Chapter 359 Chaos Is the Ladder to Rise!

Near the See of Rhea Lucalia in Lienia of the Lakes, this land is one of the lowest areas in the entire border and is home to the largest freshwater lake in the world.

The reason why this place is so unique is that there are an astonishing number of pyroxene veins buried underground. The magic emitted by these ores permeates the air, causing huge mutations in the animals living here.

The most powerful wildlife in this area is the lobster.

They have an amazing body shape, up to five meters tall and dozens of meters long. They also have a pair of huge pincers that are as hard as steel and can even shoot high-pressure water arrows.

These lobsters have frightened countless faded people and become a lingering nightmare in their hearts.

Even millions of people die here every day, so lobster has also won the honorific title of "King of Shrimp".

Together with Rune Bear and Dump Truck, they are recognized as the three most powerful fader killers in the Junction.

Looking at the lobsters foraging below, Xiao's desire to win suddenly came up, and he decided to challenge the famous "Shrimp King".

He picked up the great sword of the hunting god in his hand, bravely rushed towards the huge lobster, and began to fight with it.

Pa~~~

The huge spiral epee smashed the head of the "Shrimp King" with one strike.

However, although Xiao easily killed the big lobster, after some evaluation, he found that the strength of the "Shrimp King" was already equivalent to the level of a monk in the early stage of foundation building, and the combat effectiveness of the "Shrimp King" was indeed a bit beyond the specifications.

In particular, the power of the high-pressure water arrows is comparable to that of a water jet cutting machine. Normal steel can be penetrated by one blow. If you are not careful, you may be killed in seconds.

However, before Xiao had time to marvel, something even more amazing happened. The body of the lobster that Xiao killed was completely decomposed and disappeared in just a few minutes, leaving only a small amount of fresh lobster meat and a few hundred runes. The gift remains where it is.

“This is the fundamentalism of the Golden Law!”

Xiao stepped forward and opened the gift of the golden tree, looking at the rune in his hand that was like a gold coin, he was a little in disbelief.

I didn’t expect that a scene in the game would actually be the fundamentalism of the Golden Law, which is really amazing.

The lobster was killed, and the flesh and soul were blessed and brought back to the golden tree.

And part of the blessings and flesh and blood in its body are given as rewards to the warriors who kill the lobster.

The Golden Law actually encourages fighting and killing each other, in order to continuously create more powerful warriors.

However, Xiao soon discovered that he had no way to use runes. They could only be used as currency in Xiao's hands and could not be turned into his own power.

This reminded Xiao of some plots in the original work. After the Faded One obtained runes at first, they could not directly convert them into power.

It was only through the guidance of his second wife that he gained the ability to upgrade.

In other words, no matter how many runes you have, you will not be able to play their role without the help of the Finger Witch.

Does that mean that the witches with Two Fingers and His fingers at the junction have firmly grasped the world's upgrade channels?

Only through their guidance can everyone transform the runes in their hands into actual power.

So a logical circle appeared,

Those at the bottom must become stronger if they want to rise.

If you want to become stronger, you can only rely on the finger witch.

If you want to get help from the Finger Witch, you must become Finger's lackey.

Looking at it this way, although the god Malika became the god of the junction, established the Golden Law, and occupied the top level of power.

But even though Malika has such a lofty status, the real right to speak is not actually in her hands, but is controlled by the two fingers that control all the channels of ascending.

Two fingers control the right to speak at the bottom, grassroots, middle and even the upper levels of the world.

Except for the demigods who are the descendants of Marika, no one can refuse the order of Two Fingers, because refusal means losing the future of becoming stronger.

It can be said that at the junction, if Two Fingers and Marika issue orders that run counter to each other, then everyone in the junction will follow Two Fingers' orders without hesitation and ignore Marika's instructions.

To be honest, it’s really frustrating to be treated like this by a god!

If Xiao was in this situation, he would probably overturn the table just like Marika did! After all, who wants to be led by the nose?

Since Two Fingers refuses to let Marika have her way, let’s stop playing together!

As a result, a "flaw" appeared in the Golden Law, and it was no longer possible to maintain the original cycle of cause and effect, and the legal ring collapsed.

Malika's descendants got the big runes one after another and became demigods, starting a protracted and endless melee.

There is no ultimate winner in this melee, because it is an endless whirlpool of strife.

Chaos is the ladder to climb up,

This famous saying runs throughout "A Song of Ice and Fire".

And how can "Elden's Ring", written by the same author, be divorced from this truth?

When the Golden Law collapsed and the demigods launched a fierce melee, all that was left was an endgame—an endgame that would never end.

The entire world is also in the war, completely decaying and declining. People no longer believe in Two Fingers, let alone have any respect for them.

There was even a Volcano Mansion that specifically hunted the fingered witches and practiced the power of the serpent, and the Mongwen Dynasty that hunted for blood and pain.

Faced with this situation, the Two Fingers had no choice but to recall the Faded Ones who had been exiled by Mallika and extend an invitation to them to return.

Its purpose is to break this lifeless world, let the Faded Ones repair the Ring, ascend the throne of the King of Elden, push the world back into operation, and thus restore their dominance.

However, after the Faded Ones regained several large runes and defeated Radagon and the Beast of Elden to restore the Ring, the world was called the next era of decline, which showed that all living beings were dissatisfied with the two-finger rule.

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After thinking about it, Xiao put away the runes given by the Shrimp King and did not stop on the road. Instead, he continued to move towards the center of Lake Lienia.

Whatever the truth was, it had no effect on Xiao.

All he wants now is to find the pyroxene key and kill all the arrogant mages in the academy.

As Xiao moved forward, his sharp eyes immediately saw the real king living in this lake, and the most powerful creature in the border area - Smarag.

If Xiao's memory is correct, the only pyroxene key that can enter the academy in the junction at this moment is in the dragon's lair, and it has become one of Smarag's collections.