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Chapter 841 The Church Gun Makes its Debut!

【Ding! 】

[You have defeated the hidden boss in the Upper Realm of Valhalla, Midil, who devoured darkness, unlocking eligibility for additional rewards. Complete all quests in the Ringed City to claim your rewards.]

After defeating Midir, Li You pulled Thor away from the abyss, and they happened to return to the inner part of the circular wall, the place where they first met.

"Goooooooooo."

Sitting down on the balcony, Li You poured a drink for Sol, not to fool him or anything, but to express his sincere gratitude.

"Thank you for the fight just now."

Thor is currently suffering from amnesia and doesn't even know what his goal is, yet he follows him around the Ringed City, fighting against dangerous enemies.

He could even charge at Midil without hesitation.

Although he was initially just used as a tool, Li You is not Odin, the new God of War. Thor trusts him, so he will treat Thor seriously.

Thor took the glass and grinned, "No problem! Although I don't remember what I used to do, I have a vague recollection that I was quite good at hunting these giant creatures. Maybe I was a professional hunter in the past!"

"Since I'm a hunter, I certainly can't let prey like that dragon go! Although you'll be the one to deal with it in the end."

Li You simply smiled and said nothing more.

In a sense, Thor was indeed adept at hunting giant creatures—he and his Mjolnir were stained with the blood of giants.

He decided to leave that topic aside for the time being, paused, and then brought up another matter.

"By the way, your amnesia curse seems to be getting worse. I just remembered that there is supposedly a curse-removing stone tablet in this Ringed City, which may be able to alleviate the effects of the curse on you."

"While I'm not sure if it will help your situation, if you want to recall the past, you might want to give it a try."

Thor was stunned by what he heard, and even stopped drinking.

"...Is there such a thing?"

Li You nodded: "The legendary antidote stele does exist, but as I just said, I'm not sure if it will work on you."

"However, I roughly know its location. If you're interested, I can point it out to you so you can take a look."

Thor paused for a moment before saying, "In fact, I'm not sure if I want to lift the curse."

"When I opened my eyes, what I saw was this strange city. Everything here seemed to be insane, and everything that moved wanted to kill me."

"Fortunately, my hammer and I are not to be trifled with. I have dealt with most of the guys who wanted to come at me. But the monsters here are like immortal beings. No matter how many I kill, more will keep coming."

He seemed to be recounting his own experiences, but then he suddenly changed the subject, saying:
"But guess what? I actually think this kind of life is pretty good."

Li You was taken aback: "Huh?"

He had expected Saul to talk about how miserable his life was, but why was this guy not playing by the rules?
Saul smiled. "Although I have no memory of the past, only a vague impression of some habits, I always feel that I wasn't happy when I still had memories of the past."

"I vaguely remember that I had my own family, my own wife and children, and my own father."

"This should have been a good thing, but every time I think about that vague impression of my father in my mind, I feel an indescribable pain and repression, which makes me uncomfortable."

"So who knows, maybe I've cursed myself to forget those painful past experiences?"

Li You looked at him, unsure of what to say. He seemed to have no need for his comfort.

However, Thor then added, "But unfortunately, I vaguely remember my wife and children, so I can't go on like this, nor can I stay here and live a life where I don't have to think about anything and just fight and kill."

He downed the wine in his glass in one gulp and said, "Tell me where that stone tablet is, I'll go find it. I still want to know about my past."

"Old Li, you really are a good friend. I promise, when I remember the past, I will never forget you."

Li You: "..."

I think it's hard to say.

Although Li You didn't know what Thor's initial purpose was in breaking into Valhalla, it was clear that once Thor recalled everything from the past, he would definitely not give him a friendly look.

So from this perspective, Thor might as well forget about him to avoid coming back to cause trouble later.

Despite his complaints, Li You still wouldn't refuse to tell him the location of the antidote stone tablet.

Standing up on the balcony, Li You pointed out the location of the antidote stone tablet to Thor.

“If I remember correctly, the uncurse-breaking stone tablet is roughly in that location. You should be able to find it. As for the price of breaking the curse, you still have the wandering souls we absorbed after killing so many enemies on you, which should be more than enough.”

Saul sensed something: "Aren't you coming with me?"

Li You replied, "Our purposes in coming to this city are different; I have other things to do."

He pointed to the church at the other end of the Black Dragon Bridge: "Next, I'm going to the room at the foot of the steps, and after that, I'm going to the cathedral on the other side."

"We can still walk together for the last stretch of the journey, and then we'll each go on to do what we need to do."

Thor looked at him and nodded.

The two drank one last glass of wine, then got up and set off.

Returning to the room where "Hila" was, the two parted ways without further ado, and Thor embarked on his journey to find the stone tablet that would break the curse.

Watching him leave, Li You didn't say anything. Actually, he didn't know what would happen if Thor found the Unbreakable Stone Tablet. After all, although Thor had taken Lapp's role, he wasn't Lapp, nor was he an immortal.

Shaking his head, Li You stopped thinking about the problem and knocked on Hillary's door.

The ensuing conversation was brief. Having defeated the black dragon Midil and fulfilled Hera's request, Li You received a gift from her in gratitude—an unusual wedge-shaped stone disc that seemed to contain the power of an ancient deity, and the Holy Bell of Felenor, which provides extra bonuses to healing and support miracles.

Of course, "Hila" also warned Li You to never approach the princess's resting place.

However, it was clear that Li You only had one option if he wanted to leave the Ringed City. So after leaving Hira, Li You returned to the interior of the Ring Wall and then headed towards the Church of Felianor in another direction.

……

"Boom-!!"

