"Let's get back to the topic we were talking about. You said I was a dragon, right? Then you're right."
Now Vitien didn't intend to hide her identity. She was just too lazy to explain and wanted to tease Eloline. In fact, she knew that Eloline had suspected her for a long time.
"I am indeed a member of the dragon clan, but I have left the clan."
"Leaving the tribe?"
"In short, I was exiled."
"..."
If Eloline understood correctly, being exiled usually meant committing some unforgivable mistake and being kicked out of the tribe.
"Want to know my past?" Vitien asked.
"Of course I would, if you could tell me."
"Then you can think about it slowly." Vitien made a joke, and then said seriously: "You know, although we have been together for a while, I have never considered you as a friend."
"Huh? Why are you suddenly saying this?"
"I'm only helping you grow because of the mutual aid contract, so don't mistake me for your friend, lest you do something self-righteous in the future."
"..."
Regardless of whether Vitien's words just now were true or not, Eloline felt that these words added a lot of distance between them.
Or maybe they were not friends at all, and Eloline just wishfully thought they were friends.
PS: The deleted plot is so cheesy that it’s hard to imagine that it was written by me… It almost changed the style of the original book. Fortunately, I deleted it in time.
Also, the warm style like the prologue will always be there~neither the deep hatred nor the sharp blade stomach medicine exists.
Chapter 1 - Childhood Friend 014 Escape
The warning bells rang throughout the city. All residents sought safe places to hide. The city defense forces and the Royal Guards were mobilized to begin clearing out the monsters in the city.
The sudden appearance of the monsters did not give people time to react, and countless residents had been killed. As an inland legion, even the most elite Royal Guards Corps lacked large armor-piercing weapons, so it was very difficult to face some large monsters with thick skin and flesh.
Magic scholars who have studied the teleportation array exclaimed that it was impossible, because the activation of the teleportation array must be two-way, and one-way teleportation arrays simply did not exist in reality before, which was beyond their understanding.
No one knew why a magic circle suddenly appeared in the city, but they all knew what the monsters pouring out of the magic circle meant.
Death began to spread in the city. These magical beasts that emerged from the teleportation arrays acted recklessly in the city. Their strengths varied and their types were diverse. It was simply a hodgepodge.
Fortunately, the palace is currently the safest place. The elite of the Royal Guard and the Palace Guard have established a solid line of defense, and so far no monsters have succeeded in breaking through the line of defense.
Not only the imperial city was attacked by Warcraft, but all large cities within the entire empire were invaded by Warcraft. However, there was no communication between the cities, so they were not clear about each other's current situation.
In the city of Ed Fallon, although the city defense forces responded quickly, due to their lack of strength, they could only choose passive defense and wait for support from the Imperial Legion stationed near the city of Ed Fallon.
However, what was despairing was that Edfallon's Imperial Legion base was attacked by several large monsters at the same time, suffering heavy losses and no longer able to provide support.
These legions in the interior of the empire had no experience in fighting against magical beasts. The bows, spears, swords and other weapons they were equipped with were simply unable to penetrate the physical defenses of some large magical beasts, and those bulky crossbows were destroyed by the magical beasts after only a few shots. The only ones who could cause effective damage were probably the elite mage troops, and their numbers were so small that they could be ignored and could not reverse the current situation.
The empire suffered heavy losses all over, and most people had no idea what was happening. They could only watch as the monsters that emerged from the teleportation array appeared accurately in the center of the city, military camps and other places. Even the legion bases in the wild were not spared.
The commander-in-chief of the Edfallon city defense force was once Wilfin's old subordinate. Now that Wilfin is in the imperial city and cannot return, he must ensure the safety of Licaro and Doris.
There was no hope of waiting for reinforcements and the city was in danger, so he selected a dozen of the most elite soldiers and the only few magicians, and asked them to cover Doris and her daughter as they fled out of the city.
Currently, the city defense forces still control a city gate in Edfallon to protect the residents from fleeing. Before the city gate is abandoned, Doris and her daughter must be sent out.
As long as we get outside the city, safety will be greatly improved, because according to current observations, Warcraft only appear in cities or military camps, and there are not many Warcraft in the wild.
Doris and Licaro were sent to the carriage, and several magicians also got in. They then deployed a magic barrier to strengthen the carriage's defense, while other soldiers rode horses in front and behind the carriage to guard it.
"Mother..." Licaro lay in her mother's arms, feeling very sad.
At the beginning of the attack, several small monsters rushed into the Duke's mansion. Although they were quickly eliminated by the guards, Doris's right leg was injured in the process. Fortunately, the injury was not serious and it would only affect her ability to move.
"Don't worry, my dear daughter. I'm fine, and we'll be at a safe place soon." Doris comforted her daughter, then looked at the city defense commander: "After you send us away, you..."
