North Hong Kong Island Outer District, Repulse Street.

Outside the tall city walls, low, dense buildings are built against the city walls, cobbling together crooked water streets, narrow and agile boats shuttling through the water, and ragged boatmen bracing the poles and shouting and soliciting.

Next to the waterway, in a humble civilian hotel.

In the guest room built by the water, a burst of bright light flashed, and a huge circular circle appeared in the void, and two embarrassed figures, one tall and one short, shook slightly, and fell out of the circle.

They made a hard landing, made close contact with the damp wooden floor, and slammed into the ground, and in an instant the whole room trembled slightly, as if it would collapse at any moment.

It was none other than Agnès, a blood girl, and Lahair, a middle-aged knight.

The two looked rather embarrassed.

Agnès was pale, looking like she had consumed her mana in an overrun, while Lahair was even worse, with a little blood on her body and a large dent in the armor on her chest.

And as soon as she landed, Agnès limped to her feet, and quickly came to Laher's side, and said with an anxious and worried face:

"Laher! How are you? How are your wounds? ”

"Ahem...... Can't die for the time being. ”

Lahair coughed violently a few times, and said weakly.

After saying that, he said apologetically:

"Miss...... We seem to have forgotten our title deeds to the Mercenary Association......"

"When did you still say the title deed! If it's gone, it's gone! Anyway, we are exposed and can't go back, hurry up and stop the bleeding and heal! I'll help you up, and drink your blood quickly! ”

"Damn, I knew there wasn't even anything to stop the bleeding in this cheap hotel!"

Agnès said scolding as she fumbled in the room.

And in the next second, the door of the guest room was pushed open from the outside, startling Agnès.

She vigilantly picked up the weapon on the ground, looked at the crooked wooden door, and saw a chubby-looking woman poking into her head, and roared in a shrill voice:

"What are you doing all the noise?! What should I do if I get a noise with my neighbors?! ”

"And a little lighter! I don't know if it's lighter?! Can you afford to damage the old lady's guest room? ”

However, as soon as the woman finished speaking, she happened to meet the eyes of Agnès, who was in a mess.

Seeing the bloodstained two, she was slightly stunned, and then quickly closed the door.

The sharp voice of scolding gradually faded away outside the door:

"Damn it! Mercenaries are savage! Old man! Next time you dare to accept the mercenary's room fee, the old lady will break your legs! ”

"Double! The room rate must be doubled! ”

"Ahem...... Miss, who is it? ”

Lahair coughed violently and tightened his grip on the hilt of his sword warily.

"Don't worry, it's the hostess of the hostel, and ...... Hold on to the hilt of your sword, your sword is broken. ”

Agnès said.

Lahair fell silent as he looked down at the saber he had just been slashed by the other man's sword when he had just fought the elf.

After a few seconds, he sighed softly, and his voice was complicated:

"I haven't seen him for a few days, he ...... It seems to be getting stronger again. ”

"That's it! It doesn't matter if he's strong or not! Drink the blood first! Let's get out of here as soon as we recover! ”

Agnès said as she brought the blood bag to Laher.

Lahail obediently took the blood bag and drank it, and as the blood entered, his face gradually returned to blood.

And after a while, the chubby innkeeper went and returned.

Looking at the proprietress who was curiously looking at the two of them, Agnès blocked the middle-aged knight who was drinking blood, and said vigilantly:

"We'll pay for the room, now please go out."

The proprietress snorted, threw a bulging bag of things to the ground, and scolded:

"Double! Must be doubled! Don't die in the old lady's hotel, the old lady still has to do business! ”

With that, she left again.

Agnès picked up the package thrown by the other party in confusion, but was quickly stunned.

"Miss...... What is it? ”

Lahair asked weakly.

"Don't move ......"

Agnès stopped his violent movements, then pursed her lips, her voice softening:

"It is a sackcloth for bandaging and herbs to stop bleeding......"

With the sackcloth brought by the proprietress with her, Agnès briefly bandaged Laher's wound.

Although theoretically speaking, as long as they have enough transcendent blood, they can heal any injury, but their inventory is not much, and at this moment, the blood bag has already bottomed out.

