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Chapter 550 DLC final BOSS confirmed!

To be honest, before this, Li You had never thought about actively destroying the Great Rune.

But if you think about it carefully, the Great Runes are all fragments produced when Queen Marika smashed the Elden Ring, so it is not surprising that these fragments can be shattered again.

Michaela's Great Rune was light gold in color, full of holiness, but under Li You's sledgehammer, it only lasted three blows before it shattered.

"Click——"

With a crisp cracking sound, Michaela's Holy Rune turned into golden spots all over the sky under the sledgehammer!

At this moment, on the Land of Shadows, all the places where Michaela's cross marks were left were sprinkled with golden light rain, and were seen by those who still had their sanity.

In front of Tower Town, Mur and Ampah are sorting supplies.

In Tower Town, the red lion Freya is busy exploring.

Outside the city of Ensis, Xu Liye was sitting on the edge of a cliff somewhere, and Li You had no time to meet him.

Dane meditating outside some ruins on the Shadow Altar.

There is also the Horned Man and Leida waiting behind the checkpoint in Ensis City.

Finally, there is Kara, who is sitting quietly on the upper level of the species storage in Shadow City.

Everyone opened their eyes and noticed the changes in themselves. It was the feeling that the fog that shrouded their hearts had dissipated and their past rationality had returned.

At this moment, everyone's reactions are different.

Mur was at a loss, Ampah blamed himself, Freya was confused, Xu Liye was in pain, and the Horned Man was angry. Everyone had a different mood.

However, Dann and Leida did not react in any other way. Even though the charm was lifted, their hearts were not shaken. Instead, they both realized the same thing:

The previous companions are no longer reliable.

Thinking of this, Leida subconsciously put her hand on the greatsword at her waist.

"...No, it's not certain what choice they will make yet." Leida took a breath and calmed herself down.

"Ms. Mikaela's charm has failed, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Those who are loyal only because of charm are not worthy of serving Ms. Mikaela.

"...Okay, I will observe carefully and see which ones are like this. Then I will punish them directly with my sword... This method is suitable for me."

Leida loosened her grip on the hilt slightly, but became more determined.

——Species collection.

Kara was originally meditating quietly in a corner on the upper floor. All the enemies nearby had been cleared out by her in advance, so it was very safe here.

However, she meditated in such a place because her previous encounter with Li You had impacted the charm effect on her body, and it almost lost its effect. After she got away, the effect stabilized again, so her meditation was actually to sort out her thoughts.

Using magic requires a high degree of concentration. When the mind is confused, it is difficult for a magician to stabilize his combat effectiveness.

However, just when Kara had finally calmed herself down, Michaela's Big Rune was shattered by Li You.

When Kara saw the golden rain of light, although the charm she was under was not lifted, she was careless for a moment.

In this short moment, Kara's eyes suddenly changed, and his face showed excitement: "...Master!"

At the same time, two different magical lights faintly lit up on her body, as if conveying some message to her.

However, the loophole of charm only lasted for a moment. Before she even had time to stand up, a light golden light came down from somewhere and landed on her.

After being enveloped by the light, Kara's eyes changed again, and the gold and blue lights that originally appeared on her body were also suppressed.

Kara struggled as hard as she could for a few times, but finally stopped resisting and sat cross-legged quietly.

After a moment, she stood up, picked up the staff beside her, and hurried away.

However, after she left, a light golden spot of light appeared where she had been sitting in meditation, floating slowly and flying in a certain direction.

……

The base of a shadow tree.

Li You stood in the mud holding a sledgehammer, with a dim fragment of the Great Rune floating in his left hand.

This was the only thing left after Michaela's Great Rune was shattered, the others had all turned into rain of light and dissipated.

"What's the use of this thing?" Li You looked at the rune fragments and thought.

The companions also gathered around and watched. V said, "Maybe it's not broken completely. How about smashing this one too?"

Li You was actually quite tempted. He didn't know what Michaela's Great Rune fragment could do. Considering the previous situation, he was definitely worried about whether the fragment still had any residual power.

