His heart pounded as he forced himself to maintain a calm expression. Gray's gaze casually swept around the dining hall, and the shock in his heart grew even stronger.
One, two, three … Five.
There were five people hiding in each corner of the dining hall.
All five of them could use the ability to hide in the shadows. In other words, they were at least Vicious Warriors.
Five Ferocious Blood Warriors, a full five Ferocious Blood Warriors!
Viscount Fergus was only a Ferocious Blood Warrior, but there were five Ferocious Blood Warriors in the restaurant.
"A sure-kill situation!"
This word flashed through Gray's mind. He almost couldn't help but run away. Since there were five people lying in ambush here, then there might be an ambush outside the castle as well.
"No, there might still be a chance. Viscount Fergus can block one, the Sidney family's guard captain can block one, and the other guards can block one. Master Tulu should be able to block two!"
Everything happened in a flash. When Gray thought it through, Caroline and Polly, who were slightly behind Gray, had already entered the dining hall.
Gray forced himself to calm down. At a time like this, he couldn't show the slightest bit of panic. Otherwise, if he was discovered by these Assassins, they would definitely launch an assassination in advance. He turned to look at Caroline and Polly.
"Miss Polly, I want to … ask for your help?"
"Help?
What kind of help? "
Polly looked at Gray in puzzlement. These days in Fergus Castle were quite pleasant. If Gray's request wasn't too big, then she didn't mind helping him.
"I want to ask you to let Master Tulu … talk here!"
Gray didn't want too many people to know and signaled for Polly to follow him out of the dining hall.
Polly frowned. She didn't dare to guarantee anything when it came to Master Tulu. After all, Master Tulu didn't even give face to her father. However, she still followed Gray out of the dining hall.
"Green, what do you want to do?"
Polly said with a slight frown as she followed Gray out of the restaurant and walked along the corridor for a while.
But halfway through her words, she suddenly stopped, because she saw Gray turn his head with an extremely serious expression, and there was even a faint sweat on his forehead.
It was the beginning of spring, and at this time in the evening, the weather was cooler, and one would even need to add more clothes. However, the other party was actually sweating at this time, which was obviously very abnormal.
"What's going on, Gray?"
Polly couldn't help but worry.
Gray looked around and confirmed that there were no assassins hiding in the shadows before he spoke in a deep voice.
"There's an assassin in the restaurant!"
"What?"
Polly subconsciously wanted to cry out in alarm, but she immediately reacted and hurriedly covered her red lips with her hand.
"Gray, are you kidding me?"
"I'm not joking."
Gray said solemnly.
"The assassin was hiding in the shadow of a cabinet. In order to avoid the servants, he moved a bit, and I just happened to see him."
"I don't know if there's anyone hiding in the shadows, but just in case, we'll inform the guards first. You go in and inform Master Tulu, and I'll go in and inform my father …"
…
A moment later, Gray and Polly walked into the restaurant, trying their best to maintain a calm expression. The others in the restaurant looked at the two of them curiously. Although they were curious as to why Gray had asked Polly for help, seeing that Gray didn't want others to know, they naturally didn't ask.
Polly walked to Master Tulu's side and sat down. Gray looked around and saw that the seat next to Viscount Fergus was still empty, so he walked over and sat down.
Viscount Fergus was a bit confused when he saw Gray take the initiative to sit next to him, but he didn't pay too much attention to it.
Gray's gaze flickered as he considered how he should inform Viscount Fergus of the news. Looking at the plate of jam on the side, he had an idea.
He dipped his finger into the jam and slid his hand across the dining table.
He wasn't afraid that the five assassins would notice his movements. With the people around the table and the five people hiding in the shadows, they couldn't see the situation at the table.
Viscount Fergus raised his eyebrows when he saw Gray scribbling on the table. It was very rude to do such a thing in the presence of outsiders. However, his pupils suddenly shrank in the next moment.
"Assassin!"
It was because Gray's scribbles formed the word 'assassin'.
As a viscount, Viscount Fergus had seen a lot of things. Although he was surprised, he still maintained a calm expression. At this time, Gray wrote another word.
"Shadow!"
Viscount Fergus's expression didn't change when he heard Gray's hint. Instead, he looked around the dining room.
The shadow ability was a concealment ability that hid one's body in the shadows. There were some differences between a real shadow and a real shadow. If one didn't look carefully, they wouldn't be able to notice it. But if one looked carefully, they would be able to notice it.
