Crystal Palace from Infinite Anime

This goes beyond the category of "elite monster" and is definitely a small boss!

"Roar--!"

Upon discovering Laura's figure, the ferocious gargoyle raised its axe and chopped with all its might!

"call out!"

At the critical moment, Laura's figure turned into nothingness, and in a blink of an eye she flashed back five or six meters, just avoiding the gargoyle's slash.

Hound pace!

After obtaining Grek's Great Rune, Lin Zhiyu received a repeated reward from ten consecutive draws. He gifted this combat skill to Laura and Saeko to save their lives, and now this combat skill has indeed played its due role.

However, the longest distance a hound can move is only ten meters.

The winged gargoyle could easily leap over a distance of more than ten meters with a single flap. Laura was targeted by it, and even using Hound Walk could only delay her. Once Laura was no longer able to use Hound Walk, the gargoyle would be ready to kill her!

"Damn it! Is this the end?" Despair and unwillingness, two emotions grew in Laura's heart at the same time.

The gargoyle, whose attack missed, didn't care what Laura was thinking. It flapped its wings and flew into the air, then swooped down on Laura from above.

Laura's eyes were serious, and she was about to perform the hound step again.

at this time,

"Roar--!"

Suddenly, a deafening dragon roar sounded in the sky.

The gargoyle, which had already locked onto Laura as its target, subconsciously looked back at the sky, and then saw a large number of blue fireworks coming towards it!

"Wow——!"

The blue magic flame instantly enveloped the gargoyle's body and continued to burn.

In the sky, the pyroxene dragon Adura flew by, opening its bloody mouth and continuously exhaling magic. After sweeping across the gargoyle that threatened Laura, the blue fireworks quickly covered the nearby avenue, turning countless Rodel soldiers on the avenue into ashes.

At the same time, on another nearby street, a giant white python was moving freely in the area surrounded by hundreds of Rodel soldiers. With just a swing of its tail, the giant python could kill a large number of Rodel soldiers.

Two tree guards wearing golden armor and riding strong war horses attacked the white python from the front and the back. The python sprayed a large amount of venom at the oncoming tree guards, forcing them to stop their horses and put up shields for defense.

"Buzz!"

The golden shield in the hands of the tree guard shone with golden light. The shield defense skill called "Golden Return" could rebound almost all ballistic skills. Although it could not even rebound liquids like venom, it was enough to completely eliminate the highly corrosive snake venom.

At this time, another tree guard was riding a warhorse and approaching the white python controlled by Li Meifeng from behind.

But just as the tree guard swung the golden halberd to give the giant python a hard blow from the back.

"Shh!"

A golden blade wave flew over quickly and hit the tree guard on horseback, knocking him to the ground.

"Whoosh!"

Melina, now dressed in casual clothes, clutched a dagger blazing with golden holy flames, and sped down the road at breakneck speed. Anyone who stood in her way was slashed to pieces by the dagger in her hand, without exception!

Li Meifeng, who was controlling the giant white python, didn't even have time to say thank you to Melina. Melina, who was running fast, had already run away and turned a corner to the street where Millicent was.

The road here had been cleared by Adura's breath, and almost all the miscellaneous soldiers were killed. The only ones left were the Rodel knights who were besieging Millicent, and the heroic gargoyle who did not die easily even after being severely burned by the magic breath.

Melina continued running at high speed. When she noticed the plight of Laura and Millicent from the corner of her eye, she swung her weapon and released a sword wave formed by golden holy flames, which helped Millicent and Laura a little.

But Melina didn't stay here for long.

Because her goal is - the Elden Throne!

She knew that Lin Zhiyu was there, fighting against the strongest enemy in the royal city!

"I have to help him!" At this moment, Melina's mind emerged the scene of her conversation with Lin Zhiyu on the top of the Nimgfu Divine Tower.

She and Lin Zhiyu had made a promise to each other! They would do their best to help each other when the other encountered difficulties!

Although, the deal between the two is now over.

According to the conditions Melina had initially proposed to Lin Zhiyu, Lin Zhiyu had to bring Melina to the foot of the golden tree, right here in the Royal City. After arriving in the Royal City, Melina had her own priorities, so she quietly left the group. She didn't need to specifically inform Lin Zhiyu beforehand; she was sure Lin Zhiyu had already prepared for this, knowing that their arrival in the Royal City would be the moment they parted ways.

but.

