Crystal Palace from Infinite Anime

But the other party had no ill intentions. He just took out a small package from his pocket and put it on the ground. He raised his hand and slowly gestured to his mouth, indicating to Lin Zhiyu and the others that there was food in the package.

Then the man walked toward the outside of the avenue again, stepping into the corrupt field, his steps becoming slower and slower, until one moment, his legs suddenly went weak, and he fell to the ground, motionless.

Seeing this scene, Lin Zhiyu turned his head and gave Li Meifeng a look.

Li Meifeng, who had a strong sense of perception, then whispered to Lin Zhiyu:

"died."

Lin Zhiyu fell silent.

Another life died quietly.

No one buried him.

The corpse was destined to decay and completely turn into scarlet nutrient for corruption.

"See what's in the package." Lin Zhiyu suddenly gave another instruction to Li Meifeng.

Li Meifeng then threw the rope darts. In her hands, each rope dart seemed to come alive, snaking and moving like a snake. She manipulated the rope darts to untie the package on the ground in front of her. The contents of the package, a piece of black bread and a few small fruits, were immediately revealed.

"It's for food, be careful it's poisonous." Li Meifeng whispered to Lin Zhiyu.

After a moment of silence, Lin Zhiyu suddenly shook his head and said in a deep voice:

"No, it was just a life, the last bit of kindness before leaving this world."

After saying that, Lin Zhiyu spent 2 redemption coupons to exchange for a compressed biscuit and a bottle of mineral water from the Infinite Mall. He took them out and placed them at Uehara Rin's feet, asking Uehara Rin to feed them to Theresa.

Then he moved forward, walked to the package containing some food, tied the package again, and then walked to the deceased whose name he did not know, placed the package on him, and cremated his body with flames to prevent him from escaping the erosion of scarlet corruption after death. This was also a way to repay the other party's kindness before his death.

Rin Uehara put Theresa down, crushed the compressed biscuits given by Lin Zhiyu, unscrewed the cap of the mineral water bottle, and let Theresa eat the compressed biscuits little by little while mixing them with water.

Theresa was clearly very hungry, but she wasn't eating very fast. She was distracted watching Lin Zhiyu cremating a body not far away, feeling extremely heavy-hearted.

Not long after she could remember, she was forced to separate from her parents.

Living in a witch clan, as an orphan, he is often pointed at, spat on and insulted.

Now I have come to such a strange place without knowing what to do. The surrounding environment is so terrible. There are monsters on the road and corpses on the roadside...

Why is this world always so cruel?

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"Reality is cruel, little girl! I'm not the one who saved you, so don't expect me to help you for free."

South of Gailey Avenue, on a side road leading to Red Lion City.

A wandering ethnic businessman wearing black nomadic clothes, holding a violin in his hand, sits by a campfire to keep warm. Next to him sits a young and beautiful girl, Lara Croft, who has just woken up.

She tried to ask for help from the stranger next to her, but was rejected without hesitation.

"Please, sir, please at least tell me what this place is and why the environment here is so... hostile."

Standing up, Laura observed her surroundings and asked the wandering ethnic merchant beside her. The merchant turned his head and glanced at Laura, then said with interest:

"Interesting. Are you from the astral plane? Otherwise, how could you suddenly drop from the sky and land in my place, and know nothing about the current state of Gallid?"

In the borderland, monsters once fell from the sky in the form of meteors, and in ancient times, intelligent life came from the star realm and established a dynasty in the borderland.

Therefore, "alien" like Lara Croft is not so novel to the merchants. After all, they are a nomadic people, and they have traveled to places beyond the border and have seen too many strange people and things.

"Gailed? Is the place I'm in now called Galid?" Laura grasped the key point from the businessman's words and asked quickly.

Perhaps he thought the information was of little value, so the businessman then leisurely told Laura about Gaileyd's current situation.

Laura hadn't played the Elden Circle like Lin Zhiyu had. Even though the merchant had tried to make his words as clear and concise as possible, she was still a little confused. She only knew that this place called Gaileyd was dangerous, and she understood the scarlet corruption to be something like nuclear radiation.

"In short, I can't offer you any substantial help, but I can still give you a friendly reminder—get out of this damned place, Galid, as soon as possible! Just follow this road ahead, heading north. After you pass a very long wall of fire that looks like it's made of lava, you'll be almost out of Galid."

"But seeing that you're unarmed, I guess you won't get far before you die at the hands of those monsters!"

