Survival in the game world begins with Biochemical 2

Chapter 382 Combat Skills in the Soul World
After thinking about it, Li You shook his head.

The power of the abyss is elusive and extremely dangerous. Even if Yuzi really has the potential to swallow the power of the abyss, Li You doesn't want him to touch it.

Rather than that, let’s light a campfire first.

……

The inner city of Lothric.

Going up the stairs from the chapel, you will first find a memorial hall for knights. The ground here is filled with stone statues carved in the shape of knights.

A Lothric knight was at the end of the hall, with his back to the entrance, half kneeling on the ground, seemingly praying. And a living corpse priest wearing a black robe walked back and forth in the hall.

then.

"boom--!!"

The roaring gunfire broke the solemnity and tranquility here. After the hand cannon X accumulated energy, a shot directly smashed the head of the living corpse sacrifice!
The Lothric knight who was kneeling in prayer suddenly became alert and stood up and turned around. At this time, you can see that the visor of his helmet is raised, and on the withered face of a living corpse, a pair of scarlet pupils are shining.

Those red eyes were exactly the same as those of human pus.

The red-eyed Lothrik knight strode over and slashed at Li You with his sword!

"clang--!!"

Li You raised his knife to move away, and then V stepped out from behind him and stabbed the Lothrik knight in the face with his senses!

"Gah——!!"

The knight roared like a demon and wanted to fight back, but Li You added another kick and kicked him back repeatedly. Then he raised his hand and shot again, which also shattered his head!
"puff--"

The filthy liquid flowed out, and the Lothric knight fell.

"It seems that living corpses can indeed bleed."

This is actually a matter of course. Li You put away his gun and picked up the light ball dropped by the Knight of Lothric.

Then, his eyes lit up.

[Obtain large keystone fragment ×1. 】

[Obtain Yu Huo × 1. 】

"very good!"

It has been mentioned before that the Dancer in Frost Valley is the boss to be conquered after the three Lords of Cinder, and the Inner City of Lothric is definitely a late-stage map.

And the biggest advantage of him defeating the dancer in advance and entering the inner city of Lothric is that he can eat all the strengthening materials here.

If you follow the game flow and take the two routes of the inner city and the Demon King's Courtyard, you can basically directly increase the weapon +9.

However, Li You would not be carried away by this kind of excitement, so he continued along the way, climbed up the stairs, and after getting rid of the other two pairs of knights and priests, he came to the lounge with a campfire.

Li You lit the campfire, sent Yuzi and the others back to their companion space, and then used the ring of darkness to teleport back to the fire ceremony.

In addition to her own twisted soul, the dancer naturally also dropped a large number of ownerless souls. After systematic quantification, there were as many as 60,000.

In other words, even if Li You passes the Ring of Darkness around now, he can pass it dozens of times without any worries.

After returning to the fire sacrifice site, Li You first found the old maid sitting in the passage of the sacrifice site and bought several conventional weapons from her.

Dagger, dagger, scimitar, halberd, leather shield.

Then he returned to the companion space, found the thief Grerit, and bought some other weapons in his inventory from him.

Spear, hybrid greatsword, hammer and spear.

Grerit originally said that Li You would just take whatever he liked, but in the end Li You paid him the soul he deserved.

In the world of souls, the soul is an extremely important thing. It is not only necessary to maintain human nature, but also a way to improve strength. An ownerless soul is also a universal currency. Even for the living who are not immortal, souls have value.

Therefore, Li You would not take anything from Grerit for nothing, and trading was the most appropriate way.

Yuzi and the others were also curious about what Li You wanted to buy so many ordinary weapons, but Li You just smiled and said you should just wait and see.

Then he teleported back to the fire ceremony site again, and found his target outside the fire ceremony site, next to a tombstone on the edge of the cliff.

"Hey! Hawkwood!"

Hawkwood was squatting in front of the tombstone and was distracted, but he was startled by his roar and almost threw the small shield at his hand under the cliff.

"What are you doing!?"

He was a little annoyed, "Didn't I tell you not to bother me?"

Li You smiled happily: "No, I have something serious to ask you."

"...Huh?" Hawkwood paused, then asked, "What's the serious matter?"

Li You said: "I would like to ask you to teach me the combat skills of using weapons, which are the exclusive skills of these weapons."

Hawkwood: "..."

"No, I won't teach you. Just go away and don't bother me."

He waved his hand in disgust and asked Li You to go away.

But Li You naturally came prepared. Seeing that Hawkwood ignored him, Li You took out a stone from his backpack.

It was a gray, irregular stone, only the size of a palm, and looked very inconspicuous. The only thing that is special is the vague image of an ancient dragon engraved on its surface.

