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Chapter 533: Give teammates a little Nantong shock

The destined death, also known as the Death Rune, has the power to kill gods and is a sealed taboo.

To explain its position, we have to start from the early days of the Golden Dynasty. At the beginning of the Golden Dynasty, Queen Marika defeated the queen who was also a god and had night-colored eyes, and then separated the power of the Death Rune from the law.

Queen Marica entrusted her destined death to the care of her sworn brother, Malikus, who was also a hero in the war against Queen Yūse-yan, and sealed him.

From then on, the concept of "death and extinction" no longer existed in the border area. After death, the soul would return to the tree under the guidance of the law and enter the reincarnation constructed by the golden tree.

This is also one of the characteristics of the Golden Rule and the Golden Age, there is no absolute death - as it should be.

However, later on, someone plotted a conspiracy, stole a small part of the Death Rune, and injected it into a weapon using a special ritual, eventually forging a sharp blade capable of killing gods...which was the black knife that Li You obtained.

In that year, the rare assassins who got the black knife used it to kill the demigod who was equivalent to the prince of the Golden Dynasty, "Golden" Godwin, and created the first death of a demigod in the history of the Golden Dynasty, which is known in history as the "Night of the Black Knife Conspiracy."

The night of the Black Knife Conspiracy is also considered to be one of the causes of the subsequent breaking of the magic circle, and the impact is far-reaching.

Judging from the reward Li You received this time, it is not difficult to guess that the mastermind behind all this is the "Moon Princess" Lani.

The reason why Lani uses the puppet body that is incompatible with her soul and flesh is because she not only killed Godwin's soul with the Death Rune, but also killed and abandoned her original body and the fate given to her by the two fingers.

And now, she is also hoping to embark on a future that belongs to her own destiny. That's why she needs Noklon's secret treasure, the hunting finger knife, because it is an extremely rare weapon that can hurt the fingers of the messenger of the Supreme Will.

"...So, isn't that Lani a completely dangerous person?"

At this moment, everyone was gathering around a campfire in an abandoned church to take shelter from the rain. After listening to Li You's explanation, V was the first to speak and ask this question.

Yuzu and Aggie also agreed. After all, if you think about it this way, Lani should bear a large part of the blame for the current chaos at the border.

"If that's the case, it's true. So you see, I didn't give her the hunting finger knife." Li You was playing with the black knife in one hand, and holding up a small animal unique to the border area, the jumping rabbit, in the other hand.

The jumping rabbit looks very cute, like a combination of a rabbit and a squirrel, with long ears, a big tail, brown fur, and fluffy fur. At first glance, it looks a little silly.

The jumping rabbit in Li You's hand was tied tightly. He just caught it and planned to use it to test the knife.

He picked up the jumping rabbit and raised the black knife to cut it, but suddenly paused and looked at Edge and V: "Don't you two have anything to say?"

Two people: "?"

"say what?"

"For example, 'Rabbits are so cute, why kill them' or something like that..." Li You said halfway, looked at the reactions of the two, and tilted his head. He did not continue to act crazy, but instead directly infused magic power into the black knife and slashed it.

"Pfft-"

The knife did not stab too deep, but only cut a long and thin wound on the jumping rabbit's back. There was a faint flame that was red and almost black jumping on the wound.

The jumping rabbit struggled violently, but was tied up so tightly that it could not break free. Instead, it was soon devoured by the continuously burning flames and died.

"Is this the destined death? It looks like the effect of continuous damage."

Naturally, his companions were also concerned about the effectiveness of the reward Li You received, but for now, it did not seem to have any particularly strong performance.

"The destined death within the black knife is still too weak, and I didn't activate it completely, otherwise how could a jumping rabbit withstand it?"

Li You briefly explained: "If we look at the nature of power, the Fated Death should be the upgraded Legendary Supreme Collection Annual PRO MAX PLUS version of the Undead Slash. The damage it causes has the characteristics of continuous erosion and non-healing. But..."

However, the Immortal Slash in his hand is not the original Sekiro's Immortal Slash. At least compared with a mere black sword, the Bloody Immortal Slash is still stronger.

"It's a bit of a gain." Li You said, and handed the black knife to V. "Take it first. It's also a good secondary weapon."

