Fidel crouched on the ground, then fumbled with both hands for the chain. The chains were not too thick, but they were probably the kind used to tie the prisoners' feet. It's just that when Fidel pulled the chain with his hand, he didn't hear any sound from a living person, and he didn't feel anyone breathing or heartbeat nearby, except for some unpleasant smells, there was nothing special.

It stands to reason that if you lock the prisoner in the basement, you should also lock the door, and the room is pitch black, probably just an empty cell.

Just as he wanted to continue exploring, the voices of two guards came from outside the wooden door.

"According to the water trails, the spy who sneaked in must have come in this direction, and it is impossible to disappear out of thin air!"

Another guard said, "But the water has gradually decreased, and it is possible that he has turned back the way he came?

"What?!Are you scared?"

"You're not afraid, this is a place where a lot of people have died, and I don't want to go in. ”

Fidelman moved to the edge of a wall, pressed his back against the wall, and listened carefully to each other outside the door. He had already planned that if the two men came in, he would rush over and subdue them with the help of the enchanted chainmail gloves.

"Hmph, you don't even search this room, and you don't have the courage to go into the rooms in the back!"

"I'm not going anyway, and if we're found out by the archbishop here, we're going to be"

"Well, you're right, let's go back. ”

But as soon as the guard had said this, he pushed open the wooden door with one hand and brought in the torch in his hand. At this time, Fei De still pressed his face against the wall, with his back to the direction of the door.

"Nothing. The guards took one look, closed the door, and left the way they came.

Fei De was taken aback by the other party's sudden move, and before he could rush over and subdue the other party, the other party had already left. It was probably the black armor on his body and the black hair on his head that covered him, and the guard only glanced at it, and he couldn't see himself at all in that dim light.

But in an instant, Feder's eyes turned away from the door saw what was locked in the room.

There was a corpse beside him that was chained to shackles, and the corpse had long since decomposed, leaving only some clothes and bones, and it was estimated that even the maggots that lived on carrion had escaped. And not only did he have corpses next to him, but the light of the fire had illuminated a large part of the room, and there were many dead bodies locked next to the walls, presumably this was a place for starving prisoners, or it was here that these people were tortured to death, and then left to rot.

Why is there such a place in the underground of the Papal States that does not look like a prison, but there are so many shackles and dead bodies? According to the conversation between the two obviously informed guards, the only explanation is that this is the archbishop's private prison. This place doesn't even need a chain, it seems that it is absolutely at ease with the secrets here, and is not afraid of being discovered.

The Papal States have always been known for their religious strictness towards the clergy and tolerance for the common people. If a clergyman commits a crime, the maximum penalty may be to be hanged or even burned alive, but the worst crime a civilian can trigger is banishment from the City of Light. And just now Fei De noticed that the clothes of these dead bodies are not the clothes of church personnel, could it be that this is a place used to lynch civilians?

Fei De didn't think much of it, this might be the darkest part of the Cult of Light, but his immediate priority now was to find Ayana and take her away. He listened to the voices of the two guards fade away, and he fumbled his way to the wooden door. Fidel's current idea is very simple, the best plan to be able to get Ayana out of the castle smoothly, but if Ayana triggers something dangerous, he must also try to protect her as much as possible, and he will not give up this "hot potato" until he has to.

According to the two guards, there should be a room like this on the way on, but Ayana did go in this direction, so there should be a road on this side.

Before leaving the room, he noticed a few small pieces of flint thrown next to an oil lamp, presumably to light the room. Fed lightly lit the oil lamp with flint and continued down the road with the lamp.

At the end of the corridor, a hidden door stood in the way. Along the way, there were many rooms on both sides of the corridor, but Fei De didn't look very closely, but when he got here, Fei De had no way to go, either walk behind the door or go back. Feder gently pushed open the hidden door, and found that the space in front of him was not a house, but a narrow space. There is also an iron ladder that extends upwards.

