Mystery: The Undead Don't Die from Linking the Fire

Chapter 258 Strategy Dog

Are you leaving?

Lilith's hand, which had just received the ring, froze in mid-air. She bit her lip and whispered.

"Um."

Yu Jin nodded and said softly, "I'll have to leave sooner or later."

Lily replied without hesitation:

"Then I'll go with you!"

Although she was the progenitor of the vampire clan, neither the vampire clan nor the title of progenitor of the vampire clan mattered to her!

She might still have some attachment to the Dorothy family of the past, but the Dorothy family was gone. She had no feelings for the current Landenheim or for the vampires there.

Even if she were to give up completely, she wouldn't feel the slightest reluctance or heartache.

"no."

After a moment of silence, Yu Jin spoke softly.

Lilith frowned slightly, and said with dissatisfaction:

"What about Olnia? She can be it? Then you should just let Olnia be the progenitor of the vampires!"

Ember shook his head and explained:

"She will stay and help you."

Lilith was not reassured by these words; instead, she became even more worried.

"Are you leaving alone?"

"right."

"Where to?"

"Probably, several thousand years from now."

"Thousands of years later?"

Lilith paused for a moment, she had thought Ember would say a place very far away.

However, thousands of years later is indeed a very far place, and Lilith could not find any way to cross time.

She subconsciously thought that Yu Jin was trying to fool her like a child, even though she knew that what Yu Jin said was true. He had never lied to her; at most, he had only concealed some things.

Lilith whispered:

"Can't I... really not go with them?"

"I'm sorry, no."

Ember shook his head; even if he could, he couldn't take Lilith away.

otherwise.

What will happen to Lilith in the future?

A fragrant breeze wafted through the air, and the girl's soft body nestled into my arms, accompanied by her soft murmurs:

"Then, take care."

Take care of yourself too.

After a long silence, Yu Jin gently embraced the girl.

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clang!

The tall knight brandished his halberd and struck the shield, knocking Klein, who was holding the shield, back several meters.

Faced with this situation, Klein was not surprised but rather delighted.

"Just as I expected, it's exactly the same as in the game."

"The initial Knight's Shield has 100 physical defense, which can perfectly block any physical attack."

"While Gundyr's attacks are more varied and faster than in the game, he is not invincible!"

"So, there's a chance!"

The halberd came hurtling towards him, and Klein rolled away without hesitation to dodge it.

This wasn't the first time he had clashed with a demigod.

The "divine child" who once descended upon Tinggen, the "true creator," was almost equivalent to a demigod. This was because the "divine child" was a born mythical being, naturally possessing divinity.

But that time, it was only through the captain's self-sacrifice and Saint Selena's ashes that they barely managed to perish together with the enemy.

In Backlund, Ince Zangwill had already become a demigod, and there was conflict between him and his alias, Sherlock Moriarty. However, Ince Zangwill possessed the 0-level sealed artifact '0-08,' and his strength far surpassed that of an ordinary demigod.

This is the first time I've ever truly fought a demigod.

Although Klein is currently on the receiving end of attacks and hasn't even landed a single blow on Gundyr, this is all part of Klein's calculations—

Making a rash move will only lead to death. Only by memorizing all of Gundam's moves can you clear the game in one life.

clang!

Klein once again raised his shield to block Gundyr's attack, and skillfully used a backflip to get away from his opponent, hoping to gain a little breathing space.

Klein stared intently at Professor Goodyear across from him, and took a deep breath:

"I suppose he truly lives up to his demigod status?"

Although he wouldn't be exhausted in the dream, and his Knight Shield with 100 physical defense could perfectly block Gundyr's attacks, he was still struggling to breathe under Gundyr's fierce onslaught.

All of this is based on the premise that Gundyr lacks consciousness and only uses fixed attack patterns. In reality, even Extraordinary individuals on the Warrior path, in addition to their unparalleled melee abilities among those of the same level, also possess Extraordinary abilities with 'magical attack' characteristics.

In this respect, he is even more difficult to deal with than the mindless Gudako.

But thanks to this, Klein has now memorized all of Gundyr's moves.

Now he can sound the horn of counterattack!

clang!

