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Chapter 652: "The City of Ashes" Rodel
"The City of Ashes" Rodel.

The royal city is still the same royal city, but now, the entire Rodel has been mostly covered by the thick ashes left by the burning golden tree, and the original lower city area can no longer be found.

At this time, burning sparks were still falling from the sky, and after burning out, they merged with the ashes on the ground.

When they set foot here again, everyone except Li You couldn't help but be surprised.

"The royal city has become like this... but the golden tree seems to be basically unchanged." V couldn't help but look at the burning golden tree. "It's just a layer of bark that was burned off. The falling ash is about to bury Rodel?"

"It is the golden tree after all." Kara continued, "It is the cornerstone that supports Rodel's existence."

Li You stood at the front of the team and also looked up, but he was looking at the palace built against the golden tree. Because the palace complex was much higher than the ground, it had not been buried yet and was still high above, exuding a majestic and solemn atmosphere.

After looking for a while, he turned his head and said to his companions: "Let's go. If I'm not mistaken, I'm afraid there will be a tough battle to fight before reaching the Elden Throne."

Everyone was shocked. If Li You said it would be a tough battle, then the opponent must be difficult to deal with.

They then began to adjust their status and then moved forward together. There were basically no enemies in the royal city now. After all, most of it had been buried in ashes. Even if there were remaining guards, they would not pose a threat.

The roads in the city also became very simple, and the group walked on the piled ashes and went straight up to the Golden Tree Temple.

This temple was originally a hub connecting the upper palace and the lower city. If they had come here before, the one standing in front of them would have been the golden phantom of "King of the Beginning" Gefulei.

But now that the golden tree was on fire, perhaps the phantom left by Ge Fulei had already lost the power to maintain its existence, so it did not appear. Instead, a familiar figure stood in front of the Great Temple, waiting for Li You and his party.

Gideon O'Fnir, the "Sir of Wisdom".

"...You really aren't that smart, Baizhi."

Looking at Gideon who was waiting in the temple, Li You spoke from a distance.

"...It is you. Are you going to meet the Elden Ring and become the King of Elden, or will you put the person of your choice on the throne?" Gideon also looked at the group of people, "...It is really sad. I agree with your will, but making sure you get what you want is another matter."

"Because what Queen Marika wants us to do is to maintain the status quo and keep struggling."

His companions all looked a little strange, and they all looked at Li You: The tough battle you are talking about, you don’t mean this guy with a not very good brain, right?
Li You responded with his eyes: Of course not!
In everyone's opinion, Gideon was indeed not very smart. It was not enough to not be able to tell who was stronger and who was weaker, but what he said was even more incomprehensible.

Queen Malika wanted them to maintain the status quo and keep struggling? This was completely different from what everyone had seen along the way.

Apart from anything else, can you understand Marika better than her own daughter who was entrusted with the mission of selecting the king?
Li You actually didn't understand what Gideon was thinking. He had reminded Gideon in the round table hall before, just to let Gideon think it over. And now it seems that this guy has thought it over, and then came anyway.

"Since you still decided to stand here after I warned you, don't blame me for being ruthless." Li You then drew out the spiral sword. "Originally, I was thinking, if you can be more sober, should I leave you a place in the new era?"

Li You didn't like Sir Baizhi's style of doing things. The reason why he had a conflict with his adopted daughter, Nefeli Lu, was because Nefeli, as a pure warrior, discovered the crimes that Sir Baizhi had committed behind the scenes.

But Li You also knew very well that if Millicent wanted to govern the border area after the war, it would be impossible to rely solely on moral saints and idealists. That would lead to chaos and even destruction. Characters like Baizhi were also indispensable.

In this regard, veteran Ampah can become an important role in the new dynasty, but even he has shortcomings compared to Sir Baizhi, that is, his ability to execute without scruples.

So what Li You said, that he had originally thought of leaving an important position for Sir Baizhi, was indeed serious.

Sir Baizhi has already picked up the staff: "I don't expect you to understand my thoughts, so let's use the most primitive method to resolve the differences... Let's do it."

A light lit up on Sir Baizhi's staff, and even Li You was very familiar with that magic circuit. The broom star was about to roar out!

Then, Sir Baizhi saw that the roaring fire dragon had arrived in front of him.

Baizhi: “……!!”

"Roar--!!"

Eight fire dragons swept past like a raging tide, and when they retreated, Sir Baizhi was lying half-dead on the ground, his body charred and motionless.

Everyone: "..."

