The Hereditary Man-Eating Girl

[Man-Eating Mildred], is an enemy NPC from Dark Souls 1. She is the ancestral "Man-Eating Girl" of the Dark Souls series, and there must be one in every generation.

She's just like the indomitable Patch, but unfortunately, the Man-Eating Girl isn't very popular—although someone has already drawn doujinshi for her, only the truly ruthless can stand out.

But the quality is really high (just kidding).

Ta Mi stared at Miludlet, who was wearing only a tube top and a loincloth, wielding a large cleaver in one hand and a tattered wooden shield in the other, and whose figure was rather plump and out of shape. Tammy felt as if his eyes had been struck by lightning.

Adding to the fact that the other person was wearing a square mask, he gave off a rather monstrous butcher vibe, making one wonder, "Why is the top of your head so flat?"

His intuition told him almost immediately that the intruder in front of him was not a living person, but something like a phantom.

But

He stared at her for a long time, a suspicious look on his face, and asked, "She doesn't seem that strong, only a little bit stronger than the Carthus Warrior."

Although its appearance is indeed intimidating, adventurers have seen far more frightening things. This is just a freakish butcher, nothing to worry about.

In this world, you need real strength. If you're not strong enough, even if you're dressed in Dragonslayer Armour, you'll only be laughed at.

"You'll see soon enough. Her most terrifying trait isn't her strength." The mercenary looked at Elsa with a weary expression. "Captain, please, make your move again."

Elsa nodded, wielding her weapon and engaging Mildred in combat. The Man-Eating Girl's entire outfit was focused on intimidation, with defensive capabilities less than a layer of cardboard.

In addition, given his mediocre strength, he was easily defeated by Elsa, and soon the message "Intruder is dead" appeared before everyone's eyes.

"Yay!" Ta Mi pumped her fist, but when she turned around, she found that everyone's expressions were not happy, but rather more worried.

What a strange bunch.

After dealing with the Man-Eating Girl, the group arrived at the group of jars and worked hard to open them in order to collect food.

Due to the Dynamic Difficulty, they encountered Carthus Warrior after opening only a few jars this time, and the drop rate of attack magic was significantly increased, with both damage and speed being much stronger than when Ta Mi was alone!

Another agonizing period followed. The only consolation was that they had indeed found food, not much, but enough to restore their strength.

Ta Mi stood aside watching the group make a fuss. He had originally planned to mooch some food and drink from the mercenaries and then leave, but...

[Invaded by the Red Spirit "Man-Eating Mildred!]

The sudden news startled the mercenaries, who were engrossed in eating and drinking, and their expressions turned grim again.

The Man-Eating Girl reappeared, but this time she didn't swagger over; instead, she remained out of sight for a long time.

The further they couldn't see that bright red figure, the more restless and anxious they became. Finally, they heard a loud "bang" – the sound came from the ceiling!

Looking up quickly, I saw the Man-Eating Girl descending from the sky, her sharp cleaver slashing straight at a mercenary!

The mercenary screamed and desperately tried to dodge, but he was still slashed in the arm, and blood gushed out immediately. Before the Man-Eating Girl could even stand still, she was crushed to death by the giant sword that came crashing down on her.

The intruder is dead.

As Tammy watched the slowly disappearing Red Spirit and the mercenary screaming incessantly, Ta Mi gradually understood everything.

"This intruder is immortal!?"

"It can't be said that they are immortal."

While casting low-level Healing Magic to heal the mercenaries, Sally explained everything.

"It all started with that Patch named Patch."

"That guy acted so realistically, he didn't seem like a blur. We were all fooled at first, thinking he was an adventurer who had wandered into the dungeon by mistake."

"He tricked us by saying there was treasure somewhere, but when we got there we found that it was full of Skeleton Monster that had become one with the wheels of a car."

"Three of our teammates were killed in the crash, three of them!"

"But after we dealt with the monsters, we did find a treasure. So we still believed him at that time."

"Later he recommended several other locations to us, all of which had powerful monsters and valuable treasures. We've almost gotten used to it. Although we've lost some members, at least we've gained something."

