Chapter 4

At night, London is covered with thick fog and barking dogs, as if cursed by the magic of the dark ages, full of weirdness and terrifying. Isabel www.biquge.info the pen and the court, tried to escape, but everywhere she went, she could hear the barking of dogs and the hoofs of the horse's hooves. What's even more strange is that the city of London tonight is like an empty city, with no citizens walking around, no beggars, only the army. Even the boats in the Thames were hiding heavily armed soldiers.

Victor led the five knights, guided by the military dogs, to find the building where Isabel was hiding. The five knights appeared to be heavily armored and bulky, but they climbed onto the roof with great agility, as if they had some unknown mysterious power.

Faced with a strong enemy, Isabel did not directly meet him, but jumped up and jumped onto the roof of another building, trying to continue to consume time with the enemy. The five knights gave chase, their weapons held alof, and they let out angry roars.

Isabel was pressed by the enemy, and after turning most of London, she circled back to the roof of the Palace of Westminster. At this moment, the five knights, who had been chasing after her, were gone, could it be that she had thrown them off? She was vigilant and did not relax in the slightest, in case the enemy suddenly came out from the side. In the silence, a man in a black cloak suddenly landed in front of her, causing her to take a few steps back. "Who are you?" she asked.

The man in black lowered his head, only a shadow on his face, "Collins, you finally appeared. ”

"How do you know my nickname?"

"Have you forgotten that you had traveled by carriage from Copenhagen to Helsingør, despite Hales's dissuasion, and we met at the tavern while passing through Ghentburg. ”

"We met at the tavern in Ghentburg?" Isabel suddenly remembered that there was indeed a man in black, which made people feel very wrong, she thought it was just a passing witcher, but how could the witcher know her nickname? she asked even more curiously, "Are you a witcher? How do you know my nickname?"

The man in black lifted his broad hood and revealed a pale face, "Look who I am?"

Isabel was stunned on the spot, "You...... You're Spencer Farrus. ”

"You finally remember. ”

Isabel was a little frightened by Spencer Farrus, because he was a general in the Poppy Island Evil Bone Bone Order, and he was very prestigious in the organization, and after the war launched by the ancient blood spirit Henks, he had been following Everdin Ofake and Henks to fight against each other, and guarded Scarford Fortress. Eventually, Henks led a breach of the fortress, and he watched as his boss Everdin was killed alive, including Isabelle's father, Green Siegfried. At that time, Spencer saw that the enemy army was too strong, so he could only flee for his life, and waited for an opportunity to leave Poppy Island to find another home, and later, he came to Great Britain and began to live in secret. For thousands of years, he has killed people, plundered money, and done all kinds of evil, unscrupulously venting the anger that has accumulated in his heart for thousands of years. In order to give himself a decent place, he bought a mansion and hired a lot of private guards. He also confessed his sins to God countless times, and from time to time he would try the taste of being roasted by the sun as a punishment for himself. From 1789 onwards, war and slaughter faded out of his mind, and he gave half of his fortune to those who had lost their families to the war. Just as he was passing through Copenhagen, he accidentally discovered the residence of Green's wife and daughter, and from that moment on, the killing fire in his heart suddenly burst out. He never imagined that he would meet his enemies in Copenhagen. Siegfried Manor became the target of his surveillance, especially Isabelle, who knew that Green was such a daughter, and if he killed her, he would avenge his former compatriots. But at that time, there were so many guards in the manor that he didn't even have a chance to get close. In order to avoid being alarmed, he continued to monitor the situation, and once ventured to follow Isabel's party into the tavern at Ghentburg. He never acted rashly, but returned to England and began to put his revenge plan in order. Today, Isabel is standing in front of him, so he will not let go of this opportunity.

"I just heard about it before, but I didn't expect you to be alive. Isabel said.

Spencer suddenly flashed a double-edged axe with a cold glow, and he couldn't help but try to see if it was sharp. "Isabel, this is where you are buried. ”

Isabel watched him swing his axe and instinctively swung her chain blade to launch a counterattack. The two are inseparable from each other, and if they continue to wear down like this, the situation will only become more and more favorable for Spencer.

After a while, Victor's five horsemen arrived, and Isabel saw that the situation was not good, so she turned and fled, and finally fled to the Tower Bridge, and although the five horsemen had been left far behind her, Spencer still followed her. The Household Cavalry and infantry also arrived and blocked both ends of the bridge, and some soldiers who had already been in ambush in the towers suddenly appeared and aimed at Isabel. As the commander gave the order, a dense and chaotic burst of gunfire rang out, accompanied by billowing white smoke from the barrel, and after the gunshot, the scene was instantly quiet. No one would have dodged such a dense fire, let alone survived such a dense fire, and the soldiers thought that the masked ghost had been killed, but Spencer remained calm. Victor and the Five Horsemen also happened to arrive at this time.

