Suffered Enough

Of course, discussing XP in Soulslike games was more than a little absurd.

But he really liked it.

There was also one slight difference from his previous life: when lighting a Site of Grace, Melina's dialogue options would sometimes appear at random, allowing players to speak with her.

Rather than only appearing at certain locations to explain the main storyline.

After players rested at a Site of Grace around six or seven times, Melina would appear once.

However, aside from paying attention to Melina's looks and figure, Song Ren was currently more concerned with the game itself.

He used the runes from killing the Tree Guardian and the miscellaneous enemies to level up at the upgrade screen.

At the same time, he did not allocate his points according to the requirements for killing the Tree Guardian with the Golden Glaive. After all, as a veteran of Souls-like games, he knew perfectly well what to prioritize.

Health bar and stamina were always the highest priorities. There was no question about that.

Besides allowing him to level up at Sites of Grace, Melina's arrival served another important purpose.

She gave him a spirit steed for transportation.

The horse was incredibly useful. Not only could it run quickly, it could even double jump.

"Feels like not many players will be walking on the roads from now on."

Mounted up, Song Ren circled around the area in front of Stormveil Castle and smacked his lips.

He could already imagine the gameplay to come—riding this horse and utilizing its double jump to scale towering peaks.

"And if it can double jump, doesn't that mean I won't die from falling?"

Thinking of something, he looked at the spirit steed beneath him, his eyes lighting up.

Song Ren rode the spirit steed to the edge of a