Chapter 103 Flaw

◎Elena, I'm here to save you.◎

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Invisible light bombarded the earth. In the gaps between the floating lights, the Hun cavalry tore open the gap before the Romans and took the lives of their prey first.

There was no great wizard among them, but they all knew how delicate miracle magic was: if the sacrifices were insufficient, it would collapse and break apart.

Soon, Roni and even more men charged forward, each attacking one side in tacit coordination, completely shattering the phalanx. From all directions, excited roars filled the air. Heads tumbled one after another, leaving behind only the sturdy remains of armor.

The speed of the tail did not catch up with the light column, but the central explosion point was slowly disappearing.

Just for once! Really just for once!

Encouraged by the reality, everyone charged forward at a faster pace. Blood coated the blades thickly, making it impossible to scrape it off.

Finally, the tide of light receded completely, and no Macedonian escaped - their bodies quickly decayed, perhaps they had died long ago and were only harvested today.

Sonny waved his whip and had his messengers shouting, "Don't stop! Search quickly—don't stop!"

The Huns were eager to dismount and take away the spoils, such as the ears used to mark the heads.

However, a little bit of guilt and awe of the strange atmosphere made them more controllable. No one dared to jump down at this time, for fear of another light explosion.

They dragged the iron tools they had taken away for a long distance, and everyone memorized their previous location: if nothing happened, they would take away the rest in the middle of the night or tomorrow morning.

Are you kidding? A full set of armor is worth more than half a life!

The Huns gathered behind the hillside, with the Romans not far away.

The atmosphere between them is much better now, and they raise their hands to greet each other from time to time: after all, they are friends who have shared life and death together, and have shared so many lives together.

We will have to cover each other when picking up the armor later, so he put on a smile.

Ronnie approached on horseback again. This time, only two guards looked up slightly. Sonny took the initiative to greet them: "What do you mean? Do you know what that was just now?"

"No, I don't know."

Ronnie shook her head vigorously, then fished out an envelope from her sturdy chest. The paper was fragile, so she had wrapped it in a layer of cloth.

Sonny shook out the cloth and read quickly, his expression changing again and again.

After reading it thoroughly, she put the envelope away with a half-smile: "Oh, Mr. Pardos has tricked me."

"A plot? Was this orchestrated by Pados?!"

Ronnie's righteous expression amused Sonny. She flicked the reins and turned the horse around. "Of course not, but he expected the sacrifice."

Haha, my choice was predicted correctly: for that position, I would not make any other choice.

Sacrifice was bound to happen. Since the Macedonians took the initiative, there was a high probability that it started from this side: Padus also anticipated the enemy's haste and speculated that they would not be able to carry out multi-line operations.

It was not enough to use the Huns and Romans to harvest the enemy's sacrifices in order to rescue Athens.

The letter in his arms was particularly hot: he, an Athenian, a Greek, actually welcomed the Huns into Athens, whose gates were wide open. He took huge risks, collaborating with the Huns from within, for one purpose.

[Transfer as many Athenians as possible to as far away as possible without any casualties.]

The second time he used the Huns, the property not mentioned in the letter was naturally... taken at will.

"Let's go."

Looking at Ronnie lost in thought, Sonny raised his whip: "Don't waste time - Athens has gained much more than armor!"

...Having said that, the Huns finally took a detour and picked up the armor on the ground.

…

Pados pushed open the dusty door, and the guards on both sides retreated far away, with only the slaves holding oil lamps following him.

Just kidding! A gate that no one could open was blasted open by this scholar using a bunch of clay pots! It must be magic! A master with magical powers walks in front, as it should be.

"Don't tie me up! You are not allowed to tie me up--" A little girl was screaming in the back, but no one paid any attention to her.

Only Taffy silently carried the young lady on his back, letting her bang her forehead against his shoulder: although Melia wasn't stupid enough to bang her head against the ground. Now she was wrapped in hemp rope, afraid that someone would suddenly rush out and knock over the oil lamp in the middle of her study.

The last time a fire broke out in the study and burned down half of the library, Teacher Pados locked himself in the bedroom for several hours and didn't come out with a knife.

"Miss, please don't shout. Teacher Pardos will be angry."

Taffy walked forward steadily, not caring at all about the new marks on his back.

The group began to walk down, which was the original path of the secret passage.

The passage was narrowed even further by the statues on either side. Pardos glanced at the statues to his left and right, pausing only for a moment before quickly moving forward with the others.

"Master, the door just now is a treasure house."

A slave whispered a warning, but was interrupted by a gesture from Pardos: "I know, keep going."

They did not enter the treasure house, and the passage began to ascend.

Above is the secret meeting room. Although the name sounds secret, it is a secret shared by the parliamentarians: it is more ceremonial than functional. Who would hold a secret meeting here?

This small meeting hall was gradually abandoned to the point that it was never used by the previous generation of consuls and was filled with various statues.

Pardos's most loyal slave suddenly guessed: Could it be that the teacher really wanted to inspect the statue? Was it just because of a few words from Her Highness Elena?

Well, there really aren't any more clues...

The sound of gears clicking filled everyone's ears. It was the strong men in the team who had entered the mechanism room ahead of time and helped everyone open the door to the secret meeting room.

You can't use a clay pot to blast something underground, as half of the castle might collapse into ruins.

As soon as the door opened, the smell of dust lingered in my nose, but luckily there was no wind underground.

Pardos walked into the room and carefully examined each statue, nodding as he looked.

"Teacher, did you find anything?"

“Very clever.”

