Elden Ring, but with Wind Spirit Moon Shadow

Chapter 295: "Flame Knight" Quinlan

Bai Shi picked up a pair of scimitars dropped by the horn warrior on the ground, and its name appeared in front of him.

'Horned Warrior Curved Sword'

Bai Shi tried to inject magic power into the pair of curved swords and activate the unique combat skills they possessed.

As magic power poured in, dense ominous horns extended from the curved sword in Bai Shi's hand.

This is one of the combat skills on the curved sword, a unique enchantment of the horned warriors, which can use these ominous horns to tear the enemy's body and cause severe bleeding.

Bai Shi held it in his hand and felt the power contained in it.

This pair of curved swords contains extremely pure power of the furnace, but it is quite different from the power of the furnace knights.

The power of the Crucible Knights is red and gold, mixed with the life force of the Primal Crucible.

However, the ominous horns just released were actually made of pure gold, which was very similar to the prayer power of the ancient golden tree.

What's going on... Is this related to the betrayal that Leida and Jiao Mou mentioned?
No longer thinking about the unpredictable things, Bai Shi gripped the curved sword in reverse and thrust it fiercely into the ground.

The curved sword pierced into the ground, spreading the illusory evil horns and releasing magic power.

A large number of thick, sharp, ominous horns suddenly burst out from the ground in front of him, completely crushing a collapsed house.

Bai Shi saw the effect and put away his curved sword.

In his opinion, this is not a very practical combat skill. Stepping on the ground or gravity magic can achieve easier and more powerful results.

However, the power contained in this weapon can be analyzed using the Great Rune.

Bai Shi now has an idea for a new move.

The center of gravity rune on Bai Shi's body can analyze various powers, allowing him to use various powers without restriction.

Conversely, after analyzing the power, is it possible to find a way to deconstruct it?

Now the most powerful force in Bai Shi is the power of the sun, followed by storms and gravity.

Because of the blessing of the outer gods, Bai Shi possessed some of the characteristics of starry sky life, and his gravity magic advanced by leaps and bounds, and he was already catching up with the storm that he mastered first.

If he could deconstruct other powers, he might be able to use the characteristics of the Houkai wave to release moves like the life form disintegration ray.
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While Bai Shi was dealing with the horned warriors, Leida and Freya no longer had any pressure to fight the enemy.

Freya covered the wound, but blood continued to flow out from between her fingers.

The blow tore through her armor and caused severe injuries near her shoulder, causing her left arm to hang limply, unable to move.

Freya's injuries were serious. The irregular lacerations caused heavy bleeding and were difficult to heal.

Leida quickly ran forward, took out a small bottle that sparkled with golden light, and prepared to feed Freya.

This was the same medicine she had given Dane before, a precious medicine used by the Knights of the Holy Tree.

Even in the fertile sacred tree, it is impossible to produce this kind of medicine for casual use.

Each Holy Tree Knight can only have a quota of one bottle at a time.

Even Leida couldn't bring out too much. Preparing one bottle for each person in the team was already the limit.

However, Freya didn't pay any attention to her injuries at this time. She just stared at Bai Shi and the horned warrior over there, her eyes full of heat.

"Master Bai Shi is really strong... I wish I could be even stronger."

"If I were stronger, I would have a chance to fight him, right?"

"Although it's too far-fetched, no matter how many times I've watched him fight, I can't help but have this thought."

Seeing that Freya was still paying attention to what was happening over there, Leida shook her head helplessly.

He still has the energy to take care of the fight over there. It seems he hasn't been beaten enough.

But it’s a good thing, it seems that Freya’s condition is not particularly urgent.

Leida tore off a piece of the torn cloak and pressed it on Freya's wound.

Then Leida handed the bottle of medicine in her hand to Freya.

"You were so focused on the battle, I don't know what to say to you."

"At least you should pay more attention to your own condition."

Freya took the bottle and laughed.

"Haha, there's nothing I can do about it. I'm a red lion after all."

"Only endless fighting can satisfy my fighting spirit. This is the meaning of my existence in this world."

Leida also smiled and said:

"Recover from your injuries first, then continue to engage in the battle you desire."

