Elden Ring, my witch is a talkative beautiful girl

A little sunlight shining on the dilapidated and desolate streets further highlights the eerie and terrifying nature of the city. The entire Kalia Castle seems like a ghost town forgotten by time.

"This place can just hang up a sign and open as a haunted house, right?" Melina looked around and gave an objective assessment.

"A real haunted house wouldn't be dangerous." Ah Tui sensed a cold sense of danger in the air. Some creature was hiding in the shadows of the forest, watching their every move. "We have to cross this woods, go deep into the city center, and find Lani."

As soon as he finished speaking, dozens of pairs of purple "eyes" suddenly appeared in the dense forest. If people with trypophobia saw them, they would be scared to death immediately.

A strange rustling sound was heard, and more than a dozen purple hands wearing colorful rings turned over the soil, climbed down the bushes, parted the spider webs and surrounded the two long-lost visitors.

Those pupils shining in the darkness are the light emitted by the rings worn on their five fingers.

"Buddy, they don't look like they're welcoming us." Melina pulled out an illustrated guide from her dimensional bag. "The 'Monster Encyclopedia of the Borderland' says these creatures are the offspring of 'Two Fingers,' but I haven't seen the one in the Round Table Hall create any. They must be the work of another 'Two Fingers.' I can't believe the blue-skinned woman has a hobby of keeping such disgusting creatures in captivity. It's really hard to accept."

"Amei, let's talk about popular science later." Ah Tui kicked several small finger monsters away, "We have to fight our way out, follow me closely!"

The finger monster in front of you uses its five fingers to crawl quickly on the ground like an arthropod, giving people a feeling of disgust that is both nauseous and terrifying.

Their fighting power was not high, but their numbers were overwhelming in their territory, and they kept coming one after another, surrounding the two from all directions.

Facing the swarm of hand monsters, Ah Tui calmed down and concentrated his mind, and Yueyin suddenly drew the sword from his waist.

Fighting skills! Hidden Moon in the gap!

With a horizontal slash, the sharp blade light swept across the eight directions, and dark blue blood splattered wherever the blade went. The finger monsters all broke their fingers and died, leaving broken fingers scattered all over the ground.

"So disgusting, so disgusting." Melina dodged to the side of her partner, jumped a few times, and stepped on the fish that had escaped the net and was close to her.

Yueyin returned to the sheath, and A'tai repeated the sword slashing, clearing a vacuum zone within a meter around the two of them, and no hand monster could cross the line.

The deaths of a large number of their companions made these hand monsters with low IQ feel frightened. They gathered together and tapped the ground with their fingertips in a rhythmic rhythm.

Melina frowned slightly. "Are they... performing some kind of ritual?"

The two did not have to wait too long. The earth shook and the answer appeared from under the churning soil. The super-large hand monster that could only slap people into the ground with one palm woke up at the call of its descendants.

After beating the younger ones, the older ones came out. The situation of being surrounded did not improve but became worse.

"Wow, what's up with that blue-skinned girl?!" Melina exclaimed. "First, there were traps outside the city that could turn people into a hornet's nest, and then once we got inside, hundreds of finger monsters were partying around us. Is she deliberately messing with us?"

"This is a big trouble." A Tui took a sip of Blue Dew and prepared to continue fighting for another 300 rounds. If the enemy continued to increase its forces endlessly, he would have to consider whether to retreat back to the outside of the city.

At the same time, in the Three Sisters Mage Tower behind the Kalia Castle, the armor forging work that had lasted for two days was almost coming to an end.

Lani carefully carved the final defensive rune into the side of the armor. The Kalia Knight Armor, which she had personally designed, forged, and enchanted, was finally complete. "Phew—it's a little harder than I imagined, but this level of difficulty won't faze me. When I anoint him my knight, he must be given the fine armor I crafted myself. That way, it will be easier to win him over."

Princess Dark Moon believed she had personally crafted this armor, meticulously crafting it to perfection, in order to win over people and exploit them. As for whether there was any element of self-deception involved, only God knew.