As expected, Viscount Fergus immediately detected the abnormality in the shadows after sweeping his gaze around the dining hall, and confirmed that Gray's information was correct.
He couldn't help but look at Master Tulu. Master Tulu was also looking at him. Both of their eyes flashed. They instantly understood that the other party knew.
"Whoosh!"
Suddenly, both of them moved at the same time.
"Ha!"
A green wind blade was spat out from Viscount Fergus's mouth. Suddenly, he saw an assassin in the shadows.
Master Tulu, on the other hand, pounced on a shadowy spot where someone was hiding and smashed his fist down.
Everything happened in the blink of an eye. The five hiding in the shadows didn't expect Viscount Fergus and Master Tulu to suddenly attack. Their reactions were naturally slower by half a beat.
"Whoosh!"
A black-clothed figure flashed out from the shadow where Viscount Fergus's wind blade was aimed at. He dodged to the side, but he couldn't dodge it completely. His left hand was hit by the wind blade.
"Puff!"
His left wrist was directly cut off by the sharp wind blade. Bright red blood spurted out and sprayed several meters away, dyeing the surroundings red.
"Boom!"
Master Tulu's attack was aimed at a black-clothed figure. After a muffled sound, a black-clothed figure retreated and smashed the decorations against the wall.
Although the black-clothed figure was hit by Master Tulu's sneak attack, he wasn't heavily injured. This meant he was as strong as Master Tulu.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
As Viscount Fergus and Master Tulu attacked, the other 3 people hiding in the corner also charged out. One of them charged at Viscount Fergus while the other 2 charged at Master Tulu.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
But at this moment, people rushed in from the various entrances of the restaurant. They were the eight guards of the Sidney family and Lord Lind.
Master Tulu was fighting with the black-clothed figure, Viscount Fergus was fighting with the black-clothed figure, and the other three black-clothed figures were fighting with the Sidney family guards and Lord Lynd.
The dining hall was in chaos. Due to the roaring sound of fighting, various pieces of furniture flew everywhere.
In addition to Gray and Polly, who already knew about this, Madame Milan, Bernal, and the servants beside them were all shocked. They looked at the sudden battle scene in panic.
A few panicked servants turned around and tried to run out of the restaurant, but they were caught in the crossfire of the battle.
A catastrophic scene was happening in the restaurant.
A black-clothed figure was slapped away by a black-clothed figure and hit the wall.
A black-clothed figure was hit by a retreating guard and rolled on the ground.
One of them was stabbed in the stomach by a wooden stake thrown by Master Tulu and the black man.
…
Whoosh!
After Viscount Fergus and Master Tulu moved, Gray also moved. He pulled out a wooden chair and filled his legs with blood energy. His legs suddenly expanded, and his speed increased to the maximum.
In the blink of an eye, he crossed the distance of several meters and came to Sarah's side, protecting her behind him.
Aside from the servants, only Sarah and Madame De Milan were left in the hall. They were the weakest people who didn't cultivate blood arts and were the most vulnerable to the battle.
If he had to choose between the two, Gray would naturally choose to protect Sarah. As for Madame De Milan, he didn't mind protecting her if he had the ability. But now, he obviously didn't have that ability.
He also saw that Bernal and his siblings had already surrounded Madame De Milan.
Whoosh!
The weakest people fighting in the restaurant were high-ranking blood warriors. The aftermath of the battle was naturally very powerful.
A piece of broken furniture flew toward Gray. It was caused by a black-clothed figure and the captain of the Sidney family guards. One could imagine how powerful it was.
Previously, a servant had been directly pierced by such a piece of furniture.
The power of blood poured into his right hand, and Gray's right hand suddenly swelled up as he punched out.
Boom!
The broken furniture was smashed into pieces by Gray's punch. Hanhu's strength attribute and Shadow Snake's defense attribute allowed him to easily block this piece of furniture.
His gaze swept over Polly, Bernal, and the others as he shouted.
"Charge out!"
Then, he picked up Sarah, who was trembling with fear and trembling slightly, with one hand and quickly rushed towards one of the restaurant's exits. All the shockwaves from the battle were easily blocked by him with a single punch. His combat power was not at all inferior to a high-ranking Blood Warrior like Lord Lynd.