At dusk, Lucy and Link walked out of the library together. Lucy, who had seen the light of day for the first time in three days, was unable to open her eyes by the fiery red light of the dusk. She stood on the stone steps and took a deep breath to adapt to the light outside. Link smiled and said, "If you want to help Allen, you have to take care of yourself first."
"Got it. I won't stay in the library overnight in the future. Otherwise, the curator will always have a bitter face when he sees me, as if I owe him a lot of money. "Lucy laughed heartily, and the wind blew her long golden hair. Her hair danced, weaving the most beautiful pattern in the world.
Link was stunned for a moment.
At this moment, someone coughed softly, attracting their attention. Link subconsciously took half a step forward, slightly blocking half of Lucy's body. The sharp eyes under the frames were like swords as they looked at the white arch bridge in front of them. On the other side of the bridge stood two people. The leader was a tall man, but he was already a little fat and had a smile on his face. The other person stood sideways behind him. His face could not be seen clearly, but judging from the outline, it should be a woman.
"Marquis Marrus?"
When they saw the man clearly, Lucy and Link exclaimed at the same time. Marrus was the person in charge of the safety of the palace and even the entire Golden City. Naturally, he would not have any ill intentions towards Lucy, so Link stepped aside. Marrus said from across the bridge, "I didn't know how long Your Highness would be staying in the library. Marrus didn't dare to disturb him, thinking that there was no harm in waiting outside. Unexpectedly, Your Highness came out today, and Count Link is also here. It seems that I have disturbed the two of you. "
Lucy glanced at Link and smiled, "Marquis, is there something you need from me?"
"A few days ago, His Majesty asked me to find a personal guard for you. Today, there is finally a suitable candidate. I specially brought him here for Your Highness to take a look." Marrus smiled and said to the woman behind him, "Hurry up and greet Your Highness."
The woman behind him walked out. Beside Marrus, Lucy, who was facing the other side of the bridge, knelt on one knee and said, "Angeloni, I swear to protect Your Highness to the death!"
The woman was petite, but full of explosive power. Her light blonde shoulder-length hair fluttered in the wind, giving her a feminine and gentle temperament. However, looking at her sharp eyes, one could tell that this woman called Angeloni was not a weak woman who needed men to protect her.
"She is?" Lucy was slightly surprised. That woman made her feel as if she was being pricked by needles. It seemed that the other party was not weak.
Marrus smiled and said, "Angeloni is an assault captain in our army. Of the ten candidates recommended by Duke Palder, I think Angeloni is the most suitable." I've read her information. Angeloni is good at tracking and anti-tracking, as well as setting up traps, infiltrating, and so on. As for combat power, even in Golden City, a level-25 combat power was not a character that could be underestimated. Furthermore, she's a woman, so it's easier for her to get along with His Highness. "
Lucy shrugged and said, "Since Marquis Marquis Marrus said so …"
"Wait."
Just as Lucy was about to agree, Link suddenly said, "I'm sorry, Marquis. I'm not questioning your vision, but it's a matter of His Highness's safety. Please allow me to test your guard's skills. "
Marrus smiled and said, "Of course. Count Link is also thinking for His Highness's sake. How can I refuse?"
"Go and have a few moves with the count."
After saying this to the woman, Marrus walked to the side.
Link handed the code to Lucy, "Your Highness, please keep it for me for a while."
After Lucy took the code, Link walked onto the white arch bridge and walked to the middle of the arch bridge. "As long as you can pass me, you will pass," he said indifferently.
Angeloni stood up and said in a low voice, "Please be careful, Count."
Before the last syllable disappeared, Angeloni had already charged in. She charged towards Link in a straight line, and just as the two of them were about to collide. Angeloni turned her toes and threw her short hair in an arc. Link quickly left in her eyes. She jumped backwards onto the bridge railing, and behind her was ten thousand meters of void. Angeloni didn't stop. She kicked the railing with her right leg and was about to jump behind Link.
At this time, Link was still focused on the front, as if he couldn't keep up with Angeloni's speed and couldn't react.
However, when Angeloni slanted forward in a diagonal line, her eyes were suddenly filled with finger shadows!
Link used his fingers as a sword, and his first move was the sword skill that had even impressed Allen that day. The stars were everywhere. Even though it was a finger sword, Link still whistled with sword energy. The energy that pounced on Angeloni's eyelids densely pressed down on her eyelids, causing her to see stars and be unable to see Link's figure clearly. He was shocked and thought to himself that the son of Duke Rebeth really did have some skills.
Although she was shocked, she did not panic. Angeloni stepped on the air with her left leg, as if she was stepping on the ground. Her body suddenly rose higher and she left the range of Link's finger sword.
Link retracted his fingers and formed a palm blade, slashing towards the woman in midair.
