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Chapter 650: Liberation of Death Rune

"Woo——"

After Malicus released all his strength and turned the destined death into a black sword in his hand, he let out a roar similar to a wolf's howl, then swung the black sword and smashed it heavily at Li You!

"Boom-!!"

The black sword released the power of destined death. Even Li You didn't want to block it, so he quickly retreated. At the same time, he also drew out the Blood Immortal Slash and combined it with the Spiral Sword. He then deployed the Fire Field as well.

Now that Malicus has freed himself from the destiny of death, there is almost no room for error in this battle, and he must be defeated with all his strength.

The replica teardrop also wielded the two-in-one long sword, releasing the divine power in the body, and the Nine-Headed Dragon Formation was instantly deployed.

"Roar--!!"

Eight fire dragons rushed out with a roar, biting Malikus, and indeed restrained him for a moment. However, Malikus roared, the magic on the black sword burned, and he swung the sword heavily with both hands, releasing a large amount of black and red sword energy, which easily crushed the bodies of the fire dragons.

The power of the destined death can be seen from this. And although the shape is similar, it is not fire, so it is not suppressed by the fire field.

And the most troublesome thing is not this. At first, Malikus's movements were a little clumsy and slow, as if a long-ill person had just regained his health and was trying to move his body.

But soon, his movements became more and more flexible and agile, and the black sword in his hand swung like the wind, bringing out waves of terrifying whistles. Wherever the sword passed, the black and red magic sword light flashed endlessly!

Even Millicent did not dare to block the sword light swung by the black sword transformed by the Doomed Death, otherwise she would have to consume the power of the amulet to dispel the erosion of the Doomed Death. Only Li You and the replica teardrop were able to rely on the long-handled sword in their hands that combined the spiral sword and the blood immortal slash to block the slash of the black sword without being affected.

The power of the Blood Undying Slash is somewhat similar to that of the Fated Death, and it is the only weapon that can dissolve its magical erosion. After confirming this through the Simulated Teardrop, Li You went up again and fought with Malicus with a sword and a knife.

"clang--!!"

Although Malikus was getting more and more used to the rhythm of the battle, Li You was not afraid of him. In addition to being on guard against the destined death, the power that Li You could exert in the dragon-human state was not much worse than that of Malikus, not to mention that there were also the imitation tears besieging him together, and the three of them were in a close fight for a while.

The others naturally did not just stand by and watch, each looking for opportunities to attack. However, after all, they could not go up and fight with Malycus with swords, so they could only look for opportunities to attack.

V had already taken the Lightning Moon Shadow from Li You when they passed each other. When Malicus was vulnerable due to the attacks of Li You and the Simulated Teardrop, she would swing her knife forward and leave several wounds on Malicus.

Millicent moved a little faster, her prosthetic knife was as aggressive as the wind, even Malicus's black and gold armor could not resist it, and was cut by the sharp blade, blood splattered.

Malicus was also troubled, but every time he wanted to turn around to deal with the two of them, two long-handled swords would come over from the left and right, blocking his way and dragging him back into the melee.

Kara, Yuzu, and Aggie were still dealing damage on the periphery. Kara's magic control was extremely precise, and she could even make the four light arrows of Loretta's ultimate move each draw different trajectories, then pass through the gaps between her close combat companions and land on Malicus. So even if the battle was chaotic, her damage was basically unaffected.

Yuzu and Aggie were not as exaggerated as she was, so they could only rely on the information exchange through the mental link to safely find the right opportunity. After all, there was no such thing as friendly fire shield in reality, so they had to deal with it carefully.

Malikus naturally realized that this would not work. If it was just Li You, it would be difficult to hold Malikus back even with the Blood Undying Slash, but there was also a Simulated Teardrop, and the power of the two combined into one, was it more than just one plus one greater than two?
But Malicus might not be very smart, but his sense of smell and intuition in combat were outstanding. He immediately found a way to break the deadlock. He held the sword in one hand and roared suddenly!
"Roar--!!"

Malicus' roar was not simply an expression of his anger and fighting spirit; it was mixed with the power of destined death, spreading out in the form of tangible ripples!
Li You and the teardrop can still cut off the incoming waves with their swords, but Millicent and V have to retreat. The roar is just the prelude to Malicus' attack. He then swung the black sword hard, leaving a condensed sword light in the air, and then stabbed the sword into the ground!

