Nicou felt that this voice was very familiar, and hurriedly looked back, and soon saw the other party's face clearly through the torch, and she exclaimed, "Roman?! ”

It was none other than a comrade-in-arms whom Niko had met while training at the palace.

Roman is 22 years old, 6 years older than Niko, with heroic eyebrows, a height of 182, a very standard inverted triangle, and a very majestic look, he and Niko are the reserve royal guards of the same period, and they are the only boys among those people who do not laugh at her for being short and are willing to be friendly with her.

At this time, Niko ran to Roman in surprise and looked at his armor: "You went to Prince Bolton's personal guard?!" ”

Roman Han smiled and touched the back of his head: "Yes, after this year's New Year's banquet, I graduated from the reserves, and I was fortunate to be appreciated by Prince Bolton, and was selected into the Guards Legion, and I also directly participated in the "Blood Sand Campaign", and I just came back from the desert not long ago. ”

Niko patted his sturdy arm in a friendly way, "I've heard that the Battle of Bloody Sand was very bad, and it's good to see that you're okay." ”

"Yes, many comrades-in-arms have died. Thanks to the wise command of Prince Bolton, we were able to turn the tide late in the campaign. Roman asked with concern, "What about you?" How are you doing? After the New Year's feast, you were taken out of the reserves, and I was thinking when I would be able to come and see you, but I didn't expect to meet you in the way I am now. ”

"I'm fine, I've had the privilege of being the close guard of the Chino Administrator, and I've inherited his family name, I'm now called Niko Helsing..."Niko subconsciously glanced out and asked in a hurry, "Okay, I'll talk about the small talk later, what's going on here?" Why are you arresting the people who run the government residence? ”

Due to military regulations, Roman was not supposed to reveal the details of his operations to Niko, but the two had been good friends during their training and often had nothing to say.

In addition, Roman had just transferred to the Guards Legion, and he had not been tempered ideologically, and he could not be like a senior soldier who "did not recognize his six relatives", so after hesitating for a moment, he did not continue to conceal it: "To tell you a very bad news, Prince Bolton was assassinated in Thundercloud City yesterday, but fortunately he was not injured... Administrator Chino is now the number one suspect and is still on the run, and we have been ordered to come to Twilight to capture everyone involved in him. ”

"This is not possible! Niko lost her voice at first, but she quickly covered her mouth and finally lowered her voice and said, "This can't be! ”

Roman peeked out of the window to make sure the other companions were not alarmed, and then he walked back quickly, put his hand on Niko's shoulder, and said in a deep voice, "It is useless for you to argue with me. Since you're the close guard of the Chino administrator and live in the executive mansion, you're theoretically on the arrest list! ”

"Niko, you go out with me now, don't hide anymore, go back to Thundercloud City together to be investigated, say whatever you want, don't hide it, His Royal Highness the Prince will definitely find out."

Without the slightest hesitation, Niko directly shook off Roman's hand: "I won't go back with you!" There must be something strange about this, it happened too suddenly! ”

Roman said helplessly: "We have enough evidence, each one points to the Chino administrator, and a complete chain of evidence has been formed." ”

Niko retorted, "Isn't it unusual that His Royal Highness was assassinated yesterday and that you have mastered the chain of evidence so quickly?" The more perfect this kind of thing looks like, the more flawless it is, the deeper the water beneath! ”

Roman shook his head: "Then let me ask you, if the Chino administrator was really wronged, why did he run away?" Honestly go to His Royal Highness the Prince, cooperate with the investigation, and explain the ins and outs clearly? ”

This left Niko speechless and unable to refute it.

According to common sense, it should indeed be like what Roman said - you didn't do it, so what do you run?

Although Prince Bolton has a violent personality, he is also rough and detailed, and he is not an unreasonable person, and it is the best policy to cooperate with him to carry out an investigation, and hiding in Tibet will only appear to be a thief.

Roman said in a reassuring tone, "Neko, I know you are very grateful to Administrator Chino for taking you away from the royal city, and you always want to repay your kindness, but in matters of right and wrong, you should..."