Just as Lani was about to take a breath and admire her masterpiece, the ground below the wizard's tower transmitted waves of continuous vibrations, giving people the illusion that an earthquake had occurred in the mountains.

But Lani knew full well that this ancestral land of Kalia was covered with countless formations to stabilize the earth's veins, making an earthquake impossible. It was most likely caused by human intervention. "Why are those light-phobic finger bugs making a fuss again in broad daylight?"

She hurried out of the forge, and with the help of the surveillance magic in the wizard tower that connected to the fortress, she saw two acquaintances whom she had not seen for long.

"They're here already? So soon?" Lani was startled at first, then realized that A'er and Melina were trapped in an endless siege by finger monsters, trying to fight their way through the monster horde. "Oh no, I forgot to tell Grandpa Iggy to bring them directly to me through the teleportation array when they arrive." She smacked her forehead in frustration. "Forget it, there are too many insects breeding in the courtyard. It's time to clean it up once in a while."

Princess Dark Moon straightened her wide hat, which was a little tilted, and deftly pointed her slender fingers at the intricate patterned light spots on the control console, driving the huge magical power in the city to her own use.

The magic circle's attack range shifted from outside the city to inside. A Tui and Melina, who had just escaped the encirclement from their battle with the giant hand monster, paused in unison. Above them, a terrifying magical storm brewed in the boiling clouds.

Melina glanced at the sky, which looked like it was about to unleash a force 12 rainstorm. She grabbed Ah Tui's arm and said, "Buddy, let's retreat. I think we still have time to escape."

This wave of traps and double kill combinations, if you don't seize the opportunity to run away, you may not be able to escape.

Ah Tui used up his remaining concentration to make Tops' stance: "There's no other way. After we survive this wave, we'll retreat outside the city."

Continuing to advance while facing the siege of hand monsters and the bombardment of magic circles is undoubtedly a dead end. For now, they can only give up their progress and retreat outside the city to make long-term plans.

The storm gathered, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and the light of heavenly punishment arrived in an instant.

Unexpectedly, the rain of starlight arrows that fell this time was not directed at them. All the arrows, controlled by Lani, accurately locked onto the hand monsters that besieged them, and instantly blasted them all into pieces.

The trees fell and the hozens scattered.

As soon as the boss died, those small-handed monsters who were lucky enough to survive under the starlight scrambled to retreat into the shadows where there was no sunlight.

A phantom, transparent, blue figure, magnified a hundredfold, descended from the sky. Lani declared in a clear voice who the true master of this place was: "Foolish finger-worms, your foolish violence ends here. Do not behave disrespectfully towards my guests again."

Whether the finger bugs are smart enough to understand what she says is not the key point, as long as the "magic satellite orbital cannon" mounted above their heads has enough deterrent power.

Within the bombardment range lies the truth of the Kalia royal family.

After confirming that all the finger bugs had retreated into the ground and showed no sign of re-emerging, the shadow of Lani created by magic slowly shrank, and by the time she landed beside the two of them, she had returned to her normal height.

Before either the questioning A-Tu or the grumbling Melina could speak, she took the lead and started the conversation: "Sorry, I was just dealing with some chores and was a little delayed. I hope the hospitality of this city didn't leave too bad an impression on you."

Normally, any movement in the fortress would not escape the eyes of the Dark Moon Princess, but she was too focused on adding the final magical process to the newly made armor and ignored the noise made by A'tai and Melina's visit, which is why she was late.

(ps: The update is complete!)

Volume 2: The Flowing Stars: Chapter 35: The Proud Princess (Two-in-One)

"You're here just in time! If you'd been just a little later, we'd have been wiped out by these guys." Even though Lani apologized first, Melina still felt dissatisfied. She was covered in dust and dirt, and she couldn't help feeling unhappy. "Could it be that this was a show that the Hand Monster co-created and directed with you?"

