Elden Ring, but with Wind Spirit Moon Shadow

Chapter 176 There is a hidden passage ahead
There was nothing in the ruins of the royal territory, and Bai Shi had no intention of searching it thoroughly.

However, Slude still found a strange weapon in a corner and gave it to Bai Shi.

It was a rapier, the entire blade made of pure ice but showing no sign of melting.

It reveals a trace of cold air, which can cause frostbite to the enemy through attack.

This is the weapon forged by Iggy, the Ice Needle.

If you release a combat skill, you can launch the sword body out, and after launching it, the sword body can be regenerated with magic power.

Although it is not a powerful weapon, it can be used as a toy in the game.

Bai Shi also threw this weapon into the space disc given by Lani.

With the storage space disc, it is indeed much more convenient.

By the way, all the supplies taken from Lani’s supply warehouse have been placed in the blessed space.

In this way, all the space in the space disk can be freed up.

Bai Shi thought about it and decided that although he was going back to Stonewell, there were some things he could pick up on the way.

There is a mountain in front of us, on which we can see the shadows of several buildings.

If nothing unexpected happens, it will be the Four Bell Towers.

Under the building called the Four Bell Towers, there are portals that lead to various places in the border area.

As long as you use the magic stone sword key, you can teleport through the portal to various hidden areas that are difficult to reach by normal means.

Although there is no place Bai Shi needs to go right now, it would be nice to open a blessing point on the way.

It will be very convenient after opening the blessing point, and you can teleport back quickly later.

Therefore, Bai Shi wanted to take a route as non-repetitive as possible when returning to Stonewell this time, and activate all the blessings.

After choosing the direction, Bai Shi led Slude to continue along the west coast of Lienia.

On the west bank of Lake Lienia, all along the way are the territories of Kalia that were destroyed by the Cuckoo Knights.

Corpses were scattered all over the ground and all the buildings were destroyed. It was hard to imagine how horrific the looting and massacre had been here.

In these places, some ghosts would move around from time to time.

However, without the royal ghosts, they were all easily helped to be freed.

There was nothing noteworthy along the way, which really made Bai Shi a little unmotivated.

Bai Shi actually misses Melina very much now.

Ever since they expressed their feelings to each other in the blessing just now, she has been shy and has not appeared again.

And now with Slude following beside me, I can't say anything.

Even if I go into Ci Fu to find Melina now, she probably won't come out for a while.

And even if he shows up, he'll probably just blush and keep silent.

Bai Shi sighed and suddenly felt a little overwhelmed.

He didn't know what to do next.

No one ever taught him what to do next.

According to the plot of GalGame, at this moment, you should take advantage of her shyness and take her down.

But it seems that in some plots this may have the opposite effect...

Damn, these are all from playing gal before.

Bai Shi, Bai Shi, you were harmed by gals in your previous life. Now you don’t know how to get along with girls normally, especially that Yuzu Club, really.

Bai Shi thought about it and decided that he should take the initiative to look for Melina when the time comes.

Melina is a girl after all, and she is quite shy.

If you don't take the initiative to look for her, you never know when she will come to look for Bai Shi.

Otherwise it would seem like she was being bullied.

It's just that Melina, who feels shy but can't help coming to him, seems more delicious.
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Along the way, traces of cuckoos gradually began to appear on the roadside.

At the beginning, Bai Shi had asked Slude to carry out assassinations and clear the way.

By the way, he also opened the mezzanines of several mobile coffins docked on the shore and took out several weapons.

In addition to various scattered ordinary weapons, Bai Shi also got a Kalia Knight Sword.

It seems that a previous Kalia knight was killed by the cuckoos.

But as they got closer to the Cuckoo Knights' camp, the number of soldiers became larger and their positions became more densely packed.

I guess it's impossible to get through without disturbing other cuckoos.

But the strange thing is that most of the Cuckoo soldiers they met along the way were seriously zombified and mentally ill.

Bai Shi and Slud didn't even see the normal soldiers.

This is quite strange and not normal.

But this is convenient for Bai Shi.

Bai Shi cast a layer of invisibility on himself and Slud.

It was late at night and the vision was already blurry, and as a black knife assassin, Slude's footsteps could be said to be completely inaudible.

Although Bai Shi couldn't cover his footsteps like this, Torrett could, so Bai Shi never got off the horse.

The two men and the horse easily crossed the cuckoos' cordon and walked into the cuckoos' camp in a swagger.

It's much more lively in the camp than outside.

In the narrow and dirty tent, several soldiers gathered together, making noisy noises from time to time.

The cuckoo soldiers asked their zombie-like companions to stand guard, while those who were sane stayed here.

Although they were quite far away, Bai Shi could roughly know what they were doing together.

Judging from Dujuan's bad behavior, it was probably something like gambling.

Bai Shi had no intention of going to watch, and even if he did, he would probably not understand it.

Bai Shi planned to go through the camp and take a look at the four bell towers at the rear.

