Survival in the game world begins with Biochemical 2

Chapter 387: Archer Giant: Times Have Not Changed, Boy
"boom--!!"

As the electric current flashed on Echo's gun, the bullet rushed out and pierced the helmet of the Axe Black Knight, and the last Black Knight fell down.

The black knight's body and armor turned into ashes and disappeared, leaving only the long-handled double-sided axe with a dark red color falling into Li You's hands.

The weapon created for hunting demons, the Black Knight Axe. The unique and ferocious double-sided axe blade is indeed a special XP system for Li You.

He touched the axe blade and wanted to keep it for himself.

Unfortunately, I have already promised Aggie.

Besides, the weapons in their team are basically universal. Except for the Undying Blade that Yuzu and the others can't use, the others can be mixed and used. For example, when Li You was riding Yuzu to fight, he would also use the Broken Precepts Naginata as a weapon.

If nothing else, it is long enough, big enough and hard enough.

So at this moment, Li You grasped the long handle of the Black Knight's axe and swung it, then smashed it into the ground with force: "Aiji, I leave it to you."

Aiji nodded repeatedly, walked forward, pulled out the Black Knight's axe, swung it a few times happily, then put it on his shoulder and followed Li You.

The black knights here have been cleared out. Li You no longer delays and leads everyone into the fireless sacrificial site.

All the buildings here are the same as those in the Firelink Shrine, but there is no one on the throne of the Lord of Cinder, the candles around it are extinguished, and there is no fire.

And at the bonfire in the sacrificial field where the spiral sword should have been inserted and the flames were burning, there was only a broken piece of the spiral sword lying there quietly.

Li You stepped forward and picked up the inconspicuous fragment.

[Spiral Sword Fragment: The remains of a campfire where the mission has been completed. The Spiral Sword Fragment coexists with the campfire. It can only be used by those who bear the Dark Ring Mark. After using it, you can return to the last campfire where you rested, or the campfire in the Fire Transmission Shrine.]

It's no different from the game settings.

Looking at the spiral sword fragment in his hand that was still faintly glowing, Li You was thoughtful.

If you want to upgrade a weapon to the maximum level as quickly as possible in the game, how can you obtain the most important wedge-shaped stone disc?

The answer is, at the beginning, the second BOSS is the dancer, the third is the demon king, and the fourth is the hero Guda, then get the spiral sword fragment and use it to exchange for a wedge-shaped stone original disk in the bird's nest.

Of course, it is not recommended for first-round players to do this.

However, for Li You, the spiral sword fragments are not that useful to him. Ashes can use the help of the Fire Keeper to transform the ownerless souls into his own power, that is, to upgrade his level, but for him, the souls can only be used as currency.

He can't integrate his soul into his body!
You can't force the darkness inside the Fire Keeper, right? He's not immortal.

So for Li You, spending 1000 points on soul teleportation each time is really nothing. He is already fighting the late-stage BOSS, and each one gives him a lot of ownerless souls.

Therefore, the most efficient way to use the spiral sword fragments at the moment is to take them to the bird's nest in exchange for the original disk and strengthen his weapon to the maximum level. This is the most direct improvement.

but…

Li You touched the fragment in his hand. Somehow, a thought always came to his mind. A voice in his mind told him that this fragment had other uses and should not be used to exchange for the original disk.

"…Um?"

Li You realized something was wrong.

"Why is there still a voice in my head?"

He immediately calmed down, sat cross-legged on the ground, and began to meditate. With the help of the Four Elements Meditation Method, he quickly entered the state and dived into his own heart.

It was still as empty as before, the power of the Sakura Dragon that had seeped in was everywhere, and the blood shadow was hovering in the void.

But in the open space, Li You found a flame ring wrapped in darkness. It was so small that Li You had ignored it before.

"…It was you who gave me the illusion of ringing the bell last time, right?"

Li You reacted.

"…The Ring of Darkness actually came into my spiritual world? What is going on?"

His consciousness reached out and poked the ring, but there was no response.

Li You thought about it and recited a famous line to the Ring of Darkness:

"Dark Circle, Auntie, wash the railway."

Ring of Darkness: “…”

"No response." Li You scratched his head, "Forget it, let's just leave it at that."

He then left the spiritual world.

After that, the ring of darkness suddenly shook, and then calmed down.

——In the real world, Li You opened his eyes.

He took out the Dark Ring given by the system, and the flame ring burned in his hand.

“…It seems that this thing has some secrets. I wonder what the system has stuffed into me this time.”

Li You shook his head and put away the Ring of Darkness.

"Since it doesn't want me to use the Spiral Sword Fragment, I'll keep it for now. I don't lack combat power for now, and there are other ways to get the Cuneaten Stone Original Plate."

