Edge of the Apocalypse

Chapter 1324: Guards

Lucy and Link walked out of the library at dusk. Lucy, who had seen the sun for the first time in three days, could not open her eyes at the fiery red light of dusk. She stood on the stone steps and took a deep breath before adapting to the light outside. "If you want to help Alan, you have to take care of yourself," Link said with a smile.

"I see. I won't spend the night in the library in the future. In case the curator sees me with a bitter face, as if I owe him a lot of money." Lucy smiled heartily, and the wind blew her long golden hair. Her hair danced and woven into the most beautiful pattern in the world.

Link was stunned.

At this moment, someone coughed softly, attracting the attention of the two of them. Link subconsciously took half a step forward, slightly blocking Lucy's body. The sharp eyes beneath the frames were like swords as they looked towards the white arch bridge in front of them. On the other side of the bridge stood two people. The leader was a tall man, but his figure was already somewhat fat, and he had a smile on his face. The other person stood sideways behind him, unable to see his appearance clearly, but judging from the outline, it was undoubtedly a woman.

"Marquis Marrus?"

Lucy and Link whispered at the same time when they saw the man's appearance. Marrus was the main person in charge of the security of the Imperial Palace and the entire Golden City. Naturally, he wouldn't have any ill intentions towards Lucy, so Link stepped aside. "I don't know how long His Highness will be staying in the library," Marrus said from across the bridge. "Marrus didn't dare to disturb you, so he thought it wouldn't hurt to wait outside. Unexpectedly, His Highness came out today, and Count Link is here. It seems that I have disturbed the two of you."

Lucy looked at Link and smiled, "Is there something the Marquis wants from me?"

"A few days ago, His Majesty asked me to find a personal bodyguard for you. Today, there is finally a suitable candidate. I specially brought it over for His Highness to take a look." Marrus smiled and said to the woman behind him, "Hurry up and meet Your Highness."

The woman behind him walked out and beside Marrus, Lucy, who was facing the other side of the bridge, knelt down on one knee and said, "Angeloni, defend Your Highness to the death!"

The woman was petite but full of explosiveness. Her pale blonde shoulder-length hair fluttered gently in the wind, adding a touch of femininity to her temperament. However, looking at her sharp eyes, it was clear that this woman named Angeloni was not a weak woman who needed a man to protect her.

"Who is she?" Lucy was slightly surprised. That woman gave her the feeling of a needle. She thought that the other party was not weak.

Marrus smiled and said, "Angeloni is a commander of our army. Of the ten candidates recommended by Duke Palder, I think Angeloni is the most suitable." I've seen her profile. Angeloni specializes in tracking and counter-tracking, setting traps, sneaking into probes, and so on. As for combat strength, even in Golden City, a Level 25 combat strength was not a character that could be underestimated. Plus, she's a woman, so it's easier to get along with His Highness. "

Lucy shrugged and said, "Since Marquis Marguerite Marguerite Marguerite Marguerite said so "

"Wait."

Just as Lucy was about to agree, Link suddenly said, "I'm sorry, Marquis. I'm not questioning your judgment. It's just a matter of His Highness' safety. Please allow me to test your skill as a guard."

"Of course, Count Link is doing it for His Highness' sake. How could I refuse?" Marus smiled when he heard this.

"Go and have a few moves with the count."

After treating a woman like this, Marrus walked to the side.

Link handed the code to Lucy. "Please take care of it for me, Your Highness."

After Lucy took over the code, Link stepped onto the white arch and walked to the middle of the arch. "As long as you can cross me, you are qualified," he said calmly.

Angeloni stood up and said in a low voice, "Please be careful, count."

The last syllable had yet to disappear, and Angeloni had already charged into it. She rushed towards Link in a straight line that could not be adjusted properly, and when she saw that the two of them were about to collide. Angeloni's toes twisted and her short hair curled into a circle. Link quickly disappeared into the distance in her eyes. She leapt onto the bridge railing, ten thousand meters in the void behind her. Without stopping, Angeloni kicked her right leg on the railing and was about to jump behind Link.

At this moment, Link was still focused on the front, as if he couldn't keep up with Angeloni's speed and couldn't react.

However, when Angeloni moved diagonally forward, her eyes were suddenly filled with finger shadows!

Link substituted his finger for his sword. The moment he made his move, Alan was also impressed by the sword technique, which was filled with stars. Even though he was pointing at the sword, Link's sword energy was still whistling. The energy that pounced on Angeloni's face was densely packed on her eyelids, causing her eyes to glitter with stars, making her unable to see Link's figure clearly. He was shocked and thought to himself that Duke Raybass's son did indeed have some skills.

Angeloni stepped on the air with her left leg as if she was stepping on the ground. Her figure suddenly rose and she left Link's range of fingers and swords.