If possible, it would be nice to pick up something from Dujuan.

Dujuan had looted so much ill-gotten gains, maybe he could pick up some treasures.

So Bai Shi walked all the way over and looked specifically into the tents where no one was.

One of the tents was particularly attractive.

The tent had its door curtain tightly closed, and there were even two Cuckoo Knights standing outside to guard it.

If the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be crooked too. The Cuckoo Knights are the "role models" for the soldiers.

It can be said that their behavior is even worse than that of the soldiers.

Normally, the Cuckoo Knights should be enjoying themselves in the camp and would not come out to stand guard for no reason.

What would be inside the tent that was specially guarded by the Cuckoo Knight?

Bai Shi thought about it and decided to go in and take a look.

It is best not to kill the two cuckoo knights at the door, as the smell of blood will attract the attention of other cuckoos.

Although the Cuckoo Knights have poor military discipline, they are even known for their bad behavior and looting.

But this does not mean that they are just a group of powerless villains.

On the contrary, it takes strength to be so rampant in the border area.

Dujuan’s strength and influence are not weak.

The academy sealed itself off and did not get involved with the outside world. The entire Lake Lienia and its coast could be said to be the cuckoos' territory.

The ancestors of the Cuckoo Knights existed as early as the Knox Dynasty.

There are even two cuckoos on the Eternal City's coat of arms.

It can be said that the origin of the Cuckoo is earlier than that of other armies on the border.

Moreover, if Du Juan was weak, the academy would not cooperate with them to check and balance each other, but would directly recruit them as subordinates.

There is even a specially built Cuckoo Church inside the Magic Academy.

All this proves that the cuckoos have the strength to force the academy to do so.

Moreover, the Cuckoo Knights are not weak in terms of battle record.

Break through the fortress of Kalia and massacre all the Kalia territories around Lake Lienia.

Defeated and sealed a Kaliah Goblin Knight, and directly killed two Kaliah Goblin Knights, causing them to unwillingly transform into wandering spirits.

The sword of the Knight of Kalia among the spoils also indicates that another Knight of Kalia fell into their hands.

If I kill people randomly in the camp, although I am not afraid of them, it will probably be very troublesome.

There's no need to waste energy on them.

After all, robbing is not as easy as stealing.

Bai Shi thought about it and took out a pot from the space disc that Lani gave him.

This pot was a hypnotic pot that I had previously asked Hilbert to make using the Torina water lily.

At that time, I commissioned her to make four hypnotic pots, thinking that the four could be used for a long time. However, the reality was that none of them could be used.

Now, it's time to put it into action.

Bai Shi found himself near the Cuckoo Knight, then injected a little magic power into the hypnotic pot, activating it.

Because it was not smashed, the lavender powder floated out of the pot and was sent to the two Cuckoo Knights by Bai Shi using the wind.

In just a few seconds, the two Cuckoo Knights swayed a few times and were about to fall down.

But Slud reached out from behind and supported them, allowing them to continue 'standing guard'.

Although the movements were a bit crooked, it didn't look strange since he wasn't standing very straight to begin with.

Bai Shi opened the curtain a little and observed the situation inside.

There was no light inside, and it looked like it was not a place for people to live.

At least it avoids the embarrassing scene of a beautiful woman taking a bath inside.

After confirming that it was probably where the treasure was hidden, Bai Shi went in.

However, Bai Shi didn't find anything particularly valuable in the tent.

In addition to some normal weapons and armaments, there are also some props such as platinum pots, magic oil, and rhododendron pyroxene.

Bai Shi feels a little strange, this shouldn't be the case.

If it were just these ordinary things, it would definitely not be enough for Cuckoo Knight to stand guard.

The Cuckoo Knights are more likely to ask their soldiers to guard the place while they go fishing.

There might be some mystery here.

Although it is a place that does not exist in the game, it is not impossible to crack according to the classic layout of Soul Travel.

This kind of place with almost nothing in it must have either hidden walls or hidden tunnels.

This is a tent, so first we need to eliminate hidden walls.

In that case, let’s try the hidden tunnel. If we can’t find it, forget it.

Bai Shi used a light breeze to blow across the ground, passing through the gaps between the goods, looking for anything wrong.

Sure enough, under a wooden box, the direction of the wind changed.

Bai Shi moved the wooden box away and then stepped on the camouflage magic.

A small path leading underground appeared before our eyes.

Bai Shi didn't hesitate and walked down in the dark.

In the pitch-black basement, nothing can be seen.

Bai Shi confirmed that there was no one in the underground and used the magic "Starlight".

As the starlight emerged, it illuminated the basement.

This is a very, very small basement, which can only hold a few boxes.

Several boxes were placed together, and it looked like they contained things that were not ordinary items like the ones above.

However, Bai Shi guessed that there would not be any particularly valuable items inside.

Obviously, if it is a really precious item, it would most likely not be placed in the basement like this.

According to Bai Shi's own practice in Stonewell, the weapons that are usually placed in the warehouse like this are rare weapons that he cannot use and are not suitable for others to use.

