Two days later.
Joe was taken out of his room and stepped onto the bow deck.
"Is that Earl Lorenzo's territory?" Sean asked.
In the morning sun, the seawall glowed with golden light, and a vague gray and white shadow floated above it.
Joe's heart tightened. He could not help but grasp the railing tightly and lean forward, fearing that he would miss any detail.
"Yes, that's the Archduke Island!"
He finally came back with the rescuer.
"Farina, please hold on a little longer!"
"There are two docks on the island, facing east and west respectively." Joe took a deep breath and said impatiently, "Ever since Lorenzo became a noble, the docks have been guarded by guards. But mainly to guard against other nobles in the Kingdom of Wolfheart, merchant ships are not strictly inspected. The problem is the Castle District, which is heavily guarded. Without a special permit, you can't even enter... "
He had been holding it in for a long time.
Over the past two days, Kajen Fels had asked him many questions, but none of them were related to the mission, let alone the secrets of the church.
Kajen asked Farrina in great detail about his prejudice against her, his insults, his escape, and how they helped each other. When he could not express himself in words, Kajen even asked his disciple, Roentgen, to pretend to be Farrina and try to reconstruct the scenes in his memory.
Except for mealtimes, he could not even see Sean and the others.
It was as if they did not care about the rescue mission at all.
Therefore, Joe seized the opportunity to speak his mind as fast as he could. Regardless of whether the other side would listen to him or not, as long as it was useful, he would have a better chance of rescuing Farina.
"You don't have to worry about that. We have our own ways," Sean interrupted him. "I asked you to meet someone and get to know him."
"Who... is it?"
"The guide of this mission."
After he finished speaking, he whistled, and two sailors quickly escorted a middle-aged man over.
Charle recognized the man at a glance.
"Hagrid, you traitor!"
Hagrid was also a follower of the Church. Before he was transferred to assist Bishop Lorenzo, Hagrid had been Joe's superior.
"Tsk," Hagrid said disdainfully. "You speak as if you are loyal to the Church. If Farina finds out that you've sided with Graycastle, who knows who she'll call a traitor? "
"I …" Charle was at a loss for words.
"There's no need to argue." Sean stood between the two. "Mr. Hagrid, you should know your mission, right?"
Facing the king's personal guard, Hagrid's voice immediately became much softer. "Yes, my lord. Bring those two warriors into the castle."
"This is your only chance to redeem yourself. Whether you can grasp it or not is up to you."
"Entering the castle is not a problem, but sir, are you sure that only two will be enough?"
He was actually worried about Graycastle?
Joe was stunned for a while before he came to his senses. No matter how many people Hagrid brought in, it would be an intolerable betrayal to Lorenzo. If Graycastle failed, he would not have a good ending either, so he might as well hope that Hagrid could be more thorough.
"Don't worry. You'll soon see —" Sean looked at the outline of the Archduke Island and sneered. "They're the real Scourge who has obtained power."
…
In the dead of night, the six members of the rescue team left the dock and headed for the castle.
In addition to Zoey and Betty, there were two soldiers from the First Army.
Obviously, they were responsible for guarding Joe and Hagrid.
With the count's trusted aide as a 'guide', the journey could be said to be unimpeded. Even if the patrol team came to question them, they would be dismissed by Hagrid with a few words.
The same went for the guards at the entrance of the castle.
Even though the other five people were all wearing hoods, the guards did not question them.
From this point of view, Hagrid was indeed trusted by Lorenzo.
After passing through the courtyard, the lord's castle appeared in front of them.
According to Hagrid, Farina's attack had frightened Earl Lorenzo so much that he had gathered all the God's Punishment Army soldiers who could still move into the bedroom in the main building. There were no more than six of them.
The bedroom door had also been replaced with a solid copper door. It was said that ordinary people could not even push it open, let alone break the lock. Usually, Scourge had to open the copper door to get in and out of the bedroom.
"It's not difficult to trick Lorenzo out of the bedroom. You just need to say that you've found the secret of the treasure," Hagrid said as they walked. "But he'll definitely take Scourge with him. Besides, strangers in the hall will make the guards even more vigilant. We have to find a way to fool them —"
"No need. Just tell us which floor the bedroom is on." Zoey shrugged. "Then take Joe to the dungeon and rescue the woman. As for how we fight, it's none of your business. "
Hagrid was stunned for a moment before he replied, "Yes... I got it."
