Crystal Palace from Infinite Anime

Bayonetta then added:

"That is to say, Theresa shouldn't be pulled into the Infinite World again. If this can be considered a kind of 'qualification', then this 'qualification' on her should have been transferred to Bayonetta after she grew up. Do you understand what I mean?"

"Uh... I think I kind of understand what you mean, but why does this matter always sound weird?" Lin Zhiyu roughly understood the message Bayonetta conveyed to him.

"You're not the only one who finds this strange. I'm actually quite confused too. Perhaps after the Infinite Space pulled in my past self and my present self, some bug occurred, causing Theresa's identity authentication to be overwritten by Bayonetta, which is me. However, this overwriting doesn't seem to be complete, because Theresa can still use other functions of the Infinite System..."

"Hiss...it feels like the situation is getting more and more complicated."

"Don't worry, it's not a big deal. Overall, this is a good thing! Do you really want me, a little kid, to follow you on adventures into dangerous worlds like the Elden Ring every one to three months?"

And now, it's just like what Bayonetta said back then.

After learning that Theresa would no longer be pulled into the infinite world due to some special reasons, Laura's eyes lit up and she said to Lin Zhiyu:

"That's a good thing! Theresa doesn't have to venture into the infinite world anymore and can live a normal life. Isn't that great? Well... if only someday, we could choose to 'retire' like this."

Lin Zhiyu completely understood Laura's desire to be able to retire at any time. In fact, Lin Zhiyu wished he could retire right now! After all, he was already an immortal demigod. However, considering that not all the women around him had yet achieved immortality, Lin Zhiyu didn't mind taking them on a few more training sessions to further improve their abilities.

Today's candlelight dinner with Laura slowly ended in such a harmonious chat atmosphere.

There was nothing ambiguous about it, but at the end of the dinner, Laura once again thanked Lin Zhiyu from the bottom of her heart. She was very grateful that Lin Zhiyu was willing to accept the invitation to come into her world, and she said that tonight was the happiest night she had had in recent years.

Afterwards, Lin Zhiyu began contacting others through the Infinite System's friend function, such as Evelin, to inform them of the gathering and, by the way, to ask how long Evelin planned to rest before the next trial. As Lin Zhiyu had expected, Evelin had said, "Let's wait three months!"

"It seems that everyone prefers to rest for a while." Lin Zhiyu realized something, and then sent messages to ask Saeko, Kim Mi-jeong and Bayonetta what they thought.

Saeko didn't care and just followed Lin Zhiyu.

Jin Meiting said that if Lin Zhiyu planned to start the next world in a month, then it would be fine for her and she could join the team at any time. After all, she had been resting for two consecutive months.

The more cunning one was Bayonetta, who actually asked Lin Zhiyu what others thought.

Lin Zhiyu said that others prefer to take the full three-month vacation.

Then Bayonetta immediately sent a message to Lin Zhiyu saying:

"Then let's just go into the infinite world next month! How about a different-world dating adventure? Hehe~"

Chapter 24: Caught in Adultery~ (End of this Volume)

time flies.

A month has passed since the end of the Elden Ring World.

On this day, the voice of the Infinite System sounded in Lin Zhiyu's mind, prompting Lin Zhiyu to start a new round of trials.

But because most of his companions preferred to rest for a while, Lin Zhiyu originally wanted to take it easy, at least for another month, before starting the next world.

However, because of a message from Bayonetta, Lin Zhiyu changed his mind.

[Today is the day. We agreed on "Another World Date Adventure". Honey, don't forget!]

Bayonetta had said this to Lin Zhiyu more than 20 days ago, and Lin Zhiyu thought she was joking at the time.

Unexpectedly, Bayonetta was serious!

She actually wanted to have a "sweet duo" with Lin Zhiyu while everyone else was resting this month!

Lin Zhiyu sent a message to Bayonetta:

[It's useless. According to the rules of Infinite Space, teams with less than five people will be automatically matched with other trial participants to make up a team of five. So even if everyone else is resting and it's just the two of us doing this month's trial, the system will still force three people we don't even know to join us.]

