Elden Ring, but with Wind Spirit Moon Shadow

Chapter 179 The Place of Dragon Crystal

Melina stood beside Bai Shi, watching his wounds gradually heal.

In fact, she felt a little regretful after she finished speaking. She shouldn't have pointed fingers at Bai Shi's battle.

For Bai Shi, it was just a minor skin injury so he didn't even need to take any medicine.

But who told her to feel so distressed suddenly?

Bai Shi didn't expect Melina to speak suddenly, after all, she had been hiding shyly before.

Bai Shi originally wanted to say that he was fine and this minor injury was nothing to him.

After all, showing your resilience in front of a girl you like is something even an elementary school student who knows nothing can do.

But Bai Shi thought about it and realized that doing so would probably only make Melina continue to worry.

So he nodded and agreed.

"Well, I'll pay more attention next time."

Although Slud was still nearby, Bai Shi lowered his voice and responded directly to Melina.

"Oh, there are people around here. Didn't we agree that you don't have to reply to me at this time?"

Melina hurriedly stopped Bai Shi in a panic.

It can be seen that she is not very relaxed yet.

"It's okay, because I want to talk to you."

Melina's voice was no longer heard.

Perhaps she wanted to use the most direct method, by not replying, to prevent Bai Shi from continuing to chat with her.

Of course, it is also possible that he was too shy to hide somewhere.

Really, there is nothing to hide.

Bai Shi smiled, feeling that life was becoming more and more hopeful.

Slude was a little further away and heard Bai Shi saying something.

But she knew very well that he was definitely not talking to her.

Slude looked around Bai Shi and confirmed that there were no other living creatures nearby.

Looking back, he realized that Bai Shi and he had been alone on the journey.

So who is he talking to?

Although she was curious, as a worker, she knew it was best not to delve too much into it at this time.

She heard the first half of the conversation between Bai Shi and Lani, and knew that he was not someone to be trifled with.

Just listen to orders and do your job well.
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Bai Shi turned over the crystal lizard corpse on the ground.

Take a closer look, wow, this thing really looks like the Gem Crystal Lizard in Dark Soul.

That thing can be found next to the birthplace at the beginning of Soul 3. It is widely acclaimed and has won the reputation of Bugatti Veyron.

Of course, this thing definitely didn't come from the Dark Souls set next door, after all, it's not Patch.

Although they are very similar, they are just similar.

This crystal lizard has several short and thin horns on its head.

It is not the shape of a dragon's horn, but the spiral horns of a furnace, proving that this is indeed life on the borderland.

This should be a kind of life that was born in ancient times and coexists with crystals.

After all, the ecosystem that can be displayed in the game is quite incomplete.

Everywhere there are bears, dogs, shrimps, or snow mountain crows and bleeding dogs in changed skin.

There certainly couldn't be so few actual living things.

However, this was also the first time that Bai Shi saw an animal that was not in the game.

And this thing is indeed not weak.

They mainly fight on their home turf, have the advantage of terrain, and their abilities are also quite unique.

This thing is probably much stronger than an ordinary bear.

Physically, it is not as strong as a bear, but the crystals on its back make up for it.

The crystals are very sharp and have very high hardness. Coupled with its huge size and weight, this is why it can roll without any problems.

And the frost damage it spits out is not low.

Speaking of frost breath, Bai Shi was very concerned about this ability.

This ability cannot be acquired by itself just because it looks like a Bugatti Veyron. It must be influenced by the environment.

Then the location of this place is very questionable.

Combined with the abnormally low temperature he had noticed before, Bai Shi had a bold guess in his mind:

Wouldn't this cause him to come to the snowy mountains?

But it is not certain now. The answer will come naturally when we find the exit.

Bai Shi kicked the corpse of the crystal lizard on the ground.

There didn't seem to be any valuable loot to be found on it.

Bai Shi asked Slude:

"Have you ever seen such a creature?"

"I have never seen such creatures in the border area. Are they ancient creatures?"

As a rare person with a long life, I wonder if Slude knows anything about this.

But Slud shook his head.

"Never seen that before."

"Maybe it's an ancient creature, as you said."

