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Chapter 388: Yuel of Londor

"Ow-!!"

The rogue demon is also a member of the demon clan, but as its name suggests, it ran away from home.

Although Chaos Demons have been hostile to the Protoss since their birth, many of them have been recruited by the Protoss.

For example, the low-level demons mentioned earlier who were fighting ghosts - they not only acted as porters, but also shouldered part of the responsibility of guarding the royal city of Anor Londo. Even their weapons were imbued with the power of thunder and lightning. They were typical demon traitors.

As the heirs of the Sun God clan, the royal family of Lothric also inherited many of the practices of the Gwyn family, such as using the power of demons.

In addition to Didi Dagui, this is also a rogue demon, who used to be the gatekeeper of Lothric.

However, having lost the innate fire of the demon clan, it can only spit out rocks to attack, except for swinging the sledgehammer in its hand.

The lone demon had extremely slender limbs, especially the legs, but a huge and fat body. It had a short tail and a strange head whose appearance could not be seen clearly.

Its shape is actually very classic, and it also pays tribute to the two demon bosses of the first generation, known as Big Butt.

The demon's body was covered with what looked like weeds, hair, or dry vines. Its two short legs moved at a fairly fast speed, and it rushed towards Li You and the others carrying a sledgehammer!

Li You snapped his fingers, and the turret on top of the surveyor's hovercraft that fell behind him automatically popped out and aimed at the stray demon.

"Hit its legs!"

Following Li You's order, the turret of the floating vehicle began to spit out endless bullets!
"Bang bang bang bang bang-!!"

In the world of Dark Soul, unless the power of the firearms reaches a certain level or has special powers, most of the firearms are only used to scratch those BOSS-level monsters with twisted souls.

However, the stray demon is very special. Because it has lost the power of fire, its slender legs are extremely fragile and can easily break when subjected to continuous impacts.

The built-in turret on top of the surveyor's floating vehicle has a large caliber and is more than enough to have an impact force.

“Bang bang bang——!!”

Large-caliber machine gun bullets sprayed out, most of which hit the fragile legs of the stray demon, tearing off small pieces.

Occasionally a bullet would land on the belly of a stray demon, but it hardly caused any noticeable damage.

However, the rogue demon's big belly could handle the weight, but its short legs couldn't.

With the continuous output of the machine gun, before the rogue demon ran to Li You and others, a crisp "crack" sound came from its legs. Then, both of its legs began to fall apart. Its huge body could not support itself and fell heavily to the ground.

"Boom——"

"Ow-!!"

The lone demon roared, unwilling to fall. Although it had already fallen to the ground, it still crawled forward with its arms, raised its head, and ejected a huge rock from its mouth, pressing down on Li You!
Li You could hide, but he didn't plan to. Because there was a surveyor behind him, even if the vehicle could repair the damage itself after recovery, Li You was reluctant to let it take such a hit.

So a light flashed in his hand, and the giant hammer spear he had obtained before appeared in his hand.

Li You exhaled and started shouting, then raised his hammer spear, gathered all his strength, and swung the hammer at the flying rock!

“Crack!!”

Although his body size has not changed much, Li You's strength has now reached an exaggerated level. With the help of his energy, he smashed the flying rock with one hammer!
Fragments of rock flew everywhere, and the stray demons didn't see the situation clearly, and just continued to crawl forward.

However, how could Li You miss such a big flaw? He had already appeared in front of the Stray Demon, threw down his hammer spear, pulled out the Thunder Moon Shadow, and stabbed it into the Stray Demon's head with force!

That’s not all, Yuzu also rushed forward, wielding the dark red hammer formed from the Broken Priest’s naginata, and smashed it hard on the back of the Stray Demon!
"Boom--!"

"Zila——!!"

There was a flash of lightning, and Li You stepped on the head of the lone demon, then pulled out the knife with force.

The demon was already weak without fire, and Li You's attack had already severely injured it. He simply put away his knife, and let Youzi take care of the finishing blows and kills.

Yuzu: "Ouch!"

Li You came to the edge of the bridge and looked down. From here he could see the dense but dark forest below and the coast in the distance.

He was somewhat interested in the coast, but he would not go there just to see it. As for the forest below, it was actually the famous Fran's dung pit.

On one side of the bridge there are downward stairs and a downward elevator leading to the sacrificial room of Fran Wolf, where there is also a campfire.

Although Li You didn't plan to run to the French manure pit now, since he was here, he would definitely go to the old wolf to light a campfire and open a teleportation point.