"Boom boom boom——!!"

A large area of ​​black and red sword light instantly spread out, and the sharp blade swept in all directions like a storm! This is Malikus's signature fighting skill, a unique skill named "Destined Death"!

The effect of this fighting skill was much more powerful than in the game. Li You and his replica Teardrop could only barely block their continuous slashes with their swords. Millicent and V, who were also in close range, were caught off guard.

Even though the two of them dodged quickly, they were still caught in the dense sword light. The power of destined death surged, and the amulets they wore were immediately activated, blocking the invading destined death for them. The surface of the amulets also developed conspicuous cracks.

"...Tsk, you lost most of your magic power in an instant?"

Sensing the amulet's consumption, V couldn't help but sigh, "This thing is too useless!"

Complaints aside, she had not forgotten Li You's instructions. Although she was unwilling, she had to be the first to withdraw from the battle, and quickly retreated outside the arena under the cover of others.

"Be careful of the black sword's energy!" Li You also warned, "If the amulet bears too much force, it may break prematurely. Be sure to pay attention to its durability!"

"Woo——!!"

Malicus roared again, and facing the two Li You and Millicent who were besieging him, he jumped up directly, almost using the black sword to drive his body to rotate, and swung a thick blade in the air to slash at Li You.

Li You could certainly dodge, but at this moment, Yuzu and Edge were moving far behind him. Li You had no choice but to swing his sword to block the sword light. Then he felt the blood, magic power and even divine power in his body boiling under the stimulation of the destined death.

"Ugh...!!" Li You gritted his teeth, but did not take out the Blasphemous Claw. The so-called trump card should be used at the most critical moment. The battle in reality is not against a computer program. Those enemies will also learn and be vigilant, so Li You is waiting for a critical moment.

Malicus's movements became more and more agile. He jumped back and forth on several thick stone pillars that were still intact in the arena, and the black sword continued to emit sword lights. Even if most of them were dodged by Li You and the others, he didn't care at all, and just continued to wield the power of destined death.

Under his completely reckless attack, Edge was soon accidentally hit by the flying sword. In order to offset the power of the destined death, her amulet was almost completely cracked, and the second person to withdraw from the battle appeared.

Yuzu covered Edge and left the arena, and then there was obvious anger in her voice, and she growled twice, asking Li You for his opinion. Although Edge had retreated outside the battlefield, the mental connection was still maintained, so Li You told Yuzu: "It's not the time yet."

At this time, those who were still besieging Malicus were Li You, Fake Teardrop, Millicent, Kara and Yuzu.

Facing Malycus's black sword, even Millicent could feel the fear coming from her body's instinct, not to mention that her amulet was already a little cracked, but she refused to take a step back.

At this moment, Malicus landed with his black sword in his hand, and the teardrop blocked the sword light he swung, leaving an inconspicuous gap in front of him. Seizing this brief opportunity, Millicent swung her sword to meet the attack!

"Shhhhh-"

The endless sword light brought up a strong wind, and Millicent's prosthetic knife broke through Malicus's black and gold armor, leaving a lot of tearing marks on his body again.

Maliks also looked at her and spoke: "...At this point, there are still demigods who want to steal the destined death."

He gripped the black sword tightly and chopped it down fiercely!

"——How foolish!"

Millicent still did not dodge, she swung her sword and the flashing sword light blocked Malicus's heavy blow.

What the demigods fear most about "Black Sword" Malicus is the terror of destined death. Although he himself has power that is not inferior to the top demigods, this is not enough to scare all demigods.

Therefore, Millicent, who has actually recovered her full strength, will not be at a clear disadvantage when fighting against Malycus if she does not care about the cost.

At this moment, facing Malycus's heavy blow, Millicent relied on her fighting skills to resist the power of his attack, and used the amulet to offset the erosion of the destined death, and for a while she was evenly matched with Malycus.

Facing Malicus's astonishment, Millicent swung her knife and said, "The golden age will eventually end, and death should not be sealed forever... This is our consensus!"

