Elden Ring, building a legion of ashes

Chapter 63 The Modified Finger Seal

If basic prayer "rejection" is merely pushing away the enemy.

So, Golden Fury is a holy-attribute nuclear explosion launched at point-blank range against the enemy.

"boom!!!"

The lion hybrid's previously unstoppable downward strike froze instantly.

The golden shockwave collided violently with the blade of the Sword Skeleton Greatsword.

The enormous reaction force was transmitted wildly along the hilt of the sword.

A crisp "crack" could be clearly heard coming from the lion hybrid's wrist and elbow joints—the sound of bones dislocating under the impact of two enormous forces.

His massive body was sent flying at an even greater speed than when he arrived.

The damage from Golden Fury is not just physical impact, but also a burning sensation on the soul level.

This sacred power, originating from the Golden Tree, has a natural restraining effect on hybrids that possess the "Furnace Hundred Forms" characteristic.

As the lion hybrid was flung through the air, his red mane, which was originally as hard as steel needles, curled, charred, and turned to ash the moment it came into contact with the golden light.

A huge, radiating, charred scar remained on his once tough chest skin.

It looked like it had been branded with a hot iron, emitting foul-smelling white smoke.

"Bang!"

The lion hybrid crashed heavily into the ruins in the distance.

The entire wall collapsed with a roar, burying half of him.

"Cough—Pfft!"

He struggled to stand up, but suddenly vomited a mouthful of dark red blood!

The battlefield situation was turned around in an instant!

Fortunately, Xia Tong is some distance away from Edgar.

However, the aftershocks of this powerful energy still forced Xia Tong to take two steps back to steady herself.

Looking at the lion hybrid that had been knocked away and whose fate was unknown in the distance, Xia Tong was momentarily at a loss.

He was wondering what kind of prayer it was.

Xia Tong immediately thought it was a "rejection".

But then he realized that a normal "rejection" was not that powerful, and it wouldn't have that unique golden tree emblem.

Then he thought of prayer—the Wrath of Gold.

At this moment,

With a loud "thump!"

I heard a heavy thud behind me.

Xia Tong suddenly turned around to look.

But they found Edgar lying on the ground.

His breath was weak, his face was withered, and even the muscles on his body were somewhat shrunken, as if the attack had drained all his life force.

It was clear that there was more air being exhaled than being inhaled.

"Melina!"

Xia Tong quickly called out in her mind.

Melina's figure quickly materialized beside him.

Without saying a word, she formed a hand seal.

A small, slender golden tree, about two meters tall, rose from the ground, casting a warm glow that enveloped Edgar.

With the help of the soldiers of Moen City, Elena, who was far away, stumbled and flew to Edgar's side.

"Father! Father, are you alright!"

With a sob in her voice, Elena groped wildly in the air with her hands, but she couldn't touch her father's face no matter what she did.

She was blind and could not see the terrible state Edgar was in.

All she knew was that her father's breath was very weak and his condition was terrible.

Fortunately, the golden tree summoned by Melina is rapidly healing Edgar's overexerted body.

His complexion gradually improved, and his previously withered skin regained some luster.

But Edgar was clearly no longer capable of fighting; at this moment, even standing up and walking was a problem.

"Don't worry...cough cough...you're still alive!"

Edgar tried hard to keep his gaunt face taut, not wanting his daughter to worry.

He smiled slightly with relief, gently rubbing Elena's messy hair with his intact left hand, and whispered a word of comfort.

From fear to worry, and then to the joy of confirming that her father was still alive.

After experiencing this series of extreme joys and sorrows, Elena finally couldn't hold back and burst into tears while hugging her father.

"What are you crying for? What are you crying for! Aren't you still alive?"

Edgar struggled to prop himself up with his left hand, trying to show off his toughness.

But after only managing to prop himself up halfway, his arms went weak, and he fell heavily back down.

"Father!"

Elena gasped in surprise.

"It's nothing..." Edgar said with a wry smile.

far away.

The lion hybrid in the ruins has slowly stood up.

A group of mixed-race people immediately surrounded him, protecting him in the middle.

At this moment, the green light that the lion hybrid was imbued with by the oath of vengeance had completely disappeared.

As a hybrid species regarded as unclean and lowly by the Golden Tree, they have almost no ability to defend themselves when faced with a pure and high-level prayer like the Wrath of the Golden Tree, which is an absolute suppression in terms of attributes.

A large, charred, bloody hole had appeared on the chest of the lion hybrid.

The specks of golden light continued to burn his wounds, preventing them from healing.

He tried to tense his muscles, attempting to forcefully stop the bleeding as before, but he couldn't.

Blood flowed down his arm and onto the greatsword in his hand, making the rust on it appear even deeper and scarlet.

A small pool of blood was faintly gathering at his feet.

"The Faded Ones...it's not over yet..."

He was breathing heavily, still gripping the greatsword tightly, wanting to go forward and fight.

Indeed, he still has the strength to fight.

But several scaled hybrids behind him held him back tightly.

These bastards, who had only ever known bloodshed and slaughter, now had a hint of human concern in their eyes.

This was the first time Xia Tong had seen such human emotions through the eyes of an ordinary mixed-race person.

Indeed, as Melina said, they were not wild beasts.

It was only because of long-term oppression and enslavement that they harbored deep resentment towards humanity, and their reason was clouded by hatred.

Xia Tong has not made a move yet.

Several winged hybrids flew angrily into the sky and then landed heavily less than two meters in front of Xia Tong.

They roared wildly at Xia Tong, waving their large iron machetes haphazardly, seemingly trying to force Xia Tong back and protect their leader.

"Thump!"

The headless knight Ruthel slowly walked out in front of Xia Tong.

She slammed the Eclipse Shield heavily onto the ground with a dull thud, and the death flames on her knight's lance suddenly surged forth.

Ruthel swept forward with a horizontal motion.

With a "whoosh".

The yellow-black flames shot up more than a meter high!

These ordinary bastards, who had initially been so aggressive, were suddenly forced to retreat, their eyes filled with fear.

.......

"Xia Tong, look what this is!"

Melina pointed to Edgar's hand.

Edgar's fingers were stiff from exerting too much force earlier, but he still held tightly the holy seal he used to unleash "Golden Wrath".

"Lord Edgar, could I see that holy mark?"

Upon hearing Xia Tong's request, Edgar sighed softly and spread out his trembling left hand.

That was supposed to be a standard two-finger holy mark.

However, it was completely different from the holy mark that Xia Tong remembered or even saw in the game.

The standard two-finger holy mark features a clear and neat two-finger design.

Two slender metal fingers are joined together and point straight to the sky. The base is usually decorated with intricate patterns of golden trees, symbolizing supreme law.

However, the holy mark in Edgar's hand had a charred black color, as if it had been repeatedly burned by high temperatures.

The surface was covered with unsettling, twisted lumps that had melted and then reformed.

Even more frightening is that, at the melting roots, there seems to be a third finger trying to break through the soil.

"Lord Edgar, who gave you this holy mark?"

"This... was given to me by a two-finger envoy who claimed to be from the royal city."

Edgar recalled:

He said it was a blessed and enhanced holy mark that could unleash several times the normal power at crucial moments, but the price was that it would consume the user's vital energy.

"A secret double-finger envoy?"

Xia Tong and Melina exchanged a glance, both seeing shock in each other's eyes.