When the smoke cleared, the officers and soldiers were stunned by what they saw, and they never dreamed that the masked ghost would stand there unscathed. Many soldiers began to be terrified by this, fearing that the Kamen Ghost was really a demon from hell, and even Victor had to marvel at it.

Enraged, Spencer raised his axe and rushed forward. Victor also sent the Five Knights, hoping to completely eliminate the masked ghost tonight. The dragon's fur show of power boosted Isabel's confidence, and she swung her whip blade at her enemies to return the color. Suddenly, a lot of playing cards flew in the air, and what was even more strange was that these cards all turned into clusters of flames and disappeared during the flight. Then a cavalryman rushed over, Isabel wrapped a chain around his neck and pulled him off the saddle, and this time, even more unbelievable happened, it was not a man who was dragged off his horse, but only a military uniform. Strange, why did the cavalry just now suddenly have only one set of uniforms left? Isabel was puzzled by this, when suddenly, two more cavalrymen rushed from both sides. This time, she could see clearly that it was indeed two people. Then she swung the blade again, and the sharp blade slashed through the throats of the two horsemen. The two cavalrymen were supposed to have their throats burst and spurt blood to death, but the strange scene happened again, and the moment the chain blade slashed through their throats, they also turned into two military uniforms, but the people were gone.

Isabel was completely shocked, she couldn't believe her eyes, and just as she hesitated, Spencer and the Five Knights attacked her at the same time, catching her off guard. After dodging the knights' blades in succession, she was slashed diagonally by Spencer, hitting her face, and her mask was neatly split in half on the spot and flew into the air, and her beautiful face was cut open with a long gap. "Nope. She screamed, covering her face, staggered, and retreated to the guardrail, blood pouring from between her fingers and dripping to the ground.

"See? She's not invulnerable. Spencer shouted.

"Catch it alive. Victor commanded his knights.

If Isabel continues to fight, she will surely die here. Suddenly, a dark shadow fell from the sky, then hugged her, turned and jumped into the misty river.

Victor and Spencer immediately went to the guardrail and looked out into the river, where there was nothing but two small boats full of soldiers. Spencer picked up the bloodstained halves of the mask, smug in his heart.

Unexpectedly, she also arranged for rescuers. Victor said.

Spencer licked the blood from the mask with his long tongue and said, "I know who saved her." ”

"Count Farus, you are ruthless, I just want to capture her alive. ”

"Sir Frankenstein, you are a pity. ”

"Your axe will only bring her more ferocious revenge. ”

"Why don't you go into the water and chase after you?"

"You drove her away, and now you let my people chase her, you really shirk your responsibility. ”

"What do you mean?"

"I wanted to capture her alive and try to make her one of our people. ”

"Our country is full of talent, do we still need her? Today I snatched her mask and in a few days I will hang her head on the bow of the boat and feed it to the seagulls. ”

"I look forward to your good news. ”

At this moment, a civilian cavalryman jumped out of the saddle, held a whole deck of playing cards in his hand, shuffled the cards and said, "How is it, two?

"You're going to freak her out, and she'll be mad if you do the same thing to her next time. ”

"Next time I can change to a different one. ”

"You Prussians are so daring to innovate that magic can be used in warfare. ”

"It's all a small trick, I'll make it big for you another day. ”

"Thank you. ”

That night, the Royal Guard sealed off the whole of London and the mouth of the River Thames, and also sent the Royal Guard Battalion and the Military Dog Team to conduct a thorough search for the masked ghost until 10 o'clock at dawn.

London was temporarily free of the ghostly threat of masquerade, but the Detectives and Medics were not idle, and the Household Cavalry and the Canines could still be seen patrolling the streets.

For Isabel, who has just learned a lesson, once exposed, it is equivalent to a sheep's mouth, and she is still in a coma, completely unaware of where she is. Spencer's axe and the blade of the Five Knights kept flashing in her mind, making her unable to fall asleep or wake up. Every once in a while, the moment Spencer slashed at her with an axe flashed through her mind, and each time it made her feel like she had fallen into a bottomless abyss. In addition, the figure of the Five Knights often appears in her heart. The most serious thing is that her mind often conjures up some military uniforms in the shape of humans riding on horses, and there was no one in the uniform, but they could ride horses as nimble as a human. Her mind had been occupied by these terrible things, she knew it was fake, and forced herself to come out of the illusion, but she couldn't wake up. Suddenly, she felt liquid dripping on her face, and when she touched it with her hand, it was all blood. To her, blood is life. So she turned her back to the murky sky and opened her mouth wide to let the blood drip into her mouth.

