Survival in the game world begins with Biochemical 2

Chapter 392: Cruelty of the Missing Persons in the Forest

"Roar--!!"

With a loud roar, the tall demon with pale and cracked skin and flames burning all over his body raised the giant axe in his hand, then leaped up with his whole body, and then fell heavily to the ground!
"Boom——!!"

A faint shock wave spread out, raising the rubble and ashes on the ground, and even tearing apart the stake with a charred corpse on the side of the road, sending smoke and fire flying everywhere.

This giant beast with flames all over its body is the Fire Demon. It is actually the first demon you can see in the early stage.

It is different from the stray demon. It can use fire freely and its overall body is very well-proportioned. The posture of holding the axe is very majestic, unlike the stray demon that drags a big butt.

But it also has a special skill, Falling Shock, which is the move just now.

But unfortunately, this move of the Fire Demon, perhaps due to insufficient innate conditions, was not as powerful as that of its own kind, which could easily shatter the ground. Instead, it failed to hit its own target at all.

The two figures nimbly dodged the shock waves it created, then approached it again, wielding their weapons and slashing at it!

“Crack!”

Debris flew everywhere.

The skin of the fire demon was also very hard, not to mention the flames covering it. But after using a falling shock, the flames around it dimmed for a moment, no longer causing unbearable burning pain.

So at this moment, the two sharp blades swung down without any hindrance, tearing large pieces of the fire demon's skin!

"Roar--!!"

The ones besieging the fire demon were Yuzu and V. Yuzu was holding the Broken Naginata, but V was holding not Kaku, but the Black Knight Axe borrowed from Edge.

Highlight a professional counterpart.

The two heavy weapons tore through the fire demon's defenses, causing the blood-red magma in its body to flow out, dripping onto the grass and melting the surrounding ground and rubble.

The fire demon wanted to fight back, but Yuzu had already responded with a roar, then jumped up heavily with the broken naginata raised, and smashed the naginata down like a sledgehammer!
“Ouch——!!!”

"Boom-!!"

The heavy blow stunned the fire demon, and it fell to the ground with a thud.

Seeing the Fire Demon fall, V took the opportunity to activate Swanwestin, activated his prosthetics, rushed forward quickly, gathered all his strength, and swung the Black Knight Axe to chop off the Fire Demon's head!
"Click——"

With a crisp sound, the ferocious blade of the Black Knight's axe was deeply embedded in the head of the fire demon, blocking all its struggles.

The fire demon whimpered one last time and stopped moving. The flames all over its body went out, and its huge pale body turned into a soulless soul and dissipated.

After the fire demon dissipated, Yuzu and V looked at each other, then looked to the side.

Li You and Aggie were standing on the edge of the tower next to them, watching the battle. Li You was even clapping:
"Okay, good fight!"

"One more!"

"Go to hell!" V cursed with a smile, and turned to look at what the fire demon left behind. The demon did not drop a soul, only a square fiery red gem.

“What is this thing…?”

Li You had already walked down with Aggie and took the square gem from V's hand: "This is a flame gem, a metamorphic product of wedgestone, and it is similar to the gems we found in the inner city of Lothric before."

V understood: "Is this the thing you said can be used to transform weapons?"

Li You nodded: "But only some weapons can be transformed. For example, my Thunder Moon Shadow, Undying Slash, Yuzu's Breaking Precepts Naginata, this Black Knight Axe..."

V asked: "Can they all undergo qualitative changes?"

"No, none of them."

V: “…………”

Li You glanced at her and said, "Wait for me to finish my words. All weapons with special powers are basically unable to undergo qualitative changes. The only weapons that can gain power in this way are those that were originally forged using ordinary methods."

V was stunned for a moment, but then he realized: "For example... sleep?"

Li You nodded: "That's right. So when the right conditions are met, Jue can be handed over to Grandpa Andre to handle."

V nodded repeatedly: "I think it's okay!"

Li You's mouth twitched, and he was too lazy to pay attention to her. He put away the flame gem and said, "Okay, let's go. We have talked with the archer giant and defeated the fire demon. It's finally time to go to the Road of Living Sacrifice."

They had seen the archer giant on the top of the tower before. He had moss-colored skin, chains hanging on his body, an iron helmet on his head, and a three-meter-long wooden bow and cast iron arrows in his hands.

