Chapter 177: Flying Dragon Rider!
The rebel army, attempting to bring back the emperor, didn't expect to change the situation with just a few hostages.
The reason they were capturing and holding the families of those who supported the emperor was purely for venting their emotions.
So, naturally, Guildmaster Adeline's family, who appeared on the chaotic night, became targets.
As for Miss Plump Sheep and Lady Luciene, they were simply caught up in it. The unruly soldiers have no reason.
"I don't care who you are. Since you stay by Count Lidilia's side, I will kill you all together!"
The rebel general, in a fit of anger, sent a troop to surround the small estate where Count Lidilia was resting.
In reality, this detachment of soldiers is not very large in number.
The person who came specially to deliver the message told Loria that at first glance, there were at most one or two thousand people.
Unfortunately, Count Lidilia has lost his power and is in extreme weakness, otherwise he could have entered the enemy camp as an invincible sword saint and returned with their heads.
It's only because there is another person named Coleridge in the estate who has reached level C in strength. Otherwise, Loria and the guildmaster would have received news of their deaths instead of a plea for help.
"Even the fast carriage won't make it in time. Let's directly ride the flying dragon tamed by the Royal Knight Order."
After learning about the urgent situation, Charles personally persuaded the captain of the Royal Knights and borrowed the gentlest dragon.
In the afternoon, Loria, the guildmaster, Vita, and Doris left this political whirlpool and headed straight to the western part of the empire.
That place was far from the capital city covered in red light, but it didn't bring any less fear.
Loria had witnessed Coleridge's strength before.
But even he couldn't break through the siege, which means there are strong people among the rebels.
If she arrived late, Miss Plump Sheep and the others would be in danger.
Loria couldn't imagine what Miss Plump Sheep and the others would go through if they fell into the hands of the rebels, perhaps even death would be a luxury.
"I underestimated it. I should have informed Miss Plump Sheep and the others before the uprising."
Loria's forehead started sweating.
To her surprise, the guildmaster, who should have been more anxious than her, was acting very calm at this moment. She even used a towel to wipe the sweat off her forehead and cheeks.
"Aren't you worried, the guildmaster?"
Loria grabbed the guildmaster's wrist and couldn't help but ask.
The guildmaster, who was sitting on the dragon's back, gently smoothed her wind-tossed golden hair. "I know you're in a hurry, and I am too. But in times like these, we need to convince ourselves to stay calm. We're already doing the best we can right now. Overthinking will only disrupt our plans."
That's true, the words were spoken correctly.
However...
Is the guildmaster always this calm? She's really amazing.
The guildmaster continued, "Whether it's joy or sorrow, those emotions can wait until this is all over. If you can't calm down, just lean on me and take a nap."
Loria looked at the guildmaster's broad chest and then glanced at Vita, who was two meters away from them.
Right in front of Vita, shall we not sleep?
Apart from sleeping, she had other things to calm herself down.
Like simulating the future!
Loria opened the simulator, she thought that if it was the guildmaster who had the simulator instead of her, the situation might become even...
Um.
Also not correct.
The guildmaster didn't have a body as good as hers, nor could she be both a brave warrior and a seductress who could drown an entire army in simulations like her.
Don't underestimate this seductive attribute.
Without this attribute, it would be nearly impossible to accurately understand the hidden leader's objectives in Creek Town and the true nature of the Church of Goddess of Madness and Indulgence, based solely on strength.
The group of crazy people from the Church of the Goddess of Madness and Indulgence is not afraid of swords and knives, but they only like things that are sexual. If the guildmaster goes there, the outcome is usually that she ends up exhausted to death.
She is different though. Sometimes, she can fight multiple people at once and she becomes more energized the more she fights.
Alright, let's not think about that anymore. Let's start simulating.
Loria wants to see if she can catch up.
Just as she was staring intently at the simulator, Vita moved closer to her.
However, this time Vita didn't come towards her, but towards the guildmaster.
"There's something I've been trying to understand."
The guildmaster turned her head and asked, "What is it?"
Vita said, "How are you able to stay so calm no matter what you're facing?"
"？"
Loria's ears immediately perked up, she was also very curious about this.
The guildmaster replied, "Probably because there was no expectation."
"No expectation?"
"After graduating from officer school, I felt that every day I was alive was unnecessary. It didn't matter if I lived or died. Except for the desires that one can't abandon while alive, everything else was unnecessary to me."
"..."
Invincible person?
The air felt a little cold.
Suddenly, a smile appeared on the guildmaster's face. "But that's all in the past. Now, I've only inherited some habits from before. I don't look as calm on the surface."
Vita nodded slightly, "There's something else I don't understand."
"What's that?"
