Sunlight King

What is the thing you fear most when fighting a leader?

That is, to defeat it with the last ounce of life force, just when you think you have won.

The orchestral music in the venue suddenly became more intense!

During the battle with the Undead Legion, a faint melody always echoed within the Fortress —deep, mournful, and solemn, perfectly matching the oppressive atmosphere. However, everyone was focused on the fight and completely ignored the music.

Just then, as Da Er breathed a sigh of relief and was about to pass away, the music suddenly became high-pitched and passionate. A female voice, seemingly out of nowhere, began to sing in unison, sweeping away the previous oppression and pushing the atmosphere to its climax!

The blazing firelight came from behind, illuminating the fortress in a magnificent Fortress. Even the thick darkness seemed to tremble in fear and retreated under the flames.

A powerful vitality emanated from behind, as if the violins and cellos in the music were being drawn out and sparks were being released, and the female vocals in the chorus reached their climax, as if in celebration—

A new life emerges from the flames!

What's going on?

Jia Paer blinked; he hadn't looked so bewildered in a long time.

What did he just see?

The Undead Legion had already fallen, but suddenly blood from the other members flowed out and gathered around his body?

Wolf's Blood converged, and flames ignited.

The figures of the Farron Undead Legion flickered in the fire, thousands, hundreds, dozens, and finally merged into one.

The Undead Legion, bearing the Wolf's Blood, rose to their feet. Flames swirled around the Farron Greatsword, and the edges of their armor glowed with a scorching light.

The raging fire nearly engulfed the entire Fortress.

That wasn't ordinary flame. Jia Paer was certain he sensed a mysterious power emanating from it, a power that seemed capable of sustaining, continuing, and saving the world. If he had to describe it...

Like a deity?

"Sunlight King!"

Just then, Da Er suddenly shouted excitedly. His injuries had disappeared without him noticing, and even the Greatsword on his chest had returned to the Undead Legion.

Jia Paer also found himself back to full strength, and the half-dead Farron Guard lying on the ground also woke up.

Everyone's back to normal!?

As he pondered the word, Jia Paer suddenly understood; he had learned of it from a book about the Farron Undead Legion compiled by the Bede Weekly.

Da Er was the first to realize it. He learned the word from the character of Hui Xin Ge in the Painting World "Hawkwood" and fully understood the Undead Legion's feat of linking the flame, thus knowing the meaning of the name.

It means someone who throws themselves into the flames for the survival of the world!

In this world, there is a more fitting name for the Sunlight King.

"Saviors?" Jia Paer had heard this word more than once from other people's descriptions of the Undead Legion.

Regardless of their initial intentions or purposes, every Sunlight King who has passed on the fire and continued the world will be called a savior by the people of this world.

Thinking of this, Jia Paer suddenly grinned, picked up the Stars Linked Sword from the ground, and said:

"Opportunities to fight against such a being are rare; I am extremely lucky."

The proper etiquette had already been performed at the beginning, and now all that was needed was to stay true to the original intention, so he picked up the sword.

However...

Jia Paer suddenly scratched his face and muttered to himself:

"I feel like I can't beat them."

Just watching the Undead Legion rise from the flames made his soul feel like it was on fire. Without even thinking, he knew that the Undead Legion in their "Sunlight King" form had surpassed the Full Moon Queen's Mimic Tear. This was the strongest force that the Zane Dungeon had ever shown.

Unless he gets a Topus's Force Field's that targets the Queen and also targets the Undead Legion, how is he supposed to fight?

He might be able to solo the Queen, but take on the Sunlight King Undead Legion alone? You're kidding!

Seeing Jia Paer raise his sword, the Farron Guard, who were excited to meet the Sunlight King, were stunned for a moment. Da Er was the first to react and picked up his own weapon.

The Undead Legion who rose from the flames had red eyes. His movements changed, becoming as ferocious as his crazed comrades. This meant that he acknowledged that the others could defeat him in his first stage, and thus he completely unleashed his power and stopped resisting the Abyss.

After realizing this, everyone began overdosing on drugs: Beast Blood Pellet, Green Blossom, Hero Meat Chunk, and Berserk Potions.

