Upon hearing the alarm, the palace guards immediately moved into action and quickly formed a formation to surround Raymond and others who came to participate in the award ceremony.
Potion masters are important people who receive priority protection at all times. What's more, Vos Dell is not only the president of the potion masters union, he is also a prince with a different surname specially conferred by Salo I, and his status is extremely noble.
Someone is attacking the palace?
Everyone thought they heard wrongly.
But the noise outside was getting louder and louder, and it was getting closer. It was obvious that the enemy had broken into the palace.
at this moment,
Except for Raymond, everyone in the entire hall showed extremely shocked expressions.
Even when the Campbell royal family was destroyed in the battle, the war did not affect the Royal Palace Island, the core of the royal capital. How could anyone attack the palace now?
Could it be that a war had broken out? But why was the assassin attack alarm sounded?
If it was just an attack, how did the assassin break through the magic restrictions and break into the palace?
Daniel looked at Voss next to him in confusion, and said in shock: "Teacher, is this...?"
Voss shook his head slightly, obviously not understanding the situation.
Suddenly, a bright light flashed in his turbid eyes, as if he realized something. He turned his head slightly and glanced, and saw the young man next to him still had a calm expression. Among the three awarded protagonists, only this one
There was no trace of surprise on one of the faces, as if he had expected it.
"To be so calm at this time, Aldrich's disciple is really unpredictable..."
Voss felt a little strange in his heart.
After thinking about it for a moment, my pupils shrank again!
He knew very well that the magic restrictions in the palace were indestructible and impossible to be broken by external force. However, now that someone had invaded the palace, it was obvious that the murderer had been planning for a long time.
Since it is impossible for external forces to break through the magic restriction, there can only be an internal problem.
What's more, it happened that they were the only outsiders in the palace today. Not long after they entered the palace, the palace was breached by others. This coincidence made people suspicious.
"Could it be..."
At this moment, before Voss could look back, he suddenly looked at the young man and looked over. When their eyes met, he saw a sly smile.
"Tsk tsk...this old man is quite sensitive..."
Raymond stared at Voss with a joking look on his face, and made a fist-clenching gesture in front of his chest. This is a universal gesture, meaning "neutral"!
"this..."
At this moment, Voss's face changed drastically, his eyes trembled, and he obviously understood, "Is it really related to him?"
With that sly smile, he instantly understood: Old man, just stand still and don't move, otherwise I will really kill you.
The status of a potion master is respected, and it is also a life-saving card.
Whether it is love, hatred, or dynasty changes, at any crisis moment, as long as they choose neutrality, most people will not choose to kill potion masters. Even if they are captured by brutal pirates, potion masters can still enjoy the benefits that are different from ordinary people.
Excellent treatment for meat tickets.
What's more, he is still a "national treasure" five-star potion master. Killing one of this kind of beings will be a huge loss for the entire Black Sea. Low-level extraordinary beings cannot kill them, but high-level ones are reluctant to kill them. Who can guarantee that one day they will encounter a bottleneck and will not ask for help from others?
when?
But now, the young man in front of him actually made this "neutral" gesture to him?
"He...what on earth is he going to do?"
In the past few decades, Voss has never felt that his mood has been so turbulent. Even if his reason makes him unable to believe the bizarre possibility that comes to mind, the facts are already before his eyes.
too crazy!
No wonder he never saw any joy in winning the championship on this young man's face at the genius potion master's finals. He also didn't see any high-spiritedness from being hailed as a genius. Instead, he looked like a dormant poisonous snake with its fangs exposed.
The moment is the moment when you see the fear of death.
At this moment, he finally understood!
It turned out that the young man in front of him had no interest in winning championships or receiving medals. He just wanted to use this opportunity as a springboard to enter the palace...
Oh my God... Voss felt like he was suffocating.
Since God has given you such an amazing talent for potions, why do you do such crazy things?
So what if you can enter the palace?
Not to mention you, a Sequence 8 extraordinary person, even if there are a few more mysterious extraordinary people, they will only be able to hate you on the spot...
Tianlan Palace, this is the place with the strongest defense in the entire royal capital!
...
The Royal Guards of Tianlan Palace are definitely the most elite mobile force in the capital.
"There are three assassins...no, there is also a monkey!"
"The magic ban has been reactivated, and the 'isolation plan' is now activated. The palace is locked and closed, and entry and exit are prohibited!"
"Mobile the first and second regiments to round up the assassins and kill them without mercy!"
"..."
The palace guards immediately completed the defensive deployment immediately after the attack. Naturally, they also found a certain mechanical insect that caused the palace's magic restriction cover to temporarily fail.