Separation is to meet again!

Melina had her own business to deal with in the royal city, but now she has dealt with this matter!

As a derivative of Marika, she and Marika are like the original body and clone, and also like a mother-daughter relationship.

From the day she was born, Melina was given a great mission by Marika.

Marika, once a native deity of the borderland, was originally the "Queen of Night Eyes" who wielded the Black Flame (destined death).

The reason she became the Golden Law God of the Golden Tree lineage was because the Supreme Will was closely monitoring the border area at that time. If gods were ranked, Marika would be at most a lower-level deity, while the Supreme Will would be a god-king-like being!

So everything is forced by the situation.

In order to protect herself, Marika had to participate in the competition for the position of the God of Golden Law. In the ancient times of the border area, she led the Shenpi clan under her command to hunt down all her competitors, and finally became the only candidate for the position of the God of Golden Law!

After that, there was a long period of forbearance and dormancy.

Until the birth of Radagon!

As the God of the Golden Law, Marika is the vessel of the Elden Circle. She and the Circle are one and the same, and many of its subtle intentions are simply hidden from the Supreme Will. Far away in the astral realm, the Supreme Will could not simply eliminate Marika, the sole pillar of control over the Golden Dynasty. So, the Supreme Will resorted to a subtle trickery, creating Radagon within Marika's body.

Radagon derives from Marika's divine identity as the "God of the Golden Rule." Therefore, Radagon is a natural and loyal follower of the Golden Rule. He and the treacherous Marika are destined to be incompatible, destined to be replaced by one.

The Supreme Will's plan is to let Radagon gradually replace Marika, and eventually combine the throne and the godhood into one, becoming the eternal and only ruler of the Golden Dynasty on His behalf!

Who is Marika? Back when she was the "Queen of Night Eyes," she led the Shenpi Clan and slew all rivals for the title of Golden Rule God. Even after becoming the Golden Rule God, she led the Golden Dynasty, steadily expanding and strengthening it, ultimately ruling the entire borderland!

For Marika, "Queen" is not just a title, but a summary of her character and abilities!

This Eternal Queen never thought of being a loyal dog of the Golden Dynasty, nor did she want to lose herself and be replaced by another consciousness (Radagon) born in her body!

So Marika made a big move.

People said that she smashed the ring out of anger over the death of her eldest son Godwin.

But what the world does not know is that the "Black Knife Assassins" who assassinated Godwin were actually Marika's fellow tribesmen and Marika's most loyal followers in secret.

Moreover, as a demigod, Godwin was supposed to be immortal. Why was he assassinated? Because the Black Blade Assassins received their destined death, which is how they could successfully kill the god!

Interestingly, the Destined Death originated from Marika. Even after Marika became the Goddess of the Golden Law and abandoned her identity as the Queen of the Night Eye, the Destined Death was simply transferred to her shadow beast, the "Black Sword" Malikus, for safekeeping.

"Black Sword" Malikus - In the historical records of the Golden Dynasty, it was never written that Marika was the Queen of Xiaoyan. It was even written that it was because Malikus killed the Queen of Xiaoyan that Marika was able to become the god of the Golden Tree faction in the end.

However, history books... aren't they written the way the rulers want them to be written?

It can be said that the only correct thing about Malicus in the history books of the Golden Dynasty is the description of Malicus's fighting power!

This guy is truly a fierce man who can take the head of a god amidst thousands of troops!

If Ge Fulei was the apparently invincible master in the border area in the past.

Then Malicus is the world's best who is little known to the public!

...That's getting off topic. Anyway, Marika had long been plotting to overthrow the Golden Dynasty from within. Think of Arasaka Yorinobu in Cyberpunk 2077. Godwin's death was just the perfect catalyst for Marika's undoing, but before that—millennia ago—she had already begun planning!

for example:

In the Giant War, the Fire Giants were almost wiped out. Note the word "almost"!

But Marika secretly left behind a fire giant to guard the cauldron of fire filled with the fire of destruction.

why?

Because the Golden Tree is immortal, ordinary things can hardly pose a threat to the Golden Tree, but the destructive fire from the outer god, the evil god of fire, is an exception!

