I want to be a faded person for life

Xiangzi returned to the jungle again. The three zombie soldiers she had killed before had already stood up again and began to wander aimlessly in the woods again.

However, their weapons and shields had already been looted by Xiangzi, and facing the familiar invaders, they could only go forward empty-handed and die.

Toyokawa Shoko easily chopped down three zombies. In order to prevent the zombies from coming back to life and walking around, the girl kindly tied them to a tree with ropes.

After walking deep into the woods for a long time, Xiangzi finally found the cave that Eric had mentioned.

"A place like this actually has blessings?"

Xiangzi killed the two zombies guarding the cave entrance, and was surprised to see a golden flame floating at the entrance of the cave.

This was good news for Xiangzi. Even if she was killed in the cave, she could be resurrected at the entrance of the cave. This also made her more confident about this operation.

After observing for a period of time, she discovered that not everyone in this world can see the light of blessing, or rather, only a few creatures can see the light of blessing.

So far, only she, Melina and Fan Lei can see the blessing guidance.

"This... is really miserable."

The cave was filled with the stench of wild beasts and a strong smell of blood. Xiangzi held a torch and found that the ground inside the cave was covered with a thick layer of blood and grease, and even the moss growing in the cave was burned black and red.

With every step forward, grease would stick to the soles of your feet, making each step quite difficult.

The cave was filled with the corpses of various creatures, including soldiers wearing the standard mail armor of the King's Army, gray wolves trained by Grek's soldiers, and strange creatures covered in black hair.

The bodies of the soldiers and the gray wolf were badly damaged, as if they had been violently chopped into pieces of varying sizes by some huge weapon. Bits of meat and intestines were scattered everywhere, and the bodies showed no signs of turning into zombies.

Xiangzi's scalp tingled when he saw this, and he immediately gave up the idea of ​​taking the body away intact. He thought that he had done his best if he could take away the other party's armor and pick up a few bones.

Suddenly, Xiangzi took a step back silently.

A small creature jumped out of the shadows, and because of this step back, it was exposed to the girl's attack range. She raised her hand and picked up the black thing with her dagger.

This creature was covered in black hair, but had a face as pale as a skull. The monster was struggling frantically, and its mouth, stained red with blood, was filled with sharp teeth.

Xiangzi's sword pierced through the monster's big mouth and came out from the back of the neck. However, the monster did not die immediately. Instead, it bit the dagger with its teeth, making a squeaking sound.

"These are the beastmen—there seem to be more of them than Eric said."

The material of the witch's dagger was very strong, and the blade cut a hideous wound in the beast ghost's mouth.

Xiangzi turned the sword and cut off half of the monster's head with his backhand. The monster fell to the ground, shook his head, touched his missing head, and then fell to the ground trembling.

Chapter 13: The Lonely Stage Puppet

Xiangzi squatted down and examined the prey he had just killed.

They are smaller than humans and wear gold objects that are more decorative than defensive.

All parts of its body except its face are covered in short, hard black hair, and it wields a huge, crudely made black iron scimitar that is disproportionate to its body size.

Consistent with the information Xiangzi obtained from Eric, the so-called beast ghosts are not simple wild beasts, but intelligent creatures with independent civilization.

It is said that the appearance of this species is related to the lost belief in ancient dragons, but the latter is too mysterious and few written records have been left in this era.

According to Eric, in an even more ancient mythological era, the giant dragon Gulan Shanks once attacked the royal city of Rodel, which was said to be unconquerable, and was eventually defeated by the eldest son of the first king, Godwin [Gold].

To this day, a huge dragon corpse the size of a mountain still lies in the center of Rodel's city.

But Xiangzi is not an archaeologist, and now is not the time to research legends. The other party's obviously small size made Xiangzi have some unpleasant associations.

She carefully explored the depths of the cave, sticking to the wall.

The girl did not choose to extinguish the torch. Although the torch might become a target of monsters in such a dark cave, considering that she had no night vision, she would encounter more trouble in the dark environment.

A creepy chewing sound came from deep inside. A black figure was crawling on the ground, gnawing on something, and seemed not to notice the approaching fire.

Slowly approach the beast ghost and easily execute it by stabbing the dagger into its heart from behind, or simply chop off its head with a knife, and the latter will not even have a chance to struggle.

But Xiangzi still vaguely felt that something was not right.

If you look closely, you can see that the opponent's right claw never leaves the weapon.

Not only that, the beast ghost seemed to be a little nervous while eating, and he would stop from time to time to fan his nose to catch the smell in the air.

Xiangzi quietly reached to his thigh and took out three animal bone throwing knives from his belt.

With Rune's strengthened body, throwing knives within five meters can be quite accurate and have great lethality.

Shoko Toyokawa threw out three flying knives in succession with a whoosh.

The beast ghost that was originally crawling on the ground and gnawing on the corpse suddenly swung its weapon, the black iron scimitar, behind it without any warning!

It was indeed a trap.

If Xiangzi had approached and attacked her without any warning, the angle of the knife might have cut her throat.

The beast ghost's weapon knocked two of the throwing knives away, and the third one was deeply embedded in its arm holding the knife.

