Chapter 22

Ed said he wanted to find Alvin, it was not an excuse. There were so many people in this party and it was messy. Alvin was so cute and might have abducted him. He was really worried and let him walk around alone.

But it's really hard to find now. At this time, there are maids everywhere in the hall. Alvin's body is already very feminine, and there is no difference between them.

At this time, a voice of dispute came from afar, and Ed was lucky enough to find that Alvin was in the middle. It seemed that something happened to him. I have to say that there were so many things happening to this party.

Alvin has been in our Cleveland home for two years! I will take him back now and ask you to agree? Joke! My sister will be the princess soon!

I saw a slightly fat young man standing there yelling. From the words he shouted, everyone around him knew his identity. As for Alvin, he hid behind a maid, trembling slightly, and the palace maid who protected Alvin was not showing any weakness, and turned his back directly.

Alvin has always been a man in the palace. You stole him for two years. It would be great if the palace didn't look for you, but I still have the nerve to say it out? I've heard that there was a prodigal son and grandson in the Cleveland family. Today I really saw it.

You little bitch dare to scold me, I will beat you to death!

I saw that the young man who claimed to be the Cleveland family was really going to raise his hand to hit someone, but no one around dared to stop him. After all, if what he said was true, he would be a master who could not afford to offend him.

Just as the young man's hand was about to slap the maid's face, Ed grabbed and stopped the atrocities in time. Such a righteous act made everyone, including the three parties, look at him.

What the hell are you doing? A guard dares to come and deal with our Cleveland family, and I want to die!

The young man still had no forgiveness on his mouth. Seeing Ed's weapon on his waist probably treated him as an ordinary palace guard, but because Ed grabbed his wrist, he couldn't move at all, but his expression was very cowardly, which made the nobles around him laugh.

Owner!

After seeing it was Ed, Alvin immediately rushed over and hid behind him. The appearance of the master made the little timid body relax, and his expression was also full of happiness.

Such a scene made the young man fall into complete jealousy and anger. He was still restrained despite his wrists and shouted again, Alvin! Who is this bastard? I have been raising you for two years and you have never called me a master. This bastard has known you for so long, and he called him a master! It turns out that you are also a little bitch!

I saw Alvin still said nothing and hid behind Ed. His handsome appearance should have made people love him very much, but now he is so attached to another man that the young man from the Cleveland turned his anger to Ed...

Who are you, a bastard? If you believe it or not, I will tell my sister to kill you in the future, do you know who I am?

Ed responded with a smile to such a threat. I know Ah, you are Master Philip of the Cleveland family. As expected, it is the same as the rumored... Er..., but you don't have to worry about calling someone. Your grandfather and sister have come here.

After Ed finished speaking, the young man named Philip suddenly became quiet and turned his head away with fear. Sure enough...

Earl Gauss and Firner walked over with the many nobles, and their expressions were also imagined.

Grandpa, I... want to bring Alvin home... that...

After seeing Earl Gauss, Philip was already trembling and couldn't even speak. Bastard! Why don't you get out of here! Everyone in the family has thrown away all the people for you and that bastard! If it weren't for Firner's engagement day today, I would have cut off your tongue!

Seeing Gauss so angry, some people around him who knew their family looked at the old man with sympathy. His son and grandson were both prodigals at the same time. It was a disaster for the nobles, so many people used to say that Ferner's birth was a compensation from the goddess to their family.

As a sister, Firner couldn't say anything to his brother, so he could only sigh and apologize to Ed with his eyes first. Philip still looked at Alvin with some reluctance. It seemed that his obsession with the little boy was really deep, but in the end he took the grandfather's majesty and left.

I'm so sorry, I'll apologize to you on behalf of my grandson

After glaring at Philip, Gauss apologized sincerely to Ed and others. It really makes people feel that he is a count who is very close to the royal family.

This...is not a big deal. You don't need to do this, Count.

