People are at the border, but they become the incarnation of the sun

It was Millicent's four sisters.

Waves of scarlet mist were slowly emanating from the pistil, wriggling slowly as if it had life.

When Millicent arrived, the squirming became more intense, as if welcoming the arrival of their last sister.

This also reminded him of the request that the old insect sage Gwei had made to him in the game -

Ask him to kill Millicent with his own hands. The betrayal from the one you trust will nourish the bud, and this despair is the key to making the bud bloom into a beautiful flower.

"When Lady Marenia becomes a goddess, Millicent will be reborn as the Scarlet Valkyrie."

"Bullshit! As expected, all bugs are bad!"

He seemed to be reminded of an equally disgusting old bug, which made him curse.

Millicent also saw the bright flowers floating on the Corrupted Lake, and as if a resonance had occurred, her relationship with Malenia suddenly became clear, and the voice in her body became clearer and clearer.

At this moment, she completely understood the meaning of her existence——

Thus, corruption withered and turned into flowers, transforming Malenia into the goddess of corruption.

"...I don't want it....If I have to blossom into something other than myself, I would rather decay into nothingness like I am now."

Millicent gnashed her teeth in anger, walked around the scarlet flower that was spewing mist in front of her, and slowly moved towards the open entrance beside the Corrupted Lake.

One step, two steps...

It's almost here...

"...I must return to her... the willpower Marennia once held... the human dignity she possessed in the face of the whispers of scarlet corruption... and the rules she broke to wage war against Latarn..."

"Also, I haven't repaid Mr. Rhine's kindness yet..."

This supported her consciousness like a spiritual pillar, but her exhausted body could no longer support her actions.

"Cough-cough!"

A mouthful of blood spurted out, like a scarlet flower falling to the ground and withering.

Her whole body seemed to lose strength and she fell to the ground with a thud.

"Miss Millicent!"

"Hey!"

These were the last words she heard before she fell into coma, and then she fell into endless darkness.

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"Hey, Millicent, wake up!"

"..."

"Tsk, has it eroded too deeply..."

"..."

"Forget it, let's give it a try. We must hold on."

In the haze, Millicent vaguely heard these words.

But the moment she finished the last sentence, she felt a sharp pain in her body. Even though she was in a deep coma, Millicent could still feel it.

It was as if a burning heat had invaded her body, and the raging fire was constantly corroding her flesh and blood.

Faintly, she could even hear the crackling sound of bones being burned.

However, as time went by, the burning pain in her body became weaker and weaker, and was replaced by a sense of comfort that made her unable to help but sink into it.

very warm.

This kind of warmth was something she had never experienced before. It was like someone was holding her in someone's arms, singing a lullaby to help her fall asleep.

However, this feeling of comfort came and went quickly, and soon stopped.

The heat left her body, causing her to instinctively let out a soft hum, and her consciousness gradually woke up from her deep sleep.

"Cough-cough-"

A trace of turbid red blood suddenly gushed out and slowly slid down the corner of his mouth.

Millicent slowly opened her heavy eyelids, but what she saw was not scarlet mist or azure sky, but an unfamiliar ceiling, and the sound of running water came to her ears.

He turned his head with some difficulty and found Reinhardt sitting by the fire, poking the bonfire with a branch in his hand.

She was about to speak when she felt a chill on her chest.

With a quick glance, she discovered that the armor on her chest had been untied, and the hideous snake scales clinging to it had disappeared. Instead, milky white skin and slightly raised grooves were exposed to the air.

"You're awake. Sorry, I had to do this just now because the situation was urgent."

Reinhardt's voice faintly reached her ears.

"However, the results are pretty good. Most of the scarlet corruption in your body has been cleared out. You just need to rest for a while." Reinhardt continued.

To be honest, undressing Millicent was an act of helplessness.

Although Millicent's body has improved a lot after training, it is still too weak for his violent power and requires meticulous injection.

And golden needles are the best medium.

That's why he was forced to undress Millicent and inject the power of the sun into Millicent's body through the golden needle to purify the scarlet corruption.

The result was very good. It was not completely cured, but it was almost cured.

"No...thank you."

Millicent shook her head, denying his words: "You saved me again, Mr. Rhine..."

Although the words of thanks contained thousands of words, they also made Millicent's heart gradually become heavy.

How should she repay the two life-saving graces and what should she use to repay them?

It seems like... there's nothing I can do to repay you.

However, Reinhardt's words startled her slightly.

"Do I even need to thank you for this? Aren't you going to be my sharp edge? So isn't it only natural for me to save you?

Moreover, since you want my sharp blade, how can you die in such a miserable way?"

"I won't allow it."

He said it calmly, as if stating a fact, and smiled at Millicent.

His words and his smile silenced Millicent. She slowly got up from the ground and sat against the wall, staring at the tree trunk above. She didn't even bother to straighten her torn clothes, leaving her body exposed.