Before Li You could speak, Hawkwood suddenly turned back and looked at the stone in his hand.

"You...where did you get this thing!?"

Hawkwood was astonished.

Li You smiled slightly: "I found the body of a knight sitting cross-legged in a strange posture deep in a courtyard in Lothric City. On his body, I found this stone... What are you doing? )!”

He suddenly dodged and got out of the way of Hawkwood, who was rushing toward him. The discouraged brother fell face first to the ground.

But he immediately got up, ignoring the dirt on his face, looking at the stone in Li You's hand, and said, "Let me see...let me see it!"

Li You shook his head helplessly when he saw this, but still gave the stone to Hawkwood for a closer look.

The frustrated brother rubbed and observed it for a long time, almost putting the stone on his face and rubbing it repeatedly, and then reluctantly returned the stone to Li You.

"It turns out it's true...the path of the ancient dragon, the power of the ancient dragon, can really be mastered by others..."

He muttered to himself for a while, then suddenly raised his head, this time looking at Li You: "Where is that courtyard, that knight's body!?"

Li You smiled: "You teach me weapons and combat skills, and I will tell you."

Hawkwood finally calmed down after hearing this. He looked at Li You and said, "You are not ashes or an immortal, but you are going to find the king... Could it be that your goal is also the path of the ancient dragon?"

"Did you know that the road to the ancient dragon is long and dangerous, and can only be passed by one person?"

Li You was a little surprised: "Do you tell me this kind of thing directly?"

So sincere?

For Hawkwood, this should be his secret, right?

But Hawkwood shook his head: "You have found the dragon body stone and obtained the ceremony to embark on the path of the ancient dragon, so there is no point in hiding it."

"So let's be frank. If you also want the power of the ancient dragon, then we can't coexist peacefully. In the end, we will inevitably fight for that sole power.

"If that's the case, I shouldn't agree to your request."

Li You looked at him and was surprised by his unexpected sincerity.

In this case, Li You decided not to play tricks with him, and said directly: "If you say that I am not interested in the power of the ancient dragon, it must be a lie. But you also know that embarking on the path of the ancient dragon and transforming into an ancient dragon is very important. Physical death cannot be cured.”

Li You spread his hands: "You have also seen that I am not immortal. Transforming into an ancient dragon is the path of no return for me, so I will not choose this power like you."

What he said was indeed true. Using the dragon body stone to transform into a dragon human form would only increase the effect to a limited extent, but the side effects would be even greater, and could not be relieved until death. To Li You, it was indeed a worthless item.

Hawkwood looked at him and agreed: "That's true. I don't see the obsession to pursue the path of the ancient dragon in your eyes... Then so be it."

He stood up, patted the soil on his body, and said: "Then I will teach you how to use weapons and combat skills, and you tell me the location of the courtyard. As for this dragon body stone... you can keep it, this is never what I long for. Simple dragon power."

Li You raised his eyebrows: "Oh?"

It seems that Brother Fengxin has a clear goal. What he wants is the glorious dragon head stone and the dragon body stone - which are the upgraded versions of the ordinary dragon body stone.

The dragon head stone can transform the head into the shape of a dragon, and the dragon body stone can transform the whole body. As for the radiant dragon body stone, it is a step further than the ordinary version.

If you use the dragon head stone and dragon body stone again after transforming into a dragon, you can awaken the power of the ancient dragon. Ordinary dragon stones only allow people to breathe fire and roar, but the radiant dragon stone contains the real power of the ancient dragon and can summon the phantom of the ancient dragon.

But in any case, Li You is really not interested in the dragon body stone. He is only very interested in letting Yuzi eat and look at the ancient dragon.

However, according to the setting of the Soul World, the ancient dragons that were born in the Mist Age before the Fire Age are not living beings. They have stone dragon scales and are almost immortal.

For this kind of existence that is closer to inorganic matter, I don’t know if grapefruit can be eaten... Don’t break your teeth by then.

But on the other hand, the dragons that Soul Three can see are either false flying dragons, such as the two in Lothric, or they are descendants of ancient dragons, and are not pure-blooded ancient dragons.

They are all living beings soaked in souls. Maybe Yuzu can digest them?
… Let’s leave this question for later.

In short, since Hawkwood agreed, Li You didn't waste any time and said immediately: "Then let's go! I'll take you to my camp!"

Li You opened his hand, selected the system function, and started counting down the transmission. Ten seconds later, there was a flash of light around him, and he disappeared from the spot together with Hawkwood.

……

Companion space.

"Look carefully, that's what the so-called rebound is like, look for the attack, and then... ha!"

Hawkwood held the shield in his left hand and waved it hard. The leather shield in his hand set off a vague trajectory in mid-air.

