Crystal Palace from Infinite Anime

So how did Malenia, who was parasitized by the Scarlet Corruption as a baby when she was born, survive under the influence of the Scarlet Corruption for so many years?

There are actually two reasons for this.

One reason is that Malenia has a special identity to Scarlet Corruption. Scarlet Corruption wants to take over Malenia's body and give birth to a new goddess of corruption. It will not do anything to kill the chicken to get the eggs. Instead, it adopts a strategy of slowly wearing down Malenia over a long period of time.

Secondly, Marenia had her brother, Michaela, a fellow demigod with incredible talent, who had always been there for her. Even Michaela, a true genius among demigods, could never find a way to help Marenia exorcise the Crimson Corruption.

But after a long period of hard work, Michaela at least helped her sister Marlenya suppress the Scarlet Corruption to a certain extent - all this was because of a needle, a golden needle made by Michaela with all her heart.

This golden needle must contain some extremely special and powerful power, and it is made with unparalleled materials and craftsmanship, so that it can finally exert such a powerful effect.

However, in the battle with Star-Breaking General Latarn.

Forced into a desperate situation by Latarn, who was known as the "strongest demigod", Marlennia, in order to make a final resistance with the power of scarlet corruption, even pulled out the golden needle that was originally inserted into her body to suppress the scarlet corruption!

Today, that war with no winners has long ended.

It is even less known where the golden needle that was taken away by Malenia ended up.

Lin Zhiyu knew the plot and was clear that the golden needle was now in the hands of a veteran named "O'Neill" in the center of the Ionian Swamp.

This veteran was a member of the Sacred Tree Legion, and had originally led his troops in following Marenia to attack Gayleid. However, with the outbreak of the Crimson Corruption, O'Neill survived but was trapped in the Ionian Swamps, which were covered in the Crimson Corruption.

If I could find a way to get that golden needle from O'Neal...

"That doesn't seem to work either, because the plot shows that the golden needle is damaged. If we rely on it to suppress the scarlet corruption, we have to find a way to repair it first. What's more, there's only one needle, and it can only help one person suppress the scarlet corruption."

Thinking of this, Lin Zhiyu realized that the best way was actually fire therapy!

But even so, Lin Zhiyu did not give up the idea of ​​going to O'Neill to get the golden needle when he had the chance.

It's not just O'Neill who has the golden needle in his hand.

Millicent, Lin Zhiyu also wants to meet her.

Even if we put aside the love for Millicent's character, Millicent is, after all, Malenia's clone, and Lin Zhiyu will definitely try every possible way to collect the Great Rune after the "ten consecutive draws", and Malenia is a holder of the Great Rune... There is a connection here!

Of course, the premise of talking about the future is to ensure that you can live to that time.

Therefore, for Lin Zhiyu, the most urgent task is to comprehend the flame technique as soon as possible to fight against the scarlet corruption.

So, Lin Zhiyu took out a small leather bag of putrefactive moss medicine from the big backpack placed next to the tent, and asked Saeko to take some of the putrefactive moss medicine first to relieve her condition.

He sat by the campfire, slowly closed his eyes, and began to meditate on the art of fire.

Chapter 23: Flame of the Soul

Sit by the campfire and close your eyes.

Before Lin Zhiyu could get into the mood, many distracting thoughts quickly arose in his mind.

For example, why did Saeko faint on the shore of the Ionian swamp, and after waking up, her condition inexplicably recovered a lot?

Logically speaking, under the influence of Scarlet Corruption, Saeko would just keep losing blood, but how come after closing and opening her eyes, her blood volume recovered a lot?

Could it be that someone helped Saeko while she was in a coma?

Just when Lin Zhiyu was unable to calm down and his thoughts were flying.

Next to her, Busujima Saeko, who had already taken a pill of putrefactive moss medicine, stood up and walked towards the large backpack placed beside the tent. She took out two old and simple gray-white cloth clothes from it, put one on herself, and took the other and draped it over Lin Zhiyu.

With Lin Zhiyu's current physical condition, there is no need to worry about catching a cold.

Not to mention there was a bonfire burning next to it.

But Saeko's action still made Lin Zhiyu feel warm in his heart.

So Lin Zhiyu opened his eyes and looked at Saeko who had put clothes on him and sat down next to him again.

Saeko smiled at Lin Zhiyu and asked softly:

"If you feel sleepy, you can try resting your head here~"

Thinking that Lin Zhiyu closed his eyes just now because he was sleepy, Busujima Saeko adjusted her sitting position and moved a little further away from the campfire so that she could stretch her legs on the ground. Then she patted her thighs and called Lin Zhiyu to try the knee pillow.

