Elden Ring, but with Wind Spirit Moon Shadow

Chapter 207 Dragon Lady (6k, please give me a monthly ticket)
Bai Shi was shocked when he saw the ancient dragon's pupils trembling.

This ancient dragon was completely trapped in a thick layer of ice. No one knows how many years have passed, but how could it still be alive?
There is absolutely no food and no air in this ice layer.

Can it survive in such harsh conditions? Is it really a living thing?
Gu Long, isn’t he too amazing?

Bai Shi began to try to thaw it.

The ice that can freeze and restrain the ancient dragon is definitely not ordinary ice.

But the sun's flames were too hot, and Bai Shi was worried that he would overestimate the layer of ice and hurt the ancient dragon inside.

So at the beginning, Bai Shi used black flames to test the strength of the ice layer.

However, this layer of ice still exceeded Bai Shi's imagination.

The black flames burned on it and showed no signs of melting. Instead, they went out quickly on their own.

Bai Shi tried again using sunlight, and the ice showed some signs of melting, but very slowly.

Bai Shi saw that the ice was so solid that he no longer held back and released the blazing sun flames.

The ice layer then began to melt at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The effect of solar blaze is quite good.

Bai Shi jumped directly onto the ancient dragon's head and began to thaw it from the head.

The ancient dragon was very large, almost like a mountain, and even Bai Shi seemed inconspicuous standing on it.

For the first time, Bai Shi used the power given by the sun with all his strength, and a ball of orange-yellow fire rose from his hand.

In mid-air, the fireball began to expand and turned into a miniature sun.

A dazzling light enveloped this frozen basement.

Bai Shi raised his hands high in a gesture of praising the sun, igniting the fire in his body and slightly burning his body.

As the flesh and blood burned, the scorching sun became more and more dazzling, so bright that it was difficult to look directly at.

The scorching temperature caused the surrounding ice to melt rapidly, and the dragon head closest to the sun was soon completely freed from the ice.

As the magic faded, cracks appeared in the thick ice, revealing the solid rock dragon body.

The sunlight shines on the broken stone dragon scales, dispelling the 'mysterious' silver and restoring color to these eternal scales.

"call--!"

From the moment it escaped from the ice, the ancient dragon opened its bloody mouth and greedily took the air for itself.

Its breath was like a hurricane, stirring up ice and moisture from the surrounding snow.

The wind was howling, and in an instant, the whole room was filled with strong winds, and the air was continuously sucked into the ancient dragon's mouth.

Every breath of the ancient dragon seemed to swallow the entire world, causing air flow to surge. Its thirst for oxygen was so strong that the surrounding environment was trembling with its revival.

This breathing lasted for several minutes before the ancient dragon was satisfied.

The air seeped into its lungs and its heart began to beat vigorously. What a long-lost feeling this was.

The ancient dragon twisted its body, and the ice layer continued to collapse and shatter into pieces.

It stretched its tired limbs, and its four wings that covered the sky and the sun stretched out as far as they could, instantly covering most of the vast underground.

The ancient dragon stretched out his body contentedly, allowing the warm sunlight to wash every inch of his body. The scorching temperature formed a sharp contrast with the previous coldness.

Finally, when the ancient dragon's breathing gradually calmed down, the surrounding environment also returned to calm.

Bai Shi stood on top of the ancient dragon until it calmed down from the excitement of escaping, and then he landed in front of it.

Gu Long lowered his head and looked at the human in front of him who had rescued him.

An unexplained roar came out of its mouth, which after a while turned into some unclear language.

"Gah...thank...thank you."

A dull voice whose gender was difficult to distinguish came from the ancient dragon's vocal tract that had probably not been used for thousands of years.

The huge breath it exhaled when it spoke made Bai Shi's hair a little messy.

Bai Shi nodded. It was great that he could communicate normally with this ancient dragon.

Although ancient dragons have almost endless lifespans, such creatures generally do not go mad over a long period of time.

But surviving long outside is completely different from being sealed in ice.

Even if an immortal being encountered such a thing, it would probably be a huge devastation to his heart.

Bai Shi looked at the ancient dragon that had just regained its freedom.

"I have a lot of things I want to ask you."

"Now that you're able to speak, could you answer some of my questions?"

The ancient dragon nodded slightly, then found a comfortable position and lay down.

"Please ask, I will tell you everything I know about my benefactor."

Bai Shi thought about it.

"First, what's your name?"

"My name is Celine Shanks."

