Crystal Palace from Infinite Anime

But Sweet remained silent.

Lin Zhiyu narrowed his eyes and reminded Karl in a low voice:

"It's useless. No matter how much you shout, he won't respond! He's no longer your brother, but a puppet."

"Puppet? What the hell do you mean!" Carl asked Lin Zhiyu with some emotions out of control.

Because deep down in his heart, he knew that if what Lin Zhiyu said was true, then his brother must have been killed at the hands of Barood Barnett long ago.

I grew up with my brother, and for almost thirty years, we have gone through thick and thin together, and depended on each other for life and death.

How could he control his emotions when he realized that his brother might be dead?

Lin Zhiyu understood Carl's feelings and didn't say anything more. He turned around and looked at Barood Barnett again and asked:

"What do you want me to do to let him go?"

Barood Barnett stared at Lin Zhiyu with a vicious look, snorted coldly, and looked at Meiqike who was not far away, and then said:

"Give me that girl named Meiqike and let me leave Hongtian Tower safely, and I will let her go."

After hearing Barood Barnett's request, Meiqike immediately shouted:

"Asshole! What gives you the right?!"

Anneloz's expression darkened, and she stared at Lin Zhiyu, slowly shaking her head. It wasn't that she didn't want to save Jin Meiting, but why should Barood Barnett's life be exchanged for Jin Meiting and Meiqike's?

Lin Zhiyu naturally would not accept Barood Barnett's proposal, so he sneered and shook his head, then took another step forward with the sword in his hand.

Seeing this, Barud Barnett's face turned pale and he subconsciously stepped back. Thinking that there was someone blocking him from behind, he hurriedly took two steps forward and continued to stand in a position closely adjacent to the tentacle monster he summoned.

"Wait! Don't come any closer! Aren't you afraid that I will kill that woman?" Barood Barnett shouted at Lin Zhiyu.

He really felt guilty.

After all, he was not sure how important Jin Meiting was in Lin Zhiyu's heart.

If they fought again, he wouldn't be able to defeat so many people even at his best. Moreover, the high frequency of spell casting previously had already consumed more than 80% of his magic power. Now he was at the end of his strength!

Looking at Barood Barnett's timid look, Lin Zhiyu sneered and suddenly whispered, "Let's do it!"

Following Lin Zhiyu's order.

"call out!"

On the side, behind the puppet Sweet, a rope dart was shot out, but it did not shoot completely straight towards the puppet Sweet. Instead, after approaching the puppet Sweet, it suddenly changed its course, winding and turning in the air like a snake, and quickly wrapped around the puppet Sweet's hand holding the gun.

The tip of the dart was even accurately stuck in the trigger of the gun, thus completely eliminating the possibility of accidental discharge.

Then, Li Meifeng, who was secretly controlling the rope dart, pulled it hard.

"Clap!"

The puppet Sweet was disarmed in an instant. The hand that was on Jin Meiting's back was pulled to the side by the rope dart, and the pistol flew more than ten meters away and fell to the ground.

Then, before the puppet Sweet could react, another rope dart flew to the back of his neck and then wrapped around his neck.

Then Maggie Cheung pulled hard again.

"Click!"

She immediately pulled a human head off the body.

Chapter 77 The Dust Settles

"Sweet!"

Seeing his brother being attacked, Carl immediately aimed his plasma hand cannon at Li Meifeng's location without hesitation. However, his reason ultimately outweighed his impulse, and he did not shoot.

At the same time, Jin Meiting tried to escape and ran towards Lin Zhiyu. What no one expected was that even after his head was torn off, Sweet was still able to move. Jin Meiting had just taken a step when he grabbed her collar and pulled her back to his side.

Jin Meiting naturally would not submit obediently and struggled to break free from control.

The headless puppet raised one hand and pretended to hit Jin Meiting on the head.

Carl knew very well that his brother's strength was far beyond that of ordinary people. If this slap really hit Jin Meiting's head, it would definitely shatter Jin Meiting's skull.

In a hurry, without time to think too much, he subconsciously shot at Sweet's arm that was raised in the air.

The blue plasma cannon then flew over, shattering and penetrating Sweet's arm in one fell swoop.

At this time, Li Meifeng also shot out another rope dart, tied Sweet's waist with the tough rope connected to the dart head, and then pulled it back!

"boom."

Sweet, who had lost his head and an arm, was pulled away in an instant and could no longer threaten Jin Meiting.

From the moment Lin Zhiyu ordered Li Meifeng to take action until now, everything actually happened in less than fifteen seconds.

Barud Barnett was shocked to find that his last support would be eliminated so quickly. He quickly ordered his loyal summoned creatures to attack Lin Zhiyu and others who were surrounding him, and he turned around to escape.

Lin Zhiyu had been keeping a close eye on Barood Barnett. Seeing him trying to escape, he immediately rushed over with his knife in hand.

