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When Sophia gradually regained consciousness, the first thing she felt was the coldness that froze into her bone marrow. She shuddered and opened her eyes, and was greeted by the eternal curiosity of the winged elves.

"Beth ......," Sophia shouted in a weak voice.

"Huh, hey!"

Beth flew around Sophia's head twice, then stopped on her left shoulder, cupped up her gill gang, and "watched" her with a serious look that did not match that of the Winged Elves, before revealing the evil smile that precedes each prank.

"Stop messing around, Bess. Sophia had just woken up. ”

A familiar man's voice suddenly sounded and Sophia turned her head to her right, only to see Cassius, who should have been lying in bed, standing beside her with a cup of steaming hot water.

"Don't say anything, Sophia, you have a glass of water first. Cassius handed the hot water.

When the warm water entered her body, Sophia's cold sensation gradually subsided and she became more conscious.

"What's going on?Cassius, your poisonous ......"

"I don't know, but by the time I woke up, the poison was gone. ”

"It's the guy who calls himself 'Coroner' Tony Nader, a necromancer. ”

Beth next to her immediately added.

"Necromancer!" Sophia shuddered, and she began to remember what had happened before she lost consciousness.

What made Sophia feel incredible was that the necromancer was able to cure the poison that even her own light magic could not cure. It seems that my previous understanding of necromancers and dark magic was too one-sided.

"My business doesn't matter anymore, it's you, Sophia. What kind of enemy have you encountered?" asked Cassius with concern.

"First a necromancer who is proficient in assassin skills, and then a female black knight who manipulates the ice...... Speaking of which, Cassius, did you save me?" and Sophia noticed that she was inside the ship.

"Me and her, to be exact. Cassius gestured to Beth standing on Sophia's shoulder, "If Beth hadn't flown at full speed to send me over, I wouldn't have had time to neutralize the enemy's ice." ”

"Hey, hey!" the praised winged elf burst into happy cheer, and flew around the house a few times irregularly, and then suddenly stopped in front of Sophia, crossed her waist, and said proudly, "You know how powerful Beth is, and see if you dare to shout at Beth in the future." ”

"I'm sorry, Bess, I should have listened to you a long time ago. You're warning me about an enemy attack. hua. [Sugar]" Sophia said apologetically.

"Hmph!" the Winged Elf stared at 45 degrees, pretending to be very arrogant.

Her action immediately amused Sophia and Cassius, and they couldn't help but laugh out loud, and the previous depression was much diluted.

"Then again, Sophia. I owe you another life. Cassius said, "With your strength, as long as you summon the weapons of the Valkyrie, you can fight against any strong enemy you encounter, but in order to protect me, you would rather put yourself in danger." I ......"

"Cassius, we are companions, what are you talking about? No matter who is in trouble, everyone else will do everything they can to help, it's not a question of who owes whom. Speaking of "others", Sophia's heart involuntarily swept over Owen's appearance.

"That's right. Cassius smiled and scratched his head, and after a moment, his expression became stern again, "Then again, Sophia, who are the enemies? They came to attack you after attacking me. What is their real purpose?"

"I don't know. Sophia shook her head, "But one thing is for sure, the group that attacked you before was not the same enemy who attacked me. ”

"How do you know?" asked Cassius.

"I don't know, but my gut feeling is so. Sophia replied, waiting, but she didn't answer.

"Intuitive ......" Hearing these two words, Cassius couldn't help but sigh.

Although Cassius is not a veteran of the love scene, he also understands that as long as it is a woman's intuition, he should not question it, at least not in person, otherwise he will get himself into trouble, and he has learned this in the not too long time he has spent with Ishnova.

Fortunately, the days spent in a coma did not make Cassius think any less, and he quickly thought of an overlooked question: "By the way, where is Joyka? Why didn't I see him?" ”

"Oh. During the time you lost consciousness, he was alone to track down the identity of the Assassin and find an antidote for you. He said he had found some clues and was going to visit an old friend. Sophia recalled, and suddenly, as if she remembered something, "Oh no! You and I have been attacked one after another, and I wonder if the third person to be attacked will be Joika!"

"That's exactly what I was just saying. Cassius said, "Now that I've recovered, there's no need to risk the antidote, we have to inform him quickly." ”

"But where will Joyka be? Sophie spoke of a reality that none of them could solve.

Cassius shook his head helplessly.

