Ignoring Verdi, Natasha stared at Silvia who was walking side by side with Verdi. She narrowed her eyes and bit her lips gloomily. Then she asked bitterly and angrily, "Is it really you? Why are you doing this? Could it be that everything you said to me was a lie? "
Seeing that Natasha was not hurt except for a bit tiredness, Verdi knew that her power was still intact. Also, in the ambush by the Knight and the senior-rank sorcerer, Natasha still had one level four knight, two level two knights, and two official knights. Therefore, Verdi did not order the loyal Knights to attack. Instead, he planned to strike Natasha's spirit first, weaken her power as much as possible, and disintegrate the rest of the Knights.
As for the more than twenty Knight squires and seventy or eighty soldiers around Natasha, Verdi did not care about them at all. The official Knight might be a bit scared of the magic longbows in the hands of the squires, but he and the other five grand Knights were not scared at all. This was the absolute suppression of power after the advancement of his rank.
Sylvia took two deep breaths, and her soft and painful expression gradually became calm. "I'm very grateful for your love for me, Natasha. But I love my father even more. It was not easy for him to get in touch with the people in the Congress of Magic. If he wants to get rid of the oppressive and fearful life, I have to do something for him. I thought that they were looking for the secrets of the Ratacia Palace, but I didn't expect that their purpose was to assassinate you. But since my father was killed by your long spear, I can only forget everything else and avenge him. "
The people in the Congress of Magic? Drogny was killed by Natasha? Many questions arose in Lucien's mind, and then he realized, "Are Drogny and Silvia sorcerers too? Have I ever seen them in the magic circle? "
After carefully looking at Silvia's height and figure and distinguishing the characteristics of her voice, Lucien finally connected her with White Honey, "So, Drogny is the owner of the black crow Ashley? No wonder I felt a bit familiar! No wonder Drogny was the first one who tested me when I pretended to be a professor! "
"But Natasha's mother passed away a long time ago. Why would the Congress of Magic cooperate with Verdi to assassinate Natasha?"
"Just because you appreciate my love? Silvia, that's not what you said before. Perhaps I have been living in a false lie. You have been deceiving me, and so has my dear cousin. ' Natasha keenly noticed Silvia's words and asked with a bit of grief and indignation. However, she did not regret killing Drogny in the first place. Otherwise, not only herself, but also all the other Knight, including Camille, would have been killed in the ambush.
Lucien pitied and sympathized with Natasha, but after hearing her words, he could not help but twitch the corner of his mouth, "It seems that I'm also lying to her …"
Silvia tried to stay calm, "Luxurious and spacious villas, exquisite and delicious food, attentive and professional servants, a promising life as a musician, elegant and pleasant noble salons and banquets … These are all things that other people dream of, but for me, they are nothing compared to the joy of learning magic, the satisfaction of a successful experiment, and the wish of my father. Natasha, the road of life is like two intersecting lines. We've met before, but eventually, we'll go further and further apart. "
"Well …" Lucien could sympathize with Silvia's words. He understood the depression of not being able to learn magic openly, but he was probably one of the people who had been betrayed by his mother. Things in the world were really strange. Even if he revealed his identity as a sorcerer right now, he would probably be killed by Verdi directly, because he had nothing to do with the Congress of Magic.
Before Natasha could say anything, Verdi suddenly reached out his hands and put his arms around Silvia's waist, ignoring her resistance, "As for love, my dear cousin, although you're powerful, brave, and humorous, you're still a woman. You can't give Silvia the love she wants."
Natasha closed her eyes and then smiled brightly, covering all the sadness, softness, and sorrow on her face, "What an admirable sorcerer. I've never seen such a stubborn side of you before, Silvia. Maybe I've never walked into your heart. Hehe, cousin Verdi, it seems that I've never really known you either. For the title of the Grand Duke, you actually dared to collude with the Congress of Magic and the Argent Horn. Do you think that Bishop Sardes will crown you? The Inquisition is where you belong! Don't you know that you've been tempted by the devil? "
Now that Verdi had walked out from behind the scenes, Natasha recalled that the intelligence department was infiltrated by the Argent Horn and that Longsang Aaron could never be found. Of course, she knew that Verdi had played a role in all of this.
And as a determined and powerful Knight, Natasha did not dwell on the question of love and betrayal. She directly asked Verdi, hoping that the Knight who followed him would understand the consequences of what they had done and would hesitate.
Making a deal with the devil and making a deal with a sorcerer was a crime that was enough to be burned at the stake.
Verdi burst into laughter, "The devil's temptation? If I didn't want to do it in the first place, how could it tempt me? Why did the Grand Duke inherit the title? Why did my father die for no reason? Was it also because of the devil's temptation? "
"And when did I collude with the devil's followers? I'm the hero who defeated the Argent Horn! Without my key information, how could Bishop Sardes and Count Hayward destroy the Argent Horn's final operation in time and wipe them out? And how could they not save you, cousin? "
"And as long as you were killed, Mr. Rogelio of the Congress of Magic would clean up the scene and point all the clues to the Congress of Magic. And the Congress of Magic would also announce that they were responsible for this. I was just late for the rescue! "
"It seems that you've been using the Argent Horn since the beginning, cousin Verdi, and now you betrayed them without hesitation." Natasha completely calmed down.
