Your elite mobs are like this?

"Back off! Back off!!!"

After finishing his rant, Ulysses immediately began yelling at the other players to remind them.

The effect was only so-so.

As the Canaan player transformed into a wolf-like beast, the dungeon's enemies didn't stop either. Taking advantage of the chaos, the three Yharnam resident rushed up with weapons and began slaughtering everyone like war gods.

There are wild beasts among the players, and dungeon monsters ahead.

Goodness!

The scene was utter chaos.

"Holy crap! I want to quit too! But the dungeon monsters are right there! I can't quit!"

"Help! Help! Help! A monster is charging at me!"

"What the hell is that attack power?! How come that weakling's transformation was so strong?!"

"Lu Xiu, I'm just a child!"

"Ah..." The players were thrown into complete chaos.

Upon seeing this, Ulysses immediately abandoned the idea of saving people. He simply grabbed Gong Yu, who was still in shock, and pulled him backward!

Brush!

Almost the instant he stepped back, the wolf-like beast, transformed from a player, pounced on the spot where he had been standing.

The wolf-like beast spun like a top in mid-air, its claws flashing as it tore three deep gashes into the ground amidst flying debris. "... Stop looking! Run!"

Upon seeing this, Ulysses immediately abandoned his idea of fighting, kicked over an abandoned wooden cart that was blocking his view, and dragged Gong Yu along as they ran towards the Graveyard.

Behind the two, screams and the roars of wild beasts mingled together, and the scene was completely out of control.

The remaining dozen or so players were not weak; they were all High Sequence players from various regions. After a brief period of panic, many of them instinctively tried to regain their composure and form a counterattack.

But they overlooked one thing: as they frantically swung their weapons, they would inevitably suffer attacks from the monsters themselves. Under these circumstances, their internal energy began to surge wildly.

"My Beasthood Erosion is almost at the critical point!"

Suddenly, a player screamed in terror, trying to back away to suppress his rampaging blood energy.

But how could they possibly retreat? In this high-pressure environment where monsters and beast-like teammates were attacking them at point-blank range, it was impossible for newbies like them, who still needed to rely on the system's guidance and suppress their frenzied blood energy with their eyes closed, to suppress it while fighting.

So very quickly.

The murmurs rose again from the crowd.

"I... I feel like I'm a bit strange too..."

Immediately afterwards.

The second and third sounds of clothes tearing came.

The two players, who were fighting back fiercely and seemed to be getting more and more ferocious, suddenly froze. Then, their bones twisted, gray-black body hair grew out, and red light appeared in their eyes.

They too turned into beasts.

A chain reaction begins.

It's like a plague; the more desperately players fight, the faster their blood boils. And once someone can't control themselves and turns into a beast, they'll immediately turn their guns on their former teammates.

Players attacked by their beast-like teammates are either torn to pieces on the spot or fight back desperately out of their survival instincts, resulting in their own corruption level also skyrocketing...

Then they turned into beasts... the beast transformation began to spread from person to person! In this chaotic situation, the three Yharnam resident who initially held torches were like war gods, having already fought their way in and out of the melee seven times.

That's really tragic...

"Roar!!!"

On the other side.

Ulysses and Gong Yu fared no better. Just as they were about to leave the battlefield, two blood-soaked wolf-like beasts emerged from the crowd once more, leaping high over the wreckage of the abandoned carriage and pouncing on the two men from the left and right.

They are two players who have just Mutation.

It's incredibly fast.

That noob just now... he's really awesome after turning into a beast.

"Holy shit!"

Upon seeing this, Gong Yu's forehead veins bulged, and he instinctively raised the Saw Cleaver in his hand.

"Don't resist!!!"

But just as he was about to swing his sword, Ulysses suddenly roared and grabbed his arm.

Gong Yu was taken aback.

"Control your Qi and blood first!"

Ulysses explained loudly, "So what if we're dead! We can be resurrected! If we Mutation, we might be out of the game!"

Upon hearing this, Gong Yu seemed to wake from a dream.

