Survival in the game world begins with Biochemical 2

Chapter 842 Ferrenor's Bedroom
"Chong-"

A crisp clanging sound echoed through the church as Li You's spiral sword clashed with V's black longsword, sending sparks flying.

At this moment, V seemed to have indeed been conscripted. Her eyes were bright and lively, not like she was under any kind of charm or control. However, the look in her eyes as she looked at Li You was full of fighting spirit, without any other fluctuations.

Therefore, Li You understood that this battle was inevitable and there was no shortcut.

So he didn't hesitate to take action.

The clash between the two weapons produced not only sparks but also surging energy fluctuations.

As seen before, V, who had been conscripted, also received an extremely exaggerated boost in power. In the current battle, he was in no way inferior to Li You, who had become a half-dragon, and even slightly outmatched him.

And it's obvious that she hasn't used her full strength yet.

This level of power far exceeds V's original strength. Li You estimated that she probably received both the boost from Valhalla and the enhancement from the Spear of the Cathedral itself.

"clang!!"

The spiral sword clashed with V's blade again. At the same time, Li You felt an aura protecting the blade and transmitting along the point where the two weapons intersected, attempting to invade his aura.

The black longsword used by V is called the "Shattered Blade," which was forged from the soul of the black dragon Midir in the game and is an extremely powerful weapon.

However, it also inherited the characteristics of its soul master, Midil. The black blade was extremely thin, as if it had been corroded, and its durability was quite low.

Even in Dark Souls 3, where the "durability" mechanic is often overlooked, it can still make its presence felt.

However, at this moment, V used his aura to envelop and protect the Shattering Blade, which not only increased its power but also eliminated its original weakness of extremely low durability.

"sieve--"

After another round of fighting, V suddenly dodged backward, avoiding Li You's pursuing sword strike and creating some distance between them.

The cave sheltered by the Church Spear summoned five golden orbs of light above her head, which floated erratically. She held the Broken Blade vertically in front of her, a gentle glow emanating from her body. After a slight pause, she swung the blade forward.

A faint golden light then appeared on the ground, extending forward, and then illusory ceremonial spears emerged from the ground, following the direction of the light, and stabbed towards Li You!

At the same time, the five orbs of light floating above her head flew towards Li You.

Li You swiftly spun around, dodging the ceremonial spear formation that was chasing him along the ground, and then shattered the five flying orbs with his sword.

However, these attacks were only meant to distract him. As the gun barrage and the orbs of light flew out, V gently returned the shattered sword to its equally corroded scabbard, concentrated magic on the blade, and then, seizing the opportunity, swung the sword sharply!
The blade slashed vertically downwards, and a purplish-black light flew out along the blade, heading straight for Li You!

The blade of light came at an extremely fast speed, and it happened to coincide with the exact moment when Li You shattered the tracking orb. If he had never seen Howlett's fighting style before, he might have actually been hit.

Fortunately, Li You was very familiar with both the Heflätte and the Shattered Blade, so after cleaving the tracking orb with his sword, he didn't stop. He swung his sword a second time, and a flaming sword light shot out, colliding with the purplish-black blade light and bursting out with a dazzling light!

"boom--!!"

However, before the flames of the explosion had dissipated, a figure rushed out from the fire, a cold light flashing on the broken blade, and thrust straight at Li You!

Li You: "!!"

He didn't even have time to think; he just instinctively raised his sword and swung it out in the same way!

"call out--"

The flashes of light from the clashing weapons were fleeting, and the two had switched positions in an instant.

Before Li You could turn around, he felt a sharp pain in his chest. The blade of the Broken Blade tore through his Collector's Robe and pierced his protective divine power, leaving a clearly visible gash on his chest.

Of course, in a knife fight, it's impossible for Li You to be at a disadvantage on his own. In that instant, he also left a conspicuous wound on V's right arm, almost deep enough to expose the bone.

Both sides' qi, magic power, or divine power seeped into each other's bodies through the wounds; this is already a basic operation in battles of this level.

Without a doubt, even though V has the double boost from Valhalla and the Spear of the Cathedral, she ultimately has not mastered divine power. In this exchange of injury for injury, Li You will definitely not be the one who suffers the loss.

So at this moment, seeing V's slightly furrowed brows, Li You raised his sword again.

Now is the chance!

But at that moment, the giant judge's roar echoed through the church once again!

"—Descend quickly!"

