.
"Are you looking for me this time just to discuss sex? If you are interested in sex, I will take you to the Cross Bar when you return to the Sandworm Market." came the message from the psychic belt.
Message from Doakes.
Angel: "***It's just a digression. I'm looking for you to ask about your affairs at the Princess's Castle."
Doakes laughed strangely: "Why, are you also interested in the princess's gameplay?"
Angel calmly explained: "We have two talented people here who have not been found. According to the information we received, they seemed to have been taken away by the princess last night."
"One is called Gloss, with fair skin and light blond hair; the other is called Blaze, with dark skin and dark brown hair, and his hands seem to be wrapped in bandages."
"Have you seen any trace of them in the Princess's Castle?"
Doakes was silent for a few seconds, and then sighed: "So they are the talented people you are looking for, tsk tsk."
Angel heard the strangeness in Doakes' tone: "Have you seen them?"
Doakes: "Of course, in the wonderful performance I just mentioned, the two of them are the protagonists... Oh, no, the princess is the protagonist, these two are considered supporting roles."
Angel: "They are in the princess's room?"
Doakes: "Uh-huh."
"How are they doing?" Angel's hidden meaning is, are they still alive?
Doakes: "What's the situation? I haven't seen the whole story, so I don't know, but according to the way the princess plays, she has to shed her skin even if she doesn't die."
...
Angel ended the call with Doakes and said to Mello on the side: "I got the location information of the two of them. They are in the princess's room."
Angel: "Let's go there now."
After speaking, Angel turned around first and walked towards the stairs on the first floor, and the others quickly followed.
Mero originally wanted to ask what information Angel had obtained and the situation of Crouch and Blaze, but before he could speak, he heard movement on the first floor.
There is also a faint smell of blood.
Angel also smelled it, but he didn't stop. Instead, he speeded up and walked up to the first floor.
As soon as he reached the first floor, Angel saw the familiar gargoyle.
The gargoyle waved its fleshy wings and hovered high. Its eyes were always staring at a human below. At this time, the door on the first floor had been blocked by it. The human was like a bird in a birdcage, unable to escape at all.
It cannot be dropped. And it can play with it unscrupulously...until it kills him completely.
The gargoyle's evil eyes followed the human who had multiple bloodstains on his body. He didn't know that there were other people on the first floor watching it at this time.
"What happened? That person seems to be wearing the standard armor of the Princess's castle. How could he be chased by a gargoyle?" Ms. Mello asked in confusion.
"Probably because he failed to hide the smell of blood on his body and was discovered by the gargoyle. He is a betrayer." Angel said lightly.
The human being being chased by the gargoyles over there is none other than the little Tom who came to the prison with the leader before.
His skills are relatively strong, but it seems that he has not received formal training. Even with a sharp dagger in his hand, he is basically unable to resist the gargoyles that can dive and attack at any time from high altitudes.
After a while, several more deep bloody wounds were added to little Tom's body.
A large amount of blood flowed out. If the bleeding was not stopped in time, little Tom could die from the bleeding alone.
And this is obviously the purpose of the gargoyle. If it really wanted to kill little Tom, it could definitely kill him with one strike, but it didn't do that. It probably wanted little Tom to watch it bleed to death with its own eyes.
"Sir, what should we do now?"
It was Ms. Mello who spoke. It wasn't that she didn't know what to do. The deeper meaning of her question was how to choose.
The door on the first floor was sealed by gargoyles, and they had only three ways to leave.
First, break the wall...but there are a large number of magic energy arrays carved on the wall, and based on the entire prison, it is not that simple to break.
Second, kill the gargoyle. As soon as the gargoyle dies, the door it controls will naturally open.
Third, wait for the gargoyle to kill the human. When the time comes, the gargoyle will turn into a statue again and the door will open.
What they have to do now is to make a choice among these three options.
Angel did not answer Ms. Mello's question because he directly expressed his choice with actions.
Several pale white phantom limbs like tentacles were seen spreading from Angel's body. These phantom limbs were extremely fast and tied up the gargoyle before it could react at all.
The gargoyle was surprised that there were people on the first floor!
However, this surprise was also its last thought before death, because the next second, the phantom limb lightly squeezed, and the gargoyle was broken into countless pieces.
After retracting his phantom limb, Angel ignored the gargoyle's body and walked up to Little Tom.
"Distinguished Lord Wizard, are you here?"
