Survival in the game world begins with Biochemical 2

Chapter 432: Sirius's Oath
Halfway through the journey of sacrifice, the forest of crucifixion.

In the flooded forest, beside the campfire hidden in the woods, Li You's figure emerged in the firelight.

With the Dark Ring attached to his back, there are some small conveniences, such as teleportation no longer requiring soul expenditure, and in Li You's perception, the teleportation process seems to be smoother, with the same effect as lower latency and higher frame rate when playing games.

Although only 1000 souls are needed for one transmission, Li You has no shortage of them now, but it is certainly not a bad thing if the transmission can become smoother.

For example, at this moment, Li You immediately opened his eyes and scanned the surroundings with sharp eyes.

The forest was still as lively as before, with crabs of all sizes, zombies and dogs carrying wooden stakes, mushroom-shaped poisonous insects, and prisoners carrying wooden racks on their backs. It was very lively.

Li You couldn't help but nodded: We only need two purple-red Fran Guard oath spirits to complete the task.

But of course, he came to the forest specifically not because he was bored and wanted to teleport for fun, but because he received the message left by Sirius and came to help.

Not long ago, he learned about Sirius from the maid at the Fire Shrine. He heard that she seemed to have confirmed the whereabouts of his grandfather, so she left a message and went to look for her.

From the maid, Li You also learned her destination - naturally, it was the Crucifixion Forest.

So he teleported here immediately.

Of course, he didn't know where the Sirius people were exactly, but the Crucifixion Forest was not large, so it wouldn't be too difficult to find them. If he really couldn't find them, he could ask Aggie from his companion's space to help.

And it's not completely clueless. It's not unreasonable for Cirissa's grandfather, the Paladin Fodorink of the Kingdom of Dusk, to appear in the Crucification Forest. In the game, players can find his purple mark in the Crucification Forest.

The reason why it is a purple mark is because it is the summoning symbol drawn by Fodolink as the sworn bearer of the accumulator.

The Accumulators are known as madmen, and the summoning marks they draw, whether they are white symbols for assistance or red symbols for hostility, will be coated with a layer of purple.

If summoned, they will appear as mad spirits. Mad spirits do not care whether they are enemies or friends, only the number of living people is considered, and their goal is to kill everyone they see.

Accumulator: Kill all that move.

Cirris's grandfather, Fodorink, is an accumulator. If you find the right path before defeating the Cursed Tree and go to the Wandering Soul's Cave, you can talk to him. At that time, he seemed to be sane and would give the protagonist the Ash Accumulator's Pledge and a Return Bone Fragment. But in the blink of an eye, he would invade the Ashes outside the cemetery of the Undead Settlement, which is indeed in line with the character setting of a "mad spirit".

The "mission" that Shiris pursued was actually to bury her grandfather, who had turned into a mad spirit, in peace.

After Li You looked around, he did not find any trace of other people. He originally wanted to go to the location of the purple and white talisman of Fodorink in the game to take a look, but suddenly his expression changed. The Dark Moon Sword badge hanging on his waist began to vibrate, faintly pointing in the direction of the woods.

So Li You took two steps towards that direction, and sure enough, he heard a noise coming from the direction of the flooded woods, and he couldn't help but look up.

When he saw this, he was also slightly stunned.

There were two giant crabs in the flooded woods. They had been fought before, but at this time, both crabs were moving quickly sideways, chasing a figure wearing light white armor.

If it’s not Sirius, then who could it be?

Although Li You didn't quite understand why Sirius was being chased by two big crabs, he naturally wouldn't ignore it. He stretched out his hand, and the Black Knight Axe appeared in his hand.

When dealing with enemies like giant crabs, heavy weapons are obviously more effective than light swords.

The Black Knight's axe spun twice in his hand, making a dull sound of breaking through the wind, and then was held tightly. Li You raised his hand and was about to shoot out the grappling hook to bring a wave of justice from the sky.

But at this moment, his eyes moved again and he found another figure.

The man had been chasing after the two big crabs and was completely hidden. Li You didn't see him until he was at a distance and noticed the man.

Looking at the "dusk-colored" armor wrapped in dirty rags and the conspicuous flame-shaped sword in his hand, there is no doubt that it is the person Sirius is looking for, the Paladin Fodorink.

This paladin, nicknamed "Battlefield Undead", was chasing after two giant crabs with murderous intent.

