Survival in the game world begins with Biochemical 2

Chapter 430: Giant Friend and Storm

The city of sin, the ancient prison.

The old keyhole made a clicking sound, the rusty iron door groaned, and was slowly pulled open by a hand.

In the small solitary cell, the knight in onion armor raised his head.

"Oh! Thank you so much! I didn't expect you to save me again. I, Jack Baldo of Catalina, would like to express my highest gratitude to you."

As he spoke, Onion took out a thick square stone slab from behind him and handed it to him: "This is a little gift from me, please accept it."

The stone slab was not big, but it was engraved with light white cuneiform characters. It was the original plate of the gods and the forging material of the gods.

Li You naturally would not refuse. The original wedge-shaped stone disc is considered rare in the entire process of the Dark Souls III game, especially since he did not find a way to go to the DLC world, the number is even rarer.

He took the original disk and said, "Then what do you do next..."

Onion nodded heavily, his tone was unusually heavy: "Yes, I know. Please go ahead, I will leave soon."

“…We must be determined to complete our mission this time.”

Li You didn't say much. He walked down the narrow stairs, went out from the small window-like door, and returned to the poisonous swamp of the City of Sin.

The companions were all waiting here. V glanced at Li You and asked, "Are you ready to go?"

Li You nodded: "Let's go."

After defeating the Faran Undead Corps, they took a brief rest and then headed straight for the City of Sin.

After defeating Aldrich, Li You waited for about two hours before challenging the Undead Squad. The battle and the preparations took about an hour, and then they rested for another three hours.

So at this point, the buffer time provided by Aldrich's soul is only two hours left.

Li You had to act according to the time limit, after all, the side effects of the Dark Ring were always following him.

At this time, Li You also took out the soul of the Fran Undead Squad from the soul pendant. This soul belonging to the King of Cinder was also much stronger than other BOSSes. Except for the different color, its power was no less than Aldrich's soul.

Seeing this soul beating in his hand, Li You felt a little pain. It goes without saying how valuable the soul of the Fire King is, but he had to use these souls to maintain his humanity.

Thinking about the additional rewards that are still unknown, all we can say is that you have to give to gain.

Anyway, Li You doesn't admit that he is a gambler.

"Qianglang——"

The souls of the Cinder King's Undead Squad shattered in his hands, turning into pieces of light and flowing into his chest.

The system prompt pops up and the time is increased by another eight hours.

However, this time was different from before. Li You clearly felt that the dark ring branded on his chest was beating and rapidly heating up, burning him so hard that it hurt.

"hiss--"

He couldn't help but grin, and pulled open his clothes to take a look, only to see that the dark ring that was originally branded on his heart, after absorbing the souls of the Undead Squad, was lit up with flames all over the body, and changed from its previous tattoo-like appearance to a phantom faintly floating on the chest.

Seeing this change, everyone including Li You was stunned.

V frowned his handsome eyebrows: "What's going on? This thing has problems again?" Yuzu and Edge's eyes also revealed concern.

Before Li You could answer, his eyes flashed again and an illusory picture appeared in his mind.

Li You was very familiar with the scene, a tall but relatively narrow palace. Stone pillars were neatly arranged inside the palace, there was shallow water on the ground, and a huge throne stood majestically at the end.

In the pile of bones next to the throne, there was a broken sword faintly inserted. The sword body was surrounded by a white soul light ball and could not be seen clearly.

The image stayed on the sword for a moment before fading away. Finally, a voice that Li You couldn't even make out echoed in his ears.

"——Only a storm can knock down a big tree."

"FNND..."

A sentence engraved in DNA almost came out of his mouth, but luckily Li You stopped himself.

The illusion brought by the Dark Ring dissipated, and Li You's vision returned to normal. The Dark Ring on his chest also turned back into its original shape as a brand.

Li You was stunned for a moment, but then he had a guess.

"Could this dark ring be telling me how to deal with the Giant King Youm?"

Of course, Li You recognized the illusion just now. It was the throne room of the giant Yum, the fire king of the City of Sin. The focus of the illusion was on the big sword beside the throne, and the last advice was obviously telling him how to deal with the giant king.

But it was obvious that Li You knew the secret of this strategy without its reminder.

After all, it is well known that anything can knock down a tree except a storm. The reminder of the Dark Ring is a waste of effort.

But its hint made Li You think about it.

Since he got the Dark Ring, he had seen more than one illusion and even received hints from it. Of course, these had no effect on Li You, but they made him feel that his Dark Ring was not just a manifestation of a brand and curse.

Thinking about the system's annotations on the Dark Ring, Li You had a guess in his mind.

