Elden Ring, but with Wind Spirit Moon Shadow

Chapter 291: Old, weak and disabled soldiers? I don't believe you.

After a moment of silence, Bai Shi looked at the cross sign of Michaela.

Seeing Bai Shi's gaze shift, Lei Da began to explain:

"Ms. Mikaela has decided to give up everything—"

"It includes the body, power, and destiny that are connected to gold."

"This cross mark is the mark left when Lady Michaela gave up her body."

Bai Shi listened silently and sighed slightly in his heart.

Fate...is it fate again?

The word "fate" is often heard from Lani. The fate of the Kalia royal family is even closely connected with the starry sky.

But Bai Shi still has no idea about fate.

So many demigods are obsessed with fate, it seems that the concept of "fate" cannot be viewed simply.

Bai Shi stretched out his hand and touched the Michaela Cross.

The words engraved on my mind come to mind:

"I left here the body I had given up for the first time."

Bai Shi's eyes widened.

So, under the cross are Michaela's body parts?

No, he had abandoned his body, so how did he move? Did he just leave his body?

Looking closely, there are some tender buds called "Divine Blood Wood Buds" sprouting nearby, which seems to be the physical abandonment of the body.

Bai Shi now wants to complain, but doesn't know where to start.

Michaela is truly a genius. What on earth is he trying to accomplish by doing this? —
At this moment, the horn man who fell to the ground moved his fingers and seemed to wake up from his coma.

But he still didn't get up.

If he stood up now, he would have to bow to the people of the Golden Tree faction, which he could not accept.

But he also knew that if he continued to be stubborn, he would probably be beaten to death.

He also carries the important mission of revenge for his mother, wife and children, so he cannot just fall down like this.

So just lie down on the ground and pretend to be dead to get away with it.

Damn it, the aura of that woman was so similar to Marika's, and she might even be Marika's offspring, but he couldn't kill her here, and instead he almost lost his life.

This is too exaggerated. How can we kill them?

They had just entered the Shadow Land and probably hadn't obtained many fragments of the Shadow Tree, so they couldn't yet fully display their strength.

In the Horned Man's memory, when the shadow covered the Shadow Tree, it was isolated from the outside world and the Shadow Tree also underwent tremendous changes.

The sap and debris of the Shadow Tree flew everywhere, as if it had gone mad. It was complete chaos.

From then on, all creatures in the Shadow Land were indiscriminately given the protection of the Shadow Tree.

People from outside will be suppressed and find it difficult to display their strength.

It is necessary to collect fragments of the Shadow Tree in order to reduce the degree of suppression, and after collecting a certain number, you can gain the favor of the Shadow like the natives.

It was obvious that he was doing favors to the unfavorable one, but he was pinned to the ground and beaten like a stray dog on the roadside.

What the hell is this logic?
If we can't deal with them now, it will be even more difficult to deal with them in the future.

The Horned Man roared madly in his heart, but he could do nothing.

This feeling of powerlessness reminded him of the time when he faced the Messermo army.

He was the same at that time, full of reluctance but unable to resist, and only dared to step out after the army had wreaked havoc.

Nothing has changed...

The Horned Man grabbed a handful of dirt, the flames of revenge burning in his heart once again.
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Leida and others also noticed the movements of the horned man.

Seeing that the Horned Man was not dead, Leida felt relieved.

There are still many things that need him in the Shadow Land, and he cannot die yet.

Bai Shi was not surprised, as he had deliberately suppressed his strength just now.

Otherwise, if he wanted, he could scatter the Horned Man's ashes in the first strike.

Leida pointed to the cliff beside her and said:

"Master Baishi, we will head to the front of Tower Town to meet up with our other two companions."

"One of them is the cartographer of the map. He is a very reliable companion."

"As for the other one, he collects items that might be of interest in the Shadow Land and prepares supplies for us."

"I wonder what you are going to do?"

Bai Shi looked at the place where Leida was pointing.

I saw that a road had been opened up between the cliffs, and several giant brick and stone door frames with distinctive styles were reinforced on the edge of the cliff to avoid possible collapse.

Behind that is probably the road leading to the Tower Town that Leida mentioned.

Bai Shi nodded in agreement.

"Okay, I'll go with you guys to take a look."

Anyway, there is nothing special to do right now, so let's go together.

