"etc!"
Nock caught up with Anna Holmes who had run away at the gate of the abbey.
"Your cloak, ma'am."
Nok looked at Anna who was blocked by the door and handed over the cloak in his hand.
In my heart, I secretly praised my habit of closing the door at any time when I came in and out.
If Anna hadn't been able to open the iron door, she might have run away when Nok chased her out.
Anna didn't dare to look at Nok, so she turned sideways to take the cloak and whispered: "Thank you."
Nok looked at the empty street outside the door and frowned.
He came close to Anna and whispered to Anna who was putting on a cloak: "Madam, it's late at night. It's not safe for you to go back alone. Why don't you wait for me and I'll change my clothes and take you back."
Changing clothes is fake, but carrying weapons is real.
It was approaching midnight, and even Nok dared not walk on the street bare-handed.
How could he trust Anna walking alone on the street as a woman?
"No... no need. My carriage is waiting at the corner of the street. I just don't want people at home to know that I'm looking for you, so I got off the car at the corner of the street."
Anna's attitude was "I don't want you to give it away", and Nok couldn't force it.
He opened the iron door, sent Anna out, and followed him out.
"Let's do this. I'll accompany you to the street corner. I'll come back when I see you get on the carriage. How about that?"
Anna looked at the dark tree-lined streets, shrank her neck in fear, and nodded.
"Then let's go."
Seeing that Anna agreed, Nok took the lead and opened the way for Anna.
However, Nok regretted not coming out with a lantern.
The Abbey family is now the only resident in the Boulevard, and the others have long since moved under pressure.
Therefore, this street looks very deserted at night, not as lively as the street next door.
Ana followed silently, lowering her head, looking gloomy.
As he walked, Nok couldn't stand the dull atmosphere, so he said, "This street is too desolate. The road is so dark. Are you afraid?"
Anna behind her whispered: "No...no way."
Nok chuckled and said softly: "It's okay to be afraid, I have a way."
"Almighty Lord, please use your light to break the darkness for your believers and guide the way forward."
"Illumination!"
A ball of light slowly rose from the palm of Nok's hand, illuminating the surrounding environment and making the surrounding area brighter.
Anna, who was following Nok, paused, pursed her red lips, and said timidly: "Actually, you don't have to waste your energy on doing this kind of thing. It's just a short distance, we can get there if we walk quickly."
Hearing this, Nok looked back at Anna, who had her face hidden under her hood, and smiled: "It's okay, madam. It's my honor to serve you. There's nothing to waste. Even if the Holy Lord knows , will also approve of my doing so."
Seeing Nok showing off in front of her, Anna felt a bit dumbfounded.
If the Holy Lord knew that one of his followers was using the power he had given to please a woman, he would just want to wake up and send down divine punishment to kill this shameless guy!
In this way, under the illumination technique, the two of them saw the street intersection not far away while dillydallying.
The whole process took about ten minutes.
It was obviously only a two- to three-minute journey, but Nok kept dragging him for ten minutes.
"Okay, Father Nock, go back. My carriage is over there. It won't be good if someone sees it."
Seeing the intersection, Anna pointed to the carriage in the shadow on one side of the street intersection and said.
Knock looked at the car lights hanging at the street entrance (the oil lamps hung outside the carriages were used by the coachmen to illuminate the road) and stopped.
"Well, then I won't send you off. You can go there by yourself. Don't worry, I will do what I promised you tomorrow. I will find a way to get your nephew to give up investigating the disappearance of Mr. Holmes."
After receiving Nok's assurance, Anna finally felt a little better.
"Well, thank you. I'll leave first, and you should go back early. Good night."
"Good night."
After saying goodbye, Anna Holmes hurried to the carriage, opened the door and got in.
Soon, the carriage started slowly and ran towards the east of the city.
That's the direction of Holmes Manor.
The east of the city is the wealthy area, and the north of the city is the aristocratic area.
They are all the most prosperous and largest areas in the British city.
The east gate in the east of the city has the main road leading to the port.
The north of the city is the place closest to the palace.
Behind the noble area is the palace of the Lionheart Kingdom.
Watching Anna's carriage go away, Nok dispelled the illumination spell, turned around and disappeared into the darkness, heading towards the monastery.
He didn't activate his home's defenses when he went out just now. It would be troublesome if some blind thing sneaked in.
He was so obsessed that he didn't activate the defense at home when he went out.
When Nok rushed back, everything was fine at home.
In fact, Nok's concern leads to chaos. Nowadays, even thieves are not willing to patronize the monastery, let alone other strange things.
Nok locked the door, extinguished the lights in the reception room, and returned to the bedroom in the backyard.
Throwing the blood-stained handkerchief on the table, Nok was about to blow out the light and go to sleep.
"Roar!"
An angry roar reached Nok's ears.
