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"This girl was tricked into joining the Black Flame Snake! She has left the organization! I hope you all calm down and stop, listen to my explanation!"
Stop? Who could stop without the old king's order to cease? The furious king wiped away the cold sweat still flowing from his recent panic and issued another order to his royal knights—
"Royal Knights, attack! Kill these members of the Black Flame Snake! You dared to steal our national treasure, the 'King's Cup', you should have expected this fate!"
"Father! Please wait!" Edward, looking at Mengdie fighting fiercely among the crowd, decided to immediately plead with his father, "Father! There might be a misunderstanding with these three girls! They are just three weak women, please don't order their execution, just capturing them is enough!"
"Capture? Edward, didn't you see that white shadow's skills? A perfect diversion. The entire royal city was played by that one man! And look at this woman, does she look weak at all? Injured in the thigh, yet she can fight against hundreds?! I now understand why she could withstand the white shadow, it was all an act! To buy time! Kill! Kill them all!!!"
Mengdie indeed was fighting against hundreds, but the cost was clearly immense. Her shoulders, legs, and waist were covered in wounds. Her clothes were soaked with blood! Her steps grew heavier, her ability to protect Aya and Nia diminishing. She was about to collapse from exhaustion!
"Black Flame Snake! Die!!!"
A royal knight suddenly charged into the fray, wielding a huge hammer. His bulky frame, like a mountain, appeared behind Aya and Nia! The sisters hadn't noticed him yet, and in their confusion, the hammer thundered down!
"Bang!!!"
The marble floor cracked, and a pair of slender, bloodied legs sank deep into it. Broken stones cut her skin, and blood as bright as rubies dripped down...
Mengdie, using her arms to shield her head, finally arrived in time to block the fatal blow for Aya and Nia. Despite the toughness of the Beihai White Jade in her body, the creaking of her bones and the blood spurting from her wounds declared her limit.
"Urgh... I said... stop... it's... a misunderstanding... ah..."
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Blood trickled down her mouth, and a line of blood rolled down her forehead. Her eyes became blurry, her pupils unfocused. Only sheer willpower kept her weakened body from collapsing.
"Kill!"
But the soldiers, tormented by fear, couldn't hear anything anymore. Mengdie's feet were trapped in the ground, her arms holding up the hammer. Facing the swords thrusting at her from three directions, she had no chance to evade. The blades were about to pierce her frail body, ending her journey in this other world!
"Clang clang clang!!!"
Three sounds of metal clashing erupted! Mengdie opened her eyes in a daze to see Edward standing in front of her, sword in hand.
"I order you to move your hammer!"
After fending off three soldiers, Edward immediately raised his newly drawn Silver Moon Greatsword, pointing at the royal knight. Perhaps intimidated by the prince's authority, the royal knight hesitated before finally moving the hammer away.
"Father! Please retract the kill order!!! I can handle this! Please trust me!!!"
"Edward, you're helping these thieves!!! Come back! Soldiers, why did you stop? Continue killing!!!"
The soldiers, once dispersed, surrounded them again. Edward alone, how could he fend off so many soldiers? Especially while protecting the three girls behind him?
"Run! Mengdie, run! I'll handle this!"
Edward's goodwill was appreciated by Mengdie. Still dizzy from the hammer's impact, she forced herself to steady her mind and took a deep breath.
Her body was weak, but her spirit wasn't. In terms of mental strength, Mengdie wouldn't lose to anyone! After breathing, she suppressed the dizziness in her brain, pulled her feet from the ground, turned around, and hugged Aya and Nia's waists, aiming for the nearest exit. She bit her teeth and rushed towards it.
"Don't let them escape!"
The soldiers bypassed Edward and lunged at Mengdie and the others. Exhausted, Mengdie had no strength to resist. Her steps faltered, and she was about to fall.
"Mengdie sister!"
Nia quickly turned to support Mengdie, but this action brought them even closer to the soldiers. A soldier already bypassed Edward, sword raised to strike!
"Don't hurt my sister!"
Aya, who had initially fled, saw the danger and immediately charged at the soldier! Caught off guard, the soldier was tackled to the ground.
"Run! Mengdie, take my sister and escape! Please take care of her better than I could as a sister!"
"Sister! Sister!!!"
Mengdie bit her teeth, seeing the soldiers already upon them. Even if she turned back, she couldn't possibly save Aya. She hated her uselessness, even more, her powerless body! What to do? To gamble on the sisters' lives with a desperate resolve, or to abandon Aya and flee with Nia?
Reality left no room for thought. The soldier who was tackled kicked Aya away, raised his sword hilt, and aimed at the girl's heart—
"Black Flame Snake, die!!!"
The sword fell!... But splashed clear water instead...
A barrier of water quietly enveloped Aya, and within it, besides Aya, was a royal knight—Linda.
"You're already captured, please don't resist."
Linda withdrew the water barrier, helping Aya up. Then, she chanted softly—
"Water Binding."
Water blossomed beneath Aya's feet, and countless droplets floated up, enveloping her. After all this, the magician respectfully faced the king's direction and spoke, "Your Majesty, a member of the Black Flame Snake has been captured. Now, we'll start capturing the remaining fugitives."
After speaking, Linda stood up, facing Mengdie. Her hands joined, her flesh-colored palms turning transparent like water. Then, her palms vanished into mist, drifting towards Mengdie and Nia.
The mist enveloped Mengdie but didn't seem to attack. Instead, Mengdie felt her wounds stop hurting. Looking down, they were no longer bleeding! Though not much strength returned, the mist helped stabilize her steps. Mengdie gathered her spirit, pulled the crying Nia, and fled into the mist. In a moment, they disappeared at the end of the corridor...
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