Maynild shook her head. She faintly felt that what the young man said might be true. She was also willing to believe that Oberwei would not betray the princess. But there was no point in talking about this now. The worst case scenario had already happened. What they needed to do now was to find a way to prevent the worst outcome.
"Miss Ko Hua," she replied weakly: "Can you contact Valhalla?"
"Me?" Dark Ko Hua sneered and shook her head: "Of course not. What do you think the situation is now, human woman? We have been surrounded in this place to save you. Of course, the mortals outside can't stop me, but I don't dare to act rashly. Otherwise, the Saasaldians and the Noh race will notice my presence, and then we will all die."
She paused for a moment: "Although I promised my mother to come and help you, I don't want to die with you."
Maynild was silent. Of course, she could not ask the other party to die with Erouine. After all, she knew what the other party's true identity was.
"Sister," a voice came from outside the house: "They are attacking again!"
Maynild recognized the voice as Ko Hua's. Although the two sisters' voices were similar, the younger one's voice was far less cold than Dark Ko Hua's.
She gritted her teeth and sat up. Although Ko Hua said that it was best for her not to move, the Knight was more concerned about the battle in Mintai than her own injuries.
If this fortress could not hold on until Valhalla reacted, then Erouine would be doomed eternally.
At this moment, she even forgot who the owner of this territory was, and also forgot the unpleasant experience she had with Brando. She only felt anxious in her heart.
She tried to stand up with the help of the wall while anxiously calling out the name of Allium Japonicum in her heart. She had never liked her other self. If she could, she would never compromise with her other self. But at this moment, she had no other choice.
However, the call in her heart was like a stone thrown into the sea. This made Maynild's heart sink deeply.
She even felt a sense of panic. She found that she had gotten used to having the mature and rational other self by her side as her adviser. If the other self was really gone, she did not know how to face Erouine alone.
What made her even more afraid was that she did not know how to face Brando.
Dark Ko Hua only watched Maynild's actions indifferently. He did not even take half a step forward to help her. The young man seemed to want to step forward, but he was stopped by the Knight.
Maynild held onto the wall and walked out of the house. The sudden brightness caused her to squint her eyes involuntarily. She found that she was still near the north gate. Her Knight subordinates had already retreated to the sluice gate on the northwest side of Fort Menta, using the terrain here to continue sniping at the rebels.
The sounds of battle seemed to have returned to her ears at this moment. She saw the youths of the White Lion Guards, Menta's defenders, and a portion of the patrolling cavalry entangling with the rebels, not giving an inch of ground to them. However, the number of enemies was beyond her imagination. The private soldiers of the nobles, dressed in grey and blue robes, surged forward like a tide of two different colours. They were repelled time and time again, but they surged forward again and again. Their will to fight was unexpectedly strong.
It seemed like the enemy had already realized that she was here. Otherwise, they would not be so enthusiastic about a mere sluice gate.
Several Magi floated in the sky, and the light of spells once again intertwined on the city walls. Though the enemy's numbers were small, the witches were far from being a match for these Magi of Sassard. The occasional explosion from the city walls was enough to prove this point. In fact, they were only barely able to protect themselves and prevent the frontline from being defeated.
Maynild maintained a calm expression as she silently searched for the flag of Count Yanbao's territory. She had a deep impression of those monsters, and knew that the White Lion Guards were no match for them. However, the Tónigel people were still defending this place, so where did they go?
"What are you looking for?" Dark Ko Hua asked from behind her.
"Where are those monsters?"
"They were lured away by her. Otherwise, do you think we would still be here?"
"Her?"
"A strange woman. I think she's one of Kelsie's subordinates. I remember seeing her before, but she's a little different from before."
Maynild realised that she did not know the 'her' that Dark Ko Hua mentioned. She was silent for a moment, and could see that the situation was worse than what Dark Ko Hua had said. She could not help but ask in a low voice, "What do you plan to do, Miss Ko Hua?"
Dark Ko Hua glanced at her, "I will follow my mother's orders and help you resist until the last moment. After that, I will choose to leave this place. You can only pray that those little fellows in Valhalla will be able to react before then."
