Survival in the game world begins with Biochemical 2

Chapter 426: Hawkwood never forgets his original intention, will Patch help?

Fran Fortress, the outer perimeter of the fortress.

In the dilapidated corridor of the stone fortress, the undead campfire burned quietly.

The campfire suddenly lit up, sparks shot out from the pile of bones below, and then four figures flashed and appeared next to the campfire.

Li You, Yuzu, Aggie, and V.

After opening his eyes, Li You subconsciously raised his hand and clenched it.

"…The method of transmission seems to have changed a bit."

As he spoke, he turned around and looked around.

Nothing.

There were no shadows of other people, no advice on the ground, and no summoning symbols.

"…Is Hawkwood not here?"

Li You paused slightly.

The soul of the Fire King only has an eight-hour buffer, so Li You doesn't have much time left, but at the same time, he can't just rush in blindly just to save time.

To be on the safe side, Li You did not rush into the Undead Squad's mausoleum of Fran, but went back to his companions' space first.

He rested in the space, recovering his physical strength, magic power and divine power as quickly as possible, and also allowing his companions to recover their spirits.

Edge and V are fine. One of them has a high energy consumption and the other has insufficient energy in her prosthesis. They can both replenish their energy quickly after returning to the camp.

On the contrary, Li You and Youzi are in more trouble. Not to mention that Youzi's injuries are still recovering, he has also fallen into a state of deep weakness due to the use of the third stage power, and the strength he can exert now is very limited.

As for Li You himself, his physical strength and magic power are easy to recover, but the recovery of his divine power is not up to him and he can only accumulate it slowly.

So far, his reserves of divine power are only one eighth of the total, which is less than the divine power he could mobilize before going to Ancient Dragon Peak.

Considering the consumption in the dragon man form, this amount of divine power can only be used for a moment at most before it runs out of oil.

Therefore, facing the battle against the Undead Team, Li You’s biggest trump card can basically be understood as being banned.

"…We need to be more cautious."

After fighting with Salivan and Aldrich, Li You already had a general understanding of the combat effectiveness of a strong man at the level of the Salary King.

First of all, Li You discovered that there was a clear gap between the strength of the Fire King and that of other BOSSes.

The BOSSes that Li You encountered before, including the dancer from Lengli Valley who ranked behind the three Fire Kings in the game process, had obvious gaps in strength with the Fire King Aldrich.

Of course, Shaliman, Dragon Hunter Armor, and Nameless King are exceptions. Shaliman and Dragon Hunter Armor are not much weaker than the Cinder King, and Nameless can completely pin Aldrich to the ground and beat him.

But among these three, one is a former dragon hunting god, one is a piece of armor left behind by a strong man from the Age of Gods, and the last one is an ambitious person who usurped the throne of the former gods. Naturally, they are not comparable to ordinary people.

Although Li You can basically suppress Aldrich in dragonman form, the battle will be troublesome if he is asked to fight with his real body.

What's more, Aldrich in the first stage is slightly weaker than his dragonman form, but in the form of the Lord of Fire, the power displayed by the Eater God is comparable to his.

Of course, this "equally matched" is just a simple comparison of the strength of the main body, without considering factors such as weapons and equipment, magic combat skills, etc. Once these are added, it goes without saying that Li You's combat power can be greatly improved, so he can quickly kill Aldrich.

On the other hand, although it has a clear advantage against Aldrich, Aldrich's combat power as a Cinder King is not outstanding. Apart from its invincible rain of arrows in BVB due to the game mechanism, its combat power should only be at the middle to lower level among Cinder Kings.

If it hadn't swallowed Gwyndolin, it would have been a question whether it could defeat the Street Dance Team if a real fight broke out. After all, the Street Dance Team are experts in dealing with the abyss.

Considering all these issues, Li You knew that he could not think that the Street Dance Team was easy to deal with just because they were the early BOSS in the game. In terms of strength, even if the Undead Team Captain in the form of the Cinderella King was not as good as Aldrich, he was not much worse.

Li You was thinking about how to deal with the situation in the camp, and he also thought of the discouraged brother Hawkwood.

I wonder if he has made up his mind?
Li You took a break at the right time, and set off immediately when the two hours were up.

He first went to the Firelink Shrine to see if Brother Frustrated was there. However, when he asked the Fire Keeper, he was told that Hawkwood had left before and his whereabouts were unknown.

Li You originally thought that Brother Huixin had thought it through and decided to go with him to face the hip-hop team, so he immediately teleported over again, without even having time to ask the Fire Keeper what she was about to say. But when Li You arrived here, he didn't see where Hawkwood was.

