Like a hot iron cutting through butter, the Hidden Blade burning with black flames instantly cut off the man's saber that stabbed at the girl.

Ignoring the three strange men in robes and chains standing beside the man, Alice withdrew her Hidden Blade and shook her hands while everyone was still immersed in consternation.

The black flame suddenly rose from his hands, and at the same time expanded sharply outward, not only ejecting the man who was hurriedly raising his sword to defend from the battle circle, but also burning the robed people who were besieging the sinner girl by surprise.

And how could Alice miss this opportunity that she had painstakingly created, reaching out and grabbing the sinner girl under the cover of the flames, and at the same time shooting the hook of her right hand, the two of them immediately broke through the black flames beside them, like two off-string arrows, and plunged into the woods next to the warehouse.

The whole process went smoothly, and there was no jamming in the whole process, and as for staying in front of the man, using the strength she had just inexplicably gained to have a hard anus with the other party, unless it was absolutely necessary, Alice would not do this kind of thing that she was not sure of.

It was clear that the battle was about to end one second, but the sinner who was the target of the action slipped out from under their noses the next second, and this sudden gap caused the man, and even all the sergeants present, to fall into a strange stale.

The man didn't speak, his right hand, which held only half of the long sword, trembled slightly, he didn't expect that the being he regarded as a bug would become the culprit who ruined his plan.

And that black flame shouldn't have been possessed by the Templar bug named Alan.

The short man, who was the leader of the robed people, had long since lost his initial calmness, and he naturally understood that even if things happened suddenly, his inaction just now was enough to be labeled as dereliction of duty by his employer, and offending the king of the empire was obviously not a good thing.

Ignoring the cold sweat on his forehead, the short mage tentatively walked over to the man who was still holding the broken sword in place.

"Well, Your Majesty, what now. ”

"What are you doing in a daze! Why don't you chase after her! No one can save her today. The mage's voice was like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, and it suddenly reactivated the man's pause.

Throwing the broken sword aside in his hand, the man frowned, turned to look in the direction where Alice and the sinner girl had fled, and at the same time turned around, took a long sword from the waist of one of the guards beside him, and did not take a single soldier with him, and flashed into the woods alone, leaving only a vague echo in the ear of the short mage.

"Summons the Guards to stop waiting and do what I have to do. ”

"Yes. Wiping away the sweat that was almost dripping from the top of his head, the short mage put away the chain in his hand and pulled out a small piece of parchment from his pocket.

And as the parchment in the mage's hand flashed with a lilac glimmer, the Imperial Forest Army at the other end of the palace also moved at the same time.

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Looking at the face of the man in front of him, the sinner girl lay quietly in his arms, and did not say a word for a long time.

She didn't know what to say, to be exact, she didn't know what to say to this "new friend" she once thought had abandoned her, and what kind of mood she should have.

Is it resentment, gratitude, or something else.

She just watched the scene around her recede as the assassin moved, and she didn't understand how he, who should have left the palace at night, betrayed her, could reappear, and even risked being killed to save herself.

Her mind was in a mess, and she suddenly felt that the assassin who seemed to have simple actions and was a thief no longer seemed to be able to understand it.

"What's the matter, don't say a word, are you too touched because I came to save you?" Looking at the girl who had been silent for a long time in her arms, Alice said to the girl while looking for the next point of focus of the hook in her hand.

"Touched ... As expected, there was no very emotional thanks, but the girl did not complain about Alice, nor did she struggle, but her voice was slightly unenergetic, as if she had lost her former spirit.

"Didn't you take the key and leave?"

"The key... Alice was silent for a moment, and he couldn't help but think of what he had done last night, and the struggle he had on the way out of the palace.

"Ah, speaking of the key. Alice laughed awkwardly, and looked down at the pocket of her jacket as she hurried away with her hooks.

"It was in the inside pocket of my jacket, and I saw it fall to the ground, so I was afraid of waking you to sleep, so I kept it myself, but I forgot to return it to you, so I'm back to give it to you. ”

"Liars ... Without leaving any affection for Alice, the girl directly exposed the other party's lies, but although she said such things on her lips, her expression did not look like she was angry.

"I already knew what you were coming to the palace for, and I knew that you were sent by the Temple. ”

"You know it all ... Alice's breath faltered, and even the hook in her hand slowed down, almost missing it.

He originally thought that the girl should be a very powerful, but the child with some abnormal brains, thinking about using some lies to prevaricate the other party, but he didn't expect that the girl had already figured out her own details, but now it's useless to dwell on these, the most important thing now is to find a way to get rid of the upcoming pursuers behind him and leave the palace.

Thinking of this, Alice straightened her face.