"Even if the wild dogs and crows in the wilderness don't suddenly rush onto the road to attack you, there are always corrupt followers patrolling certain sections of the Gallid Road these days. Unless you want to travel through the even more dangerous wilderness, there's no way you can avoid them."

At the end of his words, the businessman slowly shook his head.

It was as if this was a dead end game, and all Laura could do was sit and wait for death or struggle in vain.

But Laura obviously didn't think so.

Because she found that the merchant placed both weapons and protective gear among the goods nearby.

If she could be armed, with her already superb archery skills and the special ability called "Spirit Gathering Arrow" obtained from opening the novice gift pack, she might be able to protect herself!

Laura had no money on her and didn't even know what currency was. She had to buy on credit, so she pointed to a hunting bow in the pile of goods and promised the merchant that if he gave her a bow, she would bring back prey of equal value.

But the businessman shook his head without thinking:

"I'm not in the habit of accepting credit in business! Besides, if I give you a bow, I'll have to load it with arrows before you can go hunting, right? And you might not always keep your promise."

"You don't need to give me arrows. I can make them myself," Laura said, gazing intently at the merchant. "I only ask that you give me credit or lend me that bow temporarily."

"You want to make your own arrows? But do you have the tools?" The merchant shook his head again. "Besides, the trees in this land have long since rotted away and are unsuitable for making arrows."

At this time, Laura did not explain to the merchant in words, but used the ability of "Spirit Gathering Arrow" to create a light golden translucent arrow out of thin air in her hand.

Seeing this, the businessman was speechless.

After a while.

Perhaps he sensed Laura's sincerity, or perhaps his heart wasn't as heartless as his words, but the merchant finally reached out and took the hunting bow that Laura wanted, and handed it to her. Finally, he reminded her:

"Remember, if there are more than three small wild dogs, don't provoke them. If there's only one large wild dog, it's best to shoot it in the eye with an arrow. Otherwise, I don't recommend provoking it. Also, you might see some large crows perched on dead trees in the wilderness. Remember not to provoke these large crows; stay as far away from them as possible!"

"Also, there's an inn to the northwest that's now a stronghold of the Corrupted Followers. These so-called Corrupted Followers are a group of monsters more terrifying than the wild beasts of the wilderness, possessing a certain degree of intelligence. They're entrenched in large numbers near the inn and patrol the roads there. They're also not to be trifled with."

"In short, try to hunt some small monsters, such as small corrupted wild dogs, and bring me some animal bones. But don't die before paying off your debt. I don't want to lose money on this business."

Chapter 8: A Different Ghost Slash

Maybe it was because she had a small appetite, or maybe she was not used to compressed biscuits, but Theresa stopped eating after a while and looked at Lin Zhiyu.

At this time, Lin Zhiyu was still setting fire to the corpse.

Until the nameless passerby's body was burned to ashes with a fierce fire.

Lin Zhiyu returned to Theresa, squatted in front of her, and asked her if she was still hungry.

Theresa shook her head, touched her belly and said:

"I'm full. Theresa doesn't have a big appetite, so just a little bit of food will be enough!"

The little girl said this as if she was afraid that she would be disliked if she ate too much.

Lin Zhiyu raised one hand and jokingly wiped the cookie crumbs from the corner of Theresa's mouth. He told Theresa that he would take her to eat a lot of delicious food when he had the chance. Then he stood up and asked Li Meifeng and Uehara Rin if they were hungry.

Both women shook their heads, so Lin Zhiyu put the remaining compressed biscuits and mineral water back into the system's storage space, and the group continued on their journey.

Then again, after experiencing this little episode just now, Lin Zhiyu was very suspicious that it was because of Theresa's special ability of "Lucky Man" that they were so lucky along the way and not only did they not encounter any attacks from wild monsters.

And I received kind help from others twice in a row.

"It would be great if good luck could stay like this forever." Lin Zhiyu thought.

After all, reality is different from games.

In the game, only certain sections of the Gallid Avenue will have wild monsters like Corrupted Minions roaming around.

But the reality is that wild monsters in the wilderness, similar to corrupt wild dogs, may appear on the road at any time and attack passers-by.

Lin Zhiyu wasn't afraid. He had a child with him, so he definitely wanted to avoid as much trouble as possible. Besides, killing those monsters wouldn't bring him any substantial benefits.

However, the road ahead is long, and even with good luck, nothing will happen along the way.

Two hours? Or three hours?

After walking for an unknown amount of time, trouble finally came.

In the field just over ten meters away from the left side of the avenue, a large group of corrupt wild dogs came into Lin Zhiyu's sight.