After receiving this message from Lin Zhiyu, Bayonetta quickly replied:

[But there's no rule in Infinite Space that says you have to play with your teammates after entering the Infinite World, right? Just let the random teammates you find play on their own!]

Lin Zhiyu shook his head and laughed, then sent another message to Bayonetta:

[Do you really want to play the next dungeon with me alone? ]

Bayonetta did not reply to Lin Zhiyu with text, but first sent three "shy" and then sent three emoji "color" expressions with eyes full of hearts.

Lin Zhiyu shook his head and laughed again, and after thinking about it, he agreed to Bayonetta. After all, with his and Bayonetta's strength, "double row" was enough to deal with various situations, and it was not necessary to have "strength in numbers".

When Lin Zhiyu thought about having a special date with the "Bayonetta" he had raised in this way, he felt a little excited.

However, this anticipation turned into surprise after he and Bayonetta teamed up to enter the safe house before the trial began and saw the three teammates they were matched with.

"Hmm... I see, my king. So this is why you suddenly disappeared? Because you too are chosen by this infinite space, and you were chosen before. The borderland is part of your journey as a chosen one. Am I right?"

The lights were on, and it should have been a warm and safe house.

When Lin Zhiyu saw that Lani was there, his heart almost stopped completely!

Seeing Lin Zhiyu appear in the safe house with another beautiful woman, Lani, who sat expressionless and cold in her chair, suddenly looked at her with a deep gaze. As she and Lin Zhiyu talked, the temperature in the safe house dropped. Lin Zhiyu stood still at her seat, feeling a pang of thorns, a sense of unease, and a lump in her throat.

"Damn! I was wondering why I couldn't recruit Lani as a follower using the follower recruitment post before. Turns out she was also chosen by the Infinite Space!"

Lin Zhiyu suddenly understood why he was able to successfully recruit Millicent and Melina as followers but could not recruit Lani after completing the Elden Ring world.

Well, now it seems like the "Dating Adventure in Another World" I agreed on with Bayonetta has suddenly turned into being caught in an affair by the "Princess of Dark Moon"~

"Sister Lani..."

Bayonetta was also surprised to see Lani, but she was not as bewildered as Lin Zhiyu. However, she subconsciously called out "Sister Lani", which naturally caught Lani's attention.

"Hmm? You look like you know me." Lani began to look at Bayonetta carefully.

"Haha, Princess Lani, why don't you guess who I am? Just a reminder, I do know Her Royal Highness~~" Bayonetta suddenly laughed and responded to Lani openly. Then she pulled Lin Zhiyu to sit in two adjacent seats, causing Lani to narrow her eyes slightly.

Lin Zhiyu and Lani were a legitimate couple. This was evidenced by the Darkmoon Ring on Lani's right ring finger and the Darkmoon Greatsword in Lin Zhiyu's stash.

Although Lani has not made a clear statement or blamed Lin Zhiyu, Lin Zhiyu always has a feeling of "being caught cheating with his best sister by his wife". For the moment, he did not look at Lani, but avoided Lani's gaze and observed the other two teammates present.

The two teammates remained silent and had cold faces just like Lani.

One of them had a typical Western look, looking to be in his forties. He looked okay, and his figure was quite good for a middle-aged man. Lin Zhiyu looked at this guy and thought he looked like "Mike De Santa" from GTA 5.

The other person had an oriental appearance, with a long braid on his back. He looked older than Mike De Santa, and his appearance gave people a feeling of danger and ferocity. He was wearing a pink long gown with the word "kill" printed on the chest. Lin Zhiyu narrowed his eyes and was deeply surprised!

Isn’t this the classic villain in the first part of “Dragon Ball”, Tao Pai Pai, the “world’s number one killer” who once beat the young Sun Wukong to a pulp?

Wow, all the characters from Dragon Ball are here!

In fact, with Lin Zhiyu's current strength, defeating Tao Baibai would be a piece of cake.

The key is Tao Baibai's origin, which makes Lin Zhiyu really uneasy!

This time I was matched with Tao Baibai as my teammate.