At the same time, two other beast ghosts jumped out from the darkness, one of them holding a fully strung crossbow.

As she expected, there were many forks in the road deep in the cave, and it was impossible to notice the existence of these forks in the road with just a torch.

Ever since she hunted her first beast ghost, her existence had been watched by these creatures. Everything that followed was a trap set for her. They were not beasts but hunters, but in this respect—she was the same.

The girl, who had been prepared, immediately raised her brass shield. The sound of the crossbow arrow breaking through the air instantly reached her front, and the small black-feathered arrow pierced deeply into the brass shield.

The beast ghosts who had been hiding in the dark and thought they were sure to succeed fell into a brief chaos when they saw that their ambush was discovered.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xiangzi immediately rushed towards the crossbowman who posed the greatest threat to him, who was frantically loading the second crossbow arrow.

If it had been willing to drop the crossbow immediately and resist, the girl might have been caught in a situation where she was attacked from both sides, but the beast ghost was so panicked that she couldn't react further.

The dagger first cut the crossbow string, and then the witch's dagger, which was endowed with sharp properties, cut through her right hand and chest like cutting butter, and blood splashed all over the girl like a broken high-pressure water pipe.

The other two beast ghosts had already pounced on him at this time. Xiangzi used his shield to block a heavy blow and then ran away.

The monsters were chasing relentlessly, but the beast ghost whose arm was hit by the flying knife only ran a few steps before its breathing became heavy, and it staggered and fell to the ground, with a lot of white foam oozing out of its mouth.

The girl's throwing knives made of animal bones were coated with a toxin that had a paralyzing effect.

Just a small bottle of poison costs the equivalent of half a set of chain mail at Kale's place. It is said that the poison is made from a fusion of bat saliva and various fungi, and will take effect within a dozen seconds after seeing blood.

Xiangzi, who was always listening to the movement behind him, braked suddenly, and his boots with iron pads rubbed out two shiny sparks on the ground.

Only one enemy remained in pursuit, and Xiangzi's sudden turn caught it off guard. Her human body, strengthened by Rune, gained the upper hand, and the girl used her brass shield to knock the beast demon to the ground.

Xiangzi stabbed it more than ten times with the dagger without hesitation. Every time he pulled out the dagger, a large amount of blood would be brought up, and gold ornaments and black animal hair would be scattered everywhere.

The beast ghost struggled and bit Xiangzi's arm. The girl's expression suddenly twisted, but her hands did not stop moving at all.

Only when the beast ghost's struggle subsided did Xiangzi finally breathe a sigh of relief and slowly stand up.

She was breathing heavily. Her arm holding the shield was injured in the previous fight. Although the mail armor was not broken, the beast demon's teeth still caused the iron plates on the wrist armor to deform and pierce into the skin, causing dull pain on the inside of the wrist guard.

Although the killing seemed clean and efficient, she still felt a sense of fear.

The killing just now was actually dancing on a tightrope. If the flying knife hadn't hit the first beast ghost, if the shield hadn't blocked the crossbow arrow, if the poison hadn't taken effect so quickly... if any mistake had gone wrong, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

She felt dazed, as if she was back on the LiveHouse stage, with the tacit cooperation and trust between her and her teammates. Any mistake would ruin the stage effect that she had worked so hard to build.

But when the song ended and he looked around, there was no cheering from the audience. In the dim cave, there were only corpses everywhere and the unpleasant smell of blood and decay.

...and there were no lights or companions.

Standing here was only Toyokawa Shoko, holding a sword and shield, and saluted the empty audience like a puppet.

"...Please wait a moment, I will definitely find you."

Xiangzi muttered to himself in a low voice, as if he was making a promise to someone who did not exist there, or as if he was trying to convince himself so that he could calm down again.

The girl tried to move her wrist, but her mobility was not affected by the injury. It seemed that the beast ghost's struggle just now did not hurt her bones.

"Really? If this is a game, shouldn't there be healing potions?"

Xiangzi shook his head in self-mockery, using complaints to relieve his inner depression, and he felt that the effect was very good.

It was not until much later that Shoko Toyokawa learned that there was a holy grail bottle in this world that could heal injuries.

But now she... knows nothing about it.

Chapter 14 Yellow Bird

A light appeared in the depths of the cave, and after turning a narrow entrance, the space became unusually wide.

More corpses of the King's Army appeared on the ground, and Shoko Toyokawa found tents and wooden barrels of the same style as those in Eric's camp.

This was originally supposed to be a stronghold for Grek's soldiers, but it was attacked by beast demons at some point. The demigod of Stonewell dispatched knights to suppress the attack, but when a strange incident occurred within the city, they were overwhelmed and cut off all subsequent reinforcements, leading to a stalemate in the suppression.

At this time, a bonfire was still lit in the abandoned camp, and a beast ghost that was obviously larger than its peers was sitting by the bonfire like a human.

It wore several different gold necklaces and bracelets, with gold rings draped from its neck to its chest. Furthermore, the monster wore a full set of light armor and a half-face helmet. Several sharp blades were tied to the back of its cloak, along with a strangely shaped one-handed sword that was heavy and rough, like a piece of unpolished iron.

