Elden Ring, but with Wind Spirit Moon Shadow

Chapter 438 The curtain rises
Bai Shi walked on the bridge of Shadow City, getting closer and closer to Michaela's hiding place.

Shadow City can be said to be the center of the Shadow Land, with several bridges of different heights connecting to various areas.

The bridge that Bai Shi is on now is the road that leads directly from Shadow City to the Frau Ancient Ruins.

According to Schiff's tracking, Michaela seemed to be there.

Bai Shi crossed the bridge and stood at the end of the bridge, looking at the green wilderness ahead.

Those huge ruins were covered with green vines and full of vitality, but there was no sign of any living creature.

What kind of darkness is surging in those ruins?

Bai Shi chuckled, continued walking along the avenue nonchalantly, and walked into the ancient ruins openly.

At this time, several days had passed since Tolina was rescued.

Michaela was probably ready to entertain him, and Bai Shi was also ready to return the favor.
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When Bai Shi arrived at the depths of the deserted ancient ruins, he heard the sound of footsteps slowly coming from the darkness before his eyes.

As the footsteps got closer, Bai Shi saw a familiar figure.

Leida, wearing a snow-white cloak, walked out of the darkness, stood in front of Bai Shi, and bowed slightly.

Leida held the helmet and greeted the oracle respectfully:

"Master Bai Shi, it's been a long time since we last met."

"I didn't expect that the scene would be like this when we met again after our last separation."

Bai Shi nodded calmly and responded calmly:

"I always knew it would end up like this."

"After all, I never stood on Michaela's side from the beginning to the end."

Leida sighed deeply, feeling helpless about the current situation.

She had had this worry a long time ago.

The man in front of them was too terrifying; that power was not something they could control.

But if he doesn't rely on her strength, then Lady Mikaela's plan will be completely impossible to carry out...

After defeating Latan and Monger in succession, it would be fine if they stopped there, but at least their plan did make progress.

Lady Michaela also slightly interfered with Bai Shi's thoughts and successfully obtained Monger's body.

So far, they have even been quite successful.

But then Lady Mikaela actually invited Bai Shi to go to the Shadow Land...

Leida had strongly opposed this, and it was the first time she had objected to Michaela's decision.

It is too risky for White Consciousness to travel to the Shadow Land.

His strength is too strong, and letting him come will lead to various variables.

Once Bai Shi discovered something unusual, they alone would not be able to protect Lady Michaela.

Therefore, even if there is a possibility that Baishi will suspect their plan, Leida hopes to end this matter at the border.

Unfortunately, Lady Michaela finally insisted on her own ideas.

While touching the withered arm, Lady Michaela charmed Bai Shi.

And the result... is now obvious.

She had no intention of commenting on Lady Michaela's actions and choices, nor was she qualified to do so.

All she could do now was to use her loyalty and strength to buy some time for Lady Michaela.

Leida looked at the white consciousness in front of her and felt a little breathless.

Just standing there quietly, she felt as if she was seeing the scorching sun that could burn her eyes.

Leida didn't dare to look at Bai Shi for too long, for fear that she would lose the courage to fight.

Finally, with a sigh, Leida put on her helmet and forced herself to cheer up.

"Master Baishi, I'm sorry to block your way."

"But please don't go on."

"Ms. Michaela is taking the final and most crucial step inside."

"And we will do everything we can to stop you."

In the ruins behind Leida, figures were moving in the darkness and gradually appeared.

Freya, Dann, Ampah, Moore, the Horned Man...all familiar faces.

In that line, Bai Shi even saw 'Jiuwei' Rico, whom he had met once before, but he didn't expect that he also followed here.

Looking at them, Bai Shi knew that the charm effect had not yet been lifted.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many people who would continue to serve Michaela.

At least Ampah and Freya should have different ideas.

Except Leida.

Bai Shi has already confirmed that Leida is definitely Michaela's die-hard fan, and she will definitely stand firmly on his side without any temptation.

Leida is at least as fanatical a follower of Torina as Hullie is of Torina, or even more so.

Bai Shi looked at Leida and felt a little emotional.

Although they have different positions, Leida is indeed an extremely loyal knight.

Looking at Leida who was blocking his way in a fighting stance, Bai Shi shook his head slightly and said:
"It's okay, I won't go in."

"After all, I know that Michaela is definitely not here."

Hearing Bai Shi's answer, the other followers around were stunned.

Lady Michaela did not explain too much about the content of the plan, but just told them the task.

They didn't know that Master Michaela had left, and thought that he naturally stayed here waiting to be protected.