Yes!

The dungeon mechanic allows for unlimited resurrections in Hunter's Dream after death.

However, once the Beasthood Erosion exceeds the critical point, things may change.

If you die at the hands of a monster, you can simply start over. But if you resist too aggressively and lose control of your qi and blood, you won't even be qualified to compete for the Berserker!

That's the thought that crossed my mind.

Gong Yu abruptly stopped swinging the Saw Cleaver, closed his eyes, and, following Ulysses's instructions, began to suppress the qi and blood within his body according to the system's guidance.

Ulysses did the same, suppressing his instinct to swing his axe in self-defense, refusing to look at the two ferocious beasts that had pounced on him, and instead channeling his Mental Strength to calm his raging blood. Pfft!

A sharp pain struck.

Ulysses and Gong Yu were instantly pounced on by the two wolf-like beasts, their claws and fangs tearing open their throats.

Even as their vision was completely plunged into darkness, neither of them made any counterattack, managing to suppress the Beasthood Erosion within a safe range. A strong sense of weightlessness washed over them.

Ulysses sat up abruptly, instinctively touching his neck and chest while looking around.

The Hunter's Dream remained unchanged; everything was exactly the same as when he left.

Although he didn't leave for very long...

"He fucking came back from the dead..."

Ulysses looked at the beautiful doll sitting quietly by the steps, and after a moment of silence, he laughed in exasperation.

Although he guessed that Lu Xiu's dungeon wouldn't be that simple, he really hadn't expected her to turn players into monsters and then deliberately mislead them by claiming there was no friendly fire damage beforehand!

No wonder players of Nine Provinces always say that Lu Xiu is inhuman!

That's absolutely right! Ulysses recalled the horrific scene on the street just now, and the more he thought about it, the angrier he became.

On one hand, you have to guard against dungeon monsters with high attributes and inhuman attack methods during high-pressure battles; on the other hand, you also have to guard against teammates who can't control their health and might turn into beasts at any time.

And because there are no friendly fire attacks, we can't take action beforehand to eliminate those weaklings who seem about to spiral out of control! We can only watch helplessly as they Mutation! It's really...

This is truly inhuman!

It's unknown how many people, like him and Gong Yu, managed to suppress their vital energy and die back in the Hunter's Dream at the last moment during that chaotic battle.

If there aren't enough people...

etc.

Ulysses's expression suddenly changed.

He suddenly realized something: what would happen to those beast-like players? Would they be eliminated by the system? Or... would they remain as monsters forever, like the Yharnam resident?!

The more monsters you fight, the more monsters appear?

The harder you try, the more powerless you feel?

"Impossible..." Ulysses ' reason told him that this was impossible.

But Lu Xiu's reputation in Nine Provinces told him that this was indeed possible...

Thinking of this...

Ulysses couldn't afford to rest anymore; he had to go back and check!

He grabbed the axe, strode over to the tombstone, and placed his hand on it.

A flash of Bai Guang.

When Ulysses' vision returned, he found himself back in the misty Graveyard.

At the same time, Bai Guang lights flashed around him one after another, and other players also emerged one after another.

Gong Yu was among them.

Ulysses quickly glanced around and noticed that besides a few familiar faces he had met not long ago, there were also quite a few unfamiliar players... He was quite certain that he had never seen those new faces before.

The Bai Guang was still shining.

A few seconds later, the small Graveyard was filled with exactly twenty players, including him, just like before. This time, however, none of the players were underestimating him; instead, they were filled with lingering fear...

"You guys have died once before, right? You all noticed, didn't you?"

At this moment.

A player from Nine Provinces broke the silence with a wry smile, "If you don't suppress your health in battle, you'll turn into a monster... and your teammates who turn into monsters are even stronger than the monsters in the dungeon."

"Right."

One player immediately responded, adding, "Looks like we've been rematched... How's it going on your end?"

"Ten people transformed into beasts..."

"I had more than ten there too, and they were all wiped out. It was terrible."

