Elden Ring, but with Wind Spirit Moon Shadow

Chapter 180: Drinking snow in the snowy mountains and listening to the passing wind
Bai Shi was riding Torret on the desolate snowfield.

The wind and snow were howling in the lonely snowfield.

The fierce snow flying all over the sky made the entire vision blurry. The scene in the distance could not be seen clearly. Only the thin and empty outlines of the mountains could be seen.

There is always only one color around, that is endless white.

Apart from a few trees occasionally seen on the roadside, there are no other reference points on this snowy field.

The only thing that could provide Bai Shi with a little direction in this vast snowfield was the faint golden light floating in the sky.

That somewhat illusory golden light is a guide to blessing.

There was no map, no reference point, no destination, and even when I looked back, I couldn't see the cave I had been to before.

It is precisely because of the blessing and guidance that Bai Shi can move forward on this snowy field.

Bai Shi hadn't been like this for a long time. He moved forward following the guidance of the blessing without a map or direction.

Since arriving at the border, Bai Shi had only relied on the blessing to guide him on the initial section of the journey.

It was during the time when we left the Border Heroes Cemetery and officially set foot in Nimgfu.

At that time, following the guidance of the blessing, Bai Shi found the direction and successfully arrived at the front of the level to meet Melina.

After meeting Melina and drawing the first map, Bai Shi never relied on the guidance of the blessing again.

After all, compared to the little bit of guidance from Cifu, the route plan recorded in Baishi's mind is more reliable.

White consciousness only needs a map to obtain "guidance" that is clearer and more specific than the guidance of blessing.

We usually call it a strategy.

That's why Bai Shi collects as many maps as possible.

Whether you dig out the map from under the stone tablet, buy it from a merchant, or get it from someone else.

Because as long as there is a map, Bai Shi can match the relevant information of that area from his memory one by one.

Now that we are back to a situation without a map, Bai Shi feels a little uncomfortable.

But fortunately, he didn't need to explore anything this time.

This time it was just to open a blessing point on this snowy plain to facilitate teleportation.

I may not come here again for a long time in the future.

It would be even better if we could find some landmark next to the blessing to determine its location.

The best is the top of Giant Mountain.

This way, when he comes next time, he can ask Elissa to come here and lead the way for him.

It would be a good time for Elissa to come back to visit her family and see how the Samir people are doing in the snow-capped mountains.

If things aren't going well, you can always go back to Stonewell, which is at least much better than the environment in the snowy mountains.

If this is the Holy Snowfield, that would be great too. We can then head to the Holy Tree or the Blood Dynasty.

In just a short period of time when he was thinking, Bai Shi's body was covered with a thick layer of flying snow.

Bai Shi came to his senses and blew off all the snow on his body.

The snow is very heavy. If you don’t clean it up after a while, a layer of it will immediately accumulate on your body.

Bai Shi just used the storm to clean up every once in a while.

After thinking for a while, Bai Shi began to use the storm to form a constantly flowing wind armor on his body.

This way the snow won't pile up.

I was frozen by the snow for a while just now and it does feel a bit cold.

Although the armor on Bai Shi has a cloak and is made of a lot of fabric, it has almost no function of keeping out the cold.

After all, no one thought about the issue of keeping warm when it was built.

If I had known that I was coming to the snowy mountain area, I could have made some hot drinks in advance to relieve the cold.

But fortunately, my physical fitness is here.

Even if Bai Shi ran naked on the snow, he would only be frozen stiff but not frozen to death.

On the other hand, Torret is completely unaffected by the wind and snow.

Such cold weather doesn't seem to be a problem for it with its thick fur.

However, the thick snow still posed some obstacles to Torret.

Every time the hooves sank deeply into the snow, Torrett felt a little irritated.

Because he couldn't run freely, Torrett's speed dropped significantly and he began to slack off.

While maintaining the current speed, I took the opportunity to take a bite of the original Loya fruit on the roadside.

Bai Shi had tasted this original species of Loya fruit that grew on the snow-capped mountains before.

How should I put it, the taste is not very good as usual.

Like other loya fruits, it is difficult to swallow because it has too much fiber.

The taste is not very bad, just like sugar-free mint chewing gum, and it is very cool. It feels very cool in the mouth and has an icy texture.

