The red moon returns

Chapter 376 The Fourth Dance
The fourth dance, Ode to Joy.

Cheerful, lively and light, this is a world-famous song whose melody alone can make people excited and forget themselves.

People held hands and danced in circles on the dance floor, while the audience clapped and sang outside the dance floor, bringing the atmosphere to a climax.

As soon as this dance is over, Her Royal Highness the Princess and His Excellency the Duke will appear.

At that time, the balcony door on the third floor of the castle will be opened, and the two will greet the guests on the podium. Her Royal Highness the Princess will express gratitude to all the participants on behalf of His Majesty the King.

The princess will then walk out of the castle, into the crowd, and dance with the inviters.

The fourth dance has begun, and with the sound of lively music, singing and laughter, the circle of people on the dance floor has started to turn.

The cheerful atmosphere allowed everyone to put aside their worries temporarily and put smiles on their faces.

But in the midst of joy, the two of them, one in front and one behind, strode quickly, rushed straight into the dance floor, passed through the circling crowd unhindered, and rushed all the way up the steps of the castle.

Lynch and Natalie.

Both of them were filled with anxiety.

If Lynch's guess is correct, it means that someone can use this method to walk directly to Princess Sophia, and those high-level and mid-level soul-stealing masters in the Duke's Mansion and the castle, as well as hundreds of fully armed Governor's Guards with live ammunition, have become useless.

It was simply an invitation.

Anyone can ignore any defense measures and stand in front of the princess. They can even take a selfie with the princess and those high-level strong men of nuclear bomb level. As long as they get out of this state at this time, no one will have a chance to stop the princess from being killed.

If nothing unexpected happens, Her Royal Highness is now in a dead end. Officers Lynch and Natalie analyzed that the opponent's plan is most likely to assassinate the princess in the most violent way in front of everyone at the end of the fourth dance when the princess is speaking on the balcony on behalf of King Rudolf II, directly triggering the conflict between the nobles and the parliament.

The three previous attacks were just means of confusing the public, and this is the general's final move.

It is an almost unsolvable dead end. If allowed to develop, no matter how strict the protection is, Princess Sofia will not be saved and she will definitely die.

But fate always leaves a glimmer of hope, variables appear, and the bottom card is seen.

Now, only Lynch and Natalie can save Sophia's fate and prevent the conflict from escalating.

The enemy is unknown, but the four exposed high-level ones are all outside, and the ones here are likely to be one or some mid-level assassins. And Lynch hasn't seen a new evil god for a long time, and his supreme will has not had time to recharge.

But as a man, you have to take some risks.

So, here they come.

The castle steps were empty except for four guards holding steam rifles at the end of the steps, standing there like javelins, guarding the peace of the castle.

Four sharp eyes were fixed on the gate, even blinking in turns, but right in front of them, two people rushed all the way and rushed directly up the stairs.

Lynch raised his foot and kicked violently towards the door.

Then he walked straight through the closed door, and Officer Natalie followed without hesitation and also walked through the door.

The castle is magnificent, with everything from cashmere carpets from the ancient world to crystal lamps from the new world, its rich heritage exudes an irresistible elegance.

But before the two even glanced, they noticed something else.

The state of the gate to the other world has changed, which means that Lynch's guess is completely correct, and...

"Someone has already come in."

The policewoman nodded: "Be cautious and careful about everything."

"clear."

Having said that, Lynch went directly into a lurking state, so Officer Natalie was the only one left inside the castle gate.

"Well... not so cautious." After glaring at the air, the policewoman drew her sword and walked quickly along the corridor without looking back. "Follow us, where are we going?" Lin Qi's voice followed him like a shadow: "Let's go find the princess directly. No matter where the enemy is now, as long as we find the princess before him, we will be halfway to victory. But such a big castle has at least dozens of rooms. It is too troublesome to search one by one. We must think of a way."

The policewoman did not stop walking, but immediately turned in another direction and glanced at the source of the voice with a strange look: "Three hundred and seventeen rooms, and don't you know that the core security personnel have seen the castle defense map?"

As he said that, he kicked again, aiming at the door on the right side of the corridor.

The kick missed and the door was still open.

The policewoman gritted her teeth and rolled in with the momentum.

Two maids dressed in black and white were walking in the corridor behind the door carrying trays, unaware of the movement behind them.

Officer Natalie passed right by them and heard a whirring sound behind her. It was Lynch waving his cane, probably aiming at the two maids but missing.

"Is necessary?"

"To be on the safe side, I'll beat up anyone I see. Otherwise, I won't be able to tell who's the fake one. Can you tell the difference?"

"Shut up, I get it, let's take a shortcut."

Before she finished her words, Officer Natalie had already stopped and pressed the top of the bronze statue beside the corridor, and then her eyes changed.

"The trigger has been pressed, and the intruders have made thorough preparations, and they are faster than us."

"Don't think too much, just chase after him." Lin Qi's voice came from the wall next to the statue, and there was also the sound of patting the wall, "Where is the entrance?"

"Opposite side, you touched the wrong way."

The designer is crazy.

Lynch didn't have time to complain and followed Officer Natalie through the non-existent wall. Not far away on the other side was a spiral staircase. Through the small window above the stairs, the laughter from outside came in. Although separated by a wall, it was like two different worlds.

At the same time, the sound of music could be heard. Ode to Joy was already halfway through and was gradually coming to an end.

The fourth dance is coming to an end.

"Hurry, third floor."

Not daring to waste a second, the two rushed straight to the third floor. Just when they were halfway up the stairs, Lynch felt a will sweeping past him quickly.

A familiar will, that is one of the high-level guardians of several parties.

He followed the police officer without stopping, but Lynch desperately moved his soul, trying to attract the attention of the guard, however his attempts could not break the isolation between the two sides, and the patrolling will was unaware of what was passing.

"Then we can only rely on ourselves."

Officer Natalie kicked again, and this time there was an unexpected collision sound.

The door is closed.

The enemy hasn't arrived yet? We've caught up?
The two were delighted, and Officer Natalie was the first to break into the room, running down the dark stairs into the spacious and bright lobby on the third floor.

There were at least a hundred people gathered on the third floor, including around the two of them.

Viscount Moliere, Baron de Beauval, the princess's main guard, the accompanying personnel of the Governor's Palace, and the servants of the mansion were all busy preparing for the princess's speech.

The princess was also there, standing with the Duke at the end of the hall a few dozen meters away, in front of the glass door leading to the balcony. A bunch of servants were busy surrounding the two big men, tidying up their clothes for the last time before the show started.

Caught up!
The two smiled at each other, but just as joy was rising, Lynch saw a person near the door, smiling strangely in their direction.

At this moment, Lynch's hair stood on end and his pupils contracted.

(End of this chapter)