"No wonder this dungeon has a Mental Strength attribute requirement... Wait, guys from Nine Provinces, are all dungeons built by your Architect like this? I thought Monster Hunter was an exception."

"Normal operation, normal operation. Lu Xiu always manages to come up with something new... You'll get used to it."

"You can get used to this? What kind of lives do you Nine Provinces players lead?"

"Stop talking, stop talking..." Ulysses didn't participate in the discussion, but his expression was rather unpleasant.

At this moment, Gong Yu walked over. "You realized it, didn't you?"

Ulysses nodded. "Hmm... The dungeon has a fixed number of players. As soon as a player transforms into a beast and is eliminated, the system will automatically replace them with players of the same progress until we clear the dungeon or fail and are eliminated."

Gong Yu said, "There's another possibility: we can't find players at the same level, and we can't clear the level alone, so we'll eventually be eliminated... We need to be careful from now on. We can't die indefinitely, otherwise either the players we're matched with will get weaker and weaker, or we won't be able to find anyone at all." Ulysses nodded silently.

really...

He has completely figured out the matchmaking system for the Bloodborne dungeon.

Clearly, Lu Xiu divided Yharnam Town into countless Parallel Instances.

Within the replica, there are several Match Node.

Every single time.

The system will match twenty players with similar progress levels together at the same node, such as the Graveyard now.

If a player dies before reaching the next node, the system will re-match them.

The cycle repeats until the level is cleared. The dungeon itself is a brutal process of selection and elimination.

Players continuously team up and progress, but considering the increasing difficulty as the dungeon progresses, more and more players will inevitably lose control and be eliminated... If they linger too long at this first Match Node, other skilled players may have already moved on to later stages. Each time they die, they can only be matched with average players, making the fights difficult and causing players to constantly transform into beasts, needlessly delaying their progress.

In the end, it might not even be possible to find a match.

Because Ulysses remembered that he was matched with Top-Tier Instance, which should be dominated by High Sequence players, and High Sequence players are not endless.

As for players who are ahead in progress, even if they die, they will eventually be matched with teammates who are also ahead in progress. Putting aside everything else, they can clear dungeons all the way through... so they must have learned how to Blood Control.

This must be Lu Xiu's purpose...

Of course, if a player can clear the dungeon without relying on teammates, dying, or turning into a beast, then the system can't stop them.

But the possibility is very small.

In short, no matter how you put it...

We can't drag this out any longer...

Thinking of this...

Ulysses took a deep breath and looked at the others. Meanwhile, the players on the other side were discussing the dungeon's matchmaking system.

Nobody's an idiot. Those who can be matched into Top-Tier Instance are all of high rank. Although there may be differences in talent, they all have a basic understanding of dungeon mechanics.

"Those players who couldn't control their beast-like transformation should disappear now, right?"

A short-haired female player holding Cane looked at the Nine Provinces player and suddenly asked, "We won't stay on that street forever, will we?" Clearly...

Like Ulysses, she was worried that the more monsters she fought, the more they would appear, and the harder she tried, the more powerless she felt...

The others also looked at the player from Nine Provinces.

"I have no idea."

The Nine Provinces player gave another wry smile, "I just said, Lu Xiu always manages to come up with something new..."

These words immediately sombered the atmosphere in the Graveyard.

"Let's go out and take a look."

Ulysses stepped forward at the opportune moment and broke the silence.

He planted the axe he was carrying on his shoulder on the ground, looked around, and said in a deep voice, "However, we can't keep fighting like we did before." "Who among you can suppress your qi and blood in high-intensity combat without relying on the system's guidance?" The Graveyard was silent.

All the players looked at each other, clearly unable to do it.

"Since that's not feasible, we'll have to resort to a rotation tactic for now."

Ulysses wasn't surprised, clearly having already devised a plan. He said directly, "Twenty people, five people per group, divided into four groups. The first group goes up to fight the monster, and the remaining three groups are ready to provide support from behind."

