Elden Ring, but with Wind Spirit Moon Shadow

Chapter 302 Barrett Prison

Bai Shi walked forward and pulled out the double-headed sword standing in the center of the tower.

As Bai Shi took the double-headed sword in his hand, the name of the weapon appeared in front of his eyes - Aperia.

This double-headed sword has a peculiar shape. It looks more like an exquisite carved craft than a weapon.

Although the shape of the blade is completely symmetrical, the blades on both sides are very different.

This double-headed sword should have been golden all over, but now it has inexplicably become withered, and some parts have faded into a lifeless black.

One end of the sword began to wither and fade from the tip, and even the blade was partially broken.

The other end began to wither starting from the sword body and all the way to the hilt connecting the two ends. It was unknown whether it could still withstand high-intensity combat.

Bai Shi felt a little strange as he felt this almost powerless double-headed sword.

This weapon...can it really be called the secret treasure of the tower?
The weapon, called Eperia, was dim, with only a very faint glow of unknown use covering it.

Now we have no idea what kind of power it has, and it seems that this double-headed sword is not sharp.

If there is anything amazing about this weapon, it is that it has been enhanced to +9.

At least basically there is no need to use white consciousness to strengthen it, which is also good news.

After fiddling with the double-headed sword for a long time, Bai Shi still couldn't tell the real purpose of this weapon.

Originally I thought it was just a useless weapon, but when Bai Shi thought about it, he realized that something was indeed not right.

Since the old Horned Woman has already said that this is for him to use in battle, it is definitely not a ceremonial object that has more commemorative significance than practical combat significance.

Furthermore, even if the Horned People were strong enough, it would be impossible for them to enhance a completely useless thing to +9 and use it as a secret treasure of the tower.

There must be some special power on this double-headed sword of Aperia that he doesn't know about.

Bai Shi tried to swing the double-headed sword.

It's a pity that he had never had much contact with this kind of weapon before. Now it was his first time to use it, and he seemed a little clumsy when he wielded it.

The double-headed sword is a weapon that is rarely used in the game.

If you only use the double-headed sword, then Bai Shi has basically only played the double-headed sword of Eleonora, which has very cool combat skills and sufficient special effects.

The only drawback is that because the displacement of the combat skill is too large and too fast, it is sometimes not easy to maximize the damage.

So when he really wants to deal damage, Bai Shi usually uses the Rock Sword skill, holding a Blood-Transformed Knight double-headed sword in each hand, and uses the Blood Jump and Slash flow.

The double-headed sword has a significant advantage when jumping and slashing, and can deal up to six levels of damage, which is even two levels higher than the double-headed sword.

It's a pity that two of the damage segments will be difficult to hit in 90% of the cases.

Therefore, weapons such as double-headed swords in the game are not outstanding enough to become mainstream.

However, this shortcoming will hardly exist in reality. Once you master it, the attack will not miss so easily.

After arriving at the border, although Bai Shi came into contact with many weapons, he had come into contact with all kinds of knives, guns, axes, and halberds.

However, a double-headed sword requires very high operation skills. Not to mention that one can use it by oneself, there are not many people who have even seen it used.

Unable to discover the secret of the weapon in a short time, Bai Shi put it away and waited to try again in the future.

Then Bai Shi raised his head and looked at the skull-headed guardian spirit floating above his head.

Bai Shi grabbed it and refined it in an instant.

After a while, Bai Shi successfully obtained the power of the guardian spirit.

Bai Shi loosened his hand, allowing the guardian spirit to float up again.

The Great Rune's analysis of power does not require it to be destroyed, so after refining it, the guardian spirit still exists.

Bai Shi planned to put the guardian spirit back next to the old horned woman later.

Sure enough, it would be better to let the mother and son be reunited later.

Bai Shi stretched out his hand and began to try to release the resentful spirit according to the power of the guardian spirit.

As the magic power was consumed, groups of yellow and black resentful souls flew out from Bai Shi's hands and flew around in the direction indicated.

Bai Zhi cut off the infusion of magic power, and the resentful souls floated for a while and then slowly dissipated.

With this kind of power, I should be able to cause damage to spirits in the future.

Bai Shi walked out of the tower and looked at the poisonous swamp on the lower level of the tower town.

Now that you are here, why not take a swim in Hidetaka Miyazaki's swimming pool?

It’s a good time to continue exploring the other half of the poisonous swamp area.

According to Bai Shi's experience, there must be some disgusting monster waiting there.
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Soon, Bai Shi found the little pet that Hidetaka Miyazaki kept in the poisonous swamp in the sky.

A corrupt tree spirit covered in dark green venom emerged from the poisonous swamp.

The corrupt tree spirit raised its head high and leapt its huge body out of the poisonous swamp.

Suddenly it flew towards the white consciousness in the air carrying a large amount of foul-smelling liquid.

Bai Shi originally wanted to try out the newly acquired double-headed sword Aperia.

But when he saw the corrupt tree spirit covered in green-brown unknown liquid, Bai Shi couldn't bring himself to do it.