Klein blocked Gundyr's halberd once more, but this time he didn't use the opportunity to create distance. Instead, he lunged forward, charging straight at Gundyr's back!

Klein's longsword sliced ​​through the armor on Gundyr's back, but the next moment he suddenly rolled to the right.

boom!

With a piercing whistle, the halberd grazed Klein's scalp at the same time.

"really!"

Klein straightened up at a distance, his eyes narrowing.

Unlike in the game, although he can still steal a hit from time to time, it's only one hit.

Guddar's attack was too fierce and fast, leaving Klein no chance to steal a second strike—if he had dared to be greedy for a strike just now, he would probably have been smashed into mincemeat by Guddar's halberd by now.

"Is this the oppressive feeling of a demigod?"

Klein took a deep breath, feeling a mix of emotions, but also a sense of impending doom and discouragement.

If he managed to steal a knife, it means everything he did was right, it just took a little longer!

Unfortunately, as long as he doesn't die, Klein has enough strength to keep going against Gundyr.

clang!

For the next period of time, Klein was in an endless cycle of blocking Gundyr's attacks, taking the opportunity to flank and steal a hit from behind, not being greedy for hits and rolling back to retreat, blocking Gundyr's attacks, and taking the opportunity to flank and steal a hit from behind.

Although progress was extremely slow, each attack could only barely scratch Gundyr's skin.

But after a long and fierce battle, Klein finally achieved his goal—

Roar!

With an angry roar, the black substance writhing behind Gundyr expanded instantly, completely engulfing Gundyr's upper body in the blink of an eye!

Gundyr still gripped his halberd in his right hand, but his left hand had transformed into a massive, pale claw. His upper body, including his head, was completely enveloped in black matter.

These black substances coiled around Gundyr's body like writhing black snakes, transforming into a 'snake head' with scarlet eyes, which lunged at Klein.

"Human pus."

Klein took a deep breath; he knew the real battle had only just begun. Because the second phase of Gundyr would be far more difficult to deal with than the first!

In fact, Klein had a suspicion when he first started playing the game.

The reason Gundyr lost his mind was most likely because he was parasitized by Human Pus. In order to resist the corrosive effects of Human Pus, Gundyr was in an unconscious state during the first stage, making it difficult for him to exert his full strength.

However, due to the attack from the "Undead," Professor Gundyr's condition was severely weakened.

And this is the origin of Master Kodak's second phase—

Weakened by the attacks of the Undead, Gundyr was powerless to resist the corruption of the Human Pus and was thus consumed by the fully erupted Human Pus.

The enemy of the "Undead" has changed from "Gundar who lost his mind fighting against the human pus" to "Gundar who lost his mind after being devoured by the human pus".

They may look similar, but they are actually worlds apart.

The former is still Gundyr, or even a weakened version of Gundyr, while the latter is Pus Man who controls Gundyr's body!

Roar!

The once silent, seasoned warrior-like Guderian, wielding his halberd, has now transformed into a monster constantly roaring in fury. Correspondingly, his attacks have become increasingly fierce!

When Kodak is controlled by the pus of man, the moves he can perform are far more than just wielding a halberd!

His left hand's claws and the scarlet snake head on his head could both attack Klein while he was wielding his halberd!

Although Gundyr's health has been halved, the difficulty has begun to increase dramatically.

In theory, Klein should have carefully observed Gundyr's moves before making his own.

But he simply doesn't have that much time now.

Even in his state of being a human being in a state of stagnation, Kodak-sensei would never give him that chance!

boom!

Klein rolled to dodge Gundyr's jumping slash, and quickly switched back to a standing position to carefully observe Gundyr's attack pattern.

Unlike the first phase, the attack range of Professor Gundyr in the second phase becomes wider.

Whether it's the first or second phase, flanking is the best strategy.

Kodak-sensei is practically invincible when facing the enemy.

While parrying could completely counter Gundyr, Klein didn't have time to practice parries and couldn't afford the consequences of a failed parry. Therefore, for Klein, flanking and stealing a kill from behind, which was both safe and effective, was undoubtedly a better choice.

However, the method of flanking from behind has changed slightly, because Professor Kodak's originally weak left hand has been strengthened into a claw by the human pus, while the halberd in his right hand has become the weakest link.

Therefore, if you want to go around from the right, you should change it to going around from the left.

