Crystal Palace from Infinite Anime

At the same time, the werewolf carrying the giant sword had already walked to Lin Zhiyu's side. He focused his attention on the ring and reminded Lin Zhiyu without looking at him:

"Head-to-head! It looks like this will be an exciting battle. You should turn around and watch the fight instead of staring at me."

Lin Zhiyu then shifted his gaze away from the werewolf next to him, and instead, as the werewolf suggested, watched the fight between Telages and Alexander on the ring.

However, although his attention shifted to the ring, Lin Zhiyu's thoughts were scattered. No matter how exciting the fight on the ring was, it could not attract him.

"Brother Wolf is here after all! According to the plot, once Latan dies, the stars in the sky that were once fixed by this 'Star Crusher' will fall back to the intersection, blasting a gap to the underworld in Galid. In this way, Lani's stagnant fate will continue..."

As a multi-playing player of the Ring of Magic who is familiar with the plot, Lin Zhiyu certainly knows that the werewolf standing next to him is none other than Blaze, the confidant of the 'Dark Moon Princess' Lani!

Speaking of which, Blazer is one of the most popular NPCs in the game. He has the joke "I turned into a werewolf for Lani". He is the confidant of Lani, the wife of many players, and is treated as a younger brother by Lani.

Lin Zhiyu also once did Lani's side quest while playing the game, kneeling down to her, proposing, and wearing a ring. So, rounding it off, Blaze, whom his wife Lani treats as her own brother, is actually Lin Zhiyu's brother-in-law!

Of course, Lin Zhiyu couldn't express such thoughts for the time being. After all, to be honest, Lani and Blaze didn't know him yet.

In short, when seeing Blaze, Lin Zhiyu couldn't help but think of Lani, and thus associated it with many more related plots.

As one of the three demigods who were designated as eligible to inherit the throne of "Eternal Queen" Marika when the Elden Ring was still broken, Lani is more special than many other demigods.

Because Lani was born under the favor of the "Dark Moon", and the "Dark Moon" is a high-ranking god like the "Goddess of Corruption"!

Or rather, the three demigods deemed worthy of inheriting the throne of the "Eternal Queen," Marika, were all exceptional. Besides Rani, the other two demigods were siblings Michaela and Marenia.

Needless to say, Malenia was born with the scarlet corruption parasite and could become the second generation goddess of corruption at any time.

Michaela is even more brilliant. In order to help his sister fight against the Scarlet Corruption, he devoted himself to studying the Golden Law. After discovering that the Golden Law could not deal with the Scarlet Corruption, he even opened up a path of his own based on the Golden Law and cultivated a "holy tree" comparable to the golden tree in the depths of the Holy Snowfield!

In short, Lani, Michaela, and Malenia actually have a corresponding law, or era.

For example, Malenia obviously corresponds to corruption.

Michaela represents purity and abundance.

And Lani's "Dark Moon"?

The Dark Moon is high above, nestled in the starry sky, independent of the planet where the Elden Circle resides! Although He has long watched over the Borderland, He has never deeply interfered with it like the Scarlet Corruption or the Golden Rule!

Therefore, for Lani, who longed for freedom, her dark moon represented the Age of Stars. It meant that the people of the borderland would no longer be restricted or protected by the law!

At that time, countless opportunities and great terrors may fall from the starry sky to the border area, but the people at the border area can also choose to leave this land and step into the starry sky on their own!

but……

If the stars in the sky had already been fixed.

How can we talk about the era of stars?

When the respected brother, filled with lofty ambitions, challenged the stars in an invincible manner, won and became the legendary "Star-Breaking General".

Perhaps at that time, Lani had no idea that her fate would be stagnant because of her elder brother's action!

This shows that even a demigod cannot escape the fate's tricks.

Lani is lucky.

She didn't have to choose between her own destiny and family affection, because the "Scarlet Corruption" would appear halfway and defeat Ratan.

So now, when the battle festival is held, everyone feels that killing Latan is giving Latan relief.

Things had developed to this point - Latan's death was a relief, and Lani didn't even have to find a way to do it herself, as there were warriors from all over the border who were eager for honor and came to participate in the battle festival.

