I, the undead, save the world with the dolls

"Although it hurts to be beaten, I still want to ask, why do you only teach for two days?" Sun Yang is not a person who likes to be beaten, but it is impossible to avoid being beaten during combat training. Many things need to be practiced countless times in normal times before they can be put into practice once in actual combat.

"Sun Yang, although we are called immortals, we are not actually immortal. No matter how well we protect ourselves, one day we will lose all our memories and become wandering souls. When you become a wandering soul, it is not much different from being dead." Gulenkel pointed to his head.

"I can clearly feel that the things in my mind are fading. Yesterday, I still remember that a junior in my Knights told me about his experience of failing to pursue a woman. Today, I can't remember his face. Of course, I can use portraits to restore memories, but there are not so many portraits. Even if I find a secluded place to live alone, I may not be able to survive the coming years. Sun Yang, time is tight, for you and me too. And one of the reasons I teach you is that you can become a helper on my journey in the future, helping me to become stronger and go further." Gulenkel explained the reason why he agreed to Sun Yang's action.

"You can use any weapon to fight me. Just keep fighting for the whole morning. You can rest as many times as you want. When the sun reaches noon, I will leave. You will also have to go on the road alone." Gulenkel still looked serious. He did not hold a shield, but a stick in one hand and a sword in the other.

"I understand." Sun Yang said nothing more. He also picked up his weapons from the ground, a wooden mace in his right hand and a shield in his left. His footwork had become somewhat more decent after two days of torture, and he adjusted his weapon properly. His breathing and spirit were all geared towards fighting.

Someone once said that the human body responds to its own will. If you think about weightlifting every day, your body will adapt to it. If you think about running regularly and practice it, your body will respond accordingly. The same is true in combat: your body will become more agile, your mind more alert, and your muscles and bones will gradually become more flexible and stronger.

Let’s fight! Sun Yang swung his hammer and spear.

Bang! Bang! Hammer spear and long sword came out at the same time, and Grenkel responded with incredible speed, and then used a very strange posture to knock Sun Yang to the ground.

"Fuck! Why!" Sun Yang lay on the ground and began to doubt his life.

"I've been fighting, ah, I forgot how long. How could you possibly get to that point in just two days of practice? I'm just encouraging you, there's no need to act impulsively following the atmosphere. Sun Yang, be steady." Gulenkel shook his head, then smashed Sun Yang's lower back with his hammer.

"Ahhhhhhh!! Damn it!!" Sun Yang felt like he had lost feeling in his lower body.

"Don't blame me for not holding back. If you meet an enemy, they will be even more ruthless than this. Don't be careless." Gulenkel sat down and began to rest, while Sun Yang took out the holy bell from his pocket and gave it to himself.

I always feel like there's something off about Grenkel's style... That being said, the game doesn't really explain his personality or what kind of person he is. He calls himself a rogue knight, so he's probably pretty rogue.

Sun Yang thought silently that he felt like a brief farewell between master and disciple just now, but Gulenkel didn't seem to think so. He still let Sun Yang take the beating obediently.

The sun finally reached noon during the battle. The wooden stick in Sun Yang's hand was already tattered, while Gulenkol on the other side was only slightly sweating. After all, the difference in physical strength and experience between the two sides was too great. Sun Yang estimated that Gulenkol's level was about 100.

Bang! Sun Yang barely blocked Gulenkel's attack. Just as he was about to launch a counterattack, he saw Gulenkel stretch out his palm to call for a stop.

"Okay, time's up, Sun Yang. With your current abilities, you can barely get something by going to the fortress."

"But when I was fighting with you, I didn't have many opportunities to attack..." Sun Yang muttered. He didn't expect that in the end Gulenkel didn't even teach him how to fight.

"Of course I won't fight you. Besides, I can only do so much with the soul you gave me. And... since yesterday morning, your enthusiasm for wielding weapons has faded a lot. You can't notice it yourself, but I can see it. I think you have figured something out, or you have backed down in your heart. I can feel that you are not averse to fighting, but your determination to beat me with a hammer and spear has indeed faded." Gulenkel criticized Sun Yang mercilessly. He took a sip of the element bottle and continued.

"But I'm not so kind as to encourage your fighting spirit again. If you want to survive, then find a way to kill the enemy. As for how to survive, you have already learned it."

"To survive, defend and dodge?" Sun Yang hadn't been beaten so many times in vain. Even though he always got beaten up by the strong, it had to be said that the continuous fighting had made his reaction more alert. His body had already moved before his head could even think about it.

