Book3:WereMyDreamIs (第314/327页)

field.FromtheeastappearedcolorfundodoriferouspeoniesmixedwithotherrarefloranativetotheKingdomofDreams.Fromtheeastfloatedexoticroseswiththeirownuniqueperfumeandfromthenorthcametherareandseldomseenbcktulip.Verysoonfromthesoutheastandnorthwest,fromthenortheastandsouthwest,cameinnumerablefreshflowerswhichtraveledoverhillsandmountainstopourdownolefieldinoverpheseflowersthatsymbolizedthetwenty-fivebeautiesoftheKingdomofDreamsfloatedoverlikeacloudandonebyonedroppeddown,cthemeadowwithafragrantmulticoloredb.Wavesbegantoappearonthesurfaceofthisseaofflowersfordeepdownwithinit,theehattheycoveredwererestlessanditgfora.

    Slightquiversweredisableonthesurfaceofthecalmandquietseaofflowers,butdeepinitsteranundercurrentwassilentlyamassingandsoonturomighty,crashingwaves.Suddenlyargebckbirdbrokethesurfaceoftheseaofflowersandshhtupintotheskies,sendingdownatorrentoffloralrainassheshookherself.Shehadawoman’sfadhairofserpents.ItcouldohebraveandindomitableMedusa!Sheflewswiftlytowardsthetorridsunandwassoonjustatinybckspethedistanthorizon.Butshesuddenlyturnedbaddovestraightdowicallytowardstheground.Beforetougdowassuddenlypulledherselfuphighintothesky.Sheencircledtheseaofflowerstwothreetimes,ginaloudvoice,“Ihaveebathedead.Ihaveebathedead.Allthosewhodiedwillberesurrected,too.Wehavedefeatedtheangelofdeath.”Shemadeasomersaultinmidair,turohumanformanddroppeddowh.WhenshesawKingDimitrileadinghistwoloyalservantsImaginationaivityimmersedieofzeroandWhiteFairysilentlyprayingwithfoldedhands,shekhatitwasacritidvulnerabletimeforthefourofthemandnooneshouldbeallowedtodisturbthem.SoafterexgingknowingghCharmaineainewhowasstandingnearby,sheoncemoretookupherpositionasProtectoroftheKingdomandstoodontherightsideofKingDimitri.Soontherewasanotherdisturbancedeepintheseaofflowersandtheheadofagiantwithtwoeyesohefrontahebackofhisheadbrokesurface.ThesinglehornoopofhisheadprocimedhimtobenootherthanCyclops.Whenhewokeupatthebottomoftheseaofflowers,hegropedaroundwithhishandsandfoundhisseveredhead,whichhequicklyputbahisnehishaste,hedidnotpositionitcorrectly,soheusedhishandsthtenitsothatitcouldbeinitsinalposition.Hewadedintheseaofflowerswhichreacheduptohiswaist.Then,hequicklywalkedover,oMedusaawonymphsandstoodoofKingDimitri,alsotakingupthedutyofguardinghissn.Afterawhiledisturbancesappearedfromdeepuhesurfaceoftheseaofflowers.Wheleofwaterheboilingpoint,bubbleswouldriseuptothesurface.Theywouldquicklyincreaseinnumbersuntiltheybeepartofanagitatedwaveaerestoaroilingboil.Itwasthesamewiththesituationonhandhere.Firstfragmentsofhumanvoiceswereheard,justlikethetimewhenoneleaveshomeearlyinthemaswiththeneighbors,onewouldchatcordiallyandsayafewwordsofcasualgreeting.Thenasoneproceedstotheopenmarketwheremorepeoplearegathered,theatmospherewouldbeorelivelyandbustling.Itwasthesamehereattheedgeofthebattlefield.Theformerquietandsilencewasbrokenaswavesappearedontheseaofflowersandvoicescouldbeheard,untiltheygrewlouderandlouderandbecameanoisycmorofshoutsandughter.Thedeadbodiesofthebarbariansoldiersandnativewarriorscametol