Darkening Guardian Knight

"Huh..." Assas suddenly thought of something when he heard the words: "Oh, it's that black evening dress that Lloyd and the others bought for you?"

"You know?" Kate was a little surprised.

She only wore that dress on the day she bought it, and it has been kept dusty since then. She didn't expect Assas to even know about it.

"Well, Royard told me about it, and I heard that it is a very beautiful dress." Assas laughed, he would not tell Kate that he saw Kate dressed in a dress on the street that day, "But You actually carry that dress with you, so you seem to like it too, don't you?"

"No, I just thought it might be useful sometime, so I brought it with me." Kate retorted calmly, "Actually, I also brought a few spare battle suits. After all, my clothes often break, so I usually bring a few more clothes when I go out.”

"Oh, so that's the case." Assas said understandingly, "In short, let's put it on first... Well, we need to find a dressing room."

"Don't be so troublesome." Kate turned around slightly, and the beautiful black evening dress appeared on her body, and even the skirt was still slightly swaying with the rotation of her body.

"This... changing clothes in a second? How did you do it?!" Assas stared at the black-haired girl dumbfounded.

On the one hand, he expressed his amazement at Kate's astonishing speed and technique of dressing, and on the other hand, he was surprised that Kate in the dress in front of him was so elegant and beautiful, as dazzling as a mortal goddess.

Kate naturally wouldn't tell Assas the trick.This trick of instant disguise is because she has been using the camouflage method every day recently, and thinking about how to use space magic every day.

So the combination of the two is the final product, which is a very useful and time-saving trick.

"Let's go, where is the auction held?" Kate asked, waving at Assas who was standing still.

"Oh, it's in the VIP room of Honglan's exchange." Hearing the refreshing voice, Assas recalled, "Ahem, let me lead the way."

"Yeah." Kate followed Assas's pace and followed closely.

See through the second quarter

The two walked to the entrance on the east side of the exchange. Usually, the flow of people here is quite satisfactory, and they basically come in and out at will.

But now there is a huge crowd of people here, and there is a long queue of people who want to enter the prison, and there are guards in charge of security work, I don't know how long it will take to get through.

"There are too many people." Kate said honestly, "Why don't you just forget about it, I'm afraid the queue will last for several hours."

Assas said calmly: "Don't panic, there is still an hour before the auction starts, and we can go another way instead of going through this crowded aisle."

"Is there another way?" Kate asked.

"Well, the exchange also has a VIP channel, there must not be so many people there." Assas said.

"Are you a VIP?" Kate noticed, "That's right, in your capacity, it's not difficult to get VIP rights."

"Well... didn't I say it before, I'm in the VIP room." Assas explained with a wry smile, and led Kate to the other side of the exchange, where there were a lot fewer people. There is no one, only a withered old man guarding!

"Although the old man is dead and dying, his physical strength is extraordinary, and his martial arts cultivation has reached the peak, at least he is an eighth-level master. It is indeed a VIP channel. With such security guards, ordinary people can't sneak in." Kate Feeling the terrifying aura emanating from the old man, he deduced in his heart.

Assas didn't know what the girl was thinking, he majestically took out a golden post from the space magic device he carried with him, and handed it to the old man.

The old man took the invitation slowly, glanced at it, then handed it back, and said to Assas, "So it's you, the young master of the Brown family."

Assas smiled politely and bowed deeply to the old man: "I didn't expect that the Illuminati would be willing to let your old man participate. It seems that they really value this auction!"

"I'm old, I'm old. Make some contribution to the future of the Illuminati while the old man can still move." The old man shook his head, evading Assas's words, and stared straight at Kate with piercing eyes, up and down Looking at it, Kate was almost in a cold sweat, wondering if her disguise had been seen through.

"Girlfriend?" After a while, the old man suddenly turned his head and said this to Assas, causing the boy in white to touch his nose in embarrassment.

"No... no, it's just a classmate." Assas quickly denied, and glanced at Kate from the corner of his eyes, and found that the black-haired girl didn't respond, as quiet as a doll.

When Assas breathed a sigh of relief, the old man patted him on the shoulder and smiled at him: "Hahaha, not bad! Really good! Your entry post is fine. Go in, the room is H482, I wish you all the best!" joy!"

"Thank you, Mr. Ulu." Assas said goodbye to him politely, ignoring the irony in the old man's words.

Kate did not lose her manners, echoed Assas's actions, bowed slightly, and then entered the VIP passage together.

"Do you know that old man?" On the way, Kate asked Assas intentionally.

"Well, he is also a member of the Illuminati, but his qualifications are relatively old, so he is quite famous." Assas replied, "My grandfather had a little friendship with him back then, so he will recognize me."

"Oh, that's it." Kate nodded, expressing her understanding.

The room that the old man opened for the two was located on the second floor of the exchange. There was a rooftop at the end of the room, through which you could see the whole picture of the auction.

