"Smack!" "Smack!"

Two crisp volleys in a row descended into the depths of consciousness.

Lamberts' face ached hotly, and he slowly woke up from his coma.

"I'm ......"

In front of him was a stranger's face: "Priest Lamberts, I'm here to get you out." ”

"Who are you......" Lamberts realized that he had let go, and lay on his back on the ground, in pain, and his holy power was exhausted.

"You don't need to know my name. Seeing Lamberts wake up, the man dressed as a rook leaned over and carried Lamberts up, "The Sunnah has attacked the Duke's Palace, I'll get you out now." ”

Lamberts subconsciously moved his steps, but he was not an idiot, and quickly reacted: "...... No, you're an informant for the church?! aren't you afraid of being exposed?"

Lamberts' tone was surprised, but his voice was weak.

"It was the order of Archbishop Leo Bert. The informant carried Lamberts on his shoulder, opened the dungeon door and looked at it, then closed it again, "My lord, can you still use the Holy Force?"

“...... I'll try. Lamberts was silent for a moment, then leaned against the wall, tried his mind intently, mobilized the last holy power in his body and covered his chest, and launched a small magic spell.

But the pursed lips showed his unwillingness at this time.

Again......

He originally thought that with Evan Ian's strength, he and Kate would be enough to kill him, but he didn't expect that two high-level paladins would be defeated by a middle-level mage alone.

In the end, it was up to his father to use the Church's eyes in the Duke's palace to rescue him......

It's a shame, I've made up my mind to get rid of that person, but in the end, I'm still a waste who needs to rely on my father's kindness......

I am so unwilling......

Before he knew it, Lamberts had bitten his lip.

"My lord, hurry up. The informant heard the sounds of battle outside, but when he turned his head, he was startled by the blood running from the corner of Lamberts' lips.

However, Lamberts was silent for a while, but did not embarrass the nearest election officer: "I understand, let's go." ”

"Where's Miss Kate?" After resting for a while, the strength of a high-level peak swordsman came into play, and Lamberts's body gradually became less painful. It was only then that he realized that the informant did not seem to have any intention of rescuing the other person who had been captured with him.

"The system of the Duke's Palace is very tight, the Nearest Elector is only responsible for guarding, and the rest is taken care of by those maids, and Miss Kate was taken to the second floor, so I don't know where she is now. ”

"......," Lamberts gasped softly, "what's going on outside?, why did the Sunnah attack the Duke's Palace, has Duke Feldnan already left Southridge?"

The informant turned his head and glanced at Lamberts: "I don't know, I don't know, Ferdinand didn't leave, and Evanian wasn't in the Duke's Palace, I don't know what they came for." ”

Lamberts nodded, for the sake of secrecy, communication between the informant and the Sunnah could not be immediate.

"How long have I been captive?" Lamberts asked suddenly.

"Less than 20 hours. The informant replied briefly.

Lamberts stopped suddenly, he looked at the back of the informant, and felt unusually unfamiliar: "...... Who the hell are you?"

The nearest election officer who walked in front was stunned, he turned his head and looked at Lamberts: "What are you talking about, sir?"

Lamberts' face was gloomy, and although he had been overwhelmed by hatred, anger, arrogance and ecstasy when he had met Evan Ian on the street, Lamberts had not grown in the past ten years, and even in this painful situation, he still realized a loophole in the mouth of the nearest elector.

"You don't even know the purpose of the attack on the Sunnah...... How is it possible to receive orders from my father?!"

Compared to the Sunnah in the White Rose City, it was impossible for Leobert's order in the Holy City to skip the Sunnah and reach the informant directly.

However, the informant did not show panic, he quickly replied: "Actually, this is the order of Lord Leobert in advance, he knows that you are coming to Nanling, but he is afraid that something will happen to you, so as early as half a month ago, he has already ordered me to ensure your safety no matter what." ”

Lamberts nodded silently and leaned over to the nearest elector: "Let's go." ”

The smile on the officer's face returned, and then his smile froze on his face.

"I don't know who you are though...... But fooling me twice in a row is enough to make you die. ”

Lamberts drew his sword, then stabbed the near-elector in the body. He pretended to believe it, but the moment he approached the nearest election officer, he suddenly pulled the buckle on the scabbard, pulled out the long sword on the waist of the nearby election official, and stabbed it into the other party's stomach.

