time, rewind a few days ago......

Imperial capital Golovin, Heavenly Dome Palace.

Midnight.

The empty hall, looking at Rute Infinit with his back to him in front of him, only Peter Fasha, who was left behind, felt a little hairy in his heart.

This is the second time... Alone ... So close to Lord Rutte Infinit.

The last time was when I was promoted from a prepared night watch agent to an Ebotden night watchman.

There's an unwritten rule within the Night's Watch that if Lord Ruth Infinit is willing to let you get within five steps of him without warning, then there are only two possibilities.

First, you're dying, and second, you're the next leader of the Night's Watch.

Peter Fasa twitched his throat hard, calming his pounding heart.

In the current situation... It doesn't look like the second type, does it......

Feeling the cold wind blowing into his collar from behind, the hurried footsteps of the royal guards and the angry shouts of orders from outside the main hall, and the sound of the armor of the silent Knights of the Oath of the Church colliding with the armor of the "Shield of Defense", Peter only felt the cold hair stand on end.

The frightened Peter Fasa lowered his head, let alone speak, and did not even dare to breathe.

"Peter Fasha. ”

A soft and gentle tone sounded, but it was no less than a thunderbolt in his ears.

"Yes, Lord Rutte Infinit!" Peter quickly straightened up:

"Please give me the order!"

"Peter Fasha, you've been at the Night's Watch HQ ......"

"One hundred and twelve days!" Peter said without hesitation, "after tonight, it will be the one hundred and thirteenth day!"

"One hundred and thirteen days, so long ......," Rut Infinit muttered to himself, "I must have a deep understanding of the Heavenly Dome Palace, and even the entire imperial capital, right?"

"Of course. ”

"Do you know why we're here?" Rout Infinit continued, "Why, the elite of the Imperial Capital's Night's Watch are gathered in the main hall closest to the dormitory?"

Suddenly lowering his head, Peter Fasha, who looked terrified, did not even dare to breathe.

"You're smart... I don't have any fools under my command. The leader of the Night's Watch curled the corners of his mouth slightly: "But you don't dare to say it, do you?"

"That's right, the enemy is an elven warrior who is good at using the power of the void to fight, so the first line of defense in this battle is the Royal Wizard Advisor Master Albert - the traces of the Void he left in the Imperial Capital all the year round, combined with the Royal Wizard Academy's potion spray, are enough to open the ice barrier that envelops the entire Heavenly Dome Palace!"

"All 'outsiders' with the Void Reaction will be instantly frozen in blood if they are unprepared, and their bodies will be torn apart by the blood that turns into ice crystals before they can react. ”

"Immediately after the second line of defense... Six hundred elite royal guards, on the top of a narrow hill like the Heavenly Dome Palace, they have the advantage of terrain enough to withstand ten times the attacking enemy, and the invading assassins will not even have time to storm the palace!"

Peter Fasa didn't say anything, just listened silently.

"Then the third... That is, we, the eight Night's Watch closest to His Majesty's bedchamber, the ten Shields of Defense—strong and promising, and I am not absolutely sure that any two of them will be taken alone. ”

"In the face of unknown and powerful Assassins, the number of them is meaningless other than getting in the way and human walls, so I scattered the rest of the Night's Watch to lurk in the Imperial Capital, using them as pawns for communication and counter-killings if necessary. Rutte paused:

"But why... Why do you have to stay at the end as the trump card of your majesty?"

"Peter Fasha, do you know why?"

Right now......

"Boom ————————!!!!"

Suddenly there was a loud bang from the empty dome, as if countless glass were shattering into slag.

Peter Fasa smacked. He looked up in astonishment.

Standing behind Rute Infinit, he could only vaguely feel that there was a large area of strong void reaction, which was attacking inward from the main gate of the Heavenly Dome Palace, and the speed was very fast.

Five, ten... No, that's at least twenty or more!

The battle began......

There was a fierce collision, and there were exclamations of surprise from the gate guarded by the royal guards.

There was also the roar of battle, the screams of mourning, the sound of swords shattering!

Even through the cascading staircases and the main hall, the pale-faced Peter Fasa could hear it clearly.

Sweating coldly, Peter Fasa's face turned pale, and he tried to look up and ask Ruth Infinit several times, but in the end he still wanted to stop talking.