However, the auction hadn't started yet, and the two didn't intend to enjoy the noisy scenery outside on the rooftop, so they went about their business in the room.

Kate leaned on the luxurious sofa and closed her eyes to rest, waiting for the start of the auction.She was sorting out her skills, thinking about what she lacked in combat.

"In order to fight well, I really need a weapon!"

In the third round, she discovered this problem.Without a weapon in hand, I can't use my martial arts skills at all, and I don't have a chance to release my magic combat skills, and there are serious flaws in magic, so I can't use it as my trump card.

"The weapon that suits me...preferably a wand in the shape of a sword, but it's probably hard to get. Few magicians use weapons in a melee stance, because they have special magic for melee combat."

Kate thought about it, and related knowledge emerged in her head, "I originally planned to forge a magic wand in the shape of a knight sword, but the fourth round of actual combat is imminent. Without a good sword, I have many skills that cannot be used. , it's embarrassing."

"What are you thinking about? Kate." Seeing that the black-haired girl seemed to have something on her mind, Assas asked.

Kate didn't hide it, and replied bluntly: "I'm wondering if I should buy a decent weapon for the next round."

"Oh, you don't have a magic wand yet." Assas thought of this information and suggested, "Buy it, I remember that there is a weapon that is very suitable for you in this auction."

"Suitable for me? What is it?" Kate knew that Assas would not be aimless, so she wanted to ask.

"It's a knight's sword." Assas replied.

When Kate heard that there was a knight sword in this auction, she was secretly happy, but on the surface she said indifferently: "Why do you think it is very suitable for me?"

"Because your current fighting style doesn't rely on magic props, but on swords."

Assas analyzed, "After all, what you are really good at is not space magic, but martial arts sword skills?"

"How do you know?!" Kate became vigilant when she heard this.

She hardly showed her sword skills in the academy, at most she exposed that her martial arts level was slightly higher than that of ordinary people.

Even Royard, who met her before the Enlightenment Ceremony, only vaguely knew that Kate could use a sword, but never knew that it was Kate's trick.

But why did Assas know the sword skills he had deliberately hidden all this time?

"Hehe, don't be so sensitive." Knowing why Kate suddenly changed his attitude, Assas said calmly, "In fact, you hide it quite well. In school, you only showed the power of the magic sword when you were fighting with Royard. I used some sword skills in my magic combat skills... Others might not pay much attention to this. But for me, this is enough as a clue."

He smiled jokingly, with a smug and sharp light in his eyes: "What do you think? A little celebrity in the arena, Miss "Black Knight". "

Section [-] Memories and confusion

"You... know everything?"

Kate frowned, her vigilance still undiminished, and she gritted her teeth and asked.

"Hmm, I haven't wavered." Assas admired Kate's expression, and said frankly, "I don't know too much, I just learned that you occasionally go to the arena to fight competitively. I don't know anything else about it."

Concerned about the intelligence capabilities of the Brown family, Kate does not dare to believe what Assas said. Who knows if he has reservations about herself?

However, Kate deduced that Assas should still not know his true identity, otherwise he would not be so close to him.

"Why are you investigating me?" Kate thought about it and asked tentatively.

"Of course it's because I care about your affairs." Assas gave a straightforward answer without hesitation, "I want to know you better, know everything about you...whether it's past experiences or recent situations , as long as it's about you, I want to know about it."

"Disgusting." Kate's cheeks twitched slightly, her back shivered, and she felt uncomfortable all over.

After hearing this, Assas shook his head and smiled wryly, and laughed at himself: "It's really disgusting... But there's no way, I just want to know about you and whether you are the person I'm looking for."

"Who are you looking for?" Kate asked again, "I think you must have made a mistake. I am definitely not the person you are looking for."

"Really? That's hard to say." Assas waved his hand and said, "Since you don't like my disgusting behavior, then so be it-if you can take the initiative to answer one of my questions, I can promise you that you will not pursue your past."

"What's the question?" Kate asked cautiously.

"Well... the thing I care about happened about seven years ago, so please tell me where you were seven years ago? What work did you do?"

Assas said thoughtfully, "Well, that's what I want to know. If you can answer me honestly, I promise not to pursue you any more."

"They said they wouldn't pursue me, but the question turned out to be about my past." Kate's eyes were suspicious, "I don't think you will easily believe my words, I'm afraid you will eventually find the truth by yourself."

"Ahaha, it seems that my credit seems to be bankrupt with you." Assas said helplessly and pretending to be sad, "Although it is understandable, it is so painful."

"It's your hypocritical attitude that makes me suspicious." Kate said sharply.

"Okay, what you said makes sense." Assas realized that the black-haired girl was not someone who could be easily fooled, so he corrected his expression and said solemnly, "Then to show my sincerity, let me tell you a story... ...that story that happened seven years ago."

"Is that what made you so attached to me?"

"That's right, do you want to listen?" Assas nodded.

"Listen." Kate replied without thinking.

