Book2:KigdomIteDreams (第212/246页)

nters,fishermenandfarmerswhohadbeenhastilyassembledandtraiosoldierstodefendtheirhomendandthereforewerenomatchforCyclopsfierce,barbariansoldiers.Thebarbariansoldierswereibals.Themomenttheysawpeoplefromaribe,theireyesturheirmouthsbegansalivatingandtheyrushedevenmoreviolentlyahead.Theyhadoneprimitivemotive:catchtheirprey,killthem,dismemberthemathemaliveaswastheir.Thebattlegroundwaslockedinatanglefightandbecameafree-for-all,makingitimpossibleforMedusatouseherlethaleyesasaonforfearofkillingherownpeoplebymistake.QueenAishastoodontheverandaatthetopofthepace,watgthebattlethroughherhigh-poweredtelescope.Shesawthathertroopshadsustainedhugelossesaobelosingground.Toavoideveerlosses,sheturoDeannaandsaid,

    “Soundthehornforretreat!Letthemeback.”MedusawaslockedinbatwithCyclopswhenshewasdistractedbythesignalforretreat.Hemadeuseofthisopportunitytomakehisattack,butthevigintMedusa’ssteelcwsgrippedhisironspear,brokeitintwoandtossedthepietheground.Cyclopswasjustpreparingtofightherempty-handedwheeppedawayandcoveredforhersoldiersastheymadetheirorderlyretreat.Shesawthemgetintothesmallboatsandrowtowardsthepace,leavingquiteafewemptyboatsbehind.KingDimitri’sKingdomsustainedhugelosses.Medusadidnetthedead.Notwillingtohavethebodiesofthesebravewarriorsfallintothehandsoftheenemyandbedismemberedaeurhemalltostone.Cyclopsscreatvictorythistime.

    Medusagatheredtogethertheremnantsofhertroopsandreahemintogroupstoprotectthepace.Sheherselftookoaskofflyingintotheskiesandiingthesurroundings.QueenAishadidnotwanttogettothebottomofthisdefeatandanalyzewhowastobme.Somanybrave,loyalwarriorshadgivenuptheirpreciouslivesandMedusahadedoneherbestindefeheirKingdom.ThecauseoftheirdefeatwasbecausethebarbariantroopshadlearnedhowtoescapeMedusa’slethaleyes.Fromtheskies,MedusawatchedtheenemymovementsatGiantMountain.UnderVio’sand,thebarbariantribeswerewveryeffitly.Theygatheredtogethertheemptyboatsleftatthebankofthekeforfutureusewheackedthepace.Theycarriedbackthehumanstoolegroundsandliheminfrontoftheiron-coatedgoldpaceasatallwalnddefeification.Barbarianworkmenwerebusyatwork,noisilydigging,chippingandknogasifattemptingtostripawaytherustyandmoss-coveredironcoating.WhenKingDimitriiron-coatedthepace,hisgoalhadbeentocoverthebrilliahegoldwithintheallottedtimesoZeuswouldbeappeased.Hedidnotworryabouttheslipshodworkmanshipofthenon-professionalgildingjob.Thereforeitwouldnotbeverydifficulttostriptheironaway.Infasomepcesglimpsesoftheglitterofsolidgoldwasalreadyvisible.TheoxhornsoundedinacodecallingMedusabacktothepace.Shemadeabeautifurtheskyandflewbacktothepace.

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    MedusawalkedintothepadsawQueenAishasittingonherseat,clutgKingDimitri’smagicswordtoherbreastwiththebeautiesseatedaroundher.Aftershedidhersalutations,QueenAishaaskedhertositdown.Medusareportedhertestobservations.

    “ThatwomanVioseemstobeveryambitious”saidthequeen.“Shenotonlywantstopossessthegoldpace,shewantstodestroyKingDimitri’sKingdomaswell...”Shethoughtforamomentandthenasked,

    “Iftheyusetheboatstheytookfromusandattackthepace,wha