Pardos pondered for a moment and shrugged nonchalantly: "Unlike outside, the faces of these portraits are unfamiliar."

Uh, I didn't expect even Teacher Pardos would talk nonsense? The slaves looked at each other in bewilderment. We didn't find the goblin statue, so we had to go back the same way? There was so much to do.

Taffy suddenly spoke up: "Teacher, do you mean those faces outside are familiar?"

"That's right."

Pardos continued to check for the second time and reminded without looking back: "Don't touch the stone statues outside, or they will come back to life. And don't speak loudly in front of them. I've heard enough legends about them."

Although he had a heavy burden on his back, Taffy checked as fast as anyone else.

The young lady on her back was so bored that she fell asleep. She quickly knocked on them one by one: "From what the teacher said, these things can move. Even if they come back to life, it's still some kind of clue."

Ding~

This time, the sound was exceptionally crisp, like the sound of metal clashing with fingers. Taffy looked up involuntarily, and suddenly felt that the bronze statue before him was very familiar.

Not an acquaintance, but a familiar unicorn.

Before my eyes was an exceptionally solemn bronze statue of a unicorn, its body smooth and clean, with distinct textures. Even the rust looked like specially forged patterns, leaving no room for a signature.

She hesitated. A unicorn is a unicorn. In the eyes of humans, all unicorns are the same, right? This bronze statue was probably just a depiction of an imaginary unicorn, not the one that had rescued them.

"Taffy, what are you hesitating about?"

Mr. Pardos's words sounded like a classroom question, causing her to reflexively answer, "Teacher, I suspect it's the unicorn that saved the young lady."

If this were Rome, there would definitely be laughter and laughter behind him.

Unicorn and Melia? Don't be ridiculous, a unicorn is a legendary creature, maybe she will avoid it in her next life. Turn over a new leaf? I don't recognize it~

However, Teacher Pados was extremely serious, and everyone listened to her brief story in silence.

"Move this out and try it in the conference room upstairs, right in front of the mirror."

In the end, it was Mr. Pados who made the final decision.

The slaves and strongmen immediately got busy. This bronze statue was much heavier than it looked. Fortunately, there was a ready-made roller trailer behind it, so they just had to move the bronze statue onto it.

As soon as Pados left the basement, Melia opened her eyes. She kicked Taffy's leg with her shoe and said, "Hey, let's go."

"Yes, do you want to go eat?"

"Ha, you dare to question me!!" Melia wanted to twist him, but it was difficult to do so when she was tied to Taffy's back, so she kicked him again: "This bastard Pados actually dared to tie me up - take me out of town, I don't want to play with them anymore!"

"Miss, everyone's body is experiencing abnormal changes now..."

"I haven't changed!"

Indeed, Taffy looked at Melia's wrist. The color was very solid, and it looked very healthy. This was because the young lady had been following a normal routine for the past year and had been exercising with Her Highness Elena.

She was about to politely decline when she suddenly remembered the message she had heard before.

"We need to get as many Athenians out of here as possible. Regardless of the light color, it's more dangerous to stay here."

Teacher Pados deduced the existence of a magic circle within Athens and desperately sought to dismantle it, anything that might affect its composition. Since staying in the city is even more dangerous, then... I should definitely take the young lady away.

The teacher probably hoped that the "gentle lady" would wake up and use her wisdom to save the Athenians?

But I am different from the teacher. I care more about the two young ladies: she is in good health now and will be in danger if she stays here.

If Mr. Pardos fails, the young lady will surely be affected. If Mr. Pardos succeeds, the "gentle young lady" should also be safe. There is really no reason to stay.

"Since it's your order, young lady..." Taffy lowered his eyes: "We will leave the city now."

…

Brush——

Elena sheathed her sword and walked back gracefully.

Today's battle was over faster than any battle in living memory. The enemy fell like ears of wheat, unable to meet the legion's charge.

The nearby group of mages was completely silent, with only Pandora jumping up and down and complaining, "What's going on?! There's so much less energy!! So much less... What if, what if the Queen finds this place? How am I going to stop her?!"

Melia pursed her lips, not wanting to laugh or gloat over someone else's misfortune.

While it's a good thing the enemy failed, what if the Fairy Queen actually comes... well, things can't get any worse? They're under control anyway, so if the Queen comes and kicks them, maybe they can even escape.

She gathered herself together and said comfortingly, "It's okay, we may not be that unlucky. Let's go back and carry out the plan."

We must stick to the original plan. This is definitely not a coincidence. Someone must have figured out the goblin's trick! The fewer variables, the better.

“…Damn it.” Pandora cursed as she led the mage group to open the passage. It was really a war that could be won with just a wave of the sword.

Melia looked back at the battlefield: there were no more shadows, only some mist.

For some reason, the baby in my belly seemed unusually active, spinning wildly - luckily it was a cat ball, because if it was a normal-sized baby it would have been in great pain.

"Meimei."

Her long golden hair was bound by the crown, and Elena reached out to her without noticing: "Come, I will take you with me."

The laurel leaf pattern spread from the head to the cheeks, and even the armor was covered with vines.

Elena smiled, her ocean-blue eyes filled with blood mist. "Turn into a cat. Then you can hide in the chariot and join us in the triumphal procession."

Even though he was wrapped in weirdness, the words he spoke were still so gentle.

The soldiers waited quietly for the princess to return home. No one looked directly at the king, let alone pointed out the abnormality of the crown.

"……good."

Melia pondered for a few seconds, then smiled innocently and took the offered hand. The laurel leaf in her palm suddenly retreated, retracting into her armor.

Elena, I'm here to save you.

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