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Chapter 516: The Big Event of the Magic Circle: The Night of the Black Knife Conspiracy
The battle ended quickly.

Although the attributes of Yuzu in the form of a wood dragon and the Corrupted Tree Spirit seem to be similar, they are actually very different.

The corrupt tree spirit is transformed from the branching roots of the golden tree, while Yuzu's appearance comes from the demonic power in the Devil May Cry world. Their natures are completely different.

As for combat effectiveness...

"Boom——!!"

With a loud bang, the corrupt tree spirit slammed heavily into the high wall on one side, causing the solid stone wall to shake slightly and gravel and dust to fall.

Yuzu was flying in the air, and just by flicking her tail she dodged its heavy attack. Then she let out a roar, and a large number of sharp wooden thorns shot out from her back and hindquarters, falling on the corrupt tree spirit like rain!

"Ta-ta-ta-ta-"

However, the attack power of those wooden thorns themselves was not high. Even if the arrows rained down like rain, they could not cause enough damage to the corrupt tree spirit and could only barely pierce its skin.

The corrupt tree spirit turned around and roared as well, and golden flames began to rise around it!
That is not real fire, but the sacred power contained in the golden tree, the source of its life.

But at this moment, Yuzu had already opened his mouth, and a breath of scorching flames gushed out!

After all, don't forget that Yuzu is not a real wooden man, and fire-breathing is a basic ability he possesses, which he can still use at will in demon form.

Not only that, the wooden thorns that Yuzu shot out before suddenly oozed out streams of gray-black liquid, which would ignite when it came into contact with fire. After coming into contact with the flames sprayed by Yuzu, the flames burned even more fiercely!
Even the corrupt tree spirit couldn't help but let out roars, its body trembling violently in the flames, and rolling endlessly in the space below. The golden flame that had just been summoned was naturally stillborn.

Yuzu seized the opportunity and swooped down without hesitation, grabbing the body of the Corrupted Tree Spirit with both arms. Then, he lifted it up with all his strength and swung his long tail, actually lifting the Corrupted Tree Spirit alive!

The body length of Yuzu in the form of a wood dragon is more than fifteen meters, which is definitely not small, but it is only half the length of the body of the Corrupted Tree Spirit, so the size difference is even greater.

But at this time, Yuzu actually grabbed the corrupt tree spirit, lifted it into the air, and held it like that, straight into the sky!

"Roar--!!!"

The corrupt tree spirit wanted to struggle, but it had no strength to recover after being severely injured by the flames. It could only twist in vain a few times, unable to change the outcome. Yuzu lifted it up with both hands and quickly rushed from the underground space to the sky above Stonewell City!

At this moment, the wandering soldiers, knights, and residents who had lost their minds in the city all saw Yuzu carrying the giant creature into the sky, and they all lost their minds.

Yuzu rushed up into the sky, and only stopped when the heavy storm above Stonewell City was almost within reach. He paused for a moment, then used both arms to throw the corrupt tree spirit to the ground!
The corrupt tree spirit fell back along the same path at a speed several times faster than when it ascended!

"Boom——!!!"

"Rumble--"

First there was a loud bang, and then there was a violent vibration caused by the impact that seemed like a meteorite. Not only did the ground tremble, but even the high walls on both sides shook exaggeratedly!
Fortunately, Stonewell is a majestic city after all, and it can withstand the test of time, natural disasters, and man-made disasters. Even with such a heavy impact, the walls of Stonewell did not break or collapse. After shaking for a while, they gradually calmed down.

Seeing this, not only Roger, but even Nepheli finally let go of her worries. After all, they were at the bottom of Stonewell. If the wall really collapsed, wouldn't they be buried alive?

Li You had never worried about this kind of thing. Stonewell should have been the castle of the Storm King in the past, a hero who could compete with the ancestor of the Golden Clan and the first King of Elden, Gefuli. The castle he lived in naturally could not be unable to withstand such a small ripple, otherwise it would have been demolished by Gefuli and his Furnace Knights back then. How could it have survived until now?

So the only thing Li You cared about was the situation of the corrupt tree spirit. He looked around and saw that the giant beast was lying on the ground dying after falling from the sky, with only the tip of its tail still able to move.

The battle was over here, so Li You raised his hand, and the spiral sword extended into a flaming spear, which he threw out with a wave of his hand, and pierced the head of the corrupt tree spirit almost instantly!
The body of the corrupt tree spirit trembled for the last time, and then it was completely devoured by the flames gushing out of the spiral gun. Almost in the blink of an eye, its huge body turned into dry sawdust all over the ground, covering the ground like ashes.

"clatter."

Li You jumped down from the broken part, stretched out his hand, and the spiral sword flew back to his hand by itself, and the flames also went out.

At this time, Yuzu also slowly descended from the sky, his body lit up with magical light, and he turned back to his original human form and fell to the ground.