Although the deterioration of the injury has stopped, Lahail's condition is still not good, and I am afraid that he will not have the strength to fight again in the short term.

"I'm sorry, miss...... Worries you again. ”

Looking at the girl who was bandaging her wounds with a worried face, Lahair said apologetically.

Agnès shook her head and said:

"No...... It's my fault today, it's all my responsibility, I didn't expect to actually meet her......"

"No, I should have thought of it a long time ago! There will be a banquet the day after tomorrow, and she will definitely come back at this time! ”

"Damn it! How could we be so unlucky! If you go to sell a house, you can meet her! ”

Agnès scolded and greeted the eighteenth generation of Castel's ancestors.

However, it didn't take long for her to hear a loud noise coming from the waterway.

Her heart jumped, and she cautiously came to the window, and looked out, only to see several long boats belonging to the city guard rowing across the water in the distance, carrying heavily armed guards.

Agnès's expression suddenly changed slightly:

"Guards so soon?"

"That's not right! They know we're still in town! ”

"Laher! Fast! We need to get out of here as soon as possible! ”

However, the middle-aged knight did not act.

"Lahair?"

Agnès repeated.

Looking at his injuries, Lahair let out a long sigh:

"Miss, you go first, I'm too seriously injured, and it will drag you down."

"! I'll help you up and walk together! ”

Agnès said.

But the next moment, the door was opened again, and the chubby head of the proprietress poked in again.

Agnès looked at each other warily, and the other looked at her in amazement:

"The city guards are searching for a man and a woman, aren't you?"

Agnès: ......

"You've done something?"

Agnès: ......

Looking at the gossipy proprietress on her face, Agnès became more and more vigilant, but the next moment, she saw the other party take out two tattered cloaks and throw them at them:

"Cover up and run through the back door! There's also a small boat over there that is able to leave North Harbor. ”

Agnès was stunned:

"You...... Helping us? ”

"Why do you want to help us?"

The proprietress snorted:

"Castel doesn't give us people a way to live, they have a big business, no one can afford to mess with them, but...... The guy who goes against them is worthy of admiration! ”

Agnès pursed her lips:

"Thank you...... Thank you ......"

"Alright, alright! Let's go! In a few moments, the pursuers will come! ”

The proprietress waved.

……

The entrance to Repulse Street.

Charlotte stood on the longboat, looking at the dense and messy low buildings in front of her, with an inexplicable expression:

"Is there such a dilapidated place in Beigang, a city on the water that is famous for its wealth?"

Beside her, Sebas looked around and sighed slightly:

"Reshallow Street, the famous slum of North Port, hasn't changed much in the past ten years, no, it seems to have expanded a little."

"Slum ...... All I saw along the way was the riches of Castel, and I thought there was no such place in North Harbor. ”

"Master, it is impossible for a city without slums to exist, there are rich people, and naturally there are poor people, this is quite normal."

"Is this normal......

Charlotte couldn't help but repeat it, obviously not satisfied with the statement.

Soon, several heavily armed guards rowed in a long boat to her, saluted respectfully, and said:

"Lord Earl, we have surrounded Repulse Street, and are now going door-to-door searching for the whereabouts of the prisoners."

Charlotte bowed slightly, but suddenly heard a sharp voice not far away:

"Oops! What are you guards messing around! What should I do if my house is damaged? ”

"There are no suspicious people! As I said, we don't have any suspicious people here! ”

Attracted by the sound, Charlotte cast her gaze, only to see a chubby woman standing in front of the guards in front of a dilapidated inn not far away, huffing and puffing.

Around her, there were also a lot of tenants gathered to watch the excitement, many of them were free mercenaries at the bottom.

Although they were watching the excitement, the eyes that looked at the guards were all wary and hostile.

Charlotte looked around.

With the influx of guards, there were not many residents poking their heads out on both sides of the waterways on Repulse Street to see the bustle.

With her keen sense, Charlotte was well aware of the fear, wariness, and hostility in her gaze.

Just as she had just entered the Castel Territory.