"Roar--!!"

Just as he was thinking about it, he heard Yuzu's roar from behind him, and he swung the sledgehammer down for the last time, smashing the upper body of the stray demon into pieces.

The huge body of the stray demon turned into a wandering soul and dissipated, and its twisted and unique soul was naturally attracted to Li You's soul pendant.

Li You turned his head to look at the location of the hovercraft. V and the cyborg puppet were busy dealing with its damage.

The cyborg puppet reported to him: "The damage to the structure of the hovercraft is not serious, but a part of the anti-gravity engine is damaged, and the power will be affected."

Li You waved his hand and put the hovercraft back with his smartphone.

He was also convinced that the plane crashed during his first official flight.

Was he affected by Leon's vehicle killer aura? Or was he the legendary innate great saint?
Shaking his head, Li You said to Youzi and the others, "Wait for me for a moment, I'll go down and light a campfire."

After following Li You in this world for so long, his companions all understood what Li You meant by lighting a campfire, and of course they didn't say anything.

Li You went and came back quickly. After lighting the campfire, he came back up directly without any delay.

He was still thinking about his leftover egg tree.

The bridge where the rogue demons roamed was originally connected to the broken bridge leading to the undead settlement, but now the entire bridge has been broken into several pieces. Although the gap is not wide, it is impassable in the game.

So even though Li You accidentally fell here, it’s not a big problem. He can let Youzi jump back or use the grappling hook to pull him back.

“…By the way, there are Porsche sperm on this broken bridge!”

Li You remembered this matter, and since it was on his way, he took it without hesitation.

——A moment later.

Li You used a grappling hook to carry V, while Youzi pulled Edge, and they jumped over the gap between the two broken bridges one after another.

On this side of the cliff, there are still a lot of corpses of pilgrims carrying turtle shells. They are crawling towards the direction of Lothric City, but because they have no way to cross the cliff and enter the city, they finally died here in batches.

After landing, Li You let go of V and looked at his backpack again. There were two large fragments and a heavy gem in it.

Li You: "......"

"Three Porsches, and only this much is left. They are really poor."

Li You also shook his head helplessly. Although he also knew that the strength of the Fran Fortress itself was limited, he would definitely not look down on it after visiting the inner city of Lothric.

"A heavy gemstone? Perhaps it can be used."

As he was thinking this, he suddenly heard a faint low sobbing sound next to his ear.

“…Woo woo woo.”

"...Please, let me die, let me be free..."

The sobbing sound lingered and echoed. Although it was not loud, it seemed to echo in the ears, making it hard to ignore.

Not to mention V and Edge, even Yuzu was attracted and subconsciously looked in the direction where the voice came from.

There, at the junction of the bridge and the cliff, a pilgrim who looked no different from the others was trembling slightly, sobbing and murmuring.

“…Let me die, please…” Li You walked over without looking away.

Pilgrim: “???”

“…Cough, cough!”

He couldn't help but cough a few times: "...Ah, this kind of pain is really unbearable..."

Li You gradually walked away.

Let alone him. Seeing Li You’s reaction, Youzi and the others looked at each other, and tacitly ignored the pilgrims and followed.

The pilgrim really lived in Bengbu, so he finally stood up and said, "Wait! That hero over there! The hero in the robe!"

This time Li You finally stopped.

He turned back to look at the pilgrim, his face full of surprise: "So you are calling me?"

Pilgrim: “…”

"…Yes, that's right. I am Yuel of Londor, a pilgrim who has managed to survive.

"My death is approaching, but I never expected to have the honor of meeting someone like you at this time..."

As he spoke, he suddenly paused.

"Wait, you... aren't the Lord Hero of Ashes?"

But he realized something was wrong, "But... you do have the aura of the Dark Ring... what's going on?"

Li You looked at him and said, "This has nothing to do with you."

Yuel coughed again: "...Yes, I'm very sorry. I overstepped my authority."

"But I can sense that you have the Ring of Darkness, that's for sure. If that's the case, even if you're not the Hero of Ashes, you must be a special existence.

"Well, I'd like to ask you to do me a favor."

Li You nodded, returned to Yuel, and pulled out the Thunder Moon Shadow.

Yuel: “???”

"——What are you going to do!?"

As soon as he was anxious, his waist stopped aching and his breath stopped coming. He stood up, supporting the huge stone tortoise shell on his back, and said in shock: "Calm down!"

Li You looked puzzled: "Aren't you going to ask me for help? What else could it be?"

