Crystal Palace from Infinite Anime

As expected, Lani is just a tsundere. She wants to give me something, but she is too embarrassed to give it to me in person. Instead, she puts the thing in the wizard tower. She is not afraid, what if I don’t come here!

After teasing Lani in his heart, Lin Zhiyu opened his mouth and said loudly to the petite Lani:

"Don't worry! Dear Princess Lani, your guardian knight will be here soon!"

"..." The petite Lani didn't move at all, as if it was really just a rag doll.

Lin Zhiyu then put away the petite Lani and rushed to the Snow Witch Mage Tower, which was not far from Lani's Mage Tower.

In the past, the entrance to the Snow Witch Mage Tower had been sealed, but now the seal no longer exists.

Lin Zhiyu entered the Mage Tower, climbed to the top, and found a portal.

This portal connected to the underground world. Lin Zhiyu, who was familiar with the plot, knew that from this portal, Lani's quest line would come to an end.

"When Lani and I return victorious, we'll attack Stonewell from both Lienia and Gayleid, from the east and west. Then, the most powerful rune in Greg's hand, which originally belonged to Godwin, will be within our grasp!"

With this in mind, Lin Zhiyu stopped hesitating and activated the portal immediately.

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Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!

In the dark and humid environment, Lin Zhiyu stepped on the river surface which was not even as high as his heels, walked to the river bank step by step and sat down cross-legged.

“Huahuahuahua…”

Not far away, a waterfall is flowing and roaring.

The water keeps flowing, and this situation has been maintained here for more than a thousand years.

This is the main stream of the Ansel River.

In the underground world of the borderland, there are two constantly flowing underground rivers: the Ansel River and the Shivra River. The Shivra River is located on the side of the Eternal City of Noklongen, which Lin Zhiyu had already visited. The ancestors he had met near Noklongen relied on the Shivra River to establish themselves in the underground world.

Water is the source of life, so the Shivra River, like the ancestors, is a beautiful symbol of life.

The Ansel River should have been like this.

But when he came to the main stream of the Ansel River through the portal of the Snow Witch Mage Tower, Lin Zhiyu felt irritated. He naturally had a feeling of disgust towards this place and wanted to release the power of fire in his body and burn everything here.

Lin Zhiyu had had this feeling before - when he was suppressing the Scarlet Corruption for Saeko and Millicent, but he had never felt it so strongly before.

“In the game, follow the main stream of the Ansel River and you will eventually reach the ‘Corruption Lake’. It is the origin of the Crimson Corruption and one of the most dangerous and darkest places in the borderland.”

Recalling the experience of running maps when playing games in the past, Lin Zhiyu frowned unconsciously.

However, there is still a long way to go from the Ansel River to the Corruption Lake, so Lin Zhiyu didn’t think much about the Scarlet Corruption for the time being.

He calmed down and took out the petite Lani.

Well...it's time for Lani to be honest with me!

Although this would seem a bit strange.

The reason is simple. Who in their right mind would talk to a puppet?

But Lin Zhiyu did just that!

"Ahem, Lani? Lani, are you there?"

"Lani? Little Lani~Princess Lani~?"

"Honestly, Lani, now that I'm here, you're not really going to ignore me, are you?"

Holding the petite Lani in his hands, Lin Zhiyu spoke repeatedly, blinking his eyes, waiting for Lani's reply.

As if she couldn't stand Lin Zhiyu's shameless harassment, Lani's voice soon rang in Lin Zhiyu's ears.

"Ah...you are such a weird person!"

"Forget it! Now that things have come to this, I have no way to retreat. Since you followed me, don't even think about getting away unscathed!"

"Listen! I need you to help me get rid of the 'Shadow of Disaster' on the road ahead. This is 'Him's' final trump card. As long as the shadow is eliminated, nothing can stop me anymore."

"And you! You dare to harass me again and again with such a frivolous attitude, forcing me to seek your help in this form—you bring shame to Witch Lani, so I will not allow you to refuse!"

Because I have humiliated a little arrogant like you, you won't allow me to refuse your request for help?

What kind of magical logic is this!

However, even if it is just because of the generous dowry of a certain tsundere!

"Okay, okay, I promise you. Isn't it enough that I promise you?" Lin Zhiyu smiled and said in a tone that seemed helpless and somewhat doting.

"Hmph! You can't refuse, so of course you have no choice but to accept it!" Lani's voice, full of arrogance and a bit of coquettishness, rang in Lin Zhiyu's ears.

Afterwards, even if Lin Zhiyu tried to talk to the petite Lani again, Lani would not respond to him.

Emmm...it seems that no matter how much you say, it is far less real than actual actions.

"Then, our next goal is to find Two Fingers' last remaining trump card, the enemy known as 'Shadow of Disaster', and slay it!"

After the target was determined, Lin Zhiyu immediately stood up and set off.

Because of his experience in running maps when playing games, Lin Zhiyu roughly knew which way to go next.

Affected by Crimson Corruption.

Even though the main stream of the Ansel River is still quite a distance away from the Corruption Lake, Lin Zhiyu is still destined to encounter a monster born of corruption along the way.

A giant ant with a dark red overall color.

They are as big as elephants and like to cling to the dark and damp walls of the underground world. They can drop from the sky at any time to give people a big surprise.

