Unfair!

"You can see the fire, and you can even see tiny, flickering flames—"

"It must be because there isn't enough blood—"

"Bring me the whip right now, ahhh, Friede, can you hear me?"

As long as the strange creature in front of you isn't the BOSS, it's fine.

Just as Zane and the others were thinking this...

The Father seemed to notice Zane and the others entering the church, and slowly raised his head while muttering to himself, "Ah, you, go and call Friede over."

"----What does this mean?"

Tessa looked at Zane.

Zane shook his head, about to speak.

Suddenly, a Sister Friede dressed in a gray-black robe slowly walked out from the side.

She wore a hood, which hid most of her face in shadow, and in her hand she held a huge scythe that was almost as tall as her.

The Sister Friede stretched out her other hand, slowly tracing the sharp edge of the scythe. Her bare feet touched the cold floor tiles as she began to walk forward towards Zane and the others. "Father, there's no need for the whip yet. It's just that those who have strayed here have disturbed the flames. Please close your eyes, I will handle it immediately."

"Prepare!"

When Zane saw the Sister Friede with the weapon, he immediately realized something was wrong.

really.

The moment the Sister Friede finished speaking.

The faint candlelight in the hall suddenly began to flicker, followed by a mournful and somber background music.

And accompanied by background music.

A long health bar slowly appeared above the Sister Friede's head, along with her name.

[Limited-Time Boss: Sister Friede Friede]

"Attack! Focus fire and kill her instantly!"

Upon seeing this, Zane immediately raised his spear and launched the first attack.

The Sister Friede's size was far less exaggerated than that of a dragon; in fact, she appeared somewhat frail in front of the players in the Prison Rock.

So Zane and his team weren't too nervous.

but.

I just started.

They realized something was wrong.

That's too fast!

Despite being surrounded by dozens of elite Prison Rock, the barefoot Sister Friede suffered no loss whatsoever.

She gripped the enormous scythe, which was taller than her, and gracefully leaped back half a step, dodging Zane's thrust, before swinging it forward with a fierce swing.

Zane's spear missed its mark completely before he could react.

Swish!

The scythe flashed through the air, leaving a trail of Afterimage, and appeared in front of him.

That's too fast!

The health bars of the first few who charged forward instantly dropped by one-fifth.

Next.

Friede gracefully turned her body, lowering the enormous scythe as it struck the hard stone floor, producing a long, grating scraping sound.

As she dragged along, frost spread across the ground.

"Watch out for the ground!" Tessa shouted.

But at the same time.

Using the momentum of being dragged, Friede swung the huge scythe in her hand upwards with great force!

At the same time, he took off into the air.

Boom!!!

The fan-shaped ice explosion shattered instantly!

Countless sharp icicles suddenly rose from the ground!

The players at the front of the Prison Rock had no way to avoid the terrifying ice storm and were thrown into the air. Their health bars evaporated by nearly a third in an instant, and a thick layer of white frost immediately formed on their bodies, making them move more slowly.

While suspended in mid-air, Friede brandished her scythe, hooked one of the Prison Rock players, and slammed him to the ground.

Bang!

Before the player could react, their health points were reduced to zero, and they vanished in a flash of Bai Guang.

"Her attacks inflict extremely high frostbite damage! Don't try to take it head-on!"

Zane, watching Friede land lightly, yelled a warning.

Despite feeling uneasy, they immediately launched their attack.

But the Sister Friede, gripping her scythe, lightly leaped backward once more.

The instant her feet left the ground, her figure seemed to melt into the air and vanish into thin air!

"Invisibility?!"

"Use area-of-effect skills!!"

After a brief moment of panic, the player from Prison Rock, alerted by a warning, immediately unleashed a low-damage area-of-effect skill towards the location where Friede had disappeared.

But there was no feedback on whether it hit.

Apart from the howling wind, the main hall was deathly silent.

That invisible sense of oppression brought all the players in the Prison Rock to their breaking point.

"Look closely at the ground!"

Zane's eyes darted quickly around him.

Suddenly, he noticed a tiny snowflake rising out of thin air not far ahead.

Left!

"On the left! Defend!!!"

Zane suddenly turned around and roared.

But it was too late.

