The King of Elden does not die alone!

“I don’t know,” Currie replied.

"What do you mean you don't know?"

Kale shrugged. "It didn't ask me what my name was, so I didn't ask it either."

"..."

I don't know why, but I feel a little cold.

Mia smiled politely.

"Let's pick a name?"

“I’m not good at it.”

"Is it a male or a female?"

"female."

"Then call me Amiya."

Chapter 13. Deserted Village

Mia felt that she had walked farther today than yesterday, probably thanks to her donkey, Amiya.

Since getting her name, Amiya's steps seem to have become a lot lighter.

Kale didn't understand the meaning behind the name, he just felt it was a bit perfunctory.

After all, in his opinion, Amiya was just Mia with a different sound.

"That's at least better than having no name at all."

Mia retorted.

In the evening, the three of them settled down in a dilapidated and deserted village.

Mia was sure that there was no such place in the game.

But now the border area has become a real world, and the map size is much more exaggerated than that in the game.

It is reasonable to have some extra insignificant locations.

Tonight, I can finally sleep under a roof.

More importantly, Mia saw a cluster of golden light in a house in this abandoned village.

That is a blessing.

squeak-

When I opened the door, I was hit by a strong stale smell.

Only she can see the light of blessing.

Looking at the dilapidated house in the village from the inside, the house is as its name suggests, there is basically no intact furniture in the house, and everything is covered with dust.

Not to mention the bed.

The stone walls were still intact, but a third of the roof had collapsed, and the floor was covered with broken tiles and rotten wood.

"not bad."

Kale also looked at the house Mia chose.

It gives people a sense of security more than the Church of Eile.

At least there are walls and a roof surrounding the four sides.

Kale led Amiya in, and the door was just wide enough for the little donkey to pass through.

"Take it up."

The three men piled the fragile furniture in the corner without a roof, and then used it as fuel to light a bonfire.

Mia and Kale shared the rabbits and squirrels they had caught this morning, as well as the berries they had picked along the roadside during the day.

Wilden was still chewing the jerky he had carried with him when he left the Elay Church.

"Wilden!" Mia handed the steaming rabbit meat to Wilden: "Do you want to try it?"

Some curry spices are added in it.

It was free, it was said to be a reward for Mia for finding a shelter and lighting a bonfire.

Those who barter are also merchants.

Mia thinks that grilled meat sprinkled with spices tastes much better than jerky, although the wild rabbits caught in traps have little fat and are just chewy muscles, which cannot be made to sizzle when grilled.

But it still smells good.

The fragrance followed the leaky roof and, along with the smoke from the bonfire, drifted far into the night sky.

Wilden took the rabbit leg and took a bite.

"what about the taste?"

Mia stared at him expectantly.

Mia didn’t know if it was an illusion, but she felt that Wilden’s dry face had become a lot plumper.

"..." Wilden nodded: "Very good."

In fact, he couldn't taste it.

"Hehe." Mia smiled and gave some of the rabbit meat to Curry.

He also stretched out a rabbit leg in front of the donkey.

He asked in a very malicious way: "Do you eat rabbit, Amiya?"

This should be Mia's first proper dinner since arriving at the border.

Although the taste was not very good due to environmental limitations and even with the addition of spices, Mia still enjoyed eating it.

"Did you hear any noise?" Kale's ears moved.

Of course, under the hat, no one saw.

"what?"

Mia and Wilden look at him together.

"It seems like there is something..."

Whoosh, whoosh sound.

It seemed like something was flapping its wings, making an unnatural sound of wind.

Now, Mia and Wilden heard it, too.

The soldier stood up with a serious look on his face.

They heard the noise again besides the sound of the wind, rustling and getting closer.

"what is that?"

Mia reached out and grabbed the spear that appeared from thin air.

Caleb drew a sword from his harp.

He listened carefully.

"It's a rat!" He lowered his voice and shouted, "Quickly seal all the doors and windows!"

mouse?

