Elden Ring, my witch is a talkative beautiful girl

However, just before his clone dissipated, a ray of light shone down and maintained the body that was about to collapse.

"Hey, don't leave so quickly." Melina held the prayer seal in one hand to channel her concentration, and with the other hand spread out, she naturally asked for a reward. "We finally won. As the gatekeeper who blocked our way, you should at least give us something in return, right?"

You can imagine that every Halloween, a group of children would block your door and ask for candy, and would not leave unless you give it to them.

Melina's expression at this moment was exactly the same as theirs, and her eyes were quite serious. If Market didn't do what she said and show some appreciation today, the witch really wouldn't let him go.

Standing behind Melina, Ah Tui's expression was quite remarkable. Normally, after a peak fight had concluded and his opponent had threatened another match, he should have responded with a few polite words. But now, with Melina's intervention, the atmosphere had suddenly changed. He wondered whether he should open his mouth to correct the situation, or follow his partner's lead and join in the fight to claim the spoils.

After thinking for a few seconds, A'tu decided to remain neutral. He sat cross-legged on the spot and drank Red Dettol and Blue Dettol, pretending that he saw nothing and saving some face for Market.

On the other side, Market looked down at Melina with an incredible look.

The latter also looked back at him meticulously, shook his outstretched hands twice, puffed out his cheeks, and made an dissatisfied urging sound.

After a long while, Market lost the test of patience. Like an elder seeing a troublesome younger generation, he sighed helplessly, "Take this, and you still..."

As soon as the things were in hand, Melina cut off the energy supply at the speed of light, and Market was sent back to the city before she could finish her last sentence.

"You're still what? Still the same?" Upon hearing this, Ah Tui's mind couldn't help but regurgitate 200,000 words like a typing machine. "Come to think of it, Ah Mei once mentioned that she once attended classes at the Witch Training Academy in the Royal City, and was ranked first in overall grades. Could it be that Marketeer was the Dean of Studies at the same academy? Since then, Ah Mei has been a famous figure in the academy, known for her excellent academic performance and a love of mischief?"

The more he thought about it, the more plausible it seemed. Given Melina's style, it wasn't impossible for her to sneak into the principal's office, cook, and then blow up the academy out of frustration. In terms of sheer audacity and sheer whimsy, she was probably one of the most formidable of all the previous Finger Witches, provided she didn't encounter any ghosts.

"Good luck, good news, good news!"

Just as his soul was about to leave his body, Ah Tui was brought back to life by a high-pitched shout. What came into his sight was Melina's face close at hand: "What, what happened?"

"You're still asking me what's wrong?" Melina narrowed her eyes, her hands on her hips. "I called you several times, but you didn't answer. Are you secretly thinking about other girls? Tell me the truth. When did you start chatting me up? Confess and I'll give you leniency. Resist and I'll give you severity!"

Ah Tui said innocently, "Come on, you and I are almost inseparable, how could I possibly have the time to do something like that?"

"Hmph, I don't think you, a piece of wood, would dare to do that." Melina snorted coldly, and her expression became cheerful again, with an expression that said, "Look, look, I got you a good thing from that stingy gatekeeper. It's a very rare equipment among the Faded Ones - the Amulet Leather Pouch!"

Looking at the small leather bag in the ancient color in his partner's hand, Ah Tui blurted out: "Are you going to increase the number of dimensional bags for storing things again?"

"Huh? What a mess?" Melina ignored his complaints, half-crouched, and tied the leather bag around A'tai's waist. "This is a rare and valuable item. Once you wear it, you can gain power from the amulets scattered throughout the border area. Once you have accumulated a considerable number of amulets, you can adjust your combination according to the battle situation, playing a supporting role in dealing with different battle situations."

After putting on the amulet leather bag, Ah Tui could feel a magical connection between it and himself, but the empty bag could not give him any power at the moment. "So where should we go to find those amulets? Should we go to Kalile's merchant friends to gather information?"

