Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 819 Are You Also a Girl King?

【The interweaving of ideals and beliefs, the hesitation between awareness and determination, the confrontation between light and darkness... Since the beginning of chaos, our world has never lacked such things, far better than the tides in the wilderness or the sand in the sea. Young duelist, when you stand on this duel field, what do you see in your eyes? When you decide to fight with everything on your shoulders, what do you place in your heart? There are many possibilities for human beings, such as seeing hope in despair and pursuing the right in the wrong, but only the bravest people can grasp that light and burst out incredible power. 】

[Those who bet their souls, try their best, and grit their teeth to move forward in regret and guilt will never forget it even after the battle is over; those who see the ideal, foresee the future, and stand here to witness the possibilities of mankind will not have any regrets even if they fail? In this duel, everyone will have their own choices. Don't ignore them, respect your inner thoughts, and fight freely until the moment of victory or defeat, because that is the true meaning of the duel. ]

[Since the beginning of chaos, the road ahead is still expanding. Let me see your future. 】

【Congratulations, dear player. 】

【Game Clear. 】

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Accompanied by a cold, mechanical, emotionless voice, which echoed indifferently in the empty night, Linger and others slowly opened their eyes and faced the magic stand above the Indorsis Bridge again. For a moment, they felt as if they were in another world. The confrontation with the steam engine god Alexander was too tense and thrilling, especially as a duelist, Tiantis exuded an indescribable sense of oppression, which almost suppressed everyone to the point of suffocation during the entire duel.

Fortunately, Gloria was calm enough and did not lose confidence because of the enemy's strength. Instead, she took advantage of a small mistake made by her opponent at the beginning, turned the situation around in the most desperate situation, and won the victory.

However, was Gloria at that time really the Gloria that everyone knew? Her calmness, indifference and even indifference seemed to contradict her image as a girl in the past. Could it be that adversity can stimulate human potential while also changing their temperament? This question is probably still open to discussion.

That's right, alive.

Even a demigod-level extraordinary person or magician would find it difficult to break through such a dense firepower network without using holy relics. However, the whale's movements were extremely agile, showing everyone its nimble body skills that were completely opposite to its huge size. It sometimes rose and sometimes fell, sometimes accelerated and sprinted, sometimes maneuvered diagonally, and sometimes even did a daring backflip in the pouring storm. With this jaw-dropping move, it avoided most of the artillery fire. Even if the remaining artillery fire hit the whale, it could not cause much damage, because on the whale's head, a fairy girl with waist-length silver hair and elegant temperament was opening her hands, letting tangible magic power flow from her fingers, forming a huge protective shield, protecting the forests, plains, hills, flower fields and even various buildings on the whale's back.

Magic rays and beams of magic energy that were powerful enough to penetrate steel and melt machinery bombarded the protective shield, but apart from creating ripples like stones falling into water, there was no other movement. Similarly, at the tail of the whale, another fairy girl with short silver hair and a cold temperament held up the protective shield, blocking the attack of the Deathbirds from behind and the Night Watch fleet from below. The two worked together to protect the huge whale from the storm and flew fearlessly towards the Indorsis Bridge.

A whale was soaring in the sky full of flashing gunfire. Beams of dark blue magic rays and magic beams passed by it like meteors and magic gravel, almost drowning the figure. However, the whale was not afraid at all. It flew towards this direction persistently, just like a ship that saw the light beam of a lighthouse in a storm. The airship troops of the cult had to intercept above the Indorsis Bridge. One by one, the silver-white mechanical soldiers were arranged in an orderly manner, and they formed a formation in turret mode and slowly calibrated the position of the gun barrels. Both sides opened fire at the same time, and terrifying and thick beams of light were ejected from the gun barrels, like a dark blue meteor shower, interweaving into an airtight light network in the sky and on the ground at the same time, blocking the route that the invading enemy tried to break in.

What on earth did Shesta and Shelia do to cause such incredible changes to the Cloud Whale Sky Island? Could it be that this is also the magic of fairy magic?
While Ling was stunned for a moment, the situation had changed. The person controlling the whale seemed to notice the familiar figures on the bridge, so he changed direction without hesitation. The giant whale swung its tail fin, raised its head and let out a long and loud cry. Then, under the cover of Shesta and Shelia's magic, it dived towards the Indorsis Bridge despite the gorgeous artillery fire.

Of course, now is not the time to worry about such things, because they are still surrounded by the united forces of the cult. Although they have defeated Tiantis through the game console and cartridges, they don't need to worry about her disrupting the situation for the time being, but how to escape from the encirclement is still a headache.