Letting such a gray-haired old man bow his head to admit his mistake for his grandson, Ed and others felt embarrassed.

It's best if you don't care, but... you are the one who adopted Alvin, right? I didn't expect it to be the one from the Steel Wall Fortress

Gauss looked at Ed with complicated eyes. The boy in front of him looked much smaller than his grandson from the outside, but the gap with that incompetent grandson really made him feel embarrassed.

Yes, my name is Ed. I met Miss Firner two years ago because of an accident

Ed!

The Count was really surprised to hear the name. Isn’t this the person who was going to get engaged to Firner back then?

And he is also a person from the steel wall fortress, so it's not him, it's a bit coincidental...

Of course Ed and Firner both knew the reason why the Earl was surprised. The secret engagement between the two not only made the already ambiguous relationship more subtle, but also made the meeting like this speechless embarrassment.

Grandpa, let's go first, brother should watch it

Ah... That's right, that... Mr. Ed, let's say goodbye first... Alvin, if that bastard Philip dares to harass you again in the future, tell me or Firner, don't have any worries

Yes, sir

Gaus also felt it was difficult to stay for the time being, so he planned to leave as Ferner said. Before leaving, he gave Alvin a reassurance. Otherwise, with this little guy's timid personality, he would probably not dare to ask for help if he was kidnapped.

Wow... Although my grandfather and granddaughter are so outstanding, my grandson is like that. Blood relationship is really incredible...

After watching the two leave, Ed couldn't help but sigh

Owner……

OK OK OK OK It's okay, you don't run around alone in the future

yes

After Alvin finished agreeing, he seemed to have something to say. At this time, the palace maid who protected him asked first.

Alvin, this...is your current master?

Well...my master Ed, master...this is my friend I have mentioned before, Tiyala

After Alvin's introduction, Ed looked at the little maid in front of him carefully.

Let’s talk about the maids in the palace first. There are two types of maids in the palace. The first is to work normally. To be precise, it should be called a maid. This type does not require much appearance and figure. As long as you look and don’t lose face, you can just recruit someone from a certain background in the city.

As for the second type, it is the kind of service that most people fantasize about. This kind of maid should be called an inner palace maid. It is usually not visible to ordinary people. It will only appear in the harem or tonight's palace party. It has high requirements for appearance and high status.

The difference between the two is a lot of different appearances, which is clothes. The former is just a very ordinary maid outfit, coarse cloth and coarse materials, which are completely for the convenience of work, and there is nothing much attention to it.

The latter has many patterns. Although it is also a black and white style of maid outfits, the various laces and embroidery patterns finely sewn on them, as well as the most advanced silk fabrics used, are luxurious accessories for ordinary little nobles. With various stockings and leather high heels and skirts cut short for convenience, any man will have a physiological reaction when he sees them.

The girl named Tiyala in front of me is the obvious inner palace maid. Her long flax colored hair, delicate figure and gorgeous and elegant maid suit, her whole body reflects a perfect sense of comfort.

The little face is also surprisingly cute, with thin and tender pink lips, slender and tall nose, and gray-brown pupils. The hanging corners of the eyes seem to be looking at me angrily. It's so cute...

Wait, she seemed to be really looking at herself angrily...

I saw this cute little maid staring at Ed with her father-killing enemy eyes, which made the latter feel a little puzzled. Ah who helped her just now...

Alvin, how could you recognize such a man as the master? Didn’t we make an appointment to be together for the rest of our lives... and... you are becoming more like a girl than me now...

Tiyala grabbed Alvin's shoulder with both hands and stared at Alvin with a pity-loving and complaining look. This... Sorry, Tiyala, Master, he saved my life, I...I don't want to leave him

How could it be...

Tiyala couldn't believe that Alvin would say such words, but she didn't want to get angry with her friend who had not seen for a long time. She could only expose her resentment to Ed, who was next to her, and used a very cute method to continue to stare at each other with her two cute big eyes.

Do you hate me like a girl?