"……interesting."

But now is certainly not the time to get to the bottom of the matter. Li You didn't think any more about it. He nodded to his companions to indicate that he was fine, and then led them to the depths of the City of Sin, to the hall of the Fire King Youm.

In the original setting, the City of Sin was buried deep underground and was supposed to be a big city that was no less than Irithyll. Although the city had long been destroyed by the Fire of Sin, that kind of fire only burned living things, and the ruins of the city were still there.

Unfortunately, in the game, the only explorable area in the City of Sin is a small area around the poisonous swamp and the ruined palace belonging to Youm.

When Li You came to the City of Sin before, he saw the ruins of the city in the distance. He had thought about trying to go over and take a look, but he gave up in the end.

It is said that the fire of sin is always burning in the ruins of the city. Not knowing what kind of danger it may be, Li You does not plan to take the risk.

This was even more so this time, as he had limited time and it was impossible for him to take a detour.

So he and his companions returned to the ruined tower where the bonfire of the City of Sin was located, and then went down the other side of the tower and came to the bridge leading to the Palace of Youm.

The last time he came here, Li You didn't come here, but this area is also limited, and most of the buildings have sunk deep into the ground, so there is nothing to collect.

Li You and his companions killed the headless gargoyles that blocked their way and avoided the fireballs of sin emanating from the prayers of the white-robed maids. They fought their way to the entrance of the Great Hall of Youm.

The Fire King Youm is tall and is called a giant, but according to the research of soul scholars, his race does not seem to be a true giant.

In short, he became the Fire King in order to suppress the Fire of Sin, so even if he was awakened again, he chose to return to the City of Sin. But now, he has long lost his mind.

The entrance to the Yum Hall was narrow and could only accommodate one person. Apart from anything else, Yum definitely couldn't squeeze through, so Li You was also very curious about how he got in.

One of the unsolved mysteries of the Souls series.

Standing at the entrance of this corridor, Li You was planning his tactics.

"...The giant Yom sat on the throne to suppress the fire of sin, but he also knew that people did not really call him king. So in order to reassure those who did not trust him, he left behind a great sword - Storm Ruler.

"Storm Binder is also known as the 'Giant Slayer'. The sword has the power of storm and can knock giants to the ground.

"It is said that the giant Yum had two Stormbringers, one of which he gave to those who did not trust him, and that sword now lies beside his throne."

Edge and V understood immediately: "So our first goal is to get this sword?"

Li You nodded: "Leave this to me, you just help me distract Yum. Giant King Yum is also a strong one among the Fire Kings, but with the Storm Binder, this battle should not be..."

When he said this, he suddenly stopped and decided not to plant the flag for himself in advance.

Yuzu looked through the narrow passage ahead and saw the giant sitting on the throne at the end of the hall. She rarely spoke and asked, "Where is the other sword?"

Li You opened his mouth and was about to answer, but he heard footsteps coming from behind, and then a familiar honest voice sounded:
"...the two Storm Binders originally belonged to the giant Youm. One was given to the false minister, and the other was entrusted to a friend of his before he became the Lord of Cinder."

Everyone turned to look and saw that it was Onion who had arrived.

He still looked the same, with onion armor and a small round shield with spikes, but the weapon on his shoulder had changed from the previous two-handed giant sword to a broken old greatsword. The sword was so old that it seemed to be broken in two, making people wonder whether it could really be used to kill the enemy.

Onion - no, Jackbaldo came to Li You and others and nodded to everyone.

"...Everyone, thank you for your help."

He looked at Li You, and through the peephole of the onion helmet, his little eyes also flashed.

Li You was very familiar with that look. It was the firm look of the Ashes who were determined to fulfill their mission.

Li You paused for a moment before saying, "Have you... decided?"

Jackbaldo looked at Li You, and then suddenly smiled again: "My friend, I have come all the way here, thanks to your help several times, so I can stand here."

"And now, it's time for me to complete my mission."

Li You looked at him for a long time before finally nodding: "...Let's go then."

Jack Baldo burst into a hearty laugh and said, "Thank you, my friend! I'm on my way now!"

As he spoke, he walked past Li You and headed into the hall.

After hearing the conversation between the two, Edge and V also realized something: "Wait, could it be that he...?"

Li You just shook his head slowly: "Let's go, according to the battle plan, prepare for support."

Both of them understood what he meant, and their looks towards Jack Baldo became complicated.

Li You certainly knew what would happen to Onion Jackbaldo after completing his mission, but just like other ashes and undead, most of the people who survived the end of Soul III lived for missions, obsessions, and the like. If they abandoned these, their lives would lose their final meaning, and it would be better to be freed as soon as possible.