"The five combatants must constantly monitor their Beasthood Erosion. Anyone who finds themselves nearing the beastification threshold must immediately retreat and follow the system's guidance to suppress their blood and qi. The other group must then immediately take their place and step up."

"And when it truly comes to an irreversible situation, even if it means certain death, we must first suppress our Qi and blood! This is the bottom line; otherwise, we'll harm others and also eliminate ourselves... So absolutely! We absolutely cannot allow our Qi and blood to go out of control and Mutation! Any objections?"

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up.

No one can Blood Control during combat.

In this situation, this is indeed the safest, albeit clumsy, method available at the moment.

"No problem!"

"That's a good idea!"

"That's the plan! If anyone gets stuck in the battle, suppress their qi and blood first, even if they die!" "I think that's a good idea."

Seeing that no one else had any objections.

Ulysses immediately divided the group according to weapon type.

"Walk."

After everything was settled.

Ulysses once again led the group, taking the lead and pushing open the iron gate of the Graveyard.

The familiar fog, the familiar Gothic Spire.

The group maintained a restrained formation, turned the street corner, and arrived at the location where the tragedy had just occurred.

When the view ahead becomes clear.

Everyone, including Ulysses, breathed a sigh of relief.

There was no image of a dozen or so wolf-like wild beasts roaming around.

Only three tall Yharnam resident stood there, each holding a torch in one hand and a weapon in the other. "Phew... looks like the system will clean up those beast-like players."

The player from Nine Provinces wiped the cold sweat from his brow. "Thank goodness, at least Lu Xiu still managed to be somewhat human..."

Ulysses also breathed a sigh of relief.

If the streets are truly filled with players in beast form, then their rotation tactics are nothing more than food delivery...

"Since there are only dungeon monsters, that makes things much easier. Let's start with the first group! Let's go!"

Ulysses raised his axe and charged towards the three Yharnam resident. Upon getting close, he swung his axe at the Yharnam resident in front. Gong Yu and the other three players followed closely behind, attacking the monster from different directions with their Saw Cleaver and Cane.

The leader of the Yharnam people was struck by Ulysses's powerful axe blow. After a brief moment of stiffness, he swung his rusty woodcutter's knife in a contorted posture and retaliated.

Ulysses groaned, his shoulder burning with pain. He glanced at his Beasthood Erosion, then hardened his resolve, enduring the damage, and swung his axe at the monster's chest again.

Pfft.

The moment the monster was wounded, wisps of bloody vapor drifted over and seeped into Ulysses's wound.

Ulysses suddenly felt the pain in his shoulder lessen, and his lost health points were restored.

Rally! This dungeon actually has a mechanism that allows you to recover health after being attacked!

But before Ulysses could even rejoice, a system notification popped up on his right side of the screen.

[Absorb enemy blood.]

[Beasthood Erosion +1%]

Ulysses's lips twitched:..."

Overall

Although it was five against three... it was far from being a complete victory.

The three monsters had higher agility and strength attributes than the player, and their attack methods were quite unpredictable, sometimes fast and sometimes slow, making them difficult to deal with. Fortunately, Ulysses's side had more people, and this time they were prepared, so they didn't encounter any unexpected problems like last time.

Even so... their Beasthood Erosion increased extremely rapidly, especially when they were injured or Rally. "Switch!"

soon.

Ulysses and the others could no longer hold on. With a roar, they retreated.

The second group of players immediately took their place. Ulysses retreated to the back, quickly closed his eyes, and followed the system's guidance to suppress the Rampage blood and qi within his body.

that's all.

The first group steps down, the second group steps up, the second group steps down, and the third group steps up.

Under the rotation tactic, the three incredibly powerful monsters were quickly worn down and collapsed to the ground.

"It really works!"

"This rotation tactic works!"

The other players were thrilled to see this.

Although this monster had high attributes and frequently used counterintuitive fast and slow attacks, leaving players drenched in sweat, the final result was still good, with zero casualties in the first wave of the encounter.

This is so much better than when we first met.

Ulysses suppressed his internal energy and walked to the monster's corpse.

