Lu Mingfei, become the King of Elden!

Let me introduce you in Chapter 120. This is my wife.
Natsuki Subaru knelt on one knee not far away, the Greatsword of the Hunting God deeply embedded in the decaying soil, supporting his swaying body.

He coughed violently, each cough feeling as if he were coughing up his lungs.

The power of the black flames was extremely corrosive, and Subaru's mastery of them was not profound enough. Unleashing that final sword strike came at a great cost to him.

He raised his head, his dead fish eyes looking in Lu Mingfei's direction, trying to force a signature smile, but only revealing half a mouthful of blood-stained teeth:

"Lu Jun, Lu Mingfei! Is he still alive?"

"Oh shit."

Lu Mingfei's voice came through his fully encased helmet, low and weary. He brandished his sword at Natsuki Subaru with annoyance:

"That's obvious! If I were dead, you would have been sent back long ago!"

He ripped off his helmet, revealing a sweat-drenched, pale face, and tilted his head back to gulp down the drops of water from the Holy Grail. A warm current surged through his body, finally calming his turbulent blood.

Lu Mingfei stood up, stepped over the rotten wood and charred fragments, and moved with difficulty to the base of the small golden tree, next to the stone-carved holy water basin.

In the center of the basin, the clear, bright, and vibrant liquid is the legendary crystallized dew that has formed over a long period of time, bathed in the bounty of the golden tree.

At this moment, they were gently swaying in the center of the basin, emitting a pure and soft light, like the last pure star in this defiled and filthy dead land.

"But."

Lu Mingfei scratched his head:
"How do we get this thing out? Should we put it in a bottle?"

Just then, a familiar golden light appeared beside her, and Melina appeared.

Her slender fingertips gently touched the basin of water, and the pool of dewdrops separated and condensed, turning into two crystals, one red and one green, which were its most original and primal form.

Lu Mingfei paused for a moment, then took the crystal from Melina's hand. The touch of her cool, slender fingers on his skin caused his hand to tremble slightly, almost imperceptibly.

Lu Mingfei looked down at the two crystal dewdrops lying quietly in his palm.

The red one resembled solidified lava, with flickering flames within, radiating a scorching heat—a dewdrop bursting with fire.

The green one is like the purest jade, concentrated into a single piece, containing a life force that is refreshing and invigorating—a crystalline dewdrop of emerald green.

"How...how do I use this?"

Lu Mingfei habitually looked at Melina, whose figure had just appeared beside him.

Melina's voice was cool and clear:
"The Holy Grail Bottle of Elixir contains the power of dewdrops."

She explained simply, pointing her fingertip lightly at the golden chalice hanging at Lu Mingfei's waist:
"Put them into it, mix and blend them, two crystals each time is enough."

"Oh! I get it! It's just pouring it in!"

Lu Mingfei suddenly realized, and without caring about the dust on his hands, he tilted the bottle and with a soft "pop," two drops of red and green dew slid into the golden elixir cup.

A warm glow immediately rippled inside the bottle.

Subaru Natsuki, who was standing nearby, had also recovered. He stood up, leaning on his greatsword, and walked to the basin of water, grimacing as he stretched his aching shoulders.

He quietly leaned close to Lu Mingfei's ear and whispered:
"Who is this woman? She looks like a ghost." Lu Mingfei lowered his voice, just like him, even though he didn't understand the point of doing so—Melina's hearing was excellent.

"My proxy witch, Melina, what, you don't recognize her either?"

Natsuki Subaru shook his head and replied:

"Although finger witches are a standard feature of the Faded Ones, very few Faded Ones are actually accompanied by witches. It is said that they will choose the Faded Ones who are worthy of their service and have royal dignity."

He grinned, his mouth smeared with blood, and turned his dead fish eyes toward Lu Mingfei:

"Moreover, as far as I know, each finger witch is a 'unique' being in all realms."

"The only one in all worlds?"

Lu Mingfei raised an eyebrow.

“Hmm,” Subaru Natsuki nodded, tilting his chin towards Melina, his voice deliberately lowered:

"What I mean is, I don't have this brown-haired lady on my end. Just like my witch, Serolina, you probably haven't heard of her either, right?"

Lu Mingfei shook his head honestly. To be honest, the border region is so vast that even if this "Serolina" really exists in his world, he probably has never seen her before, and it would be impossible to verify.

However, although Subaru is mostly unreliable, he's reliable in this kind of situation. He decided to trust Subaru this time.

“She’s my guide, and she’s mine alone.” Natsuki Subaru’s tone carried a hint of barely concealed smugness. “But, to be honest, Ruki, I’ve been exploring Gailid for so long, and this is truly the first time I’ve ever seen a finger witch in spirit form. This is really unusual!”

Lu Mingfei clicked his tongue and slapped Natsuki Subaru's shoulder, which was covered by black flame martial arts arm armor, with an annoyed look:
"Alright, alright, stop nagging. When I first came here, she was like that too, just popping up out of nowhere, saying a few words and then disappearing, all mysterious. It's her private matter, and if she doesn't talk about it, even if she has something she can't say, we shouldn't pry too much."

Natsuki Subaru grimaced from the slap, but wisely refrained from asking any further questions.

Melina's figure vanished, turning into specks of light that dissolved into the air, and the church's silence once again enveloped the area tainted by corruption. Only two faded figures remained, their bodies covered in ash, withered branches and leaves, their armor bearing the marks of battle.

"call"

Natsuki Subaru hung the Holy Grail Drops bottle back on his waist, stretched his neck, and patted his greatsword for hunting deities:

"Completely recovered. I feel like I could chop down two more tree stumps!"

Stop bragging.

Lu Mingfei, leaning on two Storm Knight greatswords, hunched over, weakly waved his hand, his face full of dejection.
"If you do one more, you'll have to collect my corpse."

The Akyr flames just now almost completely drained his mana, and the dragon blood in his body was still boiling. The Blue Grail Dew Bottle wasn't a panacea like in the game; it couldn't instantly restore him to his best condition the moment he drank it. It could only replenish the lost essence and energy, and then repair and restore him.

Natsuki Subaru glanced at him and casually patted him on the shoulder:

"Alright, alright, Lu Jun, to use your own words, you're like a hen that's just laid an egg. Hurry up! Pharos Fortress! Wyvern! I'm waiting to go home for dinner!"
"We've got the elixir, our injuries have healed, and we've rested enough. Stop dawdling!"

There's a saying in my hometown: "The emperor isn't worried, but the eunuch is."

Lu Mingfei muttered something, then roughly shoved the Storm Knight's Greatsword back into its scabbard with a thud, the heavy armor plates on his body clanging together with a snapping sound.
"That's exactly the kind of person I'm talking about."

(End of this chapter)