Not only near the campfire outside the fortress, but Li You and his three companions also did not see any trace of Hawkwood on the road leading to the Faran Temple as they continued forward.

Li You couldn't help but feel a little strange: Could it be that Brother Dixin hasn't figured it out yet, so he's not coming?

This... well, this kind of thing can't be forced.

So Li You calmed down and prepared to face the battle with the street dance team.

Two more steps forward, you will arrive in front of the Faran Temple, next to the big pit that had been dug before. It is still quiet here. The Gollums who would guard the door in the game and the two soul-sucking ghosts who would head towards this side have all been sent away by Patch.

Li You put two fingers to his lips and whistled. Hearing the clear whistle, the leaves on the big tree nearby trembled, and a familiar bald head emerged.

"Oh? It's you." Patch greeted from a distance, "You came just in time! Come and see, I caught a big fish today! I made a killing!"

"...Hmm?" Li You was slightly stunned.

He originally called Patch out, firstly to tell him that Sullivan and Aldrich were dead, and he could prepare to go to Irithyll without having to guard the gate here, and secondly to ask him if he had seen the discouraged brother Hawkwood.

Then Patch came up and said he made money?
Li You's expression suddenly became a little strange.

Is it possible...

While he was in a daze, Patch had already clumsily climbed down from the tree along the hanging rope. He came up to Li You, took out his harvest from his magic pocket and showed it to Li You.

A round ring with unique engravings, a broken wooden shield, a recurve dagger, an extra-large sword with a thick blade, and... a stone with a shining dragon head pattern.

Patch placed these things in front of Li You, then paused, picked up the broken wooden shield, threw it away, and said, "This doesn't count! Look, these three items have been identified by me, Patch, and they should all be produced by the Fran Undead Team! Absolute quality assurance!"

When he said this, he rubbed his hands with a smile and said, "And this last one, you won't believe it, this is a stone containing the power of an ancient dragon! These are all good things, they will definitely sell for a good price!"

Li You: "......"

Aggie, V: “…………”

Well, the whereabouts of Brother Dispirited has been found.

Li You couldn't help but raise his hand to support his forehead. Thinking carefully, he seemed to have forgotten to tell Brother Huixin about the trap in front of the Farlan Temple, and he also didn't remind Patch in advance not to attack Hawkwood. Now Hawkwood fell into the trap.

Li You's expression changed for a long time, and finally settled on helplessness. He asked, "...Um, Pachi, when did the owner of these things fall? Is he okay?"

Patch was a little surprised, but still answered, "It was about half a day ago. The guy was walking and talking to himself. I was afraid that he was about to turn into a zombie, so I didn't get close to him. He didn't even look at the road when he walked. I didn't even release the curse frog, and he fell into the pit by himself."

Patch: The easiest episode to cheat on.

Li You lived in Bengbu.

"...Okay, then you collect the spider web and I'll go down and bring the person up." Li You pressed his forehead and said to Patch.

"Ah?" Patch was also stunned for a moment before he reacted, "Is that one of us?"

"It was originally, but now I don't know."

Patch: “…”

"Let me make it clear first, you can't blame me for this! I didn't know about it beforehand!"

Li You didn't argue with him too much, simply saying that it had nothing to do with him, and bought Brother Gray's Fran Ring and Fran Great Sword, as well as the Radiant Dragon Head Stone, from Patch at a low price. As for the small shield that was thrown away, Li You was too lazy to pick it up.

Anyway, you can't use a shield when playing Street Dance Sword, so there's no need.

Patch put away the spider web trap in the tunnel, and Li You then slid down the passage, sliding down to the bottom without any hindrance.

The exit of the passage was right next to the campfire in the Casas catacombs. When Li You came out, he saw Brother Huixin sitting in the corner with his arms around his legs, muttering to himself.

"...I really can't do it. I can't do it. I can't do it."

Li You: Okay, now we are back to the way we were when we first met.

He walked up, patted Hawkwood on the shoulder, and pushed him hard. Hawkwood then reacted and raised his head.

"...Ah, it's you." His voice was low and depressed. "As you can see, I wanted to go back to the Faran Temple and face them, but I fell into a trap when I walked to the door. Not only did I fall into this place, but all my equipment, even the Ancient Dragon Stone, was gone... I'm no longer useful. I'm a useless person. Please leave and let me stay here alone for a while."

Li You couldn't help but said angrily, "I thought you came to France because you had figured it out and made up your mind! How come a little setback put you on the ground again?"

Brother Dixin shook his head: "Even if you say so, I have lost everything. What can I do with determination alone?"

Li You was really annoyed now: "You lost your equipment, so why don't you go back and look for it? You're just sitting here doing nothing? It would be a miracle if someone like you could obtain the power of the ancient dragon!"

