Chapter 6: Apocalypse Independent Kingdom
(Wuwu… So, so embarrassing…)
With Elus carrying her on her back, Lonis’s cheeks were completely red.
She had fantasized about being the hero who saves the damsel and winning her favor… but the reality was that she was being carried by the beautiful girl, like a little wife; it was too embarrassing!
“Lonis, don’t move.”
“Wuwu…”
“If you’re still so restless while being carried, I’ll just throw you onto the mountain first.”
After Elus’s threat, Lonis didn’t dare to move. She could only obediently lean against Elus’s back…
However, she had to admit.
Elus’s body felt really comfortable, didn’t it?
Although it looked tough, the touch was actually so soft… her hair was also so smooth, it was simply extremely comfortable!
(So nice… my wife’s beautiful hair, so nice…)
With her cheeks pressed against it, Lonis felt very secure and couldn’t help but relax.
Just like this…
Zzzzz
“Elus, Lonis… she’s asleep.”
Su Ling pointed at the silver-haired girl, who was slumped against Elus’s back, her sleeping face peaceful.
“Mm, I know. This idiot didn’t sleep well last night, so let her rest for a bit.”
“Mm-hmm~”
“Everyone, Princess Cécile and I found a resting spot ahead. Do you want to take a break?”
“Sister, don’t call out so loudly. Lonis is sleeping.”
“Oh…?”
A moment later, everyone arrived at the resting spot, prepared to rest.
But even so, Elus didn’t wake Lonis up. Instead, she summoned a sleeping mat from her storage ring and gently placed the silver-haired girl on it.
The whole process was done in one go. Lonis slept soundly throughout, not waking up.
This made Su Ling say enviously:
“Wow… Elus, you really dote on Lonis, don’t you?”
“Hmph, it’s just out of necessity. Who else, if not my maid.”
Elus crossed her arms, showing no particular expression.
“Oh, is that so? If Lonis were to wake up, you, junior Elus, would probably just throw her onto the bed like trash, wouldn’t you?”
“Uh?”
“Why don’t you be a little more honest, junior? If you knew how much you cared about her, junior Lonis would also be very happy~~”
Mi Xue Zhou said this with a very playful expression.
However, this hit Elus’s weak spot:
“Hmph, senior! I’m warning you, don’t tell Lonis about anything that’s happening now! We haven’t settled our score from last time.”
“Uh…”
“Last time? Sister, what’s going on?”
“Ah! That’s not something Su Ling should know~~ Well, let’s take a break first. What do you beautiful girls want to eat? Bai Ye and I will cook together.”
“I want to eat cucumbers! ><" "I don't mind... a bit of noodles." ... The place where the girls were staying was a building that looked like a watchtower. Under the arc-shaped dome, it provided a flat space... only this watchtower was as if it had been swallowed by the mountains, its main structure sinking deep underground. This made Su Ling ask curiously: "Elus, was this place artificially built... it feels quite unusual." "Mm, this should be the ruins of an underground kingdom." "Underground kingdom?" "Yes, it's also called the Apocalypse Independent Kingdom. It was a human civilization that existed from the previous epoch." "So, this Apocalypse Independent Kingdom is already extinct? I feel like it's such a shame..." Su Ling sighed, looking at the ruins before her, feeling an inexplicable melancholy. But Princess Cécile shook her head and said to Su Ling, "Su Ling... actually, this Apocalypse Independent Kingdom was an enemy of C. Academy and the Kingdom Ming back then?" "Eh?!" "I'm not entirely sure, because this happened a very, very long time ago. Few records from that time have been passed down, but there's a statue in the Royal Palace's exhibition hall, erected to commemorate the soldiers who sacrificed their lives in the war." "Oh... does Elus know about this?" "Don't treat me like an encyclopedia, I don't know either." Elus frowned, seeming concerned about her "age." "I only know about events that happened 100 years ago. The fall of the Independent Kingdom dates back about a thousand years, probably to the time when the Sun Loli Goddess was still alive?" "Ah..." "By extrapolation, Dean Emerald might know something... And this idiot Lonis doesn't know either; she's even older, belonging to the previous epoch's humans." "I see..." Su Ling blinked, as if she had learned something, and sighed, "So, this Independent Kingdom is completely destroyed now~~~ I haven't even heard my grandmother talk about the Independent Kingdom?" "Of course it's destroyed. Otherwise, without Bai Ye and the Tree of Origin Collapse, how could they have lived in this environment?" "Then I can rest assured~~~" The pink-haired girl patted her chest, seemingly relieved that the ruin beneath their feet was indeed just a ruin. However, before Su Ling could heave a sigh of relief, the entire ground... suddenly, began to shake. As if an earthquake, the tableware the girls had taken out was tinkling. Su Ling was even more startled, and subconsciously hugged Elus's thigh. "Everyone, be careful, the ground is about to rise." Princess Cécile stood up immediately. And right beneath everyone's feet, the originally flat ground suddenly tilted slightly. Then, as if the earth was torn apart by an earthquake, a rift appeared in the mountain. The angle of this tilt made it difficult to even maintain balance... let alone Lonis, who was sleeping at the moment? So the silver-haired girl's body had almost no resistance as she continued to slide downwards. "Lonis!" Elus turned around, wanting to save Lonis... but to avoid disturbing the silver-haired girl's sleep, their dining spot was some distance from the sleeping mat. Moreover, Elus's left leg was still being held by Su Ling, so at first, even Elus couldn't grab Lonis's arm... "Sorry, Elus, I didn't mean to!" Realizing she had impeded Elus's actions, Zhou Su Ling frantically let go, wanting the black-haired girl to save Lonis. But this caused her to lose her own balance, and she gradually began to fall downwards along the tilted angle. "Watch out!" At this moment, Elus couldn't afford to hold onto Lonis and could only grab Su Ling's hand... After all, thatidiot Lonis wouldn't die easily, but if something happened to Su Ling, it would be very dangerous. The situation was extremely perilous. Su Ling had completely lost her balance, while Mi Xue Zhou and Bai Ye could only barely hold on to avoid falling. "Ancestor, I'll save Lonis!" "Cécile?" "Please believe me." Without any hesitation, Princess Cécile leapt forward, chasing in the direction Lonis was sliding.