"Why are you in this secret room of the Knox people, and you are still frozen? Were you kidnapped here by them?"

Celine Shanks extended a paw and placed it under her head.

"This... is a long story."

Celine Shanks gritted her teeth, making a "crackling" sound.

"I used to spread the ancient dragon faith in the Knox Dynasty and was active in Knoxlong for quite a long time."

"The spread of the ancient dragon faith here is not particularly smooth. The people here believe in the moon called the Black Moon."

"Although spreading the faith wasn't smooth, I actually got along pretty well with them later on."

"They are very interested in the ancient dragon's body structure, and I am also quite curious about the various strange life forms they are studying."

“So they paid something and got my help.”

"The lightning wrapped around those silver teardrops is the result of my teachings."

Bai Shi was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Celine Shanks would volunteer to help them with their research at the beginning.

But it’s not particularly difficult to understand. The immortal species sometimes think differently.

Especially in terms of racial consciousness, rather than sticking with their companions every day like social creatures, they may prefer to do what they like forever.

"So what happened later? Why did they lock you up here?"

Celine Shanks was very angry when she recalled the scene.

"I was watching them researching the Simulacrum Teardrops when suddenly a group of strange space creatures came to Noklongen."

"Those space creatures are very powerful and numerous, wreaking havoc in Noklongn."

Celine Sanx paused.

“I was ready to leave immediately.”

"After all, I'm only here to spread the ancient dragon faith. There's no need for me to go through life and death with them."

"But all the ways out are blocked by those weird creatures. Even if I force my way out, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to escape."

"The researchers brought me here and told me it was a safe area and they would hide here too."

"They say that the ice and high concentration of 'mystery' here can keep us in a stable dormant state. Once the crisis is over, someone will come and release us."

“But no one has come.”

"Those Knox people all defaulted."

Celine Shanks did not describe the specific process in detail. It seems that she is unwilling to talk about this shameful black history.

Bai Shi raised his eyebrows.

"I don't know if they deceived you at the time, but now I'm afraid they have all been completely destroyed along with Noklonn."

Celine Sanx was also visibly stunned when she heard that Noklong was destroyed.

"Noklongon was completely destroyed?"

Bai Shi nodded.

"That's the time you mentioned, when there was an invasion by space creatures."

"The entire Noklongn was destroyed. I'm afraid there aren't many survivors. Now there's only ruins left."

Celine Shanks sighed slightly.

Looking back, he looked at the group of rare people and night people who were frozen in this secret room.

"What a shame. It was such a powerful dynasty."

Celine Shanks lowered her head and remained silent, as if she was thinking.

"Can I ask what the situation is outside now?"

Bai Shi thought about it and felt that it would be difficult to explain the current situation to her.

If Celine Sanx was sealed away during the time of Noklong, then this time gap seems a bit long.

"right now……"

"After the destruction of the Knox Dynasty, the Borderlands ushered in the Age of the Golden Tree."

"Although there was probably a long period of time between the Knox Dynasty and the Golden Dynasty, I am not too sure about this part."

"In short, during the transition of times in the border area, the forces of the Golden Tree fought everywhere."

"They destroyed the fire giants on the snowy mountains, made peace with the royal family of Kalia in Lienia, went to war with the ancient dragons, and finally turned enemies into friends, defeating the Storm King's forces in Nimgefu."

"Finally, Queen Marica revealed the Elden Ring of the Golden Law, and the law of the Golden Tree was established at the border."

After explaining the previous situation, Bai Shi glanced at Celine Sanx, who looked confused, and continued:
"However, the Golden Dynasty is now only in name only."

"Because the Elden Ring of the Golden Law has also been broken, but after the fierce shattering war, no one won."

"The border region is now at its darkest, with the kings holding the fragments of the magic ring each ruling their own side."

Celine Sanks looked confused when she heard this, but at least she had a rough idea of what happened at the border.

Obviously, the golden tree force is the protagonist.

Celine Sanx was thinking about the several forces that Bai Shi had just mentioned.

It did know about the fire giants on the snowy mountains, and that group of guys had lived in the border area for quite a long time.

As for Nimgerfu's storm power, it also had some impression of it.

It seems to be a force supported by companions who promote the Dragon Feast ritual and the ancient dragon faith.

They like to spread various ideas to the humans over there, so there are many humans who believe in dragons there.

However, the ancient dragons actually went to war with the golden tree forces and eventually turned enemies into friends, which seemed a little unbelievable to Celine Shanks.

