The eastern sky had turned white, and the dawn of dawn had begun to shine on the manor in the fields, and the convicts had returned from a night of nervousness, but instead of feeling very tired, they were excited about the battle of the previous night.

"Well done, guys!" In the large living room of the manor, Rogge paced in the center of the living room with a smile, looked around at the convicts who were sitting or standing in the hall, and encouraged loudly: "Last night's operation was very successful, there were no casualties, everything was carried out according to plan, everyone worked hard. ”

The convicts in the hall all smiled when they heard this, and Grant leaned on the couch and raised his hand and shouted, "Last night's action was too exciting, this is the life I want, when are we going to do it again?"

His words resonated with the convicts, and everyone was in high spirits and asked for a second operation as soon as possible, but Rogge behaved very coldly, he smiled and shook his head: "Take it easy, guys, this is just a first try, there will be many opportunities in the future, but don't be proud of it." ”

He walked around the coffee table to the back of the sofa, pressed the back of the sofa with both hands and said to everyone: "The success of this operation is not only due to our merits, but also to the fact that the army is cannon fodder in front, if it were not for their main force to attract vampires, you would not have been able to succeed so easily." ”

He swept his gaze over the smiling faces of the convicts, and said in a solemn tone, "Do not forget that you are dealing with Prince Gurman's attendants and servants, not his bodyguard, not Elizabeth and Prince herself. ”

Everyone present couldn't help but calm down, their expressions became a little solemn, and Rogge smiled when he saw this: "No matter what, this is a victory, and winning the first battle is a great thing for us, let's go and rest and prepare for the next operation." ”

The convicts got up one after another, said goodbye to Rogge, left the living room with a glimmer of hope for the future, and returned to their rooms to rest, except for Catherine, who stayed for a moment and sat down with Rogge in the living room.

"You have a question for me. Rogge asked as he poured a cup of tea for her and for himself.

"I wonder why you rejected Captain Antonio in person, and secretly went behind his back to help rescue the Queen?" asked Catherine, looking at him in confusion.

"Can't you think of such a simple question?" Rogge picked up the black tea to his lips, took a sip and smiled back.

Catherine shook her head honestly, only to see Rogge smile: "It's very simple, as I said to Antonio before, the Queen's life and death are not important to me, and I don't want the prince of Itali to use me and the only group of young people as gunmen, even if I really agree, the Queen will not be grateful to us." ”

Catherine nodded slightly in understanding, but there was still a hint of confusion in her eyes, and Rogge continued: "One of the reasons why I want to help rescue the queen is to verify the strength of the convicts and the extent to which they carry out my plan, and from this point of view, my purpose has been achieved. ”

"Second, I didn't expect that Marquis of Thunder's army would not be able to capture Prince Gurman's fortress, and the reason I gave Tali that map was for her and Antonio to try to infiltrate, but at the same time, I also knew that they lacked experience in infiltration and could encounter danger, and I didn't want to see them have an accident. ”

"Third, if Prince Gurman's kidnapping operation is successful, it will be a great encouragement for him and the vampires, and the royal families and magnates of the three principalities may face such a situation in the future, and I don't want the vampires to feel that they can use the kidnapping of the royal family to gain the upper hand, so I want to thwart them. ”

Speaking of this, Rogge drank all the coffee in the cup, put down the cup and smiled: "Do you have any questions?"

Catherine smiled admiringly and shook her head and said, "No, you think so far, I guess Captain Antonio, they still don't know that someone is secretly helping them!"

"No, I guess they already know. Rogge smiled mysteriously, Catherine looked at him with wide eyes in surprise, Rogge glanced at the empty hall and chuckled, "On the way back, didn't you hear them talking about the 'Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse'?"

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"The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?"

In the royal palace of Itali City, Marquis Martin of Thunder and a group of nobles were listening to Queen Irene, who had returned safely, tell what had happened last night, and they were surprised to hear that four men wearing different colored cloaks had helped Antonio and Tali rescue the queen.

"Master Antonio," Queen Irene asked softly, looking back at Antonio sitting on the right side of the table with her blue eyes, "I remember when you heard this title, you used to mention the term 'Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse', do you know anything about it?"

Hearing the queen's inquiry, Antonio, who had been bowing his head and pondering, raised his head and replied: "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are recorded in the theological texts of the Holy Order, and they are the judges sent to the earth by the king of the gods, and their appearance represents the end of mankind and the end of a world. ”

Hearing Antonio's words, the nobles present looked at each other, and Antonio continued: "The four knights each rode four horses of different colors, white, red, black, and green, and the knights also wore cloaks of the same color as the war horses. ”

"Of the four, the first three wielding bows, broadswords, and scales, and the last using magic, they will bring war, killing, pestilence, and death to the world as a punishment for the sins of mankind, ending an old era, and ushering in a new one. ”

"What kind of new era?" asked the Queen, staring at him with uneasy eyes.

