Few people could maintain complete composure in the face of the two dozen corpses of their companions in a non-battlefield situation, at least not with the three Templars.

"Boom!"

Retracting the short knife that had severed the neck of the last enemy, Lu Xiao let out a long breath and slowly sat down against the edge of the high platform.

Thanks to the earth-shattering roar of cannons inside and outside the city, no one had noticed that a major battle had just taken place in the sealed library.

Although Lu Xiao has received strict training from Mario and Giovanni, his physical fitness is still within the standard of ordinary people after all, and this one-on-many battle really consumes a lot of physical strength.

At this time, Lu Xiao's original gray thorn service was already able to wring out the blood, and the whole set of clothes was completely dyed red, which increased the weight on his body in disguise.

As a last resort, Lu Xiao could only abandon this dress and casually take off a relatively neat set of guard uniforms from a certain corpse and change them into.

When Lu Xiao sat down to rest, the system's prompt suddenly sounded: "Congratulations to the host, complete the random task: Wushuang, reward skill: underwater breathing E." ”

"Huh?"

Lu Xiao raised her eyebrows unexpectedly, this is the first time that the system does not use the lottery method, but directly gives the actual reward.

'Breathing underwater? ’

Lu Xiao touched her chin puzzled, "It's useless to say that it's useless, at least it keeps me from dissolving in water like the second master, but if you want to say it's useful...... The versatility of this skill is too low. ’

Underwater breathing can increase the time that Lu Xiao can hold his breath underwater, and the E-level skill can only increase by two minutes, which does not make him immediately a humanoid submarine that does not need to float.

In addition, there are not many occasions where underwater action is required, and the increase in breath-holding time of two minutes in the E-class underwater breathing zone does not seem to have much effect.

"Forget it, put this countermeasure skill aside for now, and then work harder."

After changing his clothes and resting for a while, Lu Xiao began to climb in the empty library tower.

Like a few fragments of his already vague memory, the Assassin's Crypt of Grossa Tower and the Church of Santa Maria del Fiore were on the same heights.

Taking out the token from the sarcophagus in front of the statue of the previous assassin Wei Yu, Lu Xiao climbed up the stairs that he fell after triggering the mechanism, and successfully passed through the secret exit to the outside of the tower.

Perhaps Francesco finally found the body hidden near the West Gate, and the frequency of the cannon that fought against Mario's mercenaries was significantly reduced.

From above, the city was in chaos, with a large number of guards patrolling back and forth in the small city of San Gimignano with nervous expressions.

"It's time to leave."

When Lu Xiao opened his hands and launched a leap of faith to flee from the tower, the bell tower of the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary rang the alarm bell at the right time.

Rodrigo Borgia squinted his eyes through the window of his room and silently watched Lu Xiao "soaring" down from the tower.

A large number of corpses were finally exposed in the library, and the strong smell of blood and the red, red and white scene made many of the guards who were responsible for cleaning up the mess vomit on the spot.

A blood-stained Assassin hooded suit was brought to Rodrigo by a trembling Francesco.

The cardinal did not blame the Patch family for their negligence this time, and even he did not expect that the assassin would be able to break through the defenses of countless guards and touch his side without knowing it.

If it weren't for the customary discreet placement of a large number of heavily armored guards around him, the infiltrated Assassin might have taken him along with him.

Rodrigo, who was a little chilly on his back, gritted his teeth: "We can't wait any longer, our plan may have been partially exposed, we must readjust the configuration of the operation day, and prepare the horse immediately!" I'm going to Florence to preside over the situation myself. ”

……

Relying on this set of guard skins on his body, Lu Xiao, who saw people talking and talking nonsense, successfully slipped out of San Gimignano City and joined Mario, who was resting outside the city.

Mario was a little stunned when he saw the guard uniform on Lu Xiao's body, but he quickly turned the topic to business: "How is it?" Did you hear anything? ”

"Hmm."