Marika left a seed for the Fire Giant clan, and let the last Fire Giant guard and maintain the Fire of Destruction, so that one day in the future, the Fire of Destruction could be used to burn the Golden Tree!

Another example:

The Giant War had barely ended when Marika, having crossed the river and then destroyed the bridge, stripped Gefulei and his warriors of their blessings and expelled him from the borderland. Why? Because she needed to secretly develop a force similar to, or even more powerful than, the Black Blade Assassins!

So who could be more suitable to do this than her king, her husband, Ge Fulei?

This is how Ge Fulei and his warriors left their homeland. The "Faded Ones" currently active in the border area are actually the descendants of the warriors that Ge Fulei had taken away from the border area!

So if you look at it from the player's perspective, everything makes sense!

Regardless of the final plot, Ge Fu Lei returned to the throne and helped Marika to reform.

Or the player-controlled Fader will become the new king.

Going back to the source, weren't Ge Fulei and the Fader part of Marika's plan long ago?

But for Marika, the Fader should have been the backup choice, and Ge Fulei was the main choice.

According to Marika's plan.

If Gefulei fails, her trump card "Melina" will assist the Faded One to complete the mission that should have been completed by Gefulei.

Just like Ge Fulei who was expelled from the border area and the black knife assassins who never saw the sun, Melina was also a hidden chess piece of Marika.

However, due to various reasons, Melina's body was burned, leaving only her soul far away from Rodel.

If the Elden Ring had not been broken.

Then Melina might always lurk in the form of a soul in any area of ​​the border area except the Yatan Plateau where the royal city is located.

But after the Elden Ring was broken, it was time for Melina to set off - this was the mission given to her by her mother Marika, asking her to find a way to return to the royal city after the Elden Ring was broken, and return to a secret room in the royal city where Marika had originally hidden her.

In that secret room, Marika left something for Melina.

include:

A "mission dagger" containing a secret message.

And a complete body that allows Melina to fight by wielding the Mission Dagger!

So, yes!

Melina, who is now waving the mission dagger and heading towards Elden's throne, has already possessed a physical body!

She is no longer the little piece of wood that existed in the form of a soul!

But he is a genuine demigod with both soul and body, and he also got his own weapon!

Chapter 90: You were never a tool for burning trees!

Eildon Throne.

The battle has reached its final stage.

"Roar--!"

Holly Lu, with blood all over his body, roared to the sky, shaking the clouds. His roar contained both the wildness of bloodthirsty and warmongering, and the tragic grandeur of a dying old soldier.

There is no doubt that facing the righteous four-on-one fight of Lin Zhiyu and others, no matter how powerful Holly Lu is, she is just a trapped beast fighting hard.

At this moment, the old war king, with his already scarred body, still maintained a relatively fast speed and charged towards Busujima Saeko who was closest to him.

Facing the aggressive Holly Lu, Busujima Saeko could easily dodge. With her speed, wouldn't it be easy for her to kite a severely injured Holly Lu?

But she had respect for Holly Lu who fought to the end. Instead of slowly cutting Holly Lu's flesh with a blunt knife, Busujima Saeko just wanted to end the battle quickly and give the old warrior a quick death. So when Holly Lu rushed to about five meters in front of her, she suddenly inserted the iron meteorite knife in her hand into the ground and then released gravity.

"Shh!"

In an instant, a purple energy wave spread rapidly with Busujima Saeko as the center.

Holly Lu, who was charging at high speed, was suddenly blown backwards by a huge thrust coming towards her.

Black King Thrust Wave!

After repelling Holly Lu with this gravity combat technique, Busujima Saeko will take advantage of Holly Lu's imbalance and use the "Houkai Wave" to completely end Holly Lu.

However, just as Busujima Saeko raised the iron meteorite knife in her hands with both hands, something unexpected happened.

"puff!"

Holly Lu, who had been repelled not far away, was suddenly pierced from behind by a short knife burning with golden holy flames. The wound was in her chest, right where her heart was!

As a result, Busujima Saeko stopped concentrating on the Houkai Wave.

Lin Zhiyu looked at this scene and felt it was so familiar... It was as if when he was about to use the Vacuum Slash to kill Mungget, it was exactly the same as Busujima Saeko. Because his head was taken away, his movements suddenly froze!

"Shh!"

Behind Holly Lu, Melina with an indifferent expression pulled her mission dagger out of Holly Lu's body.