The King of Elden does not die alone!

This statement is not convincing at all.

He wasn't even breathing.

“But nothing else will happen.”

That zombie face can probably give all the answers.

"I'll take a break..."

"Roar--"

An extremely creepy cry came from above my head, as if it was a dying struggle.

"Eh——" Mia was startled by the sudden cry, and looked up along the pillar she was holding.

A zombie that had almost been weathered into half a skeleton was hung on this tall Y-shaped cross.

"..." Mia quickly let go of her hands that were holding onto the Y-shaped cross.

"What is this..." Mia took a few steps back and looked at the zombie hanging on the Y-shaped frame. Its limbs had almost turned into bones. God knew how long this guy had been hanging like this. Only the head, which could be described as "broken", made meaningless sounds in an incredible way.

"If you lose yourself because of a long life, you will be hung on this until your body and soul are weathered away," Wilden explained.

"Uh...keep going."

The zombies hanging on the Y-shaped rack certainly couldn't be anything pleasing to the eye.

Compared with the green on both sides of the road, it seems like a stain.

Let's walk a little further and rest at a more suitable place. It won't be too late.

She was about to think so, but before she took a few steps, the muscle spasm caused by the previous intense exercise made her retch.

He lowered his head and retched in pain, but he just vomited out some mucus. After all, there was nothing in his stomach.

"Ah..." She moaned in discomfort and wiped her mouth. The cloth covering her eyes was almost soaked through with her uncontrollable tears.

She stood up unsteadily, and Wilden supported her from the side.

"what happened?"

"A little...uncomfortable..."

Mia groaned, and in order to make herself feel better, she tried to purse her lips and take deep breaths through her nose.

She didn't feel anything just now, but now she can feel her calves spinning.

After all, I ran at such a fast speed for such a long time.

Should I have run ten kilometers?

Wilden held Mia's shoulders - because of his height, he didn't even need to raise his hands - and looked into the distance, and suddenly said, "There is a building ahead."

"what?"

Mia also raised her head. Although there was not a very dense forest here, Mia could not see anything except a huge ruin in front of her.

"I'm taller than you and can see farther. Let's go there and rest."

"..." I'm not interested in worrying about my height right now.

I don't have much strength left in my body, and my mouth is sticky from nausea. If only I had some water to rinse my mouth...

Ah, right.

The girl suddenly took out the element bottle (crossed out) Holy Grail bottle.

Drink it, a small sip.

A very small mouthful, just enough to moisten the lips.

Just a small sip of this can relieve most of the aches and fatigue in the body.

"I'm much better." Mia exhaled a breath of turbid air and let go of Wilden's support: "Where is the building you mentioned?"

Speaking of buildings so close to the Drifting Cemetery.

It must be the Church of Eile.

"I can only see its top. Go that way."

He found a barely passable dirt path among the trees and weeds, which forked left from the main road.

The road used to be quite wide, but now it is covered with various vegetation.

Following Wilden, Mia saw the Elay Church a moment later.

The stone building had long been dilapidated. On the remaining structure, the bricks had been weathered to the point that not even a straight line could be formed. The roof had long disappeared, and the walls on every side were incomplete. Only the church bell tower, with its broken body, still stood tall.

I guess what Wilden saw before was the bell tower of the Church of Elay.

The girl felt relieved that she was finally saved.

"How about staying here tonight?"

Mia said to Wilden before they even walked in.

"..." Wilden looked up at the bright sky: "We can walk more before night falls."

"No hurry, no hurry. Who knows where we can spend the night if we miss this place?"

"No need to stay overnight. Just keep walking and you'll reach Stoneville in five days."

"But I can't!" Mia yelled.

That's five days! From morning till night, without even a break!

If she did something this outrageous, she would die miserably with her tongue sticking out!

"..." Wilden didn't seem to understand.

"The Faded Ones are really fragile."

"This is probably not a question of being fragile or not..." Although she really wanted to retort with: What do you, a zombie, know?, Mia's emotional intelligence told her that she shouldn't say such a thing.