Lu Xiao took off the guard's helmet and threw it aside: "The Spaniard is indeed in the city, and he is temporarily staying in the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary under the strict and perverted defense. ”

"While exploring the city, I stumbled upon an Assassin tomb that connected to the Church of the Assumption, and I was lucky enough to hear some of their plans."

Lu Xiao handed Mario the newly acquired Assassin token, which was engraved with a spear head representing Wei Yu, the Chinese Assassin of Qin Shi Huang.

"I don't know exactly when they will do it, but Francesco has made it a point to keep the people in ambush near the Church of Santa Maria del Fiore patient, and they will most likely do it there."

"The Church of Our Lady of the Hundred Flowers?"

Mario put away the Assassin token and said thoughtfully with his chin in his hand, "Lorenzo the Devout goes to Mass every Sunday in the Church of Santa Maria del Fiore, but his playboy brother Giuliano does not have this habit. ”

"He would only attend with Lorenzo during the Great Mass that took place on major festivals, and the most recent Great Mass was only one day."

"Easter." Mario's face was unusually solemn: "This year's Easter is April 10th, just half a month later. ”

Easter is an important Catholic holiday that symbolizes rebirth and hope, and commemorates the day of the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his crucifixion.

Easter is the first Sunday after the full moon of the equinox, and the date of Easter varies depending on the solar terms of each year.

"The only direct descendants of the Medici family are Lorenzo and Giuliano, and if they are assassinated at the same time, the Medici family's rule over Florence will surely collapse, and the Pacchi family, who have been pushed by the Spaniards, will take their place."

"We must stop the Templar plot!"

……

The purpose of the feint had been achieved, and Mario immediately called for the mercenaries to retreat from San Gimignano in an orderly manner.

Leaving the large army behind to remain vigilant and return at an even speed, Mario and Lu Xiao hurried back to Monteriggioni City as quickly as possible.

Ezio, who was being taught combat skills by the mercenaries left behind in the training ground, watched the two rush into the manor for no reason, and Lu Xiao only stayed for a few minutes before putting on a change of thorn and leaving Monteriggioni City without stopping.

The mercenaries were affected by the sudden solemn atmosphere and temporarily stopped the training session.

Ezio told Petruccio to go back to his room first, and went to the study alone, where Mario was silently staring at the wooden board on which Altaïr's Codex was posted.

"Uncle Mario, what's going on? Where did Lu go in such a hurry? ”

Mario came back to his senses at the call of his nephew, rubbed his eyebrows and sighed: "He wants to rush back to Florence under the stars, and the violent turmoil in the city of Emerald is about to officially begin." ”

Ezio's face tightened, and he took a step forward and said, "Then I should ...... too"

"No way!"

Mario glared at Ezio sternly: "Your combat training has not been completed, and the teaching of relevant knowledge is still half-baked, what can you do now when you go back?" It's just a drag for Giovanni! ”

Ezio lowered his head and clenched his fists hard, and it was only when his family and his hometown were facing a great crisis that he realized for the first time how much time and energy he had wasted in the wind and snow.

This feeling of powerlessness was eating away at his heart.

Seeing Ezio's face full of remorse, Mario's face slowed down, and he said to him in a serious tone: "It's not too late to work hard, even if this crisis doesn't catch up, Giovanni and I always believe that you will definitely become an important member of the Italian Brotherhood in the future." ”

"Don't forget, you're Giovanni's son, a descendant of the Auditore family, and we all have a unique bloodline that has been passed down to the forerunners of the First Civilization, so don't let your innate talent be wasted by the erosion of extravagant life."

Ezio strengthened his will under the persuasion of his uncle, and nodded solemnly: "I know, Uncle Mario, please train me more strictly from tomorrow!" ”

"Good!"

Mario patted Ezio on the shoulder with relief: "This is the mental outlook that the descendants of the Auditore family should have, from tomorrow, I will personally take over your training, so be mentally prepared." ”