"I don't want to deal with these disgusting bugs!"

Lin Zhiyu didn't want to waste time on these ants, so he adopted a strategy of running fast all the way.

It is also commonly known as "parkour".

With Lin Zhiyu's speed, it would only take a blink of an eye for him to cross a distance of 100 meters at full speed.

Therefore, Lin Zhiyu was able to successfully complete the initial part of the journey without fighting with the corrupt ants along the way.

Then we sped along like this for an unknown amount of time.

At a certain moment, Lin Zhiyu saw a towering stone wall and an arched stone door.

After passing through the stone gate and continuing to walk quickly forward, Lin Zhiyu arrived at another eternal city in the underground world - Noxstella.

Like Noklonn, the sky above Noxstella is also covered with a layer of false night sky made of stardust.

Lin Zhiyu continued his parkour with ease, just like when he was parkouring in Nokron before, crossing countless bionic tears and enemies including the Night Witch along the way.

It’s not that there was no fighting at all.

Compared to the bionic teardrops crawling on the ground at the slowest speed of a snail, the night witches were still very agile. As soon as they spotted Lin Zhiyu from a distance on his way to continue his map run, they drew their weapons and prepared for battle, determined to intercept him.

So Lin Zhiyu swung his sword in advance and released a flaming sword energy while the two sides were still a certain distance apart.

"boom!"

Once the sword energy collided, a violent explosion occurred.

A raging fire spread with the explosion.

Lin Zhiyu passed through the curtain wall formed by the flames for a short time, and didn't care whether the enemy was blown to death or burned to death, he just kept running!

Anyway, his endurance is extremely deep.

I can run at full speed all day and all night without any problem.

Then of course you should choose parkour! Why waste time fighting enemies everywhere?

Interestingly, if Lin Zhiyu controlled lightning instead of fire, then it would not be an exaggeration to call him the Flash!

Run! Lin Zhiyu! Run!

And so, we continued to speed along.

After a while, Lin Zhiyu ran out of Nox Stella and came to the wild area where the river was rushing.

Finally, after passing through a dark cave, he accidentally stepped on and killed several curse frogs crawling in the river.

In a depression where many large fungi and spores grew, Lin Zhiyu saw the shadow of disaster.

It was a tall crimson figure.

He looks very similar to Blaze, also in the form of a werewolf and also wields a giant sword.

Shadow of Disaster...

So he is actually Blaze's shadow, the embodiment of Blaze's violent side as a "beast", right?

"Humph, I've already 'cremated' the real Wolf Brother, why would I be afraid of your shadow?"

Lin Zhiyu didn't hesitate. As soon as he saw the shadow of disaster, he rushed over with a sword.

The shadow of disaster was full of aggression and rushed towards Lin Zhiyu with a huge sword in hand.

"clang!"

The swords clashed, and the two sides began to fight in this depression filled with the smell of corruption.

Compared to Blaze, Calamity Shadow can't "wolf attack" and doesn't have the power of cold. However, his power is even stronger than Blaze's original form, and his attacks are even more swift!

"Without the influence of Blaze's humanity, he's just a pure beast. Does that make him even more domineering in physical attacks? Too bad, when it comes to strength, I've never been afraid of anyone."

Lin Zhiyu sneered, and after enchanting the Kalia Knight Sword in his hand with fire, he attacked the Shadow of Disaster again.

When the weapons in the hands of both sides were about to collide again.

"Ghost Slayer!"

The flames covering the Kalia Knight Sword in Lin Zhiyu's hand suddenly surged.

"boom!"

The moment the weapons collided, flames spread.

At the same time, the fire flew out from Lin Zhiyu's body, and when the spreading flames obscured the sight of the Disaster Shadow, it suddenly penetrated into the Disaster Shadow's body.

Repeated tricks!

And this time, Lin Zhiyu ignited the fire even faster.

So, when the flames caused by Ghost Slash dissipated.

The shadow of disaster has disappeared, burned to ashes.

Ghost Slash was just a feint.

Fire is the deadly weapon.

But this time.

Lin Zhiyu took back the fire and could clearly feel that the temperature of the fire had dropped a lot and it would be difficult to increase it for a while.

"The power of the fire is not inexhaustible. I need to take some time to nurture it later." Lin Zhiyu thought to himself.

Then, Lani's voice rang in Lin Zhiyu's ears:

"Ah... You successfully defeated the Shadow of Calamity. Now, nothing can stop me. I will finally meet Him."

At the same time that Lani was communicating with Lin Zhiyu.

A key flew into Lin Zhiyu's hand from somewhere.

This is Lani's thank-you gift to Lin Zhiyu.

Chapter 76: The Sword of Li and Pu! Another Ten-Strike Draw!

Holding the key that Lani gave him, Lin Zhiyu's expression suddenly became solemn, because he knew what this key meant and how profound the meaning it contained.

"Thank you for doing so much for me."

Lani's voice sounded again, and Lin Zhiyu felt a hint of loneliness from her voice.

“…It’s time to say goodbye.”

"Tell Blaze and Iggy for me—I love them."

Finally, Lani's voice faded from Lin Zhiyu's ears, and Lin Zhiyu no longer felt like he was being spied on.