He gasped for breath and took a step back as he looked at the nearer with a face full of disbelief, leaning against the wall, dragging a long trail of blood and slowly staggering down.

Lamberts leaned against the wall and gasped for air. He looked at the corpse of the nearest election officer, as if he was talking to himself: "Half a month ago...... My transfer application hasn't even been put on the regiment leader's desk yet, so how could that old thing know that I'm coming to Southridge. ”

Touching the blindfold on his face, the gloom in Lamberts's single eye became even more gloomy: "Ten years ago, I stepped on the threshold of truth and could not advance an inch. ”

Ten years later, I'm still hovering beyond the threshold of truth. ”

The only way for a pure swordsman to step on the truth is to get in touch with the practice of qi, but as a priest, Lamberts must bring his mind closer to the gods if he wants to go further.

"In order to step on the threshold of truth, I have even chosen to give up everything in the past ten years, but the gods still shut me out. ”

"Is it because I'm not strong enough?, or am I not religious enough?" Lamberts' wail almost came out of his throat, "I don't believe it! I don't want to! Why should anyone else enter the truth, but I should be rejected by the gods?!"

"What else I can't let go?!What else I can't offer to the gods?!Who could be more religious than I?!Why would the gods deny my faith and my heart!?"

Lamberts didn't know, he really couldn't figure it out, even after ten years of practice, he still didn't know where he was on the wrong path.

But he could vaguely feel that his life seemed to have changed completely since he met the black blood.

"Evan Ian ......" ripped off the dead near-election officer, and Lamberts gritted his teeth and put it on his body, "It must be because of you...... It must be because of your fault...... That's how my life will be...... I'll kill you...... I'm going to kill you, and then I'm going to step through the truth!"

The body was tossed into the cupboard and hidden, blood dripping from the uniform's abdomen, but Lamberts didn't care. Because he was carrying a long sword, he staggered through the corridor, but he was like a seriously wounded man.

"I'm going to live, I'm going to escape, I'm going to find you and kill you......" The hideous look was hidden under Lamberts' bangs, "Wait for me, Evan Ian, wait for me to kill you!".

The loud sound of the shell exploding can be heard clearly even in the backyard.

Kate was startled by the strange loud noise and came to her senses from her musings.

Compared to her bewilderment, Iofita and the other maid swordsmen looked much calmer, but also much more solemn.

"What's going on?" asked Kate, bewildered.

"......" Iofita stopped her sweeping work, but did not answer, she could hear the sound of a howitzer exploding. There was an explosion in the city, and the Duke's Palace was put on alert, which she knew well. She knew better that the explosion was caused by Evan, who was going out, but it was estimated that it was to train the maids' reflexes, and he did not inform the others in advance. And Iofita seems to be staying here with nothing to do, but in fact she is protecting Shirley's mother and daughter. The two of them, as well as Edhill, were in the room next to the terrace at this time, but because there was an extra Kate today, Iofita didn't protect them closely.

At that moment, the door creaked open.

"Sister Iofita......" walked in behind Shirley, and Iliel whispered timidly.

And Shirley, who pushed open the door and walked in, also had a worried look on her face: "Iophta, what's going on with this explosion?"

"Madame, Mademoiselle. Iofita bowed slightly, "And Miss Edhill." ”

Edhill's expression was also a little nervous at the moment, but as if she cared about her identity as an outsider, she walked in after Eliel, but was silent and did not speak.

"It's the explosion of howitzers. Iofita replied softly, she followed Evan Ian, quite familiar with these explosion-breathing, smoking, murder-capable steel monsters, "It seems that there is something not calm out there." ”

Needless to say, Iofita said this, since just now, explosions and gunfire have been heard one after another.

Looking at Shirley's worried expression, Iofita comforted her: "Madame, Miss, please rest assured, I will protect you." ”

"......" Shirlier protected Elier, frowned and pondered for a few seconds, and opened her mouth, but before she could say anything-

"Iophta's head maid!"

The maid, who staggered over with the smell of gunsmoke, pushed open the door and almost rolled in.

"The courtyard door is broken!"

Before the people in the room could digest the shocking news, Shirley was the first to react: "Iophta." ”

"Yes, ma'am. Iofita immediately responded.

