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The bright full moon rose from the sea level, and the faint light spread down, as if covering the entire harbor town with a layer of fine silver gauze.

At this moment, Lynn was on the top floor of Pedro's house, gazing down at the entire town. He didn't know if it was an illusion, but the port seemed exceptionally quiet today, without even the sound of insects. This abnormality made him smell a hint of danger.

"071 reports on energy reserves." After putting the diary away, Lin En asked silently in his mind.

[Energy remaining 40.2%...]

"It's a pity that it's still a little short..."

Lin En thought silently in his heart that the four full-moon nights allowed 071 to increase its energy reserves by about %, which was already extremely fast, but it could only maintain the overload mode for about seconds.

Only in this state can he unleash the full power of white phosphorus!

Although he felt inexplicably uneasy, Lynn was not going to change his plan. He wanted to rescue Bai Ge and Johnny, and tonight was their only chance!

After all, the passage to the land of wizards is only opened on Sundays, and tomorrow is the time for public execution...

Lin En took out Lotte's diary from his arms and placed it on a corner of the table.

After today, no matter success or failure, he will not be able to stay in Harbor Town any longer, and Lot's identity will naturally have nothing to do with him.

This diary will be left as Lot's last will to Baron Pedro and Ivina. Although he does not expect it to change anything, it is the only thing he can do.

After packing up his things, Lin En walked out of the room alone, thinking about the information collected by the [Ship Gang] in his mind.

Adrian... the priest who had just been transferred to Harbor Town, the right-hand man of Bishop Anruk, born into a noble family, the champion of the last Nordland Knight Assessment, and possessed excellent swordsmanship.

The most important thing is that the other party has a very regular schedule. He will go out at this time every night. His whereabouts are unknown. It is suspected that he is going to attend a dinner party of some noble.

As for the rescue plan, Lynn thought of several options, the most successful of which was to directly capture and replace Adrian.

This not only allows direct information on who the captured person is and where he is being held, but Adrian's identity as the bishop's right-hand man is also extremely useful.

When the full moon hangs high in the sky, the people of the [Ship Gang] will stir up trouble at the dock, drive out all irrelevant personnel, and use the white phosphorus powder he prepared in advance to set fire everywhere.

Once this unquenchable "hellfire" spreads, it cannot be solved by a few hundred garrisons alone. It is his signature magic.

By then, whether it is to quell the fire or capture himself, Anluik will most likely take action himself, and even mobilize the elite guards hiding in the dark.

The large amount of cargo piled up at the dock has been quietly replaced by the [Ship Gang] with special black gunpowder. Once detonated, both the warships docked at the dock and the guards coming to support will be blown into the sky instantly!

It would be best if Anruk could be killed in the explosion. Even if that is not possible, the archbishop would not be able to come back for a while.

At the same time, he could use Adrian's identity to enter the place where Johnny and others were imprisoned, use the chaotic situation in the harbor town as an excuse, and falsely convey the archbishop's orders to transfer the prisoners to a safer place.

When you come out, Lord's trusted men will be responsible for picking you up.

Of course, this is the assumption that everything goes well, and we may encounter countless emergencies along the way.

For example, if he was discovered while disguised as Adrian and entered the detention place, or if the guards were simply unwilling to obey his orders, he would have to rely on his own strength to solve the problem!

The worst case scenario is that Anluik chooses to sit back and watch the "hellfire" at the dock spread rapidly. Then he will have to take action to quell the fire to avoid involving a large number of ordinary residents.

If this thing is not controlled, the entire harbor town will turn into a sea of ​​fire.

Lin En kept deducing what might happen in his mind when an unpleasant creaking sound came from the corridor ahead, approaching from afar.

Alert Lynn immediately stopped, raised his head, and soon saw the figure at the end of the corridor.

The brown-haired girl stood upright in the shadows, holding a thin blade that was long enough to drag on the ground in her hand. As she walked, her red and black outfit looked very strange under the lighting of the silver moon.

"Ivina, what are you doing here?" Lin En asked in confusion, while putting his hand on the hilt of the sword. The other party's room should be on the second floor.

"Why?" the brown-haired girl asked in a low voice.

"Why is it that no matter how well I perform or how hard I work, my father will never recognize me, while you can't even pass the knight assessment, failing again and again, but you can always easily get everything I want..."

Ivana lowered her head, her words filled with uncontrollable anger. She clenched her teeth, as if trying her best to control her anger.

But soon, the girl's expression became calm again and her tone was very cold.

"My brother, you are an obstacle to my progress..."

Lin En's pupils shrank slightly, and just as the words fell, Ivana rushed up with a thin blade in her hand.

clang~

Accompanied by the crisp sound of iron clashing, Lin En drew out the steel sword from his waist and blocked the thin blade in the air. However, he could clearly feel that the girl's strength and speed were much stronger than during their sparring. Obviously, this was the opponent's true strength!

Ivana's dark golden eyes flashed with coldness and murderous intent. The thin blade turned into a cold light that cut through the air and slashed towards Lin En again.

"You always look so nonchalant..."

"Tell me, why didn't you tell your father about this?"

"You clearly know that I have always wanted to kill you!"

With every word Ivana spoke, she swung the blade faster and faster, staring at her brother with a complicated expression...