The group, after taking an overdose of the drug, increased by at least five levels on average. With the added stimulation of the Wolf's Blood, their strength became even greater.

The battle began, but what followed needs little description.

The Farron Guard survived to face the Sunlight King Undead Legion are not afraid; they just have slightly shaky hands, really just shaky hands.

The Undead Legion specializes in treating this kind of difficult disease; their treatment method is to send them back to the campfire.

With each strike, the Undead Legion were like slicing through melons and vegetables, each sword taking a life, until they reached Da Er.

"Drink it!"

Da Er leaped up, unleashing his strongest attack, just as he had done against Artorias, using his full strength to perform the Wolf Leap after stacking multiple buffs.

But the Undead Legion suddenly disappeared from his sight.

When he realized what was happening, he found that his opponent had jumped higher than him, and his Wolf Leap was more standard and powerful.

"I--"

Before Da Er could even utter a complete sentence, the flame-wrapped Farron Greatsword rapidly enlarged in his field of vision.

Then he lost consciousness, and in his last moments he seemed to see the Undead Legion charging toward the Blademaster.

Ah, in the end, it still failed.

Da Er was surprisingly calm and accepted his defeat. Rather than saying that this challenge allowed him to see the Sunlight King, he felt that even dying was worthwhile.

He still has to say, the Undead Legion are really cool.

The world before my eyes gradually descended into darkness, and if nothing unexpected happened, what followed should have been the formulaic "consciousness gradually fading away" and then waking up by the campfire.

But then a flame suddenly ignited before his eyes, burning away the entire dark canvas and revealing a completely new scene.

He looked down into the interior of Farron Keep, Undead Legion was fighting. Was it with Jia Paer?

No, that person isn't Jia Paer!

Da Er's eyes widened as he realized that yet another new image was unfolding before him.

Inside the Fortress, fighting the Undead Legion, was a stranger clad in full armor.

Wait, I feel like I've seen this person somewhere before.

I remember now, the person fighting the Undead Legion in front of me... I've seen him in the Painting World "Hawkwood," he's the one who stuck the Spiral Sword back into the campfire!

I remember Hawkwood called him "Ash"? What a strange name, does it mean something?

As he watched, Da Er's expression suddenly froze.

Because Crucible Knight- handedly defeated the Undead Legion, watched as they Wolf's Blood into Sunlight King, and then the Second War began.

Jia Paer can win the first stage by himself with some effort, but what happens next is beyond what hard work can achieve.

He felt the same shock he felt when he first saw the White Wolf defeat the Full Moon Queen —the Ashes were completely unharmed under the onslaught of the Sunlight King Undead Legion, and could even be described as strolling leisurely!

The Undead Legion's fatal slash, which would have been fatal for Da Er, was actually deflected by Ash with his small round shield!?

Ash used precise movement to dodge minor attacks and rolled to avoid powerful ones. He simply swung his sword between the Undead Legion attacks, his tactics were simple and unadorned to the extreme, but he also made the most of them. So far, he has not been injured!

Stunned, Da Er stared blankly.

Such a powerful Undead Legion, such fierce flames, actually...

When he saw Ash triumph and salute the enemy at the end, Da Er finally couldn't help but open his mouth and let out a sound:

". ah?"

What happened?

I didn't fast forward, and I didn't blink. How did the battle suddenly end?

So, Ashes won?

What exactly did I see?

He was somewhat unwilling to believe the facts. How could such a simple battle defeat the Sunlight King? If it was just a roll, he could do that too!

His mind was filled with thoughts: I've learned it.

His hands and feet: No, you can't.

"No, no, no, it can't be as simple as it seems," he suddenly shook his head and muttered to himself.

"It is said that in ancient times, when gods descended to the mortal realm, they would choose to incarnate, because looking directly at a god's true form would cause irreversible damage to a person's spirit. So, I understand now, this video must have been altered to protect my spirit. The real battle is far more intense and spectacular than this!"

This was probably an idea he came up with to escape reality, though.

