As a player, can you be normal?

Chapter 690 Hunting the Ancient Gods
The Orphan of Koase

[Danger Level: S~S+]

【Attribute: Normal】

[Wild dog, henchman, these are all his titles, but did you notice that we're using "him" to refer to this guy? This indicates that he's a "god".]

[Please note that the S+ level of power only exists in those who cannot resist His dream curse. Even if you can resist it, do not be careless, as His combat power alone is enough to destroy everything.]

Next, we're going to tell a story that took place several decades ago.

[Back then, there was a damned "Enchantress" in the "Endless Corridor" who summoned the Old Gods to Basel, almost causing the "Endless Corridor" to be destroyed. Among those Old Gods was the "Orphan of Kos".]

[Emil's Mask] Close the panel.

The moment that white figure appeared, the terror on the entire sixth floor was completely different from what it had been before.

As soon as this guy arrived, Nanami immediately stopped beating the players. There was no need to beat them anymore; apart from a few of them, all the other players had fainted.

"Why are even the ancient gods here?"

Nanami frowned as the "Wells" pot on her head tightened its spout, making it difficult for her to breathe.

boom……

The players who had fallen to the ground around him got up one by one.

These guys have strange eyes, like zombies who have lost consciousness.

Nanami spins the stick.

"You've been taken control of? Come on!"

One of the people there is Milo, who recognized Nanami at a glance. Back when they were still playing RPG Maker, Nanami was a member of the opposing team. Later, Li Nuo broke her arm. After that, he heard that the girl became an idol, but he never expected her to turn into a pot-headed monster.

But what shocked Milo the most was the sense of chaos in his mind, as if a monster was pulling at his soul, and strange sounds filled his ears.

Milo fainted again when Nanami hit him on the head with a stick. Before losing consciousness, he saw the girl in black stockings kneeling not far away, kowtowing violently against the wall, as if she had gone mad.

chaos.

Crazy.

These are the whispers of the ancient gods.

Kos's Orphan, also known as "Kos's Mad Dog," is probably the most repulsive boss in the entire Bloodborne series. It's hard to believe that such an unassuming humanoid monster, who looks like a grunt, is actually a boss.

How powerful is He... Back when the Master of Mirror was hiding from the Old Gods in Cyberpunk, He was one of those Old Gods. The orphan was so powerful that He could kill a large number of high-dimensional demons. He was one of the top beings in Bloodborne.

Elifa's alchemy diary records her experiences in the Bloodborne scenario, where there are three bosses that are absolutely unchallengeable: Queen Sumeru, the Moon Goddess, and the Orphan.

"It's coming for me."

Li Nuo lowered his fingers along his earlobe, and as he turned off the communicator, he swung his cane away with his right hand, and Cuihua jumped out from his left arm.

His eyes turned golden, and he unleashed 70% of his demonic power.

If the orphan's target is him, he is confident in a one-on-one fight. Teresa's perception will not deceive her. The orphan's strength lies in the curse during the battle, and His home ground is "dreams." This is not His territory. As long as he is careful, he will at least not lose.

"Cuihua, get ready."

"it is good!"

Cuihua patted her fiery cheeks, puffed out her cheeks, and snuggled into Li Nuo's arms.

Blue flames, like cold light, surged from his body, illuminating everything around him.

[Reverse False Kaioken: Within the area of ​​effect of Azure Flame Burning, targets taking fire damage are forcibly inflicted with two debuffs: 15% reduced damage and 20% increased energy consumption.]

The moment the buff appeared, a white figure in the distance suddenly launched a frenzied attack.

"what--!"

boom!
The orphan's howl was accompanied by a muffled thud.

The spot where Li Nuo was originally located was smashed into a deep ravine. The weapon in the hands of Kos's orphan was his own placenta. He used this placenta, which was covered with fleshy tumors, to attack all living things he could see.

Just as Li Nuo dodged the attack at the last second, he was now above the orphan. Maggie's gun flashed white light, and blue flames shot out time-stop bullets that hit the orphan!

Time stopped within the area defined by the exploding blue flames.

Li Nuo thrust his cane downwards, driving it deep into the orphan's eye socket.

