Chapter 344: Time is Running Out
Nangong Rong naturally had his reasons for letting Octavier drive a biological weapon to fight, although the Fire Phoenix (pseudo) did not have the terrifying ability of Trist, but the power was real, even if the young man used all the energy he got from the Sitneyra people on the puppet, he could only barely block the other party, he needed other ways to win the battle.
At least when using the puppet to drag down the crows, Nangong Rong needs someone to attack Trist, otherwise if she can't threaten the eldest lady sooner or later, she will slowly grind everyone to death with the numerical advantage of the troops under her command. Charlotte could threaten Trist, but unfortunately the knight couldn't fly, and as long as the girl was floating in the air, there was nothing she could do.
To be reasonable, Nangong Rong actually wanted to give this task to Bigal, but Mr. Deacon clearly used all his strength on the earthen city wall, and the young man could only focus on the eldest princess in the end.
The information that there is a controllable biological weapon as an ace in the base was told to him by the red-clothed three-headed body when he led Nangong Rong to absorb the energy of the abyss, and the other party originally meant to let the young man drive this body to fight the enemy, but Nangong Rong rejected the little dwarf's proposal considering that the little friends might suffer when the fire phoenix (pseudo) swooped down.
The boy thinks that he has the ability to create a puppet that is not lost to the crow, and sitting in the body of that unknown creature weapon will limit his play, so it is better to leave it to another person who is also familiar with how to control the magic beast as he is to drive it - that's right, Nangong Rong had already thought of Octavir at that time, but he planned to hold on for a while and wait for the eldest princess to fully recover before doing so, who would have thought that the girl's recovery speed was unexpectedly fast.
"Then why didn't they drive the battle by themselves when the battle situation was unfavorable just now?" After listening to Nangong Rong's explanation, Octavier first nodded to show understanding, and then decisively pointed to the red-clothed three-headed body next to him and wondered, "How can this thing be handed over to others casually, and it is the safest and safest way to grasp it in your own hands, right?"
"It's not necessarily all like this, you must know that there is a kind of ace weapon that is often accidentally lost by its developer, and then picked up by a completely unrelated civilian teenager and controlled and driven very freely, and then caused a series of stories, which is about to become a royal plot. β
Her Royal Highness the eldest princess heard that it was called an embarrassing god, and she opened her mouth to refute something, but she was stunned to find that what the other party said seemed to be completely right, and finally she could only hold her forehead with her hand and sigh deeply: "Okay, there is indeed such a special weapon that is born with a curse that detects the protagonist's aura ability, but that thing has nothing to do with us after all." But you haven't answered my question, why didn't the Sitneyrans activate that biological weapon themselves?"
Seeing that the girl's gaze was always focused on herself, the red-clothed three-headed body took the initiative to step forward and answer on behalf of Nangong Rong: "We originally planned to use it to break out of the encirclement when we couldn't do anything, which is the final means of evacuation, and we are not prepared to use it in battle." β
It is not surprising that the Sitneylanians would make such a choice, they never care about individual losses or the gains and losses of one city or another, but only at a strategic level. Therefore, for this group of little dwarfs, it doesn't matter if the entire base is lost, as long as Nangong Rong and the others are brought out safely, it will be a victory.
Obviously, they underestimated the determination and courage of the boy and his friends to fight the abyss.
"Retreat ace weapon? This is probably the funniest joke I've ever heard. Octavier snorted coldly from her nostrils with disdain, even if Nangong Rong on the other side was in a cold sweat and couldn't stop her from gesturing with a gesture, "You can't win the battle without repelling the enemy and always thinking about evacuating, you can say that this battle is not important, but what about next time, what about next time? If this is the case in every battle, and you have to fight head-on in the end, do you still have the ability and confidence to win?"
The girl made a lot of sense, but the red-clothed three-headed body, which had a different way of thinking than humans, disagreed: "Wouldn't it be possible to win by giving up some battles that have a high probability of not being able to win, and preserving your strength as much as possible, and finally bringing these forces together to form a greater advantage than the abyss?" β
There was a soft crack, and the position of the eldest princess's temples suddenly bulged with a huge green tendon, which was so startled that Nangong Rong hurriedly took a few steps forward and raised his hand to try to cover the girl's mouth, for fear that she would burst out a lot of more powerful lines.
As a result, the boy couldn't help but fail to cover the girl's mouth, but was bitten by her palm when she saw the opportunity.
"It's painfulββ! are you a dog!?"
Although Octavier's mouth was heavier, it quickly loosened, and he squinted at Nangong Rong and said angrily: "You gentleman actually dares to cover a girl's mouth in broad daylight and plan to forcibly take her away, and you deserve to be bitten by the other party, right?"
Nangong Rong couldn't help but feel angry and funny when he heard this, and while rubbing the part that had been bitten just now, he replied speechlessly: "I'm just worried that you may make more bad lines!
The eldest princess, who knew that she was at a loss, did not speak, but Lin Weiyin, who was watching with a curious expression on her face, raised her right hand weakly: "Now, brother, don't mention these first, did you get bitten by Octavir very painfully? Are you hurt, I have a band-aid here?"
Nangong Rong, who was cured by his cheap sister, narrowed his eyes and almost turned into a slit, and his whole expression looked like the extremely comfortable face of a cat curled up in the sun on the roof in winter, shaking his head very relaxed and saying, "No, I'm not hurt." And Taver's bite wasn't very painful, she still controlled some of the strength after all. β
"Oh, brother, do you mean Octavir, she's good at this?"
"What kind of aspect is this, hey, you little girl, don't casually lead the topic to strange places!"
