Chapter 34: Veronica's Worries
The walls of Menise, although nominally they can barely be called walls. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ο½ο½ο½Uο½Eγ info But it's not the kind of wall that is stacked with fired or processed stone bricks. Just take some large stones and pile them up with mud, the earthen stone wall is only more than 3 meters high. This kind of wall also kept out bandits who did not have siege weapons.
Veronica drove her horse to the wooden gates of Menice before stopping. However, at this time, the sound from the city made Lance feel a trace of uneasiness and jealousy in his heart.
"Wow...... Whew......"
The town is filled with the characteristic screams of zombies. And listening to this voice, the zombies and Lance are separated by a city gate.
The White Dragon Princess Loxani was a little surprised and said, "I'll go, shouldn't all be zombies here!"
"Sister Veronica, Brother Lance!" a childish voice with a hint of timidity shouted from the side.
As soon as Lance turned around, he saw a weak figure rubbing his frozen white hands, bowing his head and trembling out of the darkness under the city walls.
"You're the little Tommy who went to deliver the Nahni Magic Flower?"
Lance recognized the freckled young soldier at a glance. In fact, this little Tommy can't be described as young, he can only be said to be a young soldier. It was obviously just a big boy who was only 14 or 5 years old.
"That's right, Brother Lance, you remember me. Brother Vincent asked me to wait here for you. Little Tommy nodded hurriedly, and then, anxiously, but at the same time with a hint of excitement, clenched his fists, looked at Lance and said:
"Brother Lance, these zombies are all made by the undead legion. Sister Veronica said that you have faced three brutal undead apprentices, fifty Metu terrifying guard army, and five murderous and evil Warman wolf riders, is that true?
At this time, Lance, who had already dismounted, looked at little Tommy with an expectant face, and was suddenly a little dazed and at a loss. Why do the modifiers of these definites feel like they add oil to the vinegar?
Maybe the soldiers who fell into the vinegar jar before made their heads big, and they didn't pay much attention to the boy in the team. Lance couldn't figure out why the boy named Tommy trusted him, a stranger he had met for the first time. This took Lance by surprise.
At this time, Veronica walked up to Tommy, smiled and stroked little Tommy's hair, and then said like a gentle big sister caring for her brother:
"Of course, when did my sister lie to you? Don't worry, we will never be afraid of zombies anymore, and your brother Lance will help you deal with these difficult zombies. Now you don't have to give Naheni the magic flower, return it to your sister. β
"Hmm!" Tommy nodded happily, then carefully took the silk package from his satchel as if he were a valuable treasure, and placed it in Veronica's hand.
Veronica smiled and touched little Tommy's hair again, and then said, "Little Tommy, can you help my sister take care of the horse?" β
"Okay, leave it to me. So saying, little Tommy ran to lead the horse.
Looking at the little Tommy who was leading the horse and looking at Lance with a smile, Lance asked suspiciously: "Why is this little Tommy not only not disgusted with me, but also seems to be looking forward to me." β
Veronica looked at Lance with a helpless smile and said:
"Little Tommy is an orphan whose parents were captured by the Undead Apprentice seven years ago and tortured to death. He saw the whole process of his parents' tragic deaths. After our garrison rescued him, he had to join the MΓ©nice garrison, and he was always motivated to kill the undead apprentices. In this way, he naturally worships you. β
After listening to Veronica's words, Lance glanced at little Tommy, who was still smiling at him. So he also raised his breath and became serious:
"So what do we do now? Do we want to kill it first?"
The White Dragon Princess Loxani hurriedly said, "No, as far as I know, zombies are very difficult to kill, and they must be beheaded and cremated." β
Veronica nodded:
"That's true. In particular, the research of the demon undead army on the plague is becoming more and more terrifying, and those oracle spells of the former church priests can purify the zombies. But after months of attacks, it seems that the oracle spells of the priests of the Redwood Chapel are no longer able to deal with these improved zombies. Now there is only one way to completely kill cremation. β
Lance was also at a loss for what to do. After all, there is only one seriously wounded person here, a girl and a little boy who is estimated to have little combat power: "Listen to what you say. It seems that we can only wait for the people of the garrison to come and clean up together. β
But at this point, Veronica glanced at the position of the moon. It was already the middle of the night, and her brow tightened even more. She looked around, and then fell silent, alone anxiously thinking about things. It seems that Veronica has something in her mind that has burned her eyebrows.
Lance saw that Veronica had something to say but couldn't say, so he simply asked himself: "Winnie, you seem to be worried about something else? β
When Veronica heard that Lance had seen it, she also said:
"I'm worried about my grandfather who retreated to the Mahogany Chapel. According to Grandpa's character, he will definitely bring those infected who have not yet been too infected into the Mahogany Chapel. It is expected that there should be more than a hundred people. But I look at the current time, without the suppression of the powder, it is estimated that those who are mildly infected should also be about to change their symptoms. We must get the Naherni Magic Flower in as soon as possible and save those people. Otherwise....... β
"I see, I guess it will take a while for the garrison to come over. Lance nodded, looked at the stone wall more than 3 meters high, and asked, "But the city gate is closed, and we can't enter." Winnie, is there any other way to get into town? I'm going to deliver the Nachney Magic Flower!"
When Veronica heard this, she refused: "No, no, your body must not perform this kind of task again." No way!"
Lance himself was aware of his terrible physical condition. However, he didn't want to know that the infected would mutate, so he didn't do anything and waited. At least looking at little Tommy, who was looking at him expectantly, Lance knew he had to do something.
At this time, Lance glanced at the white dragon princess Roxani. The White Dragon Princess Loxani hurriedly said:
"Don't want me to fly in and send it alone. If we want to go, we have to go together, I can't go by myself. I've only been with you for less than a day now, and I can't get too far from you. The farther away from you, the weaker my strength and abilities become. If it's too far, I'll turn to stone and die!"
Only then did Lance understand: "I see, why didn't you say it earlier." No wonder you have to fall on my shoulder every time, even when you leave my shoulder, you always follow me. β
With a hint of shy panic, the white dragon princess Roxani muttered and complained:
"Hmph, didn't you ask? You think I have nothing to do, so I have to die begging for nothing. Only then can my magic and strength be restored as quickly as possible. I'm a dragon, but I'm also a sapient being, and I have a woman's manners and integrity, okay......?"
Listening to the tone of the White Dragon Princess's speech, I was afraid that if she was alone now, she would definitely be flushed.
"Well, I was wrong. You can stay on my shoulders for as long as you want. β
"Whoever wants to stay! After a month, I passed the infancy period, and I didn't have to worry about being too far away from you when I entered my early years. β
However, Lance didn't have time to continue talking to Roxani. Lance just patted his chest and smiled at Veronica:
"Now I have to go in and send it. Winnie, don't worry, look at my body, it's fine. I just rested for a while on the horse and basically recovered, trust me. And judging by the tone of your reply, it seems that there is a way to sneak into the city. Alright, Winnie, tell me, it's important to save people. β
But Veronica shook her head firmly and said stubbornly:
"No! I can't say no!"