As long as the brother is freed, the sister's stagnant fate can continue to flow.

Such a win-win situation, should we say that after playing a trick on Lani, fate finally gave her another chance?

But Lani may not be able to seize this opportunity!

According to the plot of the game, Rani, who longs for freedom, has never thought about inheriting the position of "Eternal Queen" Marika, and even hates it deeply!

There are multiple reasons for this.

One reason is that the Golden Rule represents an eternal and unchanging order, which is far from the freedom that Lani advocates.

The second reason is that Radagon abandoned Lenara and married Marika, becoming the new generation king of the Golden Dynasty. This caused Renee, who already disliked the Golden Rule, to hate it even more.

Thirdly, if Lani really inherited Marika's position, then wouldn't her biological father Radagan, whom she hated from the bottom of her heart, automatically become her royal consort?

So no matter who sits in Lani's position, they will definitely despise the Golden Rule!

But Lani is still a wolf destroyer.

After being identified as the person qualified to inherit Marika's position, in order to escape this shitty fate, Lani simply faked her death and managed to use forbidden power to burn her body, and her soul instead attached itself to a doll prepared in advance.

It tells how Lani used forbidden power to burn her own body and hide her reincarnation from the world.

That's another extremely complicated story.

All in all, Lani finally managed to break free from the Golden Rule by faking her death.

However, at the border, every demigod who is qualified to inherit the throne and represent the Elden Ring, or who is qualified to inherit the throne and represent the Golden Dynasty, has a "two fingers" corresponding to them.

Shuangzhi is the messenger of the Supreme Will at the border area, supervising the Golden Dynasty on behalf of the Supreme Will.

Lani's plan may not be able to completely hide the two fingers that correspond to her and have been watching her since she was a child!

So, Lani managed to imprison her fingers in a secret place.

Why just imprison him instead of killing him directly?

Because at that time, Lani had no way to completely kill Shuangzhi.

For this reason, she diligently pursued relevant knowledge and discovered that there was once a dynasty that had created a weapon that could kill gods!

It was because of this blasphemous act that the dynasty angered the Supreme Will.

Then a meteor was sent down by the supreme will, blasting the entire dynasty into the ground!

A once glorious dynasty was destroyed overnight because of this!

Kill gods...

This is a road destined to be full of dangers and a life-threatening one!

Lani also chose this path.

Her goal is to find a way to reach the underground world and find the weapon that was once created and is said to be able to kill gods!

Lin Zhiyu knew that as soon as Latan died, a meteor would fall on the ground of Gaileyd and blast a gap to the underground world - this was Lani's chance.

However, the underground world is full of dangers and the terrain is complex.

How did Lani seize this opportunity in the plot?

It’s all because of the Faded Husband controlled by the players!

Now Lin Zhiyu couldn't help but think:

"According to the plot, Lani should have met her Faded One husband by now. But logically, shouldn't this Faded One come to Red Lion City with Blaze to participate in the battle festival? Why does it seem like Blaze came alone?"

"Could it be that the Faded One had already arrived in Red Lion City before Blaze?"

"No... I can't assume everything based on the game's plot. For example, in the plot, Melina and Torret became companions of the Faded Ones long before Rani. Where are they now? They're with me!"

Thinking of this, Lin Zhiyu suddenly had a bold idea.

Because in the game's plot, Lani first noticed the Fader because he was riding Torret, a spirit horse that was extremely familiar to Lani.

The current owner of the spirit horse is Lin Zhiyu.

The one who made the deal with Melina was Lin Zhiyu, not some Fader.

and so……

Depend on!

"Could it be that I have replaced the Fader in the game in the plot?" Lin Zhiyu exclaimed in his heart.

Chapter 40: Only Brother-in-law and Yu Er

Because of the constantly wandering thoughts in his mind, Lin Zhiyu had unknowingly completely ignored the exciting battle on the ring in front of him.

Until one moment, Saeko's calling voice continued to ring in Lin Zhiyu's ears.

"Ayu? Ayu!"

Saeko shook his shoulders again, and then Lin Zhiyu came to his senses and turned to look at Saeko.

"What are you thinking about?" Busujima Saeko looked at Lin Zhiyu strangely.

