The attic of the Earl's Mansion was not luxurious, and like the attic of an ordinary house, it was empty, covered with dust and cobwebs.

There was no fireplace, and the Earl of Langford, who was only in his dressing gown, shivered slightly, but fortunately he remembered to bring the candlestick so that he would not fall into the darkness.

In the dim candlelight, he racked his brains, but he couldn't figure out how he was in the middle of his power, but he was subjected to a large-scale armed raid in the middle of the night.

Who is so daring? Dare to attack the local counts and the countesses, who are princesses?

His mind flashed over a few faces, old business competitors.

(No, it's not them, they don't dare to do that, then...... Who could it be? ）

He patted his forehead and cursed to himself: (Hey!) You unruly old fellow, think of a way! ）

The Earl of Langford still had a determined expression on the surface, which was for his wife, but in fact, he was cold and frightened now.

He had never been a coward, and in his youth he had never shown weakness in the streets alone against a few vicious gangsters, and his old rivals were rival chamber leaders, mercenary chiefs, or pirate captains, and he was now so powerful that these enemies no longer dared to trouble him.

How powerful was the person behind this attack? The more you can't guess, the more frightened you become, but as the head of the family, and with a pregnant lady next to him, how can she be so cowardly and afraid?

He gritted his teeth, endured the cold, and put on a calm appearance, never to be perceived by his wife's fear, and his pride as a man did not allow such a thing to happen.

He looked at his beloved wife, who was also thinly dressed, and asked with concern:

"Honey, are you alright?

He saw his noble wife bending down and reaching out to grasp the top of the ladder, trying to pull the heavy wooden ladder up the attic.

He immediately went to stop him: "Oh! Don't do it, it's not good for your child to move too much! Let me do it! ”



The Earl of Langford laboriously dragged the heavy wooden ladder up the attic and covered the heavy floor covering, and he was panting from exhaustion, and his wife threw him a charming smile and wiped the sweat from his forehead with her sleeve.

"Thank you, husband." She kissed her husband on the cheek.

Earl Langford suddenly felt a warmth welling up in his heart, and the fear gradually dissipated, and his heart was much calmer.

"Now they can't come up, we're safe."

"Yes, it's safe, but only temporarily. The target of this group is the two of us, and they probably won't stop without seeing our bodies, I'm pretty sure of that. ”

"Do you know who sent these people? Why kill us? ”

Faced with her husband's question, Princess Sarantos' expression was gloomy, she lowered her head, and said softly:

"No, I don't know. Now I am worried about my father and my two elder brothers, since they dare to assassinate the Earl and the Princess, and of course the other princes, these people may be assassins of enemy countries, or worse...... Maybe there has been a coup d'état in the country, I'm not sure. ”

The sound of fierce fighting downstairs gradually subsided, and the sound of heavy footsteps was getting closer.

The Countess whispered, "Shhh Quiet, they attacked. You stay on the sidelines and don't move, I'll guard the entrance to the attic. ”

Someone downstairs was shouting, "Sir! The target is not on the fifth floor! The bedroom is empty! ”

"What? No way? You don't see anyone else except the guards? ”

"Report sir! We've cleared all the guards here, and we've killed an old man with a group of maids trying to escape through the back door! ”

Hearing this, Earl Langford's heart sank, and he turned his head to look at his wife, the noble princess looked extremely annoyed, her lips were tight, her hand holding the saber trembled slightly, and her round eyes burned with a cold flame of revenge.

The people downstairs continued to shout, "Well done!

The employer asked us not to let any of them go! 让下边的人守住楼梯和窗口，楼上的人给我搜！ Search one by one!

Each team got a long-handled axe and smashed all the suspicious cabinets for me! I don't believe they can grow wings and fly away! Hurry up! Be sure to complete the mission before the army arrives! ”

"Yes!" Then there was the sound of heavy footsteps, the sound of furniture being smashed, and finally, the entrance to the attic was discovered.

"Sir, I've searched everything except the attic, but there's no ladder nearby."

"Stupid! Give me a ladder to go up! Whoever can cut off the countess's head will be rewarded with a chest of gold shields! Give me all the guts! ”

Princess Salantos said to herself: (It turned out that their target was me), she clenched her saber and crouched quietly on the side of the entrance to the attic like a cheetah ready to attack.

