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"Father, do you know who those imprisoned devil believers are?" Lin En couldn't help but ask.
After saying this, Lin En immediately realized that he was too anxious, and quickly added, "I heard that witches are usually very beautiful. I don't know if it's true as the rumors say."
"Ridiculous! Who told you this?" Baron Pedro reprimanded in dissatisfaction, "These are just rumors! Listen to me, no matter what, you cannot have the slightest connection with these devil's followers!"
In the Sekas Empire, wizards are an absolute taboo. These devil followers master many strange witchcrafts and stir up chaos everywhere. They are simply a living disaster!
Amid Pedro's angry rebuke, Lin En had no choice but to temporarily suppress the doubts in his heart. Now was obviously not the time to ask.
After a few harsh reprimands, Baron Pedro started talking about business again.
"This time, in order to deal with those devil's followers, two priests died in the battle. This is certainly sad, but it is also an opportunity for us!"
"In other words, there will be at least five spots for this year's knight assessment!"
At this point, Baron Pedro looked at Lin En with great anticipation. The formal assessment would be held in two months. If he could pass it successfully, the Pedro family might have a chance to revive again.
"After eating, you and Ivana will practice again. Let me see your progress in the past few months." Pedro said bluntly.
Sparring?
Lin En couldn’t help but turn his head to look at Ivana who was sitting across from the dining table.
The girl was wearing a slim black dress. Her fair neck and collarbone were revealed through the slightly open neckline. Her shoulder-length hair was pulled back, leaving only a red ribbon hanging on her shoulders. She looked very capable, but her eyes were extremely cold and her gaze was as sharp as a knife.
It's better to hold back a little later, Lin En thought silently in his heart. After all, according to Lot's diary, except for the absolute advantage in strength and stamina a few years ago, he had never defeated Ivana once. On the contrary, the gap was rapidly widening.
The best record so far is being defeated within 23 moves...
……
"Let's do it here!" After dinner, Pedro led the two to the practice ground in the backyard of the manor, and then signaled that they could start.
Lin En put on a wooden sword for training and assumed a standard sword-holding posture.
However, Ivana rushed over quickly the moment Pedro opened his mouth.
So fast!
Lin's pupils shrank slightly, and he only had time to hold the sword horizontally to block, before the wooden sword in Ivina's hand had already slashed down in mid-air!
"Dang~"
The collision of the wooden swords unexpectedly produced a sound similar to the sound of metal colliding with each other.
The girl turned her body, her skirt swaying, and a whip-like kick came over.
Lin En dodged sideways, but Ivana was faster. With a spinning sword, she knocked the wooden sword out of Lin En's hand. Then, without stopping, she chopped down at his head with the sword.
The sharp sound of wind in his ears made Lin En feel a hint of danger, which also meant that the girl had not held back in this attack!
If you get hit, it's not just a simple injury...
[Raise your right hand 37 degrees, grab the wrist, and grab the sword with your backhand...]
Lin En's eyes became very serious. With the analysis of the intelligent computer, he almost instantly saw the flaw in the sword's momentum. Facing the vertical slash from top to bottom, he did not dodge or evade, but met it head-on.
"Enough!" Pedro shouted, interrupting the fight between Lynn and Ivina.
The two men on the field stopped their movements at the same time. Lin En extended his right hand forward, and the wooden sword was already hanging above his head.
Pedro glared at Ivana first, then looked at Lin En angrily. "Lot, what's wrong with you? Pay attention when you fight. If you are still in this state after two months, you may not even pass the first round of the knight assessment!"
Lin En silently withdrew his hand, realizing that he had underestimated the opponent's strength.
Although Lot called himself useless in his diary, he had actually been training hard for more than ten years. Ivana, who could easily defeat him, would only be stronger!
"Stand back in your position and continue!" Baron Pedro said gloomily, his expression extremely ugly.
Ivana stood still, as if she didn't hear Pedro's words, while Lin En took a few steps back and took the initiative to distance himself.
At the same time, the prompt sound of the intelligent brain also sounded in my mind.
[Do you need to start overload mode? ]
no!
Lin En refused without thinking. This was not a life-and-death battle, so there was no need to waste energy here.
Moreover, although the analysis function of the intelligent brain is easy to use, its actual effectiveness ultimately depends on its own capabilities.
Ivana was no better than Anluk and the witch hunter she had met before, and was far from being able to crush her.
Just the right grindstone...
The battle soon began again. With the foundation laid by his original body Carl and the experience of many life-and-death duels, Lin En successfully blocked Ivana's surprise attack this time...
Chapter 27 Are you finally going to attack me? My brother?
“Ding~ding~”
In the evening, in the backyard of Pedro's manor, Lynn was holding a wooden sword and struggling to resist the girl's continuous attacks.
Although he was mentally prepared, Ivana's ruthlessness still surprised Lynn. She didn't hold back in any of her moves and attacked the vital points with all her might. It was more like a life-and-death battle than a practice.
After the twenty-first move, the brown-haired girl slashed horizontally again, knocking the sword in Lin En's hand to the ground.
After several rounds of fighting that lasted for nearly an hour, both Lynn and Ivana had reached their limits. Their arms and shoulders hidden under their clothes were bruised and blue, and their physical strength was almost exhausted.
