Survival in the game world begins with Biochemical 2

Chapter 433 Twin Princes, Lothric and Lorian

"boom--!!"

With a gunshot and a flash of fire, the two zombie soldiers at the front of the bridge leading to the throne room of Lothric flew out at the same time and were shot through together.

At this end of the bridge, Li You pulled the bolt, the muzzle moved slightly, and then another shot was fired.

"boom--!!!"

Another zombie soldier fell, and this shot also tore apart several wooden panels on the bridge, exposing more enemies in the rear.

But of course, even if these zombie soldiers hid behind obstacles, it would not be a problem. Edge stood quietly beside Li You, with his human radar fully turned on, finding all the enemies behind the cover and marking them in Li You's consciousness.

Li You fired more than ten shots, all of which hit the target, and then he finally felt his arms and shoulders slightly sore. In order to ensure that he was in good condition, he stopped shooting.

Then he handed the gun to V.

Even though V's physique had been improved, it was certainly not as good as Li You's, but she had a variety of prosthetics installed on her body and "gaskets" on her hands to assist in shooting, so her efficiency was not much worse. She fired seven shots in succession, sending away all the zombie soldiers guarding the middle section of the bridge.

Seeing that all the soldiers had left, V did not put down his gun, but turned to the other end of the bridge.

On the stairs over there, a group of majestic Lothric knights walked down in an orderly manner.

Unlike most of the Lothric knights seen before, the cloak bands of this team of four knights are all dark blue, which makes them look very special.

A team of four riders, a sword and shield knight leading the way, two spear and shield knights on the left and right in the middle, and the last elite with a huge sword at the rear. Compared to the scattered group of other enemies, this appearance is naturally quite different.

However, Li You looked at them and then at the defensive facilities on the bridge, and felt a little confused.

If all these defensive facilities on the ground were only to guard against one or two people coming to look for the ashes of the Cinder King, it would be too much of a fuss, and the effect would obviously not be good.

The twin princes were not mediocre people, especially since they had not been blinded by the First Fire, they would not do such meaningless things.

However, Li You immediately thought of the civil strife in Lothric. The interior of this contemporary royal family is not monolithic. It is said that there are two distinct factions, one supporting the transmission of the fire and the other doubting it, which led to a civil war.

The first fat guy encountered at the high wall of Lothric was the Winged Knight. He was hostile to the red-robed Lothric knights. The pool where he patrolled was full of corpses of knights, which was also a microcosm of the civil strife in Lothric.

It is said that the red and blue robes and cloaks are also symbols to distinguish different factions.

The twin princes undoubtedly belonged to the faction that questioned the transmission of the flame, so much so that they hid in the throne room and never came out again. And the garrison at their door was arranged in this way, perhaps it was also the consequence of the civil war?

But the number of guarding knights seems to be a little less... Is it because of the lack of manpower due to the civil war?

Li You had a non-chalant attitude towards soul learning, but the abnormality in front of him aroused his interest and a little vigilance, so he thought about it. In addition to thinking, he even wanted to ask his companions.

Behind him, Shiris, wearing a light-colored mixed light armor, was wiping her big rapier while waiting quietly. As Li You's knight, she followed him as a matter of course, and Li You only brought her, a person from his own world.

Although I don't know whether Sirius knows about the affairs of the Lothric royal family, there is no harm in asking.

Compared to him, V, who still has only a vague understanding of the historical background of the Dark Souls world, does not have so many messy ideas.

V said: I don’t know who they are, I just know that I want to kill as many people as I can.

So at this moment, she aimed at the greatsword Lothric Knight at the back of the queue and pulled the trigger without hesitation!
"boom--!!"

But what she didn't expect was that the Lothric Knight seemed to have predicted the future. The moment she pulled the trigger, he turned his head and swung the greatsword on his shoulder horizontally, blocking the bullet without a single mistake!

"clang!!"

There was a long and clear sound, and even the high-quality Lothric Knight's great sword was bent backwards by the shot, making a crisp sound. However, the weapon that was briefly hit by the wedge stone was still strong after all, and the great sword rebounded and blocked the bullet, which bounced off and fell to the ground.

