A gust of sea breeze blew by, bringing with it the unique fishy smell of the sea and some other smells. Ella, who was being escorted to the cave, suddenly woke up from her regret and fear. She smelled a familiar smell from the sea breeze - a smell that could only be smelled on the fleet of the Seven Hills Empire. This smell means fire and death.
"You know, there is a kind of fire that can burn on the sea." She deliberately said to herself, so that the islanders who escorted him could hear her. She was rewarded with a slap in the face from angry islanders who thought she was too noisy.
"Don't use wooden boats to get close to the fire-breathing sea monster. This is my advice."
Ella was given a harder slap in the face in return. So Ella stopped talking and allowed the islanders to take her into the cave.
There is only one road leading to the depths of the cave, and the abyss on both sides still retains water stains left when the sea rises. There is an open area in the middle of the road that is a perfect circle. There are four candlesticks standing around the circle, occupying four positions in the east, south, west and north. It looks like an altar.
The islanders tied Ella and Amy's feet, threw them on the altar, and then used the torches in their hands to light the four candlesticks. As the last candlestick was lit, the sound of the metal door descending was heard from the entrance of the cave, and the islanders ran out in a panic toward the exit. After a while, the dull sound of the metal door falling to the ground came from the entrance of the cave, and then the world became silent for a while.
"Your Majesty, didn't you want to kill Hestein? Why did you poison the lord of Antilia?"
"Who knew this would happen? Would normal people drink other people's medicine in one gulp? No - they are not normal to begin with. How could a normal person interpret that letter as a proposal!"
Ella complained and tried to struggle. Unfortunately, the rope was tied too tightly, and when I struggled, it sank deeper into my skin. Seeing this, Amy stuck out her tongue playfully, shook her hands, and the rope binding her hands slipped down.
"When they came to tie me, I used Aphrodite's protection a little bit. It's much more exciting to seduce a man than to seduce a sea snake." Amy explained with a smile while untying her feet. The rope, and then immediately ran to Ella to loosen it for her.
"Amy, if I can return to the Seven Hills Empire alive and sit in the position of Baselisa, I will definitely appoint you as..." Ella paused for a while, thinking for a while, "...appoint you as the Palace Manager. "
Amy replied casually: "Your Majesty, that is an honorary title that only the royal family can have. You probably want to make me a housekeeper..."
"I'm not wrong! If only the royal family can be the steward of the palace, then from today onwards your surname will be Scipio - Amy Cornelius Scipio!"
"Your Majesty, I cannot accept this gift because I just helped His Majesty untie the rope."
"I was serious……!"
"I'm serious too, Your Majesty needs to become more mature."
Amy put down what she was doing and stared into Ella's eyes seriously, "If His Majesty granted a royal status to an insignificant maid today for her little contribution, what will Your Majesty plan to use in the future to reward those who have regained the lost land for you? , a general who opened up new territories and expanded his territory?”
Realizing the problem, Ella swallowed hard and lowered her head in frustration.
The sound of sea water flowing sounded in the cave, and the clear sound of snakes spitting messages came from places where candlelight could not reach. Even Hestein would have to be carried out if he stayed here for one night, let alone Ella and Amy who were powerless. The terrifying sounds that kept getting closer made Ella truly realize the fact that they were now sacrifices, dinners waiting to be enjoyed by the Tepui priests at any time.
Fear made Ella choke up: "But I have nothing now. The only thing that can be used as a reward is this empty name..."
"Being able to escape from this situation alive is the best reward for your subordinates. And Your Majesty, this all depends on your decision." Amy untied the last rope that tied Ella, and then looked carefully Looking at Ella, he asked solemnly, "Your Majesty - what should we do now?"
The air became noticeably thinner. The candlelight swayed in the dark cave, providing protection and comfort for Ella and Amy, while also competing for the only air, accelerating death. The small flame traced Ella's shadow on the cave wall. The shadow was so huge that it didn't look like Ella herself, but more like a god of death waiting to harvest life.
Ella stood up and held up a candlestick.
"Go inside," she said resolutely.
"Your Majesty——?" Amy confirmed in a low voice. The further you go, the more dangers may lurk - this should be a common understanding of unknown caves.
"Hestein can't come here for no reason. There must be something in this - I should have thought of it earlier, Amy, thank you. Without you, I would probably cry where I am until I die."
Ella held the candlestick and turned around, preparing to pull Amy up. But she suddenly froze. In order to confirm clearly, she held the candlestick tremblingly and turned it back, letting the candlelight shine into the original dark area——
There is a snake there.
It has a rooster's comb on its head, which is a poisonous Baslik, but its body is as thick as the mouth of a bowl. If you lift half of its body, it is as high as the entire cave, and its eyes are as big as two copper bells. Its bloody mouth seemed to be able to swallow an entire elephant, and its two fangs were like sharp swords. Saliva dripped down the teeth and formed a small pool on the ground.
Ella screamed and threw the candlestick out of her hand. The candlestick hit the giant snake, which angered it even more. It shook its head wildly, making a "dong-dong" sound on the stone wall of the cave, and then rushed straight towards Ella!
The candlestick fell into the abyss and was quickly extinguished in the water pouring into the cave. Ella was suddenly placed in darkness, at a loss what to do, and could only hear the sound of messages coming towards her.
"Your Majesty!" Amy shouted, picked up another candlestick, rushed forward, and swung it horizontally on Ella's head! The flames made the giant snake that had opened its mouth above Ella flinch, but it was obviously not as afraid of the fire as other Basiliqs. With a flick of its head, it knocked away the candlestick in Amy's hand.
In desperation, Amy hurriedly pushed Ella back, and then fell into darkness.
Ella struggled to crawl to the third candlestick, lifted the candlestick and shivered towards the direction just now - the firelight first illuminated Amy's feet, then the snake's tail; then Amy's body, in a circle The circle was entangled with the body of the snake; the light finally shined on Amy's face - her face was completely wet, half of it was tears from her fright, and the other half was the snake's saliva dripping from the top of her head.
Seeing Ella, Amy struggled, as if she wanted to take her hands out and wipe her face dry. But the snake's body was too strong and she couldn't do it. So, she could only force out a smile on her wet face and said:
"Your Majesty...I am not entangled by a snake. By the way...I am using Aphrodite's protection to seduce this snake. This snake is really lustful and entangled me like this."
"...So I'm fine. Your Majesty, just run. I'll catch up in a moment."
