I, the undead, save the world with the dolls

The old woman seemed to have never seen such a situation before and was stunned for several seconds.

Sun Yang’s most social interaction on weekdays is to brag in the group. He likes to comment on a game with his own thoughts after playing it, and tell everyone whether the game is fun and worth playing.

After graduating from university, I barely found a job. I could only play mobile games occasionally every day. After get off work, I would play games when I had the energy. If I didn't, I would watch some random videos and then go to sleep. No matter how I looked at it, I was just one of the ordinary people.

My most recent memory seems to be that I came home after working overtime for several days and decided to play some games to relax. So I put the daily logistic of "Girls' Frontline" on my phone and opened "Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin".

I remember that he was challenging the Phantom Twin Rings in the second round. To obtain these two rings, he needed to not die once and not sit by the campfire throughout the whole process.

The previous process went smoothly, but when Sun Yang passed through the Amana Altar, he was accidentally killed.

Sun Yang's blood pressure rose on the spot, and he couldn't help but roar: What a stupid game! The physical performance of this child with polio is better than mine!

However, Sun Yang is not a good player of action games after all. Fortunately, he knows the method of copying and pasting save files in Dark Souls, otherwise it would be difficult to complete this challenge.

So he quickly closed the game, copied and pasted the only backup file in the folder, and logged into the game again.

However, after opening the game, I was greeted by a save file with a ten-minute game duration, a save file where a Cleric started the game and took the Life Ring. Another was a high-level save file where I had played for hundreds of hours.

Sun Yang frantically looked for the save file, and finally confirmed that what he copied was not the file from the beginning of the second round, but the save file of a newly opened priest.

In other words, the save files, in which he had painstakingly collected a huge amount of resources and killed the Giant King countless times, were not saved, and the save files in the game had been copied and pasted by him to create a new file.

He couldn't even pass the level quickly enough to challenge the Phantom Double Rings in the third round.

As for that super high-level roll, I had to re-boost the Giant King to clear it. Because I didn't think about the Phantom Twin Rings in that roll, I just used all my souls to level up. The level has already reached 500.

"Fuck! My save file is gone!" Sun Yang's blood pressure soared again. As soon as he finished speaking, he felt a sharp pain in his chest. The fatigue from working for a long time and the anger made him faint.

Then, he looked at the old firefighters in front of him and kept talking for a long time.

"Everyone who comes here is the same, all here to lift the curse... You came here because you heard that, right?" the old woman murmured. "So, can you do it?"

"That's good. Hahaha..." Another elderly woman took over the conversation and immediately burst out laughing, as if she had just said something very funny.

"Go out through that door and you'll soon reach the kingdom," said the last woman, who was warming herself in front of the fireplace.

"Remember, never lose your soul, otherwise you will be closer and closer to a wandering soul. But then again, you will lose it... once, and again, and then you will no longer be able to remember how many times... Hahahaha!" The old woman who had just finished laughing laughed again inexplicably.

Wow, no way, how did I travel to the second level of Soul?

Sun Yang figured it out immediately. He restarted the game several times and tried many initial professions. The words of these three fire keeper girls were so familiar to him.

Although he didn't know why he could suddenly understand non-Chinese words, it did help him understand his current situation.

This is the Yitiantian Forest. The protagonist landed in this place when he jumped into the lake in the opening CG. After wandering in the forest for a long time, he came to the cottage where the old fire keeper lived.

As for why he jumped into the whirlpool in the lake and ended up in the pavilion, he didn't know why.

When I say I'm stronger than the protagonist, I'm just saying it. The protagonist can still move after being hit by a hammer, but I can only lie on the ground after being hit by a hammer.

Sun Yang covered his eyes. Even though he'd read so many time-travel novels that he could quickly grasp the current situation, this was Dark Souls! And Dark Souls 2, the most absurd game in the entire series!

The most terrible thing is not the high difficulty or the risk of death, but that Dark Souls 2 clearly stipulates that if you die too many times, the curse will accumulate rapidly, which will manifest as zombieization, or the degree of wandering soul will deepen.

As this process progresses, memories will also be forgotten. When one cannot even remember one's own name, one will completely become a wandering soul that only longs for a soul.

"Is this not some ridiculous dream?" Sun Yang raised his hand. He was wearing a loose white and green robe, a metal hammer spear, a holy bell, a life ring on his finger, and a leather bag around his waist containing ten drop stones.

When he closed his eyes, a picture of a miracle of recovery would appear.

Isn't this the save file I backed up from when I started playing Priest?! Hey, hey, hey, at least give me the old save file!

Sun Yang asked the fire keeper for a mirror. The face in the mirror looked exactly like his real self. Although he didn't know why, Sun Yang still remembered that the face was randomly drawn and it was really unbearable to look at.

At least I can see my familiar face, which is really comforting.

