The Good News Is You Can Revive, the Bad News Is

Rewind a few minutes.

Malu looked at the scattered skeleton on the ground and kicked it without hesitation.

Sion's third survival rule: Always hit the skeletons on the ground. After all, adventurer, you don't want to be ambushed by Skeleton Monster, do you?

She didn't feel at ease until all the bones on the ground were crushed to pieces.

"Strange, has this dungeon changed its nature? Why aren't there any Skeleton Monster that can be resurrected?"

"Senior, stop being so suspicious and come take a look. It's all good stuff!" the adventurer called out to her.

"Coming right away,"

Malu still felt something was off, but looking around, there were indeed no monsters left.

So, it should be safe now? Will an absolutely safe area really appear in the Zane Dungeon?

With a thousand thoughts swirling in her mind, she bent down and picked up a sliver of light from in front of the tombstone.

The Nameless Warrior's Large Soul

The smile immediately dispelled her doubts; this was a good thing, something that could be used to upgrade.

A sense of anticipation immediately arose in her heart, and she picked up another ball; this time, the prop inside was a green herb.

[Green Blossom]

The green grass, resembling a large flower, can temporarily increase the speed of energy recovery.

[This annual herbaceous plant grows near clear water; the Farron Undead Legion would practice by slashing it with their Greatsword, and this grass became famous because of it.]

It's the Farron Undead Legion again.

Malu looked up and examined the tombstone, trying to find some information from the inscription, but unfortunately the words on the tombstone were already illegible.

"Could this be the grave of the Undead Legion member, and his teammates placed the Green Blossom here to commemorate him?"

In that instant, she imagined a deeply moving story.

If Gong Qiying knew what she was thinking, he would probably give her a thumbs up and praise her, saying, "You're already a fledgling soul scholar."

Most of the items placed in front of the tombstones are fragments of spirits, with a few Green Blossom. If you consider the Green Blossom as a symbol of mourning and the Soul Chunk as the remains left by the deceased, this cemetery has quite an atmosphere.

Rusty weapons are scattered near the tombstone, as if waiting for their master to wield them again; the marks on each weapon seem to tell a legend.

Malu suddenly regretted crushing those bones; it felt like she had somewhat disrespected her ancestors.

"Senior, here's a weapon you'd like?" The adventurer picked up a Greatsword, its blade long and heavy, requiring both hands to wield it with difficulty.

Simply put, the power level wasn't high enough.

"Keep it," Malu waved her hand. Her fighting style was far removed from that of Greatsword; a small scimitar or something similar was more suitable for her.

The thought of the scimitar made her feel uneasy.

She had finally managed to clear the Zane Dungeon, but the reward she received was two ugly Corpse Peeling Curved Sword, which left her extremely frustrated.

While these two weapons do feel great to use and seem to easily inflict bleeding wounds on enemies, their appearance is simply not aesthetically pleasing. I really want the boss's Great Carian!

However, she hasn't had any real combat experience since she got the Corpse Peeling Curved Sword.

"I hope these two curved swords will bring me a surprise," Malu muttered to herself. Just then, she suddenly felt something grab her ankle.

Looking down, I saw a skeletal hand emerging from the ground.

Not only did it grab her, but the skeletal hand also rubbed restlessly against her ankle, both greasy and terrifying!

Wow!

Malu's screams echoed throughout the entire Firelink Shrine.

"Senior, senior, a monster has emerged from the ground!"

The adventurer, clutching his Greatsword, ran out of the graveyard yelling. Behind him, skeletons crawled out of the ground, grabbed weapons stuck in the tombstones, and staggered after the two.

Damn it, so those weapons were meant to be used against us! And you're trying to be all touched?

Malu kicked away the skeleton's hand, and as she turned around, she grabbed the adventurer by the collar and slammed him to the ground, helping him dodge the skeleton's swing from behind. Then she drew her sword and slashed at the pursuing skeleton.

"Bang--"

Although the Skeleton Monster was severed, the force of the recoil made Malu's hand go numb.

This thing is completely different in hardness from the Skeleton Monster we encountered before!

That's natural, because the Skeleton Monster from before were native monsters of this world, while the new Zane Dungeon uses the original version from Dark Souls.

Skeleton Warrior

Overall combat strength: E+

More and more skeletons crawled out of the ground. Malu decisively pulled the adventurers to escape, but only then did they realize that they could not go back the way they came!

This cemetery is a separate area, located below the Firelink Shrine. It is concealed by buildings above, making it virtually undetectable without careful observation. There is a cliff on one side, and the cemetery is more than ten meters above the shrine. The walls are so smooth that they are impossible to climb. The only way back is through the Hidden paths from the treasure chest that led us there at the beginning!

From the path we came in, a giant Skeleton Warrior suddenly appeared, wielding a massive hammer with incredible power.

It's not that she can't fight; even surrounded by a dozen skeletons, Malu has a chance to win. However, the graveyard is simply too small to allow her to unleash her full potential.

"Malu, where are you?" Te Er's voice called out, Malu quickly replied, "Jump down from the gap on the left. There's a path behind the treasure chest, but watch out for monsters!"

