Five days flew by.
During this period, Li Ang first solved the corruption in the bodies of veteran O'Neill and Zunfu, and then led this group of people and Millicent to conduct a large-scale raid on the Galid area.
Considering that the grid was limited, he only selected a few useful things from the items he collected, and distributed the rest as favors, harvesting a wave of favorability like crazy.
After that, the remaining people were sent to garrison in Stonewell to achieve control over Nimgofu.
The corrupt people thought that Li Ang was helping the Holy Tree expand its territory, so they went away, and O'Neill was even more happy.
The literal translation of Stonewell is Storm City. It was the royal city that once belonged to the Storm King. To a certain extent, it represents the lost hometown of the Homeless Knight. Now that he can return to his hometown, how could he not be happy.
If Li Ang hadn't stopped him, O'Neal would have wanted to give him a few kisses.
Through this search operation, Millicent realized her own lack of strength and decided to go with the Zunfu and not stay to cause trouble.
Without the clingy little follower, Li Ang rode Torette back to the Red Lion City alone.
Latarn kept his promise and had prepared the ceremony in the city.
In the open space east of the City Lord's Mansion.
Latarn stood in front of the stone sundial, closed his eyes and adjusted his breath. Even Li Ang's arrival did not make him open his eyes.
Jie Lian, Oga and other red lions were watching the ceremony not far away.
Li Ang knew that Latarn was concentrating on sensing the stars at this time, waiting for a suitable opportunity, so he did not rush forward to interrupt.
A few hours later, the sky gradually darkened, and the shadow of the sundial needle fell into the ideal position little by little.
Latarn slowly raised the Star-Breaking Sword with a deliberate gravity badge. Just like Li Ang did when he saw him for the first time, the two swords were intertwined above his head, pointing to the sky. The dark purple energy gathered, like fireworks, distorted. space.
The ground shook violently, and stones and gravel floated one after another as if they had lost gravity.
Immediately afterwards, accompanied by Latarn's deafening roar, a dazzling purple light pillar tore through the corrupt red mist shrouding the sky over Galid and shot straight into the sky.
Countless people at the intersection seemed to sense something, and they all raised their heads to look at the sky.
The fate of the stars began to flow again.
First, an unusually bright star flashed in the east, like an arrow leaving a string, drawing a long arc, then the second and third stars until it filled the entire sky.
Just when all the red lions thought that the meteor shower would end soon, one of them hit them directly.
Latarn seemed to have expected it. He knelt down and jumped, his divine body turned into a star, his armor rubbed violently with the air, and a long tail flame stretched behind him.
The Great Wilderness Starfall, which terrified countless players, reappeared and knocked the meteor off its orbit.
Eventually falling into the inaccessible fog forest of Ningmugefu.
The sound of impact that was enough to penetrate the clouds and crack rocks resounded throughout the continent. The earth shook violently, and countless plants were uprooted and crushed into powder together with the rocks.
The crisis from above was lifted, and the red lions burst into cheers. Their general once again proved that he was worthy of the name of the strongest demigod.
After Latarn landed, he suddenly fell to the ground, his dark face looking more aged.
"General!"
The red lions headed by Oga gathered around him and helped him sit up.
"Call Li Ang, I have something to say to him." Latarn gasped, with a slightly painful look on his face.
Unlocking the Stars almost cost him half his life, and he would probably have to recuperate for a long time before he could recover.
After hearing the call, Li Ang came to Broken Star and praised sincerely: "General, your majesty is still as majestic as before."
"Stop talking sarcastically!" Latarn pressed his shoulders, as if holding his whole body in his hands: "My big rune is entrusted to you, don't let me down."
As he spoke, a circular halo of burning flames emerged from his chest and merged into Li Ang's body.
Latarn's big rune is just a deflection ring in the entire Elden ring. The effect seems not as powerful as Grek's center of gravity ring. It only increases health, concentration (mana), and energy (physical strength). Three items, but in fact, it has a very important feature.
Similar to the Big Pot of All Martial Arts, the stronger the bearer, the more attributes this big rune will have.
If you think it is weak, then please reflect on why you are so weak
Because it has not yet been activated in the God's Grant Tower, it has no effect for the time being, and it has not been integrated with the center of gravity. The two sides are not in conflict with each other.
After observing the status of the two big runes, Li Ang said loudly:
"I never disappoint."
Without Rune's favor, Latarn became weaker and weaker, and even lost the strength to speak.
Seeing this, Jie Lian hurriedly ordered someone to carry him back to his room to rest.
An uneasy Li Ang followed him in. In order to prevent the Scarlet Corruption from taking advantage of the opportunity, he also replenished Latarn with the principle of regression.
"You should take good care of yourself during this period. When I come back from my work, I will help you solve the corruption problem in your body and in Galid."
Latan, who was lying on the bed, nodded with difficulty.
With the red lion taking care of the rest, Li Ang didn't need to worry about it anymore, so he said goodbye and hurried to the foggy forest where the meteor fell.