After all, those who have been beaten since childhood tend to have strong bodies, and students who often cause trouble in school tend to have very strong legs and feet. This is all normal.

"The answer is obvious. Sometimes, bypassing the enemy or retreating can also achieve the goal. There is no need to kill all the enemies. Well, I'm leaving, and it's time for you to leave." Gulenkel's farewell was hasty and firm. He picked up the things on the ground and turned to touch the campfire.

"Let's go, it's going to be quiet again." Brother Dixin, who had walked nearby at some point, sighed and returned to his usual spot. Ah San and the blacksmith also went about their business.

The fire keeper didn't say anything and continued playing with the stones on the ground.

It's time for me to set off too. Sun Yang sat down in front of the campfire, unpacked the things in it and put them away. Then he closed his eyes and headed for the Giant's Fall Forest.

The journey has begun. And this time, it will be different.

07 The progress of life is the progress of firepower

Sun Yang stood by the campfire, surrounded by moss-covered mountain walls and dense forests. Outside the winding valley was Doran's Fortress, a group of fortresses that resisted the giants' offensive.

Although Sun Yang was thinking about whether to continue fighting with his hammer and spear, why not use the useful equipment? As soon as he thought about it, a huge virtual screen appeared in front of him.

A flurry of messages popped up in the lower right corner of the screen. Sun Yang quickly scanned them, likely private messages from various T-dolls greeting each other and requesting things. Several managers informed Sun Yang that the server had been set up and that they could set up several chat groups to promptly post tasks and make notifications.

Why does it sound like a WeChat or QQ group, the kind that constantly calls out to all members and gives them a pep talk? Ah, but considering things like record-keeping, this kind of group is still necessary. Sun Yang opened the chat group template and took a look. He approved it if there were any problems.

"Okay, then let's pull everyone into a large group and share information. If there are tasks, call someone individually or discuss them with the management team. If you have a plan ready or can't make up your mind, call me. Got it?"

"Copy that Commander (Professor)."

"Also, there's my office in the base, right? I can't get in there, but I found I can take things out. I listed the weapons I need and put them in the office. If I take them from the warehouse, the quantity won't match, which is very troublesome."

"Can you take the stuff with you?" The agent said with a 'are you kidding me' expression.

"Yes, I've finished my work here, so I was thinking about whether I could bring the humanoid out. However, considering that the space-time structure here is unstable, I can only try if someone is willing to come. I'm afraid that if I bring someone here, they will be lost in this world forever."

"The space-time structure is unstable... Anyway, the agent and I will make the arrangements. Just tell us the weapons you need." Although Pascal didn't quite understand what unstable space-time structure meant, he knew that the world on the professor's side was indeed a little unusual, and sending a humanoid there might cause problems.

"Anyway, prepare some clothes and shoes, protective gear and exoskeletons, as well as various shotguns and bullets, grenades..." Sun Yang made some requests, and then while the agent and Pascal arranged logistics, he responded to the humanoids who greeted him.

Luckily, this screen allows for mind input; otherwise, typing by hand would tire him out and he'd never finish. He sat there for about half an hour, chatting with familiar and unfamiliar humanoids. Then the agent and Pascal entered the command room, carrying their supplies. A bunch of other humanoids, who had no missions, followed them in. The room was already filled with the munitions Sun Yang needed.

Several identical shotguns of various types were placed on the table, with spare shotgun shells and magazines next to them.

"Don't get too close to the munitions... I might accidentally touch them."

"From what perspective does the commander see us?" A humanoid carrying an assault rifle stared at the equipment in front of him.

"It feels a bit like a God's perspective." Sun Yang thought, and clothes, tactical equipment and bulletproof plates fell into his hands. A noise came from the command room.

"Everything disappeared in the blink of an eye!" "It was like magic!"

"I feel like it's magical too. I put this outfit in my locker. Don't worry if you see it." Sun Yang wasn't shy about it. There was no one else here, so he took it off without hesitation. He took off the Gulongyuan clothes he had worn for who knows how many days and threw them into the commander's locker, then put on his clothes and gear.

After all, this was a well-stocked base, so finding gear that suited Sun Yang's physique wasn't difficult. He slowly donned his gear. He donned his clothes, pants, boots, bulletproof helmet, tactical vest, bulletproof plates, and powered exoskeleton. While it was much more fragile than Javier's armor, it was much sturdier than his own Ancient Dragon Academy uniform.

