Blacksmith Andre

The man who suddenly appeared was a big guy with a lot of muscles.

Just by looking at his standard boxing moves, taut body and bulging muscles, you can tell that he is a highly skilled fighter and a true powerhouse!

A single flying kick can leave two deep footprints on the sturdy body of the Grafted Noble -Bound Noble, which is something that ordinary fighters cannot do, not to mention that this Grafted Noble's body surface is also covered with a hard carapace!

Andre the blacksmith, or Andre of Astora, is a blacksmith character who appears in both Dark Souls 1 and 3. He is probably the first blacksmith most players encounter, and he leaves a deep impression on everyone.

Just like a normal blacksmith, give Andre materials and he will help the undead forge or repair weapons. With a generous personality, he will always tell the player not to die after forging, and if they can meet again alive, he will happily say "That's great". Overall, he is a very friendly old man.

He wouldn't have gained such popularity if he were just friendly.

Once you hit him a few times, you'll immediately understand why he's called the boxing champion!

Andre has a series of unique action modules in the Yugi, such as punches and flying kicks. These moves have extremely fast attack speed, powerful impact and high damage. The flying kick, in particular, can even make the shield-wielding heavy Warrior Havel stagger. If he gets hit by a few more punches, he will lose his balance!

This is simply Tiny Hoarah Loux!

The mysterious blacksmith, no one knows why he has such powerful combat strength, but conversely, if he were not strong, he would not have been able to survive from Soul 1 to Soul 3.

Now, this boxing expert has been assigned here by Gong Qiying as a "blacksmith." Boxing is secondary; the main purpose is to make up for the lack of adventurers who know how to use Forging Stone.

In Lake Liurnia, he was just a blacksmith, but Andre might appear on other film sets in the future, giving people a chance to get to know him better.

The same applies to Rogue / Lobster Bro; their presence here doesn't mean they won't appear elsewhere in the future.

After all, unlike Zane Dungeon, where not talking to a certain NPC causes all side quests to end and the character to disappear, good employees should be used indefinitely.

"Who is that guy?!"

Kunan couldn't help but shout out. If the mask hadn't covered half his face, people would probably have seen his exaggerated facial expressions.

The Grafted Noble was already quite large, and with Gong Qiying's radical modifications, its actual size was comparable to that of the Shining Glintstone Dragon. Even Andre was quite petite compared to it.

What does this mean? It's roughly equivalent to an insect kicking over a human child who is more than ten times its size. Is that insect called a Kabuto?

Andre's sudden intrusion shocked everyone. Li Zinei even stopped chanting her magic spell halfway through, almost causing a magical outburst.

"You," Wei En Ma felt she should greet the other party at this moment, but the Grafted Noble had already gotten up and was roaring as he lunged at Andre.

She quickly unleashed her magic: [Middle Rank Water Element Control] + [Low Rank Earth Control] + [Middle Rank Hardening] + [Low Rank Plant Growth Technique], which suddenly brought the mud on the ground to life, causing it to clump together around the crab legs of the Grafted Noble, who couldn't break free for a moment!

Why does hardened mud have this hardness? That's because a lot of plants are mixed into the mud. The older generation knows that when building a house, you should add some weeds to the mud to improve its stability and strength.

This did restrict the monster's movements, but Andre didn't actually need her to do so.

He lunged forward and delivered a powerful, simple, and brutal uppercut to the Grafted Noble.

"Aww!"

The Grafted Noble was terrified. In its eyes, Andre's punch was accompanied by the background music of "One-Punch Man." If it were hit, its skull might fly off like Kennedy's.

But while Kennedy's skull had someone to help retrieve it, this creature didn't. So, in a life-or-death moment, it unleashed an incredible speed and barely managed to raise the Greatshield before being hit by a fist.

"Bang!"

The dull thud and terrifying force caused the Grafted Noble's body to arch backward uncontrollably, but the hardened soil binding his lower body kept him from falling and even bounced back, about to face Andre's next punch.

This scene felt very familiar; Kunan seemed to have seen it somewhere before.

By the way, doesn't the Grafted Noble look just like a punching bag now? A punching bag that won't fall down!

"Bang bang bang!"

Andre unleashed a barrage of normal punches! The Greatshield of the Grafted Noble was dented extensively!

Wow, wow!

Every time he threw a punch, the elves would yell "Wow!" The powerful attacks were quite a spectacle.

It's not that they were slacking off, but rather that they couldn't get involved in a battle of this magnitude.

The Grafted Noble used almost all of his arms to support his Greatshield and block Andre's attacks, Repeating Crossbow and other weapons scattered all over the ground. At this point, the elves could sneak up and steal a few hits, but it always felt like the damage they caused was less than a single punch from Andre.

Who on earth is this old man?!

"Wow, that's amazing."

Kunan's eyes were shining as he stared at Andre; he longed to have that kind of fighting power too!

Mei Erjia watched for a while and said, "Isn't it a bit inappropriate for us to just stand here and watch?"