With a muffled thud, the Ringed Knight, carrying a pair of enormous, rock-like greatswords, fell to Li You's sword at the church entrance.

This knight who wields the "Ringed Knight Greatsword" is also known as the Ringed Knight Big Brother or the Ringed Knight Leader. However, unfortunately, all the Ringed Knights are suppressed to an absolute disadvantage in front of Li You.

So even this top dog didn't last more than a few rounds against Li You before being defeated, and even the pair of Ringed Knight Greatswords were taken by Li You.

Of course, now that he had come to Huanyin City, Li You couldn't leave empty-handed.

Li You also obtained a set of the swords and shields of the Ringed Knights he had encountered before, and incorporated them into his Spiral Sword.

Although weapons of this caliber can no longer increase the ignition progress of the spiral swords, they can still allow the spiral swords to regain their form and power.

In other words, Li You can now wield the Spiral Sword and demonstrate the combat power of that legendary flaming straight sword.

At this moment, because his system inventory was restricted, Li You could not carry the pair of greatswords around, so he did not hesitate to integrate the weapon into the flames of the spiral sword.

To his surprise, after burning the Ringed Knight Greatsword to the Spiral Sword, Li You saw that the progress bar for adding fire increased by about one percent.

This discovery greatly surprised him; he had never imagined that the weapons of the Ringed Knights could actually be of help to his Spiral Sword.

Li You realized something and took out the wedge-shaped stone disc that Heila had given him. He brought it close to the spiral sword and found that the power in the disc really caused the spiral sword to react.

"Does this mean that if we use this original disc, we might be able to get the Spiral Sword to a +10 level?"

Li You had a guess, but he didn't understand why. He was even more puzzled about the Upper Realm of the Hall of Heroes where he was.

What is the connection between this place and the Ringed City in Dark Souls?
But clearly, his questions could not be answered at this time.

So Li You stopped worrying and walked towards the church door ahead.

As he approached the door, he heard a deep, indistinct voice coming from inside the church: "...Visitor, leave as soon as possible."

"Before entering the abyss, no one, regardless of their status, may disturb the master's peaceful slumber—this is the law of the king."

Li You knew that the voice came from the giant judge who guarded the church. Like other giant judges, he would summon guards to protect the sleeping Ferrenor.

However, the person he summoned was different from the previous two.

"Boom boom boom——"

Li You ignored the voice and pushed open the church door.

There were no fog doors between the churches as in the game, and Li You immediately spotted the giant judge standing at the far end!
The judge's booming voice echoed throughout the church: "How dare you disregard the law, so utterly foolish... I, Judge Argo, will now bring you to justice!"

"...Church Spear, O one who has sworn to protect Princess Filianol, answer the call and descend now!"

The gate behind Li You was blocked by a white mist gate. In the center of the church in front of him, a purple light flashed, followed by a painter in a white robe holding a short sword.

However, just as he stood up, Li You's spear thrust forward, piercing through his body instantly!
The painter trembled and tried to struggle, but Li You twisted the gun and several spear tips emerged from his body, ending his struggle completely.

The painting envoy's body gradually turned into light and dissipated, but Li You did not relax for a moment.

Naturally, the painter just now could not have been the church gun summoned by the giant judge; he was merely an outpost.

After the painter was swiftly defeated, the giant judge Argo crossed his arms and looked up, letting out another call.

"...Come quickly!"

Amidst the echoes, purple light reappeared on the floor of the church, but this time it didn't stop there. A formation of golden spears, some real and some illusory, extended out first, protecting the surrounding area.

Then, a figure slowly stood up from it!
The person who followed was the "Church Spear" summoned by the giant judge, who was also Princess Filianor's sworn knight, sent to protect her undisturbed slumber... at least that's how it is in theory.

In the online mode of the game, the character Church Spear is played by players who have signed a contract, so the difference between the upper and lower limits of his combat power is quite large.

However, in theory, players who become the "Church Spear" should all be people with some interest in and understanding of PVP, but that is not actually the case.

In fact, in the game, as long as you defeat Midir, you will automatically obtain the Church Spear's Oath Badge, which means you will directly become the Church Spear.

Even without the oath of the Church Spear, if a player draws a talisman within the Ringed City area, whether it's a white or red talisman, there's a chance they'll be captured by the Giant Judge and forced to become an oath-taker of the Church Spear.

This is what is commonly known as conscription.

So, in reality, the threshold for obtaining the Church Spear is both high and low, since you have to defeat Midil first, but it's also very low, as you can find strong men all over the map.

Therefore, Li You was actually very curious about what kind of person he would be facing when he arrived.

If players choose offline mode in the game, they will encounter an NPC named Hafrat. According to the game's lore, he should be the standard Church Gunner, making him the most likely candidate to appear.

However, it cannot be ruled out that if Valhalla also follows the game's fine tradition of conscripting men, then it's hard to say who will appear before him.

If Valhalla were to bring Thor over, or even conscript Tyr, that would be a real problem.

After summoning the Spear of the Church, the Giant Judge seemed to lose all his strength and vitality. His massive body crashed down and vanished in a flash of light.

As the light from the gun array and the summoning gradually faded, the Church Spear he had summoned revealed its true form to Li You—it was not Heffield.

The woman who appeared before Li You, known as the Church Spear, had a slender and outstanding figure, with long, light gold and pink hair simply tied back, and her eyes gleaming with an unusual light.

She carried a black longsword whose blade was clearly severely corroded, and wore a simple robe similar to that of Hafrat, revealing a large expanse of skin on her chest without any concealment.

Upon seeing the "Church Gun" appear, Li You's eyes began to twitch uncontrollably.

"...V?"

(End of this chapter)