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In no time, she grew from an eleven or twelve-year-old girl into an adult.

It seems that her destined death brought Melina a great boost.

Once she becomes familiar with the power of her destined death, she might be able to put up a fight against Lani.

However, just because people grow up doesn't mean their clothes will grow up too.

The fate of the clothes was obvious, but the scene before him was a feast for the eyes of Zicomo.

Melina used to always be very covered up, but it turns out she's quite well-endowed.

Melina had just finished merging with Destiny of Death when she opened her eyes to find Zicomo staring straight at her.

She looked down at herself and realized what the problem was.

A blush quickly crept up from her neck to her face.

Melina quickly waved her hand and used a 'Transformation Charm' to conjure up a new outfit.

Zicomo remarked, "As expected, magic in the wizarding world is so convenient."

Melina was speechless. She was just a little slow on the uptake emotionally, not stupid.

Where can you not hear the regret in Zicomo's tone?

Melina didn't want to dwell on this embarrassing topic any longer.

She changed the subject, saying, "My destined death is now upon me. Do you need it?"

Melina's intention was to leave her destined death to Zicomo, so that his subsequent battles would be easier.

Zicomo shook his head and said, "No need, I have a share too. You should familiarize yourself with the power of Fated Death."

Melina nodded, then asked, "So where are we going now? Are we going back to the royal city to see Elden's Ring?"

The thorns that the golden tree refused to accept have been burned away, and now its destined death has been released.

Her journey with Zicomo at the border was nearing its end.

That leaves only the Golden Tree area that I haven't visited yet.

Zicomo shook his head again and said, "No rush, let's rest for a while first."

He had just been through a major battle, though he was unharmed.

However, both magic power and mental energy are consumed in considerable quantities.

Therefore, Zicomo plans to take a break and rest for a while in order to prepare for the upcoming series of battles.

I don't know if Miyazaki, the creator of the game 'Elden Ring', ran out of ideas in the later stages of the game, or if it was just a plot device.

In the game, after defeating the Black Sword Maricus, players need to travel to the royal city of Rodel.

To be precise, it was the gray city of Rodel that had been burned to ashes by flames.

But that's not the point.

The key point is that players will need to face four bosses in succession.

They are Sir Elden, the first Golden King Gofrey, the second Golden King Radagan, and finally, the Beast of Elden.

Facing these bosses one after another, the first two were manageable, but even Zicomo would find the latter two troublesome.

Facing the situation in Zicomo's current state is definitely not a good strategy.

Therefore, Zicomo decided to wait until he was in good condition before heading to the gray city of Rodel.

Zicomo continued, "Besides, we haven't finished our finishing touches yet."

Melina asked curiously, "What kind of finishing touches?"

Zicomo pointed to the ground and said, "Famyazra's building materials are very sturdy, making it a good choice for both reconstruction and forging."

"So I plan to move it to my 'Zen Garden'."

Chapter 289 is actually Chapter 287; sorry for the omission.

Having gotten used to playing against Platon Sands, Zicomo almost forgot he was a mage.

So much so that he hadn't used his high mobility and high damage magic, and had been fighting Maricus using a warrior's fighting style.

Zicomo only realized this after he fired a 'Comet Yazler' at Maricus.

Therefore, he changed his fighting style from directly confronting Maricus to using flanking maneuvers.

For a time, no matter how Maric attacked, he couldn't do anything to Zicomo.

On the contrary, Zicomo, with his Apparition ability, constantly appeared in various locations around Maricus.

At the same time, various spells relentlessly attacked Maricus.

Maricus was not good at spatial manipulation; he could only barely sense the spatial fluctuations when Zicomo Apparated.

But by the time Maricus sensed the location of Zikomo, Zikomo had already completed his attack and moved to the next position.

Enraged, Maricus unleashed a series of wide-range attacks.

The already shattered hall was further destroyed by the power of death.

Moments later, Maricus was covered in wounds of all sizes.

"Faded Ones! If you've got the guts, confront me head-on!"

Maricus roared, "How can you become the King of Elden if you keep dodging and weaving like this, without any qualities of a king?!"

Zicomona's constantly flashing figure stopped.

He shrugged and said, "When did I ever say I was going to become the King of Elden?"

Zicomo never intended to be the King of Elden.

Historically, the protagonists of the Souls series games, who follow the storyline, seem to never have a good ending.

Like in Dark Souls 1 next door, people were burned as firewood.

Moreover, Zicomo was too lazy to deal with the mess at the border.

Didn't you see that he's left the Kalia royal family to his mother-in-law to manage?

Maricus asked in surprise, "Then what is your purpose in so desperately trying to seize the destined death?"

Zicomo said, "It's just to perfect this power."

With that, Zicomo shook the Death Staff in his hand, and black and white death power appeared at the top of the staff.

His power of death originated from the dead prince Godwin.

Despite the spread and diffusion of the golden tree's roots, the power of death has grown strong enough.

But it was not a destined death that was born in the border region.

The roles and capabilities of the two are quite different.

The death power in Zicomo's hands can erode life, turning living beings into undead.

The one in Maricus's hand, however, could completely kill life, even gods.

In terms of quality and level, Maricus's Fatal Death is a grade higher than Zicomo's.

After all, the destined death is born in the borderland, which contains certain laws of the borderland.

Zicomo's death power was born from the body of a demigod.

If it hadn't eroded the Golden Tree, using the dead prince's body and the Golden Tree to gestate and grow on its own...

Its current power might not even be as great as the Death Rune fragment in Zikomo's 'Desecrating Claw'.

"Is this... the power of 'death'?"

Maricus said with surprise and doubt, "Yes, no wonder you were able to find so many Dead Roots. I didn't expect you to be on the side of the Deadborn."

Zicomo always felt that Maricus had misunderstood something, after all, he wasn't on the side of the Deadborn.

He only collected the Dead Roots because he could exchange them for prayers from Maricus.

Zicomo was too lazy to explain; after today, Maricus would be a dead man, or rather, a dead beast.

It's a waste of breath to say anything.

Seeing that Zicomo remained silent, Maricus thought he had guessed correctly.

He continued, "Since you've chosen to stand on the opposite side of gold fundamentalism, then let me show you the path you've chosen."

Zicomo paused for a moment, carefully considering the meaning behind Maricus's words.

He asked hesitantly, "You mean you want to witness my power of death?"

Maricus replied, "You can understand it that way too."

Zicomo rolled his eyes. If you want him to use the power of death, just say so!

What kind of riddle teller am I?

Since Maricus had made this request, Zicomo naturally had no reason to refuse.

What difference does it make what kind of power you use to fight?