In short, after trying all the fruits so far, Bai Shi thinks that the best one to be used as a casual snack is the golden Loya dried fruit.

It is very sweet and tastes exactly like chewing gum. It tastes so authentic.

That’s why they say Rodel’s grandfather is the real grandfather. At least his fruits are really sweet.

As for ordinary Loya fruits and dried fruits...that's history.

Because the journey was so boring, Bai Shi could only use his imagination to relieve his fatigue.

How long have you been gone? I have no idea.

The scene around me didn't change at all, it just kept repeating itself.

The mental fatigue caused by such a journey is unimaginable.

If the blessing had not been still pointing forward, Bai Shi would have almost begun to doubt whether he was spinning in circles.

Bai Shi now suddenly felt a little regretful, wondering why he had not learned the flame series of prayers in the first place.

Otherwise, you can light a fire and play with it, and warm yourself up at the same time.

In this kind of snow and wind, an ordinary torch would be blown out as soon as it was lit.

After the previous transaction with Lani, I also got the basic fire prayer book.

But I didn't have time to go to Teacher Miliye to study, that would have been a long detour.

Although the storm can prevent the wind and snow from directly contacting your body, the surrounding temperature cannot be changed out of thin air. If the environment is hot, hot wind will blow, and if it is cold, cold wind will blow.

Just when he was thinking about whether or not to take out the Sword of Night and Fire and use it as a torch, Bai Shi suddenly felt a warm feeling on his back.

Bai Shi knew this feeling very well. It was not real warmth, but the feeling when Melina's spirit touched him.

Melina was helpless about the cold environment that Bai Shi was in, so she had to hug him gently from behind.

She knew that such an action would not actually warm her consciousness, but at least she would feel a hint of illusory warmth.

"Thank you, Melina."

Melina leaned her head on Bai Shi's back and looked sideways at the unchanging desolate snowfield around her.

"... Let's find the blessing and go back as soon as possible."

"The armor you're wearing doesn't keep you warm at all."

Bai Shi chuckled twice.

"It's OK. It's not so cold that I can't stand it."

"Don't worry, if it was an environment I couldn't face, I wouldn't have come out of the cave just now."

Melina nodded. Bai Shi was indeed like this. He would not do anything without preparation. Although this teleportation was an unexpected emergency, Bai Shi did not rush out on impulse.

"Once I find the blessing, I will hurry back. It's too cold here."

only……

Bai Shi looked up at the blessing in the sky that pointed to an unknown place and sighed.

"However, I don't know how far that blessing is..."

"And even Torret's speed has been affected by the snow, so it looks like it will take some time."

Melina also knew that there was no way around it.

After all, when you come to a new area, it is quite necessary to find the blessing point and leave the coordinates of teleportation.

If you teleport to the Fourth Bell Tower and then use the portal to move, it will take a lot of energy and time to travel through the cave.

Melina didn't say anything else, she just hugged him a little tighter.

Bai Shi noticed Melina's movements, and in this endless and lonely snowfield, he actually found a trace of warmth from the inside out.

The pale and faded sky and earth seemed to be re-colored in Bai Shi's eyes. The thin and hollow outlines of the distant mountains suddenly became beacons guiding the way forward.

Because he truly felt that he was not alone.

Behind him was the girl he was fighting for.

"Feel much better."

"It's so nice to have you by my side."

How lucky are you to have someone accompany you on such a lonely road?
"Well, I will always be with you."

"must."

"After I get a body, I want to stay by your side forever."

Melina made her promise quietly.

Bai Shi took a deep breath and responded seriously:

"What an honor."

So Bai Shi and his beloved girl walked across the long snowy plain together.

----

Underground, a huge sleeping creature sensed a slight movement above.

Before waking up from deep sleep, the body has already started moving as programmed to catch prey.

Dozens of fingers shot out from the ground at the same time, blocking Bai Shi and Torret like a cage.

It was beyond everyone's expectations, even the sensitive Torrett didn't notice it.

For the first time, Torrett neighed in surprise.

Before it attacked, there was no sign of life at all, and all traces were covered by thick snow.

By the time it was discovered, Torrett's double jump was no longer enough to escape the giant insect's palm.

Melina was also startled.