Not to mention new weapons, he didn't want any of his weapons to come into contact with the corrupt tree spirit.

Bai Shi closed his eyes and sighed.

He then summoned the flames of the sun and condensed a huge flaming double-headed sword in his hand.

Brandishing the double-headed sword that continuously spewed out fierce red flames, Bai Shi fell all the way down and faced the corrupt tree spirit that kept rushing towards him head-on.

The corrupt tree spirit exuded a foul odor all over its body, obviously having been pickled in this poisonous swamp.

The stench was enough to scare people even after it was dispelled by the wind.

Bai Shi dodged the attack from the corrupt tree spirit by leaning sideways, then passed by it.

The red flame in his hand easily cut through the body of the corrupt tree spirit, leaving wounds on it continuously along the way.

As the double-headed sword swung rapidly, flames gradually ignited all over the body of the corrupt tree spirit.

When Bai Shi fell to the ground from the sky, a fierce red flame broke out instantly, burning the corrupt tree spirit into ashes from the inside out.

After getting rid of the corrupt tree spirit, Bai Shi saw a hint of an item near the corpse.

Following the words that appeared before his eyes, Bai Shi found the items in the body that had turned to ashes.

It was a necklace with a strangely shaped horn hanging from it, called Immunity Horn Ornament +2.

This turned out to be a talisman.

Baishi remembers that the immunity corner should increase immunity to poison and corruption.

+2 immunity horn amulet, the effect should be very good.

After receiving the amulet, Bai Shi began to think about the amulet leather bag.

I have collected a lot of amulets recently, so maybe I should go to the Round Table Hall to visit Grandma Enya again.

I'll see if I can get a few more amulet leather bags back then.

After receiving the amulet, Bai Shi estimated that there would be no more good things to collect in Tower Town.

So he flew all the way out of the Tower Town.

Soon Bai Shi arrived in front of the Michaela Cross in front of the gate of Tower Town.

By this time Moore had disappeared, but Ampah remained.

At this time, Ampah was sitting on a wooden box left by Moore, holding a very thick book with yellowed pages in one hand and a pen for writing in the other.

Ampah was very alert and soon discovered Bai Shi's arrival.

He looked up and confirmed the identity of the person who came.

After seeing that it was Bai Shi, Ampah put away the paper and pen and stood up.

"Mr. Bai Shi, have you finished the exploration?"

Bai Shi had already taken away the head of the divine beast on his head and dropped it in front of An Pah.

In response to Ampah's question, Bai Shi nodded.

"Well, we have eliminated all the enemies in Tower Town that would hinder our exploration."

"Today, Tower Town is in a state where people can enter and exit freely."

An Pah nodded, stroked his beard and said:

"I see. Thank you for your hard work."

"Now I can continue to explore more deeply."

Bai Shi pointed at the book that Ampah was holding closed in his hand and asked:
"Did you write all this yourself?"

“It’s amazing how thick it is.”

An Pah glanced down at the book in his hand and smiled.

"Exactly. Memory tends to decline as we age."

"In order to facilitate the statistical exploration of the results and summarize the various collected information, it was specially compiled."

Speaking of exploration information, Bai Shi asked Ampah:
"By the way, while exploring Tower Town, did you see any information about betrayal?"

"I am very concerned about the reasons behind what Queen Malika did in the past."

"Including the war that the Messermo army called a 'holy war'... or a massacre, what exactly is going on." An Pah glanced at the holy war badge on Bai Shi's chest and stroked his beard.

He had seen that badge before. It was the badge worn by knights and generals in the Messermo army.

Ampah began to recall the information he knew.

"Holy War..."

"The badge you wear is proof of your holy war."

"That is the badge of those who fought alongside Messermo and died for the holy war."

"They just keep killing, supposedly to burn the filth..."

"There is no mercy, no honor, it is pure slaughter."

“Only those who firmly believe that this is a holy war can find a trace of inspiration in the cries of the dying.”

"After all, what they committed was a massacre, and they knew it in their hearts."

After thinking for a while, Ampah spoke again:

"The jihad doesn't seem to have ended well in the end."

"After all, there are still some Horned People left, which does not seem to be consistent with the ultimate goal of the Holy War."

"I guess the sentiment of war-weariness is too strong. Even if the soldiers use jihad as a cover for their thoughts, it is hard for them to accept it."

"And... after the holy war, all the statues of Queen Marika in the Shadow Land seemed to have their heads destroyed."

Ampah found that his words seemed a little inaccurate, and quickly added:
"At least, that's what all the statues of Queen Malika I've seen look like."

“Perhaps in the final period, Mr. Messemo and Queen Marica were not completely united?”

"There is still too little information at the moment. It's just my guess. Don't take it too seriously."

Bai Shi listened silently and also constantly sorted out the information.

When Bai Shi heard that the statue of Queen Marika had been headless, he could not think of a reasonable explanation.

He has never seen a statue like that, nor has he met his brother-in-law, so he doesn't know what the hidden truth is.

But if this phenomenon is very common in the Shadow Land, then it would be a bit strange.

Bai Shi pondered for a while and nodded.

