Elden: Ring of Calamity

Chapter 77 God's Wrath

Malenia had a long, long dream.

At the beginning of the dream, she seemed to have returned to her childhood when her body was still able to move freely. She was bathed in the bright sunshine and ran on the soft grass. Her parents called softly behind her to make her fall carefully. Her brother and Lucia were closely by her side. Beware of the grass roots and rocks that might stumble on the road, Shirley jumped around, as if she was going to race with her. She laughed happily and ran all the way to the distant forest where the birds were singing and the flowers were fragrant.

This day's physical strength seemed to be much stronger than usual, and she ran through the woods for a long, long time before finally feeling a little tired.

Marlenia bent down and gasped for a moment, calling out to Lucia, who had been carrying a water bottle for three people, but there was no answer after calling several times, and she looked around again, her parents and elder brother were gone, and Shirley didn't know either. When did it disappear among the trees.

"Strange, I ran too fast, did everyone fall behind?" Marenia muttered, but she felt a little proud of her speed in her heart.

She looked around and decided to sit and rest against a big tree while they slowly caught up.

Sitting down and waiting for a while, no one came. Marlenia put her face in her hand and hummed a nursery rhyme boredly. Just when her patience was about to run out and she was about to get up and go back to search, she suddenly caught a glimpse of the forest in the forest. A white shadow sprang out.

"Shirley!" she called out in surprise.

The little snow-white beast was taken aback when he heard the sound, and ran towards this side thumping.

When she got closer, Marlenia suddenly realized that it wasn't Shirley at all, but a white dog that was a whole circle bigger in size.

In the midst of disappointment, the white dog leaned forward affectionately and rubbed Marlenia's palm with its head.The little girl was surprised at first, then laughed aloud when she was amused, and reached out her hand to gently stroke its fur.

However, the moment her palm touched the white dog's back, a sudden change occurred - the warm and fluffy fur fell off like snowflakes, revealing the dark red shriveled skin underneath in the blink of an eye. The white dog's skin also fell off piece by piece, exposing the incomplete bone spurs in his body!

Marenia stared blankly at the white dog with a rotten skeleton, cried out in fright, and shrank back weakly.

At this time, the white dog suddenly raised its head, and a hideous expression appeared on the dilapidated dog's face. With a low growl, it rushed forward, opened its bloody mouth, and bit Marlenia's leg!
The moment the severe pain came, the woods that were originally fragrant with birds and flowers were instantly wiped out like a sandcastle submerged in sea water!

The giant trees with luxuriant foliage became scorched black and decayed one after another, cracks like twisted human faces appeared on the trunks, and the birds staying on the branches quickly swelled up one by one, turning into strange birds comparable in size to mountain monsters. Creepy screams!

The white dog was still biting Marlenia's calf, and she kicked it with the other foot in panic - there was a bang, and the vicious dog exploded the moment she kicked it, It exploded into a cloud of bones and blood!
The scalding hot blood splashed on her face, the little girl was dazed for a while, and suddenly felt a pain and itching from the place where she was bitten just now, when she looked down, she saw the surrounding flesh and blood bubbling like bubbles. Then smoothed the bloody wound, revealing smooth and delicate skin.

In the next second, countless scarlet lines emerged from under the skin, quickly spreading to the whole body, and large areas of corrosion scars also began to appear on her hands and feet, shaped like a strange and alluring flower vine.

Malenia couldn't suppress the fear in her heart anymore, she struggled to get up from the ground, and ran back in the direction she came from with all her strength.

While she was running, groups of corrupted wild dogs followed her as if gushing out of the ground, and the mutated strange birds also tried their best to flap their wings, pushing their heavy bodies to run around her strangely However, these corrupt creatures did not attack her again, but just followed her footsteps like a group of fanatical followers.

Malenia didn't dare to turn her head back, she just gritted her teeth and moved her increasingly weak legs. Gradually, she approached the edge of this ghost forest, and she could escape if she persisted for a while—— Brother and Lucia must be waiting for her there!
Her heart was beating more and more violently, every step of running seemed to drain the air in her lungs, every muscle and meridian in her body felt tearing pain, Marenia didn't even want to look at her skirt Putting the legs below, she subconsciously told her that those scarlet lines had covered her body, maybe it wouldn't take long to turn her into that kind of monster like a walking dead!

Finally, she jumped forward, lost her balance hastily and fell several somersaults on the ground, but she also broke out of this forest!

Marenia opened her eyes wide and looked at the soft grass on the ground, feeling the sunlight shining on her body, the footsteps and roars of those monsters disappeared, she finally escaped, and everything finally returned to normal.