"Hahaha, he hasn't come to his senses yet. Let's go, traveler, this is not the place you should stay." The old fire keeper took a sip of water and waved her hand to let Sun Yang leave.

Sun Yang touched the cold hammer handle, feeling the faint heat from the fireplace. For now, he could only accept the current situation. The Yixiantian Forest was not safe. In his memory, it was full of things like wild animals, and there was even a hippopotamus nearby.

In the game, this hippopotamus can be killed by squatting and hacking at its butt, but in reality, hippos are not so stupid. They are more likely to turn around and grab it in their hands and eat it alive.

Now Sun Yang’s only hope is that after he gets out, the zombie soldiers in the Yixiantian Forest will be as slow as in the game, so that he can accumulate some combat experience and save some souls.

"We can only take it one step at a time. Goodbye, fellow fire keepers and maids. I wish you all good health." Sun Yang said goodbye to the people in front of him. There weren't many people he could communicate with in the Dark Souls series, so it was very important to build good relationships with those who could still communicate.

"If you haven't died yet, you can come to us again." The old firefighter said, rocking her chair gently and staring at the fireplace.

"I will." Sun Yang opened the door. Outside, a spiral sword campfire stood alone. The campfire was surrounded by a wall made of wildly growing trees, and there was a circular hole leading outwards on the side.

Sun Yang stepped forward and touched the spiral sword. The ashes under the spiral sword emitted a dazzling flame. He instinctively sat down, and a hot current quickly washed over his body.

It was indeed quite different from the game. Sun Yang looked around but couldn't find the torch or soul left behind the cart. He could only muster up his courage, draw his hammer and spear, and step out of the cave.

It was unusually dark outside the cave. Looking up, I saw towering rocky mountains on either side, with only a crack in the middle letting in a little light.

The road ahead was dotted with several burning fire pits, countless hollowed-out tree holes, and bridges intertwined and interwoven. A main road could vaguely be seen leading forward.

The hammer didn't feel very good in the hand. It wasn't very heavy, but it was clumsy. Although it could certainly kill someone if it was smashed hard, it wasn't very useful for Sun Yang, who lacked experience in using weapons, and this body wasn't much stronger than his original self.

However, there are not many people in this world who can get along well with each other. Whether Sun Yang is willing or not, he must adapt to this world full of fighting and death as soon as possible. Otherwise, he will not be able to survive in this world.

He cautiously walked into the tree hole. Inside, there were indeed several people with green faces and dressed in bandit costumes. It was said that the zombies would follow their behavior in life, so they would also fight and patrol back and forth.

These robbers immediately discovered Sun Yang. They had no weapons in their hands and were staggering and walking towards him slowly.

Seeing that the opponent's movements were so slow, Sun Yang immediately grasped the hammer handle with both hands, swung the hammer spear in his hand, and took the initiative to hit the opponent's face.

Bang! The hammer slammed into the opponent's face, sending a strange jolt through his arm. The bridge of the zombie's nose was crushed, and blood flowed from his nasal cavity. But the zombie didn't fall down, instead, he punched himself.

The punch hit his arm, but only caused a slight pain. The undead's body was very sluggish. Now Sun Yang knew what sluggish meant.

Sun Yang did not stop, he swung his hammer again quickly and hit the opponent's temple. The hammer hit the skull, and the zombie in front finally fell limply.

Then some souls floated into Sun Yang's body. The feeling was very strange, as if a thick gas was melting into his body. Sun Yang touched his chest and confirmed his identity as an immortal again.

The enemy in front of him was completely dead. Although the undead body was quite tough, his head, which had not been strengthened by the soul, could not withstand the hammer's swing.

Sun Yang took a breath, his body trembling with nervousness, his movements a little deformed, and he used a lot of strength to hammer the zombies behind him, finally knocking them all down.

If these zombies could only swing their fists, Sun Yang would probably have died here.

"Huh! Huh!" Sun Yang wiped the sweat from his head. He felt a little nauseous, but his spirits were extremely high. This was the first time he had used his hammer to smash someone's face with all his strength, and it didn't feel very good.

"How terrible..." Sun Yang muttered. Not long after, his body recovered and the mental shock did not seem to be that severe.

Perhaps it was the undead's unique constitution that dulled these feelings, or perhaps it was simply him adapting quickly to this world. Sun Yang's own past life had been free from conflict, and his upbringing had consistently taught him that killing was not a good thing. But that wasn't the way of this world.

"Although I have to work overtime every day and face all kinds of bad things, it's still better than this shitty world. Damn it, why am I so unlucky?" Sun Yang muttered.

But after mumbling for a few minutes, he still picked up his only weapon and went to trouble those zombies. After all, in the old world, if you messed up a little, you wouldn't die immediately, but in this world, if you messed up a little, you would become a zombie.

