"All guerrilla knights! Follow me and jump down from the city wall!"
As Elashia's voice fell, Dorothy immediately issued commands to the guerrilla knights standing on the city wall!
The Great Wall used by the Elasian frontier to defend against magical beasts was only ten meters high, which was completely no problem for high-level knights who had reached warrior level fifteen and wouldn't be afraid even if thrown down from a height of over a hundred meters!
As a mage capable of flight, Elashia took the lead and flew toward the white-haired woman.
She knew—the magical beasts' ranged abilities were still very weak now, so as long as she flew in the air, no magical beast could threaten her!
Elashia shouted to that direction with her magically amplified voice:
"Hold on! Rescue is coming!"
...
Tina now felt she was truly unlucky to the extreme.
Because she clearly knew the city-state alliance absolutely couldn't withstand the next magical beast attack, time was life.
To speed up completing this journey of over three hundred kilometers, Tina frantically whipped her horse like a madwoman on the road, making it run quickly.
Thus, the best horse in Yage City, forced by her to gallop over two hundred kilometers, died of exhaustion on the road.
Most critically—when the horse died of exhaustion, she was still in the northern forest! Magical beasts could target her at any time!
She had no choice but to abandon the horse and charge toward Elasia's position like a madwoman...
Thus, a marathon of over a hundred kilometers began.
Relying on her physical fitness from her days as a city-state guard soldier, she finally rushed to Elasia's northern frontier.
However, at this time she was also targeted by magical beasts.
The frenzied magical beasts chased her for twenty kilometers, and some magical beasts even died of exhaustion from following her so far.
Her condition was naturally not good either.
"Hah... hah... how much... farther..."
The excessive consumption of stamina made her vision begin to blur, but she was still doing her utmost to run toward Elasia's direction.
She knew—she absolutely couldn't die here.
If she died here like this, all the city-states in the desert region would be destroyed in the next beast tide attack!
Firm belief supported her as she charged toward Elasia, even though she could already feel her internal organs had been seriously damaged by such frantic running.
She had no other choice but to continue charging toward Elasia with the last thread of hope...
Even if she vomited blood and died after making the rescue request, she had to do this!
Only this way would she not have failed this face that looked the same as Chris's!
Only this way would she not have failed the somewhat unrealistic expectations the city-state citizens had for her!
She wasn't Chris, didn't have her abilities and combat power, but her belief in dedicating everything to the city-state was the same as Chris's!
...
"Hold on! Rescue is coming!"
Elashia, capable of flight, was the first to reach the woman. After using several [Magic Arrows] to pierce through the magical beasts charging at the front, she directly embraced the white-haired woman who was still in charging state!
"Ah!"
Tina, whose mental state was extremely poor, was startled by Elashia and directly fainted.
Seeing the woman's charging motion, Elashia could immediately judge—this charging woman must have been exhausted!
The woman could collapse at any time, so compared to eliminating magical beasts, she should save her first.
After casting [Basic Group Healing] on the woman in the sky, Elashia flew into the air to begin assisting the ground battle.
Facing only [Crushing]-level magical beasts, Cecilia and Dorothy who had arrived with the guerrilla knights easily solved them all.
Looking at the white-haired woman in her arms who, although unconscious, finally had stable vital signs, Elashia decided to return to the city wall first.
...
"Weren't alerts and evacuation notices issued? Why are there still people running outside?"
Elashia asked Chris, who was standing beside her, somewhat puzzled.
Logically, the people in the northern frontier should clearly understand the danger of magical beasts...
Moreover, all roads that could reach the frontier were now blocked by guards. Why would someone be able to break through the guards and army's dual alert to run outside the city walls?
Chris shook her head.
She also didn't know why, despite deploying such massive security forces and completely sealing off all roads, someone could still run into the forest.
To break through two lines of defense by guards and army, was this person a monster?
Unable to figure it out, Chris began carefully observing the woman who was still unconscious.
"Logically it shouldn't be... eh?"
Isn't this Tina?
As a former consul, although she couldn't say she could recognize all Yage City people, she could still recognize all the soldiers of the city-state guard under her direct jurisdiction.
Especially this soldier who looked extremely similar to herself.
Chris said in surprise:
"Your Majesty... she... is my former subordinate."
"Huh?"
Elashia was confused.
"You mean she came from Yage City?"
What kind of superhuman could survive crossing the dangerous northern forest? And during such a time when magical beasts were rampaging?
This wasn't in the game storyline at all.
If she were a warrior or mage, Elashia could understand, but... wasn't this just an ordinary city-state citizen who couldn't be more ordinary?
An ordinary person crossing the northern jungle?
Elashia immediately felt deep respect!
That was the northern forest that even great empire armies dared not set foot in... and now was an extraordinary time...
What immense courage this required!
"Really? An ordinary person..."
"Eh... where is this?"
Before Elashia could finish speaking, the woman leisurely awakened.
Tina was surprised to discover—her internal injuries from excessive running had somehow suddenly disappeared.
Then, the pretty face that appeared before her immediately made her cry out!
"Lord Chris!"
She had just been chased by magical beasts... how did she suddenly appear before Lord Chris?
Seeing her former subordinate, Chris immediately understood what had happened.
"You... why did you come to Elasia?"
"I..."
Tina, who had just awakened, sat on the ground and looked around. Just as she was about to answer Chris's question, she saw the pink-haired girl who had previously taken Chris away!
She stood up with a start!
"You... are Her Majesty Elashia!"
She immediately understood—Elasia was definitely facing dangers no less than theirs.
Otherwise, the country's leader would absolutely not personally come to the front lines!
Then... could the Elasians still spare the strength to help them?
Tina's heart immediately turned half cold.
Seeing Elashia and Tina who wanted to speak in front of her, Chris suddenly spoke loudly to Tina first:
"It was Her Majesty Elashia who just saved you, and your injuries were also healed by Her Majesty Elashia!"
"Why don't you quickly thank Her Majesty Elashia?"
The timid Tina, startled by Chris's voice, immediately spoke to Elashia in the tone knights used toward monarchs in knight novels:
"Ah, this... this subject... thanks Her Majesty Elashia..."
The originally serious Elashia was immediately amused by Tina and Chris's double act.
This girl not only looked like Chris, but her first reaction upon meeting her was also the same as Chris's.
"Alright, Chris, you don't need to do this."
She understood all too well—why Chris had just met her former subordinate but instead commanded her to thank herself first.
Obviously Chris knew she wasn't someone who cared about these things.