Before entering the Ailei Church, Mia saw the golden blessing floating in the church's roofless hall.

as well as.

A Santa Claus sitting in the corner, who is very familiar to Elden Circle players.

Ah no, the man in red, the wandering merchant 'Callie', was nicknamed Santa Claus because of his red clothes and pointy cloth hat.

With a bonfire, a erhu (?), a donkey, and luggage at hand, Kale built a warm little corner for himself in this dilapidated church.

When Mia and Wilden walked in, although Caleb was holding a guitar, he was just staring at the campfire.

Then he saw Wilden walking ahead.

He jumped up instantly and ran towards his donkey.

"Why is it the same situation as the White Mask again! "

Mia felt her paws go numb, and she immediately jumped out from behind Wilden and shouted:

"Wait a moment!"

Chapter 11. The Witch Arrives at Night~

"It seems you won't attack me..."

"I just said it was a misunderstanding?"

Mia and Kale sat together by the bonfire in the Aile Church, a scene of harmony.

Before Kale escaped, he at least made it clear why he and Wilden were there, so that Kale didn't have to escape like White Mask.

"Although I don't know why the Faded Ones would walk together with the soldiers of Greg, and in such harmony...but thank God, at least they are people who can coexist peacefully."

Although he said this, Kale still felt a little embarrassed when he looked at Wilden who was standing guard nearby.

Wilden didn't look over here. Caleb was swaying left and right in front of Mia, as if testing whether Mia could see him.

"My name is Kale. I'm a businessman born into a nomadic tribe. I do business while traveling..." Halfway through his words, he cautiously stretched out his hand and waved it in front of Mia's eyes.

Snapped

Mia grabbed his hand and said with a polite and reserved smile: "I can see it."

Ka Li pulled his hand back.

No twitching.

Smoke again.

Mia's grip tightened.

"I'm sorry! I definitely didn't come here intending to test the waters and then take advantage of the opportunity to slip away!"

"I told you we're not robbers!"

"It hurts, it hurts—"

After pulling.

Kale finally sat down obediently.

Maybe he has already believed that Mia and Wilden are not robbers.

"Ever since the Elden Ring was broken, the people in the border area have started to go crazy..."

Glancing at Wilden not far away, Kale said quietly, "Thanks to you Faders, my business can barely survive."

After that, he moved closer to Mia: "Why are you with him?"

It was clear that he had great distrust of Wilden in uniform.

"I did him a favor, so he agreed to do me a favor. As for the details..." Mia looked at the businessman: "It's not convenient to disclose."

"I understand, I understand." Kale waved his hand and passed on the topic: "Do you want to buy something? I have tools, equipment, and even intelligence here."

“I don’t really have anything I want to buy…”

But there are many things I want to sell.

"Wait for me." Mia said seriously.

Then he stood up and walked behind a dilapidated low wall. When he came out again, Mia was already facing Kale's surprised gaze, and walked out holding weapons and equipment that were half her height.

Sugarcane!

The whole pile was thrown in front of Curry.

"You are indeed bandits! How could there be a King's Army walking with the Faded Ones?"

"Don't run!"

Grasp!

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Kale narrowed his eyes and turned the golden sword in his hand.

"Three thousand runes, I can only take two."

"How can it be only three thousand?" Mia fiercely raised the price: "Look at the carvings on it, look at the gold plating, this is the sword of the royal city's dignitaries."

"You don't know how hard it is to find buyers nowadays." Kale spread his hands helplessly. "Those wandering in the wilderness are all confused, and the King's Army doesn't welcome us. The only business that comes to us is the occasional Faded Ones."

That's true...

Mia nodded in her heart, but she didn't want to relax at all.

"How about four thousand?"

"I hadn't had any customers for a long time before you came, and you didn't buy anything..."

"What about three thousand eight?"

"Two handfuls of seven thousand."

"That's all." Mia pushed the second noble sword to him.

These were two items that Kalie had carefully selected from her pile of spoils for a long time, and they were of relatively good quality and worth buying.

He picked up the remaining miscellaneous equipment and walked behind the low wall. When he came out again, he had nothing in his hands.