Time passed by little by little. After an unknown amount of time, the light above his head seemed to dim. Sun Yang shook his arms vigorously and wiped the blood on the hammer spear on the zombie.

To be honest, some things become numb as you go along. After all, it's hard to say whether you have any self-awareness when you're doing something. Thinking about it this way, the guilt in my heart is much less.

Moreover, the clothes he was wearing didn't seem to be a simple robe. After touching it carefully, he found that many parts were very sturdy and could withstand a lot of damage.

He quickly passed through the tree hole. It seemed similar to the one in the game, a dark and winding tree hole, but there were no powerful creatures. There were only a few zombie bandits with bows and daggers.

The daggers wielded by these enemies couldn't even scratch the sturdy and durable clothes on his body. Sun Yang simply knocked them down with a hammer. The arrows shot from his body only caused a slight pain.

On the way, they came across a stone statue blocking the way in front of a tree hole. Although Sun Yang could have gone around the statue or moved it directly, he remembered the curse frog inside that spewed petrifying mist. With his current strength, dealing with the curse frog would be tantamount to seeking death.

Soon, he led countless souls and, after a long journey, found a bird's nest. A familiar, crisp sound echoed nearby, but he couldn't find where it came from. Sun Yang silently memorized the approximate location of this place and continued to wander in the Yixiantian Forest.

There was always little light in the narrow gap in the sky. Sun Yang didn't even know how long he had been walking. He spent most of his time in various tree holes and caves that had been dug out. Apart from the occasional zombies, there were only fire pits that were not extinguished for some reason and the monotonous scenery.

The light coming in through the cracks above his head seemed to be playing a joke on him. As Sun Yang advanced, sometimes it was pitch dark and he could only grope his way forward cautiously, and sometimes he seemed to be able to see the route clearly.

But most of the time, Sun Yang could only rely on the light from the fire tower to identify the road. After all, after going deep into the forest, the dense leaves above his head blocked all the light. Only when he reached an open space could he be sure whether there was a dark night sky above his head, or simply dense and impenetrable trees.

The only thing to be thankful for is that most of the enemies he encountered were just zombies equipped with junk weapons, and he was able to quickly avoid some enemies that would not wander around in the original game and find another way forward.

Maybe a day had passed, maybe only a few hours. Sun Yang had been exhausted by the maze-like Yixiantian Forest, and his body needed rest.

Deep in a tree hollow, he found a secluded spot to sit down, took out a dripping stone from his pocket, and crushed it. The healing energy attached to the dripping stone surrounded him, slowly healing his body.

"Damn it, maybe, maybe I should find something to eat. But I don't feel hungry at all, I just feel very tired. But to be honest, I haven't been exhausted after fighting for such a long time, which is really strange. But, but, compared to all this, how should I get out? I won't be trapped in this crappy tutorial level for the rest of my life, right?" Sun Yang said to himself, "I'm really drunk. Where is Ru Mi? Where is my green-robed sister? Where is the brother soul I promised you? Someone come and talk to me."

However, he had muttered these words many times. Unable to relieve his fear of loneliness, he could only try to divert his attention by talking non-stop.

After talking for a while, Sun Yang grew tired and sighed. He used some scraps he had picked up from the zombies on the road to make a simple alarm device and threw it outside. Then, hugging his hammer, he closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Rustle... Commander! Commander! If you hear me, please answer! Rustle...

A sudden female voice rang out, and Sun Yang's eyes snapped open. He swung his hammer and looked around. It was pitch black, illuminated only by a distant fire pit. He closed his eyes and listened, but the female voice didn't return. All he could hear was the rustling of the wind through the forest.

I still feel a little uncomfortable mentally, as if I haven't slept for long. I'm even hallucinating now. Sun Yang shook his head. How could someone call him commander?

Maybe it was because I played mobile games for too long before coming to this world, and the voices in them automatically popped up in my head.

Sun Yang changed his position. He was not so sleepy anymore, he just needed a little rest.

Maybe I should just keep spawning zombies at the Fire Keeper's door to gain combat experience... Oh, forget it, I can't level up without the Green Robe Girl, and it's useless to accumulate souls. I'll lose them all after one death. Eventually, I still have to go out and do activities.

After an unknown amount of time, Sun Yang felt his body and spirit slowly recover. He stood up again, feeling almost no pain. As long as he kept walking, as long as he could find Rumi, everything would be easy.

He walked out of the tree hole and headed in a new direction. After killing a few small zombies on the way, Sun Yang didn't feel good about himself, but he didn't feel too bad either.

After finding Rumi, spawn monsters near the cave entrance. If this world still follows the fire-based spawning mechanism, you can spawn the zombies here a few times before going to the Giant's Fall Forest or Hyde's Giant Fire Tower.

