Todd, who walked out of the cabin, turned around and looked at the hidden hatch, and sighed softly.

Back on the deck, Todd saw Evie tying Thelma's hands with a piece of twine, and he walked over and asked, "What's the matter?"

"She wanted to finish herself. ”

Todd was stunned, crouched down, and looked at the dark-skinned Arab girl.

In the eyes of the other party, there was no despair and fear after being captured, only fanaticism for faith.

"The Mother God looks at everything in the mortal world! She knows everything and is omnipotent! My body may die, but my soul will live forever in the temple of Mother!"

Listening to the words that popped out of Thelma's mouth, Todd frowned and asked, "The Mother Goddess knows everything, are you sure?, including the failure of your operation and your arrest today, it was all expected by her, then why did she send you here to die?"

Thelma froze for a few seconds, and then she shouted vigorously, "What do stupid mortals understand?!Our defeat is just part of the Mother Goddess's grand vision......

Evie slashed a knife at the back of Thelma's neck, then shook her head and said to Todd, "It's the best way to silence a fanatics." ”

Todd looked at Selma, who had fallen crookedly, and gave Evie a wry smile.

Evie shrugged: "Sometimes, I really can't understand that you are always too ...... to women Gentle ......"

The sentence that was supposed to be a compliment was pronounced by Evie in a sarcastic tone, and it suddenly changed its taste, which made Todd scratch his head helplessly.

"As for him, what are we going to do?"

Evie turned her gaze to the dying Hayt and reminded Todd, "You don't need me to talk nonsense, you should know how powerful this guy's abilities are......"

Todd first looked at a neck ring made of magic magnet crystals around Hayt's neck, then at the river, and said, "An old friend of his, who will come to see him later, just let him live until then." ”

Evie nodded, "Then that's the last question left, what should we do with this thing?"

A chic-looking iron box with several copper locks was presented in front of Todd.

"This is the thing used for the resurrection ritual?" Todd took the tin box, looked through it over and over again, and asked Evie, "Have you tried to open it?"

Evie smiled and drew the sword behind her back and said to Todd, "If you don't mind......"

Todd waved his hand again and again, "Forget it, for the sake of safety, let's send this thing to Twilight City." ”

At the gates of the Holy Acropolis, the Knights of the Twilight West are in a tense confrontation with the defenders on the tower.

"Stand back, don't make me say it a second time!" the commander of the city gate defenders shouted at the troops below the city gate, "Your behavior is a shameless betrayal of the Heavenly Father's brothers!"

Cumberland, who was riding on horseback, plucked his ears with his little finger and said to the adjutant behind him: "Concentrate the explosives, let the hoplites cover the craftsmen forward, and blow up the city gates for me!"

As soon as he heard this, the adjutant hurriedly dissuaded: "Sir, this is completely different from the tactics that Master Emerson explained before we left!

Cumberland sighed heavily: "Then let's do it as planned, but don't delay too much...... You should also know that the Church's army is heading towards the Holy Acropolis, and now is the time to race against time!"

The adjutant nodded hurriedly, and with a wave of his hand, several carts full of food and wine drove under the city gates.

"The Knights of the Twilight West have received news that the mission has been attacked, so they have come here to protect the king's people!" the lieutenant instructed his men to push the cart forward to make sure that everyone on the castle tower could see it, "We have also brought a new batch of aid, and if you can let us in, it will be yours." ”

Looking at the carriage full of wine and meat under the city gate, the soldiers of the Holy Acropolis who lacked food and clothing suddenly made a sound of swallowing saliva.

After a while, there was a burst of arguments and shouts and scolding from the castle tower.

After a few more minutes, the voice of the commander of the city gate defenders came again: "Get out of my field of vision now! Otherwise, I don't mind nailing a few arrows with my name engraved on your ass!"

Cumberland laughed and patted the saddle, "Okay! This guy is really good! This is like the style of the people of the Holy Acropolis! Herald! Order the whole army to prepare for battle, and send me explosives in the rear!"

A scream interrupted the old knight's laughter.

A corpse with a dagger stuck in its back was thrown from the castle tower.

"We surrender!

With the sound of a group of people begging for mercy, the drawbridge was slowly lowered and the city gate was slowly opened.

Cumberland, who had broken through the Acropolis without a single soldier, led his troops into the streets of the Acropolis, but there was no joy on his face.

A thin man, hiding in the shadows by the side of the road, bowed to Cumberland on his horse and said, "My lord, the chief has asked me to meet you here, and I have been waiting for a long time. ”

With a gloomy face, Cumberland asked the man, "You did the assassination of the city gate chief just now?"

"A little thing, not enough to worry about. A dagger suddenly appeared in the man's hand, and in the blink of an eye, it disappeared.

"The leaders of the three-way gate guards of the Holy Acropolis, as well as the guards of the inner city of the palace, have already installed our men. The man winked at Cumberland, "You only need to send a team of men to these places, and you will be able to capture these important strongholds without much effort." ”

Cumberland stroked his beard, frowned, and remained silent.

The man reminded him, "My lord, the army of the Church may arrive at any time, and it is in our ...... to control the situation earlier!"

Cumberland, whose brows were furrowed, paused for a moment, then turned his head to his lieutenant, gritted his teeth, and said, "Do as he says!"

On top of the bell tower of the Holy Acropolis, two women stood at the very top of the tower, looking in the direction of the city gate.

One said, "Sister, the Knights of the Twilight West have successfully entered the city. ”

The breeze blew the other man's hood, revealing the face beneath it was exactly what Richer looked like.

I only heard Richer say: "Everything in the Holy Acropolis is developing in the direction we expected, and everything only needs to wait for His Majesty to enter the city, and the second step of the plan can be carried out......"

"Is that good?" the first woman asked puzzledly, "We have made so many efforts and put so much effort into it, but in the end, we have made a woman who refuses to admit her alien identity reap the fruits of victory." ”

Richer took out a snake incense fruit from her arms, smiled and took a bite: "It's nothing bad, if she is smart enough, she naturally knows what to do when and ......"

"But what if she's not smart enough?"

The fruit in Richel's hand was suddenly crumbled into pieces by the power of thought: "That would be more interesting...... Because I have a hundred ways to ruin her reputation, to destroy her will, and to send her to hell for the rest of her life, from which she will never be freed!"