Li You and others: "..."

Hawkwood took out the sword again, held it with both hands, and raised it sideways to shoulder height.

"Then the long sword should be used like this...upward! Or thrusting! Ha!"

Li You and others: "..."

"Then there's the dagger. As for this thing..." "Wait, I'm sorry to interrupt."

Li You finally couldn't help it anymore and said: "Dear Mr. Hawkwood, what I need you to teach is the special combat skills of weapons, but I don't want you to demonstrate the movements...who can't pose?"

"What I need is you to tell me how to get lucky... or some other skill, do you understand what I mean?"

It's not that Li You is proud. With his current physical fitness, if he wants to restore the postures of most of the weapon combat skills in the Soul series, he can do it easily.

But what’s the use of just having the same posture? Just like Ashina's swordsmanship, just being able to swing a sword without instilling energy, even if the movements are consistent, is completely different.

V and Aggie who were watching also nodded in approval. They were not here to hear this kind of thing.

But Hawkwood was also confused: "Huh?"

"Can't you use combat skills and other things just by following the instructions?"

Li You: "Huh?"

The two people stared at each other, stunned for a moment.

But Li You reacted immediately and had a guess in his mind, so he said: "...Let's do this, Hawkwood, we all use the same weapons to fight, and you let me feel the effect of the combat skills."

Hawkwood thought for a while and didn't refuse: "Okay."

It seems that he also knows that he is not a good teacher.

Li You picked up the dagger and leather shield, and Hawkwood also picked up the dagger, and the shield was his own broken wooden shield wrapped with cloth strips.

"Come on, let me show you how to rebound!"

Li You was naturally not polite to him. He took a step forward and swung his dagger down quickly!

But Hawkwood waited intently, and at the moment when Li You's dagger was about to fall, he suddenly hit the wooden shield with a wave of his hand!
"state--"

With a dull echo, Li You's dagger was pushed away by Hawkwood!

The moment the sword and shield met, both of them couldn't help but widen their eyes.

Li You felt that a force similar to vigor was attached to Hawkwood's shield, and he pushed his dagger away hard when he waved the shield.

The impact was much greater than he imagined. His dagger almost came off, and his posture was also disrupted, leaving the door wide open.

Hawkwood was surprised that Li You's sword was purely physical force, but it was also extremely heavy. Even if he used his shield to deflect it, it still made his arm numb.

"you…"

"This is…"

They both looked at each other and had a tacit understanding. Li You stepped forward again and stabbed out with the dagger!

But this time, Li You's dagger was wrapped with energy.

He had discovered something.

Facing Li You's thrust, Hawkwood raised his shield and flicked it again. However, this time when his shield hit the tip of the sword, he failed to push it away. Instead, it was knocked away, taking his entire arm with it. They were all shocked and numb.

Li You's dagger passed through his shield and finally stopped in front of Hawkwood's neck.

Hawkwood froze, his face full of surprise: "You..."

But Li You immediately took back his sword and said, "I seem to understand."

"Come again, let me defend you this time."

Brother Fengxin was not polite, he immediately took up his stance and swung his sword down!

Li You saw the right moment and waved the leather shield!
"state--"

Not entirely successful, he pushed away Hawkwood's dagger, but he was also shocked to the point of numbness in his arm and pain in his mouth.

Brother Cangxin's power is not great, Li You can feel it, but his attacks also instinctively contain some "qi" power, which gives them a sense of oppression.

Li You's eyes lit up: "Come again! I will use combat skills after I understand this!"

"Shh-"

Brother Fengxin’s dagger fell!
"state--!"

……

After a while.

Hawkwood threw down his dagger and sat in a corner of the camp, drinking from the bottle of element with a weak look on his face and waving his hands repeatedly.

"...I won't come, I won't come. Damn it, why are you so energetic!"

He originally thought that even if Li You was a living person, no matter how good he could fight, his endurance would definitely not be as good as that of an immortal.

As a result, Li You had been sparring with him for a long time, and the bottle of Hawkwood's element was almost at its bottom, but Li You was still alive and well, without a trace of fatigue.

Hawkwood felt that his body was being hollowed out, and he quickly made an excuse and hid aside to rest, leaving Li You to practice his combat skills.

In fact, he really had nothing to teach him. Li You had already figured out how "combat skills" worked during sparring with him.

The power Hawkwood used to deflect his attack was something he had also felt in Guda, the same force that gave Guda his "resilience".

In Hawkwood's case, this kind of power emerges when he launches combat skills.

This kind of force seems more primitive than Jin Qi, but its effect is similar, so it can actually be regarded as a simplified version of Jin Qi.

Moreover, Li You also discovered that when Hawkwood exerted his energy, it was indeed more natural movements, rather than deliberate movements on his part.

