Crystal Palace from Infinite Anime

The parties involved are not afraid of pain or death.

However, Lin Zhiyu didn't dare to continue, and his hand suddenly separated from the girl.

"Hmm... why did it stop? Am I, am I already well?" The girl looked at Lin Zhiyu in confusion. She clearly felt that the scarlet corruption in her body had stopped wriggling, so she still had hope, thinking that the problem could be solved like this.

Lin Zhiyu knew very well that everything he did was only a temporary solution and not a fundamental solution.

It's not even a temporary solution!

The scarlet corruption in the girl's body was even more serious than that in Saeko's. If Lin Zhiyu left now, it would only take one night for the scarlet corruption in the girl's body to start wriggling again, threatening her life again.

"At least we have to use the golden needle made by Michaela to firmly suppress the scarlet corruption in her body. This can be considered a 'cure for the symptoms'!" Lin Zhiyu thought with a heavy heart.

Seeing Lin Zhiyu's solemn expression, the girl no longer dared to hold out any hope and said with some disappointment:

"As expected, this disease can't be completely cured... But it doesn't matter. I'm already very grateful to you for helping me suppress the Scarlet Corruption temporarily. Truly."

Although she was not in a very good mood, the girl did not spread too much negative emotions at this time, and expressed her gratitude to Lin Zhiyu from the bottom of her heart.

The cold rain had soaked the girl's messy red hair. The rain flowed down her hair and fell on her pale face, making her look like she was crying.

In fact, before Lin Zhiyu arrived, she was indeed sobbing and whimpering because of the torture of the scarlet corruption.

But now, she smiled at Lin Zhiyu, although the rain wet her face and the smile seemed forced.

But Lin Zhiyu could still feel the positivity she wanted to convey.

"Don't worry, there must be a way to remove the scarlet corruption in your body. I have also suffered from scarlet corruption, and I know it is painful, but this pain will never last forever." Although he didn't want to make any promises to the girl rashly, Lin Zhiyu still encouraged her.

"Thanks……"

The girl thanked Lin Zhiyu from the bottom of her heart, and then she said to him belatedly, "Oh, I haven't introduced myself to you yet. My name is Millicent, and I'm glad to meet you."

"Well, my name is Lin Zhiyu. You can also think of me as a kind passerby who shares your suffering."

"Lin Zhiyu...once again, I thank you. Although it still seems a little strange, perhaps it's simply my good fortune that I was able to receive your help! For this reason, I hope you can accept this as a small token of my appreciation."

At this time, Millicent reached into her collar with her only left hand, took off an amulet that was originally worn around her neck, and handed it to Lin Zhiyu.

The amulet is in the shape of an oblique square and is made of pure gold. It is engraved with a picture of a male and female swordsman shaking hands.

Lin Zhiyuyi took the amulet from Millicent.

Then I heard the system prompt sound in my mind:

[You have obtained a special item - Legend of the Prosthetic Swordsman]

[Legend of the Prosthetic Swordsman: This amulet is engraved with a heroic legend: a girl born with a chronic illness encountered her teacher and his flowing water sword. It is said that the girl gained invincible wings as a result. Wearing this amulet grants an additional 5 points of Agility.]

Chapter 34: Witch, Werewolf

As night falls, the brilliant golden light emitted by the golden tree still illuminates the entire border area.

The whistling evening wind grew colder, scraping across Lin Zhiyu's face like a knife.

Standing on the cliff next to the Selia checkpoint, holding the amulet given by Millicent, Lin Zhiyu finally decided to go to the center of the Ionian Swamp to obtain the golden needle.

There was no other way. Millicent's corruption was too severe. The scarlet corruption had practically become one with her. If Lin Zhiyu were to use fire therapy to remove the scarlet corruption from her body, it would only kill her and the scarlet corruption along with her.

Even if we have to settle for the second best, we can just use the power of fire to suppress the scarlet corruption.

For Millicent, who was very afraid of fire, this was also an extremely painful thing. The torture it brought her was no worse than the scarlet corruption. Perhaps the only good thing was that it could at least save her life.

But if Lin Zhiyu had to give her fire therapy every day to suppress the scarlet corruption, it would be better for her to just die!

So after much thought, Lin Zhiyu realized that he still had to rely on golden needles to stabilize Millicent's condition.

The only problem is that according to the plot, the golden needle has been broken at this time. Even if Lin Zhiyu successfully obtains the golden needle, he has to find a way to repair it.

"I can try asking Jeremiah for help later. Although he's not a master craftsman, he's knowledgeable and might be able to introduce me to someone who can repair the golden needle. Until the golden needle is repaired, Millicent will have to endure it for a while and use fire therapy to suppress the scarlet corruption..."

