I want to be a faded person for life

The weapon still retains the power of its previous wielder, the Finger Witch.

Even if the guidance is broken, please become the King of Elden.

Strength D

Dexterity D

Faith C

induction-

intelligence-

【Faded Hook Finger】

The dry and thin fingers made of corpse wax are relics left by the predecessors who hope to help those who come after them.

You can carve a message that cannot be erased.

Chapter 3 Eagle's Cry

Xiangzi rechecked his belongings:

A brass dagger, a severed finger, a strange azure stone offered as a tribute by the lamp, an empty wallet, and a cell phone that was almost dead.

These things were all her belongings.

Although it was unknown what the purpose of such a creepy thing as a severed finger was, the woman in desperate situation held it and the dagger in her hand at the time of her death. In the latter's eyes, this finger seemed to be as important as the protective dagger.

Thinking about this, Xiangzi decided to put it in the pocket of Yugaoka's uniform as well.

The fully prepared girl began to think about possible countermeasures.

The first step is to get around the monster.

Xiangzi shook his head and ruled out this possibility. The other party was staying in the courtyard on the other side of the suspension bridge, which was the only way to leave the chapel. Even if he didn't enter the courtyard, there was a possibility that the monster would ambush him on the other side of the suspension bridge.

Thinking of this, Xiangzi looked through the crack in the chapel door towards the direction of the suspension bridge. Although the distance was a bit far, she could still see the head that was slowly peeking out from the stone gate of the courtyard.

At this moment, the other party was clinging to the edge of the stone door with three hands, revealing half of his body and looking in the direction of the chapel with a strange smile.

Xiangzi's heart was pounding and she was so scared that she didn't dare to move.

After a full minute, the pale face slowly shrank back into the courtyard. After confirming that the other party had not chased him, Xiangzi slowly knelt on the ground, holding onto the wooden door and gasping for breath.

What on earth is that?

Shoko Toyokawa suppressed her discomfort and recalled the memory of her last death. When she was stabbed by the rapier, she was indeed forced to see the other person's appearance at close range.

It has a handsome boy's face, but the number of limbs is abnormal and the shapes are deformed, but it can still be recognized that they are human hands and feet.

He can wield two rapiers and a giant shield simultaneously. His robes and weapons are clearly human creations, but his appearance makes it impossible to confirm whether he has any intelligence.

Its body size was roughly the same as that of a car, and it moved so fast that she couldn't react. Its strength was so great that it could easily lift her body and execute her by beheading.

It should be impossible to defeat the opponent head-on.

Xiangzi thought she had good physical strength, but it was only at the level of an average high school girl. Even with a weapon, she would not be able to win such a thing.

No, it doesn't seem impossible...

If she could be reborn repeatedly and leave wounds on the monster each time, perhaps she could wear it down bit by bit.

However, if you are not sure how many times you can be resurrected, and you cannot confirm whether the monster's wounds will be inherited next time, it is better not to try this method lightly.

"The only way is to outsmart them..."

Xiangzi looked back at the woman's body again and slowly noticed something strange.

The other person had only a sword wound on her chest. She did not seem to die on the spot but fled all the way into the chapel, closed the wooden door and left words on the ground, and eventually died from excessive blood loss.

Speaking of which, why didn't the monster chase her into this chapel?

In the brief eye contact just now, the monster seemed to have noticed his existence.

In this case, whether it was the unknown lady or myself, once we hid within the chapel, the other party would no longer pursue us.

What is the principle behind this?

Could it be that the other party is unable to leave the courtyard?

The monster stretched its body out to observe the direction of the chapel, and it didn't look like it was confined to the inner courtyard.

Do you think it's unnecessary?

Are they just guarding the courtyard and attacking anyone who approaches without permission?

This possibility does exist, but Xiangzi always feels that it is not the case.

The monster looked at the chapel more like it was looking at its prey, with some unspeakable greed and malice. It was definitely not as simple as guarding the courtyard and expelling invaders.

Then there is the last possibility.

Xiangzi bit his fingers.

Could it be that the monster is... afraid of something in the chapel?

There must be some threat in the chapel that the other party cannot ignore, so they dare not approach this place.

This is undoubtedly the situation that Xiangzi most hopes for. Although this unknown existence may also pose a threat to her, it is also an excellent opportunity for her to escape from her current predicament.

【We must reuse all the power, talents, resources, and even blood ties we can use.】

Although this was the teaching of an old man in the past whom Xiangzi felt extremely ashamed of, it is undeniable that for him who is in a desperate situation, this sentence is so correct that it is disgusting.

What would the monster be afraid of?

The first thing Xiangzi thought of was the dead woman.

Just think about it and you will understand. You were dismembered after just one encounter, but the other party was completely different.

The female corpse who was not killed on the spot by the monster's attack and even managed to hide in the chapel with her seriously injured body must have been much stronger than herself when she was alive.

Could it be that the monster was afraid of this woman who never let go of the hilt of the sword until her death?

Not like.

Perhaps the woman was a strong warrior, but her posture when she died was too relaxed.

If the woman was still in a state of confrontation with the monster before her death, then the location of her body should not be in this place where she could not observe the monster's movements at all. Her state was more like she was convinced that she had entered a relatively safe place and was protected by some power.

So the monster is actually afraid of the chapel itself...

Shoko Toyokawa immediately thought of the second floor of the chapel, which she had not yet entered.

Xiangzi looked around. Although he still couldn't find the stairs leading to the second floor, there were other ways.

