Rennala

"Disturb your queen? Your queen has been imprisoned for who knows how many years!"

Lin Luo picked at his ear, a trace of disdain in his expression.

"Intruder, die!"

Moghrahm's voice carried almost no emotional fluctuation. Like a machine, he merely repeated the same words.

That made Lin Luo realize that this knight was probably no longer conscious.

Yet he still remembered his own name and could even recite a few lines. Lin Luo had not expected that.

Seeing that the Carian Knight had no consciousness, Lin Luo naturally lost interest in continuing to banter with him.

He drew Corpse Mountain Blood Sea, which he had originally intended to use against Rennala, and his gaze turned serious.

It was not deliberate emphasis. As Caria's last queen, Rennala had naturally maxed out her magic resistance, so Moonveil Katana and sorcery would not work.

As for the Black Sword... well, Ranni would probably chase him all over the Lands Between... Though that sounded exciting, Lin Luo was not interested.

Suddenly, Moghrahm charged at Lin Luo, shield in his right hand and sword in his left.

The Carian Sword in his hand slashed fiercely at Lin Luo, its sharp blade seeming capable of cutting through the air.

Naturally, Lin Luo did not want to waste time. He directly raised Corpse Mountain Blood Sea before him.

The two swords collided, throwing off sparks.

Lin Luo gripped his sword with both hands and unleashed his strength. The tremendous force actually knocked Moghrahm's sword away, sending the Carian Sword flying straight into the high wall, where it embedded itself.

"If I don't get serious, do you really think every little nobody can trade a few moves with me?"

Lin Luo swiftly swung his sword twice more. This time, it was Corpse Mountain Blood Sea's Combat Art—

Two crimson flames mingled with the sword energy, slashing directly into Moghrahm's body.

With Lin Luo's extremely high attributes, a single strike triggered bleeding. Bloodflame immediately began burning across Moghrahm's body.

Moghrahm had not yet recovered from Lin Luo's previous counterattack and had no time to raise his shield. The sword energy had already passed through his body, followed by a sweet metallic taste in his mouth and searing pain in his chest.

"Order..."

Moghrahm suddenly dropped to his knees, then collapsed to the ground. His lips seemed to be muttering something...

Lin Luo did not hear what he was saying. Moghrahm had already fallen to the ground, devoid of life...

"As a knight, you were at least qualified."

Lin Luo nodded slightly. That was the only respect he showed Moghrahm.

But that was all. Lin Luo sheathed Corpse Mountain Blood Sea and walked forward.

He stepped onto the lift. At the top of the tower was that pitiful queen...

A sacrifice to the balance of divine power...

Not only a pitiful queen, but also a tragic mother.

Abandoned by her husband, betrayed by her subordinates, with even her own children born as failures—she had experienced nearly every misery life had to offer...

Upon reaching the top floor, Lin Luo walked out of the lift chamber.

Feeling hunger in his belly, Lin Luo took out two pieces of turtle neck meat from his storage pouch and ate them to tide himself over. Although runes could keep him from eating or drinking for tens of thousands of years, the pleasure of eating was something he could not experience by replenishing energy with runes. Still, runes really could buy food.

Then Lin Luo sat to one side, summoned Melina, and took out quite a bit of food. He gave Melina some leftover dry rations, bringing out all sorts of things, such as silver chicken feet and Hero's Rune.

Do not ask where these things came from. The Greater Will had specially delivered them.

Melina had wanted to refuse, but when she saw Lin Luo's expression brooked no refusal, she reluctantly ate a few pieces.

Only after finishing all this did Lin Luo push open the academy's great doors...

Before him was still utter darkness... There was hardly a trace of light inside.

Lin Luo did not light a torch. He merely continued deeper into the academy...

As he walked, Lin Luo felt something trip his foot.

Slowly... a faint candlelight appeared beneath his feet—the flame gradually grew brighter, illuminating the area around him.

Only then did he see the scene before him.

It was a girl without legs. Both hands wrapped around Lin Luo's right foot, and an eerie smile spread across her face as she looked up at him...

Suddenly, clusters of flames began lighting up all around. Only then did Lin Luo see this hair-raising sight.

Though Lin Luo had experienced it countless times, his scalp still went numb whenever he saw this scene—

There were dozens of legless girls. They all looked identical, even their movements were astonishingly uniform. Holding candles, they wore eerie smiles on their faces.

Perhaps they could not even be called human.

Lin Luo slowly drew Corpse Mountain Blood Sea, his expression becoming solemn.

Rennala was not trash like Godrick. She was someone who could truly stand toe-to-toe with demigods.

It was only because she had given birth to so many children and been imprisoned for so many years that her strength was likely less than a tenth of what it had been.

Suddenly, the entire academy brightened.

A dazzling radiance shone from the top of the academy. All the mutilated girls raised their heads at once and looked toward the light.

"Oh my... you have appeared..."

A clear and pleasant voice rang out.

It belonged to a beautiful woman floating in midair, lying horizontally. She was lovely and delicate, her eyes holding a trace of tenderness and affection. Her flawless white hands cradled a golden, translucent amber.

This should be the Full Moon Queen—Rennala.

"I... will definitely make you be born as a good child..."

Rennala stroked the amber in her hands, kissed it, and spoke slowly...

Lin Luo raised his sword. Rennala looked at him with those obsessive eyes, and for a moment, he could not summon any fighting spirit...

However, Lin Luo knew well that the Full Moon Queen intended to turn him into a sibling of these malformed lifeforms.

A thin, golden round shield appeared around Rennala. Lin Luo had no idea what kind of magic it was.

The girls around her let out horrifying, strange laughter and sang an eerie, obscure ballad. Everything seemed so bizarre.

No matter how he looked at it, it was a scene found only in a horror story.

As for Rennala's magical shield, it could be directly broken with enough force, but Lin Luo certainly would not do something so strenuous and thankless.

He knew that as long as he killed the girl singing at each interval, he could break Rennala's magical shield.

So Lin Luo chose to kill them all!

The existence of such lifeforms was itself a blasphemy against life.

Watching several malformed girls float up, the Full Moon Queen actually sacrificed their lives directly to attack Lin Luo...

At last, Lin Luo's killing intent rose. He would not kill Rennala, but she still needed to be taught a lesson!

Then it was time to raise his blade and bring it down, granting these lifeforms release...

Lin Luo flashed aside to evade a beam of purple magic, knocked away a flying book with a wave of his hand, stood in a blind spot, and raised Lusat's Glintstone Staff.

"Then..."

"Meteorite of Astel!"

(Rennala: "This is what you meant by not doing something strenuous and thankless?!"

Lin Luo: "You're flying so high. I can't hit you. It would be strenuous and thankless.")