Li You: "Tsk! I almost forgot about this!"

In the game, the Church Spear does not have an elemental bottle for restoration, so to balance the mechanics, the Church Spear will receive assistance from two Painters in succession.

These painters will use healing miracles and will also assist the Church Spear in battle.

The first Painter will appear at the start of the battle, while the second will be summoned after the Church Spear has taken some damage.

This is the time for him to show himself.

Without hesitation, Li You flapped his wings and retreated rapidly, creating distance between himself and V, while flying towards the location of the second painting envoy!

Of course, V couldn't just watch him attack her companion. Although she was no match for Li You in terms of speed, she immediately took out a longbow that looked like it was made of twisted white tree branches from behind her, nocked an arrow, and shot it out instantly!
That bow is called the White Tree Bow. It has a special enchantment effect, and the arrows it shoots are not only fast and sharp, but also almost invisible.

V fired several arrows in quick succession, each a semi-transparent arrow flying straight toward Li You's back.

But Li You was also well aware of this. He turned around instantly, splitting his Fire-Transmitting Greatsword into two short flaming spears, which he swung and spun in front of him, knocking down the arrows shot by V.

Then he quickly turned around, raised his hand, and threw one of the guns far away!

"call out--"

The flaming dagger tore through the air and accurately pierced the chest of the second painter, who had just stood up and hadn't had time to make any move. Then, once again, a large number of spear tips burst out instantly!

"Pfft."

Although the painter did not fall down after taking the blow because his body was different from that of ordinary people, he was temporarily unable to move.

Li You then turned around again, picked up another short spear, and thrust it forward!

"clang--!!"

Almost simultaneously, V's shattering blade was already in front of him, but Li You blocked it. The next moment, a powerful surge of divine power suddenly erupted from Li You!

He decided not to delay any longer and transformed into a dragon!
His body instantly transformed into a dragon-man form covered in scales, and all his power surged instantly, pressing down on V with overwhelming force!

"Boom!!"

With a loud bang, V was sent flying and crashed heavily into the side wall of the church.

Li You did not immediately pursue, but simply reached out and made the short spear that had pierced the second painting envoy burst into flames, completely killing the struggling painting envoy.

After that, the short spear did not fall, but flew back into Li You's hand on its own. He put the two spears together and transformed them back into the Fire-Transmitting Greatsword.

Then, a field of flames appeared, and Li You no longer held back. He aimed his sword at the V on the wall and slashed down from afar!
However, at this moment, the gentle halo that had appeared around V reappeared, and the ritual spear array activated on its own, popping out from under her feet and even condensing into a single force to meet Li You's sword light!

"Oh?"

This scene surprised Li You as well, because if he remembered correctly, the ceremonial gun in the game did not have this kind of use.

Li You's sword light was neutralized by the ritual spear array, and then the protection of the church spear transformed into a domain that spread, covering most of the church, and actually rivaled Li You's flame domain.

Meanwhile, V, replenished by this power, stood up once more. She swung her shattered blade, then plunged it into the ground with her other hand. Immediately, a purple magical light appeared inside the church.

Li You instantly felt himself become several times heavier, and his dragon-human body seemed to be pulled to his knees by gravity!
"...Gravity magic!?"

Li You immediately realized that this was V's own power, the gravity-based power she had learned from him in the Magic Ring World. Now, under the double amplification, she was using it and even Li You was temporarily restricted by her.

She then used the force of gravity to accelerate herself, and with a stomp of her foot, she rushed in front of Li You almost instantly, slashing down with her shattered blade!

"clang!!"

At the critical moment, Li You released the power of the Flame Domain to counteract the effect of the Gravity Field, and then raised the Fire-Borrowing Greatsword to deflect V's blade.

But V was already going all out, not retreating at all. She quickly sheathed her sword and then instantly drew it out, the nearly shattered blade unleashing streaks of purplish-black light in front of her!
This move, like the previous light wave, is also an application of the Shattering Blade's combat power, but its power and destructive force are completely incomparable to the effects in the game.

But Li You was not afraid, nor would he retreat. He simply swung the Fire-Transmitting Greatsword to meet the light of the Broken Blade!
"Clang clang clang clang—!!"