Feld stood next to the ladder and could hear the sound of rain coming down from the top of the ladder, but no rain fell from the top of the ladder, presumably with a door blocking the ladder. He had no better choice, so he held the oil lamp in one hand and pulled the ladder in the other and began to climb up, and the higher he climbed, the clearer the sound of the rain became, until he touched a large iron plate blocking the top of his head. Fed pushed the iron plate away with all his might, and found that the rain was falling right above him, drenching himself and the oil lamp.

Fed came out and found that the passage had taken him up to a large flat area, but it was still inside the castle of the City of Light. He placed the oil lamp next to the outlet of the pipe, used his hand to block the rain that was about to cover his eyes, and looked around.

The place is surrounded by towering castles on three sides, and the facades of these castles are connected. If I'm not mistaken, my location should be the center of the religious castle. Fei De walked to the battlements and looked out, he found that this place was more than ten meters high from the houses built on the flat ground, although he could see the houses in the Holy Light City, but this location was still a little far from the houses, coupled with the pouring rain, the patrols on the streets could not see clearly. As he walked along the wall, he saw a sentry post at the end of the wall, where two guards were standing. But after a while, the two men sat down, revealing only the body of the spear. It stands to reason that if you continue to walk in this direction, you can walk into the castle, but judging from Ayana's actions, she will definitely not come out of the secret passage and then return to the main entrance to enter.

As he walked back, he noticed a long ladder built against the castle wall near the pipe he had come out of, and it looked solid, and the place where it extended was probably the highest point of the castle.

Anyone who lives in the City of Light knows that the archbishop, the Pope, and some other clergy live in the castle, and according to the different status, the higher the residence, the more noble it should be. Judging by the length of this ladder, it should be possible to reach the place where the Pope is located.

Could it be that Ayana has already climbed up from here? As soon as Fidel thought of this, he shook "Black Flash". Soaked Field, shook out several bowls of rainwater, but was soon re-flooded by the "booming" rain. Although Black Flash had a light hedron attached to it, allowing Fed to easily wear plate armor, it still took a lot of effort to climb the ladder in the heavy rain. With both hands, Feder gripped the iron ladder that led to the heights, and climbed up step by step. Blown by the storm, he has begun to realize his stupidity to do such a dangerous act for Ayana!

Let's not talk about whether I will be discovered when I sneak into the castle this time, it is enough to be dangerous to forcibly climb to a high place in such a harsh environment. Although Fidel scolded himself in his heart, why did he care so much about Ayana, he didn't relax a little, just silently climbed up.

I hope Ayana doesn't make any trouble!!" Fide thought to himself.

On a normal day, it might not be difficult to climb the castle dozens of meters high, but tonight's rain was so strong that on a few occasions he almost let Fide fall because of the wet iron pipe slippery. After about twenty minutes of climbing, Fidel finally climbed to the end of the iron ladder. He had expected that there would be entrances to other levels in the middle of the ladder, but the end of the ladder was indeed the top floor of the castle.

He took off the "black flash" and set it aside, then looked inside. This is the highest point of the castle, but there is already a wall above it to protect it from the wind and rain. Feder looked around and saw that it was the highest point of the castle, and in the center of this floor was a large iron plate containing some dry wood. If I'm not mistaken, this is probably the place where the signal smoke was lit.

Fed took off his close-fitting clothes and began to wring them out little by little. He climbed up with great difficulty, but there was still a little harvest - there were water marks in front of him, judging from the size of the shoe prints, it should be Ayana, which means that Ayana had climbed here just now. What is this eccentric girl going to do? Is it here to assassinate the Pope?

"Hey, you're pretty good, you came here with me. At this moment, Ayana's voice came from the direction of the large iron plate.

Fei De couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart and walked forward.

But before he could get close to the big iron plate, Ayana shouted again, "Don't come here, put your clothes on! you shameless scoundrel!" Ayana exclaimed loudly, but the shout only reached Fidel's ears, and was soon muffled by the "booming" rain and howling wind.

Only then did Fidel notice that he had taken off all his clothes, and he quickly turned back and put on the clothes that had just been wrung out of the water. Finally caught up with Ayana, and at this time, Fei De was very glad that he had followed, at least this girl with magical archery skills had not done anything unexpected.

"Tell me what you're going to do!"

"You're nosy, are you really Field?"