Survival in the game world begins with Biochemical 2

Chapter 373 Dreaming Back to the Dark Sword

"...Let's bury him!"

As the dark broad-bladed sword was swung down, black blood spattered, and the crown knight in armor and holding a big sword in front of him fell together with the man in the robe on his back, and there was no more sound.

Then, the lower-level knight who had killed the enemy was relieved and fell to the ground in a large posture on the spot.

"...the road is at your feet."

With the last words, everything around him fell into darkness.

In the darkness, there seemed to be a bell ringing and echoing endlessly.

"Dang——! Dong——!"

——Li You suddenly opened his eyes!

He raised his hand and pressed his head, his brain still seemed to be in unbearable pain. However, the dream just now prevented him from coming back to his senses for a moment.

Therefore, if Broken Sword Living Corpses, which can be dealt with with one strike in a single move, appear on high-level maps or later maps, this unorganized Eighth Company of Living Corpses will have the ability to instantly kill players.

This is how the living corpse monsters Li You saw came from.

In the world of black souls, every life in the Age of Fire has its own soul. The soul brings power, and the changes in the soul will act on the body and change the shape of the body.

Not as he expected, the earliest living zombie he encountered in the game was able to break his defense. The attack power of this living zombie was average, equivalent to that of a strong adult.

The dirt road stretches in front of you, leading to the center of the cemetery. On both sides of the road are clusters of tombstones and open sarcophagi.

Since he landed in the Ashes Cemetery, there were a lot of zombies and mobs here.

[After completing the first contact, a reward draw will be conducted. 】

Shaking his head slightly, Li You looked around.

Although he looked like a non-threatening little monster, Li You did not relax his vigilance. He didn't know where the lower limit of the soul world was, but the upper limit was very high, and it definitely couldn't be dealt with casually.

The Living Corpse Sword Master slashes eight times in a row!
Although the Broken Sword Zombie is the weakest mob in the game, in the Souls series of games, the enemy's strength will increase as the game progresses.

There was a crisp knocking sound, and Li You's strength attached to the knife shook the living corpse's broken sword back. His whole body staggered a few steps and almost fell down.

【congratulations! 】

"...The kobold defeated the two princes with the Dark Sword? How could I have such a dream?"

Although the undead will be resurrected again even if they die, the lost soul and humanity are difficult to make up for.

At the same time, in the world of souls, there are "immortal curses" and "immortal people". A mark called the Circle of Darkness will appear on the undead, from which humanity will continue to flow.

What? As for what he was playing earlier?
Play the forum learning version (cough)…

Defeating enemies will absorb their soul power. If you are defeated, you will lose your own soul power. Simple and straightforward logic.

Hearing the footsteps of someone approaching, the living corpse that was standing at the intersection with its head bowed in a daze immediately turned around to look. The moment he saw Li You, he let out a low roar, then raised the rusty broken sword in his hand and rushed towards Li You!

As for where he is now...

Of course, this time travel is different from before. He already knew that he was going to come to this world before traveling, so he also made some preparations.

"This is my first contact, easy to say."

This time the teleportation was a little different. He lost consciousness after entering the teleportation gate in the biochemical world and just woke up from his dream.

In the corner of an abandoned cemetery, behind is an open sarcophagus, and beside it is a curved dead tree with a bark that looks like stone.

So Li You did not dodge, but instead raised his sword, gathered his strength, and faced the broken sword of the living corpse!

"Ashes Cemetery... I really miss it."

【Ding! 】

Li You raised his hand, and the shadow of thunder and moon appeared in his hand.

Just like...

[You have successfully entered the game world and are currently at: Ashes Cemetery. 】

But from another perspective, if the weakest soldiers have such combat power, given the speed of enemy upgrades in the Black Soul worldview, those later bosses may be really troublesome.

The scene in front of him evoked Li You's long-standing memory. After all, Dark Souls III is his first official entry into the stand-alone game industry.

Li You felt the force on the broken sword just now and raised his eyebrows slightly.

The world view of Dark Souls has its own uniqueness. To explain it in a simple and easy-to-understand way, it is that in this world, "soul" is the origin of life and the source of power.

While Li You was thinking, the Broken Sword Living Corpse roared and rushed towards him again, waving the weapon in its hand at him wildly!

But the challenges in this world will, not surprisingly, be unprecedented.

When the souls and humanity of the undead are gone, they will lose all memory and consciousness and become empty wandering souls... and become living corpses.

The Soul series is old and traditional.