Since Slude doesn't know either, there's nothing we can do.

After thinking about it, Bai Shi stuffed the body of the crystal lizard into the space disc.

Wait until we get back to Stonewell and have someone do an autopsy on it.

Passing through the gaps in the pyroxene, the two came to the back side where the crystal lizard had been hiding.

There were a lot of broken armor and bones of the Cuckoo soldiers scattered on the ground, as well as something that looked like the excrement of the crystal lizard. It seemed to be its residence.

The cuckoos seemed to have picked up something outside and then left, with no intention of killing the crystal lizard for revenge.

Perhaps he felt that the lives of these cuckoo soldiers were not worth the effort of revenge.

Fortunately, at least the cuckoos have not explored the following area, so maybe they can find something new.

What Bai Shi wants to know more is, where does this cave lead to?

The journey from now on was not as smooth as before.

After leaving the crystal lizard's residence, the space behind is equally wide, and further behind is a passage that leads to an unknown destination.

After entering, the road becomes winding and full of forks.

There are signs with unknown characters on the fork in the road, which may point out the way, but I can't understand them with my normal eyesight.

Bai Shi did not ask Slude to explore the road separately from him. Now it was different from before. If there were so many forks in the road, they might not be able to find it if they separated.

Bai Shi concentrated his energy and let the wind blow away from him.

As the wind touches pyroxene crystals or rock walls, the outlines of these obstacles are recorded by the mind, drawing a three-dimensional map in the mind.

This is a method that Bai Shi came up with after he discovered that he lacked reconnaissance capabilities, and he has just started practicing it.

Due to lack of expertise, the speed and range are not up to expectations, and I still have to concentrate all my energy.

However, although this method consumes a lot of energy, it is still more convenient than exploring the map bit by bit.

If we just walk to explore the way, there is no telling how long it will take.

After the wind reached the farthest point it could reach, Bai Shi also chose a route based on the current map.

The pace of advancement slowed down a little, but there was no need to wait until we reached a dead end and then turn back, nor would we take the wrong turn, so we actually advanced faster.

On the way, Bai Shi also found some traces of crystal lizards one after another.

Because they avoided them in advance, the two were not discovered or attacked, and Bai Shi did not take the initiative to cause trouble for them.

There are only a few of this species left in the border area, so don't let them become extinct here.

As he advanced, Bai Shi became more and more proficient in using the wind for exploration.

The speed and range of exploration are improved in the process, and it also requires less effort.

At the beginning, you can only walk very slowly, or even stop completely, so that the wind can record the surrounding environment.

Now it is possible to move at normal speed while constantly exploring the road.

This time I have practiced a new skill. Next time I go to places like caves and cemeteries, I won’t have to use the ancient method to explore the maps.

Bai Shi also found several other tools similar to the pyroxene cutter, as well as some traces of human life here.

Those other pyroxene cutting tools are relatively simple and there are no better quality ones. The pyroxene cutter in hand is relatively excellent.

Judging from these traces of human survival, this cave was used very, very long ago.

This also allowed Bai Shi to determine that this cave had once been a mine tunnel where countless miners mined pyroxene.

The space inside this cave is quite large. The output of pyroxene here must be quite high, and the quality looks good too.

Suddenly, Bai Shi discovered something in the wind.

The terrain created by the wind in front of me is very strange. No, is this outline really a terrain?

Walking out of the passage he was in, the view in front of him suddenly became clear and a huge monster appeared in front of Bai Shi.

The corpse of an extremely huge flying dragon was lying on the ground, its body stretching out and seemingly having no end.

Its body is covered with crystals, emitting the unique fluorescence of pyroxene.

Rather than a dragon with pyroxene growing on its body, this looks more like pyroxene growing into a dragon. This flying dragon has so many crystals on its body.

Its wings were spread out, and its dragon scales sparkled with a brilliant crystal luster, exuding an ancient and solemn aura.

The huge dragon head hung to one side, its open jaws still showing its past ferocity, but now pyroxene was growing wildly in it.

Dragon teeth are like sharp blades. The huge teeth once symbolized strength and majesty. However, at this moment, they are powerlessly squeezed and pushed open by the growing pyroxene, and fall out of the mouth crookedly.

