The King of Elden does not die alone!

The other side of the river was hidden in the veil-like mist, and was gray.

Several people turned north, and Wilden said there was a bridge to the north that could cross the river.

"Is it the bridge on the main road?" Mia inquired.

"Yeah." Wilden nodded.

"Will that bridge be guarded?"

Wilden glanced back: "I can cover you, and you can rush through."

The soldiers had planned this long ago.

If someone really tried to stop them, he could divert the attention of the defenders, and then Mia and Kale could rush over on their mounts.

And then he caught up.

This way, they would not harm the soldiers in the king's army and would also allow the two of them to pass smoothly.

Mia thinks this plan is feasible, but Kale is obviously not confident enough.

"Are you sure?" Kale asked nervously.

"There's probably no other way," Weldon replied.

The businessman was tangled and hesitated for a long time: "Why don't you and Mia go first, and then I will follow."

"you alone?"

"We, a nomadic people, have been able to wander for so long because we have our own methods," Kale said confidently.

Mia glanced at him and said, "If you hadn't come with us these days, you would have died twice..."

"That's because it's hard for me to perform with you guys...where is the bridge!"

As he spoke, he suddenly started shouting loudly.

The three of them looked over and saw a suspension bridge hanging high above the valley, spanning the turbulent water between the two cliffs.

"Just go from here."

Mia suggested.

This would avoid the risk of being exposed to the King's army.

"I'll go and take a look." Wilden said, and walked over first. He pulled the rope of the suspension bridge on the edge of the cliff hard, and found that the suspension bridge hardly shook.

Then he turned around and waved at the two of them: "You can go!"

Mia trusted Wilden, and when he said it was okay, the girl was relieved.

"Let's go back first." Mia patted Torret, and the spirit horse disappeared obediently.

Kale also brought Amiya to the bridge.

The three spirit wolves had already run up ahead and were waiting for them in the middle of the bridge.

Mia stepped onto the suspension bridge, which was barely big enough for two people to pass through.

She had only taken a few steps when the wooden planks beneath her feet began to creak as she walked.

She immediately grabbed the guardrail of the suspension bridge and nervously moved to the edge of the wooden board, hoping to reduce the impact of the board under her feet by shortening it.

Looking back at Kale, Kale has not yet gone up the bridge. He is putting a blindfold on the resisting Amiya.

Looking ahead, Wilden was also moving forward cautiously, holding the guardrail rope with one hand, and only taking the next step after he had stepped firmly on it.

The board must be strong enough since Wilden had come so far.

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I couldn't help but look down and saw the rushing river water rumbling under the bridge.

Mia's legs went weak and she almost missed a step, falling onto the guardrail rope.

The best way to eliminate fear is to face it.

But now Mia obviously hasn't faced the fear of heights enough times.

Even though she was now able to remain calm in the face of a miserable corpse and to eat a roasted rat with relish.

These were fears that Mia had already overcome by facing them. She had seen the dead bodies many times, and the rats many times.

But the only thing she hadn't walked on was the suspension bridge.

Mia is actually the type who is very reliable at critical moments, but occasionally embarrassing...

"careful!"

Callie shouted.

"It's okay!" the girl shouted stubbornly.

Raise your head, take a deep breath, if only you could fly.

Mia tensed her muscles and tried not to look down, but the wooden planks of the suspension bridge were also below her.

The sound of the river below still echoed in my ears, which always made me think of bad things.

The girl walked forward stiffly like a robot.

Suddenly, Mia heard a sigh in her ear.

An arm suddenly wrapped around her, and a gentle coolness appeared in the palm of her hand.

"As the future King of Elden, your ugly behavior is truly shameful... This will not happen again."

Melina appeared beside Mia and supported the girl.

Without waiting for Mia to speak.

"I take a step, you take a step." Melina said.

"Hmm..." Mia whimpered like a mosquito.

Melina took her arm and walked forward.

Somehow, in Melina's presence, Mia's fear faded.

