Sorry to Disturb You

The next day, in the morning.

It's a little past six.

Lu Xiu was woken up by her alarm clock.

She sat up groggily, glanced out the window, and saw that the sky was not yet fully bright, with a very faint grayish-blue hue still floating on the horizon.

Very soft sounds came from the living room: the soft clatter of a cup against the table, and the sound of a tap being turned on and off.

Lu Xiu rubbed her eyes and got out of bed.

The cool floor made her feel much more awake as she stepped on it barefoot.

She shuddered and began groping around for her shoes. Finally, she pulled them along, Open Gate, and entered the living room.

They discovered that Jian Li had already finished washing up.

Jian Li if sensing something, Jian Li immediately turned to look at Lu Xiu the moment the door opened. "Are you awake? Still sleepy?"

"Fine."

Lu Xiu shook her head.

At that moment, the bathroom door was pushed open, and Shen Nian walked out.

She had clearly just washed her face with cold water to wake herself up; a few glistening water droplets still clung to her fair cheeks, threatening to drip down her smooth jawline.

Shen Nian grabbed a tissue and wiped her face haphazardly. She checked the time on the System Panel and said to Lu Xiu, "There's still about an hour before matchmaking starts. Would you like something to eat? I'll go get it for you."

"Anything is fine."

Lu Xiu replied casually.

Then, glancing down at her slightly thin and disheveled pajamas, she yawned softly, "I'll go change my clothes first."

After saying that, she turned around and went back to her room, closing the bedroom door behind her.

I also glanced at the countdown.

00:41:47.

Half an hour later.

The atmosphere in the apartment was relatively relaxed, without the sense of urgency one would expect from an impending major battle.

Lu Xiu ate something to fill her stomach and was now standing in front of the full-length mirror. She gathered her long, loose hair with both hands, intending to tie it into a high ponytail. As she moved, her slender, fair neck was revealed, making her look refreshed and capable, as she had shaken off the grogginess of just waking up.

As she tied her hair, she turned around and looked at Jian Li and Shen Nian, who were completely absorbed in their roles.

"Once inside, act according to the situation."

Lu Xiu cautioned, "It's still unclear whether the system will share my coordinates with you in real time when it reports across the entire map. If it does, remember, unless your landing point is so close that you can reach me in just a few steps, do not cross the map to find me."

"The [Creator] buff on me will not only attract players from Prison Rock, but it might also cause monsters to keep chasing me. If you blindly trek to find me, who knows what will happen?"

"Are you okay?"

"I'm Architect."

Lu Xiu finished tying her hair into a ponytail, gave it a gentle shake, and then smiled, "Don't worry."

Shen Nian and Jian Li nodded.

At the same time.

The forums on Nine Provinces were now completely buzzing with excitement.

Countless ordinary players who were not qualified to participate in the T1 tier matchmaking, and even players in the second and third tiers, got up early.

The forum posts are being refreshed at a dizzying pace.

[First wave! Here they come! Only minutes left before the battle begins!]

[With all of Nine Provinces T1's top players on the team, and their previous winning streak in full swing, we shouldn't lose, right?]

[I'm not sure, there seem to be too many variables. This is going to be a head-on, brutal meat grinder.]

[Charge! Charge! Charge! What are you afraid of! How could Nine Provinces possibly lose!]

[Let's analyze this rationally. Our high-end combat strength is fine. The only variable is Lu Xiu, right? She single-handedly holds five Core Bonfire and has a built-in monster-drawing buff. Prison Rock will definitely target her, and considering she's Architect, it seems like she'll be in trouble. Hopefully, nothing unexpected will happen.]

[Wait, are you sure Lu Xiu can participate in T1?]

[Of course I can participate! Remember that nine-game winning streak in the recapture battle? Sequence 2 seconds, sequence 20—can you even compete with second-tier players?]

[I don't think the players in Prison Rock might be able to defeat Lu Xiu —but being surrounded would definitely be tough, but the Coordination Bureau will probably do something about it.]

