above the ring

Chapter 1

Written in the front: This book will always follow the principle of the development concept of reincarnation and advancement of everything, and will modify the corresponding plot with the update of the game plot.

"Flowing water does not rot, and the door hinge does not moth", may the Valkyrie be with you.

"Through the clouds of the storm, into the light of ideals"

"You and I will stand on the ring of law"

Volume [-] The Dancer Who Covers His Mask with the Wind

Chapter 1 Bullets against people
"Lear, Lear?"

"What's the matter, old Feng?"

"I hit the Dragon King!"

"Dragon King? Have you finally gone to Sky City?"

"Yeah yeah! I burned Melina and went to Sky City."

"Ah? You are ready for the age of decline."

"I made a branch line of Witch Rani, of course I have to choose a real wife."

"Ok, Ok."

"Where did you hit? Didn't you say the day before yesterday that you hit the snow mountain of the second week?"

"Me? I'm still here with the Valkyrie."

"Valkyrie? No, you're still practicing Valkyrie's counterattack."

"hold head high."

"Don't tell me, you have died thousands of times!"

"Not necessarily, but there must be hundreds of times."

"Ah? That's not a lot. How did you die so many times based on your skills? I remember that you only spent 10 hours to clear the level of the first round. You didn't collect souls and didn't buy any props. You just passed it. Did you get kicked when you hit the Valkyrie? If you play a shield and wear a heavy armor, you won't be kicked directly."

"I didn't play Valkyrie in the first week, and I didn't do any sidelines. I just did the fire. Valkyrie is one of the few hidden bosses, and the main thing is, um, her clothes are broken, so I just took it off too." , I didn’t bring a weapon either, so after being knocked out, I punched my fist.”

".Awesome! You are such a ruthless person. You can't execute with your fist. This picture is so beautiful that I can't even imagine it. Remember to post the video after the fight. It will definitely be released on the whole network. This is too awesome!"

"Don't worry, I've recorded all the videos that can reach the second stage, and remember to give a three-shot or something when the time comes."

"That's necessary, let me tell you, you didn't fight the Dragon King in the first round, right? That Dragon King is handsome, and his zoom-in moves are like nuclear explosions. I heard someone on the Internet say that he used to have four heads."

"I watched those videos of beating the Dragon King. It looks like three heads were cut off from the body. Didn't you notice that? I heard Godwin cut it off."

"Huh? Was it cut by the Omen King? It doesn't look like that either."

"Godwin is the dead prince, the one who hugged the female branch, that is, the assassinated demigod mentioned in the prologue cg, whose title should be the golden king, and the king of ominous omens is called Monggett. The blessed prince, he is Godwin's younger brother, twins with the underground blood king, and the three of them have the same father, the first generation king Ge Fulei."

"Oka, so that's how it is. You remember these bosses really well. I'm still stuck here with the Dragon King. I'll study the text information before I go back to the ending. The old thief likes to hide the world view in some places. The corners and corners should be able to survive tomorrow when I get off work and fight the Dragon King. After all, my big brother is awesome. By the way, I showed you the pictures of Lani and Melina in the group before, why didn’t you even react at all? Ah, don't you like theirs?"

"I like Valkyries."

"Is it because Lani is not arrogant anymore, or is Melina ugly, making you like an old aunt who has lived for thousands of years and has a daughter? If you want to say that you like her daughter, isn't it good?"

"Oh, it's good to be young, so I mistook a girl as a treasure."

"Haha, come on, radish and cabbage have their own loves, Melina's temperament is in line with my aesthetics, that's all right, put it down, go to bed early, the company has a lot of things to do tomorrow, the recent epidemic has caused a lot of trouble Well, there are too many and complicated things to do, it is really difficult.”

"I'll take two more livers."

"Watch out for Valkyrie, your waist~"

"Say it as if you've been kicked."

"Hey, my big brother is awesome! Don't talk, don't talk, see you tomorrow!"

"See you tomorrow."

Lear put down the phone, pressed the w key on the keyboard, and manipulated the character on the computer to move forward.

After going downhill, there are continuous and dense messages from players.

"Don't give up!"

"Stick to it!"

"come on!"

"Believe in yourself, you can do it!"