Unlike the beast ghosts killed by Xiangzi, which had sparse hair, the other party was covered with shiny black hair all over its body. Its skull-like pale face was stained with blood, and the corners of its mouth were cracked all the way to its ears, giving people the strange illusion that it was always "smiling".

Compared to the "beast demon" that Eric mentioned with obvious contempt, the other party might give people the feeling of being closer to the beastmen appearing in dark fantasy stories.

The other party noticed the intruding girl, and the two of them started fighting directly without any unnecessary probing.

This beast ghost is a head taller than Xiangzi, and has more strength and weight. Even after being strengthened by Rune, the girl's physical ability is obviously weaker than the other.

The heavy blows made Xiangzi's arms numb, and every time he raised his shield to block, it was like being hit head-on by a battering ram.

There were already several obvious cracks on the brass shield, and it might be completely destroyed if it was hit a few more times.

The beast ghost was obviously an experienced warrior. Several of Toyokawa Shoko's attempts were easily resolved by the opponent. The dagger only left a few shallow scratches on the opponent's armor, and the thrown knives were also dodged.

The witch's dagger with the sharp attribute is better than the beast ghost's weapon. Every collision can leave a gap in the opponent's weapon, but the beast ghost's one-handed sword is too wide, and even if it is cut with more than a dozen gaps, it will not affect its continued use.

Not only that, the stubborn iron turned into a saw is even more daunting.

Although Xiangzi is incredibly talented, he is obviously not as experienced as a truly experienced veteran in combat. After his attacks failed to work, he inevitably fell into anxiety.

Another attempt, not only failed to hurt the other party, the back of the beast ghost's cloak also cut a long and deep cut on the girl's cheek. If she had not avoided it in time, this attack would have been enough to destroy her right eye.

Xiangzi immediately kicked away the opponent's weapon and jumped behind him. After stabilizing himself, he immediately took a bow stance and raised his sword over his shoulder.

Storm Blade.

Using the special combat skills recorded on the witch's dagger with spiritual ashes, you can wrap the storm around the weapon and swing the invisible blade to kill distant enemies.

The storm gathered on the blade of the dagger, and the weapon became heavy and difficult to control. When this feeling reached its limit, the girl swung the weapon violently.

The invisible blade spun and cut at the beast ghost, who immediately raised the broad sword and held it across his body.

There was no room for evasion at such a short distance, and the blade formed by the storm naturally hit the beast ghost, leaving several spiral cuts on the shoulder of the opponent's thick arm.

Hair flew everywhere, blood oozed out of the wound, the beast ghost put down the sword, grinned with a terrifying mouth and laughed.

"Damn... what a joke."

The wound was not as deep as expected. The greatsword and armor blocked most of the damage, and the rest only caused some flesh wounds on the beast ghost.

Xiangzi used the Storm Blade again, but the result was the same as before, leaving only a few sword marks of varying severity on the beast ghost's unprotected shoulders and arms.

Yes, how could the beast demon warrior who had been in a stalemate with Eric for a long time not have seen the other party’s famous martial arts?

Xiangzi was breathing heavily, and his shirt under the mail was soaked with sweat.

Her physical strength was greatly depleted, and now she only had one last chance to use the Spirit Ash Fighting Skill. If she failed to kill her opponent, she would completely lose the ability to resist.

The beast ghost held the giant sword in front of him like a shield and slowly approached the girl.

It was perceptive and had already sensed that the opponent's physical strength was running low. There was no need to take too many risks. Now it only needed to take steady steps to force the opponent into a desperate situation.

The meat of a young female is much better than that of a rotten soldier, not to mention that she is such a talented swordsman, she must be an excellent sacrifice.

The Beast Ghost knew that the Faded One had the ability to use the Blessing to be reborn. Although he could not see the specific location of the Blessing, he could determine the approximate area based on the observed intelligence and enemy reactions.

It has set up an ambush where the blessing point may exist. As long as it can delay the opponent for a moment, it can rush to the location and besiege it.

Even if the opponent can be resurrected multiple times, the blessing will eventually run out, and the Faded One is not unkillable.

Xiangzi took a step back and stepped into the wet puddle, and a bad premonition suddenly arose in her heart.

At this time, the figure of a second beast ghost appeared in the shadow of the broken tent. It was thin and covered with more gorgeous ornaments and fabric robes. This image would remind people of a spellcaster and a priest.

The result was just as Xiangzi had expected. A blood-red arc of electricity condensed on the long wooden staff in the beast ghost's hand.

Is it actually lightning ability? !

This was the third time Xiangzi had seen this strange magical power since he had grafted the limbs of the noble and Eric.

The girl realized something was wrong but it was too late to leave the puddle. Just when she was about to bear the damage, half of the gun tip suddenly appeared from the priest beast ghost's chest.

Its slender body was lifted up high, and the iron spear held it high in its frantic struggle. Gravity caused its entire body to be torn apart by the spear tip, and blood and fragments of internal organs hit the ground like raindrops.

"Don't worry about your men lying in ambush at the cave entrance. I think I didn't miss any of them."