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

"Lead your knights and bear witness to all this with your life."

261. This is the era of the sun and the moon (4.1K)

Everything he said to Monggot was not arrogant talk, but what he wanted to do.

Although wanting to become the Supreme Will sounds very arrogant, after all, what he inherited was Lion's Sin, the Sun of Pride.

Moreover, as Lani said, the Golden Tree and the Golden Law have indeed bound the border area for too long.

It is undeniable that the Golden Rule does protect the border area from the invasion of those malicious stars.

But the price paid is totally disproportionate.

Treat the creatures in the border area as nutrients and slowly squeeze them out like boiling a frog in warm water.

At first, everyone thought it was nothing, but now we can see from the survivors of Lienia how much they hate the Golden Rule and the Golden Tree.

Rather than living a life worse than death, it is better to end this long life and embrace death.

Sometimes, living is also a pain.

"...Is this the gift Marika wants to give me?"

Looking at the greatsword stuck in the ground, Reinhardt fell silent.

Although it is called a greatsword, it does not have the broad blade of the Moonlight Greatsword. Instead, it is slender and long. The patterns on both the blade and the hilt are lifelike, as if a person's arms or legs are intertwined and twisted into a knot, and the person's painful expression can be vaguely seen on it.

It's like a meticulously crafted piece of handicraft, and the word "weapon" doesn't seem to fit in with it.

However, all this is just superficial.

Reinhardt felt a strong threat from this weapon, which was no less powerful than the Fated Death. This was a genuine weapon capable of killing gods. It was simply an enhanced hunting finger knife.

Not only that, he also felt the meaning of a felony on this weapon. It was the felony of ring-breaking that Marika had committed in this golden tree. He swung the stone hammer and hit the Elden Ring again and again, letting the runes scatter everywhere.

Her determined eyes remained unmoved, without any wavering.

But the next second, her form changed again, from a long black dress to a shirtless red-haired man - Radagon.

He also wielded a stone hammer, hammering on the Elden Ring again and again, trying to repair it.

In this way, in the same body, two consciousnesses kept switching.

Break the ring while repairing it.

Alternate with each other.

They kept playing games with each other.

Even the knocking sound was faintly ringing in my ears.

This was a serious crime that Malika had committed.

Shatter the Elden Ring and crush the felony of the Golden Rule.

In a trance, he seemed to see the end of the old era and the beginning of a new era in this picture.

Those limbs were like destruction and creation, the end and the beginning, two corresponding and incompatible concepts squeezed together.

It was as if complex beings like Malika and Radagon had finally become one.

Destruction is creation, the end is the beginning.

It is filled with a mystery that is difficult to understand.

This sword also has a nice name, which Reinhardt is also familiar with. The sword is inscribed as—

The divine body turns into a sword.

The godslayer sword was born from the remains of Marika, the god who was supposed to be immortal.

However, he still had a problem.

He was not at all surprised that the divine body transformed into a sword would appear here and become Marika's gift. He had even guessed it early on.

But where did the hanged Marika, or the Radagon who was responsible for the final defense of the Elden Ring, go?

He didn't see anything when he came in. There was only a big golden preserved egg star beast wielding a large divine sword. The guy called the Beast of Elden was here.

He rushed forward with his sword in hand without saying a word.

It’s just a pity that this guy was not resistant to attacks at all. He was only about the same strength as two Malicus holding the destined death, and was hacked to death on the spot by him with just a few strokes.

To be honest, he hadn't expected this guy to be so weak. He had obviously absorbed so much rune from the border area, so he should be stronger.

But he looked so weak.

Maybe it’s because the magic ring is broken?

It is very likely that the strength of the Beast of Elden is most likely linked to the Elden Ring.

"...Rhine, what are you thinking about?"

At this moment, a voice behind him interrupted his thoughts, "Oh, nothing, I'm just wondering where the remaining part of the Elden Ring went."

He turned his head and saw Melina slowly walking in from the entrance.

At this time, the golden tree had become a huge cavity, as dark as a cave.

In the huge space, apart from the stone platform placed in the center and the stone hammer inlaid with golden rune fragments standing on it, there are only withered golden tree leaves all over the ground, emitting a faint glow, providing the few lights for this dim tree hole.

But strangely, after he defeated the Beast of Elden, he did not see the statue of Marika's remains, which served as the container of the Elden Ring.

Even the Elden Ring disappeared.

Hearing this, Melina also looked around with her single eye, looking for the trace of Elden's Ring just like him.

However, she, who had always been able to sense the magic ring, now lost her sense of it.