This giant is of average height, just over five meters tall.

Why do I say this height is normal? Because the giants in the Pope's backyard, the Deep Cathedral, and even the underground prison of Irithyll are really big...

Anyway, the height of the giant race in Dark Souls is rather confusing. There are both big and small ones, and most of them are slaves.

The one on top of this tower is the only giant that can communicate in three generations.

But he didn't say much. When he saw Li You coming up, he asked "Who are you?" After Li You showed his friendliness and said he hoped to be friends with him, he said "Any time", and then gave him a tender white branch.

This is a prop that can be transformed into mimicry, and it is also a symbol for giants to identify enemies and friends.

"…Friend, try your best not to cum on me."

Hearing the giant's intermittent voice, Yuzu's eyes lit up. She felt like she had found a kindred spirit. She had to go up and have a turn-based conversation with him. The two of them spoke seven words in half a day.

In the end, it was Li You who said, "There are monsters to fight below," and then he pushed him down from the tower and ran to find the fire demon.

Once the fire demon is defeated, the Undead Settlement’s tasks are basically completed.

“——Okay, okay, let’s go.” Li You said.

Hearing Li You's repeated urging, V didn't want to indulge him and curled his lips: "Yes, yes, I know, you are busy learning magic, right? Otherwise, when you find your eldest disciple back, he may rebel against you when he sees that you, the master, can't get the magic book."

Li You: "......"

"If you say that again, I will confiscate all your equipment. From now on, your weapon enhancement priority will be ranked behind your prosthetic puppet, and you will eat at the same table as the human pus."

V snorted, "You want to use your power to overpower me? I'm not afraid of that. If you do that, do you believe I can attack you at night?"

Li You: "?"

Do you want to listen to what you are saying?
Aggie on the side couldn't help it anymore and interrupted: "That's enough, stop talking nonsense, let's go out and chat for a while! Let's go!"

Edge punished the two for their wasteful behavior, then pushed the group out.

As for Youzi, since he doesn't really understand jokes, he usually chooses to quietly act as a camera when his friends are playing around.

The place where the group fought the fire demon was a small square area next to the tower of the archer giant. Some supplies could actually be looted here, but they would not be of much help to Li You, so he did not make such a trip.

Everyone went down the tower to the bottom, and the path to the living sacrifice was outside. At the bottom of the tower was an empty hall, which was actually the place where the knights fought.

However, because Brother Cong "somehow" led the War Knight upstairs, this place is naturally empty.

Li You pushed open the door at the end of the hall, and outside was a dirt road winding downward.

The Sacrifice Road leads directly to the Crucifixion Forest, and then you can turn to the Deep Church or the Faran Fortress. This area can also be called the Faran Forest.

The reason why this road is called the Road of Living Sacrifice is, as Igor said before, it was originally the road for transporting living sacrifices to the Deep Church.

One of the five Lords of Fire, the Deep Saint Aldrich, was originally a clergyman, but he developed the same hobby as Uncle Ba - food.

But he is not as particular as Uncle Ba, who can cook. Aldrich just swallows it directly, and Uncle Ba has to shake his head and accuse him of wasting food.

According to Brother Grayheart, Aldrich kept eating people and ended up bloating himself like a drowned pig. Because of the curse, his entire body turned into flowing mud, and he was imprisoned in the Deep Church.

But he became the Lord of Fire because Aldrich, who constantly devoured others, had a strong enough soul.

Therefore, Hawkwood once mocked the protagonist Ashes sadly: "...This is what is called a king. It has nothing to do with personal character, it only depends on the strength. Do you still plan to challenge the king?"

Of course Li You knew about this. Aldrich was also an extreme existence among the Fire Kings. He was chosen purely because of his strength and was forced to become the Fire King.

Including the fact that he was later imprisoned in the Deep Church, but there was a road called the Road of Living Sacrifices leading to it, and the fate of these living sacrifices was self-evident.

At the same time, it is more worth thinking about who are the people who deliver the living sacrifices to the Deep Church?
There are only two answers, the Deep Church to which Aldrich himself belongs, or... the third generation of the royal family, Lothric.

Regardless of which one it is, the nature is actually similar.

This is why the Fire Transmission School has so many opponents. By the time of Soul Three, some members of the Fire Transmission School have resorted to any means necessary to maintain the First Fire.