First get to know the people who follow Michaela, and then you can decide how to treat them.

Seeing Bai Shi nod, Leida took the lead and led the way for them.

But Dann stayed where he was.

Leida glanced back at Dan, who nodded silently.

Seeing this, Leida took out a map and handed it to Dan.

After thinking for a while, she took out two bottles of medicine that were shining with golden light and handed them to Dan.

"If you're hurt, drink this. Take care."

Dan was stunned at first, then he smiled and took the thing.

He touched his hands together in front of his chest, gestured goodbye to everyone, and then slowly walked towards the northeast.

Since Dan never communicated with anyone, Leida had to explain:

"Dan seems to have something to do and will be away for a while."

"In that case... it's great. Let's ask the companion I'm going to meet later to help draw another map."

Freya scratched her head.

"Do you need a map? One should be enough for the two of us, right?"

Leida shook her head.

"It's always good to have an extra one prepared. We might be scattered due to unexpected circumstances."

Freya thought about it and felt that it made some sense.

Anyway, it will definitely be the right thing to let Leida handle these things.

After Dann left the team, Leida took another step and walked forward.

Melina took one last look at the horn man on the ground, then silently turned around and followed Bai Shi.

Bai Shi and others continued walking towards Tower Town, and their figures gradually disappeared from sight.

Only then did the horn man climb out of the pit trembling and spit out a mouthful of blood foam.

"Bah, damn this guy, you will definitely have something to worry about in the future..."

The horned man suddenly stood up, drew the sickle from his waist, and faced his side and rear.

He saw Dann, who was supposed to leave, turn back from the side.

The horn man relaxed his movements a little. Losing a finger made it a little uncomfortable for him to hold the knife.

He remained alert and refused to relax his posture.

He looked at Dann, who was smiling, and said through gritted teeth:
"Tsk, what are you doing here? Are you here to laugh at me?!"

Dan spread his hands and shrugged.

Then he took out a bottle that sparkled with golden luster from his robe, which was the one that Leida had just handed to him.

Dane took a small sip himself, then closed the bottle and threw it at the Horned Man.

Without waiting for the Horn Man to react, he left again, and this time he really left.

The hornman caught the bottle that was thrown to him and held it in front of him to examine it.

Looking at the bottle of liquid sparkling with golden light in his hand, the Horned Man felt the power in it.

If I drink it, the injury on a single finger will probably heal instantly...

By the time he reacted, the bottle in his hand had been opened and placed in front of him.

The horned man then came to his senses.

What I am doing...

He subconsciously crushed the bottle in his hand, looked at the residue in his hand, and quickly waved it aside, as if he was holding some taboo cursed object.

The Horned Man took out a foul-smelling black ointment from his arms and began to apply it on his wounds.

"The guy from the Golden Tree..."

"I won't accept this little favor."
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As they walked along the road, Leida spoke again:
"Master Baishi, I think there are some things you need to know about the Horned Man."

"Ms. Marica ordered Mr. Messermo to wipe out the people of the Tower, and his people suffered a fire disaster as a result."

"It is reasonable that we cannot forgive the Golden Tree."

"But it is human nature to kill one's own kind, and the people of the Tower are no exception."

"They are not good people for no reason, they just happen to be losers, which is sad..."

Bai Shi nodded, understanding what Leida meant.

There are some things that it is not appropriate for people under the influence of the Golden Tree to say directly.

It seems that there are indeed some secrets that he doesn't know, and this should be the reason why Marika chose to massacre the Horned People at all costs.

But it has nothing to do with him now.

If the Horns mess with him, no matter what the reason, they will die.

If the horns behaved well, he wouldn't bother with them.

Then, Leida took out a very simple map and handed it to Bai Shi.

"Although you may have a bad impression of the Horned Man, he does have some use."

Bai Shi took the map and started looking at it.

On the map, there were several places marked with Michaela's cross.

Although the map below is very abstract, it is still easy to find the location above by comparing it with the detailed map.

"This is where Lord Michaela gave up his body. This is also his footprint."

"We need him..."
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After passing through the valley, what appeared in front of Bai Shi and the others was an extremely huge staircase leading to the magnificent city at the end of the road.

Surrounded by many spiraling towers, the city exudes an astonishing divine brilliance.