But just when Li You thought that he was following the two crabs and was about to take the opportunity to finish them off, the situation reversed again. Fodolink took advantage of one of the big crabs falling behind and suddenly raised the flame-shaped sword in his hand. After charging, he smashed it hard on the walking leg on one side of the big crab's body!
"Click——"

A crisp cracking sound was heard. Everyone knew the fighting power of Fodolink. Both legs of the big crab were broken directly, and its body immediately tilted heavily!
Li You on the side had a strange look in his eyes: Is Fodorink crazy and killing people?

The big crab that was attacked was obviously angry. It struggled to turn around, raised its big claws and smashed down towards Fodolink!

But what Li You still didn't expect was that Fodolink had no intention of dodging. Instead, he raised the dark golden dusk round shield with his left hand, gathered his strength, waited for the right moment and swung his hand, and actually pushed away the giant crab's claws!

Bounce! Bounce!
Li You's eyes showed a hint of surprise, and then he remembered something. Yes, this big crab can also be parried in the game, but almost no one would do it, even Li You, who was somewhat good at parrying in the past, would not do it.

I didn't expect that in this world, I could see the parrying expert Fodolink show off his unique skills of parrying the big crab.

After using the shield to deflect the crab's attack, Fodolink quickly raised his hand and scattered coke resin fell down. The flame-shaped sword was already attached with flames, and then he stabbed it directly into the crab's mouth!

"Pfft——!!"

Li You was watching by the campfire and was amazed.

Not to mention, even though Fodolink was mad, it only meant that he didn't recognize any relatives and would kill anyone he saw. He still had his fighting consciousness and would be no match for anyone in a fight.

The purple and white talisman of Fodolink in the Crucible Forest is a typical example. Kill anyone who stands in your way. Are you afraid of the Wasp Ring +22?
For example, now, when Fodolink executed an execution, the wave-like blade of the flame-shaped sword immediately splashed out a large amount of blood, and the huge crab was directly sent away.

And Fodolink drew out his greatsword, and even chopped it twice more to make sure that the big crab in front of him was dead.

He carried the sword and turned to Sirius, who was fighting with another big crab.

Of course, no matter how weak she was, she was still able to defeat a crab. She stabbed the crab with the sword and made several holes in its mouth. She only needed to stab it with one or two more swords to get rid of it.

But at this moment, Fodolink came again.

Sirius could not help but grit her teeth. Seeing her mad grandfather getting closer and closer, she had to give up the opportunity to deal with the big crab and prepared to withdraw.

But at this moment, there was a sound of a rope being retracted, and then a figure suddenly fell from the sky, holding a big axe, and heavily split the carapace of the giant crab!

"puff--!!"

Blood splattered everywhere, and the figure immediately revealed itself.

"Li You!" Shiris called out subconsciously, and at the same time she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

She had faced Shalivan and Aldrich together with Li You, and was very clear about his current strength. With Li You as a companion, she would naturally feel more at ease.

However, Sirius did not forget to remind Li You: "Be careful! Grandpa... used to be one of the strongest paladins in the Kingdom of Dusk. He was especially good at finding the opponent's flaws and defeating them with one strike!"

Li You thought to himself that I know this very well, but he still nodded: "I will."

He looked at Fodolink who had stopped. There was a hint of doubt in the old man's eyes, but it was soon replaced by murderous intent, and he approached Li You again.

Li You was not polite either, he immediately swung the Black Knight's axe and chopped at him!

"clang!!"

Fodorink reacted quickly, immediately raising his shield to block and trying to deflect Li You's attack. But since Li You knew he was facing him, he was prepared.

The heavy Black Knight axe was infused with powerful energy that was waiting to be unleashed. Every blow was accompanied by a loud noise, which made Fodolink's shield tremble. Although he tried, he found that he could not deflect Li You's powerful blow. Instead, he was knocked back by the force!

“——Dong, Dong.”

Fodolink took two steps back, splashing water under his feet, and then he stabilized his body. However, Li You raised his eyebrows, as he did not expect that Fodolink could easily resolve his attack.

Only two steps back? Even if V or Edge had used a shield to block the attack, it would definitely be more than just four or five steps back.

Li You suddenly became interested. Since coming to the world of Dark Soul, he has seen powerful non-human creatures and boss-level enemies, but this is the first time he has met a human with such strength.

So he raised his hand, and the Black Knight's axe disappeared, replaced by a blue-silver lightning moon shadow. Li You unsheathed his sword and said slowly: "Fodorink, I want to see the true power of the strongest paladin of the Dusk Kingdom."

As he spoke, he rushed forward with a knife!

Shiris had originally cast a recovery miracle on herself from behind and wanted to come up to help, but she didn't expect that Li You, on a whim, directly used 80% of his strength and started fighting with Fodolink.