A large force went to intercept the three assassins and one monkey, and a team of elites came straight to the main hall.
"These palace guards react really quickly..."
Raymond squinted his eyes and clearly sensed all the movements outside.
"It seems... there's going to be a killing spree."
He raised his eyebrows, took out the [Sakura] from the system package, and hung it on his waist calmly. Because at this time, he had clearly sensed that the pair of elites were obviously coming for him.
Daniel on the side looked at Raymond who took out a long sword from nowhere, and was immediately startled and shouted angrily: "Hey, are you crazy! The assassin has guards to capture him, you don't need to worry, just use the sword to do it
Well, put it down quickly!"
He originally thought that Raymond didn't understand the rules of the palace and wanted to use weapons to defend himself. But this kind of behavior of holding a knife in the palace is definitely something that a fool would do. Not only can this kind of behavior not protect himself, but it can only make the guards
I misunderstood that you are an "assassin".
"..."
After hearing this, Raymond grinned at him. But he had no intention of putting down the sword. Instead, his hand was already on the hilt of the sword, and his neck was twisting and cracking, as if he was doing warm-up exercises.
"Damn it! You idiot, put down your sword quickly, otherwise you will hurt us..."
Daniel's face turned pale with fright, because at this time he had already seen the palace guards around him who originally had their weapons pointed at them.
"Cough, cough!"
He wanted to say something else, but at this time, he heard Vos next to him cough lightly. He turned around and saw that his teacher's eyes were slightly closed, and he put his hands in the sleeves of the large potion master's robe, showing an indifferent look.
An indifferent attitude.
Obviously, the teacher was hinting at something.
"ah?"
When Daniel saw the teacher's expression, he was startled for a moment, thinking that he might have made a mistake.
Teacher, this is...the neutral survival rule of a potion master?
"What's going on... Teacher doesn't stop that idiot who doesn't understand the rules at this time, and still wants to wait and see the situation?"
Although he didn't understand it, he didn't continue talking.
Because at this time, a group of elite Royal Guards had already rushed into the hall and surrounded them heavily.
When Daniel saw the person coming, he glanced at Raymond again and cursed in his mind: "It's actually the captain of the Guards... This is going to be a big trouble. Let's see how you end up!"
...
"Surround it up!"
The leader of the Imperial Guard is a female officer wearing dark red mail armor, Palace Guard Captain Sequence 5 [Iron Widow] Demila. And beside her is a hairless fiery red beast the size of a calf, with horns and an ox's head, and a mouth full of vicious teeth.
.This monster is like coals taken out of a brazier. Its skin is hot and red due to heat, and the air around it has layers of air waves visible to the naked eye due to the high temperature.
Demila touched the evil beast's head, as if she had gotten some message. She immediately stared at Raymond standing in the crowd, numbness and coldness flashed in her eyes.
She ejected the mechanical bug in her hand and asked directly to Raymond: "I hope you can explain...why this thing has your aura on it."
If it were someone else who was not a potion master, Demila would never talk nonsense and arrest them directly. But after all, Raymond is the champion of this "Genius Potion Master Conference", even if there is only one ten thousandth chance that it is a misunderstanding,
She also didn't dare to blindly arrest people.
"Oh...it's actually the strange beast 'Flame Beast'..."
Raymond was a little surprised when he saw the evil beast. He didn't know that there was such a flaming beast in the palace. He also knew very well that he couldn't hide it, because the nose of this evil beast was very sensitive, even if it was "
Even "deodorizing water" can't be hidden from them.
Now that the mechanical bug has been found, it can naturally find itself by following the smell.
but,
From the moment he stepped into the palace, Raymond had no intention of quietly rescuing Anna today.
Conflicts will happen sooner or later.
"Explanation? Well... there's probably nothing to explain."
Raymond stared at Demila's body covered in mail and pursed her lips, a little disgusted. This kind of woman who has built up the soft chest muscles into strong chest muscles is indeed completely unattractive.
Hearing this, Daniel's eyes were almost shocked. Just now, he thought that Raymond didn't understand the rules of the palace, but now it seems... This man may have a brain problem!
Demila narrowed her eyes, raised her eyebrows and glanced at the sword in Raymond's hand, and asked coldly: "What do you mean, sir?"
"It's not interesting...I didn't intend to quibble."
Raymond shrugged and responded lazily: "As you guessed, this insect... was brought in by me."
"What!"
Hearing this, Daniel on the side stared at Raymond as if he had seen a ghost. At this moment, no matter how slow he was, he immediately understood!
Damn it, this guy didn't draw his sword to guard against the assassin at all... but he was working with the assassin himself!