However, unlike back then, she does not reveal the identity of the Castelle family now, and here ...... Nor are they those subordinate noble domains.

The people here were wary of the city guards representing the Castel family just by seeing them.

"They...... Seems to be very unwelcoming to us? ”

Charlotte's gaze slowly swept around, and she asked softly.

"Lord Earl, the slums are full of people! These guys are disobedient, disturb the peace, often harbor prisoners, and never welcome us! ”

One of the guards said.

Hearing his words, the other guards also nodded, obviously agreeing.

Charlotte, however, frowned slightly.

Obviously, she was not happy with such a statement either.

Closing her eyes again and mobilizing the Blood Sacred Codex, Charlotte slowly opened her eyes after perceiving it with the help of the "Call of Blood":

"Found them."

"They're not here anymore, though."

After speaking, her eyes fell on the civilians on Reshallow Street who were arguing with the guards, sighed lightly, and said to Sebas on the side:

"Let's go, let's go and catch it ourselves."

"If this continues, people will really run away after a while."

……

Outside Shallow Water Street.

Agnès put on her cloak and propped up the pole of the boat, and looked at the North Harbor that was gradually moving away behind her, and breathed a long sigh of relief:

"Whew, finally escaped."

"Fortunately, there is a long boat provided by the hostess, or ...... We're really stuck in the North Harbor today. ”

After saying that, she gloated a little again:

"Lahair, it seems that the Castel family is not as popular in the Northland as the legend says! Did you just see that? Knowing that they are chasing us, many people are covering for us! ”

"I'm afraid the rumors are true, the vast majority of the people in Castel's territory are very dissatisfied with the little count who has fallen to the church, and I think it won't be long before she will be driven out of Castel by the people like the previous Tulip Count!"

Agnès laughed, and her heart was much happier.

But in the next second, she heard a familiar voice coming from behind the long boat:

"Oh? Kick out of Castel? ”

The voice was a little immature, a little nice, but it was emotionless.

Agnès stiffened slightly.

She turned her head stiffly, and then her pupils shrank, only to see that at some point, there were two more figures in the stern of the longboat.

A beautiful blonde girl in a black and white dress with an expressionless face.

and the tuxedo elf butler standing beside her, holding an umbrella for her.

Agnès instantly exploded and shouted:

"Laher! Fast! Transfer! ”

With that, she threw the pole in her hand at the two men at the stern of the boat, and then took out a scroll from her bosom and was about to tear it apart.

However, before she could act, Sebas's figure flashed in front of her, snatching the scroll from her hand.

Looking at the intricate scroll, Sebas raised his eyebrows:

"Teleportation reels? Miss Agnès, using this when your magic is running out is quite dangerous, and if you are not careful, you may get lost in another dimension. ”

"Miss!"

Lahair exclaimed.

He gritted his teeth, picked up the broken sword in his hand, and rushed towards Sebas with a roar, his whole body was surging, and he seemed to want to fight hard, but he was quickly cut down by Sebas's hand knife.

He was already seriously injured, and he was no match for Sebas at all, and he was easily controlled by Sebas.

"Lahair!"

Seeing the middle-aged knight who had been caught, Agnès shouted eagerly.

But the next moment, she was locked to death by the forbidden demon chain summoned by Sebas with a snap of her fingers, and she was tied up with the middle-aged knight, and even her mouth was gagged.

"Master, they've been caught."

Sebas dragged the struggling girl to Charlotte and said respectfully.

"Well, take them back to the Earl's Court, and I'll interrogate them myself."

Charlotte glanced at the Blood Maiden who was glaring at her and nodded slightly.

Although she managed to capture these two Bloods, Charlotte was not in a good mood.

Thinking back to the hostility she had just felt from the residents on Repulse Street, Charlotte suddenly felt that the flowery North Harbor did not seem to be as glamorous as she seemed on the surface.

Watching the leopard in the tube, because of the small and the big, the various situations seen in the episode of the arrest of the two made her vaguely feel a trace of the undercurrent surging under the calm waves.

"Let's go, let's go back."

Turning her head and taking a deep look at the shallow water street behind her, Charlotte said.

(End of chapter)