In a dilapidated courtyard in the western part of the abandoned town of Boulder.

Mina leaned against the corner, pale and confused, a hideous wound running through her chest, red blood staining her entire outfit.

Two beautiful little daughters gathered around her, holding their mother's hand with tears in their eyes.

Lame old Frank took a tile through the rain-soaked skylight and took a little rain and brought it to his wife's mouth:

Mina...... Don't sleep, drink a little water. ”

He was not much better than his wife, and a horrific sword wound almost cut off his right arm, and only a simple bandage was done.

It was left by him while he was blocking the sword for his wife and young daughter.

In fact, if it weren't for the eldest daughter, Shirley, who had returned in time to angrily kill the Inquisitor who broke into the store, he, his wife, and even the two younger daughters would probably have died under the Inquisitor's knife.

"Father, mother...... How's it going. ”

Shirley, holding the long sword, walked into the dilapidated house and came to her parents' side, her cold voice trembling slightly.

Looking at the eldest daughter's blood-stained maid dress, old Frank let out a long sigh.

He was about to answer, but Mina suddenly struggled to hold his hand, and said intermittently:

"Don't ...... Frank Leave me alone. ”

"Quick...... Take Sally and Mary with you and get out of town ......"

"The Rose Society...... Judged, don't go to Shirley...... Don't go to Master Charlotte......"

"That would cause them trouble......"

Mina's consciousness was already a little blurred.

She spoke in fits and starts, her memory still lingering on the moment the Inquisitor broke into the store.

Frank touched his wife's forehead, and the severe injury combined with the rain had caused her to have a high fever.

However, when it came time to flee for their lives, they did not even dare to light torches.

He knew his wife wouldn't last long.

I also know that I can't go too far in my current state.

Taking a deep breath, he glanced at Shirley who entered the door, gritted his teeth and said:

"Shirley, take Sally and Mary with you, and go to 17 Old Street, where the family has a shop in the outer city."

"Although the gates are closed, and you can't get out of the city or enter the inner city, it's likely that there is a way to contact Castel Manor."

"I'm afraid Mina and I won't be able to hold on, you take the two of them and go there...... Seek the protection of your family! ”

"It's so strange that the Inquisitors who attacked the shop were so much earlier than the Judge Knights, and they didn't wear chains, which shows that they weren't really Inquisitors!"

"This divine ruling against the Rosary ...... Someone is fishing in troubled waters! ”

However, after listening to her father's words, the girl did not move.

"Shirley!"

Frank repeated with some annoyance.

Shirley didn't answer, but silently rolled up her sleeves.

On her wrist, an eagle-shaped bracelet hangs.

Frank was slightly stunned.

He recognized it, it was the magic bracelet of the Castel family, and the symbol of Castel's core minions.

There is only one function, which is used for positioning within a certain distance.

In the past, almost everyone had a core following of the Castel family.

When they were members of the Mage and Maid Groups, Old Frank and Lady Mina also had them, but they were withdrawn when they were kicked out of the family.

It's clear that Castel values Shirley and has already tacitly assumed that they are the core followers of the future.

However, several hours have passed since the earliest attack, and the true divine judgment has been dispatched for half a day.

Even they fled for a long time under the siege and interception of the real inquisition troops, and even fought more than once.

But by now, there had been no news from the Castelles, which could not help but make old Frank a little silent.

The movement in the outer city was so loud that it was impossible for the Castel family not to know that something was going to happen to Rose.

"Father, we have been abandoned once again."

Shirley said softly.

"No, it can't be, the family must be entangled in something, maybe they are negotiating with the church now!"

"Take Sally and Lisa with you!"

Frank shook his head stubbornly, as if convincing himself.

Shirley wanted to say something, but suddenly raised her sword and looked out the window at the courtyard.

With a loud bang, the gate of the courtyard was smashed open from the outside.

The sound of messy footsteps came, and faintly, a flattering voice could be heard:

"Each ...... Ladies and gentlemen......"

"Those people just entered this courtyard, they are all injured, and their expressions are in a hurry, they must be the evil people of the Rose Society!"

"Hmm...... Yes, I can already smell the rosaceous stench on them, you're good!"

A hoarse voice came.

"That'...... My lord...... Can you let me go? ”

The flattering voice said cautiously.

"Absolutely."

After the hoarse voice finished speaking, there was a popping sound of a long sword entering the flesh outside.

With a scream, the flattering voice disappeared completely.

Dazzling lightning illuminates everything in the yard.

Entering the courtyard were seven or eight figures dressed in gray robes with chains on their hands and feet.

They are local trial troops!

The lightning illuminated the courtyard, and it also illuminated the house, illuminating the figures of Shirley and the others.

Through the tattered window, several cruel eyes looked over, one of them narrowing slightly:

"I know them, old Frank and Mina, they've been members of the Rosary since I joined the Inquisition."

"That chick is supposed to be his daughter, and if memory serves, she's a transcendent."

