The wrong transmigrator assigned by the system

"Copied my appearance? Ha!" With a sneer, Lu Ming charged towards the dark humanoids.

Unlike Lu Ming himself, the strength of those dark humanoids varied greatly. Some were very powerful and could fight Lu Ming to a standstill, while others were very weak and were defeated by Lu Ming in just one round.

However, they all have one thing in common: their swordsmanship and way of thinking are consistent, as well as their feelings for Ramanlas and Chimera.

No matter how Ramanlas and Chimera attacked them with miracles, they would not attack them, nor would they even defend against or dodge their attacks.

Even so, the two women wouldn't hold back. Although doubts arose in their hearts, for the sake of their husbands, Lu Ming, they couldn't stop their attack because of a little suspicion.

"Clang! Clang! Clang..."

Swords clashed repeatedly, the Farron Swift Sword constantly severing itself in the dim fire pit. The dark humanoid unleashed a variety of powers: mysterious blue soul magic, profound purple-black dark arts, dazzling golden lightning miracles, and fiery, obscene spells.

Their weapons changed constantly during the battle: Spiral Sword, Farron Greatsword, Dragon Slayer Spear, Hyde Straight Sword, Irithyll Straight Sword, Sage's Candlestick, Saint's Candlestick, Twin Princes Greatsword, Moonlight Greatsword, and so on.

But no matter their abilities, they were all cut down by Lu Ming, Ramanlas, and the Chimera, turning into streaks of darkness that returned to the throne and merged back into a large mass of darkness.

"Ha~ha~ha~" After defeating the last dark humanoid wielding a sage's candlestick and a crystal rapier, clad in black knight armor, Lu Ming leaned on his sword, panting. During the battle with these dark humanoids, the embers within his body were constantly being depleted, burning away his strength and leaving him increasingly exhausted.

But just as he was about to walk over and deliver the final blow to that mass of darkness, the darkness suddenly split open.

A large amount of dark mud surged out from the dark cracks, completely shattering the darkness and revealing a wandering spirit dressed in clothes that only Viscount Miracathia could wear, wielding the Aries Staff and the Irithyll Straight Sword, with the Bell of Hope and the White Hair Amulet hanging at its waist.

"Roar~!!!" The wandering soul that emerged from the darkness suddenly burst into flames. The pain of its body, soul, and will being burned by the flames caused the wandering soul to let out a roar that echoed throughout the entire fire-setting ground.

Before Lu Ming and the other two could react, the wandering soul suddenly leaped up from the throne and fired a soul spear in mid-air, aiming directly at Lu Ming's chest.

"Damn it!" Seeing the wandering soul shoot a soul spear, Lu Ming reacted immediately, unleashing a soul greatsword that shattered the soul spear. Before the wandering soul could land, he threw the spiral sword in his hand like a javelin.

The immense force propelled the spiraling sword, burning with embers, directly towards the wandering spirit. Like a fire dragon, it slid across the dim space, sending the spirit flying the instant it landed. The spirit crashed heavily against the wall of the throne, scattering fierce flames that illuminated the dark fire-setting arena as brightly as if it were under the sun.

But the next moment, the wandering soul got up from the ground, pulled out the spiral sword that had pierced his body, and casually threw it on the ground.

Because of Lu Ming's powerful attack, the Wandering Soul's Aries Staff fell to the ground. However, it did not go forward to pick up the Aries Staff. Instead, it chose to pick up the White Hair Amulet, an amulet that could cast both miracles and spells.

Compared to soul magic, spells are much more varied and unpredictable. Poison mist, acid mist, rock spewing, and the chaotic fire and black flame systems are more dangerous to Lu Ming. After all, soul magic is mostly straightforward, unlike spells which allow for more creative and complex techniques.

However, this doesn't mean Lu Ming is afraid of this wandering spirit; on the contrary, Lu Ming isn't afraid at all. Because he wasn't eaten by Eldridge, while the other party was merely a remnant of what had been eaten.

"Roar~!!!" Sensing Lu Ming's disdain for him, the wandering soul roared once again and quickly charged towards Lu Ming.

"Perhaps you are stronger than me, and have gone further than me, but you are nothing but a piece of trash! What right do you have to appear before me?!" As if responding to the wandering spirit's roar, Lu Ming also roared and drew his Irithyll Straight Sword, charging towards the opponent as well.

Although he didn't understand the meaning behind Lu Ming's words, the wandering soul sensed Lu Ming's disdain and contempt for him, and involuntarily raised Irithyll's Straight Sword and slashed at Lu Ming.

