I'm on the Ark, and I start out as Gretchen.

Clearly, the little girl was unaware of what had happened; she was still in a daze after being suddenly woken up.

Alyona was in a similar state, still dazed and confused, completely unaware of what had happened.

"What's wrong, Sister Alina..."

Gretchen sat up, rubbing her big eyes, and looked at Alina with a puzzled expression.

"..."

Upon hearing this, Alyona turned her head and looked at Alina, waiting for her answer.

"You two get up quickly! The camp has been attacked, and there are quite a few of them! And they're some formidable enemies!"

Looking at the two still drowsy little ones, Alina frowned slightly and walked to the bedside to explain in a somewhat anxious tone.

“???)!”

Alina's words instantly and completely woke Gretchen and Alyona up, banishing all sleepiness. Even the discomfort of being suddenly woken up subsided considerably.

However, compared to Alyona, Gretchen's reaction was much stronger. She quickly crawled out of bed and stood on the bed.

Without the little girl even needing to call out, a huge azure knight and azure attendant appeared simultaneously by the bedside, awaiting her commands.

"Sir, please stay here to protect Sister Alina and the others. Then... Sir Knight, please take me to find Tarua."

After she finished speaking, Gretchen took a few steps forward and stood by the bed.

"..."

The knight expertly scooped up his little princess and quickly moved outside, leaving the two inside the tent staring at each other in bewilderment.

……

Once outside the tent, Gretchen knew almost immediately which direction the main battlefield was, as it was too obvious to be identified.

However, the little girl also noticed that enemies were coming from behind, so before rushing over, she released her tyrannical uncle to deal with the enemies behind.

"..."

Gretchen, sitting quietly on the knight's arm, finally couldn't help but rub her sore eyes once again.

Honestly, the little girl never imagined that such a big thing would happen at the campsite while she was taking a nap...

If Gretchen had known earlier, she wouldn't have bothered with her midday nap! She could have just sneakily wiped out the enemy outside beforehand... Why go through all this trouble?

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With her escape route completely blocked, Yelena had no choice but to temporarily abandon her evacuation plan.

He prepared to step away from the battle and help Talulah, who was fighting two opponents at once.

However, it was clear that Yelena alone could not match the fighting strength of the two inner guards, so even with her help, the two were still suppressed by the inner guards and even suffered some minor injuries.

However, neither Talulah nor Yelena showed any intention of backing down and continued to withstand the attacks from the two inner-ranked attackers.

Although the situation may seem to be at a stalemate on the surface, in reality, the Reunion Movement is at a significant disadvantage in both the battles fought by Talulah's leaders and the battles fought by ordinary infected individuals.

Coupled with the fact that one of the guards had previously claimed to be Talulah's true identity, many infected people were seriously shaken, or even despairing.

……

So when Gretchen arrived, she saw a chaotic battle with the injured Talulah and Yelena.

"!"

;

Just as the little girl was surprised, a scimitar gleaming with a cold light appeared behind Talulah and swiftly slashed towards her.

"Sir Knight!"

With a slightly angry shout from Gretchen, the azure knight carrying his princess appeared behind Talulah almost in the blink of an eye, grabbing the dragon girl's shoulder and shielding her from the attack.

"Ding--"

The guard's attack was blocked in this way, and the sharp curved blade quickly slashed across the knight's back, sending sparks flying...

However, upon closer inspection, the knight was not seriously injured; he only had a small white mark on his body.

"What... what is this thing?"

Upon seeing the suddenly appearing knight and little girl, the two guards slowed their movements slightly and silently sized up the half-knight.

Not only the two guards, but also the others who had never seen the knight before were secretly observing him and making a mental note of the adorable little Gretsch.

P.S.: To be honest, I was really writing this while avoiding the battle... I just don't have the writing skills, so it's not only bad, but also just plain rubbish... So let's leave it at that.

Actually, I asked about this before. I've wanted to write about snakes for a long time, specifically a different storyline. But I noticed your support isn't very high. I'm afraid of losing subscribers, so I haven't written it yet.

Chapter 69 Wrath and the Seal

While the guards and others were sizing up Gretchen, she was also sizing up the guards and the approaching enemies...

To be honest, the little girl never expected that the camp would be attacked so suddenly, and that the leaders were actually two guards.

Now, Gretchen sensed a bit of trouble... but it was just trouble.

At this moment, the little girl's gaze swept over Talulah and Yelena. After seeing the glaring bright red, she slowly lowered her eyes, concealing the boundless anger and coldness that surfaced in them.

"Let's end this not-so-funny charade... Mr. Knight."

As Gretchen's indifferent murmur faded, a burst of azure light erupted. The already massive knight, amplified by the color, became even larger and more imposing, and the blade of his greatsword grew even sharper.

The Azure Knight's sudden change drew everyone's attention to him. The two guards, in particular, seemed to sense danger and tensed up, becoming alert and on high alert.

;

However, the azure knight didn't immediately attack as they expected. Instead, he gracefully placed the barefoot little girl in his arms on the ground, and then...