With Sirius's eyesight, she could see the movements of the two people, and saw the knives, swords, and shields constantly colliding and sending out large sparks, but she could not understand the details of the energy confrontation.

As Li You fought, he was actually a little surprised. Although he did not use his full strength, the sword light was like the wind, sweeping out, and Fodolink could barely resist it. The plain sword and shield combination seemed to be transformed into magic in his hands, and he could always deflect Li You's attack at the critical moment and escape danger.

During the fight, Li You realized that Fodolink was not a swordsman expert. His swordsmanship was actually simple and unpretentious. He had relied on countless years of life-and-death fighting on the battlefield to hone the most basic moves to the extreme, so that he could rely on simple weapons and equipment to deal with his offensive. But of course, there was a limit to this. After Li You understood Fodolink's tricks, he no longer hesitated, and instantly increased his strength, and chopped down with all his strength!

Fodolink had just barely managed to adapt to Li You's rhythm, but the knife suddenly became faster and heavier, and he was unable to defend himself. He was knocked almost backwards!
Fodolink finally managed to steady his steps, but saw Li You in front of him take a step back and sheath his sword.

Even though he was mad, Fodolink didn't think Li You was planning to reconcile, and he immediately became alert.

Naturally, Li You put away his sword just to accumulate strength. He raised his eyes, stepped forward instantly, and the sword in his hand hit the shield of Fodolink with the sheath, and the surging energy instantly broke his defensive posture. Li You then drew his sword, spun around, and the blade brought a flash of light, sweeping towards Fodolink's waist and abdomen!
The mad old paladin managed to react and raised his flame-shaped sword to block, but unfortunately he couldn't resist Li You's full-strength attack and was chopped away!
Fodorink fell heavily and rolled twice on the flooded forest floor before coming to a stop.

The sword strike had already severely wounded him, but Fodorink had no intention of giving up the fight. He struggled to get up, then raised his hand, and a spell of fire lit up in his hand, which then turned into a bright flame and floated in the air.

The spell, Warm Fire, can indiscriminately apply slow recovery to anyone within the coverage area.

Li You was not in a panic. Just as he was about to go up again, he saw that Sirius had gone around to the back of Fodolink without him knowing it!
"Pfft-"

With a crisp sound, Sirius stabbed back, piercing through the old paladin's armor and interrupting his movement.

Fodorink shuddered all over, turned his head to look at Sirius, paused for a moment, and then lowered his head.

With sorrow in her eyes, Sirius said softly, "Good night, Grandpa..."

Fodorink no longer had any reaction. His body fell down helplessly, and his blood dyed the shallow water in the forest red. And Siris stood there with the sword in hand, silent for a long time.

Li You put away his knife and walked forward, looked at her, then looked at Fodolink on the ground, bent down and picked up a small round badge from beside his body - the Accumulator's Oath Badge.

Li You looked at the badge with bone patterns painted on its surface, thoughtfully.

Sirius saw his actions, but did not object. Instead, she moved her lips slightly and silently recited a prayer.

Li You had no intention of disturbing her, but after Sirius finished praying, she looked at him again.

"...Sorry, I was just praying for grandpa." Sirius explained to Li You. Li You naturally didn't mind and shook his head slightly.

But Sirius continued solemnly, "I am truly sorry for involving you in my mission, no, my insignificant promise... and thank you very much."

“This way, my grandfather can finally rest in peace, and I can die.

"But... before that, I have a favor to ask of you. Please allow me to swear - to follow you as a knight.

"I have no way to repay you for your help. I can only help you complete your mission as much as possible."

Li You's eyes flashed slightly, and he looked at Sirius, but did not speak for a while.

Sirius's eyes were sincere and earnest, without a trace of falsehood.

But Li You also knew that in the game, although Sirius would swear to become a knight of Ashes, there was a prerequisite, that is, the player Ashes could not offer her blue tongue to Rosaria to officially become a member of the Finger Cult, otherwise, even if she had sworn allegiance, she would still be hostile to the player.

Because of this annoying setting, Sirius has been complained by many players for many years, saying that she swears that "loyalty will never waver", but becomes hostile if you just offer your tongue.

However, at the same time, Li You also knew another detail that was overlooked by many people.

When the player completes Cirris's side quest, that is, helping her kill the Paladin Fodorink, after she returns to the Firelink Shrine and becomes the player's Knight of Ashes, she will not fight back if you attack her.