Leave Galede and head south, driving for several hours to reach your destination.
The smoke and dust raised by the falling meteor dyed the fog in the forest yellow, and the air was filled with a pungent earthy smell.
Most of the animals that originally lived here have been scared away by the previous movements. Only a huge giant bear still remains in the fog forest. There are many of them. Some are walking leisurely, some are rubbing against the trees, and some are breathing. Huda sleeps, obviously he has seen the big world.
Mount Tai collapsed in front of him without changing color, and Li Ang felt ashamed.
Compared to the demigods who were overwhelmed by the falling star, the rune bears here were more like the true kings of Elden.
In order to show respect, he deliberately avoided these Xiong brothers who had a strong desire to attack.
Finally, on the southwest side of the foggy forest, I found a large crater created by the meteor. It was bottomless, cold and deep, with a large number of broken meteorites floating in the center.
Along the raised rock wall, we went deeper into the ground little by little. Before long, tilted spires, collapsed columns, and fairy tale-like buildings appeared in front of us one by one, proving that Li Ang had finally arrived at the lost place that Lani had been looking for for a long time. Land - The Eternal City: Nokron.
It sleeps quietly under the false starry sky, with a wabi-sabi beauty.
Li Ang stopped to watch for a moment before continuing to explore.
Inside Noklon, a silvery teardrop-shaped liquid creature similar to slime can be seen everywhere. When attacking, it will harden its body and use it as a weapon.
Occasionally, I can encounter scattered Knox swordsmen, wearing pointed hats and holding fluid curved swords. They are the natives of the Eternal City, but they seem to have lost their minds and cannot communicate. They only attack outsiders who are incompatible with the city.
It's a pity that the strength is worrying.
After removing the obstacles blocking the road with a few swords, Li Ang suddenly remembered an agreement that he had almost forgotten.
Unexpectedly, just as she was about to speak, many bright golden light spots scattered from her body, and eventually they gradually converged into the appearance of Melina.
"You are so proactive today? It's quite surprising." Li Ang was stunned for a moment and said with a smile.
Melina still had that indifferent expression that lacked emotion: "Because I have something to tell you."
"The warriors who once lost their favor, had their blessings taken away and were exiled have been recalled."
"The Round Table Hall was rebuilt and placed in a secret location that cannot be invaded."
Li Ang went through her words in his mind, and finally turned them into five big words:
The Faded Ones are back!
If the guess is correct, it should be the chain reaction caused by Latarn's unsealing of the stars. The Supreme Will realized that the situation was a little out of control, so it recalled the Faded Ones in advance.
And he, a half-assed fragmentary monarch with two big runes, has become a stumbling block on the way to becoming kings.
The BOSS is actually me.
"It looks like the junction area is going to be lively."
Li Ang didn't take it to heart. Even if the sky fell, he would have to wait until he finished exploring Nokron.
"Come on, I'll take you to see something fun."
Seeing that he was still going his own way, Melina couldn't help but feel helpless: "The faded ones are not as simple as you think. I advise you to be serious. You will pay the price for underestimating them."
Li Ang blinked: "I have never underestimated them, and no one understands the horror of the faded ones better than me, but things must be dealt with one by one."
"So, can I have the honor of inviting Miss Melina to travel with me to Nocklon?"
Melina sighed: "No matter if I agree or not, the end result will be the same."
"Next time, please just say [OK, I promise you]." Li Ang pushed her shoulder: "Hurry up, Xiaomei, don't keep dilly-dallying."
Melina broke away from his hand: "I can walk by myself."
She was actually very interested in the Eternal City, which had disappeared for many years, but she just didn't want to show it too obviously.
Crossing the stone bridge in front of them, the two came to a dilapidated temple.
The exact god it was dedicated to is unknown, as his statue has been cut off at the waist.
The stone bricks paved on the ground are often broken, resulting in weeds everywhere.
Li Ang looked around and commented: "It's worse than Malika's church."
"No disrespect to the Eternal Queen." Melina criticized seriously.
"I know." Li Ang curled his lips: "Next time I see Malika, I will definitely kowtow to show respect."
Before Xiaomu got angry, he immediately said: "The Eternal Queen, the Eternal City. Maybe the Queen is a native of Noklon. Does this count as us coming to the Queen's former residence?"
Melina didn't know how to answer, but as far as she knew, the rare family the queen came from was indeed inextricably linked to the Eternal City.
"If you have the chance to meet Queen Malika, you can ask her personally."
"Of course. After kowtow."
She didn't mind her cold humor and always made Li Ang laugh: "Haha, when the time comes for us to be together, the Queen will definitely be very happy."
Melina pursed her lips, knowing that she would never see the Queen again.
Or mother.
Seeing that she was in a low mood, Li Ang changed the subject and said, "Xiaomei, look, there is a T1000 liquid metal robot in front of you."
(End of chapter)
