Zhao Si delved into the illusion, unafraid of its strange attempts to fool him.
If all this Great Rune did was trick people into fighting for the throne, it really was of little use.
After all, in the game, Great Runes were more like background props.
They did give players stat boosts and other effects, but they were not much help with the story.
There was no hidden ending triggered by collecting every Demigod's Great Rune.
Instead, the three who affected the ending branches were Fia, Goldmask, and the Dung Eater.
They corresponded to the Mending Rune of the Prince of Death, the Mending Rune of the Perfect Law, and the Mending Rune of the Fell Curse.
All three could be placed directly onto the Elden Ring to serve as patches.
Yet the Demigods' Great Runes, which came from the Elden Ring, were utterly useless.
At most, they served as keys to Leyndell.
That was because the Two Fingers had sealed Leyndell, afraid that Tarnished who had not acquired two Great Runes would slip into the city ahead of time and throw their lives away.
He had still held a little hope that this Great Rune might have some other use.
In the end, it was just as disappointing.
Perhaps the throne and the Goddess held no appeal for him.
For others, they were probably an enormous temptation.
Some were obsessed with power; others coveted Marika's beauty.
If they acquired a Demigod's Great Rune and someone whispered in their ears, "Go seize the throne. Go marry the Goddess."
Most likely, they would leap up in a frenzy, grab their swords, and charge straight toward Leyndell.
With Zhao Si impossible to persuade, the illusion vanished. In effect, he had been kicked out.
Zhao Si shook his head and walked back toward