Freya shook her head and did not drink the medicine in her hand.

"Leida, have you been too nervous lately?"

"There is a blessing behind us."

Leida was stunned for a moment, and suddenly found it a little funny that she had actually forgotten this.

"Then keep it by your side."

This was a low-level mistake that she wouldn't normally make. It seems like she's really not in good shape recently...

Maybe the pressure of being around Bai Shi was just too great.

All Freya had to think about was the battle, and she had a lot to think about.

She couldn't accept so naturally that someone so powerful suddenly joined the team.

Especially the power that Bai Shi just displayed.

Even though they were suppressed by the Shadow Land, they were still far superior to their other followers.

Even if everyone gathered together, they might not have a chance to fight him...

Leida helped Freya up and walked towards the blessed room, and then glanced at Bai Shi who was trying out the horned warrior's fighting skills.

Maybe she should let go of this worry?

After all, Lady Michaela has already taken action, and the mark on Bai Shi’s body is the best proof.

And she should have complete trust in Lady Michaela.
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Bai Shi randomly found a place in the ruins and sat down to wait.

It was not until Leida and Freya came out of the blessing again that he nodded to them, stood up and prepared to continue exploring the Tower Town.

Although the Tower Town in front of us is almost completely in ruins, some roads can still be found.

At this moment, a fork in the road appeared again in front of the three of them.

A relatively complete path that seems to be able to climb continuously upwards to higher levels of Tower Town.

The other way is to explore horizontally on the level where the three of them are now.

The structural design in Tower Town is also very similar to the spiral that the Horned People believe in.

Layer after layer spirals upward, dividing this giant town into several levels of space.

Faced with the choice, Bai Shi took the initiative to put forward his opinion this time.

"I want to explore this floor for a while first."

"If you want to continue going up, we can separate for a while. I will meet up with you after the exploration."

Leida thought about it and decided to continue exploring the upper levels.

"Then I'll continue to go upstairs."

"I want to look for Lady Michaela's footprints ahead."

Freya looked at the huge building on the top of Tower Town and chose to go forward with Leida.

"It looks like there might be a strong enemy ahead."

“Although it’s a bit troublesome because of the suppression of their strength, I’m still looking forward to fighting them.”

Bai Shi nodded and said, "That's it."

He decided to look around first to avoid missing any precious props.

However, he didn't want to miss the boss battle, so he specifically reminded the two of them:
"If you encounter a powerful enemy, don't rush into battle."

"You may not be able to handle it now, wait for me to get over there."

Leida agreed and then led Freya to explore forward.

Bai Shi went to the other side, walking along the road among the ruins.
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After passing through the wreckage of many buildings, a relatively intact building finally appeared in front of Bai Shi.

After passing through the tall gate below, a very open square with unusually large trees appeared in front.

The tree was similar to the twisted trees that could be seen throughout the Shadowlands, but it was much larger than those outside.

The trunk was divided into two branches, growing in a spiral upward, and finally hanging down to both sides at a certain node, with gray willow-like leaves hanging on them.

Looking at the tree, Bai Shi inexplicably connected it with the two fingers.

Whether it's the texture of the trunk, the downward bend like a joint, or the drooping gray branches, there are shadows of two fingers.

There were several shadowy figures in the square, holding knives, rushing towards Bai Shi.

Bai Shi just waved his hand and cleared everything away.

Walking towards the circular pool built around the strange giant tree, I found the body of a horned man behind the tree.

The corpse held a broken dagger in its hand, which was glowing with a gray crystal light.

Bai Shi picked up the dagger and collected the war ash crystals on it.

'Scream of Sorrow', this is the name given to the weapon by the War Gray.

This name is really abstract, and Bai Shi has no way of knowing the effect of this war ash from it.

I can only guess that this seems to be a kind of roar, which can probably increase its own damage.

I just don't know if this grief will have any special effect, or if it has something to do with being hit.

Bai Shi looked around and found nothing else.

Just as he turned around and was about to leave, a ball of fire suddenly ignited in the open space nearby.

Bai Shi stared at the flame, feeling that it was somewhat different from the others.