"Speaking of which, looking at the appearance of you and the emperor just now, you should know each other, so if you return this thing to him, between you... Is it possible to go back to the way things were? You're not like me, you don't have to be hunted down by him. ”

When the girl heard this, her eyes paused for a moment, and then she reached into Alice's arms, took out the golden key, and looked at the exquisite griffin carving on the key with some loneliness.

"It's useless. ”

"Whether you take this key or not, that guy will still do it after all, but the time will be postponed until after the ceremony, and now he will not remember the old love, let alone let the former sage really leave, even if I have put on the shackles... ”

The girl looked at the chain hanging from her ankle and shook her legs.

"Expect his conscience to find out and let me go? with his present character ... There is no possibility. ”

Putting the key in her hand in front of her eyes, the girl shook her head, and the only remaining starry sky magic in her body continued to pour into it, instantly turning the entire key into a large piece of golden powder, letting it drift in the wind around her.

And after doing all this, the sinner girl also breathed a sigh of relief as if she had completely figured out something, but then she turned back again, and looked Alice up and down with some confusion, as if she had reacquainted with him.

"It's you... Why do you want to do this for me, go against the Emperor, even at the expense of betraying the Temple, obviously your mission objectives have already been achieved, and besides, what is the black flame you just used, you shouldn't have any special magic. ”

"I don't know these flames very well, but all of a sudden they can be used. As for why I came back ... ”

Alice looked at the girl in her arms, and suddenly couldn't help laughing, and the black flames that kept overflowing in her arms gently licked the girl's skin, but it didn't hurt the other party in the slightest.

"If I had to say it, I'll give you back your answer, probably because I'm starting to take an interest in you ... ”

He looked at the castle and walls of the palace in the distance, and remembered his heart that was constantly wavering, and the realization that seemed to be an enlightenment when he was about to make up his mind to leave the palace.

He no longer wants to live like he used to be, he has done a lot of things that violate his conscience for the so-called righteousness of the temple, originally he thought that these sacrifices were worth it, even inevitable, but I don't know when it started, it may be that at the moment when he met the sinner girl and was saved by it, the absolute loyalty to the knights in his heart gradually became not so firm, and it was also a blessing to this feeling, he was still struggling in his heart and finally made a different choice than before.

However, Alice doesn't plan to say this to the girl now, but she just hides this realization deep in her heart.

"Is it ... The girl snorted lightly, turned her head, and after a few seconds of silence, suddenly reached out, patted Alice's cheek, and raised her chin slightly towards the east.

"Go east. ”

"Oriental?"

Alice was stunned for a moment, and the movements of her hands also paused for a moment, but then, his wrist was thrown out again, and without asking the girl why, he popped out his hook in the direction that the girl was pointing.

Seeing that Mr. Assassin had followed her advice, the girl nodded slightly, as an old resident of the palace, she naturally knew some paths that were not known to ordinary people.

Leaning on Alice's chest, the girl pursed her lips slightly, hesitated for a long time, and while hugging Alice tighter, she squeezed out a short, almost inaudible whisper from her mouth.

"Thank you. ”

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"The world ... It's not the same anymore. In the sinner's workshop beneath the warehouse, the doll rabbit with a glowing phosphorus fire stared through its eyes at Alice, who was staying with the sinner girl.

Although it didn't understand why Alice was able to break free from the inertia of the Assassin's behavior and still be able to use her original powers in its world, "maybe it's because she's special", Doll Bunny couldn't help but think.

But no matter what the answer was, its heart, which had not fluctuated for a long time, was finally touched, and the kind of surprise, curiosity, and even anticipation touched its heart all the time.

It wants to know how the final outcome of this world deduction that is out of its control will develop, and it is looking forward to where Alice and the former world can go.

It looked up and looked at everything that was happening in the world with a bit of a blank look, it just misunderstood her, such a person would never allow himself to exist as a despicable thief.

The flame eyes of the phosphorus fire doll kept beating, and the figure that kept beating in the forest had reverted to the appearance of the little white-haired girl she had seen.

Wanting to get to know her, wanting to be friends with her, wanting to be her special, the rabbit doll's heart couldn't help but get excited, and as for the ending of the world this time, even if it was just a false fragment of the past, maybe they couldn't escape the man and his men in the end, but in the endless possibilities, there would be a person like Alice, who didn't leave the girl behind, didn't let her die alone.

The man who sat firmly on the throne of the empire, he still didn't expect it after all.

However, while the phosphorus fire rabbit continued to think, it didn't notice that not far behind it, a fist-sized pitch-black round hole slowly appeared.

The round hole twisted and swayed, and eventually, a small white jade porcelain vase was gently spit out.