"Good!"

With a "thud," a few seconds later, Te Er said in distress:

"I can't squeeze in."

"Damn it, where's Grandpa? Can't you use magic to help me out?!" Malu kept dodging the skeleton's attacks, looking cool but actually very tired.

There is another way now – have everyone jump down from the sacrificial site to provide support. If they have Levitation Spell, jumping down shouldn't be a problem.

But by the time everyone jumped down, it was too late. Malu looked around and discovered that there seemed to be a path deep inside the cemetery!

"Let's go that way,"

She immediately led the adventurer deeper into the area, and sure enough, they found a path right next to the cliff. The two followed the path until they found a dark tunnel at the end.

This tunnel is the road leading to the Mine Area, and Gong Qiying actually hid it so well.

The Skeleton Warrior relentlessly pursued them. Malu used the terrain to kick the pursuers off the cliff, but the remaining monsters learned their lesson and surrounded the end of the path, waiting to ambush them.

Malu now has three choices.

First, jumping off the cliff next to you is better than dying at the hands of monsters.

Second, stay here and wait for your teammates to provide support.

Third, go deep into the tunnel.

Is there even a choice? Of course, it's number two!

"I'm moving closer, I'm about to fall in,"

The adventurer ventured deeper into the tunnel, knowing that there was a cliff right next to him and it wouldn't be fun if he accidentally fell off.

"Click—"

A strange sound rang out, and the two of them immediately looked toward the source of the sound.

That sound came from beneath the adventurer's feet.

"S-senpai." Cold sweat dripped down the adventurer's forehead. "I think I've stepped into a trap."

"Don't move, whatever you do, don't move! Generally speaking, these trigger traps will be fine as long as you don't lift your foot!"

Malu looked nervously into the depths of the tunnel. What kind of traps might appear? A giant iron ball, a hidden arrow, or a monster falling from the sky?

"Beep, beep beep, beep beep beep—"

A series of rapid sounds entered their ears; these were sounds they had never heard before, cold and ruthless like machines.

And its source seems to be underground?

"Boom!!!"

A violent explosion caused the rocks beneath their feet to collapse.

Now he'll just have to fall to his death.

"It's Flame Burst!" Malu shouted before she fell to her death.

No, it was actually a C4 bomb.

This thing is much cheaper than Flame Burst Trap!

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I must be dead, right?

They've already fallen off a cliff, how could they possibly survive?

Wait, why does it feel so noisy around me? Ugh, I have a bit of a headache, but it's much milder than the headache I had after resurrecting in the Resurrection Room.

Malu suddenly opened her eyes and was surprised to find—

"Why am I still in the dungeon?!"

Before her was a warm campfire, Te Er and the others surrounded her, marveling at her as if they had seen something incredible.

Malu couldn't help but ask, "How did I get here? Did you save me?"

The group exchanged glances, and Luo Jieer spoke up, "No, you are indeed dead."

"Then why am I still here?"

The doubt in her eyes deepened. Aren't adventurers supposed to be taken to the Resurrection Room by Teleportation Crystal after they die?

"Uh," Te Er scratched his head and pointed to the campfire, saying:

"When we came back, we saw you standing by the campfire, as if you had appeared out of thin air."

"The principle behind it is unclear," Delu said, frowning.

"Why were you resurrected, but the other person who was with you was not?"

Upon hearing this, Malu noticed that the adventurer who had fallen off the cliff with her had not been resurrected.

She was stunned for a moment, then muttered to herself, "Right, why didn't he come back to life?"

Everyone found this very strange, and some even began using magic on Malu to identify humans.

While she was lost in thought, she accidentally touched the campfire, and her personal panel appeared in front of her.

A series of numbers, but something finally caught her attention.

Current number of souls: 0

Zero? Why is it zero? I clearly killed several skeletons; at the very least, I should have gotten dozens of points.

I haven't killed a single adventurer who followed me, so his soul count should be zero.

Wait, zero?

Malu shuddered as if she had been Thunder Shock, and she seemed to understand why she was at the campfire!

The city lord's room.

Gong Qiying was looking at the Crystal Ball, which depicted a series of bewildered adventurers who had been resurrected at the campfire.

He wrote in his notes:

"The new mechanism is that after an adventurer dies, they will be resurrected at the campfire based on the number of souls and Spirit Power they possess. When resurrecting, souls are used first, and if the number of souls is insufficient, Spirit Power is consumed. Only when the remaining Spirit Power is judged by the dungeon to be close to the danger line will the adventurer truly die."

"This mechanism is good. It saves adventurers from having to wait for the cooldown to re-enter the dungeon the next day after dying once, allowing them to squeeze out more Spirit Power within a day."

"However, this will make it take them longer to recover their Spirit Power. I need to raise the danger level a bit, otherwise it will not be good for development if adventurers have to take half a month to recover after each visit."

As for the number of campfires

He watched as Malu and her group walked into the Farron Keep area in the video.

"There's a campfire in each major area, and it only appears after you defeat the boss. Go experience the Three-hundred-and-sixty-five-mile road."

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