His gaze fell on the few small glass bottles that had fallen from the monster's corpse.

"Dropped items?" Ulysses stepped forward, picked up a glass bottle, and glanced at it.

[Item Name: Blood Vial]

[Effect: Restores Qi and Blood]

[Method 1 (Direct Absorption): Crush the Blood Vial on your body and absorb it directly to restore some health. However, unguided blood will detonate, causing the Beasthood Erosion to increase by 2%.]

[Method 2 (Mind Control): Smash the Blood Vial on your body and use your Mental Strength to control its absorption, restoring some health points. No negative effects.]

Ulysses stared at the instructions on the Blood Vial before him and fell into a long silence.

"Did they pop Blood Vial?" Other players gathered around at this point.

Almost all of us were injured and we desperately need Blood Vial.

Ulysses responded with a word, then expressionlessly showed everyone the item description.

After reading the instructions...

The smiles on the faces of the players, who had just been feeling excited, gradually froze.

Ulysses took a deep breath, feeling a headache coming on!... No wonder this dungeon is called Bloodborne.

"Battle blood goes berserk, wounded blood goes berserk, Rally health goes berserk, and now even consuming Blood Vial... It's truly a curse!" No...

One player, looking at the description of the Blood Vial, scratched his head in exasperation. "What exactly is the Berserker in Lu Xiu's game? Why are there such strict requirements even for using a Blood Vial?! Does becoming Berserker require controlling one's life force like a vampire?" The other players also looked on with puzzled expressions.

"I don't know either... Anyway, that's the situation right now. We can only try our best to avoid getting hurt during the fight." Ulysses shook his head and distributed the few Blood Vial he had picked up to the players whose health was almost depleted. "That way, we can use the Blood Vial after the fight and have enough time to suppress our frenzied health."

"Of course, if you're really on the verge of death in battle and can withstand the erosion, then eat it and just keep attacking. At worst, you can immediately switch to suppressing your blood and qi after eating it. As long as the rotation tactics are not disrupted, Blood Vial are still very useful."

"That's all we can do..."

Several players whose health was almost depleted accepted the Blood Vial.

After your health is restored.

The group continued forward.

It must be said that... at this stage, Ulysses ' five-man rotation tactic was very effective.

Although the monsters' attributes remained high and their attacks were still counterintuitive, thanks to their numbers and excellent combat skills, they didn't suffer any losses along the way; in fact, their teamwork improved.

They continued forward, killing two more monsters, and then picked up a new loot item: [Item Name: Quicksilver Bullets]

[Effect: When used in conjunction with firearms, hitting an enemy at the moment of their attack will cause them to stagger (Gun Parry).]

[Additional Note: In addition to looting, Hunter can also condense Quicksilver Bullets by channeling their own vital energy out of their bodies.]

[Note: Condensing bullets will consume a certain amount of health. Players are encouraged to explore how to utilize their Mental Strength and guide their vital energy out of their body independently; the system does not provide any guidance.]

Upon seeing this explanation, the group, who had just relaxed slightly due to the smooth progress, fell silent once again.

"What's the meaning?"

Gong Yu frowned and pointed to the instruction. "The system doesn't provide auxiliary guidance?"

Ulysses remained silent.

On the contrary, the player from Nine Provinces said, "It's obvious that Lu Xiu's purpose in creating these things is not to make things difficult for us, but to teach us how to control our Qi and blood with our Mental Strength... Didn't the prompt say that after Insight reaches 50 points, the system will no longer provide auxiliary guidance for suppressing Qi and blood?"

This means that in the later stages of the dungeon, we might have to rely on ourselves to control our health, and condensing Quicksilver Bullets... it's probably like a graduation exam, hence the lack of system guidance.

Others:..."

"That makes sense." Ulysses nodded, then looked at everyone and said, "If you have the chance, when you're not fighting, try using your Mental Strength to suppress your blood and qi."

The other players nodded, their expressions becoming much more serious.