"But on the very last occasion, he led us to an empty room and volunteered to go up to the upper level of the room to open the mechanism."

"The floor collapsed the instant he activated the mechanism!"

"We fell into a place that looked like a slaughterhouse. Everyone was badly hurt, and that bastard was still mocking us from up there!"

At this point, even Sally couldn't help but clench his fists; the thought of Patch's smug expression made him angry.

"Then we encountered the Man-Eating Mildred. No matter how many times we killed them, this guy would relentlessly continue to invade us, and recently the intervals between invasions have been getting shorter and shorter, so we just can't shake him off!"

"And she can suddenly appear from all sorts of corners, making her impossible to guard against!"

I don't know how many people the Light Eagle Legion had when they first came in, but judging from the appearance of these few people now, they have probably suffered both physical and psychological torment in the past four days.

Ta Mi was speechless. This was truly a sad story.

If it weren't for Patch, they probably wouldn't have met Mildred.

That said, the name Patch sounds increasingly familiar; I feel like I've heard it somewhere before.

Ta Mi suddenly realized that he had seen it on the Adventurers' Guild's abandoned wanted list.

That's the bald guy who scams people at Farron Keep!

Thousands of adventurers have been tricked by him. Because this guy is so despicable, people have started to hunt him down, and the bounty on his head has been getting higher and higher.

It wasn't until later that it was discovered that Patch was not a real person but an afterimage, so the Wanted Poster was dropped, but his infamous reputation remained intact.

However, compared to other things in the Zane Dungeon, the controversy surrounding Patch only lasted for a short time. People's attention was quickly diverted to other things, and gradually no one paid much attention to him anymore.

Thinking of this, Ta Mi looked at Sally and the others with pity in her eyes.

These members of the Light Eagle Legion are too out of touch with the world. If they were adventurers from Bede City, they would have been on their guard when they heard the name "Patch".

Haha, you country bumpkin from Leyndell who's so out of touch with the world!

"You guys take your time looking around, I'm leaving now." Ta Mi decided to leave as soon as possible, otherwise it wouldn't be fun if she followed this group and Mildred also took notice of her.

"Take care, and see you again someday."

Sally and the others said goodbye to him, then continued rolling the cans, intending to collect some supplies before leaving.

A dozen minutes later, they received another message that they had been invaded by the Man-Eating Girl.

"Will this ever end?!"

Everyone became alert, searching for any blind spots where the enemy might appear. But after waiting and waiting, they heard footsteps rushing towards them.

Looking up, I saw Ta Mi.

Behind him, the bright red Man-Eating Girl was hot on his heels, followed by several ferocious Carthus Warrior.

"I've been targeted too, damn it!" Ta Mi gritted her teeth in anger. It would be safer to travel with the mercenaries now.

Sally chuckled, then called for the people to rescue Ta Mi. She extended her hand to the panting Tammy and said, "Then we're allied."

"Ah, let's cooperate for now," Ta Mi said, panting heavily.

And so, the adventurers and mercenaries formed a temporary alliance, working together to leave the dungeon or find a campfire.

With new manpower and replenished supplies, everyone seems to be in good spirits, so the upcoming exploration should go much more smoothly, right?

Sally thought this way and led the people forward, climbing to the upper level of the cemetery, continuing to explore the path from where they had been before.

But in reality, their adventure could have ended the moment they met Patch.

The Catacombs of Carthus can be summed up in one word: winding.

The cemetery has countless levels, with identical scenes everywhere, all connected by indistinguishable paths, making it easy to get lost. Add to that the occasional random Teleportation Trap transport you between levels.

"I can't even tell where I am anymore." The mercenary looked like he was about to vomit.

"Don't vomit, that man-eating monster is here again."

What does it feel like to be relentlessly hunted by intruders in a dungeon that's as complex as a maze?

The mercenaries of the Light Eagle Legion originally thought that the biggest difficulty on this trip was the intricate dungeon itself, but now they realized that the Man-Eating Girl was the biggest danger.