However, even after hearing the conversation, the more than twenty Knights and hundreds of Knight squires who followed Verdi here remained expressionless.
Lucien, on the other hand, was slightly surprised. He carefully looked at the Knight who surrounded him, and as expected, he found the familiar figure of Longsang Aaron.
Verdi sneered, "If it weren't for Mr. Lucien Evans who betrayed the Argent Horn, I probably would've succeeded long ago. But this is also good. The temporary victory blinded you and made you think that there was no spy around you. It made you trust Silvia more and walked into my ambush without any vigilance. "
Natasha raised her purple eyebrows, "So, during Mr. Victor's concert, you deliberately fell into my trap and provoked me to invite Lucien to be my music consultant?"
"My dear cousin, I'm glad that you've realized that you're not that smart." Verdi's plan was about to succeed, and he seemed to be a bit proud. Also, if he delayed a little longer, Rogelio and the Knight of Logan might be able to kill Camille and come here. Therefore, he looked at Lucien again, "I appreciated your uncompromising declaration from Silvia, but unfortunately, you betrayed the Argent Horn and ruined my plan! If you hadn't been killed by the Argent Horn at Elsinore Lake, I would've sent people to hunt you down as well. But since you ran into Natasha, it saved me a lot of trouble. "
Lucien finally understood what danger Maskelyne was talking about. Because of Silvia's betrayal, his betrayal of the Argent Horn and the Moonlight Blessing was no longer a secret. However, Verdi and the Argent Horn did not want to take revenge on him and Chorre, which would alert Natasha and the Church. Therefore, they had been waiting for a chance to "treat" Lucien after their plan succeeded. "Luckily, they don't know my identity as' Professor '…"
"Thank you, Mr. Count, for letting me know that I'm not as safe as I thought." Lucien smiled calmly. Drogny's poems and manuscripts were only meant to tempt him. After all, it was hard to tell how tempting the magic relics were to a Knight. The real danger was that Verdi would hunt him down, and what Lucien had just done was to detonate the danger in advance.
At the same time, Lucien was sensing the gaps between the World of Souls and the main material world through Sun's Corona. This was the best shortcut to escape from the siege. However, sadly, all the gaps had disappeared along with the collapse of the defense. There was not a single gap left in his sensing range.
"You're really calm." Verdi calmed down and looked at the Knights behind Natasha seriously, "Knight Wayne, do you still want to follow Natasha's lead? His Excellency in the North Fortress, the two Gold Knights in the fortress in the Dark Mountain Range, the Hayne family and the Hill family all hinted that they would stay neutral. As long as I can kill Natasha, they will admit that I'm the future Grand Duke. "
Hearing that, not only the Knights behind Natasha, but also the knight squires and soldiers were all shocked. Even Natasha herself could not believe it.
Verdi continued, "The reason why they made such a choice is that they are disgusted and worried about a weird female Knight who likes women. Natasha insulted the Knight's spirit, and she can't guarantee the continuation of the bloodline. Do you think it's honorable to follow Natasha? "
The uproar turned into a weird silence. Everyone seemed to be in deep thought.
"So everyone has betrayed me …" Natasha murmured bitterly.
"I have two level five Knights, one level four Knight, three level three Knights, eight level two Knights, eleven official knights and hundreds of squires on my side. Do you think you can break through the encirclement with your remaining strength?" Verdi began to threaten them.
"If you choose to be loyal to me, you will live to see the sun rise in the morning, and I will protect you!"
"If you are as stubborn as a rock, then you will be sent to hell!"
After a moment of extreme silence, many soldiers and squires began to run toward Verdi's small Knight Legion. There was even a Knight among them.
Natasha was very calm at this time. She just looked at the scene with her deep eyes. The long enchanted lance was placed on the horse's back, but she did not move at all.
When all the soldiers had run away, Natasha looked at the team that had less than ten soldiers and a few empty dragon-scale horses. She smiled gently, looking beautiful and determined, "Knight Wayne, why don't you go over?"
Wayne, the level four Knight, had bright blonde hair and blue eyes. He answered seriously, "I have chosen my lord, Her Royal Highness. I will fight for you forever! This is my Knight's Creed! "
Natasha nodded affirmatively, and then she looked at Lucien, "What about you? Lucien. "
Lucien said calmly, "I will never compromise with the enemy." Compared to other Knights, he was worthless as a Knight. Besides, he had betrayed Argent Horn and ruined Verdi's plan. He still had a lot of secrets on him. Surrendering would only make him die faster. Besides, Verdi might not really let people who surrendered go.
"Lucien, you have the spirit of a Knight that many people do not have. You are a true Knight." Natasha's expression softened a little. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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