The first to burst in was a strong man with a black beard, who slashed through the planks with all his might, and with a sharp axe in his hand, leaned out half of his body, and looked directly at the Earl of Langford beside the candelabra.

As the strong man tried to stand up and climb up, the cold steel pierced his chest from behind, and he snorted, and his heavy body immediately lost his strength and fell.

Someone cursed:

"! The goal is on it! Red was stabbed to death! Be careful, they have blades! Feed! Those who are idle over there, don't be stunned, hand me the few remaining grenades! ”

As soon as he finished speaking, several heavy grenades were thrown up, and sparks erupted from the fuses lit on them.

The Count warned in fear: "Get out of the way, ma'am! He wanted to cover his wife with his body, but it was completely too late.

The Countess smiled contemptuously, unmoved by the danger at hand, flipped her wrist and swung her saber as if she were playing polo, swinging the fuse-flapping grenades one by one with astonishing speed and reflexes.

After a few loud bangs, smoke billowed downstairs and the screams of the wounded.

"Damn, this savage little, count yourself ruthless!

Don't think I'm out of luck with you, listen to my orders! Whoever has the axe, split the ceiling of each room for me, and I want you to attack up the ladder at the same time!

Come and get a few nimble little men, climb to the top of the building with their hooks, and attack through the attic window! I have to cut off the princess's beautiful head tonight! ”

Soon, the sound of chopping could be heard all over the floor of the attic, and although the planks were thick enough to resist the projectiles of the smoothbore gun, they could not stop the sharp axe, and the sound of melon hooks hitting the eaves could be heard from the top of the attic.

The Countess found a pitchfork from the haystack in the attic and handed it to her husband.

"Husband, I can't take care of it now, you have to help, give you this, you are responsible for guarding the two small windows over there."

Earl Langford flicked his pitchfork: "Leave it to me!" Hold on, someone will come to our rescue. ”

In the midst of the danger, the counts and their sons smiled at each other.

Several floors were cut open at the same time, and the people below switched to hammering with the back of their axes to widen the exit, and a fierce man had just shown his head when his neck was cut off by Princess Salentos's saber in an instant.

There was also a figure at the window, and the Earl of Langford didn't wait for anyone to smash the glass, he clenched the pitchfork with both hands, and stabbed it directly at the shaking figure, the glass shattered, and the fork stabbed into the belly, and with a scream, the person outside fell, presumably unable to live. The princess turned to her husband and smiled approvingly.

Several holes in the floor were drilled out at the same time, and for the first time, Princess Salantos Midknight showed her true skills that had only been used on the battlefield, and she slew the invading enemies one by one with unbridled speed, and in an instant, blood was pouring all over the ground, and in spite of the loss, there was still a steady stream of thugs trying to climb up.

The Earl of Langford stabbed down another thug who tried to get through the window, and looked back at the bloody scene in the attic, and his heart was awe-inspiring:

(Oh my!) Who are these people? Even a soldier can't be so fierce and not afraid of death! What is the reason for the plotters? Want my wife's life so much? The reality was not to be overthought about it, and another rope attached to the hook was thrown up and climbed up the eaves.

There are more and more holes in the floor, and the invaders begin to storm wildly, regardless of losses, and the skilled princess of Salantos is exhausted.

A thug climbed the edge of the wooden strip of the floor and leaned out half of his body, the shards of wood cutting his arm, and he fought through the pain and pulled a flintlock pistol and pulled the trigger on the princess's back.

The Earl of Langford had just turned around and happened to see his wife in distress: "There is a gun!" Be careful! By the time he called out, it was too late.

The projectile hit the position of Princess Salentos's shoulder blades, and her nightgown was soaked with blue blood gushing out, and she endured the pain and did not collapse, her left shoulder was in sharp pain, and her left arm was paralyzed.

(Fortunately not with the right hand of the knife), she comforted herself.

She only faltered for a moment due to the excruciating pain, but soon moved again, slashing at a brass helmet that had been drilled out of her side, the sharp blade splitting the helmet with the skull inside, and the warm liquid splattered on her, slimy, adding another bloody touch to the tattered nightgown.

At this time, the Duke of Langford was pleasantly surprised to find a figure holding a torch on the hillside far away outside the window, and he shouted excitedly:

"Madame! Hold on! Help is coming! ”