Knowing that Rodrigo had settled in the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, Lu Xiao had planned to use the Assassins' crypt to eavesdrop on their latest plans, but Giovanni's persuasion discouraged him from stealing chickens.

"It's useless." Giovanni said with some regret: "Rodrigo is not the Patch family's straw bales, after he moved into the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, the entire neighborhood was heavily guarded, and even the roof of the building was full of archers. ”

"I've sent several groups of Assassins to try to infiltrate, but each time I've been spotted by a steady stream of guards, and I've had to return in vain."

Lu Xiao was not too surprised by this, after experiencing the crisis of San Gimignano at hand, Rodrigo's protection around him would definitely become stricter.

"Then let's think differently."

Lu Xiao pondered and suggested, "There is more than one secret assassin tomb in Florence, and since the location of the Templars' attack is destined to be in the Church of Santa Maria del Fiore, we can use this church to make some articles. ”

Giovanni's eyes lit up: "I probably see what you mean, but we need Lorenzo's help." ”

Since the last rusty iron pipe incident, Lorenzo kept his promise and hired a complete round of inspections and renovations of the Church of Santa Maria del Fiore.

The architects he hired happened to be members of the Assassin Order.

The Assassins collected a large amount of treasure in the vaulted crypt of the Church of Santa Maria del Fiore, and distributed it amicably with the Medici family according to a predetermined amount.

Coupled with the treasure of the tomb under the Basilica of Our Lady of the New Virgin, both sides have gained a lot this year.

Now that the Church of Santa Maria del Fiore is overhauled, only the Militant Assassins need to be sent into the church under the cover of Lorenzo, disguised as construction workers, and the Assassins can appear on the top of the church without knowing it at the critical moment.

……

Under the secret confrontation between the two sides, Easter on April 10 came as scheduled.

The city is buzzing with the festive atmosphere, and ordinary people don't feel the undercurrent behind the scenes of Florence's grand Easter events.

In line with the idea that gentlemen do not stand under the walls, Rodrigo did not go to the front line in person, but stood on the roof of the Uberto house in the center of the city, overlooking the church of Santa Maria del Fiore in the center of attention.

The Florentine guards, under the orders of the Holy See, defended the roof of the church of Santa Maria del Fiore so tightly that they could rain arrows down with a single command.

Rodrigo lowered his right hand, which was shielded from the sun above his eyes, and his subconscious uneasiness made him feel as if he had missed a step.

Francesco had been secretly ordered to be released by Uberto, and Jacob had arranged the closest position to Lorenzo and Giuliano for Bernardo and Stefano and others. ’

Lu Xiao adheres to the concept of an assassin who hides in the crowd, hiding in the dense viewing procession in front of the church, using clairvoyance to observe the movements of everyone around him without a trace.

On this kind of crowded occasion, Lu Xiao began to envy the Eagle Vision owned by the Auditore family.

Clairvoyance is more effective than Eagle Vision at a distance, but Eagle Vision is an ability that allows it to detect the attitudes of everyone around them with its powerful sixth sense, which is transmitted to the Isu, and can discern at a glance who is a threat to their plans.

However, due to the fact that the human body structure is very different from that of the Isu, turning on Eagle Vision for a long time will cause a great burden on the body, and Giovanni will only use this natural ability when necessary.

Federico followed a group of Assassins lurking on the vaulted platform above the Church of Santa Maria del Fiore, using his eagle eye vision, which could sense through walls, to record the positions of the archers overhead and the routes they patrolled, and to show them to his fellow Assassins.

As one of the leading figures of Florence, Giovanni, who did not seem to be carrying any weapons, followed behind Lorenzo.

His mission was very important, as Giovanni had to protect Lorenzo and Giuliano from harm during the first wave of the Templar raid, until the Assassins were taken by surprise and counterattacked.

Rodrigo, who was looking at the scene from afar, muttered three words: "Here we go." ”

Lorenzo was a middle-aged man of good manners, and he and his brother Giuliano, who was also handsome but somewhat unruly, attended Easter Mass with their respective wives.

Under the auspices of the Florentine Archbishop, the two successfully completed the ceremony in the cathedral and walked out of the church with formulaic smiles on their faces.

