I want to be a faded person for life

"...Isn't he starving to death?"

Xiangzi subconsciously forced himself not to think about the other world, because it was useless to think about it, and the problems over there were completely unsolvable now.

I definitely can’t go to the dilapidated house in Storm Hill. Where should I teleport to now?

"...Why don't you just look around first?"

I remembered Ampah's suggestion. If I stayed in the Mongwen Dynasty for a day, I might leave temporarily if I couldn't find my lamp.

......

"Too dangerous!"

When Xiangzi returned to the blessing point, he felt a little scared.

"I'm considered a pure-blood knight now, so why are those creatures still attacking me?!"

Xiangzi glanced behind him and saw that ten seconds ago, the deformed crow, which was bigger than a truck, was chasing him relentlessly.

When he walked near the Blood Lake, strange creatures that were originally mistaken for rocks or fungi by the lake emerged from the lake with violent vibrations.

Not only does the opponent possess terrifying strength, but he is also very difficult to deal with in another sense.

The parts of the crow's body where the feathers had fallen off were covered with wriggling, dirty blood tumors, and its body was covered with dirty blood and feces. Those things fell off the feathers as it shook, accompanied by a stench that was almost enough to make people faint.

Not only that, the dirty blood shaken off by the crow has the same terrible property as Doran's [Blood Slash], which is to induce severe bleeding in the enemy's body.

All of this combined makes the giant crow a monster that can make people lose their desire to fight.

Fortunately, the other's deformed wings were not able to allow its bloated body to take off. When it followed Xiangzi to jump over the cliff, the crow flapped its wings and fell from mid-air.

To be honest, although Xiangzi originally preferred the Gothic aesthetic, he still liked the crow, a creature with a lot of symbolic meaning.

But now, she probably couldn't look the crow in the eye anymore.

A large amount of runes flowed directly into the girl's eyes.

"Eh?!"

After escaping from danger, Xiangzi noticed that the number of runes provided by the crows was almost catching up with the amount dropped by Greg outside the Great Rune.

This not only made up for the runes she lost in the dilapidated house, but also brought her a lot more than the stock she had accumulated for half a month.

"Is it so valuable?"

Looking back, Xiangzi gave up the idea of ​​continuing to cause trouble for other crows.

"It's better to transform these runes first. If I die again accidentally, it will be more trouble than good."

Anyway, the blessing points of the Mongwen Dynasty have been recorded, and you can teleport back anytime if you want to.

It has been quite some time since she left Nimgfu, so it should be no problem for her to go back now.

Xiangzi changed out of the silver armor of the Lost Knight that would be recognized by Deng, and put on inconspicuous chain mail and a hood that could cover his face. He tied up all his hair and hid it in the hood.

Now she looked no different from the zombie soldiers that could be seen everywhere in Nimgerfu, except that she was a little shorter.

Xiangzi used the blessing to return to Ailei Church.

There are two reasons for choosing this place.

The first thing is to place hope on the big tree guards wandering around the church. The power expressed by the lamp will most likely not be easily ignored by the other party.

Secondly, this is where she first met Melina. Melina, who didn't know where she went, is most likely to appear in the Elei Church now.

As soon as he was teleported here through the blessing, Xiangzi rolled over and hid behind a stone pillar, then carefully stuck his head out and looked around to make sure that the lamp was not waiting for him there.

Looking at Xiangzi's confused behavior, Jialie was stunned for a moment and stopped playing the homemade instrument in his hand.

"What happened?"

Chapter 20 Old Friend

"Shh...Kare, has a girl ever come here to see me?"

Xiangzi raised his index finger in front of his lips, signaling the other party to lower his voice.

After a little recollection, Kale remembered it.

"It seems like there is. She came here last night with that little girl Melina."

The wandering merchant's answer made the girl shudder all over, and she subconsciously wanted to use the Pure-Blood Knight Medal to teleport herself back.

The imaginable scene did not occur.

Xiangzi swallowed, looked around, and then bravely asked:

"Can you tell me about it, what kind of girl is it?"

Kale thought for a few seconds.

"I was playing the piano at the time so I didn't pay much attention. I just remember it was a dark-skinned female warrior with two axes."

Xiangzi let out a long sigh of relief and almost collapsed to the ground.

"What? It's Neferi..."

The wandering merchant sensed something was wrong in her words.

"Does that mean there are other girls looking for you?"

"...the female warrior named Neferi, the little girl Melina, the person you're hiding from, and the doll girl who called herself Witch Reina the other day."

Kale fiddled with his dry fingers, put down four of them in a row, and then sighed.

"What a sin! Miss Fader."

Xiangzi patted the grass on his legs and stood up again.

"That's so rude. I'm a woman too. Don't make me sound like some scumbag who plays with the feelings of young girls."

