In the reception hall of the castle, everyone looked at the two corpses on the ground and remained silent.

The members of the team to which the deceased belonged had more or less sad expressions on their faces.

Members of other teams showed various expressions, including shock, uneasiness, solemnity, worry...

No one planned to speak to break the oppressive atmosphere for the time being.

Li Shanren stared at the two corpses silently, but in his heart he was thinking about how to tell him about giving up the commission and leaving the castle.

Although he also understood that now was definitely not the time to say such things in public, after seeing the two corpses, the worry in his heart became more and more intense, and he became more determined to take people out of the castle.

The two dead people on the ground were both elite-level strong men, but they died so silently that it was difficult to figure out the specific time of death.

Li Shanren didn't think Tifa and the others had the ability to withstand such a danger. They were only at the elite level. Eivor was not even at the elite level. He was just a junior pharmacist and had almost no fighting ability.

The risk of letting them stay in this place is too great.

"It seems that no one intends to speak."

After a long period of silence, the red flame swordsman Dylanna on the steps spoke, his voice cold.

"Then let's start with me."

He glanced at everyone below with cold eyes, and finally his pupils were fixed at the end of the hall, staring at the team where most of the team members were carrying luggage.

"I had a question when you came in. Where are you guys going with your luggage?" Dillenna raised his finger and pointed at Li Shanren and others, asking unceremoniously.

As the captain, Tifa took a step forward after hearing this and was about to speak, but was stopped by Li Shanren.

"I come."

He gave Tifa a "trust me" look, then walked out of the queue, looked up at Direnner, and said calmly: "We are ready to give up this commission and leave the castle. We originally planned to say goodbye to the butler today."

Having said this, he glanced at the corpses on the ground and said solemnly: "Their deaths have nothing to do with us."

Dillenna narrowed his eyes slightly, obviously not believing what Li Shanren said.

"Why are you leaving at this time?" he asked.

"Due to some special reasons, this is a secret within our team. I'm sorry, it's not convenient for me to elaborate." Li Shanren replied in a neither humble nor overbearing tone.

"Special reason? Secret?" Dillenna sneered, "Now that something like this has happened, are you still planning to leave the castle?"

"I feel very sorry for their death, but we still have to leave, and we must leave within today." Li Shanren said in a firm tone.

A trace of surprise flashed in Dilenna's eyes. He didn't expect that this extraordinary person with an exotic face in front of him could maintain such an attitude when facing a gold-level warrior.

However, this also solidified his idea of ​​"never let these people go easily."

Dilenner turned to look at the old butler beside him and asked: "Butler Kate, do you support them giving up the commission and leaving the castle now?"

The old butler's eyes flickered for a while, and he looked at Li Shanren and said, "It is your right to give up the commission, but I don't suggest you leave now. Before the murderer is found, I hope you can stay temporarily to cooperate with the investigation."

Hearing this, Li Shanren's heart sank and he was about to say something.

At this time, Eivor, who was standing not far behind him, suddenly took a few steps closer to him and whispered a few words. Those words made Li Shanren's eyes clear.

He nodded slightly towards Eivor, then looked at the steward, and said in a firm tone: "As the steward said, it is our right to leave here, we have no obligation to stay and cooperate with your investigation, and... ..”

Li Shanren paused slightly, looked at the two corpses on the ground, and continued:

"The cause of death of the two of them is obvious. One died from an attack by some kind of magical beast. Although the other had no obvious wounds on her body, it can be seen that she should have died of mental exhaustion. And in our team, including No one, including me, can do that."

"Do you think that a martial artist, a giant sword warrior who focuses on strength, and a junior pharmacist are capable of killing these two people with similar means?"

"Their deaths have nothing to do with us, and we are stationed in different areas and don't usually have any interactions. I don't think there is anything that requires our cooperation in the investigation here."

After the words fell, the atmosphere in the hall stagnated slightly. No one thought that the extraordinary person with an exotic face in front of him could maintain such a tough attitude, as if he was determined to leave the castle.

"Since it has nothing to do with you, then why can't you stay for a few more days and wait for the results of our investigation? Once the murderer is caught, no one will stop you. You can go wherever you want."

On the left side of the hall, a tall, thin man with a long whip tied around his waist and brown vertical pupils said in a low voice.

He is the captain of the Venomous Fang Team, and the male corpse on the ground is his team member.

"Stay? Of course."