A little light came from above the cave, refracting back and forth through the crystals, illuminating the huge body of the flying dragon.

This is a pyroxenon, but it is not any pyroxenon that Bai Shi knows.

Because its body is really too huge.

Although the pyroxenite dragon in front of him was much smaller than the dragon mother Guior, it occupied the entire field of vision in such a narrow place like the cave, making it look even more absurdly large.

Bai Shi had seen the Dragon Mother Guior from afar.

Because of the long distance, he couldn't directly feel how huge Guior was, but Bai Shi also had a fairly intuitive understanding of the size of ordinary flying dragons.

An adult flying dragon was only as big as one of Guior's claws next to her, but the corpse of this pyroxenon was probably half the size of Guior.

Compared with ordinary flying dragons, its size is completely overwhelming.

Bai Shi stood in front of the dragon's head and observed the corpse of the pyroxenon.

Its head was facing downwards, and its body had merged with the pyroxene crystals underneath over the long years. Its posture looked very relaxed, and there was no unnecessary struggle before its death.

The crystal is there, the dragon is there, and the dragon is dead, so let's just call this place the Dragon Crystal Land.

But there is probably only one dragon like this here.

Bai Shi looked up along the back of the pyroxenon and saw that its tail extended all the way to the top of the cave.

Bai Shi looked up and saw a white light near the end of the tail.

That was not the light emitted by pyroxene, but the light coming in from the outside.

Bai Shi jumped onto the back of the giant pyroxenon and walked up along its tail.

The tail was resting on the edge of a platform, which was the exit to the outside world.

After spending so much time, I finally found the exit here.

Bai Shi walked to the light and found that the exit of the cave was blocked by pyroxene crystals.

The exploration in the cave took much longer than expected.

I couldn't notice the passage of time in the cave, but in fact, a night had already passed.

There was light outside now, seeping into the cave layer by layer.

Bai Shi approached the pyroxene crystals that were blocking the exit, found a gap in the crystals, and tried to understand the situation outside.

But what you can see through the cracks is that there is a thick layer of ice covering the outside of the pyroxene.

Through the crystals and ice, the situation outside could not be seen clearly. Instead, the coldness seeped in through the cracks, freezing Bai Shi's eyes dry and painful.

Unexpectedly, this portal really led him to the snowy mountains.

Just now I thought the temperature in the cave was already very low, but now I realize that thanks to the crystals blocking the wind and snow, I don’t know how cold it would be otherwise.

I just don’t know whether this is the top of Giant Mountain or the Holy Snowfield.

Bai Shi asked Slude to return along the same route and go through the portal back to the Fourth Bell Tower to wait for him.

The temperature of the snow-capped mountains outside is not comparable to that inside the cave. Even if you have excellent physical fitness, such thin clothes cannot resist the coldness of the extreme environment.

Bai Shi planned to go outside to open a blessing of the snow mountain, and then teleport back to the Fourth Bell Tower.

Bai Shi took out the pyroxite cutter and prepared to open the exit here.

But after looking at the layers of pyroxene that were stacked up to an unknown thickness, he suddenly felt that perhaps the corresponding professional tools were not so easy to use.

So Bai Shi took out the Sword of Night and Fire again, and after a brief period of magic power gathering, the comet torrent penetrated the thick pyroxene crystals and ice layer.

The moment the comet torrent stopped, biting snow poured into the cave through the breach.

Bai Shi looked out of the cave against the flying snow.

All I could see was a vast expanse of white. The cold air penetrated into the cave through the collapsed pyroxene crystals, instantly lowering the temperature to the same as the outside world.

Outside the cave, endless wind and snow swept across like a flood. The mountains in the distance were towering and majestic, and the snow-covered mountains looked even more desolate among the ice and snow.

Apart from the original Loya fruit pressed down under the flying snowflakes, there is no other life.

A rapidly swirling blizzard dominates this beautiful yet cruel world.

Bai Shi slightly pulled his cloak and followed the light of blessing and guidance onto the snowy field.

(End of this chapter)