The continuous crashing sounds echoed in the church, and the figures of the two were almost completely covered by the flashing light!
The clashing blades and swords sparked continuously, and the weapons were almost invisible between the two, with only afterimages dancing and colliding back and forth with light!
In the end, Li You and V unleashed their full power almost simultaneously, and the Firelink Greatsword and the Shattered Blade collided for the last time!
"Boom!!"

Amidst the deafening explosion, a faint, crisp cracking sound could be heard. The shattered blade in V's hand finally succumbed to the impact of Li You's divine power, and its body shattered completely!
The next moment, Li You flapped his four wings, his figure flashed several times in an instant, and he swept his sword across V's body!
After a flash of fire, V froze on the spot. She was still holding the broken sword with only the hilt remaining. She tilted her head, as if she wanted to turn and look at Li You, but then her body turned into specks of light and dissipated.

The battle is over.

【Ding! 】

[You have defeated the Upper Realm boss, the Cathedral Spear, and received an additional quest progress bonus (2/3). Complete all quests in the Ringed City to claim your reward.]

Although a system notification popped up, Li You did not check it immediately.

He plunged the Firelink Greatsword into the ground, reviving his dragon-human form, then sat down and took a breath.

Although the overall difficulty of the battle with V was not too high, at least not as high as the battle with the black dragon Midir, the intensity was not low at all, and even Li You was a little tired.

V, summoned as the Spear of the Church, is generally slightly stronger than the half-dragon Li You, and when the Spear of the Church is fully activated, he is almost as powerful as the dragon-human version of him.

If Li You hadn't unleashed his divine power at the end, exploiting the inherent characteristics or weaknesses of the Broken Blade to destroy it, the battle would likely have continued for quite some time before a victor emerged.

After catching his breath, Li You finally looked at the system notification and pondered for a moment.

"The mission is already two-thirds complete? Is the real requirement of this mission to make me eliminate the roles played by my three companions?"

The Dragon Hunter Armor in the Ringed City is suspected to be played by Yuzuru; the Spear of the Church is V who was conscripted; the rest need no further explanation, the original Sheila seems to have been replaced by Edge.

In that case, he should be able to complete the final task requirements very soon.

At this moment, Li You also thought about whether he should go find Sol, because as long as he went up through the church, he would reach Felenenor's bedroom.

However, he still couldn't confirm Thor's situation, so to avoid any unforeseen complications, he thought for a moment and decided to continue.

Li You arrived at the back of the church, passed through the side door, and boarded the elevator.

The elevator carried him upwards, quickly taking him to the top. Once he emerged from the elevator, a long staircase leading upwards stretched out before him.

If you stand on the steps and look to the left, right, and down, you'll find that this is almost the highest point in Ringed City.

At the top of the stairs is Princess Ferrenor's bedroom; if you stand at the door, you can almost overlook the entire Ringed City.

Li You looked back at the entire city, then pushed open the door to his dormitory without hesitation.

The room wasn't very big. Upon opening the door, you were greeted by a large bed covered with a delicate white cushion and decorated with slightly dried branches.

On that bed, a gentle and serene gray-haired woman sat upright.

She was fast asleep with her eyes closed, dressed in a white dress and wearing an elaborate silver crown. Her long, loose hair was simply styled, adding to her sense of tranquility.

Even with her eyes closed and strange black lines spreading under her eyes, it did not affect her beautiful appearance or her dignified demeanor at all.

This is Princess Felene, King Gwyn's youngest daughter, and like this city, she is almost entirely hidden in the long history of the Dark Souls world.

To be fair, in the world of souls, her beauty was almost the most beautiful Li You had ever seen.

But at this moment, Li You paid no attention to her appearance, but focused all his attention on her embrace.

The sleeping Princess Firenor cradled a partially broken, pristine white "eggshell," the top of which was cracked, revealing its interior structure and substance that resembled a black abyss.

In a sense, this eggshell represents the illusory Ringed City. Once someone touches it, it will immediately shatter, and the illusory scene that covers the entire city will dissipate, allowing us to see the true appearance of Ringed City.

To clear the Ringed City and defeat its final boss, you must touch this eggshell to awaken Ferrenor from his "slumber".

Although he might feel a little reluctant the first time, Li You had done similar things countless times in the game. So without much thought, he stepped forward to touch the eggshell that Felene was holding.

However, at that moment, the Dark Moon Sword Badge, which he had been hanging on his waist without any response, suddenly emitted light!
Li You then heard a voice in his mind: "...Please wait a moment."

(End of this chapter)