Elden Ring, but with Wind Spirit Moon Shadow

Chapter 2 I Must Survive

Death is a heavy topic. People always think that it is very far away from them. However, when death really comes to them, they will realize that it comes so suddenly.

Bai Shi is just an ordinary person. Although his parents divorced early and formed new families, they still humanely left him a small house. He grew up healthily with the help of his relatives, went to an ordinary university, and found a leisurely job close to home after graduation. He hardly had to communicate with others. Although the salary was not high, fortunately the working hours were not long, and he had a lot of time to play games after get off work.

Because he didn't need to rent a house, he made a lot of money. Apart from daily food and clothing, the only money left was for gaming. On his 28th birthday, he bought all the gaming equipment such as Xbox and PS, and transformed his bedroom into an e-sports room.

Naturally, he installed a brain-computer as soon as it came out. Unfortunately, it was also because of the brain-computer that his life ended at the age of 29.

Due to family reasons in his childhood, Bai Shi began to focus on games at an early age. Whenever he had problems in life, he would hide in the virtual game world to seek shelter. The virtual world was his home - that's what he once thought.

It's not that he had not imagined death, but he had never expected it to be in this way, at this time, and so suddenly.

"Please, no matter who it is, please let me go back..."

However, the Chapel of the Kings was still desolate and cold, with only the statue on the wall staring at him indifferently.

In this borderland where hope has long been lost, everyone is too busy to take care of themselves and no one will respond to his call.

Bai Shi actually knew in his heart that it was impossible to wait for such a miracle to happen, he just needed to vent.

"No, how can I survive in this world like Old Man Huan..."

"But I don't want to die anymore. I want to live."

"I must survive."

Bai Shi thought a lot, he had not yet fully accepted the reality, but he was just waiting to die in the Chapel of the Kings.

Laying the witch's body flat on the ground and covering her face with her hat was the greatest respect he could show her.

After tidying up the witch's remains, Bai Shi also found the last prop in the house: the Faded Old Finger.

After the house was searched thoroughly, Bai Shi began to count his belongings: a helmet with a damaged visor that could not be removed, a set of weathered but still reliable full body armor, a straight sword, a halberd, a metal medium shield, and in his waist bag were two sword-shaped stone keys, a bag of white meat slices, two pieces of jerky, some runes, and the last one he picked up, the Faded Old Finger.

Apart from the extra meat and runes, this set is the standard starting point of a wandering knight in the game. If you really are traveling through time, then it is reasonable to bring food and runes as travel expenses.

After taking inventory of the supplies on his body, Bai Shi felt very heavy-hearted. Although the situation was a little better than at the beginning of the game, it was only a tiny bit better. Now he could only take one step at a time.

After pushing open the door, light shone into the room, finally bringing some brightness. However, the dark clouded sky and the lingering storm seemed like an ominous sign.

Looking at the suddenly open scene in front of him, Bai Shi was not happy because he knew what kind of opponent he would face later.

That's the Limb-Replacing Noble, a legitimate elite monster in the game. Judging from its game stats alone, it can even beat their boss, the Limb-Replacing Greg, without any chance of fighting back.

If this were a game, Bai Shi would have many ways to defeat him, but now he had to challenge him with his human body. He knew nothing about fighting.

Besides, even if he really defeated it, the Chapel of the Kings was built in the sea, and he still had to jump off a cliff to leave. The protagonist of the game could be resurrected infinitely, but he might not be able to be resurrected, and he didn't want to risk his precious life to try.

After all, Bai Shi now doesn't even know whether he has really traveled through time or it is just a fantasy before death.

"Whether it is a time travel or not, I am afraid I will have to wait until I learn magic, prayer, or combat skills with other powers to know for sure."

"If I can really feel the extraordinary power, instead of just pressing buttons to release skills, maybe that means I am truly alive."

Walking out of the room, Bai Shi suddenly remembered that there were two important props in the game in the side door. According to the game process, he had to teleport back after leaving the isolated island building to get them, and they could not be obtained now.

But since there was the precedent of the witch's hat, he wanted to give it a try, so he went to the side door and pulled the knocker to try to open the door, but it still didn't work.

But it seems that the wooden door has begun to lose its strength due to the ravages of time.

Bai Shi first took out the halberd on his back. This weapon has the characteristics of both a spear and an axe. He wanted to try to split the door open with the axe blade first, but when he took it out to try it out, he found that the halberd was too long. This side door was sandwiched between two walls. If he used it, it would inevitably hit the wall. He didn't want the weapon to be damaged in such a place.

So Bai Shi drew out his straight sword. He didn't plan to use the sword in the upcoming battle. The limb-jointed noble was huge and very flexible, and a longer halberd could attack better, so it didn't matter even if the sword was damaged now.

Bai Shi held the sword with both hands, stepped forward with his left foot, twisted his waist and exerted force, and swung the sword diagonally down swiftly, actually breaking the wooden door in one go.

"What's going on? Your body is so agile. Is it the muscle memory of this body?"

Bai Shi himself was also shocked by this sword. A person who had never touched a sword in his life could actually chop so smoothly. The muscle memory must be the result of countless training. The Faded One is indeed the descendant of a warrior.

Bai Shi carefully checked the straight sword and found no obvious damage, so he sheathed the sword and walked into the door.

After walking up just twenty or thirty steps, a ruined terrace appeared in front of us. On the edge of the terrace closest to the sky lay a small stone box. It was the ashes of the Storm Eagle - Ancient King.

In the distant past, the Storm King ruled the southwest of the border area, and the Storm Eagles were one of the powerful armies under his command. Although they were eagles, the strong ones of the race possessed the same fighting power as human heroes. They circled in the storm, summoned storms, and tore apart all enemies. The Storm Eagle - Ancient King was the king of the Storm Eagle population, and his ashes after death were naturally the closest to the sky.

Bai Shi walked forward and prepared to pick up the urn, but as he approached, the lingering storm over the Chapel of the Kings suddenly became more intense, but it stopped after just a few seconds, as if everything was just an illusion.

Bai Shi waited for a few more seconds and when this situation did not occur again, he walked forward and put the urn into his bag.

Bai Shi only thought that this was an ordinary change in the weather, but he did not know that even time could not erase the ancient king's pride. Those who were not qualified to be a king would certainly not be recognized by the ancient king, and not everyone could come to the Chapel of the King.

　Ashes are a kind of props in the game. Through another prop, you can summon the soul in the ashes to help in combat.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)