Eldritch, Devourer of Gods

Eldritch, Devourer of Gods?

Shouldn't his title be the Deep Saint?

Lu Lu Wo's doubts vanished in an instant, because Gwyndolin, who had been devoured down to only his upper body, perfectly illustrated what it meant to "devour a god."

It really is a god-devouring creature in the literal sense!

According to existing intelligence, Aldrich, the Deep Saint, is secretly a cannibal. It is because of his constant consumption of people that his body has swelled into this form and his soul has grown to the point where he is qualified to link the fire.

When they were gathering intelligence, people were thinking, if constantly eating people could make one Sunlight King, then why not create more beings like Aldrich to link the First Flame?

Moreover, as the second Sunlight King that people encounter besides the Farron Undead Legion, I always feel that Aldrich's achievements are not as impressive as the former. I don't see any particularly moving or praiseworthy deeds about him. His only highlight is linking the First Flame and saving the world.

However, there are also hints that even the only highlight of his life, the act of passing on the flame, might not have been a voluntary act.

If you were to say that the other party voluntarily ate people until they became this filthy, muddy mess, Lu Lu Wo would find it hard to believe.

However, she didn't have time to verify the plot right now; she was just staring at Gwyndolin's body, which had been propelled into the air by the rotting flesh, her pupils dilating wildly.

"If this situation gets out, a large number of people will react emotionally."

She instinctively wanted to take out the Image Stone to take a picture, but then she felt that it would be disrespectful to photograph a god in such a miserable state. However, the Image Stone sewn onto her clothes was automatically recording everything.

Before today, Lu Lu Wo could never have imagined that Gwyndolin would end up like this.

People have speculated about the fate of the Dark Sun, believing that she may have devoted herself to linking the fire, or that she may have faded away over a long period of time, or that she may have been dormant until now and is slowly awakening, or that she was simply killed by some undead and had her soul stolen.

So what does it mean to be eaten by Aldrich?

And there was still half left uneaten!

Wow, he and Pontiff Sulyvahn teamed up and even managed to defeat a god? Are they really that strong?!

In that instant, Lu Lu Wo even considered running away. She wasn't like the Dark Moon Blade, nor was she as sentimental as those who easily get immersed in dungeon stories. She wasn't thinking about avenging Gwyndolin; when faced with something she had absolutely no chance of winning, her first thought was to run away.

The Pontiff Sulyvahn's Phantom was already so powerful, and now we have Aldrich, who can even devour gods.

No, the Deep Saint here is definitely not him. His strength should be somewhat weaker than the real one, right?

Long before, when the Farron Undead Legion Sunlight King Cinder appeared, people speculated that the named bosses in the Zane Dungeon might not be the real deal, because after defeating the boss, there would be footage of an Ashen One or an Undead fighting and winning against the "real deal".

Therefore, people now believe that leaders such as the Farron Undead Legion and Overlord Wolnir may be like afterimages, shadows left behind by powerful figures of the past.

Thinking about it this way, she became even more eager to know what the real Gwyndolin and Aldrich's fate was. She hoped the Ash who defeated the Overlord would come and save them.

Back to the current battle, Hero Elsa beside me, seems to have unleashed a mysterious power. Perhaps, just maybe, we can win?

Just then, Lu Lu Wo, who had been watching Gwyndolin's remains, suddenly noticed something.

The other person's dry lips moved slightly, as if they were murmuring something; it seemed to be...

What does "leave" mean?

The video abruptly ended, and a surge of heat erupted around her. Lu Lu Wo realized that there was a humanoid fire elemental standing next to her, and quickly jumped aside, wondering how to appease her. Elsa's current state was clearly abnormal.

The simplest way to appease him would probably be to kill Aldrich, but...

Looking towards the center of the hall, an endless pile of rotting flesh formed a small mountain. Those piled together formed the entity called Aldrich, while Gwyndolin's remains were perched atop the mountain, overlooking everything from mid-air.

Even her body was controlled by the rotting flesh, slowly drawing back the Darkmoon Longbow, where dark magical arrows gathered.

"Boom!"

A heatwave erupted, Elsa leaped high into the air, slamming her greatsword down heavily onto the top of her body!