A group of Red Lion Legion soldiers, led by a knight, fought against these large, corrupt wild dogs.

The brave red lions, facing the huge wild dogs that were several times their size, were not intimidated at all. They had the advantage in numbers, and they brandished their weapons and attacked fearlessly. Even when they were injured, they remained calm and didn't say a word.

The Red Lion Knight, leading a group of soldiers, armed with a large shield and a large sword, fought head-on with a large wild dog with gray-white hair, which was suspected to be the leader of the pack. He let out a war roar that was much louder than the barking of dogs, and swung the large sword in his hand with great force, firmly suppressing the beast in front of him.

Looking at this scene from afar, Lin Zhiyu stopped where he was and fell into deep thought.

Rin Uehara held the frightened Theresa in his arms and asked Lin Zhiyu if he wanted to help those soldiers.

Li Meifeng said nonchalantly, "The road ahead is clear and unobstructed. We just need to run over there quickly."

In fact, there was also a voice in Lin Zhiyu's mind saying that it is better to have less trouble than more.

But the experiences along the way and the ashes of the two Red Lion soldiers wrapped around his waist seemed to remind Lin Zhiyu not to forget that in this cold world, as a human being, one must still have a little warmth.

“Hoo~Hoo~”

The cold wind blew, cutting across Lin Zhiyu's face like a knife.

Feeling the chill in the wind, Lin Zhiyu suddenly shook his head and smiled.

"bass!"

The sword is unsheathed.

The ability of "Arsonist" is activated, adding the power of fire to the blade that shines with cold light.

The wind still blew, but the air became hot from the power of the flames.

Lin Zhiyu turned to look at Xiangyuan Lin and Li Meifeng, and said in a deep voice:

"I'll be back soon. Please protect Theresa."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Zhiyu's figure rushed forward like an arrow from a bow.

A Red Lion soldier took out a porcelain pot hanging on his belt. The pot was just big enough for him to hold in one hand. The pot seemed to be filled with boiling water, which was very hot and quite hot to the touch.

This is the "flame pot" specially made by the Red Lion Legion. When thrown, it will produce a flame explosion.

The soldier was holding a fire pot and was about to throw it at a big wild dog that was entangled by his comrades.

But at that moment, another large wild dog rushed from behind and knocked the Red Lion soldier holding the flame pot several meters away. The soldier fell heavily to the ground, and the flame pot in his hand was shattered. The power of the flame suddenly exploded in a small area, causing the soldier's entire body to burn with flames.

"Roar!"

The big wild dog with black hair and red eyes let out a deafening roar towards the Red Lion soldier who was knocked away.

The soldier who was burned by the flames held on to his weapon tightly, and silently climbed up slowly in the flames, staring at the big wild dog.

Seeing this, the big wild dog showed its teeth covered with blood and minced meat, and immediately rushed towards the red lion soldier who was covered in flames.

Given the huge size difference, the Red Lion soldier, who was seriously injured and still burning with flames, seemed to have no way out but death.

At the critical moment.

"Shh!"

There was a flash of fire.

"Thump, thump, thump!"

The big wild dog continued to charge forward, but its head had already fallen to the ground.

The broken body continued to rush forward a few steps, and then fell weakly in front of the Red Lion soldier whose body was burning with flames.

The soldier, who had been prepared to accept death, was stunned for a moment, and then looked towards the place where the wild dog's head fell with a slightly dull look. He saw Lin Zhiyu standing nearby, with flames burning on the blade of his sword in his hand, wearing a denim jacket and jeans.

At this time, Lin Zhiyu also turned around and looked at the Red Lion soldiers whose bodies were burning with flames. He thought that the Red Lion Legion was indeed a professional fire player, and its flame resistance was really high!

Of course, high fire resistance does not mean immunity.

Therefore, Lin Zhiyu raised one hand and pointed his palm at the Red Lion soldier who was on fire. With the fire control ability of "Arsonist", he sucked all the raging flames on and around the soldier.

The power of the flame turned into a line and was soon absorbed into Lin Zhiyu's palm.

Feeling that the pain from the flames on his body had mostly subsided, the rescued soldier tilted his head and looked at Lin Zhiyu, as if he was judging Lin Zhiyu's identity with his not-so-clear mind.

"Hoo~ho~!"

Suddenly, a strong wind blew.

Where Lin Zhiyu was, the ground was covered by a huge shadow for a moment.

In an instant, Lin Zhiyu sensed danger, immediately turned his face up to the sky, raised his hand and shot out a flaming arrow.