this infinite world

"Without a doubt, we are in the world of Dark Souls 1."

After a brief period of chaos and discussion, Chu Hao, as the team leader, was the first to calm down and begin analyzing the current situation.

This is not difficult to understand.

The scene that everyone just witnessed was almost a vivid reproduction of the story background in Dark Souls 1, except that it broke free from the two-dimensional painting and transformed into the chilling reality we are in now; and the cell where the Northland team is now is exactly the same as the place where the story begins in the game - the Northern Undead Asylum.

All of this proves that they have truly entered this world.

"Our mission is to save the world."

It wasn't that Chu Hao was thick-skinned and could still calmly analyze the situation after what had just happened. Rather, it was because, after confirmation by the mental controller Ochi, it was discovered that the privilege granted to the Reincarnation Team by the "Main God"—the protective shield that existed every time they entered a mission world—was still intact.

The protective shield had not yet disappeared, which meant that the reincarnation mission had not yet begun, and everyone was in a state of absolute safety... It was as if everything that everyone had just experienced was an illusion, only that the "God" had changed the way of introducing the background story.

Of course, anyone who has personally experienced that environment would never believe that the immersive feeling was merely a new type of "experience" after the main god's revamp.

After confirming that everyone was safe and sound and everything was normal, Chu Hao immediately discovered a new problem... This time, no new members joined the Arctic Continent team.

The good news is that no new members joined; the bad news is also that no new members joined.

The absence of new recruits means that the difficulty of this Dark Souls world quest is the same as Lord of the Rings, with only thirteen players. Even someone as oblivious as Zhang Heng could understand that, despite external assistance, the Arctic team, having wiped out the Indiana team and defeated the Celestials in a direct confrontation, was likely highly regarded by the Supreme God. It wouldn't be impossible for them to be considered second only to the strongest team in the Cycle of Reincarnation—the Central Continent team. How could it still be a thirteen-player difficulty?

There must be a problem, and the problem must have a cause; it's just that we haven't discovered it yet...

Suppressing his turbulent thoughts for the moment, and in the spirit of his responsibility as captain, Chu Hao still did what was more like a routine task, which was to analyze the current situation: "Of course, this is not the first time we have carried out a similar mission. In fact, we have the experience from the previous two missions, and I believe we can do better this time."

Chu Hao cleverly avoided mentioning the fact that most of the work related to saving the world in the Ghost Circuit world was handled by other reincarnation teams; nor did he mention the devastating failure in the Terminator world, which nearly wiped out the entire team. Instead, he encouraged his teammates in a different way. Since the mission had already been assigned, complaining was pointless: "But now we have a problem..."

"What exactly does 'saving the world' mean?"

This question may seem like a trivial statement at first glance, but it holds a clear significance. Just as the apocalyptic crisis in the world of the Ghost Circuit was triggered by invaders, and restoring the shattered principles of civilization was considered salvation; and in the Terminator world, completely destroying the core of "Skynet" was considered salvation, the question now facing the Arctic team is precisely this kind of problem…

How exactly can this "savior" mission be accomplished?

"Under normal circumstances, we could simply follow the plot, throw those powerful souls into the Primordial Flame, and keep the Primordial Flame burning to save the world."

Amidst the furrowed brows of thought, Ares, the sharpest mind and essentially the executive vice-captain, spoke first: "Judging from the events of Dark Souls 2, the First Flame burned for a considerable period afterward." "If we can ensure this world isn't destroyed, we should be able to complete our mission, right?"

"This may be one way to complete the task, and it is also the optimal solution under normal circumstances."

Chu Hao nodded, first affirming Ares's statement, but then he changed the subject, saying, "But Ares, have you ever thought about this?"

"Dark Souls 1 has two endings, which means that we can choose not only to 'link the fire', but also to 'extinguish the fire'."

"This……"

Ares frowned. He knew that what Chu Hao said made sense, and it was a fact that most people, and even he himself, had subconsciously overlooked... that is, after the First Flame was extinguished, the world was not actually destroyed.

In the world of Dark Souls 1, players can choose between two endings after defeating Gwyn. The first is to burn oneself to continue the First Flame, which is the official storyline. However, if you choose not to continue the First Flame and leave the original forge, you will also have an ending, which is the so-called "Dark Lord" ending.

In fact, even if the First Flame had been extinguished, the world would not have been destroyed; at most, it would have simply returned to that primitive era... Otherwise, were all those immortal ancient dragons dead before the First Flame was born?

"The First Flame is not directly related to the destruction of the world, and the concept of 'salvation' is quite broad in itself."

Looking at the group of people who were frowning in thought, Chu Hao slowly said, "Is it about preserving the existence of humanity? Preserving the existence of life on this world? Or is it simply about preventing the world from being destroyed? That's the answer we need to find..."

"Well, I think we forgot something before that."

Just then, Nian Xikong, who had been observing the outside environment through the God's protective shield and was holding a roast chicken that she had exchanged from the God in one hand, eating it with her mouth full of oil, suddenly raised her hand.

After drawing everyone's attention, the food-loving cultivator from the Arctic team lowered his arm and asked a crucial question: "In general, in situations like this, asking others is always more reliable than making baseless guesses..."

"But what about Yang Yun?"

Reminded by Nian Xikong, the members of the Arctic Continent team finally realized what was happening and began searching for Yang Yun. However, the space within the God's protective shield was only so large. No matter how hard they searched, they only found a ball of angry, bouncing herb slime on the ground; Yang Yun was nowhere to be seen. They could only look at each other in bewilderment…

yes……

Where is Yang Yun's thickest thigh? (End of Chapter)