The brilliance of the Golden Tree shines on all things in the Junction, and only the Moonlight Altar belongs to the stars.

No matter how the outside world changes, time here is forever shrouded in twilight.

A full moon hung overhead, almost as large as it could be reached.

Countless cold starlights converged into bundles, emitting an illusory blue, rising from the ground and gradually disappearing into the vast night sky.

Leon traveled south from the northern shore of Lake Lienia to this place.

The old goblin didn't follow, because Lani and the rest of his followers weren't there, and the Walled City of Kalia needed him to stay behind and take charge of the situation.

The Moonlight Altar is not only an altar, but a general term for a region, similar in shape to a mountain peak with the top cut off, and the terrain is very high, which effectively prevents ordinary people from approaching, and is also convenient for better observation of the stars.

Leon chose to land on a jutting cliff on the north side of the altar.

In front of him is a huge shallow pit made of stone bricks, which is extremely regular and circular.

This is the seal prison in the mouth of the blacksmith Iggy, and of course it is not the one where the werewolf Blazer is imprisoned, but the prison of another 'big man'.

[Head of the Black Knife - Aleto]

The leader of the assassins that Leon had just killed was actually only a squad leader, and Yaleto was the real leader of all the black knives.

After the night of the conspiracy to assassinate Godwin, because Lani and the other masterminds hid deep enough, the Golden Tree forces had no choice but to point the finger at the Black Knife Assassins, and it was in this situation that Yaleto was captured.

(If you look at it this way, it is understandable that the Black Knife will take revenge on Lani and her men)

As for why she wasn't executed, and was still locked up at the Moonlight Altar, where the Golden Tree couldn't reach her, that's another mystery worth pondering.

It wasn't because of the previous assassination that Leon deliberately came to trouble the head of the black knife.

Instead, he adheres to the idea that he is here and feels uncomfortable if he doesn't pick up something in his hand.

In Alepto's hand is a piece of ashes that belong to the same legendary level as the bionic teardrop——— [Black Knife - Dixi].

It doesn't matter what the strength of the ashes is, the main thing is that Leon likes the name very much.

Hmph Sidic, as if dreaming back to childhood in an instant, light-hearted music sounded in his ears.

In addition to this, you can also find a neighbor for Bayek to prevent him from being too bored in the Soul Summoning Bell alone.

Regarding the method of unlocking the prison seal, Li Ang specially asked Yiji.

The old mountain demon said that it was basically the same, but the easiest way was to break it by brute force, so he directly took out the Kalia scepter and bombarded the seal hub raised in the center of the stone pit.

The magic of tracer scattered, and the stars were born in the middle of it, pouring down like a torrential rain.

A large black hole was quickly opened at the top of the cell.

A moment later, a hand covered in silver-blue scales climbed up to the edge of the hole.

"The fresh air that I haven't seen for a long time is really nostalgic."

However, before the head of the Black Knife could utter a second sentence, a torrent of comets named Yazler completely drowned her.

Because Li Ang deliberately controlled the force, the head of the black knife did not die, but fainted on the spot under the fierce rush of magic power.

In the game, Yaleto has flexible moves, high damage, and strong desire to attack, and is known as a mage nemesis, but unfortunately the mage she met today is not very serious.

Go forward and find the ashes, and then throw the unconscious Yaleto back into the prison, and reseal the hole according to the method of the old mountain demon sect to prevent other small animals from accidentally falling.

Leon felt that he was really a good man, and he even took this into account.

The most important reason why the ashes were obtained in such a special way, rather than being killed directly, was that Dishi was actually the daughter of Aletto, who died on the night of the conspiracy to protect her mother from the royal city.

The tragedy of killing his mother and snatching his daughter made even Li Ang, who has a flexible moral bottom line, feel that it is excessive.

Therefore, he only robs people, not kills, and lets Yaleto continue to stay in the dark prison.

"Your daughter is raised by me, don't worry about it!"

Li Ang threw his fists into the prison in a matter-of-fact manner, and then turned to leave, rushing to the next target.