"I just heard you say that you were in a lot of pain and wanted to die. I'm a kind person and I can't bear to see you in so much pain, so I'm here to help you."

Yuel: “…”

He shook his head repeatedly, and the hood covering his entire head swayed constantly. “No, no, no, that happened before. But now that I’ve met you, I want to ask you for help with something else.”

"Although you are not Ashes, you carry the aura of darkness and campfires on you, so you must be someone with a mission. I hope to sign a contract with you and go to the Firelink Shrine. I was also a magician in the past, so I will definitely be able to help you."

In a hurry, Yuel didn't care about saving energy and recited all the lines in one breath, for fear that Li You would get impatient and really kill him with a knife.

"Follower?" Li You shook his head. "I don't need a follower. Besides, you know I'm not Ashes. I can't sign any contract with you."

"Nothing, nothing!" Yuel said hurriedly, "I still have some strength left. Just tell me the location of the Firelink Shrine and I can teleport there on my own! Please be sure to tell me!"

Li You looked at him, thought for a while, and finally nodded: "Okay."

"…Very good."

Yuel finally breathed a sigh of relief, cold sweat pouring down his body.

This weird man didn't play by the rules! Yuel had no doubt that if he spoke a little slower, he would really chop him off.

He was not wrong about this. Li You really had this idea.

Yuel of Londor, the initiator of the main storyline of Londor. In the game, when the protagonist meets him here and agrees to let him become his follower, he will teleport back to the Fire Shrine.

And Yuel's greatest value lies in his ability to "bring out the potential power of the ashes."

According to him, anyone who carries the Ring of Darkness has potential abilities.

To put it more clearly, it can help players upgrade for free.

You can upgrade five times for free from Yuel at no cost.

But of course, not spending the soul does not mean there is no cost.

Every time Yuel "draws out" the potential power, a "Dark Mark" will appear on the player Ashes, and the Dark Mark has a similar effect to the Dark Ring.

As mentioned before, the ring of darkness on the first and second generation undead will lead to the continuous loss of humanity.

The third generation protagonists are quite special. They are ashes and have been bathed in the power of fire. So although they also bear the ring of darkness, they will not lose their humanity due to the passage of time or death. This is their biggest advantage.

The dark mark left behind by Yuel's free upgrade actually created holes in Ash's body where it had been burned by fire, again causing the side effect of losing his humanity.

This is the price of free upgrade. Free is the most expensive.

After possessing the Dark Mark, every time Ash dies, he will lose his humanity and accumulate curses. The more Dark Marks he has, the more curses he will accumulate. When the curse exceeds a certain limit, Ash will become a zombie on the spot, just like the protagonists of the previous two generations.

So from a bystander's perspective, asking Yuel to upgrade means that he will create "Deep Dark Holes" on you, and then your humanity will drip out of them...

Anyway, Li You politely declined the offer, and he himself was not ash.

Yuel's side quest can only be continued after he has upgraded the protagonist Ashes five times for free and has drawn out enough power.

At that time, he will die of exhaustion, and one of the leaders of Londor, Julia, will come to the Firelink Shrine and call the protagonist Ashes "Our King".

Londor is the kingdom of wandering souls, and what they want is a world where wandering souls and zombies can survive.

This is the third ending of the game, The King of Wandering Souls.

Li You hasn't decided whether to spread the fire or put it out, but no matter which one he chooses, he has no interest in the ending of the King of Wandering Souls.

Apart from anything else, the ending of "King of Wandering Souls" requires the sacrifice of another soul of Soul 3, Anli, one of the few living and good people in the world. This is already unacceptable to Li You.

As for why he agreed to Yuel at this time?

Because Li You wanted to trick him back to the Fire Sacrifice and kill him (not
It was because Li You suddenly had an idea. He wondered if he could try to persuade Yuel to call Yulia over in advance?

One of the leaders of Londor, the second of the three daughters of the World Serpent, still has a lot of good things on her, and Li You doesn't want to miss it.

And what if Yuel doesn't agree?
Li You touched his knife.

Then he would be a good person and help Yuel realize his wish.

You always say you want to die, don't you? I'll help you. I'm a very loving person.

"… Well, in that case, I will return to the Firelink Shrine and wait for your return."

Seeing Li You stroking the hilt of the knife, You Ai'er shuddered subconsciously. He did not dare to stay any longer, and after a quick farewell, he immediately cast a spell and teleported himself away.

Li You put away the knife and said nothing more. He just nodded to Youzi and the others and said, "Let's go. We have business to attend to."

(End of this chapter)