Elden Ring, but with Wind Spirit Moon Shadow

Chapter 408 Millicent is Millicent
Millicent slowly lowered her raised arm and sheathed the blade.

After doing all this, Millicent still stood on the ruins, gazing at the distant horizon, with her arms open as if to embrace the world.

At the top of Riyin City, far away from the poisonous swamp, the air seems unusually fresh in contrast.

A breeze blew by, and Millicent, with her arms outstretched, felt as if she were stretching her wings.

After mastering the prosthetic arm in battle and performing the Water Bird Dance, Millicent completely broke free from all restraints.

The resentment and pain caused by the broken arm have now turned into relief.

All the shackles that had been imposed on her in the past were broken, and from then on there was no longer any birdcage that could lock her up at the border.
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Bai Shi stood in the ruins of the city lord's hall, looking at Millicent's back with a smile on his face.

He saw it clearly during the battle just now.

Millicent's fighting ability has now reached a new level.

It is not the strength on paper, but the actual combat effectiveness that can be demonstrated in battle.

The existence of the prosthetic hand did not improve Millicent's physical fitness, but it fully demonstrated her natural dexterity.

Although she was lacking in hard power, Millicent was now able to fully display the Flowing Water Sword Technique.

That was not just some superficial inheritance from memory, but a superb sword skill that was exactly the same as the reincarnation of Marlennia.

Possessing the complete form of the Flowing Sword Technique, which is powerful enough to become a demigod's unique skill, it is natural for him to defeat Elonmel.

Millicent made up for this slight numerical difference with her overwhelming skills.

Millicent stood on the broken wall and relaxed quietly for a while, then she fell straight back.

Bai Shi was stunned for a moment, and quickly stepped forward to catch Millicent and held her in his arms.

Whether he had ulterior motives or was simply tired, he couldn't just watch Millicent fall to the ground.

Looking at Millicent who was in a trance in his arms, Bai Shi laughed softly. She was really exhausted.

Fighting against an opponent of higher rank is extremely dangerous.

Although she did defeat Elronmel, the opponent's hard power, which far exceeded Millicent's, still caused her a lot of trouble.

Now there are almost no intact parts of Millicent's body, and it is covered with bruises.

Millicent came back to her senses and realized that she had been too relaxed.

Millicent escaped from Bai Shi's arms and touched her slightly red earlobe with her back to Bai Shi.

Bai Shi coughed twice and spoke to divert her attention:
"You are considerate of the knights' thoughts."

“That’s very gentle.”

"To be able to see such a scene in this era must be an incomparable encouragement for them."

Millicent raised her head and stared up at the sky.

"No...it's nothing."

"Seeing their desire to follow, I also want to do something for them..."

Millicent turned around and gave Bai Shi a soft smile.

"And speaking of gentleness, I learned more from Mr. Bai Shi."

"The battle just now was also thanks to you for giving me time."

"Otherwise I won't even have a chance to get a prosthetic hand."

"I hope my fight satisfies you."

Bai Shi nodded and praised Millicent:

“It’s beyond my expectations.”

"Keep every opportunity firmly in your hands, and use your superb sword skills."

“That was a very exciting fight.”

Bai Shi looked around the completely destroyed city lord hall. The prosthetic limbs treasured by Maremmare were nowhere to be seen.

"It's a pity that this room was destroyed during the battle."

"Otherwise, maybe we can find a prosthetic hand that is better preserved and more beautiful."

“This one now is a little too old.”

Millicent shook her head and liked her current prosthetic hand very much.

Gently touching the battle scars on the prosthetic hand, Millicent said with a smile:

"No, just use this one now..."

"The functionality is fine, and some worn-out exterior is not a big deal."

"And these traces make me feel like I'm having a conversation with Marenia. I like it very much."

Bai Shi shrugged. Since Millicent said so, let's do as she likes.

At this moment, Millicent's body suddenly trembled.

