Your secret game is absolutely poisonous!

Chapter 241 Melina and the Lord of the City of Light
now.

Within the border area.

Mengbai successfully activated the blessing point of Ailei Church.

This is a dilapidated abandoned church, which is much larger than it appears in the game. The courtyard formed by the ruins is a natural shelter, allowing travelers to form a large camp with it as the center.

A large number of faders and other travelers to the border gathered here.

For example, Mengbai found a special person named "Kalie" with the help of other adventurers.

This man sat alone behind a large pillar in the corner of the Islay Church, away from the blessing. He was wearing a red coat, a red hat and a mask, and was surrounded by several donkeys loaded with goods.

According to the conversation, Kale came from a group called the Wandering People. This people did not believe in the Golden Rule and had been brutally oppressed. The survivors had all fled the border area.

But ever since the Elden Ring was broken.

The people of the Golden Tree Dynasty who believed in the Golden Tree and were blessed by it suffered some kind of backlash.

At this moment, most of them have turned into zombies or lunatics with abnormal brains. Rodel's rule over the border area has been greatly weakened, so many wandering ethnic merchants took the opportunity to return to the border area.

Curry is one of them.

He now earns runes by doing business with the Faded.

Simply put, these wandering tribes that appear regularly at various blessing points or randomly in the wild are like mobile shops where you can buy some practical equipment, tools, consumables, etc.

There are more faded ones in the Blessing Point camp in Islay Church.

If there was enough time to deal with them, perhaps a lot of useful intelligence or side quests could be dug out, or perhaps some faded people could be met who could be used, but Mengbai did not stay here for too long.

Time is running out on this adventure.

The problem of no witches must be solved as soon as possible.

As she repeatedly challenged the tree guards, other adventurers had already discovered a solution.

In fact, it is very simple. Just activate three blessings in the Nimgerfu area, and then choose to rest in the blessed land to trigger it. At that time, a girl named Melina will appear in front of you.

This girl has no physical body.

She exists in the form of a spirit.

It was the mysterious woman who saved the adventurer in the Drifting Cemetery and returned the Dewdrop Chalice Bottle.

Mengbai immediately headed to the nearest blessing point based on the map Lu Xuan and information provided by other adventurers.

In the game.

Adventurers are going to trigger Melina.

Generally, it will appear either at the blessing point in the ruins in front of the checkpoint when you arrive at the city of Stonewell, or by taking another route to the blessing point near Huan Yakirhu.

The intersection area created by Miracle City is larger.

Therefore, in order to ensure the adventure experience and efficiency, some small blessing points have been added in the wild, so most adventurers do not need to run to the front of the level or around Yakielhu to trigger the plot.

Mengbai advanced several thousand meters towards Stonewell City.

A forest appeared ahead. There was nothing magical about these ordinary trees, but perhaps because they grew in the land ruled by the Golden Law, they were influenced by the golden trees, and their leaves also appeared golden brown.

Looking from the top of the hill, one could see at least tens of thousands of acres of forest land covered with lush trees more than ten to twenty meters high. Countless golden-brown leaves had the texture of an oil painting, and the woods were very deep and quiet, with only the occasional growl of wild beasts.

Mengbai knows based on the intelligence.

This woodland is located between the Airey Church Camp and the outer city checkpoint of Stoneville City, which means that as long as you pass through this woods, you can reach the front checkpoint of Stoneville.

Because this woodland is one of the necessary areas to go to Stonewell, a considerable number of the soldiers sent by the demigod Greg to hunt down the Faded Ones chose to patrol or ambush in it, which made it a bit difficult to pass through.

However, there is a hidden blessing point outside the dense forest.

As long as the adventurer activates the blessing point in advance, even if he is ambushed by Grek soldiers while crossing the woods, he can be resurrected nearby to minimize the impact on efficiency.

"Big guy!"

"Coming."

"The hidden blessing point is 500 meters away at 8 o'clock."

"As long as you get close, you can see the light of blessing!"

"..."

Meng Bai took some effort to figure out the specific direction of the so-called "eight o'clock direction" of Miracle City. Based on the navigation of the adventurers outside, she soon found a striking blessed light in the dark forest.

Take a closer look.

This is a ruin in the woods.

Different from the previous blessing points.

Perhaps because the environment here is too dangerous and easy to be discovered by the Grek soldiers, there is no camp formed, and there is no one in the vicinity of Blessing.