The greatsword Lothric Knight took three steps back before he could stand firm, but he immediately moved the greatsword in front of him away, revealing his scarlet eyes behind him.

"Ow-!!"

Following his roar, four Lothric knights rushed over in unison!

Li You was still asking Sirius questions, but now he had to put it aside for the moment and drew his knife.

"Deal with them first!"

V put down his gun and drew his sword as well, Edge pulled the longbow, and Yuzu carried the Exile's broadsword.

Shiris shook the amulet, casting a miracle of continuous recovery on everyone, and then Li You rushed forward first!

The bright knife light flashed continuously!
——After a moment, Li You pulled the knife out of the chest of the Greatsword Knight Lothric with force, causing him to fall unwillingly. The other three knights had also been dealt with by their companions.

Li You took a look at the knife in his hand. Although it collided head-on with the metal armor of the Lothric Knight, the blade was still as bright as new without a trace of damage, and it still shone with a cold and intimidating light, which made him nod his head.

Now that he had obtained more than one wedge-shaped stone original disk, Li You would naturally not be stingy in using them. He strengthened both Thunder Moon Shadow and Blood Immortal Slash to the limit - now the two swords were truly weapons of the gods, and Li You could feel the difference from when they were at +9 just by holding them.

Although it is only the last step, it is indeed a world of difference!

At this moment, it is just a small test. The full power of the two swords can only be demonstrated against BOSS-level opponents.

So Li You waved the knife and put it back into the sheath.

He looked around again, and there were no other enemies on the bridge. Li You had sniped first to be fully prepared.

Apart from the DLC world expansion, the battle against the two princes may be the most difficult battle in this world, second only to the battle against the nameless king, but Li You has no intention of attracting a large number of people to gang up on him.

Although I always joked that "No brothers, no Dark Souls" when playing games in the past, that was more due to the limitations of the combat system of the Souls series of games, which resulted in a significant decrease in combat difficulty in many-on-one situations.

Most of the soul bosses' moves are designed for one-on-one battles, so when facing a fire host with two or even three spirits, they will appear clumsy and may be easily defeated.

As a contrasting example, we can look at the boss battles in the Ring of Magic series. Because the Ring of Magic added the function of "summoning ashes", the design concept of the boss was also changed, making it uncomfortable to fight in a one-on-one fight.

In today's real world, the fighting style of the Soul BOSS has become somewhat similar to that of the Magic Ring.

Flexible, changeable, erratic, they are all powerful for a while, so they will naturally not be stuck in the framework of the original game. They also have their own ideas about how to defeat the larger force with the smaller one.

Therefore, if Li You asked too many people to come and beat up the two princes, it might cause trouble. Besides, he is the main fighting force after all, and too many people would disrupt his pace.

Now the number of people is just right. Li You confirmed the status of everyone again and was about to lead the team to the throne room, but then he thought of something. His eyes moved slightly, he opened the system panel to take a look, and made some adjustments.

Then, Li You nodded: "It's time. Let's go! To the throne room!"

Everyone, including Yuzu, became serious and responded in unison: "Okay!"

Walk across the bridge and go up the stairs to the throne room of Lothric City, where Prince Lothric, who should be the Holy King now, is.

Yes, the prince of this generation of the Lothric royal family is named Lothric. He was born with the mission of passing on the fire and was originally given high hopes, but in the end he chose to escape from his mission and has been hiding ever since.

The high priest named Emma was the prince's wet nurse. She must have ended up living in the church in the outer city because of the dispute over the flame.

Going forward, pushing open the heavy metal door of the hall, you will see an indoor staircase corridor covered with worn carpets. Going forward through the archway, you will find Prince Lothric.

Statues of beheaded knights were lined up on both sides of the corridor, and behind the arch in front was the spacious throne hall.

There are gorgeously decorated carved glass windows on both sides of the hall, and two rows of stone pillars support the towering dome. Under the stone pillars are wooden high-backed chairs quietly placed, but they have long been empty.

The sun shone through the glass window on the left, illuminating the entire hall. With the light, Li You and his companions could also see the furnishings at the end of the hall.

