Solaire, Sun Warrior

Listen to advice and you'll eat your fill.

Elsa followed the advice of the Brass Woman and instead of trying to walk around the Gargoyle by going across the roof beams, she went to follow in the footsteps of the Sun Warrior.

You asked her how she knew he was Sun Warrior?

How could someone who isn't Sun Warrior carry the Sun Emblem? Besides, the Brass Woman said that the other party had the same oath as her.

She was once bound by the Oath of Sunlight by Sally, supposedly to take advantage of the dungeons, but she hasn't helped anyone even once since.

She stood by the roadside for a while and found that apart from a single beam that directly connected the road to the building full of Painting Messenger, the seemingly dense and intricate beams that appeared walkable were actually impossible to traverse, as the gaps between them were too large.

If she left the weapon in place, she might be able to jump over, but jumping over doesn't guarantee she'll be able to stand firmly, not to mention that jumping might trigger the dungeon's countermeasures and cause an accident.

What if, like in the place where she fought the Painting Messenger, she jumps up and a strong gust of wind blows up?

It's probably going to be Robert.

At this time, bird-like Orcs or mages who can use Flight Spell are more popular, and if all else fails, a grappling hook will do.

"If we don't walk along the roof beams..."

Elsa looked toward the road where Gargoyle lingered, which led directly to the spiral staircase mechanism.

"This is the only way we can go, right?"

In the end, she still has to fight the Gargoyle. What was the point of her going around in circles and being tortured all that time?

Are you looking for fun in the dungeon?

"Take steady and solid steps."

Muttering to herself, she used the Flying Dagger she received from the Painting Messenger to lure the Gargoyle on the bridge, and a fierce battle was about to break out.

The Sword Remains Greatsword truly lives up to its legendary status. Even though the adventurer's weapon is a replica, it can still inflict considerable damage on the already tough-skinned Gargoyle, which is now even more indestructible after being enhanced. Perhaps this is also related to Elsa's own power.

When she hits the Gargoyle staggers and a deep scar appears on its body.

Gargoyle hits her, she won't stagger because of her Oath of Revenge, but she will still get hurt.

After she stopped pursuing a flawless fighting style, Elsa's fighting style gradually became bolder, her confidence stemming from the supplies she carried.

If she drinks all the Element Bottle, she probably won't dare to be reckless anymore.

"Bang!"

Finally finding an opportunity to sneak up behind the Gargoyle, she slashed with her sword, and with a satisfying cracking sound, she successfully severed the Gargoyle's tail!

Even more amazingly, the Gargoyle's tail changed shape the instant it hit the ground, looking like an axe.

[Gargoyle Tail Axe]

This axe, forged from the tail of Gargoyle that guards the Bell of Awakening of the Undead Church, can be used as a bronze battle axe.

[Perhaps because it was originally a tail, when the user applies greater force, the handle will extend and lengthen like a whip.]

Elsa's eyes lit up; she had finally obtained a weapon that could barely be considered a ranged attack!

She immediately increased the distance between herself and the Gargoyle, and with a powerful chop forward, the handle of the Gargoyle Tail Axe extended by about two meters, smashing into the Gargoyle's toes with a bang, looking like it was in a lot of pain.

After a fierce battle, Elsa, who had completely mastered the Gargoyle Tail Axe, emerged victorious, at the cost of having only one mouthful of Element Bottle remaining.

After hesitating for a long time, she finally went back to the campfire to refill the Element Bottle. However, this would cause the monsters she had defeated to revive. She believed that after the battle just now, facing the revived Gargoyle again would not cause the Element Bottle to run out of energy.

However, when she returned to the main road guarded by the Gargoyle, she was surprised to find that the Gargoyle she had killed had not come back to life, and only the one clinging to the roadside remained.

"Good!"

This single word contained so much heartache. This was the second great thing that happened to her after she entered Anor Londo. The first was that she obtained the Element Bottle from the Brass Woman.

The footsteps grew closer as she approached the Gargoyle, which she thought was well hidden. Looking at its hands clasped on the roadside, she realized that even after coming this far, the gargoyle still hadn't reacted at all.