Reda was the only one who knew Michaela's plan, and the pressure in her heart had reached its limit at this moment.

She had thought that Bai Shi would discover this.

Maybe in battle, maybe after killing them.

But Leida didn't expect that Bai Shi had already discovered it before the battle even started.

Why is Bai Shi so sure at this moment?
Moreover, doesn't this mean that they can't delay even a little bit?

Bai Shi chuckled and looked at Leida with some amusement.

"If Michaela stays here, she will just die, so there is no way he will be here."

"I think the reason why the final direction points to this place is because he completely abandoned all his bodies here, right?"

"The only chance is to lure me away and let you buy as much time as possible."

"Then he went to the Tower of God to try to find a glimmer of hope."

Without the body as a direction, Schiff's sense of smell would not be able to directly track the soul.

So it will only point to the parts of all the bodies here that are eventually abandoned.

Leida was sweating profusely, and she began to feel uneasy at Bai Shi's confident look.

So, knowing that Lady Michaela would not be here, Bai Shi came here for...

Bai Shi seemed to see what Leida was thinking, smiled, and continued:
"Since you have prepared such a grand stage for me..."

"Then if you don't come, wouldn't it be a bit unromantic?"

Bai Shi is not in a hurry now. It is Michaela and the others who should be anxious.

He learned the entire process and rituals in detail from Tolina.

The ceremony of Michaela abandoning her body could not be completed in a day or two. It had to comply with complex rituals, otherwise it would not have taken so long.

A simple estimate would reveal that Michaela hadn't even completed the ritual of abandoning her body, let alone becoming a god.

Even if Michaela really stepped into the Gate of God, she would not have time to change anything in the next few days and would be pulled out of the gate by Bai Shi.

Bai Shi shook his head slightly, looked around the dilapidated ruins with traces of life, and said helplessly:
"I'm just a little disappointed that Michaela didn't actually greet me in person."

"...That's a bit disrespectful."

Leida's face was slightly gloomy. Even though Bai Shi's strength was too strong to contend with, she could not tolerate any disrespect for her master.

"I'm sorry to disappoint you, but Lady Michaela has more important things to do."

"Besides, Lady Mikaela is a pure child of gold."

"Although you are of noble status, it is not considered impolite."

Bai Shi sighed and said helplessly:

"Leida, you really are..."

"Even now that you've been abandoned, you don't have any complaints. Do you really want to be with him?"

"Besides, he has already abandoned his identity, so there is no need to bring it up again."

Leida was silent and said nothing, but just drew her sword.

The other followers around him drew their weapons and faced each other with swords.

Bai Shi glanced at them, didn't care, and turned to leave.

"You are indeed rare strong men in the border area, and your strength is quite good."

"But you are not qualified yet."

Leida walked towards Bai Shi, crushed a certain tool in her hand, and replied coldly:

“Whether you are qualified or not, what you have to do is the same.”

"Although you are very powerful, we will not give up just like that."

"We will hold you back even if it means we shed our last drop of blood."

There was a huge tremor coming from the ground as if some creature was drilling underground, and the entire Frau ancient ruins seemed to have been hit by an earthquake.

A huge dark figure broke out from the ground, its deformed and twisted body extending endlessly as if there was no end, even overturning the huge ruins.

As the ceiling of the ruins was shattered, light poured in, and the situation ahead was completely revealed.

Countless pitch-black vines gathered together, revealing a huge sunflower-like head on top. Several eyes glowing orange looked at Bai Shi sadly and desperately.

Although Bai Shi had never seen this creature before, it was obvious that the monster had the 'thorns of rejection' on its body.

In this case, its identity is clear—the incarnation of the Shadow Tree.

And it wasn't just the incarnation of the shadow tree. After the ceiling shattered and the light fell, more creatures from the dark ruins appeared in front of Bai Shi.

Humanoid flies and giant spider scorpions climbing all over the walls, corrupt followers swimming in the corrupt poison pool...

Flying dragons flew out from all directions of the vast ruins, circling violently in the air.

Not only are there the followers of Michaela that Bai Shi knows, there is also a large number of Holy Tree Knights who were brought in at some point in time.

What surprised Bai Shi the most was that there were still a large number of remnants of the Horned People gathered in these ruins.

Except for a small number of shadow horn people, the rest are all real horn people with real bodies.

Among the ranks of the horned warriors, there are occasionally figures of divine bird warriors and divine beast warriors.

There were even two of the mythical lion dances, but they were obviously not the same as before, as they were followed by countless curse frogs.

The few remaining forces of the Horned People slowly developed in this secret place.

