Chapter 342: Court Ball (II)
The music slowly fell, and the accompanying music came to an end, but the girl who was held in his arms was still unfinished.
It didn't take long for a loud and rhythmic piece of music to sound, this time more radical. Of course, the dance steps performed are also more complex.
The two of them stood a little far away, intending to study the dance again, but Ayton suddenly found that Lan Coco on the second floor was missing, and his heart sank.
"Wait, Lan Coco is gone. ”
"Whatever, maybe I'm going to the toilet" Ariel didn't care, her eyes were staring at the dance steps of the people on the scene, and she suddenly felt in her heart that it seemed to be a good choice for her to come over in a skirt today.
"No, let's go find her first," Ayton said, just as he was about to drag her to the second floor, but the elegant woman from before walked towards him.
"The first time we met, let me introduce you, my name is Christina Miranda, I wonder what the two of you are in such a hurry to do?"
Ayton stopped, and suddenly felt that he seemed to have heard this woman's name somewhere before, and after thinking about it, it seemed that the kingdom information that Bais had compiled for him not long ago had been mentioned, and he had only glanced at it cursoryly.
Christina Miranda, the only female marquis among the eight marquis of Yaolan, controls the wealth in the eastern part of the kingdom second only to the Duke of Tude, is sexy, mature and charming, and has always been the object of the pursuit of young talents in Huangyaocheng.
But the problem is that she is also eyeing herself, her appearance has attracted the attention of many people, if she refuses in person like this, it is easy to find hatred for herself, but Lan Coco's safety seems to be more important.
Just as Ayton was about to say no, Roddiri suddenly walked up to him and gave a salute to the Marquises: "Beautiful Marquis Miranda, do you want me to complete this dance for him?"
"Oh~ This kind of grabbing other people's opportunities is not what a prince should have" Christina's eyes showed a hint of coldness, and her relationship seemed to be not harmonious with the third prince.
But this is Ayton's, he hurriedly said: "Dear Marquis, I still have something to do, let's go first." ”
After saying that, he pulled Ariel away, ignoring the surprised eyes of the others, but before leaving, Roddiri gave him a fierce look.
Is this an expression of anger at him for not taking care of Lan Coco, Ayton smiled bitterly in his heart, and quickly went up to the second floor, and at this time, Cecily also came down from the third floor.
"What about Her Royal Highness?"
"Did you see Lan Coco?"
Both spoke at the same time, and then froze at the same time.
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On both sides is a quiet bamboo forest, and on the quiet and empty goose warm stone path, a girl in a beautiful sky blue princess dress walks by a bridge, and the white moonlight is reflected on the clear water at the bottom of the bridge.
She didn't know why she suddenly wanted to be alone for a while, just... There is always a sense of uneasiness in my heart.
Quietly enjoying this moment of tranquility, suddenly several black figures appeared nearby, and the sound of breaking the air came into the ears of the little princess of Yaolan.
Lan Coco, who has learned a lot from the two outings, is no longer the simple magician she was at the beginning, she now has no staff, she is lowered, and her hands are quietly condensed with the water element.
Who is it!? Actually appear in the palace ball! The palace is heavily guarded, how can there be assassins infiltrating!
Before she had time to think too much, the black figure had already discovered Lan Coco wandering alone in the bamboo forest, and there were about ten people, and suddenly two cold lights shot towards her from the shadows.
Bite...
The ice crystals that appeared next to him out of thin air blocked it, and the 'cold light' fell to the ground, and Lan Coco saw that these were two small silver needles, and the tips seemed to be coated with a layer of turquoise poison.
The enemy is coming, Lan Keke knows that there is no doubt about saying more now, even if she shouts for help, at this time, her words will definitely not reach the manor three hundred meters later, and the shouting is just a futile distraction...
"Little princess?!" The masked man in the lead immediately recognized Lan Coco's identity, and his eyes suddenly burst into surprise.
"Catch her!"
