Endless Adventurer, Come Out!!!
The sounds of battle echoed through the Farron Keep; just by listening to the sounds, one would surely think it was an incredibly fierce battle.
However, the Fortress returned to silence in less than a minute.
Half an hour later, a figure broke through numerous obstacles and stormed into the Farron Keep.
Less than a minute later, the sound stopped again.
He came again half an hour later, and it still only took a minute.
Another half hour. Oh my god, he actually lasted two and a half minutes!
He only died three times, which extended his resistance time by one minute. Rounding up, he only needs to die thirty more times to last more than ten minutes! If he dies three hundred more times, he can last for more than an hour!
Delicious food.
"Is the Undead Legion's strength just too overpowered?"
In the city lord's room, Gong Qiying was watching Da Er's life-and-death struggle through Crystal Ball.
He noticed Da Er and his group very early on; this was not a coincidence but an inevitability.
While most people were still struggling in the mud, three extraordinary individuals suddenly appeared and, relying on their own abilities and a bit of incredible luck, made it to the final boss. No matter who they were or how many people were around, everyone had to go and take a look.
Luo Jieer, a familiar face, is often seen playing with Pokémon in the Gourmet Area. However, he seems to be having a run of bad luck lately, having almost used up all the Poké Ball he earned from completing the game without catching a single Pokémon).
An Ti Li, a new character, always appears in Gong Qiying's field of vision with Luo Jieer, and they die around the same time. You could treat these two as a bundled product.
Occasionally, two young men would join them. One of the young men had even fought with Gong Qiying, while the other young woman was a complete stranger to them. She was always arguing and bickering with the young man.
This group of four always gave Gong Qiying a sense of déjà vu. If Luo Jieer is considered Pokémon professor, then the two juniors perfectly fit the classic rivalry.
Fate is truly wondrous.
Da Er, Gong Qiying had seen him before. He entered the Zane Dungeon during the first anomaly and tried to conquer it, but his performance was unremarkable and not worth paying attention to.
Unexpectedly, he was able to get ahead of the Strategy Team and find the Farron Undead Legion first. It can be said that there are hidden masters among the people.
Out of curiosity, Gong Qiying used his clone to investigate Da Er in Bede City and also obtained information on all the Silver Rank adventurers in the city.
With enough money, intelligence is no problem. Besides, the intelligence he needs isn't anything secretive; he can find out by asking a few people.
Don't underestimate my intelligence network. Da Er, you're an orphan with wolves and a house, right?
Although he claimed to have lived with wolves since he could remember, some investigators discovered his connection to the Chester Family, leading to the conclusion that he had a deep-seated hatred for demons.
Gong Qiying was well-informed. He knew that Da Er hadn't dared to make a vow when he first met the Old Wolf of Farron, so why did he suddenly dare to do it today? There must be some kind of inducing factor at play.
Oh no! Didn't a demon attack just happen yesterday?
This connects things up, Gong Qiying reasonably deduces that Da Er came to make the oath in order to gain power to take revenge on the demons.
It has a feel of a protagonist with a lot of suffering and hatred in old novels.
Gong Qiying was also somewhat interested in the so-called demon attack. His interest lay in how to annihilate demons, who were things that yielded no benefit and only interfered with adventurers.
Since the demons he has encountered so far are all created by the Anti-Dungeon Organization and do not generate Spirit Power, he doesn't know if normal demons can generate Spirit Power, so he will just treat demons as worthless for now.
However, since dungeons still exist on the Demon Continent, it means that demons can also generate Spirit Power.
Since Da Er is going to fight the demons, why don't Gong Qiying go with the flow and help him out?
Actively give Da Er a cheat code? That's impossible; it would make Gong Qiying look like a spoiled rich man wasting his Spirit Power.
Things we obtain with our own hands are more likely to be cherished.
He decided to slightly reduce his absorption of Da Er's Spirit Power, allowing the other to die a few more times.
Fighting against powerful enemies is also a good way to grow stronger, especially since the Farron Undead Legion not only has impressive stats but also a great deal of skill.
"That's all I can do to help you. The rest is up to you to learn."
While observing the Crystal Ball, Gong Qiying was planning to adjust the amount of Spirit Power absorbed from Da Er.
"Etc,"
He suddenly frowned, as if he had seen something strange.
"How many times has he been resurrected by now?"
Just as Gong Qiying was pondering, Da Er died twice more, having lasted for three minutes.
However, correspondingly, the number of deaths also reached as many as six!
Six times! Even with a large number of souls, that should have reached the danger level. Why does he still look so fearless?
Gong Qiying stared intently at the Crystal Ball.
After dying for the seventh time, Da Er returned to Firelink Shrine. He looked like he had a splitting headache, and curled up on the ground for a while, clearly unable to hold on any longer.
But he took out a bottle of potion and drank it all in one gulp. He also tore open a magic scroll, and a gentle light enveloped him. His furrowed brows immediately relaxed, and his mind became more stable.
Turns out he's a player who uses drugs.
Taking medicine and using magic to stabilize Spirit Power when it's insufficient is a good idea, but it will inevitably cause damage to the body.
"This guy would definitely be a workaholic if he lived on Earth."
