Lord of Cinder in American Comics

The man called Logan looked at Snow, who had already picked up an RPG behind Ash, and let out a disdainful laugh.

"This is what you meant by having no enemies?"

Seeing the various guns surrounding them, Ash turned around, snatched the RPG from Snow's hand, and slowly placed it on the ground.

After putting down his RPG and signaling the surrounding assassins to drop their weapons as well, Logan also withdrew the steel claws from between his fingers.

Touching his clothes, which were now just strips of cloth, Logan tore them off, revealing his muscular physique.

Ignoring the stares of those around him, Logan asked directly, "What year is it now?"

Snow was the first to answer Logan's question. "2006"

"2006? Am I too late? Where am I? Which direction is Xavier's Academy?"

A barrage of questions left Snow completely bewildered, so he had no choice but to honestly reply, "Never heard of it."

Logan brandished his claws again, saying somewhat angrily, "Never heard of it?"

He was attacked immediately upon his arrival. The woman in front of him was holding a shotgun and shooting at Logan's head with every shot. It was also clear that the woman was blasting Logan with an RPG during the attack.

Logan, feeling deceived, made a move to attack Snow.

However, a broken sword blocked Logan's path.

Ash held up the broken Lothric Knight's Sword, looking at her weapon in this state with a touch of heartache, muttering, "This is an antique, it's been sitting here for hundreds of years."

"Charles will compensate you for your losses, as long as you tell me where Xavier's Academy of Geniuses is!"

Ash threw away the broken sword in her hand and was about to reach out to pat Logan on the shoulder when Logan dodged her.

He raised his hand in the air, then lowered it somewhat awkwardly, saying, "Logan, this isn't your world. You've come to the wrong place."

Logan couldn't understand a single word Ash was saying.

He was originally supposed to go back to 1976 and persuade Professor Charles and Magneto to stop Trask from creating the Sentinels.

The mutants, who were surrounded and killed by the Sentinels in 2023, had only one hope: to use Kitty Pryde's abilities to send Logan's consciousness back to the past.

Logan, who should have awakened his consciousness in his young body in 1976, looked at the Adamantium Gorilla Claw in his hand and realized that something was wrong.

If he was in 2006 and hadn't yet joined Project X, he shouldn't have had the adamantium claws that only appeared in Project X in 2009.

Now, as he slowly retracted the steel claws from between his fingers, Logan murmured, "Did I really go the wrong way?"

## Chapter 94: Logan, Who Went Astray

At this moment, the man, with his head down, exuded a contradictory and dangerous aura, causing everyone to unconsciously keep their distance from him.

Logan suddenly raised his head and roared at Ash, "You lied to me!"

Although everything made sense, even the timing was perfectly staggered, Ash blurted out Logan's name.

If it were truly an unfamiliar world, and he had really taken the wrong path, how could anyone possibly know his name?

Roaring, Logan drew his steel blade and lunged at Ash.

Logan crossed his arms, preparing to draw an X-Men symbol on Ash's body.

Two more crisp impacts followed, but this time there was no deep thud.

Ash suddenly pulled out another identical Lothric Knight's Sword from somewhere and blocked Logan's attack.

Using crude gems to enhance Lothric knight swords is the most common method of forging soldier weapons in Lothric. Crude weapons are perfectly suited to enhancing the weapon itself, but they offer no ability bonuses.

Even an unenhanced knight's sword could withstand an attack from adamantium alloy; an enhanced weapon would be even more capable.

The two immediately engaged in close combat, their steel claws clashing against the knight's sword, the sparks flying out particularly noticeable in the darkness.

Logan Wolverine possesses an attack power as fierce as his codename, as sharp as the bite of a pack of wolves.

But Ash wielded her knight's sword with dazzling precision, accurately parrying every attack from Logan.

Logan also had his own plans in response to Ash's attack. To avoid being stunned by the RPG like before, he chose to engage in close combat and keep Ash in place.

The two men kept passing their weapons to each other, accurately parrying each other's attacks, neither able to gain the upper hand.

Logan possesses near-infinite immortality, meaning that no attack can fatally harm him.

But after all, we are human. Humans get tired eventually. The body may not tire, but the mind will eventually give out.

After some time, Logan finally made a slight mistake and failed to parry Ash's knight's sword.

Ash's knight's sword broke through the defense and was placed against Logan's neck.

"Can you please listen to me properly and finish what I have to say? Don't suddenly cause trouble."

Ash looked at the chipped edge on the knight's sword, caused by Logan's adamantium claws, and couldn't help but feel sorry for her weapon, as Ash had a hamster complex.

She sheathed her sword, took two steps back to avoid Logan's attack range, and touched the nick in its blade. 'When I get back, I'll give it to the blacksmith Andre; maybe after some repairs, it'll still be usable.'

After being released by Ash, and seeing the distressed look on Ash's face, Logan didn't know what to say.

Logan retracted the alloy steel claws from between his fingers, stood still, and prepared to listen to Ash's explanation.

However, Ash was still heartbroken over her knight's sword and didn't pay attention to Logan.

Jane Smith, perched on the wall, seized the opportunity to see Ash and Logan separate. Following Snow's example, she pulled the trigger of her RPG on Logan.

"careful!"

Snow exclaimed in surprise. Standing beside her, she clearly saw that the two men had no intention of attacking, but the others on the wall did not know that.

Ash shouted a warning at Logan, but just as Logan was about to turn around, Ash was faster and appeared behind Logan in an instant, slicing the RPG grenade with her sword.