The "we" she mentioned included not only herself and Lani, but also Li You, Melina and others. As for what the new era would look like, everyone might not have come to the most definite conclusion, but releasing death was something everyone agreed on.

Including Li You, Li You himself does not reject the concept of immortality, but in the context of souls, the immortality that ordinary people can achieve is imperfect and will only give rise to distortion, not to mention the practice of simply sealing death.

Malicus did not understand this, just as he could not understand Millicent's desperate fight. The amulet she was wearing was already on the verge of breaking, and if he hit her again, it would be exhausted. What would she use to resist then?

Want to release death? Then let her become another person destined to die!
Malicus let out a long roar, and then the black sword suddenly stabbed into the ground, releasing a rain of sword lights that swirled and flew again!

Millicent swung her knife to block, but in the end she could only wear away the magic power, and was powerless against the power of the destined death. Under the impact of the destined death like a tidal wave, the amulet hanging on her waist made a "crack" sound and shattered into countless light points!
At this time, Li You and the replica of Teardrop seemed to be blocked on the periphery by the invading sword light, and their support was blocked.

Malicus then raised the black sword, concentrated all his strength, and stabbed it straight out, intending to pierce Millicent's heart!
In Malicus's opinion, she no longer had any strength to resist.

However, at this moment, Millicent's eyes flashed, and she suddenly raised her hand. The golden prosthetic arm in her right hand quickly stretched out, and then she actually grabbed Malicus's black sword!

"Squeak-"

The well-made, solid prosthetic hand was still twisted and bent under the blade of the black sword, but it did not break. And this golden prosthetic hand was not a living being of any form, so it would not be affected by the destined death.

Millicent injected her own power into the prosthetic hand, and then... it exploded!
"Boom——"

The golden prosthetic hand exploded right in front of Malicus' eyes. The light of the explosion made him take a half step back. At this moment, Millicent pulled out the scimitar given by Li You from her waist with her left hand, stepped forward, and stabbed Malicus in the ribs!

"Pfft."

There was a muffled sound and blood gushed out, but Malicus reacted immediately, roared, and swung his sword at Millicent!
"boom--!!"

Li You rushed over at this time, and with the imitation teardrop on the left and right, he swung his sword to block Malicus's attack. Li You rushed forward one step further, and the long-handled sword swung out a black and red blade light similar to the black sword!
At this time, the replica teardrop took Millicent with it and flew out quickly.

Malikus roared: "A minor injury is completely useless! Anyone who dares to covet the destined death will fall under the black sword!"

"Is it really like this?" Li You quoted the classic lines. Malicus was also stunned, and then he felt a strong sense of sleepiness coming over him.

“This is... huh!?” In front of everyone, his body began to shake visibly.

——The battle plan was proposed by Millicent in the mental link, and the core of it was her responsibility to inject the special nectar prepared by Torina into Malicus' body. However, even Li You just found out that the actual battle would turn out like this.

Millicent's plan was to sacrifice her own prosthetic hand and use the second knife coated with nectar to injure Malicus. After all, if no special means were used, Malicus would be able to detect the tampering of the knife with the scent of Torina's nectar.

Now that he was hit, Malicus could not escape the influence of the nectar.

Seeing that he was beginning to become unsteady on his feet, Li You immediately gave Yuzi instructions: "Now!"

Yuzu, who had been waiting, let out a long roar and his body began to swell suddenly!

His body transformed into a well-proportioned and majestic quadrupedal posture, with two pairs of dragon wings growing from his back and rock-like scales covering his body.

But the most eye-catching thing is that there are three dragon heads with long necks growing on his neck!

This is after Yuzu devoured so much dragon power, and finally completed the three-stage form of evolution under the stimulation of the previous Dragon King's power!
【Yuzu (Nemesis-T 01)】

[Currently, there are three optional forms: Zerg Tyrant/God Devouring Serpent/Wood Dragon (special)/Dragon King Bloodline. ]

It is worth noting that although Yuzu has three heads, his consciousness is still his own. And although his body is similar to that of an ancient dragon, the appearance of the three heads is different.

When it comes to three-headed dragons, the first thing that comes to Li You's mind is King Killer and Blue Ultimate Dragon, but Yuzu is not very similar to them. If anything, Yuzu's form is a new form that combines the characteristics of his different transformations and can display various powers at the same time.

