Elden Ring, my witch is a talkative beautiful girl

Ah Tui asked, "That battle?"

"It should be around here." Melina waited for the patrolling Kaidan cavalry to run by, and then quickly rushed across the path with the Faded One in her arms.

On the side of the overgrown road, hundreds of stone sword monuments guarded the tall inscription standing in the front: "Golden" Greg's shameful battle against "Michaela's Blade" Malenia, was defeated miserably, knelt on the ground, and begged for mercy.

There are fourteen similar inscriptions on the vast land of the border area, each of which records the outcome of a great battle in history.

In the past, the Valkyrie Marenia led the Noble Knights on a southern expedition from the Sacred Tree in the north. The two armies clashed. Though a demigod, Greg's golden blood was too weak to withstand Marenia's attack, and even with all his might, he was no match for her. His dignity and honor were shattered after that humiliating battle.

"Isn't Greg's nickname 'Limb Attachment'?"

Ah Tui remembered that the salesman White Mask introduced him to the old and ugly demigod 'Limb Splicer' Greg.

Melina lowered her voice. "Grek did once inherit the name 'Gold' from his elders, but after his defeat at the hands of Marenia, he fell into depravity, constantly capturing the Faded and brutally reattaching their limbs. From that time on, the way people referred to him changed."

At this point, she sighed slightly, "Valkyrie Marennia and Starbreaker General Latarn, these two are the strongest among all demigods. I don't think it's shameful to lose to them."

After explaining the history of the border, Ah Tui was about to leave when he heard a pleading voice carried by the evening breeze: "Kind people passing by, please save me."

"Amei, did you hear any sound?" He glanced around as far as he could see, but did not see any creature calling for help. Thinking that it might be because of the dim light and something was overlooked, he asked the witch again.

"Sound? No... Buddy, don't scare me at a time like this. I'm still a little afraid of ghosts." Melina listened carefully, then naturally lit a torch. "Wouldn't it feel better with some light? It wouldn't be so dark around here."

"...Do you remember that we are still in the middle of the dive?"

"Oh, it seems so. I accidentally forgot." Melina stuck out her tongue playfully.

The sound of horse hooves was followed by a series of shouts. The sudden appearance of fire was too obvious in the dark night. Greg's soldiers had already discovered the two men and were ready to capture them.

"There is no other way, let's break through by force." With a whistle, A'tu blew the spirit horse whistle and summoned Torret.

"Hiss—(Failed again at the crucial moment.)" Torrett had gotten used to being tricked so many times. Whenever he summoned it urgently, it was either preparing to flee or already on the run.

After getting on the horse and sitting firmly, Ah Tui steed the spirit horse to sprint at full speed: "Amei, hold on to me tight, don't fall off."

The plan is just a little bit away from success. If we fail this time, the garrison will definitely be prepared next time, and it will be even more difficult to break through.

"Buddy, Buddy, they are catching up!" Melina hugged the Faded One's waist and glanced in the direction of the pursuers from time to time. Even though she was more than ten meters away in the dark night, she could see the bright cold light on the Kaidan cavalry's sabers.

There is a checkpoint ahead. The giant mountain demon guarding the city roared, raised the giant sword in his hand, and blocked the checkpoint behind him with his huge body.

There were giants in front and pursuers behind, but Ah Tui was fearless. He waved the reins and urged the spirit horse to speed up again: "Torret, jump!"

The spirit horse tapped the ground with its front hooves, its center of gravity pressed forward. Just before the giant sword came down, it leaped from the ground, then stepped on the nothingness in mid-air, performing a double jump. The moment the giant sword landed, Ati piloted Torret to land steadily on the sword. Before the slow-witted giant could react, he stepped on the giant sword and rushed over his shoulder, landing at the back of the checkpoint.

This double-jump stunt in the air is an exclusive skill that only a spirit horse can perform, and only A-Tu can come up with the wild idea of ​​using the enemy's weapons as stepping stones.

In the back seat, Melina cheered loudly: "Buddy, Torret, you are awesome! Yeah!"

"Neigh--(The horse is scared to death!)"

Volume 1: The Journey Begins: Chapter 8: Little Red Riding Hood Roderica

Following the guidance of the blessing, the two men and their horse, having made it through the Storm Checkpoint, stopped in front of a slightly dilapidated wooden house. Continuing forward, across the bridge and moat, they arrived at Stonewell City. Patrols along this stretch of road were rare, and those guarding the checkpoint would not pursue enemies outside their assigned area of ​​responsibility.

There was still some time before daybreak, so the two decided to rest here at Ci Fu before entering the city to challenge the demigod.

