Uriel and Roma left the basement before the guests. There was no one outside, and there was no sign of the patrol. It was a good time to capture that guy.
The door panel lifted slightly and then opened upward. The mysterious guest emerged from the stairs and took out a small lantern from under his cloak. As the fire ignited, Uriel noticed the mystery spreading from under his guest's cloak. He speculated that it was a detection magic to prevent anyone from following him. Fortunately, his magic did not disturb the other party. The guest looked around and walked towards the west side of the castle unaware.
Roma took the lead. She drew the bow string and paused for a moment while taking aim. A flash of red light flashed on the arrow, and then the bow arm also glowed. She took a deep breath, reaching the limit of her lungs, and then suddenly released her fingers from the thin strings.
Lingxi
The arrow was like lightning, hitting the mysterious guest on the shoulder. Blood splattered in the light. The target falls down due to inertia. He threw away the lantern, turned somersaults on the ground with one hand, and stood up again. He pulled out the arrow and ran away without looking back.
But the second arrow followed soon after. With the guidance of magic, Roma did not need to aim, and the arrows ran towards the target as if they were alive. This arrow pierced his left leg. The mysterious guest roared and continued to roll forward while throwing tiny darts backwards. Roma huddled back behind a tree, listening to the steel hammering against the wood.
The sword of ice and snow blocked the iron sword and dagger, the cold current blew by, and the powder thrown by the mysterious man was frozen into ice crystals and fell to the ground. Only then did Uriel catch up with him. The apprentice took a step forward, turned to the right to counterattack, and then kicked the mysterious man in the waist.
The magic power enhanced the physiques of both parties, but the increase in the knight profession still exceeded that of all assassins and thieves. The guest lost his balance and slid on the stone slab for a while before running out of momentum. When he got up again, he had the sword held around his neck. The cold white frost froze his entire jaw, and Uriel knocked him unconscious.
"Why are you doing this? He can't speak." Roma trotted over.
"There is a magic on his tongue, and I am helping him." The apprentice told her, "Now the difference in mystery will make the magic invalid, and we can ask him questions."
"Why is magic on the tongue?"
"Because there is an alchemical potion called the Truth Potion." Not everyone can get the contract magic of the Starless Night, so many people simply "keep it secret" to avoid leaking the secret. As he spoke, he pulled the unlucky guy up from the ground, "Let's get out of here first. The noise we made is a bit too big. A patrol will be here soon."
But no roving knight spotted them. Uriel found a quieter path than either the bar or the church, and left his guest on the steps. Before waking the other person up, he pulled off the guy's cloak, revealing an unfamiliar face underneath. From his facial features, Uriel was certain that he was not a local. Other than that, there were no clues about his identity that could suggest his identity.
"I've never seen him at all," Roma also said.
Some adventurers will attack strangers for money, but if the target is the apprentice of the Tower of Sky, they will most likely kill the guy who issued the quest to show you a friendly ring. Only people who are also members of the mysterious fulcrum may not care
The little lion thought for a while. "Then he was sent by the enemies of the tower? For example, the Holy Council of Radiance."
If that's the case, you may not be able to beat them.
"That's it." Uriel agreed. Although he was lucky enough to survive Kamaria, he never thought he could fight Lemons Theodor. He knew better than anyone that the other party did not lose to him, but to Joey, the White Envoy, just like every battle that had ever happened between them. As for Uriel, let's put it this way, he felt that he was more like a container that passed on part of his mentor's power. He was placed in an environment that was suitable for himself and made the enemy feel unbearable, so that he could barely swing the sword. Before crossing the Path of Death, it would be best for me not to encounter that Holy Knight Commander again.
"Besides," he said, "I don't think the Paladins would get rid of a young apprentice like you to attack the tower. It is impossible for the Paladins to do such a thing."
Huh, it's another matter for them to deal with demons. Sauron pointed out sharply.
Roma was too lazy to be blind. "Wake him up quickly."
This "guest" was more difficult to deal with than his assassins, but Uriel discovered a subtle clue and quickly mastered the trick of questioning. This guy was very cunning. He answered questions both truthfully and falsely, and thought he could deceive the two young men. But in the eyes of the apprentice, he was completely consistent and more cooperative than any other prisoner.
It is unbelievable that Sauron said that he is not a person from the mysterious realm. In fact, he is from Flying Eagle City
"Did you guess it in advance?" Roma asked him.
"It's the accent." Uriel explained, "When he opened his mouth, I knew he was from the west. Almost all the Eastmans in the West belong to the Iris family, and their accents are very unique. I asked some targeted questions, and he Sure enough, there’s not a single word of truth.”
