Crystal Palace from Infinite Anime

What will hinder Lin Zhiyu here is the last fire giant guarding the cauldron of fire.

Lin Zhiyu is also a fire player. Both he and the Fire Giant have fire resistance that is close to 100%. In a one-on-one fight, they will just be scraping each other. So in this battle, Lin Zhiyu is not the absolute main force. It should be said that together with Melina and Busujima Saeko, the three of them will be the main force!

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After passing the pass at the top of the mountain, there is a relatively flat slope ahead. At the end of this slope is the Flame Cauldron - the last Flame Giant is on duty here all year round. The lid of the Flame Cauldron is his weapon, and he holds it in his hand like a shield.

After Lin Zhiyu brought Melina and Busujima Saeko closer to the cauldron of fire, the fire giant guarding it raised the huge cauldron lid in his hand and roared to the sky:

"Roar--!"

After the roar that resounded through the sky, the battle began.

The fire giant inserted the lid into the deep snow-covered ground, then pushed the lid forward and suddenly lifted it up.

As the fire giant made this move, countless ice, snow, mud and gravel were suddenly lifted up and rushed towards Lin Zhiyu and the other two who were heading towards the fire giant.

At the pass outside the battlefield, Millicent, who had a panoramic view of all this, was worried about Lin Zhiyu.

But the Flame Giant's opening attack was little more than thunder and rain. Just some ice, snow, and gravel, useful against small fry, but inflicting any real damage on Lin Zhiyu, Melina, or Busujima Saeko was a pipe dream.

Millicent then stood at the pass, watching the battle intently. She saw how Lin Zhiyu and the other two used their speed advantage to dodge the Fire Giant's attacks, and how Busujima Saeko, under Lin Zhiyu's command, slashed the Fire Giant's left Achilles tendon with her sword.

Three against one for justice.

We are not afraid of you, the Fire Giant, in a one-on-one fight, but we just bully the minority with our numbers!

The fire giant, whose left Achilles tendon was severed, fell to his knees. In a rage, he simply tore off his left foot and sacrificed it to the fire evil god that had been hiding and living in his body!

All fire giants have an abdominal eye.

And as the last fire giant sacrificed a part of his own body, his abdominal eye opened, symbolizing the awakening of the evil fire god!

The eye on the fire giant locked onto Lin Zhiyu the moment it opened, as if it was very interested in Lin Zhiyu, staring at him so hard that Lin Zhiyu felt uncomfortable all over!

Millicent, who was standing at the pass watching the battle, couldn't help but clench her fists and thought to herself:

"He will definitely win! Definitely!"

Millicent, whose attention was completely focused on the battlefield ahead, had no idea that behind her, the pyroxenite dragon Adura had flapped its wings and flown away, landing on a cliff a long distance away from the pass.

And it happened shortly after Adula ran away.

Soon, a huge "beast" wearing an old brown hooded monk's robe came to the pass.

"The forbidden fire will be released... Have things really gotten this bad?" The Beast, holding a dagger in his hand, suddenly spoke from behind Millicent.

"Who!" Millicent turned quickly and swung the long sword in her hand.

But after seeing the beast that was only ten meters away from him, she stood there in a daze. A light bulb went off in her head, and she seemed to remember something.

"Marenia? No... you are not that girl. At least, you are not complete." The beast in a hooded robe was hunched over, and under the hood, on a lion's face, a pair of eyes were staring at Millicent.

Millicent and the beast looked at each other, and a name inexplicably appeared in her mind, and then she subconsciously whispered:

"You are, Malikus?"

...Malicus!

"Black Sword" Malicus!

Long ago, the Supreme Will gifted Marika with a Shadow Beast! Just like Blaze is to Lani! But Marikas is the first and most powerful of all Shadow Beasts!

After Queen Xiaoyan withdrew from the historical stage of the Borderland, the Fated Death that originally belonged to her was taken care of by Malikus. You must know that Fated Death is something that can directly shake the foundation of the Golden Tree! The fact that the Supreme Will and His Two-Fingered Divine Messengers trusted Malikus with the custody of Fated Death speaks volumes about Malikus's strength!

Because of his close relationship with Marika, just like the deep sibling relationship between Blaze and Rani, Malikus has also seen and known Marika's children, such as Malenia.

Of course, Malenia also knew Malicus, which is why Millicent could recognize Malicus. After all, Millicent was essentially Malenia's clone.

