Chapter 839
Chapter 839
Queen Eda immediately leaped down from the top of the pyramid, descending twenty to thirty meters in a single bound. The High Priestess pointed in the direction Princess Dora and Shen Lang had gone and shouted loudly.
“Kill the outsiders! Kill the one who cast the curse!”
Then, she led several hundred temple warriors in pursuit of Shen Lang. Queen Eda shouted from mid-air.
“Stop her!”
At her command, a thousand warriors quickly rushed out to block the High Priestess and the temple warriors. But just then.
*BOOM!*
A powerful shockwave tore through the pyramid's layered defenses, bringing with it a searing gust of wind. Despite being far from the epicenter, the shockwave, like a typhoon with wind force exceeding 10, sent stones and trees from the ground flying into the sky. The ten thousand warrior women gathered in the square were instantly swept up by the scorching wind.
“Hold your ground!”
The ten thousand warrior women bent low, linking arms and refusing to yield a single step, trying to withstand the terrifying shockwave. Anyone else would have been sent flying like a kite in the wind, who knows how far. Moreover, the hot gust of wind felt like it would burn one's lungs, making it impossible to even breathe.
Queen Eda, halfway down her leap from the pyramid, suddenly stopped. It was because she saw a strange, hair-raising sight on the sea. A small white boat was drifting from the north toward the Amazon Kingdom, and along its path, snow was falling from the sky. It reminded her of various legends.
A thousand years ago, this small boat appeared at the edge of the Daiya Empire, and not long after, the mighty empire fell. One hundred and fifty years ago, it appeared at the edge of the Midia Empire, and similarly, the Midia Empire was destroyed soon after. Decades ago, it drifted to the edge of the Asuka Empire, and the Asuka Empire fell as well. The small, snow-bringing boat of the White Whale was like a grim reaper. Whichever nation it drifted toward was doomed to perish. And now, had the Amazon Queendom's turn finally come?
But just then, another boat drifted in from the eastern waters. A single person stood upon it. But how could he have passed through the layered defenses surrounding these seas and the Amazon warriors' outposts?
“Protect Princess Dora and Shen Lang.”
Queen Eda gave the order, and thousands of Amazon warrior women rushed toward the bathhouse, forming a defensive line. The boat from the eastern sea was still far away, but it was moving incredibly fast, drawing ever closer to Amazon Isle. A slender, white-haired man stood on the boat. The white hair was his natural color. He was a Western man but wore the long robes of an Easterner. He was not young, but at a glance, with his jade-like face, he seemed to possess the air of an immortal sage and the frame of a Taoist master. What would a white Westerner with the air of an immortal sage and the frame of a Taoist master even look like?
*Swish, swish, swish, swish.*
Dozens of Amazon warrior women leaped into the sea, charging toward the white man with the air of a sage. But with a light wave of his sleeve, the man sent the dozens of warrior women flying in an instant. Such a powerful being...
“Queen Eda, have you been well?”
Queen Eda stood on the side of the pyramid, about one hundred and fifty meters up, and looked at the middle-aged man on the distant sea.
“Who are you?”
“My name is Adolf!”
the white man with the aura of an immortal replied to Queen Eda's question.
“What have you come for?”
“I have come to save the Amazon Queendom.”
The two were conversing from thousands of meters apart. From this alone, it was clear the man's martial prowess was truly profound, reaching the pinnacle. Queen Eda watched him and thought.
*Another person who claims he will save the Amazon tribe... Who is he? And what is the meaning of his appearance alongside the snow-bringing boat of the White Whale?*
*BOOM!*
Another earth-shattering explosion roared from the north as one of the pyramid fortresses detonated. The setting sun had completely sunk below the sea, and for a moment, it unleashed an explosive light, as if a second sun was illuminating the entire sky.
“Queen Eda, your nation is about to be annihilated. Kneel and pledge your loyalty to me, and I will save your clan.”
Adolf spoke slowly, and Queen Eda, her expression now cold, replied.
“My Amazon clan would rather die than submit.”
Then, she drew her greatsword, leaped from the pyramid, and charged with all her might toward the eastern sea. A truly bellicose queen. Any other queen would not have thought of battle first, but would have focused on how to save the Amazon nation at a time like this. Queen Eda threw herself toward the eastern sea. At the same time, the Amazon warrior women also leaped like birds, following their queen and charging toward the man. Thousands plunged into the sea to kill Adolf.
Adolf, still exuding the air of an immortal, laughed aloud and said.
“Hahahaha! Your Majesty, when you and your people are cornered, come find me on Bitter Cold Island. In this world, only I can save your Amazon clan. Amazon Isle will soon be completely destroyed, so you do not have much time. Leave by boat quickly. The farther you go, the better.”
“However, not every island in this world is suitable for your survival. If you leave Amazon Isle and distance yourselves from this great pyramid, your bloodline will continuously weaken until you eventually become feeble mortals. But I can give you a new land with an environment like Amazon Isle. It has a pyramid as well, so you can continue to pass down your strength to your descendants. If you do not wish for the Amazon clan to be annihilated, come find me on Bitter Cold Island, kneel before me, and pledge your loyalty. My name is Adolf!”