The tentacle monster summoned by Barud Barnett had been injured by Uehara Rin in the previous battle, and its condition had deteriorated a lot.

Lin Zhiyu burst out at full speed, rushed forward, and before the tentacle monster could launch an attack, he slashed the tentacle monster in half with a single swipe of his sword!

As the tentacle monster's body was split open, Lin Zhiyu was able to see the situation in front of him again.

At this time, Barud Barnett relied on the little magic power left in his body and used the short-distance teleportation spell again to bypass Mizuki Shiranui and Anneloz, appearing behind the two women, but the distance between them was not too far, only about seven or eight meters.

At this distance, Mizuki Shiranui and Aniloz only needed a split second to turn around and catch up with Barood Barnett. Barood Barnett, knowing this, prepared to drain the last bit of magic power from his body and teleport once more.

at this time.

"Whoosh!"

A light green poisonous arrow flew from the side and hit the short-handled staff held by Barud Barnett, then turned into poison and splashed out. Part of it spilled onto the ground and corroded the floor, and part of it splashed onto Barud Barnett's body.

Hiss, hiss, hiss... accompanied by wisps of white smoke and the sound of clothes being corroded.

"what!"

Barood Barnett screamed in pain.

He knelt on the ground in excruciating pain. The hand holding the staff was broken at the elbow due to the poison. The half hand that fell to the ground was completely corroded and deformed in a short while, like a piece of plastic melted by fire.

In addition, the abdomen, thighs, arms... many parts of Barood Barnett's body were also stained with the light green, highly corrosive venom. The only difference was the amount of venom and the speed at which different parts of the body were corroded.

"He must be Barood Barnett, right?"

Putting away a hand covered with a light green light that symbolized a deadly poison, Busujima Saeko appeared in the lobby and walked step by step towards Barood Barnett.

Along with Busujima Saeko came Mizuki Yukikaze. However, her lightning spear was clearly no longer necessary in this situation. So, she quickly ran towards Mizuki Shiranui and stood by her mother's legs, quietly observing.

Under the erosion of the poison, Barud Barnett completely lost the ability to resist and only had his last breath left.

Lin Zhiyu walked around the remains of the tentacle monster and ran quickly towards Busujima Saeko. The two stood aside and watched Barood Barnett lying on the ground, gasping for breath, and they knew that this journey was finally coming to an end.

"Do we want to kill him now?" Busujima Saeko asked Lin Zhiyu in a low voice.

Lin Zhiyu shook his head and said:

"No need to do anything. He'll be dead in two or three minutes at most. Don't forget, after completing the main mission, we can only stay for a maximum of five minutes before being teleported back to the safe house."

What this means is that you are about to leave, so if you can stay for two more minutes, then stay for two more minutes!

Busujima Saeko understood what Lin Zhiyu meant, and also knew that Lin Zhiyu wanted more time to say goodbye, so she nodded slightly and told Lin Zhiyu to go quickly if he had anything to say to others, and that she would just take care of Barood Barnett.

Lin Zhiyu nodded, and when he turned and walked past Mizuki Shiranui and Annelozzi, he nodded to them one by one.

Then he came to Jin Meiting and found that she was still hunched over and panting slightly. Lin Zhiyu raised his hand and gently stroked her back, whispering, "It's okay. All the enemies have been eliminated."

"Snapped!"

At this moment, Jin Meiting slapped Lin Zhiyu's hand away, glared at Lin Zhiyu angrily, and asked why Lin Zhiyu didn't save her just now. In fact, she knew in her heart that Lin Zhiyu didn't have a reliable long-range attack method like Li Meifeng or Busujima Saeko.

So her questioning was just an emotional release after encountering a life-or-death crisis. After venting, she hugged Lin Zhiyu and said in Lin Zhiyu's ear with grievance and force:

"You bastard, don't ever let me fall into danger like that again!"

What else could Lin Zhiyu say? He could only gently stroke Jin Meiting's back to calm her down.

After Jin Meiting calmed down, Lin Zhiyu separated from her and walked towards Uehara Rin and Akiyama Rinko, telling the two girls that they should be free next.

"Hmm? What do you mean by 'should'?" Rinko Akiyama immediately grasped the key point.

Lin Zhiyu had a hunch that since Akiyama Rinko and Uehara Rin had signed a master-servant contract with him that bound him directly on the soul level.

Then maybe he will have a chance later, just like he made Li Meifeng his follower, and also make Akiyama Rinko and Uehara Rin his followers.

That's why Lin Zhiyu didn't say everything.

At this time, facing Rinko Akiyama's question, he did not explain, but just smiled and shook his head silently, then walked towards Aixiu. He couldn't help thinking in his heart that it would be great if he could take Aixiu away as well.