The chapel is not very high overall, and the wooden railing on the second floor is only three or four meters above the ground.

Xiangzi climbed up the bookshelf, which was more than one meter high, by stepping on the wooden table. He jumped up from the bookshelf and grabbed the handrail of the wooden guardrail.

The latter shook and made a few ominous creaking sounds. Xiangzi's body immediately stiffened and he recalled the experience of falling to his death from a height.

Fortunately, the girl was very light, and the dilapidated guardrail only shook a few times but did not collapse. Xiangzi, who was covered in cold sweat, breathed a sigh of relief, climbed over the railing and landed on the corridor on the second floor of the chapel.

The space on the second floor of the building is not large, and the corridor is only connected to a place that is probably a balcony.

Xiangzi walked forward cautiously and passed through the floor-to-ceiling window. She found that the balcony on the second floor of the monastery was built very spacious.

As she walked onto the balcony, the sound of flapping wings echoed all around her.

Dozens of birds of prey, each half a man's height, were perched on the ancient stone fence. The black shadows circling in the air occasionally emitted high-pitched eagle cries.

"Is it an eagle?"

The birds of prey on the fence turned their heads and stared at Xiangzi, who subconsciously took a few steps back and raised his hands to protect his face.

Xiangzi had no doubt that these huge birds of prey could use their sharp claws to carry him to a high altitude and drop him to his death like hunting sheep, or use their sharp beaks and claws to tear him into small pieces of meat.

After a moment, the expected pain or feeling of weightlessness did not come.

Xiangzi, whose legs were still a little weak, slowly opened his eyes and found that the giant eagles were still squatting on the fence, staring at him without any other movements.

At this time, Xiangzi noticed that there was an extremely majestic statue standing in the center of the balcony.

He was a tall and burly old king, wearing a crown and armor, holding a long-handled axe as thick as a child's forearm in one hand. A strong lion climbed on his broad shoulders and looked in the same direction as the king.

It seemed as if the king would step down from the stone platform in the next second and start an expedition towards the end of the sky.

“What a majestic statue…”

Xiangzi's intuition told her that the thing the monster was afraid of might be related to the statue in front of her, so she mustered up the courage to move closer.

The giant eagles still did not make any other movements, but just stayed quietly on the stone railing.

Xiangzi bowed respectfully to the statue of the ancient king.

On the altar below the statue is a fist-sized green copper pot, with patterns of a giant eagle and a storm carved on its surface.

Xiangzi opened the lid of the bronze jar, which was filled with tiny bone fragments and white dust.

The moment the bronze jar was opened, she vaguely heard a loud eagle cry.

Suddenly, a strong wind blew up around, making it impossible for people to open their eyes. Dozens of giant eagles flapped their wings and flew into the sky with the storm.

The strong wind gradually died down, leaving only the girl and feathers on the ground on the balcony. Looking up, the giant eagles had turned into dark shadows gradually moving away in the horizon.

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Ashes of the Ancient Storm Eagle King

The soul of the ancient king, who would not respond to anyone's call, is said to have begun to throb when it encountered an unknown faded being.

In some heroic stories, the cry of an eagle often symbolizes the beginning of everything.

Consumes 200 sp

The Soul Summoning Bell is missing and cannot be used at the moment.

Chapter 4 A familiar feeling

Shoko Toyokawa held the handrail on one side of the suspension bridge and moved forward carefully.

A gust of sea breeze blew by, and the suspension bridge creaked and swayed a few times. The girl immediately squatted down, and the cold sweat on her head mixed with the cold sea water dripped down through her hair.

The suspension bridge shook several more times before it barely stopped the ominous creaking sound and became stable again.

After the shaking, the bridge seemed to tilt slightly, and Xiangzi walked even slower.

Although she had obtained something seemingly extraordinary from the altar on the second floor of the chapel, it was of no direct help to her current situation.

The object that looked like an urn couldn't allow her to control the eagles or gain some kind of supernatural power immediately, and even if it did, she couldn't find a way to use it yet.

The girl held the short knife and looked at the courtyard on the other side of the suspension bridge, her throat moving up and down.

It's getting closer.

Xiangzi's face turned pale, his two thin legs kept shaking on the wooden board, and his fingers holding the rope were extremely tight.

At least, she had done everything she could for now.

So, even if you fail...

The girl narrowed her dark golden eyes slightly, and her gaze became firm again.

“No failure.”

Xiangzi said to himself.

On the other side of the bridge, the bloodless handsome head slowly emerged from the stone gate.

The monster's eyes rolled, and its gaze fell on the brass dagger in the girl's hand, and then it revealed an expression similar to a sneer.

Then, it began to crawl out of the stone gate.

This stone door, which was wide enough for three adults to enter and exit side by side, seemed a little too narrow for the monster. Its black robe rubbed against the stone wall, making a tearing sound, and dust fell from the wall and statue.

If Xiangzi had confidence in her abilities, this would have been a very good opportunity to attack, but she was just an ordinary high school girl after all.

Even after experiencing death several times, she no longer has the courage to fight such a creature head-on.

The monster twisted its body frantically, using several pairs of deformed limbs to grab the stone door and pull its body out.

Toyokawa Shoko stood on the suspension bridge in a defensive position, with her arms raised vertically and her dagger pointed at the monster.

She recalled the knowledge she had heard.

Japan is a country with many bears. If people encounter brown bears in the wild, they should always keep the bear in front of them, because this beast will suddenly attack the person's unprotected back.