"But I'm always worried that this thing may have other uses..."

At this moment, a golden light floated down from somewhere and landed among the crowd.

Youzi and the others were all startled, but Li You immediately detected the origin of the light from the breath, so he raised his hand and let it fall into his hand and merge into his body.

Then, a figure condensed in front of everyone, and the girl in the cloak appeared again. It was Melina.

"Meimei!" Li You's eyes lit up.

"...Please don't call me that." Melina's reaction was the same. She looked at the fragment of the Great Rune in Li You's hand and said, "This thing is still useful. Although it has been broken and can no longer restore the power of grace, it still has the power to resist enchantment."

Li You immediately understood: "In other words, if we use this method..."

Melina nodded: "It will completely remove Kara's charm."

Li You asked hurriedly: "Why are you here again now? Where is Kara?"

Melina replied: "Just now you shattered the Great Rune, the power of the enchantment was lifted, and Kara regained consciousness for a moment. It was also at that time that she separated some of my power so that I could activate the mark on you and appear again. But she..."

"...Has she been affected again?" Li You frowned slightly, "Even if we smash the Great Rune, it can only be removed for a moment."

"... Actually, that's not the case." Melina shook her head slightly. "Micaela is heading towards the tower hidden by the shadow. He has abandoned his body and power connected to gold.
And fate—abandoned everything."

"He transcended the cause and effect from the beginning to the present, in order to become a brand new god who embraces all things."

Li You's face darkened slightly, but he was not surprised. After listening to the words of veterans Ampah and Leida and learning about the existence of the "Gate of God", he roughly guessed Michaela's purpose.

"...For Michaela, there are very few people and things worth caring about now, and his followers are not among them. He will not spend extra effort to maintain his charm on them." Melina said, "I guess the charms of the rest of them should have been lifted." Li You thought of the half-body Torina that was abandoned and sealed by Michaela, and he was not surprised. He even abandoned his half-body, so what were a few followers?
So Li You was even more puzzled: "Then why did he take Kara..."

Melina pointed at Li You and said, "I'm afraid it's because of you."

Li You: "!?"

Melina said: "I left a mark on your arm. Although I couldn't show myself before, I could still sense a little bit of my presence. And you..."

She suddenly took a step towards Li You, got very close to him, looked at him carefully, and said, "You have the aura of an Outer God on you. And it is a very powerful aura."

Li You was startled, then he realized something, but his expression suddenly turned ugly: "You mean, it's because of me..."

Melina nodded again: "I don't know what happened between you, the Outer God, and Michaela, but I'm afraid that because of the power of the Outer God and your appearance, Michaela became wary, so he specifically controlled Kara."

"If not for this, given his personality and current state of mind, he wouldn't have deliberately left Kara alone. Even if the charm was lifted, he wouldn't care, just like he did with the other people who followed him."

Li You's face darkened completely at this moment: "Is that the case?"

Melina bowed slightly to him and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't know you had such a power before... Otherwise, I wouldn't have suggested that you destroy the Great Rune."

Although Li You was in a bad mood, he still remained rational: "...This has nothing to do with you. Even if I knew about this in advance, I would have only one choice, which was to come here to destroy the Great Rune. So this should be regarded as my inappropriate response when facing Michaela's phantom. It is ultimately my fault."

Seeing this, Melina didn't say anything else, but bowed slightly again to apologize.

Li You really felt that the problem lay with himself. If it was really as Melina guessed, then the reason why Kara was still controlled by Michaela was because of his intervention. This made him feel uncomfortable and blame himself for a while.

But at this time, V suddenly patted Li You's shoulder hard and said, "Okay! Stop making such a sour face. Who are you showing it to? No one knows about this kind of thing beforehand. Don't think it's your problem. I don't think Kara would think so, right?"

Aggie also came up and said, "I also think that Miss Kara is a very smart person. She will not fail to distinguish cause and effect."

Li You rarely smiled bitterly: "Whether others blame me or not is one thing, I really feel uncomfortable in my heart."

