Survival in the game world starts with Resident Evil 2

Chapter 643: Subduing Two Fingers, Millicent's Thoughts
Moonlight Highlands, Moonlight Altar.

At the top of this highland, there is an old and dilapidated cathedral, but one can still vaguely see its past glory - the Manus Theris Cathedral.

Just from the naming style, it can be seen that this church is very similar to the church where Ymir is hiding in the Shadow Land. They should both belong to the origin of the Kalia royal family and are architectural relics of ancient stargazers.

This is also Lani's destination.

After arriving in front of the church, Lani looked back at Li You and Millicent, then raised her hand and drew a magic circle on the ground. Then a dark-colored flying dragon with a lot of purple pyroxene embedded in its body emerged, raised its head and let out a roar, then lowered its body, actually showing its submission to Lani.

Lani nodded slightly, then looked at Li You and Millicent: "Don't worry, this is my knight, Adura. After coming here, I can finally summon him out."

Adula propped himself up, turned his head and glanced at Li You and Millicent, growling as if he was scrutinizing them.

Then he saw Millicent first. Although the latter had returned to her usual walking posture, the sharp senses of the dragon race still allowed Adura to sense the power and murderous aura in Millicent's body. He paused in his scrutiny and then sped up to look at Li You next to him.

Then Adullah was stunned again.

The first time he saw Li You, Adula felt a sense of disgust and aversion that came from nowhere. There was obviously no reason, but he just felt that this guy was annoying.

Li You's aura was restrained, and at first glance it seemed that he did not have much strength. Adula immediately felt that he had found a weak target, and wanted to roar in protest.

But before Adula could howl out loud, he saw Li You grinning at him, and the aura that had been hidden was released without hesitation. The aura mixed in his body with the Eastern Dragon, Ancient Dragon, King of Flying Dragons, and Dragon King suddenly burst out and rushed towards him!
Adula roared immediately, but it was not a threat, but a roar of fear. The whole dragon was so scared that he took several steps back. If Lani hadn't been beside him, he would have probably taken off and ran away.

It was only when Li You quickly retracted the dragon blood that Adura calmed down. He whimpered softly, and this time he didn't dare to have any more thoughts. He obediently crawled back to Lani's feet and lay down, more obedient than those distant relatives of Brother Wolf.

Lani: “…”

Adura: “Ouch…”

Li You smiled and said, "I've also heard of the flying dragon 'devouring magician'. To be able to subdue a well-known flying dragon as your knight, you are worthy of being the Moon Princess."

Lani: “…”

Isn't it too sarcastic to say this now?
Lani glanced at Adura with some disappointment. This idiot wanted to provoke Li You, but ended up being scared like a husky by him and embarrassed her.

However, Li You was only trying to scare Adura. This dragon was indeed quite stupid. In the game, he was here to guard the door for Lani, but he was so stupid that he only recognized Lani and even attacked his own person, the protagonist, the Faded One. In the end, of course, he was killed and his heart was dug out by the protagonist.

"...Speaking of which, I just sensed the presence of several pyroxene dragons to the west of the altar. They shouldn't be yours, right?" Li You said casually, "It just so happens that I'm still short of two dragon hearts. I'll go and kill them later. Oh, if you know them, then I can also change my prey to someone else who hasn't died yet."

The second half of his words were addressed to Adura, who was so frightened by the huge flying dragon that he shook his head repeatedly, saying that the three dragons had nothing to do with him. He was so anxious that he almost spoke human language.

Lani on the side couldn't stand it anymore. If she wasn't a puppet, her face would have turned black. She turned around and said, "Adura, you stay here and don't let anyone else disturb us! I'm going to look for Two Fingers!"

Adura nodded obediently.

Compared to Manus Mete, this cathedral was more dilapidated and almost open to the sky. A large number of starlight fragments were scattered throughout the church, and on one side of the church, there was a deep pit.

Perhaps influenced by the habits she had when she still had a physical body, Lani took a breath, calmed down, and then looked at Li You: "Are you ready?"

Li You has already grasped the Supreme Distant Staff in his hand: "Naturally."

The deepest part of the pit is where Lani's two fingers are hiding, and it is also the place where the protagonist of the game, the Fader, marries Lani.

Originally, she was alone in the fight with Two Fingers, both of them were injured, but she finally won by a narrow margin, and then met the Faded One who had been looking for her all the way.

The situation now is of course very different. Li You came here with Lani as a partner, and their idea is not just to kill the two fingers, but to try to control it first - relying on Li You's Supreme Distant Staff.

Considering that there might be some defenses below, this time, Lani and Millicent hung on Li You and went down. It turned out to be the right decision, because when Li You was holding the two of them and had just descended halfway, he felt a subtle wave flash by, pulling them into another space together.

"Heh, the two fingers are not powerless to fight back. They also know the life-saving moves of the Mother of Finger."

Li You was not surprised. He did not have any preconceived ideas this time. After all, although there was no danger below in the game, it was because Shuangzhi and Lani had already separated life and death, and Shuangzhi was still alive.

