Chapter 52: The Intruder and the Defender
() In the bright white night, Fernández Manor, invaders and defenders face each other through a field of potatoes that have been bombed beyond recognition and littered with corpses.
"Suneater's Pupil" - This notorious killer group will kill all witnesses or people who obstruct their mission during their mission, even those in a city. On that day, by the river in the woods, the Assassins of the "Eyes of the Sun" besieged the riverside people, and when they were about to succeed, they were destroyed by Julian, Ipeia, and Dante, who were killed halfway. According to their style of acting, the "Sun-devouring Pupils" who have returned from killing feathers will definitely not give up, and they will definitely regain their strength to make a comeback.
After being rescued by Julian, the Riverside was taken back to Fernández Manor by Ipeia to recuperate. Although Fernandez Manor is hidden and not much is known to the outside world, as a professional killer organization, the "Suneater's Pupil" must have its own intelligence network to know where the Riverside people are hiding. Therefore, the far-sighted Empress Ipeia had already expected that the "Sun-Eater Pupil" would attack Fernandez Manor, and since this group of madmen dared to kill the entire city, it was certainly not a problem for more than 60 people in a manor. This is exactly what Ipeiya said, a "crisis" related to the life and death of the manor.
The Fernández family is gone, but not completely isolated, and the family still has its own intelligence network. Although the third master, Lamilie, is young and seems to have a boring personality and is not responsible, but she is the head of the intelligence work of the entire family, and she does her job well. These days, Lamiri has taken advantage of the opportunity to go out to buy and sell goods, and has noticed a number of strange faces in the nearby towns, these people are solemn and silent, and this important situation also confirms Ipeia's suspicion that the "Eye of the Sun" is constantly gathering forces and preparing to strike a fatal blow at Fernandez Manor.
Secondly, Sasha, the second master who is responsible for daily production, grows a lot of alchemical herbs, and naturally has some alchemy knowledge, and she found anomalies in the drinking water of the manor. The man-made ditch that runs through the lodge and draws water down the hill is the main source of drinking water for the people and livestock on the estate. After repeated practice, Sasha found that the water in the artificial ditch had been drugged at the source. This medicine is quite special, colorless and odorless, and the human body will not produce any abnormalities after intimidation, so it is extremely difficult for even the person who has been drugged to find it, but if it is continuously deterred for 7 days, the toxin will produce abnormal changes, depriving the human body of all sensory abilities and motor nerves, and even the magic and war spirit that rely on mental power will be deprived, and there is no difference from a newborn baby. Fortunately, there are several backup wells in the manor, as well as hot springs directly from the groundwater, and even if the water source of the artificial ditch is completely cut off, the entire manor can still maintain normal drinking water for more than two months.
Based on the frequency and number of strangers in nearby towns, as well as the properties of the drugs in the ditches, Ipeia deduced that the "Suneater's Pupil" attacked on the night of the seventh day of their arrival at the manor, so she took a step forward to respond, which is why Ipeia delayed her journey to the Imperial Tomb for so many days.
The leader of the group of Assassins, the mysterious masked man who had fought Julian by the river seven days earlier, was not shocked or frustrated when he knew that he had been calculated, but he burst out laughing maniacally, raised his hand and pointed at the women of Ipeia, who were beside him madly and rushed towards the group of women in front of the living quarters, where they had fled desperately.
Although they suffered heavy losses due to the traps and traps they mistakenly hit, the "Sun-Eater Pupil" still has an absolute advantage in numbers, and when the retreat path is cut off, they have made the craziest battle of trapped beasts!
Ipeia had expected something like this to happen. Unhurriedly, she ripped off her cloak, revealing the women's elemental mage robe she wore inside, holding a magic wand in her hand - not the short, one-handed staff she had used during the battle at the riverside a few days ago, but a more powerful two-handed staff. As the Assassins had already crossed the halfway point of the potato fields, Ipeia suddenly uttered a brief inducing spell, resting her wand on the ground and unleashing the large magic that had been prepared for a long time.
A huge circular yellow magic circle appeared in the potato field. A large amount of earth elements were mobilized, forming a yellow mist, and then the yellow mist spun sharply, driving countless sands, looking down from the sky, like a yellow vortex. "Sandstorm" - this earth-based high-level magic is the "meal" that Ipeia prepared for the "Suneater's Pupil", instantly besieging all the hundreds of assassins, and all the previous traps and traps are paled in comparison.
