Your Beast of Burden, Torrent, Is Online

Yi Sha's sudden words dealt a heavy blow to You Fei's heart.

At first, when You Fei realized that she had probably accidentally injured a communicative afterimage, she tried to convince herself that it was no big deal.

However, the more I thought about it, the more something seemed off. How could there be afterimages in a dungeon that don't matter even if they're defeated? Everyone has to have some purpose in being there!

Unfortunately, what's done is done, Fan En chose to see through it but not say anything, so she didn't discuss it further and went along with it.

Then, Yi Sha's words directly shattered the tacit balance that everyone had maintained.

"I, um, I..." You Fei stammered for a moment, then finally lowered her head in despair and said, "It was my stupidity that I chased White Mask away."

Frustrated, she had always presented herself as a powerful and skilled expert, only to make an obvious mistake. The shame she felt was overwhelming.

But at least she knows to apologize when she's wrong, which is much better than those who stubbornly persist in their mistakes.

Now all we can do is hope that White Mask wasn't caught and killed by the Tree Sentinel, and that he can run back to this side of the cliff, though the hope is slim.

"Ah!" Yi Sha paused for a moment, then quickly waved her hand and said, "It's okay, it's okay. I've already written down everything the White Mask said. I'll tell you about it later. Don't blame yourself."

This gentleness and thoughtfulness only made You Fei feel more guilty.

"Boom!"

With a loud bang, the ground beneath everyone's feet trembled violently. It turned out that the Tree Sentinel had fired a Golden Retribution after the last of its Arrow Rain, which struck the cliff below, causing part of the mountain to collapse.

But that wasn't all. He then galloped after them on horseback, looking as if he intended to kill them all before he could bestow his blessing.

Te Pi reacted the most strongly, his eyes widening as he exclaimed, "Generally speaking, monsters shouldn't chase you all the way to the campfire!"

Because of their experience adventuring in other areas of the Zane Dungeon, people immediately equate the Blessing with the campfire upon seeing it. However, no way to upgrade the Blessing has been found yet; the only way to obtain it is by returning the Flask of the Sacred Chalice.

"Quickly, come in here." Fan En lifted the Stone Gate in time, and the people once again crawled back into the secret chamber they had come from.

The rumbling footsteps of the Tree Sentinel sounded like a monster outside. With a different filter, the scene could be turned into a horror movie. Influenced by the atmosphere, even You Fei, like everyone else, dared not breathe. It took a while for the Tree Sentinel to slowly disappear into the distance.

"It seems like they've left?" Fan En listened intently to the door for a while. "Then let's go out."

"No, absolutely not!"

Te Pi suddenly became agitated and said, "That guy is definitely hiding nearby, waiting for us to come out so he can attack us!"

"It's not that exaggerated, is it?"

"You may not believe me, but you cannot deny the malevolent nature of the Zane Dungeon!"

He pursed his lips, his composure from when he first entered the dungeon vanishing, and said:

"The Zane Dungeon is a dangerous place that has nurtured a bunch of adventurers with twisted personalities through its various bizarre functions. I have personally witnessed people who returned from Sien with drastically changed personalities, becoming more violent and Bloodlust than demons. Something is definitely wrong here."

"You're too agitated, Mr. Basque," You Fei noticed the change in his emotions and said promptly, "Control yourself and calm down."

"I am very calm now."

He rambled on, "That's why I've been reluctant to enter. At first, it was out of pride, but now I increasingly feel that this underground city is full of eeriness, with all sorts of illogical monsters and mechanisms. Even the city itself doesn't seem to follow any fixed rules."

You Fei didn't say anything, but turned around and shrugged at the people, showing a helpless expression.

Clearly, Te Pi's condition wasn't due to any real awareness of "Sean's conspiracy," but rather because he was experiencing a symptom common among adventurers.

[Persecution Paranoia]!

Among adventurers in the Zane Dungeon, the incidence of this ailment seems to be quite high, but the cure rate is also quite high—show an adventurer something good and they will delve deeper into the dungeon while suffering from paranoia, and by the time they come to their senses, they will be cured.

Entering the Zane Dungeon was actually quite stressful for Te Pi. Due to factors such as Leon, his resistance and even fear of Sien were greater than others, but he hadn't shown it before. His accumulated knowledge of Sien also gave him confidence, making him feel that he could also achieve something here, so he gritted his teeth and went with the others.