No...no, I like Alvin the most, no matter what he becomes, so... Stay in the palace with me

However, before Alvin could answer, the shouts from afar stopped the little maid first. Tiyala, there are some tableware to be handled here! Come here to help!

The butler's voice made her unable to stay anymore, so she could only run over without any reservation. Alvin! I will definitely let you come back

After leaving this sentence, Tiyala also disappeared into the crowd. The two masters and slaves left behind were standing there stupidly, wondering what to comment on this cute little maid...

Sorry, she has that kind of personality

Alvin felt a little embarrassed and explained first, Haha, it's quite a match for you. If that didn't happen, maybe you two will really be together. What an interesting little girl

Alvin was not talking, but just blushed and lowered his head. Maybe he made a promise.

Ed!

Fernande came over at this time, what's wrong?

Well... Let's talk about some things alone there

Although everything has been normal so far, Fernande's expression is not relaxed at all. Ah... I know, Alvin, go there and find Miss Ferner, don't run around with her.

Alvin also guessed that the two of them were about to talk about business. They were very sensible and didn't say anything, and walked towards Firner himself.

Ed and Fernande also found a remote corner and began to discuss

Tonight is still OK, there is nothing suspicious about it

The more I am like this, the more I am afraid. According to past experience, if there is no suspicion in a small place, it means that the whole place we are in is very suspicious.

Haha, it's Ah, there are still one to two hours left for the party, so I can't relax

Fernande said as he looked at the guards in the distance, and looked disappointed.

Don't be too demanding of them. You will fall into depravity when you stay in such a safe and boring place every day.

Alas... Ed, you can always find reasons to convince me... I remember before I came to the capital, you had just joined the army for a year. Once, you were assigned to me for an offensive operation and said a lot of reasons to not camp there, but I actually listened to you.

Haha, thanks to listening to me later, the original camping site was where the demon's portal opened that night, and the formation was obviously going to wipe out our entire ah

Don't mention the portal, I'm going to have nightmares... Those mad demons can sometimes even open the portal directly into the fortress

When it comes to the demon's portal, both of them frowned. They would rather lose more than create enough fear for us. This is the tactical thinking of the demon.

So one of the benefits of coming to the imperial capital is that it will no longer be worried like that. Several big cities have barriers of mages, which can suppress space spells like portals

The mage's barrier Ah... the mage's... wait! Fernande! Will the mage club send people to attend such a party?

Ed's tone suddenly became nervous, which made Fernande feel that there was something wrong. It usually happens, but it seems that no one is here tonight... Do you mean it!

Hurry up and send someone to the mage club to check it out, and immediately gather all the guards outside to the inside, otherwise they might not come...

Ed didn't finish his words, or both of them knew that there was no need to say anything, because they had drawn out their weapons...

And at this time on Lars' side...

Mr. Lars, what's wrong with you?

The handsome man in front of him suddenly pulled out his sword from behind, which made the ladies around him a little puzzled. Hahaha, ladies, it seems that I still have to work tonight. You should find a place to hide. It will soon be bloody here... Hahaha, I didn't expect that I could drink the blood of the devil when I ran so far... Before returning to the fortress, I went to the church and thanked the goddess a little.

Although I don't know what's going to happen, human instinct tells the people present that it's best to leave here as soon as possible

On the other side of the hall, Helena and Pat both looked like something was wrong. Sister Helena, Mr. Pat, what was wrong? You two can't stand no matter how hard you are?

This situation made Elise completely at a loss. Not to mention Helena, a woman, Pat, as a Paladin, had to stand firm against the wall, which was a bit unusual.

Back to Ed and Fernande, the two have already started to act and run to the most important royal family members first.

This feeling is the barrier of the abyss...it can suppress the goddess's sacred power

What else can we do? We are fine. Miss Helena and the Paladin are probably already in trouble now, but now we go to His Majesty and the others first.

