'Dangchang. Lydia's broadsword fell to the ground. Her feet unconsciously stepped forward, but were immediately blocked by Alice.

"Father, you ...... Are you still alive!? ”

Baron Storm didn't answer her, he just raised the kite-shaped shield in his hand, and the semi-metalized muscles of his face writhed unnaturally: "This body relies on mana to survive, it is no different from death, if you want to pass through here, you must defeat me." ”

"Are you being accused of evil magic? Lydia, this is to save you! Lydia tried to struggle, but Alice's hand on her shoulder slammed into a slump - she fell to the ground as if she had been pulled out of a bone.

"He's not your father anymore." Alice whispered, staring at Baron Storm, her eyes shining as bright as stars, and then she took a sharp step forward.

Chop!!!

Even the word 'storm' could not describe the wave of sword that Alice slashed at that moment, and the air around her was distorted, and the violent air currents swept in all directions.

If it had been a piece of steel standing in her way, it would have been sliced to pieces by now.

It's a pity that in front of Alice is a kite-shaped shield, and the operator of this shield is the long-established Baron Storm!

The blade of the sword slashed, but the touch point was like a high-speed spinning steel ball. Every sword hits without deviation, but every sword does useless work!

"Your sword is weak." Baron Storm's voice was as hoarse and piercing as broken glass, but his sword and shield were unambiguous, stride, shield strike, slash, stab, slash, Alice retreated again and again, and when he finally resisted his attack, his back had already touched the cold stone wall.

On the other side, Frost and the bandit leader were also in a fight, and the sound of swords clashing was incessant—for a moment it was impossible to tell the winner.

"I don't even have to move my feet unless I have to." The baron said indifferently, and the steel longsword raised high in the air revealed a cold light. "Die!!"

'Phew! ’

Alice's eyes widened, and in front of her, there was Lydia with a long shield in her hand, and just now, she couldn't wait to block the sword that the baron had slashed!

She actually blocked it!

Alice couldn't believe her eyes, she had just grasped the strength of the baron's arms, it was the strength that she could only parry a little with all her might. And this weakened girl named Lydia actually blocked it!?

Could it be that she is holding a demon artifact in her hand!?

Before Alice's head could turn, the baron's brow furrowed unnaturally, and his men attacked one after another, but this time Lydia was completely unable to defend herself, she let out a low cry, and was knocked five feet away, but then she stopped.

But it had been quite a long time for Alice, enough to take her breath. Moreover, she probably figured out some of the situation.

"Lydia! Cover me! ”

Lydia responded, and the huge long shield covered most of Alice's body, and the long sword that Alice also stabbed arrived at the same time!

'Ding!! ————’

Sure enough, as Alice expected. In the face of Lydia's cover, the Baron's strength did not slow down in the slightest, but he chose the angle where he could hardly use his strength in the slightest for each of his slashes. In this way, even Lydia was able to take over his attack with a little difficulty.

Sure enough, the dark wizard couldn't completely control the will of such a powerful warrior...... It's no wonder Gerd didn't keep them by his side as the last line of defense, because he was afraid of getting out of control.

In this case, the key to victory is not on me. 】

Alice calmed down and focused her will on her sword - it was a great opportunity to hone her skills, and she couldn't afford to waste it.

………………………………

Anche looked out the window, and in the dim sunlight, the reformed undead were finally unable to resist the combined strangulation of the garrison, and were slain one by one under the combined fire of the archers and wizards accompanying the army.

In less than half an hourglass, this ancient fortress with a long history, dating back several epochs, will once again return to the divine rule of the snowman.

"This qiē is thanks to you. Franster, Alice. Carrying a short bow, Anche shot the robbers who had fled in the castle out of despair, and walked towards a certain part of the castle without hurry.

Serving as a messenger is an outright task, but there is something else to him underneath. And now is the time for him to fulfill his true mission. As long as the task is completed, the employer on both sides will pay him satisfactory.

The fortress is so massive, but it has kept it quite tidy. This is clearly not something that rude bandits can do, especially if their leader has not been seen for a long time and is besieged by the garrison. This would not have been possible without a senior maid who could take care of the cleaning matters.

And Anche's purpose is this servant.

And she was in the servant's room of this castle, in this room, just across from Anche.

"Good afternoon, Grandma Anies."

Anche politely greeted the old man in front of her—it was an old lady dressed in a very ordinary servant suit, and the years had left deep enough marks on her body that the vicissitudes of life almost crushed her old body. You can imagine how she worked day and night, consuming what little health she had.

All Anche had to do was give the old man a break, permanently.