After all, this witch is a top-level assistant. Her skill in making potions alone can play a huge role, not to mention that she can also do divination and make contracts.

Chapter 78: Settlement (Long Chapter, with Some Important Remarks)

Barud Barnett had just been defeated, and Lin Zhiyu began to say goodbye, which immediately ignited a fire in Aixiu's heart.

"Are you in such a hurry to leave?"

As Lin Zhiyu came in front of Aixiu, Aixiu opened his eyes wide and stared at Lin Zhiyu, almost calling Lin Zhiyu a scumbag.

Lin Zhiyu knew that Aixiu would definitely not calmly accept the fact that he was about to leave.

Out of love, Aixiu's favorability towards Lin Zhiyu exceeded 90, which meant that she was completely sincere and of course did not want to part with Lin Zhiyu.

For the sake of benefit, with the strength shown by Lin Zhiyu, and with a powerful ally like Aniloz, she, the Red Queen, can go a step further in the future and rule the entire Amida Plain!

However, the rules of Infinite Space are that after completing each world, participants can only stay there for a maximum of five minutes, and then they will be automatically teleported back to the safe house. Lin Zhiyu was also helpless about this and could only comfort Ai Xiu:

"I have to leave right now due to some irresistible reasons, but... we will definitely meet again later. You have to believe me."

Lin Zhiyu is not lying here with open eyes.

After all, he has recruited Li Meifeng, a character in the infinite world, as his follower, which means that every other character in the infinite world, including Ai Xiu, should have the opportunity to recruit them as followers.

Moreover, "Steel Witch: Anneloz" belongs to the Taimanin universe.

So, even if "Iron Witch: Aniloz" is over, aren't there still a series of works in the Taimanin worldview, such as "Makai Knight: Ingrid", "Taimanin: Asha", "Taimanin: Yukikaze", "Action Taimanin", etc.?

"Hmph! I think you are just taking advantage..." Ai Xiu was angry and subconsciously wanted to blame Lin Zhiyu for using her from the beginning to the end to lure and deal with Barood Barnett.

But on second thought, what had just happened was actually quite consistent with the scene she had predicted through divination before - Barud Barnett had indeed invaded the Red Sky Tower and summoned an ugly and terrifying monster, and Lin Zhiyu had indeed chopped off Barud Barnett's tentacle monster with a knife as she had predicted.

Moreover, Lin Zhiyu knew that there was a precious treasure like the Philosopher's Stone in her body, which was enough to serve as the energy needed to open the door to the demon world, but he never thought of plundering it from beginning to end.

"Maybe without him, I would have ended up in a very tragic way..." Thinking of this, Ai Xiu chose to remain silent and stopped talking.

She took a deep breath, then turned her head away and stopped looking at Lin Zhiyu, as if saying, "If you want to leave, leave quickly."

Lin Zhiyu moved his lips slightly, wanting to say something else, but the prompt sound of the infinite system suddenly rang in his mind.

[Barud Barnett has been killed! Main mission completed, this world cleared! In five minutes, you will be automatically teleported back to the safe house and enter the settlement phase!]

As the prompt sound of the infinite system rang, Lin Zhiyu subconsciously looked at Saeko Busujima, Kim Mi-ting, and Carl Johnson, who were all "trialists" like him.

At this time, Carl Johnson had already walked to the body of his brother, Sweet Johnson, which had lost his head and arms, and knelt there, crying silently.

Unfortunately, after being plotted against and murdered by Barood Barnett, Sweet Johnson was turned into a puppet. Now, through his severed neck, one can see a portion of his body's mechanical hardware and electronic circuitry, which are compatible with flesh and blood.

Barood Barnett is a genius to be able to turn a person into a puppet in such a short time.

He was defeated by his own arrogance. He thought he had figured out Lin Zhiyu and the Taimanin clearly. Only when he was about to die did he realize that everything was a trick played by Lin Zhiyu and others.

However, this guy did cause a lot of trouble for Lin Zhiyu and the others before his death. Jin Meiting was lucky because Lin Zhiyu had arranged for Li Meifeng to secretly follow Sweet Johnson in advance, and Li Meifeng rescued her at the critical moment.

The most tragic were the Johnson brothers.

Needless to say, Sweet was dead, and Carl was even more grief-stricken, because he had just shot his own brother.

At this time, Carl also understood that Sweet was killed when they tracked Barood Barnett last time. No wonder Sweet disappeared for a while at that time. It turned out that Barood Barnett was transforming him.

"If I had been able to follow Sweet, he might not have fallen into the hands of Barood Barnett."

"And just now, I, I actually shot my own brother."

"What on earth have I done..."

In such a state of extreme self-blame, coupled with the loss of his brother, there is no greater sorrow than the despair of heartbreak.

Carl Johnson couldn't figure it out for a moment, so he took the plasma hand cannon in his hand and put it against his own chin.