After Defeat, the Empress’s Negotiating Chip Turns Out to Be Me

Chapter 174

174~ Shaken Off!

"Hurry! Go and bring Lady Saint back to me right now!!!"

Elysia shouted, pointing at the person in front of her.

"Yes!"

Why, why did Lady Saint quietly run away, why?

Elysia bit her fingernail, the expression on her face showing nothing but anxiety at this moment.

If she couldn't keep Lady Saint here, the great Deity of Abundance would surely be disappointed in her, wouldn't he?

No! Absolutely not! She absolutely wouldn't allow such a thing to happen!

Randomly grabbing a piece of clothing she could wear outside from the wardrobe and throwing it on, Elysia also followed the other members of the Order in pursuit toward the direction the little Princess had escaped.

......

"Departed souls who have passed away, I hereby grant you new forms... Stop the people chasing from behind!"

Having finished her chant, the little loli maid Xiyan waved her magic wand, summoning skeletal undead souls. Cold blue-green flames flickered in the two empty sockets where eyes should have been.

"Forbidden Magic... Necromancy Magic!?"

The little Princess looked at Xiyan with some disbelief.

You locked yourself in that room for several days just to research this!?

One must know that the reason Forbidden Magic is classified as forbidden is partly because it deviates from humanitarianism, and is therefore publicly recognized as Forbidden Magic. Once someone is discovered using it, they become a target for collective attack.

However, there was no time to dwell on this now. The priority was to escape from this place first.

"Princess!"

"What is it?"

"Someone's catching up!!!"

Someone's catching up???

No way? They'd already run so far out, and yet you're telling me someone had already caught up this quickly? Should they even bother running anymore?

When the little Princess looked back clearly, she discovered that the one chasing behind them was Elysia, gradually closing the distance between them.

Wielding a giant scythe, with one swing she cut down a large swath of the summoned undead souls meant to buy time. In just a short while, she was already riding her horse level with the carriage.

"Stop the carriage, otherwise the next attack will be the one that takes your life."

"Elysia."

"Ugh... Lady Saint..."

The little Princess stuck her head out and made eye contact with Elysia.

"Stop it. There's no need to chase anymore. We won't stop the carriage."

While speaking, the little Princess came out from the carriage and positioned herself protectively in front of the Maid Xiao Xi.

She dared to say that Elysia absolutely wouldn't dare to directly strike down with her scythe.

"Lady Saint, please return with me. I can let your two maids go, but you must go back."

"If I go back with you, would I even have a chance to come out again?"

"Of course you would. Lady Saint, your commands are everything."

The little Princess shook her head.

"Xiao Xi, increase speed!"

"Understood, Princess."

Xiyan released magic aimed at Elysia, attempting to use magic to make the horse beneath Elysia stop its steps.

As the magic wand was waved, several vines rapidly grew from the ground ahead and entangled the hooves of the horse Elysia was riding.

This should shake her off, right? It couldn't possibly be like a hat trick where another horse magically appears, could it?

In fact, there actually was a way to produce another horse to continue the chase. If the three of them continued running like this, even with other Order members still chasing behind, it would be very difficult to keep the little Princess there.

And so, she gripped her giant scythe tightly and swung it with force, making the blade pierce into the top of the carriage. She herself took the opportunity to climb onto the side of the carriage, not falling to the ground along with the horse.

The moment she reacted, the little Princess pulled out a dagger and stabbed it toward Elysia, but the small hand gripping the dagger was immediately caught.

"Xiao Xi!"

The Maid Xiao Xi swiftly drew a long sword and thrust it toward Elysia's eyes, but Elysia dodged it with just a slight shift.

"Lady Saint, it's time for us to return."

Elysia said, gripping her arm tightly.

"Xiyan! Protect Princess!"

"You don't need to tell me, I know."

As she spoke, Xiyan's magic had finished charging. She struck forcefully at the carriage floor, and instantly several pitch-black and slippery tentacles extended from the outer side of the carriage.

"Servants of the Abyss, heed my command!"

"Abyss Magic... That's already two types of Forbidden Magic. I absolutely cannot let you continue staying by Lady Saint's side."

Several tentacles wrapped around Elysia's waist, thighs, and arms.

If not for one hand still tightly gripping the little Princess, she probably would have been thrown off by Xiyan's tentacle control in the next second.

"Release Her Highness!"

"The ones who should release Lady Saint are you!"

Elysia gripped her scythe tightly, magic power rapidly flowing through her hand. With a forceful pull, the scythe cut through the wooden board, leaving only the tentacles still coiled around her, preventing her from falling off the carriage.

"Quickly think of a way to make her let go of Lady Mo!"

Xiyan was basically out of options. If she used offensive magic, she feared hurting the little Princess, but if she didn't attack, there was no way to escape.

That's right! The lubricating fluid from the tentacles!

After the Maid Xiao Xi had already swung several strikes at Elysia, the little loli maid Xiyan suddenly thought of this idea and immediately manipulated one tentacle to attach itself to the hand Elysia was using to grip the little Princess, secreting lubricating fluid.

And because Elysia was exchanging blows with the Maid Xiao Xi, she couldn't spare time to stop all this. She could only watch helplessly as her hand gradually slipped, ultimately being flung off by the tentacles Xiyan had summoned.

But after being flung off, Elysia threw her scythe with force, embedding it firmly into the carriage.

"Phew... Finally shaken off."

Watching Elysia who had fallen to the ground and then rolled twice more, all three breathed a sigh of relief.

The reason Elysia was so easily thrown from the carriage was mainly because Elysia didn't want to hurt her, wasn't it?

She didn't believe that Elysia, as a Bishop, only had this level of ability. Back then, those Order members had destroyed a carriage in an instant.

"Xiyan, throw this scythe down too."

The little Princess pointed at the giant scythe embedded in the carriage.

This scythe might allow Elysia to pinpoint her exact location, so the faster they dealt with it, the better.

"Alright."

The little loli maid manipulated the tentacles to forcefully pull at the scythe, but no matter where force was applied, she couldn't pull it out.

"If it won't work, just tear down that entire section of wall."

"But if we do that, the wind blowing in will be very cold..."

She herself didn't mind, but the little Princess's body was extremely fragile. She feared that if the little Princess got cold, she would fall seriously ill.

"Don't hesitate, tear it down! Don't hesitate! If we let her constantly track our movements through this scythe, it'll be disadvantageous for us."

Getting sick could be treated, but if they were caught and brought back, it would be very difficult to slip away again like tonight.