He thought about it and picked up the short pump-action shotgun on the ground. He also picked up another long pump-action shotgun. They were the Super Shorty and M590. He also had a SAIGA12 shotgun, but he was not sure how to use it well. Although he also wanted to use submachine guns, assault rifles, and even machine guns, the problem was that these things were difficult to use well without training.

The fact that a shotgun can be used as a weapon for home defense shows that it does not require high training. Even Sun Yang can easily hit the enemy with it.

The main reason for choosing a pump-action gun is that it is durable and sturdy. Even if it jams, just pull the pump and it's done. If other weapons jammed during firing, Sun Yang would either throw the gun away and swing it with a hammer, or use the gun as a hammer.

"Since the commander can take the weapons away, can he take us with him as well? I want to visit the commander's world!" A humanoid said, looking at the ceiling.

"No, at least not now." Sun Yang refused. He then loaded grenades wherever he could, as they were a good weapon for dealing with infantry.

It wasn't that he didn't want the combat power of the humanoids, but in Dark Souls, the world would reset after each fire. Only individuals with a large number of souls (such as bosses or elite monsters) would not be reset. It was hard to say what impact bringing a humanoid would have.

Although backing up the humanoid wouldn't have a big impact, it was still quite scary considering that it might disappear after being caught in a fire. He would wait until he returned to Rumi to upgrade, as that place had a clear and relatively stable space-time structure.

"I'm getting ready for battle. Send a message if anything happens." Sun Yang finally put the bulk shotgun shells into a bag for easy access.

While there are many different types of shotgun shells in the world, Sun Yang doesn't have that many choices. He can only use what's available at Griffin Base. Fortunately, he has a large inventory to last him a long time.

"I only have slugs and deer shells, but they're more than enough." Sun Yang checked the two shotguns and confirmed they were in good working order. He'd watched a lot of videos on these basic operations, but he'd never seen a pig run before.

Sun Yang inserted the short gun into the side of the exoskeleton on his thigh and walked out of the valley with the shotgun in hand. The exoskeleton effectively reduced the weight on his body, although the equipment was not very heavy.

Normally, Sun Yang would consider that the noise would be too loud and would attract too many enemies, but now, he could just run and shoot the zombies at the same time, just like fighting zombies.

After leaving the valley, a river appeared before his eyes. The afternoon light shimmered on the river, and Sun Yang felt better.

Soon, the first potential victim appeared. A zombie holding a dagger staggered out from the riverside. When he saw Sun Yang, he let out a strange cry and ran over in small steps.

Bang! A violent sound echoed through the valley. Sun Yang decisively pulled the trigger. Although his posture was unprofessional, the support of the exoskeleton reduced the recoil, and Sun Yang easily controlled the upward movement of the gun barrel.

Several bullets shattered the chest of the zombie in front of him. He fell to the ground and his soul floated into Sun Yang's body.

Click, Sun Yang loaded the next bullet and silently loaded another one. The sound that just resounded through the forest must have attracted many enemies.

The forest was agitated. Tiny footsteps could be heard approaching. Sun Yang ran to a spot with sparse vegetation and waited quietly for the enemy to arrive.

Three or four zombies formed a formation and ran out from behind the trees. The zombie holding the bow standing behind decisively hid behind the tree and shot an arrow at Sun Yang. The other zombies rushed over, howling and swinging their weapons.

As expected, Sun Yang threw an egg-shaped grenade towards the archers and then shot at the zombies charging towards him, knocking them down. In just a few seconds, Sun Yang had taken out an entire squad.

Boom! There was a slight vibration on the ground. Sun Yang looked back and saw the hippopotamus walking out of the river. When it saw Sun Yang, its pace suddenly quickened.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Sun Yang fired all the remaining bullets in his M590 at the hippopotamus. The hippopotamus's skin was incredibly tough, except for its belly, which was very soft. So Sun Yang decisively shot all the bullets into its belly. The hippopotamus was beaten to pieces, and could only lie on the ground, trying to plug the wound.

Seeing this, Sun Yang loaded the shotgun with a single-barrel bullet, aimed at the hippopotamus head and fired a shot.

Bang! The hippopotamus's skull was incredibly strong, but still a bit less resilient than a shotgun shell. The slug of bullet left a bloody hole in the hippopotamus's skull, and then it ceased struggling, dissolving into a cloud of ash and vanishing. The hippopotamus had given a considerable amount of soul, and Sun Yang felt it was roughly the same amount he had given to Grenkel.