However, one player from Red Tide couldn't help but say, "But I still don't understand why the Berserker has such demanding requirements for Mental Strength? Ah... I must go all the way to the end! And then see how Lu Xiu demonstrates the Berserker's skills!"

Hearing this, the players next to him laughed, "Yeah! Charge! We have to push to the end of the dungeon and see how Lu Xiu demonstrates the Berserker skills! Even if we don't get the Profession Certificate in the end, I still want to see what kind of tricks Lu Xiu can pull off with Mental Strength..."

"That's right! We can pick up the bullets; they won't condense immediately, so let's pick them up!"

"Keep going! Charge straight to Lu Xiu!"

Looking at the players from various regions who were just moments ago looking serious, but are now all eager to fight.

The players from Nine Provinces widened their eyes in shock, exclaiming, "No way... are you getting optimistic already? You think you can push all the way to the end of the dungeon? You don't think things are going smoothly now, but they'll keep going smoothly from now on, do you? Haven't you guys ever cleared Lu Xiu's Monster Hunter?" "Just trying to boost morale."

One player chuckled and patted him on the shoulder, "We can't be facing a boss any minute now, can we? As long as it's just mobs, we can beat them all with our rotation strategy. We have a whole group of twenty of us!"

The Nine Provinces player opened his mouth.

But in the end, he didn't say anything.

"Alright, let's move on." Ulysses waved his hand, interrupting the conversation.

The group set off again, continuing their journey along the winding path.

Although they encountered several more waves of enemies along the way, none of them caused them much trouble.

They fought their way through and soon reached the main street.

But as soon as he stepped out of the street corner...

Ulysses, who was walking at the front, suddenly stopped and gasped. The players behind him, who had been chatting and laughing, also stopped instantly.

All that could be seen ahead was the end of the main road.

Red flames shot into the sky, as if something was burning.

Meanwhile, countless tall, trench coat-clad Yharnam resident were gathering in twos and threes toward the Bonfire.

Some were holding torches, some were leading dogs, some were carrying shields, and further away on the roof of a carriage, there were even a few musketeers standing indistinctly with rifles.

In short, everywhere you looked, there were enemies.

A quick glance revealed at least dozens of them. Players who had just been boasting about being able to defeat any monster were now breaking out in a cold sweat at the sight of this densely packed enemy force. There were so many... how were they going to rotate them???

"Retreat..."

Ulysses made a gesture, crouched down, and backed away.

The other players, like thieves, slowly retreated into the shadows.

In the shadows.

The twenty High Sequence players from various regions squatted on the ground together, and after a moment of silence, looked again at the Nine Provinces native players in the group. "Why are you all looking at me?"

The player from Nine Provinces noticed the gaze and replied, "Are you going to say Lu Xiu is crazy again? Don't worry about it, we've already said that... Besides, this is just a small matter, you'll get used to it."

"This is nothing? This is a whole street full of weird stuff!"

"This is nothing, you'll get used to it. So what if there are a lot of enemies? Since Lu Xiu set it up this way, it proves that we can definitely win. She must have her reasons for doing it this way. You know about the verification and clearance mechanism of dungeons, right? Lu Xiu has personally cleared every dungeon that she created that broke our defenses... So let's try slowly, there's always a way."

Everyone fell silent.

Gong Yu looked at the Nine Provinces player with a complicated expression, and couldn't help but reach out and pat him on the shoulder.

"Brother, you Nine Provinces players, the price of becoming stronger is really high." You've gotten used to that?!

What exactly were the players in Nine Provinces adjusted to?

"Alright, stop fooling around."

Ulysses interrupted the crowd's complaints, frowning as he said, "With so many enemies, we can't keep taking turns fighting them like before; it'll explode instantly."

One player pointed behind them and suggested, "How about we go to the end of the street? I see the enemies are gathering from there. Let's go check if there are any items there, and if not, we can retreat and attack the monsters from behind, luring them away as we go." "Okay."

Ulysses nodded, then looked at the others. "Do you have any objections?"

With so many monsters, clearing them out slowly from behind and taking them down one by one is indeed the safest tactic.