Never mind, all I need to do now is speed up!

Elsa kicked the Gargoyle's finger, and the gargoyle, in pain, let go and fell. However, the Gargoyle had wings and could fly back up halfway down.

But by the time the monster flew up, she had already run into the spiral staircase and suddenly turned the mechanism.

"Boom!"

The mechanism turned, Gargoyle, realizing it couldn't get there in time, stopped halfway.

It could have flown down with its wings to pursue, but for some reason it didn't. Elsa also knew when to stop and didn't provoke the other party.

If a more carefree adventurer were here, they would probably be taunting the Gargoyle like crazy.

Elsa took a breath and looked around. From what she could see, the spiral staircase should stop at three floors: upper, middle, and lower. She had just been on the upper floor.

When the stairs came to a rumbling stop on the middle floor, she seemed to understand why the Gargoyle on the upper floor hadn't chased after her—because there was one on the middle floor too!

As soon as the spiral staircase came to a stop, the Gargoyle charged at Elsa with all its might, just like a high school student rushing to the cafeteria after school.

Even she felt her heart and lungs stop at this moment. She wasn't exactly terrified, but she was certainly frightened. So she pushed the mechanism again before the Gargoyle rushed in.

The spiral staircase stopped at the lower level. This time, there were no monsters, but there was only a one-way street in front of us.

Elsa breathed a sigh of relief and walked forward, entering a building.

This place is called the Dark Moon Mausoleum, but to be more precise, it is the place before entering the Dark Moon Mausoleum.

As for how to get in, she can't get in right now.

Elsa entered the dimly lit place without hesitation because she saw a campfire. A bright campfire was placed in the center, and of course she had to light it.

However, after lighting it, a question arose: Why is there a campfire here?

Because Gong Qiying has made the map of Anor Londo more compact, it doesn't actually take long to get here from the Brass Woman's campfire, so the campfire here is actually somewhat redundant.

It wasn't that he copied the map blindly and forgot about its plausibility; it's just that the scene would lose a lot of its feel without the campfire.

As the campfire blazed and flames shot into the sky, light appeared, dispelling the shadows cast by the surrounding buildings.

A statue even larger than the one they had seen before Ornstein statue, appeared before Elsa.

Gwyn, the Sunlight King

A solemn and dignified statue of an old man wearing a crown stands here, with Greatsword upside down and his hands placed on the hilt. It is a very common statue pose, but it is also very beautiful. The image of a god and a king being united as one is vividly presented.

Elsa gazed at Gwyn's statue, then suddenly began searching her person for Image Stone; if she couldn't find one, paper and pen would do.

As Lu Lu Wo said, if you see something valuable but can't take it with you during your adventure, record its appearance. If you can replicate it, it will definitely sell like hotcakes.

However, it seems unlikely that Lu Lu Wo or the Bede Family would dare to make Gwyn figures, since he is a god.

The Farron Undead Legion, Artorias, and others are heroes, so creating small sculptures of them is never a problem.

Unfortunately, Elsa didn't bring Image Stone or paper and pen, so she could only rely on her memory to remember the various details of the statue.

She thought of the Sparkfire Church, which had changed its deity from the god of fire to Gwyn. That group was growing stronger, and adventurers, who usually disliked all sorts of churches, were happy to accept the Sparkfire Church. If she could provide them with details of the Gwyn statue, she should be able to get a good reward.

No, those guys will probably just run straight into the Painting World to worship the Gwyn statue, and there's no stopping them.

Elsa looked dejected, saddened by the unpaid reward.

"The fire is dying out. Lord Gwyn's dedication to linking the fire could not stop its decline. We need to inherit the spirit of the sun and dedicate ourselves to linking the fire. Is that why you feel melancholy?"

A gentle male voice suddenly came from behind.

"Who!"

Elsa was genuinely terrified this time. Although she restrained the urge to draw her sword, her body instinctively made a protective move—she slashed a hand chop at her back!

"Smack!"

Her hand strike was stopped in mid-air, not by magic, nor by her own self-restraint, but by a large, irresistible hand that grabbed it.