Landing in this space with the two of them, Li You looked around, released his perception, and found that this place was somewhat similar to the hiding place of the Mother of Finger, like the bottom of the sea, but far not as vast. His perception could easily touch the boundary.

Although the entire space looks spacious, there is actually only one road leading directly to the deepest part in front, and the breath of the two fingers can be heard coming from there without any concealment.

"This is it!" Lani let go of Li You and stood firm, then immediately looked forward, "It can't be wrong, He can't disguise himself!"

Li You nodded and walked forward with Lani and Millicent.

"Om-"

There was an echo, and finger worms of all sizes began to emerge from under the water, scrambling to pounce on the three people. However, the finger worms, apart from their somewhat shabby appearance, were obviously not likely to pose a threat to Li You and his group.

Li You swung his knife, creating a large flame. The finger worms were most afraid of fire. At this moment, covered by the sea of ​​fire, the finger worms struggled and rolled on the ground in pain, and were soon burned to death by the flames.

The three of them advanced smoothly and soon reached the deepest part. Here, Lani's two fingers were waiting for them, and in front of them were two giant finger worms.

The giant finger worms are somewhat exaggeratedly large, each one is like a small hill. The pounces while crawling and the restraining rays they release are also very powerful.

But it was still not enough. Li You directly opened the fire field, covering the two giant finger worms along with their two fingers. The flames immediately burned the flesh and blood of the finger worms.

The two fingers did have a way to deal with it. Waves rose on the water surface under the feet of this space, splashing on the finger worms to fight against Li You's flames. Although it was impossible to extinguish it, it also effectively slowed down the spread of the flames.

The two giant finger worms took this opportunity to catch their breath and pounced towards Li You again, but Millicent moved immediately, and the knife in her hand actually emitted a blazing flame!

This is the knife that Li You gave her. It can exert amazing power in the field of fire.

The giant finger worms could no longer be restrained. Even though they tried to struggle, Millicent had already swung her knife and quickly suppressed them. Li You looked at the two fingers in front of him.

He raised the Supreme Distant Staff and began to inject magic power into it, locking the two fingers from a distance. The two fingers' bodies trembled violently, obviously resisting Li You's control. Li You could even feel its resistance from the Supreme Distant Staff.

"Although I can still struggle, the result will not change."

The Dark Abandoned Child is a weapon thrown down by the Supreme Will after it lost contact with the Finger Mother. It makes sense that it does not recognize the breath of the Finger Mother, but all the double fingers and finger worms are the children of the Finger Mother. They cannot resist the orders of the Finger Mother - even if it goes against their own will.

During this time, Millicent had almost chopped up the two giant finger worms that were as big as a hill next to them, but Li You simply ignored them and stepped forward. Every time he got closer, the trembling of his two fingers became stronger, and finally his fingers shook heavily, and immediately several figures appeared around Li You and Lani, holding black knives and stabbing at them!
"Did you think I wouldn't notice?"

Li You slightly turned the knife in his right hand, and immediately several fire dragons rushed out from the ground, biting the black knife assassins who pounced on him!
Although Li You's perception was still not as sharp as Edge's, how could these black knife assassins hide in his flame field? However, during this delay, the two fingers took the opportunity to burst out with strength, escaped from this small space, and trapped Li You and the other two here.

Li You paused, but was not in a hurry to chase after him. Instead, he looked at Lani and nodded. Millicent had already chopped up two giant finger worms, and now she walked over calmly, not panicking at all: "You've used the backup plan you prepared."

"It's all thanks to my intelligence network." Li You said with a smile, "Let's go, let's go out too."

Millicent nodded, then tightened her grip on the knife.

--outside world.

Lani's two fingers jumped out of the small space she created and returned to the original cave. It was obviously unstable, but it still moved its two fingers desperately and crawled towards another hidden exit of the cave.

As long as I can get there...

"boom--!!"

The flames that came towards him shattered Shuangzhi's fantasy. From the exit that should have been very hidden, another half-dragon "Li You" walked out and blocked Shuangzhi's retreat with his sword.

Feeling the aura on him which was identical to that of Li You himself, Shuangzhi was obviously a little afraid, but after hesitating for a moment, he still decided to rush forward desperately.

However, it was too late. Several knife lights flashed in the cave behind, and the small space between the two fingers was torn apart. Li You and Millicent walked out with knives. Lani followed closely behind, and she even used magic to pull the captured black knives.

Two Fingers was obviously also extremely surprised. It didn't understand how Li You and the others could kill them so quickly. But Li You didn't give it any chance at all. With a wave of his hand, the fire field opened again. The teardrop immediately summoned the Nine-headed Dragon Formation and bit Two Fingers tightly.

"ended."

Li You came closer and tapped the two fingers with the Supreme Far-Distance Staff. All its resistance collapsed instantly. Even after the Nine-Headed Dragon Formation was removed, it lay obediently in front of Li You and his companions.