In this world, Brother Huixin also reminded Li You before he said goodbye to him and went to find the ancient dragon path: "In this era when the First Flame is fading, the qualification of the Fire King depends only on the strength of his soul and whether he can keep the First Flame burning. In other words, the so-called Fire King is the one with the strongest power and the strongest soul."

"If you really want to challenge them, remember this. If you are not careful, you will really die..."

Li You didn't think that since he had never played the game before, and had played for thousands of hours, he had the capital to ignore his advice, so he decided to treat the four Fire Kings with the most serious attitude.

As for that man-eating salary king Aldrich...of course he must be killed!

How dare you swallow Gwyndolin! You bastard!
Aldrich, and Pope Sullivan, both of you wait for me! None of you can escape!
The Church must be destroyed and the Pope’s crown must be torn off!

So thinking of this, Li You waved his sword and pointed: "Go! Advance quickly!"

Aggie and V looked at each other, neither of them understanding what wrong medicine Li You had taken.

What are you so excited about?
But anyway, the group moved forward quickly.

Li You indeed did not hold back. With the Undead Slash and Thunder Moon Shadow in his hands, he rushed directly to the front. Golden and dark red blade lights flashed in the air, cutting into pieces all the zombie dogs and crow men that blocked his way.

The Crow Man is a new enemy here. It can be seen as a zombie with long arms and legs, with a few tufts of feathers stuck on its body and two pairs of black wings on its back.

Although they cannot fly for a long time, they can still flap their wings and take off briefly.

At the same time, the "storyteller" Crow Man who is leading the group and holding a staff of corruption also has the ability to spit out poisonous mist and flames, which is a bit troublesome.

But Li You didn't give them any chance to perform. He just coordinated efforts from both near and far to eliminate all the Crow people.

Under a stone bridge here, you can find the body of a priest. On the body is a Moren ring that can enhance the power of miracle prayers, and a Kalim Braille Book.

The Braille Codex is an item that can be given to Irina, after which you can learn the corresponding miracle from her.

Here we have to mention the world view setting. In the world of soul, there are three kinds of spells: magic, spells, and miracles.

Magic is the use of soul power, and Li You's soul gun is a signature magic. Curse is the ability to control fire, and the most obvious specialty is throwing fireballs, from small to large.

As for miracles, according to the setting, they are actually "stories" between gods and believers. By listening to the stories and understanding the miracles from them, "miracles" can be performed.

Therefore, these Braille scriptures are actually books that record the stories of gods. If you give them to Irina, she can help interpret these stories.

Li You naturally did not miss this important item. In fact, as a transit point in the game, the Faran Forest is where you can find four books or scrolls related to all three spells, and this is just the first one.

After putting away the Braille Bible, Li You continued to move forward.

"boom--!!"

The echo sniper rifle screamed, and it was V in the back providing long-range support. She tore apart a raven man holding a scythe at the other end of the stone bridge with one shot, and Li You rushed forward and cut off the remaining two at once.

Crossing the stone bridge, down the road is a roadside fortress, with a broken circular stone wall surrounding a campfire in the center. Next to the campfire, there are two small sparkling stones, reflecting white and purple light.

“…Hmm?” Looking at the two seven-colored stones on the ground, Li You pondered for a moment.

If it were in the game, you would meet two other NPCs when you come here, Anri from Astra, and the mute knight Horace.

These two men are Ashes, and they are here to track down Aldrich.

But now the two seven-colored stones on the ground indicate that Anri and the other person seem to have left.

"It seems that I am a little late?"

Li You had already discovered that the world of Dark Souls III he had come to was not quite the same as the original game setting. The original game setting mentioned that different ashes should be in different worlds, or time and space, and each had their own mission.

As a place where wanderers converge, Lothric seems to attract and superimpose different worlds, which is why the protagonist Ashes and other Ashes briefly meet. But after crossing each other, they still have to return to their respective worlds. But on Li You's side, it seems that everyone is active in the same world.

This is understandable, after all, his system will also "localize" each game world. And if it is not like this, then Li You will be in trouble, and many people may not be able to contact him.

For example, at the moment, although I haven’t met Anli Horas, since we are in the same world, we will always meet each other later.