Truly valuable things will be placed in a safer place, such as next to your room or carried with you.

Bai Shi did not open the boxes on the spot to explore what was inside, but put them all into the space disc.

After packing the boxes, Bai Shi walked into the passage and prepared to leave.

But there was a loud noise outside.

Bai Shi realized that there might be some mechanism in the basement and discovered that the box was stolen.

But it doesn't matter if they are discovered. This amount of time is enough for Bai Shi to take Slude away.

Just a minute or two after they left, several strangely shaped cuckoos arrived here with a large group of cuckoo knights.

The equipment of these cuckoos is obviously different from that of ordinary cuckoo knights, and each one has a unique shape.

Some have full body armor that is heavier and thicker, and hold heavy hammers to become heavy riders; others have lightweight armor that becomes thinner...

Everyone has his or her own unique skill, which has given Kalia endless surprises.

They are the leaders of the Cuckoo Legion, and their strength is undoubtedly at the heroic level.

Seeing the two Cuckoo Knights dozing off against the tent pillars, he kicked them to the ground and stomped on them twice without any mercy, and they slowly woke up.

We asked them to guard it carefully, but someone actually got into the treasure house.

Now that’s great, the things were stolen inexplicably.

They searched the surrounding area, trying to find any clues of the hateful thief, but in the end they found nothing.

Not to mention finding the person, there wasn't even any trace of him. It was as if those boxes had disappeared out of thin air.

How could it run so fast in such a short time, carrying all those heavy boxes underneath?

To be honest, they arrived very quickly.

If Bai Shi had been robbed in Stonewell's warehouse, he wouldn't have been able to react at such a fast speed.

The main reason was that in their own camp, it was impossible to arrange for someone with heroic strength to guard the warehouse.

But it seems there is no way out now.

One of the cuckoo leaders, who seemed to have the highest status, came to the center of the camp and stood in front of a seemingly ordinary tent.

He took a deep breath, not quite willing to face the horrible creature.

That was their de facto leader and king.

It almost never cares about the development of the cuckoos, and it leads them only to use its power to achieve its goals.

All daily contacts with other forces are handled by these cuckoo leaders, and they almost never intervene after the decision to launch a war is made.

Therefore, most of the cuckoos don’t even know that there is such a being commanding them above them.

However, all the cuckoo leaders were afraid of that creature from the bottom of their hearts and could not even think of gathering strength to rebel.

He opened the tent curtain and surprisingly found that there was no furniture or decoration in the tent. There was only a shelf at the back of the tent, on which were placed some of the most precious and special items that needed to be kept with the person.

Only in the middle of the tent was there a very gorgeous container.

Inside that container, there was a pool of silver liquid.

The cuckoo leader knelt on one knee respectfully in front of the pool of silver stuff.

"Someone broke into our camp, the hidden passage in the warehouse was found, and everything inside was stolen..."

To be fair, they actually don't like this leader who can be regarded as the origin of the Sons of Platinum, but they have no choice.

Even if he changes into the same appearance as them and uses the same power, he is as strong as monsters and cannot be defeated no matter how hard he tries.

The ancient martial arts it used were beyond their ability to contend with.

And it can transform into the most powerful creature ever seen in ages.

When it uses that form, even if all the cuckoo leaders rush over, they will not be able to defeat it. Instead, they will be ravaged by it without any chance to fight back.

With such combat power, the cuckoos could have attacked the magic academy long ago if they wanted to.

It’s a pity that apart from caring about its own affairs, it doesn’t care about the interests of other cuckoos at all. They are just its tools.

The pool of silver liquid began to move, creating ripples.

Then a 'person' who looked exactly like the cuckoo leader stood out from the container.

As it stood up, its liquid body slowly formed armor, eventually becoming exactly the same as the cuckoo leader on the ground, even the voice was the same.

"Those things? Nothing important."

"Anyway, there's no way to get back to the Eternal City."

"But... revenge must still be taken."

It is a simulated teardrop.

It was one of the experimental subjects taken away from the Eternal City by the ancestors of the cuckoos in the long, distant past.

The Eternal City intends to create an artificial king.

Among the many experiments at that time, two were closest to success.

The one with the highest degree of perfection has already developed the concept of self and others even at the beginning of its birth.

Therefore, that one test subject was firmly sealed in the Eternal City, and even when it was destroyed, no one could take it away.

This prototype was ranked second in terms of completion at the time.

Because it has great potential, it records the skills of countless powerful warriors, but in the past, no birth heart existed.

But given the current situation, it should be the closest to the design goal.

It was once used as a weapon by cuckoos, but over the long years, it began to become an entity with its own self.

Based on some inexplicable purpose born in its heart, it dominated the cuckoo with absolute power.

　I'm so tired outside. I changed three cities in two days_(:з」∠)_The teardrop abandoned plot is going to be added back, so don't be surprised that this teardrop has consciousness.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)