"Wow! So cool!" Sun Yang refilled his weapon with ammunition before new enemies arrived. He wanted to clear out all the people here before leaving!

Sun Yang relied on the two guns in his hands to continuously kill the invading enemies. After all, the resources required for bullets were not much, so he shot casually. In this way, Sun Yang shot from noon to afternoon. Only when there were no more zombies running around did Sun Yang put down his weapons and count the number of corpses on the ground.

Speaking of which, some enemies in Soul 2 do disappear into ash, while others leave behind corpses... Could it be based on the number of souls within them? Or perhaps the degree of their zombie-like state? Sun Yang never quite understood the principle.

A rough count revealed over seventy people. This was nearly ten times more than in the game. The map itself was also significantly larger, but Sun Yang wasn't a cartographer, so he couldn't tell how much larger it was.

Sun Yang twisted his body and continued forward along the river, touching a few souls that had not dissipated on the way. He didn't know how long he had walked before a single-plank bridge appeared in front of the river, and there was a piled-up uphill road next to it. Next to this uphill road was the coastal fortress group of Dolan.

Sun Yang walked up the ramp, wondering what kind of enemies might be nearby. He was halfway up when a violent blow hit the back of his head, knocking him forward and onto the ground.

A zombie had been hiding on a nearby high slope. When Sun Yang walked by, it fell from the sky and chopped Sun Yang's head with the axe in its hand.

But the bulletproof helmet on Sun Yang's head was too strong, and the axe couldn't break it at all. Sun Yang quickly grabbed the zombie's arm and threw it forward with force.

The exoskeleton and Sun Yang's own arm strength combined to easily throw the zombie away. The zombie warrior hit the wall and bounced to the ground, rolled a few times, and stopped moving.

Sun Yang took out his hammer and smashed it directly on the back of the zombie's head, smashing it into pieces. Feeling the soul coming in, Sun Yang nodded in satisfaction. Those who didn't receive souls should just pretend to be dead!

Climbing the ladder, I found myself in a dilapidated circular training ground. In the center stood a large tree, with branches extending outwards, their branches growing wildly along the stone walls. Many passages had been transformed into the wood's texture. However, the outer walls still appeared to be stone walls covered in moss and green grass.

There were many zombie soldiers lying here. According to the normal process, they should be stabbed in the back one by one, while being pelted with flame pots by the zombie captain upstairs. Sun Yang ignored the zombies below and searched around, finding a staircase leading up to the passage on the city wall.

There were many broken passages and paths blocked by rubble on the city wall. No one had come to repair these passages, and they could only be patched up with a few wooden boards. On the platform, a zombie wearing rusty and rotten armor stood there. He looked like a squad leader.

The team leader standing on the city wall immediately noticed Sun Yang. He seemed to still retain some fighting instincts and immediately took out the flame pot.

Bang! The shotgun shattered the squad leader's rusty and fragile armor, and the zombie squad leader fell backward and fell off the wall. Sun Yang stood in the passage, took out a grenade and aimed it at the zombies pretending to sleep below.

Clang! Clang! Two grenades exploded among the zombies. Shattered by the impact and shrapnel, zombie limbs flew everywhere, showering the entire building with rubble and dust. Sun Yang threw all the grenades he had on him, then picked up his shotgun and targeted the zombies one by one.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Shotgun bullets shattered the bodies of several zombies one by one. Startled by the noise, the zombies scrambled to their feet, instinctively trying to climb the stairs to kill Sun Yang. However, Sun Yang didn't intend to give them this opportunity. He blocked the entrance of the stairs and beat every zombie that came up until they vomited their souls.

Sun Yang went down the stairs and waded through the corpses of the zombies, trying to find something, but apart from the broken sword there was only a human statue, which was considered a good harvest. Sun Yang summoned the base interface, threw the human statue into the locker, and continued to move forward.

Ahead is a passage entangled by tree branches. Go through the passage, climb up a higher platform, and then climb up another platform to reach the location of the tower campfire.

But this stretch of road was incredibly dangerous. Sun Yang remembered it vividly; as a newbie, he'd been killed countless times in this narrow terrain. His weapon bounced wildly, only to be slashed by a leaping opponent, leaving him with no health left.