Follow the path to the center of the entire Moonlight Altar.

At this point, on his right hand is the elevator to the bottom of the Hilaf River, and when he goes down, he will encounter the culprit who destroyed the Eternal City, the Dark Outcast: Esty.

And in the valley beneath his feet is the famous Platinum Village, the gathering place of the Platinum Sons of another strange race.

It's just that there is no need to explore these two locations, so I simply skip them.

Leon chose to go straight to the [Manus Celis Cathedral] on the left.

Manus Celis sounds like a personal name, and most people would think it might be a church dedicated to some stargazer, or Archmage Pyroxene.

After all, there have always been such traditions in the borderlands, such as the various churches of Malika.

Not really.

The meaning of Manus is hand, and the later Thalys has the meaning of the starry sky.

(Manus may also pay tribute to the final boss of the "Black Souls 1" DLC, which will not be repeated here)

Together, it means 'starry sky in the palm of your hand' or 'hand of the starry sky', and with the special environment of the Moonlight Altar itself, the combination of the two is easy to understand.

But that's just the surface of it.

Because in addition to referring to the starry sky, Celis can also be translated into other words, such as: hidden, hidden, basement.

In this way, the meaning of the Cathedral of Manus Celis is 'the hidden hand' or 'the hand hidden in the ground'.

Further associations through the hands make it easy to think of fingers.

So the truest meaning of this name is actually ———— two fingers hidden underground!

There is not only one two-finger, but a group, and the great blessing, including each god-man, has a two-finger existence behind him who is responsible for guidance and monitoring, and the one hidden in the ground is the two-finger who assists Rani.

As for why it was hidden, the reason is simple, the god-man it chose is dead (on the surface).

What happened to the fingers (three fingers) of the last dead godman, each two fingers knew very well.

The Cathedral of Manus Celis is located in the northeast corner of the entire Moonlight Altar.

It covers a huge area, the shape is magnificent, but unfortunately due to the perennial weather, and no one maintains, resulting in the collapse of most of the half, the broken exterior wall is crawling with messy vines, all kinds of weeds grow wantonly in the steps, brick joints, only the pedestal and the two statues in front of the main entrance are still intact.

When Leon arrived, there was a bustle outside the church.

Several red-glowing Calamity Shadows are besieging a purple pyroxene dragon.

It seems that the former wanted to break into the church, but was stopped by the latter.

The most peculiar thing is that this pyroxene dragon not only spits dragon breath, but also occasionally releases a cold sword with white mist, sweeping back and forth in its mouth.

Even if Li Ang was far away, he could clearly feel the chill coming from the blade.

Although the pyroxene dragon showed strong combat effectiveness, the shadow of calamity was numerous, with tacit understanding, and also picked on its blind spot of vision, and after a while, the huge dragon body added a few new injuries, and the state was visible to the naked eye, and it was about to be defeated.

"So many people bully one, what kind of hero is it!"

Leon let out a roar of awe, forgetting that he had just beaten Godfrey father and son with the Valkyries not long ago, and took out the soul summoning bell and began to shake people.

"Bayek, Hessitus, go help the dragon."

After the eldest brother appeared, he didn't say a word, he raised his sword, and the holy sword in his hand swung out an afterimage, and blasphemous flames gushed out.

The Black Knife Assassin, who accepted the summons for the first time, also subconsciously obeyed his master's instructions.

But after running a few steps, he suddenly stopped, turned around and corrected with a slight grievance: "My name is Dixi." ”

"Okay, Hmphitus!" Leon looked at her sincerely.

Although he was a newcomer, Dicky had already learned the truth of not arguing with his boss, and wisely gave up the idea of correcting him again.

Put on the hood, and the whole person disappears in an instant.

Only the grass bent along the road faintly revealed her existence.

Bayek relied on his rough skin and thick flesh to open and close his moves, while Deshi was the other extreme, completely exerting the Assassin's weirdness and agility to the extreme.

One of them, the shadow of calamity, managed to dodge the aggressive blasphemous flames, and his hind foot was pierced through the heart by a black knife.