Li You didn't take Bai Zhi's fighting ability seriously at all. Even though he was one of the founders of the Round Table Hall and one of the oldest faders, in front of Li You now, that little fighting ability was not even a stumbling block.

Not to mention Li You, even if it was the Faded One in the game, if he fought his way here, there was no way he could be stopped by Baizhi.

And Baizhi was still repeating his last words: "...I know everything. The Faded One cannot become a king, and neither can you."

"…Humans cannot kill God."

Li You subconsciously touched the black long sword on the other side of his waist, ignored him completely, and walked past him with everyone.

"Not going to finish off the enemy?" Kara asked.

"It depends on his luck." Li You replied, "I didn't hold back at all just now. If he can survive, even if he has a tough life, I will still keep a place for him in the New Era."

Li You said and looked at Millicent again, and Millicent nodded: "Although I was not very interested in these things in the past, Michaela has carefully studied how to govern a country... I understand it all."

"Then it seems we don't need to worry." Li You smiled. After all, forget about other things, he really doesn't understand this. At most, he has some specious knowledge from reading historical novels. Since Millicent knows it herself, there is no need for him to interfere.

So, the group passed through the Great Temple of the Golden Tree, went up the road, passed through the Queen's Boudoir, and arrived at the Elden Throne.

This is the throne of King Elden, a platform built at the exit of the golden tree. It is also the place where the "Blessed King" Monggot scolded his ministers in the game.

Of course, since Li You had never been to the Royal City before, this was the first time they met Mongget in theory. However, when they saw this mysterious king who had defeated the coalition forces and defended the Royal City in the Shattered War, they were stunned again.

"Son of Evil Omen?"

"Markit?"

Kara and V expressed confusion and surprise respectively, but both were surprised at the identity of the visitor.

Yes, the one standing in front of Elden's throne at this moment was none other than the "evil omen demon" Markit, whom everyone had met in front of the earliest Stonewell City. He was also the Markit who had sent the Night Cavalry to hunt down Li You and others.

V was more surprised at the fact that Markit possessed the identity of the King of Blessing, while Kara, who had a deeper understanding of the border area, was puzzled that the "King of Blessing" could actually be the Son of Evil Omen!
The Son of Evil Omen is considered a taboo, how could he become the lord of the royal city of Rodel?

Li You was not surprised. Looking at the figure of his "old friend" standing in front of Elden's throne and slowly turning around, he said, "You are still here."

Markit also looked at him: "...As expected, it was you who burned the golden tree and committed a serious crime. From the beginning, I knew you were dangerous, but I didn't expect that I underestimated you." He swept his eyes over Li You and others one by one, and even stayed on Millicent for a moment. Finally, he took a step forward with his cane and stomped hard: "Ambitious heroes, unblessed faded ones, and demigods who abandoned the past... You are all birds of a feather!"

He raised his staff horizontally in front of him and gripped it tightly. The outer shell of the staff shattered into pieces, revealing a twisted long knife wrapped in cursed blood hidden inside!

Mongget swung his knife, his magic burst out, and he looked at Li You and the others: "A bunch of traitors who don't know how to obey, invaders who are hostile to the golden tree, plunderers who are manipulated by the fire of ambition... On your ignorant epitaph, I will engrave my name, 'The Last King' Mongget!"

Mongget was indeed aggressive, but Li You stood tall and ignored his murderous intent. He even just raised his hand and lightly cut off the oncoming torrent of magic power!
This immediately made Mengget's momentum stagnate, and Li You looked at him and said lightly: "You alone are not enough, let that person come out as well. Or...you stay here to block the latecomer just to buy time for him?"

Monggot's face changed slightly, he raised his curse sword and said, "You traitor who talks nonsense..."

But at this moment, another voice, which seemed a little old but still deep and deep, came from the direction of the golden tree.

"...Alright, Mongert."

Hearing this voice, Mengget's face changed again and he looked back.

Dull footsteps were heard, and on the steps leading to the interior of the golden tree, a burly man gradually walked out from the shadow of the flames.

He was already quite old, with white hair and beard, wearing a simple crown and rough-style but delicately decorated armor. The double-edged axe in his hand had lost nearly half of its blade in the endless battles, but it carried an even more murderous aura.

A lion spirit in armor lay on his back, growling continuously and staring at Li You and others.

The man carried the axe and walked down step by step until he came to the Elden throne and faced everyone. Others did not react much, but the moment this man appeared, Millicent could not help but tremble all over.