In this way, it's not that Brother Cangxin doesn't teach him combat skills, but that for warriors in this world, the energy contained in attacks may be closer to an instinctive reaction.

It is indeed a world in the same series as Sekiro, even the form of power is similar.

If you want to compare, it is Sekiro World. The research on energy is more in-depth and the threshold is higher. Only a few strong people can master it.

In the world of souls, it seems that most people are born with the ability to use this power, which makes the lower limit of the world of souls much higher than that of Sekiro.

As for the upper limit, there is no need to say more. After all, the world of souls does not only have Qi, a widely circulated power system.

But not to mention that, in terms of combat skills, the "qi" of the Ashes is still more primitive than the strength, so after Li You understands the luck of various combat skills, he can easily reproduce it through strength. When it comes out, the effect is even better.

He only needed to let Hawkwood use a combat skill once with a different weapon, and then try it twice himself, and he would quickly learn that move.

Don't think that his intelligence of over 20 points is just for good looks!

And from Brother Cangxin's performance, Li You also understood one thing.

In this world, various weapons and equipment have different applicability due to their different design and manufacturing techniques. For example, some shields are suitable for rebounding, and some may be suitable for shooting people. The same is true for weapons.

"Weapon combat skills" itself is just a gameplay setting. Each weapon corresponds to the most suitable usage skills for it, and those special weapons contain different abilities.

So theoretically, if a person has enough skills, he can use the same weapon to display different combat skills.

This is consistent with Li You's previous conjecture.

As the protagonist of the game, one of the special features of Ashes may be that no matter what weapon he gets, he can immediately find the most suitable way to use it.

After all, when Li You asked before, Hawkwood also said: "I received training in France... somewhere before I mastered several different combat skills. Most people don't have this ability."

"Some stupid people may not even be able to master a single combat skill."

Although Li You himself was not affected by his map cannon, he couldn't help but complain on behalf of a friend: "Who are you calling stupid?"

——In short, after sparring with Hawkwood, Li You has figured out the essence of basic combat skills and does not need Brother Cangxin's help for the time being.

Because Li You has already figured out all the combat skills he knows.

But this also means that if there are new weapons in the future, Li You will have to explore them by himself.

Although he is not like the protagonist Ashes, who can use any weapon he gets, making those sword masters and experts blush, but his understanding of the game Soul III is deep in his DNA. He knows what combat skills a weapon is suitable for. Clearly, when the time comes, you just have to keep trying.

At this point, Li You's exploration of combat skills has also come to fruition. So he didn't waste any time, and happily took Hawkwood out of the companion space and returned to the outside of the Fire Sacrifice.

"You've got it done? That's fine... What about your promise to me? Take me to that courtyard?"

Li You smiled slightly: "Of course I won't break my promise, but I still have somewhere to go."

"Let's do this. You wait for me at the chapel leading to the inner city of Lothrik. I'll be there soon."

"The inner city of Lothric?" Brother Fengxin was stunned for a moment, "You... found the way into the inner city?"

Li You nodded: "So I have to go first. When I come back, I will take you to that courtyard."

After hearing this, Hawkwood looked at Li You in surprise and said, "It turns out it's in the inner city of Lothric... No wonder I can't find it. This really makes your words more credible."

Li You raised his eyebrows: "Why, are you still worried that I'm lying to you?"

Hawkwood said: "I wasn't sure at first, but now it seems that what you said should be the truth."

"Well, in that case, I'll go over and wait for you first. Don't make me wait too long."

The discouraged brother said no more, turned around and walked towards the Fire Sacrifice.

Li You looked at his back with a smile.

Yes, it would be faster to take Brother Fengxin to the Ashes Cemetery, but why waste a tool man who won't die?
The Demon King's Courtyard is also a disgusting map. There is an undead person as a cannon... a teammate, which is just right.

"Okay, then I should go to the inner city of Lothric and pick up some large fragments and wedge-shaped stones."

Li You planned his route. Since he defeated the dancer, he deserves all these gains.

He also returned to the Fire Sacrifice and teleported to the Lothrik Inner City Rest Hall through the campfire.

When he completed the teleportation, a sword and shield Lothric knight was patrolling out of the lounge.

Li You didn't hesitate, stepped forward quickly, pulled out the Thunder Moon Shadow and stabbed him in the back!
"Pfft-"

The lightning flashed on his sword, and the Lothric knight fell unwillingly.

Li You waved his hand again, summoning Yuzi and other companions, and then pointed farther into the inner city:
"Let's go! Go pick up rocks!"

This time it wasn’t just Yuzu, V also responded excitedly:
"oh--!!"

(End of this chapter)