Apart from the part held in Reinhardt's hand, no other part could be felt.

However, her eyes soon fell on the golden sword stuck in the ground.

"...That sword... looks so familiar..."

Melina's eyebrows wrinkled slightly.

The scent emanating from it made her feel a mother's warmth, but she didn't know why.

"Uh...."

After hearing her words, Reinhardt couldn't find the right words to describe her.

What to say?

You say this sword is a god-killing weapon born from your mother's remains?

Like the Hunting Finger Knife, can it threaten the Supreme Will?

Although this is the truth, he still can't say it out loud. Anyone who wants to do this is welcome to do it.

Just as he was racking his brains for words, a few azure particles appeared out of thin air and slowly gathered together under the gaze of him and Melina.

The first thing that appeared was the wide white witch's hat. The brim of the hat was slightly raised, and the eyes that seemed to contain the stars and the dark moon slowly swept around. After staying on the sword for a second, it finally fell on Reinhardt.

"...My dear king, everything...is over now."

"Hmm, that's alright." Reinhardt shrugged casually, then looked away following Lani's gaze. "But now a serious problem has arisen."

"Malika's remains, which were supposed to serve as the container for the remaining ring, and the remaining ring are missing."

"..."

Lani didn't say anything. She just gave him a meaningful look and said calmly, "...Really?"

"But, what does that matter?"

She slowly walked forward, stretched out her hands and gently straightened his collar and smoothed the corners of his clothes. She transformed herself into a gentle and virtuous wife, raised her head and looked up at him, and whispered softly: "...Rhine, I know what you are thinking."

"If we want to usher in a new era, the Elden Ring is not necessary. Moreover, the Golden Tree is about to collapse, and the Golden Law has lost its effect."

"What do you mean?"

To be honest, he didn't understand what Lani said at all.

He only knew that if he wanted to open up a new era, he could only use the magic ring to do so, because that was how the Star Age was launched in the game.

However, Lani didn't explain to him. She smiled and said, "Literally."

After saying that, she slowly turned around, walked away with her back to him, and then slowly turned around again.

"Look at me, my dear eternal companion."

Lani slowly opened her arms...

No, it's four arms!

It’s the four-handed Overlord Lani state!

He only now realized that the Lani who appeared before him was not her real body, but the one controlling the abandoned puppet body.

However, he had no time to think about the reasons.

Because at this moment, one of Lani's hands was stretched out to him, and the ring on her finger was shining with the light of the dark moon, inviting him.

Naturally, he had to comply with his wife's kind invitation.

So he reached out and gently held it.

Under the guidance of Lani and the watchful eyes of Melina, he slowly walked forward.

"That's good..."

Lani whispered softly, and at the same time, he felt the power of the law from the little hand holding him.

His wife, [Moon Princess] Lani, is mobilizing her laws.

The laws within his body seemed to resonate with this, and his body radiated like the sun, dispelling the darkness and fog, and bringing scorching light to this small place.

This feeling is just like it was a thousand years ago.

Lani had done the same thing to him before.

But this time, it's even more intense.

"Look... Rhine. We can still herald the coming of a new era without the Elden Ring."

Lani waved her hand gently, casting a ray of light from the unreachable and unknowable unknown, reflecting the light on him.

That is the light of the sun.

Not only that, but the light of the dark moon is also mixed in with it.

Just like a divine body transformed into a sword, the two intertwined together, turning into spirals and falling on their bodies respectively.

"I, [Moon Princess] Lani, hereby swear:"

"All life, all souls, are about to enter the age of stars—"

"I will follow the laws of the sun and the moon and begin a thousand-year journey."

"My fellow creatures, the golden age has passed, and we are about to usher in the endless years of the sun and moon."

"On this road where day and night intersect, we will be accompanied by the fear, hesitation, and loneliness of being free from the constraints of rules, as we set out towards an ethereal future."

"In these long years, think quietly—"

"What is freedom?"

As Lani finished speaking, a dark moon faintly appeared behind her, and the sun that should have appeared in the sky gradually appeared behind him.

The brilliance of each other checks and balances each other, and also reflects each other.

Even Melina felt relieved for some reason after seeing this scene, and slowly clasped her hands together as if praying.

The three-claw mark on the right eye is gradually disappearing.

Although she still couldn't open her eyes, Melina knew in her heart that her mission... was completely over.

The border area has ushered in a brand new future.

"...Thank you, Reinhardt."

At the same time, Lani's announcement resounded throughout the narrow space and reached everyone's ears.

Tell everyone that they are completely free, no longer dominated by gold and blessings, nor bound by the Elden Ring.