At this time, the first person to react was Countess Nevill. She suddenly realized that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. She made a decision in an instant. A strange figure flashed in the night, and the long silver horsetail fluttered in the wind, drawing a striking silver line. The next moment, the Countess appeared on the seat of the alchemical carriage, tightened the reins of the two white horses, turned around and shouted to her companions who were still in a daze: "Leticia, and the rest of you, what are you doing? Get in the car!"

Everyone then woke up from their dream and realized that now was not the time to watch the fairy sisters show their power. If they didn't seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, when the combined forces of the cult came to their senses and turned their guns towards them, it would be too late to leave.

Just as their thoughts returned to reality, they heard the sound of dense artillery fire, rumbling and shaking the surface of the Tywell River, and even shaking the ground and houses on both sides of the river, as if experiencing a strong earthquake. Could it be that the commander of the united cult has ordered the army to attack? The young man subconsciously raised his head and looked in the direction of the artillery fire, and a look of astonishment suddenly appeared on his face. This was a rare emotion for Ling Ge, but the scene in front of him was so absurd that he could not find any other more appropriate words to describe his reaction at this time——

Although the original Yunjing Sky Island looked like a whale, it was essentially just an island made of the earth. It relied on Iyeta's free kingship to gain the ability to fly in the sky. However, the whale in front of him was alive. Under the skin wrapped in vines and meadows, one could vaguely see the throbbing blood vessels. Every time the heavy fins hit the sky, a thunderous storm would roll up. The open mouth kept breathing in and out, gathering into a visible gale, sweeping across the night. Even on its head, a pair of sapphire-like clear blue eyes opened, and the vivid brilliance in them was definitely not the emotion that a dead object made of earth and stone could have.

It was when he saw the two fairy girls that Lingge recognized that the whale in front of him was Yunjingkong Island. It wasn’t that there was anything wrong with his eyesight that he couldn’t even recognize such obvious features of Yunjingkong Island. The main reason was that... the whale was actually alive.

Leticia moved the fastest, perhaps because her body subconsciously followed her grandmother's orders faster than her brain could think. The little bat, still wearing the black and white maid outfit, looked like a real maid at this moment. She flapped her wings and fell from the sky, landing in front of the carriage, helping the people behind to open the door, and got in by the way. Alice followed closely, and behind her, Olvera and Saint Xia Liya helped Rolena, who had been sitting in a wheelchair and was not used to running, get on the carriage. Then, Gloria also got on the carriage. Her movements were not so flustered, but for some reason, she looked a little absent-minded, as if she didn't realize that this was a life-and-death moment. Even the movement of running was just following behind others.

The person who fell behind was Lingge, or he fell behind on his own initiative. It's not that the young man has any gentlemanly manners. Anyone who still insists on gentlemanly manners in such an occasion must have something wrong with his brain. He just has his own reasons.

The young man stood in front of the carriage, but did not enter the carriage immediately. Instead, he turned around and looked at the girl with long black hair and deep eyes. Since the end of the game, she has been standing there quietly watching. Even if she noticed their escape, she did not have any intention of stopping them. Her presence was so low that she looked like a pure passerby. She was completely different from the one who drove the machine god Alexander to force them into a desperate situation in the duel field before. So much so that Alice and the others ignored her and only focused on escaping, not realizing that the most dangerous enemy was right in front of them.

The girl who spoke of her ideals and beliefs in a confident tone, telling them that they could only grow by overcoming their mistakes, and who was more dazzling than Alexander the Mecha, and the girl in front of them who was as quiet as a deep night and whose presence was easily ignored when she didn't say a word, were they really the same person? When Ling Ge turned around, this thought came to his mind, but he quickly threw it behind his mind. Because it's not important? No, it's just because it's destined to not get an answer. Tonight they got many answers from this girl, but only this answer may remain a mystery forever.

and so--

"So," the young man suddenly said, "I have another question for you, Miss Tiantis."

"Oh my!" Alice's impatient voice came from the carriage: "It's already this time, and you're still asking questions, Lingge? Why haven't you been so active in promoting the plot before? Let's go! It will be too late if we don't leave now!"

Others were silent, but the Countess's knuckles turned white as she tightened the reins, Olvera pursed her lips and had a nervous look in her eyes, Lorena silently pressed her hand to her chest and her breathing gradually became heavier, and Leticia stared at the young man through the car window with gritted teeth...all showed that they had the same idea as Alice. Only Gloria and Saint Charia did not express their opinions, but the former was still distracted and completely ignored the outside environment, while the latter was out of trust. She firmly believed that with Ling's character, he would never delay his companions at this time. And since he did this, it means that this question is very important, so important that it must be answered on this occasion.

