Crystal Palace from Infinite Anime

He turned around and looked towards the direction where his blood and energy were overflowing and being sucked away - that was behind him!

Only then did Ingrid realize that a warrior wearing silver, beast-patterned armor, his face completely obscured by a helmet, had appeared in the church. The silver-armored warrior raised his right hand, palm pointed at her, and she could clearly see a deep red mark glimmering on the palm of his right hand, visible on the silver armor.

The outline of the mark is circular, with a small vertical red line in the center, just like the eyes of a beast. The circular outline of the mark is the eye, and the vertical line in the outline is the vertical pupil in the beast's eye.

It was this deep red ring-shaped mark that was emitting a suction force, continuously sucking Ingrid's blood away from the wounds on her body!

"Damn it... a sneak attack from behind... despicable!" Ingrid, who was becoming increasingly weak, gritted her teeth and said, but even her voice was very small and no longer full of energy.

Then, Ingrid's vision began to blur, and everything she saw appeared double.

Just before her consciousness was about to fall into complete darkness, she heard the silver-armored warrior slowly say:

"Don't worry, you won't die. I just want you to be temporarily unconscious due to lack of blood and energy."

boom!

Then Ingrid fell to the ground and fell into a coma as Lin Zhiyu wished.

Lin Zhiyu then withdrew and stopped using the "Cursed Blood Ring".

[Cursed Blood Ring]: Obtained from the Elden Ring world, this special ability is transformed from "Monger's Great Rune" and allows you to absorb life through wounds or directly from corpses, provided that the target must be flesh and blood.

……

As Ingrid fell into a coma, peace returned to the church.

"Tick, tick, tick, tick..."

Bayonetta pulled back her long, thick black hair with the katana in her hand, and then walked towards Lin Zhiyu step by step in high heels.

"How did you manage to hide a three-foot-long katana in your hair? Even though your hair is very long and thick, this is simply unreasonable! Or was the action of drawing the katana from your hair all an illusion, and you actually took it out directly from the system space?"

Looking at Bayonetta walking towards him, Lin Zhiyu couldn't help but ask.

"Hehe~ This is my secret, I won't tell you~!" Bayonetta said with blinking eyes.

Lin Zhiyu shook his head and smiled, then asked:

"Then why don't you tell me why you know the Busujima-ryu swordsmanship and Millicent's Water Bird Dance?"

Bayonetta put her hands on her hips and said to Lin Zhiyu confidently:

"If little Theresa also wanted to become incredibly powerful when she grew up so she could help her beloved brother, and so she pestered the gentle sisters Busujima and Millicent to learn swordsmanship from them, do you think they would be so cruel as to reject her?"

“…” Lin Zhiyu was suddenly speechless and understood.

Although Bayonetta did not answer Lin Zhiyu's question directly, her meaning was obvious.

Because when she was a child, she was taught by Saeko Busujima and Millicent.

So it was natural that she became a master of kendo when she grew up, using the Busujima-ryu swordsmanship as the basis and the Water Bird Dance as her killer move!

In fact, in the Bayonetta game, the weapons Bayonetta can use include pistols, Japanese swords, whips, etc. However, Lin Zhiyu still feels a little strange that the Bayonetta, who is a "professional" gunman, has been trained into a female swordsman whose kendo skills are on par with those of the Demon Knight.

"Why aren't you talking? Are you stupefied by my superb swordsmanship? Hehehe~ Actually, I'm still better with a gun, and I just like the pleasure of shoot~shoot~shoot~" Bayonetta smiled with curved eyebrows, and after she finished speaking, she licked her lips suggestively with her tongue.

"Ahem! Let's not talk about these trivial things for now. There is a person lying on the ground over there!" Lin Zhiyu turned to look at Ingrid who was unconscious on the ground, then walked over quickly.

Bayonetta followed Lin Zhiyu, and the two came to the unconscious Ingrid. Bayonetta then became serious, and said in a deep voice with recognition of Ingrid:

"She's very strong. If I fight her to the death, I'm not sure I can win."

"Well, 'Demon Knight' Ingrid is regarded as a confidant by the vampire ancestor who dominates the demon world. In addition to loyalty, strength is of course indispensable." Lin Zhiyu also recognized the strength shown by Ingrid.

Just like what Bayonetta said before the battle with Ingrid, this time Lin Zhiyu asked Bayonetta to meet Ingrid, just to see how strong Bayonetta is and how strong Ingrid is?

In fact, whether it was Bayonetta or Ingrid, there were some aspects of their combat performance that surprised Lin Zhiyu.

For example, Bayonetta's "Water Bird Dance" and Ingrid's "Evil Flame". The latter's ability is not reflected at all in the anime that is purely for the entertainment purpose, and is only depicted in the game.

Just now, when Lin Zhiyu was secretly watching the battle and saw Ingrid's evil flame, he even wanted to summon Melina and let Melina use the lower-level ability "God-killing Black Flame" derived from "Fated Death" to clash with Ingrid's black and purple evil flame.

