"It's just an ordinary stone, don't worry."

Black light erupted from the lich's hand again, reflecting its skeletal face with a slightly hideous look.

"Sister!"

After discovering that the talisman was invalid, Bellerier hugged Xia with all his strength.

- The terrifying "Lich King", an irresistible boulder rush!

In her mind, there was no place in this world more reliable than the embrace of her silver-haired sister at this time.

"Click!"

The two metal knuckles rubbed against each other, making a soft sound; The lich stretched his hand straight ahead, colliding with the nearby rock.

"Absolute defense!"

At this critical moment, Xia turned his body on his back and activated his superpowers.

If the lich fails, she will have to take the blow hard, the rock is too big to dodge.

But for several seconds, there was no sound of collision.

The strong wind from the boulder gradually subsided, blowing her and the little princess's hair, and Natsu slowly turned her head with a stiff movement, and saw the lich floating alone in the air, empty in front of him, and the terrible stone that smashed them into powder disappeared without a trace.

"Gone?"

She hugged Bellerel in disbelief, and suddenly remembered that the lich had made the officer named Newman disappear.

"Fernanxi ...... Directly erased the existence of the boulder. ”

The beating heart slowly calmed down, and she touched the little princess who closed her eyes tightly, and a smile gradually appeared on her face:

――She didn't choose to continue to enslave the other party in the first place, so she has such a powerful ally today, and now that I think about it, this decision is simply too correct!

"The consumption is less than expected, and I can support it for a while."

The lich estimated the cost of divine power. To Xia Chuanyin to:

"Get out of here now, as far away as possible! This enemy is not suitable for head-to-head combat, and since we are not here to fight mythical monsters, it is best to avoid dangerous battles as much as possible. ”

"Understood."

There was also a weak little Lori in Xia's arms, how could she fight to the death with such a strong enemy, and immediately turned around and flew eastward.

Due to the lack of knowledge of the range of vision of the Hill Watcher. After raising her body to a certain level, she retracted her wings and used her stealth skill to draw a parabola from the air, falling diagonally into the distance.

"Wow, we're not dead!"

Feeling the flow of air, Bellerel opened his eyes, and instead of being afraid, he cried out with joy.

"The magic talisman glows."

Xia noticed that the pendant around her neck was shining with golden light, as if protecting her body, enclosing the little princess in a curtain of light.

"Is this an invisibility shield?"

Bellerreal's body inside the light curtain became blurred. But maybe it's the relationship between her as a teammate by default, and you can still see the general outline, and the small body in the arm is also soft and warm, and it hasn't disappeared at all.

"I seem to understand the principle of this amulet."

She thought to herself:

"It's really an artifact...... Or rather, the treasures that are above this; It can judge the wearer's situation by a certain factor and work in the best way. ”

"--It just judged that the lich has the ability to make the rock disappear, so it didn't waste its own energy at all, and chose to be silent."

"Now in this situation of being hunted down, my invisibility can only distort the light against myself. The shadow of Bellerel could still be seen in the endless sky, so the amulet took the initiative to activate the invisibility function to protect her. ”

She was secretly amazed at the effect of the amulet. At this time, the two of them had fallen very close to the ground, and two cyan wings reappeared on Natsu's legs, flapping the air wildly, and finally stopped at a height of 10 meters above the surface.

Some kind of terrible scream sounded in the air.

Natsu looked up and saw a boulder flying over it and crashing into the lake in the distance.

The massive impact threw the lake water onto the shore. All the mud at the bottom of the lake poured up, and a nice clear lake turned into a crescent-shaped brown-yellow mud pool, and the surrounding trees were all washed away by the current, and the animals that had not been swept away by the flood began to flee. A picture of the coming of the apocalypse.

"Huh."

The lich confronting the Hill Warden let out a low laugh and dodged the boulder that flew towards it.

Except for those stones that may pose a threat to Natsu will be eliminated directly by it. The remaining rocks all became a nightmare for nearby creatures, each boulder taking at least a hundred lives after it landed.

"Almost, return!"

The lich received a signal from his companion that he was safe, and the black air around him was retracted, and he fell into the endless void.

"Hiss ......"

A pitch-black circle appeared on Natsu's right hand, and the lich stepped out of it, and Bellerel, who was eating the fruit, screamed in horror and threw herself into Natsu's arms again.

"Don't be afraid, it's our ally now."

Natsu touched her hair and comforted:

"It will only help us now, and it will definitely not hurt us...... You also saw just now, this continent is a very dangerous place, do you still have to go around to see monsters? ”

“……”

Balerreal shook his head, his little face trembling with paleness, unable to speak.

Most of her willfulness and pride came from the power of the magic talisman, but this little princess didn't understand the principle of the talisman, and the scene of the sudden failure of the treasure just now really frightened her.

"Master, that thing has already started to move west, and the target seems to be in the direction of the barracks."

