Daily News: Insect Girls' Heavy Dependence

Just as everyone was marveling at the strangeness of this flying pumpkin head.

A startled cry broke the silence.

"Aaaaaaaahhhhh!"

"Alright, alright, stop yelling. That flying pumpkin head is Yekaterin's pet. There's nothing to be surprised about."

A boy mocked the aristocratic lady who was screaming in the stairwell.

The noblewoman wiped her pale face; standing on high, she could see far.

He pointed out the window with his other finger.

"No...no...look, what's that?"

Everyone looked over.

That was a human body?

A few with good eyesight have already recognized them!

"Leonardo?"

"A corpse?"

"He's dead?!"

"Leonardo is dead!"

Once the matter was confirmed, screams and chaotic footsteps erupted.

Some of the bolder boys quickly ran out of the hall to check the actual situation.

This was Richard deliberately creating chaos by kicking the blond-haired man's corpse off the tower.

They only wanted to take Yekaterin away in the chaos.

The noble lady who had screamed earlier was so frightened that she fell down the stairs and immediately suffered a head injury and bleeding profusely.

Fortunately, this injury is not a big deal for someone who has had insects implanted. It will heal in a while, and there is no risk of disfigurement.

The boys who went to check the facts boldly dragged Leonardo's body back.

By the light in the hall.

Only then did everyone see the horrific state of the corpse.

A sword pierced through the throat and back of the neck, crimson blood flowing over the corpse. Another sword plunged into the chest, shredding the heart...

"This...this is a joke, right? Heh...Leonardo, stop messing around, we don't want a scary party..."

Some even thought it was a prank, believing the corpse was an imposter.

Then screams rang out again, one after another, each one shaking the minds of the young nobleman.

In the various rooms of Night Tide Castle, more and more young nobles who had died tragically were being discovered!

The young men managed to stick together, muster their courage, and run over to investigate, only to find that others had also died...

Several young women, their eyes filled with utter horror, screamed and ran out: "Guards...guards...! Help me! Someone's killing someone..."

Unfortunately, they seemed to have forgotten that due to the steep slope, most of the carriages stopped at the foot of the mountain, and the number of guards who came up was quite limited.

Someone ran into the guards' resting room, only to find that all the guards in the room had already been slaughtered.

The ground was covered in blood, yet not a single person drew their weapon, demonstrating just how swiftly the enemy arrived.

Some people stumbled and ran into the snow in terror, trying to go down the mountain to rejoin the guards.

However, Night Tide Fortress has become so huge that it seems they can't escape at all.

The figure running abruptly through the snow-covered fortress was so vividly clear.

A wind blade suddenly struck the fleeing man squarely in the back of the neck, sending him sprawling to the ground, his blood blooming like a rose.

It seems that Rhine also knows Storm Knight's signature skill.

"Aaaaaah! There really are assassins! They're definitely after me! What do we do?! What do we do?!"

"Kasan Issa...what should we do!"

Several boys actually looked at Cassan Isaac at the same time; she was usually the most opinionated.

"I..." Cassandra was also somewhat at a loss. In the past, she would have definitely ordered her men to pick up weapons and find the assassin to fight.

But the current situation won't work. She naturally knows that the assassins who can wipe out the entire guard group without a sound are definitely not something that a few rich kids who spend their days fighting cocks and chasing rabbits can handle.

First, get weapons... find someone... find Yekaterin's boyfriend, he's very powerful, he can protect us! Then we go back to the hall and gather the survivors together...

Cassandra only wanted to find Richard immediately. She had heard many stories about Richard from Yekaterin.

She believed that only Richard could save them!

"Survivors...are we really that unnecessary? The more people there are, the bigger the target..."

"Why don't we...why don't we let them draw the assassin's attention..."

"Perhaps...perhaps they're already dead...going back would be like walking into a trap..."

Selfish chivalry and hypocritical aristocratic integrity were immediately revealed.

However, Cassandra looked around.

Richard was nowhere to be found, and even Yekaterin was nowhere to be found!

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...

Meanwhile, high in the sky outside Night Tide Fortress.

Hidden by the snowstorm, Richard held Yekaterin in his arms, witnessing Rhein Lancelot's entire act of violence.

Yekalin had clearly gleaned the cause and effect of the matter from Richard's thoughts.

She didn't know what to say about this.

Cassandra was unable to find Richard and Yekaterin.

She led everyone towards a secret room.

Along the way, they discovered more and more corpses, and the screams of boys and girls would occasionally come to an abrupt halt.

Even those who were just running away together were suddenly beheaded in the next second.

But no one noticed the elusive killer.

Where is the assassin? How did they do it? Why do they want to kill us?

Countless questions flooded the minds of these noble ladies and gentlemen. But these doubts were only fleeting.

They just wanted to get to the secret room they had discovered during their exploration as soon as possible.

The walls there were thick, and the door was sturdy. They hoped that hiding inside would stop the killer from continuing his rampage…

Until a loud bang.

The door to the secret room slammed shut, and Cassandra didn't even have time to count how many people were still alive around her.

He hurriedly took out the communication conch beetle, attempting to contact the guards at the foot of the mountain.

It's not like other noble young men have done this before, but as soon as they do, they become the killer's top priority target!

Yekarin was held in Richard's arms; they were no longer high in the air.

Instead, he used the Shadow Cocoon Cloak as cover to look towards the secret chamber from the passageway.

All of this stemmed from Yekaterin's request:

"Please help them, okay?"

Richard was clearly puzzled:

"Why save them? I actually agree with Rhine's opinion."

Clearly, Richard lacked any macro-level political acumen.

Leaving aside the fact that these scions of the highest nobility, while attending the Duke of Birmingham's funeral, happened to die in the North, at Nightsurge Keep near Stormwind...

Even if it can ultimately be explained away in the public eye, it will still create a rift between the August family and other top powerful families. If not handled properly, it could even lead to serious political conflicts.

Of course, this wasn't Yekaterin's primary concern.

Aside from Cassandra, who held a relatively high position, the others, even those heirs to earls or marquises, were simply gone once they died. The nobility of the Kingdom of Kiel had no shortage of offspring…