"Nothing." Lin Zhiyu shook his head, then turned his head to look at the ring in front of him, and found that Alexander and Tragus had both left the ring, and next to them stood Jerlian, who had arrived at some point in time.

what's the situation?

The winner between Alexander and Terages has been decided?

Just when Lin Zhiyu was confused about the situation, Blaze next to him suddenly spoke and said to Lin Zhiyu softly:

"You were distracted by such an exciting battle. Are you really a warrior? Or were you thinking about something more important?"

Facing Blaze's question, Lin Zhiyu did not answer, but asked in return:

"Who won the fight between the two men in the arena just now? And when did the city lord come here?"

Blaze folded his arms, glanced at Lin Zhiyu, and then briefly recounted what had just happened. It was basically Alexander and Tragos, both of whom were equally matched in strength. They'd engaged in a fierce battle in the ring, each giving 120% of their strength in the hope of victory.

If these two men, each so equally matched in strength, were to fight to a decisive victory, both would inevitably suffer losses. Fortunately, Jie Lian showed up in time to stop the fight and end it in a draw.

"By the way, let me correct you. They each have one pot, not 'two people'." Blaze added to Lin Zhiyu.

Lin Zhiyu grinned, turned his head and looked directly at Blaze, "By the way, I don't seem to know you, right? Do you mind telling me your name?"

"Blaze."

"Well, my name is Lin Zhiyu, and I'm very happy to meet you. By the way, let me introduce you to my companions..."

Lin Zhiyu's intuition told him that he would have more interactions with Blaze in the future. So after exchanging names with Blaze, Lin Zhiyu also introduced Saeko and the others to Blaze.

Blazer wouldn't judge a person's strength based on their gender or appearance. Furthermore, his beastly instincts told him that the three women around Lin Zhiyu were not simple!

Therefore, when Lin Zhiyu introduced them to him, Blaze nodded to the three women one after another and silently memorized their physical characteristics.

After they officially became friends, Blaze's demeanor was no longer as cold as before, and he became more proactive in talking to Lin Zhiyu, asking Lin Zhiyu:

"The battle festival is about to begin. Do you think we can defeat the legendary strongest demigod? If so, how many of us will survive?"

When asked this by Blaze, Lin Zhiyu's eyes immediately turned to Jie Lian.

There, Alexander and Terages, who were rivals before, were chatting and laughing. It was obvious that both sides admired each other.

"Those two people... No, I should say, that one person and one pot, there should be no problem surviving to the end." Lin Zhiyu whispered.

Then Lin Zhiyu's gaze swept across the crowd around him and fell on an old man with a gaunt face, long gray beard, wearing samurai armor and a katana at his waist.

"That old man with white beard may look old, but he's actually tall and straight, with a gaze like a sword. I bet he can survive to the end."

Then Lin Zhiyu continued to observe and expressed his judgment.

"That guy with a belly as big as a pregnant woman's, I don't know if it's just the style of his armor that's weird, or if he's just that pot-bellied... My intuition tells me he's very strong."

"See that woman over there? She should be a Finger Witch! She looks like she's alone, not following a Faded One? Hmm... Daring to come to the battle festival alone, this Finger Witch without a Faded One might be able to make it to the end."

……

The above is true, although Lin Zhiyu can always explain why he is optimistic about someone.

In fact, this is all bullshit.

What supports Lin Zhiyu's judgment is that he understands the plot!

Like the people he just mentioned, without exception, they are all NPCs that can be summoned to help when breaking stars in the game!

The number of people participating in the battle festival that will be held today is more than ten times that shown in the game!

A team of hundreds of people, with the purpose of killing Latan, set foot on the battlefield.

Lin Zhiyu felt that the only ones who could survive in the end were probably a few NPCs in the game that could be summoned by players to help.

How could Blazer know that Lin Zhiyu was actually a "prophet"? Seeing that every time Lin Zhiyu pointed out a person, his tone was very firm when he made his judgment, he became more interested and immediately asked Lin Zhiyu again:

"What else? Don't you think the other people will be successful? Do you think they won't be able to survive the upcoming battle?"

Lin Zhiyu shook his head and said:

"of course not!"