Crystal Palace from Infinite Anime

Volume 3: Flame of Hope

Chapter 1 The Crying Little Witch

A month passed quickly.

In the end, Jin Meiting chose to take a break, mainly to deal with the complicated mother-daughter relationship in her family. There was no other way, her daughter was in her rebellious period, and she was worried about it every day. When she was most angry, she even thought about asking Lin Zhiyu to help her teach her disobedient daughter a lesson.

But because I was afraid of Lin Zhiyu's punishment, it was too...

Jin Meiting, who didn't want to compete with her daughter for favor in the future, gave up any idea of ​​letting Lin Zhiyu have more contact with her daughter.

All in all, we are about to enter the infinite world for the third time, and this time the only one teaming up with Lin Zhiyu is Busujima Saeko.

According to the matching mechanism of infinite space.

If there is not a full team of five people, you will be matched with strangers and the number of people will be automatically made up to five.

In other words, this time Lin Zhiyu and Busujima Saeko will be matched with three stranger teammates.

Based on the experience of the previous two matching team-ups, Lin Zhiyu suspected that this infinite space was also practicing political correctness, and thought that Brother Ni would definitely be there this time.

As a result, I was teleported into the safe house and took a look!

Well... the three random teammates are all female, and they all look familiar!

The first person that caught Lin Zhiyu's eye was a young, short-haired beauty with European and American features, wearing a gray-white vest. She seemed to have just been chosen by Infinite Space and was entering the safe house for the first time. She was carefully observing the room and everyone else, including Lin Zhiyu.

Of course, she did not ignore the prompt sound of the infinite system in her mind, and according to the prompt of the infinite system, she picked up the "Encyclopedia of Infinite Space" on the table in front of her to read it.

Looking at the short-haired young beauty, Lin Zhiyu narrowed his eyes slightly. Although he was not 100% sure of her identity...

But this girl really looks like Laura!

It's just that her eyes are too clear, not like the Tomb Raider in the game who has experienced all kinds of storms.

wrong.

Laura was not born omnipotent or mature.

So, this could be the young Lara in the opening CG of Tomb Raider 9!

Thinking of this, Lin Zhiyu recalled a lot of memories of playing Tomb Raider 9.

Yamatai, Himiko, and Laura who lost her youthfulness after experiencing a series of hardships on the isolated island, this is full of memories!

Look at the other woman sitting next to Laura.

Compared with Laura, this woman seems much more charming.

She was wearing a black leather skirt that covered her hips, and her long pink hair reached her waist. Although her delicate face was heavily made up, it did not look vulgar, but rather charming and enchanting.

Compared with Laura, this woman is not as famous, but Lin Zhiyu still recognized her at a glance because the team she belongs to is very good at marketing.

In the world where Lin Zhiyu lives, in 2018, before the annual finals of its game League of Legends were about to begin, Riot Games released a series of skins for a girl group called K/DA, created a series of virtual images for it, and hired professional singers to produce and release related singles.

Combined with the popularity of the League of Legends events at the time and strong marketing capabilities.

K/DA quickly became popular and became the most popular virtual idol group in history.

Lin Zhiyu is also a League of Legends player. Although he plays brotherly heroes like Galenok, he quickly bought a complete set of K/DA skins at that time. There was no other way, who told him to be a male pervert, he really likes girl groups.

This is why Lin Zhiyu recognized Evelin the first time.

However, the K/DA series of skins has two generations. The Evelynn in the safe house looks more like the second generation, with a slight tan on her skin, and a wilder and more queen-like style.

"Last time I matched with two teammates of Brother Ni, and this time I matched with two beauties. You understand the balance of infinite space..." Lin Zhiyu thought in his heart.

However, seeing Evelyn also reading the "Encyclopedia of Infinite Space" at this time, and looking like a newcomer just like Laura, Lin Zhiyu immediately began to question the balance of infinite space.

Damn, two new teammates are here.

If the difficulty of the next world is even higher, it will be difficult to pass it!

After all, no matter how powerful Laura is, she is just a mortal, not to mention that the Laura in the safe house at this time is still a rookie Laura.

Evelynn, not to mention, is just a celebrity, singing and dancing is ok, but she can't be a succubus-like existence as set in the original painting of the game? Logically speaking, the skin is the skin, the original painting is the original painting, and the background settings are different, so they should not be confused.

"Of course it would be best if she is a succubus. I like succubus." Thinking of this, Lin Zhiyu's gaze passed over Evelynn and looked at the last passerby teammate.