Ash, who cut through the projectile, even deflected the blade, deflecting the rocket booster behind it to avoid damaging her clothes.

Ash gave Jane Smith a warning gesture, then turned to Logan and said, "Let's go inside the Firelink Shrine. I'll give you a detailed explanation. We're busy here."

After saying that, Ash turned and walked into the sacrificial site, leaving Logan with her back to him.

Logan, no longer suspecting any trickery, followed Ash's footsteps and headed towards the sacrificial site.

However, Logan, who was shirtless, was stopped by Snow.

"Change your clothes, you'll scare the children like this."

Snow handed the clothes to Logan, looked at Logan's ripped pants, pointed to the children being held back by their parents in the distance, and said somewhat awkwardly.

When Snow saw the strange corpse at the foot of the wall, his impulsive actions caused everyone's firepower to be focused on Logan.

Realizing his mistake, Snow rummaged through the arsenal brought by someone and found a new combat uniform, which he handed to Logan as a prelude to his apology.

Just as Logan took the clothes, Snow was about to say something.

Logan ripped off the strip of cloth covering his lower body, revealing himself naked to everyone.

Logan, who was already hundreds of years old, didn't care about such a trivial matter, nor did he pay attention to the whistles and cheers from the people around him. He quickly changed his clothes and followed Ash's footsteps.

Snow was left standing there dumbfounded, opening his mouth but swallowing back the words he was about to say.

Upon entering the sacrificial site, the spot that was originally occupied by only the fire goddess was now occupied by more people.

Stark, holding Pepper's hand, sat on the steps, lost in thought. Pepper, at that moment, looked at Stark with the loving gaze of a girl in love.

The Kassel family was there; Martha held her granddaughter, softly expressing her worries. Kassel was left alone by the campfire, repairing the church pistol he had broken.

Ares was somewhat displeased, feeling that these people were disturbing her time with the Fire Keeper. Gripping the hilt of her Blue Orb Dagger, Ash was afraid that the girl would go up and chop them all down.

Upon Ash's arrival, the others greeted her warmly and expressed curiosity about the people who followed her.

After all, not just anyone can enter the Firelink Shrine. Hatchling only entered once, when he came to pick up his daughter. To date, only those present at the shrine have been allowed to enter and exit frequently.

Ash led Logan to the campfire, took out a barrel of onion wine, and distributed it to everyone present.

Logan raised his glass, downed the drink in one gulp, and then held it out to Cassel, who was pouring the wine, gesturing for him to refill it.

Taking advantage of this moment, Logan asked the questions that had been bothering him: "How did you know me, and where exactly is this?"

Ash, who was whispering to the Fire Keeper, had no choice but to let go of the Fire Keeper's hand when she saw Logan's eagerness.

Ash pulled a flame from the campfire and swung it forward, and a long chain formed from sparks appeared before everyone's eyes.

At one point in the long chain, a branch appeared, and Ash pointed to it, saying, "This is your world, and this long chain is the world now."

Ash then separated the branch and marked a small spark, placing it into the long chain.

"This is you. You were originally supposed to return to the beginning of this line, but because of a spatial oscillation here, you ended up in the wrong spacetime."

He pushed the spark towards Logan, who reached out, took the spark in his palm, and watched the flickering light before falling silent.

## Listing Announcement and Testimonials

Seeing this title means I've already reached this next step.

从1月22日，心血来潮写下第一个字。再到1月26日被通知可以签约，再到今天3月10日可以上架的日子。历时47天，更新20w字。

Thank you all for your support and love during this time.

Actually, I'm really a novice. Maybe I've written some cringeworthy short stories before, but those are just rubbish.

This is the first time I've been able to sign a contract and have my product listed on such a large platform. It's truly thanks to the support and kindness of the readers.

On January 22nd, I inexplicably took apart a story outline I had written in college and incorporated it into my favorite game, Dark Souls, which became the book I am now known as "The Lord of Cinder in American Comics".

I was learning as I wrote. Although I had an outline to help me, I still couldn't break my old writing habits. The description of the Fire Keeper in the first chapter was something I painstakingly copied word by word from a picture of the Fire Keeper in the game.

Initially, some readers pointed out problems: the writing was too fast and too varied, with too many characters appearing. After all, I used to write mostly medical records, which require simplicity and clarity.

Later on, from chapters 62 to 82, I was able to describe single scenes in a grand and drawn-out manner. This demonstrates both my progress and shortcomings in writing.

Back in college, I also dreamed of writing my own story. I painstakingly collected information and explored every possible way to craft it. The original story involved me embarking on a journey through multiple worlds. The level of effort I put in was such that, according to my plan, if a real traveler were to actually complete it, I could guarantee them a perfect start.

However, no one read that book at all. Sixteen chapters were updated, which wasted my time and caused me to fail my functional experiments. So I deleted it.

This book was written during a sudden inspiration while I was playing Dark Souls at home during the pandemic. I had considered writing about One Piece, Naruto, or Bleach before, but I gave up after thinking about it, realizing I didn't have the ability to support such a grand storyline as anime. So I thought of the isekai (another world) outline I wrote in college.

When I took it out again, I realized that the story I wrote back then could have easily incorporated Dark Souls. With the addition of various monsters and demons from American comics, adding Dark Souls wouldn't have seemed out of place.

So I wrote it like this, and then I uploaded it like this.

And then, as you all see.

Originally, I only intended to write as a hobby, to fulfill my dream of writing during college. However, I never expected that my editor, Qilin, would choose it.