"Okay, I understand."

"So, is there any news about the cause of this holy war - about Marika's betrayal?"

Anpah shook his head.

"In the records in Tower Town, there is indeed mention of Queen Marica's betrayal."

"But there is no detailed explanation of what is going on."

"What kind of relationship they had in the past, how Marika's behavior was considered a betrayal, and why she betrayed... none of this is known."

"but……"

An Pah thought about it secretly before speaking again:
"In the information related to Queen Marica, there is a special term mentioned, called a witch."

"According to the records, it seems that Queen Marika is also one of the witches."

"The descriptions of witches by the Horned People are very strange. They say witches can make people reborn as good people."

"I guess witches are a profession. Maybe they are similar to priests, responsible for praying when the horned people die?"

“Perhaps the betrayal that the Horned People believe is also related to Marika’s identity as a witch.”

"After all, judging from the records, this identity is entirely for the service of the Horned People."

"Unfortunately, because the description is too abstract, there is no way to come to a conclusion."

Ampah raised his head and looked at the cliff in the distance.

"According to the records in those materials, it seems that there are witches in the prison who are responsible for helping prisoners to be reborn and become good people."

"I heard from the Horned Man in the team that there seems to be a prison in Tower Town."

"The prison is located near Tower Town, but it has no connection with Tower Town."

"There may be witches there."

"There may be the information you want there, but unfortunately, I haven't determined the location of that place yet."

After hearing this, Bai Shi decided to go to the prison to find out what was going on.

If I could meet the so-called wizard, I would probably know some things that happened in the past.

Having said that, it is indeed not easy for Ampah to collect so much information, which is enough for him to be called a scholar.

This completely overturned Bai Shi's perception that the Blood Dynasty was full of lunatics.

It seems I can ask him more questions in the future.

Bai Shi nodded to An Pah.

"Okay, thank you for the information."

Ampah stroked his beard and asked:
"Mr. Bai Shi, do you need me to go to Tower Town and help you find the location record of the prison?"

"Now that there are no enemies, perhaps we can obtain more rare information that only higher-level horned people can know."

Bai Shi shook his head.

"No, I can't wait any longer. It would be faster if I just go and look for it."

"If you still want to explore, please feel free to do so."

"The gate to Tower Town has been opened by Leida and the others. Now we can go straight to the depths without taking any detours."

Ampah nodded, and then prepared to return to the Tower Town.

He is actually quite free now and has nothing to do.

The work of searching for the remains of Lord Michaela was all done by the indigenous Horned People.

Moore was the one who collected supplies for his companions.

There is no need to talk about Leida. After she arrives in the Shadow Land, all we have to do is wait for her decision on the main actions.

Before further expanding the scope of activities, there was no need for even drawing maps, so he was completely free.

But he was also happy with it.

Ever since he left the Blood Dynasty, he felt a sense of inexplicable emptiness.

For an old, weak and disabled soldier, collecting intelligence and exploring information are things he enjoys doing.

After his last exploration, he became very interested in the history of the Horned People.

It’s a pity that there is still too little information and it is still a mystery.

It just so happens that now that our companions have dealt with all the enemies in Tower Town, it’s time to embark on the second exploration.
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Bai Shi flew high into the sky, looking all the way towards the Tower Town in the distance.

From a high altitude, you can overlook the terrain near Tower Town.

The entire west side of Tower Town is covered with cliffs, and it is bottomless, so it is obvious that there is no prison.

To the east of Tower Town, there is a mountain covering it.

That mountain does seem to be connected to Tower Town. Could the prison be hidden inside the mountain?

In that case, let’s go there first.

Bai Shi flew all the way over there, putting on the head of a mythical beast and summoning a strong wind over the sky above Tower Town.

Suddenly, the entire area around Tower Town was shrouded in the majestic power of nature.

The weathering served as Baizhi's eyes and ears, clearly constructing the surrounding terrain in his mind.

Using this storm to explore, Bai Shi quickly explored the environment around Tower Town.

Sure enough, there was a hidden entrance to the east of Tower Town and north of the Spirit Tomb Plain.

This entrance is very hidden under the cliff. The cave is narrow and exudes a cold atmosphere.

Bai Shi immediately rushed to the vicinity.

There was a huge lake in front of the prison entrance, in which lay a large flying dragon.

Next to the huge lake, there are many strange things that look like iron bird cages.

Although it looks like a birdcage, the size of the iron cage makes it look like it is for humans.

Bai Shi descended from the sky and came to the entrance of what was suspected to be a prison.

With his arrival, the flying dragon in the lake slowly stood up.

Bai Shi originally wanted to spare the flying dragon's life and ignored it.

But when he saw the flying dragon up close, Bai Shi suddenly became interested.

Because the flying dragon in front of him was actually a dead dragon.

The flying dragon was in a state of severe decay, with its skin rotten and hanging loosely on its body, with bones exposed in most parts of its body.

On top of the dry bones, a large number of maggots kept wriggling, causing the rotten flesh and blood to rise and fall continuously.

This flying dragon is actually a living creature affected by "death".

(End of this chapter)