Elden Clergyman

She really didn't understand why the two of them started fighting without saying anything when they met. She had just fallen down and hadn't figured out the situation yet, but she saw the other side had cut their equipment.

Lord was also stunned.

Why fight? Isn't that obvious? Now that we're in the boss room, we should just pull out our weapons and fight...right?

And so on. 8

Lord suddenly realized.

This isn't a game, nor a simulation, it's reality!

The limb-attached monster came up and swung the sword at him. It would have been fine if he had hit him, but this little girl had no grudge against him and even helped him to kill the monster. Logically, the two of them shouldn't be hostile to each other... Lu

etc.

Looking at the girl in front of him, then at the surrounding environment, and the afterglow left by the falling meteor in the sky, Lord's expression gradually became subtle.

From the moment he saw the limb-attached monster, according to the logic of the game, he thought he had entered the opening game.

But looking at the performance of the girl in front of him, thinking about the previous scene, and looking at the surrounding environment, he suddenly realized that he might not have started the game at all, and was just going through the motions of CG...

If that's the case...

Putting away the Fire Sword, Lord looked at the girl with a slightly changed look in his eyes.

Could this be his fire keeper?

Chapter 2: Tribute to the Legendary DLC Ringed City

After a moment, the two men put away their weapons and sat opposite each other.

Looking at the cold-looking girl in front of him, Lord opened his mouth, but no sound came out.

So, what should you say when communicating with people?

He had stayed in that world for too long, and his daily activities consisted of chopping monsters and people, and he had no one to communicate with.

Over time, let alone conversations, apart from his final farewell to the Fire Keeper, even his own final words could be traced back to when he first entered that world.

And it was obvious that the girl with light blonde hair was not a good speaker.

So after sitting down, although the tense atmosphere was gone, there was still no communication between the two of them. They just stared at each other in silence.

"My name is Lord."

After being silent for an unknown amount of time, Lord was the first to break the silence.

"I seem to have lost my memory. I don't know why I'm here, where this place is, or what happened. I only remember my name and some fighting techniques. What about you?"

"I do not know either."

The girl with light blonde hair spoke succinctly.

"I'm only here to investigate something. The rest has nothing to do with me."

"Investigating what?" Lord asked curiously.

"Investigate the anomalies in this world."

The light blonde girl spoke calmly.

She hadn't set her sights on this land since someone broke the router she left here.

But recently, she noticed that something unusual was happening here, and because the router was broken, she couldn't see or know what was happening here, so she simply came here by herself.

Apart from this, she knew nothing about the current state of the world and was not much better than Lord.

After hearing the girl's words, Lord thought for a moment.

"Then, how about we go together?"

Even if the other party was not his Fire Keeper, the strength she had just shown was enough for Lord to make this invitation.

And considering that he had just set out and ran into such a heavyweight, it was hard not to make him doubt the overall strength of this world.

Originally, when he first went out, he was still thinking about his level of 802, plus all the props he had collected. Even if it was a completely unfamiliar world, he couldn't be invincible, but he couldn't just beat up any random person who showed up on the street, right?

but now......

Looking at the girl in front of him, Lord was a little unsure.

Coincidentally, the girl opposite him had the same idea.

Before coming here, she thought this incarnation was powerful enough to roam freely in this place, but as soon as she came down, she encountered such a monster...

"can."

She nodded, looked at Lord, and said calmly.

"As long as you are willing to help me find, investigate, and resolve the anomaly, I can also reward you accordingly."

After saying that, she raised her left hand and snapped her fingers.

The next second, a familiar 'ding' sound rang in Lord's ears.

[Elden Ring System has been activated]

"...What did you do?"

"The laws in your body are incompatible with some parts here, so I adjusted them for you a little bit." The girl's tone was very calm, as if she was talking about what to eat for dinner.

This... isn't it a little bit?

Looking at the new system panel in front of him, Lord's expression was subtle, and he raised his estimate of the danger level of this world in his mind.

Then, he carefully checked the new system panel and found that the panel of this new system seemed to be not much different from his Dark Soul system.

Whether it is the style, inventory, or various interfaces, it is almost exactly the same as his Dark Souls system.

The only substantial difference is probably the character attribute column. The attribute categories have been reduced from nine to eight, and the item required for upgrading is not a soul, but a 'Rune'.

