After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

A chill ran through Aize's heart, and he turned to look at Rosaline who was still kneeling on the ground praying.

Chapter 12 No solution

Noticing Aize's strange gaze, Rosaline raised her head and asked with a smile:

"what happened?"

Aize shook his head and said nothing for the time being. He walked over and squatted down to check Colin's condition.

It should be said that this guy was lucky. The dagger deviated slightly and did not go directly through the heart, otherwise there would be no need for rescue.

The issue is--

"How is he doing?"

Aize asked tentatively, while observing Rosaline's expression very carefully, making sure to capture even the smallest fluctuation accurately.

However, it did not.

The white-haired Saint Hero's smile is still perfect.

Maintaining the posture of praying and casting a spell, she said:

"It's terrible. He could die at any moment, but it doesn't matter. I swear in the name of the goddess that I will save his life. Aize, can you do me a favor?"

"what?"

"Next, we need to let his wound heal. Can you cooperate with my prayers and slowly pull out the dagger?"

"Ok."

It's a very common request, there's no particular reason to refuse it.

Aize grasped the dagger and began to pull it out slowly.

While pulling it out, he kept observing Rosaline's reaction with his peripheral vision, and his mind was working rapidly.

More than 20 days ago, when Villian was alone in the house, she was assassinated by several holy war knights with the intention of taking her life.

After the mission failed, everyone committed suicide without exception.

This incident was just a minor episode compared to the subsequent orc invasion in Tafia, and had nothing to do with the conspiracy Brian was planning at the time.

Therefore, without evidence and in an urgent situation, Aize could only let the matter go for the time being.

But he had an inference.

The assassins were once his subordinates, so in theory, only members of his former team can be mobilized.

Heidi had no such motive at the time, and Leah didn't have the intelligence to do such a thing.

All that was left was Rosalyn.

And now, right before my eyes, an almost identical thing happened again.

Aize had to doubt her.

But even if she did it, why?

As for Aize, if she really hated him to the point of wanting to kill him, she would never stop after a failed assassination attempt, and she would not reveal the news to Yuriel afterwards and let her come to him to ensure her safety.

The previous and subsequent behaviors are completely contradictory.

This time too.

In the past two years, I haven't heard of any conflicts between Colin and Rosaline. Even the number of times they met was very few. How could it be...

“!!?”

Aize suddenly remembered something and his hand trembled, almost causing secondary harm to Colin.

Rosalyn said quickly:

"Don't panic, don't rush, it's okay, take your time."

"Oh well……"

Aize nodded quickly and pretended to ignore what happened.

He remembered what the assassin said before he was taken away.

Abandoned the goddess.

Disrespectful to the goddess.

In a sense, doesn't this align with what Colin said in the reception room just now?

Betrayal - refers to the judgment of Leah, the God's chosen hero, and even the changes to the team of heroes formed by the gods.

Rude - rude words and actions, no manners, even pushing Rosaline aside to forcefully intervene in the conversation.

If you think about it this way... no, is there really someone who would kill someone for such a small matter?

At least Rosalyn's behavior didn't seem like that.

As Aize continued to think, the dagger was completely pulled out.

The moment the sharp blade left the wound, the wound quickly recovered under the faint light, and Colin's face, which looked as bad as death, also looked better.

"Phew—that'll be fine."

Rosalyn lowered her hand and let out a soft breath.

Because of saving people, her gorgeous clothes and proud long hair were stained with a lot of blood. Coupled with her kind smile, she looked inexplicably weird and terrifying.

Aize pointed at Colin cautiously and asked:

"How is he...now?"

"The condition has stabilized. However, the surgical treatment of such a serious injury is quite taxing on the body. It may take several days for him to wake up."

Rosalyn stood up and gently dusted off her legs.

"Don't worry, I will continue to treat him on the way back and will never cause any trouble to Tafia."

After saying this, Xien of course quickly bowed his head in thanks:

"That's good. Thank you very much for your help, Lady Rosalyn. Otherwise, today's situation would be disastrous."