The Horned People are a God-worshiping people, and faith is in their blood.

Perhaps it is for this reason that such a barbaric nation could build such an amazing city in order to please the gods.

Bai Shi looked at the magnificent city, and what made him curious was the hazy buildings in the sky behind the city.

What could that be? It was shrouded in shadow, and its shape was completely invisible.

But what caught Bai Shi's attention more was the Michaela cross mark located at the city gate, next to the cliff. There stood a figure, who was a little thin but stood very straight.

Even from a distance, Bai Shi could sense the power of the cursed blood on him.

Bai Shi's Blood Dynasty radar was trembling, and there must be remnants of the Blood Dynasty who had not been killed completely nearby.

But it looks like that should be one of the companions that Leida mentioned. Let's just wait and see what happens.

As he walked up, Bai Shi couldn't help but mutter to himself.

I don’t know where Michaela picked up these people from, each one of them is a heavyweight.

Freya is a slightly dull girl who only thinks about fighting.

Dann keeps silent every day and pretends to be an expert, but I don’t know if he really can’t speak.

As for the horn man just now... forget it, let's not talk about him. He is a madman whose heart is filled with revenge.

Even Leida, who looks the most normal here, seems to have a deep secret unknown to the public according to Rico from "The Smell of Wine".

Now there is actually a guy from the Blood Dynasty here, what a gathering of heroes.

This guy from the Blood Dynasty must have been bewitched by Michaela.

Otherwise, Bai Shi really couldn't figure out how these two could have gotten together.

The closer he got, the more Bai Shi could feel the strong power of the cursed blood on that person.

If he is compared with the great swordsman 'Old Man' that he had met before, their strengths may be comparable, and both can be considered top heroes.

However, the amount of cursed blood in his body is greater than that of the 'old man', and is purer.

Perhaps in terms of status, he is higher than the 'old man' and others who joined later.

Seeing Bai Shi's confusion, Leida smiled slightly.

"Master Bai Shi, I think you must be very surprised, right?"

"Everyone's backgrounds are so different, so it's not surprising that conflicts would break out."

"It's just that right now, we are both very attracted to Lady Mikaela."

“That’s why we can work together…”

“This is a true miracle.”

The corners of Bai Shi's mouth twitched, but he managed to hold it together.

It was indeed a miracle, and the charm displayed by the man of God was indeed worthy of the title.

Leida walked forward and greeted the man standing upright with a mask on:

"Mr. Ampah, I'll have to trouble you to draw another map."

The man named Ampah nodded and looked at Bai Shi and Melina.

Even through the mask, Bai Shi could feel the torch-like gleaming gaze, which was very sharp.

He stroked the white beard on the mask and spoke in a low, old voice:
"So there are new guests? No wonder the number we reserved doesn't match."

"This is my oversight, please forgive me."

After saying this, Ampah bowed slightly, his eyes no longer filled with scrutiny, and he restrained all his sharpness.

Bai Shi shook his head at Ampah.

"It was our fault for coming here without notice. You don't have to worry about it."

"By the way, the map you drew is very good."

"It's rare for someone to get praise from Melina in this regard."

Bai Shi turned his head and glanced at Melina secretly, but saw that she still looked confused and had no reaction to his words.

Bai Shi sighed in his heart, Melina was not in a good condition.

Ever since arriving in the Shadow Land, all the Horned People have hated Melina because of Marika.

Being stared at by so many hateful eyes was probably the first time in Melina's life.

This was obviously not something that Melina could accept calmly with just a few words.

Have a good chat with Melina afterwards.

Anpahe laughed twice. It was a happy thing to receive praise from others.

Bai Shi turned his attention back to the present and looked at Ampah, feeling a little curious.

How should I put it, this guy seems different from other people from the Blood Dynasty.

If the Blood Dynasty is described as a gang, then the person in front of him is like the old butler who is in charge of affairs.

Although his hands were also covered in blood, at least he behaved elegantly and appropriately.

However, these cannot change Bai Shi’s opinion of the remnants of the Blood Dynasty.

All the blood nobles and pure-blood knights who followed Monger and swore a blood oath had blood on their hands.

The crowd walked up the slope and came to the cliff in front of the city where Ampah was standing.

Bai Shi then discovered that behind Ampah there was a silent man wearing heavy bronze armor.