Frau Ancient Ruins - This is the end of the holy war.

The main habitat of the Horned People on the Cemetery Plain was breached first, and then they pushed all the way to the Tower Town under the Tower of God.

As for the more central Tower of God, it was also completely sealed by the Shadow, and the Sealing Tree was set up next to the Frau Ancient Ruins, which was closest to the Tower of God.

However, after the Tower of God was sealed, Queen Marika sealed the Land of Shadows without waiting for the Holy War to end completely.

Perhaps in Marika's eyes, she had already completed her revenge on the Horned People who were slaughtered until only a few were left.

After Queen Marika sealed the Shadow Land, the warriors of the Holy War became extremely war-weary due to the long-term massacre.

It is also true that the holy war did not completely eliminate the Horned People.

Relying on the ancient ruins and the remains of the temple town, the few remaining people survived tenaciously with hatred.

Hidden in the shadows of the gods, the Horned People quietly developed and recovered.

In the end, a force of considerable size has now been gathered together.

Relying on the blessing of the Shadow Tree, everyone's strength has been improved and all have been raised to a higher level.

Although the followers' camps are a bit messy now, their strength is quite impressive.

Looking at the large number of miscellaneous soldiers appearing in front of him, Bai Shi clapped his hands in satisfaction.

The other side does have a lot of people and is quite strong... but there are people behind Bai Shi.

"It looks like they really did it."

"However, king versus king, general versus general, this is the most basic rule."

"The stage here will be left to opponents who are suitable for you."

"The actors are already in place, so let's have a grand opening for the final chapter of this stage."

Before Bai Shi could finish his words, Leida rushed out, preventing him from escaping.

However, Bai Shi did not even turn his head and did not take Leida's attack seriously at all.

A red dragon lightning struck accurately in front of Leida, and the attack was blocked without Bai Shi having to do anything.

Arriving alone first doesn't mean Bai Shi is unprepared.

Michaela's followers rushed forward, trying to hold back Bai Shi.

However, the appearance of two figures stopped them instantly, making it difficult for them to move forward even a single step.

Bernal swung the World-Devouring Scepter in his hand heavily, and several people were immediately forced to retreat, otherwise they would be either dead or injured.

And behind Bernal, who was blessed by the shining sun, another broken figure slowly walked out.

Vic clutched the tattered cloak on his shoulders, and he and Bernal, who was wearing gorgeous armor, were like two extremes.

But no matter who comes, no one will think that the armor covered with battle scars is just waste.

Touching the unrepaired burn marks on the armor, Vic was still not used to his body being filled with the power of the sun.

Just two days ago, Bai Shi freed him from the sealed prison in the snowy mountains.

By returning the weapon to him, he also brought back his indomitable spirit and will.

Not only that, the epilepsy in his body was also taken away by Bai Shi, and he was healed by the power of the sun.

The reason Vic couldn't become the Mad Fire King wasn't just because he was wearing armor when he met Three Finger.

But it's because there is still hope in Vic's heart.

Without the will to burn the world, how can one withstand the madness and become the king of madness in chaos?

Exploring the Mad Fire was just his attempt to find a way out.

So when Bai Shi showed Vic that bright future, he made the same choice as Bernal and followed without hesitation.

Bai Shi nodded to Bernal and Vic, then walked past them and continued on his way.

After finishing the installation, he was going to look for Michaela.

Bernal and Vic also spontaneously stepped forward, blocking the others' view of Bai Shi.

Just two people were able to stop Leida and others, and they were like an iron wall that could not be broken through.

There are also gaps between followers.

At this moment, two quasi-kings who could truly fight against ten thousand alone stood in front of them.

The strength of the quasi-kings did not dissipate with the passage of time, but was given new life because of their desire to witness the dawn of a new era.

Having been equally blessed by the sun, the strength of the two quasi-kings has reached a terrifying level.

The World-Devouring Scepter in Bernal's hand glowed with a scarlet light, and a murderous aura like a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood filled the ancient ruins.

"We should have been the dead souls that disappeared in the past, but now we have been reborn..."

"It is impossible to block the road to the new era from us!"

Vic raised the spear in his hand high, and the red dragon thunder was introduced into the sky, and strong winds and thunder suddenly arose.

"See for yourself the determination of the losers."

The wind and thunder howled, and the sky was covered with red light.

The one standing in front of Leida and the others is a true hero.

Anyone who dares to move forward and hinder the king's path will be ruthlessly destroyed by them.

Under the helmet, Leida's psychological pressure finally reached its limit and she was sweating profusely.

