After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

"What do you think? Just like before."

The Marquise smiled, then walked to the side, reached out and took a broadsword from the wall, and held it horizontally in front of her to look at it.

"Although I haven't been on the battlefield for a long time, my skills haven't deteriorated much. Just leave it to me."

Chapter 37 Expected and Unexpected

The plan was finalized, and in order to prepare for the sudden guest, the castle immediately became busy. Both the superficial plan and the internal plan began to be carried out simultaneously.

The same red carpet and welcoming queue as before were soon formed again.

Just as Aize expected, all the Faceless Men who were replaced were among them without exception.

The positions of these faceless men in the queue were even connected, so when Rosaline entered the castle, she would be almost completely surrounded by them for a few seconds.

If the fight really starts, Lady Pure White Saint will be unable to escape even if she has wings.

Fortunately, I managed to catch up in the end.

Standing in front of the castle entrance, Aize thought so and sighed softly.

"Aize, as you said, the internal and external arrangements have been made. This way, even if something happens later, we will be able to respond."

Villian, dressed in a maid outfit, appeared from the side and reported the progress of her mission.

So far, all preparations against the Faceless Men have been carried out by Marquis Karseid's own men.

Although the Marquise promised that she would personally take care of it all, they had already been infiltrated to this extent, and who knew what other nasty things they were hiding. Of course, Aize could not trust them completely.

I've kept some backup plans to prevent any accidents.

"Well, hard work."

Aize nodded slightly.

At this moment, his expression was extremely serious, and his eyes looked forward along the red carpet and the line of guards, staring at the open entrance of the castle.

Like an enemy.

Only a small part of this tension came from the Faceless Men. Most of it came from Rosaline, who seemed to be one of them.

Her sudden appearance really made Aize feel a little embarrassed.

The witch looked at his profile, stepped forward and asked in a low voice:

"Aize, is this okay?"

"Hmm? What?"

"Isn't the reason we're participating in this expedition to keep an eye on Rosaline's actions? Wouldn't it be more convenient to just let the Faceless Men kill her here? Why go to all this trouble to save her?"

"You think I haven't thought about it? If only things were that simple."

Aize smiled bitterly.

The moment he learned that Rosaline was the so-called guest and target, he did have such a thought for a moment, but it only lasted less than 0.2 seconds before he gave up.

The reason is also very simple.

So far, he really hasn't been able to catch any handle on Rosaline, nor does he understand what she is doing. He only knows that this girl is probably doing something bad.

But a high probability is just a probability after all, and it is far from certain.

At this moment, at least on the surface, Rosaline still stands on the side of humans. She is still the God-chosen hero who protects humans, not a traitor or a mole.

In comparison, the Faceless Men, as the Demon King's loyal minions, are undisputed enemies.

When the situation is unclear, it is always right to give priority to stopping the enemy's intentions and leave room for further investigation and development of subsequent events.

In response to this, Villian shook her head slightly:

"You are just too serious."

"what?"

"Nothing, look, people are here."

As they were talking, the carriage sent from the castle slowly stopped at the entrance.

As the door opened, a figure in a white robe and holding a holy staff slowly walked out of the carriage. After gently bowing to the coachman to express his gratitude, he walked towards the castle under the guidance of a guard.

This guard was the fully armed Marquise herself.

The so-called plan was actually nothing big. It was just to let the Marquise herself go to greet and protect Rosaline.

Aize would use gestures to point out the location of the Faceless Men to her. While being highly alert and prepared, the Marquise would rely on her own fighting ability to survive the first wave of attacks and try her best to create a stalemate that looked like she could take advantage of an opportunity.

In this way, the Faceless Men whose actions failed, seeing that there seems to be hope, may choose to go all in and mobilize all their remaining manpower in the castle and on the streets to ensure that Rosaline is killed.

At that time, the Marquis will personally lead the army outside the city that has completed the screening, and will surround the entire area nearby and wipe out the enemy in one fell swoop.

The plan was rough, but time was running out and there was no better arrangement.

Anyway, as long as Rosaline is not dead, it can't get any worse, so Aize didn't object.

But now, as he watched the other party approaching step by step, his stomach began to churn slowly.

Putting aside the common risks, the biggest problem with this plan is that Rosalind's cooperation is necessary for everything to be implemented smoothly.

In the eyes of the Count and Countess who don't know her background, Rosaline, as a chosen hero, has no reason to refuse help, but are things really that smooth?

That guy, wouldn't he come up with some new shitty thing at this time?

Aize was still frightened by the guy's almost supernatural behavior.

In short, she got closer little by little.

Aize could even see the iconic, unchanging smile on her face.

And she seemed to be looking at herself too.

One step, two steps, three steps...

Watching the two approach the Faceless Man's position little by little, Aize lowered his right hand and spread out all five fingers, then four, then three...

This is the code agreed upon with the Marquise. It means, the Faceless Man is four stations away from you, three stations, two stations...

Beneath the apparent calm, the atmosphere among all those who knew the situation had become extremely tense.

