Crystal Palace from Infinite Anime

"Ouch!" Hollu vomited blood and lost all her strength in an instant. She took two steps forward and fell to her knees on the ground.

The original King of Elden, crawling on all fours, slowly turned his head and saw Melina.

Looking at the beautiful Melina who was staring at him expressionlessly, Holly Lu widened her eyes with surprise.

Then, the surprise in Holly Lu's eyes disappeared, and a smile appeared on her face, as if she was facing death calmly.

"Malika..." He called softly to Melina, then turned his head to look at the stairs leading to the interior of the golden tree not far away, with a bit of regret and loneliness in his blood-red smile.

boom!

Finally, the king fell to the ground and was silent.

"Saeko! Uehara-sensei! And Her Majesty! Please go and support Millicent and the others!"

There was no time to mourn the death of Holly Lu, or rather, the death of Graveley. Lin Zhiyu knew that there were still people out there fighting desperately for him, and now that the great enemy had been eliminated, he naturally had to mobilize his men to help Millicent and the others.

Outside, Millicent and her four companions, along with their dragon, were facing tens of thousands of Rodel's defenders. The pressure was far greater than Lin Zhiyu's. The three women Lin Zhiyu had pointed out were well aware of this, and so, after Lin Zhiyu spoke, they immediately sprang into action. Even Lenara didn't act like a queen or mother-in-law to Lin Zhiyu at this moment.

So next, only Lin Zhiyu and Melina were left at the Elden throne.

Looking at Melina who had taken off her black cloak, was now dressed in tight clothes and holding a weapon in her hand, Lin Zhiyu clearly felt that Melina had become different from before.

"When reaching Mongget in the game, players can also summon Melina to help before entering the battle. It seems that Melina's return to the royal city has brought her more than just knowing her own mission." As the thought flashed through his mind, Lin Zhiyu walked step by step to Melina.

"I knew you wouldn't really leave." Lin Zhiyu raised the corners of his mouth and gave Melina a smile from the heart.

Melina shook the dagger in her hand, and the golden holy flame burning on the blade immediately dissipated.

Wood is still wood.

She pursed her lips briefly, and then, as always, said to Lin Zhiyu calmly:

"I said I would do my best to help you when you need me."

As the dagger in Melina's hand no longer burned with the golden holy flame, Lin Zhiyu, a flame mage with a keen sense of temperature, immediately discovered that there was something wrong with Melina's body temperature!

It should be said that Melina, who existed in the form of a soul before, had no body temperature at all.

But now, Lin Zhiyu could feel that there was warmth in her body!

"Can I shake your hand?" Lin Zhiyu had a guess in his mind, so he extended a hand to Melina.

Melina looked down at Lin Zhiyu's hand with the palm facing up, and without asking any questions, she immediately reached out her hand and shook hands with Lin Zhiyu.

Burn marks were still visible on the girl's hands. So her hands weren't particularly attractive, but the warmth and softness of their touch made Lin Zhiyu want to hold Melina's hand just like that, for a little longer.

"Melina, have you found your body?" Through the touch of the handshake, Lin Zhiyu was sure that Melina was no longer a soul, so he asked Melina with a happy expression.

"I returned to the foot of the golden tree to learn the mission my mother gave me - this body is a tool my mother left for me to complete my mission." Melina responded to Lin Zhiyu in a flat tone.

Hearing her call her body a tool, Lin Zhiyu immediately frowned.

At the same time, Lin Zhiyu also knew that what Melina said was indeed correct.

Because according to the plot, to enter the interior of the golden tree, the necessary condition is to release the fire of destruction in the flaming pot on the snow mountain.

However, as the Fire Giants who believed in the Fire Evil God were almost extinct, the Fire Evil God's fire of destruction had already weakened to the extreme.

At this time, Melina is needed as the "fire girl" to throw herself into the cauldron of fire and exchange her life for the vigor of the fire of destruction - in this way, the fire of destruction will be enough to burn the golden tree, making the golden tree unable to exclude outsiders, and the faded ones controlled by the players can successfully enter the interior of the golden tree, the space called the stone stage.

Only when Melina has a physical body can she become a complete fire girl and serve as the fuel that can fuel the fervent fire of destruction.

It is precisely because she knows all this that Melina says that her body is a tool that allows her to complete her mission.

Lin Zhiyu knew even more clearly than Melina herself what this meant. As a multi-player Ring of Magic player, he had experienced Melina throwing herself into the flaming cauldron more than once!

In that plot, Melina's lines left a very deep impression on Lin Zhiyu!

Goodbye.

Just that one sentence, a simple goodbye.

The girl, who had always acted like a wooden fool and was inexperienced in the world of love, gazed deeply at you, who had already fainted, before falling into the flaming cauldron. She thanked you, and she extended a hand, now ablaze, as if wanting to touch you. But you were ultimately untouchable to her, and the last words she left for you were only goodbye.

Interestingly, when standing on the flaming cauldron, Melina would whisper to the majestic golden tree:

"Golden Tree, Burn!"

"Burn for the new king."