There was already some small chaos in the hall at this time, but most people had not noticed what was going to happen and were still chatting and drinking.

His Majesty!

Fernande? What's wrong, so anxious?

Emperor Hermann rarely saw this commander so impulsively, and guessed that something was going to happen.

Your Majesty, please gather the royal members first, and then we will protect them to a safe place, otherwise it will be too late.

What happened? It’s the palace here. Can anyone dare to invade?

The emperor still didn't seem to understand the seriousness of the matter, but Fernande and Ed didn't need to explain it slowly, because the door representing fear in the middle of the hall had torn apart the space and slowly opened.

The sudden appearance of this portal made everyone hide wildly while shocking it. An empty circular area was formed around the center of the door, and no one dared to step closer.

then……

The second and third doors appeared on both sides at the same time, and the crowd began to panic and escape. Although most people didn't know what the scene was, they knew that escaping was definitely the right choice.

But the first person who was about to escape from the hall was a victim. A demon with a terrifying shape and a sword-thorned body suddenly burst out from the portal, and directly tore the two male nobles who ran to the door first into pieces.

The terrible scene of flesh and blood finally ignited the previously suppressed atmosphere of fear. The whole hall was in chaos, and no one knew where to run, but they could only keep running, crying kept coming, but no one dared to run out again.

One of the portals happened to be opened to Ed and the others. Fernande calmly gathered everyone around him. Fortunately for him, most of the royal family members gathered in this area, and the priority protection objects were not divided too much.

Fernande, what's going on?

Hermann could no longer care about the majesty of being a ruler, and asked the other party in panic. Your Majesty, something might happen in the mage club, the guardian barrier has disappeared, the demons opened the portal and entered the palace. It is dangerous to run out now. Please gather the imperial concubine and His Highness here. It is safest.

Hearing this explanation, Hermann suddenly became stupid...

The situation in front of him was completely beyond the scope of his brain. Fear and helplessness instantly defeated the monarch, but in such a chaotic situation, no one would care about or blame him for his loss of composure.

As for Ed, it is one of the worst situations for him now. Elise's whereabouts are unknown, so it is unrealistic to look for such a scene. It is the biggest mistake he brought her here today. Thinking of this, his anger was all thrown to the portal.

Another bad news is that he did not find Lu Rui in this group of royal family members...

However, her mother, Princess Mollyan, was in the middle. Seeing her anxious look, she guessed that the third princess could not be found for the time being.

And the only comfort is that Firner brings Alvin to his own protection

But the feeling of relaxation disappeared immediately, the three portals had been completely opened, and the demons began to rush out wildly...

The guards almost didn't know how to resist. The only ones who could form combat power were Fernande's subordinates, but they obviously could only protect themselves. After all, they were facing a real demon for the first time. The first thing they had to do was to overcome the fear in their hearts was a big hurdle.

Ed, what do you think?

After Fernande cut a madman who had just come out of the gate into two sections, he found that two madman corpses were already lying beside Ed...

The portal is not large in size, so there should be only crazy demons, blade demons and demon bats. Large troops cannot get through. The key is that the area in the middle is too chaotic. You must go over and stabilize the formation there. There should be no problem with Lars on the other side. Your Majesty will be responsible for it.

Ed's thoughts are exactly the same as himself, but Fernande is still worried about the royal family. Is it okay for you to be alone?

Hum... Unless Tyrast comes here in person, these little minions will not even be able to get stuck in their teeth.

Fernande said nothing more. Even in the fortress, few people were more trustworthy than Ed. As the commander here, he could not lose the overall situation because of the details.

After chopping over a crazy demon, the army leader rushed to the center of the hall and commanded the situation that was completely chaotic

This battle... has officially begun

At this time, Firner was squatting on the ground with Alvin tightly holding her. Some nobles or servants around could no longer suppress their inner fear. Some were completely stupid, some were crying, and more were sobbing in a low voice. I didn't know what to do

This young lady has longed for the stories of heroes fighting the demons in the steel wall fortress since she was a child. For her, this is probably a kind of romance.