Mia was stunned.

No, that's not right. Do mice make the kind of sound that flying animals flap their wings?

But now is not the time to dwell on it.

Mia and Wilden ran quickly to the door and windows of the dilapidated house. The girl looked out the window and saw countless red eyes gathering on the village alleys that were already overgrown with weeds.

Then it's the mouse!

There must be something behind the noise made by the rats!

Mia closed the window that was still intact.

But the door is different.

千:,寻,小""!说!,中!转,'!:裙"2.5!'5!!:,5'",.9;?5:,3''0::0维尔登试图加固那扇本就已经摇摇欲坠的大门，可那扇不争气的大门却承受不住维尔登的力量，在他手里直接倒下了。

"Block the door!" Kale shouted. Amiya was already screaming in fear, and the merchants and civilians pulled the reins, trying to calm the animal.

Wilden raised his large shield and pressed it directly against the door frame.

The rats arrived, hungry beasts trying to break into the lively hut, but Wilden, with a huge shield on his shoulder, blocked them outside. Mia heard the sound of flesh hitting the tower shield.

Those are mice...

Mia's head squirmed nervously.

It's embarrassing to say.

Mia had never seen any other rodents except those in the pet market since she was a child.

Including rats that would 'steal oil to drink'.

She had never seen it once.

Just looking out the window and seeing the densely packed red eyes, she felt goose bumps all over her body.

We must never let that kind of thing in!

"Golden Tree Swear!"

“Golden Tree Grace!

The two connected dazzling golden lights made Kale unable to open his eyes.

Before he could open his eyes, he was suddenly pushed to the ground by a huge force.

"Curry!"

Mia exclaimed.

A huge bat suddenly rushed in from the gap in the roof of the dilapidated house and pressed Kale to the ground.

That's it! The flying object that made the sound of wind that had just lingered in my mind was a huge human-faced bat! Together with the rats, it attacked the dilapidated house where the three people lived!

Amiya lost control, and the frightened donkey rushed around the house in panic, knocking Amiya to the ground. The girl rolled over and got up, and immediately shouted:

"Wilden!"

The soldier looked back and saw the donkey running towards him.

He withdrew the tower shield at lightning speed and flew to the side. The donkey rushed out of the door. The huge impact force directly opened a path among the dark crowd of rats. The sounds of crushing and breaking bones were endless. The rats pounced on the donkey, but were thrown away by the mad beast.

Amiya disappeared into the night.

Rats rushed in, each one as high as Mia's knees.

The girl quickly got up. At this moment, she no longer cared about the disgusting rats. Wilden drew out the two straight swords from his waist and created a bloody storm among the rats. Meanwhile, Kale was still fighting with the bat with a human body.

The bat was almost as big as a curry.

The wandering merchant could only use his arms to block the bat's sharp claws. He shielded his face with his arms. The sharp claws tore his clothes and left deep wounds on his arms.

But the next moment each wound appears, it will heal quickly with a golden fluorescence.

This is Mia's prayer - the grace of the golden tree, the blessing bestowed upon Kale, which continuously and massively restores vitality.

But the pain made Kale completely unaware of the abnormality in his body. He struggled and rolled on the ground. He finally touched the sword in the harp that he had just dropped. He grabbed the harp head that was used as the hilt. At the critical moment, Kale swung the sword upwards violently.

“Slurp——————”

The human-faced bat let out an extremely shrill scream, and the sword cut off its pair of claws on the spot!

"Light the fire!"

Mia, who noticed that Kale was at a disadvantage, had joined the battlefield. The blazing flames instantly engulfed the human-faced bat, turning it into a rising fireball.

The human-faced bat howled in pain, and even with the protection of prayer, Mia's eardrums were still hurt. In order to end its pain, and also to end her own pain, Mia raised her spear and stabbed hard at the fireball rolling on the ground.