"Vincent: They're not here now. Shellier looked at her with a solemn expression, "Eliel, Adele, Miss Kate, and I will hide on our own, so I want to leave the front door to you." ”

Iofita looked at Sheryl, then at the maid musketeer who looked at her with an almost begging gaze......

"Protect them, you should know that Evan values each and every one of them. Shirley said softly, "Don't worry about me, go ahead." ”

Iofta was silent for a moment, and finally made up her mind, pulled out the long dagger behind her waist, handed it to Shirley's hand, and bowed her head and bowed: "Madam, please be sure to protect yourself." ”

"Be careful, too. Shirley did not refuse, she gently held the dagger in her hand and pressed it to her chest, "I wish you good luck and prosperity." ”

"Well, then I'll go. Before he could finish speaking, there was a "boom", and Iofita had already stepped on the floor tiles and left the room.

"Miss Kate. After sending off the head maid, Shirley turned to look at Miss Paladin, "Could you please follow us and move to a safe place?"

Kate looked at the woman in front of her and had already guessed who she was. As the step-chamber of the Duke of Silver Rose, Shirley is said to be the daughter of a merchant. It's just that at this time, it seems to Kate that Shirley is worthy of the name of the Duchess, and the determination and indifference revealed in her gestures have never been seen in other women in her shallow experience.

It seemed to see the surprise on Kate's face, Shirley looked at her and smiled softly, "My grandson often went on expeditions in his early years, but he was used to it. ”

Kate suddenly realized clearly that Shirley was the wife of the Archduke Ferdinand, who was ridiculed as a war maniac.

Little is known about the attack on Wenning nine years ago, but Kate has seen information from inside the church. These sources were written by Knetting, the presiding priest of the Cheka Cathedral at the time, and his real surname is quite reliable.

The wife of the black-blooded heresy, the woman who personally distributed food to the orphans, the mother who willingly gave up her life and that of her daughter for the sake of her servants. Even if she was just reading the materials, the image of Shirley, which can be called the Virgin, could still be gradually sketched in Kate's mind.

However, hearing is better than seeing, and in just a few words, the real woman in front of her has already embodied the feeling of indifference and detachment to the fullest.

"Miss Kate......" consciousness was in a trance for a short time, and was awakened by Shirley's voice, Kate looked at it again, but the woman in front of her regained into a kind and gentle woman, she stretched out her hand to Kate, with a sincere apology on her face: "I'm sorry, the situation is very unusual now, so I can't get rid of Miss Kate's demon sealing shackles on your hand, please understand." ”

Kate did not answer, the accomplice of heresy and the good woman, two traits so contradictory, were now in the same person without conflict.

If it was Kate in the past, she would definitely think that Shellier was bewitched or deceived by the black blood heresy. But now, this fact only further aggravates the doubts and confusion in her heart.

After greeting Kate, Shirley had already turned her head and looked at Adehill: "Is Adele okay?"

Eddie Hill shook her head quietly, she had experienced the destruction of the New Dragon Song City, the destruction of the country and the family, and the turmoil in the Duke's Palace at this time, which could not bring her more nervous feelings.

Seeing that Eddie Hill really didn't have much reaction, Shirley nodded, but touched her daughter's little head: "What about Elier?

"Mother...... "Mother replied timidly, "Father and Brother Evan...... Where?"

Shirley gently hugged her daughter: "They...... You have your own things to do......"

Eliel's expression seemed to be about to cry: "Is there anything that will be more important than Eliel?"

"......" Shirley gently patted Iliel on the back: "Elier, remember, your father and brother are very great people. ”

"They all have a great, great responsibility on them. ”

"They carry the lives and futures of millions, tens of millions of people. ”

"Millions, tens of millions of people have their own families and loved ones, just like Eliel likes her father and brother, and loves their most beloved family. ”

"So sometimes, for the sake of millions of times, tens of millions of times more love and affection, they will have to put their love and love for Eliel aside and choose the other side......"

Eli looked at Sherry as if she didn't understand, wiping her nose: "But Eli is still so scared......"

Shirley gently stroked Eliel's little head: "Hmm...... yes, I'm going to be scared. ”

"So pray. "Pray for Evan, Eliel, for the victory of their trip." Someday, you'll understand, too. ”。

ps: I always feel like a bento gas hovers over the dantian...... Nima's atmosphere is also too good......

But don't worry, it's just written smoothly, and no one will die......

Probably (twisting head).