Chapter 133: Counterattack
◎ Melia caught the key and leaped high into the air like a shot put.◎
Whoosh.
A kitten popped out from the bushes, pushing aside a few leaves. She glanced at the Persians camping in the distance and yawned.
I found it, but it was so boring. I didn't want to fight at all. It was interesting at first, but the Persians retreated more and more and more stupidly. In the end, they just ran away and didn't want to fight at all.
Marathon is not fun.
The little white cat closed its eyes and lazily lowered its paws. "Never mind, let's get some sleep. These people are surrounded anyway, so there's no need for me to intervene..."
"Don't sleep, lazy cat."
"You are lazy." Menia turned around with her blue eyes wide open. Oh no, Elena also followed her example and squatted under a tree. They were obviously being lazy.
She stretched, jumped onto the branch where Elena was squatting, and pressed it hard.
Click, click, boom!
Half of the tree fell to the ground. The man and the cat each hugged the other trunk and looked nervously towards the Persian garrison: there was no movement, even the nearest sentry was standing there like a statue, motionless.
"Hey, are they stupid?" Menea twitched her ears. When they joined the First Legion, this group of enemies was quite agile. Especially the Persian Prince, who was very spirited when holding the townspeople hostage.
Even if they beat him and made him run away in fear, he wouldn't be beaten into a statue, right?
"Elena, Elena, Elena, what should we do in this situation? Burn it?" The cat didn't get an answer, so it jumped onto Elena's head anxiously and patted it with its paws.
"Hiss, be careful not to hit your eyes...don't burn it, just observe for a while."
"?"
Cat snorted a question mark and poked her forehead tentatively: "Are you stupid? Giving up the chance to raid?"
Elena helplessly pinched the kitten's neck and took her off her head. "Why are you so silly? The First Legion has been saved. We've driven these Persians to the vicinity of Magus City. We just need to wait for reinforcements..."
"Where are the reinforcements coming from?"
"Of course—"
Elena's pupils contracted.
Yeah, where did the reinforcements come from? Why did I believe there were reinforcements?
Melia? No, Melia was traveling with the Huns, so we couldn't get them involved. The garrison troops in Magus City? No, we hadn't made any prior arrangements, and we hadn't encountered any scouts in the forest. We might as well seize the opportunity and launch a surprise attack.
Cracks appeared in her memory, reminding her of the cookies Melia had baked, smooth on one side and rough on the other, mixed with various nuts.
Who put those nuts there, and why can't we find the corresponding experience?
She opened her eyes: "Nini, you have been with me these days, right?"
"Well, I went out to eat two roasted whole lambs and taught a few sneaky guys a lesson."
"...Did I arrange for others to outflank the enemy? Did I see any other Roman legions when I took off?"
"No, nothing at all."
Nini's answer was firm, and Elena's heart tightened. "Great, the clue is solved." Someone, or perhaps a non-human being, had confused her memory, and she believed she should wait and see what the Persian army did, and not act rashly.
Don't do what your enemy wants you to do.
She drew her long sword and winked at Nini: "Turn into a dragon, come back to the camp with me, and kill all these Persians before dusk."
No prisoners could be taken. The enemy wanted the Persians to stay "alive" outside the city of Magus, so she had to let them die - thinking about the disaster in Athens, the enemy might not be "alive".
"Yeah! Game over~"
The kitten cheered and jumped into the air, spinning into a golden cocoon. With a snap, it spread its wings and turned into a brilliant little dragon.
[I'll be back to my mom soon~] She jumped for joy and blew out a small puff of dragon flame, painting the sky with a red lamb.
Elena’s war game is fun, but she misses her mom so much. Soon she will be able to be held by her mom and ride horses with Aunt Sunny.
After enjoying herself in the air for a long time, she suddenly stopped her wings and landed with dignity: "Ahem, you borrowed my power to control the legion, don't you get any reward?"
"Puff." Elena tapped the dragon's horn. "Remember next time. If you want to negotiate with others, don't reveal your true emotions."
"Oh, I got it. What about the reward?"
Menea waved her tail; she was quite helpful! Even Mom said, "Work should be rewarded." To help subdue the First Legion, she'd been constantly transforming into a dragon, staying close to Elena for days, rarely going out hunting.
Looking at Longlong's bright eyes, Elena pretended to be thinking and did not stop, causing Nini to fly all over the sky.
Only when she saw the sentry stationed there did she wave her hand and let Long come down: "Okay, the reward is... I will take you to see the sea."
"What's the reward? Mom will take me there too." The tip of the tail curled up slightly and drew small circles. This was a small gesture made by the little dragon when he was in a good mood.
Elena saw through it at a glance and deliberately quickened her pace: "Forget it, Melia and I can go alone, you stay at home."
"Ah?" Longlong turned gray and white.
"Well, the reward will be two roasted whole lamb meals."
"Bad guy, I don't want to—"
"Hey, hey, hey, be careful with your saliva, don't set the forest on fire, okay?!"
…
The blazing flames lit up the sky, and the Roman soldiers stood near the river, looking into the distance in fear.
The Persian hidden camp was completely burned down, but the horrifying thing was that no one struggled or ran out of the flames. They stood or sat like corpses, allowing themselves to be burned to charcoal.
It’s not that the Romans didn’t want to put out the fire and prevent it from spreading to the other side, but as long as there were still “living people” inside, their approach would alert the Persians.
Although it is absurd, these Persians really only reacted to the enemy and completely ignored the fire.
Goo, if we fight monsters like this, they won't feel any pain even if we hit them with swords.
Finally, when the young dragon descended from the sky, the flames that had been lingering over the water gradually lost their vitality, each one turning icy blue, and finally vanished into nothing.