Nok, who was originally lazy, suddenly became energetic.
"It's him!"
Although the sound is very weak, it seems a bit far away from here.
But Knock still recognized the wistful voice.
"[Ripper], you finally showed up!"
Nok excitedly opened the drawer, took out the weapons and equipment inside and put them around his waist. Then he opened the closet, grabbed a coat and a newly bought cloak, put them on quickly, and climbed directly through the window to the roof.
After carefully identifying the direction from which the sound came, Nok jumped high from the roof and jumped into the air.
"Elves in the night sky, please listen to the whisper in the wind, lend me your power and turn it into my wings."
"Feather Falling Technique!"
"call out!"
Nok's body glowed with a faint green light, turned into a black shadow, and disappeared into the air.
The Great Garden of St. James, the private domain of St. James the Archduke.
It is said to be a large garden, but it is actually a place composed of a large lake and two small islands.
It is the place where the Archduke of St. James raises animals for hunting. Generally, except for the servants of the Archduke's family, only guests who are invited to participate in the Archduke's hunting activities can enter here.
But tonight, the person who broke in here was definitely not a guest.
An out-of-control carriage was running wildly on the small bridge over the lake.
But the coachman on the carriage had long since disappeared.
In the carriage was an ugly-looking Anna Holmes.
"Roar!"
With a roar, an ugly monster chased crazily behind the carriage and kept approaching the carriage.
Anna was nervous and regretful.
It was all because of Knock's procrastination that she chose to walk through the large garden in order to hurry up and get back to Holmes Manor before midnight.
But she never expected that her carriage would be attacked just after it left the boulevard and turned into the Champs Elysées.
The coachman was thrown off the carriage in a panic, and he didn't know whether he was alive or dead.
Frightened, the horse changed direction and broke into the back garden of Archduke St. James.
The place is extremely empty and uninhabited.
Except for the servants who guard the door every day, there are no outsiders at all.
Even if Anna wanted to ask for help, there was nothing she could do.
If she were on the streets in the city, she might be able to call for help to attract the patrolling policemen, or professionals who like to wander at night.
But now, she could either sit back and wait for the carriage to overturn or for the monster to catch up.
Or, find a way to stop the carriage and fight the monster alone.
"Hoo! Stop - stop!"
The monster's angry roar came, and it had already rushed not far behind the carriage.
What's more, this monster can actually talk!
However, Anna didn't seem surprised that the monster could speak human words.
"Uh-huh!"
Anna opened the window of the carriage and looked behind the car.
A few meters behind the carriage, the monster was seen running fast "dong dong dong". Judging from its speed, it would soon catch up with Anna's carriage.
"Hooo!"
Because seeing Anna's face, the monster was so excited that he sprinted a certain distance faster and then jumped.
"Boom!"
The monster actually jumped on the roof of the car!
"caught you--!"
The monster seemed to be very excited. He grabbed the roof of the car with his claws, stuck his head into the car window, and looked inside.
"Go to hell!"
"boom!"
A black object hit the monster's head, causing the monster to be briefly dizzy.
The monster's limbs went limp and he lay dizzy on the roof of the car.
Because of the bumps in the carriage, the dizzy monster slowly slid out of the carriage.
Just when Anna in the car was about to take the next step, Nok's voice suddenly came from the night sky.
"Madam! Don't be afraid! I'm coming!"
The Nok magic weapon fell from the sky and landed impartially on the roof of the carriage.
"Sure enough, it's you! [Ripper]! You actually show up again! You should die! You dare to be chosen as the target of the attack. I will never let you go!"
Nok made a bold statement in excitement, and then kicked the monster in the face, kicking the monster from the roof of the carriage into the lake under the bridge.
"Wow!"
The monster slammed into the lake.
The cold lake water stimulated the monster to wake up.
The monster quickly danced in the water and floated to the surface of the lake.
But with this delay, the carriage also ran away.
After kicking the monster out of the car, Nok originally planned to pursue the monster.
However, when he discovered that the carriage was out of control and the driver was missing, Knock had to give up the pursuit, rolled down from the roof of the car, and sat in the driver's seat.
Nok grabbed the horse's reins and loudly comforted Anna in the carriage.
"Madam, please rest assured, I am Nock Lane. I will protect your safety. I will stop the carriage now! Don't be afraid!"
Hearing Nok's voice, Anna, who was originally gloomy in the carriage, finally showed a smile.
However, she didn't say anything at this time, and instead became busy in the carriage.
"Uu——"
After the carriage ran down the bridge in the lake, Nok quickly tightened the reins and stopped the carriage.
Then, Nok jumped out of the carriage and came to the two horses pulling the carriage. He stretched out his hands and stroked the heads of the two horses to calm their emotions.
"It's okay, it's okay. Be good and don't panic."
Perhaps Nok's words had an effect, and the two horses actually calmed down.
