Chapter Summaries

On the sixth day of the Meteor Shower event, Zane’s defenders waited for invaders and fought them across the dungeon. Luo Jieer exploited a terrain bug to trap weaker invaders, while Leon faced Te Pi piloting a Boulder Golem.

• Leon’s group assigned strong adventurers to guard areas of Zane Dungeon and defeat incoming invaders.
• At Farron Keep, Da Er used his Wolf Knight Greatsword to outmaneuver and attack the Dragon Blood Warrior Muer.
• In the Catacombs of Carthus, Si Telan used Bone Ash Greatshield Soldiers, Arrow Rain, and tracking arrows against Gladiator Ji Liesi and his golems.
• At Irithyll of the Boreal Valley, Elsa severed Te Mude’s Boulder Golem arm with her greatsword.
• Luo Jieer trapped invaders in a narrow Tree Hollow and let Xiao Zuo and Xiao You curse them while he relaxed beside a stream.
• Leon faced Te Pi in a Boulder Golem, and Te Pi called him Dad before challenging him to a fight.

Leon fought Te Pi at Lake Liurnia and appeared to defeat him before Valstrax crashed down from the sky and knocked Leon unconscious. On the sixth day, Sain-type adventurers held their rankings against invading adventurers, and the story moved into the seventh and final day.

• Adventurers and Red Spirits flooded Lake Liurnia to watch Leon battle Te Pi, while the Rogue quietly boiled shrimp near his house.
• Leon fought through the Boulder Golem’s steam and attacks, then forced Te Pi out of its head core and faced him in a smaller rock form.
• Leon used Ring Take to stagger Te Pi, stripped away his rock armor, and thrust his sword into Te Pi’s chest, declaring victory.
• Valstrax descended from the sky in a red comet and knocked Leon unconscious, abruptly ending the fight.
• Led by Lu Lu Wo and the others, Sain-type adventurers repelled invaders and protected or improved their rankings on the sixth day.
• The seventh and final day began with a more dazzling Meteor Shower than ever.

On the final day of the joint dungeon event, Leon and the adventurers celebrated Zane Dungeon’s success while Anzi III watched a purple star unleash a monster outbreak in a distant border city. A spectacular firework seemed to interrupt the unknown existence’s attack, leaving Anzi III wondering whether the Royal Palace had been spared.

• Gong Qiying reviewed the competition standings and prepared to release the Sunny and Cheerful Version of Anor Londo after the event.
• Leon and Malu fought the final invaders in Lake Liurnia, then rallied the exhausted adventurers with news of a celebratory banquet.
• Leon toasted the crowd in Bede City as adventurers celebrated their victory, while Lu Lu Wo hosted a banquet at the Royal Palace.
• Anzi III saw a purple star trigger a monstrous outbreak in a distant border city and feared the same fate would soon befall the Royal Palace.
• As the final meteor vanished, a firework depicting strange figures exploded above the Royal Palace, the outbreak monsters stopped, and the purple star went dark.
• Anzi III watched the adventurers resume their noisy celebration and wondered whether nothing had happened after all.

During the banquet aftermath, the adventurers’ happiness thwarted the unknown existence’s plan, and Anzi III struck back through their link before being transformed into a beastified creature. The City Lords celebrated their results and Gong Qiying arranged his reward, while Si Telan finally received her first-place prize: a Left Bow Set.

• The unknown existence discovered that Ku Li Pa’s imitation Century Soup had filled the banquet guests with happiness and disrupted its plan to spread Beastification Syndrome.
• Anzi III used his rage to send a painful emotional attack through the link, then succumbed to negative emotions and transformed into a beastified creature as the unknown existence lost its connection to reality.
• The City Lords celebrated the event’s success, and Gong Qiying avoided the Gladiator King’s proposed dungeon match before asking Red Fang for a reward.
• Red Fang agreed to arrange an introduction through Bonds Dungeon so Gong Qiying could share permissions, and still promised to owe him another favor.
• Gong Qiying realized he had forgotten to give out the adventurers’ rewards and prepared to correct the oversight.
• Si Telan received the special reward for claiming first place, which appeared as a Left Bow Set.

Si Telan discovered the Left Bow Set’s combined Weapon Skill and tested its overwhelming arrow barrage, then learned she could claim ten dungeon rewards. Fingel collected a Night and Flame Sword, rewards drew more adventurers to Zane Dungeon, and a new painting appeared in Irithyll.