But... is this guy crazy? Captain Demila is a top Sequence 5 expert, a well-known cold-blooded warrior in the capital. She has killed countless extraordinary people in her hands... Where does this madman get the confidence?
, can you challenge the captain of the palace guard face to face?
"Ah!"
When Demila heard this, her face was so cold and gloomy that she could cry. This was the first time she had seen such an arrogant assassin!
The more this happened, the more people had to be cautious. She turned her head and glanced again, and said softly: "President Voss?"
Voss raised his eyelids slightly and said calmly: "I don't know."
Obviously, these words drew a clear line between the Potion Masters Guild and the assassin. Only then did Daniel realize that this was the meaning of the hint given to him by the teacher just now, and the old man had already guessed the result?!
Hearing this, Demila no longer had any scruples and shouted loudly: "Arrest him! If he resists, he will be shot to death!"
In the encirclement, Raymond tilted his head and glanced at the group of silver-armored guards. There was no trace of panic in his eyes from beginning to end.
He narrowed his eyes slightly and stared at Demila, murmuring: "Can you kill the Sequence 5 flesh-type extraordinary person with one knife..."
The "Iron Widow" in the distance felt her spine tingle under the gaze. When she saw the next scene, panic appeared on her face.
Because at this moment, Raymond took action!
"Click!"
The cherry birds buzzed loudly, and with a flick of the finger, the red light shone brightly.
Although it was only an inch out of the sheath, the cherry blossom forging pattern on the sword was clearly visible. When the famous weapon was unsheathed, a slight wave of scorching air blew up in the entire hall. Daniel and the others standing next to Raymond felt that the heat was hitting their faces, as if there was a wave of heat all over the sky.
The sword energy struck, causing the man's clothes to rustle.
No one expected that this man of few words next to him could actually burst out with such amazing energy!
At this moment, Voss's turbid eyes suddenly opened, showing an expression of extreme shock. He finally understood why this young man was so calm from beginning to end. It turned out that this guy had such arrogance!
Voss has a secret technique of "watching Qi", which can easily see through a person's cultivation level.
But at this time, he suddenly noticed that the aura of the young man in front of him suddenly changed, as if some kind of restriction had been broken, and his aura surged like a bursting dam.
He is not Sequence 8 at all!
The energy was still rising sharply, and it jumped to sequence 6 in an instant... But the amount of true energy...
OMG...
What level of transcendent is that guy, and why does he have such terrifying energy?!
...
The famous weapon [Sakura] that has been dormant for decades has become famous in the royal capital recently. Demila, the captain of the imperial guard, naturally knows its detailed characteristics. The moment she saw the red sword unsheathed, she immediately
You can understand where that sense of crisis comes from.
"Be careful! He's a ghost!"
Finally, everyone understood where this guy's arrogance was based.
It turns out that he is the assassin "Ghost" who has been in the limelight in the royal capital recently!
Oh my god, he killed and assassinated several princes and it wasn't enough. What on earth did he want to do now when he broke into the palace?
No way...this madman wants to assassinate His Majesty the King, right?
.....
Daniel felt as if his neck was stiff. He turned his head with difficulty and looked at Raymond again, as if he had seen a ghost. He thought he was just a magical potion genius who suddenly appeared, but he didn't expect that he was the famous "ghost"!
A strong sense of frustration hit my heart, magic potion? Haha... That's just my side job. My main job is... assassin!
At this moment, Daniel laughed miserably. It turned out that he just came to have fun and won a championship. But he lost to a guy who was good at potions in the field of potions...
...
The long sword is unsheathed and will not come back until it is bloody!
"Bang!"
Raymond suppressed the casualness on his face and slammed his foot on the ground, making the whole hall tremble.
Everyone felt a fiery red figure flash before their eyes like lightning, and then heard the "click" sound of the floor cracking. When they lowered their heads, they saw that the extremely hard granite floor was shattering like spider webs.
"Jokudōryu·Zhan!"
The amount of zhenqi was so abundant that Raymond didn't have to worry about consuming mana. At this moment, the zhenqi condensed on his body seemed to be substantial. Sakura made a loud noise as the zhenqi poured into the red light, as if he had drawn out a long flaming knife.
He drew his sword in an instant and slashed out with one blow.
This lightning figure was right in front of him when he drew his sword, and when he looked closely, he had already unsheathed his sword and teleported dozens of meters away.
Demila's reaction was also very fast. The moment she saw the figure in front of her disappear, her whole body was covered with a layer of pitch-black armor.
Infuriating mud armor, Iron Widow’s signature defensive skill!