Link retracted his fingers and formed a palm saber with his five fingers, slashing towards the woman in midair.

A vast expanse of sword energy swept over.

Angeloni had no other choice. Unless she was willing to show some skill that wasn't necessarily light, she could only protect herself with her arms like she was now, blocking Link's sword qi and pushing her back to her original position.

She landed on the bridge and attacked again much faster than Link had imagined. However, this time, her aura gradually increased. At this moment, Angeloni's pressure had already surpassed Level 25, and it was still growing.

Link narrowed his eyes and his momentum suddenly surged. Instead of standing on the bridge, he rushed forward. Using his hand instead of his sword, he plainly stabbed at Angeloni's face with an incomparably sharp palm!

Angeloni also opened her mouth and let out a low howl. Her feet jumped off the ground as she ran, and then she stomped on the ground in midair. Link was struck at high speed like a cannonball, and his pink fist stabbed into the Count's chest. If they were hit, the armor would probably open up a large hole.

Marrus and Lucy were both shocked. Neither of them expected that the two of them would suddenly fight to the death. Just as the tragedy was about to happen, the aura on the two of them retracted at the same time, and the two figures froze on the bridge.

Link's palm was still half an inch away from Angeloni's face, and the latter's fist was stuck to the count's clothes. Only at this moment did Marrus shout "Stop" angrily. Then, the two of them withdrew their fists and retreated.

Link smiled and said, "You are indeed not bad. Although you did not pass me in the end, you are qualified to be His Highness's personal guard."

Angeloni smiled brightly.

'"Do you have a secret technique to instantly increase your combat strength?" Link said.

Angeloni nodded obediently, "I can temporarily stimulate my combat strength. My physical strength, speed and strength can be increased several times in a short period of time."

"Very good. If that's the case, unless a Level 30 expert makes a move, no one will be able to pass your trial." Link walked back and retrieved his code. "The Marquis has indeed found a good candidate," he said to Marrus.

Naturally, everyone was happy with this result.

However, the happiest person was Angeloni, who had killed Lawsen in Lost City and activated the Calamity Circuit. After returning to Adahua Planet, she had to recommend him and began to hear that he was going to be a bodyguard for a royal family disciple, but Angeloni had wanted to refuse. She knew very well that even though she had obtained some of her abilities and strength from Lawsen, she was still inferior to the other brother who had survived today.

Even so, she still had to prepare for the worst when the two of them met. For this reason, it was imperative to sharpen his combat strength. However, Angeloni immediately changed her mind when she heard that the person she wanted to protect was Lucy. Everyone knew about the relationship between Lucy and Allen. If they could get close to Her Highness the Empress, who knew Allen very well, then it would naturally be much more convenient and accurate to understand Allen's background than any other way.

Of course, her plan was more than that, but everything had to start with being Lucy's personal bodyguard. And now she did it, and when she stood beside Lucy, she couldn't even believe that everything was going so smoothly. From her point of view, Her Highness the Empress, who had originally thought that she was very far away from him, was now very close.

She was so close that it was as if she could crush her soft neck with just a stretch of her hand.

When Lucy turned around, Angeloni hurriedly lowered her head to avoid her line of sight, fearing that Lucy would see the madness in her eyes.

"Angeloni?" Lucy smiled and said, "If you don't mind, I'll call you Annie in the future."

"Alright, alright."

On this day, there was an inseparable woman beside Lucy. Everyone knew that she was the personal guard of Her Highness the Empress. No one knew that this personal guard might not be Lucy's life-saving talisman.

Another howl rang out.

Lucy raised her head. As the sky was about to turn completely dark, she could see that a large fleet had gathered outside Adahua Planet's atmosphere. The fleet was scheduled to set out tomorrow. I wonder if they can bring hope to the earth?

The sunset on Adahua Planet was the darkest moment before dawn on Earth.

Roddy suddenly woke up. He seemed to have a nightmare and was sweating profusely. The man roared as he casually grabbed the axe and condensed his Origin Energy into a battle axe. When he remembered where he was, he gasped for breath to disperse his Origin Energy, then got out of bed and turned on the light. The lights lit up in this humble bedroom. A simple room, with its bed and wardrobe, was already extremely narrow. Compared to the room in Castle Ugarte, it was not a bit inferior.

At this moment, the sky was pitch black. In the distance, there were occasional dots of starfireflies flickering. It could be starlight, or it could be artillery fire. Roddy drank a mouthful of water and the cold water flowed into his stomach, calming him down a lot. He walked back to the bed and sat down with his face in his hands. A bitter smile gradually disappeared from the corner of his mouth.

Even after so many days, he still couldn't forget that night. I can't even believe it. It's true.

That night, humanity's greatest creation since the Battle of Dawn was called the floating island of Babylon in heaven

Fallen!