• Si Telan combined the three weapons to activate Left Bow and used its arrow storm to defeat Lu Lu Wo, but the skill consumed every special arrow in her quiver.
• Si Telan went to Academy Gate Town and learned she could exchange for ten rewards.
• Fingel chose rewards from nine dungeons, including a Night and Flame Sword from Zane, and hauled his prizes away in a cart.
• Elsa compared her reward, the Sword Remains Greatsword, with her existing greatsword as adventurers and collectors flocked to claim and buy rewards.
• Travelers arrived in Zane Dungeon craving Happiny, increasing its price as gourmet hunters began targeting it.
• A painting titled Anor Londo appeared beside the bonfire in Irithyll of the Boreal Valley.

Elsa struggled with whether to leave the Light Eagle Legion as Iliphis changed and her respect for him faded. After listening to her confide in him, Jack Baldo advised her to act decisively and pointed her toward a mysterious painting that might guide her.

• At the Light Eagle Legion camp, a mercenary criticized Iliphis for withdrawing from his duties, and Assault Team members acknowledged the young man's feelings.
• Elsa arrived without addressing their comments, asked what was for lunch, and later went to Irithyll to confide in the sleeping Onion Knight about her doubts over leaving the legion.
• Elsa went outside to vent by fighting Silver Knights, then returned and found the Onion Knight awake and admitting he had heard her worries.
• Jack Baldo introduced himself as an Undead from Catarina, encouraged Elsa not to hesitate, and directed her to a newly appeared painting of an ancient city beneath twilight.

Elsa entered the Painting World of Anor Londo to seek guidance and found the royal city filled with powerful Giant Guards. After a grueling fight and a desperate escape from a growing horde, she was cornered until a Dark Moon Knight called to her from a doorway.

• Elsa prepared supplies and food before touching the painting and entering Anor Londo.
• A Bat Monster-like creature carried Elsa over the mountains and dropped her into the royal city.
• Elsa fought and defeated a Giant Guard, suffering a fractured arm that she healed with a Healing Potion.
• Elsa discovered more Giant Guards inside the city and fled through its halls and stairways.
• Several Giant Guards surrounded Elsa in an open area, but a Dark Moon Knight called to her from a nearby doorway.

After dying to the Giant Guards, Elsa fought her way back, met the bonfire guardian Fang Huo Nv, and received supplies and directions toward Gwyn’s castle. She bypassed the Gargoyles using the rooftops, only to find the route ahead packed with Painting Messengers on narrow beams.

• Elsa returned to the beginning after dying, killed the Giant Guards again, and explored the halls, where a Treasure Chest Monster killed her and dropped a Crystal Halberd.
• Elsa reached Fang Huo Nv’s bonfire and traded the Giant Guard Greatshield and Crystal Halberd for supplies; Fang Huo Nv explained Anor Londo’s decline and directed her toward Gwyn’s castle.
• Elsa traveled toward the castle, spotted two powerful Gargoyles, and used the rooftops to avoid fighting them.
• A Painting Messenger burst through a window and attacked Elsa, who discovered that countless Painting Messengers filled the narrow roof beams ahead.
• Elsa recognized the roof-beam gauntlet as Anor Londo’s famous Painting Messengers and Roof Beams attraction.

Elsa struggled through the Painting Messengers’ rafters and was repeatedly driven back by Greatbow Silver Knights. After the Brass Woman advised her to find a companion, Elsa received a Sun Emblem to deliver to another warrior bound by the same oath.

• Elsa used Oath of Revenge and her greatsword to kill a Painting Messenger, then tried to avoid the rafters while the remaining messengers bombarded her with Flying Daggers.
• Elsa attempted to escape through a broken window, but a Greatbow Silver Knight shot her thigh and forced her back inside.
• Elsa discovered that the Painting Messengers and Silver Knights guarded separate areas, but the messengers knocked her from the rafters when she charged them.
• After Elsa returned to the bonfire, the Brass Woman told her she had no reason to fight the Painting Messengers and urged her to catch up with a powerful warrior who shared her oath.
• The Brass Woman gave Elsa a Sun Emblem that the warrior had left behind for her to deliver.

Elsa fought her way past the Gargoyles and reached a bonfire beneath a statue of Gwyn, where she met Solaire. As they began talking, Solaire discovered a miniature sculpture of himself among Elsa’s belongings.

• Elsa defeated a Gargoyle with the Sword Remains Greatsword and Gargoyle Tail Axe, then used the rotating staircase to reach the lower level.
• Elsa lit the bonfire at the Dark Moon Mausoleum and found a statue of Gwyn, which she tried to memorize for the Sparkfire Church.
• Solaire approached Elsa and caught her defensive hand strike, then introduced himself as a fellow Sun Warrior.
• Elsa recognized Solaire and struck up a conversation, explaining that Brass Woman had told her about a Sun Warrior in the royal city.
• Elsa’s damaged pouch spilled her trinkets, and while helping her collect them, Solaire found a miniature sculpture of himself.

