Yarra’s Adventure Notes
Chapter 1167 - 279: Get Out of Here

Chapter 1167: Chapter 279: Get Out of Here

"This question is really too profound," Catherine didn’t know what expression to make and instinctively scratched her head, reaching a conclusion with a standard Pannis-style approach, "Such a deep question, even if you ask me, I can’t give you an answer."

"Uh, okay, you indeed might not know," Dillie seemed to have figured out the problem, his smile a bit bitter as he muttered to himself in another language, "It seems, even if I fled at the first opportunity, I still succumbed to temptation, subconsciously pulling them all into this. Is this the decision my heart makes for me?"

"I don’t really understand the language of Mr. Dillie’s world," Catherine regained her composure, saying with a faint smile, "However, judging from your expression, it looks like you’re recalling those two moribund’s proposal."

"You dare to mention it so directly? Logically speaking, shouldn’t you be desperately changing the subject at this time, trying to avoid mentioning these things?" Dillie said in surprise, "Aren’t you the least bit worried that I might truly be tempted by them?"

"Of course I’m not worried, because at the first instance of temptation, you chose the only and best response by pulling all the magical beasts into your domain. Besides, facing the moribund’s malicious and provocative temptation, there probably is no better strategy," Catherine stood guardlessly beside Dillie, overlooking the battlefield, then suddenly looked up and said, "Eh, what’s that?"

In the distant sky, several black dots faintly appeared, approaching at incredible speed with thunderous roars, soon their shapes became clear. They were also a dozen metallic puppets, with flat streamlined bodies, metal wings stretching out from both sides, and tails ejecting blazing fire, leaving behind white trails of smoke as they whizzed across the sky. The flying metal puppets swiftly arrived above the battlefield, then like out of control, they dove towards the ground, pulling up just hundreds of meters off the surface and in the process, dropping several bizarrely shaped Crystal Energy bombs. The bombs screamed as they plunged into the horde of beasts, unleashing far greater power than regular Crystal Energy bombs, the burning flames engulfed the herd, and when the flames dispersed, many of the magical beasts bore traces of severe burns.

"That’s one of the follow-up reinforcements, but it’s a pity the payload is limited and the cooldown time is too long," Dillie sighed regrettably, taking his gaze off the battlefield and looking back to the unguarded knight girl, "Just with this, you dare to stand beside me without any guard up, and you also want to join this battle? Don’t forget what the moribund said, I don’t need to personally do anything, just by not doing something at the right time can be enough. If you join the battle, my troops only need to make a small change in coordination, and that could potentially surround and lead to your death. Have you not thought about these possibilities?"

"Of course I have, any person with a normal mind wouldn’t fail to think of these," Catherine said with a smile, "But what does thinking about these issues have to do with me standing by your side? A knight’s sword, a knight’s shield, they are only pointed at the enemy, never at one’s own teammates. To stand in front of one’s teammates is not to worry about attacks from behind, because we firmly believe in our teammates, just as I now firmly believe that even if you inadvertently pulled us into your domain, you would never act against us."

"You firmly believe? Heh, even I don’t believe that," Dillie revealed his stark white teeth, chuckling coldly as he said, "You should see the surroundings and understand, this is my world, I am one of the humans in this world, you can’t imagine the pain of an ordinary human suddenly turning into a magical beast in a completely different world, nor can you imagine how desperately I searched for a way to become human again, only to be met with disappointment every time. I’ve already vowed that if there’s a chance to take human form, I would pay any price."

"And yet, you chose to enter the domain with all the enemies, the magical beasts," Catherine’s calm smile made Dillie feel a nagging frustration as if his thoughts were seen through, while her unreserved trust also brought a faint warmth to the scorpion-tailed lion’s irritable heart. It was always a joyous feeling when a friend could still trust you unreservedly in the most suspicious of times, and the expression of the scorpion-tailed lion gradually softened as he listened to Catherine continue beside him, "Actually, your reaction took us by surprise. It wasn’t until I entered your domain that I understood your intentions for entering along with all the magical beast enemies, perhaps not even Pannis considered that you would choose an option that would avoid awkwardness for everyone right from the start."