But when the scene of the real flesh-and-blood flying scene appears in front of you, it is a different feeling.

However, compared with the several areas in the hall, the area where Firner is located is relatively the quietest and safest. There is only one reason, the man holding a double sword in front of him...

Maybe it's the reason why Ed stays here. Alvin, who was already very timid, is now calmer than many others. It seems that this little guy has great trust in his master.

And this trust finally reflects its value. At this moment, Ed had several more demonic corpses around him. What's even more terrifying is that his body was the same as before the battle, without any drop of blood. In this case, Ferner even felt that this man was more like a demon...

The battle between Lars, Fernande and Ed in the hall made the situation stabilize, and the fighting styles of the three began to reflect different situations.

Rars holding a long sword is not so much a torture. Every time he kills an opponent, he must completely cut off the place where the demon can be called limbs, and then slowly ravage it to death. What's terrible is that this fighting method is implemented very quickly, so that the demon he killed is not much less than the other two.

Fernande in the center slashed and slashed around with great openness and closed. The machete in his hand completely looked at the demon's hard skin as if nothing was invisible. No matter where he cut it, he would cut it off directly. This violent fighting method also infected people around him, causing some brave nobles to start finding weapons from the demon's corpses and take the initiative to participate in the battle

As for Ed's side, it's better to say that he is dancing than fighting. At least the many people who are guarding him behind him think so.

Compared to the demon who was tragically killed by the other two, it was quite happy to die under Ed's double swords. His tactics did not have any extra moves at all, and he didn't even bother to scratch one centimeter deeper on the demon's body, just to solve the opponent as quickly as possible.

Everyone, including Emperor Herman, was even watching the battle in front of him with appreciation. Ed was like the most skilled executioner. Every time a new demon appeared, he would shoot a knife on the vital point, and the result was that there was another corpse around him. Although everyone was curious about how he knew the vital positions of those demons, after all, the appearance of these demons was all in various shapes. If you want to say the only similarity, it would be equally terrible.

Compared with the other two places, around the portal that Ed was responsible for, the demons did not even really set up a formation, and Ed's advantage was getting bigger and bigger like a snowball. The rhythm of the demon's troops could no longer keep up with his annihilation speed.

The exit of the portal was gradually blocked by the corpse. Ed even cut off a demon's head and threw it into the door, as if to deter the opposite of the portal.

Sure enough, the frequency of the portal demons here has been greatly reduced. He also plans to find some unsafe people around him and find Elise and Lurui.

At this time, a flying demon bat was about to attack a maid hiding by the table, but the situation happened beyond everyone's expectations. The second prince Enrique, who had been following the crowd, rushed over without hesitation and protected the maid with his body.

Of course Ed didn't want these two people to get into trouble. At least he couldn't let the prince get into trouble. He threw a knife in his hand and hit the demon bat's head.

The devil's blood instantly sprinkled on the second prince who was still glorious just now, but Ed felt more acknowledged with him. It is not something that ordinary people can do to overcome fear and sacrifice themselves.

Your Highness, come here quickly, it’s still very dangerous!

After hearing Ed's shout, Enrique helped the maid up, and nodded to Ed to express his gratitude, and returned to the crowd again.

Because of the little episode just now, Ed dared not have any other ideas and continued to increase his vigilance. After all, if you leave for a while, there may be problems with these people. If something happens to the royal family, it will be fine if you run away by yourself. It will be difficult to explain to Fernande, and he doesn't want anything to happen to Alvin and Ferner.

At this moment, the key figure in this incident seemed to finally appear...

What exactly did it happen! It took so long to solve a group of waste humans... The opponent here is not the bastards of steel wall fortress Ah, hurry up and finish the business before killing the emperor of the empire.

This sound is so charming and heart-warming that many men even forget the horror and a little heart is rippling after just listening to the sound.