A tiny ripple of frost spread through the air.

Sister Friede appeared like a ghost to the side of the player Prison Rock on the left.

She slightly turned her body, briefly gathered her strength, and then swung her scythe with a sudden burst of power!

Pfft!

The sound of a sharp blade piercing flesh rang out!

Before the player Prison Rock could even finish his roll, his chest was pierced through.

Friede exerted her strength again, easily lifting him up with her scythe and hooking him in mid-air.

The player's health was rapidly depleting under the effects of extreme cold and tearing.

Just as I was about to unleash my skill.

The next second, the Sister Friede's seemingly slender arm exerted force again, slamming down hard!

Bang!!!

The hard stone slab was smashed, developing spiderweb-like cracks, and the frost shattered instantly.

The player's health bar instantly dropped to zero, and he vanished in a flash of Bai Guang.

Even in death, he only raised his hand.

"Surround her! Don't let her disappear again! Don't let her maneuver around so wide!"

Zane's eyes widened; he realized something was wrong.

This Sister Friede is completely out of place compared to any of the Dark Souls bosses! She's totally different!

That's too fast!

If we had used the previous method and fought slowly, we would have been wiped out!

Other core players of Prison Rock have also realized this.

They began to consciously surround the Sister Friede, unleashing a barrage of skills.

But even so.

Friede's mobility remains outrageously high!

It's fast and has high attack power.

They also appear and disappear mysteriously.

One second he was hooking ice spikes with his scythe on the left, the next he glided away more than ten body lengths, swinging his scythe in a sweeping motion as if gliding on ice.

What makes the players of Prison Rock feel even more desperate is her attack rhythm.

She's not only fast, she's also incredibly unpredictable!

She seemingly raises her scythe lightly, ready to attack, causing the player to instinctively dodge and roll. But the next second, she mysteriously pauses for half a second.

Then, once the player thinks they've dodged, it unleashes a wide-range sweeping attack!

Even more outrageous! She can also switch hands and attack with a scythe!

It's impossible to guard against.

It's completely unstoppable.

Blood and frost mingled continuously inside the church.

Even with dozens of people surrounding Prison Rock, players still died from time to time.

Zane never expected this boss to be so difficult!

This doesn't feel like a Dark Souls boss at all; it's too agile. There are no stiff arm movements. Every dodge and scythe swing is like that of a top player who is extremely familiar with the rhythm of the battle!

fine.

Fortunately...

Although Friede's attacks are deadly, she has a weakness: low resilience, which causes her to be briefly stunned when attacked.

"Scatter! Block off all her escape routes!"

Zane a loud command, after paying the price of yet another player's death.

Tessa seized an opportunity, lifting his heavy greatsword and slamming it down on Friede's scythe. The immense impact finally caused the Sister Friede's nimble movements to stiffen.

Then, a variety of high-damage skills slammed into her frail body, and the Sister Friede was immediately forced to retreat.

"Catch him when he's vulnerable! Deal damage!"

But even so.

The output window only lasts for less than a second.

She quickly slid away to create distance again and continued her attacks.

This always causes a lot of trouble, with players constantly dying.

Moreover, it will still be troublesome once Friede becomes invisible.

But at least we've found a stable method of attack.

final.

After the deaths of seven core players.

Tessa seized the opportunity once again, briefly stunning the boss, and then unleashed another barrage of skills, causing the boss's health to plummet rapidly!

10%7.5. "Die!!!"

Zane seized the opportunity, and his spear transformed into a shooting star, piercing through Friede's shoulder.

Tessa, standing nearby, then delivered the finishing blow.

A muffled groan followed.

Sister Friede collapsed to her knees, then fell face-first to the ground with a thud.

Blood trickled down her body and spread.

He finally died.

"Whoosh----whoosh----"

Zane gripped the spear tightly, panting heavily, cold sweat trickling down his forehead. "Finally won—what's with this new boss? Why does a boss like this appear after the dungeon becomes a scene? Lu Xiu's doing? That's the only possibility. Luckily, the boss's health wasn't high—otherwise, it would have been a huge problem."

He muttered to himself.

But the other players Prison Rock Outlast didn't have time to answer him. Instead, they all collapsed to the ground, quickly pulling out potions to replenish their health and mana.