"Clang!!" With a forceful swing of Irithyll's Straight Sword, the two sharp blades, radiating a chilling frost, clashed together.

But this did not stop Lu Ming and the Wanderer from their attacks. On the contrary, after the two Irithyll straight swords clashed, Lu Ming viciously plunged the Aries Staff into the Wanderer's chest and shouted, "Soul Spear Barrage!!" Instantly, dozens of soul spears burst out of the Wanderer's body!

Even so, the wandering spirit still managed to perform a miracle, smashing the lightning pillar to the ground, causing the raging lightning to send Lu Ming flying!

However, Lu Ming suddenly twisted his body in mid-air and landed steadily on the throne of the Abyss Watcher. He then summoned the phantom of the woman in black robes and fired more than a dozen crystal soul spears.

Not to be outdone, the wandering spirit threw out more than ten remnants of the magic bed!

As the chaotic flames collided with the crystal magic, a terrifying heatwave instantly scorched Ramanlas and Chimera, forcing them to hide in the lower levels of the Firelink Shrine to avoid being burned to death by the heat.

Hearing the screams of Ramanlas and Chimera, Lu Ming's heart skipped a beat. He knew that his battle with the wandering spirit could potentially affect them, so out of concern for them, he decided to stop worrying and instead focus all his strength on killing the wandering spirit as quickly as possible.

Taking a deep breath of the scorching air, Lu Ming then unleashed a beam of icy blue light towards the wandering soul.

The moment the chilling beam of light pierced through the heatwave, it created a terrifying storm that raged throughout the Firelink Shrine. When the beam struck the ground, the shimmering heat instantly transformed into icy desolation, with thick frost spreading outwards across the surface.

Although the attack didn't hit the wandering soul, he dodged it with a few rolls.

However, the thick layer of ice still gave Lu Ming an opportunity.

Having lost its humanity, the wandering spirit has no consciousness or ability to think, retaining only instincts and emotions. Unable to run, it struggles to get up even after rolling over. This presented Lu Ming with an excellent opportunity!

Not intending to give up this opportunity, Lu Ming threw down the Aries Staff without hesitation, took the Bell of Hope from his waist, and unleashed a crimson Sun Spear, viciously stabbing it into the wandering soul. The instant the wandering soul was struck by the Sun Spear, he leaped up and pinned it to the brazier in the center of the Fire Sacrifice Field.

Although he was immediately sent flying by the Wanderer's palm strike, he landed right next to the Spiral Sword. He immediately grabbed the hilt of the Spiral Sword, got up from the ground, and rushed towards the Wanderer who was pulling out the Irithyll Straight Sword, pinning him back into the brazier with a single strike.

In an instant, the wandering soul's body exploded, and a large amount of fire rushed into Lu Ming's body, causing him to scream in agony and collapse to the side.

When he regained consciousness, he found himself lying in Ramanlas's arms, his wounds being healed by the flames of the campfire.

"you're awake?"

"Um... are you two alright?"

"Of course we're fine! But you scared us to death, you know that!" Ramanlas slammed her fist into Lu Ming's body, tears streaming down her face, and said angrily.

Seeing how worried Ramanlas and Chimera were about him, Lu Ming felt terrible. After a moment of silence, he said, "I'm sorry to have made you worry."

Chapter Sixty - Fire Leaf

After their bodies were healed by the campfire, Lu Ming and his companions explored the fire-lighting grounds briefly before returning directly to the fortress.

Darkness was killed by Lu Ming and transformed into fuel, which was absorbed by him, forcibly elevating him to the fourth rank of Archmage. However, at this point, even a fifth-rank Grand Archmage would be unlikely to defeat Lu Ming, so many people consider him a fifth-rank Grand Archmage.

The Fire Keeper's Tower outside Firelink Shrine was protected by some force, preventing Lu Ming and his companions from opening it. Therefore, besides finding a Silver Serpent Ring of Greed, they found nothing else within Firelink Shrine. However, after the death of Darkness, two King's Sum appeared on the five thrones within Firelink Shrine: the King's Sum of Yhorm the Giant and the King's Sum of Rudolf the Exile.

This puzzled Lu Ming greatly, but without any clues, he couldn't figure out why.

Upon returning to the fortress, Lu Ming was summoned by the two grand dukes, who asked him what he had encountered and found at the Fire Ritual Site.

After listening to Lu Ming's condensed account, which omitted many details, Grand Duke Rael said, "Since that's the place you and Lothric mentioned for linking the fire, why was it summoned here? Is it because you were the one who summoned the fortress?"