Then, Lin Zhiyu was dumbfounded.

"Wow, what is this place?"

"Mommy, where are you..."

"Mommy, Mommy..."

A little girl holding a doll and crying.

At first glance, Lin Zhiyu thought it was another character from League of Legends, because there is a hero in League of Legends called "Annie, the Daughter of Darkness", whose character is a little girl who always holds a teddy bear.

But Anne, known as the Daughter of Darkness, is naughty and arrogant, and is no crybaby.

The little girl crying in Lin Zhiyu's sight at this moment was wearing glasses, and her pigtailed hairstyle was completely different from Annie's.

Lin Zhiyu looked carefully at the crying little girl wearing glasses. In fact, he quickly recognized the little girl's identity, but he still felt unbelievable in his heart.

This damn infinite space is really a beast...

He could even do such a cruel thing to such a cute and fragile little Bayonetta and drag her to such a place.

Yes, Bayonetta! That is, Bayonetta!

One of the most famous female characters in gaming history.

She is also the most popular female character, no doubt about it!

However, the one who appeared in the safe house right now was not the Bayonetta who grew up to be very passionate, but the Bayonetta who was extremely lacking in love when she was a child because of some reasons, her father was not around and her mother was arrested and imprisoned!

According to Lin Zhiyu's impression.

Bayonetta's parents actually belong to two different camps, or ethnic groups.

Intermarriage between the two tribes was strictly prohibited, but a man and a woman did so anyway, resulting in the birth of Bayonetta. When Bayonetta's parents were discovered by their tribe, the couple was forcibly separated.

Bayonetta was brought back to live with the witch clan to which her mother belonged, but her mother was imprisoned in the witch prison for violating the clan rules. From then on, Bayonetta became a poor child without parental company and was regarded as a "bastard" by many people in the clan.

When I think of Bayonetta's childhood experiences.

Seeing her eyes red from crying, Lin Zhiyu couldn't help but sigh in his heart, then he stood up and walked towards the seat where little Bayonetta was sitting.

At this time, little Bayonetta was holding her doll, crying with her head down. She had noticed Lin Zhiyu and the others, but she didn't dare to talk to them at all.

During the time she lived in the witch clan, there were always people scolding her and despising her.

So she often locked herself in the house and dared not go out.

Gradually, I became afraid to contact other people.

Not to mention, in this completely unfamiliar environment, talking to strangers like Lin Zhiyu. Little Bayonetta always remembered her mother's words and knew not to talk to strangers.

Having said that, she could still feel the gazes of Lin Zhiyu and others.

But to her, these gazes seemed to have temperature, they were extremely hot, they burned her so much that she felt very uncomfortable, and she was extremely scared.

Fear was like what her mother had told her before.

If you talk to strangers, they will kidnap you!

Even if she didn't talk to the strangers next to her, what should she do if these strangers were bad people and wanted to do bad things to her?

"Wow, Mommy, Mommy, where are you..." Little Bayonetta, feeling extremely frightened, continued to cry and repeatedly called for her mommy in a low voice.

This was a non-stop crying sound, which might annoy some people, but Lin Zhiyu knew little Bayonetta's background, so he only felt pity for her.

"Ahem, Theresa, don't cry. Don't you know that what your mother hates most is children who cry a lot?" Lin Zhiyu came to the seat of little Bayonetta and talked to her with a smile.

Theresa - this is actually Bayonetta's real name.

Little Bayonetta… No, it should be said Theresa. Because Lin Zhiyu mentioned her mother, she stopped crying temporarily and looked at Lin Zhiyu with tears in her eyes, but she didn't dare to speak rashly.

Lin Zhiyu maintained a warm smile on his face, looking at Theresa's face which was completely wet with tears, and then said:

"Don't be afraid, Theresa. Your mother and I are friends. I know your name because I often hear your mother mention you."

Even though Lin Zhiyu mentioned Theresa's mother, Theresa was still a little wary of Lin Zhiyu.

But when Lin Zhiyu said that she knew Theresa's name because of her mother's introduction, Theresa, who was still young and only in kindergarten, immediately believed Lin Zhiyu's words.

"Brother, are you really mom's friend? Do you know where mom is? Brother, can you take me to see mom?" Thinking that she might be able to see her mother with the help of Lin Zhiyu, Theresa became more and more anxious. She simply got off the chair and grabbed Lin Zhiyu's pants, as if she was afraid that Lin Zhiyu would suddenly leave.

