"Are you crazy? How is this different from throwing our lives away?!"
Luke shouted out his inner thoughts as soon as possible.
He didn't think at all that he and Shirou could rush in and wipe out so many kidnappers, let alone that there might even be experts at the Saint level inside.
Regarding Luke's doubts, Shirou was also unsure in his heart.
Although he had enough strength, he was only a high-level Swordsman. If he encountered a Saint-level expert, he definitely wouldn't be able to handle them.
The best thing to do would be to seek support from the Boreas family, preferably to have Ghislaine come and help.
With a Sword King level expert helping, they would be able to cope with any danger they encountered.
However, Shirou was also very clear that the current situation didn't allow for any hesitation.
The kidnappers kidnapped Ariel, so they must also know the value of this princess. If there was any sign of trouble, they would definitely kill her.
If Ariel was harmed in the slightest, the Boreas family would be completely finished.
Based on the above considerations, Shirou made a plan to rely on the two of them to kill their way in and rescue Ariel.
Of course, Shirou also knew the risks of this plan, so he had also made a decision that if the situation wasn't right, he would use the Servant card to perform a dream summon, even if it meant exposing his identity.
This would definitely mean that Shirou would completely lose his place in society later on.
Darius's wanted notice would instantly let Luke and Ariel know his identity, causing Shirou to possibly never be able to return to a normal life.
But he also knew that compared to achieving justice, some things could be sacrificed completely.
"There's no choice now, Luke."
Shirou quietly looked at the brown-haired young man in front of him, "If you're scared, you can go back now, but no matter what, I'm going to do what I should do."
"You..."
Regarding Shirou's words, Luke simply couldn't say anything.
Shirou's attitude of being willing to risk his life to save Ariel made him completely realize where he differed from Shirou.
If he retreated now, or even fled back to Boreas Castle, he was afraid he would spend his whole life immersed in regret.
"I'll go with you!"
In the end, Luke made up his mind.
Shirou had already made such a choice between his own life and Ariel's safety, so what right did he, as Ariel's guardian knight, have to run away at this time?
Even if he died in battle here for Ariel, it would probably be much better than being taken away and abused because of fear, while he survived alone!
Luke didn't have the possibility of hesitation.
Regarding this, Shirou also thought a bit higher of Luke. He originally thought that this cousin from the Notos family might be a more cowardly person than he imagined.
But now, it seemed that while the other party was cowardly, his loyalty to Ariel was unquestionable.
In this way, he wouldn't have to fight alone.
"Then let's go."
Shirou said, taking a step forward, and also touched the must-win golden sword wrapped in cloth behind his back.
Faced with such a possible intense battle, Shirou naturally couldn't not be fully prepared and brought up all his trump cards.
If he could, he certainly wouldn't want to use his trump cards.
But Shirou also knew that many times, people can't help themselves.
Only by giving it your all can you find a glimmer of hope.
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"Hasn't the person for the handover arrived yet? This batch of goods is so troublesome. If we can't move them out right away, we'll be in deep trouble."
A rude voice echoed in the gloomy room.
In the abandoned houses of the rundown town, a group of kidnappers looked at each other, feeling very flustered by this crazy action.
After all, the kidnappers were very clear about what they kidnapped being a country's princess.
Even if there was a big person standing behind the kidnappers, namely Darius, who was at the peak of power, these small fries would still be unable to bear the punishment of kidnapping the princess.
On weekdays, they only helped Darius do dirty work, capturing the daughters of some fallen nobles.
At most, they would kidnap the daughters of nobles at the level of the Four Great Lords.
But this time, kidnapping Ariel, the princess of the Asura Kingdom, was a first for them, and it could be said to be quite tormenting.
Regarding the kidnappers' panic and unease, a figure on the edge of the room was quite calm and carefree.
To him, kidnapping Princess Ariel didn't seem to be a crime punishable by death. Instead, it was just a small matter like eating and drinking.
This was a beastman with rabbit ears. He wore matte black armor, and had a long sword hanging at his waist, giving people a shady feeling.
"A bunch of dull-witted fools, already on the road to selling their lives for money, and still feeling uneasy about life and death every day. So stupid."
The man looked at the many kidnappers with ridicule, laughing at their chaos and unease.
And in the air, there was a sudden echo: "Brother Nakul, we shouldn't laugh at them, after all, people are afraid of death."
"Fear of death is an instinct, of course I know, but if you can't defeat the instinct of fear, how can you become stronger?"
"Yeah, they can't be as strong as us anyway."
The man kept talking to another voice in the air.
This strange performance didn't cause confusion among the surrounding kidnappers. They were obviously used to the strange performance of this strong man.
