After sneaking into the wine cellar from the entrance of the tomb, Lu Xiao took advantage of the visual blind spots between the barrel racks and silently eliminated a guard with his back to him with his Hidden Blade.

Dragging the corpse into the pile of debris, Lu Xiao eliminated the few guards in the cellar one by one in almost exactly the same way, and found the entrance to the next area.

Next door to this secret wine cellar is a large library with a large number of neat shelves, which are heavily guarded by guards several times the number of wine cellars.

Entering the library, Lu Xiao observed through clairvoyance and found two forks in the road leading to different directions.

One of them was to continue climbing, with a small number of guards along the way, most likely leading to the Assassin's Tomb.

The other exit is the entrance to the library, which is guarded by a large number of guards, and it is not known where the gate leads.

'One or the other?' ’

Lu Xiao hid in the shadow of the corner of the lower level of the library, weighed the difficulty of the action and the priority of the situation, and finally decided to give up exploring the Assassin's Crypt for the time being, and concentrate on breaking through the defense of the gate.

If the wine cellar and library were indeed connected to the Church of the Assumption as Lu Xiao had guessed, he would have to hurry up to confirm Rodrigo's whereabouts.

Lu Xiao didn't think that the Spaniard would always hide in the rear of San Gimignano and wait for the news.

Once the time is ripe, Rodrigo will inevitably go to Florence in person to preside over the overall situation, leaving Lu Xiao not enough time to inquire about the news.

Moreover, the mercenaries led by Mario are launching a feint attack on San Gimignano outside the city, and the so-called gentleman does not stand under the wall, and Rodrigo is likely to evacuate early once he sees that the situation is not good.

Compared with the wine cellar with complex terrain, Lu Xiao's actions in the library are somewhat restricted.

The library was divided into two floors, and Lu Xiao was now hiding in the shadow of the passage that connected to the underground wine cellar on the first floor.

There are at least a dozen guards patrolling on the first floor, and the guards on the second floor can be seen standing at the edge of the floor from time to time and glancing down, and the defense is very high.

In the real world, the guards certainly don't always use a fixed patrol route like in the game, and the randomness is quite large.

After patiently waiting in the corner for ten minutes, Lu Xiao finally caught the gap between closing his eyes and yawning on his guard, strode out of the hiding place, stepped on the bookshelf and the wall successively, and reached out to climb the railing on the second floor within a second.

At this time, the guards on the second floor had just completed a round of high-altitude scanning patrols, and just turned their backs to Lu Xiao.

In order not to delay the time to attract the attention of the other guards, Lu Xiao used the strength of his waist and abdomen and the momentum of the previous climb, grabbed the edge of the second layer with both hands behind his back, and threw his lower body up first.

"Rub!"

Without waiting for her legs to land, a sharp blade popped out of Lu Xiao's leather boots, the blade of her left foot slashed across the guard's side neck, and the instep of her right foot went around the front to block the opponent's mouth.

"Hmm!"

There was only time to let out a muffled grunt, and the guards who had their tracheas and major arteries severed fell in pain.

Lu Xiao's legs landed first and rolled into the second floor, holding the guard before he fell to the ground and making a noise, using the solid wood railing on the second floor as a shield to hide the body in a blind corner that could not be seen on the opposite side.

Smoothly entering the second floor with a good line of sight, the next action is relatively easy.

Lu Xiao followed the interconnected passages on the second floor to solve the guards near several lookout windows one by one, eliminating the risk of being discovered by high-level guards in the next operation.

Here's the big thing. ’

In the library of Nuoda, the patrol routes of more than a dozen guards overlapped, and the line of sight was very large, and it was basically impossible to kill them silently just by the blocking of the bookshelves.

Fortunately, there are quite a few beams at the top of the library, and the patrol guards on the lower level of the library usually don't look up to look above their heads due to the cover of the second-floor guards.

With the help of this blind spot of thinking, Lu Xiao carefully moved silently on the sorghum.

