Elden Ring, but with Wind Spirit Moon Shadow

Chapter 370 The Thorn of Rejection
Facing Lani's question, Melina remained calm and just blinked.

"Ms. Lani is not a stranger, right? There's nothing to be surprised about."

"Although I am a little surprised that you would come to this place at this time..."

Melina looked at the petite Lani, blinked, and then said:

“And…it appears like this.”

Petite Lani looked down at her doll body and gritted her teeth.

Damn it, she didn't want anyone to see her in such a shameful state, but she ended up facing such a helpless situation...

It’s all Bai Shi’s fault for his bad mouth just now!
Say something like 'You don't want to be seen like this'...

Petite Lani coughed twice and continued:

"Ahem, appearance and such... it's not important."

"But let me tell you, at a time like this, we should have a greater sense of crisis, right?"

"This isn't a matter of whether we know each other or not..."

Although Lani knew very little about emotions like "love", this was obviously not a normal reaction, right?

They were already a couple, but she still came to him. It was indeed wrong of her, and she admitted that.

But when faced with such a thing in love, she had no intention of giving in.

Someone once said: You should protect your own relationship.

Originally, Lani had planned to compete fairly to decide the winner.

Anyway, the worst outcome is just defeat and leaving in disgrace.

She actually indulged herself in the fantasy of love, and she deserved this result.

But... who knew that Melina's reaction was so calm, making Lani feel like she was hitting cotton.

I had this feeling when we met before, but as expected, Melina's feelings were a little cold.

The corners of Melina's mouth rose slightly.

"Well... because I can feel it."

"Bai Shi's love for me has not changed. Is that enough?"

"So even if there's one more person to share my love with, it's okay."

And Melina discovered something strange about Bai Shi very early on.

Especially recently, after gradually understanding the emotion of love, it has become increasingly strange.

In normal interpersonal communication, various emotions gradually arise through contact.

She was the same, and gradually learned to love during her precious journey.

But the knowledge is different.

When seeing her for the first time, as well as certain other people, Bai Shi will show unusual emotions.

It's very strange. Even though it should be the first time I see him, Bai Shi already has certain emotions towards him.

Regardless of gender or beauty, it's as if I've known them for a long time.

Among those different emotions, there is, without exception, an inexplicable sense of sadness called "regret".

It was as if Bai Shi would feel relieved as long as he saw them happy.

With such emotions, and the regrets and long-cherished wishes hidden deep in my heart...

Melina feels that Bai Shi is necessary to turn wishes into reality.

So she wanted to make Bai Shi's wish come true, even if it was just to share love.

As she spoke, Melina pressed the toe of her shoe against the door, pushed it open completely, and walked into the room.

Coming to the table in the room, Melina placed the scrolls and books in her arms on it.

The branches and leaves spreading behind her followed closely, carrying various heavy stone slabs of knowledge and even tombstones into the room, and then slowly disappeared from the ground.

Listening to Melina's words, the corners of petite Lani's lips trembled involuntarily.

"What……"

She and Bai Shike haven't confirmed their relationship yet, so why is she talking as if they're going to be a threesome?
Seeing all these scrolls and stone tablets containing precious magic and prayers piled on the ground, Bai Shi felt an indescribable strange sense of guilt in his heart.

Melina was so considerate, but he was having a secret meeting with Lani behind her back...

I really have to slap myself when I wake up in the middle of the night.

Although Bai Shi and petite Lani did not do anything just now, that body could not do anything either.

But he did have feelings for Lani.

Bai Shi looked at Melina and explained exactly what had happened:

"When I returned to the border to look for a treatment, I also helped Lani solve some problems."

"She also left this body behind so that she could contact me more easily."

"As for the reason why Lani came this time, it was because her plan had made progress."

Melina looked up, a little surprised.

She knew exactly what Lani wanted to do as she had been following Bai Shi all the way.

"Is it the two-finger thing?"

Petite Lani nodded and admitted it.

"Yes."

"We've found that guy's location and can take action at any time."