The eldest princess didn't know why she suddenly felt that she wanted to press the cheap brother and sister in front of her to the ground and rub them hard, rubbing their faces until no one recognized them.
But the girl was not able to do that in the end, not because she didn't want to, but because the building where everyone was located suddenly shook violently with a loud noise outside, so that the unprepared friends suddenly staggered to the ground.
After a stalemate with the puppet for a while, the fire phoenix (pseudo) didn't know if it was thought of or Trist's order, in short, when he swung his wings at the puppet this time, the flames on its surface suddenly exploded, directly blowing up half of the puppet's arm that was trying to block the attack.
It was clear that the other party was not going to waste any more time, and it began to use the energy in its body roughly, even if it would have a great impact or even lead to its own premature demise. However, the effect is also obvious, compared to the previous situation where both sides slapped each other's faces but did not get too seriously injured, now this method of killing a thousand enemies and self-inflicting eight hundred is naturally much more effective.
Anyway, even if the crow loses Trist and the abyss behind her, she won't feel distressed, if she can really replace the architectural puppet that Nangong Rong and the others are riding, this is definitely a sure-fire deal.
"Oh, hell!" Nangong Rong, who finally figured out what was going on after standing up, couldn't help but grab his scalp and complain on the spot, "Is the other party trying to change one for another? Taver, you really can't delay any longer, hurry up and control that biological weapon." Only when Trist is a threat can she make a mistake in her command of the troops, and then we can find an opportunity to fight back. β
Octavir nodded very decisively this time, turned around and waved to the red-clothed three-headed figure nearby: "Lead the way." β
The young man continued to instruct uneasily: "Let Charlotte accompany you out from behind, the defense line of Ceolis around has collapsed, and you may run into a few miscellaneous soldiers before you reach the ground." β
When the loyal knight heard this, he immediately rushed to the eldest princess's side, and the latter did not say anything when he saw this, and acquiesced in his actions. The two of them were led by the red-clothed three-headed body to the back door of the building, and when they opened it, a suffocating heat wave rushed in.
Originally, the temperature outside was very low, but now it has turned the fire phoenix (pseudo) into purgatory - this is not the worst, you must know that several of them are currently on the puppet, and the puppet has been fighting with the crow and is constantly moving, and it is completely impossible to find the building to go down.
There was a Ceolis lying on the outer wall next to the back door, and it was estimated that the red-clothed three-headed body was going to use it to carry himself and Octavir to the ground, but it was impossible now, because this monster was showing a charred black color and slowly emitting green smoke, and it could be eaten directly after removing its head, and it was not raw.
It seems that it was affected by the flames of the fire phoenix (pseudo) in the previous battle, maybe it was just a side, otherwise there would definitely not be even a corpse left.
The red-clothed three-headed body showed a rare embarrassed look after seeing this scene, raised his hand and scratched his cheek and said, "Wait a while, let's transfer another Ceolis." β
"There's no need for that. Octavier said, grabbing the little gnome by the back collar and lifting it up, and approached Charlot's side, "I'll leave it to you, take us down." β
After the knight said a faux pas, he wrapped his hand around the eldest princess's waist, put his arm around her, and jumped away from the puppet with all his might, and began to fall rapidly with the help of gravity. For ordinary people, jumping from this height is no different from looking for death, but in Charlotte's opinion, this place is actually not too high, and he even specially found a worm leg stretched out at the bottom of the puppet as a pedal to buffer the speed and strength, so that the eldest princess and the little dwarf will not be dizzy because of the huge shock force when they land.
Even so, Charlotte stepped out of a large crater on the ground as he landed, and the deafening sound immediately attracted the attention of the surrounding abyssal monsters, who abandoned their original opponents and pounced on these obviously more important targets, and although they were not many in number, they caused no small trouble.
"We don't have time to dwell on those miscellaneous soldiers, we have to get rid of them. Octavir said as he lifted the red-clad three-headed figure in front of him and asked in a loud voice, "Where is that weapon?" Charlot, you rush straight with us, ignoring the attacks of the miscellaneous soldiers. β
Without hesitation, the little dwarf stretched out his hand and pointed in a direction, it was a small building that was still in the hands of the Sitneylans, and there were a number of ground-attacking turrets around it to drive away the monsters that tried to get closer, and it was obvious that everyone would be safe as soon as they got there.
"Understood!" Charlotte held the eldest princess with a sword in one hand and rushed towards the direction pointed by the little dwarf, and a monster that suddenly jumped out halfway to try to stop was directly split in half by him, "There may be some bumps on the road, please bear with me a little!"
It's not just a bump to this extent, it's not an exaggeration to say it's fierce, several abyss monsters have blocked the path of several people, and finally were injured or killed by the knight, if it weren't for the red-clothed three-headed body mobilizing the nearby Ceolis to desperately resist, I'm afraid that the number of monsters surging over will be more. In the process, a monster even approached the eldest princess and tore her skirt with its claws, which would have been enough to leave the girl with a terrible wound if it had stretched a few more centimeters in front of her.
But Octavir didn't even react to exclaim, and Charlotte didn't seem to see it, and it wasn't until they reached the entrance of the building that the two of them breathed a long sigh of relief.
The monsters in hot pursuits were stopped by the fire of a nearby battery, and Trist did not notice the movements of several of them, and everything seemed to be going well.
"Hurry up and get in, we're running out of time. The red-clothed trio struggled in Octavir's arms and said, looking as if they wanted to stand on the ground, "Since the Abyss can transport troops here through the spatial rift, it is not impossible to transport the energy for the existence named Trist for her to absorb, just like we did with Nangong Rong. The battle must end before then!"