But I'm afraid few people present could understand what they said, because this voice spoke in a demonic language...

The owner of the voice appeared at the door, not at the portal, but at the main entrance of the hall, and many people present knew each other, especially men, because that was the succubus who had a broken horn at the last slave auction, Sallye

It's no big deal to have an extra succubus in such a scene, or most people don't want to care about it at all. After all, saving lives is the most important thing, but Sallye herself was a little surprised. She should have killed almost as soon as she planned, but the devil's corpses were almost piled up into a mountain.

The succubus was originally investigating the situation. It was a bit tricky that Fernande should be the only one in the entire palace. So this time he spent a lot of spell casting materials to open three portals. I think he could not handle it, but the scene in front of him was a bit subtle. In addition to Fernande, there were other people who were familiar to her.

The succubus saw Ed at the first time and walked over slowly, his eyes full of anger. You bastard is also here. It seems that you have prepared for a long time.

Humph... Do you know what else to do here? Do you think I will cut off another corner?

You...you dare to raise my horn?

Sally and Ed actually spoke demonic words, so no one else knew what they were talking about, but judging from the fact that the succubus's originally beautiful face was a little distorted due to anger, they probably had a holiday before.

You destroyed the barrier of the mage and opened these three portals...

Is it necessary to say such an obvious thing? Your mages are really useless. But if you know that if you are here, I would rather open three more doors to kill you!

Surprisingly, the succubus was a little cowardly in front of Ed. After the two sides confronted each other for a while, Sallyye evacuated to the portal in the middle under the cover of many demons. It seemed that their attack plan against the palace tonight had been considered a failure, so he planned to withdraw his troops.

In this way, the battle has entered the final part, but unexpectedly, at this last moment, the demons carried out their final counterattacks as if they were looking back, and the three portals were also closed at the same time after some of the demons entered. As for the rest, they seemed to be planning to let them die.

After killing all the remaining demons, the crisis tonight was finally over. In the bodies and pools of blood, people kept shouting names or crying in front of the bodies of relatives.

After comforting Alvin, Ed kept looking for Elise. He remembered that Elise should have been with Helena and the others in the end...

But what scared him the most was still happening. He only found Paladin Pat, covered in wounds, and several demonic corpses around him, while Helena and Elise were no longer there...

The work of sorting continued until the morning of the next day. The royal family members were escorted back to the inner palace early, but Ed, as one of the biggest heroes, sat alone on the ground with a loss of heart, his eyes were empty, and no matter how Ferner and Alvin were comforting each other, they could not help.

Ed...

At this time, Fernande, who had already handled the matter, came to him with the scarred Pat and said, I'm listening

Fernande is only sorry for Ed at this moment. The other party helped him save most of the lives of people, but he could not even protect one of his female slaves. No matter what his identity is, he could be said to be a dereliction of duty.

Although Miss Helena and your little slave girl disappeared, no body was found, and it is likely that she was arrested.

Yeah……

The news finally made Ed breathe a little relieved

And... the missing person is also His Highness the Third Princess, Alas... Princess Mollyan fainted from crying

Another news that made Ed heartbroken, but perhaps it was his past professional habits. He suddenly felt that Fernande should have something more critical to tell him, is there something strange?

That's right, after checking the corpse, we found that all human corpses were male, and the demon did not kill any women this time

There is a problem Ah...How is the mage club?

Alas... It was those mages who bought the succubus at the auction. A group of idiots thought they could control her, but the young ones were all attracted to her and the old ones were also imprisoned. They were rescued by us just now. Last night, they really destroyed the barrier.

Ed didn't say anything, just sneered, and began to think at the same time

Pat, who had been silent at this time, began to apologize to him. He was really ashamed. Mr. Ed, because of my incompetence, not only did I fail to protect Miss Helena, but also made Miss Elise be arrested.

To be honest, Ed was indeed a little angry with him, but thinking about how many enemies he could kill after being suppressed by the abyss barrier, he did do his best. The key now is to get more information from him.

