In the martial law area, groups of city guards silently walked through the dark alleys, like streams converging into rivers and seas. The faces of every soldier and officer were very serious, and the atmosphere was tense to the extreme, as if a big war was coming.

At the end of Ninth Avenue, a squad of ten soldiers lined up and hurried to the assembly place in silence. As they crossed a fork in the road, a black shadow flashed behind the team, as if another bucket of ink had been poured in the already dark night sky.

The shadows came and went so fast that no one noticed the episode at all, let alone the nine people left in the group.

In the dark alley, a sharp long sword was pressed against the soldier's throat, and the cold killing intent was like substance, and the soldier felt as if he was being gently licked by a demonic beast, and his hands and feet were suddenly paralyzed with fright.

"Why are the city guards assembled?" a cold voice came from the darkness.

"I ...... I...... We just received the order to assemble, and it seems to be...... It's going to arrest someone. The soldier replied tremblingly.

"Who are you arresting?"

"I don't know......" As soon as the soldier said these three words, he immediately felt the sword on his neck tighten, and his heart suddenly skipped a beat: "Really, I really don't know who to arrest, I only know that it is a young woman." ”

"Where are you going to arrest people?"

"Black ...... Black...... Black Rose Annex. ”

"What?"

"It's true, I'm definitely not lying to you, if you don't believe it...... Ah......h

Before he finished his words, he saw a cold light suddenly flash on his neck, and the sharp sword that had been against him had disappeared, and the soldier was a little inexplicable, but suddenly felt a trace of fishy sweetness in his mouth, and then his eyes turned black and he fell.

"Strange, how dare the city guards go to Black Rose to arrest people at this time?" Doppler muttered as he wiped the blood from his sword.

Through the dim starlight, he suddenly saw Mick's face on the side was very ugly, and asked worriedly, "Are you still worried about the people who are secretly watching us?"

"Huh?" Mick came back to his senses, "No, no. I had only sensed a hint of murder before, only for a moment, and that guy might have been gone a long time ago. ”

"Then why is your face so ugly?"

"It's nothing...... Mick shook his head, "By the way, can you tell me about the city guards?"

"The City Guards? The City Guards are Maltis's City Guards, haven't you studied at the Imperial War Academy?"

Seeing Doppler's suspicious look, Mick said curtly: "You know, I've been doing too much lately, and I've missed a lot of theory classes, this ......"

Thinking of Mick's identity as an alchemist, Doppler had to sigh, the kid in front of him didn't seem to be very busy, so he patiently explained: "Maltis's city defense is divided into three parts, the Blood Moon Legion is one of the four main legions of the empire, with more than 100,000 people and outstanding combat power, they are usually stationed outside the city, mainly responsible for defending against foreign enemies;

The city guards belong to the local garrison force, with about 30,000 people, and their combat power is not outstanding, and they are actually responsible for the defense of the city of Maltis, including the removal of rebellions and the maintenance of law and order;

The Praetorian Guard was the smallest in number, less than 20,000 men, but it was the most powerful in battle, and it was directly dispatched by His Majesty, and they were stationed in the Palace of the Goddess of Victory, and they were responsible for defending His Majesty.

Due to the different division of duties, although both the Blood Moon Legion and the Praetorian Guard were far stronger than the City Guards, in fact, the City Guards were the strongest in the city of Maltis. ”

"Which side of the city guard are they on?" Mick asked.

Doppler hesitated and said: "The supreme commander of the city guard is General Erwin, it was personally recommended by the Imperial Minister of War, Field Marshal Friedrich, it is said that he should be part of the Wolrich family, but I heard that he has recently become very close to the Second Highness Duke Otto......"

Mick nodded, turned and walked towards the alley.

"Hey, where are you going?"

"Go to the Black Rose Annex and see what's going on. ”

"What are you doing there?" Doppler asked, dodging in front of Mick, puzzled.

A trace of anxiety flashed on Mick's face, but he still patiently explained: "You said that the Sage is a young and beautiful girl, and the city guards are also arresting a young woman, do you think they will be the same person?"

"Nonsense, does one person have anything to do with us?"

"It doesn't matter! If the person the city guards want to arrest is really the Holy One of the Church, what does that mean for the Empire and the Church?

"Are you crazy about money? Did you know that as soon as the city guards moved, the smell of blood there would immediately attract all the sharks in Maltis!"

"That's why I'm going to find out!" Mick said, turning around and walking briskly out of the alley.

Doppler grabbed Mick's shoulder and said hurriedly: "The Black Rose Annex is an important stronghold of Duke Calus of the Third Highness, even if a Holy Rank master rushes in, he doesn't dare to say that he will be able to get out of the way, let alone your little shrimp, not to mention that the political whirlpool there is not something you can participate in at all!"

Mick sighed and said resolutely: "Doppler, thank you for your concern, but even if there is a dragon there, I must go tonight, and as for the reason, you don't have to ask again." ”

"But ......"

"I think you should tell Alexander everything that happened here instead of being here and tell Alexander about it, so that he can be ready to deal with it as soon as possible. ”

After Mick finished speaking, he gently patted the back of Doppler's hand, and for a moment, the eighth-level warrior inexplicably felt a trace of sadness and grandeur.

Doppler was stunned for a moment, and the hand holding Mick's shoulder couldn't help but loosen, and Mick's body danced with magical light, instantly appearing twenty meters away, and then he cast several teleportations in succession, completely disappearing into the night.

Suddenly there was a strange noise in the dark room.

"Who?" the sleeping man woke up and immediately let out a vigilant whisper as he reached for the knife beside the bed.

Just as his fingers touched the sword, the bolt pierced through the arm where he was touching the knife.

"Ahh

The black shadow immediately jumped up, like an ambushed wolf, and pounced on the man, covering his mouth and nose with his right hand, and pulling out a short knife from his waist with his left hand, and plunging it into his chest.

The man's mouth let out a painful whine, but the power of the black shadow was so great that his dying wail could only be choked in his throat alive, and he swallowed his last breath unwillingly.

Feeling the man below him lose his strength, the shadow pulled the dagger out of his chest, and then stabbed him several times in succession.

It wasn't until he was sure that the man was dead that he wiped the blood on the knife with the man's pajamas and put the short knife away.

"Come out, remember not to knock over the chair again the next time you walk......" the shadow whispered into the shadows in the corner.

"I'm sorry......" Ilona pale as she stepped out of the shadows, it was the first time she had witnessed a killing so closely, so clearly, she couldn't tell whether she was afraid or blamed herself, and she felt uncomfortable.

"It's safe here for now, let's hide here for a while. The dark shadow ignored her uneasiness and said lightly.

Ilona sat down on the other side of the bed, trying to stay as far away from the corpse as possible, and asked the biggest question in her heart: "Who are you, and why did you save me?"

The man was about to answer, but his face suddenly changed, and immediately he came to Ilona's side, pressed her to the ground, and then twisted her hard, and rolled Ilona under the bed.

Ilona was so shocked that she wanted to exclaim, but the man held her mouth tightly. Ilona panicked suddenly, wondering if I should give him a chance to defend herself, but she heard a burst of footsteps outside the room, and there were probably a lot of people.

"My lord, that's where the voice comes from. ”

A deep voice rang out from outside the door, and Ilona's heart immediately rose to her throat.

"Go and knock the door open!" a majestic voice commanded coldly.