"Humph, although I’m a hermit, I’m at least a hermit who’s lived for over a hundred years," Dillie snorted coldly, saying with a hint of pride, "If I couldn’t see through such a simple scheme, all those years of novel reading would’ve been in vain."

"That’s why, if you could resist temptation and make such a choice, it’s even less likely you would change your mind once you’re calm," Catherine said softly, "And although we’re not familiar with you, we’ve heard tales about you countless times. Although you and Pannis are always attacking each other, the friendship between you is clear for everyone to see. Over a hundred years ago, you rushed into the world of the Undead driven by his summons, and now you’ve entered here at his request. With such a strong bond, I will never believe that you would abandon this friendship under temptation."

"Boom," another violent roar echoed, and the dozen or so tracked metal puppets in the military camp finally formed a wedge formation and charged into the battlefield, which was rapidly approaching the camp. Before the close encounter between the two sides, several chilling cannon barrels fired continuously, launching Crystal Energy bombs one after another, bombarding the approaching herd of beasts with dense artillery fire. Following the airborne strike from the flying metal puppets, another round of bombing barrage inflicted significant damage on the herd; several of the severely wounded Undead magical beasts stumbled and fell, unable to rise again for a long time due to their damaged limbs.

After the bombardment came the head-on collision; metal clashed with flesh at high speed. The lighter magical beasts were knocked back repeatedly, while even the larger ones had to halt their advance under the impact, effectively curtailing the herd’s charge for a moment. Even during the collision, the metal puppets continued firing, inflicting casualties among the beast horde. Once a magical beast fell, several metal puppets each weighing tens of thousands of kilograms ruthlessly rolled over their bodies, using their immense weight to crush and explode their heads completely.

However, the metal puppets themselves were also having a rough time. The magical beasts were immensely powerful and numerous. Their sharp claws and the magic they spat could not penetrate the puppets’ Armor directly, but they left deep marks on their armor. After the collision, two metal puppets were subjected to concentrated attacks and finally breached; the resulting violent explosions caused further damage to the nearby magical beasts, but also weakened the combat strength of the puppet battalion as a whole.

"You guys are really a headache," Dillie sighed deeply, as if oblivious to the losses on the battlefield, her gaze shifting and finally settling into resignation, "Why don’t you show any guardedness or alertness for combat against me? It’s one thing for that idiot Kyle, but you too? How great would it be if everyone had the same attitude as her?"

"Why should we be on guard?" Catherine glanced back at Freya, who had been named, and chuckled, "Trust cannot be tainted by doubt. Suspicions and wariness towards friends are the deepest wounds; we wouldn’t do that."

"That’s what makes it so annoying, not even giving me a reason to deceive myself," Dillie spoke, glancing at the fierce combat where another metal puppet was destroyed. The girls could see three buildings inside the camp that housed metal puppets had their doors silently closed, with faint sounds of metal clashing inside and the occasional piercing light leaking through the door cracks. Dillie pouted, "Seems like production can’t keep up with the rate of destruction; this could be troublesome."

"That’s why I said from the beginning, we want to join the battle, and try to buy as much time as possible for your troops to recover and perform maintenance," Catherine said earnestly, "After all, Pannis is out there alone against so many enemies; we need to end this battle quickly and help him against the foe."

"You? No, I don’t need you joining the battle," Dillie glanced disinterestedly at the girls and yelled irrationally, "My domain is my secret. All of you who pry into other’s privacy, get the hell out of here."

"But, we..." Catherine started to argue but was shoved back among the other girls by a flap of Dillie’s wings.

"Haven’t you understood yet? Idiots," Dillie barked furiously, "I’m just a recluse, not that resistant to temptation; you waltzing around in front of me is like holding up a sign that says ’come kill me, come kill me.’ You trust me, but the problem is I don’t trust myself, which is why I hide in here, avoiding to see you, yet you still have to follow me in, wanting to fight on my turf. Are you out of your minds? Get out now."

Ignoring the fact that it was his subconscious action that pulled the girls in, Dillie roared out his frustration, venting the anger of being unable to transform into a human form. In the next moment, everything blurred before the girls’ eyes, and they heard a familiar voice, "Of course I’m not worried, I trust Dillie, and I trust Catherine and the others. I’m sure they’ll be out shortly, oh look, they’re already out."