Elden Ring, but with Wind Spirit Moon Shadow

Chapter 268 Melina, resurrected!

After leaving the Ryan Magic Tower, Bai Shi flew all the way down the hillside in front of the Magic Tower.

There is a dragon tomb cave nearby, and there are two amulets in it, both of which are pretty good.

There are two magic circles hidden on this avenue. When triggered, they will summon a huge iron ball that rolls and attacks.

Although this iron ball is quite ferocious and being hit by it in the early stages of the game will almost kill you, you can lure it to roll off a cliff and commit suicide by exploding Rune.

Therefore, it is also a good place to farm Runes in the early stages of the game.

Bai Shi also did this when he was a newbie, but later switched to several other more efficient methods of farming Runes.

He flew in the air without triggering the magic circle, and soon arrived at the dragon tomb cave under the rock wall.

This cave contains a Big Goat Amulet and a Fire Dragon Emblem Amulet +2.

Because he already has special powers bestowed by the sun and possesses extremely high fire resistance, Bai Shi wants to try whether he can achieve fire immunity by wearing the Fire Dragon Emblem Amulet.

In addition, the big goat amulet is also a very good amulet that can increase one's toughness.

With increased toughness, it will be less likely to lose balance when encountering heavy attacks, which may be useful in future battles.

Especially if you are going to fight an opponent like Ge Fulei in the future, having higher toughness will have a certain effect.

The enemies in this cave are not strong. They are all wild beasts that can be seen at the border, such as wolves and rune bears.

The Dragon Tomb is located at a higher altitude, and the scarlet corruption is partially blocked by the terrain. In addition, this place is the farthest away, so the inside of this cave is very normal, and green plants can be seen everywhere.

The scarlet corruption outside has hardly invaded, so this place has become a habitat for animals to survive.

The wolves and rune bears inside were in their own factions and did not disturb each other. Bai Shi simply bypassed them and went deeper into the cave.

In one of the caves with clear water, Bai Shi found a corpse sitting cross-legged and found the Big Goat Amulet on his body.

This amulet is designed with the shape of a goat's horn in mind. The power it exudes when you hold it in your hand is reassuring.

The giant mountain goat is a borderland species that is large in size and rare in number.

However, the Goat became famous because of a certain knight.
The stout, powerful, and unflinching 'Big Horn' Telages.

He is well-known for his kindness in the area where he lives, and countless faded people have received his help.

It can be said that he is a good brother like the Sun Knight and the Onion Knight.

Bai Shi had fought alongside him in a previous battle festival and had a good impression of him.

Bai Shi put away the amulet, planning to replace it after getting the other amulet in the cave.

At the deepest part of this cave, there are two orcs from Fam Azra, who are the masters of this cave.

When Fam Azra collapsed, many orcs and the wreckage of buildings fell onto the border, barely surviving in various places.

In the past, wild beasts were symbols of civilization and possessed extremely high intelligence.

However, after leaving the group, the orcs who lived aimlessly in the border area were no longer the intelligent beasts they once were.

Wisdom will eventually fade away after being away from civilization, and they will pick up their instinctive wildness again.

The two orcs in front of Bai Shi were now almost the same as ordinary wild beasts, and their former wisdom was gone.

They only retain the special features of their body shape, standing on two feet and holding weapons.

There's really nothing to praise about their strength; they're just small soldiers.

Bai Shi knocked them down with two punches, and they crawled and rolled to the edge of the cave, trembling in fear.

Bai Shi took away another Fire Dragon Emblem Amulet located here and left the cave.

This is one of the few places where the scarlet corruption has not spread, so let the various beasts stay in there.

Sitting on the huge tree roots protruding from the edge of the sea cliff, Bai Shi began to try out the two newly acquired amulets.

Bai Shi now has three amulet leather bags on him, which contain the Corruption Mark of Radagon, the Winged Sword Badge, and the Golden Tree's Blessing respectively.

Bai Shi took out the latter two and put the two amulets he had obtained this time into them respectively.

Soon, the amulet leather bag began to squirm, transferring the power in the amulet to Bai Shi's body.

Bai Shi felt the current effect and shook his head.

The Fire Dragon Emblem Amulet +2 had no effect on him. With Bai Shi's own to percent fire resistance, this weak effect was completely covered.

It seems that we are still a long way from becoming a true fire fighter.

Bai Shi silently took out the Fire Dragon Emblem Amulet from the amulet leather bag.

In comparison, the big goat amulet fully exerted its effect, and Bai Shi could clearly feel a strong power residing in his body.

Combined with some use of gravity magic, it should be possible to almost never be knocked off balance by enemy attacks.

By then, with the help of the iron kettle incense, maybe I can have a head-on battle with Ge Fulei.

Bai Shi thought about it and took out the big goat amulet.

It is not used yet, just put it in when you need it later.

