Survival in the game world starts with Resident Evil 2

Chapter 626 Millicent

The red-haired girl is named Millicent, the "daughter of corruption", or the scarlet bud.

She and her four sisters all have similar characteristics: red hair, an incurable corruption disease, and a seemingly innate sense of battle.

She and her sisters wielded swords and fought like Valkyries.

Of course, Millicent in front of her was seriously injured, and her consciousness was blurred by the erosion of the corruption disease. Let alone fighting, she couldn't see Li You's appearance or hear what he said clearly.

But this is not a problem. Li You gently pressed her left shoulder, and the magic power flowed. Millicent felt a warm light covering her body, and her consciousness immediately became much clearer.

Millicent: “!”

She looked at Li You in surprise, but Li You just smiled, stood up, and stabbed the spiral sword into the ground beside him, and a campfire started.

Millicent subconsciously looked towards the burning fire. There seemed to be a reassuring power in the flames that made her unconsciously want to move closer to that place.

However, she was able to control her desires. She only glanced at the campfire, then turned to Li You again and said, "...Thank you very much for helping me. Your power... is very strange, I have never seen it before, and it seems to be able to help me resist the erosion of the scarlet corruption."

Li You smiled and nodded. What he cast on Millicent was nothing but the Blessing of Fire. After the power level of the spiral sword was increased, the effect of the Blessing of Fire became stronger and stronger, especially able to resist those spiritual forces or those alien forces that counteract the attributes of fire.

The Scarlet Corruption was afraid of fire, and the Red Lions built a wall of fire to separate Galid and Nimgefu. Even though the fire they used was special, it was no match for the flames of the Spiral Sword.

Therefore, although the scarlet power of corruption in Millicent's body is extremely powerful and profound, the fire blessing released by Li You can temporarily suppress its influence.

"This is the blessing given by my power. With this protection, the scarlet corruption in your body will no longer be able to erode your body and consciousness." Li You explained briefly.

Originally, in order to temporarily suppress Millicent's corruption, you had to complete another NPC, the sage Gwei's side quest, defeat another veteran, O'Neill, in the scarlet corruption swamp, and obtain the broken pure gold needle from him. Only after Gwei repaired the gold needle did it have the power to suppress the corruption.

Of course, Li You did not miss this veteran who was corroded by the scarlet corruption. He knocked him down on the way, seized his weapon, and searched out the broken golden needle.

However, Li You did not go to find Gwei who was hiding in the dilapidated house in front of Selia Town, but came to Millicent first. There were more than one reason for this, and we will talk about it later.

Millicent felt the condition of her body and nodded, "Thank you again. But I can also feel that the power of this protection will continue to decline. Now that I am by your side, I can get replenishment from this flame, but if I leave, there will be nothing I can do."

Even Li You was a little surprised. Millicent had just gotten rid of the erosion of scarlet corruption, but she could see the principle of fire protection clearly.

He did not deny it: "That's right."

Millicent looked at her broken right arm and said, "Thanks to your help, I have regained consciousness temporarily and remembered my own mission. But in my current state, I can't embark on the journey, nor can I repay your kindness."

“So, although this is very rude, please leave as soon as possible. Once this flame protection fails, the scarlet corruption in my body will boil again, and it may affect you.”

Kara and the others looked at each other. They didn't dislike Millicent's straightforward personality. V seemed to particularly appreciate this style. However, no one spoke. It was Li You's idea to come to Millicent. Now it was up to him. This guy always has a plan.

Li You looked at Millicent, focusing on a key word in what she had just said: "You remember your mission, right? Very good!"

Before Millicent could react, a machete was handed to her.

"Take this."

She took it subconsciously. The scimitar was light and nimble. From the forging process to the feel, it was the style she was best at, which made her stunned again.

"How did you... No, but my arm..."

"This is for you too."

The golden prosthetic hand obtained from Sunshade City was thrown over.

"And these, you can take them all."

Next came a bag of amulets, including a winged sword emblem that suited Millicent perfectly, an immunity horn charm and iridescent necklace that increased resistance to scarlet corruption, and a golden tree grace amulet crafted in the image of Queen Marica.

Millicent: “???”

"Wait wait wait, why all of a sudden... I can't collect so many things!"

Li You was still taking out various consumable items that could enhance immunity from his backpack, such as immune jerky, corrupt moss medicine, etc., but he stopped when Millicent stopped him.

Millicent smiled bitterly and said, "I am grateful for your help, indeed, you even brought a valuable golden prosthetic hand. But this is too much, I cannot accept it."

"Moreover, although there are many items here that can enhance resistance, they can only treat the symptoms and are not of much help to my symptoms. Without the protection of the flame, my will will still be gradually eroded by corruption."

Li You smiled and said, "Why don't you put on your prosthetic hand and try again with this knife. Oh, I'll wait outside."

Having said this, he turned and walked out of the church, followed by his companions.

Millicent's face, which was mostly covered by her messy red hair, showed a clear puzzlement. But after feeling the power of the flames covering her body, she untied her robe and slowly put on the golden prosthetic hand.

