Chapter 140 - The Southern Oasis Crisis And The Treasure Of Serbal (II) (1/2)
Leona who appeared out of thin air and has been flying majestically caused Queen Tanya's shock.
”Is what I am seeing is real? The legendary Gryphon that has been passed down to the legends as a mythical beast is a steed of yours?!”
”Yes. I was lucky to get her when she was still a baby so she is quite attached to me. She will obey my commands without hesitation. Though I usually allow her to think by herself. Now, let's get going. We shouldn't just slow our progress because of Leona.”
I added Queen Tanya to my party. Even though they are just NPCs, you can invite them into the party like a follower as Lina does. This way, Leona will also allow Queen Tanya to ride her back. Leona slowly descended from the sky and landed in front of us. I climbed up Leona's back before helping Queen Tanya climb on her back.
”Wow, although I have already have experienced riding on some flying beasts, the feeling of riding your steed is quite another feeling altogether. I am a little bit jealous...”
”Haha, it's alright your majesty. There will be a time where a more majestic and legendary than Leona will appear. If that is the case, maybe you should try to tame it.”
”Impossible. Many monsters tend to be afraid of me so unless the steed of my liking will willingly submit, there is no way they will follow me.”
I can't blame the monsters though. Queen Tanya is vicious enough that any enemy who stands in her way will either flee or die on her hands without leaving a single bone and dust on the ground that signifies that they exist before.
We bid farewell to Captain Ivona who got surprised but quickly recovered from it.
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Due to the speed of Leona, we didn't take too long to arrive at Southern Oasis, and just like what the reports that the NPCs gave to me, the Southern Oasis is indeed crawling with different enemies. We already passed through the soldiers' encampment and it was too far from the main core of Southern Oasis which only means the situation in this place is much worse than in the West Desert.
”Are we not going to head straight to the soldiers' encampment?” Queen Tanya asked.
”Some companions are asking for my help on lowering the morale of Serbal's troops and weakening the offensive power of the enemies. Since this request of theirs also coincide with the request I needed to do, I decided to head straight here.”
”Well, that is indeed a good point but isn't it better to ask for help from other people? Like for example, the soldiers as stallers for the smaller mobs so that the battle against the main enemy is much easier to deal with.”