Elsa met Solaire in the Painting World, and after she told him that people admired him, he agreed to continue the journey with her. They fought through Anor Londo together and reached a boss Fog Gate before Elsa felt they had explored the castle fully.

• Solaire studied the figurine of himself, and Elsa explained that people had made it because they admired him.
• Elsa told Solaire that he had become a hero and a little sun in other people's hearts, and he invited her to continue the journey with him.
• Solaire returned the figurine to Elsa and said he would keep striving to become worthy of people's respect.
• Solaire defeated a Gargoyle with Lightning Spears and sword strikes, impressing Elsa, who offered him Jack's Wine as a token of respect.
• Elsa and Solaire entered Anor Londo, fought Silver Knights, and reached a white Fog Gate despite leaving much of the castle unexplored.
• Solaire touched the Fog Gate and invited Elsa to challenge the legendary hero.

Elsa and Solaire faced the dual bosses Ornstein and Smough in Anor Londo, where Elsa was quickly overwhelmed while Solaire defeated them. After Solaire reappeared as a summon, Elsa asked him to teach her martial arts.

• Elsa entered the vast hall and recognized Smough as the first boss, then Ornstein joined him in a dual-boss battle.
• Elsa and Solaire split up to fight the knights, but Ornstein's charge and lightning spear left Elsa mortally wounded.
• Elsa lost consciousness as Solaire knocked Smough down and executed him, then Ornstein turned toward Solaire.
• Elsa revived at the bonfire, felt she had failed to help Solaire, and set out to find him.
• Elsa summoned Solaire, learned that he had defeated Ornstein and Smough, and asked him to teach her martial arts.

Solaire helped Elsa confront her uncertainty, trained her in Anor Londo, and the giant blacksmith strengthened her sword for free. As Elsa decided to stay and grow stronger, another adventurer entered the Painting World, angered its inhabitants, and uncovered a hidden passage beneath Gwyn's statue.

• Solaire advised Elsa to find a future goal and began training her in combat and lightning spear techniques.
• Elsa and Solaire met the giant blacksmith, who upgraded their weapons for free after declaring them friends.
• With her strengthened sword, Elsa defeated three Giant Guards and resolved to stay in the royal city until she grew stronger.
• Gong Qiying created multiple Painting World entrances, allowing a melee adventurer to enter after accidentally touching a painting at Irithyll.
• The adventurer attacked the Brass Woman and Solaire, then touched Gwyn's statue while fleeing and revealed a staircase leading to a white Fog Gate.

An adventurer reached the Fog Gate before Gwyn’s Tomb, heard Gwyndolin and obeyed his warning, while another adventurer entered and was killed by a torrent of souls. The second adventurer revived to find Anor Londo had fallen into night as a Dark Moon Blade invaded her.

• Solaire killed the first adventurer after he accidentally angered him, but the adventurer revived at the bonfire and returned to the Fog Gate.
• The first adventurer heard Gwyndolin warn believers not to enter Gwyn’s Tomb and, as a Dark Moon Blade, received his greeting and orders to undertake a trial at Gwyn’s castle.
• The first adventurer left for the castle but was killed by Solaire while he fought the Giant Guards.
• A second adventurer ignored Gwyndolin’s warning and entered the Fog Gate, where a torrent of souls killed her before she could see what was inside.
• After reviving, the second adventurer was invaded by the Brass Woman and saw that Anor Londo had fallen into night as the Dark Moon Covenant dissolved.

The first adventurers entered Anor Londo, where one was chased by the Brass Woman, while Gong Qiying adjusted the Spirit Power extraction rate and planned future developments. In Bede City, Sid learned that hundreds of adventurers had entered the Painting World, as tensions with the royal capital and other changes continued.

• An adventurer entered Gwyndolin's Fog Gate, lost her Dark Moon Blade covenant, and was pursued by the Brass Woman through Anor Londo's darkness.
• Gong Qiying observed the first adventurers entering Anor Londo and reduced Spirit Power extraction from ninety percent to seventy percent.
• Sid and Gina recorded the royal capital guild's threat against Bede City's adventurers, and Sid chose to protect his city and dungeon.
• Gina reported the Chef Union's arrival, the planned Fist Wish Tournament, and Tu Erqi's departure to confront the Magic Association over spell patents.
• Sid learned that Malu's captain had entered Anor Londo and that reports of companions entering the Painting World had reached three digits.

Ka Peng reflected on how Zane Dungeon had transformed ordinary life and repeatedly undermined his potion business before a new Painting World drew adventurers away from Bede City. When the exhausted adventurers returned from Anor Londo, they flooded his shop for Spirit Restoration Potions, and Lu Lu Wo described their ordeal as unprecedented and inhuman.