"Don't worry, ma'am. We will continue to protect the residents' retreat and swear to live and die with Ed Faron."
After saying this, he saluted Doris and Licaro, and returned to the front line of the fight against the monsters to take command.
The team escorting Doris and Likalo also set off. Along the way, looking at the ruins on the street and the corpses of humans and monsters everywhere, Likalo couldn't help but clench her fists.
These people are obviously innocent, but now they are being cruelly deprived of their lives...
The carriage was moving very fast, and when it arrived at the city gate, the city defense soldiers quickly made way to allow the convoy to leave the city.
After escaping to the open wilderness, they found no trace of the monster. Doris held Likalo in her arms and asked the captain on horseback, "Where are we going now?"
"Ma'am, the situation is too chaotic right now. We'd better find a safe place. How about going south along the main road?"
"southward?"
Doris thought about it. If we keep going south, wouldn't we reach the southern wilderness? That's where the monsters gather.
However, the Wilderness Corps, one of the Empire's elite legions, was stationed outside the Southern Wilderness, and her second son also served there as a general, but...
Now no one knows whether the defense line of the southern wilderness has been breached by the monsters. Although these monsters appeared through the teleportation array, it is impossible to contact the garrison in the southern wilderness now. It would be terrible if that place fell as well.
But now there is really nowhere else to go, Doris finally decided to set off for the southern wilderness. If the defense line in the southern wilderness was really breached, then she should see the fleeing soldiers early and would have time to react.
At this time, Licaro looked at the city that was getting farther and farther away, and felt very upset. She and her mother were able to escape danger under the protection of elite soldiers, but what about the ordinary people in the city of Edfallon?
The city defense forces were unable to cover the retreat of all residents, they could only try their best to save as many people as possible.
At this moment, Licaro's heart was filled with a desire for power. If she could be as strong as the protagonist of an adventure novel, able to rival the devil who destroys the world, then she would be able to protect everyone she wanted to protect.
The team was heading towards the southern wilderness. They didn't encounter any monsters on the way, but just when everyone was relieved...
When passing through a dense forest, several crossbow arrows suddenly shot out from the bushes and hit several soldiers at the front of the team.
"Bandit attack!"
The squad leader shouted loudly, then rushed into the bushes and knocked down several ambushers with his sword. When he saw the appearance of these ambushers, his face turned pale.
The Pivent? Why are they here?!
"Everyone, pay attention! It's an enemy scout!"
The team leader immediately reminded the people in the team, and at this time many Pivent people had rushed out and started fighting with the soldiers escorting Doris and her daughter.
Several mages on the carriage have also joined the battle. Doris realized that the situation is now very critical. Although the carriage is protected by a magic barrier, the soldiers outside are outnumbered and staying in the carriage can only wait for death.
So she hugged Likalo tightly and told her: "Daughter, take advantage of this opportunity and quickly run into the bushes nearby. Don't look back and run as fast as you can, okay?"
"No, mother, let's go together..."
"Silly child, my leg injury can no longer allow me to walk." Doris kissed Likalo on the forehead and said with tears in her eyes, "Go!"
"Mother!"
The sounds of fighting outside became intense. No one knew why so many Pivent people were ambushing here. If they didn't run away now, it would be too late.
So Doris pulled out the dagger from her waist and put it against her neck: "If you don't leave, I will die in front of you!"
"No! I, I'm leaving!"
Licaro's tears flowed uncontrollably. She clenched her fists, looked deeply at her mother, and ran towards the bushes beside her with tears in her eyes.
The enemy noticed Licaro and was about to chase her, but was stopped by loyal soldiers. These soldiers sacrificed their lives to buy Licaro precious time to escape.
Likalo's petite figure quickly disappeared into the dense bushes.
Chapter 1 - Childhood Friend 015 Survive
The sounds of fighting were getting farther and farther away, but Licaro did not stop. She ran as fast as she could, not even noticing that the lush grass and trees had torn her clothes and body.
As she ran, tears kept flowing down her face. Everyone, including her mother, gave her a chance to live.
Why would enemy soldiers appear in a place like this...
Likalo was already somewhat dazed. The intense running had exhausted her energy, but her mother's words still echoed in her ears.
Run, run as far as you can, the farther the better.
boom!
Licaro, whose steps were unsteady, accidentally tripped over a stone. The place where she fell happened to be a small slope, so her body rolled down the slope.
it hurts...
The ground nearby was not soil but gravel. Many sharp pebbles pierced Licaro's body, causing a lot of blood to ooze out.
There shouldn't be any pursuers behind her, and even if they did, Licaro wouldn't have the strength to run anymore.
At this moment, Licaro didn't even have the strength to get up from the ground. She felt the pain in her body and began to sob softly.
The feeling of despair and helplessness surged in her heart. This was not something a child could bear, no matter how brave and mature she was compared to her peers.
