Eric was looking out through the window next to the door of the studio. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

A colorful phoenix butterfly is too eye-catching in the sky.

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It's also very easy to aim.

The sentry on the arrow tower did not hesitate to shoot.

This is also Eric's previous order: if there is something messy in the sky, shoot it down.

Without any incident, the bullet hit the butterfly steadily.

No wailing, no screaming. It continued to move through the air until it burst before it reached the main fort, sending a cloud of powder flying down from it.

"Oh!"

Several spearmen standing downwind suddenly coughed from inhaling large amounts of powder.

It seems that the fake body in the air is just a prop for spreading the powder. Luckily, the guards had all taken the anti-coma potion that Eric had brought with them.

The powder slowly dispersed in the air.

Eric squinted, not the slightest surprise at the phoenix's feint. It was as if this was expected to happen.

The first round clash was clearly a victory for Eric. The phoenix's plan has failed - not a single of the guardians will be unconscious.

But it must not be taken lightly. After all, the opponent was the famous monster thief. It is unlikely that he will prepare only a single plan. Once he finds that Plan A is not going well, he will definitely move on to Plan B.

Eric is unable to predict Plan B for the time being.

Crack!

It's the sound of some kind of crystal breaking.

Here it is! Eric frowned, only to feel that it was dark in front of him.

Crack Crack Crack ......

The sound of shattering quickly piled up in my ears. In a very short period of time, all the magic lamps used to illuminate the main castle shattered. The main fort suddenly became a dark space.

The sudden darkness caused the people in the main castle to panic. Gossip and the sound of footsteps filled the castle.

Eric immediately pulled out his lighter and lit it.

This was the threatening tool he had previously used when he was in White's basement. Instead of asking for it back, Padpitt gave it as a small gift to Eric, even though Eric didn't smoke. But now, it comes in handy.

"Don't panic, it's a thief's ploy to mess us up!"

Eric yelled at the others in the building, trying to calm his colleagues down.

The commotion was much quieter in an instant. You can hear that the officers are controlling their actions.

But at this moment, discordant notes appeared.

"Ahh

"He's here!"

"Don't step on my feet!"

...... Confusion. The scene quickly spiraled out of control again.

Damn it!

Eric knew that his subordinates were absolutely obedient to his orders. So, the guy who was still running around after he gave the order must be an outsider.

Anchovy butterfly.

Judging by what Eric's ears heard, the place where the riot took place was on the lower level of the main fort.

Why did the magic lamp break together, how did he get in, why didn't the people outside notice him, and so on, and so on, haunting Eric's mind, and he couldn't figure it out.

But Eric knew that he couldn't leave the studio at this moment. Who knows if this is a ploy used by the phoenix butterfly to lure him away.

Eric simply turned off the lighter, listened attentively to the target's movements, and sorted out a route of action in his mind according to the commotion along the way.

At this point, the subject was making their way through a long hallway, heading straight for the main castle hall. And there, Joanna is in charge.

The commotion rang out again.

"Hey!"

"Who is it? Don't move!"

"Miss! Danger!

The last sentence is the voice of the old butler Seba!

Eric's heart fluttered. Did the phoenix butterfly who came to the hall do anything to Joanna?

In the halls of the main castle, at least three police officers are protecting Joanna, and they are all by her side. Supposedly, it should be foolproof. But Seba's screams...... Could it be that this theft notice is just a pretense, and the real purpose is to kill the members of the Pelos family, as previously speculated.

In any case, Joanna's life is obviously much more important than this broken painting.

"Watch the passage of the hall to the other side, and don't let anyone out of the hall!"

Eric shouted orders to the officers standing at the entrance of the important passage in the distance. At the same time, he turned around and closed the door to the studio, and instructed the officers in the hallway outside the studio to stand in front of the door. He ran down the hall.

Soon, he reached the staircase on the second floor of the hall. The police officer guarding the staircase dutifully stopped Eric.

"It's me!"

Eric said, lighting a lighter and shining it in his face.

"Sir. The officer recognized Eric and stepped aside to give way.

Eric nodded, then jumped up the handrail and slid down. Compared to the steps one by one, the path he chose was obviously much faster. After a few breaths, he was in the middle of the hall.

Probably due to the fact that the space is too enclosed, there is not a single ray of light entering the entire hall. No matter how much the pupils dilate in the dark, they still can't see anything clearly. Only the sound is clearly audible.

"You're bleeding. ”

Joanna's voice came, it looked like someone was hurt!

"Calm down! What's going on?"

Eric held a lighter high and approached the people so he could see more. Strangely, there were no suspicious figures outside of a few familiar faces.

The others also saw clearly that it was Eric with the help of the light, and they were immediately relieved.

"It's a phoenix!" Seba, who was wounded to save me!" Joanna said with tears in her eyes.

Eric sees Joanna with her hair disheveled and falls from her wheelchair to the ground. In front of her was old Seba, who fell on his back. A dagger was stuck in his right arm, and oozing blood stained his deacon robes red, even dripping to the floor.

Eric took a few looks and judged that although the knife was deep, it would not hurt his life.

"He's going to be fine. ”

Hearing Eric's words, Joanna was still crying, looking at Seba's eyes with infinite sadness and pity.

Is this still the proud eldest lady before?

And doesn't it mean that the phoenix butterfly only steals and never hurts?

Thankfully, Joanna is safe.

At this time, the police officers standing guard outside finally brought a spare brand new magic crystal lamp. The hall was finally freed from the darkness and the light returned.

This made Eric blame himself. If he had thought that the phoenix butterfly would make a fuss about the light and prepare the magic crystal lamp in advance, he would not have resumed the lighting so late.

Everyone's eyes suddenly returned to normal levels. Eric wondered.

Where's the guy who stabbed old Seba?

He swept his gaze across every corner of the hall, and found not a single unfamiliar face.

"Did anyone pass by you?"

Under Eric's loud questioning, the officers at the various entrances of the passage stated that no one passed by them after Eric's order. That is, the people in the hall have never gone out.

How could it be possible? But the shadow named the phoenix butterfly literally disappeared into the hall.

No. If the phoenix butterfly really had such the ability to disappear from space without knowing it, then Joanna would not be safe at all. It was impossible for Old Seba to stop such a formidable enemy.

Unless the other party is doing something else in the first place. Like looking away.

Not good!

"Stairway to Dreams"!

Eric went crazy and ran to the studio on the second floor.

In the distance, Eric saw that the police officer at the door of the studio was still standing there. He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Has anyone passed through here?" asked Eric.

"No, sir. Although he was puzzled by Eric's eagerness, the officer replied firmly.

Eric's uneasiness did not subside with this answer.

He stepped forward and slowly opened the door to the studio.

On the other side, there is an empty wall.