The orphan's reborn eyes clamped onto the cane, and he roared wildly as he raised the placental blade upwards. The sharp, fleshy blade grazed Li Nuo's nose. He released the cane, spun around, and kicked the orphan in the face. Using the momentum of the kick, he pulled the cane out of the orphan's eye socket and stretched it into a whip blade.

Flesh and blood burst from the orphan's skull, and the whip blade ripped open his brain from the inside.

The creature rolled a distance away, smashed a rock, and then slowly got up, leaving a white trail of brain matter where it had rolled.

Li Nuo flicked his whip, transforming it back into a cane. He tapped the tip of the cane on the ground and snapped his fingers with his left hand.

Snapped!
The orphan's brain exploded!
Alchemy arrays mastered after reaching the MAX level in alchemy.

The azure flames scorched the headless orphan, but his head healed rapidly. Even if the flames that burned his soul were to completely destroy him, they wouldn't work. This guy was simply a madman; his soul was immune to the flames.

"It's difficult."

Li Nuo frowned slightly and kept snapping his fingers.

Clap clap clap!

The orphan's body kept exploding.

The explosive power of Roy Mustang's snap, the "Alchemist of Flame," seemed unable to stop the orphan's speed of regenerating flesh and blood.

The [Twilight Hour] and [Dragon's Decoction] will both open at the same time.

Even as Li Nuo activated these abilities, he continued to snap his fingers.

"A total of fifty snaps isn't powerful enough."

He paused.

Snapped!
After the snap of his fingers, the orphan stood frozen in place as flames erupted from his skin, transforming into a towering pillar of fire, followed by a fiery explosion comparable to the Big Bang.

Through the smoke, Li Nuo could see that the guy was still alive.

"Majin Buu, you..."

He couldn't help but complain.

A thin membrane on the orphan's back unfurled like a cloak into wings, accompanied by his mad roar. A barrage of lightning struck around him, shattering the ground and kicking up clouds of dust. The orphan charged out of the dust like a mad dog, brandishing a curved blade of placental flesh and blood, and smashed it down on Li Nuo.

He raised his cane to parry repeatedly, sparks flying as the weapons clashed.

[Has mastered the skill "Blood Blade Slash"]

[A series of downward slashes, each attack absorbing 10% of the target's health]

Wow!
The orphan suddenly dodged, his blade slashing horizontally. The immense force shattered the blocking cane and sliced ​​open Li Nuo's neck.

As pixelated spots flowed from his neck, he grabbed the orphan's head with his left hand, his shoulder muscles ripped with extreme force, twisted his waist, and slammed the orphan to the ground!
Then, a thick pillar of fire exploded!

[Fire Core: Releases all fire energy, causing a continuous reduction in the magic power of those hit]

Dust, blood mist, and flames splattered with muffled thuds. Swollen flames seeped into the orphan's body through his fingers. The [Holy Cross] radiating from his chest burst forth with white light, enveloping the orphan who howled like a mad dog along with the blue flames. Finally, the ancient god exploded into thick blood, condensing a new body in mid-air before self-destructing once more!

[Has mastered the skill "Blood Explosion"]

[Reduces own life force by 80%, using blood to create a chain of explosions. The blood explosion directly damages the target's blood, causing mental damage in addition to physical attacks. Can only be used twice per scenario.]

Li Nuo closed the panel.

"A useless move."

He glanced sideways at the approaching orphan, raised his hand, and used the [Albers Mark] to block the orphan's attack. His fingertips touched the shield, and the transparent shield shattered. The moment it broke, a powerful shockwave surged out, sending the orphan flying several meters away.

These are the only two skills I can learn. Li Nuo told himself that he had discerned the results and was ready to get serious.

The orphan howled, tore off the protruding fleshy growths from his weapon, and hurled them wildly at Li Nuo. These growths exploded in mid-air. His methods were completely different from those in the game; games are all lies. The real orphan only fights like a madman, just like in the game.

[Same bloodline effective]

As Li Nuo dodged, a tiny light blue panel appeared on his side.

[Will die along with the orphan in one minute]

This is an extremely special kind of death, and all methods of resurrection are prohibited from working in this death.