With this in mind, Lin Zhiyu stood in the wind and put the amulet given by Millicent around his neck.

The +5 agility effect of this amulet would have brought Lin Zhiyu a huge improvement when he was a novice. But now, it can only be said to be better than nothing.

But compared to the bonuses the amulet provided, Lin Zhiyu actually valued the thoughtfulness of the gift more. Millicent had almost nothing, and the "Legend of the Prosthetic Swordsman" amulet was probably the last thing she could show off, and it was also the one thing that meant the most to her.

"It's a matter of reciprocity. She gave me the amulet, so I gave her the golden needle in return."

Then, Lin Zhiyu jumped directly off the cliff.

Before leaving the Corruption Church, Lin Zhiyu had specially arranged for Li Meifeng to guard Millicent, so he was relatively relieved. When he returned, he only needed to summon Li Meifeng to his side at the foot of the cliff, and then have Li Meifeng use the method of magic to carry him up the mountain.

At the same time, in a dilapidated city in the northwest of the border area.

There is almost no trace of human activity here, and it looks like a dead city.

Kalia Castle.

Due to the insanity of the "Full Moon Queen" Reinara and the subsequent backstabbing rebellion at the Magic Academy, the once glorious Kalia royal family, once a symbol of Borderland magic, has now fallen into complete decline.

In the deepest part of this dilapidated castle, there are three wizard towers.

In one of the wizard towers, at this moment, a woman with a blue complexion and a white wizard hat was talking to a werewolf wearing armor and carrying a big sword on his back.

"...riding a spirit horse, he seemed to be from overseas, but he was not one of the Faded Ones."

"Come to think of it, it's been a long time since we last saw Torret, right?"

"Blazer, what do you think about this?"

As they were talking, the woman slowly walked out of the wizard tower, looked towards the east where Gallid was, and finally asked the werewolf named Blaze for his opinion.

The werewolf known as Blaze, though with his beastly appearance, gave off a ferocious vibe. However, his voice was steady. He followed the woman questioning him, thinking as he spoke:

"According to our previous investigation, the key to entering the lost underground city seems to lie in Galid. And hasn't Mr. Jellian always said that as long as General Latan can be freed, your previously stagnant fate will continue to move forward?"

"Blazer, do you think what you said has anything to do with what I asked you?"

"...Rani, what I mean is, when all signs indicate that the key to moving your destiny forward lies in Gaileed, why did a traveler on a spirit horse appear at this very moment? According to the information sent by Mr. Jeremiah, that person is quite extraordinary. Not only can he slay dragons, he can even contend with the Scarlet Corruption."

"So you're saying that you want me to pay more attention to this person, as Jie Lian suggested?"

At this point in the conversation, the woman named Lani turned around and looked directly at Blaze.

Lani! The youngest daughter of the "Full Moon Queen" Reinara, the younger sister of General Latarn, the Shattering Star, and the current leader of the Kalia royal family!

In addition, she was one of the heirs to the throne of Marika, the "Eternal Queen" chosen by the Two Fingers.

Looking at the entire border area, there are only a handful of people whose status and position can match Lani's!

As noble as she is.

Now, her respected senior, Jerry, and her confidant Blaze, whom she regards as her own brother, actually suggested that she pay attention to an unknown person?

Well...this unknown person is naturally Lin Zhiyu.

The spirit horse Torret once served a master who was the red-haired hero - Radagon.

Radagon is now the consort of Eternal Queen Marika, the current ruler of the Golden Dynasty! However, everyone in the Borderlands knows that Radagon's original wife was actually Full Moon Queen Raynala.

Once upon a time, it was because Radagon abandoned Lenara and chose to become the king of Marika.

The love-brained Lenara went crazy and turned from a wise magic queen into a mad woman locked in the library of the magic academy.

far away...

Back to the topic.

Radagon and Lenara had three children.

Lani was the youngest of the group. Because her father was Radagon, Lani naturally knew his mount, Torret. It was said that Radagon had proposed to her mother, Renarra, on the battlefield while riding this very horse!

When Lani was a child, Torret was also her good friend.

No one knew better than her how psychic Torret was.

Anyone who can be recognized by Torret must be extraordinary.

But even if Lin Zhiyu had already accomplished such a feat as slaying a dragon.

In Lani's view, Lin Zhiyu is still a nobody.

Killing a dragon may seem like a great thing to others, but to her it is not worth mentioning at all, because she even has a very powerful pyroxene dragon as her servant!

"A nobody is not worth paying attention to yet. Let's wait until he shines at the battle festival!"