Lin En, who was not good at close combat, ultimately failed to break Lotte's record. Pedro, who was watching, didn't care much. He could see that Ivina's swordsmanship had improved a little, so it was normal for her to lose.
What made him even happier was that Lin En finally listened to his words and was no longer as restrained during the battle as before, but fought with more vigor.
"Stop, that's all for today." Baron Pedro waved his hand and called a halt to the fight. A smile finally appeared on his gloomy face.
"Very good, my son. You have finally gotten the hang of it. Just follow this method and continue to practice diligently. You will have a 70% chance of passing the test."
There are two more vacancies in this year's knight assessment, and the standards will definitely be lowered a lot. In addition, I donate a lot of money to the church pastor on a daily basis, so I should be able to make some concessions when the time comes.
Thinking of this, Pedro's mood improved a little, and then he turned to look at Ivina and spoke.
"Ivana, your swordsmanship is great, but you can stop practicing it for now and spend your time on other things."
"The son of the Duke of Nordland is indeed obsessed with swordsmanship, but if you act too aggressively, it will easily offend others..."
Pedro taught Ivana very carefully how to use the same interests to attract the attention of the Duke's son and maintain his pitiful self-esteem.
Pedro was very satisfied with his daughter. Not only was she very beautiful, but she also had an excellent talent for swordsmanship. If he could use this as an opportunity to marry her to the eldest son of the Duke of Nordland, then the family would have the possibility of reviving in his hands.
Listening to Pedro's words, Ivana gritted her teeth, her delicate face full of resentment and resentment.
However, Pedro failed to notice the girl's expression, and after giving her some instructions, he did not stay any longer.
In view of the riots caused by those devil followers, many big shots who are usually not seen appeared in Harbor Town. This is a very good opportunity to show up!
After the Baron left, Lynn looked at the brown-haired girl in front of him with a little pity.
To be able to have such a strong level of swordsmanship at the age of sixteen, Ivana must have worked hard. I'm afraid she wanted to win her father's recognition and change her own destiny.
Unfortunately, Pedro has always regarded his daughter as a tool to curry favor with the powerful.
Maybe after I leave, Ivana's situation will be better.
Lin En thought about it, put away the wooden sword in his hand, carefully considered his words, and prepared to say a few words of comfort to fulfill his responsibility as a brother.
He remembered from his diary that Lotte was still very concerned about his sister.
But before Lin En could speak, Ivana raised her head and said coldly.
"Are you finally going to do something to me? My brother?"
……
When the light of the full moon illuminated the night sky again, the confused Lin En returned to his room under the guidance of the servant. He thought for a whole journey but could not figure out what the girl's last words meant.
I didn't expect that the relationships in a small baronial mansion could be so complicated.
“Forget it. This is not my business.” Lin En shook his head helplessly. Fortunately, he was just borrowing Lotte’s identity temporarily and was not a family mediator. Otherwise, it would definitely be a headache.
In comparison, he was more concerned about the devil followers that Pedro mentioned that the Holy See had captured on the way back.
Lynn couldn't be sure whether the man was Johnny or White Dove, or whether both of them were captured by the Vatican.
But one thing is certain, Anluk, who had suffered a great loss at his hands, has made full preparations. A full 3,000-strong guard army is secretly stationed in and around the harbor town, and it is very likely that they are targeting him.
It is estimated that in a few days the Vatican will spread the news that the devil's followers will be executed in public after Sunday to attract him to rescue people.
Lin En thought about how he had plunged into the trap of the Holy See without any preparation, and he couldn't help but shudder.
Apart from anything else, if a thousand crossbowmen fired at him in unison, he would immediately turn into a hedgehog.
Breaking the prison in advance is a good idea. After all, he can use transformation magic and makeup techniques to sneak in.
As long as he knew exactly who the arrested person was and which cell he was in, Lin En would be confident that he could rescue him...
Then we need to consider how to escape from the harbor town.
The more Lin En thought about it, the more troubled he became. He was not the real Carl, and he had no emotional basis with Johnny and the others. However, they had experienced life and death together after all, so he still planned to save them if possible.
"071, is there anything that can allow me to fight against three thousand elite soldiers?" Lin En asked in his mind.
The next moment, a whole list immediately appeared in his eyes.
[Dongfeng 180 missiles, plasma rail guns, antimatter bombs, high-energy rays, galaxy-class long-distance battleships...]
"I only have a few days, change it to something reliable!" Lin En was speechless. If he could come up with these things, he would have kicked the Pope out of office long ago and transformed this dark alien world into the bright Middle Ages.
With this request, the list that was dozens of meters long was immediately reduced to a few lines. Lin En was soon attracted by a picture on it. His mind immediately associated it with something he had seen in the harbor store before. He actually forgot about this thing.
After thinking for a moment, Lin En immediately had a plan in mind, but it was obviously impossible for him to take care of everything by himself, so it would be better to find some reliable allies.
Cripple Laud...
The familiar name once again popped into Lin En's mind. This was the easiest help he could get in Harbor Town. The other party was deeply involved with the wizards, and the probability of betrayal was extremely low.
Then the remaining question is how to catch this hiding old fox!
Chapter 28 Empty Box Trap
The next day, Lin En, who had not slept the whole night, got up early, found an empty box with a gorgeous appearance, stuffed it into his arms, and walked out of the room.