Aize stared at Rosaline, fearing that she would do something unexpected at this time.

Then, the moment the two of them were completely surrounded by the Faceless Men—

Swish! ! !

when! ! !

The two faceless guards closest to Rosaline suddenly drew their swords from their waists and stabbed Rosaline in the neck and chest without hesitation at an extremely fast speed.

The Marquise, who was well prepared, cut one of them in half in an instant and blocked the other.

The movement was so fast that Aize had to use a little effort to see it clearly.

And this is just the beginning.

"There's an assassin! Protect the VIP, quickly!"

The rest of the Faceless Men shouted loudly, trying to cause chaos by crying "Stop thief". Then, taking advantage of the chaos in the formation, they drew their swords, pretending to protect Rosaline, and tried to take advantage of the situation.

In order to make the performance more realistic, they also allocated manpower to fight with their own people who had been exposed, and even mercilessly pierced the chest of the companion who had just launched the attack to make the scene look more realistic.

As expected of an expert in intelligence and black operations, he is extremely ruthless when he strikes.

Aize couldn't help but be secretly shocked.

But such a plan was also within Aize's expectations.

"It's the Faceless Man. Everyone, stand still, drop your weapons, and raise your hands. Do not move. Violators will be killed!"

Facing the huge crowd of real and fake guards who were trying to rush up, the Marquise roared, shocking them all to the point where they were. They looked at each other, not knowing how to react for a moment.

"lay down your weapon!"

The Marquise, holding her sword and protecting Rosaline with her body, gave another order, and the guards began to throw away their swords.

Apart from--

"Ahhhhhhhhh!"

"Go to hell!"

Seeing that the plan to assassinate in the chaos was about to fail, the remaining faceless men didn't care anymore. They pretended to put down their weapons, but actually made a feint and rushed directly towards the target.

The guards around didn't dare to move at this moment. Without being able to distinguish between friend and foe, if they went closer they would only cause more trouble.

The Marquise held a broadsword in one hand and grabbed Rosaline with the other, leading her to charge left and right with extremely swift movements. They fought together. Despite being burdened with the burden, she was able to easily suppress as many as nine elite faceless men by herself.

The Faceless Men fell one by one, disintegrating into steaming liquid and disappearing, leaving only their weapons and armor scattered between the carpet and the lawn.

Things were about to end smoothly.

At this moment, several balls of light rose from the street outside the castle, drew a perfect arc, and then fell into the castle.

The Faceless Men's magical support attacks came from the streets outside.

Regardless of the success or failure of the plan, the faceless men who sneak into the castle will not be able to leave alive.

Therefore, when the plan to create chaos also fails, the third step is to take advantage of the stalemate and rely on external firepower to blow up a small area directly into the sky, destroying everything together.

Of course, it was also expected.

On the castle tower, the defensive magic turret began to operate.

In rapid-fire mode, a dense barrage of magic bullets, like an anti-aircraft array, swept across a large area of the sky in an instant like reverse raindrops.

These attacks are worthless against heavily armored infantry and are designed to counter large-scale attack techniques.

This is a masterpiece completed by Chris, who is not present at the moment, and a team of screened and trustworthy guards.

A violent explosion in the air and a violent air wave shook the ground. The rolled-up gravel and dust bombarded the armor and weapons scattered on the ground, making a clanging sound.

But it can no longer cause any effective damage.

In the rising smoke, with an inconspicuous dull sound, the last faceless man was pierced through the chest and fell to the ground and disintegrated.

"Surround this place and seal all entrances! No one is allowed to enter or leave without permission. Violators will be killed!"

"Yes!!!"

On the street outside, accompanied by a burst of hurried footsteps and horse hooves, the main force brought by the Marquis from outside the city surrounded several nearby blocks.

The Imperial Army magicians mixed in will screen each of them.

In this way, the faceless magician who just launched the attack will have nowhere to escape.

The matter ended peacefully.

Surprisingly, everything went smoothly without any problems, and Rosalind did not do anything out of the ordinary.

I'm not used to it being so smooth at Aize.

how to say.

When you think she will be unexpected, she is not unexpected, which is also a kind of unexpectedness.

Hard to bear.

"Long time no see, Aize. Haha, I didn't expect you to be here too. What a coincidence."

While she was daydreaming, Rosaline, whose face was covered in dust and whose clothes were a little messy due to the explosion, slowly came to Aize and greeted him with a smile.

Chapter 38 Unfinished

The chaos caused by the Faceless Men was quickly suppressed with the arrival of external reinforcements.

Those faceless magicians who were trapped had no chance to escape and were all killed on the spot.

And this is just the beginning.

With the castle as the center, within the huge encirclement, everyone, whether civilians, guards or servants in the castle, were required to stand still and not move, waiting for the magicians to screen them one by one. No one was exempted.

The castle was turned upside down, and the originally stored food, drinking water, and even clothes were naturally not spared and were all checked repeatedly.

I was afraid that these unfriendly guests would leave something unfriendly behind.