"I don't know, Your Majesty. Antonio shook his head meaningfully.

"Does Captain Antonio mean that the appearance of these people is an ominous omen?" a nobleman looked at Antonio with deep uneasiness, turned his gaze to Martin's face and asked, "Then should we prepare in advance to avoid a sudden disaster?"

"Don't panic, maybe it's not that serious. Martin glanced at him calmly, turned back to the queen, and said, "Your Majesty, what Captain Antonio said is nothing more than a record in the theological texts, and it seems to me that those four men are just disguises for themselves in the name of the Apocalypse. ”

"It's possible what you said, but the four of them are obviously not ordinary people," Queen Erin nodded slightly in agreement, and the worry between her eyebrows seemed to be alleviated a little, but there was still no lack of doubt: "Just because they dared to break into the vampire prince's fortress and simply killed a large group of vampire guards, it already speaks for itself." ”

"I have four people in mind, and they seem to be very similar to you and Captain Antonio's description of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Martin said with a smile and rubbing his hand over the beard on his chin.

Everyone present looked at him with curious eyes, only to hear Martin laugh and say, "Not long ago, the four convicts who robbed the lone wolf in the palace prison and rescued them were wearing white, red, black, and green cloaks, is it just a coincidence?"

"Lone wolf?" Queen Erin's eyes widened in surprise, and the doubts in her beautiful blue eyes deepened, and she asked puzzledly, "Is that the wanted criminal who has been wanted by the Holy Society for ten years?"

"Your Majesty doesn't know," Martin smiled and glanced at the thoughtful Antonio, and said to the queen, "Captain Antonio and the lone wolf are very familiar, they have been fighting side by side in recent months, in order to regain the stolen holy weapon, before the head of Antonio once approached the lone wolf and asked him to help rescue you, but the lone wolf refused. ”

"The Marquis of Thunder is right," Antonio nodded approvingly, and explained in the face of the queen's puzzled gaze, "But this guy often says one thing and does another, he always has his own plans in his heart, but he is unwilling to say it to others, I don't think he saved you to reduce the crime, because the laws and crimes of the empire are not worth mentioning in his eyes." ”

"Sounds like a strange man with a lot of personality," said Queen Irene, looking at Antonio with interest.

The head of the knight smiled and shook his head: "If Your Majesty saw him, you wouldn't think so, although he is very polite on the surface, he often smokes the seven tricks of popularity, and he is a difficult guy." ”

"I'd love to see him and the four 'knights,'" said Queen Irene, looking at Antonio expectantly, "Your Excellency, will you help me invite them here? ”

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this is inappropriate, isn't it?" a nobleman hurriedly dissuaded: "The lone wolf is the chief wanted criminal of the empire and the Holy Order, you openly invited him to the palace, if it is reported to His Majesty the Holy Emperor by the priests of the Holy Order, I am afraid it will cause a bad impact!"

"What are you afraid of," Queen Irene glanced at him unhurriedly, and replied without hesitation: "Since Captain Antonio and the lone wolf have been fighting vampires for the past few months, the lone wolf is now an ally of the Empire, not to mention that he has now become my savior, why not let Captain Antonio invite him over?"

When the nobles saw the queen say this, they all looked at each other and remained silent, although Martin was worried about Rogge's werewolf status, but considering that Antonio and Tali were there, and he should be able to protect the queen's safety, he did not object and supported the queen's proposal.

Seeing this, Antonio agreed, but he said to the queen: "Your Majesty, I am willing to serve, but Rogge is a withdrawn man who does not like to be close to the princes and dignitaries, and he may refuse my invitation, or even deny that he has participated in this matter, so I am not entirely sure whether I can bring him to you." ”

"Why don't I talk about his tone first, and then I can talk about it?" Tali, who was sitting next to Antonio, interjected softly.

Antonio thought about it and thought that it was also a solution, so he agreed to her suggestion, and Tali and the god of lights said goodbye to the queen and went to the manor where Rogge and the others were through the dimensional passage together.

When she arrived at the manor, the morning sun was shining on the green lawn of the front garden, and it was quiet everywhere, except for a flock of birds playing on the lawn, and Tali walked to the three-story building not far away with a sense of joy and relaxation, feeling that she had a little like the place.

She walked briskly to the small building and knocked lightly on the door, but no one inside responded, and Tali looked up at the sky with some strange eyes, it was already sunny, but no one in the room seemed to be up yet.

She raised her hand and was about to knock on the door again, when she heard an exclamation from a room on the second floor, and Tali took a step back in surprise, hearing that it was Catherine's voice.

She was about to break down the door and rush in to take a look, when a window on the second floor suddenly opened, and a person jumped out of the window, just in time to fall into her arms, knocking her to the ground.