Just as the two of them were supporting their wives and preparing to descend the steps, the monks Stefano and Antonio, who were standing behind the archbishop, suddenly took a step forward.

The two of them took out a small pocket dagger from their sleeves at the same time, and silently raised their weapons to Lorenzo and Giuliano, who were facing away from them, and seeing that the dagger was about to fall on the back of the Medici brothers' necks, the two ladies subconsciously let out an exclamation.

Giovanni, who had been following on his side, turned off his eagle vision, and with a sideways movement of his foot, he stopped in front of the two monks, grabbing their hands and twisting them vigorously.

Giovanni's physical fitness was far above that of a pampered monk, and the two of them were caught off guard by Giovanni's destruction of their center of gravity, and they were unsteady on the stairs, and fell forward to be eaten by a dog, and Stefano's teeth broke on the stone stairs on the spot.

The sudden change caused the people participating in the event to exclaim, and the crowd subconsciously retreated backwards, Lorenzo and Giuliano's wives also retreated into the church under the escort of the guards, but Lu Xiao accelerated against the crowd at this time to the enemy who had already been targeted.

At the front of the crowd, a man in a cloak took off his brown cloak, revealing a hideous face with a dagger underneath - Francesco de Pacci.

"Medic, today is the end of you! Die! ”

With Giovanni standing by Lorenzo's side, Lu Xiao did not pay attention to Francesco who committed suicide, and the mysterious man he was staring at also ripped off his cloak, revealing a young face that was both excited and nervous.

"For Patch! For the Holy See! ”

Without waiting for the young and vigorous Vieri to rush out of the crowd to help his father, the resolute Lu Xiao had already come behind him, covering Vieri's mouth with his left hand, and the Hidden Blade in his right hand stabbed him in the back of the heart.

"Ugh!"

The heart was pierced, and the strength of Vieri's whole body, who was bleeding profusely, quickly drained away, and he looked back unwillingly, and Vieri finally left a sarcastic smile of unknown meaning.

"It's you again, you just won't let me go, right?"

With that, Vieridore died with her eyes wide open.

Lu Xiao laid Vieri's body flat on the ground and skillfully closed his eyes, "May death bring you peace." ”

On the other hand, Francesco and Giuliano fought each other, and the playboy Giuliano could not stop the continuous attack launched by the crazy Francesco, and the long sword in his hand was finally picked off, and he was about to die at the hands of the enemy.

"Bell!"

Lorenzo's sword reached out from the side, helping his brother block the fatal blow.

Bernardo Baroncelli, who was tasked with smuggling weapons for the Templars, saw the moment to kill Lorenzo while he was unprepared, and raised his dagger to plunge into Lorenzo's back.

Giovanni, who had taken out Stefano and Antonio Maffei, saw this scene and threw a small throwing knife at Bernardo from his sleeve, which hit Barnado's right hand holding the short sword, interrupting his attack on Lorenzo.

Without waiting for Bernardo to react further, Giovanni stabbed his Hidden Blade through his jaw, ending the smuggler's life of sin.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Francesco took a step back and raised the weapon in his hand and ordered: "Archer, shoot!" ”

The Templar archers who had been prepared above the church immediately pulled their bowstrings, and just as Francesco smiled triumphantly, a group of hooded Assassins suddenly burst out of the otherwise empty roof behind them.

"Uhh

The Assassins, who had been prepared for everything, assassinated all the archers on the rooftop, and Francesco and Rodrigo, who was watching from a distance, looked incredulous at the same time.

The crisis was not completely resolved, and the Templar ground forces lying in ambush around the church rushed out desperately.

Lorenzo's prepared countermeasures also stood out from the crowd, keeping the Templars firmly out of the core area of Giovanni's guards.

Francesco's brain circuits couldn't keep up with the development of the situation, and he yelled at the Italian national curse in a rage, turned and fled in the direction of the crowd.

“vaffanculo！ Medici, you will pay the price, I swear! ”

Giovanni stayed beside the frightened Giuliano, staring vigilantly at Uberto, who was at a loss and didn't know whether to jump back on the spot, and quietly signaled to Lu Xiao with his eyes.

'I'll leave it to you. ’

Lu Xiao nodded, climbed to the roof in three or two steps, and followed Francesco who escaped.

'Show me where the hell you're hiding, Rodrigo Borgia. ’