But when she finished these two sentences and turned to face you.

The golden tree behind her had not yet started to burn.

But she herself was engulfed in flames.

So all along, in Lin Zhiyu's heart, what burned for the new king was never the golden tree, but a piece of cold wood.

"Your body belongs to you, it is not a tool. You are not a tool! You are yourself - Melina." Looking at Melina in front of him, Lin Zhiyu's voice was low and his eyes were deep.

With Lin Zhiyu holding her hand, Melina looked at Lin Zhiyu for a moment, then suddenly withdrew her hand and turned to look at the layers of stairs leading to the interior of the golden tree.

"What are you going to do next?" The girl continued to speak to Lin Zhiyu in a calm tone.

The girl pulled her hand back and stopped looking at him.

Lin Zhiyu lowered his head, and a complex smile briefly appeared on his face.

The girl avoided Lin Zhiyu's gaze, which was a good sign in a sense.

At the same time, Lin Zhiyu also made a certain decision in his heart.

Fire companions...

One day,

Will encounter the fire of hope that belongs to her.

Chapter 91: Melina (crying): Stop it! (8,000-word chapter)

Plop—bang!

Plop—bang!

Plop—bang!

…In the endless darkness, the sound of heartbeats and the loud bangs of the door being bombarded continued to ring out.

In a broken city floating in the sky, in a room where forbidden power is hidden.

A pair of blood-red eyes suddenly opened.

The beast wrapped in a brown monk's robe woke from its slumber and whispered to itself as if sensing something:

"Marika..."

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Located in the northeast of the border area, on the top of the snow-capped mountain where the "Flaming Cauldron" is located.

Riding on the pyroxenite dragon Adura, Lin Zhiyu saved himself a lot of trouble. It must be said that riding a "plane" is much more convenient than riding a bike or walking.

"Alright, Millicent, you and Adura wait outside. The Fire Giant's power is more restrained than yours. Besides, you've been exhausted from the battle with Rodel. You might as well take a break!"

Lin Zhiyu dismounted from the dragon's back at a snow-covered pass leading to a flaming cauldron, but he had no intention of bringing his companion, Millicent, into the fray. Despite the Fire Dragon Emblem charm Lin Zhiyu had given her, which had increased her fire resistance, Millicent's fire resistance had only risen from weak fire to a normal level, and she still stood no chance against the Fire Giant.

Millicent jumped off the dragon's back with Lin Zhiyu, but she didn't insist on going with him. She was a girl who listened to advice and believed in Lin Zhiyu's ability, so she nodded and said to Lin Zhiyu, "Okay, go ahead. I'll wait here for you."

At this time, standing together with Lin Zhiyu were Melina and Busujima Saeko.

Excluding Adula, these are all the people Lin Zhiyu brought with him on this trip to the snow mountains.

Earlier, after defeating Mongert and Gefulei in the Elden Throne, Lin Zhiyu attempted to enter the inner space of the golden tree known as the Stone Stage. However, just as in the game, the golden tree had sealed itself off, refusing entry to anyone. Not even Mongert, the "King of Blessing" and Marika's son, was exempt, let alone Lin Zhiyu.

Lin Zhiyu didn't believe it, so he tried to attack the door connected to the stone stage with all his strength.

He even dragged Melina along to break down the door.

As a result, the door didn't move at all, and Lin Zhiyu himself wasted a lot of effort.

Melina felt that the time was right, so she told Lin Zhiyu that as long as he came to the cauldron of fire and released the fire of destruction to burn the golden tree, the golden tree's self-defense would naturally be destroyed.

The girl told Lin Zhiyu how to open the door.

But he didn't tell Lin Zhiyu that the price would be to sacrifice her life.

Lin Zhiyu knew all of this, but he chose not to expose it for the time being.

Then the group rode on Adura and evacuated from the royal city.

Of course, Lin Zhiyu did not forget to go to the divine tower corresponding to Mongget to activate Mongget's Great Rune after evacuating the royal city.

[Mongot's Great Rune (Activated)]: The Great Rune of Mongot, the Blessed King. Activating this Great Rune increases your stats by an additional 40% for each point of Stamina. This boost is valid only in this Elden Ring world.

Extra 40% stamina gain! What does that mean?

This means that Lin Zhiyu's tankiness has now increased by nearly half!

It's worth noting that in Elden Circle, players can only activate one Great Rune at a time. However, Lin Zhiyu can now enjoy the benefits of multiple Great Runes simultaneously. It's unclear whether this is due to the infinite system, or if reality simply isn't like in games, with some gameplay limitations.

Then there is the ten consecutive draws after obtaining Mongert's Great Rune:

[Weaklings Retreat]: A secret technique of the ancient Samir clan of the borderland's snowy mountains. Concentrates internal strength into a powerful aura and releases it to repel nearby enemies or objects.

[Cursed Blood Slash]: Take a stance and charge forward to perform two slashes. A blood-like sword light will linger along the trajectory of the slashes and explode after a short delay.

[Lava Spin]: Spins the body and swings the weapon to slash, splashing hot lava.

