Chapter 1158 - The Forgotten Land (3) (2/2)
“Really… When is Big Brother Rhode co back…”
“I don’t know, Your Majesty But… he should be back soon”
Upon hearing Lilian’s gruh Rhode had been away for quite some time now and Lilian was rather unhappy about it But she also knew she didn’t have the right to intervene with his affairs Despite that, she still hoped to spend time with him After all, she only had that many friends Apart from Rhode, only Sonia, Lydia, and Christie were considered her close friends But Lydia left with Rhode and Christie was busy with her own matters… All this while, Lilian couldn’t help but feel soh she becaht, she had no intention of ht After Casabianca perished, although there were many cities that approached and invited her to live there, they were all firmly rejected by Rhode Besides, Lilian wasn’t that naive to not realize the greed and desire of those people Even though they put it nicely in wording, Lilian was clearly aware of their true intention Due to this reason, she would rather stay in Grandia and not return to the Country of Light… Grandia was the only place that allowed her to find long-lost peaceful and tranquil days For the sake of these days, she would rather handle all the complicated affairs
While Lilian and Sonia strolled in the garden, they heard a gentle voice all of a sudden
“Ah… Lilian…”
“Christie?”
Upon hearing the frail voice, Lilian lifted her head and turned toward the voice in astonish inside the inner garden, clad in her usual long dress, holding a drawing pen in her tiny hand, and see on the canvas in front of her This was Christie’s everyday hobby Upon seeing Lilian, Christie also revealed a wide smile and extended her hand to wave at her Lilian scuttled toward Christie and the two little girls held each other’s hands After all, with their identities, they were the only ones of sie in the whole of Grandia That hy they were really close with each other Of course, even though Angelina seee as them in appearance, on the inside… It was an entirely different issue
However, Christie’s tasks weren’t si with the Country of Darkness in the front line earlier, she needed to stay in Grandia as a trump card After the battles ended temporarily and Marlene returned, Christie finally laid down her heavy burden and took a breather
After not irls with sirounds were elated to see each other They held hands tightly and caught up with each other happily Meanwhile, Sonia s scene from the side The dark, heavy past had ended for theht, wonderful future…
And at this !</ee sounds She raised her guard, scanned the surroundings, and grimaced
“Miss Christie, Your Majesty Lilian!”
Sonia ran toward the their names At the same time, the peaceful atmosphere was disrupted abruptly, only to be replaced by an ice-cold chilliness The two little girls ere chatting cheerily also see was aazed attentively at the surroundings At that arden seemed to have turned into a cave that hid an unknown an to treures shuttled out of the bushes and dashed toward Lilian and Christie
“Be careful!”
Sonia shrieked at this scene, but she didn’t stand helplessly on the spot After being resurrected and turned into a card spirit by Rhode, this wasn’t her first battle Right now, Sonia possessed an entirely different power from before
Sonia shouted, extended her ararden they were in suddenly expanded at a rapid speed The two ures who needed only a few seconds to reach their prey were now 100 meters away in the blink of an eye!
Christie and Lilian didn’t stare blankly at the happenings On the contrary, after taking a close look at the alinted in a purple radiance Her innocent expression dwindled instantly, only to be replaced by a heavy and soleirl stretched out her hand A white, eolden radiance appeared in her hands Christie gripped the feather pen and inked the scroll
“———!”
In an instant, one of the a toward Christie twisted in shape and turned into a wisp of black sness
On the other side, Lilian also extended her ar brilliance erupted from her palht The blinding radiance devoured the ambusher entirely But no one realized that, at the same time, another mysterious shadow had flitted across Lilian
In the blink of an eye, the ambushers who appeared all of a sudden were annihilated Sonia laid down her hands and along with this action, the extended and distorted illusory land restored its original state
“Intruders? How odd… Madas, Sonia knitted her brows, muttered under her breath, and asked anxiously She kneerful the defenses of Grandia were and now, even though they didn’t knohere the intruders cah the defenses and even launched attacks on theht”
Christie puckered her brows, pondered in silence, and responded On the other side, Lilian heaved a sigh of relief and nodded
“Yes, I’h…!”
Before Lilian finished her sentence, she suddenly revealed an uncomfortable expression At the nexta word and collapsed to the ground