Elden Ring, but with Wind Spirit Moon Shadow

Chapter 178 Where did you come from?
The number of portals increased from three to four, and the teleportation location also changed.

This is not good news for Bai Shi.

Now it is uncertain whether there are Sky City and Eternal City among the remaining three portals.

Unfortunately, the only magic stone sword key in hand is the one in Selia Town.

In other words, if you want to open all the portals in the four bell towers.

Then Bai Shi not only has to find a magic stone sword key that already exists in the game in Rhea Lukalia, but also has to take out another magic stone sword key from some unknown corner.

But it definitely won’t be like in the game, where there are as many keys as there are doors.

Bai Shi felt that there must be a considerable number of magic stone sword keys at the border.

Because the Four Bell Towers is probably a place like a transportation hub.

Using the portals in the four bell towers, you can move around the border area.

Such a huge system could not possibly serve only a few people, and the magic stone sword keys must have been mass-produced in the past.

I hope I can find it in some corner in the future.

Bai Shi was not in a hurry to use the magic stone sword key in his hand.

Anyway, there is no way to determine the location of the remaining portals when there is only one magic stone sword key.

The situation is unclear now, so why not wait until we get the key to the academy before trying again?

That way at least we can determine whether there are any portals leading to the Eternal City and the Sky City.

Now that he's here, Bai Shi plans to explore the portal opened by the cuckoos first.

It's full of pyroxene crystals, probably from somewhere in Lienia.

Bai Shi was curious about where it led to.

This time Bai Shi brought Slude along as well.

There's nothing to do leaving her here anyway, so why not bring her in?

If there is a place where we need to explore the way separately, we can also ask her to help explore one side to improve efficiency.

Given the Black Knife Assassin's skills, there shouldn't be any surprises.
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Return to this cave filled with pyroxene crystals.

But now Bai Shi couldn't be sure that this was still Lienia.

Because the temperature inside this cave is quite low.

It is normal for the cave to be colder than outside. Even if Bai Shi goes to other caves in Lienia now, the temperature will not be high.

But the low temperature here is definitely not the normal temperature in Lienia.

When Bai Shi was teleported here just now, he only stayed in for a while, so he didn't notice the strange temperature. But now that he has been in there a little longer, he noticed it.

"What the hell is this? Is this still Lienia?"

Bai Shi glanced at Slude. The dance dress she was wearing was quite thin. He wondered if being in such a cold place would have any effect on her.

But Slud didn't seem to be abnormal at all.

That's right. Not to mention that Xiren herself is a descendant of eternity and has cold blood flowing in her blood, just her physical fitness at the level of a hero means that ordinary cold is not unbearable for her.

As long as it is not extremely bad weather like snow mountains or volcanoes, it will not have a huge impact.

However, Bai Shi still asked a question. After getting her answer that there was no problem, Bai Shi did not worry about her too much and began to explore the cave.

At the beginning, Bai Shi and Slude acted together.

But later they found that the space in this crystal cave was too huge, so they separated.

Bai Shi carefully observed the surrounding pyroxene crystals.

There are smooth cutting marks on some pyroxene crystals.

The pyroxene cutter that was previously found in the box might have been obtained from here by the cuckoos after being teleported here.

But the cuckoos also paid a heavy price.

In this cave, there are many corpses of cuckoos, with one arm armor on the left and one leg armor on the right scattered around.

I don’t know what kind of creature hung the corpses of the cuckoos on the crystals, and there were signs of being eaten on the corpses.

Judging from the degree of decay of these corpses, they have probably been there for quite some time.

I don’t know whether this creature has been destroyed by the cuckoos, and I still haven’t seen what it looks like.

Bai Shi was looking for an exit all the way while observing the various pyroxene crystals growing here.

The color and purity of pyroxene crystals also represent their quality.

The most common are large pieces of light gray pyroxene crystals, which are the least valuable and have no use. There are also large amounts of them growing in Lake Lienya, but they are not even worth mining.

The light blue pyroxene crystals already contain a bit of magic, but they are of poor quality and fragile, so magicians look down on them.