The flames were red and black, and contained terrifying power.

Looking at the color, it seems somewhat similar to the black fire butterflies with red and black wings that wander among the flaming ruins.

If we look at the symbols of demigods corresponding to the butterflies on the border, perhaps the black fire butterfly corresponds to Messermo?
Bai Shi couldn't help but wonder, could the person coming be Messermo?
Bai Shi stared at the black and red flames, waiting to see who would appear next.

However, after the flames rose, the one that emerged from them was not the powerful demigod as Bai Shi had imagined.

He was a middle-aged man with a yellow mushroom head, and his hairstyle was somewhat similar to Dora's.

Although his hairstyle is quite...youthful, his weather-beaten, bearded face is quite out of place.

The man was holding a strange sword that looked like a spear and was wearing full body armor covered with a large amount of red cloth.

After appearing here, he looked straight at Bai Shi.

"For those who are not blessed by gold, death will come!"

"Be consumed by the fire of Messermo!"

After finishing his lines, he was stunned when he saw that Bai Shi did not have any characteristics of a horned man.

But soon, he noticed Bai Shi's dull pupils, and a strange expression appeared on his face.

"It turned out to be the Lightless One. Now we have a reason to continue the purge."

"Remember, the one who killed you is 'Flame Knight' Quinlan."

The lightless one?
Hearing this name, Bai Shi was stunned for a moment.

What does this mean? Is it about him?
Bai Shi quickly realized that this was probably the name given to the Faded Ones in the Shadow Land.

The 'Flame Knight' Quinlan swung the greatsword in his hand, and a black and red fireball appeared and floated in the air around him.

After the flame took shape, he rushed up immediately.

The greatsword in his hand was of a unique shape, and the tip of the sword was particularly sharp, like a spear that could pierce through the enemy.

Therefore, the moves he used were mainly stabbing, and he leaped straight towards Bai Shi.

Bai Shi tapped the ground lightly with his toes and avoided Kunlan's move by a hair's breadth.

At this time, the fireball floating in the air also suddenly attacked Bai Shi.

However, facing the fireball, Bai Shi simply raised his hand and met it.

Seeing Bai Shi trying to block the flames with his hands, Kunlan laughed at Bai Shi's arrogance.

At the same time, the sword in his hand did not hesitate and stabbed towards Bai Shi again.

"How dare you underestimate the Fire of Messermo? Then remember this pain with your body!"

But to Kunlan's surprise, the invincible Messermo Fire was actually easily blocked by Bai Shi's palm at this moment.

In Kunlan's imagination, the violent burst of fire should have directly turned Bai Shi's arm into ashes.

But now, only a spark of fire burst out from between Bai Shi's fingers. Kunlan was stunned. When he reacted, the sword in his hand attacked again.

Bai Shi saw the 'Flame Knight' named Kunlan had a shocked expression on his face, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

Do you understand the value of super high fire resistance?

Apart from anything else, even if he was left standing here and getting burned, it might not cause much damage to him until the Fire Knight burned out his blue bar.

Bai Shi has not fought back so far, he is just dodging Kunlan's attacks.

After all, this guy kept muttering "Messermo", so he must be my brother-in-law's subordinate.

And judging from his strength, the Flame Knight should not be just a common soldier.

Bai Shi guessed that the Flame Knights were probably the elite troops under his brother-in-law, so he didn't take any action.

This will prevent you from accidentally killing or crippling someone, which would be a bit awkward when you meet them in the future.

But it's not a good idea to just play with him with empty hands. It's a bit too disrespectful.

Mainly, it's a bit boring to keep hiding like this.

After thinking about it, Bai Shi took out a weapon that he had never used before from his space disc.

A red-gold long sword appeared in Bai Shi's hand.

This is exactly the sword of Ouhe that was picked up from the corpse on the edge of the cliff.

Bai Shi infused magic power into it, stimulating the fighting skills on Ouhe's sword and transforming the magic power into the so-called "qi".

At this point, even if Bai Shi had never practiced the technique called "Qi", he could now wield this weapon.