He stood up and decided to quickly search the Blackfire Shrine and then go back.

The battle here is over, and next it’s time to go to the Undead Settlement to find the Cursed Tree.

My smelting furnace, my double immortal sword combined into one!

He has prepared the dragon scale wedge stone, all he needs is the smelting furnace!

Thinking of this, Li You was also a little excited. So he put away the fragments of the spiral sword and started to dig the land of the Black Fire Sacrifice - well, actually there was really nothing to dig here.

Apart from a pair of hidden eyes belonging to a certain fire keeper, the master craftsman's hammer at Andre's location, and some merchandise from the maid guarding the passage, there was really nothing else.

Apart from anything else, there isn't even a master craftsman's hammer in this Black Fire Shrine.

It can't be that he drew it out in advance, right?

As for the old maid at the Fireless Shrine...

“…Oh my, this is really rare.”

The maid had been watching Li You and his group for a long time. When she saw him approaching, she took the initiative to speak.

"The bell didn't ring, but a lost person appeared. I wonder what you want from an old woman like me?"

"But I want to remind you, old woman, that if you are not bound by the curse, it is meaningless to stay longer. Now it is dark and empty, and the fire will die quietly.

"I see that it is not too late for you yet. Then go away and do not linger here."

Li You thought about it and said, "…Do you have anything to sell?"

Come here.

The old maid laughed and said, "Old woman, I do have some odds and ends here. If you don't mind, you can take a look."

She then showed her products to Li You, but Li You took a quick look and did not find the suit of the Wolf Knight, Artorius.

Unlike the game, the maid at the Firelink Shrine will not unlock the COS costume of the corresponding BOSS after Li You defeats some powerful BOSS.

However, Li You has also seen her other armor. Just like in the game, they are all sold separately. In other words, there is no set effect.

In this case, these equipment are of no use to Li You. Buying them will only increase his defense a little bit and make him look good.

So there is no need to buy it.

"…You're not interested? That's right. After all, an old woman like me doesn't have much good stuff." The maid smiled. "Rather than that, you'd better leave quickly. There's no point in staying here any longer."

Li You said no more. After confirming that nothing was missed in the fireless sacrificial site, he took out the fragment of the spiral sword and teleported it back to his sacrificial site where the fire was still there.

"You are back, Master Li You."

As soon as Li You and his companions appeared beside the campfire at the fire sacrifice site, they heard the fire keeper's greeting.

Hearing her voice, Li You subconsciously tightened his hands and clenched them behind his back.

"…Lord Li You?"

The Fire Keeper noticed his change in attitude, but Li You immediately returned to normal: "...It's okay, it's just that I found something this time. If the time is right in the future, I might share it with you."

The Fire Keeper was a little confused, but she nodded gently and said, "Okay, I'll be waiting for you anytime."

The eyes of the Fire Keeper that Li You found in the Fireless Sacrifice Field, commonly known as blueberries, belonged to the original Fire Keeper.

If the Fire Keeper had two eyes, she would see things she shouldn't see, so after the first Fire Keeper, all the Fire Keepers would lose their sight.

If he gives the pair of eyes he finds to the Fire Keeper in the game, he will be able to unlock another ending besides the one about passing on the fire - the one about extinguishing the fire.

The Fire Keeper who has gained two eyes will see the darkness behind the flames, will see a world where fire no longer exists, and will also have the ability to extinguish the First Fire.

At the same time, to be honest, for Li You, extinguishing the fire should be the easiest outcome to achieve.

He only needs to kill powerful enemies and fire kings along the way, retrieve the firewood of the fire king, and use it to reach the furnace of the original fire. There, he kills the incarnations of the fire kings of all generations, and finally summons the fire keeper to put out the fire.

…Well, just need.

But the biggest advantage of this path is that even if Li You is not an immortal or an ash, he can still do it, because extinguishing fires is the job of the fire keeper and he doesn't need to do it.

The other two endings, Inheriting the First Flame and The Lord of Darkness, both require Ashes, an undead, to come into contact with the First Flame to be completed.

So if you choose to put out the fire, although the Fire Kings still have to be fought, Li You will not need to use the Ring of Darkness and take the risk of losing humanity.

However, Li You has not yet decided which ending to choose.

Although putting aside the difficulty of the battle, extinguishing the fire is the easiest way, he has to consider the wishes of the Fire Keeper herself, and he is also a little tempted by the special reward given by the system for using the Dark Ring to pass the level.

What? He said that if he believed the system's guidance again, he would be a dog?

Emmm… Anyway, it’s not the first time I believe this, so let it be. According to current experience, the special rewards of the system are basically good in the end.

So in short, Li You decided not to rush. Anyway, he could use it before defeating any Fire King, so he could just skip the level and save the four Fire Kings for the last. Thinking of this, Li You took out his phone again.