Nothing to say now is useless, but... were they really caught at that time?

I was surrounded and saw it very clearly, but Miss Helena was indeed tied up and caught by the devil. Miss Elise seemed to want to pull her, but she was brought into the portal for a while.

That little fool...

Firner and Alvin on the side had never seen Ed's sad expression, or they had never seen Ed's sadness, which probably proved Elise's status in his heart.

They must have caught the headquarters of the Demon Army in Yinwu Forest. There are too many strange things in this incident. I originally thought it was just an attack on the royal family, but now I feel it is not

No matter what, there are still some things to be investigated. Miss Helena and the third princess are all missing. The problem is too big now. Pat and I will go to ask about the church and the royal family. As for you, let's take a break now.

Seeing Ed looking so tired now, Fernande didn't want to put any pressure on him anymore, so he could only urge him to recover as soon as possible.

Then... let's go to my house to rest. Your island is too far away, so it's not convenient to go back now.

Firner finally spoke at this time. She felt that she had to do something for Ed at this moment, not for anything else, even for the life-saving grace he had given to him and his whole family last night.

That's fine, I won't refuse

Afterwards, Ed led Alvin to her house with Ferner to rest, while Fernande and Pat promised to give a reply tomorrow

Ed didn't even know how he came to Firner's house. He was just so tired that he fell asleep on the bed after being arranged into the room. Compared to the battle burden with the demons last night, the psychological blow brought to him by Elise's disappearance was the main reason for his fatigue, but everything he really had to face was after waking up...

At noon the next day, accompanied by Ferner, Ed came to the Guards headquarters, and Fernande and Pat had been waiting inside.

That is to say... the church and the royal family are not going to care about this matter anymore?

The reply I received was not beyond Ed's expectations. Well... His Majesty said there was no need to sacrifice the lives of many soldiers for one of his daughters, so he did not plan to send troops to rescue him. Strangely, the Fourth Princess has been urging His Majesty to save the Third Princess.

The church has the same answer. The main force must stay in the Holy City to protect the real Saint, Miss Helena can only choose to sacrifice

Forget it... I didn't expect them, at worst I could go and save myself

After saying this, everyone was shocked. Are you crazy? Ed... I know you like that little slave, but there is no need to take such a big risk.

Fernande's words also got the default of others

I'm not crazy...or I must be rescued this time, not just for Elise, but the key is Miss Helena

What's the meaning?

We all think that the demons attacked this time to destroy the royal family and many nobles, but if you think about it carefully, you will know that something is wrong. I now think that their purpose that night was obviously to cover up to kidnap someone. Attacking the royal family was just a by-pass doing

You mean...their purpose was Miss Helena at the beginning?

Everyone felt the key reason

This is just my guess, but I think about the church suddenly received the so-called oracle in advance, allowing the holy woman to be someone else, and then the three paladins were transferred back to the holy city. Even that night, the demons still activated the abyss barrier to suppress Pat's power... Isn't this obvious?

They put so much effort into kidnapping Helena?

That's right, and why do demons only kill men and not women? It is very likely that their boss gave orders to those low-level demons to prevent the murder of Helena from accidentally killing him, and it is understandable that women and humans are not allowed to be killed.

Then there is always a reason for doing this...Helena's current identity is just a bishop. It would be too much to just kidnap her with such a big plan.

This is the key. My guess is that the so-called saint in the holy city is simply fake, and the real saint is Helena. The oracle that came early in the church is probably part of the demon's plan, in order to reduce the defense around Helena. If there were four paladins this time, even if there were suppression of the abyss barrier, the demon would not have been able to successfully kidnap it.

This speculation made the people around them realize the seriousness of the matter. If it was true as Ed said, the problem would definitely not be described by a kidnapping.

What happened to the other kidnapped girls?

Fernande raised another question, or he wanted to find a flaw in Ed's theory, after all, what he said just now was too terrifying.