Lin Zhiyu smiled and did not refuse. He immediately lay down on his side next to Busujima Saeko and rested his head on Busujima Saeko's thigh.

Although Saeko's legs were wrapped in sweatpants and covered with a layer of cloth, such a knee pillow was not erotic at all, but when Lin Zhiyu rested his head on Saeko's legs, he immediately felt a lot more at ease.

"Go to sleep if you're tired. I'll stay here all the time." Saeko lowered her head and said softly to Lin Zhiyu, and gently stroked Lin Zhiyu's cheek.

Lin Zhiyu rested his head on Saeko's thighs, his face facing the campfire beside him, but he did not close his eyes.

This interaction with Saeko made Lin Zhiyu feel extremely at ease, and it also made Lin Zhiyu more determined to comprehend the flame technique.

Saeko was already covered in wounds, and in the Ionian Swamp, the region most severely affected by the Crimson Corruption in all of Gaelid. It was like walking through sewage while covered in wounds; it was bound to become seriously infected.

So Saeko's situation is actually worse than Lin Zhiyu's. If it weren't for the inexplicable recovery of blood during the coma...

All in all, the putrefactive moss medicine can only slightly alleviate Saeko's condition, not to mention that the amount of putrefactive moss medicine is extremely limited.

Bertolos had previously asked Lin Zhiyu what his beliefs or faith were, and reminded Lin Zhiyu that it would be best to figure it all out as soon as possible.

And now, there is only one thought in Lin Zhiyu's mind - if not for himself, even for Saeko, he must comprehend the flame technique!

As he thought of this, Lin Zhiyu, whose eyes were fixed on the campfire next to him, gradually became dazed.

The evening breeze was blowing, silently causing the flames to flicker.

In Lin Zhiyu's vision, the flames gradually occupied everything.

The barren land around him, Saeko's delicate body beside him, the stars and the bright moon in the sky, all these things except the flames seemed to disappear from Lin Zhiyu's sight and perception at this moment.

But through the flames, Lin Zhiyu seemed to see Busujima Saeko again.

He saw the scene where Saeko first showed off her skills in front of him, and killed the snake demon Yorihime with a single blow in the world of "Pitch-black Shagan";

And later we fought side by side again and again;

And the intimate interactions between the two again and again.

In all these unforgettable scenes, whether difficult or beautiful, Saeko is always so heroic.

Until finally, her figure in the flames began to become weak, pale, and covered with scars.

In the light of the fire, Lin Zhiyu even seemed to see something wriggling under Saeko's skin, about to break through her skin and crawl out of her body.

But even so, Saeko in the firelight did not seem to be in despair. Instead, she looked at Lin Zhiyu with a sharp gaze and a smile on her face.

Lin Zhiyu couldn't tell whether all this was true or not. Through the blazing eyes of Shima Saeko, he soon saw many more people.

Kim Mi-jung, who had prepared a table full of delicious meals for him and loved watching him eat, was caught by her daughter who had just returned home while feeding him.

There was Ai Xiu, who rode on him, trying to take advantage of him and squeeze him dry, but in the end, he gave it his all but ended up hurting both of them;

Theresa, holding the doll in one hand and the hem of her clothes with the other, afraid that she would leave;

The Red Lion soldier who was sitting on the ground, leaning on his sword and gradually losing his breath;

A patient with scarlet corruption died quietly on the side of the road after leaving behind the last bit of food.

In the firelight, Lin Zhiyu saw all of this: joyful gatherings, full of dependence, and silent deaths. But in the eyes of all these people, no one seemed to be dim, and no one seemed to be desperate.

On the contrary, even at the last moment.

Their eyes still blazed like flames.

At that time, Jin Meiting was very upset because her daughter caught her dating Lin Zhiyu, a young man in his twenties - but she still had a sharp gaze because she was sure that she had found a man she could trust and rely on.

At that time, Ai Xiu was very tired. She had originally thought that she would sing and exploit Lin Zhiyu until she cried and called her "Queen". However, she did not expect that in the end both of them would suffer losses. But her eyes were still bright, because she liked the feeling of two people falling asleep in each other's arms after being exhausted.

At that time, Theresa was confused in her heart, but her eyes were still bright, because she was with her mother's good friend, an older brother named Lin Zhiyu.

The Red Lion soldier, seriously wounded and on the verge of death, still had a gleaming gaze before his death, because his and his comrades' deaths were not in vain. With the fading of their lives, other lives were continued. It had been a long time since he had seen a child as lovely as Theresa...