"It's hard to say. This kind of thing isn't uncommon at the border."

Kale spread out his hands, indicating that the other party still lacked experience.

Xiangzi checked his hood and asked curiously.

"By the way, how did you recognize me just now? I must have disguised myself."

"Um..."

Kale raised his head and organized his words.

"Your figure, movements, and aura—perhaps your disguise can fool someone who's only met you a few times, but it probably won't be very useful to someone you know well."

"Looks like I need to raise the soles of my shoes a little higher..."

Xiangzi sighed helplessly.

"Come to think of it, Kale, what does Nepheli want to talk to me about?"

Just as Xiangzi asked this, Melina appeared beside her again.

"She has a message for you."

"Melina..."

Xiangzi looked at this familiar figure and was speechless for a moment.

She would still subconsciously trust Melina and would not be alert because she appeared so close to her.

However, now she has realized that Melina is not simply silent and not good at speaking, but is really hiding an important secret from her.

【Fate】, 【Death】, 【Mercy】

These keywords with heavy meanings made Xiangzi feel very uneasy.

Even without any concrete clues, she vaguely sensed that what awaited Melina at the end of this journey might not be a happy ending.

You are just a collaborator, do you have the ability to completely bear the other person's life?

She questioned herself.

Xiangzi finally suppressed the confusion in his eyes and returned to his normal expression.

"What did Neferi say?"

Melina finally felt relieved when she found out that Xiangzi didn't ask her anything.

"Nefeli asked me to tell you that Miss Gao Songdeng is no longer in the Round Table Hall. I asked you to go there sometime."

"Where did the light go?"

This answer surprised Xiangzi greatly. Although he felt somewhat relieved, he was also very concerned about the whereabouts of the lamp.

"I don't know. I just know that she has taken all her luggage and research notes with her. She may not be back for a while."

Melina shook her head and continued with the second half of her message.

"Besides this, Mr. Roger seems to be dying, and he wants to see you before he dies."

"What did you say--"

Xiangzi covered his mouth.

Although he didn't interact much with Roger, the war ash [Kalia Greatsword] that he gave him was really helpful.

Moreover, why would a Faded One who had successfully returned to the Hall of the Round Table say that he was about to die?

Could it be that even the power of the Holy Grail's drops and blessings could not save his life?

"Then take me there quickly."

-

This was the first time Xiangzi entered the hall of the Round Table Hall in a sober state.

An old wooden round table was filled with rusty weapons, and an incredibly huge light of blessing was burning in the center of the table.

Several dusty chairs were placed around the round table. On the walls of the hall, several reliefs of men in robes holding golden tree branches formed a circle. The squares hollowed out in the stone wall, like tombs, were also filled with rusty weapons.

A large number of white candles filled every corner of the wall, having been burning for years.

Although no one was sitting at the round table, there were several people standing in the corners of the hall.

They are blindfolded strange men wearing shackles and tattered clothes.

He detected the arrival of a new guest through his hearing and nodded in that direction.

He was a handsome young man dressed in gorgeous silver armor adorned with red gems, a style that would remind Xiangzi of a pure-blooded knight.

The young man just glanced at Xiangzi, holding his head high and looking arrogant.

Then came the old man with a hunched back, leaning on a bronze scepter, and a helmet decorated with thorns and a hundred ears.

The old man didn't react at all, his face completely covered by shadows under the helmet.

There are also two of the few people Xiangzi knows, Little Red Riding Hood Roderica and the female warrior Nefeli.

Without even having time to greet Roderica, Xiangzi just nodded and asked the question he wanted to know.

"Neferi, where is Roger?"

The female warrior didn't say much and immediately started leading the way.

On the corridor outside the back door of the room, Roger, wearing yellow-green leather armor and a wide-brimmed hat, sat on a chair with his head lowered facing the hall below the corridor.

The magic swordsman, who was originally full of vigor and vitality, barely raised his head, his movements stiff.

Xiangzi saw the black blood vessels under his skin, crawling like thorns from his neck to his chin and profile.

"We meet again, miss."

"Long time no see, Roger... How did you get into this state?"

Looking at the other person's current appearance, Xiangzi was speechless for a moment. He just slowed down his pace and half squatted down to look at the other person at eye level.

Roger, however, didn't seem to care about his current condition.

"I'm sorry to talk to you in this position, but my body really can't move... I can feel it decaying, turning into a dead object like a dead tree."

"Because I can feel that my time is running out, I have a few words to tell you."

He lowered his eyes apologetically.

"I'm sorry. Last time we met in Stonewell, you asked me about your friends. Later, I realized that the magician who helped me at the Outer Wall was very likely your companion... But I failed to pass on this news to you, which led to a lot of trouble and unnecessary misunderstandings later."

"This is the only thing I must apologize to you for."