At this time, Yuzu rarely spoke: "We should find the person and remove the enchantment as soon as possible, right?"

Li You looked at him after hearing that, then looked at Aggie and V, with a relieved smile on his face: "...That's true, now we are only one step away from finding the person."

He raised the Great Rune Fragment in his hand: "Let's find the person, and then... remove the charm!"

"oh--!!"

Melina beside her also nodded slightly: "Then during this period of time, I will stay with you temporarily. Although I can't fight, I can still provide some other help."

Li You put on his signature smile again: "Okay, then please give me your guidance."

——A moment later.

Under Melina's guidance, Li You and his group left the foot of the Shadow Tree and rushed back to the species collection without stopping.

As for the reason, it comes from a conversation with Melina.

Li You asked Melina if she could sense Kara's location, but unfortunately she got a negative answer because the connection between her and Kara was cut off by Michaela's external force.

Naturally, Li You couldn't help being very disappointed, but if he thought about it from another perspective, as long as he found Michaela, he should be able to find Kara.

So, where can we find Michaela?

In response, Melina raised a question and asked Li You to analyze it.

The topic is as follows:

It is known that Michaela's goal is to enter the spiral tower sealed by the shadow and become a god through the Gate of God.

It is also known that in order to enter the Spiral Tower, even Michaela must give up everything she has and pass through the seal as a soul.

So I ask you, what will Michaela do after the Great Rune is shattered?
"When the Great Rune is broken, the last piece of the puzzle connecting him to the gold disappears, so he will... go to the Spiral Tower!?" Li You reacted immediately.

"That should be the case." Melina agreed with Li You's guess. "Perhaps in his plan, he would not have entered the Spiral Tower so quickly, but you destroyed his Great Rune, which was beyond his expectations, but also untied his last restraint, so he is likely to act in advance."

"So what we have to do is very simple, that is, to enter the spiral tower as quickly as possible, just like him."

It was for this reason that they rushed back to Shadow City.

"Is Michaela going to become a god..." After hearing Melina's words, Li You couldn't help but frown and think quickly.

In fact, logically speaking, Li You’s main task is to “open a new era for the border area”. For this reason, he had previously struggled with which ending to choose and who to let become a god.

Unexpectedly, Michaela in the DLC actually plans to become a god himself and start an era that belongs to him.

If Li You was thinking rationally just to pass the level, then it would be the most time-saving and labor-saving for him to just ignore Michaela. After all, since Michaela was only one step away from becoming a god, he only needed to wait for Michaela to achieve his goal and cast new laws, and the main task should be completed.

However, even without considering Kara's factor, after witnessing Michaela's "gentleness", Li You absolutely could not accept that such a god-man could become a god.

He couldn't even imagine what kind of era this land would usher in if Michaela really became the god of the border area.

Is this a puppet era where everyone is controlled by God? Or is it that all sadness and dissatisfaction are wiped out by divine power, leaving only a false peace of "gentleness" in everyone's hearts?

No matter which possibility it was, Li You couldn't accept it.

Li You: I would rather choose the Restoration Rune of the Dungeater... No, forget it.

But in short, Michaela can't.

In addition, Li You also has the key goal of bringing Kara back, so there is no doubt that his goal is now finalized: prevent Michaela from becoming a god and rescue Kara!
If we analyze it based on the game's ideas, then it is obvious that Michaela is probably the final BOSS of the DLC.

Li You didn't know why the protagonist, the Faded One, came to the Shadow Land in the DLC, and why he had a conflict with Michaela, but at least his goal was very clear.

"Let me see what the most terrifying demigod, the one closest to God, is capable of!"

Li You clenched his fist secretly.

"…You were the one who provoked me first, Michaela!"

……

At the same time, in a secret room somewhere in Shadow City, Kara was standing silently in front of a huge sarcophagus.

In front of her, a pale golden figure was explaining: "...Then, I'll leave this body in your hands."

Kara bowed slightly: "Please rest assured."

(End of this chapter)