My child, perhaps this is the true meaning of the continuation of life. Perhaps the scarlet-corrupted patient who left the last bit of food on his body to Lin Zhiyu and others and chose to walk to the side of the road and die silently had the same idea.

Therefore, there is hope not only as long as people are alive.

Even when death comes, hope will not disappear.

If one day Lin Zhiyu has to die, he will try his best to leave everything he has to Saeko and the others, because he "hopes" that Saeko and the others can live a better life after his death.

The same principle has been happening in the world for thousands of years.

When you feel like you've reached your limit and nothing you do can fix a situation that seems utterly awful.

Think about what hope you have for yourself.

Is there anyone who still holds hope for you?

Think of this in your mind.

In Lin Zhiyu's sight, the flames suddenly went out completely!

Lin Zhiyu, who had been resting his head on Saeko's thigh with a dazed look in his eyes, suddenly opened his eyes wide and rubbed his body against her.

“Plop, plop, plop!”

At this moment, Lin Zhiyu's heart was beating more violently than ever before.

Looking carefully at the bonfire next to him, Lin Zhiyu discovered that the bonfire had indeed gone out.

Beside her, Busujima Saeko's voice, full of vigilance, rang out:

"Is there a situation?"

It seems that they thought there might be danger coming, so the bonfires were extinguished all at once.

Busujima Saeko immediately stood up and began to look around with her extraordinary eyesight that allowed her to see at night.

Lin Zhiyu put his hands on his chest, feeling his strong heartbeat, and found that his chest was burning hot, as if there was a ball of fire burning in his chest.

"Saeko, sit down." Lin Zhiyu seemed to be thinking about something, as if he had gained something, and then called out to Saeko Busujima next to him to sit down again.

Busujima Saeko carefully observed the surroundings and found nothing unusual. She then sat down again as Lin Zhiyu instructed, but she still said to Lin Zhiyu with full vigilance:

"Let's try to be more careful. There was only a slight breeze just now, but such a big bonfire suddenly went out completely. This is really wrong!"

Lin Zhiyu turned to look at Busujima Saeko, who had sat down next to him again, and whispered:

"What if I was the one who extinguished the flame?"

What? Busujima Saeko looked at Lin Zhiyu, not quite understanding the situation. She found that Lin Zhiyu's eyes were brighter than ever before, staring at her so hard that she felt her face was heating up and almost burning.

"My heart is like a raging fire, it can be dim and silent when quiet, and it can be as hot as the scorching sun when hot." With such a whisper, Lin Zhiyu looked at the extinguished bonfire, and his mental power turned into tentacles invisibly. These tentacles were like chains burning with flames, as they invisibly entangled the extinguished bonfire.

"Shh!"

In an instant, the bonfire was reignited and the flames were blazing!

"Ayu, you?" Busujima Saeko looked at Lin Zhiyu in surprise.

Lin Zhiyu did not respond to Busujima Saeko for the time being, because he was immersed in an extremely mysterious feeling.

It feels like bathing in an environment that looks like magma but is actually a hot spring.

As his heartbeat gradually returned to its normal frequency, the heat that had originally been in Lin Zhiyu's chest became gentle and spread throughout his body.

Is this the "Flame Technique"?

Lin Zhiyu himself is not very clear about it.

He only knew that he could now use his mental strength to mobilize the power of fire and perform many more advanced "micro-manipulations".

And the power of fire seemed to be integrated into his mental strength.

All in all, even if this is not flame magic, it is definitely not worse than flame magic.

"Then the next step is to try to transform my mental power into tentacles burning with flames to eliminate the scarlet corruption in my body..." Lin Zhiyu thought.

Chapter 24 Melina I hate you like a piece of wood!

Lin Zhiyu's situation was a bit like an epiphany, where he suddenly became able to control fire more delicately. But this breakthrough was actually achieved after sufficient accumulation.

Even though I have only been in this world for two or three days.

But in just two or three days, Lin Zhiyu had become familiar with the use of fire through many battles.

In terms of mental power, Lin Zhiyu's mental attribute has reached 36, far exceeding the limit of normal humans. However, his mental attributes seem to have never been used.

Just now, Lin Zhiyu rested his head on Busujima Saeko's thigh, staring at the burning bonfire. In fact, it was a bit like meditating, or visualizing.

Lin Zhiyu didn't know that he had entered such a state, but the point was, because of this accidental visualization, Lin Zhiyu, whose spiritual attributes had already reached the standard, finally opened the door to transforming spirit into power, and could initially use mental power to control the "flame" that had previously been the object of his visualization.