Sun Yang is now even less adept at indoor combat. He can barely use melee weapons, and when the shotgun is empty, he can only use it as a stick. If he fights in such a narrow terrain, the enemy will rush over quickly, and he probably won't have enough bullets to reload.

Some people overcome their weaknesses, but Sun Yang tends to avoid them. Since it's so narrow inside, I won't go in and fight.

Sun Yang pulled out a new grenade from the command room. The feeling of unlimited supplies made him fully enjoy being a bomber. As for the tunnel collapse... if it collapses, just get out from the outside. With hands and feet, there's nothing you can't do.

As for supplies, Sun Yang remembered that there were no important supplies here, and what he could get along the way was much less than in the game. It was so stingy that he would just let it explode if it exploded.

Sun Yang threw a grenade into the passage in front of him. A dull sound echoed in the passage, accompanied by the zombies' low, questioning voices, and smoke and dust drifted out of the passage. Upon hearing the commotion, the zombie captain and zombie soldiers immediately rushed out, only to be met with Sun Yang's shotgun fire.

After successfully attracting the zombies, Sun Yang grabbed the short gun in his hand and walked into the passage. The dust in the passage quickly dissipated, and many zombie soldiers fell to the ground without a sound. Sun Yang shot them again without hesitation to prevent them from getting up and giving him an unexpected surprise.

The zombies in the passage were cleared out. Sun Yang looked out through the large hole. It was probably the buffer layer of Dolan Fortress. The iron fence set up could effectively block the rhythm of the enemy's attack. However, Sun Yang didn't understand much about it, he just thought it was awesome and magnificent.

He passed through the passage and crawled upwards. Suddenly, the view in front of him opened up. He came to a location slightly closer to the center of Dolan Fortress. Several zombie soldiers nearby wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to launch a sneak attack, but Sun Yang shot them all down one by one and also shot the archer above his head to death.

The finish line was just ahead. After Sun Yang killed several zombie captains who wanted to launch a sneak attack, he came to the high tower of the fortress. The building was very tall and there was a tightly closed metal door at the bottom.

Sun Yang cleared out the enemies around him, took a deep breath, and pushed the door open.

Directly in front of him was a statue of a woman. The statue was exquisite, and even after being worn down by time, it still retained the intricate details. Beneath the statue was a campfire, and next to the campfire, sitting against the wall was a person. This was the person he needed to see most during his journey.

The merchant Melentira, commonly called the old lady or grandma by players, is very old, carries a huge merchant backpack, and always speaks with a strange giggling sound.

The merchant is an old woman with a bit of a mental problem. No one knows how she manages to carry so many things around. It's just that every undead player will buy a lot of dropstones from the old woman. After all, without these dropstones, players can hardly move at all.

"Oh, a guest? Kind guest, please buy something, just consider it as helping an old man like me... Hehehe..." The old lady in the merchant's cloak laughed strangely, making people puzzled whether she was laughing at herself or really needed a soul.

However, considering that he had been playing for such a long time and had never encountered a situation where a merchant cheated him, Sun Yang immediately lit the fire and turned around to see if the old lady had anything he could buy.

Portraits, dripping stones, flame pots, throwing knives, dawn grass, light insects, keys, nostalgic fragrant wood, pharos stones, as well as various weapons and a set of clothes. It's basically a retail stall.

Sun Yang felt the amount of soul in his body, squeezed out all the souls he had touched before, got the key, and bought a piece of Nostalgic Incense Wood. There were only a few souls left in his body.

"Thank you for your patronage..." The old lady took the soul from Sun Yang and smiled kindly. But it was this smile that made Sun Yang feel a little uncomfortable.

"Well, old merchant lady, it's a bit dangerous here. I think you can go to Rumi to do business..." Sun Yang didn't dare to let this old lady get into trouble. If she encountered any dangerous enemy, then this world would be unbearable for her.

"Thank you for the reminder, young man. Hehe, I have my own name, Merentira. But it's too early. There are still travelers coming here, and I still have business to do."

"Other people?" Sun Yang looked around, but there was no sign of anyone.

"Yes, you can't see it, but I can!" said the traveling merchant and laughed a few more times.

Anyway, I won't leave now. Sun Yang shrugged.

"Can I ask when you'll be leaving and where you'll be going? I'd like to buy things from you for a long time."

"Wow! A long-term guest! Oh, of course, of course. I'll probably stay for another ten days or so to see what there is to see~ and then I'll go to Rumi, it's a great place."