Looking at the system's naming of this form, it seems that Yuzu has been recognized by the Dragon King, and is now of the same race as Him?

When Li You first saw Yuzu's form, he was also a little surprised, but what surprised him was the generosity of the Dragon King. After being pulled into the spiritual space and then escaping, Li You realized that the Dragon King Platon Sanx seemed to be more of a measure of his and Yuzu's "qualifications".

In the end, the Dragon King chose Yuzu. With the catalysis of the Dragon King's power, Yuzu's new form, which had been brewing, officially debuted.

As for the abilities of this form, in addition to the soaring basic data and magic power that made Li You stunned, there is also a key ability that proves the identity of "descendant of the Dragon King".

——After the transformation was completed, Yuzu flapped his wings without hesitation and flew into the air. His huge body almost covered half of the arena. He raised his three heads and opened his mouth. Some extremely strange energy began to slowly condense. At the same time, a strange breath locked onto Malikus!
Malikus was stimulated by the breath, and his hair stood on end. Although he was not sure what kind of power it was, he was sure that he must not let the other party accumulate power to complete it.

Malicus, who had not yet recovered from his stupor, failed to realize that the force was actually locking onto the space around him, and the range was very small. He only wanted to prevent Yuzu from being released, so he roared and jumped up with all his strength!

Malicus concentrated most of the power of destined death on the sword. Even if Li You and the replica teardrop joined forces, he was confident that he could repel both of them and then stab the sword into Yuzu's chest.

As expected, someone came to stop them, but there was only one person.

Li You vibrated his dragon wings, flashed in front of Yuzu, and faced Malicus. At this time, Malicus did not think about why Li You dared to do this, but just used all his strength to hand out the black sword!

"Roar--!!"

Facing this sword that could almost change the color of heaven and earth, Li You did not even raise the knife in his hand. He just grasped a piece of black stone in his left hand and swung it lightly just before the black sword was about to hit him.

"Den-"

With a slight sound, Malicus's thrust, which was powerful enough to kill a demigod with one sword, was easily deflected by Li You.

At this moment, a look of astonishment that could not be concealed flashed across Malicus' eyes beneath his helmet.

He was suddenly interrupted and his magic power was exhausted. Facing Li You's subsequent heavy slash, he could only instinctively raise his sword to block. Then, Li You smashed him back to the center of the arena like a smash.

At this moment, Yuzu had also finished accumulating power.

"Roar--!!"

After a long roar that resounded throughout the heaven and earth, a dark field suddenly emerged around Malicus. The field was as deep as a black hole and appeared silently, just covering Malicus.

It seems that this special effect cannot be compared with the earth-shaking effect when Yuzu is accumulating power. However, after being covered by the field, Malicus seemed to have pressed the pause button, and all actions stopped!

"Well done, Yuzu!" Li You also lowered his height and tightened his grip on the knife, "Get ready!"

Those who were still able to fight gathered around again. Li You, the replica teardrop, Kara, and the returning V and Edge. Even Millicent put on another golden prosthetic hand and returned to the battlefield.

Kara and V were ready to hit him in the face with a laser cannon, while Edge held onto Granshanks' lightning, and Millicent picked up the scimitar given by Li You. Li You and the replica teardrop also held up their knives, releasing their power completely!

"It's now!"

"boom--!!"

At his command, everyone attacked one after another!

The attacks started in different orders, but they all arrived at the stopped Malicus at the same time. The Nine-Headed Dragon Formation, Soul Torrent, Cyclops Cannon, Ancient Thunder Gun, and the attacks of Millicent and Li You all fell on Malicus at the same time, and then stopped when they entered the strange field. Everything was completely still.

Then, Yuzu in the air let out another long roar!
The black field suddenly dissipated, and the time inside it began to flow. As soon as Maliks regained consciousness, he saw the colorful attacks approaching!

Maliks: “……!?”

"boom--!!"

There was no room for struggle. Malicus was not known for his thick skin and flesh, and he was hit by the combined attack of everyone. The reason he didn't reincarnate on the spot was because he blocked it with the black sword.

