The rest of the conversation is not nutritious, and most of it is trivial and inconsequential. Roy mentions that Hadava has also arrived in Xueman and is involved in assisting in the city's defenses. And Minnie Mouse also took the news to heart.

About an hour passed after that. During this time, Minnie 'inadvertently' kicked Yasse, who was about to wake up, unconscious five times. It wasn't until Roy couldn't stand it anymore that he said goodbye and left.

"Don't mess with the Brotherhood, they're dangerous. That's what Roy said before leaving.

It's a pity, it seems that we can only find another channel.

So what's next?

[To be able to be the head of the palace and win the trust of the lord for many years, this Avensi must be determined. In addition, the nobles are basically trained to resist illusions, so it is estimated that they will not be able to ask him directly. I should have investigated his residence, and perhaps I could find any records. 】

Witnessing Roy's silhouette with the Wood Elf disappearing into the distance, Minnie Mouse turned her head and searched for her target through the starlight. She remembered that Provantus Avensi's residence was not far from the Longxiao Palace. It was supposed to be a crimson mansion that was both skyline rugged and Sirodil lavish.

[Found it.] 】

Minnie inhaled softly, and under the cover of the shadows, she darted rapidly on the endless ridge of the roof.

Just rushing didn't take much of her energy. The trouble was the patrol guards who had become vigilant because of the commotion just now. Although unrest in the dungeon was quickly suppressed in order to stabilize morale, the number of guards in key areas was at least doubled as a result.

As Roy said, it's not right for her to be in the snow right now. On the one hand, the trauma caused by Lori Stead is still affecting her, and her combat effectiveness has dropped by more than half. It even gave Roy the illusion that 'this guy doesn't look that strong'. On the other hand, when it comes to investigating secrets, there is always an advantage to hiding in the shadows.

"Whew~"

Fifteen minutes later, Minnie Mouse, who had avoided several patrols, finally reached the top of a small building near Arvinsy's house. The amount of exercise just now was not small, which made her breathing a little rapid.

[Hmm, not banned.] Instead, let the soldiers guard the place. It seems that the lord had no intention of executing Avensi. 】

There are two people at the main entrance, and four more people in the courtyard are patrolling back and forth with torches. Their eyes are sharp, and their hands are steady. It seems that these people are elite. It's not the kind of trash fish that goes to the battlefield after only two months of training.

[These guards all have their faces exposed, and they have small horns of different colors on their chests.] It seems that there is no way to disguise it. I'll have to be careful. 】

Like a black cat, she quietly climbed over the wall the moment the guard turned around. Then there was a tumbling and it was about to hide behind a redwood tree at the edge of the courtyard.

Wait a minute!

The sudden appearance of the alarm prompted her to forcibly stop her movements, and the whole person kept a tumbling motion, and froze beside the wall against the big tree.

[Good risk, good risk. These guys are really cunning. 】

Less than half a foot in front of her, there hung a row of bells painted grass green! The guards had been prepared to set up hidden traps in the blind spots of their sight. If it weren't for Minnie Mouse feeling something was wrong in advance. She could only fight her way in.

That's not a good idea.

However, now that this trap has been discovered. Then there would be no threat to her. This kind of trick can only be taken by surprise, and once the intruder is alerted, similar tricks will no longer work.

A minute later, she had already made her way through the courtyard and the guards to the antechamber of the Aveon West House.

[Servants and relatives are restricted from moving.] Is it necessary? In such a small place. It's not so much a prison as some kind of protection. 】

[Strange, it can be said that protecting Avensi can be justified.] But why did even these people have to be guarded? Or during the Acropolis, when the troops were tight. Did I think it wrong?]

Minnie Mouse walked quietly down the hallway covered with a red damask carpet. Occasionally, he deflected a step or two to the left and right, and he passed by the patrolling soldiers. Compared to the open courtyard, this intricately decorated inner house is obviously much more complex and small. It's also much easier to take advantage of the blind spots of these soldiers.

No matter how sophisticated the monitoring network is, after all, it is only a means to use the five senses to capture abnormal information and summarize it. Once you move, there are holes to drill. As long as you don't make a sound, mask the smell, and pay attention to the angle at which the light is mapped. It's not difficult to get through them.

[The bedroom and study are built together? 】

[Huh?]

Just as Minnie was about to enter the room, a strange feeling stopped her. She immediately stopped and took a closer look.

is a monitoring circle. It was invisibly carved into the ceiling and covered with wallpaper, and if it weren't for Minnie's special identity and sensitivity to the flow of magic, it would have almost been hidden from it.

[Trouble. 】

The magic circle is set up, which means that there is definitely something hidden in it.

However, until the purpose of this circle is clear, it is not wise to block or destroy it. Perhaps this magic circle is also a catalyst, and if it is destroyed, another magic circle will be triggered. I had to get around it, or find another way.

You can't reveal your whereabouts, but you must know the information inside.

[Today, an Assassin infiltrated the dungeon where Avisi was being held, which may have misled them. 】

Minnie Mouse looked at the surrounding architecture. I also carefully analyzed the material of its composition.

[Stone is the main body, but there are many wooden structures mixed in. Very good. 】

No matter what time it is, it's always easier to flip the table than to win.

