You call this the mastermind?

"Something is wrong..."

In the banquet hall, a lot of eyes were focused on him, making Melen more and more confused.

The tall and strong brown-haired young man at his feet was wailing in pain, and the noisy crowd around him was also pointing at him.

Some people were criticizing his barbaric behavior, but there were also kind people defending him.

However, Melen's attention at the moment was on the cat-faced mask that fell on the ground.

The girl in the blue skirt deliberately ran to him to make trouble, and then a group of "flower protectors" jumped out...

This play was very old-fashioned, and Melen immediately recognized that it must be a trap prepared by the little yellow-haired man.

So he didn't feel any surprise at first.

What caught Melen off guard was that when he knocked down the strong young man with less than three points of strength, the mask on his face fell off.

He was sure that this thing was fastened very tightly before, so Melen felt that even if he moved a lot, he couldn't get rid of it.

However, now, the impossible has happened...

Although this is just a small matter, it may just be an accident.

But Melen, who is cautious by nature, has become more vigilant and even has a vague guess.

That is, the attack that is about to happen here may not be a single incident, but is connected with the things he has experienced in the past-

He was very confused before why he died wherever he went, but he didn't think much about it at the time.

But now, the fallen mask and the inexplicable voice of the waiter that he didn't figure out before.

It makes Melen doubt that the starting point of the next disaster may fall on his head!

He has reason to doubt this.

The reason for the assassination of Mrs. Chelsea is unknown. But combined with the incident of the Mixed Blood Association, the purpose of the person behind the scenes seems to be to alienate mixed blood and pure blood.

And now, as a mixed blood, he is among a group of pure blood and is about to be suppressed by a top pure blood child...

So will someone want to use this to add fuel to the flames and make things worse?

From this, it can be inferred that the man might be the murderer behind the assassination of Mrs. Chelsea and the Mixed Blood Association incident?

"You--you not only soiled the dress that my mother sewed for me, but also hit someone..."

At the same time that Mellen understood, the girl who was trying to scam him was still accusing him in a crying voice not far away.

Several flower protectors around the girl also took out their portable wands one after another, glaring at him, as if they were ready to attack at any time.

The noise of the incident became louder and louder, and more and more people gathered around to watch the excitement.

Even on the second floor of the hall, many heads popped out and looked down...

"Okay, say sorry to your mother for me."

Amid the noisy discussions, Mellen's words were not so clear, but they were barely heard by the other party.

"Do you really not know or are you pretending not to know?"

A flower protector angrily accused him: "Evelyn's mother died last year!"

"...I regret this."

"You have caused such a big disaster, and you think it's enough to just say sorry!?"

"Then how about I go to her mother's place and help sweep the grave?"

Responding to the angry accusations of a few fools in his eyes, Mellen's attention was mainly on the people around him.

The matter has affected him, and there is obviously no way to avoid it, but Mellen doesn't think he needs to follow the script set by some people.

He plans to delay time and wait for help.

Yes, help.

Although he didn't expect this to happen before he came, Mellen didn't forget that his wife promised him that she would send people to the banquet for protection.

Of course, he didn't count on that help, because he didn't think his wife had expected what would happen here.

So the help is probably not very strong.

But not being strong doesn't mean that the brain is not smart.

In this kind of banquet where there is no direct conflict, the lady would not send a stupid guy to perform the protection mission.

So as long as Mellen can successfully pass on some kind of "signal" to the other party, then the protector may send the "signal" to Mrs. Chelsea and ask for help.

If the action goes smoothly, then the next thing is a matter between the big guys, and he is responsible for hiding and watching the show.

"It doesn't matter if the delay fails..."

Using his perception of other people's emotions, Mellen found several suspicious people in the crowd, which made him nervous and secretly prepared for some kind of thoughts.

"Anyway, it's not me who died."

...

Mellen, who was standing in place, was thinking about things in his heart, so he didn't speak for a while, but his previous sarcastic response caused some dissatisfied accusations from the onlookers.

However, in contrast, there was always a wave of kind people helping him refute these accusations.

Especially on the second floor of the hall, the masked girl who came with Alyssa.

At this moment, she was lying on the fence and yelling down, constantly mocking the girl named Evelyn who was deliberately leaning on others in order to take advantage of them.

She almost made the girl cry from fake tears to real tears.

Kevin, who was secretly observing the situation in the hall, felt uncomfortable about this.

Although the girl had treated him very well before and even helped him to ease the atmosphere, that attitude was not as enthusiastic as the one this girl showed now.

They were old acquaintances after all, and the illegitimate child was just a stranger, but he actually...

"This guy is really cunning."

Kevin said to his friend beside him in a depressed tone: "Seeing that the situation was not good, he actually threw away his mask, and a group of superficial women really fell for it..."

"It's really cunning."