Elise wanted to hold Helena and kidnapped him. As for Lu Rui, oh... His Highness, the Third Princess, I'm afraid it's because she is a virgin.

virgin?

Well... Saints must be all virgins, so those demons will definitely customize the target of kidnapping just in case all beautiful virgins of similar ages. They do have the ability to distinguish this

Hearing Ed say this, Firner on the side also remembered that many demons did stare at him first and then rush over that night. But fortunately, Ed was guarding him in front of him, so those demons died very quickly.

Paladin Pat can no longer remain calm at this time. If it were as Mr. Ed said, the holy city must have been penetrated by demons. The goddess's holy land would have been so defiled. This is a sin that I will never clear in my life...

Well... It is the same for your sins to be cleansed in the next life. The key now is to save people. The reason why the devil kidnapped her this time is, I guessed correctly that she should be defiled with some messy magic. The Saint is the spokesperson for the goddess on earth. What will happen if such a person is polluted? I don’t need to say more

Ed's words reminded everyone again. I heard that a saint had an accident a long time ago, causing the goddess to impose divine punishment on the entire continent. However, compared to the saint being kidnapped by a demon and then defiled, that incident was obviously not enough.

I have to go to save people, I have to go together.

At this point, Pat, as a knight, volunteered, but was rejected by Ed.

Thank you for your kindness, but I'm the only one in this action. After all, the power of your Paladins in the forest is completely useless, and the fewer people in this kind of action, the better. If there are more, they will affect each other. Moreover, I am the most familiar with Yinwu Forest, so there is no problem.

If it is true as you said, I can't stop you, what did you want before you go?

Fernande no longer stopped Ed's idea and decided to provide assistance to his rescue...

One horse is enough. It takes about 5-6 days to ride a horse to the fortress. It takes about 3 days for me to sneak into their headquarters. It takes about 3 days. It’s still time.

Everyone didn't say anything more, because it was useless to tell, Pat agreed to Ed to help investigate the situation there after returning to the Holy City.

And Fernande has prepared a fast horse. Wouldn't you go back to the fortress with Lars?

I'll want to die with him, I'll just go by myself

Alas... You haven't entered the forest for three years, be careful, don't die

Thank you for your good words

After leaving the headquarters, Ed planned to get rid of everything that should be dealt with before leaving. First of all, Alvin's life problem, Master... I want to stay on the island and wait for you and Elise to come back.

Stop making trouble, how could I leave you alone on the island? You can go back to Miss Firner's house during this period, I will be back soon

I don't want it...I just want to stay on the island and wait for you...

Alvin insisted so much that Ed had no idea at all. At this time, Ferner next to him actually made an unexpected opinion. So... Ed, how about I live on your island? I can rest assured that I will take care of Alvin.

What? That... I feel relieved to you, but Miss Firner, is it okay to live on my island with you now?

What can I do? The incident at the party has made the palace messy now, and I don’t care about engagement at all. I just need to find an excuse, such as if I was frightened and wanted to cultivate on that island for a while, no one would disagree.

Well...this is good, but I only have enough food for two people to eat for about half a month. You must buy it yourself at that time.

How long will it take for you to come back?

About a month, if you haven't come back for more than a month and a half, don't wait, just take Alvin back

Don't say such unlucky words! Alvin and I will wait for you to come back... and... Please save Helen back

This was the first time Ferner spoke to Ed in such a gentle voice, which made the latter feel warm.

I'll try my best...

If it were the past, Ed would probably tease Firner, but now he was no longer in that mood. After saying goodbye to the two, he went to the Night Wish Club and Cram again to explain that he was leaving for a while and the supply of aphrodisiac water would be suspended. After all, Elise was not there and could not do it at all.

After that, he dealt with some remaining trivial matters. After all, he did not go anywhere else. He rode his horse and ran to the city gate, leaving the imperial capital that he had been there for three years...