As they got closer and closer, the expressions of Kelly and the other knights became more and more serious.
The person lying on the ground was wearing a well-fitting noble hunting outfit. Be it his clothes or his figure, he looked very much like Young Master Cizé.
When they were about thirty meters away from the person, Kelly waved his hand and ordered everyone to stop. He waved at a retainer in the corner of the square formation, indicating for him to go forward and check.
That soldier very reluctantly left the square formation and carefully made his way to the person lying on the ground.
When he reached the person, the soldier discovered that there was a terrible wound on the person's back. The bloodstains on the wound had already begun to turn black, and a few flies were crawling around the wound.
He slowly squatted down and carefully turned the person over. It was Cizé.
He hurriedly turned around and shouted, "It's Young Master Cizé, he … he's already dead …"
Kelly's heart sank when he heard the soldier's words. He thought for a moment, drew his longsword, and ordered, "Maintain formation, advance …"
The other four knights also drew their longswords and prepared for battle.
But even when they reached the corpse, no enemy appeared.
This made Kelly feel strange, and at the same time, even more cautious.
Kelly lowered his head and glanced at Cizé, who had died with his eyes wide open, and his heart skipped a beat.
At this moment, Hogan, who was hiding behind the bushes, woke up from his deep slumber after the magic effect had passed.
Hogan, who had awoken from his magic slumber, subconsciously sat up from the ground.
He had been lying quietly behind the bushes, and no one had noticed him for a while. But when he sat up, he immediately fell into the eyes of Kelly and the others.
At first, Kelly and the others were shocked. They couldn't help but feel strange when they saw that the person was firmly tied up with ropes.
Kelly and the others were shocked when they saw that it was actually Hogan who was tied up by the ropes.
In his bewilderment, Kelly ordered a knight to go forward and restrain the dazed Hogan. He also sent out a small group of soldiers to search the area, but they didn't find anything.
In his uneasiness, Kelly hesitated for a moment, then took out a "short message spell" scroll and reported the situation here to Baron Amborite.
…
Baron Amborite walked out of the darkroom in a daze. He even forgot to close the door of the darkroom. He sat on his office chair and suddenly burst into tears.
Just like all fathers who wanted their children to succeed, Baron Amborite regarded Cizé as his new hope in life.
As a member of a Mage family, Shozo had always dreamed of becoming a Mage since he was young. When he was studying at the Mage Academy, he was very hardworking, but because of his lack of talent, he could only return home in disappointment.
Since then, this dream had been buried in Shozo's heart.
When his only son was found to have a genius talent for magic, the dream buried deep in Shozo's heart burst forth. He placed all his hopes and dreams on his son.
To Xia Zuo, Cizé's death was not only the loss of his beloved son, but also the destruction of his dreams.
When Baron finally recovered from the grievous news of losing his beloved son, he received a short message from Kelly.
Baron Amborite was stunned for a moment, then replied with a short message. "Got it. Bring back Cizé's body and … Hogan!"
When he mentioned Hogan, Shozo's face suddenly became ferocious, as if all his grief had found an outlet.
After receiving Baron Amborite's order, Kelly immediately ordered the soldiers to carry Cizé's body and escort Hogan out of Fishtail Mountain.
No one noticed that on a hillside not far away, a Green Owl was watching them.
Seeing the ashen-faced Hogan being dragged away by the soldiers like a dog, Feng Chou's heart was filled with boundless joy!
…
The Green Owl quietly watched the troops until they walked down the hillside. Only then did it flap its wings and fly towards the town.
After flying over the castle, the Green Owl quietly landed on the roof of the palace and hid itself.
…
When Kelly brought Hogan back to the castle, one of Baron's guards was already waiting for him. He told Kelly to escort Hogan directly to the dungeon and prepare for the execution.
Kelly understood Baron's feelings very well. He could also guess the terrible fate that would befall Hogan, but he would not sympathize with this despicable traitor.
The dungeon of the castle was located in the basement of the castle, where there was a well-equipped torture room.
After bringing Hogan into the torture room, Kelly ordered the soldiers to hang him on the torture rack.
Looking at the various terrifying torture instruments in the torture room, Hogan suddenly broke down. He struggled and cried, "I didn't kill Young Master Cizé, it was him, it was him, it was Allen who killed him!
It was Allen who killed Young Master Cizé!
It was Allen who lured me to kidnap Young Master Cizé … Spare me! "
Once Hogan started to struggle, the soldiers immediately lost control of him.
When Kelly saw this, he immediately stepped forward with a few knights to restrain him.
They beat and pulled Hogan's hands and feet into the black steel shackles on the torture rack …
The group of people were tired and sweating profusely. Only then did they secure Hogan on the torture rack.
Looking at Hogan who was still crying and begging for mercy, the knights despised him to the extreme. Some of them could not help but spit on Hogan's face.
Not long after the knights left the dungeon, a gloomy Baron led a group of people into the torture room.
Looking at Baron whose eyes seemed to be spitting fire, Hogan wanted to explain something, but his chin was trembling and he could not say a word.
Behind Baron were two middle-aged men with serious expressions. They looked at Hogan with an inexplicable gaze. In the end, they showed a look of satisfaction and appreciation.
The two men did not look fierce or strong, but being stared at by their eyes, Hogan had a terrible feeling of being stared at by poisonous snakes.
After Baron entered the torture room, a retainer soldier brought a chair and placed it in front of the torture rack. Baron walked over and sat down, staring coldly at Hogan who was not far away.
Baron waved his hand, and the retainer soldiers and the soldiers guarding the dungeon all left the torture room. Only a few knights and the two middle-aged men with serious expressions were left in the torture room.
Baron looked at the two men and said, "You may begin."
The two men looked at each other, and one of them bowed to Baron and said, "Honorable Baron, what information do you want to get from this person?"
The two men were torture experts specially hired by Amborite.
Baron shook his head coldly and said, "No, I don't want to know anything. I just want this person to suffer, incomparable pain, the pain of begging for death, but he can't die."
When the two torture experts heard this, they immediately understood. They took out all kinds of strange tools from their bags and placed them on the workbench next to the torture station.