"We should be safe here. Thank you for your hard work, Torret." A'ti offered the spirit horse a reward of dried Roya fruit and returned it to its summoning space. The cramped city walls left no room for the horse to run freely, so exploring Stonewell and finding Greg's location would require relying on one's own two legs.

Melina, her hands resting on the back of her head, offered a whimsical suggestion: "Buddy, why don't we try shouting at the city gate that we're Faded Ones who've volunteered to have their limbs reattached? Maybe Greg will get so excited that he'll come out of the city to find us. Then you can easily take him down."

"I think you might as well claim that you are an artist who comes to compete with him in limb transplantation techniques. That way the chances of success will be higher." Ah Tui shook his head and laughed.

No matter which method they used, there was a 99% chance that they would be surrounded by soldiers who had rushed over after hearing the news, and then wrapped up like dumplings and sent to Greg to be slaughtered.

The moment the wooden door of the hut was pushed open, black ink suddenly came like a high-pressure water gun and sprayed all over the head and face of the faded person, and the silver-white helmet was dyed black.

"There's an ambush?!" A'ti instinctively rolled away from the cabin and raised his shield to protect Melina.

The sneak attack was successful, but the enemy did not pursue further.

"Amei, can you see the enemy attacking us?" He was temporarily blinded, but the witch could still serve as his eyes.

Melina cautiously peeked into the open wooden house. A gray, transparent plankton was waving its tentacles, trying to hide its cute appearance with majestic movements. It did not look intimidating at all.

"It seems... to be a jellyfish."

"Jellyfish? On land?"

Melina used a handkerchief to wipe the ink off the faded man's face. "It looks like someone released a soul of ashes. Leave this to me."

The ink is just pure ink, without the inherent toxins of the jellyfish. The soul of the jellyfish seems to be spontaneously protecting the people in the wooden house, because its kind nature is to spontaneously expel those who approach, without any aggressiveness.

Melina raised her hands to indicate she meant no harm and called out into the house, "Excuse me, is anyone inside? We are passing Faders and Witches, not Greg's men, and we mean no harm."

The jellyfish shook its head in confusion, and its vocal organs made a "beep, beep, beep" sound.

"What is it saying?"

"I don't know. Only the owner of the ashes, the one who summoned them, can understand what the animal ashes are trying to express."

Even a talented and beautiful girl cannot master all the animal languages.

The two were at a loss, considering whether to take a detour, when the people in the house finally responded. A very weak female voice came out: "Kurara, are there guests? I think I hear someone calling outside the house."

The jellyfish called Kulala turned 180 degrees and made another "beep, beep, beep" sound, as if repeating Melina's words.

Not long after, a crisp bell rang in the house, and the summoned jellyfish ashes immediately dissipated: "Please come in, both of you."

A'Tu and Melina looked at each other, and entered the wooden house one after the other. A girl in a long red trench coat was huddled in a corner of the house, her red and swollen eyes showing that she had cried bitterly not long ago.

"Hello, may I ask..." The atmosphere in the room was a little depressing, and Melina's greeting was interrupted by the girl's sobs just as she began.

"Kurara attacked you to protect me, so please don't blame her. Everyone who went to Stonewell with me had their limbs removed. I escaped alone and couldn't do anything..." The blonde girl in a red windbreaker sobbed. "Their limbs were cut off... and then connected together, forming spider-like monsters."

Ah Tui imagined the image of a monster in his mind and thought to himself, "A spider-like monster... this description sounds so familiar. Could it be the same creature that lurked behind me on the cliff?"

"You know what?" Little Red Riding Hood said, her face twisted with fear. "When human limbs are joined together, they look like insect pupae, one section at a time. It looks amazing, doesn't it?"

"Eh..." Melina subconsciously hugged her shoulders tightly, getting goose bumps all over her body. "No normal person would think about that, right?"

Little Red Riding Hood lowered her head again. "Yes, that's something normal people wouldn't imagine. We're disconnected piece by piece, and then connected again, until we become one."

Melina leaned close to A Tui and whispered, "This child has been so frightened, it seems like he's been played with."

"Shh." Ah Dai made a hushed gesture, took a step forward, and asked, "My name is Ah Dai, and this is my partner Ah Mei. Can you tell us your name?"

"Rodlika," the girl whispered her name, her hands tightly hugging her knees. "Why have you come here? Did you approach that ominous city because of the White Mask's persuasion? Or do you also want to become part of the Spider?"

Melina boasted, "Actually, my partner is destined to become king. Stoneville City is just a small goal on our way."

Roderica ignored her answer and answered his own question: "If that's the case, then it's like me, but I can't muster up the courage to become like everyone else!" He was afraid and trembling, as if imagining the pain of limb reattachment. "Having my hands and feet cut off would be too painful, too terrible! I really... really..."