Bai Shi put the legendary amulet of the prosthetic swordsman that Millicent had given him into the amulet leather bag. This amulet could add five points of agility, which was quite good.

And in another amulet leather bag, Bai Shi put the grace of the golden tree back in.

Later, go to the Lienia Tower of Divine Bestowal and get the legendary amulet of the stargazing girl, then change it to that one.

As for the corrupting mark of Radagan, Bai Shi has not yet removed it.

What matters is the numbers. As long as all the numbers are maxed out, he will be invincible.

The attributes provided by this thing are still not low, and as for its negative effect of increasing damage, it is not a problem for Bai Shi.

After assembling the amulet, Bai Shi began to think about what else he should do next in Gaileed.

In the days before Melina's rebirth was completed, Bai Shi had no intention of looking for a fight with the demigod.

At this moment, Bai Shi was going to search the area near the town of Ceria to find out about the "sage" Gwei and the other four sisters of Millicent.

In the border area, 'sage' doesn't seem to be a good word.

The so-called sages are heretical wise men, and the crimson sage clothing is a symbol of being driven out of the town.

But at this moment, the moonlight mark on Bai Shi's body suddenly lit up.

Lani's voice also rang in Bai Shi's ears:

"Come to the Great Library."

'She's almost awake.'

Bai Shi immediately perked up and used the blessing to teleport to the great library.

Lani rarely stood on the ground, in front of Lenar and the amber egg, silently looking at Melina inside.

At this moment, Melina had already moved a little, and her limbs were trembling slightly, just like the moment before she woke up from a dream.

Seeing that Bai Shi had arrived, Lani turned around and nodded at him.

"Now that you are here, I will leave first."

Lani could already foresee the scene of their future reunion. It would be bad luck if she stayed here.

So after saying this, Lani disappeared into the library.

Bai Shi walked up to Lenara and looked at Melina in the amber egg in her arms.

He slowly placed his hand on the amber egg.

Finally… this day is finally coming.

After being reborn, Melina will have a physical body and truly have a second life.

They could go on a real journey together, instead of her just watching from the sidelines as a spirit.

And now he has gained the power of the sun and can see the shadow of fire.

In other words, Melina no longer needs to burn herself, and they don't need to rely on the pain after life and death separation to distinguish the depth of their love.

Bai Shi silently stared at Melina's face.

Even though she couldn't see clearly through the blurry amber egg, he could still clearly "see" her appearance.

After all, Melina's appearance had long been engraved firmly in Bai Shi's mind.

At this moment, Melina's eyelashes in the amber egg trembled slightly, and then she slowly opened her right eye and met Bai Shi's gaze.

Melina opened her eyes and saw the white consciousness waiting in front of the amber egg, and a happy smile appeared from the bottom of her heart.

Melina felt that she must be the happiest girl in the world right now.

Melina stretched out her hand, and through the shell of the amber egg, her palm overlapped with Bai Shi's palm on the amber egg.

The originally hard and thick amber egg shell then became increasingly transparent, and gradually disappeared as if it had never existed.

Melina's hand broke through the shell of the amber egg and her fingers were tightly clasped with Bai Shi's.

Melina crawled out of the amber egg, threw herself on Bai Shi, and hugged him tightly.

Bai Shi hugged the wet Melina and could clearly feel her breathing and her heartbeat.

Melina has become human.

There was no need for words between the two of them, they just hugged each other tightly.

After a while, Bai Shi took out the clothes that he had prepared for Melina from the space and put a brand new cloak on her.

Bai Shi silently turned his head away. Um... how should I put it? It's a little vulgar, but...

He could only say that this was a normal physiological reaction.

"Come on, let's go home."

Melina's face also turned a little red and she nodded.

"Ah."
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Melina, wearing a cloak and carrying clothes, came behind a bookshelf.

At this moment, the happy smile on her face had gradually faded, and instead she looked a little confused and bewildered.

Melina bit her lip, her thoughts still a little confused.

She was reabsorbing the memories that had been lost.

In the amber egg, Melina slept for a long time, and during that time memories came flooding back.

Even Melina herself found it hard to accept the memory that had returned to her body.

She is a hidden demigod, the unknown offspring of Queen Marika.

Queen Malika turned out to be her mother, and she also had a brother.

Melina not only discovered her origins, but also learned about her mission.

Before, Melina always knew that she had an important mission, but she had no idea what that mission was.

Melina should have needed to return to the royal city at the foot of the golden tree to retrieve her mission there, but now this mission has emerged along with her memories.

She has a soul that can see the shadows of flames, which is a necessary condition for being a fire starter.

When the day comes when everything is irreversible, Melina will turn herself into fire and burn the golden tree.

For this reason, she was secretly trained by Queen Marika and learned all the abilities she might need.

Whether it was the method of transforming runes into human power, or the techniques of drawing maps and making holy grail bottles, or the same fighting techniques as the black swords...

A heavy mission will corrode the bearer, like an inescapable curse.

