The King of Elden does not die alone!

Perhaps the soldier said so much because Mia was a faded person.

"It looks like they've turned into zombies." The soldier laughed. He was referring to the guys who were subdued by Mia along the way. The soldier's shrunken lips couldn't cover his teeth at all. God knows why his muscles could still make a 'laughing' expression. When he smiled, his gums were creepily exposed.

"Don't be afraid. I have seen many faded ones." The soldier continued, "Not only those from the other side of the sea. The Golden Tree can no longer bless everyone, so after the war began, faded ones were born in the border areas. They are thin, small, fragile and short-lived, much weaker than you - the descendants of the heroes of the King of the Beginning - and even if they are recruited into the army, they can only do odd jobs and operate equipment."

"I really don't know whether these faded ones lost their blessings because they were hated, or because they were favored. Although they are weak, at least they can die."

Mia pursed her lips. What a heavy story.

At some point, she also found a stone and sat down.

"At least you're still sober, aren't you?"

After hearing these words, Mia also let go of her hostility.

"I don't know how long I can stay awake," the soldier replied. "I don't know if I can return to the tree before I become a zombie like that."

"Do you really want to go back to the tree?"

"Yes, I do. I want to be a hero and return to the tree. That's why I took up the spear and served King Greg."

Mia heard his tone and realized that he was clearly expressing his wishes, but there was not a trace of enthusiasm or fighting spirit in his voice.

The girl frowned and asked, "What now?"

"Now? I'm just sitting here." Greg's soldier replied calmly.

"Why don't you go out?" Mia asked again.

It seems that these people have been staying in the study cave for a very long time.

"Ah." The soldier said slowly: "Let me think..."

Mia was afraid that he would fall asleep.

He thought and thought for about two minutes before he spoke: "Our original mission was to escort several dignitaries to the south, far away from the war, to Morn City. I didn't expect to get lost here."

"Then, what is the reason..." The soldier raised his head and looked at the ceiling of the cave in thought.

"It looks like a dragon? Or a demihuman... Anyway, the cave where we temporarily stayed collapsed, and we are trapped here..."

"Why don't you go out?"

Mia asked, frowning.

For the faded ones, this cave of study requires overcoming all difficulties before they can leave.

But for the Greg soldiers, it should only take a few steps.

After all, the boss of the Study Cave is a Grek soldier wielding a greatsword.

"Of course we tried. We tried to dig a tunnel." The soldier raised his hand and pointed to the narrow tunnel leading to the boss room. "But just when we were about to succeed, the guy went crazy because he couldn't bear it and turned into the zombie you saw."

"That rascal?"

"Our leader," the soldier answered. "The strongest among us, when he was about to be free, went mad when I heard the hollow echo from the other side of the rock. Since then, he has been guarding there, attacking anyone who comes close."

"Why not subdue him?" Mia asked.

"We both serve the same Shard King, and I cannot swing my sword against him."

"..."Foolish loyalty...

Mia rested her chin on her hand, thinking.

"What if it's me? If it's me, I can subdue him and you can get out."

As soon as the words came out, their eyes met.

'There's drama'

Facing the soldier's golden eyes, Mia's lips curled up.

"You want to leave here, right? Want to see the golden tree again? I can take you out."

"Just do me a favor and take me somewhere after you get out."

"How about it?"

The soldier lowered his head, rubbed his hands and said nothing.

Mia stared at him closely.

Waiting until he looked up again.

"I promise you."

The soldier replied.

Mia smiled happily: "Great!" She stood up and dusted herself off like a young girl: "What's your name? My name is Mia."

"Welden, Private Welden."

Chapter 7. Oh no, I became a fire keeper

Happy 1st anniversary!

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"So, Wilden, if I help you out, you have to do me a favor."

Mia nodded and said seriously.

"What can I do for you?" Wilden asked. He had slept for too long and might not be very sober, but he was not stupid at all.

Know that you shouldn't owe favors that you can't repay.

"Don't worry!" Mia waved her hand: "It's just a piece of cake for you."

Wilden thought about it, then nodded and agreed: "Okay."

After getting the promise, Mia then headed towards the boss room of this study cave.

The narrow tunnel meandered forward until it entered a wide space. There was naturally no such thing as a fog door here. The Grek soldier holding a big sword emerged from the shadows and rushed towards Mia.

then.

'Throwing fire'

Because the soldier was holding a big sword, he had no shield that could block the fireball.