It is these light-colored pyroxenes that can directly crush crystals and release magic balls to attack enemies.

As for better quality, pyroxene crystals with deeper blue or green colors can be used as materials for weapons.

This kind of pyroxene is used on the staffs of Kalia and the Magic Academy.

Pyroxene contains magical energy, which can enhance the power of magic.

As for the highest grade pyroxene crystals, they are also blue and green, but rather than saying they are pyroxene crystals, it is better to say that they are extremely precious gems.

The most typical examples are the gems growing on the bodies and staffs of Master Lusert and Master Azrael, whose bodies have become semi-inorganic.

The bonus that those pyroxene gems bring to magic, as well as the power they themselves contain, are difficult to estimate.

The blade of the Sword of Night and Fire is inlaid with a dark green pyroxene gemstone.

Bai Shi now found a dark blue pyroxene crystal the size of a human head at the end of the road he had chosen.

Stonewell had tried to train magicians before, but there had been no results so far. In addition to the lack of teachers, the lack of magic wands had always been a limiting factor.

As long as we take this piece of pyroxene crystal away, we can equip many magicians with their staffs.

Bai Shi took out the pyroxene cutter he had just obtained, injected magic power into it and used combat skills.

It’s a good time to try out new toys.

The axe blade of the pyroxite cutter is covered with fluctuating magic power, and it starts cutting immediately after it comes into contact with the pyroxite crystals.

"Zi~"

With a slight cutting sound, the pyroxene crystal was easily cut off, and the cut surface was surprisingly smooth.

Bai Shi put it into his own space disc and was about to change the route to continue exploring, but at this moment a crisp sound suddenly came from the distance.

"clang--"

Bai Shi immediately realized that this was the sound of the blade colliding with something. Slude had encountered an enemy.

Anyway, the road just happened to come to an end, so Bai Shi simply headed towards the place where the sound came from.

The route here was a bit tortuous. Bai Shi passed through the maze-like passage and it took him some time to find Slude.

At this moment, Slude was leaning against a pyroxene crystal, holding a dagger in a defensive posture, but there was no sign of attackers around.

There were a lot of broken pyroxene scattered on the ground, and there were several strange wounds on her shoulders and arms.

None of the injuries were serious. The dagger in her hand was covered in blue blood, probably from the brief confrontation just now.

However, looking at Slud's current appearance, it seems that he has no good way to deal with the attacker and can only wait for it to come out.

This kind of defense is not what the Black Knife Assassins are good at.

The Black Blade Assassins are best at assassinating while wearing their own assassin suits that conceal their figures and wielding black blades that are infused with destined death.

It's just that due to Bai Zhi's lack of knowledge, he now has neither of these two things, so he has to rely on his skills and physical fitness.

"How about it?"

Slude wiped the blood from the wound.

If I had a black knife just now, I could have killed that guy with that counterattack.

"It's a strange giant lizard, with pyroxene crystals all over its body. It's a creature I've never seen before, and it's not very strong."

"It seems to have good mimicry in this venue. I can't find it. It will take some time to sort it out."

Bai Shi looked around. This place was also covered with pyroxene, but it was different from the previous place.

The pyroxene crystals here are arranged in a circle, and except for the passage used to come here, all parts are surrounded by pyroxene.

Under the reflection of this circle of pyroxene, Bai Shi could even see the reflection of himself and Slud on the relatively smooth crystal surface.

If you rely solely on your eyesight to search, you have no idea where the lizard is hiding in its camouflage form, and you can't see any trace of it.

It seemed that he saw helpers appearing for his prey, so he seemed to be hiding and waiting for an opportunity.

Bai Shi naturally didn't intend to wait for it to come out on its own, so he summoned up a not-so-strong wind here and began to search for the lizard's trace.

We still don't know what the situation is like in this crystal land. Randomly invoking a storm attack may cause the cave to collapse.

After discovering his shortcomings in search and reconnaissance, Bai Shi has been trying to develop his abilities in this area.

Now, by using the flow of wind, we can already perform simple functions such as exploring the terrain of the site and finding the enemy's position.

