Elden Ring, but with Wind Spirit Moon Shadow

Chapter 304: The Wizard

Although Bai Shi didn't know much about rare people, he could only use Slude as a reference.

However, the characteristics of the person in front of me all match.

Bai Shi confirmed again and again, becoming more and more certain that the 'monster' covered in blood and flesh that he was facing was a rare human.

However, completely different from normal rare people, the flesh and blood of this rare person was very strange, like a huge ball of meat.

I don’t know why these tumor-like things grew on my body, and my slender legs can hardly support such heavy weight.

Her face was covered tightly with a tattered strip of cloth.

Under the ravages of time, the strip of cloth has merged with the rotten flesh and blood, becoming one.

There were things like iron chains on his legs and hands, which were now inseparable from his flesh and blood.

There was a deep brand mark on her head.

The brand looked like something that marked her as a slave.

Bai Shi looked at this rare person with an unusual appearance, and all the fragmentary information he had obtained before began to be pieced together in his mind involuntarily.

Soon, these images pointed out a truth:
Marika is also a witch in the records of the Horned People.

But Bai Shi knew that Marika's race was a rare people.

A witch... is a rare person? Is that what the Horned People call the rare people?
Bai Shi carefully observed the rare person who was moving slowly.

She came out of the pot, with so much abnormal blood and flesh on her body, it was obvious that she had experienced unimaginable torture.

Is this flesh and blood the result of continuous growth from the wound?

No, that's not right.

Bai Shi suddenly discovered that the flesh and blood were of different colors, and there were bones sticking out randomly.

This is the flesh and blood of other creatures, but for some unknown reason, it is firmly bonded to the body of that rare person.
Could it be... that all this flesh and blood comes from the Horned People?

Bai Shi recalled what the horned man's soul had just said.

Obviously, the torture inflicted on them was extremely cruel, and it was difficult for them to accept both physically and mentally.

In other words, the prisoners would be cut into pieces of meat and thrown into the pot.

Will they finally merge with the rare people, that is, the wizards?
Do people think that this method can make people become good people?
Bai Shi's scalp went numb as he looked up at the large pots hanging by iron chains above him.

He recalled the large number of pots he had seen just now, placed casually on the roadside.

Is there a rare person in all of these?

It doesn't even need to be all of them. Even if only one-tenth of the pots contain rare people, it would be a very terrifying number.

The blindfolded man finally stood up and pounced towards Bai Shi again.

Over the long years, his spirit had been tortured to the brink of collapse.

Only by closing her heart, like blinding her eyes, can she continue to live in this world.

Therefore, once stimulated by the outside world, the already scarred spirit will be immediately touched and fall into unconscious madness.

This is a line of defense created to protect one's inner self.

Bai Shi dodged her weak attack and began to think about how to calm her down first.

But he didn't seem to have any particularly suitable method that would not hurt her.

After thinking for a while, Bai Shi suddenly remembered something he had forgotten.

Then Bai Shi took out a branch that was shining with a beautiful pink light.

This is the item obtained earlier, the Charming Branch, which can charm creatures and force the affected life to have a good impression of it.

Bai Shi injected magic power into the enchanting branch and released the power in the branch.

Suddenly, a pink smoke enveloped the rare person.

After being enveloped by the pink mist, she gradually stopped moving.

After a while, the crowd quieted down.

She quietly approached Bai Shi, then collapsed to the ground powerlessly.

Bai Shi was frightened when he saw the flesh and blood on her body squirming with her movements.

The limbs of the man in front of him twitched from time to time, and he covered his face with his hands, as if he was in constant pain.

Bai Shi silently placed his hand on her head.

Naked in this frost-covered underground prison, her body was extremely cold.

Under the influence of the enchanting tree branch, the rare person was attracted by Bai Zhi, and finally felt a reliable sense of security when facing him.

Therefore, she relaxed completely for a rare time and gradually calmed down.

Bai Shi finally felt relieved after the man in front of him calmed down completely.

And then the flames of anger rose from deep within him.

He was angry at the Horned Man's behavior.

Now he probably understood why Marika wanted to massacre the Horned People.

If the horned people were always forcing the rare people to be tortured as part of their lives, then this would be no different from massacre.

Even worse than a massacre.

This was not only a massacre of an entire race, but also a long-lasting torture that lasted for who knows how many years.

Just thinking about it makes me feel suffocated.

Although he didn't know the whole truth behind this, just looking at the scene in front of him made Bai Shi unable to help but feel angry at the people on the opposite side.

Before knowing this, Bai Shi was still confused about Marika's massacre of the Horned People.

Now Bai Shi finally understood why Leida said that the horns were not good people for no reason, but just happened to become losers.

Since the Horned People did such a thing, the reason behind this holy war is very simple and clear.

This is Marika's revenge against the Horn People.

So-called revenge is a great cause in which only relevant people can participate, and it is an absolutely legitimate act for the parties involved.

Malika’s people had been brutally mistreated, and her revenge was absolutely justified.

The Horned Ones deserved their punishment, but after being massacred, it was also legitimate for the remaining ones to seek revenge.

As an outsider, we can judge the right and wrong of this matter with a cold eye, but for the people involved, what should we do at this time?
Only killing.

There is no justice or right or wrong, only endless hatred that will never end.

Until one side is completely exterminated and the hatred ends, otherwise this hatred will continue to be passed on endlessly.

And in the vortex of hatred, only one side can win.

Because of this, there is no room for bystanders to intervene.

At the end of this battle of revenge, Marika won.
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The painful gasps of Xiren brought Bai Shi back to his senses.

Looking at the suffering people, Bai Shi tried hard to calm down.

Even if he felt angry, Bai Shi would not attack the remaining horns.

Because this is not his hatred.