During the day, the female workers of the manor were ostensibly working in the potato fields, but in fact they were completing this giant magic circle buried in the dirt, and Ipeya's preparations were extremely meticulous, and every move of the "Sun Devouring Pupil" was calculated by her, leading the invaders into destruction step by step. Some of the Assassins trapped in the "Sandstorm" were swept away by the high-speed conversion of sand, some were suffocated to death by a large amount of sand poured into their mouths and noses, and some were directly buried by the sand, and in the whistling of the sand, there were a terrible screams, each of which represented the death of an Assassin. This is the most unforgettable punishment for the Fernandez guardians for the Assassins who dared to provoke them, and made them tremble at what happened tonight, even after the souls arrived in Hades.
However, even the most precise calculations cannot be exhaustive, and there are always omissions in the calculations, just as someone can force their way through a sandstorm, it is already outside the scope of calculation, and can only be solved by a hard knife.
Four figures flashed from the stealth and appeared in front of Ipeia. At the head was none other than the leader of the Assassins. Since he and the other three had the ability to pass through the "Sandstorm", it showed that their strength was the best of this group of assassins. As soon as the leader of the assassins appeared, he rushed directly towards Ipeia, who was concentrating on maintaining the transmission of magical power, holding not the saber of seven days ago but two scimitars, without a word of nonsense, without a trace of hesitation. The goal of the Assassin leader was clear: to capture the thief and capture the king first. From the first time he saw this woman seven days ago, he had sensed a natural leadership temperament from Ipeia, and it was clear that this sorceress was the leader of this group of guardians, and that if he defeated or hijacked her, he would bring back to life a plan that had already failed, and that even if he couldn't touch Ipeia, he only needed to interfere with her spell casting, and the "sandstorm" would be stopped, and his men would be able to deal with these women who didn't know whether they were alive or dead by outnumbering them.
But his wishful thinking failed. A figure suddenly appeared from behind Ipeya, blocking his path. The two knights' swords blocked the slashes of the two scimitars and shook the attackers away.
"It's you again!" Seeing that the person in the way was none other than Julian, who had failed him seven days earlier, the pupils in his eyes exposed outside the masked gray cloth instantly widened, containing infinite anger.
"Don't be delusional about going one step further. Julian desperately stopped in front of Ipeya, sword in hand. Although this was the second time the two of them had met, Julian was more or less aware of the strength of the Assassin Leader, and he knew that this guy was not a fuel-efficient lamp, so he didn't dare to slack off, because as long as there was a slight mistake, he would not be able to protect the people behind him.
"Hee-hee......" the Assassin leader sneered. The two were old rivals, and he knew Julian as well as Julian did him, but in contrast to Julian's strictness and high concentration of mental power, the Assassin leader rushed towards Julian with his twin scimitars in a playful state.
Two sets of flesh and blood, four steel swords, intertwined with each other, slammed into each other, rubbing out bursts of sparks. Julian was amazed by the Assassin Leader's dual-knife skills, which were not at all like human swordsmanship, each knife was so weird, every swing of the knife was so incredible, and the two scimitars turned into overlapping sword shadows, surrounding Julian from all sides. Although Julian could barely parry, he was extremely wolf after a few moves, and if it weren't for the protection of his armor, he would have been scarred.
Julian finally understood what his opponent's two sneers before making a move meant, they were undisguised mockery, the Assassin leader was telling Julian in body language that he had not done his best in the battle seven days ago, and that he could play Julian with Julian whenever he wanted.
Just as Julian was in a bitter battle, the three Assassin powerhouses who had followed the Assassin leader out of the "Sandstorm" took advantage of everyone's attention to be attracted by Julian's battle with the leader, and once again used stealth to outflank Ipeia in three directions, but their actions were noticed from the beginning.
The three figures stopped in front of the three Assassin powerhouses.
Forced to slow down due to being blocked, the three Assassins who emerged from the stealth revealed that the three Fernandez sisters were unarmoured and unarmed.
"You don't want to do anything wrong in our homeland. "Of the three sisters, the only one who seemed to have some combat power was Nanokai, who was stronger than the man, and she said to her enemy coldly, but she crossed her arms in front of her opponent, and seemed to have no intention of fighting.
"It's really annoying to use knives and guns or something! What people don't like the most is violence. Sasha used a sound that was enough to stick to death, and "coquettish" to the professional killer who stood in front of her and killed people.
"It's been a long time since I've been in a fight, and I'm really excited. LaMilley smiled evilly, her eyes like a hungry cat suddenly seeing a fish, and she rattled the joints on her fists with "Buzz" and "Buzz".