A vast expanse of sword qi swept through the air.
Angeloni had no other choice. Unless she was willing to use some of her abilities, she could only protect herself with her arms like she was now, blocking Link's sword qi and pushing her back to her original position.
She landed on the bridge, but she was much faster than Link had expected and immediately sprinted forward. However, this time, the aura on her body gradually rose. At this moment, the pressure from Angeloni had already exceeded Level 25, and it was still growing.
Link narrowed his eyes and his aura suddenly soared. He no longer stood on the bridge, but instead rushed forward. Using his hand as a sword, he stabbed towards Angeloni's face with a simple but incomparably sharp palm!
Angeloni also opened her mouth and let out a low howl. As she ran, her feet left the ground and she stepped into the air. Like a cannonball, he charged towards Link at high speed, his pink fist stabbing towards the count's chest. If he was hit, the armor would probably open up a large hole.
Both Marrus and Lucy were shocked. They didn't expect the two of them to suddenly fight to the death. Just as the tragedy was about to happen, the aura on their bodies retracted at the same time, and the two figures froze on the bridge.
Link's palm was still half an inch away from Angeloni's face, while the latter's fist was stuck to the count's clothes. Only then did Marrus shout angrily, "Stop!" Then, the two of them retracted their fists and retreated.
Link smiled and said, "You are indeed not bad. Although you failed to surpass me in the end, you are qualified to be His Highness' personal guard."
A bright smile appeared on Angeloni's face.
Link said, "Do you have a secret technique to instantly increase your combat strength?"
Angeloni nodded obediently, "I can temporarily stimulate my combat strength. My physical strength, speed, and strength can be increased several times in a short period of time."
"Very good. In that case, unless a Level 30 expert makes a move, no one will be able to pass you." Link walked back and took back his code. "The Marquis has indeed found a good candidate," he said to Marrus.
Naturally, everyone was happy with this result.
However, the happiest person was Angeloni. That time, she killed Lush Forest in the Lost City and activated the Calamity Circuit. When she returned to Adahua Planet, she received a recommendation and began to hear that she was going to be a guard for a member of the royal family. Angeloni originally wanted to refuse. She knew very well that even though she had obtained some of her abilities and strength from Lush Forest, she still couldn't compare to her only remaining brother.
Even so, she still had to prepare for the worst when the two of them met in the future. For this reason, sharpening his combat strength was already an urgent matter. However, how could he sharpen his combat strength by staying by the side of a member of the royal family? However, when she heard that the person she wanted to protect was Lucy, Angeloni immediately changed her mind. Right now, who didn't know the relationship between Lucy and Allen? If she could get close to Her Highness the Empress, who knew Allen very well, then it would naturally be much more convenient and accurate to understand Allen's background than any other way.
Of course, her plan was more than that, but she had to become Lucy's personal guard first. And now she had done it. When she stood beside Lucy, she couldn't even believe that everything had gone so smoothly. From her point of view, Her Highness the Empress, who she had thought was far away from her, was now within reach.
It was as if she could crush her soft neck with a single hand.
At this moment, Lucy turned around and Angeloni hurriedly lowered her head to avoid her gaze, afraid that Lucy would see the madness in her eyes.
"Angeloni?" Lucy smiled and said, "If you don't mind, I'll call you Annie in the future, right?"
"Well, okay."
On this day, there was an inseparable woman beside Lucy. Everyone knew that she was Her Highness the Empress's personal guard. However, no one knew that this personal guard might not be Lucy's life-saving talisman.
There was another whistling sound.
Lucy raised her head. Just as the sky was about to turn completely dark, she could see that a large fleet had gathered outside Adahua Planet's atmosphere. This fleet was scheduled to set off tomorrow. I wonder if they can bring hope to Earth?
The sunset on Adahua Planet was the darkest moment before dawn on Earth.
Roddy suddenly woke up. He seemed to have had a nightmare and was sweating profusely. The man roared and casually grabbed it. A battle axe condensed from Origin Energy appeared in his hand. When he remembered where he was, he gasped for breath and dispersed his Origin Energy. Then, he got out of bed and turned on the light. The light in this simple bedroom lit up. It was a simple room with a bed and a wardrobe, but it was already very narrow. Compared to the room in Castle Ugarte, it was not just a little bit worse.
At this moment, the sky was pitch black. In the distance, there were occasionally a few starry fireflies flickering. It could be starlight, or it could be artillery fire. Roddy took a sip of water, and the cold water entered his stomach, calming him down a lot. He walked back to the bed and sat down with his face in his hands. A bitter smile gradually melted at the corner of his mouth.
Even after so many days, he still couldn't forget that night. He couldn't even believe that it was true.
That night, the greatest creation of mankind since the Battle of Dawn, the floating island of Babylon, which was described as heaven …
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