"I don't know the specifics, but that's probably how it is." Lu Ming himself didn't know why the Fire Linking Ritual Site was summoned here, so he could only say that he didn't know the reason.

Seeing that Lu Ming genuinely didn't understand the reason, and that he himself was wondering why the Fire Ritual Grounds had been summoned, the two Grand Dukes told him to find a room in the fortress and get a good night's sleep. Lu Ming hadn't rested since waking up at four in the morning, and considering he'd only slept three or four hours the night before, he really needed to rest. After all, it was already evening, and anyone would eventually give up like this.

Thus, Lu Ming quickly left the room where the dukes were. However, as he left, Lu Ming clearly sensed that the dukes had become somewhat wary of him, lacking the closeness they had shown in the past. It was as if someone had spoken ill of him to them, and they had actually believed it.

Although this didn't really affect Lu Ming, he was still somewhat annoyed.

"Is someone targeting me? The royal family or people from other duchies? Or..." After pondering for a moment, Lu Ming met up with the two women, Ramanlas and Chimera, and randomly found a room in the area where the commander was resting and moved in.

Lu Ming collapsed onto the bed, his eyes crinkling with happiness. He let Ramanlas and Chimera help him undress and drag him into the covers. The long journey and the inscription of magic circles had left him exhausted, and coupled with the fact that he had only slept for a short while during the night, he was completely worn out after fighting the darkness. All he wanted now was a good night's sleep.

However, at this moment, Ramanlas, who was lying on his right, suddenly said, "Lu Ming, when you were summoned by the Grand Dukes, I heard some rumors. It is said that someone informed the Grand Dukes that you deliberately summoned the Firelink Shrine in order to let the curse of the undead spread in Miracath and Aifa."

"Do you know who said that?" Upon hearing this, Lu Ming frowned and asked somewhat angrily.

“It seems to be that guy from Taldarims.” At this moment, Chimera suddenly spoke up. “I heard about it too, so I asked Winsland, but all she could tell me was that it was a member of the royal family who is very close to us. So I think it can only be him. After all, he is the only one who is relatively close to us.”

“Very likely. But it could also be someone else,” Lu Ming said after thinking for a moment.

To be honest, it wasn't that he didn't trust Winslant, but rather that the person who had spoken ill of him to the Grand Dukes might not be the same guy as Taldarimus, who seemed much better than the other members of the royal family. Although, it was still necessary to be cautious...

After a brief chat about the matter, Lu Ming and the other two fell asleep. When they opened their eyes again, it was already the next day.

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At eight o'clock in the morning, Aifa's Fire Leaf Guards arrived at the Azertus Plains.

Looking at the fortress that seemed to have appeared out of nowhere and a mountain full of cliffs, the soldiers of Fireleaf were all very confused. In their memory, this place should have been a plain, and there shouldn't have been such a mountain and a fortress built on it.

However, Fireleaf's commander, Aragosa, knew that this mountain was summoned from within Miracaissa by the Miracaissa people using summoning magic to block them, the elves. She simply didn't know which mountain in Miracaissa this towering mountain belonged to.

But that doesn't matter. Doesn't it?

"Send the order to set up camp here! We'll be fighting the Miracaesars for a long time!" Duke Aragosa, a veteran of many battles, immediately ordered her adjutant upon seeing the Miracaesar fortress.

The soldiers, who had hoped to quickly capture an occupied city to use as a camp, cursed Miracaza's army as they set up camp with the timber and cloth they had carried during their march.

Living in a military tent is not as comfortable as living in the city, so for the soldiers of Fireleaf, Miracaesar's army is a group of very annoying enemies.

However, they also fully understood why Miracath's army would summon mountains and fortresses. After all, they had two to three hundred thousand elves, while the Miracathians only numbered a few hundred thousand, making them no match for them in open field battles. Therefore, it was perfectly normal for them to choose to summon fortresses and use sturdy walls to defend against their attacks.

After the soldiers had set up their tents one by one, Aragosana used magic to investigate the situation inside the fortress and on the mountain from her own tent. She discovered that all of Miracaiser's soldiers were inside the fortress, but there wasn't a single soldier on the mountain. However, there was a building on the mountain that emitted a very peculiar power that her magic blocked, preventing her from investigating its interior.

"What is this building for? Why is it here?" After trying several times without success in exploring its interior, Aragosa frowned and muttered to herself.

