Bridget felt her limbs being restrained and looked down.
But when she saw the four black ropes, she immediately showed a look of shock and anger.
"This is... the God-Binding Rope?!"
" Imogen! How dare you collude with the Outer Gods?!"
"Do the Lizardmen want to be wiped out?!"
The Lizardmen chieftain's face twisted instantly, his emotions turning extremely violent. "Outer Gods? My Lizardmen was originally a servant of the great Sunset God!"
"It was Hortis who deceived the Lizardmen with his hypocritical facade!"
"What a load of rubbish about the Radiant Beast God! He's a complete Deceit!"
"Everything we do is to regain the favor of the Sunset God!"
Natasha and Yelena, sitting behind Bridget, exchanged a silent glance.
Yelena replied silently via telepathy, "[Sister, I have a bad feeling...]"
Natasha remarked expressionlessly, "[Ugh... it sounds like a melodramatic soap opera from 8 PM...]"
So what do we do next? Help or retreat?
[Help! Help this giant lizard escape!]
OK!
Just as Bridget was struggling to break free of the God-Binding Rope, two figures suddenly fell off her back.
The two figures grabbed her wings and used the momentum to leap to her limbs, which were God-Binding Rope...
'Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!'
Four crescent-shaped crimson sword lights flashed in succession...
The four God-Binding Rope were holding Bridget were cleanly and decisively severed.
Natasha and Yelena used the momentum to leap back onto her back.
Yelena patted Bridget's back, which was covered in Cyan-Iron Scales, and shouted, "Hey, big guy, run!"
Feeling her limbs suddenly regain their freedom, Bridget immediately began flapping her wings more vigorously.
In an instant, a fierce wind raged.
Caught off guard, the Lizardmen chieftain and elders were blown away by the sudden gust of wind.
"Chief! Watch out!"
"Elder! Watch out!"
After they managed to regain their footing with the help of the arriving Lizardmen warriors, Bridget had already taken flight.
"Roar!!!"
" Imogen! Lizardmen! You just wait! His Majesty Hortis will not let you get away with this!"
Natasha:...
Yelena:...
[Sis, isn't that last line a villain's message?]
[Yes... right...]
Did we choose the wrong side?!
[... I don't know either...]
So what's the next step?
[Well, we've already saved it, why would we bother capturing this giant lizard and sending it back?]
[Uh... those ugly Lizardmen don't seem like good people either...]
[... Follow this large lizard first...]
Bridget flapped her wings and soared high into the sky. After passing through layer after layer of thick clouds, the view suddenly opened up before her...
A golden world suddenly appeared before us.
Bridget quickly folded her wings and descended towards a giant golden island suspended high in the sky.
'boom!'
Bridget crashed heavily onto the island, her body swaying before she collapsed to the ground.
Natasha and Yelena flipped off her back.
The two sisters approached Bridget.
Natasha asked, " Bridget? High Priestess of the Temple Guardian Legion? Where is this place?"
Bridget slowly opened her vertical pupils and said weakly, "This is... the Guardian Legion's secret base..."
"Thanks to the help of these two warriors, I was able to escape safely from the vile prison of the Lizardmen..."
Natasha waved her hand and said, "No need for thanks. What about the reward you mentioned in the telepathic message? You weren't lying to us, were you?"
Bridget's lizard-like face stiffened abruptly, and she stammered, "This... that... Bridget will remember the help you two warriors have given me. I swear on my honor as the High Priestess of the Temple Guardian Legion, I will definitely repay you!"
Natasha sighed, rubbing her forehead. "I knew it... the Lizardmen Supreme Scepter you mentioned is the Golden Scepter that Chief Imogen held, isn't it?"
Bridget, her eyes half-closed, replied in a low voice, her voice tinged with shame, "Yes... yes..."
Yelena, hands on her hips, said angrily, "So you're trying to fool us with treasures from the enemy, huh?!"
"I... I..." Bridget slumped to the ground, bowing her head and confessing, "Great Hortis, please punish this sinner for her lies and crimes!"
Natasha:...
Yelena:...
The two sisters waited quietly.
One minute...
Five minutes...
Ten minutes...
Half an hour...
The last hour has passed...
Yelena finally snapped and demanded, "Are you kidding us? What about the punishment? Is your Deity asleep? Or have you been abandoned by your Deity?"
"No...impossible!" Bridget's lizard-like face instantly panicked.
Her body rapidly shrank, eventually transforming into a two-meter-tall, voluptuous, scantily clad, and aloof mature woman with two small, pointed horns on her head.
The aloof and elegant woman's expression at this moment lacked any trace of her former coolness; instead, she appeared extremely flustered.
She paced back and forth anxiously, muttering to herself.
Why won't His Majesty Hortis answer my prayers?!
"Could it be... could it be that what Imogen said is true?!"
"No! Impossible! His Majesty Hortis was so powerful! How could he have fallen?!"
"But Your Majesty... why isn't he responding to me?!"
Yelena shook her head abruptly, feeling her vision blur.
She stomped her foot in anger and roared, "Stop fucking wandering around! You're blinding me!"
Bridget stopped in her tracks, startled, and apologized tearfully, "I'm so sorry..."
Seeing her aggrieved expression, Yelena felt a sudden surge of intense irritation. "You're still acting aggrieved? We're the victims here, okay?!"
Bridget bowed deeply to the two sisters in shame. "I'm so sorry! It's all my fault! I lied to you! Please punish me!"
Natasha grabbed Yelena's arm and slowly shook her head.
Then, turning to Bridget, he said, "Your Excellency Bridget, I believe you did not intend to deceive us..."
"The most urgent task is to find out as soon as possible whether the Hortis you believe in has indeed perished, as the Lizardmen chieftain said!"
"Impossible!" Bridget retorted firmly. "His Majesty Hortis is the most powerful Deity in this world; no one can kill him!"
Natasha nodded and continued, "In that case, we need to figure out why he's alive but not responding to you..."
Bridget lowered her head again, looking aggrieved. "I... I don't know either..."
Natasha thought for a moment and guessed, "Is it possible that His Majesty was attacked and seriously injured, and is currently unable to respond to you?"
"No..." Bridget looked up to object, but her expression suddenly changed halfway through her sentence, " The Lizardmen ... the Sunset God!"
"It must be a conspiracy by the Sunset God! His Majesty Hortis may have fallen for the evil scheme of the Sunset God!"
Natasha asked, "Are you able to contact or meet with His Majesty Hortis now?"