"Finally, the day has come." Anies said calmly, with a tiredness in his tone, "Did the lord send you to kill me?" ”

"Not really." Anche replied calmly, he had always been very patient with those who were unable to resist the dying. And he didn't know the true information of his employer, although one of them was indeed Lord Snowman.

"It seems that there are so many people who want the life of the old woman. Also, after all, there are some things that the fewer people in the world know, the better. Anies looked at Anche and said, "Young man, do you want to know why they killed such an old, frail old woman?" ”

Anche nodded, motioning for the other party to continue.

"There is a large pond in front of Longxiao Palace, and although the water in it has been changing, it has never been completely cleaned. Young man, if you want to explore the secrets of Snowman's past, you can find a time when no one is around. ”

"That's all?"

Anies smiled and shook his head, the wrinkles on his face twitching, "Of course it's more than that, but there are some things you have to do yourself." ”

Anche frowned, disgusted by the act of holding back his appetite. Just as he stepped forward, ready to be questioned further, Anies suddenly shook and fell to the ground, blood pouring from his mouth and nose.

She's dead.

"What does that mean?" The corners of Anche's mouth twitched, and he stepped forward and cut off Anies' head.

……………………………………………

It was as if Lydia had gone back many years, and at that time, she was faced with a similar situation.

At the same time, the father instructed the two sisters in the art of wielding the sword, and at that time, he was also holding a shield to cover his sister's body like now, and then challenged his father together.

My sister is different from her, and she prefers to use offensive strategies compared to her conservative self. She was so good, so proud, that she would rather be injured than stab her sword forward. And he can only carefully hide behind the shield.

I used to cry for this cowardice, and I couldn't sleep all night because of this. Until one day, my father discovered his anomaly.

Ladia remembers that her father had told her that at that time.

"Lydia, your sister is too proud, too strong. In this way, she can kill the enemy in front of her, but she is also extremely fragile, like a sword made of glass rock, extremely sharp, but also extremely fragile. She needed someone reliable to protect her fragile body. I want that person to be you, and you are willing to be your sister's shield and protect her? ”

And his answer is - "Yes." ”

And since that day, I have been like what I said that day.

As a shield for my sister, I protect my sister's body.

Every day, every night, carve the sword and shield into the depths of your soul. And my sister did survive several adventures under her protection.

At that time, I almost really thought that I could rely on the sword and shield in my hand to protect my sister, until my sister put down the sword in her hand and no longer needed to cover her body.

And this innocence was completely destroyed a few days ago.

Originally, I thought it was just an ordinary outing, and even if I encountered a few small thieves who didn't open their eyes, they could be dealt with lightly. But...... The enemy's strength was beyond expectations.

The father was dragged down by the most powerful bandit leader, while himself, his sister, and the remaining guards were unable to protect his mother.

At that time, the pain and madness on my sister's face were hideous that I had never seen before. And because of this, I didn't keep up with my sister's footsteps.

I...... Didn't protect my sister.

When he regained consciousness, he was already locked in a thick iron prison.

The guards were all dead, the mother was taken away, and she was knocked unconscious from behind because she was distracted. His wife and daughter were threatened, and the father had no choice but to abandon his sword and surrender.

They tortured him so badly that his father was taken away and never came back.

It is an evil undead transformation, and only death is liberation.

My sister died.

She single-handedly killed seven of them, only to be shot with a paralyzing arrow. Angry robbers broke her limbs and ravaged her all night. It wasn't until the next morning that she took her last breath.

The mother witnessed this qiē, and all the sober people witnessed this qiē – except for themselves in a coma. When I woke up, I only saw my sister soaked in blood and white turbidity in the center of the cell, and my mother, who had gone completely insane.

I'm the only one left in the storm.

The corner of Lydia's eyes glanced at Alice beside her, she was so sharp, so fragile, like a glass rock sword.

It's like a sister.

The girl raised her head and looked directly at her closest enemy. The gaze gradually became firm.

Father, I haven't been able to protect my sister, so please at least let me protect my savior.

She took a step forward, and the shield swung out, striking the weakest point of the baron's sword.

From beginning to end, the swordsmanship used by the Baron has not changed, it is the swordsmanship that Sister Ladia has been familiar with since she was a child, and all the flaws in it are under her control.

'Whew-'

With the faint sound of metal grinding, the pale golden blade of the Nightmare Rift pierced through the baron's chest, piercing the baron's heart.

Alice then took a step back, allowing Baron Storm, who had lost all his powers, to fall into Lydia's arms.

"Lydia, my daughter." The baron said calmly.

"I'm here, Father."

Baron Storm pressed lightly, and the girl fell into a coma. He then looked at Alice again.

"Please take care of Lydia."

Alice nodded slightly. "I will."

"That's good." The baron whispered, and then he closed his eyes, and there was no more sound.