Shaking his head, Li You put aside Anli and the other person's matters for the time being and decided to take care of his own things first.

Nothing can stop him from learning magic!

"Keep going, the support is left to you!"

Li You lit a campfire and continued to move forward.

Just like the fusion with the Undying Slash, he had waited too long to learn magic, so he could hardly contain his excitement.

He is a very loyal mage player in the game of Soul III. Even though pure mages are relatively weaker than faith warriors who play miracles or sorcerers who play fire, this does not affect his interest.

So at this moment, in order to advance as quickly as possible, he even took out the equipment that he had given to V before, the gravity mechanical gloves, and put them on his own hands.

“Charge, charge, charge! Zombies, retreat!”

Li You directly activated the boxing gloves, adjusted them to repulsion mode, and then rushed out.

"Roar--!?"

The zombie on the wooden stake on the road turned around.

"Gah——!!"

The wooden stake zombie was pushed away.

"Boom-"

Walking downhill to the end of the dirt road, you will find a forest flooded by shallow water. This place is called the Crucifixion Forest, and it is the fork in the road leading to the Fran Fortress and the Deep Church.

And this place is also full of vitality. The porters who transport living sacrifices in the undead settlement, the zombie dogs on the roadside, the mushroom worms that can spray poison, and... the oath-followers, the Farran guards, all work here.

But Li You had no interest in them.

He waded through the shallow water, not bothering the giant crab or the two exiles further away, and ran straight along the road on the left.

Relying on the gravity gloves to repel the enemies on his way, Li You rushed directly towards Obek's study!

All those who stood in his way, whether it was the zombie porters holding extra-long spiked wooden stakes on the roadside, the wandering zombies in long robes, the zombie dogs that pounced on him following the smell, or even the slowly crawling poisonous mushroom bugs, were all pushed away!

He ran so fast that Yuzu and the others had to speed up as much as possible to keep up with him.

The flowers, plants, and various creatures on the road suffered.

"Gah——!!"

"Squeak-"

"Woof——!"

One figure after another was thrown away.

Li You: "NLDG, QNMD!"

"Ow!!"

Suddenly, a roar came from the front, and a tall and long violent zombie with a crisscross wooden cross on its back stood in front of Li You.

"Roar--!!"

"boom--!"

The violent zombie known as "Brother Wooden Frame" wanted to pounce on Li You and give him a loving hug, but Li You instantly put away his gravity boxing gloves and instead pulled out the Undead Blood Shadow!
Blood-red flames flew in the air, and Brother Mujia was killed by him with one sword!

Li You's figure flashed, and he had already bypassed the fallen body of Mujia Ge and rushed into the dilapidated stone fortress in front.

V and Edge at the back couldn't help but chat privately via mental link: "What is he so anxious about?"

Edge said: "Just excited... you know, that's how he is."

V sighed, "…Men, it turns out, never grow up."

While chatting, the three of them followed Li You's footsteps and entered the ruined fortress.

Here too, corpses were strewn all over the ground, with zombies in long robes lying all over the floor. Among them were one or two special corpses wearing wide-brimmed hats and holding wooden sticks.

"Is this a magician?" V asked.

"I think so...I haven't actually seen it either." said Edge.

But at this moment, they heard a roar from the front: "——Ah!?"

The three of them were stunned because the voice was obviously Li You.

What else could possibly happen to him?

They looked at each other and immediately rushed over following the sound.

When the three climbed up the broken stairs to the second floor of the fortress, they saw Li You standing in front of a very simple study here, with his hands on the small wooden table, looking a little puzzled, and muttering:

"Where are the people? Where are the people? Where is Mr. Obake, who is so old like me?"

Looking at this scene, even Youzi understood that Li You had not found his magic teacher.

V looked at the scrolls on the table and shelves, picked up one and tried to find a clue, but found that it was covered with strange words that he could not understand.

V put the scroll down reluctantly.

I can’t help you, so goodbye.

As for Li You, he fell into rapid thinking for sixty seconds.

If Obek isn't here, where can he go?
Was he really bored and went looking for the scroll on his own? Or did he run into Anri and Horace by chance and be abducted by them?
Or is he just slacking off? Hiding in a corner to have a nice sleep?
Of course, he also wondered whether Obek might have left any clues in his "study", but V couldn't understand the cuneiform on the scroll, and neither could he.