So no one else had any objections.

The group reached a consensus and immediately turned around. Instead of rushing towards the direction where the Bonfire was burning, they headed in the opposite direction of the main road, towards the end of the street.

They did not encounter any enemies along the way.

Soon, they reached the end of the street.

What appeared before them was an iron gate, and next to the gate was a lever about half a person's height. "A lever?"

Upon seeing the lever, the local Nine Provinces player immediately stepped forward, grasped it, and pulled hard.

Creak!

With a metallic scraping sound, the heavy iron gate slowly opened.

When they saw what was behind the iron gate, everyone was stunned.

Because behind this iron gate lies the Graveyard where they first emerged from.

"Shortcut..."

Looking at the familiar scene, the Nine Provinces player couldn't help but sigh, his expression complex. "Sure enough, it's exactly the same formula as Dark Souls. Doors that can't be opened, you just have to go around and come back..."

Isn't this a good thing?

Gong Yu was puzzled. "Why does it sound like you're talking about something bad?"

"Yes, it's a good thing."

The Nine Provinces player shook his head with a wry smile, explaining, "After we die and are rematched, the shortcut will most likely still be there. If we die, we won't have to run that long detour from the Graveyard; we can just go through this door and get back here. However, based on my experience clearing Dark Souls dungeons, Lu Xiu's shortcuts are never free. Either the distance is too far, or the death rate in the upcoming battles will be so high that we'll need to use the shortcut frequently..."

Everyone was taken aback.

"So what should we do now? Should we go back to the Bonfire and lure the monsters?"

Upon hearing this, Ulysses subconsciously looked at the Nine Provinces player, who was to some extent experienced, preparing to humbly listen to the advice of this seasoned veteran. The Nine Provinces player was about to answer.

"Supreme Leader! Come quickly!"

A Red Tide player, who had been exploring the area, suddenly walked to the right side of the Graveyard's iron gate, pointed to a pile of messy wooden crates, and shouted, "There seems to be another path here..."

I heard shouts.

Ulysses and the others immediately went over. Although the right side was blocked by a jumble of wooden crates and abandoned wagons, it seemed there was still a way through. "Is there another way?"

Seeing this, Gong Yu was somewhat excited. "We don't need to fight those enemies by the Bonfire anymore? We can go around them? I knew it was unrealistic to fight so many enemies! It's probably just a performance, right?"

Ulysses raised his axe. "Go and see for yourself."

That's all.

He strode forward, cleaving the jumbled wooden crates in two with an axe. The others followed suit, and as the crates shattered, a new passageway appeared before them.

Everyone excitedly went inside.

"There really is a way!"

Gong Yu rubbed his hands together excitedly as he walked forward.

But his smile froze on his face the moment it appeared.

A road appeared.

But what appeared wasn't just a road... there was also a Fat Brother.

At the end of the road, a huge dark figure turned around.

It was a massive monster, a whole size larger than the average Yharnam resident, wearing armor stained with blood, a wide-brimmed cloak, and carrying a Great Axe as tall as Ulysses.

Just its presence alone exudes a sense of oppression!

Not to mention it came charging in with a thud...

"Holy crap?!" Gong Yu, who had just been relieved that he didn't have to fight a horde of monsters, suddenly widened his eyes in shock.

"First group, prepare!"

Although Ulysses had a vague sense of foreboding, he immediately shouted and charged forward with his axe. Gong Yu and the other three players also reacted quickly and followed closely behind.

The enormous monster looked at the five people charging towards it, suddenly stopped, swung its Great Axe axe with all its might, and forced back Ulysses and the others with a whooshing sound... then abruptly lowered its center of gravity!

"Not good!"

Ulysses looked at his opponent's starting stance and suddenly realized something.

But he had just finished shouting!

The next second.

Boom!

The monster exerted its strength, its massive body rising directly from the ground, leaping into the air with the force of a mountain crashing down, raising its enormous axe high. A leaping slash!

Ulysses five companions suddenly looked up, their eyes widening as they stared at the shadow in mid-air that resembled a falling meteorite.