The leader of the Night's Watch with a blank face, his gaze as sharp as a solar flare was always fixed on the distance.

"The ice barrier hasn't been completely destroyed, but the Assassins have attacked the main entrance of the palace... So, among the royal guards, there are also their inner ghosts?"

He has a breezy appearance, as if it is not an enemy who is coming, but a group of "over-enthusiastic" guests!

Maybe a quarter of an hour, maybe two quarters of an hour.

Standing in place, Peter Fasha, who had lived like a year, clearly felt that the sound of fighting outside the hall was gradually beginning to decrease, and the terrible screams and sounds of fighting gradually thinned out, and gradually fell silent.

But this "rare" serenity made him even more nervous, and his heartbeat began to accelerate uncontrollably!

"Peter Fasha. ”

Ruth Infinit's words rang out abruptly.

"In, in——!"

"It's the same question you just asked, do you know the reason for all this?"

"I'm ......" the pale Peter Fasa opened his mouth, and stopped talking, and in a trance he suddenly thought of something, but he didn't dare to say it.

"Yes, that's it. Root Infinit, who muttered in a low voice, seemed to be talking to himself: "In the eyes of His Majesty Eckhart II, from the very beginning he did not think that those assassins who were guarded against the Azorean elves could be stopped. ”

"From the beginning... We are the only line of defense in the Heavenly Dome Palace, and the six hundred royal guards are just consumables to delay the enemy's pace and time. ”

Bang——!

A heavy thud slammed into Peter Fasha's heart, along with the words of the leader of the Night's Watch!

There was not even a scream, and the royal guards who were thrown into the main hall smashed on one of the pillars in the main hall, falling to the ground like a rag bag, and fell to the ground in a pool of blood.

From head to toe, it was as if it had been torn apart by countless blades, not a single intact bone or flesh, and the sturdy armor had been reduced to splinters, sticking to the blood-soaked wounds.

Wide-eyed, Peter Fasa stared at the bloodied corpse - even if it had been reduced to a pile of scraps, he recognized the armor and coat of arms on the other party, it was the chief flag officer of the royal guard.

He's here, which means that the royal guards of the Heavenly Dome Palace have been... The whole army is wiped out?!

"Click... Click... Click......"

At this moment, footsteps were heard outside the main hall.

It's steady, but it's also heavy - it sounds like cloth shoes, but every blow makes a crisp sound on the bluestone bricks.

Following the footsteps came a figure standing with a knife.

Looking up, Peter Fasa looked through the leader of the Night's Watch in front of him, and saw the bloodied knife in the comer's hand.

The eyes of the gloom pierced the two people in the hall from under the cloak.

"I'm sorry... It seems like... Kill quite a few of you. ”

The elven assassin of the Yin Skull said lightly: "Please forgive me... There is no way, because this is the royal decree of His Majesty the Eagle King. ”

"We and other samurai should share the worries of Your Majesty, and we will kill all of them, and leave no one behind!"

Peter Fasa twitched his throat and pressed his wand on the back of his waist with his right hand.

Expressionless, Ruth Infinit stood in place, his eyes flat as if he hadn't heard the other man's words.

In the next second, in the corner of the empty hall, a sudden and indirect sound sounded.

"In the main hall of the Heavenly Dome Palace, three hundred and twenty-five royal guards have all been wiped out! Three assassins have attacked, and their abilities are unknown!"

"On the stairs of the side entrance corridor, one hundred and fifty royal guards have been wiped out!

"In the royal courtyard on the left, one hundred and twenty-five royal guards have been wiped out!

"The fifty royal guards in the side hall have all been wiped out! All exits have been locked and are being surrounded!"

The moonlight entered the hall, casting a dark shadow on Lut Infinit's face, and the expressionless leader of the Night's Watch drew his dagger, the corners of his mouth curled with a hideous twist.

"No temptation, no interception, no encircle......ment," Rut Infinit said softly, "The enemy is not prey, let alone human, so there is no need to be too polite." ”

"The night watchman... Press, cooperate with the Knights of Oath to besiege them, strangle them, and ravage them!"

"Obey ——!!!!"

The hall was full of noise, and the next second it was dead silent.