As he appeared, Mongget subconsciously stepped aside, and then asked anxiously and puzzledly: "Why..."

The man looked at him and shook his head slightly: "Mongert, you still don't understand the mission of the Faded Ones. The heroes, the Faded Ones, and the demigods, all came here because of Marika's encouragement... This is all to select the true king and to open a new era for the borderland."

"In this case, I cannot abandon these latecomers and go alone to meet the Elden Ring. This battle will also determine who will become the king who leads the new world."

Mungette seemed to have something to say: "But..."

“No need to say more.” The man interrupted again, “You’ve done enough. When we left, you were the one who defended the royal city. Now you don’t need to make any more sacrifices… Just leave it to me.”

Monggot was silent for a long time before he finally lowered his head: "I understand... King."

"King?" The man seemed to have a bitter smile on his face, but it disappeared immediately. Mongget stepped aside, leaving the man alone with Li You and his group.

The man took a step forward, exhaled, and spoke in a voice as loud as a bell: "...It is really not easy to be able to fight until now! The great Elden Ring is indeed within sight. I only need one last step to complete my mission of becoming king."

"But I have returned here!" The man's voice became a little higher. "I came here to see it again."

He swung the battle axe in his hand, holding it with both hands instead of one, and then took a heavy step forward, saying in a deep voice: "My name is Ge Fulei - the original King of Elden!"

As the thunderous declaration came down, the spiritual lion lying on his back also roared suddenly, turning into a tangible storm, sweeping towards everyone!

This time the impact was far from comparable to that of Mengget just now. Li You raised his hand to block in front of him to resolve the impact. Looking at Ge Fulei, whose momentum was like a towering mountain, Li You's expression became particularly serious.

As he expected, this enemy is worthy of the training he has gone through along the way, and the next battle will be a test of his absolute strength!
All the companions were on high alert. Even when they didn't know the man's identity, they could feel the strong sense of oppression from him. After knowing his identity, no one dared to be careless - that was Ge Fulei, the king of the battlefield who fought with Queen Marica and eventually established the Golden Dynasty!
However, what no one expected was that Li You stepped forward at this moment and said, "King of the Beginning, I have heard of your great name for a long time!"

"As you said, this battle will determine who will open a new era for the border area. It would be bad if the battle turns into chaos. So..."

Li You raised his sword and pointed it at Ge Fulei: "How about you and I fight it out one-on-one?"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked!

Not to mention the astonishment of Gefulei and Mongget, Li You's companions were all anxious.

V was the first to speak: "Wait, are you kidding me? Just based on that guy's aura... he's definitely stronger than the Black Sword! Even stronger than the perfect Ratan!"

Edge also said: "The spirit lion on his back also has powerful magic power. I'm afraid it can materialize at any time, which is actually disadvantageous to you."

But compared to them, people in this world can understand Li You better.

Millicent said, "...That is the 'Primal King' Ge Fulei. If you hadn't appeared, he would have a great chance of becoming the King of Elden again. You want to fight him... The risk is very high."

Melina appeared nearby. She threw away her cape and held a short knife in her hand. She seemed to want to join the battle. She said, "Only if we gather everyone's strength can we have a better chance of defeating those two. If you go alone, I'm afraid the outcome will be unpredictable."

Kara has also developed the habit of thinking in this world, and at this time she just asked: "...Master, are you sure you want to do this?"

Li You nodded to her and everyone else: "I want to do this, leave it to me."

Since he said so, everyone could naturally see that he had made a decision and would not say anything more.

"Then win!"

"…Be careful."

"I believe you, Master."

Li You showed his signature smile to his companions, then turned to Ge Fulei and said, "Sorry for the wait. Come on."

Ge Fulei looked at him with a strange expression on his face: "You are indeed a powerful warrior, and you are fully capable of fighting me."

"But if I'm not mistaken, you don't intend to become king, right? Why don't you let the king you choose fight? You must know that strength is the reason for being king. If she doesn't have enough strength, even if you send her to the throne, she will not be able to rule this border area."

Li You said: "In the border area, one must have strength to secure the throne, but the king I chose is not only powerful, but also has the qualifications to become a king... Let's not talk about this."

"She has enough power, there is no doubt about it. And this battle will be the honor I have achieved!"

Ge Fulei was also startled when he heard this, and then suddenly burst into laughter: "Hahahaha! Good!"

"In that case, let's do it!"

Li You raised his sword and said, "Please!"

(End of this chapter)