V was a little surprised: "I thought you would definitely throw it into the campfire."

"That was indeed my original plan, but... the spiral sword seems reluctant to accept the power of destined death."

Li You pointed to the campfire next to him and said, "When you guys went to catch rabbits, I threw it in and burned it for a long time. Only the blade turned a little black. It seems that at least the current spiral sword still has a hard time absorbing the destined death."

"Then there's nothing we can do." V took it suddenly, and the twisted black knife spun flexibly in her hand for a few circles, and then hung it around her waist.

Aiji asked: "What should we do next? The information you just got about Kara should be useful, right?"

Li You nodded immediately and said, "We won't go treasure hunting in Lienia of the Lake anymore. Let's go back to the Round Table Hall and look for someone."

"...Sir Baizhi?" His companions all realized Li You's purpose.

"That's right." Li You nodded. "He is the person most likely to know the identities of those people who suddenly appeared. Let's go!"

——Soon after.

In the round table hall, Baizhi’s study.

Li You and Bai Zhi looked at each other across the desk, and no one spoke for a long time.

Outside the door, Yuzu and the other two were also confronting Baizhi's guard Enxia, ​​and it was also very quiet.

Until V finally couldn't bear it anymore and asked Li You in the mental link: "Are you going to talk or not?"

Li You finally came to his senses, looked at Bai Zhi, and said, "I have a question I want to ask you."

Baizhi looked at him, then looked at Yuzu and the other two outside the door, and said slowly: "You don't look like you're asking for advice."

"Well, I hope you don't mind it, because I'm really in a hurry." Li You just thought about it for a long time, and still felt that it would be better to ask directly, so he spoke straightforwardly at this moment:
"Lord Baizhi has spies all over the border area, so it is most appropriate to ask you this question. Of course, I will follow your rules and exchange intelligence.

"Do you know that there is a group of mysterious people with shady whereabouts but powerful strength operating in the border area? The leader seems to be related to the god... Michaela."

After hearing the name from Li You, Lord Baizhi paused for a moment before saying, "Is it related to the 'Holy Tree' Michaela? Are you sure?"

Li You shook his head. "It's just a guess based on the information I got. It's said that the cloak he wore had golden interlaced trees embroidered on it, and that seemed to be the mark of the god-man Michaela?"

Bai Zhi was obviously silent for a while this time before he finally spoke: "That's right, the Golden Intertwined Tree is the emblem of the elite knights who serve Michaela, the Golden Needle Knights." As he spoke, he randomly pulled out a book from the pile of books on the table, turned to a specific page with one hand, and handed it to Li You. Li You took it and saw that it was exactly the pattern that Iggy had drawn, two spiral intertwined thin branches.

"The Knights of the Golden Needle?"

Li You was very sure that he had never heard of this name during the game.

The knights serving Michaela? He only knew that there was a sword called Michaela Knight Sword. Because it was not given to the knights, it was also called the sword of unappreciated talent. So Li You thought that Michaela only had some Holy Tree Knights under his command - the color-changed version of the Greg Knights.

And now suddenly the Golden Needle Knights appear?

"What's the story behind this Knights Templar?" Li You flipped through the book but couldn't find any more records, so he couldn't help but ask.

"This..." Bai Zhi thought for a moment before saying, "There's no need to hide this. The Golden Needle Knights were the personal guards of the god-man Michaela in the past, and their existence was also very secretive and unknown to ordinary people."

"This knight group has a small number of members, but just like the Knights of Kalia, they are all elite and extraordinary. However..."

"Just what?" Li You had a hard time suppressing Bai Zhi's problem of panting heavily when speaking, but he could only wait patiently for him to finish.

"However, as far as I know, the Golden Needle Knights were close to extinction a long time ago, and there are only one or two survivors at most, and they have never acted in a high-profile manner. So I am very curious, how do you know them?"

Li You did not hide anything this time and told him directly about Kara, briefly explaining the cause and effect: "...I tracked them all the way to Lienia, and finally found the footprints of this group of people while investigating the whereabouts of my apprentice, so I came back to ask."

Bai Zhi nodded suddenly: "So you are looking for that person because she is your apprentice... It's really unexpected."