Seeing this, Gong Qiying further reduced the absorption of Da Er's Spirit Power.
As the creator, it's quite moving to see people willing to spend a lot of time, money, and even their health to conquer the dungeons I've created.
Perhaps due to the demon attack, the number of people entering the dungeon today has decreased, further increasing Gong Qiying's perception of the demons as despicable.
With nothing else to do, he spent his time watching Da Er's strategy process, from dusk till dawn, and then from dawn till dusk again.
Da Er's rest intervals became longer and longer, and even with the reduction in Spirit Power absorption, he gradually couldn't hold on any longer.
With the dungeon closing soon, he decided to give up after finishing the last match.
In order to be able to challenge the Farron Undead Legion the next day, he had booked a high-quality Holy Light Baptism at the Holy Light Church, which would relieve his mental stress and restore his Spirit Power to the greatest extent.
Adventurers don't have the concept of Spirit Power, but they know that the severity of their headaches is related to whether they can continue exploring the dungeon.
The Farron Undead Legion are still waiting for Da Er's challenge. I don't know if it's just my imagination, but it feels like both sides are exhausted from the battle.
Ten minutes.
This is Da Er's current limit; he can only last ten minutes against the Farron Undead Legion, and he won't survive even a second longer.
"Bring it on."
Faced with the Undead Legion's initial leaping thrust, Da Er numbly dodged to the side, only to be met with a three-hit combo.
Just as he thought that, the Undead Legion caught up and swung their Greatsword at him.
Just like memorizing the template, Da Er gradually memorized the Undead Legion's fighting style. He could guess what kind of resistance the opponent would make just by raising a hand.
But is the reality really that simple?
When Da Er had endured five minutes of exhaustion, the Undead Legion's tactics suddenly changed. Instead of following the familiar attack patterns, he became more flexible, frequently employing various variations and even using some small tricks that were advantageous in combat.
The first five minutes of following the rules are just a warm-up; the real battle begins afterward.
The Undead Legion's stats are too good; if Da Er gets hit even once, he's dead. I'm forced to become a no-damage player.
Ten minutes passed, and the Undead Legion's fighting became even more ferocious; Da Er's left arm had been severed.
In a final desperate move, he suddenly made a familiar gesture during a lull in the attack.
What's the starting move for the Undead Legion' street dance?
"After watching for so long, I've learned a few basic things."
A proud smile appeared on his face as he launched his final attack, Farron Undead Legion countered with the same tactics!
After one round, Da Er was eliminated.
He collapsed weakly to the ground, his eyes gradually losing their luster, yet a smile remained on his lips.
After a day of hard work, he achieved his biggest gain of the day—he was able to apply the Undead Legion's tactics in a rudimentary way!
Perhaps he should address the Farron Undead Legion in front of him as "teacher".
Clang!
Just then, a Greatsword was thrown in front of Da Er by the Undead Legion. It was the weapon of the Undead Legion member who had fallen to the ground. Dahl looked over in a daze and saw the Undead Legion beckoning him with their fingers.
The gesture seemed to be a call for him to continue the challenge?
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In that instant, an unparalleled sense of satisfaction welled up within Da Er. His progress had been recognized, recognized by the Farron Undead Legion!
This honor made him tremble with excitement, and in the moments before he lost consciousness, he thought:
I want to spend my whole life in the Zane Dungeon!
He developed a genuine liking for the Zane Dungeon, a change that the dungeon keenly observed.
At the same time, an unexpected change also occurred on Gong Qiying's side.
A notification from the dungeon appeared before them.
[Da Er Chester's bond level has reached 50!]
[The "United We Stand" module is officially unlocked!]
[Partners], this is the option next to [Available Monster] that has been locked all along!
With curiosity, Gong Qiying clicked on the module, and the first thing he saw was a row of character portraits.
He recognized the faces of these people: Da Er, Leon, Luo Jieer, Si Telan, and so on.
They were depicted in the style of Yugi character illustrations. For example, Da Er's illustration shows him posing as Undead Legion surrounded by wolves, Si Telan makes a gesture of praising the sun with bows, arrows, Greatshield, and shields piled at his feet. The Holy Light Knight Albuquerque points directly at people outside the picture like Uncle Sam, with a determined look as if he wants to eliminate all heretics.
Gong Qiying looked down and suddenly choked on his own saliva, coughing incessantly, because he saw something strange.
That's Leon's character art, the image of him.
He stood with his foot on an old man who looked somewhat like him, grabbed the collar of a woman who also resembled him, and pointed a sarcastic Finger Down with his other hand.
Leon was laughing wildly, with Backhand Sword and Repeating Crossbow hanging at his waist, and a shattered Dung Pie and Flaming Straight Sword at his feet.
The once handsome and righteous young man has been twisted into an evil figure!
[Partner: Leon Basque]
[Bond Value: 45]
[Available talent when summoned as a Follower: Beating Frenzy]
[Greatly enhances friendly units' unarmed combat ability, but will cause them to fall into Furious Rajang.]
"What exactly does 'shared ideals' mean?"
Gong Qiying opened the instruction manual, and after a moment he suddenly realized:
"So it was a hero unit."
It's still more fun to write about interesting things.