The "guest" stared at him, looking at him in pain or fear. How did the Tower Messenger know Eastman's Western accent? It could be seen that he was almost about to ask this question, but now he was just trying to calm down.
"Do you have anything else to say?" Uriel turned to ask him.
"You are mistaken." The Westlander still wanted to struggle, "I am loyal to the Four-leaf Duke Tracy Wiggins, and I am her nightingale."
Uriel did not continue. This kind of guessing question still has limitations. He finished the nightingale.
This guy never imagined that there would be an Eastman Ring among Croita's apprentices.
"I wouldn't have thought of it at first," he replied.
Roma glanced at the dead man, raised his head and asked: "He was the person sent by the Western Region to assassinate me, but he wanted to pass the responsibility to the Duke of Four Leaves? Why did he do this?"
Uriel shook his head, unsure whether his guess was accurate. He looked at Sauron.
I'm afraid it's for political reasons. The ring said that Eastman is a vassal state of the tower after all. Once apprentice Chloe dies in the kingdom's territory, something big will happen. Duke Tracy is going to be in big trouble
"But, he lied." Uriel frowned, "I mean, he still chose to lie even though he knew that I could judge lies. I don't think he wanted to pass the responsibility to Tracy Wei. Kings because I know for sure that his allegiance is a lie and he is using irrelevant lies to cover up the truth."
Roma didn't understand: "What do you mean?"
"That is to say, he wants us to think that he is here to frame Tracy Wiggins, but he and someone in Flying Eagle City actually have another purpose."
I think you think too much Mr. Rings bluntly.
The apprentice pretended not to hear. "We are still alive now, so he can't reveal his mission goal to avoid alerting the other party."
Sauron disagreed: No matter who their target was, the failure of the assassination was enough to make their enemies wary.
"Perhaps their target is more powerful than Duke Tracy, which is why the Westlander would rather die than keep the original plan to prevent revenge?" As soon as this possibility was raised, the idea became clear. "Thinking about it this way, they may be able to resist Duke Yotsuba's accusation...the scope of these people's existence will be reduced."
Roma listened half-comprehensively. "So, who wants my life?"
"Flying Eagle City is the main city of the entire Western Territory." Uriel told her, "The Messatori family is the ruler there. I think they are the most suspicious."
"Then who do they want to use my death against?"
"There are probably few people in Eastman who are more powerful than Duke Yotsuba but not as powerful as Croita." The apprentice analyzed. In the watch world, there is only one answer. But Knox might be a little different. "Do you understand, wise Mr. Soren?"
The ring accepted the compliment calmly, turned it around, and manipulated the frost to solidify into one word: ROYAL
"Once the assassination is successful, the Eastman royal family will definitely not be able to escape responsibility. It is not uncommon for princes to use this method to weaken the power of the royal family on land." Roma nodded and quickly understood the cause and effect. "But I'm still alive, so Duke Messatori will be in bad luck. Why do the people of the Westerly do nothing?"
The apprentice was stunned for some reason, and the ring had to answer for him: because he certainly didn't expect that this Eastman happened to be from the Four Leaf Territory, and he knew very well what enemies their lord had.
"Maybe the magic on him can avoid astrological detection." Uriel came back to his senses, "Duke Tivin will definitely not be implicated in the tower... The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has always only regarded Eastman as a whole, and will not Deliberately distinguish the princes of the kingdom." He got stuck uneasily. "To be honest, I'm not comfortable talking about this kind of topic."
In the outside world, he never thought that one day he would face a game between the princes of the kingdom. Compared with Blumnot's Blue Envoy, big figures like Duke Tivin Messatori who would never have any involvement with apprentices in their lives seem to have lost their aura.
The little lion looked at him in surprise: "But you are Lord Bai Zhishi's apprentice."
"You're right." They are the ones who are afraid of me now. Uriel put this absurd feeling behind him, and what he was facing now was reality. "You have to leave as soon as possible, Roma. Eastman is still very dangerous to you. The Lion has made a high-profile search for you in Iron Claw City, and now there is definitely more than one Western prince targeting you. If so For other people in the Mysterious Fulcrum, I cannot guarantee your safety."
"I agreed a long time ago," she muttered. "Go back quickly, I'm too sleepy."
She could rest, but I had to explain to the church what we were doing outside. "Be careful not to bump into the roving knight, otherwise you won't be able to sleep tonight." Uriel realized something was wrong as soon as he finished speaking. It seemed that he had never seen a night watchman tonight, let alone heard their footsteps or horse hooves. You know, he didn't deal with the blood stains left by the Westlanders when they were attacked. They shouldn't have been able to find it.
"Sauron?" Roma suddenly shouted. Uriel turned his head and saw Bai Shuang writing a line:
Warning, the line of law is chaotic