But what kind of answer is that? The shepherdess's heart suddenly beat, and she realized that this was a revelation from fate. The old wizard Moriah, who passed on his lifelong wisdom to her, said: The string of fate moves people's hearts. Perhaps this is what he meant?
Tiantis suddenly smiled, although the smile was very shallow, but Lingge was sure that he saw her smile, it was an expected smile, as if she had long realized that the young man would choose to ask her questions at this time and in this occasion. She even knew what he wanted to ask, but it would still be a bit unromantic if she said it directly, so she politely replied: "Of course, Mr. Lingge, ask it, and I will answer you."

Because she already knew what the question was, whether or not she could tell the young man the answer was also something she had already determined.

When Ling Ge heard this, he slowly exhaled a white breath of turbid air, which dissipated in the increasingly cold night. His voice was instantly drowned out by the sound of gunfire. But at this moment, everyone heard the question without exception, as if it was so clear that it could not be erased: "What I want to ask is, Miss Tiandis, you... are also the Girl King, right?"

Bang!

There was the sound of heads hitting the wall in the carriage, followed by Alice's strange chattering, but no one disliked her noise at this moment, because they were in the same mood. To say that they were astonished was not accurate enough, and to say that they were shocked was not strong enough. It should be described as unbelievable.

Tiantis is the girl's royal power?

How could it be!?

She is the leader of the Witch Society, a powerful and mysterious mastermind who gathers and controls the power of the seven chaos kingships and leads many philosophers and apostles! How could such a person, such a person, be the Girl Kingship...

"Your intuition is really sharp, Mr. Linger."

The curve of Tiandis's mouth became more and more obvious. She gently lifted the hem of her skirt with her left hand and knelt down to salute with an elegant and calm movement: "Realistic Witch, Tiandis, I look forward to seeing you all again next time. I believe it will not be too far away, right?"

The carriage fell into a strange silence, as if the girls had lost the ability to react. The young man who asked the question, however, seemed much calmer because he had been mentally prepared. He nodded slightly and said, "In that case, I have nothing else to ask."

He boarded the carriage under the gaze of Tiantis, closed the door, and said to the countess in the seat: "We can set off, Miss Nevill."

It was sheer fantasy that Nevelle could react now. Even the Countess of the Peninsula had her brain freeze for a few seconds after hearing such an incredible thing. But perhaps the idea of ​​"departure" had been lingering in her mind for a long time, even making her a little anxious. Therefore, after hearing the young man say these two words, she almost subconsciously slapped the reins, making a crisp and sharp sound that broke through the air: "Go!"

The carriage started off, and the two white horses neighed as they rushed to the bridge, eager to escape from the uneasy atmosphere that made them tremble. At this moment, the whale in the sky had broken through the artillery blockade of the airship forces and ground forces of the Order, and was flying towards the Indorsis Bridge at a height parallel to the surface of the Tywell River. The belly of the whale passed through the water, raising a cloud of water, and then falling in the darkness, as if an unusually misty and cold rain had fallen on the entire river, which just happened to fit the nickname of Lonwittin as the "Rainy City". If there were tourists and residents on both sides of the Tywell River witnessing this scene, perhaps they would find it difficult to forget it until a long time later. The whale flew over the river, the rain poured down behind it, and the night sky was dripping, just like the city was in the rainy season.

When the carriage rushed to the bridge, the distance was close enough for Nevile to see the familiar forests, streets and buildings on the whale's back, as well as the sweat on the faces of the innkeeper and the bartender. She subconsciously slapped the reins, and the two white horses seemed to be in tune with her thoughts. They stomped their front hooves and pulled the carriage into the air. The whole carriage jumped over the railings on the bridge and jumped towards the whale's head. After being suspended in mid-air for less than a second, or perhaps a second as long as a century, it stumbled and landed on the whale's back. The carriage staggered when it landed, and Alice's cry of pain was heard again in the carriage.

The next moment, the whale raised its head and rushed into the sky again, flying from a dangerous distance, brushing against the dust and rocks of the Indorsis Bridge, instantly leaving behind the roaring artillery fire and the rain of the River Tywell, flying to an even more distant horizon, and soon disappeared into the depths of the thick clouds, leaving only a tiny and blurry back for the people of this city.

The rain wet the dirt and dust on the bridge, and gradually cooled the excitement and passion in Tiantis' heart that was ignited by the duel. She almost couldn't control herself just now and wanted to take action to keep those travelers, but when she thought of the thing sealed in her body, she finally restrained the idea, and just stood in the misty rain, quietly watching the whale fly away until it disappeared.

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)