The "Flaming Pot" truly lives up to its name.

Although it is still composed of mountains, it really looks like a huge, black cauldron.

At that moment, A-Tui was standing on the edge of the pot, while in the center of the pot were raging flames.

This flame, called the "Ashfire," is the only thing capable of burning the Golden Tree to ashes.

Even the forces of the Golden Tree could not destroy them.

A-Tui found a blessing point near the flaming cauldron.

Fortunately, it still works.

When A-Tui touched it, the blessing emitted a familiar light.

"Amei! We did it!" A-Tui shouted excitedly, "Now we can go to Lance Sanders to treat Lu Ye!"

Melina's figure slowly emerged.

"That's great, but I hope to finish this before I leave."

Melina reached out her hand to A-Tui.

"What...what are you going to do?" A-Tui looked at Melina's clean and slender hand as she reached out, and a sense of unease rose in his heart for no reason.

"Burn the tree, just for a moment, let me touch you."

"Burning trees? But, but Amei, haven't you found the mission your mother gave you yet?"

“There is no better opportunity than this.” Melina stared silently at A-Tui. “Besides, if you and Lu Ye are going to enter the Golden Tree, you will eventually have to burn the tree. Rather than risk coming here later, it’s better to get things done now.”

“I don’t want to…” A-Tu looked at Melina, “You are my friend, I don’t want to see you die.”

"Don't worry, just touching my hand will give you a little rest," Melina said softly. "Those who accompany the flame will eventually meet their destined death. Once you obtain the power to slay a god, you will become the new king of the borderlands."

"Do you think I would care about that kind of thing?"

“You may not care, but Lu Ye will.” Melina glanced at Lu Ye, who was still unconscious. “His goal from the beginning was the interior of the Golden Tree. Or are you saying you don’t care about the position of King of Elden, or whether you can go back to his home and live the life you want? Isn’t that what you’ve been hoping for?”

"But... I want to go with you."

Seeing the girl with flaxen hair in front of her, on the verge of tears, Melina smiled, a rare occurrence for her.

“Even without knowing my mission, I gradually made some decisions along the way,” Melina said. “The world should be restored, death should return to its rightful place, no longer bound by the golden tree… Someone has to burn the tree.”

Although Melina clearly expressed her intentions,

But Ah Tui still didn't reach out his hand.

Just as the two were at an impasse, a familiar voice rang out.

"Oh dear, really, we don't necessarily have to burn the tree now. There's actually a way to have a happy ending, you know?"

A-Tui and Melina couldn't help but look towards the source of the sound.

Not far behind them, two more figures appeared out of nowhere.

A-Tui was taken aback.

Because she knew both of them.

Millicon the redhead

And the blonde Torina!

Although A-Tui had become suspicious when he saw Millison in Sol City before.

But to my surprise, they actually showed up here.

"How...how did you end up here?"

"Because of Vic and Lu Ye's injuries, it will be too late if they are not treated soon. In order not to break the contract, and also because I couldn't bear to see that brown-haired, one-eyed older sister use them as firewood to burn trees, that's why I showed up."

“I see,” Melina said. “So you’re the one who made the deal with Lance Sanx?”

“That’s right. I’ve been secretly watching you all along!” Torina smiled mischievously.

"Wasn't our first meeting in the corrupt church?"

“Of course not,” Torina said. “I noticed you as soon as you arrived in Lienia. After all, you’re quite capable to get the key from the Shining Stone Dragon, and it was your actions at the Realukaria Magic Academy that ruined my plans.”

"Your...plan?"

"Yes, I used the Enchanted Branch to get those old fogies who only know how to bury their heads in books to do things for me. Although you guys interfered, I still managed to get the Great Rune ahead of time."

"What?!" A'tui exclaimed in shock, "Where is Queen Renara's Great Rune?"

"of course."

As she spoke, Torina showed off the Great Rune that had been denied the birth of the One.

The power revealed by those fragments of the magic ring was undoubtedly genuine.

“The reason I took this rune is simple,” Torina said. “I originally just wanted to stir up a conflict between the Kalia royal family and the magic academy so that I could find a passage to the depths of Lienia, but you guys have messed things up.”

"So you hate us, and that's why you stole the Great Rune?"

“Hate? Of course not.” Torina smiled slightly and shifted her gaze to Lu Ye. “I find you two quite interesting, because there are actually people in this world who can break the power of the ‘Enchanting Branch’.”

"So I followed you all the way to Galid. I wanted to see if that magical power would also be effective against Crimson Corruption..."

“Then you may be disappointed,” A-Tui said. “Lu Ye has already tested it, and his magical potion has no effect on Crimson Corruption.”