As a result, the opening Tree Sentinel gave him a rude awakening, and it's normal that his mentality suddenly became unbalanced.

But before the adventure in Limgrave could even begin, someone fell ill, which was not a good sign.

You Fei and the others whispered among themselves for a while, then she walked up to Te Pi and asked:

"Mr. Basque, we need to continue exploring this area, you..."

"You guys go ahead, I'll stay here!"

Te Pi looks just like the stubborn old man in Resident Evil who insisted on locking himself in a shipping container.

Since he had already touched the blessing and was unlikely to die, You Fei and the others had no choice but to leave him there.

Carefully lifting the Stone Gate, the group tiptoed out and saw that the Tree Sentinel had returned to his post and was diligently patrolling.

Te Pi watched the crowd leave, his expression unreadable.

"This way, I know a way to avoid him," Yi Sha said.

"The Tree Sentinel isn't a monster that you have to defeat?" Fan En was shocked. When he came out, he was thinking of fighting to the death with it.

"Hehe." Yi Sha revealed a weathered smile. Judging from her appearance, it seemed that she had fought to the death with the Tree Sentinel before meeting the group.

"I should have come out a little earlier than you. I had already gone far away, but I only realized you had come out after I heard the commotion here."

She led the people around the side of the cliff, and sure enough, they did not attract the attention of the Tree Sentinel.

"That uncle with the White Mask looked suspicious, but he was actually quite considerate. He said I was some kind of Tarnished without a witch, and if I wanted to complete my mission, I should follow the guidance of the blessing to a place called Stormveil Castle, defeat the demigod Godrick, and take his Great Rune."

She remembered something and added:

"Oh, right, White Mask also said that Godrick is old and ugly."

Fan En's lips trembled slightly, feeling that there was no need to add anything, since they had already seen Godrick's appearance when they chose to Remembrance.

You Fei wondered if, had she not accidentally attacked White Mask, he would have told her the same story.

But they are human beings, not those Tarnished. That's the truth.

Suddenly, a brilliant idea flashed in her mind.

By the way, they are now in the Memory of the Elden Lord!

In other words, the people and things they can see now are all Memory of the Elden Lord. Because he is Tarnished, that's why the White Mask calls us that!

Upon realizing this, she immediately lost all doubt.

"We're safe here."

Yi Sha stopped speaking in a low voice only after leading the people into a church that had mostly collapsed.

You Fei and Fan En relaxed, but just then, she noticed the firelight deep inside the church and looked over there.

Wow, a donkey and Santa Claus are warming themselves by the fire!

No, wait, upon closer inspection, isn't that the wandering merchant Ka Lie, the Ka Lie who sells goods in the Academy Gate Town in Lake Liurnia!

You Fei had visited Ka Lie a few times when she was in the Lake District and was deeply impressed by the businessman dressed in bright red.

Seeing an old friend in the unfamiliar Limgrave gave her a sense of unreality.

"That old man sells things and even gave me Forging Stone. He's a good person," Yi Sha said, pointing to the collapsed wall on the other side of the church.

"When I came back from the checkpoint full of soldiers in the distance, I met Sister Rina here. She gave me the Spirit Calling Bell and the ashes of the three-headed wolf while speaking in a language I couldn't understand. She was a good person too."

Do you judge whether someone is good or bad based on whether they give you gifts or not?

"Why would she give you something?" Fan En asked, puzzled. And is Rina the name of that four-armed, blue-skinned woman? Why not Ranni?

"Because a kind person named Melina gave me a horse named Torrent over there. Sister Rina said that the Spirit Calling Bell was something that Torrent's former owner entrusted to her to give to his current owner."

"Everyone I've met so far has been a good person!"

As she spoke, Yi Sha took off the brass ring from her finger—which was called the Spirit Steed Whistle —and blew it.

The sound of a flute faded away, and a "horse" appeared out of thin air to everyone's astonishment.

Should we call it a "horse"? But it also has a pair of bull-like horns on its head, so its true species is...

Oxen and horses?

Fan En and You Fei realized that the spirit horse named Torrent was the one ridden by the woman who had given them the Flask of the Sacred Chalice at the beginning!

But Torrent looked a little strange.

Its body was quite ethereal, and it became more and more transparent over time until it disappeared completely. The entire duration seemed to be less than a minute.

"It was supposed to last for more than ten minutes, but I used it all up," Yi Sha couldn't help but tap her forehead. "It hasn't recovered yet."