As she spoke, she slowly approached the Grafted Noble. The Repeating Crossbow that the noble had dropped on the ground hadn't disappeared. Perhaps she could steal it? The dungeon wouldn't allow adventurers to steal valuable weapons like the Crucible Knight's Greatsword, but Repeating Crossbow shouldn't be a problem, right?

Moreover, the Grafted Noble were currently engaged in a back-and-forth battle with Andre, and should have no time to attend to this matter, so—

"Huff, huff!"

Just as she bent down to pick it up, a familiar voice suddenly came to her ears.

Looking up, she saw a wild boar covered in green plants charging towards her!

Wait a minute, isn't this the Shiitake Pig that was just being chased by the elves? Why does it seem like it's gotten bigger and faster?

Now is not the time to think about these things, let's get out of there!

Mei Erjia sensed a threat from the Shiitake Pig and quickly lunged to the side to avoid its straight charge. However, the Shiitake Pig suddenly changed its attack and, just as Mei Erjia was about to dodge, turned around and delivered a powerful shoulder strike!

"Ouch!"

It hit her squarely! Mei Erjia was instantly sent flying, feeling as if her internal organs were churning in mid-air, and she almost threw up her breakfast.

Huh, where am I flying to?

She looked up and found herself tracing a perfect parabola in the air, with the endpoint of the parabola being between Andre and the Grafted Noble!

The Grafted Noble detached half of his arm and started banging on Andre's arm. If she had chosen to fall in at this time, what would have happened!

In that instant, many images flashed before Mei Erjia's eyes: her first time riding a rocking horse, her first time eating dessert, and her first experiences.

Damn, why are I suddenly seeing flashbacks before my eyes?

"Ah!" She closed her eyes in terror.

If she were using an Insect Glaive, she probably could have dodged it, but unfortunately, she only had an ordinary stick.

"Um?"

Andre spotted Mei Erjia, this "missile," and with all his might, kicked open the Greatshield of the Grafted Noble. Taking advantage of her moment of weakness, he slapped Mei Erjia back. At that moment, a pair of Mage Hand caught her as she flew around and pulled her away from the battlefield.

"Will you dare to run around like that again next time?" Wei En Ma glared at her.

"No, I wouldn't dare," Mei Erjia trembled, and it would probably take her a while to recover.

"Gah!"

The Grafted Noble suddenly cried out, finally breaking free of its restraints. It galloped away towards the distant horizon of freedom, escaping without a trace.

The result was a boxing victory.

"That's amazing." The other elves were all marveling at Andre's strength and were about to go up and say something, but he didn't even glance at them, turned around and left, muttering as he went, "Where's my hammer?"

A hammer? Could he be the blacksmith Andre?

Mei Erjia immediately straightened up, pulled the hammer the Rogue had given her from her pocket, and shouted, "Here's your hammer!"

Upon hearing this, Andre quickly appeared in front of her, his tall figure exuding a strong sense of oppression, causing her to involuntarily take a step back.

Is this guy really a blacksmith? Or does he mean a craftsman who forges monsters as if they were iron?

"It really is my hammer! Where did you find it?" Andre took the hammer and examined it carefully, his expression showing surprise.

"I was right!" Mei Erjia felt it was too much of a coincidence, and the fate was truly wonderful. She immediately told him everything she knew.

The elves watched her nervously, afraid that she might say something wrong and be attacked by Andre, after all, everyone had witnessed the strength of this shirtless man.

After listening to her recount the whole story, Andre let out a hearty laugh.

"Haha, I never thought I'd lost it there. I've lived too long and gotten senile. Thank you so much for helping me find the hammer."

"This is what we should do."

Mei Erjia looked on expectantly. This could be considered completing the afterimage event, right? What kind of reward would she get?

Could it be that I was taught the blacksmith's boxing techniques? Although I'm not interested in boxing, I'm open to any powerful moves.

"I am Andre, just an ordinary blacksmith,"

Andre put the hammer in his pocket and said:

"Now that I've found the hammer, I should go back to the blacksmith's shop and continue working. As payment, how about I forge your weapons for free?"

Forging weapons? That's certainly a statement befitting a blacksmith.

Upon hearing this, one of the elves showed interest, as he was also a weapon forger.

If he's so good at boxing, his blacksmithing skills must be pretty good too. Mei Erjia thought this reward sounded pretty good and readily agreed.

"Well then, I'm going back to the Academy Gate Town now. Come find me whenever you want to forge weapons."

Andre turned and left, looking quite happy to have found his hammer.

Mei Erjia suddenly remembered that the Rogue had told them that if they found the blacksmith, they should invite him to a lobster feast.

She turned around and exchanged glances with the others. As long as they followed Andre, they could go to the Academy Gate Town.

It came to me without any effort!

After Kennedy's skull was blown off, people immediately crawled over to pick it up. So the question is, was his skull Lure Skull?