"Kid, you shouldn't be here. Now, take my advice and leave here quickly." Malicus, whose identity was revealed, advised Millicent.

Although he has seen that Millicent is not the real Malenia, he still wants to give Millicent a chance.

The name Malicus had only suddenly flashed through Millicent's mind. Due to her amnesia, she hadn't truly recalled any information about Malicus. Therefore, she had no idea how terrifying the beast in front of her, who called her a child, was.

Of course, even if she knew, she would not be shaken in the slightest.

Do what you promised to your friends.

What's more, in her heart, Lin Zhiyu is not just an ordinary friend!

In short, her current task is to guard the pass and not allow anyone to break in and interfere with Lin Zhiyu's actions!

Thinking of this, Millicent's eyes suddenly became sharp:

"No matter who you are, you can't pass here!"

As the words fell, the girl took a step forward and shook the long sword in her hand again, with murderous intent surging in her body.

Malicus looked directly into Millicent's eyes and saw Millicent's determination at a glance. He shook his head helplessly and sighed:

"If that's the case, then I have no choice but to attack you..."

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On the other hand, before Malicus and Millicent's conversation reached the point of tension.

"Woo..."

With a whimper.

"boom!"

The final fire giant was defeated and fell to the ground under the siege of Lin Zhiyu, Melina and Busujima Saeko.

Even if he sacrificed part of his body and awakened the Fire God in his body, the Fire God's power had already weakened, and Lin Zhiyu and the others were not afraid of fire.

So the Fire Giant is doomed to fail.

He couldn't even seriously injure any of Lin Zhiyu, Melina and Busujima Saeko. He only made their bodies look a little more miserable, and there were more ice, snow and blood stains on their skin or armor.

After the battle, the three of them came to the edge of the flaming cauldron.

Feeling the heat emanating from the cauldron of fire, Lin Zhiyu took off the Kalia Knight helmet on his head, stood on the edge of the cauldron of fire and looked down, but all he saw were sparks and a shallow layer of lava.

For thousands of years.

With the fire giants on the verge of extinction.

The fire in the cauldron that once burned with the flames of destruction has long since weakened to the extreme.

Seeing the situation in the pot, Busujima Saeko, who already knew that the next step was to burn the tree, couldn't help but look at Melina curiously.

"Ms. Melina, are you sure the flames in here can burn the golden tree?" Busujima Saeko didn't say it directly. In fact, in her opinion, there was no flame in the pot at all!

There was clearly only a shallow layer of magma and a few sparks flying in the wind!

"..." Melina was silent, looked at Busujima Saeko, then looked at Lin Zhiyu, and was about to tell Busujima Saeko and Melina how to ignite the cauldron.

At this time, Lin Zhiyu raised his hand and made a "stop" gesture to Melina.

Melina stopped talking immediately.

"Saeko, I have something to say to Melina in private. Why don't you go back to the pass and accompany Millicent first?" Lin Zhiyu turned to face Busujima Saeko again, and stretched out a hand to help Saeko tidy up her purple hair that looked messy after the battle.

Saeko didn't think much of it. She had always been so considerate and always put Lin Zhiyu at ease.

"Then I'll go to the pass and wait for you with Millicent." After tilting her head slightly and showing a gentle smile to Lin Zhiyu, Busujima Saeko looked at Melina gently again, then turned and left.

There is a distance of more than a thousand meters between the Flame Cauldron and the pass where Millicent is.

Saeko, who had "extraordinary eyesight", turned and walked towards the pass. Her sight instantly crossed a distance of thousands of meters and she clearly saw Malicus who was talking to Millicent at the pass.

"Who is that?" When Busujima Saeko noticed a stranger appear, her brows furrowed immediately, and her muscles, which had just relaxed a little, immediately tensed up again.

She wanted to turn around and tell Lin Zhiyu. But considering that Lin Zhiyu obviously had something important to discuss privately with Melina, and the stranger standing next to Millicent at the pass didn't look very dangerous, it seemed that apart from his tall stature, he was unremarkable in other aspects...

In the end, Busujima Saeko chose to rush to the pass, determined that if there was any trouble, she and Millicent would handle it! As Lin Zhiyu's woman, she couldn't always rely on her man to handle everything.

…As Busujima Saeko walked away, Lin Zhiyu focused his gaze on Melina's face and whispered:

"What were you trying to say?"

