Her final words were very soft, but the text at the bottom of the screen was perfectly clear.
Looking at that glaring "Farewell forever," the player felt a bad premonition rise within them.
They couldn't help opening a guide.
"Hello, everyone, I'm XX! In this episode, I'll be sharing the questline for Midas, the 'Blood Noble.'"
"Then let's get ↗ right ↘ to ↗ it!"
The player quickly skipped the earlier content and went straight to the part about handing over the copper maiden.
"Hmm... fuck, this one's a tearjerker!"
The player closed the guide and immediately fast-traveled back to the middle of the Blood Dynasty.
There was a bloodstained stone wall there that looked no different from the surrounding rock walls.
But following the guide's instructions, the player took out a heavy weapon and swung it a few times.
The stone vanished, revealing a secret passage.
Steps stretched downward, disappearing into the darkness.
The player followed the steps down, with a gap partway through that required a jump. Without the guide, the player probably would have fallen to their death again.
In the pitch darkness, the player persevered with the aid of a small waist lantern and reached the bottom.
Finally, a lift appeared at the end of the steps. There was also a chest beside it, and the player couldn't walk past a chest once they spotted one.
Only after opening the chest did they see the warning in the guide: "Careful! All the chests here have transporter traps..."
[Transporter trap triggered]
After a cloud of smoke, the player stared at the words [Invader's Catacombs] on the screen, lost in thought.
Why couldn't you have said that sooner?
After narrowly escaping death, the player arrived at the lift once more. This time, they finally reached