"Let's take a short break and prepare to go to the Undead Settlement."

Li You looked at the fire sacrifice site again and found that the discouraged brother Hawkwood was nowhere to be found.

Could it be that you are already looking for the way to Ancient Dragon Peak?

If so, where did he go to the Ancient Dragon Peak? Like in the game, or the underground prison of Irithyll in the Frigid Valley? Or somewhere else?
Li You seemed to be thinking about something. If he came back, he could ask about it.

Although I don’t know whether I can go or not, at least I have to find the way!

There was nothing else that needed immediate attention, so Li You flipped through the glorious wedge-shaped stone in his backpack and decided to strengthen the Black Knight's axe.

Since Edge likes this weapon and he likes it too, just use it.

The axe snatched from the Black Knight has a built-in +2, and it is also a special weapon that consumes the Glorious Wedge Stone. So even though Li You didn't dig three feet deep in the Demon King's courtyard, the stones he picked up along the way were enough to strengthen it once more.

As for the subsequent strengthening, let's leave it until he retrieves the smelting furnace. At that time, they will enter Andre's strengthening furnace together with the Undead Slash.

The strengthening of the Black Knight's axe was completed quickly, and Li You and his companions were teleported back to the campfire on the high wall of Lothric.

Going down the familiar road, they returned to the main gate of Lothric. The debris from the previous battle with Bordeaux was still visible.

When you walk out of the heavy door that was closed before, there is a broken road outside, which directly forms a cliff. Standing on the edge of the cliff, you can see the broken bridge below and the undead settlement built on a section of the broken bridge.

It is not the hometown of the Fire King or heroes, but a gathering place of tiny people that has existed long ago.

The person that the thief Greyrat was looking for was right there.

However, at this point in time, the "old woman" Loretta he was looking for had already passed away.

Li You did not tell Greyret about this, it would be better for him to see it himself.

Greyrett can bring him out of the companion space when the time comes. As for now, Li You has to go down to the Undead Settlement first.

He looked at the small ring flag in his backpack that the high priest Emma gave him. This flag could summon low-level demons with white skin and wings. They would act as porters and carry the person holding the small ring flag to the bottom of the high wall.

——Commonly known as Didi Dagui.

Didi fighting ghosts is an old tradition. Back then, the chosen undead defeated the giant steel puppet BOSS guarding the gate in the ancient city of Sen - yes, the ancient city in the fragmented world that Li You first experienced - and was sent to the first royal city, Anor Londo, by Didi fighting ghosts.

After experiencing the dangerous Undead Town and the Ancient City of Sen, Li You still remembers the shocking scene he saw when he was dragged by a low-level demon to fly towards the Royal City.

The third level of Souls is also a classic reproduction, where you can kill ghosts and send people under the high wall.

However, Li You looked at the small ring flag in his backpack and did not take it out. Instead, he decided to choose another means of transportation.

V on the side was ready: "Is it time?"

Li You nodded upon hearing this: "Yes."

He took out his cell phone and selected another vehicle that had never been shown in public on the vehicle summoning interface.

It was also the last small gift Lai Xuan gave him before leaving Night City.

——Zeta Technology, Surveyor!

With a roar, Li You's last vehicle, which had never officially appeared, made its official debut in a magical world that was completely incompatible with the style of Dark Soul.

A loud roar shook the eardrums, and a heavily armed hovercraft appeared in front of everyone.

The armor painted in dark black was very impressive, and the high-power anti-gravity engine spewed out blue light, allowing the surveyor to slowly land in front of Li You and others.

The side door of the hovercraft opened, and a prosthetic puppet that simulated Li You's appearance stood inside.

"Welcome back."

Li You: "…Who made you become like this? Change back to your original appearance."

"According to the administrator's settings, your image is my initial appearance." After activating the simulation system, the voice of the prosthetic puppet is exactly the same as Li You, except that there is no fluctuation in the tone when speaking, so it sounds a little weird.

Li You: "?"

He seemed to understand something and turned to look at V.

Apart from himself, he only gave the administrator rights of the cyborg to V - because neither Yuzu nor Edge were very interested in it and had no use for it.

Seeing Li You looking at him, V pretended to look around the scenery.

"Oh, that little village below is our destination, right? It looks like the people there are simple and honest. Let's go down quickly. I can't wait to take a look."

Li You: "..."

He glared at V, then turned his gaze back to the cyborg puppet: "Remove her administrator privileges, leaving her with only operational privileges. In the future, any adjustment to the default settings must be approved by me."

V: “No way…!?”

But Li You said I have made up my mind.

He couldn't let V mess around anymore, he was afraid that this girl would give him a big lesson one day.

After resolving this little episode, Li You led everyone onto the surveyor's hovercraft.