Melina and Lin Zhiyu met eyes. Lin Zhiyu stared at Melina with his eyes wide open. Melina's face was expressionless, but she only held Lin Zhiyu's gaze for a moment before lowering her head to watch the flaming cauldron below, perhaps deliberately avoiding Lin Zhiyu's gaze.

"...I've been watching the border." Suddenly, the girl lowered her head and began to talk to Lin Zhiyu in her calm, yet slightly broken voice:

"I've always thought that the world needs to be fixed. I also think that death needs to come equally."

"If you're really ready, be mentally prepared to commit a serious crime."

"Just for a moment, then. Let me touch your hand."

As soon as she finished speaking, Melina stretched out her right hand, palm facing the sky, towards Lin Zhiyu.

Lin Zhiyu glanced at the girl's white palm and fell into a temporary silence.

Seeing that Lin Zhiyu did not react for a moment, Melina raised her eyes and looked at Lin Zhiyu's face again.

Lin Zhiyu was able to make eye contact with the girl again.

"Just a touch of your hand can set the cauldron of fire ablaze?"

Lin Zhiyu looked at Melina knowingly and asked, then took a step forward to get closer to her and asked, "So, what's the price?"

"..." Melina, whose expression rarely changed, seemed to have not expected Lin Zhiyu to ask such a question. She pursed her lips and did not answer Lin Zhiyu's question. She even lowered her head again and cast her eyes into the flaming pot, not looking at Lin Zhiyu.

Lin Zhiyu shook his head and smiled, then began to talk to himself:

"You may not believe this, but I once met a mysterious man wearing a bamboo hat. He told me that the cauldron of fire on the snowy mountain had long been extinguished. To reignite it, a fire-starting girl must be willing to sacrifice her life."

"So I asked him if there were any other ways to reignite the Flame Cauldron? After all, I don't know if there's a Fire Girl around me, and if there is, I don't want her to be sacrificed."

"And guess what? There actually is another way! That mysterious man told me something, oh! Mad Fire! He said it's somewhere underground in the royal city, where the Mad Fire is sealed. As long as I..."

"Please!" Suddenly, Melina raised her head again and looked at Lin Zhiyu, interrupting Lin Zhiyu's speech.

"Please, don't say anymore." The girl's eyes, which were always as calm as water, finally showed a hint of urgency.

She didn't know when Lin Zhiyu was found by the Crazy Fire believers, but she had been secretly accompanying Lin Zhiyu most of the time!

Well... Lin Zhiyu would never tell Melina that he learned all this from a Crazy Fire believer in the game.

In short, Melina didn't want Lin Zhiyu to come into contact with the Eccentric Fire.

So she began to tell Lin Zhiyu about the dangers of epilepsy.

Tell Lin Zhiyu that the fire of madness is a chaos that will devour all life and all thoughts.

However, even though this world is on the verge of destruction, it is full of pain and despair.

But as long as life exists, the world will continue to thrive...

Then everything is still beautiful, isn't it?

"Please—I hope that you, who aspire to be king, will not deny all of this. Do not deny the existence of life, the continuation of the world. If you deny these things, you are no longer a king. In a world without life, how can there be a king?"

"So... please, please don't let your heart turn to the fire of madness."

This time, while persuading Lin Zhiyu, Melina's eyes became more determined than ever, as if if Lin Zhiyu didn't agree to her, she would keep staring at Lin Zhiyu and force Lin Zhiyu to give her a positive answer.

Being stared at so closely by Melina, Lin Zhiyu blinked his eyes and suddenly smiled:

"I didn't say I was going to look for Dianhuo!"

Huh... Melina suddenly felt relieved.

But Lin Zhiyu's next words made her tense again.

"But if I don't seek the crazy fire, where can I find the fire girl?" Lin Zhiyu looked at Melina mischievously.

Seeing that Lin Zhiyu's eyes were full of teasing when he spoke, Melina couldn't help but frown, pout slightly, and immediately lowered her head again.

Judging from Lin Zhiyu's reaction, she realized that Lin Zhiyu was pretending to be ignorant before.

This guy clearly knew her identity as the Fire Girl!

So, knowing that she was the Fire Girl and that she had to sacrifice herself, why did this guy still have the nerve to joke around?!

Thinking of this, Melina suddenly felt a feeling that she had never experienced in her life before.

Since it was the first time she had felt this way, she wasn't sure how to describe it.

But when Lin Zhiyu saw her frowning, lowering her head and pouting slightly, he knew that she felt wronged.

Yes.

Wronged.