In a dilapidated courtyard in the western part of the abandoned city of Boulder.
Mina leaned against the wall, her face pale and her consciousness blurred. A hideous wound ran through her chest, and the bright red blood had already dyed her entire clothes red.
Her two beautiful little daughters gathered around her, holding their mother's hands with tears in their eyes.
Lame old Frank took a tile and sipped some rain water through the skylight, and brought it to his wife's mouth:
"Mina... don't sleep, drink some water."
His condition was not much better than his wife's. A horrific sword wound almost cut off his right arm, and he only received a simple bandage.
That was left behind when he blocked the sword for his wife and little daughter.
In fact, if his eldest daughter Shirley had not returned in time and angrily killed the judge who broke into the store, he, his wife, and even his two little daughters would probably have died under the judge's knife.
"Father, mother...how is she?"
Holding a long sword, Shirley walked into the dilapidated house and came to her parents' side, her cold voice trembling slightly.
Looking at his eldest daughter's bloodstained maid skirt, old Frank sighed.
He was about to answer, but Mina suddenly struggled to hold his hand and said intermittently:
"Frank, don't... leave me alone."
"Hurry... take Sally and Mary and get out of town..."
"The Rose Society... has been judged. Don't go to Shirley... or Lady Charlotte..."
"That would bring them trouble..."
Mina's consciousness was already a little unclear.
She spoke intermittently, her memory still seeming to be stuck on the moment when the judge broke into the store.
Frank touched his wife's forehead. The serious injury and the rain had caused her to have a high fever.
However, as they fled, they dared not even light torches.
He knew his wife couldn't hold on for much longer.
I also know that I can't run too far in my current condition.
He took a deep breath, glanced at Shirley who came in, gritted his teeth and said:
"Shirley, take Sally and Mary and go to 17 Old Street, which is the family's store in the outer city."
"Although the city gates are closed and we can't leave the city or enter the inner city, there is a very good chance that there is a way to contact Castel Manor."
"I'm afraid Mina and I can't hold on any longer. Take them both and leave quickly. Go there... and seek the protection of the family!"
"The Inquisitors who attacked the store are so strange. They are much older than the Inquisitor Knights and they don't wear chains, which means they are not real Inquisitors!"
"This sacred judgment against the Rose Society... someone is taking advantage of the situation!"
However, after hearing her father's words, the girl hesitated to move.
"Shirley!"
Frank repeated somewhat angrily.
Shirley didn't answer, but silently rolled up her sleeves.
On her wrist hung an eagle-shaped bracelet.
Frank was slightly stunned.
He recognized it; it was the magic bracelet of the Castel family and also the symbol of Castel's core servants.
It has only one function, which is to locate within a certain distance range.
In the past, almost everyone had a core following of the Castel family.
Old Frank and Lady Mina also had it when they were members of the Mages and Maids, but they took it back when they were kicked out of the family.
It is obvious that Castel values Shirley and her group very much and has already assumed that they will be his core followers in the future.
However, several hours had passed since the initial attack, and the real Divine Judgment had only been deployed for half a day.
Even they had to flee for a long time while being chased and intercepted by the real Judgment Army, and even fought with them more than once.
But until now, there is still no news from the Castel family, which makes old Frank silent.
With such a big commotion in the outer city, it was impossible for the Castel family not to know that something was going to happen to Rose.
"Father, we have been abandoned once again."
Shirley whispered.
"No, it's impossible. The family must be entangled in something. Maybe they are negotiating with the church now!"
"Take Sally and Lisa away!"
Frank shook his head stubbornly, as if trying to convince himself.
Shirley wanted to say something, but suddenly raised her sword and looked at the courtyard outside the window.
With a loud bang, the gate of the yard was smashed open from the outside.
Messy footsteps were heard, and faintly, a flattering voice could be heard:
"My Lords..."
"Those people just entered this yard. They were all injured and looked anxious. They must be the evil ones from the Rose Society!"
"Hmm... Not bad, I can already smell the stench of roses on them, you're not bad!"
A hoarse voice came over.
"Then... Sir... can you let me go?"
The flattering voice said cautiously.
"sure."
After the hoarse voice finished speaking, there was a sound of a sword piercing flesh outside.
Along with a scream, the flattering voice completely disappeared.
The dazzling lightning illuminated everything in the yard.
Entering the yard were seven or eight figures wearing grey robes and with chains on their hands and feet.
They are the local judicial force!
The lightning illuminated the courtyard, the house, and the figures of Shirley and others.
Through the broken window, several cruel eyes looked over, one of them narrowed his eyes slightly:
"I recognize them, Old Frank and Mina. They were peripheral members of the Rose Society long before I joined the Inquisition."
"That chick should be his daughter. If I remember correctly, she's also a transcendent."
