This isn't a souls-like game at all.

Ye Yiyi put away his musket thoughtfully, walked past the stunned female knight and walked forward.

"That magic..."

The female knight looked increasingly dazed.

If she remembered correctly, when she was fighting Ye Yiyi as an invader, she had personally shot down that cone-shaped projectile magic.

But compared to that time, the magic cone at this moment is more than several times faster?

Even though her reflexes could detect and react to projectiles exceeding the speed of sound, she still couldn't see the shadow of the projectile.

"Could it be that... this is the true strength of the lord?"

The female knight stared blankly at Ye Yiyi's back. In a trance, she seemed to see that expression full of disgust again and hear those contemptuous whispers again.

"It's really... boring."

"..."

She lowered her head silently, and the milky white gem hanging on the silver chain on her forehead glowed slightly, and unimaginable pain immediately swept through her body.

"Uh?"

Ye Yiyi, who was walking towards the place where the phantom fell, couldn't help but look back when the dung beetle flapped its wings to remind him.

Astraea collapsed to the ground at some point, her whole body trembling, breathing heavily, her cheeks covered in sweat, and so red that it seemed as if blood was about to bleed.

"???"

Ye Yiyi suddenly felt a huge sense of confusion.

Not a buddy?

I didn't scold you just now, did I?

Why are you doing this again?

I understand that you have some special habits. If you were outside, it wouldn't matter how crazy you were, but now you are in an underground cemetery full of dangers!

"Go and help me check the Phantom's body to see if there's anything left behind, and then be alert to the surroundings."

He whispered instructions to Narli, then walked to the female knight with a frown.

He wanted to scold this female knight who could go crazy at any time and make her get back to the ground, but when he got closer, he realized something was wrong.

Astralia's eyes were dull and her inner emotions were murky.

Her trembling body and flushed cheeks were not because of pleasure, but because...

"pain?"

Ye Yiyi squatted down with a puzzled expression, reached out to hold the female knight's trembling shoulders, and asked in a low voice.

"Asteria! Can you hear me?"

“…Ah…ha…ah…”

The female knight hung her head weakly and fell limply into his arms, breathing softly and not responding to Ye Yiyi's words.

"this……?"

Ye Yiyi scratched his head and looked at the dung beetle in confusion.

“Buzz~!”

"Try magic? Sure."

Following the dung beetle's suggestion, he raised the Moonlight Gun and released his full vitality.

A blue light, symbolizing vitality, descended, but the female knight showed no reaction.

"It's not a physical problem?"

He scratched his chin, thought for a moment, and released the spirit that surpassed all emotions.

If it's not a physical problem, it can only be a mental problem!

As the light from the Moonlight Spear shone brightly, the redness on Astralia's cheeks finally faded, and her trembling body calmed down.

"How are you? Feeling better?"

"Hmm...better..."

The female knight raised her head while panting and made eye contact with Ye Yiyi who was looking at her worriedly.

"..."

The two pairs of eyes were so close that she only then realized that she had collapsed in Ye Yiyi's arms.

The female knight opened her light-colored lips, her eyes were dull, and her cheeks suddenly turned blood red.

Why why why??

Why is the adult...hehehe...hugging me?

"You're still shy, so it seems like everything is fine."

Ye Yiyi nodded, let go of the female knight and stood up.

"Just now, I noticed you weren't feeling well, so I cast a spell that could purify your mind... This kind of thing has happened before, right? What's going on?"

So...it turned out to be to save me?

The female knight was stunned for a moment, and she couldn't help but lower her eyes, suppressing the complicated emotions in her heart, and then whispered:

"That's the aftereffect of death."

"die?"

He couldn't help but frown.

"What do you mean?"

"It refers to death in the spiritual state."

Astraea sighed silently and added:

"I died once at the hands of my lord, and once at the hands of a powerful enemy in the tower. The time between them was too short, causing some damage to my soul and spirit..."

