FusRoDah!

"Justice will prevail!"

As the Guzha Squad struggled amidst the monsters, a cheerful voice accompanied by two swords descending from the sky, piercing the monsters' heads. Tus immediately looked up in delight.

"Mr. Fingel!"

People immediately saw a glimmer of hope for survival. The magician who had been entrusted with the Image Stone by Fingel immediately raised the Image Stone and carefully filmed the dashing figures of Hasawi Squad descending from the sky.

Whether it was Fingel, Matilda, or Aleya, they all had a pair of transparent wings growing from their backs, like angels, and they would fly straight towards people with the flapping of their wings.

"Flash Spell!"

A blinding Flash Spell struck the monsters, causing them to instinctively cover their eyes. Matilda crashed to the ground like a cannonball and immediately began clearing out the monsters, while the other two grabbed the adventurers from the Guzha Squad and flew them to the second floor.

Upon seeing this, the giant, who had already made some movement to get up, suddenly stopped, as if waiting for some opportunity.

"Mr. Fingel, it's so good that you're all safe and sound!" Everyone was excited to be back on the safe second floor, and the emotional rollercoaster provided a considerable amount of Spirit Power.

Tus immediately turned to look for Patch's figure, but unfortunately the guy had already run away. He didn't know how Patch could run so fast while wearing the Onion Knight's armor.

However, judging from Patch's skill in dealing with the Church Knight, if a real fight were to break out, it would probably be Tus who would be kneeling on the ground singing "Conquer."

As Fingel responded to the people, he explained why he and his companions had disappeared for a while: the interior of the Cathedral of the Deep was too complicated, and they had gotten lost for a time.

He then explained his flight plan, which was very simple: after he performed Flight Spell on people, everyone would fly over the second gate together. It was very unpretentious.

Although the first gate was opened because of Patch, finding the mechanism to open the second gate will probably take a lot of effort and time.

The day is almost over, and it's already dark outside. If he can't find out what the high platform across the street is for before he's kicked out of the Zane Dungeon, Fingel will probably be tossing and turning all night with insomnia.

"But what about air defense?" Tus asked, as almost everyone in the Zane Dungeon was vehemently opposed to flight.

Who knows what strange things the adventurers will encounter after taking to the skies? What if it's a salvo from a hundred Gatling?

Just thinking about that scene sends chills down my spine.

That said, the description of the Old Yharnam Hunter who showed adventurers their Gatling guns in the Hunting Handbook is as follows:

People are drawn to Rodland, the land of the gods, for various reasons, but the chaotic spacetime of Rodland often causes them to encounter paradoxical and strange events. The person you killed yesterday is fighting alongside you today, and people with different stances can help each other. Hunters may be one of these strange occurrences.

Well, people didn't understand it, but since there was an explanation, they took it as reasonable. This kind of introduction dispelled the doubts that people didn't have time to have.

In reality, most adventurers, represented by Tus, can only understand simple and easy-to-understand stories like the Farron Undead Legion and Overlord Wolnir. As for other stories, they just read them for fun. It's not that they're not interested in fragmented stories, but their minds are focused on how to make money. Organizing fragmented stories is the job of scholars.

"It's okay, I just need to fly over the gate."

While Fingel was in the air, he had a clear view of the entire hall's layout. Beside the high platform he had been longing for, there was a giant slave. At the giant slave's feet were the stairs leading to the platform. As long as he crossed the second gate, he could parkour directly from the first floor to the stairs, as long as he was careful of the giant slave and the weightless Swamp.

"I'll go test the waters first; you guys wait here."

With the idea that "the greater the ability, the greater the risk of death," Fingel took the lead, flapping his wings and flying toward the second gate.

Despite his seemingly relaxed demeanor, he was actually nervously observing his surroundings, and he would immediately hide if there was any movement.

But so far everything seems to be calm?

As they drew closer to the second gate, Fingel's tense mood gradually relaxed, and he began to wonder if using Flight Spell to pass through the gate was also something Sion tacitly approved? Just like how he could use tombstones to block attacks when fighting Father Gascoigne in the Great Tomb area.

"Could it be that I've really found a shortcut?"

In the blink of an eye, a huge roar suddenly came from ahead, and the roar brought with it a powerful wave of air!

Startled, Fingel quickly flapped its wings to dodge, but was still thrown into the air by the shockwave and spun around twice before finally retreating.

Looking up, I saw that the giant slave by the platform had suddenly stood up. He had torn half of the iron sheet covering his face, revealing a dry mouth. The roar from before had come from his mouth!

If this were Yugi, it would probably display a message like this: [Air Defense Mode, Activated!]

To counter adventurers who can use Flight Spell, Gong Qiying equipped the giant slaves with the [Troll Roar] from the Elden Ring. The specific method was to attach weapons with related battle ash to their hands.

[War Ashes: Troll Roar]

[Looking into the distance, he roars, creating a shockwave that can send nearby people flying.]

The giant slave will only be able to use this skill when someone uses the Flight Spell.

"A roar with powerful impact?"

Fingel instantly understood the principle behind this attack. When the giant slave opened his mouth and roared at him again, a shockwave composed of a visible storm rushed towards him.

"If I can see it, dodging won't be a problem," he dodged the second roar by diving downwards. The airflow still made him unstable for a moment, but it also gave him a rough idea of the roar's effective range.

He definitely won't make the same mistake the third time!

As Fingel met the giant slave's third roar, a confident smile appeared on his face, and he said:

"The same trick won't work on adventurers!"