Peter Fasa, who was silent the whole time, stared at the figure opposite without squinting.

Why... Obviously fell into the trap, but didn't feel any panic in the other party's breath?

"Interesting, very interesting......"

A hoarse voice came from under the hood, and the elven assassin dragging the knife stepped forward step by step: "It is worthy of the night watchman who Midel himself warned that you must be more careful." ”

"It seems... You're the leader of these Night's Watch, the Emperor's confidant, aren't you?"

"The leader of the Night's Watch, Rut Infinit. Root said lightly: "As a secret agent, I don't have a hobby of giving identity to any cat or dog. ”

"But... For a guy who is dying, there is no need to be so particular. ”

"Well said... A being hidden in the shadows, revealing only the truth to the dead. The other party seems to be equally laid-back:

"At least in this respect, the two of us have some similarities—in Lower Eugen, as the head of the four courts under the Throne of the Eagle, the head of the Overlord, and at the behest of the king, to visit His Majesty the Emperor of the Empire. ”

"Looks like there's no second way to accomplish this mission other than to kill you. ”

"That's what I should say. The leader of the Night's Watch coldly interrupted, "If we dare to set foot in the Heavenly Dome Palace, we can only choose to kill you." ”

The moment the words fell, Peter Fasa saw the elven assassin opposite, and the corners of his mouth curled slightly.

It's not good, it's a fraud!

Really... In the next second, four black shadows volleyed in from different directions at the same time, appearing above the night watchman's head.

"Lord Root!

"Stand down!"

In a flash of lightning, Rutter Infinit's left Hidden Blade stabbed out, stopping the long knife that nearly slashed Peter's neck, and a frightened Peter Fasha instinctively obeyed the order.

In the next second, three other black shadows had already approached the leader of the Night's Watch within five steps, and three long knives were aimed at the three locations in the blind corner of his line of sight at the same time, stabbing straight out.

Rut Infinit did not hesitate, and his right hand magically added a pitch-black dagger, dragging the invisible trajectory, and gently flicked the tip of the knife closest to him.

The moment the flames erupted, the blade of the stab was slightly deflected, and Rut Infinit let go of his right hand, snapping his fingers as the dagger flipped in the air.

Low-level spells, hover spells.

"Bang!"

With an almost imperceptible sound, the knives in the hands of the three elven warriors all deviated slightly, and the dagger fell, and Root calmly grabbed it in the air, without looking, and threw the dagger in his hand towards Peter!

"Poof——!

Blood sprayed on his face, and Peter Fasa, who was sitting on the ground, looked in disbelief as he raised his long knife in front of him, ready to behead his elven warrior, and an extra dagger appeared in the center of the door!

And what shocked him even more was yet to come......

When the elven warrior fell, he saw the three Assassins who had attacked Lord Ruth Infinit standing in place, sculptural motionless.

The long knives in their hands pierced each other's throats, forming a "stable" triangular pyramid shape, strangely frozen in place, unable to move.

The situation suddenly became quiet.

Unscathed, Ruth Infinit stood in the center of the three figures, and glanced faintly behind him:

"Peter Fasha... Go to His Majesty's Bedchamber and do what you have to do. ”

"In this battle, there is no room for you to set foot in!"

Peter was startled at first, then hurriedly wiped the blood from his face and knelt down on one knee: "Yes!"

Looking at the back of the night watchman leaving, Ruth Infinit slowly withdrew his gaze and swept towards the elven assassin who remained motionless in place.

"I've killed all your pups, can you still be indifferent?"

"Son of a bitch... Hehe, a group of Wei Ting sent to smash the credit, even if there is no one left, it doesn't matter. The elven assassin, the chief of the Inquisition, Eugen, snorted coldly and shook his head:

"However, the four elven warriors were powerless to fight back, and they were killed before they even released the 'Way of the Samurai'... As the leader of the Night's Watch, it seems that our information about you is still far from sufficient. ”

"No big deal. Rute said coldly, "Compared to a certain difficult wizard, these puppies of yours are not even appetizers." ”

"Oh, which wizard... I'd love to see it. ”

"No, didn't I already say it?" said Rutte Infinit's expression:

"The fate of daring to set foot in the Heavenly Dome Palace... Only death!"