You Fei and Fan En looked at her with a strange expression.

Just how much more advanced has this girl been than them?

What I was saying was like listening to gibberish to them!

In fact, the combination of the Spirit Calling Bell and the ashes of the lone wolf is a benefit prepared by Gong Qiying for people. If he wants to quickly accumulate popularity after suddenly arriving in a country where he is unfamiliar with people, he needs to release a reward that is of good value and seems to be within easy reach to attract people to join the game.

Therefore, the Spirit Calling Bell, which is not expensive to make and quite practical, appeared as a bonus for beginners.

Don't be fooled by the fact that it's given away for free; getting your hands on it isn't easy.

What do newcomers do when they join Limgrave?

If you accidentally touch the White Mask and get killed, you'll unleash your Spirit Power.

When he saw the Tree Sentinel, he impulsively touched it, causing his Spirit Power to explode even more.

Want to quit playing? The Spirit Calling Bell is free! You can get it by following the steps with a little effort. Don't you feel a bit unfair if everyone else has it and you don't?

With all sorts of other factors combined, by the time the newcomers actually get their hands on the Spirit Calling Bell, they might provide enough Spirit Power to the Zane Dungeon to create several more Spirit Calling Bell.

Adventurers may make a profit, but Senn will never lose.

"You might be able to get it if you go to the checkpoint. Shall I take you there?" Yi Sha said enthusiastically, as she was also afraid to go alone.

"No rush, let's take a rest."

You Fei waved his hand, walked towards Ka Lie, and said:

"Why didn't you stay in Lake Liurnia, but came here instead?"

"Lake Liurnia?" Ka Lie looked up, his eyes filled with doubt. "My people do business there, but I've never been there. Perhaps you've mistaken me for someone else."

"Well."

You Fei frowned, stopped asking questions, and changed her tone, saying, "Let me see what you have here."

She suddenly remembered that the background of the Lake Liurnia was completely different from that of Limgrave. The background of the Lake District was that the Elden Lord had been born and left, while Limgrave was the memory of the Elden Lord when he began his journey.

In other words, the Ka Lie in the two places may be the same person, but their memories are probably completely different!

You Fei found the Zane Dungeon increasingly interesting. Different areas of the same dungeon had completely different backgrounds, and there were no contradictions between them. It was quite fascinating.

What would happen if she tied this Ka Lie to the lake district and threw it in front of another Ka Lie?

Thinking of this, her gaze towards Ka Lie turned malicious.

Ultimately, she didn't do it for the time being, not because she didn't want to, but because she didn't know how to get to the Lake District from there.

She would definitely do it if given the chance!

"I'll take you to the checkpoint."

Led by Yi Sha, the people left the "Church of Elleh" where Ka Lie was located, traversed through dense forests, and were attacked by monsters such as wolves and bats. It took them quite a bit of effort to finally reach the so-called checkpoint.

"It's definitely heavily guarded," You Fei muttered to herself after taking a closer look at the checkpoint.

It was a giant checkpoint built against the mountain, with a large number of soldiers in uniform armor stationed in front of the checkpoint, patrolling strictly and never letting any living creature pass through.

With just a glance, she roughly estimated that there were at least fifty soldiers in front of the checkpoint, and they all looked to be well-trained elite troops. She wondered how many more soldiers were hidden inside the checkpoint.

Do we have to go through here to get to the Stormveil Castle that the White Mask mentioned? That's such a hassle.

But now people aren't thinking about how to get past the checkpoints, but whether they can still get Torrent.

In the forest far from the checkpoint, a blessing floated silently. Gong Qiying changed the location of the blessing mainly because the original blessing was placed conspicuously in front of the checkpoint, almost right in the faces of the Godrick Soldier, which was simply too outrageous.

According to Yi Sha, Melina will appear after touching the blessing and then give away Torrent.

You Fei tentatively touched the blessing, and the next moment, a flash of light appeared, and a woman wearing a hooded cloak materialized.

There really is!

"Hello, Tarnished," the woman said slowly, crouching down in front of You Fei as she looked at her.

"My name is Melina."

The woman reached for the hood, and for some reason, You Fei suddenly swallowed nervously.

"I want to make a deal with you."

Melina removed her hood, revealing short, light brown hair with slightly curled ends, and

It is decorated with mysterious patterns and has its left eye tightly closed.