Activate the blessing!
Sat down and chose to rest for 1 hour.

When Mengbai opened her eyes again, it was a little later and her condition had fully recovered. When she was about to get up, she suddenly saw bits of energy gathering together to form a figure in the forest in front of her.

This person's body gradually transformed from virtual to real, and spiritual energy surrounded his body. It was not difficult to see that it was a soul body that appeared.

"who?"

Mengbai gripped his weapon tightly and asked knowingly.

"My name is Melina, and I want to make a deal with you..."

The young girl Melina, wearing a black burqa, walked to the blessing, knelt on one knee, and slowly took off her hood with her hands, revealing her short pink-brown hair and a face that did not look stunning, but rather quiet and pretty.

This girl gave Mengbai a very strange feeling.

She has a deep and steady demeanor that is inconsistent with her well-behaved appearance and age. Her right eye is light gold, symbolizing her relationship with the golden tree, while her left eye is tightly closed with black scar-like runes around it.

What happened to her left eye?
Mengbai felt that this eye seemed to contain some special power.

"You are the one who saved me before, right? What is your purpose in approaching me?"

Melina: "Your witch is gone. The Finger Witch is someone who serves Two Fingers and is ordered to help guide the Faded Ones. Each witch will only choose one Faded One, and each Faded One will only be chosen by one witch."

"You now desire the Elden Ring, but without the witch by your side, this goal will be impossible to achieve."

"And I can serve you in place of the witch's duties."

Meng Bai asked: "Why are you helping me?"

Melina said calmly, "I said this is just a deal. I will transform the power of Rune for you on behalf of the witch, and you must take me on a journey together until we reach the foot of the Golden Tree..."

This is something the faders can't resist.

After all, without a witch, there would be no breakthrough in strength.

And with his current ability as a weakling, how could he possibly become the King of Elden?

After a conversation with Melina, Mengbai accepted Melina's deal and immediately started the first Rune transformation.

Killed many wild animals along the way.

He even killed a powerful tree guard.

The runes that Mengbai currently holds are just enough to complete a round of level upgrades.

Melina's urged rune immediately turned into streams of energy and merged into Mengbai's body. During this process, Mengbai could clearly feel his strength increasing rapidly.

Breakthrough!
This Rune enhancement is just right, neither too much nor too little.

Let her go directly from level one five stars to level two one star.

"How amazing! Is this breakthrough so immediate? I wonder if Rune can manifest in the real world."

Mengbai's face was filled with surprise as she felt the significantly improved physical strength. If she were to challenge the previous tree guard again with her current physical fitness, based on her current understanding of this tree guard, her efficiency and chances of winning would definitely increase greatly.

First kill the monsters to collect runes, then find Melina to strengthen your strength, and then go back to challenge the tree guard. Perhaps this is the right approach, and it is also what most other adventurers in the border area are doing.

However, although too much time was spent fighting with the tree guards.

Mengbai did not regret it. It is indeed a torture for a low-level player to fight a high-level player, but this kind of victory can also obtain a higher secret realm evaluation, and the emotional value generated after the victory is also higher.

"If you need to convert Rune in the future, just call me near the Blessing."

Melina said this and took out an item from her clothes: "Oh, there is one more thing. This ring is for you. It is a spirit horse whistle."

A simple golden ring.

It emanates powerful spiritual energy.

[Spirit Horse Whistle] (Secret Realm Item), a rare tier 3 item...

"With it, you can call upon the spirit horse Torret. Its speed and endurance will be determined by your strength, making long journeys and crossing rough terrain much easier."

Melina explained: "Don't ask why. It was Torret who chose you, and this is why I came to you, so I hope you can treat it well."

that's it!
Finally got it!
Mengbai showed a look of joy.

This horse has been used by many adventurers. It is very fast and can climb walls and jump in the air. It is definitely an indispensable partner and means of transportation on this journey.

the most important is.

This spirit horse will never die.

Even if he was killed, as long as the ring that housed his soul was still there, he could be resurrected at any time using the Dewdrop Holy Grail Bottle!
Mengbai then had another conversation with Melina. She tried to get more information from Melina and also tried to figure out Melina's identity and origin.

however.

Melina was tight-lipped.

She revealed very little information.

Perhaps she didn't really approve of the adventurer at this moment.