What the hell?! They imagined fast and slow blades, they imagined super armor, they even imagined overwhelming the opponent's strength.

But I really didn't expect him to jump and strike like that!

Is this the kind of movement a heavily armored monster, with a size comparable to a mountain of flesh, should have?!

A jumping slash is bad enough, but the speed was also incredibly fast!!!!

Boom!!!

The Great Axe landed on the ground.

The stone slab shattered instantly, with fragments flying through the air.

The shockwave instantly sent Ulysses, Gong Yu, and the other five people directly in its path flying!

Bang bang bang!

The five people fell directly to the ground, spitting blood.

However.

This wasn't even the most desperate moment. The monster, having landed its blow, didn't even catch its breath before immediately pulling out the Great Axe embedded in the stone slab. Then, it turned around and looked at the remaining fifteen bewildered players at the entrance of the alley.

Boom!

The little mountain of flesh rose up again! The Great Axe, as tall as a man, drew a semi-circular arc in mid-air and leaped towards the remaining fifteen people!

Double jumping strike!

Shadows loomed over the players crowded at the entrance to the alley.

Boom!!!

Another loud bang, the ground trembled, and shockwaves swept outwards along with debris.

"Ah!"

Amid screams, three players who reacted slower were thrown off the ground and sent flying, their backs slamming into the wall.

Meanwhile, the remaining players, who were further away and had managed to scramble and crawl to avoid being hit, were still pounding with anxiety, barely having a chance to breathe a sigh of relief.

The monster twisted its body, suddenly turned to the side, and gripped the Great Axe, as tall as a man, in its backhand.

Sizzle! The axe blade cleaved a furrow in the ground, sending sparks flying as it struck!

The monster dragged its Great Axe and suddenly swung it upwards!

Brush!!!

The sharp whistling sound of an axe blade slicing through the air suddenly rang out!

The two players who had just successfully dodged the "jumping strike" had only taken a step back when the axe came crashing down at their feet, and with that one blow, the two of them were as thin as paper.

Bang!!!

These two players didn't even finish their blocking motion before they were sent flying, weapons and all!

Full of power!!!

Let alone getting hit.

Just seeing those two fly three meters high tells you! That Fat Brother is really strong!

The two players coughed up blood in mid-air, and before they even landed, their health points were instantly depleted, and they vanished in a flash of Bai Guang.

The other players were completely bewildered. Then, they suddenly realized what was happening.

Holy crap!!!

"Back! Back! Back! Back!"

The formation collapsed instantly.

Not to mention rotation.

Everyone retreated frantically toward the iron gate, shouting as they went.

"BSS!!! This is BSS!!!"

"Damn it! Why is there a boss in this godforsaken place?!"

"Yeah! What the hell?! There wasn't even a system notification?! Where's the health bar?! Where's the name?! Is this even possible?!" "Is this place hiding a boss??? There wasn't even enough time to prepare?!"

Seeing the monster, wielding its Great Axe, leaping down like a god, the surviving players all broke their defenses.

No!

Is there a hidden boss here? However...

Just then...

A local Nine Provinces player, who was scrambling to escape in the crowd, couldn't help but shout out upon hearing this:

"Damn boss! This is an elite monster!!!"

Upon hearing this, the other players turned to look at the beggar.

I just turned around.

A huge shadow fell over their heads...

The Fat Brother leaped into the air again, accompanied by the whooshing sound of wind, and raised his Great Axe was as tall as a man, high once more.

Bang!!!

The Great Axe axe slammed down on the spot behind them.

The impact was explosive.

Fortunately, everyone was running for their lives, narrowly avoiding the axe blade. But even so, the residual force of the impact still sent the two players at the back flying, causing them to slide several meters along the ground and fall flat on their faces.

One of the Canaan players, dazed and confused, looked up, spitting out a mouthful of muddy water. Then, staring at the back of the Nine Provinces player ahead, he cursed, "You're talking nonsense!!!"

"So this is what your elite monster looks like?!"