At the same time.
Firelink Shrine.
Gallagher stood before the stone wall that should have been a dead end but had now opened wide, his brows tightly furrowed.
"I don't think the Nine Provinces Forum mentioned an entrance here. Did any of you encounter this when clearing the dungeon—"
Queenie stood beside him, peering into the deep passageway as she asked.
She had been sleeping intensely during this period and had not actually cleared the Dark Souls dungeon before.
"No."
Gallagher shook his head lightly. "But someone riding the elevator just said they heard a dragon roar. We never encountered that when clearing the dungeon either. I remember the system announcement saying the dungeon could change. This might be the change."
"A dragon?"
Queenie looked at Gallagher. "What are you planning to do?"
Gallagher hesitated for a moment, then looked at Finn. "What do you think?"
Finn thought for a moment before saying, "Let's go down and take a look. There's a Core Bonfire nearby, and it seems to be right below us. Since we've decided to win by exploiting the difference in the number of Core Bonfires, we can't give up this one. The location report just showed that Lu Xiu has already headed to Oolacile. There are two Core Bonfires there as well."
Gallagher nodded. "Then get ready. There are definitely enemies down there. No doubt about it. Stay sharp."
The other core players from Prison Rock took out their weapons and nodded.
Once Gallagher saw that everyone was ready, he said, "I'll go in first."
He took the lead and stepped into the passageway exuding an abyssal aura.
Finn and the other core players followed close behind.
The passageway was very dark.
And they had not gone far.
When the road ahead abruptly ended, it was replaced