When I traveled through time and became a player, I just wanted to commit suicide

"Eh-"

The sharp whistle sounded in front of the tall checkpoint. The soldiers patrolling in the ruins were alerted one after another, and each held a torch and walked out towards the place where the sound came from.

But when they got closer, they found nothing.

Further away, a figure in a white cloak was riding away on a white horse with two horns, as fast as the wind, and soon he was out of sight.

With Toret's help, Li Shanren moved several times faster. It took him less than ten minutes to cross the grassland that originally took dozens of minutes.

Although he had never ridden a horse before, Li Shanren, who was sitting on the saddle and holding the reins with Thoret's kind support, felt extremely stable. His whole body was rhythmic up and down with Torett's running, and it seemed that he had reached the natural level. The state of unity between man and horse.

Old friend, we meet again.

Li Shanren patted Toret's slender neck with emotion.

In a game program in another world, he has experienced many adventures with this docile white horse.

Now, it's just a matter of re-walking the path they took before.

As if sensing the stirring emotions in Li Shanren's heart, Thoret snorted in response and continued running.

Soon, they plunged into the woods they had walked through before. Under Torret's lightning speed, the soldiers patrolling inside could not catch up. They could only hold up torches and yell, while watching Li helplessly. Shanren's retreating figure.

Not long after, a man and a horse rushed out of the woods and stopped on a grassy slope.

Below is the Airey Church that we passed before.

Li Shanren stopped and stood, opening his eyes and looking into the distance. Among the ruins of the church, the bonfire of the wandering merchant seemed to have been extinguished. A gray, ice-crystal-like mist enveloped the entire interior of the church. He vaguely saw a petite figure sitting there. On a broken wall of the church.

"At least we caught up. That person is here too. Let's go see her."

Li Shanren seemed to have remembered something, smiled slightly, and then gently pinched Torrett's abdomen with his legs, signaling it to continue moving forward.

Arriving in front of the church, in order to show respect, Li Shanren took the initiative to dismount, temporarily took Torrett back on guard, and walked into the church on foot.

At this time, the wandering businessman in the church dressed like Santa Claus was sitting with his head down and cross-legged, as if he was asleep, and the beautiful and sad music of the piano also stopped.

"Faded person over there, come over here, can you chat with me for a few words?"

The petite figure sitting on the broken wall saw Li Shanren walking into the church early in the morning, so he called out. His voice was somewhat similar to Melina's, both seemed a bit ethereal, but Melina's voice was softer. This petite figure The figure's voice sounded a bit colder, as if it had been hit by frost.

Li Shanren nodded, walked up to the petite figure, and raised his head slightly to look at her sitting on the wall.

This is also a beautiful girl, but she does not seem to be human. She has ice-blue skin and a light blue hair. Moreover, her eyes are very similar to Melina, and she also has one eye open. , one eye closed tightly.

Witch Lena (Lani)

The difference is that she closed her right eye, and there were ice-blue lines under her eyes. The lines were like winding streams, looking a bit illusory and like tears.

And her opened left eye was as beautiful as ice crystals, with a little blue light in the pupil, as if there were stars living in it.

The girl wore an ice-white outer coat, an ice-blue dress inside, and a snow-blue round pointed hat on her head, which looked like a classic Western magician hat.

Witch Lena (Lani) 2D version

This girl seems to be a powerful magician, and she also has high attainments in ice magic.

Her ice-blue hands were folded on her knees in a very ladylike manner, while her other hands were raised up and slightly clasped together in a conversational gesture. This was the biggest difference between her and ordinary humans - she had two hands.

"First meeting, Faded One, I am the witch Rena. When I passed by here just now, I saw you running on a spiritual horse, so I am waiting for you here." Rena said calmly.

After saying this, she thought for a moment and added, "That spirit horse is Torret, right? I know it, um... you should be able to summon it, right?"

"Ah."

Li Shanren raised his hand and let Reina look at the spirit horse whistle on his index finger.

"Very good, in this case, I have not found the wrong person." Reina praised, "I have something to pass on to you, which was entrusted to me by Torrett's previous owner."

As she spoke, she took out a silver-white bell and a simple-looking stone box from her snow-white coat.