Rosalyn smiled and waved her hand:

"Of course not! This is all thanks to the goddess, and it's my duty. You're welcome."

Her performance and words as a saint were flawless.

Her actions even calmed the chaotic crowd down, and some of the already devout believers even began to kneel down and pray.

Aize couldn't help but fall into thought again.

Really... is it her?

The treatment just now seemed to be completely genuine and was done with great sincerity to save the patient.

If it was her who instigated or even controlled the assassin to cause trouble, then why would she save him now?

To sell a favor?

No, I'm afraid it's not that simple.

Because the saying of selling favors applies to this time, but not to the time when I did it myself.

Could it be that it wasn't her? Or are the two incidents actually unrelated and just a coincidence?

not understand.

If you think this way, everything returns to the starting point, and no matter which possibility it is, it seems plausible.

Looking at Rosaline's back, Aize could only remember this matter for the time being.

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Night slowly fell, and the royal capital of Alster was once again engulfed in suffocating darkness.

At the moment when the sun completely disappeared below the horizon, as if in celebration, a series of miserable and terrifying wails rang out throughout the royal capital.

The monster, neither human nor inhuman, emerged from its hiding place in the darkness and began its hunt.

As their numbers continued to increase, they were no longer satisfied with hunting lone civilians, and had even begun to attack the defenses built around the palace.

Of course, with the perfect defense, these attempts didn't even touch the guards' shields before being precisely resolved by arrows or magic.

After several hours, the monsters left a trail of deformed and twisted corpses around the defense line, but were unable to advance a single step.

Standing in the hole in her bedroom, Heidi looked down at the scene and nodded.

Here, it looks like there should be no problem in the next few days.

Then, the rest is up to you.

The hero's armor was already on, and painted dark blue.

Because Aize once told him that in the dark, dark blue is a better camouflage than pure black.

When she heard this, she just listened to it as an interesting piece of knowledge.

Unexpectedly, there would be a day when it would come in handy.

If Leah saw this almost blasphemous behavior, she would probably make a big fuss.

But now, who cares?

dong dong dong-

The door was pushed open, and Elena, fully armed, appeared there.

"Your Highness, the Knights have assembled and are ready to act at any time."

Heidi nodded:

"Thank you for your hard work, but please wait a little longer. It's not the right time yet."

In the current royal capital, all entrances out of the city are strictly controlled by the Duke's Alliance.

They claimed that this was to prevent the spread of the blood plague - and it did have that effect - but more importantly, it was to prevent those inside from going out to report the news.

This was different from the orc army that was cautious and did not dare to get too close when they surrounded Tafia.

The dukes' armies had no such concerns, so they could set up many and dense outposts.

Therefore, it is impossible to go out during the day and we must act at night.

It can't be at dusk, it has to be in the late night after midnight.

At this time, most people have fallen asleep. Even the soldiers who are on night duty and remain awake are relatively drowsy.

Just right for action.

By the way, this little bit of knowledge was also popularized by Aize.

However, you cannot run to the city wall during the day.

Because Heidi was unsure of the Dukes' specific deployment, she could not rule out the possibility that they were monitoring the area near the city wall. If she arrived near the city wall in advance and waited until dark, she might expose her whereabouts.

Then, there is only one option left.

Under the escort of the Knights, they set out in the middle of the night and fought their way through the monsters that filled the city.

This would further aggravate the already insufficient combat power of the Knights and Guards.

But there is no choice.

The plan had been formulated, but Elena still looked hesitant.

"Your Highness, as expected...as expected, I'll go in your place. If...I mean if, if anything happens to you..."

Heidi turned around and walked to Elena's side, smiling bitterly and shaking her head:

"If we don't break through the current situation, we and the remaining residents will all die. It won't make any difference."

"But, this is an infiltration mission, and you're not even planning to bring a shield..."

Heidi, who lost the Holy Shield, is like Leah who lost the Holy Sword. Her fighting power as a hero will be greatly weakened.

Not to mention that this is a task that is not suitable for her.