On the high platform where the throne was supposed to be placed, there was actually a large bed. A figure wearing a dark coarse cloak was lying on the bed, raising his head in the direction of the intruder.

"...Oh, here come some people who never learn their lesson."

Watching Li You and his group walk into the hall, the figure slowly spoke, his voice a little hoarse but still clear.

"I am here to wait for the end of the fire, and also to wait for the ashes of the firewood to come and mobilize them." "However, you are not without the ashes of the fire, and finding the Fire King should not be your mission. If so, why are you here?"

The companions, including Sirius, did not speak, but looked at Li You. Seeing this, Prince Lothric naturally turned his attention to him.

Upon seeing this, Prince Lothric frowned.

"…You, you are full of vitality and should be a living being, but why do you smell like a curse? Even I have never seen or heard of such a situation."

As he spoke, he suddenly smiled.

"Interesting, your condition seems to be able to answer some of my questions. Since you have entered this place, you should be prepared, right?"

Prince Lothric did not make any move. Suddenly, heavy footsteps could be heard from behind Li You and his group. Aggie's ears moved and he opened his eyes and said, "There are Lothric knights! They are coming this way! There are more coming from the direction of the Great Library!"

Li You turned his head and saw that a considerable number of people had blocked the entrance to the hall, blocking the retreat route. Moreover, they surrounded the hall without attacking. The large shield knights held their shields in front, and it was obvious that their main purpose was to prevent Li You and others from escaping.

Seeing this, Li You narrowed his eyes and finally spoke: "Prince Lothric, you are really decisive in doing things! We just came from the Great Library, why didn't we see so many knights hiding?"

The prince just smiled and said, "Of course you can't see them. I placed them somewhere else until I used the power of the magic circle to transport them here just now."

"What do you think? Give up resistance and surrender. Perhaps I will show you some mercy."

Facing Prince Lothric's gaze, Li You shook his head: "I was originally thinking whether I could have a talk with you, but it seems that I have thought too much. After all, asking you to pass on the fire is like asking for your life. It is impossible to persuade you. After all, we have to fight before we can get the firewood."

Prince Lothric frowned and said, "You are really confident. It is not clear whether you can resist my knights with your strength, but you dare to say that you want to take my head?"

Unexpectedly, Li You nodded: "It would be troublesome if there were too many interferences here. Your knights are all elites and difficult to deal with. Fortunately..."

"I am also prepared."

The prince was stunned and wanted to say something, but Li You didn't intend to waste any more time.

He raised his hand, light shone from his palm, and then several figures appeared behind him!

Those figures had different postures and shapes, but they all had a majestic aura and obviously possessed considerable strength.

The first to appear was Onion Brother, Jack Baldo. He had said before that he wanted to see Li You complete his mission, so after paying tribute to his old friend, he definitely came to help Li You.

Then, brother Igor, wearing beast armor and carrying a Moren hammer on his shoulder, was also among them.

Yes, he is still alive and here to help. In his words, a useless woman finally came to her senses and became a fire keeper. He had nothing to do, so he came to take a look.

As for Brother Yiguo's tougher words, not to mention Li You, even Youzi had gotten used to it, so naturally no one would expose him. Onion had some problems with Yiguo before, but now he didn't bother him.

They are all people who have completed their missions, and there is no need for conflict when they come to do the last thing.

That's not all, Hawkwood was also standing in the back. He felt that he owed Li You something, so he came uninvited.

The last person is the magic teacher, Obeck of Biheim.

Just like the side quest in the game, Li You handed all four magic scrolls to Obek, and then learned all the magic in the scrolls. Obek suddenly felt that he could not help and felt guilty for not being able to fulfill his promise.

Fortunately, Li You already knew his character, so he persuaded him with the reason that "there are many unique soul magics you haven't seen yet". Otherwise, he would run away from home to find new magic to teach Li You, and that would only end with death in the great library.

But in fact, Li You had not told him that he was going to challenge the twin princes. Not only did he not tell Mr. Obeck, but also Igor, Onion, and Hawkwood.