She immediately tensed up; she tried with all her might but couldn't budge the hand.

For a moment, she even doubted whether her abilities were real.

"Did I scare you? I'm so sorry, haha. I was actually sitting right next to you watching you admire the statue of Lord Gwyn, but I didn't want to disturb you."

The large hand released her, and she immediately jumped back a few steps to maintain a safe distance, her eyes fixed on the person who appeared behind her.

The helmet that looks like an iron bucket, the breastplate with a human face and sun painted on it, the unremarkable shield and weapons, etc., why does this image look so familiar?

Elsa's wariness vanished instantly, replaced by astonishment, and she said:

"Solaire?"

The figure that appeared before her was none other than the Sun Warrior — Solaire!

Solaire, who once appeared in the Painting World "Wolf Knight" and helped adventurers, gained great popularity for his optimistic and cheerful personality and strong and reliable skills.

"Have we met somewhere before?" Solaire's voice was filled with doubt.

"Uh, we've probably met before, haven't we?"

Elsa had never entered the Painting World of "Wolf Knight". Her knowledge of Solaire came from watching the strategy videos released by the Skyrim Strategy Team. Although she had always wanted to witness the strength of this Sun Warrior in person, she had things to do with the Light Eagle Legion at the time and did not find a suitable time to go in.

She only entered Anor Londo after she was in a state of superficial harmony with the Light Eagle Legion. If this situation continues, she will probably go to Oolacile to find Solaire soon.

It's worth mentioning that Gong Qiying actually set up a connection between the various Painting World. If an adventurer has been to Oolacile in "Wolf Knight" and met Solaire, then Solaire will recognize the adventurer in Anor Londo.

Solaire in the Painting World is endowed with high intelligence; he can speak and think like a normal person, rather than just repeating a few sentences. This is also an attempt by Gong Qiying.

Of course, Solaire's attitude will depend on what the adventurers did in Oolacile, if they are in a hostile relationship.

That would probably be really cool.

Elsa doesn't know how to explain to Solaire how she knew about him.

"Wait, I understand," Solaire suddenly said. "You heard about me from the Fang Huo Nv, didn't you?"

Elsa looked surprised. Did the Fang Huo Nv refer to the Brass Woman?

"She told me that a Sun Warrior is undergoing trials in the Leyndell, and it must be you. Hahaha, I didn't expect to meet you here."

Solaire's personality is just as adventurers have described; he's still as optimistic and cheerful as the sun.

"Haha, yes, that's me!"

It seems like I inexplicably gained the other party's trust.

Elsa remembered the Brass Woman's advice to find a powerful partner. Just now, Solaire was able to stop his hand strike with one hand, which undoubtedly showed his great strength.

So now she needs to get along with him, but will this social skill be too difficult for someone whose emotions have only recently returned to normal?

Fortunately, the radiance emanating from Solaire's angular face dispelled any awkwardness, Elsa took the initiative to speak:

"Um, Mr. Solaire, shall we have a talk?"

What an embarrassing statement!

Solaire laughed heartily. "Would you like to talk to a weirdo like me? Sure, it's rare to meet a fellow traveler."

Elsa's tense expression relaxed, and just as she was about to sit down by the campfire, her damaged pouch suddenly broke, scattering its contents all over the ground.

"Ah!"

She quickly picked them up; they were scattered little trinkets. Upon closer inspection, she could tell that these were ornaments completely useless for combat or adventure, which she had collected out of interest.

Collecting these things makes her feel like she's truly living every day, so she carries them with her at all times.

Solaire, always eager to help, was also assisting, but he suddenly froze when he picked something up.

Elsa turned her head and gasped instantly.

"What's this?"

Solaire was holding something about the size of an adult's thumb in his hand. Although his expression was obscured by his helmet, it was clear that he was extremely confused.

Because what he held was a limited-edition miniature sculpture produced by the Bede Family, which Gong Qiying usually referred to as a chibi figure.

And the subject of this small sculpture is right in front of Elsa.

Solar the Sun Warrior received his own miniature sculpture!