Lika Luo's smooth and delicate skin had long been messed up by the dirt, gravel and blood. It was winter now, the weather outside was very cold, and there was a cold wind. She gradually felt cold and tired. It would be nice if she could take a nap next to a warm stove...
Lika Luo felt as if she had fallen into the bottom of an icy lake. Her body became heavier and heavier, and she was slowly sinking. It seemed that because she was sinking into the water, her breathing also slowly stagnated...
No!
Likalo suddenly opened her eyes, and a weak power re-emerged in her body.
With this strength, she climbed up from the ground, picked up a broken log beside her to support herself, and then began to breathe heavily.
This level of injury was not enough to cause death, but if she slept here, she would definitely not survive the low temperatures of the winter night.
Be strong, you have to be strong.
The incident of Warcraft invasion was like the end of the world for Licaro. All the beautiful things that once happened to her disappeared in a flash, which made her feel sad.
But I thought with hope in my heart, maybe my mother is not dead? After all, the Ed Fallon family is a big family in the empire. If the enemy knows the identity of my mother, they will definitely imprison her.
Although she was just a child, as a child of a noble family, Licaro knew very well that when two countries were at war, it was very common for them to capture each other's nobles in exchange for ransom.
But, these were all Likalo's beautiful guesses, because she had no reason to believe the bad guesses in her heart.
Her father was in the imperial city and no one knew about it. Her two brothers were serving in the army. If any of them had gone with her and her mother, this wouldn't have happened...
Licaro didn't recognize the road. The surrounding environment looked like a forest, but this was definitely not Ed Fallon's forest, because after escaping from Ed Fallon, the convoy had already left Ed Fallon far away.
Although Licaro can now walk, she definitely can't walk far.
Although it was still daytime, the wind was freezing cold and Licaro knew she had to find a place to shelter from the wind.
Perhaps it was the gods' blessing on her, Licaro discovered that there was a big tree a few dozen meters away, and that tree actually had a hole. If she hid inside, she could avoid the erosion of the cold wind.
Licaro was still able to cross this distance. She walked to the tree with difficulty, put down the broken wood that she used to temporarily support her, and then crawled into the tree hole.
The tree hole could easily accommodate Licaro, and it was much better inside than outside; at least she wouldn't be exposed to the cold wind.
Licaro curled up her body to keep warm, hugged her knees and began to cry. She was now in a very miserable state, very lonely and helpless. No one could help her, and she didn't know whether she could survive.
Although the wounds caused by gravel and sand stopped bleeding, they still hurt slightly. The dried blood stained Licaro's clothes and skin. Looking at her own blood flowing, Licaro felt for the first time that the world was so cruel.
The nine-year-old girl has always lived in a safe environment and has never encountered any real danger. She even became good friends with the legendary dragons in the forest. These experiences are no different from those of the heroines in beautiful fairy tales.
But in the brief time after the monster attack, Likalo truly realized that the reason her experience was so wonderful was entirely because someone was protecting her.
If she wasn't a child of a noble family, she would have been like the common people in Ed Fallon City, either killed by monsters or fleeing the city under the threat of death, praying to survive...
Licaro used to yearn for the plots in adventure novels and liked the feeling of defeating evil villains, but now she just fell, and the injuries and blood she shed made her feel scared and terrified.
In her fantasy, Likalo can defeat the bad guys who want to destroy the world, but in reality, she has no ability to resist danger and can't even protect her mother.
Lika Luo curled up in the tree hole and cried. She hoped that this was a nightmare and that when she woke up, her mother would be beside her bed and caress her head lovingly...
It was very cold outside and Licaro began to feel hungry, but she could only endure it because her strength had not recovered and she could not find food at all.
Time passed slowly, but for Licaro it felt like a year. The sun was about to set and the temperature outside was getting lower. If she went out and couldn't find food, it would be even worse if she got lost because she couldn't see the direction clearly at night.
Hope tomorrow will be a sunny day...
In order to conserve her strength, Licaro decided to sleep until tomorrow morning, but before that she climbed out of the tree hole, got a lot of hay around, shook off the snow on it, and piled it in the tree hole.
Even staying in a tree hole might not be enough to protect her from the cold at night, so Licaro could only use whatever methods she could think of to survive.
This action consumed Licaro's physical strength, but fortunately, with the haystack, the tree hole was warmer than before. At the same time, Licaro curled up as much as possible and buried her whole body in the haystack.
She should be able to hold on until tomorrow morning. Licaro no longer cares whether her environment is clean and tidy. Now she has only one thing to do, and that is to try her best to survive.
So she endured the hunger and tried hard to make herself fall asleep.
PS: I haven’t thanked you all for your votes and rewards for such a long time. I’m sorry here. In fact, I really forgot to thank you at the end of the chapter. I just remembered it now... (honesty)