Will the next time be a super villain like Frieza or Majin Buu who can explode stars at will?

"Damn! I feel a sense of crisis again..." Lin Zhiyu originally thought that with his current strength, he could handle any situation. However, Tao Baibai's appearance really made Lin Zhiyu uneasy!

"Huh? Young man, just chat with your friends. Why are you staring at me? Don't you know that staring at a stranger like that is very rude?"

Suddenly, because Lin Zhiyu had been staring at Tao Baibai, Tao Baibai started talking to Lin Zhiyu.

This "world's number one killer" in Dragon Ball had a flash of murderous intent in his eyes when he was talking to Lin Zhiyu.

Bayonetta and Lani seemed to have sensed the murderous intent, so they looked at Tao Baibai with unfriendly eyes.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the safe house became cold and severe.

At this moment, the prompt sound of the infinite system sounded in the minds of several people, indicating that they were about to enter the infinite world and the portal was officially opened!

Volume 5 Returns to the Taimanin Universe

Chapter 1: Demon Knight! Ingrid!

[Name of this world: Demon Knight Ingrid]

[World Background: This is a near-future era. Humans and demons have had an unwritten rule of non-interference since ancient times. However, many humans have now fallen into depravity and joined the demons. Criminal organizations and corporations jointly established by humans and demons are becoming increasingly active, and the era has begun to degenerate into chaos...]

[Main Mission: Destroy the evil organization "Nomad" created by the demonic vampire ancestor Edwin Black]

[Secondary Quest: Ensure the survival of Demon Knight Ingrid and keep her collapse index below 30% at the end of this world. If successful, all participants will share 1000 redemption vouchers equally after clearing this world.]

(Hunqiu Index: When a person is subjected to great psychological or physiological stimulation, the Hunqiu Index will rise; the Hunqiu Index will affect the character's mental state. When the Hunqiu Index exceeds 50%, the character's mental state will change significantly and it will be difficult to reverse.)

[Tip: You must complete the main task to pass the level, and the secondary tasks are not required to be completed]

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In the early morning of Japan, Tokyo is called the "Devil City" by people in this world because it is filled with evil spirits from the demon world.

A building more than ten stories high.

As the cold wind blew, Witch Lani stood on the edge of the rooftop, overlooking the city that never sleeps, where humans and demons mixed together, and said in a cold voice:

"So, my king, it turns out that not only have you entered the Infinite World and completed trials many times, but you've also been to this world before..."

At this moment, just five meters behind Lani, Lin Zhiyu and Bayonetta were standing together, looking at Lani's tall figure under the moon.

Just like the Iron Witch Aniloz that Lin Zhiyu had previously experienced, Demon Knight Ingrid was also a work in the Taimanin Universe. So, this time, as soon as Lin Zhiyu received the relevant introduction and mission prompts from the system, he immediately knew that he had arrived in the Taimanin Universe again.

Lin Zhiyu had nothing to hide about this. He also wanted to give Bayonetta and Lani a heads-up, so they wouldn't get too surprised when they saw him interacting with some of his "old friends" again. So, Lin Zhiyu decisively explained the situation to Bayonetta and Lani.

At this moment, Lani, who was standing on the edge of the rooftop overlooking the city's night view, turned her back to Lin Zhiyu and Bayonetta and continued speaking in a calm tone:

"Although I read the Encyclopedia of Infinite Space in detail in the safe house and have a relatively clear understanding of our current situation, I am still a newcomer, unlike you—my king, who is not only experienced but also knows this world very well. It seems that from now on, Seresa and I will have to rely on you..."

When Lani was halfway through her words, she turned around and looked at Lin Zhiyu.

Lin Zhiyu originally wanted to tell Lani that since they were family, there was no need to be so polite with each other. But when the words reached his throat, Lin Zhiyu seemed to suddenly realize something and his expression suddenly froze.

Then, Lin Zhiyu turned his head and looked at Bayonetta who was standing beside him.

Bayonetta opened her eyes wide, her mouth slightly open, and looked surprised.

"Ahem, no, Lani, what did you call her just now?" Lin Zhiyu blinked at Lani and raised his hand to point at Bayonetta beside him.