She raised her head with difficulty, and seemed to have seen several figures rushing towards him in the distance.
thump—

A heavy and solemn bell rang, and the shocking sound echoed continuously in Marenia's mind, and all the beautiful illusions receded like a tide.

She rubbed her eyes, looked at the "grass" under her feet again, then slowly raised her eyes to look in all directions, and suddenly froze in place.

This is a majestic city as majestic as a king's capital. On the huge wall more than [-] meters high, there is a statue of a long-bearded old man. However, the statue seems to have been eroded by thousands of years of wind and rain, and has become extremely blurred.On the top of countless tall pillars, a brazier shaped like a huge pot was burning with scarlet flames, and the bright red hot river stretched from the vicinity and poured into the huge lake like a sea of ​​blood in the distance.

A thick long blanket with a width of more than ten steps spread out under her feet, leading straight to the most magnificent temple in the center of the city. She listened attentively, and there seemed to be a distant call from that temple.

When those figures approached, Marenia finally saw their appearance clearly. They were a group of strange creatures shaped like giant shrimps, holding pale and sharp bone spears, and a faint red light shone in the narrow eye sockets. .

Soon, more and more similar creatures poured out from those huge buildings. They swarmed over, stopped a hundred steps away from Marenia, and then fell to their knees in unison!
They crawled respectfully on both sides of the long carpet, quietly waiting for Marenia to walk towards the temple in the center of the city—like a group of loyal believers worshiping their gods!
There was a faint scarlet light in Marenia's eyes, and an unknown force lifted her from the ground, driving her forward step by step, and boarded the steps in front of the temple under the gaze of countless fanatic gazes. , Step up step by step.

When she reached the top of the stairs and was about to open the palace door, she stopped suddenly, with a look of doubt flashing across her face.

What exactly is this place, why did she come here, and who is she?
At this time, the scarlet light in her eyes suddenly bloomed, and when she was only one step away from the gate, the god who had been secretly spying for endless years seemed to have finally lost patience, trying to force her body to complete the final ritual!

There was a strong struggle in Marenia's expression. She tried hard to stop the palm that stretched forward, but her trembling fingers were still forced to move forward inch by inch, and finally touched the door carved with countless corruption patterns. The huge gate——with just a slight push, this ritual that has been planned for thousands of years will usher in the most perfect and glorious end!
Suddenly, countless bright golden rays tore open the gloomy and chaotic sky, followed by dark blue icy chains, binding Marenia's body in place!
Countless corrupt dependents rushed forward roaring and roaring, but bumped into a high wall made of ice and snow, even though they hit their heads badly, they couldn't get close to the figure of the girl at the top of the stairs!
They swung their bone spears angrily, chiseled holes in the ice wall, shot out countless high-speed bone spurs from their bodies, and blasted countless flying snowflakes from the wall!
As long as this continues, no matter ten years, 100 years, or 1000 years, they will eventually break through all blockades and usher in the gods they have been waiting for for endless years!
Just when this vast war was reaching its climax, an angry dragon's chant suddenly sounded from the sky and the earth!

The scarlet light in Marenia's eyes dimmed suddenly. She looked up, and a silver-white giant dragon with wings covering the sky and the sun roared from the end of the sky. His majestic dragon body was like a meteor piercing the sky. The bloody cloud blocking the front was torn apart, and a furious storm crashed onto the temple!
The powerful dragon claws slid across the outer wall of the majestic temple, and Marenia watched countless large and small stones fall down, and when they were about to fall on her, the sky suddenly darkened—— The giant dragon's wings fluttered and landed in front of the hall, spreading out four dragon wings to protect her under the chest and abdomen.

An extremely familiar breath rushed towards her face, and Marenia felt her mind was in chaos. The terrifying will tried to drive her to push open the door in front and pull out the dagger dripping with scarlet venom from the altar. However, at this moment A stronger storm disrupted all of this, constantly awakening the memories she treasured in her heart.

In a trance, she seemed to have returned to that brightly lit night, and in the clear pupils, the figure of the ancient dragon boy who had turned into a human figure was reflected
"Lucia, can you breathe fire?" the girl summoned up her courage and asked.

The boy twitched the corners of his mouth, trying to put on a ferocious expression, and said in a low voice, "Yes! Not only can I breathe fire, but I can also eat people, especially little girls like you!"

Marenia stretched out her palm covered with scarlet lines, and gently caressed her cheek, her palm was suddenly moist - at some point, the corners of her eyes had been filled with tears, and her skirt was wet.

She looked up, just in time to meet the white dragon looking down, a pair of ice blue dragon eyes flowed a gentleness that was completely different from the majestic appearance.