"Go to hell!"

"Buzz—"

An annoying buzzing sound rang out, and her attack failed to hit the enemy's main body. A semi-transparent dark protective shield separated her from Aldrich.

The giant sword suddenly grew in size. Originally, it looked like a door panel but was still usable by a person. Now, the blade had grown to ten meters, a full ten meters long, a giant sword surrounded by flames!

The dark shield flickered incessantly, its surface seemingly cracked but quickly repaired. The Darkmoon Longbow's charge was interrupted, and the controlled Gwyndolin —no, he should be called Aldrich —pulled a long magic staff from the rotting flesh and unleashed an attack spell at close range on Elsa.

An explosion rang out, and as Elsa landed, the enemy drew back the Darkmoon Longbow to charge up again.

"Gers, calm down first—"

Before Lu Lu Wo could finish speaking, the other party was about to jump up and attack again, completely ignoring what she was saying.

The aura emanating from Elsa filled her with awe; this power felt to be more than ten times greater than her usual strength!

She had long known that the way Brave grow in strength was different from normal people, but wasn't this growth a bit too fast? Lu Lu Wo huddled in a corner, shivering, because the heat wave covering the entire area prevented her from going out to support the opponent.

The ten-meter-long giant sword Heavy Chop into the protective shield. The next moment, she instantly flashed to the other side, dodging the attacking magic while unleashing two more Heavy Chop. The protective shield flashed even faster.

Aldrich twirled his magic wand, and a multitude of homing attack spells, like specks of light, appeared, chasing after Elsa's flickering figure.

Taking advantage of this moment, the rotting flesh in the hall surged and fell like raindrops from the ceiling, mixed with undigested bones and armor, including figures that the adventurers were quite familiar with.

These bones and armor, wrapped in rotting flesh, quickly formed black shadows of various shapes.

Lu Lu Wo looked closely and saw many familiar figures inside.

Wandering soldiers, maggot- Living Dead, Silver Knight, Church Knight, Crow People, and many other monsters I'd never seen before—it was a complete hodgepodge.

These are all lives that Aldrich has devoured, and now they are being pulled out to become his thousands of troops, fighting alongside him!

This scene was like a chaotic dance of demons; hell was brought to life in this moment.

Elsa's attention was entirely focused on Aldrich, but when she saw Lu Lu Wo surrounded by a large number of monsters, the flames covering her face paused, and she turned and rushed over to fight the monsters formed from rotting flesh.

When she changed her target, the dark shield repaired itself in the blink of an eye, and when she killed a certain number of monsters, the shield would flicker once, and its thickness seemed to decrease.

Got it, this is one of the classic boss designs—kill the minions to chip away at the boss's shield until it breaks.

The greatsword was swung continuously, its blade slowly growing longer, and as the number of enemies killed increased, the flames burned even hotter.

The strength of the monsters summoned by Aldrich even increased progressively. First, there were Living Dead that even farmers could withstand, then well-equipped ghost soldiers, then Lothric Knight, and finally, a squad of fully armed Silver Knight remained on the battlefield!

The arrow fired from the Dragon Hunting Greatbow pierced—no, it shattered— Elsa's shoulder. Only a sliver of flesh remained connecting her left arm to her body. Lu Lu Wo's eyelids twitched, and she quickly threw Healing Potion at her, but the potion was evaporated by the flames in mid-air.

A miraculous thing happened: the flames automatically filled the missing flesh in Elsa's body, allowing her to continue fighting without any hindrance, even though her injuries were not healed!

"Is it really that eerie?"

The scene was quite horrifying to Lu Lu Wo, and she could only dodge the heatwave and keep throwing out Glintstone Pebble to attack the enemy, helping Elsa share the burden.

[Escape quickly.]

A hoarse, weak voice appeared in my mind; it was Gwyndolin's voice.

Lu Lu Wo thought she had misheard, but when she looked up, she found that Gwyndolin's severed head was indeed facing her, his lips moving.

However, the opponent's arms were controlled by the rotting flesh, and the power gathered on the Dark Moon Longbow grew stronger and stronger, as if it would unleash a decisive Ultimate Skill comparable to the Full Moon Queen's Full Moon at any moment.

