I'm fighting the Lion King?

"My Lord above! Unleash divine punishment!"

Blazing flames ignited everything in sight.

Li Ye, clad in heavy armor, stood among the ranks, his nearly enclosed helmet doing a good job of hiding his shocked expression.

He wasn't just shocked by the hellish slaughter unfolding before him.

Upon noticing the strange phenomenon, Li Ye realized he seemed to have arrived somewhere incredibly significant.

Above, a vast blue sky stretched out, with a halo, as if eternally present, positioned high above, looking down upon the earth!

Seeing this, Li Ye, a veteran player of "Moonlight" for ten years, knew all too well what the halo represented: the symbol of the Incineration of Humanity carried out by the Magus King, Solomon.

So, Grand Order of Fate wasn't a fictional world, but a realistic game!

Li Ye recalled opening the game just a few minutes ago, and in the blink of an eye, he was here.

So, I've transmigrated into a Singularity?

With that thought, Li Ye, drawing on his extensive gaming experience, recognized the true identity of the knights massacring the populace: they were Crusaders from the 13th century's Eastward Crusade!

And judging by the situation, Li Ye himself was also a member of the Crusaders!

Am I in the Sixth Singularity, or an earlier period?

After the initial shock, Li Ye suppressed his fear, placed a hand on his sword hilt, and began to consider how to escape.

Li Ye could tell that these Crusaders were pure lunatics, driven solely by destruction. If he stayed, he would easily expose himself, and he would most likely die a terrible death.

Just then, Li Ye suddenly noticed something strange about the world. Unseen lines crisscrossed the entire landscape, like shattered glass!

Are these Mystic Eyes?! Li Ye's expression sharpened. The lines were everywhere – in the flames, in the bodies, in the earth, in the sky – differing only in degree.

If this were within the world of Type-Moon, Li Ye felt that the visual anomaly was very likely caused by some kind of Mystic Eyes. But what kind of Mystic Eyes were these?

Without drawing attention, he glanced around and saw that the few Crusaders were still immersed in the thrill of slaughter. Li Ye drew his sword and slashed at the nearest line.

To his surprise, it was incredibly easy. The blade easily sank into the line, slicing a boulder, easily as tall as a person, in half!

Li Ye's eyes widened at the sight.

"Mystic Eyes of Death Perception—"

Through practical application, Li Ye confirmed that the change in his eyes was most likely the legendary Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, which allowed him to see the ultimate death that all things would eventually reach.

Those lines were likely the so-called Lines of Death, the visualization of the death of all things.

He felt no joy at gaining this supreme ability, for Li Ye knew that the only way to acquire the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception was to experience "death" – there was no other way.

Good grief, so I died once?

Li Ye's expression grew solemn. He had no memory of it, only blinking and finding himself here. This led him to speculate that some of his memories might be missing?

Not a moment to mourn his death, he immediately rushed to the Singularity—that's Li Ye!

"!"

The air instantly froze. Li Ye, who was pondering his own situation, felt a chill run straight to his soul, his hair standing on end. He instinctively turned his head towards the distant wilderness.

A few Crusaders not far away barely reacted before turning their gazes towards the wilderness.

At the end of the wilderness, a figure in pure white, riding a white horse, was rapidly charging towards Li Ye and the other Crusaders!

Li Ye narrowed his eyes, straining his vision to catch a glimpse of the figure's general appearance.

A white robe, lion armor—

Staring at the figure in the distance, Li Ye felt a strong sense of familiarity, and soon, a very ominous identity formed in his mind.

The Lion King—Artoria Pendragon!

A Divine Spirit who had achieved this state through extreme assimilation with the Holy Lance Rhongomyniad!

Just as Li Ye recognized the Lion King, the Crusaders beside him moved.

"Heretics! Annihilate the heretics!!"

The Crusader knights roared and charged forward, flames spreading with their advance, until the world was consumed by fire!!

"Why aren't you moving?"

As if noticing Li Ye's inaction, a tall Crusader roared in confusion.

"Fight the Lion King?

Me?

Are you serious?"

Li Ye looked at the sword in his hand in disbelief, about to drop it, when he heard an angry shout: "You are also a heretic!"

A greatsword descended towards Li Ye's face!

Merely for Li Ye's inaction, that Crusader member drew his sword against him!

The raging flames followed suit!

Facing this sudden attack, Li Ye's eyes turned cold. He immediately activated his Mystic Eyes and swung his sword to meet the blow!

Pfft!

The sword's edge cut through the Lines of Death, cleaving the Crusader knight and his sword in two from top to bottom!

He fell silent on the spot!

Suppressing the urge to look at the corpse, Li Ye quickly shifted his attention back to the Lion King.

As expected, the few Crusader knights who had charged at the Lion King fell to the ground, their chests bearing gaping, piercing wounds that went straight through!

"!"

A silent pressure, like a tidal wave, crashed down upon Li Ye!

After dealing with those insolent Crusader knights, the Lion King finally turned its gaze towards Li Ye!

"Please, let me become your knight!"

Ignoring the pressure that brought him infinitely close to death, Li Ye knelt on one knee without a word, his resonant voice echoing through the heavens.

"Oh? Become my knight?"

The pure white Lion King rode its white horse to Li Ye's front. "As a knight, why do you betray the king you swore allegiance to and defect to me?"

No answer.

Li Ye, kneeling on one knee, trembled uncontrollably. Cold sweat poured down like rain. His body and spirit screamed in terror at the monster standing before him, cloaked in human skin!

Without a doubt, the one standing before him was a genuine Divine Spirit!

Every inch of his body screamed in fear, simply from the Lion King's gaze!

Li Ye's breathing grew heavier. Gritting his teeth, he declared, "Everything is for the salvation of humanity!!"

"Oh?"

The Lion King's golden eyes flickered, seemingly intrigued by Li Ye's words.

"The Crusaders have become corrupt. They are merely madmen trying to burn this world. The moment I saw you, I found my answer!"

Li Ye slowly rose, raising his hand to remove his helmet and clenching the holy emblem of the Crusaders on his arm in his palm. "I will, pledge my loyalty to you!"

Crack!

The crusader emblem shattered.

At the same time, a light emanated from Li Ye's body.

"You who possess 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 its helmet for the first time. Its hair, with a golden sand-like luster, fell silently in the sunlight. Its fully-formed, heroic face was unforgettable.

"Li Ye, a knight from a foreign land!"

The Lion King's expression was cold. "I permit it. I shall bestow my blessing upon you..."

Boom!

Divine Spirit-level magic erupted, instantly engulfing Li Ye!

Under the impact of the magic, Li Ye froze in place. He instinctively activated his Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, but it was useless. He could only watch as the Lion King raised its hand and placed it on his chest. "Your Mystic Eyes are unparalleled, Li Ye, but your own body is too weak."

Crimson blood flowed from the Lion King's fingertips. It was not only Li Ye's blood, but also the Lion King's own!

Dragon blood—

Li Ye's expression stiffened. At this moment, the legend of the Red Dragon associated with Arthur Pendragon, a Red Dragon on par with Vortigern, flashed through his mind!

An endless stream of dragon blood flowed into Li Ye's body, drastically reshaping everything within him!

Brothers, I've submitted my internal review, you can read with peace of mind.