Chapter 136

The scene where a huge explosion occurred right in front of my eyes was staggering. Tinnitus was heard in the ears, the sound from all directions died down, and everyone rolled on the floor at the impact that penetrated the ground. Binge consumed their sense of smell, and those who saw the dazzling flame felt the ground with their hands in darkness. Indeed, it was a terrifying disaster that paralyzed all five senses.

“Huh….”

Annette managed to raise herself from the ground. Fortunately, she was located quite far from the blast, so she was relatively unaffected. But when I felt something warm and lukewarm run down her throat, I swiped it with the back of her hand, and her blood she came out. Apparently, something was wrong with one of her ears.

'I only knew how to start a fire, but I never thought I would do this…….'

There was definitely a fire. A fire caused by an explosion. Still, the name is the banquet hall of the royal palace, but to install explosives in my own house. It was a hand that could tell how severe the king was. Care how injured the nobles were in the explosion. It seemed all the more unreserved since he intended to blame someone for all the sins anyway.

Annette stumbled to her half-stand and looked around her. Most of them hadn't even risen from the ground yet, and some were completely motionless, as if they had passed out. Was, of course, the safety of the family.

'Father!'

Annette gritted her teeth and rubbed her dim eyes as she surveyed her surroundings. Rafel wasn't here anyway, so she should be fine. Tears flowed down my eyes because of the smoke. Figure had already disappeared. Apparently, he managed to avoid this explosion by going to take off his cloak.

Instead, what caught Annette's eyes was Celestine being dragged away by the gangsters. Five or six men in black and masks carried Celestine on their backs on the ground and headed somewhere. She must have passed out completely, and there was no movement whatsoever.

Seeing this, Annette's heart sank. She reflexively looked around her for Rylin, her sidekick her. But whether it was because of the explosion or he went somewhere else, he was nowhere to be seen. Enraged by this, Annette raised her voice to ask anyone for help.

“Hey, Lady Keirs is being dragged away! Anyone can help? People are being kidnapped!!”

But her feeble voice was drowned out by the noise all around her. Watch Celestine being kidnapped. If I lost sight of Celestine now, she would surely die.

Annette stumbled and tried to follow them. Just in time, some masked people looked around the banquet hall as if looking for someone and found Annette. As one of them, a man who seemed to be the captain, pointed his finger at her, two came over and crossed their arms at Annette's side of her.

“Come on, hurry up!”

“Come this way!”

They encouraged each other in low, harsh voices and took Celestine and Annette somewhere. Annette struggled to avoid being dragged away, but she couldn't overcome the man's strength of her. Chill running down my spine at the foreboding.

'If taken away now, Celestine will die. And I'll be blamed for the culprit.'

“Leave this! Can someone please help! Here, people are being dragged!!”

Annette cried out in desperate resistance. But this time, too, her cry was ephemerally buried in the noise of the banquet hall. The carpet and curtains on the floor were on fire, and dust and debris fell from the walls. Situation? Perhaps the king took this into account and forced the irrationality of exploding gunpowder.

In the end, Annette was helplessly dragged along with Celestine. They arrived at a room at the end of a dark hallway, not far from the banquet hall. Annette, who was thrown at the end of the corner, struggled to get up. Of men then grabbed her shoulders and hair and restrained her from moving.

'Scared……!!'

Completely subdued, Annette unknownly trembled her body her. No matter what those in front of her did, there was no way she could rebel against her. At this moment, neither her position her as Annette, nor her status could protect her her. Suddenly drew her sword and slit her throat, Annette would be helpless. The overwhelming sense of fear she felt from the difference in her powers weighed down on her.

But the more she was like this, the more she had to be alert. Across from her, the fainting Celestine was heard like an object in the hands of men. Her Celestine's hands and feet were pressed down by the men who had casually set her down on her carpet. As if she were a pig about to be slaughtered.

The moment Annette saw this, her spirits flashed as if she had been covered with cold water.The only person who could save Celestine's lifeHer was herself.Annette, who tried to grit her teeth and feigned composure, asked aloud.