Zeta Technology Surveyor has heavy armor and heavy firepower, is also very fast, and has very high overall performance.

Otherwise, this floating car would not be the travel vehicle of the Night City Terrorist Squad.

So why did Li You keep such a powerful vehicle hidden and refuse to take it out?

That’s because the energy problem is difficult to solve.

The vehicles in Night City, or the Cyberpunk world, are not powered by oil or electricity, but by a new energy source extracted from special wheat - alcohol 2. However, Li You's smartphone has been enhanced, and all the vehicles registered in it do not require him to actively add fuel. After they run out of energy, they only need to recycle and they will slowly recover.

But the problem is that the recovery speed is not fast, or is quite slow.

For example, if his Nazaré ran out of energy, it would take about three days to recover, while Merrimack would take a week and the Outlaw would take ten days.

As for the surveyor, it will take a full three weeks.

But this thing consumes a lot of energy. It consumes a lot of energy when it's flying, but once it enters combat mode, it burns up very quickly.

Energy consumption is fast and recovery is slow, which is also a limitation of the vehicle itself.

So except for the last time, when he was wandering on the Queen Zenobia in the biochemical world, Li You thought about whether to summon it out for transportation, but he had no intention of using it at other times, in case he needed to use it to escape at a critical moment, but ended up running out of energy, which would be fun.

As for why it is coming out now? Because Li You can't hold it in anymore.

After getting such a cool vehicle, he only rode it once during testing. Is this reasonable?! ?
This is unreasonable!

So he pulled the car out and sat for a while, and then took it back when he reached the Undead Settlement. After all, it was such a short distance and it wouldn't burn many drops of oil.

So Li You called on everyone to get on the hovercraft. The door of the hovercraft closed, and it slowly rose into the air, flying towards the undead settlement under the high wall.

Although some zombie soldiers on the high wall were attracted by the surveyor's movements, and some crossbowmen shot arrows at the hovercraft, the surveyor's armor was no joke. Even if the arrows of those crossbows were forged with metal from this world, they could not break through the surveyor's defenses at all. At most, they left one or two very shallow scratches before being bounced away.

Li You, sitting in the floating car, looked at the arrows sliding down from the car body through the crystal ball system and nodded with satisfaction.

Just want this effect.

The surveyor slowly approached the bottom of the high wall, and the roaring sound attracted the attention of all the wandering zombies below.

Li You just grinned:
Times have changed, immortal people!
However, just as he was feeling proud, the system inside the floating car suddenly issued a shrill alarm!
"Alert! Unidentified flying object detected moving rapidly..."

Before the system alarm even finished sounding, the cyborg puppet had already performed an emergency maneuver in the hovercraft!
The surveyor sank and swayed suddenly, barely avoiding a long, thick black shadow that was flying towards the hovercraft!
Li You saw the shadow that passed by them through the fluctuating crystal ball system and suddenly came to his senses.

A steel fork that is more than two meters long and tied with a cloth strip, like a giant fishing spear... Damn, it is the intercontinental missile of the archer giant on the high tower far away in the undead settlement!
I actually provoked him!
That’s a really big arrow that can really hunt dragons!

Archer Giant: Sorry, times haven't changed!
"Land quickly--!"

Li You shouted out instructions, and the prosthetic puppet immediately executed them. The surveyor quickly descended to the ground!

"Pass--"

The distinctive sound of a giant drawing his bow could be heard in the distance, and another huge arrow was already flying over!

Fortunately, the prosthetic puppet did not panic and reacted very quickly. It calmly operated the hovercraft to avoid the shooting of the arrows and made a successful emergency landing.

"Boom——!!"

The surveyor crushed the lookout on the bridge below and crashed into the ground.

…Well, basically it went smoothly.

"Bah-"

With a slight sound, the door on the side of the hovercraft opened, and Li You and others jumped out one after another.

Li You and Youzi were fine, but V and Aggie were a little dizzy: "... Slow down, I feel like vomiting."

But Li You looked around and said, "I'm afraid that won't work. You guys need to be more alert."

V and Edge were both stunned. They looked up and saw a giant beast several meters tall, fat, and covered in a pale rock. It was carrying a stone hammer and glaring at everyone.

That was one of the Chaos Demons, a stray demon!

Li You was also helpless about this. Due to the emergency landing, they did not land at the entrance of the Undead Settlement, but instead arrived at the other side of the broken bridge, where the lone demons roamed.

“Ouch——!!!”

Looking at Li You and other strangers who had entered his territory, the rogue demon raised his sledgehammer and let out a loud roar!

Then, it raised its sledgehammer and rushed towards everyone!
Li You has already drawn his sword: "Prepare for battle - resolve it as quickly as possible!"

"I'm in a hurry to find the remaining egg tree!"

(End of this chapter)