This is bad, this is bad!

"You're barely able to save yourself, yet you still care about us?" Lu Lu Wo was touched but also gasped. She had to break the shield quickly to stop the Darkmoon Longbow from firing.

To ward off the heatwave, she poured herself a bottle of freezing potion, risking being frozen. Her entire body was instantly covered in frost. Taking advantage of this moment, she rushed forward and launched a frenzied attack on the dark shield. Fortunately, the monsters' attention was entirely focused on Elsa.

The monster's body, made of rotting flesh, was more fragile than the original, and the rotting flesh seemed even more vulnerable to the power of the flames atop the greatsword. In that short time, an entire squad of Silver Knight was almost wiped out by Elsa, who traded blows with no defense whatsoever. But just then—

"Thump!"

With a loud bang, the entire hall trembled, and lightning bolts danced wildly in all directions. Lu Lu Wo was Thunder Shock and her whole body went numb. Only her eyeballs moved as she looked at what had released the lightning.

The one who unleashed the lightning was a formidable enemy she knew very well, one she had yet to defeat:

"The Executioner" Smough!

At this moment, Ornstein's comrade-in-arms was also covered in rotting flesh, with only part of his body still covered by that golden armor, making it barely possible to recognize his identity!

"How did you get eaten too? Don't tell me Ornstein was inside Aldrich's stomach too!" Lu Lu Wo's eyes were wide open.

Rotten Flesh Smough simply swung his hammer down at Elsa, who immediately raised her greatsword to block it.

This powerful blow, which should have smashed her into mincemeat, was instead caught steadily. Only the floor beneath her feet shattered, and she was slammed several centimeters into the ground!

"Get out of my way!"

With a roar, Elsa exerted her strength to push the rotting flesh Smough back. At that moment, two large arrows shot into her body, and the Silver Knight's longsword, crackled with lightning, pierced through her abdomen and went up to open her back!

Dark clouds filled the hall, a profound power summoned by Aldrich's power, from which endless arrows slowly emerged, ready to attack the entire hall at any moment!

Gwyndolin's mangled body showed a slight struggle, seemingly unwilling to fire any arrows.

At this critical moment, a sound of something suddenly shattering was heard.

It was a dark protective shield, Lu Lu Wo successfully broke through it!

The next second, both Smough and the Silver Knight vanished instantly, the Darkmoon Longbow's charge was interrupted for a moment, and even Aldrich was stunned.

Elsa, engulfed in flames, appeared in front of him in the blink of an eye, sweeping her greatsword horizontally!

The body, made of rotting flesh, has little defensive capabilities, but it is highly resistant to slashing attacks. In theory, Elsa's greatsword slashes should not cause much effective damage.

However, the flames clinging to the blade made up for this. The rotting flesh born in the dark feared the light of the flames. The moment it touched the flames, it melted and dissipated like mud. In the blink of an eye, Aldrich's height shrank!

This attack, accompanied by the explosion of flames and the wailing of rotting flesh, was visually stunning!

"Go, Elsa!"

In her excitement Lu Lu Wo accidentally called out the other person's real name!

Elsa raised her greatsword high, and raging flames wrapped around the blade as it soared into the sky, ten meters, twenty meters, and finally reaching a height of forty meters, making it a fiery blade that could pierce through the hall!

Aldrich didn't seem panicked, or rather, a lump of rotting flesh couldn't express any emotion. Gwyndolin's remains were manipulated into wielding a long-handled weapon, the light of the dark moon gathering on the blade, its cold and dangerous aura no less than Elsa's.

Lu Lu Wo took a step back to dodge the collision of the two's strongest attacks, her palms sweating for her companion.

"Huh?"

But just then, she suddenly noticed that Elsa's body had many holes, and blood was flowing out of them.

When did she get injured? Wait, this is a wound from fighting the monster horde, which is why it's been blocked by the burning flames.

But why are there wounds now? Where did the flames go?

A bad feeling crept into Lu Lu Wo's mind. She had no idea what the source of Elsa's power was, and what if there was a time limit and it was about to expire?

The sound of the flames suddenly subsided, and the heatwave seemed to be gradually dissipating, just as the attacks from both sides converged—

The fire is out.