What surprised Celine Sanx was that the ancient dragons would actually join the war collectively as a force.

The ancient dragons were actually quite disorganized, especially after their king, Platon Shanks, was seriously injured.

Since losing the leadership of Platon Shanks, the ancient dragons mostly live alone and rarely gather together.

Is it possible...

Celine Sanx was a little excited and asked Bai Shi quickly:

"Was the war against the Golden Tree led by His Majesty the Dragon King?"

Bai Shi shook his head.

"it is a pity."

"From what I know, that war was started by the great ancient dragon Gulan Sanx."

"As far as I know, the other famous ancient dragons who participated in the battle include the siblings Lance Shanks and Ful Shanks."

"As for the Dragon King, he did not show up." Celine Shanks was silent for a while.

It seems that we still can't hold out too much hope.

However, since the battle was led by the great ancient dragons Gulanshanks and Lanceshanks, it is no wonder that the ancient dragons would collectively go to war against the golden tree.

Whether it is the big ancient dragon or the two siblings, they are all powerful existences among the ancient dragons, and their influence is also enormous, which is completely different from ordinary ancient dragons like it.

"It seems that during the time I was asleep, the great changes that took place in the border area were even more dramatic than I imagined."

"Excuse me, do you know how long it has been since Noklongon was destroyed?"

Bai Shi shook his head.

“I don’t know the time.”

"A lot of history at the border has been lost. I only know that it's been a very, very long time since then."

"But whether it's a thousand years or ten thousand years, I don't know."

Celine Shanks looked at Bai Shi.

"Come to think of it, I still don't know your name, benefactor."

Bai Shi cleared his throat.

"My name is Bai Shi, and I am the Storm King who currently rules Nimgefor and Stonewell."

"He is also one of the Shard Kings who pursues the throne of King Elden."

What are your plans next?"

Celine Sanx hesitated and said:
"Can I... go to the ground and see what's going on?"

"Honestly, it's complete chaos right now."

"If possible, I would also like to visit your Stonewell."

"If you don't mind, please let me serve you in return for your kindness."

Bai Shi nodded in agreement.

"of course can."

"I also want to know what happened at the border."

"If you want, you can also spread the ancient dragon faith in Stoneville."

Celine Shanks lowered her huge head.

"Grateful."

Bai Shi touched Celine Shanks's huge rock head, feeling curious.

"Come to think of it, how did you get in here with your huge body?"

Celine Shanks replied:

"We ancient dragons can transform into human form."

"Of course, it's usually just a short transformation."

"Truly and permanently transforming into a human form is a method that ancient dragons rarely choose."

After saying that, Celine Shanks stretched out its huge wings.

Only then did Bai Shi see that there was golden flesh and blood underneath the wings.

Celine Sanx wrapped herself with four wings, and light shone within the wings.

A beautiful figure emerged from it.

Bai Shi was shocked when he saw that figure.

I didn’t expect that this was actually Dragon Girl?
And with this look, is she the fireproof wife?

Her long light blonde hair was tied into a braid at the back of her head, and her hair swayed slightly with her movements.

Her skin was as white as snow, revealing a luster that was not of this world. The priest's attire she wore was pure white and sacred, but it somehow highlighted her figure. The long skirt clung to her curves, and behind her were four miniature wings and a tail that hung down to the ground.

Bai Shi couldn't help but exclaim in admiration: There is a huge treasure chest in front, it is difficult to defeat it even if you hold it with both hands and try your best!

I have to say that Celine Shanks and Firekeeper do look quite similar, almost like they were carved from the same mold.

By the way, is this considered a form of material reuse?

The only difference is that she was wearing white and had eyes.

Now she was looking at Bai Shi with her pair of golden vertical pupils.

"This appearance is what I look like in human form."

"I used to spread my faith everywhere with this appearance."

"What do you think?"

Bai Shi is quite satisfied. This appearance is very pleasing to the eyes.

"That's good."

The only downside is that Bai Shi's gaze will sometimes drift uncontrollably towards the huge treasure chest.

Bai Shi felt that he couldn't go on like this, because he had a bad feeling that something bad would happen.

Bai Shi could feel that Melina seemed to be right behind him.

So Bai Shi looked around.

Under the melting of the miniature sun, some other creatures were gradually thawed from the ice.

Among them are various creatures.

There were the crystal lizards that Bai Shi had seen before, and there were also giants that were several times larger than the trolls and covered with furnace horns.

In addition to these creatures, there are also many rare people and night people here.