[By the way, will there be a live stream of this top-tier showdown? I really want to see these epic battles!]

[I don't know----but even if there is, I'm still a bit traumatized by the system's live streams. Last time I watched Lu Xiu's recapture battle live stream, there were nine consecutive black screens, it almost gave me a heart attack----]

Players were having a heated discussion on the forums.

Meanwhile, the countdown timer in the upper right corner of all players 'System Panel reached its end amidst anticipation.

00:00:00!

The moment the countdown reached zero.

A system notification sounded in the minds of Lu Xiu and the other two.

Then, a confirmation box popped up in front of Lu Xiu.

[The first-tier (T1) team battle has officially begun!]

[Loading a copy of the scene ---- Expanding the map ---- Stitching together independent areas ----]

[Matching----]

[Number of participants: 1000 from the Nine Provinces faction / 1000 from the Prison Rock faction!]

[Dispersing player coordinates----]

[The descent begins!]

See you later.

Lu Xiu waved to Shen Nian and Jian Li, leaving behind a casual remark.

The next second, the three figures simultaneously transformed into dazzling Bai Guang in the living room and vanished instantly.

After a brief feeling of weightlessness.

Lu Xiu landed gracefully, and the 10-second invincibility shield granted by the system transformed into a faint halo enveloping her.

She opened her eyes, ready to face the scene of the underworld.

However, what first caught her eye was an enormous treasure chest of astonishing size.

"----Wow."

Lu Xiu was stunned for a moment, then exclaimed in amazement.

She did not descend upon a dark, damp wilderness, but rather into a dimly lit, lavishly decorated room with a high ceiling.

Inside the magnificent sleeping chambers of the saint.

Directly in front of her, a large woman was reclining on the couch, radiating a warm glow and amazing charm.

Gwynevere, Gwynevere.

Looking at the familiar Gwynevere before her, Lu Xiu finally recovered from the shock of the enormous treasure chest and was somewhat speechless.

What terrible luck!

It's alright to have swiped right up to the deepest part of the Anor Londo.

Doesn't this mean she's going to push back and conquer the entire Anor Londo?

Do we still need to defeat the Ornstein and Smough before we can turn back?

Three hundred and sixty-five li, right?

And most importantly, what happens when Didi tries to evade a ghost?

Will there be players guarding that area?

Lu Xiu's mind raced, and the game gave her a headache.

Fortunately, there were no other players around; it seemed she was the only one who had teleported to the giant treasure chest.

otherwise----

"You don't look like you've come to Audience me."

Sudden.

A gentle yet solemn voice came from ahead, interrupting Lu Xiu's thoughts.

Lu Xiu raised her head.

The Gwynevere was watching her, her figure like a mountain range.

"----Well."

Looking at the NPC in front of her who was completely deviating from the instance's settings, Lu Xiu had a pretty good idea of what was going on. "If I said I'm here to complete the linking of the fire, to finish Lord Gwyn's unfinished work, would you believe me? Can you give me the Lordvessel?"

You are not immortal.

Gwynevere tilted her head slightly, her long golden hair cascading down the curve of her shoulders and neck.

----It can move.

Lu Xiu sighed, then looked down at herself and realized that she wasn't just pretending; she was now genuinely using her own body.

"But I possess a powerful soul, a soul powerful enough, which should be able to be used to rekindle the fire, right?"

Lu Xiu started making up a story. "Don't worry! I will survive this time and complete the linking of the flame! Whether I am immortal or not is not important, so can I have the Lordvessel?"

"No."

The Gwynevere's voice remained gentle, but her eyes seemed to see through everything. "My Creator."

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really.

It's impossible to do it.

"----You're wasting my time, you little brat."

Lu Xiu muttered something, her voice neither too loud nor too soft, just loud enough for the person on the other side to hear.

Before the other person could react, she turned and rushed towards the half-open door.

Behind him, the air in the bedchamber seemed to freeze for a moment.

