Fortunately, the hole was not too deep, and Cassius and Ishino, although they were smashed to pieces, were at least not life-threatening.

In the darkness, Ischenova groped for what she was familiar with. The bag containing the alchemy items happened to have fallen into the hole, and although many of the bottles and cans inside had been broken or thrown away, there were still a lot of useful things left. For example, the stone that Ishennova took out now, as long as it absorbs enough energy under the sun, it will automatically release light in the dark, so in the current situation of not being able to see the five fingers, it is simply the most amazing treasure.

As Ischennova helped unpack the seal's handcuffs, Cassius was able to take a closer look at his surroundings.

It can be seen that this is a cave that has just been dug up, the space is not large, the cave wall and the ground are watered and solidified by molten iron, like a strong small fortress, but the smell of molten iron floating in the air is still very strong, and some newly excavated soil can be faintly distinguished at the junction of the iron. At the top of the two or three meters high, the hole in the ground that had just fallen had been sealed with heavy iron plates, and when they fell, the mechanism activated itself and locked the two of them inside.

What made Cassius even more troublesome was that on the iron-cast floor and walls, dozens of magic circles were painted with dried and blackened blood, and these magic arrays had only one function: to suppress the magician's magic power to the greatest extent. In other words, Cassius's magic has been completely sealed, and even if he can barely release a giant ice vertebrae, the power is probably the same as that of an apprentice who has just learned magic.

Just when Cassius and Ischenova had no way out, countless square holes suddenly opened up in the iron walls around them, and one mechanism after another was activated, and countless sharp arrows shot out of the square holes......

Where Alice wants Sophia to go, she has to pass through a block where blacksmiths are concentrated. Although most of the people in the city went to participate in the King's Parade on Christmas Eve, there was a lot of work that had to be done, so the blacksmith shops in the neighborhood still heard the sound of "ding ding dong" striking iron.

When she reached the alley of the block, Sophia suddenly stopped walking.

"Your Royal Highness, Princess......" Alice was puzzled by her sudden halt.

"This place is a good place for an ambush. The sound of striking iron could logically mask the presence of the ambushers, and the narrow streets restricted my movements. Sophia said coldly, "As soon as I step into this block, the people you arranged will be able to intercept me immediately." ”

Hearing Sophia's words, Alice's face became ugly: "What do you mean? How can you say these words?"

"Ridiculous!" Sophia looked at Alice and shook her head, "There are so many lies that even you believe these nonsense." ”

"You're insulting me, princess, when did I, Alice, betray you?"

"Alice certainly won't betray me, but you're not Alice. ”

Before she could finish speaking, Sophia suddenly grabbed Alice's face as she stood next to her. "Alice" immediately stepped back, but she was still a step slower, and the entire piece of the human skin mask used for disguise was torn off, revealing the face of a strange girl that Sophia had never seen.

The girl's disguise was broken, and she became angry, pointed at Sophia, and shouted in a trembling voice: "Kill!

"Hi ......"

In the blacksmith shops on both sides of the street, the doors of the shops that had been closed were smashed open one after another, and dozens of killers armed with knives rushed out of them and killed Sophia who was standing at the entrance of the alley.

"Come on!" Sophia snorted coldly, and without hesitation, she summoned the Valkyrie Battle Spirit.

Above the clock tower.

The real Alice remained where she was, faithfully monitoring the city's movements for Sophia.

As a best friend who has known her since childhood, Sophia knows Ellie very well. No matter how many obstacles and threats there are, Alice will not easily leave her post without permission, and even if she really wants to escape from Gangbei, she will not make excuses for her actions. It is this stubborn and tenacious character that will put Alice in prison when the "Lynx" rebels.

So even if her companions leave, leaving her alone, and even if she is attacked by an unknown enemy and it is not clear what other enemies are hiding in the shadows, Alice must hold on to the clock tower and never retreat. She cleared the remains of hundreds of spiders out of the clock tower, and then piled the corpses of the dead killers on the edge of the clock tower to make the simplest fortifications.

However, just because Alice stood her ground doesn't mean she doesn't do anything. After determining that no more new enemies would appear anytime soon, Alice pulled out a whistle and blew it regularly.

A moment later, a darkness from the sky was flying rapidly towards the clock tower. As we got closer, we could clearly see that it was a sturdy goshawk. After flying into the clock tower, the goshawk circled around and then obediently stopped on Alice's half-raised left hand. Alice tucked a small note into a small brass ring that was placed on the goshawk's feet, and put it back into the blue sky again.

Although it was ostensibly told to Sophia that Alice and the other companions who had come out of the Avenger camp to help Sophia were involved in their personal capacity, in fact, Alice had already consulted with other high-ranking personnel and made strict arrangements before leaving.

Now that things are out of Alice's and the others' control, a cautious Ellie doesn't hesitate to call for more reinforcements.

The handcuffs made of the sealed magic stone were finally untied by Ischenova at the last moment, although she was still bound by the blood sacrifice magic array that suppressed the magic power, but at the time of life and death, and the mood of protecting her loved ones at any cost, Cassius's surging magic power finally broke through the obstacles of the blood sacrifice magic array, and generated a heavy ice shield around him, blocking all the sharp arrows that shot from all directions.

"Finally...... Finished. Seeing all the arrows in the wall trap, Cassius let out a long sigh of relief, and was so tired that he fell straight down.

Ishinova carefully rested Cassius' tired head on her already paralyzed legs, and asked worriedly, "What are we going to do next?"

"No, don't worry. Cassius smiled reassuringly, "The enemy is just trying to trap us here for a while. ”

Under the heavy blow of the Valkyrie's soul, all the sneak attackers have been defeated, including the fake "Alice".

Although Sophia did not kill most of her enemies, those enemies did not hesitate to bite through the poison capsule hidden between their teeth when they were knocked to the ground and confirmed that they could no longer fight, and killed themselves by poisoning, rather than being caught alive by Sophia.

However, not everyone can succeed in "killing", such as the fake "Alice", who was stopped by Sophia before she could bite the capsule in her mouth.

"Why are you doing this?" Sophia said to the girl who was seriously injured and fell on top of it, holding the poison capsule that had fallen out of the mouth of the fake "Alice", "You don't have to sacrifice yourself, but you want to go down this desperate road, is it really so important for you to keep that information?"

"Do you want to know? "Fake," Alice sneered, "Let me tell you a story." ”

"No need!" Sophia rejected her mercilessly, "you're just trying to delay me." ”