Don't move, it's a robbery!

"This Miss Tina is of very high status. If she gets injured because of you, you, as her subordinate, will be held responsible!"

"We'll count to three, and if you don't come out, we won't show any mercy!"

Perhaps these people were really cautious, or perhaps my dodging the crossbow bolts was too cool. These guys clearly had a numerical advantage, yet they still resorted to threatening hostages, showing absolutely no chivalry.

Regardless of whether they are worthy of the title of knight, they definitely recognized Tina's identity.

That's why they subconsciously treated me as Tina's subordinate, which is why they chose to use Tina to threaten me.

However, I don't really care about Tina's life.

Just kidding, do you think I'm that close to her?

We've only met a few times, and this time she went out to get herself killed. What does it matter to me whether she lives or dies? As for the money she owes me, how can money be more important than my life? One should know what's important.

For the sake of our past acquaintance, once Tina dies, I'll avenge her for free, no more than that.

Tina knows me quite well; she panicked as soon as she heard she was being held hostage.

"Wait! Why don't you try a different way to threaten him? I don't even know him! Threatening him with me won't work!"

"Shut up! Do you think I'd believe that?"

The two knights clearly did not believe Tina's explanation. As if to prove their determination, the taller knight directly stabbed Tina in the shoulder with his dagger.

"Don't think we're joking! If you don't come out after we count to three, it won't be as simple as just stabbing you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he twisted the hilt of the knife, trying to make Tina scream and thus interfere with my judgment.

However, Tina only groaned in response to his torture, without making a sound, which made the tall, thin man feel somewhat embarrassed, so he kicked her viciously again.

"Waaah~"

"Tch, you damn woman, you're actually quite tolerant? What, are you so afraid of that guy coming out? Or are you not just a guard and master?"

Tina was on the verge of tears. She only refrained from screaming because she didn't want to embarrass the royal family. It had nothing to do with caring about the other person.

Unfortunately, even if she said that, no one would believe her.

"Hmph, since you can tolerate this, I'll see if the guy over there can tolerate it even more. Listen up, I'm about to start counting!"

"one!"

"two!"

Seeing that I hadn't come out even after he had called out two numbers, the tall, thin knight became nervous and hesitated to say the last number. He hesitated for a moment, then suddenly started punching and kicking Tina.

"Damn bitch, go ahead and scream! Cry for help!"

It's obvious that the tall, thin guy isn't a very good person, but I didn't pay much attention to it because I was already focused on something else.

"West Copper! West Copper! Look! My new clothes are fogged up!"

∑(O_O；): "No way, Tina's getting beaten up over there, and you're just here looking at clothes? Don't you have any humanity?!"

"What could I do? It's not like I didn't try to save her, but I failed and there was nothing I could do. Look, look! The mist it produces can even change shape according to my wishes! This is so much fun!"

(꒪Д꒪)ノ: "Have some decency! I'm begging you! Stop playing around! Quickly think of a way to save them!"

"Okay, okay, we'll play later, huh? Wait, why are you so concerned about Tina? What does her life or death have to do with us?"

(◐.◐): "I just think she's kind of cute, and she's even thinking of saving me from this misery. It would be a shame if she died like this."

"What! You actually like her! You heartless bastard, I've been so good to you, and you like her! I don't care! I'm jealous! Tina is dead today, even if those knights don't kill her, I will!"

(￢_￢): "Stop pretending. I'll offer you a 'gift' in exchange for rescuing someone. How about a deal?"

"Look at what you're saying, how could I possibly stand by and watch someone die? Actually, I've already thought of a way to save her, and I'm sure I can save Tina. By the way, what gift is it? It's not that I care about that, I'm just curious."

Even without 'West Copper's' reminder, I noticed that Tina was indeed badly beaten. This girl may be average in other aspects, but she is definitely stubborn. She was almost beaten to death, and she didn't even utter a sound.

I actually quite admire this kind of tough nut to crack.

Let's just consider it a favor to 'West Copper'.

I took out a pill made from a nightmare eyeball. This pill can make a person's body atomize for a short time, thus gaining a certain degree of damage immunity. Even if a vital point is attacked, it will only cause minor injuries.

My original plan was to take the pill and walk out. Those guys on the other side would definitely not let this opportunity pass by. They would definitely shoot arrows at me directly, and I could use the effect of the pill to hit a vital spot with the arrow, and then pretend to be dead by pretending to be attacked by them.

Seeing me dead will definitely lower their guard, and whether they try to escape or finish me off, I'll have a chance to save her. Even if something unforeseen happens, the worst outcome is that Tina is killed and I escape wounded, which is still within an acceptable range.

However, just now, my Mist Cloak suddenly regained its power, which gave me an even better plan.

Thanks to Eve's instruction, I have learned how to use these magic pills to cast spells. For a period of time after taking the pill, I can use my own magic to unleash the special abilities of the corresponding monsters. For example, my attempt to charm Tina with the witch's pill was very successful last time.