The leading judge sneered:
"The Knights of Inquisition said that all members of the Rose Society who resist will be executed."
"Looking at their appearance, I'm afraid they put up a lot of resistance, right?"
After saying this, his expression turned cold, and a bloodthirsty excitement flashed in his eyes. He said viciously:
“Kill them!”
With that, they drew their weapons and rushed towards the cabin.
Shirley also gripped the silver sword tightly.
She stood at the door of the cottage, her cold eyes seemed to be firm, like a knight protecting her family.
The battle soon broke out between the girl and the judge.
…
Shirley didn't know how many times she had repelled these attacking judges.
I don’t know how many times these people have rushed up in a swarm.
Although they are all extraordinary people, the sacred chain will ultimately limit the strength of extraordinary people, and these people are no match for her.
However, even so, relying on their rich combat experience, these people were able to wear her down bit by bit.
She felt a sharp pain in her lower left abdomen. Another cunning sword strike from the Judge left a sword wound on her body.
Her maid uniform was torn, and the blood had completely stained the clothes red.
Shirley felt her strength growing weaker and weaker.
However, the judges who besieged her remained unhurried, even though the balance of victory was tilting towards them...
They were teasing me. They were enjoying watching me weaken. They were waiting for me to collapse.
Looking at those playful and excited gazes, Shirley quickly understood what the enemy meant.
"Shirley! Go! Leave us alone!"
Behind me, I heard my father's anxious voice.
Shirley didn't move.
Her father, mother, and sisters were behind her, and she couldn't abandon them.
Even if the end of this battle is death, she wants to die with her family.
It was raining heavily, and dense raindrops dripped down the girl's cheeks.
The enemy's fierce smile, the pain of the wound, the cold raindrops... made Shirley feel as if she had returned to that night ten years ago.
That rainy night, the parents who had devoted all their strength to Castel were driven out of the manor after losing their strength.
She had a high fever and her whole body ached, but she could only wander with her parents in the heavy rain, avoiding the enemies who did not dare to attack Caster but dared to attack them, the servants who had once been loyal to Caster.
The beautiful memories of the manor in his childhood seemed like a dream. When they lost their value and when Castel needed someone to vent his anger on, his powerless parents became victims.
Castel abandoned them.
The family that once called them family abandoned them.
Ten years later, the Castel family found them again because Castel also encountered a crisis and needed new blood.
How ironic.
When you don't need them, throw them away, and when you need them, remember them again.
And now, when the crisis came again, Castel abandoned them again.
Shirley didn't know what she was feeling right now.
Perhaps the warmth of that young lady's smile during the past few days and the cunning look after her mischief had touched her heart, and at some point she inexplicably felt a fleeting hope.
Of course, it was just a fleeting moment.
Castel is still Castel after all.
When the iron fist of the church came down, they eventually abandoned themselves.
Shirley hates supernatural powers.
I really hate supernatural powers.
If the parents didn't have extraordinary powers at the beginning, perhaps they could have lived peacefully as ordinary people and would not have been recruited as core members by Castel, and eventually ended up in their current situation.
If she didn't have extraordinary powers, perhaps her parents would not have hoped to let her return to Castel again, but would have left Boulder with her and lived their own lives.
However, at this moment, Shirley longs for extraordinary powers.
If she could be stronger, maybe she could defeat these enemies now. She could take her parents and sisters away, leave here... and never come back.
Unfortunately... there is no if.
The girl's strength gradually weakened and was almost at the limit.
Finally, she exhausted her last bit of strength, and the sword in her hand was directly knocked away by the attacking Judge.
The judge kicked Shirley in the stomach. She couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground, unable to get up again.
"Shirley!"
Behind me, I heard my father's anxious cry.
Shirley saw her father struggling to run towards her with his seriously injured body and standing in front of her to protect her.
Just like when I was a kid...
“What a touching father-daughter relationship…”
The judge walked over with a grim smile.
Their expressions were ferocious, no different from before they became judges, except for the iron shackles of the Holy Court on their hands and feet.
But it is obvious that these iron shackles cannot save the girl and her family.
They are a bunch of mad dogs raised by the church.
Now, they are released.
The Judge raised his sword high and looked at Sydney and Old Frank with cold eyes.
Inside the house, as the judge rushed in, the sisters' cries became louder and louder.
Looking at the cold sword, Xue Li closed her eyes gently, and a trace of despair surged in her heart.
it's over.
it's all over.
However, just as the long sword was about to pierce old Frank's chest, a crossbow arrow flew out with a sound of breaking through the air and directly hit the head of the judge.
The force of the crossbow arrow was so great that it sent the Judge flying. After stumbling a few steps, he fell to the ground and was no longer able to make any sound.
Amid the heavy rain, the dilapidated little house suddenly became quiet.
What followed was a young and cold female voice:
"You guys, dare to touch my people again."
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