Even if we forcibly extend their lives, it will be meaningless unless we help them find a goal to survive, otherwise these people will eventually not escape the fate of becoming zombies.

But the problem is that even Li You doesn't know what reasons others can find to continue to survive in the world of Dark Soul. Apart from other things, it seems that many of these people's hometown countries have perished, such as Astra, where Anri was born.

So what Li You can do for these people is to help them complete their mission as much as possible while performing his own tasks so that they will have no regrets.

Under the gaze of Li You and his group, Jackbaldo walked into the hall first.

The heavy onion-shaped armor made Jackbaldo's steps stagger. He stepped on the shallow water on the floor of the hall and walked towards the other end.

On the throne at the end of the hall, a giant who was nearly ten meters tall sat. He was wearing a tattered chain mail, with a pair of thick arms exposed. His skin was charred and hard, almost like rock, and it was also lit with the light of embers.

This is the Fire King of the City of Sin, the giant Youm. He holds a huge and heavy hatchet in both hands. From the exaggerated size, it is not difficult to guess that once this hatchet falls, it will cause mountains to collapse and the earth to split.

As if hearing the footsteps of Jackbaldo, the Fire King Youm slowly raised his head, revealing an ancient and majestic face that was originally hidden under the iron crown of thorns and chain mail.

At this time, Jackbaldo also stopped, raised the greatsword on his shoulder, and pointed it at the Fire King Youm.

"Youm, my old friend. I, the Knight of Catarina, Jackbaldo, have come to fulfill my promise.

"May the Fire King... be with the sun!"

As if he was angry at the provocation, or as a response to Jackbaldo's declaration, the Fire King Youm slammed the large hatchet to the ground, and slowly stood up from the throne with a loud bang.

And Jackbaldo, carrying the Broken Greatsword, let out a war cry and rushed towards the Fire King Youm!
“Drink aa ...

The Fire King Youm took a step forward, and with a rumbling sound, he walked out with a large hatchet in his hand!

Halfway through the run, Jackbaldo stopped, raised the broken sword in his hand and prepared himself, and then streams of air emerged from the void and gathered on the sword.

When the gathered airflow reached a certain level, the whole sword suddenly flashed with light, and the airflow gathered on the sword body into a whistling storm!

Jackbaldo then raised the sword above his head and slashed at the Fire King Youm who was striding towards him from a distance!
"Boom--!!" The storm wrapped around the sword was released instantly, spinning and rising, turning into a huge sword blade that chopped down heavily!
The Fire King Youm had already raised the large hatchet in his hand and was about to swing it down, but the Storm Sword arrived first and hit him!

"Roar……!!"

The Fire King Yum also roared, took a step back, and almost half-knelt on the ground. With just one strike, the Storm Blade knocked the giant Yum to the ground.

Edge and V in the back also understood what was going on: "That sword is indeed...!"

V turned to look at Li You again, only to see that he had already taken the opportunity to rush into the hall and headed straight for Yum's throne, leaving Yuzu standing quietly there with a big gun in her arms.

V then turned around and looked at Edge, then they both drew their weapons.

Edge was still holding the longbow, and V also took out a sniper rifle, which was rarely seen - it was the echo of Li You.

The two men raised their guns and drew their bows, aiming at the giant Youm at the same time.

"boom--!!!"

The echo sounded first, followed by the vibration of the bowstring, and the bullet wrapped in electric light flew straight towards the head of Youm who had just stood up!

"Boom."

With a dull thud, the bullet hit Yum's forehead accurately, and then... got stuck there.

V was stunned at that time.

Immediately afterwards, a silver light flashed, and a dragon-hunting arrow flew over!

"clang--"

The result was not much different. The iron spear-like sword hit Youm's temple, then made a crisp sound, broke directly, bounced off, and fell to the ground. As for Youm's head, there was only a small dent, which looked like a minor injury at most.

Now Aggie was also dumbfounded.

No, is this Giant King Yum so tough?

After being hit twice on the head, although he was not seriously injured, Youm also saw Edge and V, so he roared, stomped his feet heavily, and rushed towards them!

But at this moment, another storm blade fell from the sky!

"Boom——!!"

Jackbaldo, who was standing by, took advantage of the fact that Edge and V attracted Youm's attention and completed the second charge, interrupting Youm's attack again.

The giant Youm fell to the ground again. He supported his body with a large hatchet and looked at his old friend, Jackbaldo again.

"Roar……!!"

Yum is now insane due to being burned by fire for many years. Otherwise, Jackbaldo would not have come with the Storm Binder to "fulfill his promise." Although Jackbaldo missed his old friend, Yum no longer recognized him.