He wasn't going to give up speed and wanted to rush through the second gate as fast as possible, so he was going to show off his micro-management skills and dodge the roar from the extreme distance.

In some ways, his desire to perform is even greater than that of Leon when he first appeared!

"The calculation was successful. I only need to shift slightly to the side to avoid it."

Fingel flapped his wings, and as the roar was about to collide with him, a flame of confidence ignited in his eyes.

"Roar!"

A tremendous roar resounded.

Etc.

The flames in Fingel's eyes paused for a moment, and he couldn't help but think:

Why did the roar come from behind this time?

"The giant has risen again!" Tus shouted from behind. Before Fingel could even be surprised, a chaotic gust of air from behind struck him directly, causing him to collide with the roar coming from the front!

Cheese sandwiched between two buns!

With a "crack," Fingel's transparent wings broke off, and he fell down like a bird shot by a hunter.

"Mr. Fingel!"

Tus cried out in alarm as he watched Fingel fall into the mud with a "plop." He quickly turned to Matilda and Aleya for help.

"Sigh, always showing off, now you've learned your lesson." Matilda sighed helplessly, rubbing her forehead. Her armor had shrunk a bit, and a pair of wings had been assembled on her back—these were much more useful than Flight Spell!

Just by looking at it, she could tell the range of the Troll Roar. While dodging the roar's impact, she forced herself to stay nauseous and scooped Fingel up.

"Do you know you were wrong? Do you still dare to Recklessness?" There was a hint of teasing in her voice.

"Ugh!" Fingel vomited a large lump of mud and mumbled incoherently:

"You know you were wrong, but you'll do it again next time."

Matilda was so angry she almost threw him off again.

Now that she was already here, she decided to simply take Fingel and fly through the gate.

The wings formed by the armor are much more precise to operate than Flight Spell, and Matilda is also more cautious. Unlike Fingel, she is not reckless. Even if she is a little slower, she will try to avoid getting hurt—mainly because it is disgusting to be covered in mud after being knocked down.

The Troll Roar the two giant slave trolls were gradually losing their strength. If two more were added, it would cause even greater trouble. Matilda had already flown onto the gate, and the air defense alert level had reached its maximum.

The two giant slaves opened their mouths wider than ever before, as if they were about to unleash Troll Roar at maximum power.

Matilda has always been indifferent; she can dodge even the most unusual roars. If she weren't holding onto Fingel, she could have pushed the roar back.

An unprecedentedly huge roar appeared, and Matilda showed an expression of "I knew it," but she missed a small detail.

Although the roar came from the mouth of the giant slave, it did not come from them.

Inside the giant's mouth, a gaunt, monstrous creature emerged from behind the giant's tongue. Although it resembled Living Dead, it was something entirely different from the creatures of the Dark Souls world.

The Ancient Nord Draugr from the Elder Scrolls!

The reason why Gong Qiying chose these monsters as the ultimate means of air defense is because they possess a special ability called Dragon Roar, which comes from the world of the Elder Scrolls. The most suitable one is Dragon Roar [Unrelenting Force].

This Dragon Roar can propel objects and physical objects. The weaker version will make enemies unsteady and slightly push objects, while the strongest version will throw objects a great distance and toss enemies out like rag dolls, leaving them helpless!

It has a larger range than the Troll Roar, lower damage but higher propulsion, and most importantly, it's cost-effective!

Anyway, the Ancient Nord Draugr only appear when adventurers try to skip class. If you explore honestly, you will only encounter the native monsters of the Cathedral of the Deep and experience the Cathedral of the Deep in its original form.

The Unrelenting Force is surprisingly effective against airborne adventurers, and its appearance amidst the Troll Roar can catch them off guard!

"FusRoDah!"

The obscure and incomprehensible language emanated from the mouth of the Ancient Nord Draugr, a roar that surpassed even the Troll Roar. The moment it appeared, Matilda felt as if a giant dragon was roaring at her!

An irresistible impact struck, Matilda, fully armored, was sent flying backward like a rag doll. The Dragon Roar made her body stiff and unable to move, not even able to adjust her position!

Just then, the Troll Roar from behind.

"Thump!"

She was originally sent flying backward, but was forcefully pushed back and flew towards the giant slave on the high platform.

Meanwhile, the opponent unleashed the Troll Roar during the recovery period of the Dragon Roar.

Then Matilda, carrying Fingel, was sent flying backwards again.

"Roar!" "Roar!"

The roars were very rhythmic, one after another, and a direct hit would cause Matilda's body to stiffen for a moment, making it impossible for her to adjust her wings to dodge. This momentary stiffness was enough for the next roar to hit her.

This is similar to the Three Dogs Slaughtering Fire in Dark Souls, where each bite leaves an Undead completely immobilized.

"Damn it!"

Matilda struggled to awaken her body, seemingly able to escape the endless cycle, but the giant's Dragon Roar from behind had no cooldown. Seeing Matilda show any sign of breaking free, it roared again—

"FusRoDah!"

And so, an unprecedented spectacle unfolded.

With roars as the beat, gates as the net, and Matilda and Fingel as the balls.

The two giant slaves started playing badminton at this very moment!

The two people caught in the middle were already numb.

"Ah"

Seeing this bizarre scene, Tus felt his SAN value being tested, and for a moment he forgot to help.

The mage who had been commissioned by Fingel to record his movements was also stunned, but he never turned off the Image Stone in his hand.

Later, the video of what was known as the first Zane Dungeon Giants Badminton Tournament was somehow leaked, indirectly contributing to the popularity of badminton.

Then, badminton got a new name:

Fingel.