There were many boxes and barrels piled up behind him. I guess he was the person who prepared the supplies as Leida mentioned.

After walking up to them, Ampah took the initiative to speak and introduce himself to Bai Shi and Melina:

"My name is Ampah, and I used to serve Master Monger..."

"As for now, just like them, accept the guidance of Lady Michaela."

"Having said that, I am just an old and weak soldier. I can't help with things that require fighting."

“I therefore now turn to the activities of the investigation.”

Bai Shi couldn't help but look sideways after listening to Ampah's self-introduction.

Although he is very low-key and calls himself an old and weak soldier, it seems that his strength is not as weak as he says.

He is probably the kind of person who pretends to be a pig and eats the tiger.

After introducing himself, Anpahe turned and looked at Moore.

The others also looked over there.

Seeing that everyone was staring at him, Moore then remembered to introduce himself to his new friends.

"Ah... first time meeting you, welcome."

"Work together, for Lady Michaela..."

"We have prepared a lot for you all."

After listening to Moore's stumbling words, Bai Shi blinked.

Why does it feel like... Freya isn't that stupid anymore?
Although Freya's mind is full of fighting and she is a bit stubborn, she is still a normal person after all.

The Moore in front of him seems a bit like an autistic child.

Bai Shi also briefly introduced himself.

"Bai Shi, the person next to me is my partner Melina."

"I may disturb you for a while."

Melina also came back to her senses and nodded at them.

An Pah coughed twice and spoke again:
"Moore, take the things out."

Moore nodded, turned around and took out a carefully wrapped jar from the goods behind him.

"This is... what the collectors collected..."

After he opened it, everyone found that it contained many pieces of Shadow Tree fragments.

Leida and others don't know the function of this thing yet and are waiting for Ampah to explain.

Ampah picked up a piece of the fragment and placed it in Leida's hand.

"I guess you've already felt it."

"In this shadowy land, we outsiders will be suppressed."

Looking at the fragment in her hand that was emitting a dim light, Leida had some guesses in her mind.

“Is this the solution?”

Anpah nodded.

"Yes, I have read a lot of documents and materials during this period of time and learned some information."

"The Shadow Land once underwent a major change, and the Shadow Tree was also affected."

"After that, the fragments and sap of the Shadow Tree were scattered throughout the Shadowlands."

"At that moment, the natives were blessed without distinction, but the outsiders were cursed."

"That horn man doesn't need this, but the rest of us do."

"These are all we have now, but don't worry, Moore's collectors are constantly collecting the fragments."

At this time, Ampah once again took out the remaining fragments of the Shadow Tree and placed them in front of everyone.

A rough count shows there are about ten pieces.

"We used a few to try it out and then stopped using it."

"I would like to hear Miss Leida's opinion on how to distribute it."

Leida bit her lip lightly and thought.

If you want to do your best for Lady Michaela in the most efficient way, then the best option is to hand over all the Shadow Tree fragments in your hands to Lord Baishi.

Others don't know the inside story, but Leida knows.

Master Baishi has been influenced by Master Michaela and has become a trustworthy partner.

As long as Bai Shi's power can be restored, we will be able to conquer the Shadow Land, if not conquer it.

However, Leida was still a little worried.

It was a very painful thing to see the power of Baishi recover to the point where they could no longer control it.

If an accident really happens at that time, they will be completely unable to stop it because they do not have the blessing of the Shadow Land.

Finally, Leida spoke:

"In that case... everyone should collect what they need."

"How much you can collect depends entirely on your luck and ability. The extra will be distributed later."

Everyone nodded. Although she did not give any special opinions, this was also a reasonable decision.

These followers are already very loosely organized, and if they are forcibly divided, there might be disputes.

After making the arrangements, Ampah asked Xiang Leida:
"Ms. Leida, where are you going next?"

Leida looked at the magnificent door in front of her.

"Next, I want to go take a look at this tower town in front."

Ampah also glanced at the gate, stroked his beard and said:

"It's not easy to get in there."

"There are some horn warriors who survived the war. They can use special divine powers and their strength is quite terrifying."

"When I was exploring earlier, my old bones were almost broken."

Bai Shi looked Ampah up and down.

Well, intact, the clothes are clean.

Believe it or not.

(End of this chapter)