For the two would-be kings, this couldn’t be worse news.

But... they have all been amplified by the power of shadow, and the gap in strength has been narrowed a lot.

Moreover, they have the advantage in numbers, so they can assign one or two people to forcibly keep Bai Shi.

Even if you take the initiative to let Bai Shi kill him, it will at least consume a little bit of time.

With other forces around, there is still a chance to hold them back...

If we let Bai Shi leave so brazenly, without even bothering to kill them, then what's the point of their existence? Wouldn't that be a complete disappointment to Lady Michaela?

In Leida's opinion, failing to complete the task left by Lady Michaela was even more unacceptable than killing her.

Just as Leida was thinking frantically, a loud roar came from the sky.

The body of a gigantic ancient dragon emerged from the clouds, its gray-white, elegant immortal scales instantly grabbing everyone's attention.

The dragon's roar made Vic look up and admire the figure of Celine Shanks.

It was not the figure he was familiar with, but it was equally beautiful and proud.

"It's been a long time since we fought side by side like this..."

The flying dragons circling in the sky trembled one after another, and even their flying altitude dropped a few degrees, almost flying close to the ground.

But such avoidance cannot escape the arrival of death.

From the moment they get involved, the outcome is sealed.

Before Celine Sanx could make a move, an alien dragon that the creatures in the Shadow Land had never seen before fell from the sky.

Unlike Celine Shanks, there was no greeting or waiting. The dragon soldiers rushed into the group of flying dragons the moment they appeared.

Cold blue thunder attached to the two huge weapons, and several huge flying dragons were torn apart the moment their figures intersected.

Blood mist and bone fragments filled the sky like a scarlet curtain.

Schiff stood in the wilderness with his huge mouth opened, drank the blood, and then roared excitedly with his head raised.

Seeing Bai Shi's back walking away unhindered, the faces of Leida and others turned completely gloomy.

They had almost given up hope by this point.

Not only is Bai Shi's own strength incredible, the power of his subordinates is also unimaginable.

However, the development of the situation was countless times worse than the worst case scenario that Leida and the others could have imagined.

——The ground beneath their feet began to tremble slightly.

As if there was an earthquake, the entire Frau ruins began to tremble.

Not long after, a huge army began to appear at the edge of the ruins in the distance.

The bright red snake flag held high has already revealed their identity.

Today, the Messermo Army joins the battle!
There is even a direct bridge from Shadow City to the Frau Ancient Ruins. The location of the battlefield is really thoughtful.

Behind the Messermo army, the sky began to curl up due to the scorching heat, as if the giant object that caused the earth-shaking was getting closer.

Amid the horror and panic of the people in the corners, the answer was gradually revealed.

A huge face twisted in flames slowly appeared, followed by a second, a third...

The giant hands bound by the fire cage rested on the edge of the ruins, and the furnace golems looked at the horned people who were trapped under the ruins.

Before the battle even started, a small number of the Horned People had already begun to tremble in fear.

And the majority of the people in the corners are actually not unafraid.

They just held on, using anger and bloodthirstiness to cover up the desperate memories.

Only the horned warriors and other warriors who were performing the spirit-conquering technique could truly maintain their fighting spirit at this moment.

Messemo stood on the giant chariot, looking down at the remnants of the Horned People.

The Shadow Land was still too large, so the holy war at that time had some corners that were not taken care of.

But fortunately, the Shadow Land is small enough that the hiding rats will eventually show up.

Just like now...

Messermo waved his arm and gave a cold order:
"Soldiers, move forward!"

"The unfinished holy war of the past continues right now!"

There were not many pre-war declarations, and the soldiers who came here knew what they were going to do.

This is not just an ordinary battlefield, but also the continuation of the holy war!

That dishonorable killing did not require any passionate slogans, it only needed to be commemorated with the blood of the enemies.

Kunlan rushed to the front of the Flame Knights, raised his spear-shaped sword high, and immediately threw himself into the battle.

"Come, you filthy creatures, and die by sword and fire as you have done in the past!"

"Let the flames purify everything!"
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Leida held the sword, her eyes filled with despair.

The team they had recruited with all their efforts seemed like a joke in front of the other side.

Even if they sacrificed their lives, they would not be able to hinder Bai Shi for even a moment?
The only time he succeeded was when Bai Shi came over on his own initiative, confident of victory and boasting to them:

Showing off that he wasn't as pressing as Michaela, and even had enough time to waste.

For him, it's just a game of cat and mouse.

All Michaela could do now was pray that she would not be found too quickly.

(End of this chapter)