Even though she was still looking at the wooden planks beneath her feet and seeing the rushing river through the cracks, there was no room in her mind to think about these things anymore.

Melina's cold voice came to my ears again: "Please relax a little..."

"Oh."

Mia then realized that she was almost leaning on Melina, and Melina's hand in her palm was slightly red from being pinched.

The closer they got to the middle, the more the suspension bridge shook. Wilden had already reached the center of the bridge, and the spirit wolf was waiting for them at two-thirds of the way up the bridge.

Amiya put on a blindfold and, under the careful guidance of Kale, was almost catching up.

The suspension bridge remains strong.

"Amiya!" Kale suddenly shouted angrily.

Mia and Melina were halfway there when several people, including Wilden, turned back.

The extremely frightened little donkey went on strike after walking only one-third of the way. It lay on the ground with its belly pressed tightly against the wooden board of the suspension bridge, not moving at all.

"Hurry up, we'll be there soon!" Kale had no way of getting angry with a donkey, so he could only persuade it earnestly.

"It's more dangerous for you to squat here!"

The team stopped at this moment.

Wilden turned around and started to walk back, as if wanting to help.

At this moment, the barking of a spirit wolf was heard from the front.

That sound represents an uninvited guest.

Mia looked over quickly.

Across the bridge, a shiny bald man appeared, holding a...

Oh no, a male faded person with a shiny bald head appeared.

He was holding a spear, resting it on the ground, and with his other hand he was supporting a tower shield.

Mia saw him take a deep breath.

"I built this bridge, and I opened this road! If you want to cross this bridge, leave some money for the passage!"

"Patch Bandits! We're here to receive customers!"

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Chapter 6. Patch (K)

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"Patch Bandits, here to receive guests!"

The bald man had just finished speaking.

Four or five guys, tall and short, climbed up from the bottom of the cliff and blocked the retreat of Mia and others.

"???"

Where are they hiding?

Kale's eyes widened in panic.

The robbers were armed with a variety of weapons and wore a variety of clothing.

Among them are both faded ones and golden tree people.

Although there are not many people, the species diversity is surprisingly high.

Patch was alone in front, blocking the exit of the bridge.

The spirit wolf crouched down angrily, growling threateningly.

Wilden tightened his grip on the spear.

"Don't move." Looking at Wilden who was nervously holding his weapon tightly, Patch held the large shield upright in front of him, leaving only his head exposed, and pressed the blade of his spear against the rope of the suspension bridge.

Wilden frowned tightly.

This is the worst case scenario.

The current situation is that several people are at a complete disadvantage.

This is a suspension bridge, a suspension bridge that is fixed by ropes at both ends of the bridge. No matter how strong the ropes are, they are still ropes, not steel cables or stones.

Once both ends of the suspension bridge are controlled, the people on the bridge can be at the mercy of others.

It was easy for the bandits to cut the ropes and let everyone fall into the rushing river below.

If you want to rush forward to fight, you have to run over those wooden boards first, and even if you walk slowly, you have to be careful not to step on empty space.

Compared to the distance Wilden needed to run, the time the bald bandit in front of him took to cut the rope was negligible.

The three spirit wolves could clearly see the crisis before them, and they stared at Patch closely.

"That's right." Patch nodded with satisfaction: "Hand over the money quickly."

Patch's cunning eyes stared at them, and when he saw that they didn't move for a long time, he asked again: "What's wrong?"

He acted like he was in the right and said, "We built the bridge you're walking on. It's unreasonable not to pay a toll, right?"

For some reason I feel like this Patchi's accent sounds very motorcycle-like.

Let’s not talk about whether this sturdy suspension bridge could be built by Patch and his ragged men.

Just looking at the bridge toll, Mia knew that this notorious guy was going to raise the price and extort money.

What? Why do you think Mia knew about Patch's bad deeds?

Those who play the Souls series don't know Patch! This bastard appears in almost every work of Miyazaki, and his character design is pretty much the same.