Angel did not lift the illusion, and Little Tom could not see him, but Little Tom still spoke, and judging from the direction in which he turned his head, he was still facing Angel, as if Little Tom could really see Angel.
generally.
But Angel knew that little Tom could never see himself. His appearance might be a coincidence or some kind of ability.
"My lord killed the gargoyle and didn't leave. Are you going to kill me?"
"If possible, I hope you will not kill me. My inspiration is very strong. I can become your servant and serve you."
Perhaps to show his inspiration, Little Tom continued: "I had vaguely felt the presence of the adults before. The adults followed me and the team leader to the prison."
Little Tom's words made Angel raise his eyebrows slightly. Unexpectedly, Little Tom's appearance was really not a coincidence. He did have a talent for inspiration. And this talent for inspiration probably has quite a lot of potential.
Otherwise, with little Tom's strength, he would never have been able to sense Angel following behind them.
"Since you discovered me, why didn't you tell your team leader about it?" Angel finally spoke after little Tom talked to himself for a long time.
Little Tom secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. As long as they can communicate, there is at least a chance: "Because I vaguely feel that this may be my chance."
"What are your chances of killing the team leader?" Although Angel was asking a question, his tone was quite firm.
He had found a fatal wound on the leader's back before, and there were no other injuries on the leader's body. In other words, he most likely died before the wandering apprentices escaped, and the wandering apprentices who escaped did not treat him
His body was found to vent his anger. His death was not caused by the wandering apprentice. It was most likely that he was unprepared and was attacked from behind.
At that time, Angel vaguely speculated whether it was the team leader's cronies who did it, because only cronies had the opportunity to stand behind the team leader.
At that time, the only confidant the team leader brought into the prison was little Tom.
"Yes, I was the one who killed the team leader. However, I thought at the time that the adults must have some purpose in following us, and maybe they would kill the team leader in the end. But the adults didn't do that, so I had no choice but to do it myself."
"And the opportunity came soon. The team leader found that the fat warden had fainted on the ground for some reason. When he squatted down to check, his back was exposed in front of me. I used the hidden dagger to insert into his heart from behind.
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When little Tom talked about the experience of killing the leader, his expression was obviously filled with joy.
"According to what you said, if I follow you and kill the leader, then I will definitely kill you too. Aren't you worried about this?"
Little Tom: "Don't worry, because I'm ready to die. As long as that person can die, it doesn't matter if I die."
Little Tom's expression was very calm and his tone was very flat, but the determination hidden under the calmness was quite powerful.
Angel: "He has a grudge against you?"
Little Tom: "A bloody feud."
Angel understood that it seemed that little Tom entered the Princess's castle and flattered the team leader and became a close confidant just for revenge.
Angel thought for a while and continued: "Since you are ready to die, why are you begging me for mercy now?"
Little Tom also said simply: "If I can avoid death, I naturally hope to live. Of course, if the adults choose to kill me, I will not complain."
Angel could naturally see that what little Tom said was entirely true.
He does have the will to die, but he also has the expectation of living toward death.
Angel was silent for a moment: "Since I didn't kill you then, I won't kill you now."
Little Tom's eyes flashed with joy, and he immediately knelt down on the ground: "Thank you, sir, I am willing to become your servant."
Angel: "Do you think I would want a traitor as a servant?"
Little Tom paused for a moment.
Yes, even if Little Tom has a bloody hatred for the team leader, he is still a betrayer. In the eyes of others, even if he has reasons, he is a traitor.
And the wizard in front of him obviously viewed it the same way.
"Then..." Little Tom didn't know what to say. He spat out one syllable for a long time without any follow-up.
Angel said at this time: "But your inspiration is indeed useful."
After speaking, Angel gently stretched out his finger and placed it between little Tom's eyebrows.
Little Tom's expression was dull for a moment, but it soon returned to its original state.
After doing all this, Angel casually gave little Tom a treatment to prevent him from bleeding to death.
After receiving treatment, little Tom stood up, bowed in the direction of Angel, then turned and left without saying a word.
When Little Tom completely disappeared from the door, Ms. Melo, who had witnessed all the previous conversations, asked curiously: "Sir, do you have any plans for him?"
Angel: "It's not me who has arrangements for him, it's you who have arrangements for him."
Ms. Mello was stunned for a moment, looking puzzled.
Angel: "His inspiration is very high. This level of inspiration means that his mental power will not be bad. I asked him to find old Potter. After you leave the castle, go check it out for him.
Check the talent, and if possible, check the parentage list, and if everything is OK, you can also list him as a gifted person this time."