After all, this Faded One's current strength and performance are not much stronger than other ordinary Faded Ones, and it will not be an easy task to fulfill the promise and take her to the foot of the golden tree.

Along the way, you will have to go through too many dangerous areas and face too many powerful enemies and challenges.

Among them are powerful demigods, legendary monsters, and all kinds of unknown dangers that are completely hidden in history!
Although Melina was unwilling to reveal her origins and did not give the adventurers more information about this world, she did explain and introduce the nearby city of Stonewell.

Stonewell City is a huge and majestic city standing on a thousand-meter cliff.

It was once the capital of the Storm King, so it is shrouded in storms that last for years, and it is difficult to verify the details of the Storm King.

This was an ancient force that existed before the founding of the Golden Tree Dynasty. It once became a powerful enemy of the Golden Clan. After the last Storm King was defeated by the first King Godfrey, most of its related traces were erased.

The limb-jointing demigod "Grek" who currently resides there is a descendant of Godfrey, the first king of Elden.

Although Greg is a descendant of the Golden Clan, he is not the child of Godfrey and Marika, but a direct descendant one or two generations apart, and his bloodline is relatively weak and fragile.

After Marika shattered the Elden Ring.

Greg obtained the Great Rune formed from one of the fragments, but fled in fear when the Fragment War broke out and hid in the city of Stonewell. He was later defeated by the Valkyrie Marennia who passed by.

Although Melina didn't know the specific process of the battle.

But this battle undoubtedly dealt a great blow to Greg. He believed that his body was too weak, and in order to change this, he embarked on the path of limb transplantation.

The so-called limb transplantation is the act of attaching limbs from other creatures to one's own body. Grek believed that the more limbs successfully transplanted, the greater the power gained. The limb-transplanting nobleman that Meng Bai encountered in the King's Chapel was one of the descendants of the Golden Clan who had gone astray. And there are quite a few monsters like this in Stoneville City.

"In other words... this Greg not only has a sturdy castle and a powerful army, he also has a group of limb-replacing monsters as his subordinates. He himself wields the Great Rune and has been reattaching limbs for years. No one knows how powerful he is now."

Mengbai felt a lot of pressure.

It’s not easy to take over the city of Stonewell!
Judging from Melina's tone, Greg is the only demigod who is not the biological son of the Eternal Queen Marika, which means that he is very likely the weakest and most useless demigod.

Every demigod has his own sphere of influence and territory.

Now even the weakest and most vulnerable can occupy the majestic Stonewell... The difficulty and challenge are indeed very great!
Mengbai was not discouraged but instead developed a strong interest. The abilities and means of this world are very unique and have extremely high research value, and the realism and delicacy of this world can also make people immerse themselves in it.

I believe that as long as you keep exploring.

You will definitely get many unexpected gains.

There is a lot of knowledge and abilities in this, which will probably be of great help even to her!
Before Mengbai could conduct further investigation and exploration, she received a reminder from the secret realm that this round of challenge had ended.

【The adventure is over.】

【Adventure Rating: B-B!】

【You have obtained the "Golden Tree Shield"! 】

Shipped!
Very good luck.

Probably because he accomplished the feat of killing the Tree Guardian alone, this high-difficulty action improved his adventure rating a lot. Although he didn't get the Tree Guardian's spirit, he got the Tree Guardian's equipment.

The first explosion of this shield is worth as much as the spirit.

The Golden Tree Shield is a third-level equipment. There are not many equipment of this level in Miracle City at present.

Although the properties and materials in the real world have changed to adapt to the laws of the world, the overall changes are not significant. This is still a very powerful shield, and the accompanying skill "Golden Return" has been retained.

This shield can not only resist various curses and anomalies, but also bounce back offensive spells.

Regardless of the shield's own defense or the Golden Tree's return, it has a special bonus effect on attacks against races lower than the Dark Species, as well as Undead Species, Demon Species, etc. Based on this alone, its quality and value are definitely not bad!
the most important is.

The Golden Tree Large Shield is not a rare piece of equipment.

Once this item is discovered, it will be unlocked in the Secret Realm Shop.

In the future, Miracle City will have the ability to purchase equipment in large quantities for the territory guards, and it can also be exported as a territory specialty. I believe that such equipment will definitely be very popular.

The Golden Tree Shield is very strong and has the ability to rebound spells. Even if it is equipped to the troops of Qianhu City, it is enough to make the defense line of Qianhu City more solid and powerful, and it can reduce a lot of losses when facing the invasion of the dark army next time.