"You fought well!" Li You patted his shoulder and encouraged him. Youzi no longer needed his advice in fighting, as he had already found the most suitable fighting method for himself. So Li You didn't say much, but handed over the helmet of the Molten Iron Hunting Dragon Armor, then turned around and found a faintly glowing golden seed in the pile of ashes left by the corrupt tree spirit and put it away.

In the back, Edge, V, Nepheli and Roger had also jumped down the gap and surrounded them.

At this time, Yuzu had already put on her armor, so she didn't let the two Faded Ones see that her appearance was almost exactly the same as Li You's. However, they still looked at Yuzu with disbelief on their faces.

In the short time they had been with Li You and his group, they had already been shocked too much. Nepheli was more concerned about the fighting power of Li You and his group, while Roger, who considered himself a scholar, was in a state of confusion as he could not figure out the true origins of Li You and his group even after scratching his head.

What is this? What is this? Why have I never heard of their abilities?
Roger is beginning to doubt his life. What on earth have I been traveling for all these years?
It was Li You who reminded him: "Roger, what you are looking for should be just ahead, right?"

He came to his senses and said, "Ah! That's right. It's right in front."

Now that we are here, even Nepheli will not turn around and leave. She has to see what good stuff it is that would allow such a giant beast to guard here, right?
The group then walked forward to the other end of the hall. In fact, the dilapidated tower that separated the middle had long been completely shattered by the corrupt tree spirit and the grapefruit, and the original dirty rags had become debris on the ground. What Roger was looking for could already be seen from a distance.

When everyone came to the end of this side, they could see more clearly that what was there was not some treasure, but a giant twisted face lying diagonally on the ground and almost completely dried up!

To be more precise, this face looked like it had grown out of the ground, firmly attached to the ground. Its facial features were distorted, its eye sockets were empty, and only a layer of half-closed eyelids covered the hollows, and the lower half of the face was stretched to an exaggerated degree.

This face alone is probably more than ten meters long. From the deformed facial features, it can be vaguely seen that it should belong to a humanoid creature, but the alienation is too severe, so its original appearance cannot be recognized.

“What is this...!?” Except for Li You, Yuzu and Roger, everyone else showed surprise on their faces. After all, it’s not often that you see a face this ugly.

Seeing that Yuzu and Nefeli seemed very curious and wanted to go forward to take a closer look, Roger quickly stopped them: "Don't go over there! It's dangerous!"

Both of them were startled, and Roger then explained: "This face... carries the power of a curse. If you come into contact with it rashly, you will die. Don't get close to it casually."

Li You also did not refute. Although in the game, players can get close to this face at will, and even walk on it for a few circles and perform some monkey tricks, but according to the setting, it is probably really has the power of curse - in fact, the ability to curse to death.

Yes, the Magic Ring world also has the attribute of cursed death, and there are creatures like cursed frogs. Li You’s cursed frog PTSD radar is already faintly ringing.

Let’s not talk about that for now. In the game, players can find the bloodstains left by Roger here, and through the bloodstains they can see how he died—he was entangled and pierced through the body by invisible thorns, just like the effect of the curse.

After that, the player will be able to find Roger, who is seriously injured and almost unable to move, in the Round Table Hall, and it is self-evident what happened to him.

So even if it was just to be on the safe side, Li You didn't intend to let his companions get close to that face. As for the explanation, he didn't need to do it, Roger would naturally take care of it.

Sure enough, Roger looked at the puzzled expressions of the crowd and explained consciously: "This alien body is the product left behind during the assassination night known as the 'Black Knife Conspiracy'."

"Black Blade Night!?" This time it was Nepheli who exclaimed, and it seemed that she had finally mentioned something she knew. "Then why is this... here?"

"I don't know why it appeared here. I came here for research." Roger continued, and explained in detail to Li You's companions:

"Before the Elden Ring was broken, in the heyday of the Golden Tree, someone stole the Death Rune fragment held by "Black Sword" Malicus, and killed "Gold" Godwin on a cold night.

“Godwin was the eldest son of Queen Marica and King Gefulei. He should have been the heir to the throne of God and King together with the God-man he chose. He was also respected by others, but he was assassinated by someone. It was a pity.

"That was the first record of the death of a demigod in history. It also led to the breaking of the Elden Ring and the outbreak of the Shattered War. It can be said that much of today's situation was caused by that incident."

Seeing that almost everyone was looking at him, Roger adjusted his hat and continued, "Actually, I originally wanted to become a scholar, so I have been investigating the conspiracy. I believe that in order to correct the distortions in this world, I must first understand the causes of the events... Unfortunately, before that, there was no result."

"This will be of great help to my research. It's worth my trip to Stonewell City!"

Roger's face showed a rare excitement: "If I can find some clues here, maybe I can solve the mystery of the Black Knife Conspiracy Night and find the key to the appearance of the 'Deadborn'!"

(End of this chapter)