But Lu Xiu had already left.

As soon as she left, the door slammed shut, and in that instant, Lu Xiu vaguely heard a very soft sigh behind her.

She wasn't sure.

I don't plan to go back to confirm.

Outside the door.

It was spacious and solemn.

Bonfire burned in the corridor.

This is the end of the Anor Londo map.

This means that if she wants to go back, she needs to travel a very, very long way.

Okay.

Three hundred and sixty-five li (approximately 125 kilometers).

Let's start here as the first step.

Lu Xiu took a deep breath, then looked around to make sure no one was there. She then took the elevator on the left and started to descend, heading towards the room where the Ornstein and Smough were located.

The sound of mechanical gears meshing echoed.

The elevator began to descend.

As the elevator descends.

Other voices also began to emerge.

Moreover, the further down you go, the clearer the sound becomes.

At first, there were only faint metallic clanging sounds.

Then came the dull thud of a heavy object hitting the ground, accompanied by the aftershocks of the walls shaking.

Further down, she heard shouts, from more than one person.

Lu Xiu's eyebrows furrowed slightly.

finally.

The elevator reached the ground floor.

And the sound became clearer.

Lu Xiu walked out.

The hall was a complete mess.

Three stone pillars had fallen, broken into several pieces lying across the ground, with dust from the broken stones floating in the air.

The floor tiles were smashed, leaving several dents, and cracks spread out from the center like a spider web.

Two enormous figures were rampaging through the field.

Ornstein's golden armor was strikingly conspicuous, and his Dragonslayer Spear resounded with a deep, thunderous roar as it thrust out.

Smough was as heavy as a mountain; every time he struck, the ground trembled, and the sound of metal colliding with stone was deafening.

These two enormous figures are chasing after a dozen or so players scattered around the arena.

Players from Nine Provinces and Prison Rock have them.

At this moment, the scene was in complete chaos.

Players on both sides must defend against enemy ambushes while also dealing with the Ornstein and Smough.

They were all in a sorry state.

They were all obviously unlucky.

Having assessed the situation, Lu Xiu immediately decided to conceal herself, observe the situation, and then decide whether to take action.

But before she could move, the figure in golden armor in the center of the hall suddenly stopped.

Ornstein stopped in his tracks.

His gaze, hidden beneath his mask, swept across half the hall before settling on the slender figure at the entrance to the side corridor.

The next second, Smough stopped too.

His massive body turned around on the spot, the stone bricks beneath his feet shattered and caved in, and his heavy iron mask tilted slightly upwards, facing the direction of Lu Xiu.

Both bosses stopped attacking simultaneously.

This silenced the entire hall.

The players who had been attacking each other all stopped and looked in the direction where Lu Xiu was.

At the entrance to the side corridor.

A slender girl with a high ponytail, wearing a T-shirt and jeans, was standing there, her expression somewhere between "excuse me" and "please continue."

Everyone stopped.

More than a dozen pairs of eyes fell on Lu Xiu at the same time.

The players are still confused and bewildered.

The two enormous creatures had already reacted and charged directly towards Lu Xiu.

And at this time...

The players in Prison Rock finally realized what was happening.

"Lu Xiu!!! Look at the ID!!! It's Lu Xiu!!! Lu Xiu, the Architect of Nine Provinces!!!"

"Kill her."

At this time...

Players in Nine Provinces also realized what was happening.

"Wait? Lu Xiu?! Lu Xiu looks like this?"

"Ha?"

Are you kidding me?!

"Stop talking! Protect her!"

"Lu Xiu! Run! We'll protect you!"

Yes.

Players from Nine Provinces were more surprised by Lu Xiu's appearance.

Lu Xiu blinked, looking at the High Sequence players from the Ornstein and Smough and Prison Rock rushing towards her, and immediately pulled out the Loathing Halberd and the Nameless Blade.

Although it was somewhat different from what I had expected.

Never mind.

Go ahead and fight.