Ascension of the Sylvan Cosmos

Chapter 124. Losing Battle.

Flor's face was tight as she looked beyond the wall. Ignatia said, "Flor, you can do nothing about that. There are too many. If Liu Shu was awake, I would fight with you until the end. However, she is sleeping. We are defenseless!"

Flor's face became peaceful, and her eyes remained determined. "I promised I would be her protector until I was useless. After Liu Shu finally levels up, she will become incredibly strong."

Ignatia understood Flor's heart, but she was highly anxious. As an Ant Queen, a creature that was hunted down by almost every other being in the World, her danger senses were incredibly sharp. The feeling that was currently attacking her brain constantly was to "RUN!".

A loud exclamation from her most primal part to flee as far as she can. Abandoning her colony to rebuild it far away was also flashing in her mind; that's how much danger she could sense from that approaching group.

Ignatia, who loved her children dearly, was considering fleeing to rebuild a new colony.

When Flor flew upward, Ignatia felt restlessness and fear accumulating, making her lose her patience. She screamed a plea. "FLOR! PLEASE LISTEN TO ME THIS TIME! I DON'T WANT TO LOSE YOU!"

Flor paused her ascension and looked back. Even with emotionless compound eyes, Flor could clearly feel Ignatia's distress and fear. Looking further behind, she saw the large World Tree gathering energy.

'Liu Shu... My little Liu Shu... Will you wake up? Will you save us from this situation? Nobody came to report, which means that at least 30 Rose Fairies have been lost even before the fight started.'

Flor knew that the day she was too weak to protect would eventually arrive. But it was way too early.

'Everything is moving so fast.'

The Rose Fairy Queen looked at her titles and then at Amapola and Clavel. 'Is it the correct choice to flee? Perhaps, but... can I really abandon her?'

Flor remembered all the times the little World Tree would call her sweetly, mischievously send a barrage of messages, or the times she fought for the Rose Fairies. The more she thought of the young World Tree, the more her heart softened, and the more her determination grew.

'As a tree, the option to flee just doesn't exist for her. She is rooted here, helpless if a powerful enough enemy comes.'

Flor remembered the joy she felt when Liu Shu talked to her with actual words for the first time, as well as the laughter and peace her canopy's shadow gave her. Flor's lips arched, 'Can I really run and leave her? I can't.'

"FLOR!"

Flor looked at Ignatia again and smiled. "Ignatia, in truth, I understand what is going on between us a bit."

Ignatia looked at Flor with a surprised expression. Flor laughed. "I know that you have affection toward me. I don't really know what kind of why, but I know you don't treat me like others."

When those words reached her, Ignatia felt as if her heart was going to rip apart into pieces.

Flor continued softly. "But..."

Ignatia shook her head. "Please, Flor."

Flor looked at the beautiful and growing Willow Tree and smiled softly. "How can I face Liu Shu later if I don't fight?"

Ignatia, although incapable of shedding tears, felt as if her eyesight was blurring. Flor looked over and saw the trees on the walls starting to attack the approaching enemies to defend Liu Shu.

"They are here. Ignatia, take the low-level Rose Fairies and Clavel and guide them away." Flor looked at the Level 10 Rose Fairy and smiled. "You discovered Liu Shu and always got along with her. Be sure to continue doing so.