"Don't worry, this beautiful girl is well prepared for this." Melina snapped her fingers and pulled out a shimmering piece of jewelry from her dimensional bag. It was engraved with golden tree patterns and inlaid with multiple gemstones. "Clang, clang! The Golden Tree's Grace! This is a top-notch, all-purpose amulet. I found it after much effort in a heroes' cemetery filled with dump trucks running around."

"Yes, is that so? You've worked so hard." Ignoring the tortuous and shocking tomb-robbing process, Ah Tui patted Melina's head and put the "Grace of the Golden Tree" into the leather bag. The next second, overflowing power was transmitted to his body from the belt. "This feeling... is like being suddenly strengthened by a large amount of runes."

Melina proudly explained, "'The Golden Tree's Grace'. This amulet, as its name suggests, symbolizes the Golden Tree's special grace. Equipping it enhances the wearer's basic abilities. It's said that at the beginning of the Golden Tree era, Queen Marika personally bestowed it upon brave warriors who were crowned heroes as a token of encouragement."

"Is it really okay for us to dig up a hero's grave and take away his burial objects?" A'ti felt strange.

"What does it matter? The dead can't use it anyway. Rather than letting it rot and rust in a dark cemetery, good things should be taken out and passed down."

"That's true. I'll use it without hesitation."

Volume 1: The Journey Begins: Chapter 29: Big Gate or Small Gate?

In the gatehouse of Stonewell City, the old guard was pacing back and forth, looking restless.

"What should I do? What should I do?" Gotok pulled at the few remaining hairs on his bald scalp, pondering possible countermeasures. "The number of fools visiting the city has decreased again this month. If this continues, I will be killed by that guy by limb-attaching. How about I just run away?"

It is well known in Nimgfu that Greg, the ruler of Stonewell City, is obsessed with the art of limb reattachment. As a large number of weak Faded Ones become victims of limb reattachment and never return after entering the city, the number of people who have the courage to challenge the demigod king is becoming increasingly rare.

Without the faded ones, there would be no materials for limb grafting, which indirectly led to a sharp drop in the work performance of the soldiers in the city. No one knew whether Greg, who had no materials available, would turn his attention to these unlucky guys on duty. Based on their understanding of their master's temper, the possibility was quite high.

Just as Gotok was considering whether to flip a coin and decide whether to stay or go, a man and a woman walked through the outer gate of Stonewell City and stopped in front of the gate to talk.

Melina knocked on the blocked gate twice, but the iron bars didn't budge. "Buddy, the gate is locked. It might take some effort to dismantle it."

"Why don't we look for other ways? I think it's too conspicuous to go in through the main gate." Ah Dai shifted his gaze to the dilapidated city wall due to years of disrepair, considering whether to make a grappling hook with local materials and sneak into the inner city in the form of a thief.

Seeing some Faded Ones trying to enter the city, Gotok's face lit up with joy. He thought to himself, "This is fantastic! Before the end-of-month performance review, a Faded One actually showed up. God is helping me. If I can trick them into the city and hand them over to Greg, I won't be replaced by him for my poor performance."

Seizing this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Gotok calmed himself, poked his head out from the gatehouse, and forced what he considered a kind smile: "Gentlemen, if you want to enter the city, I advise you not to go through the main gate. It's too dangerous."

"Buddy, there's a lurking soldier looking at us from somewhere with a sly grin on his face!"

"He's definitely about to call for help. We have to kill him before he calls for more guards."

However, this twisted and kind smile looked like an outright evil smile to bystanders, giving people the feeling that they had fallen into a trap and could not escape. Ah Dai was ready to draw his sword to silence him on the spot.

"Wait, wait!" Gotok waved his arms in panic. "Although I, Gotok, am in charge of guarding the city gate, I've long been resentful of Greg. He keeps forcing us to go out and search for materials for his limbs. No matter how long we keep doing this, there's no hope of returning to the royal city. So, I beg you, please defeat that guy and liberate Stonewell City!"

"Amei, this is what he said, what do you think?" Ah Dai put down his sword temporarily and asked for his partner's opinion.

