Chapter 56 Guardian Knight Hime
(So cool! This is what a Hero is like!!)
Lonis gasped as she looked at the scene before her.
Because Lian Lan hadn’t cut the cylinder with her own hands, but had shattered the seemingly sturdy protective shield with just the aftershock of her sword technique.
The shining night pearl shot out, and its landing point was exactly in Lonis’s direction.
“Lonis, run!”
“Okay!”
Lonis naturally didn’t forget why she had come, so as soon as she got the night pearl, the girl ran away without looking back.
However…
The museum’s alarm had already been triggered.
Unlike minor disturbances like destroying buildings, the night pearl was an important treasure that protected the city from the Sea Tide Dragon. Therefore, the reaction it caused was a chain reaction.
And the first to be affected was…
“Whoa, the statues… they’re moving?!”
Although the statues in the museum looked like they were made of metal, what was their inner material? It was exactly the same as the flesh tumors in the room.
So, before Lonis could even charge into the front hall, a sharp basketball was thrown at her!
“Uaaaah!!!”
If she were hit by such a basketball, Lonis would be dizzy even if she could recover from her injuries. So she quickly crouched down, trying to dodge.
However…
“Lonis, don’t crouch!”
“Huh?!”
“Keep running, don’t stop!”
Lian Lan also rushed out right behind her.
With a single slash, she cut off the incoming basketball, protecting the silver-haired girl’s safety… though her own condition was not good.
To resist those strange statues, her left arm had already suffered a minor injury, and her clothes were covered in black oil, as if she had rolled around in the mud.
“Lian Lan, I…”
“Run fast!”
“Okay!”
At this point, Lonis couldn’t hesitate any longer. She sprinted out of the museum’s gate, trying to run towards the ships at the harbor.
And what about Lian Lan?
She blocked the museum’s entrance. Although her body was covered in dirty mud, she remained calm and collected, attacking the oncoming statues one by one with her sword.
“Dance of Scattering, Break!”
The girl’s movements were not slow at all, and her swordplay was smooth and flowing, as if she were performing.
However, these statues were not to be trifled with.
“Bawk bawk bawk~~~ (chicken squawk)”
One of the statues seemed to have grown up eating chicken meat. It had merged with a chicken statue and formed a chicken cavalry!
Although Lian Lan was prepared, there were simply too many attacking statues, so she couldn’t dodge in time and was sent flying by the chicken cavalry.
“Lian Lan!!!!”
Lonis exclaimed. She wanted to go to her rescue, but then she remembered her companion’s advice.
She shouldn’t worry about anything else and just keep moving forward.
After all, Lonis had no combat ability, so what could she do to help Lian Lan?
The only thing she could do was not to be a burden to her companion and to complete her mission diligently.
…
And as it turned out, Lonis’s decision was extremely correct.
Because those statues ignored Lian Lan, who had been knocked away. Their sole objective was Lonis, who was holding the night pearl.
Countless grotesque figures rushed out of the museum, led by the chicken cavalry in overalls. This scene could truly be described as a demonic dance, terrifying and abnormal.
And the danger did not solely come from these statues… In fact, the entire city had entered a state of alarm, and the flesh tumors hidden in the houses slowly began to extend their hands.
However, compared to the statues, perhaps because they had been asleep for too long, they appeared somewhat listless. Although the tentacles reaching out to the street formed obstacles, they couldn’t precisely grab Lonis’s limbs and bind her.
So…
“Get out of my way!”
Lonis, with sheer brute force, broke through the blockade of tentacles.
Soon, the girl reached the port, and the golden ship was within close reach. As long as Lonis ran another two to three hundred meters, she would be completely safe!
But…
…
The chicken cavalry charged forward.
Its speed was unparalleled. With just a charge, it sent Lonis flying.
“Ugh!”
Because she was holding the night pearl tightly with both hands, the girl had no chance to maintain her balance. Her body was forcibly thrown seven meters away, and then she fell heavily to the ground.
This fall made the girl feel like her ribs were broken. Intense pain spread throughout her body through her nerve endings, and Lonis gritted her teeth to avoid letting out a groan.
(It seems impossible to retreat without defeating this chicken knight, doesn’t it?)
Calculating the distance, Lonis quietly switched to the crystal shard dagger… As soon as the chicken knight charged at her again, Lonis prepared to stab the dagger into its mouth, delivering a fatal blow.
However…
“Lonis, keep running.”
“Huh?”
“Leave this guy to me.”
Lian Lan charged forward, but at this moment, she was at the end of her strength, battered and bruised.
Not only were her clothes tattered, but blood was also flowing down along with the mud.
But even so… the girl’s eyes remained calm.
Those clear blue pupils were like judges from hell, sharp and piercing, as if she had no other thought besides battle.
…
Thanks to Lian Lan’s cover, Lonis finally staggered onto the golden shuttle.
Little Starfish and the slimes also rushed forward, jumping anxiously.
“Squeak squeak squeak~”
“It’s okay, I’m fine… Well, everyone, hurry up and start the ship.”
With the slimes’ cooperation, Lonis quickly started the engines and prepared to depart.
…
It could be said that as long as they sailed for a short while, this exploration trip to the Gap City would be successfully concluded… After all, it was just a minor injury with a few broken ribs, and Lonis could recover by resting for a few minutes.
However…
Looking at the black-haired girl still fighting before her, Lonis’s heart sank.
Although Lian Lan had said that she didn’t need to worry about her and should retreat directly.
But at this moment, she was entangled by the chicken cavalry. And at the same time, the flesh tumor tentacles that had been dormant in the streets were also gradually waking up.
If this continued, even if Lian Lan had a chance to break free, she would definitely be seriously injured, right?
(No, no, I can’t retreat like this!)
Lonis’s heart sank. Although she had become a girl, she had never given up her dignity as a Hero.
And since she was a Hero, she absolutely could not abandon any of her companions, even a companion she had only known for a day!
So…
“Slime, Little Starfish, help me wrap this rope around the tip of the Emerald Green Long Whip.”
“Neigh neigh neigh!”
Everyone worked together to tie the rope.
And Lonis swung the Emerald Green Long Whip with all her might!
Whether Lian Lan could retreat safely depended on this whip from the silver-haired girl!