Before he could see who the killer was, Dee Chy disappeared again and continued to search for his next target.

Leon was pleasing to the eye, Bayek was relieved, Calamity Shadow was distressed, and Pyroxene looked confused, and the moonlight sword in his mouth accidentally fell to the ground.

In just a few minutes, all seven of the Shadows of Calamity had fallen to the ground.

Some were sealed by a sword, some were burned to charcoal, and some were completely dismembered, and the death was strange.

There should have been eight, but the pyroxene dragon swallowed one.

The mission was successfully completed, and the two legends who didn't like to talk much silently returned to the owner of the broken mouth.

Bayek stood with his sword, and he learned it from the Furnace Knights of the Volcano Mansion, and thought it was handsome.

Dicky took off her hood and looked down at the black knife in her hand, she only now had time to think about why she had come back from the dead.

Li Ang smiled and said to Hui Shilong, "Professor Adullah, long time no see. ”

From the moment he saw the cold moonlight sword, he had already confirmed the identity of the other party, so he would take the initiative to help.

Adullah's hideous dragon face showed a hint of human consternation.

"It turned out to be His Excellency Li Ang, I almost didn't recognize it when I changed my clothes, how did you get mixed with the black knife?"

Li Ang walked closer before he spoke: "I won't talk about the long story, you can ask Mr. Yiji when you have the chance, but you. After all, he swallowed the dragon's heart. ”

Adullah flicked her tail and said with a wry smile, "As long as you can protect Lord Lani, what is it to eat a dragon's heart?"

"It's just. Alas. He sighed deeply:

"If I suddenly don't know you later, I hope Your Excellency will not blame you."

Li Ang expressed his understanding that obtaining the power of the dragon so easily would naturally have to pay a corresponding price.

Adullah seems to be conscious for now, but it won't be long before she turns into a savage pyroxene dragon completely.

While he was still sober, Li Ang asked straight to the point, "What is the situation of the princess now?" ”

Adullah shook her head, "I don't know, the path into the darkness is only for Lord Lani, and I am only responsible for guarding the entrance of the church and not disturbing her by some young people." ”

Leon then asked, "Didn't she say that she would deal with the remaining Shadow of Calamity first?" He pointed to the corpses on the ground: "What's the matter with these people?" ”

Adullah seemed to not quite be able to fully adjust to his dragon body, and writhed frequently.

"Some time ago, the shadow of calamity that was originally scattered everywhere was suddenly recalled by the second finger, and Lord Lani was afraid of long nights and dreams, so she could only start planning in advance."

Leon guessed that when he took the Finger Hunter Knife, although he killed the Calamity Shadow in time, it still passed the news before it died, so Two Fingers immediately recalled his subordinates to protect himself.

"So, there must still be a shadow of calamity around Erzhi now?"

Adullah bowed her head a little ashamedly, "I don't know, Lord Lani won't let me go in. ”

Seeing that he was really loyal, but he didn't look very smart, Li Ang immediately said, "She won't let you in, but she didn't say she wouldn't let me in." ”

As soon as the words fell, Adullah became furious, opened her mouth full of fangs, and the emerald green pyroxene dragon breath gushed out, burning everything in front of her.

"No one is allowed to disturb Ranny-sama!"

Fortunately, Li Ang reacted in time, turned into a pool of blood to avoid, and at the same time moved to the entrance of the church behind the pyroxene dragon.

"You two hold it off, I'll go in and take a look."

"Be careful, don't get killed."

With a few words, he strode up the steps of the church.

It was only when Yadullah heard the voice that he realized that he was behind him, and hurriedly moved his body that was stronger than before, but cumbersome, in an attempt to stop it.

As a result, halfway through, Bayek was already holding a fiery holy sword in front of him.

"You're on the wrong track, go in a different direction."

Dishi is long gone.

Adullah could only watch the man's back disappear, but there was nothing she could do, she raised her head and let out an angry roar.

The sound of the dragon roar and the hiss of the sword blade breaking through the air from behind him did not affect Li Ang at all.