Chapter 35: Too Small, Ivina

Lynn counterattacked Ivana's attack and still did not answer the other party's question.

Because he was already confused by the complicated relationship between the brother and sister, there was no mention of this in Lotte's diary.

The sound of swords clashing continued to ring out in the silent manor. Under normal circumstances, it would have attracted the attention of the butler and servants, but now no one could be seen.

This is also the reason why Lin En did not rush to use the overload mode or use magic again.

“Is it strange? My brother and father are not in the mansion tonight. All the servants have been led away by me. They only know that the devil believer wanted by the Holy See broke into the manor tonight…” Ivana was like a madman, and the blade of her sword kept slashing on Lin En’s sword like the wind, as if she wanted to vent all her accumulated resentment and unwillingness.

Lin En's expression was a little strange, because the devil believer wanted by the Vatican mentioned by the girl seemed to be himself...

Boom~

Just as the two were fighting, a sudden explosion sounded from a distance, and through the windowsill on the third floor, a faint glow of fire appeared on the west side of Harbor Town.

How can it be so fast? !

Lin En's expression suddenly changed. It was clearly not the time to act yet. Could it be that the people from the [Boat Gang] could not hold back and took action first?

"Where are you looking at? My brother?"

Taking advantage of Lin En's distraction, Ivana made a spinning strike and knocked the sword out of his hand, and it was stuck straight into the crack of the wall.

Then the brown-haired girl raised her sword again and chopped it down from top to bottom!

"Die!"

Ivana muttered to herself, her dark golden eyes fixed on Lin En, but there was not a trace of fear on his face...

why?

Why not be afraid of death?

There was a hint of hesitation and confusion on the brown-haired girl's face.

No matter how bad his attitude was over the years, the man in front of him would only look at him with an extremely pitying look.

But she never needed charity.

If she wants something, she will take it herself!

All kinds of thoughts flashed through the girl's mind, while Lin En, who felt threatened, had already stretched out his arm.

This moment seemed like a replica of the first battle.

But this time no one spoke out to stop it. With a sharp sound of wind, the slender sword blade had reached Lin En's head!

However, Lynn's movements were faster. He stretched out his right hand but was the first to arrive, grabbing Ivina's knife-holding wrist at a strange angle!

Then he twisted it hard, and a slight sound of dislocated hand bones suddenly echoed in the silent corridor.

Outside the window, the bright moonlight and the rising flames intertwined to form a devilish picture. Lin En took advantage of the situation and kicked Ivana in the abdomen.

Bang~

With a dull thud, the girl's body leaned back and fell heavily against the wall.

How can it be?

Ivana struggled to stand up again, a trace of blood slowly flowing from the corner of her mouth. She didn't care about the pain in her right wrist and abdomen. She looked at Lin En with disbelief.

I had already used all my strength, but I was knocked to the ground so easily.

Ivana found it hard to accept this fact, and rushed forward again with the sword in her still intact left hand.

“I’m sorry, but I’m short on time, Ivina…” Lynn dodged Ivina’s horizontal slash by leaning sideways, grabbed the thin blade with his backhand, and knocked the girl to the ground again with an elbow strike, and finally swung the blade towards the girl’s fair neck.

Ivana's pupils shrank slightly, and she could only watch the silver-white sword getting closer and closer to her, her mind going blank.

Am I going to die?

The girl slowly closed her eyes.

Thinking back on how I tried my best but in the end had to risk everything to please the fate of a duke's son, I find it particularly ridiculous. Perhaps if I could be free from this, I would no longer suffer?

Ding~

The sound of the sword tip touching the floor rang in her ears. Ivana opened her eyes blankly and saw Lin En taking out a cowhide rope from behind and tying up her hands and feet.

"Aren't you going to kill me?" Ivana stared blankly at the brother in front of her who was familiar yet unfamiliar, and asked in confusion.

"There's no need to do this. You'll never see me again after today... I think this should suit your taste." Lynn explained casually, dragging the rope originally prepared for Adrian and throwing Ivana into his room.

He is not the real Lotte, and he cannot handle such a complicated brother-sister relationship. But since Lotte is willing to end this cause and effect by committing suicide, Lin En naturally does not intend to interfere.

He also understood where Ivina's resentment came from. She tried hard but could not resist her predetermined fate. She was destined to become a victim of the Pedro family's revival since she was born.

However, the other party obviously chose the wrong target of resentment. What really made the two of them miserable was Baron Pedro's stubbornness and the ignorant feudal system of the Secas Empire...

Since she had been so smart as to transfer away the housekeeper and servants in the mansion, she should stay here and reflect on herself.

After tonight, everything about the Pedro family has nothing to do with him.

Lin En turned around and was about to leave when Ivana's voice rang out again behind him.

"Why, with such strength, you can't pass the knight test, and even the sparring with me..."

"Are you feeling sorry for me?" Ivana asked angrily, maintaining her remaining self-esteem.

“Too insignificant, Ivana…” Lynn turned his head and looked at the girl who was lying on the ground in a mess and lost her soul, and said with emotion.

"You have a great talent for swordsmanship, much better than anyone I've ever seen, but your vision is limited to a small harbor town, a baronship that doesn't even allow you to inherit a territory."