Just as she was enjoying this source of life, she suddenly felt that the blood in her body was speeding up, and her heart was gradually rejuvenated. Everything around her began to clear up, and Spencer and the Five Knights gradually moved away from her. Soon, everything is gone, leaving only a dark hollow.

With a violent cough in her throat, she finally opened her eyes and instinctively sat up straight, her first instinct was to touch the deep, long wound on her face, and when she felt that the wound had fully healed, she was relieved. At the same time, she found herself in a corner of the sewer with several candles lit next to it. She stood up, went to the stinking, rat-infested gutter, and peered the dark tunnels at either end, but found no one.

She returned to her original position, trying to remember the moment she was dragged and jumped into the river, and she never knew who the person who saved her was. She wondered, could it be the member of the Ninth Defense known as the "Evil Rat"? Just as she was thinking about it, a figure flashed out of the dark tunnel. "Who?" she asked alarmedly. No one answered, but the figure gradually walked towards her, and she immediately became vigilant, "Stop." When the uninvited guest approached, she saw the face of the visitor, and it turned out to be Hales. Her eyes suddenly moistened, and she finally saw her own person, so she jumped up excitedly on the spot, hugged Hales tightly, and blamed herself: "I'm sorry, I bothered you!"

Hales didn't blame her, but said in a comforting tone: "Okay, it's okay, I'll be relieved to be able to get you out." ”

She wiped her tears, "I should have listened to you at the beginning, but I didn't kill the dukes and generals of England in vain. ”

"I know, but they also have Sir Frankenstein and Spencer, who are far more powerful than the Duke of Wellington and Admiral Gambil. ”

"What's even more unbelievable is that Spencer is still alive. ”

"I remember that Casto, who killed Vanessa and Drake, also joined the Royal Navy, and once he joined forces with Spencer, the threat to us was undoubtedly enormous. ”

"What now? We have to leave England right away. ”

"The whole city was locked down and there was no way to get out for a while. ”

"How did you find me?"

"I've been looking for and protecting you for so many days, and if something happens to you, I can't tell your father. I always thought you were a cautious girl, but I didn't expect you to be so reckless. I hope you can take last night's events as a lesson. ”

"Is this the second night?"

"Yes, Spencer has left a long scar on your face, and I have no choice but to heal you with my own blood. ”

"Your blood?"

"Yes. None of this would have happened if it hadn't been for your own stubbornness. Last night, fortunately, Spencer used an iron axe, and if he had used a silver axe, you would have ...... Let's not talk about that, let's find a way to return to China first. ”

"You're right, I'm speechless, blame me for not listening to you in the first place. ”

"When I return home, I will no longer be your mentor, because you are deeply trusted by King Frederick, and you have already served the royal family, and you no longer rely on anyone. ”

"No, Mr. Graeme, I did not do it right, and I did it to you. ”

Hales was fed up with her unruly disposition, but had to protect her, for Isabel always reminded him of his daughter, so he pretended to be bored and went to the gutter and said, "Miss Siegfried, you have not bothered me, I am not fit to be your mentor, but more suitable to be your bodyguard, and it is my duty to 'protect you,' and if I do not help you get out of London safely, I am not even qualified to be a guard." Now it seems that I can only be your bodyguard. When I get to Denmark, I will write you a letter of resignation and go to your father in the Alps and leave him at his disposal. ”

"Mr. Graeme, I beg you! I swear that I will consult you in advance about anything in the future, and I will never trouble you again, can I admit my mistake?"

"You are confident, you are strong, you have your ideas, and I am sure that the king will reuse you. I have decided that after I have delivered you safely to Copenhagen, I will go to your father, and you will continue to serve the king. ”

"Are you really leaving, don't I even have a chance to correct my mistakes?"

"You always take other people's words as a deaf ear, and you only realize that you are wrong every time you make a mistake. ”

"Mr. Graeme, I have never begged anyone in my life except myself, and today I beg you once, beg you to stay. ”

Hales sighed helplessly, "Okay then, I'll trust you one more time." ”

"So, you agreed?"

"Yes. ”

"Great. ”

"There's one thing I want to warn you about. If you have just realized that you were wrong, then you should try to 'correct your mistake' instead of 'admitting it'. ”

"Why?"

"If you 'correct your mistakes', you will not only be able to correct your own face, but also convince others. But if you 'admit your mistakes', instead of convincing others, they will be regarded as a scar on your soul, and when you make the same mistake again, others will use your scar to stimulate your soul. Got it?"

Isabel nodded thoughtfully, "Understood." ”

"Now, listen to me, I'm going out to find out about the British, and find out the escape route, and you're going to wait here for me to come back, remember?"

"Remembered".

"If you're hungry, there's rats in the gutter. ”

"Go and come back. ”