[I'm still alive? 】

[Yes, it's still alive.] 】

Bursts of sharp pain from all over her body woke Alice from her stupor, and there was no doubt that her own body was not completely damaged.

Of course, it's not far off.

The girl's eyes were dim, and through the faint light that leaked out of nowhere, the outline of the inner temple could be faintly seen, but it was like a thin veil, and it was dimly impossible to see.

Several arrow wounds on her body had almost healed, but that only made her more painful. When the trembling fingers tore open the wound and cut out the arrows with smooth arcs in the flesh. Even Alice couldn't help but let out a muffled low moan.

She had to rejoice that the robbers couldn't afford to use the three-edged barbed arrows.

Rao is like this, and the extreme pain almost leads the girl into deeper darkness. She leaned on a huge stone pillar, and her whole body broke out in a cold sweat. With a few crisp and hollow 'clanging' sounds, four dark red arrows and part of the girl's armor fell to the ground in pieces.

Even a long time ago, she could see it as if it were nothing. But now she has been badly injured, and her weak shoulders can no longer bear such a burden. The girl tilted her head and gasped softly. The cold touch behind her also seemed to give her a safe place to rely on.

[Original...... I'm not as strong as I thought I was......]

The girl slowly closed her eyes, leaving a warm liquid in the corner of her eye.

Maybe it's remorse, maybe it's loss. Maybe...... Nothing.

The entire temple was silent, and only the faint breeze could be heard flowing quietly between the stone pillars.

Maybe it's the extraordinary performance of life and death, or maybe it's the failure of the temple to pass the test of thousands of years of wind and frost. The entrance to the temple's outer temple collapsed completely under the girl's spell. At least thirty feet of broken rock sealed the entrance to the Coldfall Temple. Whether it's Alice inside the temple or the Coldfall Bandit outside the temple. It will not be possible to get through this in a short time.

There was a damp touch coming from underfoot, but it was clear that there could be no water in such a place.

[So...... I guess it's my blood. 】

Alice lowered her fingers, and a rough, sticky touch came from the tips of her fingers. One part is sand, while the other part is almost coagulated plasma.

[It's salty, fishy, and smells earthy, and my blood doesn't taste so good.] 】

The air inside the main hall is not old, and many hidden vents were designed when the temple was built. The cold wind as cold as a blade blew through the girl's body, and the wounds on Alice's body, which had been cracked by the movement, immediately felt like pins and needles.

[If I just leave it alone, I probably won't live long. 】

Alice could feel that the life in her body was gradually passing, like a leaky pipe, little by little, the fresh breath was leaking out from the knife wounds and arrow wounds on her body.

All she could see was dull and blurry tones, her nose could smell only dust and blood, her ears could hear only the whimper of the cold wind, and all she could hear from her body was the heaviness of her armor and the stinging of her wounds.

A strong feeling of tiredness came to mind, perhaps as a side effect of excessive blood loss. But this is undoubtedly a great attraction for Alice at this time.

【Sleepy ......】

[I really want to sleep......]

[It shouldn't matter for a while......]

[When you wake up...... The body won't hurt so much...... The injury will get better......]

"But I'm not going to die here." Alice opened her eyes suddenly, and her blue eyes had turned golden at some point, and a vertical slit opened in her pupils, bursting out with sharp light!

Like a dragon's eyes.

Out of nowhere, the mana quickly transformed into soft magic energy under Alice's will, turning into a stream of dark golden light that moistened every corner of the girl's body. If it was visible to the naked eye, Alice could even see how the sword wounds on her body slowly healed, closed her mouth, and finally even the scars disappeared completely.

The girl struggled to her feet, and the intense vertigo from the massive loss of blood almost knocked her to the ground again. But Alice persevered. She held on to the stone pillar, her spine gradually straightening.

'Split~Boom~' The armor made of stainless steel fell to the ground one by one, and after confirming that she had no strength left to bear them, Ellie did not hesitate to remove all the armor from her body. Except for a tight-fitting coat of thin leather, there was nothing else on the girl's body.

The longsword she was accustomed to was long gone, and Alice found only a carved dagger. Thankfully, these steel weapons are quite reliable compared to the 'Excellence' steel armor that is so unreliable that even an oak longbow can shoot through them.

With a gentle wave, Alice couldn't help but sigh from the bottom of her heart. If you compare your previous full slash to the chest punch of an untrained adult Nord strong man. So now the dagger stabbed by the girl is the coquettish Cheng dù. Not only that, but there is also a dull pain in some parts of the body.