She pointed to the jeweled headdress on her forehead and said softly:

"Therefore, Her Majesty the Virgin has temporarily demoted me to this point, both as a punishment and to allow me to rest and recuperate."

"If a lot of people die in the spirit state, will the real body be hurt?"

Ye Yiyi was a little surprised. He really didn't know about this.

"So, what exactly is your injury?"

"Yes……"

Astraea hesitated for a moment, wanting to say something but stopping herself, and finally lowered her head, staring at the ground without saying a word.

"Forget it, since you don't want to tell me, I won't ask."

Ye Yiyi sighed slightly.

"You go back first, I can walk the rest of the way by myself."

"no!!"

Astraea suddenly shouted.

Under Ye Yiyi's surprised gaze, the female knight lowered her head slightly embarrassedly and whispered an explanation.

"What I mean is, as long as I am with...with you, it will help me recover from my injuries..."

"?"

You can recover from your injuries by traveling with me? Are you sure?

Ye Yiyi's eyes were full of suspicion.

Thinking back on the common points before the female knights became ill, it seemed that they were always after he had verbally abused her...

Thinking of this, he suddenly realized.

Could it be that this guy is suffering from the "psychological PTSD that occurs whenever he is called a loser"?

That’s not right. I didn’t curse you that time.

Ye Yiyi found it difficult to understand.

After thinking for a while, he asked seriously.

"Can you promise not to have another attack again?"

"If you get sick during battle later, I may not be able to save you."

"I can!"

The female knight's face lit up with joy, and she immediately patted her chest and answered loudly.

"As long as I can charge in front and fight the enemy to the death, I will definitely..."

"Then you better go back!"

"...No, that's not what I meant. I was wrong!"

Astraea suddenly wilted and hurriedly changed her words:

"I'm saying that as long as I can follow in your footsteps and help the puppet swordsman recover, I won't get sick..."

"You better be!"

Ye Yiyi glared at her with a dark face, which made the female knight tremble and she quickly lowered her head to avoid his gaze.

He reached out to take the thing that Narli handed to him, looked down, and was suddenly stunned.

"fire?"

Curled up in his hand was a ball of white flame that was as erratic as clouds and mist, and faintly emitted a faint warm heat.

Can something like flame exist as an independent entity?

He examined the light screen in surprise.

【Embers of the Lotus Seed】

Item Description: Curled and surging embers of spiritual fire.

One of the materials used to make props.

A tiny lotus flame bestowed upon worshippers in the service of the Spirit of Fire.

The embers left behind after a fire has been extinguished.

It is said that those who perform the Fire Worship are blessed.

Therefore, he can control fire and cast wild spells.

"ember?"

After reading the item description, Ye Yiyi's expression suddenly became strange, and he couldn't help but complain in a low voice.

"Why isn't it called Ember? Can squeezing this thing increase the health bar?"

Obviously not. The only ones that can increase the health bar limit and bring fire effects are obviously other studios.

"Spiritual Lotus Seed... Is this the name of that immortal being? The same as Lingering Vine Veins?"

He thought about it and put away the embers. Seeing Astraea gather her strength, he continued to move forward holding the Spirit Fire Lotus Platform.

Following the archway in front of him, he arrived at the tomb where the Lotus-Faced Phantom died. Ye Yiyi held up the lotus platform and looked around, and found that there were many tombstones standing in front of the metal gate at the end of the tomb.

"Door? Could it be the boss room?"

He walked forward thoughtfully, his eyes passing by the downward stairs on the right side of the tombstones, and then fell on the metal door carved with a large number of mysterious patterns.

He tried pushing, but the heavy door wouldn't budge.

Not only that, a prompt suddenly popped up on the light screen in front of him.

【Locked by a mechanism! 】

"Hey, the producer had diarrhea and went to the bathroom, but found the door was locked, so he had to be pulled out of the poisonous swamp right there!"

Ye Yiyi grinned, rolled his eyes, and couldn't help but sneered twice.