But she immediately realized that Bai Shi didn't need her to worry about the battle.

The big hand of the finger worm had already tightly covered Bai Shi and Torret, rubbing its fingers back and forth, trying to crush them.

This finger worm is a native species of finger worm from the snowy mountains. It does not come into contact with humans, so it does not wear a ring with magical powers.

It relies on its huge size and strength.

Those weak, self-degenerated descendants of finger worms will never understand what purity is.

How can a mere magic ring compare to a natural body!

But after rubbing it for a while, the giant finger worm found that something was not right. Not only was it very hard, but it also seemed to be getting bigger in its hand?
Bai Shi used the power of the Great Rune to enlarge his body to an unprecedented size, breaking free from the restraints of the Fingerworm's fingers.

A pair of hands placed on the base of the finger worm's fingers, tearing its flesh and skin. Blood immediately gushed out and poured over Bai Shi's body.

The blood that dripped onto his body was immediately frozen into ice by the cold wind, and would shatter and fall off at the slightest movement.

The white consciousness, which had enlarged its size, stood up from the bloody body of the finger worm and continued to tear the body of the finger worm to both sides.

The finger worm is too huge. Bai Shi is much smaller than it, but it is much stronger.

The finger worm was torn into two halves of different sizes by Bai Shi from the middle and thrown to both sides.

Bai Shi blew away the icy blood on his body, feeling very unhappy.

Seriously, I was just talking to Melina about where I would take her after I had a body, and then I was ambushed.

The two severed hands each crawled up from the ground and were able to move separately. No one knew what their body structure was.

Bai Shi rushed to the side of the larger half of the body and smashed it down with a punch carrying a strong wind.

The finger bones of the finger worm were shattered in an instant, the bone fragments pierced through the flesh, and a huge round hole was pressed into the snow by the wind pressure.

Bai Shi grabbed the two fingers of the finger worm with both hands and pulled them off the finger worm. He clasped his hands together and smashed them on the finger worm like a sledgehammer, smashing its body into meat paste.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the other half of the finger insect was ready to slip away.

Bai Shi took out the dragon hunting sword and spear from the space disc.

Although the Sword of Night and Fire is stronger, its large size makes it no different from a toy when held in the hand.

To put it bluntly, these are weapons made by magicians.

If you are big, you need extra-large weapons.

The sword and the spear were also enlarged to the limit, with blazing black flames burning on them.

Bai Shi aimed at the half finger worm and threw the sword and spear out with force.

The blazing black flames melted the flying snow, and the sword and spear broke through the wind and snow, leaving a clear trajectory and accurately hitting the escaping half-finger insect.

The half finger worm was stuck in the ground, and the black flames made it twitch wildly.

Bai Shi jumped up and stepped on the finger worm.

He drew out his sword and spear, and lightning struck the blade from the air, slashing across the finger worm.

The power of thunder and lightning not only flowed through the finger insect, but also spread across the snow along with Bai Shi's anger, melting the ice and snow and leaving deep marks on the ground.

Bai Shi kept electrocuting the finger worm until it was charred black and shattered like charcoal when touched. Then he restored his body shape, summoned Torret again, and stepped over the body of the finger worm.

Torrett had just transformed himself into a spirit and avoided the sneak attack, and now he was unharmed.

Melina also hugged Bai Shi from behind again.

After a small episode, Bai Shi was on the road again.

The blessing point guidance finally came to an end, leading Bai Shi to a dilapidated house.

The shabby house was located in a depression in the mountain, so it was slightly sheltered from the wind and snow, but the inside was still covered with knee-high snow.

Inside was a frozen corpse that had been dead for who knows how long.

In his hand was still tightly clutched a parchment scroll.

Bai Shi first lit up the blessing, and then went to the dilapidated house that was ravaged by wind and snow and took the map from his hand.

It was a simple map with a tree with huge flowers in bloom at the end of the map.

There is no golden tree here, it can only be Michaela's sacred tree.

In this case, the location of this place is self-evident, the Holy Snow Plain.

Looking into the distance, one can just see a little outline at this position - it is a sacred tree that is not as bright as the golden tree, but it stands out alone in the snowfield.

　There are still three or four days before I can go home_(:з」∠)_
　　
　
(End of this chapter)