"Dang Cang——"

The black sword that condensed the power of the destined death fell, and Malikus fell heavily to the ground with his back to the sky, and the black and gold armor on his body was completely shattered.
At this time, Yuzu seemed to be in a weak state. He flapped his dragon wings and landed. After a low roar, he quickly degenerated back to his original posture.

The time-stopping field just now is the ability of Yuzu's new form, which can gather all the magic power and create a crack in time and space - this is the ability inherited from the Dragon King Platon Shanks.

Although compared to Platonshanks, Yuzu can only create a very small area to stop all time within it, and it also has many disadvantages such as it requires a long time to charge, it will lose combat effectiveness once used, and people from the outside cannot attack the time-stopping field, but if used at a critical moment, it can also determine victory in one fell swoop.

I can't be attacked when the time is stopped? Then I can prepare in advance and wait for the time to end before attacking, right?
This method of application was developed after Li You learned about Yuzi's new ability and took him to the battlefield in his heart that had not been used for a long time. When he used it at this time, it really made the final decision.

Yuzu is currently in a state of weakness, but her companions have gone to take care of her. Li You and Millicent come to Malicus together.

This shadow beast belonging to Marika still had its last breath. He looked at Li You and Millicent, and asked with all his strength: "What do you want to kill... by taking the destined death?"

Li You had already picked up the fallen black sword. After a little study, he determined that the sword did not contain a complete destiny of death. In fact, its power had almost dissipated and returned to the seal in Malicus' body.

He then looked at Malikus again, and this time he did not hide anything: "First, it is to burn the thorns of rejection so as to enter the throne of Elden, and secondly, it is to release the death rune so that the life in the borderland can have a normal cycle of life and death."

"...Why should we deliberately embrace...death..." Malicus was obviously very confused, but even if Li You was willing to explain, he could no longer hear it.

Malicus' body began to decompose, sealing the destined death within himself, and after his death he naturally turned into ashes.

At the end, Maliks only left a whisper: "Malika, I'm sorry... The Golden Rule is difficult to restore..."

Listening to his last words, Li You also shook his head. Malikus also devoted himself to Marika, but what Marika expected was very different from what he thought.

Even in the game, Malicus's commemorative text also says, "Malika betrayed him." Some people understand this to mean that Marika also participated in the planning of the Black Knife Conspiracy Night. However, as of now, the "betrayal" here should refer to the fact that Marika's goals are contrary to those of Malicus.

After Malicus' body disappeared, a black and red sword-shaped rune appeared in the center of the venue.

Li You walked forward, feeling its power and breath. This was the true destined death, the Death Rune. The Golden Dynasty was established after sealing death, and releasing it would allow the concept of death to return to the border.

Then, the thorns of rejection that block the Golden Tree will also be burned away, and the door to the Elden Throne will be opened.

Li You did not rush to touch the Death Rune, but as before, he let Yuzu, Edge and V return to the companion space to rest, and also took back the Simulated Tear Drops.

Afterwards, Li You, Kara and Millicent stood in front of the Death Rune, and Melina also appeared.

"…That's it, the Rune of Death." Looking at the sword-shaped Rune, Melina was a little dazed. After all, she never thought that she would appear in this place and witness this scene.

"Once they are released, there will be no turning back." She looked at the three people again, "After the death spreads, the chosen person must become king as soon as possible and work with the new gods to maintain stability in the border area to avoid unrest."

"Only when new gods and kings are born, and only when gods and kings work together, can they prevent the golden tree from being completely burned - otherwise it will only give rise to a new round of catastrophe."

When she said this, she was looking at Li You, and Li You also understood what she meant.

Burning the Golden Tree was a helpless move under the blockade of the rejected thorns of the Elden throne, but the Golden Tree itself is still very important. Just like in the several endings of becoming a king with Marika as a partner, the Golden Tree still exists.

If the ending of the Lani line in the game is followed, the protagonist Faded One will become the queen. If you completely ignore it and just leave with Lani, the border area will probably be in chaos.

The released Death Rune and the ignited Golden Tree will become the source of chaos, and the remaining life on this land will suffer heavy losses once again.

Of course, Li You couldn't be sure whether such a thing would happen. After all, the game ending CG was too brief. Players didn't know whether the protagonist had arranged the future of the border area before leaving. Maybe he had sorted out everything before leaving. It was unknown.