“I won’t hide it from you. I know you were looking for her, but I didn’t know the reason before. I didn’t expect it to be like this.

"I was also deeply impressed by the Faded One who kept changing her name. When she first came to the Round Table Hall, she was still a fledgling who knew nothing about this world. But after venturing into the Borderland, she grew into an excellent Faded One at an astonishing speed.

"I had high hopes for her and thought she was a role model for the Faded. Just as I expected, she continued to grow and finally stood out in the battle against Starbreaker General Latarn... Unfortunately, she never returned to the Round Table Hall after that."

Bai Zhi shook his head slightly and said, "For a faded person like this, I am also willing to do my best to help you, so I will not ask you for any knowledge in exchange this time. However, the above is all I know."

"But, the Golden Needle Knight of the Godly Mikaela..."

Bai Zhi paused again and said, "If the person you are talking about is really the remnant of the Golden Needle Knights, then this matter is probably related to the Godly Michaela. After all, the Golden Needle Knights will never act without Michaela's will. But that's not right. The Godly Michaela should... No, it's nothing."

Compared to Sir Baizhi's hesitation to speak, Li You's eyes lit up.

Sir Baizhi's words provided him with a key idea. If the so-called Golden Needle Knights must be following Michaela's will, then their appearance meant that Michaela was manipulating behind the scenes.

And Michaela... others may not know, but Li You may not know? Isn't he spending the night with his "partner" in a boudoir deep in the underground world?

Li You even knew where to go and how to find him.

So he didn't waste any more time, and said goodbye to Baizhi and left with his companions.

Looking at his decisive back as he left, Baizhi was also thoughtful.

"He left so abruptly. Could it be that...he has information about Michaela?"

Thinking of this, Bai Zhi called out directly: "Enxia! Use all your ears and eyes to follow them and see where they are going!"

Enxia remained silent, but his figure disappeared from the door.

……

There are a few things that need to be explained about the God-man "Holy Tree" Michaela.

He is the son of Queen Marika and the second king Vladagon, and the twin brother of the "Invincible Blade", the Valkyrie Marlenia.

However, although he is the elder brother, he, like Malenia, has his own shortcomings. Michaela will never grow up, and Malenia is possessed by the corrupt power of the Outer Gods, and will suffer for the rest of her life.

During the Shattering War, all border areas fell into chaos. Only the Holy Tree area in the north of the continent, where Michaela and Malenia were, barely escaped.

The sacred tree was planted by Michaela himself and nurtured with his blood. The entire sacred tree area was born out of his ideal of embracing all things, so it accommodates various races that are unwelcome in other parts of the border area.

It is said that Michaela originally lived in the Holy Tree. However, during the Shattering War, someone took advantage of the situation, cut open the Holy Tree, and took away the young demigod inside.

Shortly after that, Marenia led her army all the way to Galeid, and fought with General Latan's Red Lion Army. She herself was injured and fell asleep in the duel with Latan, and she also beat Latan unconscious with Scarlet Corruption, so that he could only eat his corpse to survive.

In fact, Michaela's location was almost under the ground of Gaileyd.

Therefore, in the past, most environmentalists tended to believe that Marlennia went to Galid in search of her brother, and then had a conflict with General Latan due to a misunderstanding, which eventually led to a war.

In fact, the person who kidnapped Michaela was hiding underground in Gaileid, dreaming of establishing his own dynasty.

This is what Li You understood.

"...This is really bad enough."

After listening to Li You's brief explanation, Aiji showed a disgusted expression on his face: "Just for his own ambition, conspiracy and intrigue have harmed so many people."

V had a slightly different opinion: "If he could really plan and make two powerful enemies fight each other while he sat on the mountain and watched the fight, then he could be called a hero. However, as for forcibly stealing a partner... I don't agree with it."

She looked at Li You again: "So who is the guy who stole Michaela? Is he some old single woman? Or some other old queen with heterochromia who came to snatch the young hunk?"

Aiji also showed a curious expression and looked at Li You.

Then they saw that Li You had a strange expression on his face, as if he wanted to laugh but was trying hard to hold it back, and said:
"No, the one who kidnapped Michaela was his blood cousin, the son of evil omen, Monger, who called himself the 'Blood King'."

Edge, V: "???"

"what???"

(End of this chapter)