"Don't overthink it. My tastes aren't that perverted. Those finger bugs aren't my subordinates, and they won't obey my orders." As if seeing through their thoughts, Lani clarified the situation, explaining, "After the Cuckoo Knights' attack, these 'Two-Finger' followers refused to leave. Since there weren't many people left in the fortress, I ceded the outer city to them. I can also use them to dissuade any unwelcome visitors."

The Finger Monster's intelligence is comparable to that of the Skeleton Man, making them useless as cannon fodder on the battlefield. "Two Fingers," who chose Lani as their spokesperson, had brought these minions in to fill the void during the honeymoon phase of their relationship. Later, when things turned sour, the Finger Monster left them here, becoming nothing more than a disgusting presence.

After that, she simply moved to the Three Sisters Mage Tower behind the city, so that out of sight, out of mind.

"If there's a similar situation in the future, please let me know in advance." Ah Tui replied, "Instead of specifically mentioning the curse in the letter..."

"What's the curse?"

"……nothing."

Lani showed her signature smile as a snow witch and glared back at A-Tai's complaints.

"Let's just treat it as a misunderstanding, but..." But the witch didn't buy it and immediately made an excuse to ask for benefits: "Your Highness, we were really frightened. Do you think we should give you some mental damage compensation or something?"

Ah Tui rubbed Melina's head and said, "Forget it, Ah Mei. We didn't suffer any substantial losses anyway, and we also collected a lot of runes from those hand monsters."

I just received a legendary weapon from someone some time ago, and now I'm asking for benefits before I officially accept the task commission. It's a bit too much.

"That's fine." Hearing Melina's request, Lani smiled calmly, as if she had been prepared. "It was indeed my fault for frightening the guests visiting the fortress. Royal etiquette requires compensation."

This rule does not exist in the etiquette rules of the Kalia royal family at all. It was purely made up by her. The final right of interpretation belongs to Princess Dark Moon.

With a point of the jade finger, a complete set of silver standard armor appeared out of thin air.

The pyroxene powder blended between the metals not only increases defensive strength but also makes the armor a good conductor of magic. The indigo lines drawn on the joints give it magic resistance far exceeding that of ordinary equipment.

On the chest in the center of the armor is depicted the star and crescent emblem that symbolizes the royal family of Kalia.

"I just grabbed this set of armor used by the Knights of Kalia from the warehouse to try it out and see if it fits." Lani appeared calm, but she was whispering to herself, "I didn't expect them to arrive so quickly. The armor had just been forged and enchanted, and I didn't have time to add the magic to make it look old. If Ah Tui asks about it, I might as well just use my presence to trick them."

It turned out that her worries were completely unfounded, because A'er really believed that the Kalia royal family had a large, standard armory that was looked after by servants around the clock. In that environment, it was not surprising that the armor that the princess picked out was spotless and as clean as new.

Melina looked from Lani to the brand-new set of Kalia Knight armor. After a brief moment of thought, she had a rough idea of ​​what it was. Without saying anything, she walked around the armor and praised it, "Not bad, not bad. As expected of a royal product, it must be top-notch. Partner, try it on quickly. I'll put away your old set for you."

Ah Tui was still wearing an antique item from when he first arrived at the border area. Although it had been polished and strengthened several times by the royal tailor Burke and the alien blacksmith Xiu Gu, its defense limit was still there. After fighting with powerful enemies one after another, it was almost at its limit.

After all, it is just an ordinary set of armor, unlike the holy clothes that Athena wholesales to the Saints, which also have many practical high-tech evolutionary functions such as self-repair and becoming stronger when facing stronger opponents.

Now Lani is offering the new upgraded version of the Oncology Miracle 1 (IV) 4 P8, which can justify the retirement of the original one.

"Well... okay, thank you for your kindness. I'll obey your command." One of them couldn't refuse the kindness, and the other one gladly accepted it. The two girls acted decisively. If Ah Tui kept nagging and making excuses, it would seem like she was being falsely polite.

He took off his old armor one by one and quickly changed into the Kalia Knight suit. The star-blue skirt and armor showed his elegance and composure, and the silver metal gleamed in the scorching sun.