Melina muttered quietly, "We won't have our limbs chopped off. We're not real limb reattachment artists."

"If you insist on going to that city, please take this child with you." Roderica handed over an urn containing the ashes of her friend, the soul jellyfish Kulala. "Her dream was to reach the point closest to the sky at the junction. I can't fulfill Kulala's wish, and it would be too pitiful for her to stay here with a coward like me. Please take her with you and continue your journey."

"Is there anything we can do to help you?" Unable to bear her pain, Ah Tui took the initiative to ask, "Consider it as a reward."

"Return..." Roderica was silent for several seconds, then a glimmer of light suddenly appeared in her empty eyes. "Please tell everyone who has turned into a chrysalis that I love them. Although I am still very scared, sooner or later I will become like you."

Volume 1: The Beginning of the Journey: Chapter 9: The Evil Omen and the Demon

On the hill beneath the storm, Melina looked back at the cabin that was gradually becoming a black dot in her sight.

"I feel like I've accepted a strange commission. Is it really okay to leave her there alone?"

"Rodlika's mental health issues can't be changed with words. Go see her friend who had a limb transplant and tell her there's no chance of recovery."

“I hope they can still have a normal conversation.”

Following Roderica's instructions, A'tai and Melina stepped side by side into the corridor leading to Stonewell. In its most prosperous years, merchants and knights seeking audiences with the demigods streamed into the city. Their footprints crisscrossed this vast stone corridor, and even today, traces of their presence can be seen on every brick and tile.

But with the shattering of the Elden Ring, the beginning of the Shattered War, and then Grek's defeat at Marennia, the former prosperity eventually became history, with only ruins remaining.

Now, only a few faded ones who seek the guidance of the blessing and want to reforge the Elden Ring come here, hoping to defeat the demigod and seize the Great Rune from him.

"After crossing this storm bridge, we'll reach the inner city." Melina turned around, facing A'tu, and walked backwards. "There's not even a single guard here. Xiao Ge is so careless."

A question mark appeared above Ah Tui's head: "Xiao Ge?"

"I'm talking about Greg," Melina said, her tone sounding somewhat disappointed. "He's neglecting government affairs and obsessing over meaningless things like limb grafting. He doesn't even send soldiers to guard the key roads leading to the city. He clearly looks down on us. You, my partner, will beat him to a pulp!"

"What's with this tone of an elder scolding a younger one? Did Ah Mei have a personal grudge with Greg in the past, like her favorite rabbits and cats were captured and had their limbs reattached..." Ah Tui's thoughts were wandering.

"The Faded One—"

A vigorous and powerful voice suddenly came, and the transparent golden light in the originally empty place turned from virtual to real, and an old figure wearing a cloak and holding a cane appeared on the top of the city's outer wall.

"Driven by the fire of foolish ambition, you dream of obtaining the Elden Ring?"

The old man jumped down, and the smoke and dust he raised covered the sky, and his majestic aura made the sun and the moon pale in comparison.

"Then, along with the flames of ambition, we must extinguish them all! I, Markit, the 'Evil Omen', will do this immediately!"

Ah Tui looked up at the place where the enemy jumped down. He estimated that the height was more than 30 meters. If he jumped down from the same height, he would basically be dead.

Now he and Melina both understood why Greg did not station anyone at such a strategic location, because there was a guy as strong as a monster guarding the place, so there was no need to send more people.

Melina raised her eyebrows slightly, and for the first time, a solemn look appeared in her eyes: "In the Second Defense of Rodel, the 'Evil Omen Demon' faced off against a vast army alone, causing the blood of countless heroes to flow like a river, but the Golden Tree remained standing..."

"So he's very strong?" Ah Ti replied, paying close attention and distracting himself. The two men tacitly understood that as long as they hoped to continue their journey to Stonewell City to obtain the Great Rune, this battle was inevitable.

"He's more than just strong. If the real him came here, I'm afraid Greg wouldn't be able to stand up to him." Melina waved her hands, clearing away the dust, and stepped back into the corridor. "But he's just a clone here, a partner..."

Before he could finish his words, the battle began. Markit leaped forward, staff in hand, and slashed down from the sky like a gust of wind. A-Tai rolled on the ground, dodging the heavy yet swift blow at the last second.

The moment he stood up, the unsheathed straight sword swept across Markit's waist. The feedback made A'ti feel as if the sword had hit a rock, and very little blood flowed out of the wound.

Ah Tui was shocked: "That cloak looks tattered, but the material is actually tougher than bear skin?!"

He was at a disadvantage in both strength and physical fitness. The only thing he could rely on in this battle was his many years of combat experience as a warrior and his agile skills, but this only advantage disappeared in the next second.