Li You walked a few steps along the road and saw a corpse-like monster wearing a robe and holding a broken sword, standing in a daze at the intersection. This is the most basic miscellaneous soldier of the Black Soul - living corpses, or wandering souls.

Li You laughed at himself, "Even if I return to my original world, I won't be able to see such a thing, right?"

So in the world of souls, the stronger the soul, the stronger the individual, and vice versa.

"clang--!"

Of course, Li You didn't plan to test the damage of the Eighth Company of Living Corpses, even if his recovery ability was greatly enhanced now.

He directly raised the knife and shook it, causing the weapon of the Broken Sword Living Corpse to fly away, and then swung the knife to cut off the opponent's head.

The headless living corpse fell to the ground with a thud and made no sound. And from its body, a small and dim white light point flew out, drifted towards him unsteadily, and circled around him several times, as if looking for something to cling to, but found nothing. .

Li You: "...huh?"

The soul of a living corpse seems unable to be absorbed by itself?

Is it because my "soul" is different from the existence of these people in the black soul world?

But then again, if it can be absorbed, where is this power stored?
Li You fell into thinking.

As for the little bit of soul dropped by the living corpse, it is hovering around Li You, but has nothing to rely on. If this continues, this poor soul power will probably overflow into the world.

Of course they will not disappear, but may combine with other wandering souls and condense into large and small ownerless souls.

But at this moment, under Li You's collector's robe, the soul pendant suddenly lit up and floated on its own.

Then, the little floating souls in the air, like swimming fish that had found their home, immediately rushed towards the pendant, and were finally sucked into the gems above.

Li You was slightly startled: "...oh?"

Can the soul pendant absorb these souls? This is really... not unexpected at all.

After all, this thing was originally obtained from the world fragments of Black Soul.

However, in what specific form is it absorbed? Can he take advantage of it?

Li You was about to study it, but then the system prompts echoed in his mind.

[First contact has been completed. 】

[Final confirmation——Your main mission in this world is:]

[Replace "Unknown Ashes" and complete Ashes' mission. 】

【Good luck! 】Li You: "???"

Just wait a moment! ?
Shall I pass on the fire? real or fake?
Li You was confused.

"...Wait, think calmly."

Although the main task is only a short sentence, the amount of information is quite large.

First of all, it said at the beginning that it wanted Li You to replace Wuming Ashes. Does this mean...he took over the original role of the protagonist of the game?

The original protagonist Ashes is gone?
The ashes are all gone, so how can we complete our mission? ?

——In the world view of Dark Souls, “fire” is a special existence.

The first fire of the black soul world is the power that maintains the world and light. The so-called passing of fire means that heroes and salary kings use their souls as fuel to keep the initial fire burning.

And what the system calls "ashes", also called fireless ashes, is actually a special kind of undead. To put it in the simplest and crudest way, it is an undead person who was burned once, but was not completely burned, and then was pulled up again.

So they are also called non-burnable garbage (cross out).

Ashes still have the characteristics of being immortal, but they also have unique features, such as not accumulating curses and losing humanity due to death, and for example... they can use the power of "embers".

The embers are the tiniest sparks, the remnants of the heroes' power, so they are extremely attractive to the ashes.

In terms of gameplay, Yuhuo can increase the upper limit of blood volume and unlock the function of online summoning of spirits.

Of course, not to mention the gameplay functions of Yuhuo, in terms of setting, it is precisely because of its own particularity that Ashes can accommodate the power of Yuhuo and finally complete its mission of spreading fire.

And now, the system directly allows him to take the place of the game's protagonist, the nameless Ashes?
This really bothered Li You: he was not ashes and could not be ignited!

So how do we accomplish this mission?

Or does it mean that "complete the mission" does not necessarily mean passing the fire, and he can also choose other endings?

Li You has already begun to feel a big headache.

【Ding! 】

[Contact with the residents of this world has been completed, the system is being updated, and new world rewards will be drawn soon. 】

[Please note that due to differences in world background, this reward draw will be changed to fixed props. 】

【Ding! 】

【Obtain "Dark Ring" ×1. 】

Li You: "!!"

Circle of Darkness?

Not caring about anything else, he quickly opened the system panel and looked at the item description...it was exactly what he thought.

[Ring of Darkness: The mark on the cursed undead. After use, it will turn into a brand and adhere to the body. Although it cannot make people immortal, human nature will still gradually pass over time until it turns people into living corpses. 】

[Remark 1: Limited props and cannot be used by others. If you complete the main mission after using it, you will receive special rewards. 】

[Note 2: A special item. If you choose to use it, you can maintain your humanity by devouring powerful souls. A dark ring that has absorbed enough souls can be transformed into firewood to continue the First Fire.]