"Incredible." Ah Tui's fingertips touched the cool surface of the armor. "This suit of armor is like it was tailor-made to my measurements. It fits my body better and is more comfortable than the old one, and it's easier to move around in."

Lani said arrogantly, "Humph, don't you even look at who designed this set of armor?"

"Who wrote it?"

"of course......"

Lani pulled herself back from the brink of exposing her secret, and glared at Melina fiercely, "Of course, he's the royal blacksmith who serves the Calia royal family."

Too much talk leads to mistakes. Facing the witch's half-smile, Lani turned her head away and waited quietly for the two to recover from the damage caused by the battle.

"My real body is on the top floor of the Magician's Tower behind the fortress. To avoid unnecessary trouble, I'll lead the way." Lani's phantom volunteered to act as the guide. "By the way, let me introduce you to the city where I grew up. Although Kalia Fortress has undergone many changes over the years, its essence remains the same."

"Rani is leading the way again, just like at the magic academy."

"Last time I went to the school her family opened, and this time I came to her hometown. Isn't it the same thing?"

The guests should follow the host's wishes. A'tai and Melina had no objection to this and both followed Lani's footsteps.

From the outer city wall to the inner city; from the experimental tower to the royal courtyard; from the palace to the library... Lani took the two of them for a walk, stopping from time to time to introduce the scenery along the way.

Half a day passed quickly, and the three of them had visited almost every corner of Kalia Castle.

"The Royal Avenue is just ahead." Lani led the two out of the garden. "The conference hall after the avenue is the back mountain where I am."

On the two royal thoroughfares, the ferocious mountain giants and several guarding knights, who had received Iggy's orders and were on high alert, spotted the three men approaching from the courtyard. Upon seeing the leader, a dozen or so members of the Lani Society hid their weapons behind their backs and adopted expressions of extreme friendliness and respect.

With the princess personally leading the way, how could they dare follow Iggy's orders and test the Faded One's strength? Did they think their life was too long?

Passing by two lines of soldiers who looked nervous and constipated, Ah Tui praised them, "Although there aren't many of them, the guards guarding the inner city are quite good. They all look well-trained."

He took a few more glances at the mountain goblin giant in oversized armor, silently calculating how many combat skills would be needed to execute the attack, and then began to wonder how long it would take to kill his way from the outer city to the inner city by the shortest route.

It wasn't like Ah Tui was planning to come and slaughter the city and kill Rune at night if a disagreement arose. It was just like the FBI, the Stasi, MI7, and other secret agents who subconsciously started gathering intelligence wherever they went. It was purely a professional habit.

"The daily training of the soldiers is in the charge of Iggy and Blaze. They will surely be happy to know that Ji%u林liu)4l?iu旗８(二) can receive praise from such a powerful warrior like you." Lani felt proud to see her subordinates doing their best.

Crossing the avenue and continuing forward, a classical house with rippling water colors emerged, with over twenty chairs arranged around a central round table. Opposite the main seat facing the entrance, two distinctive and majestic chairs highlighted the Lord of Kalia's noble status.

The phantom of Lani stood beside her own chair. "Back when Mother and Brother were still here, the Knights of Kalia often met in this arena to discuss matters and practice martial arts. During the months and months, it was the best place in the city to admire the full moon. Every time someone was canonized, an additional chair was added to the round table. At its peak, the gathering number reached as many as twenty. But now, only a few remain."

As the royal family dispersed, some of the Knights of Kalia died in the years of war, while others, disillusioned, chose to leave and seek other leaders. Rumors also circulated that the sister of "Full Moon Queen" Reinara, the "Double Moon Knight" Reilana, had not died, but had instead followed someone on a campaign into unknown lands, taking her followers with her when she departed.

Now, this royal forbidden land is guarded by only a magical phantom. Riding a tall horse and holding a silver scythe that looks like a work of art, the Royal Knight Loretta appears on the blue waves and bows gently to Lani, the current ruler of the Kalia royal family.

Melina rested her index finger on her chin, thinking to herself, "Knight Kalia is so rich that even his horse is wearing the same magical equipment. Should I... have the blue-skinned woman prepare a set for Torret as well?"

