After being reborn, I was turned into a slave girl by a princess.

A series of heavy footsteps came from afar.

Clack, clack.

The crisp sound didn't sound like that of any living being, but rather like that of some kind of metal.

(We're doomed!)

Lonnie huddled like a little rabbit in a corner under the bookshelf... Now that things had come to this, there was no time to escape. Lonnie could only hope that the monster wouldn't find her.

However, it is counterproductive.

The footsteps didn't go away; instead, they got closer and closer.

As if they had locked onto Lonnie's location, the footsteps clattered closer and closer, and Lonnie felt her anxiety growing.

What should I do?

Should we fight this monster to the death?

But Elusia wasn't by his side. Let alone a monster, any man could easily defeat him.

So……

(By the way, Rainbow Abyss weapons!)

Lonnie could no longer care about anything else; she immediately summoned the Crimson Hammer, the Clear Staff, the Emerald Whip, and the Ember Shield.

Although Lonnie didn't know what the use of summoning these weapons at the same time was, she instinctively felt a sense of security while hiding behind the Rainbow Abyss weapons.

(Monster, I'm not afraid of you!)

Lorne gripped her shield, trembling.

And the monster finally stopped in front of Lonnie... Lonnie didn't even dare to stick her head out to observe the monster's appearance, because she was afraid that if she opened her eyes, she would see an enormous giant rod.

however……

"Lonnies?"

"what?!"

The familiar call made Lonnies open her big eyes.

But what appeared before Lonnies was the rightful princess, Cecilu, with silver hair.

Chapter 10 Exploring Underground Ruins

"Whoa! Cecilia fell too, is she alright?"

Seeing that Cecilia's figure had also disappeared, Su Ling asked in a panic.

However, Elusia shook her head and said, "It should be fine. This seems to be an entrance to an ancient ruin... and there should be a teleportation device below."

"Should we jump too?"

"No, that's too dangerous. There should be other entrances to this site. Let's search for them."

Elusia's expression was very calm and rational, as if she wasn't worried about anything at all.

However, as if guessing what she was thinking, Zhou Mixue asked:

"Elusia, are you alright?"

"What do you mean it's alright?"

"Lonnies, let's put Princess Cecilu aside for now, she's very strong, but that little fox... she's quite fragile to begin with."

"Hmph, of course it doesn't matter. It's just a little fox. If it gets broken, we can just buy a new one."

……

Although Elusia spoke frankly, only she knew the truth...

Her feelings were now completely off. The activation of the ruins was something she hadn't anticipated at all.

However, don't panic.

We can't lose our minds just because we're worried that the silly maid might get caught by the tentacle monster, get hurt by a trap, or cry out in fear.

The condition of this underground ruin is unknown; it may be full of dangers, or it may contain some unknown stories.

My task is to protect everyone's safety while successfully rescuing Lorne.

"White Coconut, have you found the entrance?"

“Found it. According to the roots, there is a tunnel leading down to the entrance 60 meters ahead of us.”

"Okay, everyone be careful, let's follow me."

Led by Elusia, the group headed towards the entrance of the ruins.

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……

“Cercilu?!”

Upon seeing the beautiful silver-haired girl, Lonnie was instinctively startled and wanted to cry out.

But her mouth... was directly covered by the princess!

"Shh, Your Highness the Hero. Keep your voice down..."

"Huh?"

"On my way here, I found a lot of monsters that are sensitive to noise. If you scream loudly, it will attract their attention."

Cecilia pointed into the distance, indicating that it was not safe there.

Then she released her hand from Lonnie's mouth and tried to take her to a safe place... but such an intimate gesture made Lonnie blush.

Because apart from Elusia and her classmates, she had never had such close contact with any other girls.

"Princess Cecilu, where is this place...?"

"Hmm, Your Highness probably doesn't know yet, right? This seems to be the ruins of a post-apocalyptic independent kingdom, and we seem to have accidentally triggered some kind of mechanism while camping..."

……

According to Cecilia's explanation, Lonnies learned what happened while she was asleep.

While everyone else in Xingqing was alright, Lonnies felt a pang of shame for her behavior... Why was she so oblivious!

Not only did she fall asleep on Elusia's back, but she also rolled off and only vaguely woke up after falling to the ground.

That's really...so embarrassing!

Fortunately, Elusia wasn't there, so Lonnies was able to muster the courage to ask Cecilu:

"Princess Cecilu, where are we going next?"

"Yes, on my way here, I saw a place that looked like a command center, and there seemed to be some kind of message there."

"what?"

"Your Highness, please follow me... However, these weapons..."

"Oh, I'll just put it away."

……

……

As Lonnies followed Cecilu, she also saw some monsters hidden in the ruins.

They were holding weapons and looked very much like humans.

However, unlike the demons in Lonnie's memory, they are monsters made of a mixture of flesh and machinery... Muscles form the joints, while metal forms the skin and weapons.

This allows these monsters to retain the dexterity of ordinary creatures while being incredibly sturdy and difficult to damage.

"Your Highness, you just said that the post-apocalyptic independent kingdom has been destroyed for nearly a thousand years. Does that mean these monsters have also lived for nearly a thousand years?"

"Hmm, but... it seems they only started up suddenly because of our arrival."

"what?"

"Because if they were brand new, they would have already attacked us, right? Now their structure is somewhat outdated, and their range of defense is not as good as before."

"That's true..."

Lonnie remembered that she had talked to herself in the library, but in the end, it didn't attract any terrifying monsters.

"However, we still need to be careful, because there might be other monsters in this underground ruin."

"Uh-huh!"

……

……

Partnering with Cecilia is a completely different experience from working with Elusia.

When Lonnies was with Elcia, she was always ridiculed. Even if she had some questions she didn't understand, Elcia would mock her as an idiot.

However, Cecily told Lonnies everything she knew without reservation, and with great gentleness and patience.

"Lonnies, be careful at that fork in the road ahead, take the right."

"Oh... then what's on the left?"

Seeing Cecilu's serious expression, Lonnies became curious.

"Hmm... that's an entire warehouse over there, with tens of thousands of corpses."

"what?!"

"When I came over just now, I went down to investigate. I found that those corpses had been dead for nearly a thousand years."

"Ugh...that...that's really scary?!"

"Hehe~ They're all skeletons now, so it doesn't matter. But I found some very important clues on these corpses."