Even if you don't agree to let her become a knight, she will not fight back and will just allow the player to attack her.

Cirissa's gratitude to the player Ashes, and her oath of "never wavering", were all sincere and without any falsehood.

Then why did Rosalia become hostile when the player offered her tongue?
It was a very simple logic. Sirius was born in the Kingdom of Dusk and was a servant of God. Rosaria was the enemy designated by the God she served and was a completely hostile force based on faith.

If the player offers his tongue to Rosalia, it would be equivalent to actively standing against her god. How could she accept this?

For Sirius, the god of faith > the knight's oath > her own life.

Compared with some religious fanatics, even if the player becomes Rosaria's finger, Sirius will only come to say goodbye to you, and will not actively invade you. In fact, her temper is already very good.

So in fact, she has been scolded for so many years, which is somewhat unfair. As long as there is no fundamental opposition to faith, her oath to Ashes is indeed sincere.

Ah? You asked Li You how he knew this detail?
...Of course I saw it in a video online (feeling guilty).

But in short, Li You did not doubt Sirius's loyalty, especially since he himself was holding the Dark Moon Sword, there was no possibility that he became hostile to her by accident.

So he just thought about it and nodded.

Hillis also smiled and said, "Thank you very much."

Her expression immediately turned serious. "...From now on, Sirius will become your knight. No matter when or where, even if I am the enemy of everyone, my loyalty will never waver."

She gave Lee a chivalric salute and then raised her head.

"I've heard that after Aldrich, you've defeated two more salary kings, right? You're worthy of it.

"Then the only remaining Cinder King is Prince Lothric. Rumor has it that he is hiding at the highest point of Lothric City, quietly waiting for the First Flame to be extinguished. His brother, the eldest prince Lorian, is also with him. This battle will be very dangerous.

"If you need me to go with you, or if there is anything I can do for you, please let me know, for I am already your knight.

"May the moon bless you throughout your journey."

Li You just nodded: "In order to challenge Prince Lothric, I still have some preparations to do, so I will go back to the Fire Shrine first. See you later."

Sirius was a man of swift and decisive actions, so she naturally had no doubts when she heard this and nodded: "Okay, I will return to the Firelink Sacrifice Site soon."

Li You didn't say much and teleported away immediately.

The first place he returned to was the companion space, where Yuzu, Edge and V were all busy with their own things.

Yuzu was resting peacefully. His injuries had recovered, but his weakness had not yet ended. He could only shorten the weakness period as much as possible by recuperating... but he certainly couldn't catch up with the battle against the twin princes.

Edge and V were sparring. V had been practicing Qi whenever she had free time recently, wanting to improve her strength in all aspects. She was indeed the most gifted genius in the cyberpunk world. Even with the negative effects of her cyborg body, she quickly activated her Qi and was currently training her control with Edge's help.

But at the same time, Qi requires long-term hard training. Even with V's talent, it is impossible to master it within two or three days.

So obviously, in the battle between the two princes, Li You still has to be the main fighting force, which is exactly what he wants.

What he needed most at the moment was his divine power. Unfortunately, this could not be restored by external forces, and he could only slowly recover it over time.

How much time does Li You have left?

[You have used the soul of Lord Yum, and the loss of humanity has temporarily stopped. The remaining stop time: 17:09:08. ]

Yes, after devouring the soul of Lord Yum, the remaining time he had became close to eighteen hours.

Yum's soul was stronger than both Aldrich and the Faran Undead Team, providing him with a ten-hour buffer. Aldrich's eight hours had been used up, and Faran Undead Team's eight hours began to be deducted.

But overall, Li You still has relatively sufficient time to prepare to deal with the two princes.

However, he did not dare to delay too long. After all, as it stood, he would not be able to escape the curse of the Dark Ring before defeating the final BOSS of Soul Three, so he had to give him some time to prepare.

Fortunately, his divine power recovered at a rate that was just enough, and he had already recovered more than half of it. At this rate, he could still have some buffer time before challenging the twin princes.

"The twin princes...Lothric and Lorian..."

While waiting for the recovery of his divine power, Li You certainly would not be idle, and was making various preparations. He went to help Sirius specifically because he just happened to have this free time.

Now that Shiris's problem has been solved, Li You returned to the companion space and sat down, and began to look through his system prompts again.

I was in a hurry before and didn’t have time to take a look at the achievement rewards of the Salary Kings and Salivan. Now is the perfect time to do this.

Li You opened the system panel and started to count. This time, with just a simple scan, he subconsciously let out a surprised sigh.

“Huh——?”

(End of this chapter)