The Journey of the Demon Hunter

Ezio returns to the assassin stronghold on Tiber Island. He originally planned to track Rodriguez who appeared in the banker’s mansion, the pope who should have been killed by him under the Sistine Chapel. Although the Poggia family is now led by his son Caesar, he tracks Rodrigo. Grid may have some new discoveries.

But he quickly dispelled the idea. If he doesn't confirm Claudia's safety with his own eyes and entrust such an important matter to his sister, he still can't feel at ease. He doesn't want his family to be involved in dangerous things between him and the Poggia family, especially when his relatives die in front of them one by one, no one can bear such pain again, the Auditore family , Only him, his sister, and his mother are left.

Maybe he shouldn't hand the Thousand Red Rose to Claudia's management, no matter who it is. This undoubtedly brought Claudia into trouble herself.

The nascent sun laid a golden veil on the vast Roman city. The **** crowing on the outskirts of the city seemed to have awakened this silent city. People started a new day of work, but many places were still silent, the area controlled by the Poggia family. The sun cannot make the owner of the shop push open the closed doors and windows, and the city is still sleeping. The coyotes in the ruins hid in their dens one after another. The diseased wild dogs panted hard, seeming to be angry and helpless at the appearance of the sun. The rats hid in the dark corners, gnawing on the spoils of last night.

These places where the sun cannot shine.

Ezio stood in a place with a wide view-this is a cross on the top of a church-and looked in the direction of the Thousand Red Rose in the light of the east. He could see several Pokia family soldiers patrolling the streets listlessly, there was no obvious movement of soldiers nearby, and there was no sign of riot in the direction of Qianhong Rose, which made Ezio relieved. Everything is fine.

But when he came near Thousand Red Rose, Ezio noticed something wrong. There was no one at the door of Qianhong Rose, but there were traces of fighting on the nearby road, and blood still stuck to the ground. He walked slowly towards the brothel, drew out his sword, and the sleeve arrow in his left hand was ready to pop out at any time. The door of the brothel was half open, the furniture in the hall was overturned to the ground, the delicate and beautiful vases shattered all over the floor, and the beautiful bright red carpet was a mess. The neat hanging paintings on the wall became crooked, and several paintings were stained red with blood. Looking at the direction of the blood stains, there is no doubt that they were sprayed from one direction, depicting the poems of Boccaccio in the hanging paintings. The seductive scenes of the movie are almost completely covered up.

The cause of the confusion was clear at a glance when he walked to the door.

The corpses of several Pokia family soldiers lay at the entrance, and the blood on the ground came from them. But does it all come from them? A trace of worry flashed in Ezio's heart.

The hall was empty, with no people, only corpses. But where did the others go? The Thousand Red Roses at this moment is undoubtedly a world of difference compared to a few days ago. If a few days ago, this was the most famous place in Rome among a certain group of people, then this place is almost the same as the abandoned place. The blood stains will stain the bright red carpet dark, and the walls, not to mention, they are no better than those encounters with paintings. If you want to reopen, you will have to renovate, but Ezio is more worried about the safety of his sister and mother than the brothel.

Not long ago, he rescued Catalina from Castel Sant’Angelo, but without Foley, the Countess Catalina was meaningless to the Brotherhood in Rome, one of the biggest burdens. Before Machiavelli let Ezio know, She has been arranged for her and her children to return to Florence, which is relatively safe. Four days ago, Catalina also left Rome. All in all, he, a middle-aged man, suddenly realized that love seemed to have said goodbye to him.

But how did he face the corpse who couldn't say goodbye to him.

"Ezio!"

Suddenly, the assassin heard a familiar voice, the man who earned a lot of gold in his hands and was commissioned by him to protect Claudia. At this time Ze Lin was standing at the wooden door leading to the back courtyard. Like the surrounding walls, there are signs of destruction on the wooden door. "You are here, Claudia is still considering how to notify you."

"What the **** is going on here?" Ezio breathed a sigh of relief when he heard his sister's name. With that said, Claudia is still safe, otherwise Zelin would not say that Claudia is going to inform him, "Why did the Pokiah family find this place? It should be safe here."

"Perhaps these questions should be asked to your spy." The demon hunter said, "As you can see, the soldiers of the Pokya family attacked here early in the morning."

"Claudia, she must be all right."

"She's fine, um. To be precise, it can't be better." Zelin shrugged. "Porgia's people must have paid attention to this place before. It was only early this morning that they planned to ambush here." The demon hunter can be sure. The Pokia family soldier who attacked the Thousand Red Rose was definitely not traced from the banker's mansion, otherwise it would be impossible for him to find any traces.

"Where is Claudia?"

"Come with me."

"Tell me the details."

"Well, if you want to listen." Zelin opened the door, and there were still some corpses in the passage of the back court. "About half an hour ago, they launched an attack on Qianhong Rose, just when the girls thought the mission was over. It’s a good time when it’s time."

"I think someone will find a precursor to an attack, and the Brotherhood should deploy some manpower here."

Zelin closed his mouth and said nothing. He did notice that there were no pedestrians around him before the attack started, but besides his instinct, how should he tell Claudia that if it is noon or dusk, he can directly tell Claudia that the surrounding situation is not right, she must Be careful of accidents, but it happened in the early hours of the morning. Shanty towns are not very lively places. In fact, shanty towns are very dangerous at night. In the early morning hours, there may indeed be few people on the streets.

