Time: The first week after entering the North
Food may seem to be the crisis, but the lack of navigation is the bigger crisis.
Elsie rested her chin on her hand, gazing into the distance. She had no idea where the Soul Abyss that the Nameless One had mentioned was.
She also tried to enter the Seven Crowns Chamber to ask questions, but she has been unable to enter the chamber since that day!
The prophecy given by Blood Crown seems to be true...
Doza will be split in two, and Nameless will be left with only his head.
So now, you have no choice but to keep moving forward, right?
“Yes.” Elsie nodded. “There’s no turning back now.”
To be honest, she was a little panicked because she had lost her way.
The surrounding area was completely a world of ice and snow, making it impossible to tell which way was which.
Perhaps she's going in circles?
[Elsie, someone's coming... or maybe not even human?]
Sure enough, a zombie with flashing blue eyes slowly walked towards them in the snow.
“I don’t sense any hostility,” Elsie said, looking at the zombie.
It's strange that these zombies are different from the previous ones; they're actually willing to negotiate with her despite the pressure.
That decisive and efficient Keomi is actually slacking off like this on my side!
But the more he tanks, does that mean the other champions will suffer even more?
Ah... I feel sorry for them for three seconds.
"Ghost Sword said he encountered the Bloodcrown King." The zombie stopped ten steps away from Elsie.
He sat cross-legged on the snow, his blue eyes fixed on Elsie.
“I am very grateful that you did not kill him.”
Ghost Swordsman, that's the name of that zombie leader from before, right? Elsie wrote it down.
"Ah...you're right. We came here to slay the crown, but the king's actions have chilled our hearts," the blue-eyed zombie said, rubbing his forehead.
"Elsie, your purpose in coming here is not to target the king, since you don't know the king's whereabouts, right?"
Elsie nodded. She truly didn't know about Keomi's arrival. If she hadn't happened to see these blue-eyed zombies, she would have been completely unaware!
"After all, the king's arrival occurred the moment after you killed the previous king, and the spatial rift didn't fluctuate much, otherwise you would have come to kill my king long ago," the zombie said.
"So, you came to the North... with the same purpose as the King, right?"
"!" Elsie was surprised; she had never considered why Keomi would come to the North at this time.
Sightseeing and sightseeing? Of course not!
Elsie's strength is undeniable; she could easily wreak havoc in this world!
But he chose the harsh environment of the North, where zombies are not skeletons; they would be frozen in this world, which is a complete dead end!
"Haha..." The zombie suddenly laughed a few times, with a hint of sadness: "The king didn't tell me why he came here."
"Many of our soldiers are forever buried under the ice and snow."
"I guess your coming here wasn't a coincidence, but because this place holds something you and the King are both pursuing, right?"
"Then, can you tell me about it?"
"You're trying to trick me..." Elsie said, her face darkening. "What's your name? Are you also a blue-eyed guard?"
“Bayin, the king’s personal guard,” the blue-eyed zombie said with a smile.
"I'm here for the Abyss of Souls, and also for my memories of being bound by shackles," Elsie said.
Her intuition told her that this zombie couldn't lie, and that he... seemed to have developed a rift with Keomi as well.
Has it betrayed the hearts of the people?
Why did Keomi do that?
“Ah, shackles.” Bayin suddenly revealed a look of disgust: “I hate shackles.”
"The Soul Abyss you mentioned, I've heard it's the divine kingdom of the Dark Mother Goddess, located in some corner of the Northern Territory."
“I don’t know the location of Soul Abyss, but I might be able to resolve your memory issues first.”
"Because of the mental network?" Elsie guessed.
Bayin smiled and extended his corpse claw: "If you trust me, I can help you now; if you don't..."
He stepped aside and said with a smile, "I won't stop you."
How interesting, a former enemy thinks he can get away with just a few words...
I believe you.
[You believe that?! You believe everything people say?! What if you have some crucial secrets in your memory? What if you have a way to completely defeat Keomi? Use your brain! Elsie!!!]
"Me? I handed over my brain?"
Get lost! Don't try that on me!
After receiving Elsie's permission, Bayin threw his sword into the snow and slowly approached Elsie.
As their eyes met, Elsie's vision was suddenly filled with blue, a sharp pain startling her, before she was brought back to reality in an instant.
She covered her head, staring at Bayin in astonishment, and Bayin was equally shocked.
"The attempt to remove the shackles failed?"
“No.” Bayin shook his head: “It worked.”
"?" Elsie frowned. "I don't feel any change?"
Bayin stared, her mouth agape, her eyes still reeling from the shock: "Because it was me who saw the memories."
"Haha... Elsie, it was destined..."
"The Blood Crown of Reversal, this is your destiny."
"You lied to me!!!" Elsie drew her Lord's Longsword, its flames about to engulf Bayin.
Bayin suddenly said, "If you want to know why, go find our king!"
"You will know everything."
"Them?" Elsie tilted her head in confusion.
Bayin put her index finger to her lips and said, "Goodbye."
He then charged toward Elsie, and the sword flames instantly engulfed him, leaving Elsie no time to retract the flames!
He...committed suicide?
Damn it! He saw her secret, and without saying a word, he committed suicide!
I'm so annoyed!
Would it kill you to give away some spoilers?
Wait, that means... he saw me!?
"Does your reaction time take that long?"
[Oh no, I was just making coffee and writing my autobiography at the same time. Seriously? You don't think I'm some lazy, unproductive narrator, do you?]
"Huh? Isn't that right?"
【grass!】
Bayin is dead, and he wants her to go find Keomi...
Perhaps if I see Keomi, it will all be over.
[Ahem, this is a side quest, let's not touch it, okay?]
[Let's go to the Abyss of Souls, listen to me, let's start... let's go!]
"..."
You wouldn't...
"OK."
[I knew you'd do the opposite of what I said... Huh? What? What did you say?!]
“…” Elsie glanced at the pop-up window, nodded again and said, “Okay.”
[Impossible, impossible! I must be dreaming!]
[There's no way Elsie would listen to my advice. She'll definitely ignore my warnings and go after the side quests, only to end up getting a black eye and a swollen face...]
"Sigh..." Elsie sighed, covering her face. "Let's go to the Abyss of Souls."
I didn't hear you clearly, speak louder.
"I said... go to the Abyss of Souls!" Elsie said, clenching her fists and suppressing her temper.
[Speak louder!]
"Go to hell!!!"
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