Lani said to Blaze in a calm tone.

Having said that, let's just observe how this unknown person performs at the battle festival!

She decided to go to Gaileed next...

Chapter 35: Michaela's Golden Needle

On the left side of the road leading to the Serria checkpoint, stood a row of incredibly sturdy, long-dead, twisted trees. Countless giant red and white fungi grew on these decaying trees, creating a depressing sight.

After jumping off the cliff, Lin Zhiyu walked quickly through the dead forest and soon arrived at the center of the Ionian Swamp.

It was obvious that a bloody battle had taken place here. The ground was littered with broken armor, bones, and rotten corpses infested with fungi.

As soon as Lin Zhiyu approached here, he frowned because of the foul smell in the air.

Even in such a harsh environment, there is one person who has been sticking here.

He was a man at least two meters tall and very strong.

He is already old, but still wears armor and holds weapons.

O'Neal!

A veteran who came from the Holy Snowfield in the north of the border area and from under Michaela's Holy Tree, and who had followed Marennia and participated in the Galide War!

Having survived the brutal war that ended with Marenia unleashing the Crimson Corruption, O'Neill could have chosen to evacuate from Gaylide. However, he couldn't find Marenia, who had disappeared after the war, so how could he face retreating alone and in disarray to the Sacred Tree?

Because the master they served is missing, the remaining veteran has lost faith and is trapped alone in the heart of the Ionian swamp. As time passes, all that awaits him is death by the scarlet corruption.

When Lin Zhiyu arrived here, he saw O'Neal sitting cross-legged on the ground with his head down, as if he was asleep.

This veteran had been deeply eroded by the scarlet corruption, yet he remained vigilant. As if hearing Lin Zhiyu's footsteps, in the darkness, the veteran leaned on the halberd wrapped in a tattered red military flag, slowly straightened his back and stood up from the ground.

Lin Zhiyu approached O'Neill step by step from behind. Before taking action, he still wanted to try to communicate with the veteran. After all, Malenia was the master that the veteran loyally served, and Millicent was actually equivalent to Malenia!

However, Lin Zhiyu had just released the power of fire, igniting the surrounding combustible materials to drive away the darkness, and was about to say something.

At this moment, O'Neal turned around and faced Lin Zhiyu, then waved the long spear wrapped with a military flag in his hand and made a "flag-waving" gesture.

Seeing this, all the words Lin Zhiyu wanted to say were suddenly blocked in his throat, and a thousand horses were running through his heart.

Because he had played the game, he knew that O'Neill could summon spirits, and the flag-waving action was actually summoning the souls of the soldiers who died in the nearby battle.

"Fuck you! This old man must have been corrupted by the Crimson Corruption and lost his mind. He actually activated his skills and prepared for a fight the moment he saw someone!"

Just when Lin Zhiyu was cursing inwardly, the spirits of the dead soldiers appeared near O'Neill. Some of them were holding bows and crossbows, while others were holding swords and axes. Without O'Neill's orders, they took the initiative to attack Lin Zhiyu.

call out!call out!call out!

In an instant, crossbow arrows flew towards Lin Zhiyu.

Lin Zhiyu, who was already prepared for the battle, immediately swung the sword in his hand and easily blocked the flying arrows one by one.

Those spiritual soldiers holding swords or axes rushed over in groups of three or five, and were about to come within close combat distance with Lin Zhiyu.

Lin Zhiyu poured the power of fire into the blade and swept it across!

"Shh!"

The blazing blade energy flew out rapidly, instantly destroying the melee spirit soldiers in front.

At this time, O'Neill was still farther away, walking slowly towards Lin Zhiyu step by step - it was obvious that the scarlet corruption in his body was already quite serious, otherwise, no matter how old he was, as a soldier, how could he "stroll leisurely" like this on the battlefield?

Before O'Neill came over, Lin Zhiyu raised his left hand and shot out flaming arrows from his palm, shooting at the remaining spirit soldiers holding crossbows farther away.

call out!call out!call out!call out!

One after another, flaming arrows shot through the air.

At the same time, crossbow arrows flew and hit Lin Zhiyu, but without exception, they all seemed to hit steel, making only some slight noises but failing to cause any substantial damage to Lin Zhiyu.

The opponent's attack could not penetrate Lin Zhiyu's defense!

However, Lin Zhiyu's flaming arrows almost never missed their targets, and he quickly eliminated several spiritual soldiers holding crossbows in the distance.

Then Lin Zhiyu even stood there for four or five seconds, and O'Neal, who was severely corroded by the scarlet corruption, finally approached him.