A surge of air erupted, and the enormous knight vanished from his spot, reappearing in front of one of the guards. His massive hand clenched, he unleashed a powerful punch.

The guard couldn't dodge in time and took a direct punch, sending him flying backward.

As for why the Azure Knight didn't use a greatsword but instead used his fists, and even controlled his strength... that was, of course, because Gretsch had given the order in secret.

The reason is simple: due to the nature of the human bombs within the inner guards, Gretchen cannot directly kill the two guys who harmed her companions.

The lives of two enemies are not worth sacrificing with the lives of many comrades and the Reunion Movement.

After sending one of the guards flying with his punch, Mr. Knight quickly turned his attention to the remaining one and rushed over to him.

From then on, the azure-blue knight single-handedly held off the two inner guards, leaving them no energy to attend to anything else.

Then, to everyone's astonishment, including Talulah and the others, Gretchen quickly set up her easel, took out her paintbrushes and other painting tools, and even brought out her enormous cross-shaped weapon, "Starry Sky of the Past."

Then, the little girl mixed the colors on the palette and immediately began painting in the chaotic scene. This time, the models were the two guards who were fighting with their knight.

"Quickly...kill that girl!"

One of the guards, who was being overwhelmed by the Azure Knight, managed to shout at the soldiers who were engaged in the melee.

The power of the knight monster in front of them made both guards feel threatened, but they also saw that this monster was closely related to Gretsch.

Since they couldn't directly kill the knight in front of them, they decided to capture the leader first and take down the seemingly weak little girl.

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After receiving the orders from the Imperial Guard, many soldiers turned their attention to the blue-haired little girl who was currently immersed in her painting world in the middle of the battlefield.

Numerous Originium Arts attacks, shimmering with light, hurtled towards Gretsch.

Upon seeing this, Talulah, Gretchen, and the Yetis instinctively broke away from their current battle to block the barrage of attacks.

However, there were too many of them, and they were moving too fast. No matter how much they tried to stop them, quite a few still managed to slip through the net and hurtle towards the little girl...

Gretchen seemed completely unaware of the impending attack, the actions of her comrades, and the complex gazes of the other Reunion members, making no attempt to dodge or defend herself.

However, just when many people thought that Gretchen would be injured or even killed... a crimson figure, filled with silent rage and accompanied by annihilating black flames, stood in front of the princess.

In the next instant, scorching black flames erupted, rising out of thin air and annihilating all the attacks in the sky.

Then, the tyrannical monarch summoned his greatsword and began the trial, personally executing the many criminals who dared to harm the princess.

At this moment, Talulah and Yelena also realized what was happening and took this opportunity to organize the infected who were fighting in the melee and begin their counterattack.

Because of the tyrant, the Reunion Movement's original disadvantages were completely wiped out, and the infected's emotions were stirred up, leading to a frenzied counterattack.

……

Noticing that their numbers were dwindling and that another crimson monster was wreaking havoc in the arena, the two guards exchanged a glance.

Then, seizing the opportunity, one of them quickly drew his sword to attract the Azure Knight, while the other injured several people blocking his way and charged towards Gretchen, who was still painting.

"Gresh, watch out!"

After catching a glimpse of this scene out of the corner of her eye, Talulah instinctively wanted to retreat and defend.

However, because the distance had already increased and the inner guard was unusually fast, even using Originium Arts, they were unable to stop him for a while.

"careful!"

Meanwhile, Yelena was in a similar situation. Her Originium Arts erupted, and black ice surged towards the sneaky guard...

However, all of his attacks were blocked by the Inner Guard's Originium Arts, which only managed to slow him down for a moment.

Soon, the gleaming, sharp scimitar gripped tightly in the guard's hand drew ever closer to Gretsch...

However, some people noticed something amiss. Neither the Azure Knight, who was fighting another guard, nor the Crimson Tyrant, who was slaughtering the army, showed any intention of returning to protect their little princess.

It was as if she hadn't seen Gretsch being threatened at all... In fact, even the blue-haired little girl herself didn't show any change in expression or eyes, calmly putting down her paintbrush.

Just as Gretchen brought down the last stroke, vibrant colors burst forth from the painting, floating beside the little girl and shielding her from the imminent attack.

While blocking the inner guard's attack, these colors seemed to come alive, quickly attaching to and enveloping the attacking inner guard in full view of everyone, pulling him into the painting.

On the other side, the inner guard, who was still enduring the knight's attack, paused when he saw this scene. His whole body seemed to be screaming for him to run away, and he did just that.

However, it had no effect. The vibrant colors quickly caught up with him and slowly dragged him back into the painting that belonged to the "Inner Guard".

"..."

Everyone present who witnessed this horrifying scene was stunned and fell silent, a chill slowly creeping up their spines as they shivered.

P.S.: It's a bit early today, but I really need to adjust my schedule. I plan to study at the library tomorrow, so I'll try to stay up past midnight tonight.

Since you all have no questions, I'll start writing about Snake after I finish writing about the events here. Don't worry, I'll lay the groundwork. I hope you guys will keep up the good work and not let my subscriptions plummet the moment I change my perspective.

Give it a push.