Valkyrie Marenia, the end boss of the branch of the Mikaela Sacred Tree at the junction, a demigod who holds the Great Rune fragment of the magic ring, known as the Goddess of Corruption.

This goddess should be said to be a very powerful boss in the game of Elden's Ring of Law. Countless players have fallen to her. If she hadn't found a good way to refresh the soul or skip classes, think about it. This boss will still be quite difficult.

It is said that there is a little story here, because what the old thief Miyazaki wanted to do was the chivalry of the ancient West, so his earliest soul game design was to hold up shields and fight, but at that time he was just a designer, not The publisher of the game, his boss thought the game was too difficult, so in order to reduce the difficulty, the old thief designed a bug-like operation of rolling and dodging.

In fact, in real knight battles, you always just hold a shield and a straight sword, block the opponent's attack and then launch a defensive counterattack.

roll?That is the gesture of the weak kneeling down and begging for mercy.

Because such a little bit of persistence is not considered persistence, Lear would rather use the dog's pace to fight Ashes than frantically press the space.

Perhaps, it is precisely because of this that he is out of tune with all the players in the current gameplay circle. Others have already made such famous swords and swords, the sword of darkness and fire, the whole handsome Juhe or dynamic light wave, etc. Handsome and high in damage, it turned out that Lear's b hit the Valkyrie, and he was still using this straight sword that was strengthened to 9 at the beginning, and this iron-shaped shield that was attached to block the ashes at the beginning.

Along the way, the wandering knight's withered yellow and damaged cloak, as well as his weather-beaten and rusted armor, accompanied him through countless territories in the junction.

I have feelings, but the Valkyrie didn't wear armor, so I can't rely on it, can I?

Just when Lear took off his armor and got into the golden mist to fight another [-] rounds with the Valkyrie, the phone rang again, and the profile picture displayed on WeChat was still Lao Feng.

"Hey?"

"Lear, I just glanced at the forum, and it's full of noise!"

"Ah."

"Let me tell you, they are still discussing which is worse, the shield poke or the mage. In the past two days, many big anchors have been broadcasting this game. The rhythm is really flying! I am watching it here. It’s fun, Do you want to come and see it too!"

"Row."

"Don't be so cold! I know you're a bouncing player, and you can beat them all, but it won't delay eating melons!"

"Oh."

"Hey, hey! What are you doing, why are you so perfunctory all of a sudden."

"It's playing."

"Still fighting against the Valkyrie, hey, I also listened to your rumors and played a wandering knight for no reason, and wanted to try the handsome thief, but I was taught to be a man by that big tree guard. Not everyone can play bouncing back, a guy like you who can't even roll over is a fucking dick, teach me sometime."

"You can try the Beidou in "Yuan Shen" next door first, then try the shield in "Breath of the Wild", and then come to the ring of magic."

After several smooth bounces, the computer screen entered the second stage of the cutscene.

Marenia, who was wearing Valkyrie armor, fell to the ground due to exhaustion. Just as the fader controlled by Lear was about to go around her to get the big rune under the sacred tree, she said "wait a minute" , the fallen Valkyrie turned into a delicate and transparent flower bud, accompanied by bursts of sad and tragic background sounds, the flower bud bloomed, and Marenia, whose armor was torn, opened her corrupted wings of destruction , her eyes have long been swallowed by thoughts and curses, and her body is covered with decay marks.

But she is still beautiful, just like the brightest flower in the world, only blooming in the dreams that are scattered due to corruption.

Because as soon as the animation of the second stage is over, the Valkyrie will come up and make a move of Blooming Jump and Slash. The slash with scarlet corruption can directly break through all physical shields, and Lear's most confident rebound can't face it.

But Lear has a stubborn temper, and he is determined not to tumbling, especially when facing a character he likes, if he shrinks back, he will lose, not to mention that there is a "magic shield" spell in the magic ring Yes, that skill is prepared for this moment.

It's just that the sword of the Valkyrie that bloomed the flower of corruption was fast and fierce. Even the fingerprint ancient shield with the strongest defense would be rolled and stiff when faced with this sword, but Lear released the "magic shield" Then when the rebound is played, the reaction time in the middle may be less than 0.3 seconds.

