Tangled By Fate

Chapter 490  THE REASON BEHIND THE ATTACK

"Me? I'm not working with anyone. I'm working for myself. These men I hired; I did that only for you."

"Why would you do that for me? To help me?"

Veronica asked after being skeptical about his action.

"Help?"

The man burst into laughter.

After he laughed to his heart's content, he added, "Lady, I don't mind if you think that way. You see, I'll be helped if you come with me."

"What do you want? Who are you working for?"

"Didn't I tell you? I hired the mercenaries myself. Everything is my doing. You see the Magic Tower values you very much."

"Magic Tower?" Veronica frowned.

'Does he know my identity? Is this why he is after me?' she pondered.

The man said, "The last time I sold your hair to them, I had become rich enough to buy a noble title.

"I wonder if I sell the rest of your hair, eyeballs, arms and legs, how much money I'll earn. Maybe I'll become richer than the king."

"..."

'What did I just hear?' Veronica asked herself in her mind.

Sebastian and Catherine exchanged glances and so did Ironin and Merlin. They had the same thought as the Mistress of the Magic Tower.

In the meantime, Veronica processed the information she received. It took her a while.

When she realized what that man was planning, chills ran down her spine.

She suddenly moved away from Ironin and Merlin. She looked at the man who was chasing them.

She saw a middle-aged nobleman. After staring at him for a while, she recognized him.

"You are the one I sold my hair to get teleportation stones," she said.

"I'm pleased the lady recognized me. Now, if you please come with me, your friends won't be harmed."

"If you think you will get money after sending my corpse to the Magic Tower, you are mistaken."

"Why is that?"

"It's because I'm the Mistress of the Magic Tower," Veronica revealed. "You take my corpse there, your entire family and group will be annihilated."

The man was stunned when he heard that. After that, he laughed hard enough to bring tears to his eyes.

"Sorry lady, I didn't want to disrespect you. However, I couldn't control my laughter. If you are really who you are, tell me why you are roaming around in the jungle."

"I don't see why any of it is your business. I'm being valued at the Magic Tower because I'm the Mistress. It is that simple."

"Is it? Then, where is the proof? Prove to me that you are the Mistress of the Magic Tower and I will let you go."

Veronica showed her wedding ring. It was the ring that many wizards would recognize since they were taught the history of the Magic Tower when they studied magic.

The man recognized the ring instantly. His heart was shaken.

"It's really the ring of the Mistress of the Magic Tower.," he murmured.

"Master, what do you want to do?" the leader of the mercenary asked him.

The nobleman didn't answer. He was thinking of something that no one knew of.

After some time, Veronica asked, "Does this appease your curiosity? Now leave with your men.

"I'll forgive you this time. But the next time I see you attacking me and my group, I won't let it slide."

"Forgive me for not recognizing you earlier, Mistress," the nobleman bowed.

Afterward, he grinned.

He continued, "However, I can't let you leave just yet. Since you are the Mistress of the Magic Tower, of course I can't harm you and take you to the tower to be punished. I'm not that foolish.

"Instead, how about I take you to the Queen Isabella of Tybu? I'm pretty sure she would be delighted to have you when she's at war against the Master of the Magic Tower."

Veronica couldn't believe her ears. She was furious.

"You dare to betray the Magic Tower?" she asked while suppressing her anger.

"Betray the tower? I wouldn't dream of it. However, I'll be swimming in wealth if I hand you over to her, won't I?"

The man paused and then added, "Just because I live in Lynnford, it doesn't mean I don't keep an eye on what's happening to the Magic Tower.

"A little birdie told me that the Mistress of the Magic Tower is on deathbed. That's the reason why the Master of the Magic Tower declared war against Queen Isabella.

"Lady wants to fool me by using the false heirloom but I won't be fooled that easily. I believe whatever plot you have in mind is not going to work. Why not leave your friend and join me now?"

The man waited patiently while Veronica was restless.

'There is no way the Magic Tower knows I'm alive since the moment I woke up, I only met Ovior and didn't let him spread the news. He won't believe me no matter what I say and show him. Either way, I'll be in danger. What should I do?'

While she tried to come up with a plan, Merlin whistled.

Veronica instantly looked at him and noticed that he drew a magical circle on the ground.

Since the forest ground was covered with long lemon grass, they enjoyed their time in the forest and didn't clean the area to draw teleportation circles.

But now in desperation, Merlin didn't want to push everyone in danger.

While Veronica kept the magician, who became a nobleman by selling Veronica's hair, busy, he pulled the grass and created a small magic teleportation circle.

After whistling, Merlin looked at Sebastian. Sebastian noticed his gaze.

He tightly held Catherine in his arms and dashed toward the tree where Veronica, Ironin and Merlin took cover.

At the same time, Veronica went behind the tree and stood above the circle.

The nobleman realized that he had been tricked. Anger caused his face to turn red.

"Attack!" he roared.

Hundreds of arrows flew toward them.

"Ahh!" Catherine screamed in fear. "We are going to die!"

However, Sebastian wouldn't let that happen. He carried her behind the tree in time.

The mercenaries rushed toward them.

Merlin recited a mantra and the magic circle glowed.

In the blink of an eye, they disappeared from the Lynnford forest.

"Nooo!"

The nobleman cried out in frustration.

Meanwhile, just when Veronica and the rest thought that they were teleported to the desert, they came to notice an unexpected view.