He followed the unique, cold breath of the air little by little.

The inside of the church is even more dilapidated than the outside, and there is rubble and rubble that has fallen from the collapse of the roof, almost indistinguishable from the ruins.

At the end of the moss-covered gravel path is a square stone platform for sacrifices.

There is a hole in the ground on the right side of the stone platform that leads to the ground, and the method of violent excavation is similar to that of Li Ang who opened the seal prison just now, and it is obvious that it was taught by the same master.

Jump into the hole without hesitation.

The inside is not deep, but there are still three or five meters, and there is a protruding stone wall halfway to cushion and prevent someone from accidentally falling to death.

The temperature at the bottom of the cave was unusually low, freezing cold, and a few seconds after Li Ang entered, a layer of white frost condensed on the surface of the black knife scale armor on his body.

This reassured him a lot.

The Snow Witch's unique cold magic, also known as Samir's cold magic, is a genre left over from ancient times by a mysterious race that rivaled the Flame Giants, and is as old as the spell of Mount Gmir.

Later, Lani combined it with her own Dark Moon magic, and it was even more powerful than before.

Being able to maintain such a large area of magic residue, and even change the environment, shows that Lani is still unharmed.

The subsequent discovery also confirmed Leon's conjecture from the side.

As you continue along the cave, you will see several fallen Ill Shadows at intervals.

The limbs were stiff, there were no external injuries, and the eerie white skin was covered with a thin layer of ice, apparently frozen to death.

"Fire and water are incompatible." Li Ang sighed inexplicably, and then quickened his pace.

After traveling for about a few hundred meters, the narrow cave wall suddenly opens up, and a spacious cave with tree roots entrenched in it comes into view.

The familiar petite princess is confronting four Calamity Shadows who are several times her size.

The witch's robe and cloak were badly damaged and stained with blood, and her wide peaked hat had fallen to the ground from the previous battle.

One hand holds a finger knife, and the other three converge the colors of ice and snow.

Although the Moon Princess has a good strength, only stronger than the rest of the demigods, it is still a little difficult for her to face a group of all-armored warriors alone.

What's more, there is a powerful support behind this group of warriors that keeps buffing them.

Two-Finger is not good at fighting, and its strange huge size and immobile weakness make it a complete target when it fights, so it takes its talent for good speech to the extreme, and develops a unique finger system of prayer.

The genre doesn't have any damage skills, and all prayers are used to provide recovery and attribute protection.

Abbreviation: Stack the thickest armor.

The Shadow of Calamity, modeled after the half-wolf Blazer, is already copper-skinned and iron-clad, and coupled with the two-fingered release prayer, it is like a tortoise shell.

Don't look at the only four left, Lani tried many times and couldn't take them down.

Leon's appearance attracted the attention of everyone present, including his two fingers, which were trembling and squirming in the deepest part of the cave.

"It's good to catch up, the big guys are all good, right?"

As soon as he finished speaking, one of the Calamity Shadows gave up on Lani and attacked him instantly.

Whether it is the hiding place of the two fingers or the assassination of the oracle by the Moon Princess, they are all shocking secrets that cannot be known by others, so Leon, an accidental intruder, has become a target that must be eliminated as soon as possible.

Unfortunately, once you choose the wrong goal, no matter how hard you try, it will be in vain.

The sword that the Shadow of Calamity slashed with all his strength was easily caught by Li Ang with one hand, and the skin was not even broken.

Crimson blood flames suddenly rose from the palm of his hand, melting the thick heavy sword into hot molten iron.

Just as Calamity Shadow was stunned by this scene, the churning blood flames were already running down the hilt of the sword and onto its body.

At the critical moment, the golden and red four-circle secret text appeared at his feet, and it was the two fingers who used the prayer on it in time, and it was released at the same time.

[Great Recovery]: Greatly restores vitality.

[Fire Protection]: Increases Fire Resistance.

With the blessings of these two prayers, the shadow of calamity was not burned on the spot, but the whole person was already useless, lying half-dead on the ground, moaning faintly, and the black charred body exuded a mushy smell.