[Unless the orphan is killed before the effect activates]

These exploding tumors pollute the air. Once the polluted air is inhaled into the nasal cavity, one will be affected by this death buff. This also shows that the orphan's instincts sensed that Li Nuo posed a great threat to his life. Like a mad dog, the orphan would choose to die together in order to kill his target.

If it were a "normal" creature, after activating this fate-sharing move, its first instinct would be to run away and wait for the countdown to end so they could die together.

I've said it many times, the orphan is a mad dog, yet he still unleashes a wild attack. This guy's punches are completely unorthodox, but his strength is immense, and he's extremely agile, even matching Li Nuo's speed. His wild chopping, charging, howling, and the stench he exudes all give off a disgusting feeling that makes it impossible to fight him.

Li Nuo was stabbed several times, and the pixel restoration could no longer continue, but the blood-stained blade of the orphan was less than twenty centimeters away from his face.

At the critical moment, a raging fire emanated from him, spreading rapidly in a ring and throwing the orphan several meters away!

[Extremely High Temperature: Creates a high-temperature zone with a radius of at least 50 meters centered on the user. Within this zone, the power of fire-attribute attacks is amplified by 1.2 times.]

The surroundings turned into a blue sea of ​​fire. The orphan slowly raised his head, his blank yet fierce eyes fixed on Li Nuo like a chisel.

This mad dog experienced the ultimate combat experience, a primal desire to kill each other like wild beasts.

"what--!"

The orphan roared and rushed in front of Li Nuo. The monster swung the placental blade and lashed out at him wildly!
Just listen to a "bang"!
In a split second, Li Nuo raised his hand and pulled the trigger. Maggie fired a mercury bullet that struck the orphan's weapon.

Gun retaliation.

The moment the orphan lost his balance, the silver-white staff rose up, transforming into an invisible whip blade that unleashed dozens of slashes. The orphan was cut to pieces by the close-range [Wind-Slicing Blade].

Blood splattered on Li Nuo's face, but he didn't stop. Instead, he swung his whip blade again, the weapon's fine blades covered in blue ripples. The [Multi-Dimensional Convection Phenomenon (Direct Strike to Internal Organs)] was added to the weapon, and he drew out the [Eight-Slash Flash], which was powerful enough to break through all defenses.

Eight streaks of cold light left lines in the air.

In the shattered center of the air, the orphan's body was split into several pieces by streaks of cold light.

Just as He was about to regain his physical body, Cuihua broke off from Li Nuo's left hand and swam quickly to the tip of the staff like a tadpole. With her cheeks puffed out, she darted into the orphan's torn flesh.

The orphan's body instantly reformed like a split marionette, and he swung the placental blood blade, slicing open Li Nuo's chest.

With a bang, Li Nuo was sent flying backward, crashing into a rock and bowing his head.

The orphan felt something was wrong with his body.

Li Nuo raised his left hand and gently pressed down with his index finger.

The orphan suddenly knelt down!

"Ah~ The ancient god knelt before me~ Hahahaha!"

He smiled as he looked at the orphan, at this ancient god who was even more difficult to deal with than the moon god, this monster who was like a mad dog, and who actually knelt down before the Witcher.

The thing that controls the ancient god is Cuihua, who entered His body.

Azure Fire is a flame that controls the soul, and it is especially devastating against evil spirits. When combined with other effects during the [Twilight Hour], it can even control the spiritual power of demonic creatures.

"Cuihua is a joke. How can you, a creature from a horror world, deal with a funny creature?"

Li Nuo sat in front of the rock, mocking the orphan.

Unable to bear it any longer, the orphan pounded the ground frantically, but still couldn't break free from the kneeling position.

At that very moment, the orphan suddenly felt all the "cells" in his body being destroyed in an explosive process. His eyes turned blue, and then blue flames surged from his seven orifices. His skin was decomposed by the high temperature emanating from his body.

Li Nuo had been accumulating the power of nature during the battle.

Cha Bai hadn't made a move yet because she was using Dana Bimei's power from a distance to create a giant vine. The energy emanating from the vine, which absorbed the power of the earth's veins, was used to prepare Li Nuo's most powerful move.

[Magic - Fire Spirit Bomb: Created by Cuihua absorbing natural magic power to form an energy explosion powerful enough to detonate anything; requires a staff-like object as a medium.]

boom--!
The orphan was completely blasted into minced meat.