"Now it seems that Ingrid and Aniloz should be T1-level fighters in the Taimanin universe. Black is undoubtedly T0. I just don't know, in the story of Taimanin, she can be compared with Black to a certain extent. She is known as the 'strongest Taimanin'. What is the real combat power of Asha? She should be between T1 like Ingrid and Aniloz and T0 like Black, right?" Lin Zhiyu thought divergently.

At this moment, Bayonetta looked down at Ingrid, who lay unconscious on the ground, and asked Lin Zhiyu, "What should we do with this Demon Knight next? According to the system's mission, we must ensure her survival during this world clearance, and her Honkai Index cannot exceed 30%. My suggestion is to find a secret location and seal her away. That way, the mission should be successfully completed."

I have to say, Bayonetta's suggestion really makes sense!

"The idea you proposed is very sound, but we still need her to fish out Brak."

"This Demon Knight is a close confidant of Black, the leader of the evil organization Nomad, whom we are tasked with destroying in the main mission!"

"They say to catch a thief first, catch the leader. But instead of going to Brak's home turf in the Demon Realm and looking for him everywhere, why not use Ingrid to force Brak to show himself?"

Lin Zhiyu patiently explained the situation to Bayonetta.

Bayonetta blinked, then said with a smile:

"What a fool! Can't we seal Ingrid away while Kiryu Samadou takes one of Ingrid's important belongings, like her sword, to Black? If Ingrid disappears, and someone else takes Ingrid's sword to Black, will Black remain indifferent? Unless he doesn't value Ingrid as much as you say."

Lin Zhiyu: “…”

Oh no, the little girl who could only cry sweetly back then has really grown up to be a fairy! She is even smarter than that reckless man Wa Da Xi!

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Chapter 9: The Hellfire Queen and the Knight Girl

time flies.

Another night with a bright moon.

In the heart of Tokyo, a newly built barbecue restaurant in the city, there is a private room that is the most spacious and most gorgeously decorated but never open to the public.

"Ms. Astaroth, this is the raw steak you requested. We have already greased it with oil for you."

A waitress with obvious bruises on her face stood beside a small round table in the private room that was disproportionate to the size of the room, and carefully placed a plate containing a piece of raw steak on the table.

A plump woman in a tight red long dress, with waist-length hair as red as the dress, sat on the only chair beside the small round table. Her beautiful amber eyes rested on the waitress's bruised face for a moment, then she nodded and said lightly:

"Well, please step back first."

"Yes."

The waitress bent her waist and lowered her head, her posture extremely humble. As she turned to leave the room, her eyes glanced to the other side of the room, in the direction of Astaroth.

There, a muscular, bald man with a face full of flesh was kneeling on the ground with his head buried, his body trembling.

Then, the waitress left the room. Sitting at the small round table, a red-haired woman named Astaroth picked up a fork and gently stabbed it into the raw steak on the plate. No one knew what she had done, but without any warning, the raw steak, which had been basted beforehand, quickly became medium-rare.

Then pour the sauce prepared in a small dish on the plate onto the steak, cut off a small piece of meat and put it in your mouth.

"Hmm~ It turns out that the steaks made by ourselves taste the best." The red-haired woman named Astaroth narrowed her eyes with a look of satisfaction.

At the same time, the bald strong man kneeling on the ground in the room was still trembling all over, and even his teeth were chattering.

Astaroth put down his knife and fork, picked up the napkin and gently wiped her two red lips stained with oil, and then finally looked up at the bald strong man who was kneeling on the ground facing her.

"Hmph~ Do you think you have bad luck? You didn't expect that such a barbecue restaurant with ordinary managers and waiters would be funded and opened by the most powerful Queen of Hellfire in the demon world?" Astaroth said to the bald strong man with interest.

The bald man was already sweating profusely. When Astaroth finally spoke, he immediately kowtowed to Astaroth and begged for mercy with a terrified look on his face:

"Please spare my life! Please spare my life, Queen! If I knew that this shop was funded by you, I wouldn't have dared to act so wildly here just now even if I had a hundred courages! If Your Majesty is willing to spare my life, I will definitely serve You like a slave, even if it means sacrificing my life..."

"Hoo~!"

"Ahhhhhhhhhh...Astaroth...you!"

In the end, before the bald man could finish his beg for mercy, Astaroth's eyes fixed and a raging flame suddenly ignited on his body.

Under the burning flames, the bald man screamed in agony, his massive body rapidly expanding from human form back to his original form, a gray-black orc. Then, in just a few seconds, the gray-skinned orc, whose true form was exposed, was completely incinerated, leaving not even a trace.

"It's so noisy! It's much quieter now~" Astaroth sneered and raised his eyebrows, then continued to enjoy the steak she had grilled herself.

Astaroth, the leader of the Hellfire Demon Clan, is renowned for her ability to manipulate the infernal flames that are said to be capable of incinerating everything. While not the strongest in the demon world as she claims, she has never tasted defeat, and is a top-tier powerhouse capable of rivaling the vampire ancestor of Nomad, Edin Black.

