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Ice cubes flew towards Alexander like magic bullets, this strike undoubtedly being a fatal one.
But just before the ice cubes hit Alexander, two magical shields appeared simultaneously, blocking the ice cubes.
One shield was generated by Gordio, who naturally would act to protect his big brother.
However, the other shield was generated by someone outside of the Four Saints.
That someone was...
"Are you all right?"
A hand reached out, and in that crucial moment, Yuna extended a shield to protect Alexander.
In the eyes of everyone present, Yuna intervened to save Alexander.
Don't underestimate people!!
Gordio cursed inwardly at Yuna's intervention.
Because in this moment, Gordio was the only mage who understood the true situation.
Just as everyone's attention was momentarily diverted, Witch Yuna first created a small ice cube near the leader of the assassination squad, and then directed it to strike Alexander.
Not only did she make a grand gesture of protecting Alexander, but she also emphasized her intervention with a simple "Are you all right?".
Her perfectly choreographed performance, however, had one flaw: the faint release of magic when generating the ice cube was not unnoticed by Gordio.
"You!?"
"I'm fine!!"
Anticipating Gordio's insight, Alexander spoke.
"Bi-Big brother?"
Alexander stepped in front of Gordio, shaking his head.
In the absence of any communication, Alexander chose to remain silent.
Currently unable to determine the extent of Cyclone's influence on Marcina, Alexander could only temporarily align with the Cyclone group to protect them.
Even though Yuna had manipulated him this time, Alexander was able to turn the situation to his advantage, quickly establishing a temporary alliance.
The assassination squad itself was a problem, though not as threatening as the silent heretics below.
Yet, they had blatantly ignored Kakarl's security, causing harm to others recklessly in the homeland protected by Alexander.
Moreover, Alexander was unaware of the relationship between the King of City of Dusk and Elyse. Standing between the two siblings, it was natural for him to find it more reasonable to help his sister than the assassination squad.
With these conflicting reasons, Alexander harbored hostility towards the leader of the assassination squad.
Sensing this hostility, even though the leader of the Twilight Assassins knew his innocence, being falsely accused of a rape charge in such circumstances would naturally spark anger.
Furthermore, the position of the assassination squad leader prevented him from seeing Cyclone, and he did not personally know Witch Yuna. Originally, he thought that even if he came back later, he could easily complete the mission.
But now, not only was he forced to clear his name of the rape charge, but he also found himself pitted against the Four Saints of the Water Church, unknowingly pushed into a corner.
Observing this scene, Yuna smiled gently.
"Oh~ So you're the one who impregnated this silly woman?!"
"Hey! This..."
Upon hearing this, Elyse naturally wanted to refute.
But if she refuted now, the trap that had been set would backfire.
In sorrow, Elyse nodded tearfully.
Impressive!! Women... are indeed extraordinary!!
Cyclone was both admiring Yuna's strike in his heart and patting Elyse on the head to comfort her.
Suddenly, Yuna performed a magnificent spin and kicked Cyclone out of the room in one move, flying over Alexander and heading towards the cottage in the small garden.
Although Yuna cast a shield around Cyclone, there was still an impact. Cyclone crashed through the roof and flew straight into the cottage.
On the other side, as Yuna kicked, she released a powerful magic along with the swing of her hand.
A huge ice wall instantly formed, following the path drawn by Yuna, freezing from the wall to the front of the hotel.
This move clearly aimed to block the assassination team's escape route and take Cyclone away from the dangerous battlefield.
"All right! The one to protect is gone!"
"Hey!! Aren't you going to protect this pregnant woman too?!"
While Yuna ignored Elyse, the actions just now also attracted the attention of those around them.
Five nuns ran out of the last room.
"What's going on?!"
Upon hearing one nun's shout, Frans, as one of the gentlemen, naturally stepped forward.
He jumped into the small garden, separating the nuns from some members of the assassination team.
"Why don't you all go inside that cottage and take cover for a while!"
Realizing that a battle was inevitable, the experienced members of the assassination team decided to strike first before Frans could prepare.
Attacking Frans on one side and rushing towards the nuns, they intended to increase their chances by taking some hostages.
But how could Yuna allow them to approach Cyclone?
With a wave of her left hand, Yuna created another ice wall on the existing one.
The ice wall shot straight towards the cottage, not only completely blocking the retreat of the assassination team but also turning in front of the cottage to intercept the charging members.
In the process, accidentally tripping one of the nuns.
"Sister Hilmirya!!!"
Inside the cottage, Cyclone regained consciousness from the impact and raised his head upon hearing a familiar name, emerging from the landlady's chest.
At that moment, a beautiful woman who had been forcibly brought in appeared in front of Cyclone.
And this beautiful woman was one of his acknowledged wives, the stunning beauty Cyclone had hooked up with that evening.
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