"He has been dead for a long time. His body and soul are completely separated." Menia spoke in human language, which scared the soldiers so much that they lowered their heads and dared not look at the dragon.
"You've worked hard. Go back and rest first."
"Hmm~" The young dragon raised its head, spun around happily, and disappeared with a puff.
The soldiers imagined that the dragons would travel through time and space, but only Elena knew: Nini would turn into a cat and happily get into the carriage to eat candy.
It is not beyond imagination that the Persians died long ago.
After her veiled thoughts cleared, Elena quickly recalled Professor Pados's research on the Macedonians who had died outside of Athens. Their bodies decayed at an accelerated rate, and they lacked the magical power that a recently deceased person could provide.
His initial assessment was that the goblins had extracted some of the value in advance: they had taken away the [link] between the human body and soul.
The soul still temporarily exists in the body, and the spirit body remains active, so the person can continue to move and even accept simple pre-set instructions. However, such a person is actually dead and is a spare material for the goblins to make.
No wonder they were lurking near the city of Magus. If they had continued to wait, the goblins could have used these sacrifices to annihilate the entire legion.
"Your Highness, Your Highness the Regent." The commander of the First Legion had a bitter expression. "Since the Persians have been completely wiped out by you, should we..."
"Withdraw? Are you ordering me?" His deep eyes reminded people of Yan Xin, but without a trace of warmth.
"How dare I? You have won a great victory, that is... a triumphant return!" With sweat dripping down his cheeks, the legion commander lowered his head respectfully to show his submission.
Why was he such a coward? Was it because of the dragon, or was it to avoid the upcoming battle?
Elena sat steadily on her horse, her blade pointed forward: "Magus City is in danger of falling. Everyone, it's not time to rest yet!"
The guards roared in agreement. The commander and the dragon had driven back the Persians, but they hadn't yet earned sufficient merit. Only a few officers from the First Legion huddled in their ranks, feeling guilty, their fists slightly clenched.
…
Yawn! The little white cat poked its head out of the carriage, mouth open. Elena's mother was still leading the way. The adults must be working so hard!
Kittens are still the best. After breakfast, they have lunch. After lunch, - wow, the sun is about to set.
"Meow~!" She meowed loudly to remind her stupid mother: It's time for dinner, let's set up camp!
Tsk, you dare to order me? Elena glared at her and said, "Keep going. We're almost to Magus City. Watch out for ambushes."
Mi?!
The little kitten was unhappy and she frowned.
It was not until Elena tore the dried meat and walked to the front of the carriage that Baozi's face relaxed and he swallowed the beef in one gulp.
Ahhhhh, sniffing, she raised her head in confusion: "I smell the aroma of roasted whole lamb."
"Sorry, I didn't bring any live sheep."
Elena's mouth twitched, and she twisted a certain cat's ears: "Miss, wait until we get to the city and eat slowly, okay?"
"No, I really smell it~ right over there!"
How could a kitten endure such humiliation? Nini waved her little face, and then flapped her wings and flew away.
Elena waved her hands towards the sky: "Okay, remember to bring back a roasted whole lamb~"
"Hmph!" Catch me!
The army advanced at an accelerated pace. About half an hour later, Elena could smell the aroma of roasted lamb. Were the Huns stationed near Magus City? Could they, too, be under the control of the goblins?
An inexplicable uneasiness made her spur her horse and leave behind the officers who were chasing her desperately.
Snap, snap, snap.
"Hey, I'm here~"
Snap!
Elena reined in her horse suddenly and almost stepped on the little blonde girl in the grass.
She pointed at Nini angrily and said, "Little guy, don't squat anywhere next time. Be careful not to hit other people's horses!"
"Tsk tsk tsk, why don't you ask me what I heard?" Nini excitedly wiped the sheep fat from the corner of her mouth, kicked the sheep bone aside, and looked like she was asking for credit.
"Have you heard about the changes in Magus City?" Seeing her gossipy expression, Elena felt relieved. Nini was so happy, it definitely wasn't bad news for Melia.
"Hehehe~"
Nini's smile reminded her of Melia, adorable and cunning. "There was this silly auntie who claimed to be a Roman princess and kept clamoring to marry Aunt Attila. Then, after hearing something, she wanted to marry Aunt Brida too. Hahahahaha!"
Elena opened her mouth in surprise at first, then couldn't help laughing wildly: "Hahahaha, really? Ophelia, that big fool, hahaha!"
“That’s right. Then Aunt Brida confronted her, saying, ‘We already have a Roman princess, we don’t need a second one.’ And she had the nerve to talk back.”
"Ha, haha... What Roman princess?"
Nini didn't notice her mother's expression and continued to gesture: "Silly guy said ~ [But my dowry is half of Rome], hehehe."
"..." Elena frowned and stopped smiling completely.
…
Hiss—it hurts!
You're in trouble, Fairy Queen. You say "dear daughter~" but stab me in the back.
Her consciousness shattered from death, Melia forcefully closed the Rose Princess and desperately concentrated, trying to understand the rewinding time. The Fairy Queen had guessed the biggest trump card, and she couldn't let any more flaws be exposed.
"Pick it up and use it to open the final door." In the crack composed of gold and purple mist, the Fairy Queen flapped her translucent butterfly-like wings.
Melia's heart sank. Oh no, she was actually back here.
There was no time to escape, so I had to force my way in.
She raised her hand to take the key, and suddenly a thought flashed through her mind: this key could summon Alexandra and her army in Shadow Rome, and the Fairy Garden and Shadow Rome were similar in nature—
"Hmm? What are you thinking about?"
"Your Majesty, I was wondering..."
Melia caught the key and jumped high like a shot put.
Plop—the heart key fell headfirst into the pond in the fairy garden.
"It seems... you can't leave the fairy garden?" She tilted her head and smiled like a flower.
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