She was gradually beginning to treat the Dark Moon Princess as an ATM.

"Royal Knight Loretta, master of foot combat, equestrianism, ranged attacks, and close combat—she's a master in every aspect. Even among the elite knights of Calia, she stands out as a formidable warrior." Lani introduced the heroic spirits guarding this place. "She created her own archery magic, 'Loretta's Greatbow,' and her arrows never miss a target, piercing targets a kilometer away in the blink of an eye. Even Brother Latan's archery skills were taught by her."

"General Latan, the Star-Breaking General, is not only good at fighting bravely, but also good at archery?" A'di secretly noted this in his heart.

A calm mind, steady hands, and eagle-like vision—all three essential qualities are essential to mastering the art of archery worthy of the highest rank. His accomplishments in archery proved that Latarn was more than a mere berserker, and seizing the Great Rune from him would prove more difficult than Atei had imagined.

Lani continued, "If an enemy attempts to invade the inner city, this phantom left by Loretta will spontaneously confront them. However, newly promoted Knights of Kalia can choose to accept Loretta's trial. Those who pass the trial will obtain her treasured magic."

"What kind of trial is it?" A'ti was quite interested in Loretta's unique magic, and it was also a pleasure to fight with the powerful magic knight.

"The test involves catching her arrow." Lani pursed her lips, her beautiful eyes sparkling. "Anyone who can take Loretta's full-strength arrow head-on and survive the attack will be considered a winner. Newly appointed Kalia Knights are often extremely confident in their own abilities, but there are only a handful who can actually take such an arrow head-on."

Only when one realizes one's own shallowness and understands that there are always people better than oneself can one avoid being narrow-minded. This test, designed by the leader of the Kalia Knights, is to teach newcomers not to be too arrogant. The truly strong always maintain a humble heart.

"Isn't this a free gift?" Melina waved her hand and patted A's shoulder. "As long as you use the stance magic that Uncle Tops taught you, any magical attack will be nothing."

Ah Tui took a step forward, gripping the shield tightly. "I accept the trial, but I do not intend to use stance magic. Doing so would go against the original purpose of this trial."

Loretta's trials were designed to test the defensive skills of the participants. Using "Tops's Stand" to bully a surviving phantom would be seen as a traitor. Taking an arrow from him in a head-on duel was a sign of proper respect between knights.

As A Ti stepped into Loretta's sensing range, a hemispherical protective shield rose around the royal moon-viewing area, isolating the inside and outside of the arena like an inverted jade bowl.

With the crescent moon as her bow and the star tears as her arrows, Loretta drew the bowstring to its full extent, ready to shoot. Her phantom's empty eyes locked onto the challenger in front of her.

Magic, Loretta's longbow!

The two girls stared intently at the two knights separated by a distance in the field through the shield.

Lani tilted her head and asked, "Melina, who do you think will be the winner of this battle?"

"Of course it's a partner, do I need to guess?" The witch answered without hesitation.

"You seem quite confident in him, but my answer is the same as yours." Lani smiled, "And I can guess how he will block this arrow."

"What a coincidence! I also know which move my partner will use to win the challenge." Melina returned the same smile, and the air cooled down and then quickly heated up in just a few seconds.

"Om-"

The magic bowstring vibrated at super high speed, making a deafening sound. The star arrow flew across the universe, traversing the distance of space in an instant, and shot towards the chest of the motionless, as if frightened Umbrella Lingqi Chen Ruoba. Si Yueyi - the Faded One.

At the same time, A'tai, who was standing still, raised his shield and seized the best opportunity to block in the fleeting gap.

Fighting skills, Kalia returns.

No matter what kind of magic you have, as long as it is not a demigod or above, I will return it all to you!

The arrow pierced through the fallen leaves, the wind whistled, and Loretta raised her shield to block. The silver teardrop-shaped shield blocked the returning arrow.

After the violent explosion, the smoke and dust dissipated, and the solid phantom body became a little transparent and illusory.