“That’s just what he thinks,” Torina smiled. “Otherwise, I wouldn’t have found you at the Church of Corruption. In fact, this potion can aid my research. I offered him a deal at the Church of Corruption, but he refused.”

From that moment on, I knew that only Rune could get you to cooperate obediently... But, you know, I'm not as bad as you think. I still kindly reminded him not to use 'external forces'...

Unfortunately, he still used it. His supreme will noticed the intrusion of the external force and chose to intervene directly… Heh, in the past, He wouldn't have had such means.”

Torina walked towards A-Tui: "Anyway, let me treat him first, and we can talk about the rest later, okay?"

“Although I don’t know what happened between you two…” Millicon said carefully, “Torina is actually a good person.”

After careful consideration, Ah Tui...

After glancing at the barely alive Lu Ye, she still handed him over.

"If anything happens to him, I won't let you get away with it."

"Oh dear, a young girl in love is really attentive to the man she loves." Torina winked playfully.

"What... no, no such thing happened!"

"Really? Would you like me to tell you why you've always refused to take off your hood?" Torina gave a mischievous smile. "Isn't it because you feel you can't compare to those two girls named Violet and Esdeath?"

"you……!"

"Don't be so quick to refute. You said it yourself, didn't you?"

Melina stared at the little girl without saying a word.

Judging from Torina's words, she should also become a spirit.

In other words, the little girl's body may not be her true form.

Torina looked at A-Tui, whose face had turned red, and gradually suppressed her smile.

Her hand was placed on the torn part of Lu Ye's wound, emitting a pure golden light.

She spoke while treating the injured.

"Alright, let's get down to business now. I'm here to make a deal with you."

"trade?"

“As you can see, I possess the Great Rune of Queen Renara of the Full Moon,” Torina said. “Not only that, I also possess the Great Rune of King Mongols of the Blood. If you are willing to come with me to the Sacred Tree and help me complete my research, I will give you the Great Runes of the three Fragment Kings as a reward.”

“Rena, Mongo… I don’t know how you got Mongo’s Great Rune, but there seem to be only two of them?” A-Tu said.

“That’s because the third Fragment King is on the Sacred Tree, and her name is Malelia,” Torina smiled.

"Valkyrie Marlene..."

“Yes, although only two Great Runes are needed to enter the royal city, the more Great Runes you have, the stronger your foundation will be in choosing the gods,” Torina said. “Of course, this is only one of the rewards.”

A-Tui and Melina were both somewhat surprised.

The Great Runes of the Three Fragment Kings... This is only part of the reward?

“Of course!” As if she could read their minds, Torina continued, “After all, you’re not very interested in the King of Elden, are you, Sister Ame? So, regarding the issue between you and Sister Melina about burning the tree… I have a perfect solution.”

Chapter 666 Torina's Identity

Torina's "perfect solution" naturally attracted A-Tui.

Could you elaborate?

“Of course, remember the ‘Pure Gold Needle’?” Torina said. “It can suppress the power of Crimson Corruption, but it can also suppress the power of Mad Fire. Burning a tree doesn’t necessarily require a witch who can see the phantom of fire. As a Faded One, you and Vic are equally qualified to burn trees.”

"No!" Melina said resolutely. "No matter what, the Mad Fire is absolutely forbidden. It is a chaotic fire that devours everything. Even if you use it to burn down trees and become king, how can you be considered a king in a world without living beings?"

“Miss Melina, calm down, let me finish.” Torina smiled. “Going to see Madfire was just to get a ticket to the Golden Tree.”

"Tickets?"

“Yes, after accepting the power of the Three Fingers and embracing the Mad Flame, even the Faded Ones can autonomously use the power of the Ash Flame to burn the Golden Tree,” Torina said. “But after burning the tree, you are not yet the king, and you have enough time to reverse everything.”

"Use pure gold needles?"

“Yes,” Torina said. “As long as you use it, you can calm the Mad Fire and escape the fate of becoming the Mad Fire King. Then Miss Melina will also be able to survive… How about it? This deal is very worthwhile for both Lu Ye and you.”

“It sounds…pretty good,” A-Tui said.

“I don’t believe you,” Melina said.

"Just try it and you'll know."

As Torina spoke, she woke Vic.

After Vic woke up, he began to howl wildly, and his eyes seemed to be burning with realgar flames.

At that moment, Torina took out a brand-new pure gold needle and inserted it into Vic's body.

Almost instantly, the raging fire within Vic subsided, and Vic himself fell into a sleep like that of an infant.

"This...this is even more effective than the madness-inducing medicine..."

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