By injecting magic and energy into the prosthetic hand, the arm began to move flexibly just like her own body. Millicent's eyes showed surprise, because the prosthetic hand fit her so well, as if it was tailor-made for her.

“… and this knife.”

Millicent looked at the scimitar given to her by Li You again. The knife was also adjusted according to her habits. It seemed that Li You knew everything about her.

Looking at the knife and the golden prosthetic hand, Millicent was distracted for a moment before she grasped the handle and was suddenly stunned.

"This is……!?"

……

After a while, there was a dilapidated house in front of the town of Selia at the foot of the mountain.

A man wearing a dark red robe, with an old face but pale skin, was sitting on a simple wooden chair with his back straight in a strange posture.

He spread his hands and stared blankly at the ceiling of the shabby house, wondering what he was thinking.

Suddenly, footsteps were heard outside the house. The man turned around and saw a group of people who looked extraordinary just by their aura walking towards him.

There was a mutated giant hound at the door of the dilapidated house, but this watchdog, which looked like a small dinosaur, did not even dare to bark after being glanced at by the visitor, and quietly moved aside and sat down.

“…Huh?”

The man in the house became even more serious. Seeing the group of people walking into the shabby house, he spoke first and said to the leading man: "...Oh, it's an honor to meet you all. My name is Gwei, and in the past, people called me a sage."

"To be honest, I have a request for all the heroes who are still strong and healthy after crossing the Crimson Swamp of Ionia. I hope you will agree to it.

"I want to treat a girl, and this requires a needle that suppresses corruption. I would like you to find a pure golden needle lost in the Ionian swamps.

"Of course, I won't ask you to work for nothing. As long as you agree to my request, I am willing to tell you what secrets are hidden in the town of Selia over there."

Before he finished speaking, his companions in the mental link began to complain wildly.

Aggie: "Here we go again. This is the same way the NPC in the game talks when issuing quests."

V: "It seems that the people in this world are all quite weird. They either don't listen to others or have various mental problems."

Kara: "...You are right, that is indeed the case."

Li You: "Stop chatting, it's bothering me."

On the surface, of course, no one reacted, they just listened to Gwei's words quietly.

Then, Kara spoke up: "What is the secret of the town of Selia? Isn't it that by lighting three candlesticks, the seal of the town can be unlocked?"

Gwei: “!”

V took out a huge magic wand inlaid with deep purple pyroxene. "There's nothing good in the seal, only this thing is somewhat useful, but it's a pity it's not suitable for me."

Gwei: “!!” Edge said: “This so-called secret is too simple. You can figure it out with a little bit of brainpower, right? Do you really need someone to explain it to you?”

Yuzu nodded in approval.

Li You: "...Then you haven't seen a golden dragon claw key with a pattern mark that no one has been able to solve for thousands of years. And don't say any more, or I'll make this old man depressed."

Ge Wei (eyes rolled back): “…”

"Hey, old man." Li You stepped forward and took out two broken pieces of golden needle from his backpack. "Is this what you are looking for?"

Gwei: “!!!”

Finally, he couldn't help but take a closer look at Li You and his group before saying, "My fellow heroes, I am truly amazed. It seems that an old man like me has fallen behind the times. I can also drop the title of 'sage'... hehe."

No one else responded, and Yuzu nodded again.

Ge Wei: “…”

"Ahem, don't mind it." Li You tried to smooth things over. "My companion just likes to nod his head when he has nothing to do. Moving the cervical spine is good for the body."

Yuzu shook her head at that.

"...Anyway, I am somewhat interested in what you just mentioned." Li You ignored Yuzu this time and asked as if nothing had happened, "You said, you want to save someone?"

Ge Wei suddenly had a tacit understanding with Li You, as if he didn't see Yuzi shaking his head, and answered seriously: "Not bad."

"There was a girl named Millicent. She lived in a church on a cliff after passing through the town of Ceria. She was suffering from corruption and was bedridden. A group of ignorant bad bugs took good care of her and treated her... no, treated her corruption as a god.

"Don't you think this is ridiculous? There is no reason for that girl to be treated like this.

"Millicent's corruption is incurable, and we can only find a way to suppress it. With the golden needle you brought, we can temporarily protect her from the effects of corruption.

"So, I would like to ask you to give me the golden needle. It has been broken, so it is meaningless for you to keep it. In return - since you already know the secret of the town of Selia - I am willing to teach you the lost magic of Selia, the "Descendant of Eternity."

Li You nodded: "I think it's okay. But I'm a little curious, why do you care so much about that girl?"

A smile appeared on Gwei's old face: "Haha... Do you think it's incredible? Why do I care about that girl so much?"

"It's very simple. Millicent was a child I brought up. I found her in the Ionian swamps when she was still a baby. She is one of my lovely daughters.

"…It's just that the corruption disease destroys memory. She probably doesn't remember me anymore. But even so, I still want to help her suppress the corruption so that she can embark on her journey and face her own destiny…"

Gwei spoke with great emotion and with all his heart. Even if Edge used his telepathy, he could not find any sign that he was lying.