Probably the researchers that Celine Shanks mentioned earlier, who brought her here.

They themselves were frozen here, so it seemed that this might really be a shelter.

In other words, it is a species repository that also serves as a temporary refuge.

Unfortunately, it seems that the backup plan they had arranged was no longer effective, and there were no survivors to rescue them.

Even the keys fell into the hands of the cuckoos.

Although I don't know how the cuckoos survived in the 'Eternal City'.

But Bai Shi guessed that the key was not given to them at the beginning.

Because of their size, the ice layer covering the rare people and the night people was the thinnest.

So they were soon freed from it.

But when Bai Shi went over to check on them, he found that they were no longer breathing.

Celine Shanks felt a little sad as she looked at these tiny lives that once lived in the same era as her.

It seems that this freezing technology also has quite serious side effects.

In other words, this is not an ability that can freeze organisms for a long time.

The reason why Celine Sanx was able to survive was because of the powerful vitality of her being an ancient dragon.

Bai Shi glanced around and felt a headache.

Many species had thawed and freed themselves from the ice, but few were left alive.

Corpses fell to the ground one after another, and Bai Shi had not yet figured out how to deal with them.

However, Bai Shi also discovered that there were species that survived in this freezer like Celine Shanks.

Among these corpses, there was a survivor.

It was a rather large wolf.

It was at least three meters tall at the shoulders, and its size was a bit exaggerated. The giant dogs on Gallid looked like little Teddy bears in front of it.

It clearly has the characteristics of a furnace.

It has four huge spiral horns on its head, and dense scales under its hair, and its entire body is a verdant color, like lapis lazuli.

This giant wolf seems to be the only survivor besides Celine Shanks.

But it is obvious that its vitality is not as strong as that of Celine Shanks, and it is now at the end of its strength.

After it broke free from the ice, it fell to the ground, gasping violently.

Bai Shi walked over to it, placed his hands on it, and released the healing power of sunlight.

The giant wolf's condition seemed to have improved a little. It finally regained some strength and lay on the ground.

It looked towards Bai Shi and gave him a look of gratitude.

Then its whole body began to tremble violently.

The giant wolf's abdominal muscles contracted violently and it let out a painful growl.

Bai Shi didn't know what was wrong with it, but it didn't look good.

If it can be saved, Bai Shi thinks it is better to save it and use more sunlight to treat it.

Soon, with the giant wolf's continuous efforts, a blue-green egg was laid by it.

After everything was over, the giant wolf did not look at the egg it laid, but looked at Bai Shi.

In its eyes, Bai Shi saw a pleading look.

Bai Shi nodded at it and picked up the huge egg.

Seeing that Bai Shi seemed to agree, the giant wolf immediately died and fell to the ground.

Bai Shi held the wolf egg that was half his size and shook his head.

Although I picked it up, I have no idea how to take care of it.

No one told him how to hatch a wolf that laid eggs.

Bai Shi looked at Celine Shanks. As a cellmate, he wondered if she knew anything.

"Celin Shanks, do you know what kind of creature this is?"

Celine Sanks had been standing quietly beside Bai Shi since a while ago.

Seeing Bai Shi looking at her, she began to try hard to recall relevant information about this creature.

"Hmm... I only have a slight impression of this creature. It seems to be a powerful and rare wolf species."

"It is said that they have a very close origin to the ancestors and are similar life forms."

"It seems that their relationship with their ancestors is closer than with other wolves."

“It’s just that although they are closely related by blood, they will fight with their ancestors to compete for the qualification to become the mysterious life that truly controls life and death.”

Celine Shanks stretched out a hand and stroked the giant egg in Bai Shi's arms.

"However, I didn't expect that this would be the process of its birth."

"As far as I can remember, some people have mentioned to me that this kind of reproduction of life is very rare."

"It seems that once a new individual is born, the old one will die immediately."

“This is a strange life that emerges from death.”

"They are said to choose people they approve of to raise their newborns."

"That's all I know, and I'm not sure how much of it is true."

Bai Shi looked at the huge blue egg with strange patterns in his arms, and it seemed that he had to hatch it.

If it really hatches in the future, why not just call it Schiff to save the trouble of thinking of a name for it.

　The final vote came down to Fire Keeper's appearance. I have to say, Fire Keeper is really beautiful. I have liked her since I was a child (really). It was one of my enlightenments to the gentle big sister XP. And it's the beginning of the month, please give me some monthly votes>_
　　
　
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