As soon as I went out, I bumped into Nier, who was fully geared up and about to co in. She paused for a mont then She shoved back inside: Your Majesty, it might beco very dangerous outside. You must remain inside your room from this mont onwards. I will protect you at your side. You dont need to worry.
What about Lucia?
Lucia will soon be here, too. Dont thoughtlessly co out. The battle that will take place outside isnt one we can partake in. Only Queen Vyvyan and Her Majesty can handle it.
What about Ying?
Theyre on another ship. Theyre already prepared. The waves outside are gradually rising in magnitude. Your Majesty, you must pay attention to your own safety. Not only will you be of no assistance, but you will also distract Her Majesty. Its best for us to just stay here. Leave it all to them. You just need to keep yourself safe.
I looked at Niers stern expression and hopelessly nodded. True, I didnt have any thod to help them or the ability to. All I could do was hole up in my room; let them fight and wait for it to end. Nevertheless, I would be panic-stricken if I couldnt watch the fight. I couldnt help but conjure up all sorts of terrifying possible scenarios in my mind.
I wanted to watch. Id feel reassured if I could watch them slay the wyrm. Our original plan was very good; but nonetheless, the violent waves and wild winds still instilled a terrifying sense of terror in . The large ships we could be proud of were but re toys in the face of the disaster. We were in the wyrms hunting grounds. It was the tiger; we were the rabbit it hunted, I would presu. Of course, I wasnt referring to the rabbit that could beat to death with its bare hands.
The furious waves assaulted our ship, rocking it. I didnt know which ship the wyrm would attack, for Vyvyan and I were both considered food, and we were on separate ships. If it attacked Yings ship, then great, but if it attacked ours
Sothings there!! Sothings in the water!! Theyre swimming toward our ship! Theyre coming up!! Lucia shouted from outside.
The flas on the deck were flickering unpredictably. Accompanying the flas was the sound of tal clashing and terrified screams. Nier aggressively drew her blade and adapted her fighting stance. She guarded the door. I hid behind her with my handgun drawn. I suddenly rembered that I didnt have any spare ammunition; I only had six bullets. That ant I could only hit six enemies if I could hit every single shot.
The enemies were flood corpses. The sailors werent soldiers. They were only responsible for jobs on board. Although there were rifles aboard, using bayonets wasnt their specialty. Untrained soldiers would throw down their weapons and flee at any hint of a soldier nearby screaming. The issue was there was nowhere to escape to on the ship.
Lucia yanked the door open with one hand and rushed in. In the sa instant she shut the door tight the screams outside and sll of blood gushed in. I was no longer afraid of the violence, though. Nier turned to look at . To reassure , she said, Its all right, Your Majesty. There are Valkyries on board. These Flood Corpses are no match for us. You just need to stay here
As Nier spoke, she thrust her sword toward the wooden door and pierced straight through it. I heard the cry of a wild beast and a heavy thud on the wall. Nier pulled her sword back. A sticky green liquid ran off the blade. Cold gaze on the door, she stated, Sorry, Your Majesty, it seems I was a little overconfident. The useless crew has probably split the Valkyries up. Theyre likely fighting in small groups on deck now, and thereby have their hands too full to protect us.
I blankly looked at the hole Nier made in the door. The flas and corpses lying in every direction clogged the deck. The sailors mustve been swamped by the flood corpses already. The heavy footsteps and roars on deck obviously belonged to the amassed flood corpses.
I didnt know if the wyrm showed up or not, but the flood corpses overran our ship already. The Valkyries could easily kill the flood corpses; but unfortunately, there were only a few of them. anwhile, the flood corpses were basically a crumbling island in the water that could sink at any mont. Furthermore, the crew fled helter skelter, thereby splitting up the Valkyries. The Valkyries, consequently, couldnt concentrate their fighting power.
I reasoned, What do I do? If we dont leave this room, will Nier and Lucia, alone, be enough to hold on? No, thats not what I should be asking. The question should be if this ship will last. If this continues, theyll kill the Valkyries, too, within a matter of ti!
I looked around my room. There was nothing in the room. My bullets were all in the ocean. I only had six bullets, and I wasnt certain I could land every single shot. If Nier and Lucia went out, theyd be no different to the Valkyries who were split up.
What do I do? I asked myself.
Its all right, Your Majesty. Its not difficult for the two of us to guard a single door.
Nier raised her sword and watched the door. She revealed a smile that was intended to reassure . However, it instantly turned into a stern and confrontational look. Lucia stayed next to and took hold of my hand. With a smile, she softly said, Its all right, Your Highness. We will be sure to protect you. I will be sure to protect you.
Uhm, but we cant just stay here forever. I must take a stand. I must take this ship back.
Nier sniffled. The sea of blood outside seeped into the air; it slt as if I slt corpses. The mountain of corpses outside blocked the door. The shadows of the flood corpses lingered by the door; they seed to be aware of our existence but didnt enter for so reason.
Nier tensely watched the door. We couldnt get out if they didnt get out of the way. I irritably fumbled through my bag. I poured everything out onto the bed. I looked at everything there.
I only had so agre amount of coins left in my wallet, my chest pin as the Prince of humanity, Niers protective amulet and a few round bottles rolling aroundI picked up a bottle and checked out the liquid inside. The liquid was the mana dissolving potion that I prepared and was the sa thing that almost killed . It was a poison that could lt an elfs organs.
Flood Corpses Theyre revived entities Flood I mumbled in silence.
An idea abruptly hit . Although I wasnt certain the idea would work, it was plausible in theory. The wyrm created the flood corpses. Dead people couldnt be revived, so they mustve been mobile zombies possessing mana. Subsequently, the liquid in the bottle could reduce them to a puddle.
Lets head out, I said. Nier looked at with a startled look. I took in a deep breath and explained, Lets head out, Nier. Lets head out. I want to try this. If it works, Ill protect you two this ti!
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