The fireball hit him directly, boom~

The robe worn over the chain mail suddenly caught fire. Mia jumped to the side, and the burning fireman passed by her and fell into the water that covered Mia's feet with a plop.

Just like a branding iron being thrown into the water, after a sharp crackling sound, Greg's soldier rolled in the water, still holding the greatsword tightly, and the blade swung everywhere as he rolled, making it difficult for Mia to approach for a while.

It is not known whether it did so intentionally or was just struggling unconsciously, but in any case, the flames on the Greg soldier's body were extinguished as it rolled in the water.

If there hadn't been this accumulated water, a single fire would have been enough to roast it, but the terrain was just a coincidence.

The cloth on his body had been burned into tatters, and became wet after rolling several times in the water. The Greg soldier struggled to get up.

Seeing this, how could Mia not react? Without giving him a chance to fight back, the girl stretched out her left hand again: "Light the fire!"

boom--

Thousands of degrees of flames rolled towards it again, instantly drying out the moisture on the clothes of the Greg soldiers, followed by another one.

"Light the fire!"

Instant spells can be continuous, and the second wave of fire ignited Greg's dried robe again.

Before it could roll over, Mia's spear tip followed the tail of the flame and stabbed at the chest of the Greg soldier. The soldier's whole body was covered in fire and crackling. It could not see or sense anything and was pushed to the ground by the force of the spear tip.

Mia's spellcasting wasn't strong enough for her fire to melt metal, so her spears failed to penetrate the armor of the Grek soldiers.

But if the Greg soldier lay on his back, it would be much easier. He could just pull back the short spear and stab it into the soldier's face the second time.

With a twist, he pulled out the short spear.

ended.

"call."

Exhale.

Because of the terrain, it was a little more troublesome than the few soldiers we had taken out before, but that was all.

Far from being a 'tough fight', this guy didn't even succeed in swinging his sword once.

Rushing over, before it could swing its sword, it fired a fireball, fell down, got up, and stabbed with two streams of fire.

The second boss in the game with a health bar ended just like that.

Well, there is nothing to be proud of. After all, Greg's soldiers are just Greg's soldiers.

Just turning around to go back to find Wilden.

But they saw that the body of the fallen Grek soldier with sparks on his body began to dissipate.

The sturdy body in armor shrank rapidly, turning into dust-like powder, which seeped through the clothes, rose up, and then suddenly scattered into nothingness.

All that was left on the ground was a tattered suit of armor.

"..."

Mia remembered that after being killed, all the bosses in the game would disappear with the words "ENEMY FELLED" appearing on the player's screen and the special effects of being blown into powder.

Well...

He stared at the empty armor with a frown.

Although weak, it is still a boss with a health bar in the game, although it was defeated by my own accidental injury.

But the special effects when dying are not bad at all.

After dealing with the guy blocking her way, Mia went back and prepared to tell Wilden the good news.

This was also good news for her. She had thought that she would die many times, so she thought of a way to tie up the zombies. As a result, she managed to pass the level with one life this time.

In the cave leading to the boss room, Wilden was still sitting there.

"How is he?"

Wilden asked, not surprised at Mia's quick return.

"I got him," Mia replied.

Wilden nodded and stood up.

His physique was no worse than that of other soldiers in the King's Army, which meant that Mia had to look up to him.

"But I have a question." Mia continued, "The zombies I dealt with before couldn't be killed by me. I had to tie them up after paralyzing them. But the guy just now turned into ashes directly. Do you know why?"

The environmentalist's strong curiosity made Mia very eager to know the answer.

"Oh..." Wilden was stunned after hearing Mia's description.

Seeing Wilden standing there in a daze, Mia thought to herself, "Is this the wrong question?"

"Um……"

Just when Mia was about to say that it was okay not to answer, Wilden spoke at the same time as she did.

"He has returned to the tree..."

Wilden sighed.

Maybe he was sighing for himself.

"Return to the tree?"

"I've said before that those who are blessed by the golden tree will return to the tree both in spirit and body after death."

"Oh……"

Because of his height, Wilden couldn't hide his expression in front of Mia even if he lowered his head.

Noticing that the Greg soldier in front of her didn't seem to want to continue the topic, Mia tactfully shut up.

"Okay," she said loudly, "I helped you, now it's your turn to help me, let's get out of here."

"Wait a moment until then."

"What?"