It seems that the effect of the healing technique is not as good as expected. Although the surface has healed, the hidden dangers inside have not been eliminated at all.

Looks like we'll have to find another way.

The girl couldn't help but look into the depths of the temple, and as her injuries recovered, Alice's glimmering vision in Helgen returned to her. The general structure of the outer hall of the entire temple can be seen in full view.

It was much larger than the girl had imagined, with dozens of thick stone pillars surrounded by three people supporting the main body of the tall front hall. But due to vandalism or other reasons, at least ten stone pillars have collapsed, and their junction has been converted into improvised huts by the robbers. Rolls and rough food and household tools were thrown haphazardly on the floor—even the bottom half of the pants were hanging in the cracks in the stones.

What kind of fear did those robbers encounter to flee in such a panic? With this in mind, Alice stepped forward, picked up some neat-looking foods, such as fruit and cured meats, and swallowed them slowly.

The taste is not bad.

The altar in the center of the outer hall was decorated with a number of ornaments that did not conform to the Gunaod style, and a rough stone seat was placed in the center, which seemed to be the exclusive place of the robber leader. The handle part of the stone seat is polished smooth, and it seems that its original owner liked the position.

"This cortex...... It's strange......" The leather cushions caught Alice's attention, and she reached out and rubbed them gently, the touch was delicate and smooth, not like the animals of a bitter cold place like Skyrim. And, Alice felt that this thing was a little disgusting.

Maybe it's some kind of animal I've never seen before. When I get my memories back, I might be able to find out.

The girl shook her head and looked further inside the temple.

The tightly sealed iron door seemed to convey the fugitive's uneasiness. Even when he was running for his life, he didn't forget to close the door, and there was a cabinet behind the door. Alice never believed that all of these robbers had a compulsion to close the door.

Well, you can imagine what lies behind the door.

"Don't suddenly jump out a few ghouls~" Alice said with a wry smile, with her current situation, even if she is dealing with a lone robber, I am afraid that she will have to sneak attack to have a chance of winning. If you do encounter this common guard of the ancient Nordic ruins, then there must be no other way but to die.

After a short rest, Alice tried to push the cabinet that blocked the door open.

According to her guess, there must be a treasure room of the robber leader in the inner sanctum, and with the scale of this gang of robbers, there should be some rare goods in it. There might even be an alchemy potion that Alice desperately needs at this time!

Yes, healing can't completely heal Alice's injuries. It even only played a role in stopping bleeding at all. Although the exterior is no longer visible, the internal broken muscles are not connected at all. Not to mention the blood lost. Alchemy potions, on the other hand, can solve these problems once and for all. A seasoned warrior will always have a bottle or two of alchemy potions on him in case he needs them.

Besides, Alice couldn't think of any way out other than to continue walking inward.

'Squeak~~~~~~~~~' The huge cabinet was pushed open inch by inch, and a thin layer of sweat broke out on the girl's forehead.

"Whew~" She gently exhaled a faint smell of blood, stretched out her dagger, and trembled to pry open the iron door leading to the inner hall.

"Phew!" The muffled sound of a sandbag falling to the ground almost frightened Alice's hair to stand on end, and she couldn't care about the sharp pain in her body, and she hid behind the fallen stone pillar with a backward jump. His hands were covered with cold sweat, and the dagger was clenched even tighter.

If it's really the worst-case scenario, then ...... Even if you die, you have to drag a few pads!

Long......

Alice cautiously poked half of her head out from behind the stone pillar.

"Go~ scare me."

The bodies of the two robbers, who appeared to be hugging each other, lay on the ground, with dried black pools of blood at their feet. But even so, their bodies are still tightly connected.

"They won't be...... That kind of relationship, right? The corners of Alice's mouth twitched, and she leaned forward. But immediately, the faint feeling of nausea in her heart was washed away by the sudden surprise!

That's right, their bodies are indeed connected, one holding each other's hearts, and the other pulling out each other's intestines! What's even weirder is that they still have extremely satisfied smiles on their faces. It's like the kind of smile that has been achieved overnight after years of unfulfilled wishes, and it is simply chilling to match this environment.

"Illusion?" After the initial surprise, the girl calmed down and examined it carefully. There were no other external injuries on the two men.

It seems that this is what the robber Tom called the tomb mechanism.

"Hmm~ What sound does it seem?" At that moment, a cry as thin as a mosquito reached Alice's ears, and she leaned down slightly, leaning against the ground to listen carefully.

The voice seemed to be a young girl, and it seemed to be an aging old woman. In silence, hollow voices echoed through the narrow corridors.

"Help me...... Save us ......"