"Why do you seem like you don't dislike me much?"
The guildmaster looked confused, "Why would I dislike you?"
"Because..." Vita's eyes drifted towards Loria, "I come from Hidden Leader."
"Where you come from, whether it's Hidden Leader or somewhere else, doesn't really matter. Your birth doesn't determine your future."
Sigh.
Vita sighed silently.
Faced with this attitude from Adeline, she felt completely unable to resist.
When she first arrived in Creek Town, she could stand proudly in front of Adeline. But as she got to know Adeline better, she couldn't do it anymore.
From a certain perspective, Adeline is quite invincible.
The flying dragon flapped its wings, controlled magic, and zoomed through the sky at high speed.
Loria's expression kept changing as she focused on the simulator, but eventually became calm.
The simulation results weren't really that good.
In the simulation, the manor was ultimately breached because the people inside resisted fiercely and were all subjected to severe punishment.
But the good news is that the manor was breached because the rebel forces sent reinforcements.
Until the reinforcements arrived, no matter how hard the army outside the manor tried, they couldn't completely capture it.
For Loria, this was enough.
"The dragon cannot reach the estate before it is attacked, but I don't necessarily have to rush there. As long as I can successfully stop the reinforcements, it will be enough."
She has two plans.
The first plan is to create chaos behind the reinforcements, to make them stop marching or even turn around.
The second plan is to go straight to the rebel camp, capture their leader, and then use him as a hostage to exchange for Count Lidilia and the others.
As long as she acts quickly, even though Count Lidilia and the others might get hurt, they will definitely still be alive.
"the guildmaster is right, if I rush too much, I won't be able to come up with these ideas."
Now, change course!
Following Loria's suggestion, the dragon turned fifteen degrees to the left.
At the same time.
Inside the surrounded estate.
It's already the third and a half day of the rebel army's siege.
After a long time of unsuccessful attacks, the leading major changed his strategy and prepared to use a tactic that targets the hearts of the enemy.
He had someone bring a loudspeaker and shouted loudly outside the estate.
"I came here only to eliminate the main culprit, no matter who it is. As long as you can capture Lidilia and hand him over to us, I, on behalf of the general, will pardon all of you. Even if you are Lidilia's wife or daughter, I will still pardon you!"
"Don't resist anymore. Resisting will lead to no good outcome. If you continue to stubbornly refuse to surrender, once the estate is breached, I think you can imagine the consequences yourselves."
These kinds of shouts hardly ever stopped.
After the major got tired from shouting, he immediately had someone else take over.
Apart from shouting outside, he also employed a tactic to sow discord.
Count Lidilia and the countess didn't have a good relationship, and it wasn't a secret in the noble circle. The servants in the count and countess's household also didn't have a good relationship.
He first sent someone to fake Count Sainsbury's letter, and then secretly threw it into the manor.
In the letter, he pretended to be Count Sainsbury and persuaded the countess to join the rebels. He boldly stated that he had already joined the rebels and would fight for the emperor's glory until the end.
Then he wrote several provocative letters, trying to stir up the servants. He promised that if they were willing to surrender, once the manor was taken, he would hand over the countess and Miss Tracy to them.
[You can do whatever you want, use your imagination and revenge them fiercely!]
"I don't believe this trick won't work at all!"
The major stared fiercely at the burnt-out surroundings, with only an ice wall remaining in front of the small manor.
These days, she had tried water attacks, fire attacks, and digging tunnels to break into the manor, but the magician in the manor made it all in vain.
Not only did he fail to capture the manor, but he also suffered heavy losses, which greatly lowered the troops' morale.
If we don't quickly capture the mansion, he will surely be punished when we go back.
"A group of mean women, if they fall into my hands, I will show them a lesson!"
As expected, the small mansion became chaotic because of the Colonel's plan.
But the impact of this chaos was not as big as the Colonel had anticipated.
Although the male and female servants who found the letter were dissatisfied with the countess, they didn't dislike Miss Tracy. Most importantly, the person the Colonel asked them to betray was Count Lidilia.
No matter from which angle you look at it, Count Lidilia treated them well, so betraying Count Lidilia would go against their conscience.
Although we don't know how each person exactly feels in their hearts, at least they made a mutual agreement not to betray Count Lidilia openly.
On the other side, the countess and Tracy also found the letter.
Tracy has been in constant fear these past few days, just the thought of the Colonel shouting about her fate keeps her from sleeping at all.
Why did things turn out like this?
The lieutenant said it was because her sister helped the rebels overthrow the emperor.
She couldn't believe that her sister would do such a thing. It was truly shocking. She asked her father about it, but he said her sister did the right thing. There always needs to be someone to step up in times like these.
