Volume 6 Chapter 24
by Golden DragonVolume 6 + Chapter 24: This Is My Escape Route
Elly pulled out the small pouch and opened the “brilliant stratagem” inside.
It was a slip of paper.
On it was clearly drawn a small map, this was unmistakably the Dragon Clan’s imperial palace.
And on the map, a spot was marked with a red circle.
Could it be…
Was Her Highness telling me to go there?
Elly grasped Xia Yi’s intention.
“Your Highness, you really did leave a backup plan,” Elly said, deeply moved. “I knew it, there’s no way you would abandon me. I’m saved, I’m really saved this time!!”
“Where do you think you’re going? Die!”
A guard wielding a weapon leapt in front of Elly, raising a gleaming axe and bringing it down toward her head without the slightest hesitation.
If that strike landed, Elly would likely be split clean in two from head to toe.
“Not a chance!”
Faced with danger, Elly reacted instantly. Instead of dodging, she raised both hands and clapped them together with force.
Clang!
She executed a barehanded blade catch with remarkable precision, trapping the axe between her palms.
“What?!”
The guard was stunned.
“Hah!”
Elly twisted her wrists, using momentum to fling both the guard and his axe away, sending him crashing into several others.
Now that she knew where to escape, she dashed forward without hesitation.
“Don’t let her get away! Stop her at all costs!” the captain shouted.
Among the guards, mages began casting spells to intercept her.
Walls of earth surged up ahead, while magic missiles rained down from above, aiming to immobilize her.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The missiles struck Elly, making her cry out in pain, nearly knocking her to the ground.
But she refused to fall here.
The little green dragon maid displayed extraordinary resilience, crossing her arms before her chest and letting out a fierce roar.
Don’t underestimate… the endurance I’ve built through all my training!!
“Raaah!!”
Like a raging bull, she charged forward, smashing through wall after wall of earth.
After all, she had followed Xia Yi through many battles, her strength had grown.
The collapsing walls fell one after another like dominoes, an astonishing sight.
“What kind of monster is this?!”
The captain was in disbelief.
With that many magic missiles, an ordinary dragon would have been reduced to pulp, how was this intruder still standing?
“Captain, what should we do?” the other guards asked.
“It’s fine. She’s tough, but she’s alone, she can’t sustain this forever. We’ll keep chasing and wear her down!”
The captain made a swift judgment.
“Once her stamina runs out, victory is ours!”
“Yes, Captain!”
The guards continued their pursuit.
“What a persistent bunch!”
Elly glanced back at her pursuers.
Their numbers were increasing.
At this rate, even the palace’s elite guards might be alerted.
If their commander personally came to capture her, it would truly be over.
However…
Elly smiled.
She had already reached the location marked on the stratagem.
She deliberately circled behind a building, slipping out of the guards’ line of sight. Then she vaulted onto a wall, parkouring across it before rolling onto the ground.
She lifted a manhole cover, jumped inside, and quickly sealed it shut.
Thud, thud, thud!
Seconds after closing it, she heard many footsteps passing overhead.
“Keep chasing, the intruder is just ahead!”
“She won’t escape!”
“The palace guards are on the move too!”
Listening to their voices fade away, Elly covered her mouth beneath the manhole, barely holding back her laughter.
Hahaha… hahaha!
That’s right, this is my escape route!
The spot Xia Yi marked was precisely this manhole.
She never imagined she could evade disaster in such a way.
Only someone like Her Highness, who knew the palace inside out and constantly schemed trouble, could come up with such a plan.
“I can use the drainage system here to circle around and exit elsewhere… then I’ll be safe…”
Elly dropped into the sewer tunnel and began moving forward, basking in the joy of escaping danger.
However, as she walked…
She gradually realized something troubling.
Xia Yi had only marked this as an escape point, but hadn’t shown her how to get out of the palace’s sewer system.
“… ”
Staring into the pitch-black tunnel, the little green dragon maid fell silent.
She seemed to be lost.
…
…
“Done.”
Xia Yi clapped her hands in satisfaction.
She had successfully infiltrated the magical power supply center and secretly set up a hidden magic array in its core area.
“Xia Yi.”
“Hm?!”
Suddenly, she heard the voice of her inner demon.
Her other self was manifesting.
“What are you doing this time?” the inner Xia Yi appeared, looking at the magic array. “What is this array for?”
While the inner Xia Yi excelled in swordsmanship, she was far less skilled in magic.
“I, I’m…” Xia Yi’s gaze wandered. “This is a destruction device for the Dragon Clan’s palace. This array acts as a remote bomb I’ve set, it can be activated at any time by my will.”
“And after it’s activated?”
“After activation, it will, boom!!” Xia Yi spread her arms wide. “The entire Dragon Clan’s palace will be blown into the sky!”
“Really? That sounds more like an excuse…”
“I’m completely serious about destroying the palace!” Xia Yi insisted. “Don’t question my resolve!”
“…Alright.”
“Why do you keep showing up lately?”
“I just… about you, never mind!”
“Anyway, I’m done here. I need to leave,” Xia Yi said. “I can’t let anyone discover me, or my terrifying plan to destroy the palace will fail.”
“…”
The inner Xia Yi watched her, deep in thought.
Was Xia Yi’s wish truly to defeat Xia Lulu, or was it something else…?
…
…
In the Dragon Clan palace, deep into the night, inside the kitchen.
Xia Lulu was speaking with Lucia.
“Lucia, how does it taste?”
“Your Majesty, it’s already quite good. Just adjust it slightly according to the princess’s preferences.”
“That wasn’t easy… after so many attempts, I finally got the hang of it.”
Xia Lulu gazed at her “creation” and sighed.
“This is far more difficult than casting forbidden magic…”
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