Seeing this, the two fingers prayed several restoration prayers in quick succession, but they didn't get it back on its feet.

Li Ang, who debuted for the first time, showed amazing strength, and the remaining three Calamity Shadows did not dare to act rashly, and took the initiative to retreat and surround Erzhi.

Lani's pressure suddenly dropped, and only then did she have time to say the first thing to Leon.

"You shouldn't have come."

"But I'm already here."

After the cologne-style conversation, Leon picked up the witch hat that fell to the ground, patted the dust, and put it on the head of the tsundere princess again: "Be elegant at all times, Your Highness the Princess." ”

"Long-winded!" Lani couldn't help but lower her head, letting the wide brim of her hat cover her slightly flushed face, but she immediately realized that now was not the time to be shy, and her expression became serious again.

At the same time, she quietly glanced at the fingers of the man next to her.

"I said that I don't need to come, it's useless except to cause chaos, and I'll be distracted to protect you later."

Tsundere's words have to be listened to in reverse.

So what Leon heard was: Thank God you came, it really helped me a lot!

"You're welcome."

“？” Lani looked up at him, showing just the right amount of doubt.

Leon actually wanted to ask her if her neck was tired, but in the end he wisely didn't ask: "I'll solve the shadow of calamity, and I'll hand it over to you with two fingers, how about it?" ”

Lani did have a headache with these turtle shells, so she gladly accepted the arrangement.

"Then I'll listen to you reluctantly once!"

The two of them discussed tactics in person, and blew up both finger lungs, even though it didn't have this organ.

Then he ordered the three subordinates, no matter how the other party seduced, death could not leave it half a step.

Wanting to fight separately and break them one by one is completely wishful thinking!

And it has already asked for help from the church formed by the two fingers, and if it persists a little longer, there will definitely be a finger to save it.

Although it is somewhat humiliating, only by living can there be a future.

On the other hand, Leon and Lani are ready to kill it.

Leon pulled out Kalia's scepter and slammed it into the ground.

Countless sparks and billowing smoke flew from the tip of the staff, and the ground beneath his feet began to crack, and with a grunt like boiling oil, the power of nature turned into blazing lava and erupted from the ever-larger mesh gap.

This is not over, dozens of large and small red vortices suddenly appeared at the top of the cave.

Dense droplets of blood poured down from the vortex like a rainstorm, as if overturning the Milky Way in the sky.

Blood fuels fire, and fire borrows blood.

The ambient temperature has risen rapidly, from the cold before to the unbearable heat today.

In a matter of moments, the entire cave had become a fabled purgatory, and tongues of fire were everywhere as far as the eye could see.

Leon put away his staff, pleased with his results.

In confined spaces where space is limited, this kind of wide-range AOE skill is a great way to use.

He was so calm in the flames of lava and blood that no one else could stand it.

Prepared, Lani summoned a lonely and hazy dark moon, enveloping herself, curled up like a baby.

"Don't set fire in front of me next time, if you hear it, or I'll punish you severely!"

The Moon Princess hates fire, and everything related to it, not only because of the ice magic she learned, but also because her body died from the Black Flame of Destiny.

Although she is suicidal, although she doesn't care about the flesh, it still doesn't prevent her from hating.

Li Ang hugged the cold dark moon in his arms, thinking in his heart whether to challenge his weakness and enjoy the punishment of Her Royal Highness the princess again.

And the two fingers in the sea of fire on the opposite side were thinking, why haven't the rescuers been there yet, won't they really die this time?

Despite their desperate efforts to release and pray, the three Shadows of Calamity were burned to ashes one after another.

It itself was temporarily unharmed by the blessing of the supreme will, but the problem was that Lani had a finger knife in her hand.

Thinking of this, the second finger began to panic a little, and the two deformed long fingers like pillars of flesh trembled like chaff.

It even thought about flipping over and using its fingers as feet to escape.

Unfortunately, it can't be done.

"The psychological quality of the gods seems to be a little poor." Leon sensed Erzhi's fear.