The lead inquisitor sneered:

"The Knights of Judgment have said that all members of the Rose Society, and those who resist, will be put to death."

"Looking at them like this, I'm afraid they didn't resist less, right?"

After speaking, his expression turned cold, bloodthirsty excitement flashed in his eyes, and he said viciously:

"Kill them!"

With that, they drew their weapons and rushed to the hut.

Shirley also clenched the silver sword.

She stood at the door of the hut, her cold eyes seemed to be determined, like a knight who guarded her family.

The battle soon broke out between the maiden and the Inquisitor.

……

Shirley didn't know how many times she had repelled these attacking Inquisitors.

I don't know how many times these people rushed up in a swarm.

Although they are both transcendental, the Divine Lock will eventually limit the strength of the transcendent, and these people are no match for her.

However, even so, with their rich combat experience, these people can consume her little by little.

A sharp pain came from her lower left abdomen, and another tricky sword from the Inquisitor left a sword wound on her.

Her maid's dress was tattered, and the blood had completely stained her clothes red.

Shirley felt her strength getting weaker and weaker.

However, the inquisitors besieging her remained unhurried, even as the scales of victory tipped in their favor......

They're teasing me, they're enjoying watching me weaken a little bit, they're waiting for me to fall on my own.

Looking at the playful and excited gaze, Shirley quickly understood what the enemy meant.

"Shirley! Come on! Leave us alone! ”

Behind him, his father's anxious voice came.

Shirley didn't move.

Her father and mother were behind her, and her sisters were behind her, and she couldn't abandon them.

Even if the end of this battle is death, she will die with her family.

The rain poured down, and the dense rain dripped down the girl's cheeks.

The sneer of the enemy, the sore spot of the wound, the icy raindrops...... It made Shirley feel like she was back in time for that night ten years ago.

On that rainy night, the parents, who had given all their strength to Castel, were driven out of the manor after losing their strength.

With a high fever, her whole body ached, but she could only follow her parents in the heavy rain, avoiding the enemies who did not dare to attack Castel, but dared to attack them, the servants who had been loyal to Castel.

The fond memories of his childhood at the manor were like a dream, and when he lost his usefulness, when Castel needed an object of anger, his parents, who had no power, became victims.

Castel abandoned them.

The family that had called them part of the family had abandoned them.

Ten years later, the Castels found them again because Castel was also in crisis and needed new blood.

How ironic.

Abandon them when you don't need them, and remember them when you need them.

And now, when the crisis came again, Castel had abandoned them again.

Shirley didn't know what she was feeling right now.

Maybe the time she got along a few days ago, the eldest lady's warm smile and intimate cunning after the prank also touched her heart faintly, and a flash of hope inexplicably appeared at a moment.

Of course, it's just a fleeting moment.

Castel is still the same Castel after all.

When the iron fist of the church fell, they finally abandoned their own people.

Shirley hates supernatural powers.

I hate supernatural powers very much.

If his parents didn't have extraordinary strength at the beginning, they might be able to be an ordinary person in peace, and they wouldn't be absorbed by Castel as a core member, and finally fall into the current situation.

If she didn't have supernatural powers, maybe her parents wouldn't have pinned their hopes on her to return to Castel, but would have left Boulder with her to live her own life.

However, at this moment, Sydney is eager for supernatural power.

If she could be stronger, maybe she would be able to defeat these enemies now, and she could leave with her parents and sisters...... Never to come back.

Pity...... There are no ifs.

The girl's strength gradually weakened, almost on the verge of limit.

Finally, she exhausted the last of her strength, and the long sword in her hand was directly picked up by the attacking Inquisitor.

The Inquisitor kicked over and kicked Shirley in the lower abdomen, and she couldn't help but squirt a mouthful of blood and fell directly to the ground, never able to get up again.

"Shirley!"

Behind him, his father's anxious exclamation was heard.

Shirley saw her father drag his badly injured body and struggle to run over and protect her.

Just like when I was a kid......

"It's really touching father-daughter ......"

The Inquisitor walked over with a sinister grin.

Their expressions were hideous, no different from those before they became judges, and some of them only had the iron shackles of the sacred royal court on their hands and feet.

But it is clear that the iron shackles are not going to save the girl and her family.

They are a pack of mad dogs raised by the church.

Now, they are being released.

The Inquisitor raised his sword aloft and looked at Sydney and Old Frank with a cold gaze.

And in the house, with the inquisitors rushing in, the sisters' cries grew louder and louder.

Looking at the cold long sword, Sydney closed her eyes slightly, and a trace of despair welled up in her heart.

It's over.

It's over.

However, just as the sword was about to pierce old Frank's chest, with the sound of breaking through the air, a crossbow arrow flew out, shooting directly into the head of the inquisitor.

The crossbow bolt was so powerful that it carried the Inquisitor out of the air, staggered a few steps, and then fell to the ground, never to be heard again.

In the midst of the rainstorm, the dilapidated hut suddenly ushered in a burst of silence.

And followed by a young and cold female voice:

"You guys, try to touch my people again."

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