He didn't understand why Hawkwood in front of him was even more useless than in the game. It couldn't be that because the hip-hop team was still alive and he couldn't benefit from the passive buff of all his comrades dying, he couldn't stand up, right? What a twisted personality he had!
In this case, Li You was too lazy to waste time with him. He directly took out the Street Dance Great Sword, Flange Ring, and Brilliant Dragon Head Stone from the system backpack and threw them on the ground.

"Take it, your stuff is all here! And get out of my sight!" Li You was so disappointed, "I'll take care of the Street...Fran Undead Squad, you just find a safe place to hide and wait until the day when the First Fire is extinguished!"

"——What a waste of a piece of Brilliant Dragon Head Stone!"

After leaving this last sentence, Li You didn't even look at Hawkwood and teleported away directly.

Hawkwood was stunned for a moment when he looked at the pile of equipment in front of him, the Fran Greatsword lying quietly on the ground, and the shining dragon head stone pressing on the sword.

On the ground, after Li You was teleported, he immediately rushed over from the campfire outside the fortress.

In response to other people's questions, Li You simply said, "Just consider that guy dead," and then began to make final preparations for the battle.

He still used Thunder Moon Shadow as his weapon. In fact, the Blood Undead Slash should have been very effective when facing the Fran Undead Squad, but after all, his divine power was insufficient and he could not use it too much, so Li You just carried it on his back.

Edge and V were also adjusting their equipment, and both chose the weapons they were most familiar with to give full play to their combat effectiveness. Of course, they had already heard from Li You that they might have to face more than one member of the hip-hop team, so they also made some targeted adjustments.

As for Yuzu, Li You originally did not intend to let him join the battle, but he himself proposed to go along. However, Li You checked his status through the system panel and found that he had not fully recovered, so after thinking about it, he only let Yuzu fight in the first stage of human form, specifically responsible for support.

Originally, this should have been the complete lineup, but before Li You was about to push the door and enter the sacred temple, another fighter appeared beside them.

——It’s not Brother Discouraged, but Patch.

Li You was a little confused when he saw Patch following them with a Yanchi spear in hand and a double dragon shield in hand.

"...What are you doing?" He looked at Patch, "You're not saying that you want to fight the Undead Army with us, are you?"

Patch chuckled and said, "I really want to join in the fun. There are so many of you here, all of you are good players, I think it won't be a problem to win. This way, when we defeat the Undead Squad, I can also get the title of Cinderella Killer, which is something that can't be bought!"

"Ah, don't worry about me. I'm very good at protecting myself." Seeing that Li You had a suspicious look in his eyes, Patch smiled slyly again, "Just think of me as someone who's only here to get some ownerless souls. I won't get in the way of you, and I certainly won't sacrifice myself, hehehe!"

Li You stared at Pachi for a few more times, but he couldn't figure out what this scheming bald guy was up to. Finally, he twitched his mouth and said, "...Okay, then just follow me. Don't get in the way, and don't do anything stupid."

"Don't worry, I will, I will!" Patch nodded repeatedly.

So, Li You came to the gate of the mausoleum, listening to the tinkling sounds coming from inside, he took a deep breath slowly, then raised his hand and slowly pushed the door open.

The gate opened, revealing the Faran Temple behind. The space here was quite spacious, but the flat bluestone floor was full of corpses.

The corpses were wearing light armor with cloaks, metal helmets with peaked hoods, and holding the same greatsword and dagger combination weapons as Hawkwood.

The corpses on the ground are all core members of the Fran Undead Squad, just like Hawkwood before he became a deserter.

And in front, accompanied by the crisp sound of metal clashing, two Fran swords collided with each other, and two daggers entangled and flicked each other, and the two Undead Squad warriors fought to a standstill.

It seems that they are the only remaining members of the Undead Squad.

Before the group could do anything, one of the two undead team members flicked his dagger, deflecting the sword swung by his comrade and creating a huge gap in front of him.

The undead soldier did not hesitate at all, and pierced his comrade's chest with the Fran sword in his right hand!

"Pfft-"

Blood splattered everywhere, the Undead Squad drew their swords and let their companions' bodies fall at their feet. He then turned around and looked at Li You and his group at the door.

After a brief pause, the Undead Squad raised their greatswords and pointed them at Li You. He placed the dagger in his left hand above his right arm and made a peculiar salute.

This is the etiquette of the Undead Corps. It can represent both a greeting and a declaration of war.

Therefore, immediately afterwards, the only remaining undead team raised the Fran sword and rushed towards Li You and others!

(End of this chapter)