"What a fine man... yet he couldn't be with the one he loved..."
Watching Melina gradually walk away, Edgar couldn't help but murmur...
If Lin Luo had heard that, he definitely would have let Edgar taste Comet Azur.
Melina probably would have stabbed Edgar in the kidney, too.
What did he mean, "couldn't be with the one he loved"?!
Still, Edgar had enough sense to say it quietly behind their backs. Otherwise...
The scene returned to Lin Luo.
No one knew what Lin Luo had experienced during the fusion with the greatsword, but he seemed to have handled it with ease.
At that moment, Lin Luo loosened his grip on the greatsword...
As his hand released the weapon, the Grafted Blade Greatsword slowly began to dissipate. Black energy flowed from its blade, while specks of gold and white entered Lin Luo's body.
By the looks of it, he had succeeded...
Melina, who was crouched beside Lin Luo, came back to her senses as well... Lin Luo truly was special...
He was the first to fuse with a legendary weapon...
Melina looked at Lin Luo's resolute face and noticed the bloodstain on the bridge of his nose, nearly scabbed over...
She couldn't help reaching out, wanting to wipe away the streak of blood...
Suddenly, Lin Luo's tightly shut eyes opened. Seeing Melina's outstretched hand, he froze.
Melina gave a slight shudder, clearly startled. She hurriedly tried to pull her hand back.
"Click..."
Lin Luo grabbed Melina's slender arm. A wicked smile appeared on his calm face, and his two faded eyes turned twilight-colored.
For some reason, Melina had never found Lin Luo as attractive as she did at that moment...
It was as if... something had stirred the heartstrings that had long lain still...
Four eyes... three eyes met.
Melina saw much within Lin Luo's eyes. There was nowhere for such experiences to hide, perhaps no way to deny them either—she saw things Lin Luo had once loved deeply drifting farther and farther away from him, perhaps even vanishing from the world long ago—such feelings were beyond words.
If Lin Luo still did nothing now, then he could hardly be called a man.
One arm went straight around Melina, wrapping around her neck.
Melina felt herself instantly bound in a powerful embrace. Their lips touched, and in that moment of trembling, they both forgot everything around them.
After a long while, their lips parted...
Lin Luo released Melina. As if all strength had left her body, she collapsed against his chest...
At the instant she kissed Lin Luo... their runes had actually resonated and intertwined...
Perhaps, during the cycle, Lin Luo had obtained a portion of Melina's original Destined Death...
Through the information carried by Lin Luo's runes, Melina saw part of his experiences... She could hardly believe it... This Tarnished before her had gone through so much. Nor could she believe that her seemingly instinctive desire to guide the Tarnished had all been the Greater Will's interference... So that necklace...
Melina smiled faintly. Is that so... It had been so long since I felt this way. Was it warmth? Was it love...?
Lin Luo tightly held Melina's hand. Its icy touch made his heart ache slightly. Thinking of this, the arm holding her tightened a little more...
"So, you knew all along..."
Melina murmured softly...
Lin Luo gently placed two fingers against Melina's lips, shook his head, and smiled.
"If I said it out loud... then it would lose its meaning..."
"What I want to know is... this time, will you still leave me?"
Lin Luo looked seriously at Melina as he spoke.
"Hehe..." Melina let out a soft laugh, like a blooming white orchid. Her face was filled with delight and contentment.
Lin Luo was momentarily entranced... He stared at Melina foolishly without saying a word.
"If I said it out loud, then it would lose its meaning..."
Melina said mischievously.
"I remember you asked me before what my purpose was in coming to the Lands Between..."
Lin Luo scraped Melina's nose, then continued, "I can tell you now..."
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"Oh?"
Melina looked puzzled. "Wasn't it to become the Elden Lord...?"
"Yes, and no!"
Lin Luo looked at Melina.
"Awake, I hold power over the world; drunk, I lie upon a beauty's lap!"
After saying that, Lin Luo teased her.
"Looks like I've already accomplished the latter..."
However, there was one thing Lin Luo did not say: if he had to choose between those two...
He would give up the former without hesitation!
There were three people in the Lands Between whom Lin Luo admired most.
First was Blaidd the Wolfman, the most loyal!
Second was Alexander the Warrior Jar, the strongest!
Third was Varré, the most devoted!
Speaking of that, it was precisely because of Varré. For the witch he loved, he burned himself away and accepted the Frenzied Flame. Even after being corroded by it, he forcibly preserved his consciousness, all because his witch's only hope for him was to become the Elden Lord.
Though he never became king, he was still an extraordinary warrior, an uncrowned king.
"..."
Seeing Lin Luo lost in thought, Melina did not disturb him. She merely leaned quietly against him, feeling the warmth of his body...
"Hmm...?"
Melina gave a puzzled sound...
"Is someone else inside your body...?"
"I can't sense any malice... Do whatever you like."
"Hello..."
Melina seemed to have discovered the Mimic Tear within Lin Luo, then continued.
"I'm Melina. I'm traveling with Lin Luo... It's nice to meet you..."
"Uh... her name is Mimic Tear..."
Lin Luo scratched his head awkwardly, sensing a faint hint of jealousy...
"She's helped me a lot. In a sense, she's my big brother..."
"Big brother?"
Melina looked puzzled. Clearly, she did not understand the joke.
"It's nothing... Just pretend she doesn't exist!"
Lin Luo simply gave up trying to explain and pulled Melina into his arms.
(Mimic Tear: "Lowly Tarnished! Is that any way to speak to the great Elden Lord, you bell-ringing servant?!")
Seeing Melina's slightly flushed pretty face, Lin Luo could not help feeling parched.
Just as Lin Luo took the opportunity to continue flirting with Melina...
Someone who should not have appeared showed up...
"Lord Lin Luo... are you all right...?"
Edgar's somewhat worried voice rang out as his tall figure emerged from beneath the archway...
"Irena and I wanted to thank—"
Edgar's voice abruptly stopped...
He saw Lin Luo holding Melina, seemingly about to do something naughty. (They were only kissing! If you misunderstood, blame yourself!)
"Father... what's wrong?"
Hearing something strange in Edgar's tone, Irena thought something had happened to Lin Luo...
"Uh... nothing."
There were many ways to die, but this was undoubtedly the cruelest. Lin Luo's face instantly darkened...
Melina heard Edgar's voice as well... Her figure immediately vanished. Damn, that was socially fatal.
"Edgar... tell me..."
"How the hell do you want to die?"
Lin Luo silently drew Corpse Mountain Blood Sea. He would let this little bastard taste the same whipping as the Lion Guardian!
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