North Saint, Nakuljad.
One of the Saint-level experts under Darius. Its main body is not a single person, but a pair of twin brothers with almost identical appearances, named Nakul and Jad respectively.
But these two brothers can almost be said to be of one mind. Not only are their thoughts completely unified, and they can understand each other's thoughts without words, but after joining forces, their strength will also increase simultaneously.
Although on the surface it is only North Saint, if you encounter both brothers at the same time, it can even give people the pressure of a North King level!
Such a strong person is a rare good card even in Darius's hands.
And Darius has now sent these brothers to carry out the task, which shows how concerned he is about the kidnapping of Princess Ariel.
Right now, the North Saint Nakuljad took a cold look at the kidnappers on the scene who were still worried and afraid of exposure, and walked alone into the depths of the room.
He came to a dark room, lit a candle slightly, and saw several girls held there.
These were all prey that the kidnappers had collected for Darius.
And each girl had an extraordinary background, being descendants from various noble families in the Fitowa territory.
In the past, Darius caught them to vent his sexual desire. Now that Darius's lower body has been severely injured and he can't vent his desires, he still continues this behavior of grabbing noble girls.
Among the noble girls, the blonde girl stood out so much.
Not only because of her beautiful appearance, but also because of her calm attitude.
When the other girls were all incredibly hopeless and pessimistic, sinking into despair, this Princess Ariel still maintained a calm attitude, which could even be called acceptance.
"Hehe, as expected of Her Highness the Princess."
Nakuljad opened his mouth with a smile, and took out [Durandal] from his arms.
When he attacked Ariel before, he really didn't expect to be at a disadvantage because of a weapon.
Ariel was clearly an ordinary person with absolutely no talent for combat, but with the blessing of [Durandal], she almost escaped from Nakuljad's hands.
This made Nakuljad pay so much attention to a weapon for the first time.
If Darius hadn't clearly requested to confiscate this weapon, he would have really wanted to take this weapon into his arms alone.
And seeing Nakuljad showing off his weapon, Ariel's expression flickered slightly, but she still maintained her calm.
She said silently: "Who is the person behind you? Who sent you to arrest us?"
Ariel had just learned from the surrounding girls that these girls were all kidnapped noble daughters from all over the Fitowa territory. Some of them had just been caught like Ariel, and some had been trapped here for days, unable to live, unable to die.
Ariel felt sympathy for this, but had no ability to change the situation, and could only pray for rescue to arrive.
Right now, facing Nakuljad, Ariel really wanted to rely on words to find out useful information from the other party.
If she regained her freedom one day, she would definitely make the culprit pay a painful price.
However, Ariel's thoughts were only thoughts, and couldn't change reality.
Nakuljad glanced at her mockingly, and sneered: "Do you think I would reveal my employer's identity? This is a big no-no in the industry."
"Hmph, if I'm not mistaken, Darius sent you here, right?"
"..."
Ariel actually guessed the mastermind behind the scenes in an instant. This reaction surprised Nakuljad and made him think highly of this princess.
Ariel then opened her mouth: "There aren't many people who would attack me. Darius is the most likely person, and he also has a private grudge against the Boreas family. Recently, the Boreas almost openly tried to protect the assassin who attacked Darius. This is undoubtedly unacceptable to Darius."
"Hehe, your imagination is very rich, Your Highness."
Nakuljad praised Ariel's quick wit in his heart, but he naturally wouldn't admit it on the surface.
As a pure mercenary, he naturally knew that he had to abide by some industry standards.
The only thing he regretted was that this mission was too easy.
He originally thought that a princess should have powerful guards around her, but he didn't expect that both Luke and Derrick were weaklings who were not even Saint-level.
Nakuljad had originally made full preparations for this, but he didn't get to fight against a real strong person after all, and he still felt a bit like his fist had landed on nothing.
Right now, Nakuljad was preparing to continue chatting with Ariel to pass the boring time, so as not to be with that group of dull-witted kidnappers.
But suddenly, there was a commotion outside.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!!"
The voices of the kidnappers sounded, and the expressions of Nakuljad and Ariel changed.
Nakuljad tied up Ariel and rushed out immediately. He thought it would be an army from the Boreas family, and had already thought about escaping with Ariel, and at least not letting the princess he had gotten his hands on escape.
But when he went out, he never expected that what came into view was not a large Boreas army, but two young men who didn't look very old.
The young man had red hair, with a white streak in the front.
The young man had short brown hair and looked rather slow-witted.
Despite being only two people, they walked straight into the kidnappers' stronghold town as if they owned the place.
It caught everyone completely off guard, throwing the entire town into confusion.
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