His voice was not loud, but it echoed across the entire surface of the sea. Queen Eda's body shot forward like an arrow from a bowstring, covering fifty meters in an instant as she charged at Adolf. The thousand warriors following her also rushed madly after their queen like seabirds. They were truly running on water, their speed faster than a sailfish.
In an instant, Queen Eda reached the boat and swung down her greatsword with all her might.
*CRACK!*
The boat was instantly split in two. Then, Queen Eda lifted the small boat and completely shattered it into pieces. Such a level of martial prowess. It was enough to defy the heavens, a true aesthetic of force. But unfortunately, Adolf, who had been on the boat, had already vanished without a trace, as if by magic.
Hundreds of Amazon warrior women dove into the sea and searched everywhere, but they could not find even a trace of him. The man named Adolf was a mystery beyond anyone's guess. When he was several hundred meters away, he had clearly been standing at the bow, yet he had suddenly disappeared. Perhaps he was never there to begin with?
Queen Eda looked toward the northern waters. The white boat was still drifting south. Wherever it passed, snowflakes scattered, creating a scene both mystical and bizarre.
*Thump.*
But in that moment, the boat suddenly turned to dust, transforming into a white mist and vanishing. The sight of the sky filled with falling snowflakes was indescribably beautiful.
*BOOM!*
Another earth-shattering explosion occurred, and a mushroom cloud of flame once again soared to the edge of the sky. The fourth pyramid had exploded, and everything within a radius of several dozen li vanished like smoke, leaving nothing behind. A powerful shockwave swept through the area like a mad typhoon, replaying a scene from the end of the world.
Queen Eda was seized by a dark premonition. This time, the great Amazon nation might not survive. Her tears turned to dust at the corners of her eyes before they could fall, becoming mist, and her body once again shot out of the sea like a cannonball, racing madly back toward the great pyramid.
*The Queen of the Amazons never cries. Amazons never cry.*
* * *
“You're not dead? And not a single hair is burned? How did you do it? I definitely saw you engulfed in flames.”
Inside the bathhouse, Princess Dora stared at the unharmed Shen Lang with bewildered eyes. A moment ago, he had clearly been on fire, burning fiercely, yet how had he not lost a single hair? On the contrary, Princess Dora, from carrying the flaming Shen Lang, had half of her long silver hair singed, her leather armor was completely burned away, and she had suffered burns through her thin clothes, with several large blisters forming on her body.
*Are there people in this world who cannot be burned?*
Shen Lang pointed to his face and arms and said.
“Do I look unharmed? Look at this, look. It's all burned. That High Priestess is the problem. She's a spy. There's definitely something wrong with her.”
This time, Shen Lang had indeed not suffered severe burns. That was because Princess Dora had rushed to him as soon as he was engulfed in the great fire.
*Whoosh.*
A shadow flashed before their eyes, and Queen Eda appeared inside the bathhouse. Her speed was truly astonishing, several times faster than the swiftest cheetah.
“You said you could save the Amazon nation?”
“I will do my best, but I am only eighty percent certain. And I can only save this great pyramid.”
“What are your conditions?”
If Shen Lang were to say something like "kneel and pledge your loyalty," it was guaranteed the queen would cut him down with a single stroke. The Amazon tribe would rather die than submit. Even if it meant watching this great pyramid explode, she would never kneel and pledge loyalty to another. Four of the small pyramids had already exploded. Without a doubt, after the last, fifth small pyramid exploded, it would be the great pyramid's turn. The volume and energy of this great pyramid far surpassed the sum of the five smaller ones. So if it exploded, just as Shen Lang had said, all the Amazon warrior women would be shattered to pieces and vanish like smoke, and the entire queendom would melt completely and sink into the sea, leaving no survivors.
“Four small pyramids have already exploded. Were there any casualties?”
“There were. But not many! Many warrior women from those fortresses had come to bid you farewell.”
*Thank goodness, thank goodness! Heaven has the virtue of cherishing life. It would have been such a waste if these powerful Amazon warrior women had died.*
“You said you would save the Amazon nation. What are your conditions?”
“You will absolutely not leave this place?”
“That is right. Even if we must truly vanish like smoke, we can never abandon this pyramid. We can never abandon our faith.”
Shen Lang had already sensed their stubbornness. He closed his eyes and fell into thought for a brief moment.
“I originally had a condition to propose, but now... I have no conditions!”
Shen Lang quickly ran out of the bathhouse and continued.
“Let's go. We must get to the very bottom of the great pyramid quickly. If we don't hurry, it will be too late for everything.”
Shen Lang desperately ran toward the top of the great pyramid.
“Please bring me my bag.”
Upon hearing this, Her Majesty the Queen vanished from the spot in an instant. A moment later, she returned with Shen Lang's large backpack. Queen Eda, having disappeared and reappeared like the wind, tucked Shen Lang under her arm and began to run.
*Swoosh.*
She bent her body and leaped powerfully, covering nearly twenty meters in a single bound. Leaping continuously like this, she soon reached the top of the great pyramid. It was an indescribably incredible display of martial skill.
“Dora, arrest the High Priestess.”
Queen Eda commanded.
“Yes!”
*BANG!*
Princess Dora also shot forward like a cannonball. She rushed outside to lead her troops and arrest the High Priestess and her followers.