[Note 3: Limited time prop, you can use this prop before any salary king is defeated, otherwise this prop will disappear. 】

Li You: "emmmmm..."

Are you making this difficult for me?

The special rewards prompted by the system are indeed very tempting, but the risks of this thing are also really high. If one of them fails, he will turn into a living corpse in this world!
Li You thought for a while and decided not to rush.

Anyway, it can be used before any salary king is defeated, so he still has a lot of room for maneuver.

For example, take the classic route of the first BOSS Gray Guda, the second BOSS Dancer, and the third BOSS Dragon Hunting Armor...

Putting away the ring of darkness, Li You took a breath.

He had just arrived, and the system had given him two big problems.

Is this the world of Dark Souls?
After a pause, Li You thought for a moment and decided to leave the Ashes Cemetery first and arrive at the player's base camp in the game - the Fire Sacrifice.

From a gameplay perspective, Ashes Cemetery is just a tutorial and prologue for beginners. Once you enter the Fire Sacrifice, it will officially begin.

Although, the guardian BOSS in this prologue is very unfriendly to newcomers...

Two steps forward along the main road, this is the center of the cemetery. A broken and weathered stone altar shaped like a Holy Grail stands quietly in the center.

Another living corpse was sitting in front of the altar with his head in his hands, shaking left and right. Beside him, there was a corpse of a knight in full armor sitting on the ground, leaning against the damaged part of the altar.

There was no need to test this living corpse. Li You strode forward and beheaded him with one blow!

The broken sword living corpse fell down, and a very small amount of souls were absorbed by the soul pendant. Li You put away his sword and looked at the knight's corpse.

He sat back on the altar, with his scimitar and shield at hand, and raised his head to the sky. His posture seemed to be looking at the light, but he also seemed to have figured something out and felt relieved.

Li You sighed in his heart.

The appearance of this knight's body here is certainly no accident. His equipment and movements are all replicas of the NPC in Dark Souls, the superior knight Oscar, who rescued the protagonist from the prison of the House of the Undead.

In Soul One, although he saved the protagonist, he himself collapsed due to his injuries, and his humanity and soul were unable to support him. On his deathbed, he gave the protagonist the elemental bottle, a recovery tool specially designed for the undead, and entrusted him with his mission.

And the corpse of Soul Three is a tribute to Oscar. The same is true for the "Element Gray Bottle" that players can pick up here.

Li You silently remembered Oscar for a while, then thought about it and tried to open the helmet of the corpse to see what was inside.

Although the helmet was very strong due to weathering and rust, Li You still used some force to break it open. It's a pity that under the armor there are just decayed white bones, which have almost turned into powder due to too many years of experience.

"...Yes, this is a complete world."

Li You shook his head and stood up.

He didn't find the original ash bottle on this corpse. He didn't know whether it was because he was not ash, he didn't have one in the first place, or it was taken away by someone else.

Li You then continued forward, quickly eliminating the living corpses along the way, and followed the cliff path at the end to the second area of ​​the cemetery.

Of course he knows that there are other things that can be collected in the Ashes Cemetery, but he is not in a hurry to do that now. Everything will wait until the fire transfer sacrificial site.

Therefore, except for the original campfire spot in the cemetery here, which Li You tried several times but failed to respond to, nothing else was able to waste his time. Li You quickly walked through the Ashes Cemetery and came to what looked like a small amphitheater at the back.

The second convention of the Souls series is that a BOSS battle will occur in a sudden open space.

In the middle of the open space, a tall knight wearing thick silver-gray full-body armor was half-kneeling on the ground, a metal halberd piercing the ground in his hand.

But the most eye-catching thing is the dark long sword with a spiral blade stuck in his chest. The sword has a black mark that looks like it was burned, and what can be seen from another angle is that his back looks like a tree. It has roots, but seems to be a strange object flowing with black grease.

This is the guardian BOSS of the Ashes Cemetery, friend of newcomers, and "Judge of Ashes" Guda.

Li You just thought for a moment, then stepped forward and grasped the spiral sword on Guda's chest.

Of course, he had to fight the prologue BOSS by himself, so that he could estimate the overall strength of Soul Three.

"——Teacher Guda, get up and start class!"

With that said, Li You gripped the spiral sword tightly and pulled it out with force!

The next moment, the originally sculpture-like "Judge of Ashes" trembled and actually started to move!

"Uh-oh-!!"

(End of this chapter)