The magician's scrolls are all written in exclusive characters. Even in the game, when the protagonist Ashes finds the magic scroll and gives it to Obake, he still needs to spend time to "decipher" it before he can teach it.

Of course, this is just a conversation, and players don’t need to wait for the gameplay.

But no matter what, Li You obviously couldn't understand what these weird drawings on Obek's scroll meant.

Seeing his frown, Aiji couldn't help but say, "How about... we look around here? I see the candles are still lit, so the person shouldn't have gone far."

Li You thought about it, then nodded: "Let's do it!"

He immediately drew his knife and came to the broken floor of the second floor. Looking down from here, there were several zombie soldiers wandering around on the first floor, as well as two magician zombies wearing big hats.

"Then kill all these guys! Find the person!" Flames and lightning rose from Li You's two swords, "Go!"

As he said this, he jumped down!

"Shua——!!"

……

Needless to say, what happened next.

There are quite a few collectible items in the Crucifixion Forest, such as a Great Swamp Spell Book, many wedge-shaped stone fragments, a Metersbonwe suit and a grass-patterned shield, etc.

Although the most valuable thing for Li You is the spell book, since he has to find people everywhere, he simply starts digging the ground again.

The scene can basically be summarized like this:
Big crab, kill!

Wooden stake zombie, kill!

Exile brothers, kill!

Brother Mujia, kill!

Poisonous mushroom bug, kill!

——Kill kill kill kill kill!

Li You brandished the Blood Shadow of the Undead Slash, and the blood-red blade light flashed endlessly. In the flooded Crucifixion Forest area, no one who could move escaped. The small crabs crawling by the water were chased by Li You and their shells were cut in half.

As for the spoils, whether they were originally scattered throughout the forest or dropped by zombies and crabs, they were naturally all put into Li You's backpack.

Including the Black Knight who got lost in the corner of another fortress on the side of the road, Li You ran over and chopped them down, and he also threw away his own Black Knight's super sword.

Then, behind the Black Knight, Li You picked up the object that looked like a jumping flame and was placed in a small square box.

"this is…?"

V wiped the blood off his face and asked curiously as always.

Li You replied: "It's embers. Unlike embers, this thing is a tool used by blacksmiths to refine gems and complete the qualitative transformation of weapons."

V's eyes lit up: "Oh?"

Li You nodded and put it away: "When we get back, just give it to Mr. Andre."

V nodded. "That would be great. But..."

She looked at the high walls around them and said, "It seems we have already searched this area thoroughly. Even the bandits who entered the village didn't search as thoroughly as you did. But it seems the magic teacher you are looking for is still not found."

Li You: "......"

“…No, I don’t believe it!”

He shook his head vigorously and walked back with the knife in hand, "Turn around again!"

The group walked back along the road. Li You, holding the Immortal Blood Shadow Slash, killed two zombies that appeared from nowhere.

He has killed enough zombies, so what about Orbek?
Li Youzheng was still puzzled, but suddenly he heard Aggie next to him exclaim: "Look! There is something over the campfire..."

Li You subconsciously raised his head and saw a figure moving stealthily beside the campfire not far ahead.

“…Is there anyone still alive?!”

He was almost tired of killing monsters, and at this moment, without thinking, he jumped to the man's side, raised the Undead Sword and swung it over!
"--etc!!"

At the same time, two screams were heard, one from Edge beside him, and the other from the man under the knife in front of him.

And the sound under the knife was also very familiar...

Li You was startled, then he came to his senses and took a closer look. The sneaky figure beside the campfire was none other than Oubake he was looking for!
He didn't have time to think and quickly stopped!
The blood shadow made a faint sound of breaking through the air and was almost about to fall on Obek's face, until it was stopped at the last moment.

Obek stared at the Undying Sword that was almost touching the tip of his nose, his forehead covered in cold sweat, and he swallowed instinctively.

Although he had never seen this blood-red demon sword, the aura of the sword made him understand that this thing was definitely very, very dangerous.

He could even feel the blood flames on the blade burning his soul!
"Um...can you put the knife away?"

Oubeck didn't dare to move at all and could only speak softly.

"I... am also a magician after all, put away the knife and we can talk.

"Ah, in return, I can teach you magic?"

(End of this chapter)