"It's a letter sent by grandpa."
Tracy handed the letter to the countess.
The countess tore the letter without even looking at it. Tracy, puzzled, asked, "Don't you want to read it?"
The countess replied, "I can guess what's written inside. This letter is definitely fake. Your grandpa may try to negotiate, but he couldn't have arrived here so quickly. Just pretend you didn't see this letter. They won't spare us. Without the protection of the Lidilia family, even if they temporarily pardon us, they'll surely come after us in due time."
Tracy nodded with a heavy heart. After a while, she asked, "Mom, will you hate my sister?"
The countess shook her head, "I don't know. We're trapped here, completely unaware of what's really happening outside."
Also.
It would be good if I could see my sister one more time before I die.
Tracy looked out of the window and could only see a thick wall of icy white.
At this moment, not far from them, Miss Plump Sheep was eavesdropping.
In the face of great difficulty, father Coleridge was in charge of defense, and as a magician, she had to keep an eye on the inside to prevent anyone from causing trouble.
Fortunately, Countess and Tracy had no intention of causing trouble, which relieved her.
"As long as nothing goes wrong inside, we can hold on for a few more days."
Miss Plump Sheep stood up to go back to her room, but suddenly, Coleridge appeared and forcefully placed a blue gemstone in her hand.
"This is a flying magic. Once the manor is breached, use this gemstone to fly away."
Miss Plump Sheep didn't refuse, but her attitude still seemed very positive.
"Father, don't worry, Loria will definitely come back!"
"So confident?"
Miss Plump Sheep slightly raised her lips, "Because she is Loria, she can always find the enemy's weaknesses and do things that ordinary people can't. I believe in her."
"Aren't you afraid that she won't come because she's scared?"
"How is that possible? If she were that kind of person, she wouldn't have offended the Minister of Finance and the Hidden Leader when she was in Creek Town. Where there is danger, there she is. And now that there's danger here, she will definitely come."
Coleridge shook his head.
He thought his daughter was a bit silly.
But being silly also had its advantages. Being this silly, at least she wouldn't be scared and worried all day long.
Time passed slowly.
After realizing that his plan had failed, the major angrily launched another attack.
This time, he was even more vicious than before, deliberately intimidating the people of the manor by killing and dismembering bodies.
He no longer expected to break into the manor; now he only waited for reinforcements to come and send those people in the manor to hell.
The next day, he finally awaited the arrival of reinforcements.
However, this time the reinforcements came incomplete, with only one leader arriving.
"This is..."
Staring at the fallen head of his colleague from the sky, the major's pupils suddenly shrank.
His ears were filled with cries of astonishment.
"What is that?"
"It's a dragon, a flying dragon!"
"Red claws, that's a fire-breathing dragon!"
As soon as the words fell, the fire-breathing dragon's mouth spewed scorching magical flames.
This fire was extremely terrifying, in the blink of an eye it scattered the soldiers on the ground, making them flee in all directions.
A C-level adventurer tried to shoot down the dragon, but before he could make a move, a series of hidden weapons fell like a rainstorm, turning him into a sieve.
"Run, run quickly!"
"Spare us, spare us."
In an instant, the rebel army formation fell apart.
The noise immediately caught the attention of people in the manor. They saw three people jump down from the dragon's back and rush into the rebel army, as if they encountered no obstacles.
This was a one-sided beating.
Loria, filled with anger, didn't hold back at all.
After successfully attracting the reinforcements with a "air strike," she easily dealt with them, just like chopping vegetables, and then hurriedly ran towards the small manor.
It turned out that her plan was very successful.
The reinforcements were no match for her, and the besieging army with low morale was even less of a threat.
Half an hour later, Loria returned to the manor with a body full of achievements.
"Loria！"
Miss Plump Sheep excitedly waved her hand.
Loria originally planned to hug her tightly, but when she remembered the guildmaster telling her that Miss Plump Sheep was the first one to fight with her that night, she felt a little guilty.
Since they had fought, does that mean Miss Plump Sheep is her wife now?
That's right, that's how it's counted.
But...
"Hey hey hey."
Before Loria could even make a move, she found herself being hugged by Miss Plump Sheep first.
Okay then.
Just go ahead and hug.
After a moment of closeness, Loria didn't waste any time.
She didn't let the rebels go easily. That night, she flew directly on a dragon's back with a pair of people and killed the leader of the rebels.
But even if the rebels were dealt with, she didn't have time to rest.
The threat from the imperial capital has been hanging over her head, and as time goes on, it will become more and more terrifying.
The top priority is not to celebrate because Miss Plump Sheep and her friends were rescued, but to immediately return to the town where the emperor is and organize forces to counterattack the imperial capital.
