Chapter: 48. Probe
“I wonder how Xue Fei is doing… sigh, I hope she isn’t freezing. She didn’t wear a scarf when she went out.”
“Xialet, I don’t want to hear you talk about Princess Xue Fei anymore. Do you know? Over the past hour, you’ve mentioned all the possibilities of her being hungry, freezing, burned, or even tripping and getting hurt, like you’re her mother. Why do you care so much?”
“But the scarf…”
“Stop talking about the scarf! She can keep warm by herself, and has food reserves. I guarantee she won’t go hungry. But tripping on flat ground… that’s not impossible, is it?”
Border Fortress, Lide Qidu.
Before dawn broke, the team rescuing Ailer arrived at this remote small town, which was covered in wind and snow year-round.
Traveling all night was already stressful enough.
As a result of flying all the way, Timani still had to listen to Xialet endlessly ramble about Xue Fei!
Is it really necessary? If that silver-haired fluffball could starve herself, Timani would chop off her tail for her!
Let alone starving; Xue Fei would probably take a taste of all this snow on the ground, believe it or not.
“Woo… you two, please wait… wait for me… I feel like throwing up…!”
“Your Highness Livra, are you alright?! Uh… by the way, did Xue Fei take any hair ties when she went out?”
“I completely feel like I’m not being cared about at all?! Ugh…!”
Livra swayed, her face pale as she followed behind, frequently gagging but unable to throw up, dizzy and nauseous.
God knows what she just went through…
Lord Xialet would use the Floating Spell in conjunction with Super Acceleration to fly, while Miss Timani could soar directly.
But what about Livra? How could she fly?
She could only be pulled along, one in each of her little arms by the two!
Even now, Livra seemed to still be reminiscing about those snow-covered mountains, thinking that the highest one was her burial mound.
“Ugh… so high and cold, I thought I would fall to my death… luckily it’s just difficulty breathing; I’m never flying again…”
“Hmph, weak human.”
“Ah, yes yes yes… Miss Timani, you’re right… I now fully acknowledge my weakness…”
Xia actually had advised Livra to wait by the carriage and not to come along since she was completely useless… cough! Not of much significant use.
But Livra’s personality was such.
She was indeed scared of death, but as long as she wasn’t dead, it was time for a great adventure!
Ugh…!
Although the price for this was quite high…
Timani groaned softly, wrapping her powerful arms around her chest, surveying the surroundings.
A few meters away, several unconscious two-winged demons lay in the snow, having been knocked out by blows to their necks.
Turning her head to look ahead, there were no guards remaining.
Only that exaggerated, oval-shaped golden light that could blanket half a town.
Looking up, the source of the golden light in the sky was a complex and massive magic array, prominently floating and rotating in the air.
From the transparent edges of the golden light, houses and debris were encompassed within without being damaged, indicating that this magic itself was not destructive.
Peering further inside the opaque main body of the array, Ailer should be sealed within.
“The guard here is surprisingly few,” Timani had been ready to stir up a scene, but now felt a twinge of regret.
She glanced back at the knocked-over, weak two-winged demons, closed her eyes, and expanded her probing power over the entire town. Aside from a few local residents hiding inside the houses, there were no remnants of the Third Legion.
“Did they only arrange so few people to guard this place? Didn’t they think someone would come to rescue the Crown Princess?”
“Perhaps there are ambushing forces that haven’t been detected?” Xiya tightened her grip on the sword sheath at her waist, staying alert to her surroundings.
“That’s impossible; the probing magic doesn’t make mistakes. Even if it did, what would be the point of the enemy’s ambush? If they noticed someone was coming to rescue them, shouldn’t they have jumped out to obstruct us right away?”
“That’s true.”
“They really look down on us, huh…”
Xiya and Timani were speculating on the situation.
Suddenly, a weak voice came from behind.
“Um…”
“Hmm?”
It was Livra.
She had finally regained some condition, at least stopped gagging, and was now shakily raising her hand, wanting to say something.
“Your Highness Livra, what is it?”
“Um… I think, the enemy’s guard being weak may not be because they look down on us or didn’t guess that someone would come to rescue.”
“You mean…?”
“Yeah, I think the enemy’s commander might have guessed that someone would come to rescue the Crown Princess, but he is very confident in this sealing magic, believing that no one can break it to save her. So having guards here is just pointless. Uh… did I say something wrong? Ah…! I’m just guessing!”
Whew, what is happening? Why are both of them suddenly looking at me with wide eyes in surprise?
Surprised, it was merely because of a sudden realization.
It’s actually quite a simple reasoning, but it’s hard to guess the truth if two idiots are speculating.
Xiya and Timani exchanged glances and quickly reached a consensus.
“Miss Timani, I think I understand why Xue Fei wanted Princess Livra to come with us.”
“That’s true; I’m self-aware. If I came alone, I might not find my way into the town. Weak humans seem not to be completely useless.”
The previously undervalued Princess Livra suddenly saw two thumbs up.
Huh…? It seems like she has suddenly been recognized?
Recognition for Livra’s statement.
Timani put her hands on her hips, looking at the grand golden light sealing magic array, and a surge of fighting spirit ignited in her.
“After all, they really do look down on us~ As long as we break this thing, our mission will be accomplished, right?”
“Theoretically yes, but since the enemy has such confidence and can seal Princess Ailer, the barrier that binds the six-winged demons is certainly not easy to break,” Livra speculated.
“Heh.”
—“Heh”.
You think Timani’s “heh” sounds quite disdainful, but she really thinks that’s the case.
There are always stronger people outside, and recently, Xue Fei deeply made her understand this.
The six-winged demons can be feared by high-level races, and a magic barrier that can bind the six-wings must not be easy to deal with.
But if you don’t try, you won’t know if it’s possible.
—Swish!
Timani flicked her sleeve, palm aimed at the golden barrier.
In an instant, two human-sized fireballs of high temperature condensing several meters in front of her added a touch of crimson to the morning sun, causing Livra to quickly shrink back behind Xiya to hide.
This hot and cold sensation was even more unbearable than having a fever!
[High-Level Fireball Magic]
Like the second sun falling to the ground, the fireball rolled over, melting all the snow and even scorching the ground to a charred color.
The fireball broke through the semi-transparent golden light barrier without obstruction.
—Yet at the moment it touched the golden substance, it exploded.
This was entirely within Timani’s expectations, as she had only been testing and wasn’t using her full power.
“Sure enough, it’s useless… this thing doesn’t match well with my magic, especially fire-type magic. Without concentration, the damage to this barrier suffers greatly. Xialet, why don’t you give it a try?”
“Alright, the Holy Sword’s slash can focus, it’s worth a shot.”
“Ah ah ah, you two!! Aren’t we supposed to see if the Crown Princess can respond to us first? Didn’t someone say they heard her laughter in the Demon King’s Castle before? If she can hear us calling, maybe we can coordinate together to exert strength?”
“……”
“……”
Upon hearing this, both Xiya and Timani furrowed their brows momentarily.
Feeling embarrassed and foolish, but as long as there’s no response, no one knows who is foolish.
The two each withdrew their offensive momentum to gather their strength.
These two combatants without wisdom stepped into the golden light-covered area and then called out Ailer’s name from within its brilliance, although their calls sounded a bit reluctant and perfunctory.
Ahahaha…
Livra forced a smile; she had a strange illusion at this moment.
—Maybe in this operation, am I the most crucial part?!
