Chapter 304
On a distant hilltop.
When the black-robed figure and Ron saw what had happened, both began to panic.
Victory had seemed assured. All they had to do was wait for Lin Yi to die amid the mouse swarm and wolf pack.
And what happened instead?
The paper cutouts drifting down from the sky had completely broken that deadly trap.
Looking at the wolf pack's heavy losses, the black-robed figure said with obvious anguish, "I've taken a huge loss this time. How are you going to repay what you owe me, Ron?"
"The bishop will compensate you."
Ron sighed. "We could have gotten rid of this problem for good. This follower of the Desire Mother Tree is only sequence six..."
"But didn't you fail all the same? You even lost your Curio shield."
The black-robed figure wore a faintly mocking smile.
Ron frowned, then asked after a moment's thought, "Should we try joining forces? If we kill him, the bishop will definitely reward us."
The black-robed figure snorted at that and immediately rejected his suggestion.
"Ron, let me remind you that I'm not good at head-on combat. You know my Sequence Pathway!"
The black-robed figure explained in a disgruntled tone, "Don't forget those paper cutouts that suddenly appeared. Someone must be hiding in the shadows. If the two of us go in to kill him, whoever's behind this will intervene whether we succeed or not. We might not make it out!"
That struck at the heart of the matter, and even Ron couldn't help sighing.
What a shame.
If not for that sudden turn of events, they could have taken Lin Yi's corpse back to report their success.
With just the two of them, they could only withdraw for now, report what had happened, and wait for the bishop