Just like he said before, he had no intention of calling for a fight.

If it were in the game, if he could really bring so many people to fight the two princes, Li You could just stand there and not take any action, and they would be able to almost kill the last Fire King.

Unfortunately, this is not a game. Bringing too many people to attack will not actually help the battle.

Every one present was a warrior with a distinct personality. They had basically never cooperated with each other before, not to mention that there was no immunity to friendly fire among their companions.

The two princes are also very powerful, and they will only become stronger with the evolution of this world. If a group of people rush into the throne room and beat them up, Li You is really afraid of a situation where 1+1<1 will occur.

For example, when Brother Igor used Moren's Wrath, it ended up knocking all his teammates away, or when Teacher Obek fired a Soul Crystal Gun, it pierced him and Lorian together.

Even if this mistake didn't happen, with too many people around, Li You and his companions would inevitably be restricted and unable to exert their full combat effectiveness.

What's more, Li You himself also wanted to test the strength of the two princes in order to roughly estimate the strength of the incarnation of the King of Fire.

Based on the above considerations, he originally did not plan to bring so many people, and only called the faith warrior Sirius who could serve as an auxiliary.

As a result, when he returned to the Fire Shrine, his conversation with the Fire Keeper and Rhodos seemed to have been heard by Hawkwood, who was sitting on the stairs as usual.

So after Li You left, Hawkwood slapped his forehead and came up with an idea.

He already felt that he owed Li You something, and when he heard that Li You was going to challenge the twin princes, he felt that he should help, so he found Iguo, Onion, and Oubeck, who also volunteered, and followed Shiris here.

Li You: "......"

You are really smart!

But since they were already here, Li You thought about it and decided not to chase them away.

Although it is not practical to rush in and beat them up at once, it is a good idea to let them wait in the companion space for a while and serve as reinforcements just in case.

No, it comes in handy now.

In fact, when Li You saw the four blue knights defending the bridge, he was alert. No matter how disciplined they were, there were only four of them. Unless these four knights were at the BOSS level, they would definitely not be able to stop the invasion of foreign enemies. After all, those who could pass through many obstacles and kill their way here were all top-level warriors.

This design is of course reasonable in the game, but now when Li You looks at it, he finds it a bit strange, especially after the previous example where Salivan cleverly took his men to live in the same house with the God of Food in order to avoid the enemy's attack.

Even Salivan knew to concentrate his limited military forces, so would the twin princes do the same?
Taking this into consideration, Li You made two preparations.

It's not just Onion and the others. Li You raised his hand again and another figure appeared, but this time it was not a living person, but a prosthetic puppet that had just been repaired.

The puppet appeared beside Li You with its original appearance.

The repair speed of the prosthetic puppet is much faster than that of the hovercraft, so it has been restored at this time. Li You finally asked everyone to make room. With a click of his smartphone, the armed vehicle, the Merrimack Magician, landed in the corridor.

The corridor was spacious, barely enough to accommodate the chariot, and there was just enough space. Li You pointed his hand, and the prosthetic puppet got on the chariot, and a large number of weapons on the chariot were activated.

However, Li You was also very clear that these hot weapons were not completely ineffective against the elite knights of the Soul World, but the effects were also very limited. Merrimac was only providing support, and it would depend on Onion and others to resist the Lothric Knights.

This matter had been explained to them before. So at this moment, Onion carried the two-handed giant sword, Igor carried the Morn hammer, and Hawkwood was also ready to fight: "Leave it to us!"

Teacher Obeck and Sirius stood beside Li You: "We'll go with you."

Li You nodded.

On the couch at the end of the throne room, Prince Lothric's already pale face became even uglier.

"...I see. You have already prepared for this. Well, then give it a try. My brother and I will put you into a long sleep!"

As he spoke, a warrior wearing heavy brass armor and a flaming crown on his head slowly crawled out of the darkness on the side of the bed, dragging a charred sword.

He leaned against the platform and let out a hoarse roar at Li You and others!
"Roar--!!"

"Chong-"

Li You drew his sword and pointed it forward: "Do it!"

(End of this chapter)