Bai Shi smiled when he saw that the sword of Ouhe had successfully floated up. He had wanted to play like this for a long time.

Bai Shi put his two fingers together and stretched them forward, deliberately imitating the posture of controlling a sword, trying to control the sword of Ouhe.

The sword of Ouhe danced with Bai Shi's fingers, extremely agile, and very close to Bai Shi's imagination of wielding a sword.

This was the first time that Kunlan had seen this kind of move, and he became a little alert.

The next moment, the sword of Ouhe in Bai Shi's hand shot out without warning and flew towards Kunlan.

Kunlan immediately raised the greatsword in his hand and blocked the middle of the sword with his left hand, trying to block it.

However, when Ouhe's sword was about to reach Kunlan, it suddenly swung its tail, drew an arc, and changed direction in mid-air.

The sword of Ouhe instantly bypassed the defense and came to Kunlan's side.

Quinlan's expression changed upon seeing this, and he released a large amount of magic power, causing a burst of fire to explode around him.

This flame generated a huge amount of energy, blasting the sword of Oher several meters outward, blocking the attack.

Quinlan looked at the sword of Oher floating in the air and was shocked.

This thing is a bit too flexible.

He took a deep breath and threw himself back into the battle.

I don't know how many years have passed since that holy war.

They had not encountered a real enemy for a long, long time, and symptoms of soul corruption appeared among the army.

The never-ending war has made many people numb, and even the glory that they once took pride in has faded.

However, Quinlan always sticks to his mission and is still proud of that holy war.

Now, let him eliminate another thing that causes trouble for Lady Marika!

Kunlan raised the spear-like sword in his hand and rushed towards Bai Shi quickly.

If the fight is done in close combat, the space available to control the flying sword will be much smaller.

In other words, is it possible to penetrate the white consciousness before the sword arrives?
"The Lightless One!"

Thinking of this, Kunlan stepped forward and thrust out with his sword.

Flames spread across the sword, and as he thrust forward, a brilliant flash of fire flashed in the air, instantly leaping in front of Bai Shi.

To be fair, this move is indeed very entertaining.

That swift thrust contained such powerful will and strength that even Bai Shi was amazed by it.

It’s a pity that he seemed to have some distracting thoughts in his mind and couldn’t reach the perfect state.

Bai Shi calculated the distance accurately and gently retreated, allowing Kunlan's thrusting sword to stop at his chest.

This tiny distance now seems like an insurmountable chasm, unreachable.

No matter how hard Quinlan tried, it was difficult to cross.

But just after the thrust, the flames on the sword gathered into a beam and burst out from the tip of the sword.

Kunlan was overjoyed as he watched the attack that hit Bai Shi's chest.

However, when the flames dissipated, his expression suddenly became one of doubt and surprise.

The 'flame gun' that burst out from the greatsword pierced through the armor on Bai Shi's chest and successfully hit his flesh.

But Bai Shi's chest was only slightly charred, and there was no further result.

Why? This was his full-strength combat skill, the Flame Lance.

Why was there only this tiny mark on his body that could not even be called an injury?

Is fire so useless to him? !

Bai Shi looked down at the place on his chest where he was hit, then raised his head and nodded seriously at Kunlan.

"A very good move."

This is a completely new fighting skill that Bai Shi has never seen before.

Hearing Bai Shi's sincere praise, Kunlan felt that he was humiliating her.

He took a series of steps forward, pressing close to Bai Shi's position.

However, after dodging several times, Bai suddenly stepped forward, broke into the attack range of the spear-shaped sword, and got in front of Kunlan.

At this moment, the greatsword had no room to swing anymore.

Bai Shi's two fingers, which were wielding the sword, pointed forward and touched Kunlan's forehead.

Fierce flames burst out from his fingertips, burning Quinlan's face black.

Kunlan was thrown back by the explosion of fire and retreated repeatedly.

Bai Shi deliberately held back his strength and did not release the blazing flames of the sun; it was just a small, ordinary prayer of flame.

Therefore, this amount of force is not enough to even cause disfigurement.

Quinlan wiped his face, completely enraged by Bai Shi.

"Ahhh! You unblessed and lightless one!"

