Chapter 155: "Helping Hands" (I)
Why is this happening?!
Farnesis didn't get as furious as he had planned, shouldn't he have just grabbed this damned hillbilly and thrown him into the church prison in the name of the Holy Cross?!
Why......
Why could this Loren Turin, who had interrupted his plans, still sit across from him and enjoy the hospitality of the Bellini family like a guest?!
With trembling eyes, Alto Bellini tried his best to hide his anger, the sterling silver knife in his hand, the skin inside his index finger was cut unnoticed, and his gaze kept wandering between Fanesis and Loren.
The only plausible explanation is that there was an accident that prevented the Fanesis from directly detaining Loren Turin as originally planned, and even had to ease the hostility between the two sides and stabilize the situation.
With what Aalto knew about Farnesis, he hated the damn dark-haired wizard even more than he did, and he couldn't have let this guy out of this room alive even if he had the slightest chance.
So what is the reason, Aalto, who has forced his cheeks to twitch, looks through the candle flames, and Loren Turin's face is untimid, not even a little frightened, as if the answer he wants is hidden.
Did he catch a trick, or did he fail to ambush their assassins?
"I believe that His Excellency Loren Turin must have done these things for a reason. Farnesis suddenly looked at Aalto, and his smiling face quietly gave him a look: "What do you think, Your Excellency Aalto Bellini?"
In the dead side hall, only the flickering sound of candles could be heard.
.................. They are surrounded!
Before the group could figure out the number of enemies, the Assassins had already launched a surprise attack - two "beggars" who had climbed over the wall brandished short knives and pounced directly on Vera who was driving!
And what "greeted" them were two unmistakable crossbow arrows.
"Don't be nervous, stay steady and get out of here. Throwing away the crossbow casually, Edward, who had already used "beyond perception", spoke in a cold tone, and the sharp bayonet sword pierced the throat of the sneak attacker in the back.
Blood gushed out, and the assassin who didn't have time to scream was trampled to pieces by the horse's hooves!
"I think you're the one who is nervous, right?!"
Unconvinced, Vera clutched the reins, and the broken carriage that could fall apart ran down the straight alley - she wanted to help more now, but the red-haired girl knew better what she was supposed to do.
The use of the high-level spell "Beyond Perception" has a time limit, and when Edward reaches the limit, it is when she really wants to make a move!
The speed of the carriage grew faster and faster, and the Assassins behind them were gradually thrown off one by one, or kicked down by Edward, and it seemed that they could leave the long alley.
After rushing out of the alley, turn right, and you will be the last street in the civilian area south of the city, and you will reach the south gate in half an hour - as long as the patrol guards notice that they leave the city and reach the outskirts, the enemy will definitely not be able to catch up!
Edward, on the roof of the carriage, put away his sword and fixed his eyes on the end of the alley...... Will the enemy really let them leave here so easily?
Of course it's impossible!
Just before the carriage was about to burst out of the alley, two Assassins suddenly appeared at the end of the road, the first one crucified to the ground with a crossbow arrow, but the other took advantage of the opportunity to dodge the night watchman's crossbow.
In an instant, Edward clearly saw the assassin draw his scimitar, and with a long neigh, the severed leg of the horse fell to the ground, and the knocked down carriage flipped forward with inertia!
Not surprisingly!
Edward, who jumped first, stabbed the "beggar" who wanted to draw his sword to resist, and the enemy behind had already caught up, and the expression of the night watchman with the blood stained sword was very ugly.
"Boom!"
The carriage that fell to the ground was reduced to pieces, and Isaac, unconscious, finally opened his eyes with a loud noise, and the first thing he saw was the baby-faced wizard covered in blood and protecting him under him, Peter Fasha!
"What's going on?!"
The moment before the carriage fell, Peter Fasha, who didn't have time to think about it, hugged Isaac directly like last time, but this time he was not so lucky - the carriage that fell from the sky was inertia, directly smashed three ribs, and was hit in the calf by the falling beam.
"Gavin, Ivan, take him away!" Drawing his sword to block the assassin who pounced on him, Peter, whose cheeks were twitching in pain, could only shout at the top of his voice: "Don't worry about anything, just rush out of the city with him!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Peter, who suddenly pounced forward, stubbornly pressed the assassin's sharp knife against his shoulder blade, and the dagger in his hand pierced the enemy's throat!
This time, Peter Fasa finally sensed that something was wrong with the enemy.
These assassins were so quiet, whether they were fighting or raiding, they didn't make a single sound from beginning to end, they were as silent as the living dead—not even the guards at the Midsummer Feast gave him the creepy fear he had now!
"Wait, you guys, can any of you explain to me what this is going on!" Isaac looked at Peter, who was covered in blood, like a child, "Is he injured?" We need to get a pharmacist quickly, although many of them have presbyopia, and often can't tell whether the patient is male or female......
"We need to get out of here, Mr. Isaac!" the older Gavin comforted as he and Ivan grabbed Isaac from both sides, "Peter, he's going to be fine!"
The three of them rushed towards the end of the alley, and Vera, who finally came back, saw Peter lying in a pool of blood, and just as he wanted to speak, he grabbed him by the collar!
"Protect them, especially Isaac Grantham, no matter what, let him have an accident!" Peter, who has a baby face, has a hideous expression like a beast at the moment: "We failed, twice! He is our only chance to turn the tables, understand?!"
"Ming, understood!" The panicked red-haired girl nodded hurriedly, only hesitated for a moment, and decisively turned back to chase after Jiawen and Ivan, who had already run away.
After confirming that Vera had left, Peter breathed a sigh of relief and took a hard bite of bloody phlegm, struggled to his feet against the wall, and crushed the runes in his palm with the left hand of the "spellcaster".
"Beyond Perception" ——!
"It's just the two of us now, Edward. Peter, the wizard with a resolute expression, looked at the indifferent night watchman, slowly took out a spell book from his collar, and opened it with one hand:
"Leave them all here. ”
.................. "Of course, I also believe that the reason why His Excellency Loren Turin used a pseudonym must have his own troubles. ”
Just for a moment, Aalto regained his original scholarly expression, smiled and bowed to Farnesis: "Since he is a person known to Lord Farnesis, how can he be a gangster with malicious intentions?"
"I'm very sorry, Lord Loren Turin, who was a little too rude to you. Saying that, Alto Bellini actually got up and bowed respectfully to the black-haired wizard: "I hope to get your forgiveness, and the Bellini family will definitely compensate you for your loss." ”
Seeing Aalto so "on the road", Farnesis also nodded with great "satisfaction": "Speaking of which, His Excellency Loren Turin, like you, is a very gifted wizard, but a completely different talent - when he was in Lothair, he solved many problems for the church several times in a row. ”
"You're overrated, Lord Fanesis!" the black-haired wizard hurriedly said in a panic, "I just did what a devout wizard should do." ”
"Yes, a devout wizard always has a lot of help to help him in his mission. ”
Farnesis smiled modestly, put down his glass leisurely, and spoke again: "Before I visited, I had already heard a lot of rumors about you—that you deserved to be rewarded by the Holy Cross for protecting the young ladies of the Corona family all the way back to their hometowns and helping them defend against the raids of the ghouls!"
I see...... Corona Family?!
The two of them, who sat silently at both ends of the long table, said in their hearts almost at the same time.