Roar~
And the red-skinned evil beast next to her also smelled the smell. With a beast's roar, accompanied by a scorching wave, the beast's mouth turned out like a flame spray gun, spraying a pillar of scorching fire somewhere in the void.
The flames penetrated the figure and continued unabated, spraying violently on the Roman columns in the hall, instantly burning them black.
Hit?
it's over!
The Roman columns were melted by the high temperature, not to mention the "ghosts" of flesh and blood?!
But the next moment, before the joy appeared on the Imperial Guard's face, he saw the sword-wielding figure in his field of vision that was hit by the pillar of fire and collapsed like a reflection in the water.
"No, it's still a shadow!"
Demila has so much combat experience, how could she not understand that the cold and hair-raising sword energy beside her could definitely threaten her life!
"Hmph! Two teleports...Since we only know your trump card, how could we be completely unprepared!"
At this moment, she reacted very quickly, raised her hand to block, and the black mud armor on her right arm became thicker and thicker, hardening instantly.
Almost at the same time, a knife struck his arm.
"Keng!"
The red long sword slashed her left arm. The blade sank into the black plaster-like armor, as if it had cut into a very dense substance. The force was released layer by layer. This menacing slash was unexpectedly caught.
"I caught you, Ghost!" Demila was not surprised but overjoyed. This liquid armor of hers is a high-density Qi armor that has been condensed for more than ten years. It is hard to be damaged by guns and artillery. How could it be so easily cut by a light sword?
?
What's more, any weapon that touches this Qi armor will immediately be stuck to it, making it impossible to break free.
"Hehe...really?"
Raymond bared his white teeth and smiled at her. He held the long knife in his hand and suddenly exerted force in the second stage. The true energy that was flowing out like a flame a moment ago was now withdrawn in an instant, and a layer of flame armor was actually condensed!
"Zhenqi transformed into armor, a Sequence 6 transcendent! Isn't 'Ghost' a Sequence 8 swordsman? How could he suddenly become a Sequence 6? And... he is a light swordsman, how can his power be so terrifying!"
Damn it, what on earth does the intelligence service do for food?
The danger assessment level of "Ghost" is completely inconsistent with the report!
How can you say that Sequence 5 Transcendents can ignore threats?
This guy in front of me is so terrifying, who the hell told me to ignore it?!
Demila cursed in her heart.
She didn't even have time to react, her eyes already showed despair. The overwhelming force of the second level instantly broke through her Zhenqi armor and drove straight in.
The extremely sharp sword energy cut through the black armor. Before the heartbreaking pain could be transmitted back to her brain, the sharp sword energy condensed on the edge of the knife left her body, and she was cut into pieces with a "swish" sound.
body.
"Ah..."
The dagger that Demila was holding tightly in her hand and preparing to fight back also dropped to the ground... half of her body slipped to the ground, blood surged wildly, and her life was cut off.
"Captain Demila was actually killed..."
"Oh my god...the ghost is so scary..."
"The captain can't stop him, are we going to die..."
"..."
All the imperial guards were horrified, and this ruthless killing move instantly calmed everyone down.
No one expected that the captain of the royal palace guard, a top Sequence 5 transcendent, would be killed in a single encounter.
The strong smell of blood spread throughout the hall,
Voss slowly closed his eyes, unable to bear to look any longer.
Daniel on the side was already so frightened that his face turned pale.
Just now... I actually scolded such a terrifying existence?
...
[Sakura] Seeing the monster's blood getting redder and redder, the blood droplets that have not evaporated due to high temperature dripped down the sword blade and fell to the ground.
"That's it for ordinary Sequence 5 extraordinary beings..."
The sword had not yet been sheathed, so Raymond ignored the people in the hall and calmly picked up the sword and went out.
I don’t know when,
Dark clouds were already gathering outside the hall, and gray rain began to fall in the sky.
He glanced at the lingering raindrops, and then silently said something in his heart.
"Finally a master is here..."
From the rain curtain, several figures with strong auras slowly walked out.
A steam mechanic with a mechanical skeleton, a combat doctor, an iron-handed man with long braids, a white-robed mage, and of course... there is also a man who appears and disappear even in the domineering perception of seeing and hearing.
The stealth assassin.
"CP9 captain-level combat power... I didn't expect there to be five hidden in this palace. It's really a bit tricky..."
Raymond knew two of them, and their identities were revealed in the game.
Sequence 5 Devil Fruit user, [Chameleon] Arden Matvey!
Sequence 5 [Great Elementalist], elemental water method, Adolph Myers!
The secret identities of these two people are the captains of CP9.
Then the other three...even if they are not, they are almost there.