The lich spoke very well and reported the current situation:

"Do we want to change our goals? According to the female colonel, there are three Prisms, so there should be at least three large camps nearby. ”

"Fernanxi ...... You say, could that thing's target be a prism? ”

With the leisure to think, Xia soon realized the key point:

"I don't know what the relationship between demons and giants is, but it seems that they both seem to be very hostile to the Imperial army; After being captured, Halvar told me that she had been instructed to go to the barracks for news about a giant mirror, and that it was unlikely that the more powerful giants would not be able to detect this. ”

"The owner's idea makes a lot of sense."

The lich muttered for a moment:

"Regarding prisms, I used to look at them up close for a while. The magical enchantments and defenses there are the best in the camp, and I can't get close to them; I think the empire should have been prepared for this kind of thing. ”

"The prism thing...... I seem to know a little bit. ”

The little princess Bellerel gradually regained her senses, and said in a trembling voice:

"It was a weapon invented by the genius Albert, known as the 'greatest alchemist in history', but when it was first presented to the royal family, it was resisted by the court mages and the sage council, and my father didn't seem to like it either, so it was not equipped in the imperial capital and palace."

"Why? Isn't this supposed to be a great thing? ”

Xia asked a little strangely, "Why is your father ...... His Majesty Frederick II and the magicians don't need it. ”

"I heard that there is some kind of side effect......

Bellerier holding the bunny. Burying his face in it recalled:

"I seldom get out of the magic tower, and once my father gave me permission to go out, I stumbled into the prismatic storeroom and was almost beaten when I was discovered."

She said with palpitations: "I have never seen my father show such a terrible expression...... Since then I've been forbidden to go near all alchemy devices, and the storage room has been sealed. ”

"Side effects?"

Natsu and the lich glanced at each other.

"Can you elaborate on that?"

She asked, putting Bellerel on the ground and touching her head.

"I don't know."

The little princess shook her head blankly:

"But it caused a big scandal when it was researched, and it was only after the alchemy lab and an earl's mansion were destroyed by angry magicians that the matter was put to rest."

"If you send me back to the imperial capital, sister, I will help you investigate this matter."

She walked over to Natsu's lap. Affectionately rubbed the thigh wrapped in black silk:

"Although I can't go out freely, I can let the maid find a lot of information in my brother's study."

"I probably won't be able to send you back personally."

Although Xia wanted to know what the Harlem Empire was like thousands of years ago, he thought that there were still a few little loli and a royal sister sword saint waiting for him to rescue them, and finally reluctantly dispelled this idea.

"Did I choose Hardmode if I did this?"

Looking at Bellerier with a sad face, Natsu took her in his arms and kissed her on the cheek.

"I have important things to do in this place, and I can't go back to Faense with you...... I can guarantee it, though. I'm sure I'll get you safely to the barracks. ”

Next, the silver-haired girl showed her eloquence and skills, and it didn't take long to make the little princess smile again. Forgot about the unpleasant thing just now.

"Let's not follow the Hill Watcher, for it has some means of discovering us."

Xia found a hill and flew up, curled his silver hair with his slender fingers, and looked into the distance for a long time.

She then jumped down from the mountain and sent a message to the lich:

"Let's go around it from the other direction."

There was a thoughtful glint in her eyes:

"Although its pace is large, it certainly can't match the speed of flight; Now it's still far from where the barracks are located. The remaining time should be enough for us to surpass it. ”

"Why don't you go to the other two barracks?"

The lich raised his own question: "The female colonel has already seen us, and I think it would be better to find a new breakthrough." ”

"We don't go inside."

Xia took out her waist bag and took a pill, which was a special recovery pill specially prepared for herself:

"Bellerier said that the prism has side effects...... It made my heart very uneasy, remember that there was a very high cliff nearby? We'll just be there and watch from afar. ”

"Bellerier, I'm going to take you to a place where you have a lot of friends your age......"

She walked up to the little princess and crouched down. Explain the current situation to the other party.

"I listen to my sister."

Although he was a little afraid of strangers, hearing this sister say that there was another little girl who looked exactly like herself, this made Bellerell, who had always grown up alone, a little curious.

"Alright, start accelerating!"

Natsu took off his coat and wrapped it around Bellerel's head and face. Carrying her and flying southwest.

"Bang...... "I didn't fly long before I heard a strong vibration in ......the distance.

"It's the Hill Watcher!"

Natsu looked at the huge shadow that moved in the sunlight and lowered the altitude of the flight.

The huge monster's anger had weakened a lot at this time, and it didn't knock down the mountains and trees along the way, but just moved forward in silence.

However, because its body was so heavy, it had disastrous consequences wherever it went. Monsters could be seen escaping from under its feet, and those who were unlucky still couldn't escape the fate of their dead feet.

"Don't lean over, according to my calculations, its warning radius should be about two kilometers, as long as we don't get close to this range, it won't trouble us."