He straightened his bow tie, climbed the stone steps, and knocked on the side door.
An old gatekeeper poked his head out and said, "Lord Hagrid, why didn't you inform us beforehand that you were coming back —"
"Cut the crap. I have something important to report to the earl. Get out of the way!"
"Okay, okay..." The old man hurriedly stepped aside to make way for Hagrid. "But these people are..."
"My informants in the Cage Mountain. Why, do you want to pry into the earl's secret? "
"I dare not!" The old man immediately lowered his head.
After entering the room through the side door and passing through two partitions, they entered the castle.
The guards at the entrance of the hall had been replaced by armored family guards.
Seeing them, two guards grasped the hilts of their swords at their waists and approached them.
"Lorenzo's bedroom is on the fourth floor... but I can't take you up there..." Hagrid said in a low voice.
"Oh, isn't this Lord Hagrid? The earl has been talking about you recently. Are these the guests that you invited? " The guard bowed and turned to Zoey and the others. "Please wait outside the hall unless the earl approves — Wait, this lady..."
Zoey lifted her hood and slowly walked toward him. Before he could finish his warning, a hand grabbed his neck.
"Lord Hagrid, this..." The other guard did the same. Before he could draw his sword, Betty's hand had already grabbed his neck.
"Crack."
With a crisp sound, the guard's neck was suddenly twisted into a corner.
Hagrid and Joe could not help but gasp.
Breaking a person's neck with one hand, was this something that a human could do?
But that was not all.
They carried the guards into the hall and hid themselves behind them. This strange scene made the remaining guards unable to react immediately. "Hey, what the hell are you doing?"
"No... no, look, their feet aren't on the ground!"
"What?"
The dim firelight affected everyone's vision. When they realized something was wrong, it was too late.
Zoey and Betty flashed out like shadows and pounced on the unprepared guards, aiming at their exposed necks.
It was easy for people to relax during the long night watch, and their opponents just happened to be the strongest warriors among humans — Extraordinaires.
Joe could not help but cover his mouth.
In just a few seconds, the remaining four guards' necks were also broken, and they fell to the ground in disorder.
He had only seen such overwhelming strength and speed from the God's Punishment Army!
But the God's Punishment Army was obviously a group of monsters without the ability to think. It was not difficult for them to tear their enemies apart with their bare hands, but it was almost impossible for them to kill them silently and cleverly like this!
He saw the same shock on Hagrid's face.
[They have gained full power. They are the real Scourge.] []
Sean's words echoed in Joe's mind.
Was this also... Roland Wimbledon's masterpiece?
He was not sure that His Holiness the Supreme Pontiff knew this secret the best.
"Next, act according to the plan." Zoey glanced at Joe. "No matter whether the person you want to save is dead or alive, don't stay in the dungeon. Do you understand?"
"I... understand."
After getting the answer, the two turned around and ran toward the stairs.
There were no guards on the stairs, so Zoey and Betty went straight up to the fourth floor. There were doors on both sides of the narrow corridor, which should be for maids or servants. At the end of the corridor was a huge metal door, which reflected a dark red light under the flickering candlelight.
"It's really a copper door." Zoey raised her eyebrows.
"What are you going to do?" Betty curled her lips. "If there's an iron lock behind it, I don't think it can be broken."
"Isn't that obvious? If there's no way, then we'll open a way. "
"I think... that's true."
Betty kicked open the wooden door next to the lord's bedroom and strode into the room.
"Ah —" A scream was heard. The maid, who only had a thin veil over her body, suddenly pulled up the quilt to cover her half-exposed chest. "Who, who are you?"
"Unfortunately, I'm not interested in girls." Betty untied her belt, and her robe slid down naturally, revealing a firearm with an astonishing caliber on her back. "If it's a handsome boy..."
"You'll only make her more panicked." Zoey sighed and held the shotgun in her hand. "One, two..."
"Three!"
The two aimed the muzzles at the wall and pulled the triggers together.
Deafening explosions sounded continuously. The interior walls made of bricks simply could not withstand the repeated bombardment of the 40mm ammunition. Under the flying debris, two rows of crooked bullet holes quickly appeared on the walls.
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