Catacombs of Carthus

"Have you heard? New footage has been released of the Zane Dungeon, right here in Farron Keep!"

"Really? Let's go check it out!"

"Me too! Me too!"

"Me too... wait, I can't beat the Undead Legion, does that mean I won't be able to watch?"

Please accept my condolences.

The news of a new movie coming out of the Zane Dungeon caused a huge uproar in Bede City.

This manifests itself in the fact that even adventurers on vacation have to go in and take a look, as everyone is curious about what new things this video will reveal.

However, once they arrived at the location where the new footage appeared, they discovered that if they couldn't defeat the first phase of the Undead Legion, they wouldn't be able to unlock the bonfire inside the Fortress, and naturally, they wouldn't be able to watch the footage.

Greatly disappointed.

But not long after, someone discovered that it wasn't necessary to defeat the first phase of the Undead Legion. As long as you could hold out against them for a while or reduce them to half their health—since adventurers can't see the health bar, you had to figure this out yourself—you could find a campfire the next time you entered the Fortress, and the Undead Legion wouldn't come down from their thrones to fight.

Doing this won't grant any rewards related to the Undead Legion, but it will unlock the campfire and open a new area beneath the Farron Undead Legion.

Just as adventurers were flocking to the Zane Dungeon, in the Adventurers' Guild, Sid was discussing matters with Da Er and a group of elite adventurers.

"Sun's Eldest Son, Sunlight Princess, Shadow Sun, Undead Legion, Yhorm, Aldrich"

One by one, names, some unfamiliar and some familiar, popped out of his mouth.

Sid tapped on the long wooden table, his brow furrowed, seemingly deep in thought, while the others whispered amongst themselves.

Everyone gathered here has seen the new campfire footage; it's been a long time since they've seen a new film, and everyone is very excited.

For example, Lu Lu Wo was almost unable to sit still and said, "Guild Master, Guild Master, is there anything else you want to say? If not, I have to leave now. The strategy guide for the new area is waiting for me!"

Recently, many new Strategy Team have been competing with her for business, so she is currently very motivated and absolutely unwilling to give up the market.

Leon and his group were also eager to get started. They had been spending a lot of time in Lake Liurnia recently, but they felt that the exploration process there was missing something.

Perhaps because the map is too big, it has diluted the small and dense Sion-style traps in the previous areas, and the overall difficulty has decreased, which makes the "old players" who started in the initial version feel uncomfortable.

A new map has appeared in Farron Keep, an area that holds a special place in the hearts of adventurers, and anyone would be interested in it.

Si Telan and her Morning Wind Squad were also on the list, explaining in her own words, "I'm tired of this awful life of handing out flyers for my aunt every day!"

The appearance rate of Topus' painting fragments is extremely low, so no matter how much she helps, she can't continue preaching. So she simply goes somewhere else to change her mood.

"It's nothing." Sid shook his head, a smile appearing on his face.

"Sean has changed again, it feels like he's gone back to how he was a few months ago."

Yes, that familiar and comforting feeling is coming back.

"This time, we won't be able to have a large group of people exploring together. We'll have to go back to the small but efficient model we used to have. The guild will do its best to support everyone. Please feel free to come and collect any supplies you need."

"Guild Master ~" Lu Lu Wo waved her arm. She was still good at reading the room, and at this moment she was maximizing her emotional value.

As everyone left the guild, Lu Lu Wo made a special trip over to Leon to "provoke" him, shouting, "This time I won't lose!"

However, no matter how you look at her, she doesn't seem to be issuing a challenge; rather, it looks like children making a bet out of spite.

Leon flashed his signature warm and friendly smile, giving a thumbs-up as he laughed, "Alright, I won't give up either."

Lu Lu Wo paused, pursed her lips, turned her head away and muttered under her breath, "At least throw in some trash talk or something, there's no competitive atmosphere at all."

"What?" Leon didn't hear what she said clearly.

"It's nothing, I didn't say anything." Lu Lu Wo her hand and said to her companions, including Bei Er Tuo, Mi La, Ai Si Ai Mu, "Call a few of the best-performing interns, let's set off now!"

A moment later, the Skyrim Strategy Team of ten stormed into the Zane Dungeon.

In addition to the original five-person founding team, several new faces have been added to the Skyrim Strategy Team; their names are interns.

Given the growing market for strategy guides, the traditional five-person team format of the Skyrim Strategy Team is no longer sufficient, and apart from Lu Lu Wo, the strength of their team members is completely inferior to that of Leon's Strategy Team.

So Lu Lu Wo was considering expanding its recruitment and hiring new members. However, the Skyrim Strategy Team was very famous, and the recruitment news attracted a large number of people.

So she created this internship system, assigning them various small tasks to test their abilities, and only those with the highest overall evaluation could be hired full-time.

The interns who came with them are among the highest-rated, and they are almost guaranteed a permanent position.

"Captain, aren't we leaving yet?" Bei Er Tuo asked, turning his head as he stood in front of the road leading underground.