But no matter what, in this world, Li You would definitely not let Lani go so hastily - this was something he had discussed with Lani and Millicent before.

Li You had not considered this at the time, he was just being cautious, and it turned out to be the solution to the problem.

So he nodded at this time: "Don't worry, I know what to do."

Melina now understood Li You and knew that he was really prepared, so she stepped aside and said, "Then, go and touch the destined death. Anyone who is qualified can release it."

Li You and Kara exchanged glances, then looked at Millicent. Millicent was slightly stunned, but then she reacted and nodded: "Then let me do it."

She walked forward and reached out to touch the sword-shaped rune. Before she even touched it, the rune reacted. Black and red flames rose from under the rune, gradually spreading, and soon turned into a sea of ​​fire, sweeping towards Li You and others!

However, although this flame contained the power of the Death Rune, it did not cause any harm to them, because it was only the external manifestation of the Death Rune being released.

Li You raised his hands to protect himself, and stood with Kara and Millicent to avoid being separated. If the process was the same as in the game, they should be teleported back to Rodel - Rodel, which has become the "City of Ashes".

But at this moment, when the three were engulfed by the flames of the Death Rune, the Blood Immortal Slash on Li You's back suddenly trembled.

Li You didn't pay attention to it at first, because the power fluctuations of the Blood Undying Slash were similar to those of the Death Rune, and the flames of the Death Rune were all around them. So when the Blood Undying Slash suddenly flew out of the sheath on its own, even Li You was surprised.

"Um!?"

The Blood Immortal Slash shot out like lightning, transformed into a beam of red light and flowed upstream, pointing directly at the center of the sea of ​​fire, the Death Rune that was dispersing and returning to the world!

Under the astonished gaze of the crowd, the Blood Immortal Slash instantly transformed into a miniature blood dragon, flew forward with flames, and bit the Death Rune before it could completely dissipate!

A sound of shattering seemed to ring in everyone's ears, but before they could take a closer look, the Death Rune had completely decomposed, and the blood dragon transformed by the Undead Slash was suddenly bounced back, turned back into the shape of a sword and flew into the sheath.

Li You tried to make contact with it, but the Sakura Dragon Blood Shadow was as quiet as if it were dead, but the fluctuations of its power could not be concealed at all.

Li You: "......"

You kid, are you cheating?

Haven't I taught you a lesson recently?
Under Kara's protection, Melina, who had gone back to rest, reappeared. Li You immediately looked over and asked, "Will this have any impact?"

Melina raised her head and sensed the Death Rune mark returning to the world. She said, "...No problem. The power of the Death Rune has spread out completely. Although the...knife has absorbed some of the power, the Death Rune is the embodiment of the world's rules and will not be damaged. Just like when Lani stole part of the Death Rune, it did not affect it."

Li You heaved a sigh of relief. If Yinglong Xueying was greedy and took that one bite and caused a big disaster, he would really catch this little thing and refine it.

This guy was only thinking about eating, how come he didn't notice that Li You had already put away Malicus's black sword. How could he give up the power of destined death so easily?
But anyway, it's fine as long as there's no problem. This time, Li You put the Blood Undying Slash back into the system backpack, and then felt the gradually thinning sea of ​​fire, a little surprised: "So we won't be teleported directly to Rodel?"

"No, you still need to return on your own." Melina said, "Although this may be the only time we have, I still hope you can go to the Royal City as soon as possible, otherwise..."

"Don't worry, I know what to do." Li You clapped his hands, "Let's take a short break and set off immediately!"

……

On this day, the Death Rune was released again, and the fate of "death" once again shrouded the border area.

All living beings at the border could look up and see that the golden tree that once blocked out the sky and looked like the sun had been completely covered by crimson flames, and even the sky had changed color.

Among the living people watching this scene, some were in despair, some were happy, but there were very few who could see the foreshadowing of change and rebirth in the deep red flames.

——Outside the Golden King City, a sturdy man holding a large axe was looking at the burning golden tree. Looking at the sky that was set off by the blazing red, he murmured:
“…It’s finally time, Marika.”

(End of this chapter)