The lich flew ahead of her and led the two to a relatively safe route; Rows of towering trees obscured their figures, and in the gaps between the trunks and branches could be seen the two thick legs of the Hill Watcher, marching west at a bulky mechanical pace.

"The woods are very extensive."

The Lich raises his wand of death. Let it clear the obstacles along the way in front:

"Enough for us to quietly overtake it and go to the camp first; Then you can find a way to send a message to the inside, so that the lovely female prefect can prepare in advance. ”

When it said this, its voice was playful.

Xia's face turned red, knowing that he had not hidden the matter with Tracy from her long-time allies, and replied curtly:

"You can just go for this...... I'm still staying outside to take care of this little one, she's still scared of you. ”

"Don't forget, she's an imaginary character. Sooner or later, it will disappear along with this world of memory. ”

The lich didn't say much, but said it as if it were a warning. Begin to drive silently ahead.

"I know."

Xia replied in a low voice, as if to hear it to herself, and touched Bellerel's pink little face with her hand.

The little princess didn't know why she touched herself, looked up at the silver-haired girl, and then rubbed it affectionately on that hand, looking like she was very happy.

"Boom!"

"Woohoo hoo ――――――!!"

In the distance, the lair of the Earth Dragons was trampled by the Hill Watcher. The pot exploded inside.

With a roar, a group of lizard-shaped monsters poured out of it, and finally out of the ruined lair came a large brownish-gray creature.

"SS-level boss, should be able to stop this big guy for a while."

Natsu watched as the annoyed Earth Dragon slammed headfirst into the Hill Watcher's leg, blocking the other man's movement. With the bottom in his heart, he flew forward with all his might with the lich.

"It's here!"

Half an hour later, she looked at the silver complex shining in the sun, and a wave of joy rose in her heart.

"You go and meet them first, I'll be back as soon as I'm done delivering the news."

The Lich flew back to the barracks and disappeared into the darkness, infiltrating the metal walls.

"I'm going to see those friends soon."

Natsu scratched Bellerel's face with her fingers, and the little princess buried her face in her chest a little shyly.

"Summer ...... Sister! ”

Probably because of the superpower's outstanding induction, the first to find her back was Zero.

However, when she saw Bellerel in Xia's arms, she immediately stopped in the air.

"Huh? You...... Not just now...... ...... inside"

She stammered as she looked at Bellerelle, her eyes moving from the outside to the inside of the cave and from the inside to the outside with a look of confusion.

"Hee-hee, this guy is stupid."

Belleriel's face was hidden behind the little rabbit, and she looked at Zero with her two big eyes exposed, and her voice sounded very happy.

Probably because there are more handsome men and beautiful women in the upper class of the empire, it is easy for a cute girl like Zero to gain favor, so she didn't show a haughty look, but ran to the superpowered girl with two orange ponytails, walked around her, and nodded her head with "uh-huh", as if evaluating the other party's posture and dress.

"Dolinda, you ...... Scoundrel! ”

Zero was a little uncomfortable by her gaze, and immediately pounced on her after he couldn't bear it anymore, and the two little girls immediately became a ball.

“…… What a fierce welcome ceremony. ”

Xia saw that the two were just joking, and no one was heavy-handed, so he let them go; After entering the cave where everyone was hiding, Dolinda and Evelyn also ran out with their hair wet and wearing only a loose coat, and they seemed to be taking a shower just now.

"Let you ...... Sneak out and scare me! ”

At this time, Zero outside had already won, and with his superpowers, he hung Bellerel in the air and proudly ran into the cave with her:

"Evelyn, Evelyn, come...... Tickle her! ”

Zero turned around in the air and said ostentatiously:

"She's ...... now. But I can't resist...... Huh? ”

Then I saw Dolinda, who was standing beside Evelyn, standing in a daze.

"Smack!"

"-Oops!"

Due to the daze, the superpower was inadvertently lifted, and Bellerel fell heavily from the air to the ground.

"Almoa, Radiant Chapter! Thunder and lightning—"

The little princess who was smashed to the ground was annoyed, and the bracelet crackled and flashed with electric light, ready to give the other party a little color.

"Tasia...... Sister? ”

Dolinda over there covered her mouth in surprise.

"No, it can't be her, how can she be smaller than me now?"

"Huh?"

Bellerier also noticed the girl with wet hair and a fresh scent.

"Wow!?"

As a result, after seeing the other party's face, even though she was mentally prepared, she was so frightened that she stepped back and bumped into Xia's leg.

"I look like I was ...... when I was young with Sister Tasia"

"But...... My sister doesn't have this strange eye color, so she should be someone else. ”

Dolinda stared at the imperial princess thousands of years ago for a long time, and after confirming that the other party was not her twin sister, she breathed a long sigh of relief, but at the same time, she also gave birth to a wonderful feeling.

"Don't be afraid, Dolinda is a good boy."

Natsu stroked Bellerel's hair and pushed her forward encouragingly, putting her and Dolinda face to face. (To be continued.) )