I just fought the Nightmare monster last time, and I still remember their ability to turn into mist. Coincidentally, I happen to have a cloak that can create mist.

If I could control the mist and transform it into myself, wouldn't I no longer need to get hurt?

"I'm a genius for coming up with such a perfect plan!"

I felt a little smug, raised my hand and swallowed the pill, then began to activate the magic within my body according to Eve's instructions.

Those wondrous little points of light reappeared, drifting back and forth within my body. Compared to the last time, this time I could see them, feel them, and even hear them more clearly.

It was a wonderful feeling, as if my entire soul had become a drop of water, swimming freely in a vibrant ocean.

However, given the urgency of the situation, I didn't pay much attention to these changes. Instead, I focused on using my magic, gathering it into the newly created magic circuit, and then using the magic circuit to transform the magic into wondrous magic.

The mist cloak emitted mist under my control, and then I began to reshape and solidify this mist. Soon, an identical "me" appeared in front of me.

"Haha, I told you this method would work! Go! Give those guys a good show!"

I waved at "myself," signaling it to hurry up and go outside to get beaten.

However, after waving for a long time, "I" didn't make a single sound.

After some investigation, I discovered a problem: although I can use the mist to transform into my own appearance, I have no way to control these transformed mist clones to move.

It can only stand in place like a sculpture and cannot be used as a substitute as I planned.

"Hmm, it seems there's been a slight deviation from the plan."

(╹д╹): "Can you stop playing around?! If you don't do something soon, Tina is really going to die!"

"Alright, alright, let's stick to the original plan then."

I felt somewhat helpless, but then resolutely walked out.

"Enough! Stop it, I'm coming out!"

Upon hearing my voice, the tall, thin man who was beating Tina immediately stopped. Everyone turned to look at me, and even Tina, who was half-dead from the beating, looked at me in shock.

"How is this possible? How did he get out? Why did he come out?"

Tina was somewhat taken aback, as her injuries were so severe that her consciousness was somewhat blurred. However, the tall, thin knight brought her back to her senses with just one sentence.

"Quick! Shoot an arrow at him!"

"No! Don't!"

Tina screamed in terror, but to no avail. The crossbowmen were already prepared to fire, and almost the instant the tall, thin man spoke, they pulled the trigger.

Surprisingly, he was quite accurate.

I dodged the arrows that were deliberately aimed at my head, but deliberately let myself be hit by an arrow aimed at my body. At the moment of being hit, my body underwent a strange change. My flesh and blood seemed to be invisible, and the arrows easily pierced through them, but I was not hurt. Similarly, I did not lose much blood.

I immediately realized something was wrong. Although it was night, the moonlight was too bright tonight. If they noticed something was amiss, we'd be in big trouble.

No, we need to distract them!

I staggered back two steps, then pretended to be exhausted, knelt down on one knee, and gasped for breath while supporting myself with my hand on the ground.

"He's not dead yet! Keep firing!"

"Enough! Stop!"

Tina screamed repeatedly, but it did nothing to stop the archers from reloading their arrows. Just then, I suddenly raised a hand and asked them in a trembling voice.

"Will you let her go if I die?"

Upon hearing my words, everyone present was stunned. The tall, thin man seemed to have thought of something and suddenly burst into laughter.

"I see. So you seem to have feelings for Miss Tina? Fine, I'm the kindest person I can be. I promise you, as long as you die, I'll let her go."

I showed a satisfied expression, then picked up an arrow that had missed earlier, aimed it at my chest, and pretended to thrust it in with great force. Due to the effects of the drug, the arrow easily pierced through my body, exiting directly from my back.

"Remember...your...promise..."

I pretended to collapse to the ground, exhausted, while reciting my lines. Then I lay there motionless, waiting for the tall, thin man to come and examine the body.

Sure enough, just as I expected, this guy got carried away.

"Hahaha! Judging from his skills just now, I thought he had met someone extraordinary. I didn't expect him to be just a lovestruck fool who actually threw his life away like that."

The tall, thin man grinned from ear to ear, as did the other soldiers, until one dim-witted fellow asked, "Sir Andrei, are we really going to let this woman go?"

Then the others laughed even louder.

"You're an idiot too, hahaha! That's hilarious, someone actually believed what I just said!"

"Come on, let me cut off his head. I'll keep this guy's head safe. When we find Master Frog, we'll definitely tell him today's story!"

Caught off guard, the tall, thin man swaggered up to me, then pulled out his sword and slashed at my neck.

Then, the cut missed.

"Um?"

The tall, thin man was stunned for a moment, then he could no longer make a sound, because I had taken the opportunity to stab his heart with the rabbit knife.

Under the crimson blade of the Rabbit Knife, even steel armor is no different from parchment.