So at this moment, Youm stood up angrily and swung the big hatchet down!

Jackbaldo's expression under the mask changed slightly and he quickly stepped back.

But the huge hatchet as big as a lone peak has already been chopped down!

"Boom——!!"

Just as Li You had expected, when such a terrifying weapon was wielded, it would surely cause an earth-shaking earthquake.

Under the giant Yum's sword, the entire hall was shaking, and the supporting stone pillars were shaking and cracking, almost unable to bear the weight.

Edge and V looked at Yum's knife nervously, worried that Jackbaldo might be in trouble. Yuzu on the side even raised the gun in her hand, ready to fire.

Fortunately, although Jackbaldo has a simple and honest personality, he is also a seasoned warrior and he dodged Youm's attack at the critical moment.

But the aftermath of the blow still knocked him away, causing him to fall to the ground, and Youm was merciless and was about to swing the hatchet again!

Jackbaldo's eyes showed solemnity, and he stood up as fast as he could to avoid it. Edge and V in the back also attacked at the same time, trying to divert Yum's attention. Yuzu even turned the gun in his hand and aimed it at Yum's head!
But at this time, the attack from the other side landed before everyone else.

"boom--!!"

There was another loud bang, and the familiar storm blade slashed down from the air, causing Youm to stagger again and fall to the side!
Jackbaldo's face lit up with joy, and he turned around to see that it was indeed Li You who wielded another Storm Binder next to the throne of Yum.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Jackbaldo also got up from the ground and raised his sword again. Only Li You shook his arms with a look of surprise on his face.

The burden of releasing Storm Blade was much greater than he had imagined.

Unlike in the game, the Storm Controller in the game can only release storms in the Palace of Yum, and it does not consume magic power. However, each time it is released, it will temporarily drain his energy.

In reality, the rest of the Storm Binder remained unchanged, but the side effect became that it would place a huge burden on the body when released. Even with Li You's current physique, his arms were sore after one release, and he almost suffered some hidden injuries.

At this moment, Li You seemed to understand why Jackbaldo stopped accumulating power after releasing two storms, and why he died inexplicably in the game after defeating Youm with the protagonist Ashes.

Many players believed that he committed suicide after completing his mission. Li You originally thought so too, but now it seems that exhaustion was also partly the reason for his death.

Li You's mind raced, and he suddenly said, "Jacobaldo! I'll take the lead, and you assist me!"

Jackbaldo wanted to object, but Li You immediately said, "I am in a stronger physique, listen to me!"

Youmu had stood up again, this time he left Jackbaldo behind and came towards Li You. As for the attacks from Edge and V at the entrance of the hall behind him, he didn't take them seriously at all.

This was normal. After all, the attacks of the two men barely broke his defense. Yum's physical strength and melee power were definitely the strongest among the Soul Three Fire Kings. His extremely high defense and immunity to fire made him look like a mountain or a towering ancient tree!
The only thing that can break mountains and trees is a storm.

Based on the effects of Edge and V's attacks just now, Li You had already estimated that even if he was allowed to attack, he could only break Yum's defense with a full-strength attack in his dragon form. But to say that he could injure Yum severely was obviously overthinking.

Putting aside other things, Youm is over eight meters tall. Even if the Blood Immortal Slasher slashed at him, it would only be a cut from the knife.

Fortunately, there was still the Storm Binder available. Facing the approaching Youmu, Li You took out the medicine gourd without hesitation and took a big gulp, then raised the broken sword in his hand again!

The air currents gathered on the sword and gathered into a storm, but Li You did not stick to any rules, holding the sword with both hands and slashing down diagonally!
"boom--!!"

The Storm Blade slashed out diagonally, but Yum was unwilling to fall down this time, so he raised the large hatchet and chopped back!

The storm was invisible, but Yum's attack was no less powerful. After the collision, part of the Storm Blade was actually broken apart, and only most of the original part fell on Yum!
With a loud rumble, Youm took two steps back, but he did not fall. He looked down at Li You and Jackbaldo, his scarlet eyes full of brutality.

Li You and Jack Baldo's expressions changed.

How could this be?

"Roar--!!"

Youm roared, and the big hatchet came down with a fierce wind!
Li You's body turned into black smoke, and Jackbaldo quickly rolled sideways to avoid the attack.

Li You didn't care about anything else after landing. He ignored the pain in his arms and raised the Storm Controller again!
The air currents gathered again, and Li You and Jackbaldo also had a pattern. They had already moved to the left and right, respectively, and moved to both sides of Youm.