"However, we are worried that the being who pretends to be the Supreme Will will strike again."

Hearing this, Melina looked at Bai Shi with a resentful expression.

Attack again... Does that mean you encountered it last time?

Bai Shi never told her about the encounter with the mastermind.

I clearly told her that I could tell her anything and I didn't have to face it alone.

I really don't know how many things Bai Shi is hiding from her.

Shaking her head, Melina pointed to the objects that recorded various kinds of knowledge.

"Anyway, I've got both the magic and the prayer."

"When facing an enemy like that, we need to be more confident."

Petite Lani gritted her teeth, struggling internally over whether or not to stay.

Now that her secret visit to see Bai Shi has been discovered and the doll's body has been revealed, to be honest, she kind of wants to run away.

But if I run away now, I will always feel like I have lost something.

The petite Lani turned her head to look at the pile of scrolls, and her eyes lit up.

There are magic scrolls from the royal family of Kalia, which is her area of expertise.

Since Bai Shi wants to learn magic, she definitely needs a mentor. Now she has a reason to stay here.

The petite Lani floated to a scroll, pushed it open, and then stood on it to examine it.

There is a very obvious Kalia emblem on this scroll, which seems to have been passed down from the Kalia royal family.

What is recorded here is a magic called 'Magic Three-Radiant Sword'.

Lani was naturally familiar with the origin and effect of this magic.

This is one of the ancient magics of the royal family of Kalia.

It is also essentially the same as the magic shining sword, and is the prototype of the shining sword circular array magic.

It can draw a magic circle above its head, forming three shining swords that appear later and fly towards the enemy, which is slightly related to the Three Sisters Tower.

The only difference between it and the magic shining sword is that one can only summon one shining sword, while the other can directly summon three.

Because it is an ancient prototype, few people use it now.

After all, the effect of the Kalia Radiant Sword Circle, which has been continuously developed, far exceeds these two prototype magics. Not only can it condense several Radiant Swords at the same time, but it can also follow the caster's actions and accurately lock onto the enemy.

Looking at this antique magic, petite Lani shook her head slightly and continued to look at the next one.

Melina and Bai Shi also picked up a part each and started flipping through it.

What surprised Bai Shi was that he also found a lot of death-related magic here.

For example, the words "Ancient Dead Ghost" engraved on the tombstone in his hand.

This is the magic performed by figures who served Death in the past.

It can summon a large number of resentful spirits that pursue it relentlessly. It is said that these are the ancient embers of death that the Death Bird took out from the spiritual fire.

Although this is not magic unique to the Shadow Land, Bai Shi has not learned it yet.

As the highest level of death magic, the ancient death ghost is very powerful.

It automatically tracks and searches for enemies, has excellent output, and most importantly, it can be repeated without any need for thinking.

In the game, it is not only useful against various monsters that read commands, but it can also be used as a special attack weapon against Valkyries.

As for its strongest point, Bai Shi believes that it can be repeated infinitely in pvp.

When seeing the dead ghosts covering the sky in the arena, those pitiful little knights would definitely lose their appetite.

In general, there is absolutely no problem with the strength of the ancient death ghost.

Bai Shi put it aside and considered it as one of the magics he was going to learn next.

Death magic or prayer are also very good moves.

In particular, he has learned through analysis how to mass-produce guardian spirits.

As long as he gives the order, Bai Shi can turn the guardian spirit into a self-propelled turret, consuming his magic power to release the corresponding magic.

Thanks to the characteristics of the guardian spirit, this kind of magic does not need to occupy the white consciousness's casting circuit and can be released additionally.

Of course, the guardian spirit can only release death magic related to resentful souls.

As she was thinking, Melina raised two stone slabs and said to Bai Shi:

"There are two special moves recorded on it."

"The thorns are on my body, and... the thorns of rejection."

When Bai Shi heard the name of the previous move, he didn't take it seriously and thought it was just an ordinary thorn spell.

The thorn spell was not very powerful, so he had no interest in it.

But when he heard the name of the last move, Bai Shi was immediately shocked and asked Melina:

"The sting of rejection..."