Li Shanren suddenly changed his tone, but the expression on his face remained firm.

"But, who can guarantee that no one in the castle will encounter misfortune again? Who can guarantee that if a dangerous situation occurs, it will not affect us?"

Li Shanren stood in the center of the hall and asked everyone.

Hearing his words, the members of the other two teams in the hall showed strange expressions. Apparently, they had more or less thought of giving up the commission.

After all, the team that took over this commission basically had the idea of ​​safety, money, and ease, but now the team is reduced in number because of this task. Such a price is obviously not what they are willing to pay.

"Oh? So you are just afraid of death that's why you insist on leaving?" Captain Poison Fang mocked.

Someone in the team died suddenly, which put him under a lot of pressure. Now that he encountered a team that had to escape alone in the face of the slightest danger, the captain couldn't help but feel a little angry.

"Yes, just afraid of death."

In the face of interests, Li Shanren never knew what face was, so he nodded and admitted it very bachelorly.

"Although this is only a temporary reason, now for the sake of our own safety, we have to leave the castle. Our team is weak and cannot afford to lose anyone."

"Do you mean that I can bear the cost of losing my team members?" Captain Poison Fang suppressed his anger and asked.

Li Shanren looked at the man with erect pupils and felt that there was something wrong with this man. It's not like I killed your team members. Why are you angry at me?

"If you can't bear the price, then you can choose to leave. I didn't stop you. Besides, it's still too late to leave now..." He stared at Captain Poison Fang and said word by word.

"you!"

The vertical pupils in Captain Venomous Fang's eyes suddenly widened, and his right hand was inadvertently placed on his long whip, as if he was about to take action in anger at the next moment.

Li Shanren looked at him without flinching, and his attitude was extremely tough.

"enough!"

Dillenna shouted loudly on the steps.

"Do you want to do something here?"

Upon hearing this, the Venomous Fang Captain suppressed his anger, snorted coldly, turned his face away, and said nothing more.

After all, there was no direct conflict of interest between him and Li Shanren, it was just a dispute of temper. As a captain, he still maintained the necessary calmness.

However, Li Shanren's words really moved his heart. After weighing it, leaving now is a good choice, but if he is so indifferent to the death of his team members, it will inevitably make other people in the team disappointed.

Therefore, their team cannot leave, at least to investigate how the male transcendent died.

"Is your team leaving today no matter what?"

Dillenna looked at Li Shanren, his attitude was much calmer than before, but this also meant that this gold-level warrior began to face the matter seriously.

"Yes, we have to leave today." Li Shanren showed no intention of giving in and was as tough as ever.

"That......"

Dillenna placed his right hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist, and slowly drew out his long sword. The blade was raised and pointed at Li Shanren, and a faint flame ignited at the tip.

"What if I say, you can't leave?"

This guy just scolded Captain Poison Fang not to do anything in the hall. In the blink of an eye, he drew his sword. It seemed like he was slapping himself in the face, but he didn't seem to care much about it.

"Leathern..."

Seeing that Li Shanren and the gold-level warrior looked like they were about to fight, Tifa was a little worried, but she still stepped forward and stood firmly behind Li Shanren.

Basat calmly pulled Eivor behind him, and his right hand touched the hilt of the black iron sword behind him.

Noticing the actions of his teammates, Li Shanren was slightly moved. Faced with Dillenna's threat, he pulled out the meteorite staff from the storage bag unwilling to be outdone.

At this time, you must not be weak!

He poured concentration value into it without hesitation, and the dark purple pyroxene at the top of the staff immediately glowed with a purple glow unique to gravity magic.

In the blink of an eye, three purple rock balls the size of wheels condensed on top of Li Shanren's head. The surface of the rock balls was rugged and ferocious, and a faint purple gravity lightning flashed from time to time, which made the people present feel deeply moved by it. threaten.

"What if I say, we must leave?"

Li Shanren held a staff in his hand, holding three rock balls on his head, and asked Direnner.

The extraordinary beings on both sides of the hall saw this tense scene and stepped back one after another, leaving an open space in the middle for the two of them.

In particular, the Jianfeng team that was closest to Li Shanren retreated the furthest. The Jianfeng captain stared at the rock ball above Li Shanren's head, feeling a little horrified. He thought it would be very difficult for him to take over the earth magic. things.

"Gold-level magic? He is a magician! Moreover, he is also a magician who can cast spells without chanting!"

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