A few minutes later, the kitchen of the Avensi House suddenly caught fire due to some accident. The fire spread quickly, and by the time the guards reported it, it had already burned a lot of places!

'Beep ——————' means that the warning whistle sounds. Soon, the firefighting troops arrived quickly.

"Hurry up and put out the fire!"

"Call the wizard of the army!"

"You guys, keep an eye on this side, don't let anyone escape!" a captain of the guard commanded loudly, ordering his men to run quickly.

'Boom, boom—'Something exploded!'

"Oh no! there's a fire on the upper floors, too!" a soldier screamed, pointing from the courtyard to the burning room.

"Help!

"It's hot, it's hot!

"Ahh!!!h

Confusion, busyness, blurred shadows in the light, demonic flames, the howls and wails of the dying filled the vast mansion. And caused a lot of panic in the surrounding area. Even though martial law was in place, residents in the vicinity fled their homes in panic with their belongings, and then became chaotic under the suppression of soldiers who arrived at the news.

And in the midst of this chaos, the disappearance of a vague figure is inconspicuous.

"This guy has a lot of secrets. ”

In Avensi's study, there are a lot of files, records, ledgers, and many valuables such as gold tickets and gems. He hid them all well, and put in place all kinds of protections, and it would take a lot of effort to unravel them. But they weren't Minnie's goal, she was looking for something like a cheatbook or journal or itinerary list, which didn't take much time.

"Let me take a look...... 'On the afternoon of the seventeenth day of the twilight month, he went to the ruins of the bell tower in the east of the city with seven thousand five hundred Septin to meet the messenger. Well, that's it. Minnie Mouse looked up at the sky, and it was about three hours before sunrise. It seems that there is still time to do some investigation.

Seven thousand five hundred cyptins is not something that can be lifted with one hand. It takes at least one horse to be able to get hunched. Well, at the time, it would have certainly attracted the attention of some. If you investigate and analyze it, you may be able to understand the identity of the messenger. Waiting for more information to be known, whether it is to investigate it yourself or to go to the dungeon to deceive Avensi, it is much better than the current clueless situation.

Just do what you say. In just a minute or two, Minnie Mouse was already near the ruins in the east of the city.

"The words of the bell tower. I guess it's the tower-like thing in the middle. But...... There doesn't seem to be any one around here......"

Sure enough, it was still miscalculated, since it was a move that could not be seen, then it would definitely have been carefully prepared. How could there be such a big hole waiting for her to drill?

It seems that you have done useless work, do you have to find another way?

Minnie Mouse sighed, a melancholy look on her face.

"Huh?"

Something seems to be wrong on the ground.

She jumped from the top of the rubble and came to a place that made her feel incongruous.

The incision is so sharp, and the stone pillar is cut like tofu. The cut surface is smooth and smooth, and it looks like something that has just happened.

Minnie looked through the incision, and soon she spotted numerous unnatural traces of a battle nearby.

"There should be two people, and they move fast. The weapons used are also sharp. But the damage caused is also strange. Minnie Mouse touched a slender cut in the wall, and the touch between her fingers told her that it was an inclinating arc. It looks like it's thrown out with a whip, but it's so thin......

The further you went inside, the more obvious the traces of the battle became. In the back, there were a few mutilated and messy footprints left on the ground.

"There was a guy who was injured. Not...... No flesh?" Minnie looked at the broken wall beside her, confused. Judging by the cuts around and the footprints in the ground, the man who used something similar to a whip should have been slashed here. Depending on the angle, blood should spray onto the wall.

But there was nothing on the wall.

"It's weird. Her mind was full of doubts, but she kept going.

The traces of the struggle ahead are becoming more and more visible. It can be seen that the injured person is getting worse and worse, and the wounds are getting more and more, but strangely, there is no blood stain at all.

"Hmm, here are another man's footprints. Minnie paused. For the first time, she saw the footprints of a second person in an open area.

She seemed to be standing still. Stuck in something? ”

"The edges of the footprints are blurry, and it feels like you're trying to go forward and backward at the same time. Are you struggling? Or are you fighting some kind of intense psychological struggle?"

Minnie looked around and was surprised to see that there was no trace of a battle in the vicinity, as if the battle had come to an abrupt end with the footprints as a dividing line.

"Did the other person escape?"

"No, it shouldn't be like this. There is a sense of incongruity in this neighborhood. ”

Minnie frowned, and her fingers quickly pinched out a few magic seals.

【Life Vision】

The world in front of me suddenly changed from colorful in the dim to pure gray and white. And at the end of her vision, an extremely weak humanoid white spot that could be classified as a squirrel goat looms.

"Found you. ”

Nearly a hundred feet passed in the blink of an eye, and Minnie finally saw the stranger huddled in the seclusion.

Her face was pale and blue, and she had about seven thin, long sword wounds on her body. The wound was a strange black-blue color, and it appeared to be a massive blood loss.

Her breathing was slow and her heartbeat was undetectable. If Minnie Mouse had left her here, this guy probably wouldn't have survived by noon the next day.

And beyond that, there is the most important point. This is the main reason why Minnie is determined to save her. She wears the red and black leather armor of the Brotherhood.

"Wow~ What a surprise. Minnie Mouse shook her head and said in admiration.