A scarlet and corrupted movement could be heard from within the body, as if it was seeping out bit by bit.

Following that strange feeling, beads of sweat suddenly appeared on Millicent's face and her face turned very bad.

Inside her body, scarlet corruption continued to surge.

As her injuries healed, the power of corruption emerged from deep within her body, filling in the gaps in her strength.

This is her recovery and healing, but also a gradual replacement, an attempt to make her completely accept the corruption trick.

And at this moment, this unprecedented level of injury has given corruption an opportunity to take advantage.

Millicent's legs went limp, and she slowly slumped to the ground, holding onto the wall.

Bai Shi saw Millicent suddenly sitting there with a strange look on her face, and realized something was wrong, so he went over to check.

As he got closer, Bai Shi saw that all the injuries, big and small, on Millicent's body were healing rapidly.

This should be a good thing, but it is a little unusual at the moment.

Following the large amount of torn clothes, Bai Shi discovered the abnormality of Millicent's body gradually healing.

I saw patterns of corruption quietly spreading along the skin, and soon occupied a large area of the body.

Bai Shi quickly helped Millicent up and asked about the situation.

Millicent took a deep breath and explained with all her might:

“Even though the golden needle has suppressed corruption, it always tries to make a comeback.”

"That is a power that is closely connected to me. It has been ingrained in my bones since I was in Ionia."

"Whenever I am injured, the power of corruption will quietly emerge to help me heal my injuries."

After taking a breath, Millicent wiped the sweat from her forehead and continued:

"The scarlet corruption heals me while corroding and corrupting my body."

"My body will become stronger as my injuries heal..."

"But this is not the story I want..."

Compared to that strength, she hates her own corruption more.

Looking up, the proud and strong Millicent gave Bai Shi a pleading look for the first time.

"please……"

"Mr. Bai Shi, can you help me stop this process..."

Bai Shi saw Millicent's pain and said nothing, but injected the warm power of the sun into her body.

Ever since the last time he came into contact with the divine essence of the corrupt deity, Bai Shi has almost completely understood the Scarlet Corruption.

Although no experiments on living subjects had been conducted before, Bai Shi was very confident in his current strength.

As the warm sunlight shone on Millicent, she suddenly felt the scarlet corruption in her body leaping with joy.

This was the first time the corruption in her body had felt so active, and it made Millicent feel a little uneasy.

Soon, however, the strange feeling completely disappeared, and Millicent felt only warmth and relaxation enveloping her whole body.

Inside Millicent, the crimson corruption was slowly transforming into abundance.

The large area of decayed patterns gradually faded away and disappeared.

Even Millicent's ugly, half-rotten skin was gradually recovering, and the rotten and ulcerated areas became smooth and soft again.

When the transformation was completely completed, Bai Shi patted Millicent on the shoulder and said:

"Millicent, you can remove the golden needle now."

Millicent was feeling the condition of her body and was shocked when she heard Bai Shi's words.

But within two seconds, Millicent accepted the instruction.

Her life was saved by Bai Shi in the Ionian swamps.

Along the way, Millicent had already decided that no matter what happened, she would dedicate her life to Bai Shi.

What's more, it is such a simple command.

And Millicent firmly believed that Bai Shi would never harm him.

Nodding, Millicent reached her hand under her clothes and reached for her heart.

With a slight snort, the thin golden needle without a drop of blood was pulled out of Millicent's chest.

After the gold needle was taken out, Millicent carefully felt the condition inside her body.

The scarlet corruption completely disappeared, and in its place was a golden light that continued to emerge from the body.

All the injuries in the body were healed, and the power was still continuously being absorbed into the flesh and blood.

Millicent could clearly feel her body growing stronger at a slight rate, and it was all thanks to that new strange power.

Unlike the erosion of scarlet corruption, this process is slow and gentler.

Bai Shi heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that the scarlet corruption had been completely transformed.

However, Millicent's treatment has not yet ended.