The elusive Sister Friede put considerable pressure on them.

However, the silence that had just broken in the church lasted for less than three seconds.

"Splash----"

From the deepest part of the church, a sudden, violent scraping sound of chains could be heard.

The player from Prison Rock was startled, then suddenly looked up.

The deformed Father, who had been bound and had kept his head down, now raised his head and stared intently at the Sister Friede lying in a pool of blood.

The blood beneath the Sister Friede was slowly spreading down the slope to the golden Lordvessel in front of the Father.

Seeing this scene...

The Father suddenly began to tremble, his deformed face shaking, then he suddenly opened his mouth and let out a heart-wrenching scream, "Aaaaaaahhhhhh!!!"

The piercing screams, filled with pain and brutality, were so loud that dust began to fall from the entire dome of the church.

This goes without saying for Zane and his ilk.

They were so frightened they jumped up.

I just felt a chill run down my spine.

"What? What happened?"

"What's wrong?"

"Ah?"

Before they could even react...

They saw the Father begin to use brute force, yelling and tearing at the chains binding him on the chair!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The chains were torn apart one by one.

Next.

The Father struggled to his feet, descending into utter madness. He raised the enormous golden Lordvessel high in front of him, then, with a rage that sought to destroy everything, he slammed it violently into the ground!

Bang!

He slammed his fist on the ground.

Flames overflowed from the golden Lordvessel.

Bang!

one time.

Bang!

Two times.

Bang bang bang!

He smashed faster and faster, more and more frantically!

Boom!!!

And with the Father's final, and most forceful, strike...

A violent shockwave erupted from the center of the Father and the Lordvessel.

Bang!

The stained glass windows on both sides of the church shattered and burst open!

At the same time, surging flames of sin poured forth from the golden Lordvessel, violently sweeping in all directions. Some of these flames, seemingly possessing their own life, rushed directly towards Sister Friede's corpse, completely engulfing her in flickering firelight.

Countless colorful shards of glass flew wildly throughout the hall, carried by the howling wind!

The player in the Prison Rock stared in disbelief, raising his hands to block the falling debris as he looked ahead.

In a sea of fire.

The Sister Friede, who had seemed lifeless, suddenly stirred as the flames licked at her.

Immediately afterwards.

The Sister Friede slowly rose again amidst the surging flames of sin, brandished her scythe, and looked once more at Zane and the others.

At the same time.

The stirring and poignant orchestral music began again.

The Epic Choir harmonies resonated throughout.

The familiar health bar reappeared.

Just this once.

The BOSS's name has changed; it's now - [Father Ariandel and Sister Friede]!

In the fire.

The Sister Friede stood in front, holding a giant scythe, her expression as cold and aloof as frost.

The Father stood at the back, looking like a demon, his body engulfed in flames.

Frost and fire.

Two diametrically opposed qualities coexist perfectly amidst the flames of sin, weaving together a breathtaking scene reminiscent of a religious painting.

But the players in Prison Rock were clearly not in the mood to appreciate the scene.

"Are you kidding me—he's resurrected?!"

Tessa's hand gripping the greatsword trembled as she stared in despair at the long health bar that had reappeared in her field of vision. Her voice shook as she exclaimed, "Second phase?! This kind of boss has a second phase?! Full health resurrection is bad enough—but we have to fight two of them at once?!?"

In the first phase, a Sister Friede without any special abilities had already killed seven of their core players.

Now.

Not only did the Sister Friede fully recover, but even that enormous Father —came into the fray too?!

How can we fight this?!

"Ah!!!"

Without giving the players in the Prison Rock any time to think, Father Ariandel, who had completely fallen into madness, let out a heart-wrenching roar!

Then they began their charge forward.

With each step he took forward, he would raise the enormous golden Lordvessel in his hand high and slam it fiercely into the ground!

One after another, without stopping!

Boom boom boom!

In the blink of an eye.

The Father then approached Zane and the others.

The enormous golden Lordvessel is about to crash down.

At the same time.

Sister Friede, like a phantom in the snowstorm, glided over in an instant and began to wield her giant scythe.

A grand and sweeping movement!

Agile and nimble!

Two bosses attacked simultaneously.