The power within the structure intrigued her, but once she confirmed that magic couldn't probe it, she quickly lost interest. After all, the immediate priority was to conquer the fortress, not to study this building that might just be the entrance to some tomb.

"Your Grace, an elf wishes to see you!" At that moment, one of Aragosa's guards suddenly entered and said to him.

Upon hearing this, Aragosana frowned slightly, wondering who could be looking for her at this hour. However, she didn't dwell on the question and quickly said, "Let him in."

"Yes." The guard bowed and withdrew, and soon an elf wearing a cloak and hood entered.

"What's your name? Have we met somewhere before?" Upon seeing the elf, Aragosa felt a sense of familiarity and couldn't help but ask.

"I didn't expect you to have forgotten me." The elf chuckled coldly and lowered the hood from its head.

Aragosana was immediately shocked and asked in disbelief, "Strilias? What happened to you? What did they do to you?"

Yes, this elf is none other than Strychilla Magkara, the former commander of the Bloodleaf Guard. However, she is no longer the beautiful and delicate woman she once was. Now, her skin is dry and wrinkled, and her once clear eyes have become cloudy and murky, making her look like a witch—evil and terrifying.

Seeing that even her former political rival, Aragosana, cared about her, while her childhood friend ignored her completely, Strychlisa couldn't help but feel sad.

After a long silence, Strylisa finally spoke: "I'm here to help you."

"Help me?" Hearing Strylisa's words, Aragosana was taken aback, and then asked, "Are you here to help me reclaim the occupied territories?"

“Yes and no. I’m here to help you, but taking over the areas occupied by the Miracaesars is only part of it.” Strisley nodded, then shook her head.

"what for?"

Strisley walked over to Aragosa and sat down. She took Aragosa's hand in her once smooth and delicate hand, which was now incredibly rough. She smiled slightly and said, "Haven't you always wanted our queen to die? I'll help you kill her now!"

"It seems they've gone too far with you. They've turned even the most loyal elf to the Queen into our ally!" Aragosa, who more than any elf longed for the Queen to let her leave the capital with the Fireleaf Guard, couldn't help but laugh upon hearing her former political enemy's words. Then, Aragosa grabbed Strylisa's hand and said, "But now you're safe. No one can hurt you anymore!"

"Yes! Only with your protection can I be safe and sound..."

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At 3 PM, the Fire Leaf Guards launched an attack on the fortress summoned by Lu Ming and his group.

Unlike the previous army of Aifa, the Fireleaf army possessed terrifying combat power. The vanguard alone included dozens of giant slaves. This forced Lu Ming and his team to use a large number of crossbows to fire Dragon-Slaying Thunder Arrows and Hunting Giant Arrows crafted by the (Hunter) organization in order to suppress these giants who were immune to magic damage.

However, under Lu Ming's Yangxing Thunder Calamity, these giants were still no match for him.

"Mage, use wide-area attack magic! Priest, fire your lightning spears at those elves!" While bombarding the elven soldiers with magic, Ramanras was also directing the knights of Yogg-Sotus to retaliate.

The powerful archery skills and the large number of giants put Lu Ming and his allied forces under unprecedented pressure, and many soldiers were injured by the arrows of the Fire Leaf soldiers.

In the past, during siege battles, they had achieved numerous victories against the Aifar soldiers with minimal casualties. This time, however, the situation was completely reversed. Some ragtag soldiers couldn't even show their faces under the terrifying archery skills of the Fireleaf Guards, or they would be shot dead with a single arrow. Only armies like those of Yggdrasil and Deucalion, equipped with expensive enchanted armor that could offer some protection against arrows, were able to retaliate.

However, the soldiers of the Fire Leaf Guard hid behind the giants, using the giants' thick hides to block the Miracaesar alliance's attack, and quickly rushed towards the fortress, setting up siege ladders and charging onto the city walls.

This resulted in Miracaissa's attacks being largely ineffective, while Aifa's Fire Leaf Guards often managed to kill many of Miracaissa's ragtag soldiers, causing heavy casualties on Miracaissa's side.

"Lu Ming, do you have any way to weaken those bastards' attacks?" Hiding behind the ramparts, Winslant fired her flintlock pistol at Aifa's soldiers, but after each shot, she was forced back behind the ramparts by the Fireleaf Guards' attacks. After a while, she couldn't help but get annoyed and asked Lu Ming.

"Yes, but it won't work on those giants!" Lu Ming, who was not far away, shouted to Winslant from behind the wall after killing three or four giants with Yangxing Thunder Calamity.