This is where he gets the most seconds.

He cannot have any redundant operations, nor can he waste any frame time.

If you are someone else, you only need to press the space bar, and you can dodge the destructive sword of Valkyrie with a single rolling invincibility frame. Dare to try, dare to challenge.

Lear narrowed his eyes, and the character on the screen chanted the "Magic Shield" spell (Note 12), which can be used only with an intelligence of 1. This skill, taught by the magic teacher in the basement, shines brightly in Lear's summoning Hui, the phantom of the round shield made of pyroxene appeared on the wooden shield.

However, the next moment, the world was shrouded in scarlet, and the Valkyrie with corrupted wings fell from the sky, and the crazy flower rain fell into the world with a terrible curse of corruption. At the deep root of the sacred tree, a shocking red lotus bloomed!
That knife was the one that she could draw with Lataen, the strongest demigod in history.

That knife was her knife that made the whole of Galid full of corruption and stained the earth with scarlet.

That knife is the unparalleled knife of the Valkyrie who is the blade of Mikaela, under the king of Zongheng!

However, that knife may not be unattainable!
It was too late to say, the scarlet knife fell down, and the red sparks hidden under the scarlet petals suddenly appeared, the magic shield made of pyroxene shattered in the blink of an eye the moment it touched the knife, and the self on the screen also shattered. Because of the shock force of the knife, he rolled back a step, and the faded man who was half squatting on the ground raised his head at that moment and stood up.

Because there is no piece of armor on her body, the progress of the scarlet and corrupt block bar jumped to half, but after the shield counter was successful, she did not make any progress. With the long cry that shook the world, the red flower disappeared, and the corrupt Valkyrie grew up. Kneel in front of you.

This is a big stick that can be executed, commonly known as "bounce stun", Lear manipulates the character to walk forward, because he only has fists, so he can't perform the effect of execution, but he is carefully observing the Valkyrie Then an unprecedented problem was discovered.

In the past, the characters or monsters who were stunned were either hit to the ground, or half-kneeled on the ground with their heads lowered, or at least there was a movement of touching their chests. However, this Valkyrie is holding her right hand with her left hand. The prosthetic, with his head raised, stared at Lear outside the screen with his empty eyes that had lost their eyeballs long ago.

Yes, at that moment, Lear felt that she was staring at herself, not the game character he controlled!
Lear's heart trembled, his hands trembled, and he pressed the space.

The self on the screen took a step backwards.

The space bar has three effects, jumping back, rolling and dashing.

At this moment, the Valkyrie who stood up again flapped her wings, and performed another unparalleled jump, chop, and slash, instantly killing Lear whose rhythm was disrupted.

Looking at the big scarlet "YOU DIE" on the screen, Lear always felt that something was wrong, a little weird.

Shaking his head, it was only then that he heard Lao Feng calling him.

"Hey! Hey! Lear! Old Li! Talk! Why did you suddenly become silent! Don't die suddenly!"

"It's okay, I just died again."

"Hey, you scared the hell out of me. It took two to three minutes for me to call you and you didn't respond. What's the matter, you can't extricate yourself from being immersed in the arms of the Valkyrie with spread wings?"

"Two or three minutes?"

Lear asked in surprise.

"Yeah, why don't I worry so much! Stop playing and go to bed quickly. Don't be too nervous. You have to roll and bounce a little while playing this game. It's really exhausting."

"Well, I see, I'm going to wash up now and get ready for bed."

"That's good, I hung up, I went to the forum for a while and fell asleep."

"Well, you go to bed early too, bye."

"Bye."

Lear hung up the phone.

He sat quietly in front of the computer, looking at the faded man who only held a small wooden shield.

He fiddled with the keyboard, shook the mouse, and pressed the left and right keys a few times. There was no problem with his punching and shield blocking posture.

The scene has not changed a bit, it is still the inside of the city wall, it is still the blessing point leading to the root of the sacred tree, it is still the palace that was once decorated very magnificently and beautifully, looking at the traces left on it by those years, Just watch them fall down in the long river of time.

If the holy tree Mikaela does not return, it is estimated that the entire Abrefield here will be destroyed with the passage of time and the uncontrollable corruption of the Valkyrie.

