"My lord above! Bring down Divine Punishment!"
Blazing flames consumed everything in sight.
Li Ye, clad in heavy armor, stood among the ranks. His nearly enclosed helmet hid his shocked expression well.
He was not merely shocked by the hellish slaughter before him.
After noticing the anomaly, Li Ye realized that he seemed to have arrived in an incredibly dangerous place.
Above him stretched a vast blue sky, where a halo that seemed to have existed since time immemorial hung high above, overlooking the earth!
Having spent ten years as a Moon dweller, Li Ye knew all too well what that halo represented. It was the symbol of Magus King Solomon's Incineration of Humanity.
Grand Order of Fate was not an alternate-universe game, but a documentary game?!
Li Ye remembered opening the game only a few minutes ago. Then, in the blink of an eye, he had appeared here.
So I transmigrated into a Singularity?
Thinking of this, Li Ye drew upon his extensive knowledge of the game and recognized the knights carrying out the massacre before him. They were the Crusaders of the thirteenth-century eastern campaigns!
And judging from the situation, Li Ye himself was also a member of the Crusaders!
Am I in Singularity F, or an earlier point in time?
After the initial shock passed, Li Ye suppressed his fear, placed a hand on his sword hilt, and began considering how to escape.
Li Ye could tell that these Crusaders were nothing but lunatics, acting solely for the sake of destruction. If he stayed, he would easily reveal a flaw. And when that happened, he would most likely die horribly.
At that moment, Li Ye suddenly noticed something strange about the world. Unfamiliar lines covered everything, like shattered glass!
Are these Mystic Eyes?! Li Ye's expression hardened. The lines were everywhere—in the flames, human bodies, the earth, and the sky. The only difference was how many there were.
Within the setting of the Moonlit World, Li Ye felt there was a strong chance that this change in his vision had been caused by so-called Mystic Eyes. But what kind of Mystic Eyes were these?
Without drawing attention to himself, he looked around and found that the nearby Crusaders were still immersed in the thrill of slaughter. Li Ye drew his sword and slashed at the nearest line.
It was unexpectedly easy. The blade effortlessly sank into the line and split a massive boulder as tall as a man in two!
Li Ye's eyes widened at the sight.
"Mystic Eyes of Death Perception—"
After putting them to the test, Li Ye determined that the changes in his eyes were most likely the legendary Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, capable of seeing the death that all things would eventually reach.
Those lines were likely the so-called Lines of Death, manifestations of the death of all things.
Li Ye did not rejoice at gaining such an overwhelmingly powerful ability. He knew full well that there was only one way to obtain the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception: experience death. There was no other way.
Good grief, so I died once?
Li Ye's expression turned grave. He had no memory of it; he had simply appeared here in the blink of an eye. Did that mean part of his memories were missing?
Without spending even a moment mourning his own death, Li Ye immediately threw himself into the Singularity!
!
The air instantly froze. While Li Ye had been contemplating his situation, he suddenly felt a chill shoot straight up to the top of his head. Every hair on his body stood on end as he instinctively turned toward the distant wilderness.
The nearby Crusaders barely reacted in time, all turning their eyes toward the wilderness.
At the edge of the wilderness, a spotless white figure rode a white horse and charged toward Li Ye and the other Crusaders at tremendous speed!
Li Ye narrowed his eyes and strained his vision, barely making out the figure's general appearance.
White robes, lion armor—
Looking at the distant figure, Li Ye felt an overwhelming sense of familiarity. Soon, a very unsettling identity surfaced in his mind.
The Lion King—Artoria Pendragon!
Through her profound assimilation with Rhongomyniad, she had become a divine being!
Just as Li Ye recognized the Lion King, the Crusaders beside him moved.
"Heretic! Exterminate the heretic!!"
The Crusader knights charged forward with hoarse roars. Flames spread in their wake, until they would burn the world itself away!!
"Why are you not moving?"
Seemingly noticing that Li Ye had not acted, a tall Crusader roared at him in confusion.
"Fight the Lion King?
Me?"
Seriously?
Li Ye stared at the sword in his hand in disbelief. Just as he was about to throw it away, he heard an angry roar. "You are a heretic too!"
A greatsword came crashing down toward Li Ye's face!
Simply because Li Ye had not acted, that Crusader had turned his blade against him!
Blazing flames followed as well!
Facing the sudden attack, Li Ye's gaze turned cold. He immediately activated his Mystic Eyes and swung his sword to meet it!
Splat!
The blade cut through a Line of Death, severing the Crusader knight and his sword alike from top to bottom!
He fell silent on the spot!
Resisting the urge to look at the corpse, Li Ye quickly turned his attention toward the Lion King.
As expected, the Crusader knights who had charged at the Lion King all collapsed, each with a gaping wound through their chest that pierced straight through their bodies!
!
A silent pressure crashed toward Li Ye like a landslide and tsunami!
After dealing with those rude Crusader knights, the Lion King finally turned her gaze toward Li Ye!
"Please allow me to become your knight!"
Ignoring the pressure that brought him infinitely close to death, Li Ye dropped to one knee without hesitation. His forceful words rang across the sky.
"Oh? Become my knight?"
The pure-white Lion King rode her white horse up to Li Ye. "As a knight, why would you betray the king you serve and pledge yourself to me?"
Li Ye did not answer.
Kneeling on one knee, Li Ye could not stop trembling. Cold sweat poured down him as both his body and mind feared the monster before him wearing human skin!
There was no doubt about it. The being standing before him was a genuine god!
Every inch of his body screamed in terror merely under the Lion King's gaze!
Li Ye's breathing grew heavier. Gritting his teeth, he said, "Everything is for humanity's salvation!!"
"Oh?"
The Lion King's golden eyes shifted slightly, as though Li Ye's words had piqued her interest.
"The Crusaders have already rotted away. They are merely madmen trying to burn this world down. The moment I saw you, I found my answer!"
Li Ye slowly rose to his feet, raised a hand to remove his helmet, and clenched the Holy Emblem symbolizing the Crusaders on his arm in his palm. "I will serve you!"
Crack!
The cross-shaped emblem shattered at once.
At the same time, light began to shine from Li Ye's body.
"One who possesses a holy soul, I am the Lion King, Lord of Storms, Lord of the End. Answer me: what is your name?"
The pure-white Lion King dismounted, removing her helmet for the first time. Hair with the luster of golden sand fell silently beneath the sunlight, and her fully matured, valiant features were unforgettable.
"Li Ye, a knight from another land!"
The Lion King's expression remained cold. "Granted. I shall bestow my blessing upon you..."
Boom!
Godlike magical energy erupted and engulfed Li Ye in an instant!
Under the impact of that magical energy, Li Ye froze in place. He instinctively activated the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, but they were useless. He could only watch as the Lion King raised a hand and pressed it against his chest. "Lord Li Ye's Mystic Eyes are unmatched, but you yourself are far too weak."
Crimson blood dripped from the Lion King's fingertips. It was not only Li Ye's blood; it also contained the Lion King's own blood!
Dragon Blood—
Li Ye's expression stiffened. At that moment, the legend of Arthur Pendragon, the Red Dragon equal to Vortigern, surfaced in his mind!
An endless stream of Dragon Blood flowed into Li Ye's body, radically transforming everything about him!
Brothers, it passed internal review, so you can read without worry.