The situation at the time made him feel wrong, but Qianhong Rose was the intelligence stronghold of the Brotherhood. Could it be that Claudia ordered everyone to transfer just because of a situation that made him feel? You know, this kind of transfer is inevitable. It will arouse a lot of suspicion. For the place where the intelligence is collected, suspicion is tantamount to a fatal threat. There was really no direct evidence that the Pokia family was about to launch an attack. Zelin could only use his instinct to warn Claudia. , And the members of the Pokiah family never gave him the opportunity to explain.

Moreover, Zelin is not yet a member of the Brotherhood.

When they came to the back court, Ezio was slightly startled by the sight in front of them. He had never imagined what fighting power these Thousand Red Rose girls would have. They couldn't fight against the soldiers of the Pokia family. The scene before him is indeed like a massacre.

"How many people... did you lose?"

"Lucia and Anila were injured."

This is indeed a massacre. The corpses of Pokia family soldiers were everywhere in the courtyard, and those soldiers who barely survived were either dying or seriously injured. Claudia was standing by the fountain with several corpses lying down at her feet. She held a dagger in one hand and a dagger in the other, and her clothes seemed to have been soaked in blood. Claudia remained vigilant at this moment, just like the other girls.

"Ezio!" Claudia cried when seeing her brother, "God, you are here."

"Claudia." Ezio walked quickly to his sister. Fortunately, none of the blood on Claudia's body belonged to her.

"How did you come here."

"From Tiber Island to Rome, I followed the roof." The way Ezio drove on the road caused Zelin to cast aside his lips.

"Did you see the guards?"

"See, they all circled the city. There are no soldiers near here."

"Great." Claudia breathed a sigh of relief. "Let’s clean up the street as soon as possible, and then close the door to clean up the mess. Can you call your subordinates to help? Your new guard friend in the banker’s mansion, They should be able to help destroy the corpse." Claudia's voice was a little cold. "Don't worry, brother, no soldiers will escape, and they won't get any news."

Ezio was silent for a while, and there was silence around, only the sound of the fountain and the early morning birdsong.

"It seems that I don't need me anymore. My sister knows how to use swords."

Ezio's voice seemed to be relieved, and there was another relief.

"And I'm going to do it again."

Claudia still held a weapon in her hand.

The demon hunters did a lot of things in the previous battle, otherwise, even if these people are not soldiers of the Pokya family, but some mobs holding weapons, how could the girls be unsuccessful with only short swords and daggers? Confront them losslessly. But he can see that Claudia is just inexperienced. Otherwise, how could an incompetent person let more than 30 girls with thousands of red roses enter the banker’s mansion. You know, the most indispensable thing in Rome is the brothel. .

What she needs is time and experience.

Before Ezio left, the demon hunter found the assassin again.

"Maybe, I shouldn't continue to take over your commission."

"Why?"

"As you can see, what Claudia needs is the experience of doing things alone, not a brother who is thinking about him all day and a guard who protects her." Claudia said in this battle. Performance, I have to admit that she exceeded Zelin's expectations "Sooner or later she will face the enemy alone."

"You let me see for the first time that mercenaries will shirk hundreds of ducats."

"You are also the first person who made me feel calm and rejected the commission." There are very few commissions that will make Zelin rejected. Generally speaking, the people who find him are people who are in urgent need of the help of the demon hunter. "Besides, I am already in Rome. After staying for more than a month, it’s time to prepare to pack up and leave.” For forty days, Zelin should be preparing to leave. He had no reason to take off, and he couldn’t take it off, otherwise he wouldn’t be in Yanan. Stay for half a night, but wait until sunrise.

"Well, how long will you stay in Rome?"

"Probably less than twenty days." Zelin estimated the date. "However, I have encountered something related to the Pokia family. I'm afraid I need help from your Brotherhood for the time being."

"Then let us talk as we walk."

"No problem, but can you get off the roof first?"

Chapter 191 It's Noon

Thick clouds accumulated over the city of Rome late at night, and it was only in the morning that the sun had disappeared. The air is extremely dirty and dull. On the rough stone brick ground, there is still some water in the potholes, which are traces of the rain last night. After a month of suffering in the dry city of Rome under the tyranny of the sun, it finally ushered in the first rain.

Zelin slapped his shoulder, the last time Camelot dealt with the scars left by the wild hound was a little painful. This was almost half a year ago. Maybe he should ask the female warlock to help diagnose it when he returns, the demon hunter's The treatment---strong rye vodka, preferably iced, half taken internally and half applied externally---seems to be somewhat less effective. As for Osenfurt's medical professors, those who call themselves surgeons, Zelin still stays away from this unmagical scientific method.

The weather was very unfriendly to him, and he talked to Ezio about the priest he saw in the banker's mansion. The status is not low, knows a lot of things, is obese and is not easy to move, at least it looks like this, it is undoubtedly a good goal.

"According to the information received by the Brotherhood, it was Bishop Gallsworthy who attended the bankers' banquet that night."

"I'm surprised that the Pokia family did not continue to trouble you. I remember that they are the masters of this city."