She paused for a moment, "But for that guy's sake, I can take you with me."
"No," Maynild shook her head, "I don't need it."
"Up to you, but I have to tell you that even though there are still some troops in this city, don't expect the Tónigel people to come and save you. Don't forget that the White Lion Guards and Menta's troops are that guy's troops, but he is not your lord."
"What are you trying to say?" Maynild's eyebrows twitched slightly.
"You understand."
Maynild gently pressed her hand to her chest and gritted her teeth. She knew that if that person was here, he would definitely come and save her. However, it wasn't because of her, but because of the other soul in her body.
Furthermore, that person wasn't here, and his subordinates didn't know about this secret at all. Retto was an outstanding soldier, but the more outstanding a soldier was, the more they understood who they should listen to. Would they risk everything to save an outsider?
The female Knight didn't have any thoughts of begging for her life. She only felt a wave of sorrow and despair, because this was Erouine, this was this ancient kingdom.
No matter how much that person did, the one to benefit would never be Erouine, unless he became Erouine's lord one day. But if that happened, he would no longer be a hero of the kingdom, a loyal Knight. After the layers of glory faded away, only the title of a usurper would remain.
That person would be nothing more than another Arreck. How could they bring hope to the kingdom's future?
Perhaps even if the other party wasn't so despicable, what was the use of that? Everyone around him, including his assistant, all had the same thought. Were they really loyal to Erouine's kingdom?
They were loyal to Tónigel, to Valhalla, to that person himself.
The Saasaldian Wizards finally broke through the witches' line of defense, and the White Lion Guards, who had suffered heavy losses, began to retreat. Although it hadn't turned into a complete rout, they had lost their last line of defense.
Dim Korfa let out a low growl, black smoke surged around her, forming into the shape of giant wolves. These huge wolves charged towards the battlefield, but the only thing they could do was slightly impede the advance of the rebel army.
"We have to retreat, Miss Maynild," Oberwei's second son whispered beside her.
Dark Ko Hua also turned around and said with some anger, "I can't hold on for too long. The Saasaldians will soon notice this side. You'd better quickly consider my previous suggestion."
However, Maynild turned a deaf ear to him.
She stared blankly at the defeated battlefield in front of her. Everyone was retreating, and the flag of the White Lion Guards was falling from the horizon. The Dragon Knight of the Southern Legion flew in the sky, as well as the Wizards in gray robes, interweaving spells. This scene seemed to overlap with her memory. She remembered that it was the gloomy sky of Ampere Seale, and she and the young Wang Li Knight Regiment had nowhere to run.
But this time, would such a miracle happen again? Would a person turn the situation around with the power of one person?
However, the female Knight couldn't see a trace of hope in her heart.
Even if there was, could he really save Erouine?
"How can Erouine be saved?"
Maynild muttered to herself.
"Allium Japonicum, tell me, you didn't lie to me. Everything you saw in the future is real … Tell me, you can really save everything. You and that guy aren't working together to deceive me, right?"
"You despicable woman, tell me!"
"I can give you everything I have, even my life. Because rather than letting me return to that terrifying future I saw in my dream, I would rather die right now."
She coughed violently because of her wound. The young man next to her wanted to help her, but he was flung away.
Maynild coughed so much that she even shed tears.
She slid down the wall, but the voice in her heart didn't respond to her anymore.
The young man stood aside at a loss. He had never seen this cold Miss Knight show such a weak side. She was sobbing, but he didn't dare to take a step forward.
He stared blankly at the scene in front of him. There was a voice in his heart telling him that Erouine was finished. What he saw would be the last moment of this kingdom.
He seemed to have seen such a future. Everything that he had seen in the past was burning fiercely in the flames, turning into ashes. From then on, people forgot their names and their former identities. The ancient name Erouine disappeared in the long river of history.
It wasn't until decades later that a girl picked up the dusty flag again.
It was the lily flag of the stars and the moon.
He looked up, as if he was hallucinating. He really saw the flag. It wasn't the lion flag of the White Lion Guards, nor was it the Abies flag that could be seen everywhere in Tónigel.
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