All of this had been arranged long ago.

But in fact, Melina has no objection to this.

This was her mission, the meaning of her existence.

Burning the golden tree is a heinous act for the Golden Dynasty, but it is a mission given to her by Melina's mother, Queen Marika.

After that, order will be reestablished.

Although she had found the mission she had always been looking for, Melina felt genuine fear and confusion.

Even though the period of time when she had no memories and existed in the form of a soul was too short compared to the memories of her long life in the past, it was the happiest time in her entire life.

She has fallen in love with Bai Shi.

Do I want to burn all of this with my own hands and melt away all the love, hatred and vengeance?

However, if it is really as the mission says, only in this way can Bai Shi become the King of Elden...

If that's the case, then there's actually nothing to hesitate about.

Although she was reluctant, if it was for Bai Shi, then her desire to accomplish her mission had nothing to do with her mother's expectations.

Melina now finally understood why the witch she and Bai Shi had met near Gallid was looking for fire and trying to burn herself.

Melina sighed slightly.

Fortunately, she probably still has a lot of time to create memories between the two of them.

Melina put on her clothes, the same ones she had worn in her soul.

It seems to fit pretty well.

This style is quite common in the border areas, so it is not stressful for Burke to make it, and the workmanship is excellent.

And because it was Bai Shi who took the initiative to ask Burke to make it, Burke really used all his skills this time.

Melina was surprised by the touch of the real body rubbing against the clothes. She hadn't had such an experience for a long time.

After Melina put on her coat, she opened her eyes and looked at her palms which were covered with burn marks.

Although her memory was recovered, Melina had no idea why her body in her previous life was burned.

The memories retrieved this time are not complete enough, and there are still many important things I don’t know.

……Um?

Melina was shocked to find that her tightly closed left eye had inexplicably opened.

The seal on the left eye was set by the mother herself, and it contains a special power.

As far as Melina knew, the seal would only be lifted under extremely special circumstances, granting her power.

In any case, this is not a seal that should be lifted now.

She quickly closed her left eye again, and after a while she carefully half-opened it again.

After half opening her left eye, Melina immediately closed it again.

After repeated confirmation, Melina finally accepted the fact that the seal on her left eye had been lifted.

"This……"

Melina looked around to make sure there was no possibility of being seen by Bai Shi, and then she ignited a ball of black and white flame from her hand.

Melina looked at the flame in her hand, confused.

She had seen Bai Shi use this flame before, and had also heard Bai Shi talk about its origin.

This is the black flame used by Queen Yusei-eye who once led the Divine Skin Apostles.

In the past, the Black Flame held the destined death, and they used the Black Flame to hunt gods.

But after the destined death was sealed, the Black Flame lost the ability to hunt gods.

Melina bit her lip slightly, very confused.

Why is such a power sealed in her body?
If it was just the black flame, would it be necessary to seal it so carefully?

…Forget it, I can’t think of the result.

But at least the seal was broken, allowing her to use some of her power, and she should be able to help Bai Shi in the future.

With the power of the black flame and the powerful body composed of two teardrop larvae, Melina's strength at this moment is astonishing.

Except that she doesn't have much practical experience and is not very good at fighting, her strength is no weaker than that of the fragment kings who are fighting to the death on the border.
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Bai Shi stood in the middle of the large library, quietly waiting for Melina to get dressed.

When Melina walked out from behind the bookshelf wearing a travel suit, Bai Shi's eyes suddenly lit up.

Although the clothes are still the same as when I was in the soul, the feeling is completely different.

Bai Shi came forward and asked with a smile:

"How's it going? Does it still fit?"

Melina nodded and turned around in front of Bai Shi. Her fluttering skirt looked like a blooming flower.

"Although some parts are a little inappropriate, they can be slightly modified later."

“It’s amazing that it can be done directly like this.”

"Burke's skills are much better than before. It seems that he has been practicing sewing clothes for you."

Bai Shi nodded.

In order to hone his skills, Burke has been helping the residents of Stoneville sew and mend clothes.

Now he is also a very famous tailor in Stonewell.

Bai Shi suddenly felt emotional. Before this, Melina had been traveling with him in the form of a soul and knew every person along the way.

But they would have no idea of Melina's existence.

But they will get to know each other again after returning to Stonewell.

"Let's go back to Stonewell."

Melina nodded, but did not leave immediately.

She walked up to Lenara and bowed deeply in gratitude.

Melina probably guessed why she regained her memory and removed the seal on her body.

Lenara used secret techniques to reshape her body and did these things for her silently.

Whether or not she lost her heart willingly, she did it for herself.

It can be said that she is Melina's second mother.

Melina once wondered what the relationship between an ordinary mother and an ordinary child was like.

Now she has some answers, too.

Lenara held the amber egg in her arms, her eyes closed as if she was asleep, with a smile on her face.

"My dear child, you have been reborn safely..."

(End of this chapter)