Melina looked Gotok up and down with suspicion on her face. "That's just your one-sided account. How can we know if it's true? These days, scammers like to pretend to be nice, then stab you in the back."

"Do I look like a mean person like that?"

“Very similar to @~.”

"Just like Patch, they were cut from the same cloth."

Although he had no idea who Patch was, Gotok sweatdropped at the tone of voice.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "I can tell you a piece of confidential information. There is a small path next to the castle that leads directly into the interior of Stonewell City. This shortcut is only patrolled by a small number of guards, making it very convenient for invading the city."

Ah Tu raised his eyebrows: "What if we want to go through the main entrance?"

"The main gate..." Gotok hesitated, then continued, "I personally don't recommend you go through the main gate, because the soldiers have deployed heavy firepower at the city gate. If you insist on going through the main gate, I can open it and let you in, but you will have to bear the consequences. If you die, don't blame me for not warning you."

"Wait, we'll discuss it and give you an answer." Melina winked, and the two walked away for a distance, facing the city gate and started discussing.

"Buddy, what do you think of what he said?"

"It's probably a trap."

"Yeah, I agree. He's probably planning to lure us into the city and then catch us all in one swoop with a pre-set trap. But the small path does exist, and it's also mentioned on the map I got." Melina thought for a few seconds and came up with a solution that would satisfy both sides. "Let's try the main gate first. If that doesn't work, we can take the small path. If there's a trap, we'll take advantage of it."

She had basically considered all the possibilities, and all that was left was to act accordingly.

Ah Tui nodded: "Okay, I'll listen to you. When you encounter danger, remember to make protecting yourself your first priority. Leave the enemies to me."

The two turned their backs, and Melina said to Gotok, "Open the door. We have decided to go through the main entrance."

"Have you really decided..."

"Stop talking nonsense!" Ah Tui pretended to be furious and drew his sword to point at Gotok. "Open the door when I tell you to. Don't dither!"

"Hurry up, did you hear me?" Melina grabbed Ate's hand and pressed the hilt of the sword, "Otherwise, if my partner gets serious, I won't be able to stop him."

The duo, one playing the good cop and the other the bad cop, worked together seamlessly. Gotok had never seen anything like it before, and after being frightened, tricked, and hoodwinked, he broke into a 100-meter sprint and, with a grumble, opened the gate.

The mechanism was pulled down, the iron chain turned, and the heavy iron door weighing more than a thousand pounds slowly rose up. The sound of a sharp arrow breaking through the wind followed. Melina and Ati, who were standing side by side at the door, suddenly felt their hair stand on end, and a sense of crisis surged in their hearts.

With lightning speed, the two men each performed a tactical roll, clinging to the wall. They could hear the relentless whizzing of arrows. They stole a glance inside and saw a dozen large crossbows positioned hundreds of meters away, firing continuously at the city gates. Looking further in, they could faintly see several crossbows with arrows wrapped in cloth and doused in fuel.

A "death rain" of this scale, let alone breaking through with a shield, would get you shot into a hedgehog even if you just tear down two door panels, and you would be shot back to the Storm Bridge.

Gotok shook his head and said, "I told you that going through the main entrance wouldn't work, but you just wouldn't believe me."

"You're so long-winded!" Melina scolded. "I don't believe they can keep this up. I'm going to fight them off."

After one hour……

Melina and A'tai leaned against the side of the city wall, and the ground was covered with cracked melon seed shells.

The pile of crossbows at the entrance was so high it could have filled a ship full of scarecrows, enough to hold a massive barbecue party. If Cao Cao's soldiers had possessed this kind of animal-like hand speed and robotic perseverance during the Battle of Red Cliffs, Zhuge Liang would have borrowed at least ten times as many arrows.

"Don't waste your energy! Those archers are all nearsighted. Because of their poor eyesight, they can't tell humans from animals beyond five meters. So as long as the city gate is open, they'll just keep firing." Gotok yawned as he sat on the threshold. "I advise you to take the side road. The arrows in the castle are magically generated. You can sit here all day and all night and still not use up all the arrows."