The so-called "willfulness of the strong" is vividly embodied in the Hellfire Queen. As the leader of the Hellfire Demon Clan, she generally shows little concern for the development of her clan, preferring instead to wander aimlessly, hoping to find a rival as powerful as herself.

Well... Brak certainly fits that bill. However, Brak has always been indifferent to Astaroth. To put it bluntly, he's always avoiding Astaroth, who's looking for a fight. This makes Astaroth very upset with Brak, but he can't do anything about it. As the Queen of Hellfire, she wouldn't take her anger out on Brak's subordinates just because she can't catch him.

"Find an opponent who can compete with me and have a good fight with me" - this goal is difficult for Astaroth to achieve, but she is not obsessed with finding an opponent of equal strength.

In her daily life, the Hellfire Queen also had her own preferences, such as using the power of fire to perfectly prepare various foods, especially steak. From medium-rare to well-done, the Hellfire Queen always managed to prepare a steak to the perfect degree of heat. Even the most top-notch chefs couldn't do better than Astaroth in this regard.

The gray-skinned orc who was burned to ashes by Astaroth just now was really unlucky.

It was just a matter of molesting a young waitress in a humble barbecue restaurant. This kind of thing happened every day in Tokyo, known as the "Magic City." But who would have thought that such a humble barbecue restaurant would be funded and opened by the famous Queen of Hellfire, and that the Queen of Hellfire happened to be in the restaurant tonight?

A willful and strong person, you can never predict where she will suddenly appear and what she wants to do.

In short, this little episode in the barbecue restaurant ended like this.

After finishing her steak, Astaroth wiped her mouth and left the barbecue restaurant she had funded, walking onto the wide road that was brightly lit at night and even more prosperous than during the day.

Streets and alleys.

As Astaroth walked along the way, countless people's eyes fell on Astaroth, but no one dared to approach and talk to or offend the beautiful Queen of Hellfire.

To the demons roaming Tokyo's streets, the Hellfire Queen was a walking volcano, threatening to melt anyone who approached. To ordinary people unaware of Astaroth's identity, this woman was excessively beautiful, a beauty so stunning that it made them feel inferior and sever their desires. Furthermore, Astaroth's aura was cold and elegant, making her seem unapproachable at first glance.

until a certain moment.

“Oh my~!”

In the crowd, a girl who was a head shorter than Astaroth accidentally bumped into Astaroth, and her head hit Astaroth's elastic and plump chest.

Astaroth, who had been walking slowly along the road, stopped.

The girl, her head bouncing back, stared blankly at Astaroth's plump and elastic breasts wrapped in his clothes, and subconsciously muttered:

"Huh? So bouncy and big... ah, no, I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I didn't mean to do that!"

Before he could finish his words, the girl reacted and apologized to Astaroth.

Astaroth crossed his arms to support his chest and looked at the girl carefully.

This was a lovely, youthful, and vibrant girl. Like Astaroth, she had long hair that reached her waist, the front of her hair being naturally black and the back dyed pink. She also had two small horns on her head, not just ornaments, but a reminder of her demonic identity.

Astaroth's gaze lingered on the girl's two little horns for a moment, then moved down to look at the girl's waist.

The girl wore a white shirt over her upper body, an unbuttoned black jacket, a pink plaid skirt draped around her slender waist, and a pair of black stockings, one long and one short, draped over her fair, beautiful legs. Her feet were clad in a pair of high-heeled black boots. However, Astaroth wasn't looking at the girl's legs; his gaze lingered on the weapon at her waist.

It was an unsheathed blade.

A gorgeous katana with a pink body, containing high-intensity magical power, which is obviously not an ordinary one.

"Interesting..." Astaroth was sure that the girl in front of him was of some importance, but he remained silent for a moment, just staring quietly at the girl who was scratching her head and smiling awkwardly at him.

"Hehe, I'm really sorry... By the way! Um, have you seen a woman?"

Suddenly, the girl asked Astaroth, pointing at his plump breasts and said:

"A woman with dark skin, long pink hair, a body as round as yours, and a beauty mark at the corner of her lip! I've been looking for her! If you have seen this person, please tell me where she is now!"

After listening to the girl's description, Astaroth filtered it in his mind and thought of a "Demon Knight" Ingrid who completely fits the girl's description.

"Are you from Nomad?" Astaroth said with narrowed eyes.

"Huh? How did you know? Come to think of it, why do I always feel familiar with you, as if I have seen you somewhere..." The girl started to wonder again.

Astaroth raised the corners of his lips and was about to say something to the girl.

But just as her lips opened slightly, a flash of light suddenly appeared in her mind, which made her stunned for a moment, then frowned and turned to look to the left as if she had sensed something.

At this time, Astaroth was standing at a crossroads. There was another street on her left, and her gaze extended along the wide road beside the street to the horizon at the end of the road.

It seemed that in the direction she was looking, further beyond the horizon, there seemed to be something attracting her.

The girl standing in front of Astaroth said to him:

"By the way, I haven't asked you yet who you are..."

"Shu~"