Millicent was not like him, able to produce her own sunlight.

When the power of the sun in the body is exhausted, corruption will only come back more powerfully. And Bai Shi can't always be by Millicent's side as a power bank to replenish her magic.

Fortunately, Bai Shi was not helpless in this matter and had already thought of a solution in his mind.

Bai Shi clapped his hands, and with a thought, he summoned Ashimi from his body.

Silver mist continued to emerge and slowly condensed into shape.

Also brought out was Ashmi's current exclusive weapon - Aperia Corruption and Abundance.

Since Ashimi is completely immune to abnormal effects, it is best to give this weapon to her, and she also needs a strong enough weapon to exert her strength.

Next, Bai Shi plans to let Ashmi teach Millicent and let her learn how to transform the power of abundance and corruption.

It is not realistic to solve Millicent's problem once and for all at this stage.

However, after mastering the method of balance and conversion, Millicent can try to balance the corruption herself and also master a new power.

Ashmi stretched and then moved closer to Millicent enthusiastically.

Millicent looked at Ashmi in surprise, not knowing what was going on.

Bai Shi coughed twice and briefly introduced Ashmi to Millicent.

Then he left Aprilia to Millicent and asked Ashmi to start coaching her training.

Ashmi stood beside Millicent and began to teach her personally, step by step.

"Hold it tight, flick it up and down, and feel the power within."

"Is that so? Sorry, I'm still not that experienced."

"It's okay, it's like this at the beginning, you'll get used to it slowly."

"Ohhh...successfully released!"

"Don't stop, try a few more times."
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After a while, Millicent and Bai Shi, who had changed into clean clothes, walked out of the ruins together, and Ashmi had also returned to his body.

Thanks to Millicent's natural powers, she quickly learned from Ashmi how to balance abundance and corruption.

It's just that Millicent really doesn't want to use the power of corruption.

So she simply kept the corruption contained within her body, using only the power of abundance.

After getting rid of the time bomb in her body, Millicent felt refreshed.

In addition, with the new strength he gained, his face was no longer pale.

There was no way down to the ruins, so Millicent simply jumped off the towering castle and landed on the open space below.

At this time, there were many noble knights standing in front of her, who knelt on one knee respectfully and swore their loyalty to her.

Millicent pursed her rosy lips, somewhat unable to cope with the situation.

She did not do those things to honor the knights' loyalty, but just wanted to give them some comfort.

And Millicent had no intention of taking a group of knights on the pilgrimage.

Faced with the loyalty of so many knights, Millicent just nodded silently and said nothing.

Millicent was currently thinking about how to explain her ideas to these knights.

At this moment, a strange man also appeared in the city in Millicent's sight.

The man was wearing a silver mask and looked extremely weak, as if a gust of wind could blow him down.

After returning to the city, he kept looking around, as if looking for something.

When he saw Millicent, the man immediately ran towards her excitedly.

Dahlia came to Millicent's side, leaned over and said softly:
"That person is Mare Mare."

"The former lord who lost his city and sword probably rushed back after seeing your heroic performance just now..."

Maremare ran over quickly, and then actually knelt down in front of Millicent.

Mare Mare took up Millicent's golden prosthetic hand, knelt down and looked up at her beautiful face.

"Ohh! Lady Marenia!"

"You...you actually came back and saved my city!"

"I really don't know how to express my joy..."

Millicent couldn't understand Maremare's unusual enthusiasm.

Maremare's strength is actually not weak. Being able to inherit the Executioner family, he must have the strength of a hero, otherwise even the knights would not be able to suppress him.

But now, he knelt down in front of me without any dignity. This was really unimaginable.

Millicent shook her head and explained:

"I am not Marenia, just someone who is somewhat similar to her."

However, Mare Mare refused to give in. She shook Millicent's prosthetic hand like a spoiled child and continued:
"No, you must be Lady Marenia!"