[Rain of Holy Golden Swords]: The special skill of "King of Blessing" Monggot, which charges briefly and condenses a large number of holy golden swords in the air to continuously bombard the ground, causing a large amount of additional damage to evil and undead.

[Holy Gold Hammer]: The unique skill of "King of Blessing" Monggot, condenses a holy gold hammer in his hand and then launches a powerful attack.

[Unstoppable Sword]: Condense a sacred lightsaber of more than ten meters in length and sweep it forward. The lightsaber will penetrate all substantial objects and cause damage, and cause a large amount of additional damage to evil and undead.

[Wings of the Hundred Aspects of the Furnace]: Consumes mental power to form golden wings on the back for flying, and then continues to consume a small amount of mental power. The Wings of the Hundred Aspects of the Furnace can last until the caster's mental power is exhausted.

[Shadow of the Abandoned Child]: Consumes a large amount of mental power to summon the shadow of the dark abandoned child Esti to assist in combat, and then continues to consume mental power. The shadow of the abandoned child can last until the caster's mental power is exhausted.

[Pureblood Knight Medal]: This medal is awarded to knights of honor in the new dynasty "Mongwen," which the Blood King intends to establish. Infusing the medal with magic power triggers a teleportation effect, transporting the bearer to the seat of the Mongwen dynasty.

[Pureblood Knight Medal]: This medal is awarded to knights of honor in the new dynasty "Mongwen," which the Blood King intends to establish. Infusing the medal with magic power triggers a teleportation effect, transporting the bearer to the seat of the Mongwen dynasty.

...This time, ten consecutive draws yielded eight skills, including the "flying combat skill" Crucible of Hundred Aspects Wings, which Lin Zhiyu was very satisfied with. He could use almost all of the skills he'd drawn, with the exception of the Abandoned Shadow, which Lin Zhiyu chose to give to Saeko. After all, Saeko had already learned so many gravity combat skills, and it seemed to go well with the Dark Abandoned's style.

Well~ In this way, Saeko will be a big shot who can open "Fa Tian Xiang Di" in the future!

In addition to the skills, the remaining two Pure-Blooded Knight Medals that were drawn made Lin Zhiyu fall into deep thought.

He had already drawn a Pure-Blood Knight Medal before, and now he got two more.

Could it be that the dog system was hinting at him to quickly go to a certain "blood bank" in the underground world and find a certain male ketone president! ?

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After evacuating the royal city, Lin Zhiyu and his group dispersed.

Lenara journeys to the volcano to hunt down the giant snake that devoured Racade, and in doing so, to eliminate Racade, who has long since lost himself within the snake's belly. As Racade's mother, Lenara knows that the true Racade would never want to be a monster hidden within a snake, manipulated by greed and hunger.

Just like Jellian, who watched Latan grow up, would hold a battle festival to seek liberation for Latan.

Lenara just wanted to free Lacade with her own hands and see Lacade for the last time.

However, the giant snake in the volcano was not easy to deal with. To be on the safe side, Lin Zhiyu arranged for Li Meifeng to go with Lenara, and Lenara did not refuse.

The rest, Uehara Rin, Laura, and Evelyn, returned to Lienia.

Theresa was left at the magic academy. Before leaving, Lin Zhiyu asked Lani to help look after the little girl. However, the little girl would surely be very sad if she didn't see Lin Zhiyu and the others for a long time. Uehara Rin had spent most of her time caring for Theresa since she came to this world, and with her back to look after Theresa, Lin Zhiyu felt relieved.

Lin Zhiyu gave Laura and Evelyn another mission: to find a doll made of a living human body in Selvis's secret chamber to serve as the body for Serlian's resurrection. Speaking of Serlian, Lin Zhiyu had previously arranged for Uehara Rin to meet this witch who was searching for the origin of pyroxene. Uehara Rin eventually gained Serlian's trust and obtained Serlian's "source pyroxene."

Senior Origin School mages like Serlian would transform their hearts into a source of light that could house their souls. So as long as the source of light was still there, they could achieve reincarnation by changing their bodies.

Originally, Lin Zhiyu had wanted to ask Lenarra to create a body for Seren, just as Lenarra had done for Lani. But Lani was Lenarra's biological daughter, and Seren was a wizard of the Origin faction who stood in opposition to Kalia. How could Lenarra easily agree to Lin Zhiyu's request?

Even if Lin Zhiyu hadn't said it was for Seren, Lenara would have definitely inquired. She and Lani had already been dissatisfied with the large number of women around Lin Zhiyu. If Lin Zhiyu asked Lenara to create an extra female body, Lenara couldn't help but inquire about the reason. Lenara might even inform Lani, and then Lin Zhiyu would have to find a way to deal with Lani, which would be too troublesome.

There is no other way, so just follow the solution in the game!

It's a pity that Lin Zhiyu probably won't have the chance to meet and communicate more with his reincarnated "teacher", because judging from the current progress, he should be able to complete this world soon.

No matter what, the matter of Se Lian was finally resolved.

In the end, Lin Zhiyu only needed to focus on "setting fire".