"Is it the thorn of rejection on the golden tree?"

Melina glanced at the slate and shook her head.

"Sadly, not really."

“Although it is also a thorn of rejection, this one comes from the Shadow Tree.”

"The Shadow Tree and the Golden Tree were once symbiotic trees intertwined with each other. It's no surprise that they possess the same power."

Melina continued to look down and understood this unique move that was like magic and prayer.

"Hmm... This is magic performed by people who, out of piety, fell into despair and finally gave up praying."

"If successfully performed, it appears to be able to form thorns of rejection from the Shadow Tree from the ground."

Bai Shi took the two stone tablets and began to look at them.

What was first recorded on the stone tablet was not knowledge, but a desperate last word:

We are abandoned, we are forsaken...

Ah, the twisted shadow tree is crumbling, conveying a painful message:
'Reject everything, hurt everything - we are abandoned.'

As for the other stone slab covered with thorns, it also had similar content.

Bai Shi put his finger on his chin, thinking about something.

Shadow Tree?

The Shadow Land was sealed away and completely abandoned, and the Shadow Tree was no exception.

The Shadow Tree, which had once bestowed grace and blessings, collapsed from within when it realized that it was abandoned, and the fragments of the Shadow Tree were scattered everywhere.

And at the same time as it collapsed, the power of the Shadow Tree also turned into a blessing of shadow, bestowed indiscriminately on all lives in the Shadow Land at that time.

According to Messermo, that thing also has an incarnation and a will.

But after the collapse, it was just a mad plant.

Without the ability to drop dew and bestow grace, the Shadow Tree is no longer needed, so no one cares about it.

But... Michaela might go to the location of the incarnation of the Shadow Tree.

Unfortunately, Messemo didn't know much about the Shadow Tree, and didn't know what use the crazy Shadow Tree and the incarnation were.

I have to say that Michaela's ability to collect intelligence is really strong, which makes Bai Shi admire her very much.

He pretended to be kidnapped by Monger and escaped, then he kept operating in secret.

Even through the seal, the truth of the Shadow Land and the entrance can be discovered.

It is obvious that the Golden Dynasty strictly blocked all news and turned all of this into history.

I don’t know where Michaela got the information from, but she directly exposed all of Marika’s past.

And not only the truth is hidden, Michaela even figured out the requirements of the ritual of becoming a god, the power of the shadow tree and so on.

Even if they had been planning it before the Shattering War, it was terrifying to have reached this point.

In comparison, a certain witch lady whose plans have almost stagnated since the Broken War seems a little too Buddhist.

The petite Lani standing on the scroll felt something and frowned in confusion.

I always feel like someone is whispering about her behind her back...

Hmm? Why do you say again?

Lani looked up at Bai Shi, but unfortunately Bai Shi was studying the thorn of rejection at the moment and did not respond.

Bai Shi could feel the power of this magic just by looking at some of the contents engraved on the stone slab.

The source of that power is the Shadow Tree after all, and it is not like other thorn magic.

Be sure to learn the thorns of rejection later, it might be of great use.

As for the other move of being covered with thorns...

Bai Shi really doesn't know what the use of this magic is.

It does nothing except summon a bunch of thorns on the body.

However, Bai Shi thought about it and quickly came up with a set of combination skills for this magic:

Wear the iron thorn suit that rolls and causes damage, cast this spell, and then use the lightning sheep ball to hit people...

Well, it seems the only use of this magic is as a toy.

At this time, the petite Ranee, who had read almost all of the Kalia magic scrolls, shook her head and turned to Bai Shi and said:

"As expected, there's no useful Kalia magic."

"But, it doesn't matter."

"Want to learn magic? Then I'll teach you right away."

After saying that, petite Lani crossed her arms across her chest and raised her face proudly.

"Broom Star, you probably haven't learned it before?"

"I can teach you later. This is the most powerful magic that ordinary magicians can use."

"Also, even if it's my Dark Moon, you can learn it if you want!"

　There are only two final exams left... just get to that place, that place!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)