Lu Mingfei, become the King of Elden!

Chapter 276 Full of Doubts
After saying goodbye to Kenneth Hyde, Lu Mingfei returned to the edge of the misty forest and continued riding along the road marked on the map.

This time, he neither got lost nor encountered any powerful enemies, and traveled smoothly at full speed for about half a day.

Finally, on a desolate hill, Lu Mingfei sat on Torret's back, gazing into the distance, where he could vaguely make out the outline of a building.

Grayish-white stone bricks, square in shape.

There's no mistake, that's the Third Church of Marika.

Lu Mingfei gently tugged the reins, spurred the horse's belly, and gave a soft shout:

"Let's go, Old Tor!"

The spirit horse neighed and began to stride forward.

Amidst the crisp sound of hooves, a man and a horse galloped along the overgrown, ancient path, arriving at their destination.

Lu Mingfei, familiar with the place, lit up the blessing and looked around.

He first collected the Holy Grail Dewdrop inside the church, located beneath the enormous Marika statue, and then noticed a floating, glowing object in the central altar.

"Is it another crystallized dew droplet?"

Lu Mingfei looked inside with surprise.

He had thought that such precious things would only form at the base of small golden trees, but he never expected to find them in the Marika Church.

That makes sense, though.

The description of crystallized dewdrops is that they are formed over a long period of time by the earth bathed in the blessings of the golden tree.

Both the small golden tree and the church dedicated to Marika, the goddess of the golden tree, are beings that bestow blessings and grace.

The words emerged.

【Red Crystalline Dew Drops】

[It can restore half of your health and injuries.]

"Ouch!"

Lu Mingfei clicked his tongue in amazement upon seeing the description of the red crystal dewdrops:

"So powerful? It restored half of the injury in one go?"
If you use it when you're near death, wouldn't that give you an extra life?

He accepted the crystals without hesitation.

Lu Mingfei didn't miss any corner, carefully searching the inside and outside of the dilapidated church again. After confirming that there were no other hidden treasures or clues, he finally returned to the warm golden blessing and slowly sat down.

The soft light enveloped my body like a mother's embrace, dispelling the fatigue accumulated from the continuous battles and long journeys, and even easing the tension in my mind.

He let out a long sigh and was about to close his eyes to rest for a moment when he felt a barely perceptible fluctuation in the air beside him.

He opened his eyes and saw Melina's figure, as clear as moonlight, which had quietly appeared at the edge of the blessed light.

She was still wearing her simple travel clothes, her face calm.

"There are proverbs in this place. They are the proverbs left behind by Queen Marika, who disappeared long ago."

If you want to hear it, I can pass it on.

"Another proverb left by the goddess Marika?"

Lu Mingfei muttered to himself:
"Why does this woman leave out proverbs everywhere all day long?"

If the other people of the Golden Tree who worship the goddess Marika heard these words, they would probably spit out a mouthful of blood.

The goddess's advice is divine decree!

As the sole deity of the Golden Tree, Marika holds supreme authority in the hearts of the people under her rule.

However, none of this has anything to do with Lu Mingfei.

Because he is a faithless person.

For the first eighteen years, he received a pure materialist education. In the last year or two, he entered the world of hybrids and was told that those miracles were nothing more than the history of the dragon race.

He had no concept of "God".

In his eyes, so-called gods and demigods are basically sitting at the same table as the Dragon King of Earth; they are all powerful supernatural beings who pretend to be gods and ghosts.

In the words commonly used by players in games:
If you dare to show your health bar, I dare to kill you!

This is Lu Mingfei.

However, it's always good to listen to advice; what if there's some crucial information?

Just like the Dictator's scepter.

Thinking of this, Lu Mingfei nodded to Melina:

"I want to hear it."

Melina's ethereal voice rang out, echoing in the silent church, like a sanctuary singer chanting an epic: "My king, my warriors, I will take away your blessings."

“When your eyes grow dim and lose their luster, I will banish you beyond the borders—”

"Fight beyond the borders, live, die."

After listening, Lu Mingfei fell silent, seemingly lost in thought.

After a long silence, he finally spoke:
"So, the goddess Marika personally banished 'us'? And then summoned 'us' back?"

Melina nodded slightly.

"It sounds like it was all planned."

Lu Mingfei complained:

"She was the one who banished, she was the one who recalled, and she was the one who smashed the ring."

What does she want to do?
Could she come out and explain this to me herself?
What is she doing now?

Melina shook her head:

"I don't know. The road to the Yatan Plateau has been closed for a long time, and no more news about the capital has come."

I don't know why she did that.

However, restoring the Dharma Ring and re-establishing order on earth is certainly the right thing to do.

Lu Mingfei was a little surprised.

He had never discussed these things with the girl; he assumed she was simply focused on reaching the roots of the golden tree.

He couldn't help but ask in a low voice:

Do you also think that restoring order is necessary?

Melina lowered her eyes and answered softly:

"Yes. I think life is innocent."

Lu Mingfei gained a deeper understanding of the girl once again.

He knew that the girl was aloof and silent.

He had also felt the girl's kindness more than once.

Now, he saw something new in the girl's eyes.

That is, love.

It is compassion for all people, compassion for life.

Lu Mingfei paused for a moment, then said:

"Soon, I will be able to obtain the right half of the Dikedas Scepter."

Then we headed to Lienia to find the Great Elevator.

"Ah."

The girl nodded slightly:

"Please feel free to call me if you need anything."

Then, her body transformed into spiritual particles and dissipated into the air.

The church fell silent, leaving only Lu Mingfei's solitary figure sitting beside the blessing.

Lu Mingfei smacked his lips:

"We've known each other for so long, is there any need to be so polite?"

Lu Mingfei didn't know if Melina had heard this complaint.

He shook his head:

"Forget it, let's study the location of the mark left by D."

Lu Mingfei took out a map from his pocket and roughly scanned the part belonging to the northeast of Ningmgfu. There was a red marker there, which was left by D.

Are you interested in the power of wild beasts?

“If you are willing to hunt the Deadborn and remove the roots of death, I will recommend you to the ‘Beast Priest’ Gulang.”

That was what the man in the strange armor said to him a long time ago.

Lu Mingfei had many questions in his mind.

What exactly is the power of wild beasts?
Who is "Beast Priest" Gulang? Why does he hunt Deadroot?

And why did Subaru Natsuki say that visiting Granger was the fastest way to hunt Guillermo del Toro?
(End of this chapter)