"Wait, wait, blame," Niko seemed to think of something, and directly interrupted Roman, pacing back and forth, muttering, "I have a question in mind, is there a visitor involved in the assassination of Prince Bolton?" ”

"Visitors from outside the world?" Roman was stunned for a moment, shook his head and said, "I haven't received any such news, I only know that the Bloodthorn will be involved in this matter." ”

Niko kept biting her index finger and frowned in thought, "What if... I said what if... The visitor from the sky is secretly involved in this matter, and the situation is far more complicated than you see... No... Wrong... Not if! Things are so strange, there must be visitors from outside the world! Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence, but it was the administrator who was implicated? ”

Roman patiently advised: "Even if there is a problem, you should go back with us to investigate, tell us everything you know, and let us deal with it." ”

Niko shook her head heavily, "No... These days visitors are scheming and extremely cunning. A few months ago, after the Seven Calamities, the Chino administrator almost planted them in their hands... I am afraid that you have fallen for the ploy of a visitor from outside the world, and I cannot go back with you. ”

Roman asked rhetorically, "Then what do you want to do?" ”

"I'm going to stay outside and be his helper!" Niko clenched her fists, her eyes seemed to fall into memory, "Last time the Seven Calamities incident, I had obviously seen through the clues, but I couldn't help him, and I was blamed for being too weak... I have to make up for it this time! The more helper he has on the outside, the better the chance of winning! ”

Roman's face was ugly, and his voice became urgent: "Niko, you can't be so stubborn!" You are guilty of the following offenses, directly against Prince Bolton's military order! If the Chino Administrator is really an assassin, you are guilty of doing so! ”

"My name is Niko Helsing, and I only listen to the dispatch of the Chino administrator, and I don't recognize the prince's military orders!" Niko had made up her mind, clenched the cicada and wept, and looked at Roman without showing weakness, "If you want to do it, then just come on, I will rush out of here even if I try my best." ”

Roman and Neko had spent a long time together in the palace, and had long since figured out her temper, this little girl was usually introverted and quiet, like a little rabbit, but the strength to not admit defeat was no less than anyone else's.

During the reserve training that year, in order to make up for the gap between herself and others, Niko not only studied hard in daily training, but also was extremely self-disciplined in her free time.

In terms of work and rest, other reservists start at 6 o'clock in the morning, she starts at 4 o'clock, and sleeps 2 hours less than others every day, according to her, so that in a year, she is equivalent to a month more than others.

After the training, the reservists went out to drink, and she practiced on her own in the back mountain, tirelessly swinging her sword at the dummy, reviewing the skills she learned during the day, and studying her own swordsmanship, rain or shine.

Kung fu doesn't necessarily pay off, because of her height, Niko's swordsmanship is severely limited, and no matter how hard she tries, she can't beat any tall guard, and her grades are at the bottom all year round.

But every time she was knocked down in a trial, she would get up again and again, and she didn't admit defeat once during her training, and there was nothing she could do to get her to give in except to knock her unconscious.

I haven't seen her for half a year, but this little girl is still like that before, and she hasn't changed at all.

Just as the two were confronting each other in the darkroom, the door outside was suddenly opened, and a soldier's voice came: "Roman, why haven't you come out yet?" Is there anyone in there? ”

Roman was standing in the dark doorway, and Niko was standing inside, and the intruding soldier was obscured from seeing Niko.

Whether or not Neeko will be caught depends entirely on Roman's answer, as long as he nods, Nieko will not be able to fly.

Niko looked nervous, her forehead was covered with cold sweat, her two big eyes were wide open, and she stared at the expressionless Roman like this, and she couldn't even hold her breath.

Roman looked at Niko, and after a moment of silence, he turned back and said, "There is no one, I just found a dark room here, I went in and searched it just now, and it was empty." ”

"Oh, let's go, we're done arresting, we're going to rush back to Thundercloud City overnight." The soldier departed, and the footsteps faded away.

Niko breathed a sigh of relief and muttered, "Thank you..."

Roman sighed and looked at her deeply: "I have only one request, don't lose your life." I don't have many friends in this world. ”

"No, it won't." Niko stretched out her little hand and shook Roman's palms, and the two of them bumped shoulders hard to say goodbye.

Soon, Roman caught up with his companion and left.

Niko waited until all the Guards had withdrawn from the residence before leaving the room and running out into the street.

The streets were quiet in the middle of the night, except for the cold moon hanging overhead, and the surrounding area was empty and lonely, except for a petite figure running.

Although Niko was not arrested, she did not have a specific plan in mind because of the suddenness of the incident.