As mentioned earlier, after her death, the frequency of the intrusions increased, and the intervals between them became shorter.

Now, it has become—

The intruder is dead!

A few seconds later.

[Invaded by the Red Spirit "Man-Eating Mildred!]

The intrusion frequency is now as high as once every few seconds!

The Man-Eating Girl will ambush from all sorts of unexpected corners, and coupled with the already dark environment of the Catacombs, the psychological pressure on people is multiplied.

This thing is way too overpowered!

Even with the "Brave" protecting them, the mercenaries were still taken away one by one. Some were even dragged underground by the Man-Eating Girl with screams, and soon after, a "crunching" sound was heard.

"Ahhh!"

Another mercenary was grabbed by the Man-Eating Girl who emerged from the darkness, and her neck was gnawed open, leaving a huge hole that was particularly gruesome.

Elsa slashed with her sword, severing the Man-Eating Girl's legs and sparing her life. However, the girl did something unexpected—she committed suicide!

The Red Spirit gradually dissipated, and a few seconds later the intrusion notification sounded again.

"Has the Zane Dungeon become this terrifying?" Sally's forehead was covered in cold sweat. Sien seemed even more terrifying than before he left home!

"Wow, it wasn't like this before. Is something wrong?" Ta Mi stammered, startled.

Of the once-large group, only he, Sally, and Elsa remain alive.

Everyone else is dead!

There was indeed a problem, and the problem lay in Elsa's strength.

As Brave who has not yet fully matured, her strength is equivalent to nearly half of the Sword Saint Gapar, which is more than enough to deal with ordinary monsters in the dungeon, and killing the Man-Eating Girl is just a piece of cake.

The Man-Eating Girl was designed to "endlessly resurrect and invade anyone who has been tricked by Patch."

However, there is always a limit to the number of invasions. At most, it can only be done once every ten minutes or so. After being killed a certain number of times, it will give up the invasion and leave the reward behind. Moreover, its strength is not high. At most, it will only cause a little trouble.

However, the Brave's strength caused a deviation in the "Strength Balance" authority. The Man-Eating Girl's mechanism became that her rebirth speed would increase slightly each time she was killed, with no upper limit, until she grew to the terrifying level she is now.

This bug will probably be fixed tomorrow.

"I never want to come in again," Sally muttered to herself, her shoulders hunched, the composure she had shown earlier vanishing.

Several Skeleton Giant Hound ran towards them. Elsa rushed forward to fight them. Just as Ta Mi was about to say a few words to comfort Sally, he suddenly felt the ground beneath his feet loosen, and a pair of large hands suddenly emerged and grabbed his legs!

"Wait, no way, whoa!"

Before he lost consciousness, he saw the Man-Eating Girl giggling as she lifted her mask to reveal her sharp teeth.

Ta Mi opened his eyes and realized with a start that he was sitting in front of a campfire.

"What exactly is going on with that intruder?"

The campfire brought him a sense of security, and he was about to relax when he realized that the surrounding scenery was unfamiliar, and he felt as if he were still in the cemetery.

This is a spacious Grave Chamber, with a portal behind it leading to the outside world.

"Will I be able to get back to Bede City if I leave from here?" He hesitated, because everything that had happened today was too strange.

That invader called "Man-Eating Mildred" looks completely abnormal; the dungeon must be insane to design such a monster.

He was willing to wait here for a while and see if he could catch up with Bei Er Tuo and the others.

However, upon checking his equipment, he discovered that all his supplies were used up and his weapons were damaged. In this situation, the best solution was naturally to go back and repair them.

"How embarrassing!"

Ta Mi sighed and walked out of the portal dejectedly.

The blinding sunlight made it almost impossible for him to open his eyes. In his daze, he saw a crowd of people surrounding him, all of whom were carrying weapons.

Wait, someone with a weapon!?

Ta Mi snapped to attention, but the Light Eagle Legion mercenaries surrounding him waved their hands and shouted:

"Arrest this guy too!"