Merlin's figure fell out of an alley, and under his butt was the meat pad of Hastings. The latter woke up when Dadalyon and the Shadow fought fiercely, but he still had no ability to move. He looked at the building in front of him and said in surprise, "Isn't this Goodris?"

"If those guys from the Magicians lost me, they will definitely go to Goodris to find them. Although I am not afraid of them, I don't have time to deal with these troubles for the time being." Merlin stood up and patted the dust on his butt.

"Then where are we now?" Hastings said curiously.

"To me, this is one of my many strongholds on the Dawn Continent, for you..." Meilin grinned, revealing a line of white teeth, "This is hell."

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In the dim basement, Hastings was tied to an iron bed.

"You are indeed as cruel and ruthless as the rumors have been rumored, and you are indifferent to your friend's death at the hands of Dada Lyon."

Merlin pulled out a package from under the iron bed and opened it. It was a set of torture instruments shining with cold light. "First of all, I must correct you. He and I are not friends. I have not made friends for hundreds of years. The reason why he is willing to protect me is because he owed me a big favor. Now it is time to pay off the debt. Personally, I am very grateful to him for everything he did tonight, but we are all adults, and we will understand the risks before doing another thing. I have no obligation to ensure his safety."

Merlin said as she took out the torture instruments one by one from the package, "What's more, given the situation at that time, even if I take action, I can't change anything."

"But you have a second option, right? You can surrender to the Society of Magicians. They don't want your life, so that both of you can survive." Hastings secretly moved his wrists, but found that it was almost impossible for him to break free from the constraints without the help of outsiders.

"Well, I can indeed choose to surrender." After some careful selection, Merlin finally took out a small scalpel and held it in his hand, feeling the sharpness of the sword. "But in this way, we can't enjoy the sweet two-person world, right?"

A cold sweat broke out on Hastings' forehead, "If this is because of what happened before, I apologize to you. I respect you very much. Everything that happened before is purely because of our different positions and is not mixed with any personal grudges. Moreover, you have already taken revenge on me, your... well, my companion killed my daughter."

"Who said this is a personal grudge?" Meilin said leisurely.

Hastings was stunned, not understanding what the other party meant.

"I have already lost interest in your negotiation games coming and going, so I decided to skip this part and get to the point. It's my turn to be the banker for the next game." Merlin used a scalpel to pick up the clothes on Hastings' chest gracefully, "By the way, if you want to escape, don't waste your time. The belt I used to tie you up is also a magic weapon."

A look of horror finally appeared on Hastings' face, "What the hell do you... do you want to do?"

"Have you never been curious about the great beings you worship and admire, you regard them as life, but in their eyes, how important is you, a devout servant?" Merlin put a blood-stained leather skirt on his coat, making him look like a butcher now.
Chapter completed!