Just sit there quietly.

I don't know what she was thinking, but judging from the way she dodged and glanced at me, she seemed a little shy.

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At the roots of the sacred tree of Michaela.

This is an underground cave and the most important place for the sacred tree.

There is no outside noise and no lingering scarlet fog, as if it is isolated from the world.

Some have only thick tree roots intertwined and gathered together like rock walls, and countless root tips hang in the air like willows with withered yellow branches and leaves hanging down, dancing with scarlet butterflies, which has a kind of secret beauty.

A gentle breeze blew slowly through the cave, and the growing weeds and wild flowers swayed slowly.

It looks as desolate as the remains of a battlefield.

The main trunk of the tree looks like a human, while the forked roots are hair. From a distance, it looks like a woman sitting and sleeping here, holding her abdomen with both hands as if giving birth to life.

But unfortunately, a big hole was inexplicably cut open in the abdomen, which was once the place where the sleeping Michaela merged with the holy tree.

"It's finally here."

Reinhardt couldn't help but sigh.

He looked straight ahead at the tall woman who was sleeping in a chair under the roots of a tree in the distance.

Her long red hair was scattered randomly, like a statue with its lower half sitting on a chair and its upper half crawling on the tree roots.

Although her long hair covered her face, she could still vaguely see that she looked about 70% similar to Millicent.

The slender arm leaning on the tree root was not as fair and smooth as imagined, but was covered with hideous scales, which were the marks left by severe erosion by scarlet corruption.

The winged helmet and prosthetic arm discarded on the ground, covered by withered yellow leaves, revealed the identity of this woman.

She was none other than the Valkyrie Marennia who had brought the city of Rodel to the brink of destruction, and who had then triumphantly defeated Greg of Stonewell City, and who had then journeyed south to Gallid to fight a decisive battle with the Star-Breaking General Latarn.

After watching from a distance, Reinhardt silently walked to the side and put Millicent on the ground.

"Just take a good rest here and leave the rest to me."

Then, he walked towards Marennia step by step.

With every step he took, his body expanded, and the armor of the Kalia Knight covered him.

About five steps away, he was already dressed and in the best condition to deal with any attack at any time.

The breeze in the hall slowly blew up his cloak, and the emblem of Kalia fluttered in the wind like a flag.

The pyroxene axe in his left hand was filled with fiery magic, while the darkmoon greatsword in his right hand was wrapped in an icy aura, distorting the air like a world of ice and fire.

After witnessing the situation at the Corruption Lake before, he was no longer sure what the current condition of Malenia was, and he had to be so cautious to avoid any unexpected situations.

The most important thing is that a lion will use all its strength to fight a rabbit, so how can he not use his real ability to deal with Malenia.

However, Millicent, who was placed on the ground, immediately stopped her and said, "No, Mr. Rhine..."

Sonorous——

Millicent plunged the long knife he had given her into the soft, moist soil, and used it as a crutch to barely support her body as she staggered to her feet.

With his other hand, he picked up the golden winged helmet given to him by Finlay and put it on again.

He slowly raised his head and looked at the man in front of him through the gap in his mask.

"...My battle is now, and I can't stop now."

Millicent's firm words and unhesitating look made him feel both amused and helpless.

"What else can you do with your broken body? It's a miracle that you can hold on this long. If you were to fight Marennia, you wouldn't even last a single round."

"No, even so, I will go. This is my destiny."

This time, he was completely speechless.

It can be said that she is worthy of being the incarnation of Malenia. Her stubbornness is exactly the same as the [Valkyrie] Malenia he knows.

And fate and all that...

"They are all a bunch of stubborn guys!"

I couldn't help but complain in my heart.

However, their quarrel seemed to have disturbed something.

call--

The wind direction in the cave suddenly changed, and it became increasingly fierce, blowing up the fallen flowers in the courtyard and blowing away the dry and yellow branches and leaves covering the helmet and prosthetic arm.

A powerful aura rushed towards them, immediately drawing their attention towards the source of the aura.

"Marenia..."

Millicent whispered her name.

As if she had received a summons, Marennia gradually woke up from her sleep, slowly stood up from the demigod's chair, and looked over here.

Although it is "looking", it also means that Malenia's head is turned towards this side.

The breeze gently blew the long, bright red hair that looked like flames, revealing the eyes and half of the hideous cheek that had been completely corroded by scarlet corruption.

However, even though she is blind, she can still feel everything around her.

Just like now, she glanced at Millicent who made the sound for a moment longer, then turned her gaze towards him.

However, at that moment, Malenia's body seemed to tremble in millimeters.

It was as if all the muscles in her body were tensed up in an instant and she entered a combat state, but then she relaxed as before. She took two steps forward calmly and slowly knelt down. The chain mail under her battle skirt rubbed against her prosthetic limbs, making a faint rustling sound.

"...I had a very long dream—