"I know!" said Bess raised her hand like a student in class who had been asked a question by a teacher and was anxious to answer.

"What!" "Huh?"

Sophia and Cassius looked at the Winged Elves together.

"I know where that archery green nest is, and I can find him, but ...... It's not free!" With that, the Winged Elf's eyes looked at Sophia with an "evil smile" again.

"What do you want to do?" Sophia startled, the cup in her hand fell to the ground with a "bang", and hot water spilled all over the floor.

Although the three chaebols are the real masters of the republic, none of the three chaebols are in the capital. Therefore, there are only two real political centers in Monis, one is the presidential palace in the south of the city, and the other is the parliament building in the north of the city. Although the two buildings are one to the south and one to the north, the buildings between them are relatively low, so that the two magnificent buildings can face each other apart, like two giants watching each other.

Joyka had no way of knowing about the life-and-death battle that had happened to his companion and the woman he was thinking about last night in the mountains of Kuka, and he didn't have the energy to worry about it, because he had been thinking about how to infiltrate the presidential palace all night.

The Presidential Palace, as the name suggests, is where the head of state of the Republic of Monis, the president, resides and works, and is equivalent to the royal palace of a secular monarchy, so it is quite well guarded. The perimeter of the presidential palace is guarded by more than 400 gendarmes -- an "army within an army" specially used to check and rectify military discipline in the interior guard, while the internal guard is in charge of the presidential guard of more than 80 people.

The so-called Presidential Guard are all elite soldiers with high skills, and although they are small in number, they are said to be capable of fighting more than all the forces of a stronger city-state. Of course, this statement is also widely convicted, and most people in the world regard it as nothing more than a boastful joke, because the "record" of the Presidential Guard, which has been assassinated under the nose of the Presidential Guard in its short history.

Of course, those who know the inside story know that the killing machine often comes from their own people.

"I don't know where the 'Night Stalkers' headquarters or training base is, or where their grassroots organizations are located, and even if I was the daughter of the Marcus family before, those parents would never discuss anything about the 'Night Stalkers' in front of my mother and me. ”

"I understand that the reason why this country shamelessly denies the fact that the 'Night Stalker' exists, even though the world already knows about it, is because the guys at the top are quite confident that no one will find any evidence or clues about the Night Stalk. But since it exists in the world, it is impossible to completely erase its traces. Elizabeth, I'm sure you always have something you haven't told me. ”

"I do know of a way to reach the members of the Night Stalkers. But for your safety's sake, Joyka, I really don't want you to take that risk. ”

"Elizabeth, if you know me, you know that I won't give up so easily. ”

......

"Well, I've lost to you. If you want to find the Night Stalker, there's only one way, and that's the Presidential Guard. It's also the only place I know of where a Night Stalker member is. ”

"That is, to let me sneak into the palace, oh no, the presidential palace?"

"That's right. The Presidential Guard is nominally protecting the president, but in reality it is monitoring whether the president is harming the interests of the three major chaebols. The Marcus family infiltrated the 'Night Stalkers' into the Presidential Guard. I don't know what percentage of 'night stalkers' are mixed in the presidential guard, or who they are, but there's a way to identify them. ”

"What's the solution?"

"You must know that the 'Night Stalker' is a highly concealed organization, even two members who have lived and worked together for many years do not know each other's true identities, and they will only act when they receive special codes, and these special codes may be a casual-sounding word, or a finger tapping a beat, a look that looks the most ordinary, or a minor tune that has changed into a tune...... In short, something that seems to be very ordinary in daily life may be a code. And I know only one code, and that is ......," said Elizabeth, bringing her mouth to Joyka's ear and whispering.

Before infiltrating the presidential palace, Joyka and Elizabeth had a second meeting on the second floor of the "Ghost Kiss" tavern.

"I see, thank you, Elizabeth. Joyka hugged the woman in front of her and kissed her on the forehead, "But can you tell me what is the meaning of this 'code'?"

"It's better not to know. The woman in her arms said softly.

"No way. You know who I am. Whether it's curiosity or figuring out a way out for myself, I want to know. Joyka patted the woman on the back.

At this point, Elizabeth slowly left his embrace and distanced herself from him, her face turning pale. After an unusual few seconds of silence, Elizabeth spat out a few words in a heavy tone:

The real meaning of this code is: get rid of the president. ”