----It truly is a scene from hell.

Let alone experiencing it firsthand.

Players who watched it couldn't stand it.

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"

Zane's eyes widened in horror as he desperately rolled to the side to avoid the attack.

But just as he dodged the Father's fiery charge, the scythe struck him.

And if you manage to dodge the scythe, the Father's Lordvessel will smash into your head.

There is absolutely no room for respite!

"What the hell is this?!"

A player from Prison Rock, who had been repeatedly struck by the Father and then sent flying by the Sister Friede's scythe, let out a wail.

He didn't even finish the action of using the Consumable before he turned into Bai Guang and disappeared.

Zane watched his teammates disappear in Bai Guang, and saw the two bosses working together flawlessly. His eyes were bloodshot with rage.

If the Sister Friede in the first phase could rely on their numerical advantage to seize fleeting opportunities...

So now for the second phase!

This is simply making things difficult for people!

How do you beat this high-speed opponent?

How can we coordinate?!

"Retreat, retreat, retreat, retreat!!!"

Zane's eyes were bloodshot as he made a snap judgment, "Back to the gate! Run!! Don't fight!!! Otherwise, we'll be wiped out!!"

This is impossible to win!!!

at the same time.

--

In the main live stream room of Nine Provinces.

The players fell silent.

First Darkeater Midir, then Sister Friede Friede.

Two time-limited bosses.

Two entirely new bosses that are completely beyond the players' comprehension.

This once again made all Nine Provinces players deeply realize----

Once Lu Xiu hardens her heart, just how utterly inhuman can she become?

[Holy crap!!! Is this a monster that players can fight at this stage?!]

[Outrageous! This oppressive atmosphere is terrifying! On the left, Ancient Dragon's laser strikes the ground; on the right, Father Sister Friede unleash a double attack of ice and fire!]

[This is terrifying! These are monsters that players at this stage can't possibly fight! These are top players from Prison Rock, yet they're being slaughtered like chickens!]

[----To be honest, that Ancient Dragon and the Sister Friede's second phase were really cool, absolutely Epic ----]

He's handsome, huh?! But is he even a human being capable of fighting him?!

[Who can withstand this?! If you have to kill a boss of this level to capture Core Bonfire, you might as well just capture a regular Bonfire! Core Bonfire? Even a dog wouldn't bother capturing it!!]

Thank goodness our main force from Nine Provinces didn't go to those two awful places, otherwise we'd be the ones being slaughtered like pigs in there right now!

Compared to the excitement and relief, the viewers in the Nine Provinces livestream were also filled with lingering fear.

Meanwhile, in the Prison Rock camp's live stream.

That's different.

Only despair remained.

It's truly despairing; they were still hoping to turn the tide.

The moment those two bosses appeared—I instantly snapped back to reality.

This is impossible to win!

[Cheating!!! This is definitely cheating!!!]

[Injustice! Injustice! Injustice!]

[This is completely unfair! These monsters were all built by the Nine Provinces Architect!!! The Nine Provinces players deliberately avoided them!! But they let the Prison Rock players fight them!!! This is clearly a deliberate attempt to Prison Rock!]

[System! I protest! This is the Nine Provinces Architect abusing their privileges! I don't believe Nine Provinces players can defeat this monster!]

[Aaaaaaah! No wonder all the main forces of Nine Provinces went to Oolacile! The players of Nine Provinces must have listened to Lu Xiu! They deliberately avoided the Painted World and the Firelink Shrine! Oolacile is definitely easier!]

[This is a trap! Lu Xiu knew from the beginning that these two Core Bonfire were an unsolvable dead end! She deliberately left these two places empty to lure us to our deaths!]

[This is unfair! I want to complain! System! I want to complain about Nine Provinces cheating!]

[We're doomed—how are we supposed to fight this team battle?]

Players from the Prison Rock faction, upon seeing the two new bosses, immediately broke through their defenses, with wails and desperate curses flooding the screen.

Meanwhile, many players of the Prison Rock faction turned their attention to the perspective of Lu Xiu in Oolacile, filled with resentment, believing that Prison Rock should have gone to Oolacile!!!

And at this moment.

Lu Xiu has already defeated the Sanctuary Guardian.