"This city has such strong firepower. How did the Valkyries win the war back then?" Ah Tui couldn't figure it out. How could a city with all the defensive fortifications in the technology tree be breached from the front?

"Marlene didn't even go through the main gate..." Gotok said with a lingering fear. "She jumped dozens of meters high and flew into the city from the city wall like a bird. Even with the powerful firepower, there's nothing we can do if we can't even see her."

Recalling what Bernard had said about the legendary combat skills mastered by the Valkyrie, Ah Tui realized that the gatekeeper was not making it up casually: "Amei, waiting any longer is not an option. Do you want to change the plan?"

"Don't worry, I have a hidden gem that could come in handy." Melina rummaged through her bag for a moment and pulled out two exotic veils of unusual colors. "These are mimicry veils, allowing the wearer to blend in with the environment. We'll just pretend to be stones and blend in."

Considering that the witch had been careless when she had taken out the magical props several times before, Ah Tui asked, just to be on the safe side, "Can I ask, are there any restrictions on the use of this thing?"

Melina asked back, "Ordinary stones don't move, you know that, right?"

"so......"

"You can't move while using the Mimic Veil, or your disguise will be removed."

A Tu was silent for a few seconds, then turned to look at Gotok, "...We changed our minds. Where is the path you mentioned?"

(PS: I saw some book friends discussing the confusing age issues in Marika's family tree. Because the birth dates of Melina and her brother are unknown, and considering their appearance, this work puts them in the middle position, that is, Ge > Mei > Mi.)

Volume 1: The Beginning of the Journey: Chapter 30: The Handsome Roger

The path outside Stonewell leads directly to the storage room behind the castle. Long neglected, it lacks the necessary repairs, making it a truly dangerous path. The storm eagles nesting on the cliffs of Anza pose even greater risks to those who dare to challenge the dangers. A single careless move could lead to a plummet to the bottom of the cliff, shattered to pieces.

In the afternoon, the two long-lost invaders ignored the abyss beneath their feet and climbed up the broken and old stone steps while chatting casually.

"In the end, I didn't get to enter the city through the main gate like a hero's triumphant return." Melina kicked away the gravel on the road. "I had to sneak into the city through a back road. This was not what I expected at all."

Ah Tui was the first to jump over the broken staircase, turned around and opened his arms. "Even wearing a mimic veil doesn't really qualify as a heroic return, does it?"

"What's important is the artistic conception, the artistic conception. Hey!" Melina took two steps to run up, jumped over the broken part, and was caught by A'tai at the other end.

One of them is a battle-tested warrior, and the other is a former wandering shrine maiden who has traveled all over the border area. This level of difficulties and obstacles are not a problem for them.

"By the way, have you noticed..." When he reached the corner, A Tui suddenly stopped, but before he could finish his words, he was drowned out by a louder shout.

"Intruder, prepare to die...Ahhhhhhhhhhh!"

The powerful shout turned into a scream, and the unknown soldier defending the city rushed forward with his gun, and then fell off the cliff in the confused eyes of the two men.

Melina was stunned for a moment and pointed to where the soldier fell: "If you mean someone was preparing to ambush us, I did see it."

"I'm not talking about this guy." Ah Tui was dumbfounded. Stopping at the corner to chat could actually lure an ambush. Which spear brother had waited for who knows how long and finally got the chance to make a name for himself. He would definitely die with regrets. "Did you notice the guy behind you?"

"If that's what you're talking about..." Melina glanced back calmly, seeing the shadow of the stalker dragging along the ground. "Of course I noticed. His tracking skills aren't that great, and he doesn't use magic to cover his tracks."

Just as they suspected, Gotok had deliberately informed Xiaolu of the situation and let them in. The question then became what kind of trap the gatekeeper had set for them.

Ah Tui advanced cautiously and found a storage room at the end of a small path on the edge of the castle that connected to other parts of the castle. "Since they won't let us through the main gate, they probably want to capture us alive, right?"