"Wait a minute, I'll set out some offerings for the Undead Legion."

Lu Lu Wo placed the colorful and varied offerings beneath the Linking the Fire Throne, and, without being taught, instinctively clasped her hands together in prayer, repeatedly chanting:

"Bless me, bless me."

If the things underground are guarded by the Farron Undead Legion, then praying to them will definitely help; just do it.

Several interns followed suit, putting their hands together in prayer, creating a somewhat awkward scene.

The Farron Undead Legion on the Linking the Fire Throne stirred, seemingly almost unable to resist coming down to give these clowns a good talking to.

Having completed the final preparations, Lu Lu Wo clapped her hands in satisfaction and shouted energetically:

"Set off!"

Since arriving in Sain, she has been heading towards the sun and never returned.

A chilling aura emanated from the passage, growing colder the further down you went. It was a kind of coldness in a metaphysical sense, like being stared at by countless malicious eyes, penetrating to the bone.

The Skyrim Strategy Team walked through the passage, feeling that the road was exceptionally long. They walked for a long time without seeing the end, and did not encounter any monsters or traps.

This is a loading time unique to seamless transitions.

In fact, they were already in the process of being teleported to the Eagle Capital Dungeon.

Occasionally, a viscous black substance can be seen inside the passage; this substance is exactly the same as that attached to the Undead Legion members.

This inevitably created a sense of tension among people.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, light finally appeared in the dark passage. It was the eerie, cold light commonly found in tombs, but it was better than nothing.

Stepping out of the passage, the scene suddenly opened up.

What appeared before everyone was still a scene that could only be described as "grand".

A huge, open tomb!

Before them lay three bridges, each separated by a bottomless abyss; falling in would surely mean certain death.

Only by traversing these three paths can one truly penetrate deep into the tomb.

A strange sound effect flashed by, and a line of text appeared in front of everyone.

The Catacombs of Carthus

But this time, besides the name of the scene, something else appeared.

[That was a story from a long, long time ago, in an era of many kingdoms. The warring nation of Carthus, under the leadership of its ambitious ruler, Wolnir, waged war against the other nations.]

The Carthus were fierce warriors, and everything in their nation served the purpose of war. Whenever they decided on their next target for invasion, the flames of Carthus would quickly be lit there.

Finally, Wolnir defeated the nations, making Carthus stronger than ever before, and he himself gained a new title—

Overlord Wolnir

However, his good fortune was short-lived. Carthus, in his pursuit of the art of killing, came into contact with something forbidden. The power known as the Abyss attracted the Abyss Watchers, and under the onslaught of the Farron Undead Legion, the once mighty Carthus was annihilated in an instant.

The ambition of Overlord never dies; it simply changes where it burns.

In the Catacombs of Carthus, a wild ambition burns fiercely.

Wow, there's even background information this time?

Lu Lu Wo opened the Hunting Handbook, and sure enough, the passage was recorded verbatim, with a separate section called "Carthus".

Each time you enter a new area, a new section appears in the Hunting Handbook. What's puzzling is that even though the content keeps increasing, its thickness doesn't change.

"Did the Farron Undead Legion at their peak possess the power to annihilate a nation?" Bei Er Tuo couldn't help but exclaim.

As the previous introduction showed, the image of Carthus as a powerful and boundless war-torn nation had just been established when it was shattered in an instant by the Undead Legion.

The crowd gained a new understanding of the Sunlight King's power and the Undead Legion's determination to eradicate the Abyss.

And the mention of the Overlord's ambition at the end, could it be interpreted as the Undead Legion not completely killing him, Wolnir still lingering in the graveyard?

"Hiss!" Bei Er Tuo gasped, a bad feeling creeping into his mind.

Could it be that the ultimate leader of this area is Overlord Wolnir?

Will we win?

"Don't overthink it, why scare yourself?" Lu Lu Wo patted Bei Er Tuo's head. "Just keep moving forward."

"Mmm." Sometimes Bei Er Tuo really envies Lu Lu Wo's optimistic attitude.

Based on everyone's understanding of Sion's tendencies, there's bound to be some trouble with these three bridges, so we need to be 100% attentive from now on.

If you're not careful, you'll die; that's the truth of the Zane Dungeon.

The Skyrim Strategy Team members each performed their duties: the Warrior trainee carrying a heavy shield walked in front, Ai Si Ai Mu was chanting a buff spell, and Lu Lu Wo was overseeing the overall situation.

Even if a large iron ball rolled towards them, they would be confident in catching it.

The group carefully walked onto the central path, and at the same time, the first welcoming ceremony from Carthus began.

"Click click click"

The road was shaking, but there were no monsters or traps in any direction. Could it be another invisible giant iron ball?!

"Down there!"

Mi La called out, and everyone looked down.

An endless, densely packed mass of white skeletons was clinging to the bridge, surging towards the crowd like demons from hell!

This is a spectacle made up of piled-up white bones!