Lani looked at Lin Zhiyu, then at Bayonetta, and said clearly:

"She knows me and my king. We both wear glasses and have a beauty mark on the corner of our lips. Although it seems unbelievable, my deduction is well-founded. I guess she is Seresa, the child who was entrusted by my king to live in Rhea Lukalia for a while not long ago. I think I am right, right?"

At the end of her words, although Lani asked a question, her tone was very firm.

Because of Lin Zhiyu and Bayonetta's reactions, her guess was indirectly confirmed.

Bayonetta hadn't expected that Lani was so clever and had easily guessed who she was. Under Lani's gaze, Bayonetta felt uncomfortable all over and didn't respond for a moment. Lani just stared at Bayonetta quietly, also without saying anything. The atmosphere on the rooftop suddenly became silent and awkward.

At this time, Lin Zhiyu quickly raised a hand and placed it on Bayonetta's shoulder, and explained to Lani:

"Ahem, the thing is, her name is Bayonetta. She's Theresa's 'sister' and also my... uh... partner."

It is true that little Theresa had long since changed her name for Bayonetta from "Mom" to "Sister", so Lin Zhiyu was not lying to Lani here.

It's just that his words were misleading, making Lani really think that Bayonetta and Theresa were sisters, so they had some similar features... But in fact, this was a bit far-fetched. After all, even if they were sisters, their similar looks were easy to explain, but the moles growing in the same place was a bit too much of a coincidence!

Therefore, after telling Lani that the person next to him was little Theresa's "sister" Bayonetta, Lin Zhiyu immediately changed the subject:

"Oh right, you all received the mission prompt from the system, right? The reward for that secondary mission is that after completing the mission, everyone will share 1000 redemption coupons equally during the clearance settlement phase. With this reward settlement method, the damn system is clearly messing with things!"

"..." Rani and Bayonetta remained silent.

Lin Zhiyu looked around, his eyes moving between the two women, and continued to explain what he had just said:

"After completing the mission, everyone will share 1000 redemption vouchers equally at the checkout. Theoretically, the fewer people left at the end of the mission, the more redemption vouchers they'll get. With five people, each will get 200 redemption vouchers, with two people, each will get 500 redemption vouchers, and with one person, all 1000 redemption vouchers! Do you think the other two teammates we've been matched with this time will murder their own people just to get more redemption vouchers?"

In reality, Lani and Bayonetta had already grasped what Lin Zhiyu was trying to say. Now that Lin Zhiyu had gone to such lengths to explain, Lani and Bayonetta responded one after another.

Lani: "We certainly can't let our guard down, but those two aren't our 'friends'. If they really have bad intentions, we can just kill them."

Bayonetta: "That guy with the braids gives off a very violent vibe. He even has the word 'Kill' printed on his clothes. I feel like he's most likely the one who's willing to do anything to get more rewards!"

"Well, anyway, we have to be wary of those two—if we run into them again," Lin Zhiyu said gravely. In this world, their team of five, as if traveling through time and space, passed through a portal and instantly appeared in a dark, deserted alleyway in Tokyo at night. Upon arrival, the five tacitly split into three groups, each taking their own path.

Among them, it was obvious that Lin Zhiyu, Bayonetta and Lani were in the same group.

Mike De Santa and Tao Baibai are each in a separate group.

With no one taking the initiative to try to unite the team, the five people didn't even exchange names.

Because Lin Zhiyu was familiar with "GTA5" and "Dragon Ball", he recognized Mike De Santa and Tao Pai Pai, who were from these two works respectively.

If Lin Zhiyu only looked at these two people through the filter of the original work, he could have despised them, but God knows how many times these two people have had experience in clearing levels in the infinite world, and how many cards they have hidden from the infinite mall or task rewards?

Take Tao Baibai for example, this guy started out with a city-destroying level of combat power. Assuming that he had already cleared the infinite world many times and obtained various rewards like Lin Zhiyu, then it is not certain how much worse his current strength is than Lin Zhiyu. This is why Lin Zhiyu dare not take it lightly no matter what!