"This thing is called the Soul Summoning Bell. It can absorb the ashes of those who failed to return to the Golden Tree due to various reasons, and then summon the souls from them to help you. Those souls will temporarily recognize you as the master and reproduce the fighting appearance in life. .....This is an urn containing the ashes of three wild wolves, also left by Torrett’s former owner.”

"Use them as you see fit."

Reina watched Li Shanren put away the soul-summoning bell and the simple stone box.

"Don't ask me why I want to give you something. I'm just a deliverer. Well, that's it. I'm sorry to bother you, Faded One. I think we won't see each other again."

After handing over the items, Reina didn't give Li Shanren a chance to speak, and her body dissipated in the wind like fine ice crystals.

"Taste the taste of the junction, um... I'm looking forward to it - how long will you Faded Ones obey the Two Fingers?"

Before she left, she left her last voice in the air, which was an inexplicable sentence.

However, Li Shanren, who already has a basic understanding of the game's plot, can understand what it means, but the inner meaning is too complicated, so I won't go into details here for now.

This witch Rena is a very complex character in the game. The only one who can compare with her is Melina, whom she met not long ago. They are not the same person, but there seems to be some connection between them. It is a pity. Yes, no relevant instructions are given in the game text, and everything can only be guessed by the players.

The ambiguous plot is also a major feature of Souls games.

Witch Rena is a very arrogant girl with an aura that is out of the ordinary.

Because of a certain stance, she didn't seem to think much of the faded people who returned from the border area. Even the name she introduced herself to the faded people she met for the first time was false. "Rena" was not Her real name was borrowed from her teacher's name.

However, as she said, Li Shanren will not meet the witch for a long time in the junction area, so I will stop here about the witch Lena.

For Li Shanren, the witch's matter is not important for the time being. What is important is the soul-summoning bell and this urn in his hand. These two things are artifact-like existences in the junction.

[Item Name]: Soul Summoning Bell

[Explanation]: A bell that can absorb ashes to summon various souls. When summoned, concentration points are basically consumed. When located at a junction, it can only be summoned near the resurrected monument. When the summoning conditions are met, the soul-summoning bell will glow white slightly. . Only one soul can be summoned at the same time.

【Note】: Pour the ashes on the surface of the rattle to absorb them.

Li Shanren nodded slightly while looking at the item description about the Soul Summoning Bell. The introduction of this item was a little inconsistent with that in the game, but there were already many things that were different from the ones in the game, so he was used to it.

Following the instructions of the soul-summoning bell, Li Shanren opened the urn and gently poured the three pinches of gray-white ashes on the curved surface of the bell.

Soon, the bell emitted a subtle light, and the powdery ashes slowly penetrated into it. At the same time, the image of three wild wolves standing side by side gradually appeared on the silver-white surface of the bell.

[Item name]: The ashes of the stray wolf

[Concentration value consumption]: 55

[Effect]: The souls of three stray wolves can be summoned with the help of the Soul Summoning Bell.

[Explanation]: These are three ferocious wild wolves who were driven out of the pack. It is said that they met an unknown faded man when they were wandering, and eventually became dependent on each other, hunting together, living together, and dying together. They are fast and can cause disturbance to the enemy, which will help the battle situation.

"After getting this, I finally have some combat power, although there are still restrictions on the Resurrection Monument." Li Shanren sighed.

The so-called resurrecting monument is a small obelisk standing on the ground. It is generally iron-grey in color. It is erected in many places at the junction. It is very inconspicuous and taller weeds can cover them up.

Most of the places where ashes need to be summoned for battle have resurrected monuments, so there is no need to go looking for them.

However, at this time in Airey Church, the Soul Summoning Bell looked a little dim, which meant that ashes could not be summoned here.

Li Shanren carefully hung the rattle on his waist. At this time, the beautiful and sad sound of the piano sounded again, flowing in the church.

As Rena left, the mist that filled the surrounding area, which resembled ice crystals, gradually dissipated. The wandering businessman woke up at some point, relit the bonfire, and continued to play his music.

Li Shanren glanced at the businessman, but still did not go to talk to him. He raised his hand and blew the whistle, called out Torrett, got on the saddle, and then rode towards the east of Airey Church.

Next, it’s time to grab a few more important items.