Li You also knew that what he said was true. However, at a certain key point, the same word he and Millicent said did not mean the same thing.

But Li You remained calm, just nodded and handed over the broken golden needle: "I see. I am willing to help you, here."

"Thank you very much for your kindness." Gwei took the needle, "Please wait a moment, I will fix it now."

Gewei held the two pieces of golden needle in his palm and injected magic power into them, allowing the golden needle to be spliced ​​together from the broken ends. He then dripped a drop of his own deep red blood, staining the joint of the golden needle.

"...Okay, that's good." Gwei picked up the golden needle. Although he didn't use much magic power and only squeezed out a drop of blood, Gwei seemed to have just fought a whole night. He was sweating profusely and his breath was weak.

"Please...give this golden needle to Millicent. She is in the Church of Corruption on the hill behind the town of Ceria."

"This is the Pure Gold Needle." Li You took it, examined it carefully, and then suddenly smiled: "The blood you added to it turned out to be the source of power of the corrupt followers? You are really deliberate."

Gwei: "!!! You...!?"

But he didn't have time to say a word before a flame burst out from the ground and suddenly enveloped him completely!

“Aaaaaaaah – squeak!!”

Gwei let out a painful scream, and the sound soon turned into the sharp chirping of insects.

A transparent figure suddenly appeared in the empty space behind Li You. The figure was shaking violently and wanted to get closer, but was pulled back by Youzi next to him.

And the "sage" Gwei, in the midst of the burning flames, uttered his last words with difficulty: "Millicent... bloom, blossom into the most beautiful scarlet flower of corruption...!!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the transparent figure behind him shook violently, but no longer resisted.

After Gwei finished his last words, his clothes, flesh and blood turned to ashes in the fire, revealing his true appearance - a pale and twisted giant insect with corrupted followers.

The revealed insect body was quickly burned by the flames. In fact, Gewei was also possessed, but just like Xia Bolili, he was caught by Li You and had nowhere to escape even if he wanted to.

In the flames that trapped Gewei, there was an inconspicuous blood-red dragon swimming. Li You had already put it in there. Gewei's soul had indeed been swallowed by it and he died completely.

The rising flames dissipated immediately, and nothing in the broken house was burned except for Gwei himself, including the broken wooden chair on which Gwei had been sitting.

And then, the transparent figure revealed its true identity—it was, of course, Millicent.

At this time, she had tied her red hair into a short ponytail, had a golden prosthetic arm on her right arm, and the scimitar given by Li You was slung around her waist.

She looked at the chair where Ge Wei had been sitting before, and couldn't help but ask Li You: "What on earth is this..."

"As you can see, 'Gwei' is a fake identity. He is actually the incarnation of the followers of corruption. He is a conspirator who wants to use you and your sisters to completely bring down the goddess of corruption." Li You said.

"Goddess of Corruption... Valkyrie, Marenia?" Millicent couldn't help but press her head, "But I do have some remaining memories. This person raised me..."

"That is indeed true." Li You nodded, "But it does not conflict with his purpose. Except for the final arrangement for your ending, he prepared everything else according to your wishes, so that you will walk on the path he has prepared for you without any doubt."

Millicent was silent for a moment.

She looked at the golden needle in Li You's hand again: "Then this thing is..."

"Before I brought you down here, I told you about another method that could suppress your corruption." Li You nodded, "But now it seems that there is no problem with the golden needle itself. We just need to remove the manipulation done by Ge Wei."

As he spoke, a flame ignited in Li You's hand. The flame wrapped the golden needle inside, and under the calcination, a drop of dark blood was soon extracted from it.

Li You blew gently, and the flame fluctuated, completely evaporating the drop of blood. The real "pure" golden needle then fell back into his hand and was handed to Millicent.

"With this, I don't need the knife I prepared specially." Li You said, "Just think of it as insurance just in case."

When Li You gave Millicent the knife, he not only took the weapon she originally used in the game that he found in a cave, but he also specially found Xu Gu and Andre before that, separated a trace of flame from the spiral sword and injected it into the knife.

In this way, the sword can continuously replenish the power of Fire Blessing for Millicent who uses it to maintain its effect.

Of course, there is a price to pay, which is that Millicent needs to kill enemies through fighting so that the sword can absorb the enemy's magic power and the runes dropped from their bodies to maintain the burning of the flame in the sword.

This was originally a method that Li You came up with, a method that would allow Millicent to suppress the corruption disease without the help of pure gold needles. Although it had its inconveniences, it was at least effective.

But now, after clarifying the problem with the pure gold needle, this step is no longer necessary.

Millicent took the needle and looked at it, then looked at Li You and said very seriously: "No. In any case, I thank you for your help. If there is anything I can do for you, please tell me, I will never refuse."

Hearing this, Li You immediately smiled with a look of triumph: "You said you won't refuse, right? Very good! Then come with me to a place!"

Kara: "...Master has that villain smile again."

V: "I always feel like his mental state is getting weirder and weirder."

Millicent was confused: "......?"

"...Okay, go ahead."

(End of this chapter)