Raima rubbed the finger knife in her hand: "It is the nature of living beings to fear death, and the high finger is no exception. ”

Seeing that the fire was almost burning, Leon asked, "Are you ready?" ”

After receiving an affirmative answer, he immediately threw the Dark Moon in his arms, including Lani.

"Come on, it's up to you, use the Hunting Finger Knife!"

The Moon Princess treats all the words she doesn't understand as nonsense, staring at Erzhi with full attention.

The cold dark moon arced through the air, and by the time it dissipated into a cloud of white mist, Lani had reached the top of her two fingers, clenched the finger knife with both hands, and stabbed it between her fingers with all her might.

The humming sound resounded through the cave, and the whole world seemed to freeze at this moment.

The two fingers emitted a ring of golden light from the inside out, trying to prevent the deadly threat from approaching.

Lani's already overwhelmed witch robe was completely shattered into rags, and the puppet's body was shattered by the continuous erosion of light, and the shell fell off in pieces, revealing the hemp rope inside.

But the blessing of the supreme will always run out, and the ominous finger knife finally pierced the body of the second finger.

Those who speak well have met the death of their destiny.

The dark red blood that was no different from ordinary people splattered, and the hideous wounds snaked down, and even the bones and fascia were clearly visible.

The two fingers facing the sky twitched and spasmed like crazy.

There was no screaming, no wailing, the whole process was silent, as if the ears were blocked by cotton, and there was a kind of creepy horror.

It wasn't until Lani landed and made a soft noise that the world seemed to return to normal all at once.

Even with the Finger Knife, it would still be very difficult to kill Second Finger, at least her puppet body was now useless.

As for what price has been paid, only Lani herself knows.

The Moon Princess, who had been completely freed from the shackles of the Golden Law and the Supreme Will, sat powerlessly in front of the immobile oracle, her eyebrows lowered, as if exhausted.

"What are you doing there, don't help me up!"

Listening to her neutral voice, Leon was confused.

According to the normal process, Lani should not sit there and wait for him to put on the Darkmoon Ring, and then appear in the form of a spirit and tell him: You are my king, let's get married.

How could it be different?

Scratching his head, Li Ang strode over.

The two looked at each other, and Lani took the initiative to stretch out a hand, and her ring finger was quietly cocked a little, as if to hint at something.

Leon didn't seem to see it, grabbed her hand and pulled her up from the ground.

However, our moon princess is not a fuel-efficient lamp, she actually sat back and stretched out her hand again: "Don't count just now, do it again!" ”

Seeing this, Li Ang couldn't help but laugh, and didn't relent until he was warned by a slightly shy look.

Then he solemnly knelt down on one knee and took off the Dark Moon Ring from his right hand and put it on Lani's ring finger.

"Are you satisfied, Your Highness?"

"It's okay," the Moon Princess slowly got up and looked at her ringed hand, "It looks like a joke." ”

Leon shrugged noncommittally.

Lani reconjured a set of witch robes and a peaked hat, then retrieved the fallen Finger Knife.

Leon, who stood still and did not move, looked up at the dead two fingers and thought: What will happen if it is assimilated?

Lani, who had regained her former majesty, knocked on his back, actually wanting to knock on the head, but couldn't reach it.

"Let's go, do you want to spend the night with it?"

Li Ang bowed his head: "You're not going to say something to me?" ”

"Not intended." Lani said in a natural tone.

"There's nothing to say, there should always be a gift, right?" Li Ang asked, "For example, the Dark Moon Great Sword." ”

The puffed up Moon Princess jumped up and stomped on him fiercely: "Sword you dead head, insatiable obscene and daring liar!" ”

Li Ang squatted down and wiped the black knife boots with pity: "If you don't give it, you won't give it." ”

As soon as I got up, a petite doll that was no different from Lani appeared in front of me, and even the subtle parts were very delicate.

The tsundere princess held the doll and turned her head away from him:

"Don't say I'll take your ring for nothing, give this to you."

This month is a month to repay debts, so let's pay it off slowly~

(End of chapter)