"Although you have healed my deformity, that prosthetic hand, that flowing swordsmanship, and that peerless beauty cannot be faked!"

"Without Lady Marenia, I——!"

Seeing that she couldn't correct him, Millicent sighed helplessly and ignored him.

We all know that the other person's mind is full of Marennia, so there is no point in saying anything.

Millicent shook off Mare's hand, took two steps back, and moved closer to Bai Shi.

Mare Mare saw that Millicent no longer denied it and stared at her obsessively.

He really thought Millicent was Malenia.

For Mare Mare, Marenia is a symbol, a symbol.

He loves people who possess those 'good' qualities.

At this moment, Maremare, whose eyes were full of Millicent, noticed Bai Shi standing beside her.

Seeing Bai Shi's look of disdain, Maremare suddenly felt unhappy.

He is reminiscing about the past with his goddess. What is that expression?
Standing up, Maremare pointed at Bai Shi and said angrily:

"Why are you just standing there watching?!"

"I saw it all outside the city just now. My Lady Marenia was fighting bloody battles, her body was covered with wounds..."

"But you are clean, without even a trace of fighting. I know you didn't participate in the battle at all."

"You're hiding behind Lady Marenia, you..."

When Maremare thought of the injuries Millicent had just suffered, she felt extremely sad.

Congenital diseases and defects are beautiful, and even indispensable art in his eyes.

However, the injuries left by the battle the day after tomorrow can only be regarded as destroying a work of art!
Millicent frowned and scolded:

"Don't be rude to Mr. Baishi!"

Having said that, Millicent had already reached for the knife at her waist with her prosthetic hand.

Seeing her beloved 'Malenia' defending Bai Shi, Maremare felt as if she had been betrayed and was extremely heartbroken.

But before he could do anything else, Bai Shi moved faster.

Bai Shi sighed and reached out to grasp Maremare's silver mask.

Maremare looked at the slowly outstretched hand with disdain.

But soon he panicked.

Because of the extremely slow movements, which seemed like those of a mortal, he was unable to dodge at all.

Bai Shi's palm covered Maremare's face and pressed down the silver mask.

As Bai Shi exerted a little force with his palm, Maremare knelt back on the ground again and could only look up.

Bai Shi had no grudge against Maremare, but his words made him very unhappy.

It wasn't because of the offense he had done to himself...well, maybe that was a little bit of the reason, but not much.

The main reason is that he has been corrected many times that Millicent is not Marlenia, Millicent is herself.

However, Mare Mare still regarded Millicent as Marlenia.

Bai Shi looked down at Maremare with extremely cold eyes, and said impatiently:
"That should be enough."

"I've already said it before, she's Millicent, not Marenia."

"There should be a limit to not understanding what people are saying..."

Bai Shi's palm continued to exert force, and Maremare's head gradually became noticeably deformed.

The mask of a noble son, which was made based on the appearance of the first-generation head of the family, was crumpled into a ball and deeply embedded in Maremare's face.

After a burst of screams, Maremare's chattering mouth finally shut up completely.

Bai Shi shook his hands and felt much better.

Is it unfair that everyone treats Millicent as a replacement for Marenia?

Obviously, Millicent is an independent individual and a real human being living on the border.

However, everyone longs to see the shadow of their own ideal through Millicent.

Gwei saw the vessel of the corrupted Valkyrie through Millicent's figure, and longed for the blooming flower of corruption.

The noble knights saw the phantom of Marlenya through Millicent's figure, and pieced together the glorious past that had passed away.

Mare Mare saw Malenia in his heart through Millicent's figure and continued his love for the goddess.

Even Millicent herself sees herself as an extension of Marenia's will.

But to Bai Shi, Millicent is Millicent.

Millicent had never been an offspring, a vessel, or a doppelganger.

Millicent is Millicent, nothing more.

Maybe Millicent will be the next Valkyrie, but she will never be the next Malenia.

(End of this chapter)