Jim squinted and replied, "After realizing that the situation was not right, he decisively used his own advantages to save the momentum... I have to say that your bastard brother is still a little smart."

What do you mean by my bastard brother?

Kevin frowned when he heard it.     If you want to remove the title of brother, aren't you calling me a bastard?

Feeling that his friend seemed to be sarcastic to him, Kevin was a little puzzled.

But after years of friendship, he tended to think that it was because he was too sensitive, so he asked, "Will it affect the plan?"

"Of course not."

Jim said in a relaxed tone, "We just want to hit his self-confidence. His reputation doesn't affect anything. Moreover, the more people he wins over now, the more embarrassed he will feel when he faces failure next time."

As he spoke, the situation in the field had changed.

The young man who was knocked down was dragged up, and one of the young man's "friends" jumped out to invite him to a duel because he was dissatisfied with Mellen's rough methods--

Originally, the person who issued the duel should have been the young man who was knocked down, but who would have thought that the illegitimate child would be so brutal that he killed the important supporting role before the script was successfully performed.

So he had to let the backup personnel go on stage.

"Who is this person and what is his ability?"

The wizard who invited the duel was a short boy with a mask on his face, so he couldn't see his appearance clearly, but when he stood opposite the illegitimate child, he was naturally a head shorter.

Kevin was a little suspicious whether he would also be knocked down by the illegitimate child.

"Mike Cullen, you must have heard of his name." Jim answered confidently.

"Is it the little lunatic who enjoys challenging others?"

"You should say that he is a genius duelist who has challenged 427 young wizards and has never lost."

"I did hear that he seems to be very good at basic duels..."

Kevin said uncertainly - he had basically never paid attention to such things.

"You can remove the word 'seems'."

"Okay... but isn't his teacher the chief duelist of the Wizard Duel Club?"

Kevin asked in confusion, "How did you get him to do something?"

"Of course I can't get him to do something."

Jim's mouth curled up when he heard this, and he said in a proud tone: "I just made a bet with him. I bet that Thales will challenge a half-blood, but Thales will definitely fail."

Thales is the strong man who was knocked down by a punch. He is still covering his face, or rather, covering his cheeks and wailing. It is estimated that his teeth will not be saved.

"Then Mike bet that Thales will win?" Kevin asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Yes, they have a good relationship and have practiced duels before."

Jim nodded, "Although the process is a little different, he has lost the bet after all, so he must stand up and challenge the illegitimate child."

"You are really cunning." Kevin sighed.

Under normal circumstances, Thales may not lose when challenging the illegitimate child, but even if he wins, it is just a matter of a bet.

And if he loses, it will just lead Mike to the stage.

In other words, Jim used money in disguise to drive Mike, who would not have valued money, and the other party was still unaware.

Cunning?

Jim was stunned when he heard this word, and then he was unhappy.

I am spending so much effort now, isn't it all for you?

And you use this word to evaluate me...

In the past, he didn't take this kind of thing seriously at all.

But today, after seeing some details, Jim suddenly felt that the relationship between himself and his friends might not be so good...

So the words that were originally indifferent now sounded a bit harsh.

Kevin didn't think there was anything ironic about what he said, so he didn't pay attention to the abnormal expression of his friend.

Standing high on the second floor, his eyes were fixed on the hall below, and he was full of expectations.

Of course, the duel between wizards could not be like the illegitimate child before, where they would directly use fists to hit people.

In fact, the normal duel between wizards needs to rely on a series of magic called "Basic Wizard Duel Method" to achieve.

This series of magic includes the greasy spell that makes the enemy's feet slippery, and the sober spell that makes your mind more flexible.

But there are two most important things.

One is a special protective shield that isolates the duel field from the outside world.

The other is a repelling spell that can knock people away when hitting them, but it will not cause any harm.

The special protective shield can only protect the magic of this series, preventing the magic of both sides from flying around during the duel and hitting the onlookers.

If a wizard in the duel is hit by the Repelling Spell, it means failure.

In simple terms, this basic duel is actually a competition between wizards' casting and dodging speed.

In other words, it is a competition of a wizard's reaction speed.

Kevin would not underestimate the illegitimate child for no reason, especially after being cheated out of a large sum of pocket money.

But he didn't think that the opponent's reaction speed could match that of any wizard from a pure-blood family.

Because compared with mixed-bloods, pure-blood wizards are generally much better in physical fitness.

If you have to describe it, a pure-blood wizard is a complete wizard, while a mixed-blood wizard can only be considered half a wizard.

This defect is reflected in the physique and also in the talent.

How can half be compared to the whole?

With this idea in mind, he immediately saw the illegitimate son agree to the duel invitation and then took out his portable wand.

The smile on Kevin's face suddenly froze.

Not only him, but the short wizard who was good at dueling at the scene was also stunned on the spot after seeing the wand in Mellen's hand.