A Short, Weak Chapter

The sky gradually darkened...

Nepheli had nearly finished clearing the corpses from the city, but those blood-red-stained streets were probably more work than she could handle alone...

When Nepheli finished everything and wanted to report the situation to Lin Luo, she actually saw the two of them kissing. It dealt her a critical blow. Good grief, I'm working my ass off cleaning up over here, and you're flirting with someone else?

Nepheli felt as if her life had gone dark. She could not beat him, and she still had to listen to him. Forget it. Back to cleaning.

As long as Godrick died, her day to rise above the rest would come.

Nepheli secretly glanced at the two of them, then hurried away.

In truth, the city had not been completely cleared out. There were still some Grafted Scions remaining within.

But Lin Luo had slaughtered most of the soldiers, and the stragglers who had slipped through the net had either been subdued by Nepheli or dealt with in a flash.

As night fell, Lin Luo had not intended to sleep anyway.

He planned to use what time remained tonight to deal with Godrick first.

With all the commotion earlier, had Godrick really not noticed anything over here? Or was he simply too confident in his soldiers...

Then again, only an idiot like Godrick would dare challenge the Goddess of War alone and face Starscourge head-on. He might not have much strength, but his confidence was certainly something else.

"Lin Luo... if you're tired, rest for a while first..."

Seeing that Lin Luo seemed ready to set off again, Melina could not help worrying.

"You've already fought for so long today... I don't want anything to happen to you..."

"I... I'm actually not..."

Lin Luo had just been about to refuse, but when he saw the concern in Melina's eyes, he swallowed the words he was about to say.

"Mm... all right..."

Lin Luo nodded, and Melina smiled happily.

Although Lin Luo's vigor and focus were both high, he had been fighting for so long that some fatigue was inevitable.

They took the lift up to the city wall. After all, the... environment downstairs was not exactly pleasant.

The two sat atop the wall, leaning against Torrent.

(Torrent: "Where are my horse rights?!")

Lin Luo did not think about anything strange. He only knew that once he closed his eyes, exhaustion seeped from his limbs into his flesh and marrow. In an instant, his body and bones became limp and weightless.

Before long, Lin Luo fell asleep.

Melina looked at Lin Luo's profile. For some reason, she leaned in and kissed him as if possessed.

Melina felt her face grow hot, but she quickly calmed down. She merely rested lightly against Lin Luo's shoulder, her eyes half-closed as she took a brief nap.

The next day, Lin Luo woke up early.

Lin Luo first went into the city to find the Remains of the Puppeteer. Then, while he was at it, he killed off the remaining Grafted Scions and the Rotten Tree Spirit beneath the city one by one.

That only left Godrick.

Godrick was probably busy grafting limbs and knew nothing about what was happening in the city.

Perhaps his trusted attendants normally would not disturb Godrick at this time either. After all, they did not want to provoke him. If he decided to make them part of a graft, that would be more trouble than it was worth.

"It's time to find Godrick. Once this is settled, it'll be time to head to Liurnia."

After killing the last Grafted Scion, Lin Luo headed straight toward Godrick.

The original plan had been to kill Godrick and leave, but plans could not keep up with changes. Since they had already killed so many people, they might as well clean the place out and turn it into a foothold for the future.

Lin Luo was quite familiar with Godrick's location.

Given how much Godrick treasured that dragon corpse, there was no way he would allow anyone near it.

Leaving the room and following the main road forward, he soon arrived at the boss arena where Godrick was.

He slowly drew the Black Sword and took out the Glintstone Staff of Azur in his left hand.

"Are you leaving me behind again?!"

Melina's voice rang out then, carrying a trace of anger.

"Ah..."

Lin Luo suddenly came back to his senses and turned around. Nepheli stood there, and behind her, Melina puffed out her cheeks and glared at Lin Luo indignantly.

"I was just thinking... I'd take a look first... I accidentally walked all the way here..."

Lin Luo looked up at the sky and whistled.

"I can help..."

Melina said, "Don't use what you said before to shut me out! I don't want to be a vase..."

Her voice grew quieter and quieter as she spoke...

"Sorry..."

Of course Lin Luo knew Melina was strong. When he had first fought the Malignant Lord in the Royal Capital, Melina had helped him a great deal...

No, that was not quite right. Almost all the damage had been dealt by Melina, while he... had mostly been loafing around.

Now that he had grown stronger, he naturally did not want Melina to get hurt.

"You don't need to apologize. I know... you're just... worried about me..."

Lin Luo stroked Melina's head without saying anything. Everything that needed to be said was left unspoken.

Nepheli, standing to the side, was completely at a loss...

Why did I come along? I should be under the carriage, not inside it...

"I can help you too... That wretched Godrick actually committed the vile act of 'grafting'! That is absolutely not what a king should do! Even if I lend a hand, my foster father will surely turn a blind eye!"

Nepheli said angrily.

"Since we're already here, Godrick can't blame us for abandoning fair play..."

Lin Luo smiled and walked straight inside...

They passed through the gates and entered the royal court where Godrick was.

Godrick was currently standing in the court, muttering to a dragon's corpse. "...Dragon of the same lineage! Thy strength is beyond doubt... It can raise me to even greater heights..."

Sensing movement behind him, Godrick turned around. Looking at the three of them, he said, "The three of you are your own source of confidence? You dream of challenging a god?"

"Hah... Mere Tarnished, yet your arrogance knows no bounds. Kneel! I am the Golden King!"

Godrick tore away his cloak, revealing countless stitched-together limbs. These people must have been victims before. Then they would settle old and new debts together!