Bai Shi swung the sword of Ouhe in his hand again, attacking Kunlan's back.

He had to raise his sword back to meet the thrusting sword.

During the battle, Quinlan kept pointing fingers at Bai Shi's identity as a faded person.

Although Bai Shi did not have much sense of identification with this identity, he became bored after hearing it too much.

While Kunlan was busy dealing with the sword of Oher, Bai Shi walked up to him and knocked him to the ground with a casual punch.

After just one move, Quinlan felt as if all his internal organs were dislocated. He fell to the ground, unable to fight anymore.

Bai Shi squatted in front of Kunlan and said softly:
"The unblessed Lightless One?"

“Although I don’t know why you hate the Lightless One so much, the status of being blessed may not be as noble as you think.”

After saying this, Bai Shi used the function of the Great Rune after it was completely unsealed to bless himself.

Because Bai Shi had been using Rune to strengthen himself, the little bit of blessing power had no effect on him at all.

Therefore, Bai Shi only spent a few thousand runes to give his eyes a layer of blessed special effects.

Soon, Bai Shi's eyes emitted a bright golden light.

Kunlan, lying on the ground, saw Bai Shi being blessed in front of him. His pupils trembled in disbelief.

Quinlan was trembling all over.

It was hard to imagine that this Lightless One before him had actually received the blessing directly...

He fought bravely in the holy war, and worked diligently and devotedly in the long years that followed.

However, the blessed light in his eyes gradually left him.

What the fuck is this logic?!

If that is the case, then what have I experienced before?
Why, why is this happening? !
“…Ah, how is that possible!”

"Please, please don't abandon me..."

"Lady Malika..."

Quinlan held his head, screamed, and then turned into a burst of fire and disappeared.

Bai Shi did not stop him, but looked at the place where he disappeared with great interest.

This fire knight named Quinlan can actually transform into flames and move.

And unlike a short-term movement, he seemed to have been teleported directly from a very far away place.

I have never seen this kind of move before. It's like an invasion in a game.

Well, come to think of it, if Melina had been there, perhaps this fight could have been avoided.

But it doesn't matter. Anyway, I don't intend to take his life, and he can't kill me or even hurt me.

Bai Shi stood up and looked at the ground beside him.

There was something there that had just been knocked off of Quinlan and fallen to the ground.

Bai Shi picked it up and took a look. It was something called the 'Holy War Badge'.

The fire knight named Quinlan seemed to have pinned it directly on his chest.

Perhaps this is another object that can produce an effect without the need for a talismanic leather bag.

Bai Shi tried to equip it, but couldn't feel any difference from the original one.

Take it with you first and try it later.

Just then, a sound came from a distance. It was the sound of some mechanism being turned.

This was followed by a heavy friction sound.

Bai Shi glanced at the location where the sound came from, and it seemed to be the direction of Tower Town that had just arrived.

Bai Shi touched his chin. It seemed that Leida and Freya had found the mechanism to open the door.

After looking around and confirming that there was nothing worth collecting, Bai Shi quickly left.
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Quinlan returned to the Jihad Church and fell to the ground.

Just now, he felt that the mark he left in the 'Tower Town' Barrett was triggered.

So he immediately turned into fire and rushed over.

I thought it was another horned man who had not transformed into an abnormal shadow, but it turned out to be a Lightless One who was not blessed by gold.

Although they are not Horned People, anyone who is not blessed by gold is an enemy.

But he didn't expect to meet such a tough opponent, whose strength was a little too strong and he was not able to deal with it.

What's even more outrageous is his final move...

Another Fire Knight nearby stepped forward and extended his hand to him.

However, Quinlan refused his help, and the Fire Knight ignored him and left.

Quinlan lay on the ground alone for a while before he stood up.

He suddenly realized that something seemed to be missing and quickly touched himself.

After discovering that the important jihad emblem had disappeared, Quinlan's already astonished heart became even more difficult to accept.

"It looks like it fell there..."

Quinlan lowered his head and couldn't help but recall the scene he had just seen.

He calmed himself down, lowered his head and prayed devoutly.

"…Lady Marika, our mother."