Torches flickered to life in the darkness, and from the direction of the commotion...
"Is it the Saint's Carriage!?"
Dominica suddenly realized that the source of the frantic noise was exactly where the Saint's Carriage was stationed!
"Has something happened!?"
Kiran's brow furrowed. Although the Saintess of the Moon was not the Saintess of Flame of the Kingdom of Flame, she was still the commander-in-chief of this war.
If something happened to the commander, the impact on the army would be catastrophic!
Dominica did not hesitate. She turned and leaped onto her horse, leaving behind only one sentence.
"The Eldest Princess of the Kingdom of Flame is dead. The Dominica of today is merely a knight. Knight Kiran... do not come looking for me again!"
With that, she kicked her horse's flanks and galloped straight toward the military camp.
The camp was already in a state of chaos.
Knights were pouring out of their tents, rapidly donning their armor.
The drums for emergency assembly had not stopped beating for a single moment.
Dominica galloped all the way. When she reached the Saint's Carriage, her eyes were filled with confusion.
Several people were already standing before the Saint's Carriage.
The two Guardian Knights of the Kingdom of the Moon, Robert and Kariel.
There were also the Commander of the Dragon Knight Corps, Lancelot, and Ligeia.
All the heavyweights sent by the Kingdom of the Moon this time had arrived.
The surrounding camp was also on full alert.
"What happened? Where is Her Highness?"
These people were here, but Her Highness was nowhere to be seen. Based on Dominica's understanding of her mistress, this made no sense!
Given her mistress's personality, she would never stay inside the carriage sleeping soundly while so many important figures were gathered outside.
Ligeia's brow was tightly knit.
The gazes of Robert and Kariel were filled with even more fury.
"As a Praetorian Knight, what were you doing!?"
Dominica looked at the two knights in a daze, seeing the overwhelming rage in their eyes.
A faint suspicion had already begun to form in her heart.
"Your Highness! Your Highness!!!"
Dominica took several quick steps to the Saint's Carriage and called out to her mistress.
However, there was no response from inside the carriage.
She reached out and shoved the door open.
The Saint's Carriage was... empty.
"Your Highness? Your Highness??"
Dominica stared blankly at the empty Saint's Carriage, her voice calling out for her mistress subconsciously.
It was as if she hoped Luo Li was just playing a prank on her, hiding away to give her a fright.
However, no matter how much she called, the only response was the silence of the empty carriage.
"Stop shouting... Her Highness has been kidnapped."
Lancelot spoke with a grim expression.
"I will go West. Robert and Kariel, you two go East. Ligeia, I leave the South to you."
At this point, he turned to look at the dazed Dominica.
"Knight Dominica!!! If you still have Her Highness in your heart, then take your knights and search the North immediately!!"
Dominica snapped back to reality and looked at Lancelot.
"I..."
"What are you standing there for!? Go, now! Her Highness has holy energy protecting her body, so even if she falls into the hands of the demon army, she won't be in danger in the short term. But if we delay any longer..."
Dominica took a deep breath, forcing herself to pull her spirits together.
She never imagined that in the short time she was away, something like this would happen!
She would rather have died in battle protecting her mistress than see her fall into the hands of the demon army.
"Yes!!"
Robert and Kariel had already mounted their horses and were charging toward the East.
Ligeia flew directly into the air, using search magic as she headed South.
Lancelot mounted Mr. Momo and headed straight for the West.
Dominica immediately gathered her knights and set off toward the North.
At the same time, news reached the dragon and beastmen camps.
Upon hearing the news, the Dragon King and the Beast Sovereign exploded in rage almost simultaneously!
Thousands of beastmen instantly fanned out, searching the surroundings from the camp.
Dozens of dragons took to the sky.
However, while everyone was searching the surrounding areas...
Beneath the Saint's Carriage, within the shadow... a single eye slowly emerged.
The massive eyeball occupied nearly three-quarters of the head.
The body was pitch black, and aside from the eye, there were almost no other distinct features.
Sensing that there was no more danger nearby, the one-eyed creature slowly retreated back into the shadow.
Inside the shadow at this very moment...
Luo Li faced the pitch-black environment with a calm expression.
"Heh heh heh... Is the Saintess really not afraid at all?"
A sharp blade was pressed against Luo Li's neck. Although she had a chance to scream earlier, she hadn't.
Because if she had made a sound, the blade would have slit her throat in the next second.
From behind Luo Li, a neck extended over her shoulder!
At the end of that long neck hung that single, giant eye.
"What kind of thing are you?"
Looking at this slightly bizarre creature, Luo Li's brow furrowed slightly. It was impossible to say she wasn't afraid or nervous.
A knife was held to her throat.
But was she truly terrified?
Luo Li actually had some confidence.
At the very least, before she was out of danger, the monster before her... wouldn't dare do anything to her.
Even demons had survival instincts, let alone an intelligent demon like this.
It hadn't come here to die.
It had come to kidnap her.
"Heh heh heh... Let Her Highness know, I am Demon General Shadow. I have come on the orders of the Demon Emperor to invite you to the Demon King's Castle as a guest."
On this long neck, no head could be seen.
The top was a large eye, and below the eye was a gaping maw.
Luo Li was seeing such a strange-looking creature for the first time.
She asked subconsciously, "Where is your head?"
Shadow froze for a moment. The giant eye blinked and blinked, and for a time, it didn't know how to answer.
"Saintess, do you still have the heart to worry about my head?"
Feeling the sharp dagger press slightly closer to her neck, Luo Li took a deep breath and looked at the monster calmly.
"I am just curious. Where is your head?"
Now was not the time to panic. No matter what, she had to stay calm and look for an opportunity.
Luo Li hadn't expected that while she was sleeping soundly in the Saint's Carriage, this monster would suddenly appear.
Then it had grabbed her and jumped out of the carriage, easily merging into the shadows on the ground.
Since then, she hadn't felt any sensation of movement.
That meant they were likely still directly beneath the shadow of the Saint's Carriage.
She couldn't sense any demonic qi or biological presence from this monster at all.
If it weren't for the fact that this thing was talking to her...
Even face to face, Luo Li might have thought it was an inanimate object.
Perhaps annoyed by the questioning, the monster pointed to the end of its neck, where the single eye was located.
"This is the head... see? This is it!"
"That's not right!"
Luo Li's gaze was firm as she flatly rejected Shadow's words, leaving him completely bewildered.
"What... what's not right?"
Luo Li raised her hand, pointing to her own neck and then to her own head.
"See, my head and my neck are not the same width."
Shadow was stunned, not catching her meaning.
Luo Li raised her hand and pointed at Shadow again.
"Look at you. Other than a neck, where is your head?"
The large eye growing at the end of the neck stared straight at Luo Li.
After blinking a few times, the mouth below spoke.
"Oh, you're right. Now that you mention it, it does make sense... Where is my head?"
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