Furthermore, compared to Gundyr, who instinctively wields his halberd, the Pus of Man clearly has more confidence in its own abilities. Therefore, its primary method of attack relies on the snake head and claws formed by the eruption of Pus of Man, rather than the halberd!

This gave Klein an opportunity!

boom!

Professor Gundyr, who leaped high into the air and slammed into the ground, barely paused, his left claws lashing out at Klein! But Klein, far from being alarmed, was delighted; his eyes lit up.

"A great opportunity!"

Klein dodged the attack with a roll, and at the same time quickly circled around to the left and behind Professor Gundyr, then slashed once more, then twice!

In theory, Klein can only make one cut; a second cut would be considered greedy.

But Klein has discovered that Gundyr in his Pus form is far less agile than in his first form.

Therefore, he had more than enough time to make two incisions!

The next step is to repeat this process!

Try to consolidate your advantages as much as possible without making mistakes.

And Klein has done this many times!

clang!

Accompanied by the fatal final blow.

The pus on Gudalao's body suddenly shrank back into his body, as if he had lost all his life force and shrunk into a ball.

Professor Gudako's body collapsed to the ground, kneeling down, as he struggled to turn his head and look at Klein.

"Thanks."

boom!

With a faint sound, Professor Guda's body crashed to the ground and disappeared in a flash of white light.

【Soul +300000】

Klein looked somewhat surprised, but then a flame rose up from his body.

In the center of the previously empty square, where Mr. Guda had been kneeling, a bonfire had appeared.

Klein looked at the embers burning on his body, sighed softly, and slowly walked to the campfire to light it.

For Professor Koda, death was undoubtedly a relief.

But in any case, killing Professor Gundyr gave Klein a great sense of accomplishment.

After all, this was the first time he had killed a demigod all by himself!

of course.

Klein knew very well that this was just a dream; in reality, if he encountered a demigod, he would only be veiled by a thin veil.

After all, most demigods in reality rely on extraordinary abilities rather than physical attacks, and in reality, he has neither parrying nor rolling, nor a knight's shield with 100 physical defense. His understanding of other demigods is also far less detailed than that of Gundyr.

In reality, if Klein were to encounter a demigod, perhaps all he could do was wait to die.

Yes, you can also call for backup.

After all, neither Miss Messenger nor Mr. Azik would mind saving him.

Shaking his head, Klein banished his thoughts and turned to walk towards the Firelink Shrine.

What comes into view are five enormous thrones, with a large number of candles placed beside them, creating a rather warm and inviting atmosphere.

The only downside was that Klein didn't see the Fire Keeper.

However, this was to be expected.

After all, in the description of the "moon", the duties of the Fire Keeper are performed by the maids of the Firelink Shrine.

Klein looked to his right, not in a hurry to chat with the maid.

Instead, they went straight up the stairs to the third floor of the fire-lighting ritual site.

"The Giant Tree".

Klein glanced at the big tree by the door, then turned and walked towards the tower at the end.

The tower's doors were locked, but Klein hadn't planned to go in anyway.

He looked to the rooftop covered with tiles on his left, then climbed up and walked to the end.

Below was an expert guarding another locked iron gate; Klein glanced at him but ignored him.

This one is much more difficult to deal with than Mr. Guda.

Klein walked until he reached the end of the path, and an open space appeared before him.

In the open space, there was a glowing insect.

"Jewel Crystal Bug!"

Snapped!

Before the gem crystal worm could escape, Klein finished it off with a leaping strike.

【Radiant Wedge Stone】

After hesitating for two seconds, Klein returned the way he came and went back to the roof.

There is an archway in the middle of the roof.

Passing through the door, you'll find the stone beam at the top of the fire-lighting ritual site.

Klein carefully moved to the center of the beam, where he found a pile of scattered bird feathers and twigs.

Strange cries could be heard nearby:

"Quack! Quack! It's making noises. Quack! It's making a thud! Quack!"

Klein looked up and saw a huge bird's nest above him.

However, the bird's nest is not very well sealed, and occasionally light seeps through.

"This is okay?"

Klein frowned slightly; so far, everything was almost exactly the same as in the game.

But this made him feel a little strange.

(End of this chapter)