The energy destructive power of the Spirit Bomb can kill even highly resilient life forms.

In other words, unless your medical value reaches the level of a comical creature, even if you master the "breathing and blood regeneration technique," you cannot survive the energy destruction.

The orphan's vitality was too tenacious. Under such circumstances, the two eyeballs still reassembled, and they saw a huge blood-red engraved rune appear behind Li Nuo.

[Emperor's Mark - Brand of the Broken Body: A type of "Dominus Mark", it enhances the blood-burning efficiency of "Field Function", burning 0.1% of the area's health per second, and the lost health is converted into the magic power of the skill user.]

Li Nuo sat there, holding a ○○ in his hand without anyone noticing.

[Butterfly's Ancient ○○ Sashimi: "Super True Damage", inflicts a buff on cheat skills such as "Breath Regeneration Technique" that prevents the body from being repaired by special skills or races for "one minute"]

He stuffed it into his mouth in one gulp.

A bang.

Swallowing.

With the combined effects of energy damage, multiple healing field effects, and sashimi, the orphan's ability to regenerate flesh and blood is completely stripped away.

The orphan of the ancient god Kos turned into a pool of pus and blood, which stained the ground and withered the grass.

[The bloodline has been removed]

Li Nuo stuffed the watch into his pocket and took it out.

"Taken in 51 seconds..."

Suddenly, a pale arm emerged from the orphan's pool of blood.

Teresa's insight pierced through Lino's brain like a dagger, striking the emotion called "fear"!
[The Orphan of MEGA Kos]

The mask shattered into pieces with a snap!
A monster with no facial features and a chaotic white body crawled out of the pool of blood.

The creature, whose exact appearance was obscured, stood blankly in the distance. Li Nuo stared intently at it, touched his earpiece, and relayed instructions to everyone.

"Commit suicide and abandon the script mission."

An evolved orphan may possess the power to kill him; even if victory is achieved through collective effort, death is inevitable.

Xiao Wu, Nanami, Cha Bai, and even Wells, who had turned into a pot, all agreed with his decision when they were preparing to commit suicide to leave the sixth floor of the maze.

A whoosh.

A cold wind blew across the ruins of the battle, condensing into a few lines of text in the night sky.

[Triggered by a mechanic from the maze]

This organism exceeds the limits.

[Cannot appear in the script]

There is no data available for this organism.

Things that shouldn't exist need to be eliminated.

After those lines of text disappeared, the reborn orphan vanished, leaving only a pool of blood on the ground.

Li Nuo's eyes widened: "What exactly is this maze...?"

【Challenge mission has been triggered】

[There is a chance that "malicious creatures" will appear on each level of the maze. These are monsters that came to this maze from the celestial convergence. If you can defeat them, you will get extra rewards.]

Settlement in progress

[Obtain the "Orphan of Kos" kill reward]

Player 5900 has obtained "Kos's Parasite".

Li Nuo, who was sitting on the ground, had a white worm on his leg that looked like a slug.

This is a weapon called "Kos's Parasite," and like Lino's cane, it comes from Bloodborne.

[Player level 5900 and ability exceeded the reward limit]

[It has been replaced with a "Flawless Blood Gem of Divine Blood"]

The parasite transformed into a red gem covered in sharp thorns, which he picked up.

[The flawless blood gem of divine blood]

[Quality: Epic]

[Effect: Defense Gem, transfers 10% of the damage taken to the attacker.]

[Negative: Medical value reduced by 10%]

[Curse Saving: Curse resistance ≥ 80% can overcome negative curses from gems. Those who overcome gem curses can obtain true effects.]

【真实效果：1、将承受伤害的12%转移至攻击者身上；2、对利刃类武器的抗性提升一倍（包括刺和砍）；3、“古神”生物的伤害缩减80%】

[Summary: The ancient god Koth died on the shore of the Great Lake. His child became Koth's orphan, and the Blood Gem, containing all of His power, is Koth's legacy.]

The gemstone bounced back and forth in his hand.

Li Nuo was thinking about something else.

"Deep within the labyrinth, there is something that harbors only ill will towards me..."

(End of this chapter)