Even Lan Coco, who had grown mentally, couldn't help but be a little frightened by the scene at this time, and regretted that he shouldn't have run out secretly. But regret is useless! Things have come to this point, so we can only grit our teeth and persevere!
This is what Ayton gave her...
The rich water element condensed in the palm of her hand, turning into three sharp ice picks, which burst out... Shot at the masked man who was approaching.
Soon two people were killed on the spot, and then the sword in the hand of the masked man who was close to her fell heavily on the ice crystals around her, and the biting cold made them move slowly, Lan Coco took advantage of the situation to quickly pull away, and at the same time condensed the 'ice spear technique' around him, and the tip of the mad spear was straight at the person closest to him.
Always ready to fight to the death... When a person reaches a desperate situation, he will burst out with powerful explosive power, and he must be extremely careful at this time, but this principle can also be applied to dealing with enemies.
Once you are at a disadvantage, you can point the finger at the person who is the most threatening to you, so that you can take advantage of the weakness of human nature and make each of them fearful, but this theory seems to have no effect on these dead people, and they are not afraid to pounce on them.
In a hurry, Lan Coco threw out the condensed ice gun, and with a click... The surrounding ice crystals also burst in response.
"Catch it alive, take it away!" the masked man in the lead shouted, but at this moment, a slender figure suddenly jumped over the bamboo forest, and the cold light on his arm slashed, instantly taking away the life of a masked man.
"Who is it!?"
The masked leader stared horrified, but at the moment he uttered these two words, the figure shuttled through the bamboo forest like a ghost, taking five or six companions with him again. And only then did he see the identity of the attacker, who turned out to be a member of the Holy See wearing a nun's robe, holding a light book in his left hand, and a cold light arm blade in his right hand!
"The Holy See..."
The identity of the person who came made his face change drastically, and before he could finish the words in his mouth, the next moment, the figure of the nun of the Holy See appeared in front of him, and the blood-dripping arm blade quickly wiped off his neck.
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Sniff sniff...
"Brother, there is a smell of blood ahead!"
The smell of blood in the air made Ayton's face change drastically, and his body was full of fighting energy, and soon fell to the scene of the incident, and there were more than a dozen masked corpses on the ground, but there was no blue coco around.
"Brother, she shouldn't be here, let's look for it separately!" Ariel landed lightly next to him, and the girl urgently changed into a night suit for the operation.
"Wait" Ayton breathed heavily, stepped forward and pulled away the masked man's face scarf, this is just an ordinary face, and the wounds on their bodies are all fatal with one move, it can be seen that the other party is only one person, and the strength is very strong.
"Let's look together, don't get too far away. ”
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At this time, in the palace ball, the eldest prince and the second prince also arrived at the scene one after another, and as soon as they met, they showed a friendly smile, and stepped forward to shake hands affectionately, like the closest brothers.
It's just that behind this smile, a conspiracy for power is being staged in every corner.
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In a remote building in the manor, a one-sided assassination was staged, and nearly a hundred cooks and attendants became corpses under the knife, and they didn't figure it out until they died, but they were assassinated in the Yaolan Palace!
The masked men who managed to occupy the place quickly took off their night clothes, disguised themselves as cooks and attendants, and when they encountered some bloodstained clothes, they skillfully took out a new set of clothes from another room and put them on themselves.
The two figures lay on the eaves and watched all this silently.
"Master, the human mage isn't here. ”
"Brother, do you want to scratch your tongue. ”
"Stay safe, don't let them kill themselves," Ayton looked depressed.
In the kitchen, a masked man poured a dozen white powder into a barrel full of red fruit wine, and as soon as he turned around, he saw a beautiful girl who appeared behind him at some point, and Ariel beckoned to him, and then, with a pain in the back of his head, he passed out.
When he woke up again, the masked man found himself in a hidden bamboo forest, with his hands and feet tied, and he immediately wanted to kill himself, but the poison bag hidden between his teeth was nowhere to be found.
"Mei'er, how do you use this thing?" Ayton took out the loot he had obtained from killing Clementine earlier, the Soul Eater Thorn, which was said to be able to control others to tell the truth.