At this moment, the two exchanged glances instantly, so Jackbaldo raised his sword first and chopped it down heavily!

"boom--!!"

The giant Youm also roared, and this time he raised the large hatchet in his hand, using the broad and thick blade as a shield to block in front of him!

The storm fell and hit Youm's big hatchet, and as expected, part of it was blocked, and the remaining part was not enough to knock down the giant.

But at this time, Li You on the side and behind had already swung down his sword!
"boom……!!!"

This time, Youm had no time to defend himself and was hit hard on the back by the storm!

"Boom!!"

The two storms fell at the same time. Even though the first storm was partially blocked, the combined force of the impact still overturned the giant Yum!
Along with the shaking of the earth, Youm fell heavily to the ground, causing water to splash and bricks and stones to crack.

Yum's anger reached its peak. He quickly propped himself up, raised his head and let out an earth-shaking roar!

Amid the roar, flames ignited on the giant Yum's body and arms. The flames were more intense than those of Aldrich or the Farran Undead Squad, almost completely covering his arms. The large hatchet in his hand turned into a flaming blade!
Salary King Yum!

Youm stood up, stomped his foot hard on the ground, and a storm of fire instantly swept around!

"boom--!!"

Li You and Jackbaldo immediately dodged and hid behind the stone pillars in the hall, so they were not burned by the flames. However, the Fire King Yum immediately grasped the large hatchet with both hands and rolled heavily towards Li You!

"Boom-!!"

He held the large hatchet horizontally and smashed the stone pillar where Li You was hiding. Then he pressed the sharp blade down like a guillotine!
Fortunately, Yum's strength and defense were invincible, so his movements were much slower, and he couldn't compare with the Undead Squad, which was known for its agility. Li You retreated instantly and dodged the attack in time. After landing, he took another sip from the wound medicine gourd and was about to charge the Storm Blade again.

"Jack..."

Li You originally planned to call Jackbaldo to cooperate with him again, but when he glanced around, he saw him hiding behind a stone pillar on the other side. Although he was holding the Storm Controller tightly, the armor on his arms was covered with blood!
The giant Youm hardly bleeds, so it goes without saying where this blood comes from.

Li You's expression changed twice in an instant, especially when he saw that Jackbaldo insisted on accumulating a storm and cooperating with him even in this situation, he couldn't help but shout: "Wait!"

Jackbaldo indeed paused, but the look he gave him still showed unwavering determination.

For him, there is only one reason to awaken again as the Ashes, and that is to fulfill his promise to his old friend Youm... to send him away with the greatsword he personally gave him.

So even if Li You tried to stop him, or even if he was not the only one, he would fight to the death.

Li You saw what Jackbaldo was thinking and couldn't help but frown. But at this moment, the Fire King Yum had already rushed towards him again.

Li You didn't have time to speak, so he could only pull Youm to another direction to avoid it, and at the same time let Edge pull Jack Baldo into the mental connection network.

"onion!"

Li You shouted, and at this time he didn't care about calling the full name, so he habitually called "Onion".

Jack Baldo was obviously stunned, but he didn't get angry at this time. Instead, he responded: "Don't hesitate! My old friend, only I can stop it!"

Li You quickly replied: "I won't stop you! But this won't work. Even if we die of exhaustion, we probably won't be able to defeat him!"

Jack Baldo paused and said, "...then what do you think we should do?"

“Hoo! Hoo! Hoo——!!”

Li You dodged Youmu's three consecutive heavy blows while saying, "I have an idea! You listen to my command! I tell you to attack and then you attack again!"

Jackbaldo visibly hesitated before saying, "...Okay! But don't force it, Yum, he's my responsibility!"

"--Don't worry!"

Li You said nothing more after leaving these words. He suddenly activated the Feather of Mist Crow again, dodging Youmu's guillotine and keeping a distance from him.

Then, Li You stood still and held the Storm Controller tightly.

This sword still retains the power of the storm, and even if it is broken, it can still be used at full strength against giants.

Only storms can knock down trees, and that seems to be true at the moment. But for Li You, Storm Control is not the only way for him to exert the power of storms.

Li You's mind moved, and the Sakura Dragon Divine Crystal in his body started to work, and divine power began to be injected into the broken sword in his hand.

As divine power poured into the sword, a shadow actually appeared on the originally broken Storm Controller, as if another thorn-like sword was overlapping it.

Li You raised the sword that had become somewhat illusory again and swung it towards Youm!

At this moment, an incredibly violent storm surged in, turning into blades and spiral thorns, smashing towards Youm!

"boom--!!!"

(End of this chapter)