He blinked playfully, as if to say, "I'm here to pick you up."

In the next moment, the dazzling fire light illuminated the entire dark city, and in the girl's hazy tearful eyes, the blazing dragon flames were like fireworks blooming in the dark night!

The dragon's breath swept across the endlessly clamoring corrupt family members, and a large blank space appeared in the place it passed, like a scroll erased by an eraser. The corrupt family members roared, howled, and moaned, and finally turned into flying ash , fell into the crimson river, and was finally swallowed by the lake like a sea of ​​blood.

Marenia suddenly heard a sharp and ear-piercing scream from the temple, and that whistle seemed to contain all the unwillingness, anger and resentment in the world!

A god spent a long time laying out the overall situation, and it was about to reach the moment of final harvest, but it was suddenly destroyed by three new gods. Even though they were separated by endless time and space, the god's anger that seemed to destroy everything was still shocking. Scary!
However, this time, after all, the young gods won the temporary victory. The scarlet light that originally filled Marenia's eyes receded back to the depths of the pupils, and the scarlet lines and corruption scars all over her body disappeared.

After another moment, the majestic city in front of her also began to disintegrate and disappear inch by inch. Then a darkness as warm as water surged in, burying this long dream of disillusionment in the quiet night.

Malenia breathed softly and soothingly, as if it had been a long, long time, until the first ray of morning light penetrated the golden window lattice and softly fell into the room.

There was a warm, soft and slippery touch on her face—she snorted softly, opened her sleepy eyes, and when the illusory double image dissipated, there was Shirley staring at her with wide-eyed eyes.

The little fox looked at her ignorantly for a few seconds, and then suddenly realized that she woke up from the coma, and immediately jumped into her arms excitedly, arching her furry little head, and dancing with her big fluffy white tail. became a flower.

She chuckled lightly and teased Shirley in her arms. There was a sound of chaotic footsteps outside the door. In the blink of an eye, Lucia pushed open the door and rushed in, with her face still tucked under her arm. Mikaela, who was getting better, followed behind the two of them, the very beautiful sister Lani.

Mikaela broke away from Lucia's arm the moment she saw Marenia wake up, and rushed forward to inquire about her body feelings. Lucia also came forward, and the two asked questions at once endlessly.

Lani was stunned for a moment when she saw this, and finally couldn't bear to step up behind them, Bang Bang gave each of them a shudder, and said angrily: "Can't you see that she is still very tired, what are you both worried about?" !"

Seeing this, the two teenagers who were concerned had no choice but to back away in embarrassment, allowing Lani to take their place. After asking a few words softly, they asked Marenia to continue to rest, and later arranged a carriage to take her back to the Holy Tree Palace
After a while, seeing that Malenia was indeed recovering well, and her spirit was much better than before, Lani finally approved the two of them to talk to her about many trivial matters since yesterday.

It turned out that after the seal was successful, except for the exhausted Michaela, Lucia and Lani stayed up all night. The former specially asked the two storm knights to go back and bring Shirley back to accompany Marenia.

After talking in bits and pieces for a long time, the cushioned carriage had already been prepared outside the church, and the three finally decided to send Marianne back to the dormitory to slowly recuperate.

At this time, it was not far from the beginning of winter, and the morning sun shone on the body with only a faint chill. However, in this team heading for the Holy Tree Palace, from the three leading gods down to the three knights belonging to different dynasties They all showed a bit of inner ease and joy.

Amidst the sound of horseshoes, the team quickly arrived at the Holy Tree Palace. After bidding farewell to Michaela and Marenia, Lani looked at the Valyrian Hall next to her and said, "Is this your bedroom?"

Lucia nodded, and said, "Where are the three of you? His Majesty Malika and Radagon are not here. Is there anyone who can help you find a place to live?"

"Here, I live there!" Lani pointed to another palace adjacent to Lucia's residence with a horsewhip, "It was originally called the Rosalier Palace or something, but I have ordered it to be renamed the Dark Moon Palace—and My two older brothers are also next to here, and they live in the Ludia Temple and the Triumph Hall over there, less than 10 minutes away from your place."

Lucia looked up at the several palaces over there, and upon closer inspection, she found that the guards outside the palace gates had been replaced by Calia royal knights. After a little thought, she realized that this was probably the arrangement left by the Queen before she left.

He breathed a sigh of relief. Although he had gone through countless twists and turns throughout the day and night, it finally made him reach the end successfully.

After today, he finally gained a firm foothold in the capital, and many things that were still in the preparation stage can slowly start to get on the right track.

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