rave. This refined powder constantly changed the structure of the water element and absorb the mass heat from the air. This caused the temperature to continuously drop.
The fire magic’s effectiveness was neutralized.
Once the mages realized this, they turned around.
They saw that the earlier brightly lit bonfire was now a rapidly extinguishing tiny flame. The inside of the icy grave was getting dimmer and the ground was covered with snow. It was freezing cold.
They made some fire elements encircle them, so they could still take the cold. However, the same could not be said of the rest. Even the guards who earlier were trying to penetrate the ice wall could no longer even hold their blades; they started to tremble and lost strength in their grip.
"Sir Mages, please do something... If this continues, we will freeze to death!" The merchants grabbed onto the mages. They begged desperately; with every exhalation, steam came out of their mouths.
The mages immediately started to summon an elemental shield to protect the merchants and themselves. As for the rest? They would not receive such royalty treatment.
"S-Sir... I beg you to let me in!"
"It’s so cold, I’ll be frozen to death. Sir Mage... Please help me..."
As the mages did not want to waste their spiritual energy, more than a hundred guards were exposed to freezing temperatures within the icy grave. They stood around the barrier and begged those that were inside. The weaker ones had already fainted.
At this rate, they would be frozen to death in a matter of minutes.
Sadly, nobody seemed to care about their life.
"What the hell is going on?" After seeking refuge in the shield, the merchants returned to their senses and started panicking, "Why is there a mage here? Why did he attack us? Are you pieces of shit doing anything at all?"
The mages all shook their heads stared at the ground.
"We don’t know neither..."
Here they were, sitting, eating and being merry when some huge, unknown magic sealed them from the top. They might even die here.
Die here? Is this a joke?
They were slowly calming themselves after the ambush. They still looked as puzzled as ever.
The "Seven Days of Hell" had been organized a few times now, the merchants were regulars who would come over annually to relax. The mages that were hired thought they were just for show – they didn’t expect to encounter any serious trouble.
They honestly didn’t think that anything would go wrong.
And yet, here they were.
.... What was going on?
They came here to relax! It was all in good fun, why were they on the verge of death now?
"Hey, you outside." The merchants shouted, "Who the hell are you? Why did you trap us here? We have a lot of money. Let us go and you will enjoy a lifetime of riches!"
The other merchants all reacted the same, presenting Benjamin with all kinds of lucrative offers.
The mages weren’t as naive as the merchants. You could say that they still had the will to fight. Once the shield took form, they started to chant some complicated magic to break through the ice barricade.
As they were doing this, Benjamin spoke.
‘You cannot even perform a handstand. Without such honor, nobody would be willing to trade with you."
The merchants were confused with what they heard,
… Handstand? Honor?
What was that?
"If I can do a handstand, will you let me go?" One of them asked.
Benjamin held in his laughter and responded, "Yes."
It was obvious that the merchants were dubious about this. However, their desperation to survive surpassed their rationale, and before long, someone took up Benjamin’s offer.
A few Humpty Dumptys placed their hands on the floor with a grimace and attempted to perform handstands. The result of their attempts was devastating. Not only were they looked down upon by their peers, some even slipped, fell and interrupted the mages that were chanting a major spell.
"Are your heads filled with cow dung? I will toss you out of here!" The interruption caused the magic to reflect back at one of the mages. He vomited blood and started to scream at the merchant without caring about his employment status.
Benjamin who stood on the outside, almost burst out laughing at the sight of this.
"It is so pitiful to be part of their team." The System appeared again and sympathetically remarked.
Chapter end
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