The defeat of the assassin in black seemed to be a foregone conclusion. Rob suddenly said to the girl beside him, "You don't seem to be worried about the safety of your companion, do you?"
The latter snorted coldly. She was now a little afraid of someone's terrifying insight. Even if she did not say anything, the other party seemed to be able to infer a lot of things from her reaction. So she tried her best to maintain the same expression.
"Actually, I've been very curious. How did the two of you sneak into the count's mansion? You're just a fifth-grade knight, and you don't have any stealth skills at all. Although tonight's banquet is mainly for young people, many of them are heirs and would-be heirs of the major families in the south. If any of these people were to make a mistake, it would be a very serious matter. Therefore, tonight is definitely the most heavily guarded night in the count's mansion. Under such circumstances, there's only one possibility left for you to appear here. "After that, Rob pondered for a moment," One of the two eighth-grade paladins is one of your people? "
Although the female assassin still pursed her lips, she could not hide the horror in her eyes.
"No wonder you know about the existence of the Inquisition of Heresy. Tsk tsk, a eighth-grade paladin. This identity can barely be considered as a high-ranking member of the church. In addition to being Morteris's bodyguard, you more or less know about the things he has done in the dark. Unfortunately, I'm afraid that your spy partner is now in danger."
The female assassin let out a whimper, obviously disagreeing with the other party's statement.
"Do you want to know why I said that?" The president of the Magic Association said leisurely, "Because I've already figured out which one of the two paladins is your partner. And I have a piece of bad news to tell you — I'm afraid you've fallen into a trap this time."
Morteris came to the count's mansion tonight to attend the banquet. He brought along the two eighth-grade paladins sent by the Temple of Light. The younger paladin was now fighting fiercely with the assassin, while the other paladin, who was about 50 years old, was standing beside the old bishop.
Before this, he had been very quiet. No matter how intense the battle before him was, it was as if it had nothing to do with him.
It was as if he was a stone statue. His bronze-colored face did not show any expression from the beginning to the end, allowing his comrade to face the assassin alone. He only stayed by the old bishop's side, and reality proved that his judgment was accurate. The latter did indeed have the ability to take down the opponent in front of him. However, just as the younger holy knight was about to take control of the situation, he, who had been motionless all this while, suddenly moved.
The latter lifted his foot and took a light step forward.
The black-clothed assassin's pupils constricted. No, the opponent's step wasn't towards him. That fellow's target was actually his comrade, who had his back facing the assassin and was focused on fighting the enemy!
Seeing that the opponent's camp had suddenly turned against them, the black-clothed assassin was not happy. Instead, he was shocked, especially when he saw the older holy knight stabbing the sword in his hand at the back of the paladin who was fighting him. Without any hesitation, he gave up on blocking the sword that the latter was about to slash at his head. Instead, he used the dagger in his hand to block the despicable sneak attack for his opponent with all his might.
Seeing this scene, Dardarion sighed. "He's still too young. If he didn't block the sword, your Paladin companion might not have died, but now …"
All of this happened in the blink of an eye. Without exception, all the guests present were stunned by this sudden change. Most of them didn't have time to figure out what had happened in this short period of time. First, another paladin who had been slacking off suddenly launched a sneak attack on his comrade. What was even more bizarre was that the black-clothed assassin, who was on the assassin's side, actually sacrificed himself to save his opponent who was fighting him!
As if he had sensed something, the sword in the young paladin's hand finally stopped less than half an inch away from the black-clothed assassin's head. At this moment, the latter's dagger was about to reach the sword of the other paladin.
There's still time! The black-clothed assassin roughly estimated the distance and speed between the two sides. He was sure that he should be able to stop the scimitar before it touched the paladin's body. However, when he raised his head, he saw the mockery in the other party's emotionless eyes.
The next moment, the paladin who launched a sneak attack disappeared in front of the black-clothed assassin like a puff of green smoke, leaving the latter in shock.
When he reappeared, he was already behind the young Holy Knight. The longsword in his hand was abandoned behind his back, and in its place was a scimitar smeared with gray poison.
Only two eighth-grade paladins were sent by the temple to protect him. So, if there is a mole, these two people are undoubtedly the most suspicious. However, he doesn't know which one of them is the problem. If it were some insignificant people, he could just kill them all. However, these two people were sent by His Highness the Pope, and they were both knights. If he killed the wrong person, he would be in big trouble. So, he must find a way to find out who the mole is. "
"If you were that old thing, what would you do next?" Dardarion asked Rob.
"If it were me, I would separate the two suspects without them knowing, then create an opportunity to test the loyalty of one of them. Tonight's blessing ceremony is a very good opportunity for Morteris. Everyone knows that he cannot move during the blessing ceremony, so this period of time is undoubtedly the best time for a killer to act."
Lady Assassin Walker was at a loss for words.
D 'Addarion was patient for once and explained to her, "Don't you understand? That old fox only brought one person with him tonight, and that's your traitor's companion. The other Grade 8 Holy Knight wasn't even here, and was disguised by someone else. So when your Assassin companion attacked, your traitor's identity was already exposed. However, the other party didn't panic. The reason why the guy disguised as a Holy Knight suddenly attacked your traitor's companion was to confirm the identity of your traitor's companion. In the end, your honest little brother's reaction was equivalent to directly telling the other party that he was in cahoots with us. "
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