To know.

Qianhu City is a fifth-tier force!

Even for such a force, it is so effective that it can immediately enhance the strength of the defense line. It is easy to imagine how valuable this equipment is.

This is just the beginning of the adventure.

Mengbai believed that he had explored less than one ten-thousandth of the border area, and in this vast border area there must be many more enemies that are far rarer, more powerful, and more terrifying than the tree guards waiting for him to challenge.

This ancient land has a unique system of knowledge and cultivation, a long and rich history and countless stories, and it also contains countless mysterious equipment, spells, and combat skills.

The borderland is only a part of the world of the Ring of Law.

The world of the magic ring is just a chapter in the nightmare world.

The nightmare world is just one of the secret realms of Miracle City.

Mengbai has now realized the great potential of Miracle City. This underground city is a complete treasure. Not to mention fully developing this treasure, even if only a part of it is developed, it is enough to make it grow into an existence that surpasses Thousand Lakes City.

perhaps.

It won’t take two years.

Qianhu City will also pale in comparison to Miracle City.

What changes will occur in the relationship between Qianhu City and Miracle City at that time?
Anyway, judging from the current situation, among the eighteen guardians of Thousand Lakes City, the lich Visaros and the elf Artus have been captured by Miracle City!

Meng Bai didn't know what the other members of the Elders' Council thought.

Anyway, the second elder Mengbai is not interested in the territory of the Eternal Night Forest.

The reason she came to Qianhu City was just to use this territory as a base to fight against the Eternal Night Dragon King. If a force emerged that had a better chance of defeating the Eternal Night Dragon King, she could join it without any psychological burden.

Anyway, as long as the goal can be achieved!
What's more, this miracle city is so interesting!

After killing the Eternal Night Dragon King, wouldn’t it be great to have fun for another hundred or eighty years?

After Mengbai left the secret realm.

She immediately became a favorite among adventurers.

In Miracle City, no matter one's identity or past honors, as long as one can achieve a breakthrough in the secret realm of the territory, whether they are newcomers or young people like the Black Stone Hammer King, they can gain respect and reputation.

"Boss Mengbai, you are so strong, how did you do it?"

"I didn't expect that at such a young age, you're already a Tier 3 Adventurer!"

"Mengbai is definitely a super genius!"

"..."

The tree guards a battle.

Make Mengbai famous in Miracle City.

This little Lolita, who looks soft, cute and harmless, is at least a level three adventurer and her skills are very high. This is enough to make other adventurers in Miracle City respect her and want to curry favor with her!
Admiration and pursuit of other adventurers.

Mengbai also felt very happy. After all, he had indeed accomplished a great feat, and the process of achieving this feat was displayed so directly, which was enough to double the feeling of happiness, and this was also one of the fun of adventure.

Mao Mengmeng: "Boss Xiaobai, do you want to continue the challenge?"

Mengbai thought for a while and said, "Don't worry, I don't have much energy left, I plan to take a short rest."

Her Adventurer's Soul was only at level three, and after all these rounds of challenges, her energy was nearly exhausted. Rather than immediately returning to the secret realm, she decided to rest and recuperate, while also gathering as much intelligence as possible.

The first thing, of course, is to look for information about the border area.

Although the adventurers in Miracle City all explored the border area on the same day, the directions they chose and the progress of their exploration were different. Mengbai had been struggling with the relationship with the big tree guards, and her progress was the slowest among all the adventurers.

Many adventurers have already arrived at the ruins in front of the level.

Some adventurers explored in another direction and found a catacomb in the nearby Huanyaquilhu, which is called the "Catacomb of Stormroot".

This should be a common type of cemetery in border areas.

But the adventurers were all stunned by the scene before them.

The walls of the tomb were covered with twisted tree roots, and within these roots were a large number of remains, connected to the roots like tumors and appearing to be absorbed and digested.

According to the adventurer's investigation and the records in the tomb.

Everyone guessed that this was the return-to-the-tree ceremony of the people of the Golden Tree, which was to bury the bodies of the deceased in the area where the roots of the Golden Tree were located, and eventually the soul and body of the deceased would be absorbed by the Golden Tree.

This will not only make the Golden Tree greater and stronger.

It can also ensure that the souls of the golden people will live forever, and even retain their memories and reshape their bodies.