“Dang, who are you? Why are you doing this? Do you know who I am?”

The men said nothing.Instead, the grip on Annette's head her only grew stronger.Annette was now almost halfway with her head on the ground.But she was more calm and tried to placate the men.

“There are people who saw us being dragged away. Soon people will come to rescue us. But if you release us now, I won't say anything. Yes?”

“…You are acting in vain.”

The man who seemed to be the boss was the first to break the silence and reply. His eyes through the mask were coldly mocking Annette. Reaching into his arms her, he eventually took out a dagger with a bright blue blade. At the man who skillfully fixed his handle her.

'No, Celestine will die at this rate!!'

Annette struggled desperately and raised her head. For a moment, in the vision reflected in her eyes, she could see the ears of the masked men. Of course, none of them stopped listening. Annette looked at the back of the man as she approached Celestine with her tears in her eyes. A requiem mingled with her weeping flowed from her mouth her.

God, give them eternal rest

Let your endless light shine on them

We must worship you,

Please hear my prayer for rest

The requiem, with her head crushed, was quite painful. The crooked airway could not hold the right note and produced a cacophony. My throat was sharp as I inhaled the smoke, and a terribly cracked voice filled the room.

At first, the men did n't pay attention to Annette's creeping voice of her. One of them grabbed the stunned Celestine by the hair of her and yanked her neck of her. And a man who seemed to be a captain knelt down in front of him and pointed the blade here and there.

But as Annette's singing voice grew louder, he glanced back.The man behind him, noticing his superior's silent instructions, pressed Annette's head with a loud bang and threatened.

“Don't shut up… Hit…?”

The man's eyes, which had been spitting out threats, suddenly twisted strangely. He looked his head a couple of times, as if trying to put up with dizziness. However, it was after Annette's ability that she had already permeated into their heads like water The man seemed to lose his strength from the violent grip on the back of Annette's head on her, and then the man collapsed.

As a signal, the men in the room began to fall to the floor one by one.Annette's ability was her spontaneity, and the effect was very fast.And, fortunately, Annette's singing ability, her did not. Affect his effectiveness her her.

“This… What tricks……!!”

The one who resisted the longest was the man with the rank of captain who was kneeling in front of Celestine. At first, he thought that Annette had exploded sleeping gas, so she covered his nose and mouth her with her sleeve. As putting people to sleep with his songs, his was an unheard-of skill.

It was their mistake to think of Annette as just an ordinary lady. Well, who would expect Annette to be a regressor and have special abilities? Thanks to this, even the king's direct subordinates were helpless.

Finally, when the last man fell to the floor and fell into a deep sleep, Annette jumped up from her seat her. His legs gave her out and he fell to the floor once, but this was nothing. Annette, who was half-crowded , went to Celestine's side her and shook her awake.

“Celestine, wake up. Please… I have to open my eyes!”

Annette could not bear to make a loud noise and she eagerly shook Celestine's body over her. Although he managed to put him to sleep, the men were well-trained killers. I was afraid that if I made a loud noise to wake Celestine, I would wake them up too.

Tears trickled down Annette's cheeks as she gritted her teeth and held her breath to wake Celestine As she persistently grabbed her and shook her her, her tightly shut her Celestine her, her eyelids her twitched.

“Um… Annette?”

Celestine, who had barely come to her senses her, groaned as she frowned. She couldn't even open her eyes properly, as if her head hurt her. However, Annette's muffled sobs that I heard close by unknownly raised my upper body of hers Because Annette was not the only person who valued her partner her as a friend her.

“Eh, what….. . “

Celestine, who had come to her senses her, looked around her.Her eyes widened in astonishment,and her mouth her hung open as if at any moment she would scream.Fearing that her screams her would wake her up,Annette quickly shut Celestine's mouth her, apologetically.

“Shhh, Celestine! You can't make a sound.”

Then Celestine broke out in cold sweat in her hands and her limbs she began to tremble She seemed to be out of breath from hyperventilation at any moment Seeing her unfocused, shaking eyes, Annette realized.

'No, it looks like the kidnapping trauma has come back again!'