She was indeed puzzled by Assas's crazy pursuit of herself. She was very curious about what happened to make him fall in love with a girl who looked similar to her.

"It was a short, frightening, but infinitely beautiful little story that meant a lot to me."

Assas smiled lightly, and even his voice became gentle, "About seven years ago, I brought the housekeeper that my family photographed me to visit Guimeral City..."

"Although it is said to be for fun, it is actually the family who asked the housekeeper to come to that city to discuss some business matters with a small faction in the city. I was just brought along as an accessory."

Assas said, "Of course, at that time, I didn't have any miscellaneous and strange ideas. I was already very happy to be able to travel freely."

"While the steward was negotiating with that faction, I slipped outside... To be precise, it's not a slip, after all, I have greeted the steward."

Assas recalled, "Well, I don't remember exactly what happened. In short, I left the protection of the housekeeper and happily entered the city alone."

"As a famous trading city, Jimeral City is really eye-catching for its prosperity. For me at that time, it was a place of supreme happiness, and all kinds of new things made people linger."

"However, that was false joy, and there was danger hidden behind it. Some forces hostile to the Brown family deliberately set a trap and sent a super strong man to take this opportunity to hold me hostage and use it as capital to negotiate with the adults."

Assas said with lingering fear, "But there was a black-haired girl who reminded me before things turned into the worst, and helped me escape the capture of the ninth-level powerhouse...

I was sure I had never known this dark-haired girl before, but the fact that she selflessly came to help me left a deep impression on me.

If it weren't for her, I would definitely be captured by the evil forces, and my family might also be implicated, and I might even be forced to become their lackey, so I really appreciate her very much. "

"Does this girl look like me?" Kate probably guessed something and asked.

"Well, there are some similarities. Although there are slight differences from the image in my memory, the temperament is exactly the same."

Assas sighed, "After that incident, I used the resources of the family to investigate and got a lot of useful information, but there was nothing about the black-haired girl.

But when I saw you for the first time, I had a feeling...you are the black-haired girl who helped me before! "

"You think too highly of me. I'm not the type to help others, and I can't help you deal with ninth-level powerhouses." Kate denied it flatly, "You definitely misunderstood the person."

"That girl actually had another purpose at the time. I know she didn't just want to help me, but from the results, she saved me."

Assas said, "As for helping me escape from the ninth-level powerhouse, she also succeeded by borrowing various external forces. At that time, her own strength was only at the third-level level, but she had mastered one level more than ordinary people. It's just a strange but super powerful stealth technique."

"Well, it looks like this." Kate stroked her hair and suddenly thought of something.

Strange but super powerful concealment skills...could it be... camouflage?

Thinking of this possibility, Kate tentatively asked again: "Whose power did that black-haired girl borrow? Since it is the city of Jimeral...could it be the big formation protecting the city?"

"Hehe, when dealing with nine-level masters, most people can only think of the big formation. But that girl gave another answer—that is the local exchange!"

Assas said happily, "Who would have thought that there would be a ninth-level expert sitting in the exchange in Jimeral City, and the girl's master is also a ninth-level expert, and he has been sneaking by her side until the critical moment?" Take the shot, so the situation suddenly became two against one, and my crisis was immediately resolved."

"Oh." Kate replied with a stiff expression, but her mind was full of thoughts.

There are very limited level nine powerhouses in Jimeral City, and the one in the exchange should be the old man Rogge who was negotiating with Luna back then.

As for the ninth-level practitioner who can sneak, Kate thinks that the [-]th achievement is Fernant in connection with the concealment technique that is suspected of camouflage.

"It seems...Fernant is hiding something from me." Kate frowned, realizing that the matter might not be simple, "What exactly does he want to do? What kind of secret is hidden behind the identity of Kate Christian?" ?”

Kate was baffled.

Opening of the fourth quarter auction

Assas didn't notice the girl's thoughts, he continued to tell his experience: "My crisis is over, but the incident is not over. The group of bastards who tried to kidnap or harm me actually had another purpose, to persecute me It's just a secondary task, they want to cause a bigger disaster!"

"The bigger disaster?" Kate asked.

"It's a black magic ritual!" Assas said solemnly, "They carried out an evil black magic ritual at the cost of human life, and constructed a black magic circle that defies common sense, making those nine-level masters helpless."

"Ah, it's the type of black magic that is stronger when you meet it..." Kate thought of a certain characteristic of black magic, and was not surprised. "And then? What does this have to do with you?"

"It really has nothing to do with me, but it made the black-haired girl who came to save me angry." Assas said, "The place where those bad guys built the black magic circle is her hometown!"

"Is it this kind of development..." Kate heard the words, and vaguely guessed the follow-up, "She made a move, right?"

"Hmm." Assas nodded, "She didn't want to see her former friend and benefactor die in this sudden disaster, so she rushed in without thinking about her...

When she rushed towards the black magic circle, she didn't encounter any obstacles.As if she was one with the magic circle, she passed through it quickly and straightly. "