Accompanied by the sound of breaking through the air one after another, three yellow daggers condensed from magic power flew over and hit the shield that Ati had hastily raised.

Although it is called a dagger, it is more than four meters taller than Markit. To ordinary people, its length and size are no different from those of an ordinary straight sword.

"Dang Dang Dang——"

Three dull sounds were heard, and Ah Tui only felt that his shield was stabbed by three giant swords at the same time. The holy power eroded his arm through the brass shield. It was a magical power that an ordinary shield could not completely defend against.

After three consecutive attacks, Markit thrust forward. It was hard to imagine that his body, like a dead tree, could have such amazing explosive power. (4) Another weapon was thrust forward.

"I can't take this blow head-on. Once my defensive stance is broken, I'll have no chance of winning." Without much thought, Ah Dai came to his conclusion in an instant. Continuing to defend would surely lead to his death. He had to seize the opportunity to counterattack.

Taking a risky tactic, putting himself in a desperate situation, Ah Tui slid sideways, avoiding the powerful and devastating thrust. As the two passed each other, he used the momentum of his opponent's forward charge to raise his sword horizontally, creating a curtain of splattering blood.

Markit slowly turned around, her left hand brushing across the wound on her waist. The bright red of her hand reflected in her gray eyes. "Faded One, you are worthy of being the descendant of a warrior. You are worthy of my true strength."

Thunder roared, and the holy elements in the atmosphere gathered in his hands. The golden hammer came down with unparalleled majesty, and the earth-shaking blow landed on the ground. It was a large-scale attack that could not be defended or dodged. The aftermath alone made the Storm Bridge tremble.

After the lightning and thunder, the bridge was silent. The Faded One knelt on one knee, his bronze shield stained black. If he had the chance to drink a sip of the red Dettol bottle, he might still have the strength to fight, but the "evil omen demon" would not give him this opportunity.

Markit held his cane at an angle, the tip pointing downward, ready to deliver the final blow through Afa's heart: "O foolish Fader, your ambitions will be extinguished here, and your journey ends here!"

"It won't end here!" A female voice suddenly rang out, expressing Melina's determination. Along with it rang the crisp ringing of the soul-summoning bell. "My partner and I have just begun our journey. It definitely won't end here!"

"Go, stray wolf, it's you!" The bell rang, and the wolves appeared. Melina immediately gave the order, "Lao Qin, Er Yin, Xiao Ye, use lightning and fire to disrupt his movements."

"Ouch——"

After three wolf howls, the wild wolves followed the orders of their master, spread out in a triangular formation horizontally, and took a life-threatening posture to hunt large animals. They pounced on and bit Markit's hands and crutches, forcing him to slow down his fatal attack on Ati.

The crutch swept across with the force of a storm, and in an instant the three wild wolves were sent back to the urn. The traumatized souls needed at least a day to recuperate, and could not be summoned again during this period.

"Is that all you're capable of? A pointless, desperate struggle." Markit's cloudy eyes froze for a moment, and Melina's face came into view, her golden pupils glaring fearlessly at him. This witch, whom he had probably never met before, unexpectedly struck him as familiar, and his movements slowed down a beat.

"Kurara, use the water gun!"

The second ring of the bell summoned the soul of the jellyfish Kurala, and the high-pressure water gun gushed out at the right time, temporarily taking away Markit's vision.

Taking advantage of this golden opportunity, Melina helped the seriously injured Ah Tui up and said, "Buddy, hold on."

Without looking back, the two ran in the direction they had come from. As the summoner retreated, Krala's figure also disappeared and returned. Markit stood on the bridge, making no move to pursue, seemingly lost in thought.

"Could that girl be her?" Marketeet muttered to herself, a strange look flashing in her cloudy eyes. "Mother's eldest daughter, why have you returned to this broken land?"

In the fading golden light, the figure of the "evil demon" gradually disappeared. He knew...that the two people would definitely come back.

Volume 1: The Beginning of the Journey: Chapter 10: The Greatest Fader

In the corridor, next to the Blessing, Melina poured several bottles of red Dettol into Ah Tui's mouth, finally resuscitating him from his last gasp. That's the good thing about the Faded: no matter the injury, as long as they're not dead, the Dettol bottle is a reliable healing tool.

Ah Tui let out a long sigh: "I'm sorry, Ah Mei, I let you down. Not only did I not even get to see the demigod, but I also had to make you take the risk to rescue me."

The two had only known each other for a short time, so it wouldn't be surprising if one person ran away in such a critical situation. After all, the "evil omen demon" was incredibly powerful.

Having said that, the witch was quite strong. With her slender body, she was able to help him, who was wearing armor and was seriously injured, escape from the battlefield. She didn't even take a breath after stopping.