If you feel unhappy or angry, just start killing. If it is in the game, Bai Shi will definitely do so.

But in this reality, Marika has completed, or almost completed, her revenge.

White consciousness will feel sympathy for the tragic experiences of rare people and will feel angry towards horned people, but will never act rashly.

Unless Melina asks.

Only when Melina spoke would Bai Zhi become connected to this hatred.

Compared with the few remaining horns, Bai Shi now hopes to know how to save these rare survivors.

And explore the cruel truth behind it all.

Bai Shi immediately thought of using the power of the sun to heal the rare person in front of him. But this was not a wound, the flesh and blood that had bonded to her could already be considered a part of her body.

Simply healing it would not be effective.

After thinking about it, Bai Shi decided to give it a try.

A soft and warm sunlight bloomed from Bai Shi's hands, shining on the rare person in front of him.

The warm sunlight quickly restored the temperature of her cold body.

The warm feeling made her feel dazed.

In her hazy consciousness, she seemed to have returned to her once warm and peaceful hometown.

Turbid body fluids gradually seeped out from under the blood-stained cloth around her eyes.

Bai Shi could sense that her mood and spirit were improving, so he slightly increased the intensity of the sunlight healing.

But gradually, as her body revived, the flesh and blood that did not belong to her began to wriggle violently.

These pieces of flesh and blood seemed to be struggling, trying to separate from her.

His body felt like it was being torn apart, and the man howled in agony once again.

Bai Shi quickly reduced the intensity of the sunlight in his hand.

Just enough to keep her warm.

Looking at the strange man in front of him, Bai Shi frowned.

Is there any way to cure it?
The flesh and blood are tightly bonded to each other. In this case, even surgery cannot be used to treat it.

Even if the flesh and blood were physically cut off and the wounds healed, the body would not be able to recover.

A lot has changed over time.

Bai Shi thought of the rebirth of the Full Moon Queen.

But soon Bai Shi shook his head and gave up this method.

The mental state of other rare people is probably not much better than the one in front of him.

After being reborn, they won't necessarily be much better than those magic apprentices crawling on the ground.

In addition, rebirth requires a teardrop larva.

Even if he collects more, the number of people who can be cured is probably very limited.

Bai Shi scratched his hair, feeling very annoyed.

Let’s not talk about treatment methods for now.

Then we can take them out and let them recuperate and be taken care of slowly. We can always find a way.

But the biggest and most direct problem facing Bai Shi now is how he should talk to Melina.

Before, Melina wanted to find out why Queen Marika massacred the horned people.

Bai Shi now found the reason, but he didn't know how to tell Melina about this horrific and cruel act.

Those who were suffering and tormented there were all her compatriots.

Bai Shi thought about it and decided to temporarily give up exploring the prison.

There must be more than one such rare person in this prison.

Maybe you will meet other rare people on the road next time.

The power of the enchanting branches is limited, and there is no way to control them all.

But if they are not controlled, their frenzied state of not distinguishing between friend and foe will be very troublesome in many ways.

Bai Shi decided to find Melina first.

Since it is the truth, it should not be deliberately concealed.

Bai Shi pulled up the hand of this rare person, and applied gravity magic and storm power at the same time, allowing her body to float gently with his own.

The two of them returned along the same path that Bai Shi had taken and soon left the prison.

Floating in the air, Bai Shi sensed the direction of Melina and Torrett.

After finding the right direction, Bai Shi immediately took the rare person and flew quickly towards that direction.

Soon, Bai Shi appeared outside the church where Melina was.

Bai Shi left the strange man outside and went in alone.

Melina was currently sitting in front of the headless statue of Queen Malika, with Torret leaning over her.

Seeing Bai Shi coming, Melina stopped stroking Torret's hair.

She immediately stood up and walked towards Bai Shi.

Melina opened her mouth, wanting to ask Bai Shi what he had learned.

But when the words came to her lips, seeing the complicated expression on Bai Shi's face, Melina realized something.

Bai Shi usually doesn't look like this, he must have discovered something.

For a moment, Melina suddenly found it difficult to speak.

Bai Shi sighed, grabbed Melina's hand and led her out of the church.

When he was about to leave the church, Bai Shi looked back at Melina and said:

"Melina, I have found out the reason why Queen Marica massacred the Horned People..."

“Although we still cannot fully understand the situation at that time, it is also very intuitive evidence.”

“…You have to be mentally prepared.”

Melina bit her lip, then nodded vigorously at Bai Shi.

"Well, I'm ready."
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Melina thought she was well prepared and could handle any situation.

But she was wrong.

When she saw the rare person who was not in human form, she was unable to calm herself down.

Melina walked forward, held the man's hands with both of hers, tears streaming down her face.

Her whole body was trembling, and she murmured in disbelief:
"To think... there is such a thing..."

Bai Shi stood beside her and put his hand on her back.

"The Horned People committed inhumane atrocities against the Rare People."

"They call these rare people witches, and believe that this act of fusing sinners with witches can regenerate people into good, kind people."

"Queen Marica massacred the Horned People in revenge for the witches."

"So... you don't have to feel guilty about those beasts' attitude toward you."

"Since they have done such a thing, it is only right that they will perish in revenge."

Bai Shi took a deep breath.

Seeing Melina like this, he felt uncomfortable.

"As for how to treat him... I'll think of a way."

Melina looked at the few people in front of her and stood up.

Melina wiped away her tears and released a small golden tree next to her.

The phantom of the golden tree emitted a gentle light, enveloping the body of the rare man.

The rare man who had been tortured in prison now felt the peace and tranquility from his real hometown.

Under the cover of gentle power, the man slowly fell into a deep sleep.

This was the first time she fell asleep after who knows how long of torture.

(End of this chapter)