After sitting quietly for a while, Lear turned off the game and got up to wash up.

He felt that the scene just now was just a hallucination that occurred when he played games for a long time.

I have to take a good rest, the past few days are too irritating.

After a simple wash, Lear returned to his bedroom. The buddy who lived with him today didn't come back, and it should be the same as usual, relying on his looks to go to the bar to pick up girls.

Of course, maybe people go to work at night.

That buddy is a nice guy. Every morning when he comes back, he will often bring some snacks and bottled drinks to Lear. Sometimes he will order a few barbecues for Lear to eat and chat when he doesn’t go to the bar at night. He is very good at talking, if not for his unruly life, he would be a perfect template for a male god.

Oh, the current male gods are probably like this too, a slip of the tongue.

After washing up, Fang Chen stopped his daydreams, wiped his face with a towel, and went back to the room.

He didn't look in the mirror, not only because he didn't have the habit of being handsome, but also because after watching too many horror movies and mystery movies, he knew that something would happen to him in this state if he looked in the mirror.

"Ha, maybe after looking in the mirror, I might be able to see the five daughters of the Valkyrie."

Thinking like this, Li Er, who was lying on the bed, checked Moments with his mobile phone, and then looked at Weibo.

He is a spectator, he is everywhere, he likes when he meets something he likes, and the rest is just watched and passed.

He followed a chat group called "Bounce People's Gathering Place", which is full of lovers of soul-type game bounce technology, and many of them are masters of bounce like Lear.

Many people have already released teaching videos of rebounding, such as the evil omen ghost, the evil omen king, and the bell bead hunter, who are difficult or easy bosses, and some people have made strategies and teachings for rebounding.

Lear only made a few remarks. He is one of the mysterious masters in this group. Others think he is very cold, but in fact it is because his rebounding skills are different from others.

He would imagine himself as the character he was manipulating, and would carefully observe the appearance and tactics of each boss' move, and after trying several times of death himself, he would seize the most appropriate time to bounce back.

This process for most people takes a long time, but Lear can complete it in a short time. This requires not only strong observation skills and muscular reaction ability, but also enough imagination.

Of course, the most important thing is that there must be a soul that can focus on rebounding.

"If you want to practice rebounding well, then don't think about rolling and lifting the shield, or even thinking about throwing a knife, just let the shield become your body, and you are the soul of the shield."

This is a comment made by Lear, which has been pinned to the top until now, and his ID "Adverb Girl Laughs King Lear" is therefore well known by most critics.

After flipping through some refined comments and posts, Lear turned off the phone and closed his eyes.

The room he rented had no curtains, so in order to save money, Lear hung up some worn long towels.

At this time, there was a waning moon hanging in the distant sky without haze, and a little bit of moonlight penetrated into Lear's room through the gap in the towel.

All of a sudden, that white luster was stained with a little bit of scarlet.

It is hard to say whether it is scarlet or crimson, but this unique celestial phenomenon cannot be seen by the sleeping Lear.

But in his sleep, a voice sounded in his mind.

".The fallen leaves bring a message"

PS: The notes for each chapter are not written separately in the author's words. I hope that through the notes, everyone can understand some of the more basic knowledge in soul games. I don't tell ordinary people~
Note 1: The magic shield skill can be learned from the magic teacher in the basement of Ningmgfu, and requires 12 intelligence. The medium-sized spell shield can also be used, and the physical damage reduction after use can reach more than 90, and the medium shield can be attached to the "block" of battle ash, that is, the shield's rebound skill, so that the medium shield can be used like a light shield. Therefore, with the double blessing of battle ashes and spells, it can perfectly counter some boss's enchanted attacks.

The author tried to do this when fighting the Valkyrie according to the description in the text. Unfortunately, the jumping speed of the Valkyrie is extremely fast, and the attack has already fallen before the spell chanting is over, and the damage of the Valkyrie's jumping slash does not rebound at all. Space, if you don’t roll and dodge, you can only use heavy shields to defend. Even if the defense is successful, blood will be lost and the scarlet corruption block bar debuff will be attached. Maybe there will be stronger rebound skills.

(End of this chapter)