Lin Zhiyu bowed, rubbed Theresa's head with his hand, and said helplessly:

"It's because Mommy can't see Theresa anymore, so Mommy asked Brother to take care of Theresa. Theresa, please be obedient."

"So... I still can't go see my mother." After hearing Lin Zhiyu's words, Theresa lowered her head in disappointment, and slowly she couldn't hold back her tears and was about to cry again.

So Lin Zhiyu squatted down, put his hands on Theresa's small shoulders, and said gently:

"Don't cry, Theresa. Have you forgotten what your brother just said? What mom hates most is a child who cries all the time! If Theresa can be strong and stop crying, your brother will try his best to take you to find mom."

What Lin Zhiyu was thinking about here was if he could successfully pass the next world.

When the time comes, he can apply to go to Theresa's world and really help Theresa find her mother.

In the world of Bayonetta, although the combat power is not low, Lin Zhiyu is still confident that he can do it if he just wants to help Theresa find her mother and avoid a head-on conflict with the top combat power.

Perhaps sensing the sincerity in Lin Zhiyu's words, Seresa couldn't help but raise her head and asked Lin Zhiyu expectantly, "Really? As long as Seresa doesn't cry, can brother really take Seresa to see mom?"

"Of course, but Mom has something important to do right now. If Theresa is obedient, I'll take her to see Mom after a while, okay?"

"Yeah! Theresa must be very obedient to her brother!"

"Okay, that's a good kid."

Finally, Lin Zhiyu smiled and rubbed Theresa's head again.

Theresa, holding the doll, finally, for the first time since arriving at this infinite safe house, finally smiled a little, though it was still a bit forced...

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Ps: I strongly recommend the animated film "Bayonetta: Bloody Fate"

The author says:

Author's Note: I wrote 8,000 words in these two chapters today, and I'm still a little tired.

Chapter 2: It’s reasonable for the widow to use the Book of Death, right?

Lin Zhiyu walked to Theresa and comforted her.

Laura and Evelyn next to them slowly put down the "Encyclopedia of Infinite Space" in their hands and instead focused their attention on observing Lin Zhiyu carefully.

After calming Theresa down, Lin Zhiyu adjusted his own seat, moved his chair over and put it together with Theresa's chair, and sat with her.

In this unfamiliar environment, facing several other strangers, Theresa seemed very restrained and regarded Lin Zhiyu as her only support. Therefore, she sat closely to Lin Zhiyu on the chair, one hand still holding her beloved doll, and the other hand tightly grasping the corner of Lin Zhiyu's clothes.

Lin Zhiyu rubbed Theresa's head for the third time before shifting his gaze to look at Laura and Evelyn. "You two, is this your first time here? Have you read the Infinite Space Encyclopedia carefully? If there's anything you don't understand, you can ask me or Saeko."

At the end of his words, Lin Zhiyu glanced at Busujima Saeko, letting Laura and Evelyn know that he and Busujima Saeko were companions.

Laura looked at Busujima Saeko, then focused her attention on Lin Zhiyu and asked him what place this was.

Lin Zhiyu pointed to the infinite space encyclopedia in front of Laura and told her that when she opened the encyclopedia, it was written on the first page - those who were chosen to come to the infinite space would become trial-takers and travel to various different worlds with other people who were also chosen to carry out the tasks issued by the infinite space.

Laura hadn't overlooked this description when she was reading the Infinite Space Encyclopedia. She just couldn't believe it, thinking it was too magical.

Seeing that Laura looked full of doubts, Lin Zhiyu said:

"After all, you're a newcomer, so it's normal to feel unbelievable. But soon, the portal to another world will open, and then you'll know that I wasn't lying to you."

Feeling the frankness in Lin Zhiyu's words, Laura actually believed Lin Zhiyu 80%. She didn't think Lin Zhiyu was a bad person. At least Lin Zhiyu's initiative to comfort Theresa just now made her quite impressed.

If Lin Zhiyu hadn't walked over to Theresa and comforted her, it might have been Laura. She didn't take any action because she saw Lin Zhiyu passing by.

As the communication between Laura and Lin Zhiyu came to a temporary end, Evelyn then began to ask questions to Lin Zhiyu and Busujima Saeko.

"If it's really as described in this Infinite Space Encyclopedia, and we're about to travel to another world and carry out a mission released by Infinite Space... then you two should have had some experience with this, right? Could you tell us a little about the worlds you've visited before?"

Because Lin Zhiyu and Busujima Saeko were both veterans, Evelyn simply asked them about their past experiences.