Lani breathed a sigh of relief: "Success..."

Li You nodded: "Yes, at least these remaining black knives are ours. If necessary, the two fingers can also give us a righteous name... Although I doubt whether this is true in the border area."

"It might be useful. It can be used to deal with some diehard members of the Golden Tree." Lani's tone became more relaxed. "You have fulfilled your promise. It seems that I did not trust the wrong person this time."

Li You laughed and said, "Didn't I also give you your aunt's letter of introduction? Why do you still not trust me?"

Lani said seriously: "Auntie... She is just like mother, easily deceived by men. She chose to follow Messermo, and she never came back. Even if it is her letter, I have to consider it carefully."

"That's true." Li You agreed. After all, it seemed that the La family could not escape the fate of being cheated by men.

Lani stopped talking to him and turned to look at Millicent: "Now you should tell me what you are thinking about? Why do you choose to support me...Marinia?"

Millicent looked at her, then at Li You, paused, and began to narrate:
"…My brother and I were born as twins, but we were both born with defects."

Although she suddenly started talking about her past, both Li You and Lani seemed to have gotten used to this kind of thing. They did not complain but listened quietly.

"I was possessed by the Scarlet Corruption since I was born. From childhood to adulthood, I have never known what peace is. Brother Michaela, on the other hand, has been unable to grow up at all."

"But even so, he still showed amazing talents. He once devoted himself to studying the Golden Rule in order to cure my chronic illness. He also planted a sacred tree out of compassion for all living beings, hoping to create a paradise. He is the person who cares about me the most, and I trust him without reservation - yes, Michaela and I care about each other."

When she said this, she looked at Li You, her eyes moved slightly, as if she was hinting at something, which startled Li You.

"My brother is loved by all things, so he can force others to have a good impression of him. This is his power. I was indeed influenced by him, but I was also willing to do so... I was willing to be enchanted by him. Because for the sake of my most beloved brother, I was willing to give up any idea that would be detrimental to him."

"But now... my mind has changed."

She was silent for a moment before continuing, "After all the clones merged with me, Michaela's charm was broken, and all the things I would not or dared to think about in the past came to my mind. The memories of the clones gave me several different perspectives to think about the problem."

"At this moment, I realized what choice I should make now that Michaela has fallen."

Hearing this, Li You subconsciously looked at her, and then saw understanding in her eyes. So Li You understood that she actually knew that he and Tolina had tampered with her personality.

However, perhaps because she was able to think rationally, or perhaps because of the influence of Millicent's personality, she ultimately made a completely different decision from before.

She looked at Lani again and opened her arms. "You should be able to sense that there is still scarlet corruption surging in my body. Now I can only suppress it with Michaela's golden needle and the knife given by Li You."

"My body also recovered due to the integration with my clone. Now, Li You has a way to suppress my chronic illness so that it will no longer erode me. He even said that he can go a step further and make the scarlet corrupt power completely dormant. But... I'm afraid this is not enough.

"Li You and his companions will leave the border area later, and the scarlet corruption is rooted in my body. Once he leaves, Michaela's golden needle alone may not be able to suppress it. And I don't want to return to the state of being eroded by day and night."

At this point, she said seriously, "I hope to completely cure my chronic illness, and then become the...king of the borderland as Tolina and Li You envisioned. And by making you a god and practicing your laws, I can achieve this goal."

"I know you might be worried about Torina, but she has now lost the ability to bear the law, and it is even more impossible for me to choose to become a god... Apart from my mother Marika, you are the only one who has the qualifications to become a god, so you don't have to worry about anything else."

Lani's doubts were answered in advance, so she looked at her again: "If you become the king, what do you want to do?"

"Originally, I never thought about becoming a king. In the past, I was Michaela's blade, not his king. He already had his own candidate.

"But now, I have new ideas and new goals. I want to become the king, and after you become a god and leave, I want to establish a brand new order in this land - an order that does not need to rely on gods. This is difficult, but Li You has already selected several suitable assistants, and they will work together with me.

"Beyond that, I will travel all over Gayleed, eradicate the corruption in that land, and mourn for those innocent dead... This is my responsibility. I know it's too late to do this now, but it will be my mission to make up for it and restore that land."

She said this and looked at Li You and Lani: "I'm not sure if I can do it or do it well, but I will try my best to complete it."

Hearing this, Li You understood that Millicent's personality still dominated her now. Only Millicent, who had come out of Gayleed, would truly want to atone for her sins and heal that land.

After hearing her words, Lani was also somewhat moved. After thinking for a while, she said, "...I understand. Then let me believe you. Our respective goals are not in conflict. Cooperation between you and me is indeed the best choice."

The two exchanged glances and nodded together.

"By the way, since you are very different now than you were in the past, what should I call you?" Lani remembered something again, "Should I call you Marenia, or something else?"

"Then...just call me Millicent."

Millicent said, giving the two a bright smile.

(End of this chapter)