Sitting down with her back against the tree trunk, Ye Mei pressed her abdomen hard with both hands, trying to stop the blood that was constantly flowing out.

But she knew very well that the wound was too deep and the bleeding could not be stopped.

The assassins present looked at the wound on Ye Mei's abdomen indifferently. They only knew how to kill, not save others. Their seriously injured companions would usually be abandoned mercilessly.

If I had known that the assassination attempt would fail in the end, I wouldn't have resisted the female knight's attack, Ye Mei thought to herself.

After suffering such a serious injury, she knew that she would definitely not be able to return to the royal capital, and her life would probably be left here.

Next, Ye Mei raised her head and looked at the men who had fled here with her. One, two, three... were gone, and only three of them were left.

"I didn't expect...you three are the only ones left..." she gasped and said weakly.

The three assassins looked at each other in confusion. This was the first time they had ended up like this, and they didn't know what to say.

Most of their companions were killed by the Templar, and some were shot at the beginning of the operation and during the failed retreat, suffering heavy losses.

Raising her right hand tremblingly, Ye Mei pointed to the pile of rocks not far away. It was obviously deliberately placed and there was something hidden inside.

"Take out...the things from that pile of rocks..."

An assassin nodded, walked over and moved away the stones on the pile of stones, and found something wrapped in a long cloth.

After taking out the items from the pile of stones and holding them heavily in his hands, the assassin did not immediately remove the piece of cloth outside, but came to Ye Mei.

"open……"

Ye Mei lowered her right hand and continued to press her abdomen.

The assassin quickly opened the outer cloth and found a musket and two small bags inside.

One of the small bags contained three metal-cased bullets, and the other small bag was filled with black powder, which smelled pungent.

This is the long-range weapon used by the guards in Border Guard Town! The three assassins looked at each other.

Obviously, Ye Mei stole it from those tightly guarded warehouses and hid it here.

"We must...bring it back to the Royal Capital...tell His Majesty...pay attention to Border Guard Town...it can...defeat Dongsheng Fortress...it depends on this weapon..."

The assassins knelt down on one knee and responded: "Yes!"

"move……"

After re-wrapping the musket and two bags, the three assassins obeyed the order and left Ye Mei behind, and immediately set off back to the capital.

A gust of wind blew slowly, and the branches swayed, making a rustling sound.

Ye Mei sat alone under the tree, looking up at the dense leaves above. More and more blood was flowing out on the ground, and she felt that her body was getting colder and colder.

Your Majesty White Wells, you will always be the king in my heart.

Her consciousness is gradually becoming blurred.

Not far away, several bloodthirsty wolves came out of the bushes smelling the strong smell of blood.

…

Border Guard Town, in the castle courtyard.

Since Angelica had killed many people in previous battles, there were many traces of blood coagulation remaining on the sword.

At this moment, she was sitting at the stone table, carefully wiping her long sword.

At this moment, Mapel came to Angelica with a hesitant expression on her face.

Wiping away the last trace of blood with a cloth, Angelica raised the sword and checked whether there were any remaining blood clots stuck to the blade.

"What do you want from me? Mapel Jarvis." She still stared at the sword and asked.

"that……"

Mapel finally made up her mind and asked for advice: "Angelica Shia, how can I become as strong as you?"

After this battle, she clearly realized that her own strength was insufficient. She was helpless against the enemy leader's attack and was very passive during the battle.

On the other hand, Angelica, the enemy leaders did not dare to confront her head-on. Even if she did not enter the state of faith, she could easily cope with the siege of more than ten assassins and kill many of them.

The strength is evident.

"Want to become stronger?"

After the inspection, Angelica put the long sword into its scabbard.

"That's very simple. Join the Lumigare Cult and become a Templar Knight. You are also very capable. You should have the opportunity to become a Pegasus Knight like me."

"No, I can't join the church." Mapel shook his head repeatedly, "I must stay in Border Guard Town to protect Lord Owen's safety."

"Sir Owen?"

Angelica put the long sword sheathed on the table and turned to look at Mapel meaningfully.

"I have no interest in men at all. I don't know what charm Marquis Erwin Eisen has. Why do you and Theresa like him?"

"what are you talking about!"

Mapel's face turned red and she hurriedly explained: "This has nothing to do with it. I am Lord Owen's chief knight, and I can never break my original oath."

"Well..." Angelica's mouth curved upward, "At least, you didn't deny it."

"If you don't want to help, forget it."

After saying that, Mapel turned around and took steps to leave.

"Wait a minute." Angelica called out to her, "I didn't say I wouldn't help, so don't leave in a hurry."

Hearing this, Mapel suddenly stopped and turned around.

"real?"

"real."

Standing up from the stone bench, Angelica reached for the sword on the table and put it on her waist.

"Since you want to become as strong as me, then I will conduct intensive training for you according to the standards of the Templars. However, this training is very strict and very hard. I don't know if you can bear it."

"As long as I can become stronger and better protect Mr. Owen, no matter how strict and how hard the training is, I can accept it!"

Mapel gave Angelica a standard knight's salute and said gratefully: "Please, Angelica Shia."

"Just call me Angelica." Angelica said, "I will also call you Mapel."

…

Early the next morning, Owen received a report from the soldier who was responsible for the weekly inventory of weapons and bullets, saying that a musket and three bullets were missing from the arsenal.

Even though people are under strict supervision around the clock, thefts still occur.

When asked who had the means to steal items from the weapons depot without anyone noticing, Owen couldn't help but think of the enemy leader who attacked him yesterday afternoon.

It should be her, the dark magician.

With the convenient magic of invisibility, wouldn't it be easy to sneak into the weapons depot without being discovered by the guarding soldiers?

Fortunately, what was lost was an obsolete muzzle-loading musket.

The People's Army's musket units have been gradually replaced with new muskets, and all the obsolete old muskets have been stored in the weapons depot.

Thinking of this, Owen originally didn't want to punish the guarding soldiers. After all, dark magic is really hard to guard against.
Chapter completed!