She just intuitively thinks that this matter is not as simple as it seems - just like the last attack of visitors from the sky, the seven plagues from the sky are just the appearance, and the current so-called "assassination of Prince Bolton" is probably also the appearance.

From her conversation with Roman, Niko learns that Chino is not captured and should be dormant somewhere.

At the moment, there are only two things she can do.

The first is to secretly investigate the assassination of Prince Bolton and find clues from it.

The second is to find a way to contact Chino and provide help within his ability to help him get out of the predicament.

Although I have a preliminary direction in mind, where do I start?

Whether it's investigating the assassination of Burton or finding a way to contact Chino, I don't know where to start...

Just as Nicol frowned, her pupils suddenly dilated, and she stopped in place, staring around warily.

When did it appear...

Blood Mist!

Earlier, Niko felt that the visibility of her line of sight was getting low, but because it was late at night, she thought it was just dark clouds obscuring the moonlight.

It wasn't until now, when she passed by a kerosene lamp lit on the side of the street, that she noticed that a layer of fog was shrouded in the surroundings...

Fogging late at night is a common phenomenon, but normally speaking, any fog caused by weather should be pale white.

But at this time, the fog that permeated the surroundings took on a strange scarlet color.

The scarlet blood mist filled the surroundings, getting thicker and thicker, the visibility was rapidly decreasing, and the moon on the horizon was still looming at first, but soon it was impossible to see clearly, and it was as if Nieko had been stripped from the earthly world and strayed into another strange world.

The only thing to be thankful for is that the blood mist doesn't seem to be lethal or toxic, and while it looks like blood coughed up by a terminal tuberculosis patient, Niko doesn't smell anything when she breathes, and her body doesn't feel anything unusual.

Niko's left hand light sword chilled cicada, right hand heavy sword cried fire, the center of her eyebrows appeared a divine seal, the sun golden fire burned all over the surface of her body, she had entered a state of battle, her little ears trembled slightly, catching every movement around her.

In this blood mist, except for the occasional howling of the evening breeze, there are not many special sounds...

Until the sound of cold footsteps came.

"Click... Click... Click..."

Niko urged the Divine Seal, and the golden flame of the sun covering her body became more turbulent, and she followed the method taught by Chino to pull the central device of the Chilling Cicada Crying Fire, the Chilling Cicada cooled down, the Crying Fire heated up, and the two swords were driven to the combat temperature.

The mist in the air was constantly condensed into falling frost flowers, but it was quickly evaporated into water vapor by the scorching temperature like magma, as if midsummer alternated with severe winter.

"Click, click, click—" With the regular tapping sound of high-heeled boots and the ground, a dancing figure slowly emerged from the blood mist, and if Niko and Chino belonged to the same world, they would suddenly realize that this was a very popular ballroom dance in the foggy capital at the end of the 19th century.

The dancing figures became clearer and clearer, and the blood mist seemed to be endowed with some kind of vitality, flowing between the graceful and delicate bodies, like a soul-stirring touch.

Tapping, spinning, swinging forwards and swings... The figure stretched out his hands to "pluck" the blood mist in front of him, and appeared in a dramatic manner, while the high-heeled boots settled on the ground, announcing the final chapter of the dance.

This is a woman with a hot body, which is not enough to describe with a stunner, with blonde curls pouring down her shawl, black heeled boots wrapping her slender legs, and high-grade leather shining in the shimmer, she has a natural queenly aura just by standing there, making people want to kneel in front of her and kiss the tips of her shoes.

The only regret is that the woman wears a mask without any patterns on her face, which obscures her true face, but this regret is like a half-covered lute, leaving a wonderful space for imagination, and people can't help but fantasize about what a beautiful face is under the mask.

After the woman appeared, the "dogs" also crawled out, and these men wearing collars lay next to the woman, next to her boots, staring at Niko vigilantly, as if they were afraid that their owners would find a new dog and they would lose their love.

If you look closely, you will find that the woman obviously has 8 ropes around her waist, but now there are only 7 dogs, and the other one does not know where to go.

The woman took out a Victorian steam-style pocket watch from her bosom, opened it and showed it to Niko, her eyes behind the mask were full of smiles, and a seductive voice came: "It's past 1 o'clock in the morning, it's time for the good boy to go to bed~"