As the wind passed through the wall formed by pyroxene, Bai Shi discovered the special thing about this place.

This place is very similar to a mirror maze, surrounded by layers of pyroxene, making it look like it is completely blocked, but in fact there are many passages to get out.

Because it is dark here and there is no other light source except the huge pyroxenes around it, it is difficult to notice anything unusual here.

Before anyone notices anything unusual, the lizard living there will launch an attack in advance, catching the person off guard.

The lizard that had previously attacked Slude was hiding behind one of the pyroxene crystals, concealing itself.

The moment it realized that it had been found by Baizhi, it immediately showed the decisiveness of a wild beast.

The lizard crawled out from behind the crystal, then ran quickly, constantly shuttling back and forth in the pyroxene crystals.

The constantly changing main body is hidden in the reflections cast on the pyroxene, like a beast in the mirror.

Then, two large lizards that looked exactly the same jumped out side by side from behind the pyroxene.

This was the first time that Bai Shi saw the appearance of the giant lizard.

It was a lizard of considerable size, estimated to be three or four meters long from head to tail. It was a beast one weight class taller than a giant lobster, but due to its slender body, it did not reach the weight of a Rune Bear.

It has quite long limbs, its back is covered with light blue crystals, and its skin is pitch black.

Facing the two lizards charging from the left and right, Bai Shi did not guess which side was real. He just took out the Sword of Night and Fire, and the flames swept across, and the two lizards were all engulfed by the flames.

But the two lizards immediately disappeared with a cracking sound. Both were fake.

Behind Bai Shi, the real attack came.

When Bai Shi heard the noise, he turned around immediately, but a dazzling light briefly took away Bai Shi's vision.

Immediately afterwards, an object of incredible weight crashed into Bai Shi's arms. It was obviously the crystal lizard.

It curled up its body into a ball, exposing the crystal on its back, and rolled like a wheel. The dazzling light just now was also released from the crystal.

After crashing into Bai Shi's arms, the sharp crystals continued to create sparks on Bai Shi's armor.

In the past, after its enemies were hit by this move, their skin would be torn into pieces and then crushed into a pool of meat paste on the ground.

But today's enemies feel very different when they spin.

It rolled until it could no longer roll and stopped, but it did not grind the white consciousness into a meat paste.

After it crashed in just now, Bai Shi pushed this guy away with his hand to prevent it from continuing to rub against his armor.

The storm gathered on its body to form a layer of wind armor, reducing damage while hindering its rotation.

Even so, the extremely sharp crystals caused several scratches on Bai Shi's face and chin.

Seeing that this guy had stopped rolling, Bai Shi sneered and hugged the lizard's back with both hands.

"Do you like to get into other people's arms?"

"My arms are not meant for a beast like you."

Because of the previous rolling posture, Bai Shi's hug directly lifted the lizard upside down, and its limbs could not touch the ground, so it could only flutter in the air.

Bai Shi used his arms to hold the lizard tightly in his arms. Some pyroxene began to penetrate his flesh, but he ignored it and continued to exert force.

This crystal lizard spewed out icy frosty air from its mouth, leaving a layer of frost on Bai Shi's legs. Its long tail also waved wildly, shattering many of the surrounding pyroxene crystals.

No matter how it struggled, Bai Shi had no intention of stopping.

The crystal lizard's abdomen was constantly squeezed, and it gradually could no longer exhale cold air because all the air in its chest cavity had been squeezed out.

After a while, the crystal lizard's internal organs and blood were all squeezed out of its mouth and sprayed on the ground. It was deader than dead.

Bai Shi shook the blood off his hands and picked up the Sword of Night and Fire from the ground.

With a strong vitality of more than fifty points of blood, this wound will heal if it is not treated.

"Can you please not use such a barbaric fighting method in the future..."

"You could have easily gotten rid of it if you just dodged it, but now you're still hurt."

Melina's pretended cold voice suddenly came to Bai Shi's ears.

　Another day of life, it's not easy
　　
　
(End of this chapter)