Everyone was shocked when they learned the truth through their investigation. Doesn't this mean that the Golden People of the Borderland are actually immortal? As long as the Golden Tree's soul is there, it will never be destroyed!
However, judging from the hideous twisting of the tree roots and the corpse.

It was obvious that there were some problems with this Guishu tree.

This cemetery not only contains a lot of information, but also many tricky monsters, especially a guy called "Returning Tree Guard Dog". It should be the guardian of the destination. It is very powerful and has killed many adventurers.

Except for the cemetery.

There are also adventurers exploring the nearby ruins.

Some people have discovered various spells or skills from ruins and treasure chests.

The equipment, combat skills, and magic circulated in the border areas are all very unique and have great research value.

Mengbai was shocked after learning about this series of discoveries from Mingyue Zhaoxue and Mao Mengmeng. The history, heritage and richness of this border area are indeed far more exaggerated than he had imagined.

It’s been less than a day!

I have gained so much!

Of course, in addition to the exploration junction, other information about Miracle City is also very important!

It is not clear whether she will join Miracle City in the future, but Mengbai is still the second elder of Qianhu City, and she needs to further investigate this territory.

Where are these two guys, Vesaros and Artus?

Meng Bai was very curious about what secret realm the two elders from Qianhu City were fighting in Miracle City, and whether they had entered the border area to adventure like her. However, she guessed that even if they came, they would only be brutally beaten by the tree guards!
"You mean Senior Vesalos? I know where he is!"

Mao Mengmeng immediately said, "I saw his secret crystal when I first came here. Senior Vesaros is currently with Xiaonan, Hammer Brother, and Xiaoji in the most difficult 'City Lord's Palace' in the Sky City of Arad Continent!"

Arad continent?
It seems to be a secondary secret realm of Miracle City.

As for the city in the sky, what is it?
Mengbai decided to learn more about it out of curiosity and the desire to get in touch with Visaros.

When she came to Vesaros's crystal, she found that this guy's secret crystal was surrounded by spectators, including hundreds of high-level undead who came to cheer. Not far away, a large circle of elves surrounded Nancylia's secret crystal.

Elves and undead.

Two mortal enemy races.

Now they appeared in the same place but did not fight. Instead, they seemed to be getting along very harmoniously and were even cheering for the same adventure. Even for Mengbai, such an incongruous scene was something he had never seen before.

"Visaros is a level 28 Berserker, Nancylia is a level 26 Gunner, Blackstone Hammer King is a level 25 Sword Spirit, and Cranky Chicken is a level 25 Qigong Master. They are all top-notch experts among the Miracle City Adventurers in Arad!"

Mingyue Zhaoxue introduced Mengbai: "The 'City Lord's Palace' we are challenging right now is the most difficult dungeon in Sky City!"

Mao Mengmeng: "Yes, it is not only filled with various dangerous traps, but also various puppeteers who can control magic puppets, various armored guards who can move on their own and have amazing combat power, various flying dragons, pterosaurs, dragon people, etc."

She paused and continued, "Of course, this is nothing. The most dangerous being is a man named Seghart, nicknamed 'Lord of the City of Light'!"

Meng Bai became curious: "Oh, really? How strong is this guy?"

Mingyue Zhaoxue: "It is said that this Lord of the City of Light is a magical lifeform created by Tyrannosaurus King Bakar hundreds of years ago. Although Tyrannosaurus King Bakar died five hundred years ago, Seghart has been ordered to guard the core of the Sky City ever since!"

"For hundreds of years, countless powerful individuals have attempted to enter the heavens through the Sky City, but without exception, they all perished at the hands of Seghart. Although Seghart's power has declined as the Sky City's restrictions have weakened, it remains terrifying."

The City Lord's Palace is the ultimate BOSS in the second dungeon area of ​​Arad.

Not only does it possess super strength, but it also possesses the ability to be immortal and to be resurrected and reborn infinitely!

"What? Immortality and infinite regeneration!"

Meng Baidang learned about this.

I couldn't help but develop a strong interest in this.

After all, nothing in the secret realm came out of thin air. Since the Lord of the City of Light showed this characteristic in the secret realm, it is possible that he really has the ability to be immortal.

But how is this possible?
So how was it created?

The battle between the four was coming to an end, and they were about to challenge the Lord of the City of Light. Mengbai arrived at the right time. She wanted to see whether this magical creature was just a gimmick or really lived up to its reputation.

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