【Character Name: Lord】

【Origin: Poor】

【属性：生命力：10集中力：10耐力：10力气：10灵巧：10智力：10信仰：10感应：10】

Looking at this familiar attribute, Lord's eyelids twitched.

Isn’t this the beginning of Dark Souls with nothing?

Do you think that if you combine endurance and physical strength together, and then change the name of luck to induction, I will no longer recognize you?

After checking the system, Lord looked up at the girl in front of him.

"So, if I have Rune, you can help me level up?"

The girl was a little confused: "What do you mean by 'upgrade'?"

"It's about turning Rune into my power."

"That won't work." The girl shook her head.

It seems that this is not the Fire Keeper.

Although he had some guesses in his mind, after all, if the Fire Keeper had such strength, then there would be no need for Ashes at all, but after actual confirmation, Lord still sighed.

However, if the other party is not his own fire keeper, then his fire keeper...

and many more!

He suddenly remembered something.

The body in the room!

After realizing something, he quickly returned to the original room and squatted in front of the corpse.

Unlike before, after loading the Elden Ring System, this time, the moment he entered the room, he saw the remaining advice in front of the corpse.

'Even if the guidance has long been broken, please become the King of Elden.'

Lord didn't know what guidance was, nor did he know what the King of Elden was.

But when his fingertips gently stroked the gaps between the words, he could feel the lingering sadness.

His fireproof girl... disappeared at the beginning?

Lord's expression was a little surprised.

Looking at the corpse in front of him, Lord wondered if the other person's death was caused by him staying in the simulation space for too long.

No, wait, maybe there is still a chance.

After remembering something, he stretched out his hand towards the witch's face. At the moment of contact, he sensed the faint soul remaining in this cold body.

Well, there’s still time.

Lord doesn't know any resurrection technique. Even if he did, these remaining souls and this long-dead body alone are not enough to support the conditions for resurrection.

But at least he could still do something.

Sparks ignited at the fingertips, but they were not as hot and wild as ordinary flames. Instead, they were orange-yellow with a hint of warmth.

The sparks fell on the witch, seeping into her body bit by bit and enveloping the remaining souls.

"...Lord Faded One?"

The almost dissipated soul responded instinctively.

"it's me."

Lord responded softly.

Then, following his response, the remaining souls no longer resisted the faint light, and after a moment, a ball of powder like ash fell into his palm.

[Obtain the ashes of the 'Incomplete Finger Witch']

The powder in his hand disappeared, and instead, an item called 'Incomplete Finger Witch' appeared in his 'Important Items' column.

Fortunately, there are still props, which means there is still hope.

After confirming the state of the remaining soul, Lord breathed a sigh of relief, then stood up and looked at the girl behind him who had watched everything but said nothing.

"Do you have any questions?"

"Yes." The girl nodded. "What are you going to do next?"

Lord was stunned for a moment, then reacted and asked, "Aren't you going to investigate the anomaly?"

"Yes, but I don't know what's wrong."

silence.

Lord looked at her and she looked at Lord.

After a moment, Lord looked at the suggestions left on the ground and sighed.

"Anyway, let's get out of here first."

But having said that, after carefully searching the surrounding environment, Lord did not find any way to leave.

This place seems to be built on the top of a mountain, surrounded by cliffs. No matter which direction you go, there is a bottomless abyss below.

The girl following behind him couldn't help shaking her head as she watched him busying around.

Even though she had seen many strange beings before, this was the first time she had seen one that used its own 'laws' to distort its surroundings and even blocked her path...

Although she understood that this was probably some kind of 'constraint', meaning sacrificing certain abilities or limiting certain aspects in exchange for growth in other areas, this method of exchange...

All I can say is that she really hasn't seen it.

What made her even more unbearable was the other party's subsequent behavior.

After finding that there was no way out anywhere, Lord suddenly saw a cliff on the ground behind the goddess statue, the shape of which looked familiar.

So he walked over, stood on the protruding cliff, and thought carefully for a while.

He remembered.

In a place called Ring Seal City, there is also such a protruding cliff with a corpse on it. There is also a light spot on the corpse that can be picked up, which symbolizes the dropped items.

And as long as someone is attracted by the light and wants to go over to pick it up, then the next second,

boom--

The cliff collapsed.

Walking to the edge of the cliff, looking at the direction where Lord disappeared, the blonde girl sighed.