• Ka Peng recalled how Farron Keep's mosses, the Gourmet Area's food, bonfire revivals, and spirit-strengthening kindling had reduced demand for his potions and changed everyday life in Bede City.
• Ka Peng and the other shop owners wondered where the city's adventurers had gone as foot traffic dwindled.
• A torrent of pale, exhausted adventurers rushed back to Bede City after entering the Painting World called Anor Londo.
• Lu Lu Wo raced into Ka Peng's shop and demanded Spirit Restoration Potions after dying her way out of the Painting World with her supplies exhausted.
• Adventurers mobbed the potion shops, bought up Ka Peng's stock, and Lu Lu Wo called their experience an unprecedented, inhuman ordeal.

Lu Lu Wo and Leon compared their experiences in Anor Londo and discovered that its characters treated adventurers differently according to their covenants. After they helped the Adventurers' Guild assess the area, Sid announced that he would enter Anor Londo himself to prove his strength to Jia Paer.

• Lu Lu Wo sought mental healing from Sid at the Adventurers' Guild, where Leon was receiving treatment for the same reason.
• Lu Lu Wo and Leon shared their accounts of the Painting World and realized the Brass Woman and Solaire reacted differently to Lu Lu Wo because she belonged to the Soul-Sucking Wraith covenant.
• Lu Lu Wo showed Sid recordings of Ornstein and Smough, and she and Leon rated Anor Londo extremely dangerous but rich in souls, upgrade materials, and other rewards.
• Sid told Gina to prepare an Anor Londo exploration guide, then agreed to enter a dungeon with Lu Lu Wo.
• Sid revealed that he wanted to challenge Anor Londo to outdo Jia Paer, startling Lu Lu Wo and Leon.

Leon and Lu Lu Wo waited for Sid and discovered that the Adventurers' Guild master spent his day stirring up conflicts around Bede City. Sid explained that he provoked the Holy Light Church and others to keep them from making trouble for him, the guild, and Sain, then invited them to the dungeon.

• Leon and Lu Lu Wo waited for Sid to finish work and encountered Albuquerque leaving the Holy Light Church amid a dispute over rival faiths.
• Lu Lu Wo explained how the Sparkfire Church and Dark Moon faiths had challenged the Holy Light Church, and Leon recognized a former Dark Moon Blade among its protesting followers.
• Sid incited the Holy Light followers to riot, then left as the guards lost control of the crowd.
• Leon and Lu Lu Wo followed Sid as he provoked other groups into arguments and brawls around Bede City.
• Sid said he stirred up trouble to prevent the Holy Light Church and others from targeting him, the guild, and Sain, then led Leon and Lu Lu Wo toward the dungeon.

Sid led Leon and Lu Lu Wo through Farron Keep, the Catacombs of Carthus, and Irithyll, where they rescued Da Er from the Painting World and learned the Farron Guard covenant did not yet exist in its version of Anor Londo. Sid entered the Painting World to investigate the Brass Woman’s reaction and sought Solaire’s help for his trial.

• Sid’s support magic helped Leon and Lu Lu Wo defeat the Farron Undead Legion quickly, and the group advanced through the Catacombs of Carthus and Irithyll.
• Da Er emerged from the Painting World unconscious and gave Sid a Wolf Blood Swordgrass, explaining that the Brass Woman had reacted with confusion because the Farron Guard covenant had not yet appeared in that era.
• Sid decided to investigate the Brass Woman’s reaction himself, instructed Leon and Lu Lu Wo to report what happened, and entered the Painting World.
• In Anor Londo, the Brass Woman accepted the Wolf Blood Swordgrass and became confused by the name Farron Guard, while Sid continued onward.
• Sid met Solaire before Gwyn’s statue and asked to help him complete his trial; Solaire agreed.

Sid equipped and supported Solaire as they fought through Anor Londo and repeatedly challenged Ornstein and Smough. After many failures, they defeated Smough together, and the arena’s far door opened.

• Sid offered Solaire powerful guild equipment, but Solaire kept his own gear and accepted enhancement potions.
• Sid and Solaire fought through the castle, then Sid used a massive Magic Array to strengthen Solaire before they entered the Fog Gate.
• They battled Ornstein and Smough, but Ornstein struck Sid with a hidden Lightning Spear after appearing defeated, forcing Sid to revive and try again.
• Sid repeatedly adjusted their strategy, using clones and guild items to distract the bosses and damage Smough, but he died several times.
• After Solaire saved him during another attempt, Sid prepared a single-use Comet Azur crystal, but Smough’s final attack was followed by his sudden defeat.
• Solaire emerged from beneath Smough and celebrated their victory with Sid as the far door slowly opened.