"Hee-hee, stick it into the back of his head, all the way to his cerebral cortex, and then inject mental power to control him to tell the truth. ”
A beautiful succubus appeared in front of him, and then, he couldn't see the colorful world at all...
"No, they're coming in from the other direction," Ayton angrily threw the body down. Ariel next to her didn't know what to do for a while.
"No, let's go back first and tell Roddiri about this. ”
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At this time, Ayton's mansion, Erin looked at the starry night, the silver-haired girl was staring at the night sky in a daze, the moonlight was very white tonight, but the sudden appearance of dark clouds covered the moonlight, and a cold wind blew, which made her feel very uncomfortable.
"Sister Starry Night, what are you thinking?"
"It's nothing, I'm just wondering when Big Brother Ayton will come back" Starry Night showed a faint smile on his face.
Erin suddenly leaned closer, with a gossipy look in her eyes: "Sister Starry Night, how do you feel about him?"
"Huh? Big Brother Ayton, don't think about it, Erin... I... I. A blush appeared on Starry Night's cheeks, and then she suddenly remembered Luna who had fallen off the cliff, and although they had only been together for less than a day, she could feel that the dark elf girl had treated her with the same kindness as Lisata had done to her.
It's just that...
Thinking of this, sadness couldn't help but appear in the red eyes of the starry night.
This appearance fell in Erin's eyes, but it splashed with a thick gossip color, and just as she was about to ask again, Starry Night suddenly raised her head and looked into the distance.
On the streets of the South District in the distance, just like when she was alone at home and was suddenly attacked by the black fingers, nearly a hundred figures loomed out of the alleys in the distance, and they did not hide their bodies this time, the speed was extremely fast, and the destination was to come here!
"Erin, run!" Starry Night pulled the girl into the house quickly, shouting the names of Baiss and Bazaar. Both of them also lived on the second floor, and they ran over quickly when they heard the starry night shout.
"There were people approaching outside, more than a hundred people. Starry Night shouted urgently.
Bais immediately made a decision and shouted to the maid in the house: "Bazaar, take the two of them to the basement, quick!"
The four of them rushed downstairs, but as soon as they arrived at the door of the storage room, they heard the sound of broken windows around them, and the man in black had already broken into the house!
"Let's go!" Bais let out a low snort, pushed the third girl in, and then closed the door, and he ran towards the second floor, undisguised his movements along the way, and the attention of the man in black who broke in first was immediately attracted by him, and chased after him.
"Daddy!?"
Erin in the storage room was so anxious that she wanted to go back to her father, but she was forcibly pulled to the basement by Basha, and at the moment when the baffle was covered, a man in black kicked open the door of the storage room, glanced at it, and found that no one was hiding...
Baiss ran all the way to the attic, broke open the skylight, and climbed to the top, the man in black behind him in hot pursuit. But the first man in black who was about to climb out of the skylight suddenly slapped a brick at the door in front of him, and immediately stunned him.
Bais snatched the long knife from his hand, but the afterglow lingered on the back of his tattooed hand for a second... There was a small piece of scythe-shaped red tattoo there.
"Bloodsickle!" Bis yelled, and the sound reached the ears of the three girls hiding in the basement through the thick walls.
There are too many people in black to fight hard, so we must tell Ayton the news here!
Believing that the people in the basement had heard his shout, Bais made up his mind, chose the side direction to run, jumped directly from the roof of the mansion to the low wall on the side, and with the cushion of the wall, his body fell to the ground, and he flipped vigorously again, relieving a large amount of impact, and then ran towards the palace without abating.
"Catch him!" The man in black who had just climbed to the roof looked at the middle-aged man who had jumped out of the mansion in surprise, shocked that he was so alert, and at the same time, he did not forget to order the men on the periphery to chase after him!
In the quiet streets of the Southern District, another chase scene soon took place, but the residents of the Southern District were accustomed to it and closed their doors one after another.
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