When passing through the guards' patrol area, Lu Xiao could even smell the faint smell of wine on their bodies, apparently they had only secretly enjoyed it in the wine cellar not long ago.

'You have to hurry, if someone suddenly wants to go down there to ask for a drink, they can definitely see the abnormality in the cellar at a glance. ’

Lu Xiao quickened the pace of action, but he did not lose his cool because of the urgency of time, and still took the optimal route to act, and unknowingly came to the suspended skylight on the second floor of the library leading to the outside through the beam.

As Lu Xiao expected, peeking out of the window, judging by the similar building materials and structures, it can basically be confirmed that this library is one of the side halls of the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin.

'Why were the Assassins' tombs built near churches...... Is this Domenico's arrangement of bad taste and intentional irony? ’

Crawling out of the skylight lightly, Lu Xiao could already see the group of tin cans outside the church from the inside, and he successfully passed the tight defense arranged by Rodrigo.

Still going high and high, stepping on the top of the church complex to the top of the main church, through the stained glass dome of the baroque building in the sky, Lu Xiao finally saw the Spaniard who was giving orders below.

Upon entering the room, Rodrigo removed his outer hood, revealing a sleek head wearing a small red yarella.

Although his head is not a dime, it is not far away, and the hairline crisis is very urgent.

It took a little trick to push the skylight of the dome open a gap, and Rodrigo's calm and threatening voice came into Lu Xiao's ears far away.

"Francesco, I don't care about Mario Auditore's careless attack outside the city, what we need to worry about is whether an assassin has slipped into the city with the attention that those mercenaries have attracted."

The man who was being lectured by Rodrigo was Francesco de Pacchi, who had disappeared from Florence for some time.

As a local lord, he had no usual arrogance and temper in front of Rodrigo, and hurried with his head down like his grandson.

"Yes, Master, I have sent people to check the guards of the various city gates, and I will get the latest information within half an hour at the latest."

"Good."

Rodrigo said in a flat tone, "I think you already know, but I'll remind you again. ”

Slowly walking up to Francesco, who bowed his head to listen to his teachings, Rodrigo whispered a warning: "You, and your spoiled son, do not underestimate the Assassin Brotherhood. ”

"The Assassins are an ancient organization that has been able to compete with us Templars for thousands of years, and their roots are by no means as weak as you think, and it will cost you to underestimate your enemies."

"Yes! Be! I'll take it to heart. ”

Although Rodrigo's voice was not loud, the sense of oppression in his words made Francesco can't help but break out in a cold sweat on his forehead.

Rodrigo nodded slightly, no longer pressuring Francesco, and slowly turned around and walked towards a side hall: "It's good that you understand, I don't want to hear the news of the failure of the Pache family again, in case...... You should know my code of conduct. ”

"The Templars don't keep waste, try to show their worth."

When Rodrigo finally left, Francesco let out a sigh of relief and pulled out his handkerchief to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.

A middle-aged bald monk beside him also looked relieved, and then asked Francesco, "What are we going to do next?" Fight off Mario Auditore da Firenze first? ”

Francesco glared at each other fiercely: "Are you an idiot!" Didn't you hear the master say that you need to check the danger in the city first? ”

"The plan is about to be launched, we can't leave the assassins any chance to assassinate, and mobilize all the guards in the city! I want to get everything safe in the shortest possible time! ”

"Contact Florence and inform the people who are ambushed near the church of Santa Maria del Fiore, so that they must be patient, not startled, and ensure that the plan is launched with one blow."

Seeing Francesco and the others striding away, Lu Xiao glanced at the side hall where Rodrigo had left, and there were still several heavily armed soldiers standing at the small door.

Thanks to Francesco's loud voice, good information has been gathered, and it's almost time to leave. ’

'But before that......

Lu Xiao turned his gaze back to the direction of the library, "Let's take all the things that should be taken first." ’