Sun Yang had some ideas in mind. He had gradually mastered the rhythm of killing these zombies, and as time went by, he could feel his movements becoming smoother, his physical strength improved a little, and his hammer and spear seemed to be lighter. His body gradually grew with the exercise.

Undead people have much better endurance than normal people. In my original world, I would be exhausted after swinging the hammer a few times, and would feel uncomfortable for a long time after being hit by a few punches. But I have been moving around until now and nothing has happened.

If you can slowly improve your body through exercise alone, then you don't need to spend a lot of energy. In any case, this discovery is definitely a good thing.

Finally, after crossing countless stone bridges and tree holes, Sun Yang walked along the stone wall for a while and found an unfamiliar cave entrance.

The burden on his body was getting heavier, and the minor wounds healed a little with the passage of time, but the mental and physical fatigue still accumulated little by little. Sun Yang picked up a stone, drew a symbol at the entrance of the cave, turned around and went into the cave.

The cave was very long, and there were no enemies for a long time. Sun Yang had a premonition in his heart, and he gradually quickened his pace. There seemed to be some light ahead, and the sunlight hit the stone wall.

Sun Yang ran out. The bright sunshine made his eyes a little dazed. After his eyes adjusted to the light, he took a closer look at the scenery in front of him.

A mountain road winds down, with dilapidated city gates and scattered buildings piled up below. In the center is a huge, deep well. In the distance, you can see a stone tablet standing there. Near the sea, you can see a campfire in the middle of a circular bonfire pile.

As the sun sets, the sparkling ocean looks like a dream.

Like honey. Soul Two's eternal home. Now before our eyes.

"Ru Mi! Finally!" Sun Yang cheered and ran down without even looking at his feet. It wasn't until he tripped and rolled twice on the ground that he came to his senses.

It was a zombie that had completely lost its soul. If it were the original work, there should be a ball of light on this zombie. But if he hadn't tripped, Sun Yang would probably have ignored it.

"Damn, who put it in the middle of the road? How immoral!" Sun Yang first poked the skin to see if it was alive, then picked up the body and threw it against the wall. However, during the move, the body was found to be weighed down by a bundle.

"Let me see what's there." Sun Yang didn't have any moral code that prohibited him from taking things. In this environment, instead of leaving something for the dead, it would be better to take it away and live longer.

Inside the bundle were a few dripping stones and a few telescopes. It seemed the original could be found nearby. Sun Yang had already given up on the telescope, but he hadn't expected it to be presented to him now.

"Thank you, brother." Sun Yang put away the telescope and dripping stone, placed the body at the foot of a tree, and then continued to move towards the center of Rumi.

A woman in a green robe stood on the edge of a cliff, gazing at the ocean, lost in thought. Behind her was a round bonfire, with a campfire in the middle for the undead to rest.

Behind it was a locked house, with a somewhat zombie-like man crouching under the eaves window. Looking up, a dejected warrior sat beneath a stone tablet.

Of course Sun Yang knew these people. They provided upgrades, including the half-dragon green-robed girl who provided the elemental bottle, the blacksmith who forged iron, and the discouraged brother in Soul 2. There should also be the white cat squatting in the house and the Indian businessman.

Although there are not many people here now, as time goes by, this dilapidated little place will become more and more crowded and gradually become lively.

Ru Mi was quiet, and the arrival of Sun Yang broke the silence. He ran to the campfire, lit the campfire, and then quickly sat down.

A thick mist rose around the campfire, and the power of the flames quickly healed his body. Sun Yang breathed a sigh of relief. He looked around and saw that the people around him had no intention of paying attention to him.

Anyway, let's talk to each one first. Sun Yang went straight to find the girl in green robe. He stood up from the campfire and walked behind the girl in green robe.

"Hello, ma'am. My name is Sun Yang. Who are you?" Sun Yang went straight to the point.

After Sun Yang greeted her, the green-robed girl, who was gazing at the ocean, spoke. "Cursed one, will you be the heir? Or will you succumb to fate and go with the flow? Regardless, I will be by your side until this slim hope is extinguished."

She turned to look at Sun Yang, handed him a bottle of orange liquid, and continued, "Please take this away. I think it will help you on your journey."

She looked exactly as Sun Yang remembered her, with long reddish-brown hair wrapped in a green cloak. Her tone and actions all conveyed a sense of alienation.

"Of course, this is very useful." Sun Yang put the bottle away.

"Please go and see the King. He has revived—"

"Before that, what should I call you? I can't communicate with someone whose name I don't even know, right?" Sun Yang interrupted directly. The protagonist in the game is a mute, but Sun Yang is not.

"You can call me a pilgrim," said the girl in green robe.

"Okay, then let me hear the Pilgrim's words." Sun Yang leaned against a nearby tree, preparing to go through the normal process first. If any link went wrong and the upgrade couldn't be completed, it would be a disaster. The green-robed girl repeated her words.