Da Er let out a sigh of relief as he watched the fallen Undead Legion, and the Ash who defeated the Sunlight King showed him sufficient respect. This was perhaps the best ending for the Undead Legion, who had been corrupted by the Abyss.

He suddenly felt a pang of jealousy towards Ash, jealous that he wasn't the protagonist in the video; he was truly envious.

"Thump—thump—"

The bell tolled from somewhere, the image suddenly disappeared, and when he opened his eyes again, he found himself still inside the Farron Keep.

But in the center of the arena appeared something never seen before: a throne?

The Undead Legion sat on the throne, surrounded by weapons. Faint flames swirled around his body, and his head was bowed, as if he were fast asleep.

"What's this?"

Da Er tried to get closer, but found that an invisible force field separated him, preventing him from touching the Linking the Fire Throne.

He had seen the design of the throne in Hawkwood's memories; there seemed to be five of them in total.

Da Er looked at the throne, a sense of something stirring within him. Perhaps this represented the "linking of the fire"?

"Wasn't I dead? Why am I still here?"

"Because we won, probably."

Jia Paer's voice suddenly came, and Da Er turned around to see that he and several other Farron Guard were all unharmed.

"It seems that we only need to defeat the initial form to win. The Sunlight King that appeared last was probably only there to let us witness the true form of the Undead Legion. This dungeon never intended for us to defeat him."

Jia Paer sighed, looking as if he had aged several years, "Releasing an invincible enemy to extinguish people's hope, what a twisted sense of humor."

He stroked his chest, recalling how he had held out for dozens of rounds against the Sunlight King, inflicting several deep wounds on the Undead Legion with a burst of power, only to be hunted down and killed after revealing an opening.

In battles of this caliber, not even the slightest mistake can be made; absolute perfection is essential.

Not only did he die, but the difference in power also caused his mentality to waver. His proud swordsmanship and physique were worthless in the face of greater power, and he began to doubt the meaning of his many years of training.

But then I thought about it again. Humans have never been a race known for their physical prowess. Even someone with his physique would be considered average among races one or two levels below him, like Troll. Humans' real strength lies in their ability to integrate knowledge and their ability to randomly produce golden, powerful men due to their extremely high reproduction rate.

Furthermore, the most important thing in battle is the various equipment, not ordinary equipment, but something more special.

Jia Paer looked at his bare upper body. The only thing he had that could be considered equipment was the Stars Linked Sword. Otherwise, he was completely naked.

"Next time I come, I should bring out my collectibles." He muttered to himself, "If I rely solely on swordsmanship, I still have a long way to go."

Furthermore, what exactly is the origin of the Zane Dungeon, and why is it able to summon such a powerful being?

It would take a hundred-player raid to even compete with the Sunlight King Undead Legion.

"Well"

He sighed again, looking at the Undead Legion on the throne. His intuition told him that, as the First Ones, their actions might cause some changes to Farron Keep.

Just then, the Fortress suddenly began to shake. Everyone looked toward the source of the shaking and saw that a passage leading underground had suddenly opened at the innermost part of the Fortress!

A cold and evil aura emanated from it, foreshadowing something ominous.

But just as they were about to go and check, magical text suddenly appeared before their eyes.

[Dedicated to the fearless and heroic Warrior, this is the reward for their first victory over a formidable foe. Accept this gift with gratitude.]

A powerful soul appeared before everyone present; a gentle touch was enough to reveal information.

The Soul of Wolf's Blood

[A deformed soul imbued with power; its use can grant the user many souls, and its power can also be extracted through alchemy.]

The souls of those who received the Wolf's Blood are also the souls of the Lord of Wolf's Blood.

"Is this the soul of the Undead Legion?"

Da Er solemnly held the large mass of souls, his heart filled with reverence.

Should we use it at the campfire as we would any other soul we obtain?

That's not necessary.

For as he held the soul close to the Linking the Fire Throne, an aged voice rang out.

"To forge deformed souls and obtain their power?"

Ever since I finished writing "Full Moon," I've been experiencing mental overload, the ultimate writer's block. Even though I've planned out what to write next, I keep getting stuck.