"That's easy." Melina dodged and quickly pulled Ah Tui into the house, closing the wooden door behind her. "Wait until he comes in, then we can ask him in person and we'll know."

Having lost his target, Gotok, trailing behind the two, hurriedly quickened his pace, mentally calculating the time. He waited a few minutes before slowly pushing the door open. When he saw the closed small door upstairs, heard the sounds of fierce fighting and cries for help, until the final breath, when all sounds returned to silence, he revealed a sinister smile.

"Hehehe, all of you Faded Ones have the weakness of being obsessed with the light of blessing. As long as I put some fake blessing fragments in the darkness, I can easily lure you into the trap. You just stay in there and wait to be disassembled by Lord Greg, ahahaha!" Gotok proudly showed off his simple and unpretentious plan. He had planned it for so long, if he didn't let the person involved die with a clear conscience, wouldn't it be a waste of resources?

"Thank you for your explanation. I thought it was some high-level scheme. How disappointing." Melina opened the door and walked out as if nothing had happened.

Ah Tui followed her, and the room was littered with the corpses of giant rats. "Yeah, I thought the walls would suddenly close together, or the ceiling would collapse."

"No, it's impossible!" Gotok stepped back in fear, as if he had seen a ghost. "How could you be safe and sound? Where is the Lost Knight guarding the trap room?"

This is different from what was planned.

"If you're talking about the guy inside..." Ah Tui nodded his thumb, "He probably waited too long and fell asleep."

Melina raised the brick in her hand and continued, "To avoid disturbing his rest, I gave him a sleep package that guaranteed he wouldn't wake up for 24 hours, and then borrowed all his keys."

Being able to fall asleep in a room full of rats, this knight must have either amazing perseverance or a unique quirk.

This perfect plan to lure the enemy deep into the city and capture them alive was marred by multiple flaws, coupled with the fact that the individuals involved were far more powerful than expected, and ultimately ended in complete failure. Not only did the gatekeeper fail to complete his mission, he also gave away the keys to every room in the castle.

In desperation, he had to activate the backup plan, took out a gong and banged it frantically: "Someone come! There's an intruder! There's an intruder!"

After yelling for a long time, he didn't manage to shake out a single living person. It seemed as if the patrolling guards nearby had disappeared collectively.

Melina sneered: "Haha, you're not very popular? No one wants to come and save you."

Gotok stepped back in panic: "Damn it, where are the people? Where did everyone go?"

It's hard to tell who the evil villain is.

"Excuse me, are you talking about these soldiers?"

An elegant and calm voice came uninvited. Several unconscious Grek soldiers fell to the ground with a dull thud. Then, a man wearing a pointed hat and a cape, dressed like a cross between a thief and a magician, slid down the rope with one hand and appeared in everyone's sight. "I am the Ranger Magician Roger. Fighting the strong and supporting the weak is my personal hobby."

It was a three-on-one situation, but unfortunately Gotok couldn't beat any of them, and he himself became the one who was surrounded.

"Damn it!" Gotok was furious and retreated backwards, leaving behind two harsh words, "Lord Greg is invincible, you can struggle as much as you want!"

Two shining swords brushed past Gotok, and the security guard pushed open the wooden door and fled.

"Yeah, yeah." Melina laughed heartily. "If only he were half as strong as he is."

"Thank you for your help." A'tai thanked Roger frankly.

"That's nothing. I noticed it when you entered the city. To prevent any more unfortunate victims from being dismembered by Greg, I cleared out the soldiers who were lying in ambush." ​​Roger glanced at A-Tu, "But it seems like that was unnecessary. With your strength, you can easily take care of these miscellaneous soldiers."

"You have good taste!" Melina patted Roger's shoulder in a familiar manner. "My partner is the future King of Elden. This time, he came here specifically to defeat Greg and seize the Great Rune."

Ah Tui looked at his nose with his eyes, and his heart with his nose, pretending not to hear. He had given up on stopping the witch's propaganda activities. This was something as natural and irresistible as breathing.