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Chapter 738 Finally! The Fire-Linking Ritual Site!
where is the road?

The road lies beneath the bird's claws.

"Wait, wait, wait, are you crazy?"

Looking at Hervey pointing at the Bird's Nest and saying that this was the road, Todd was caught in a vortex of complicated emotions. He really couldn't understand this guy's thought process!
"Bird monsters either throw their prey from high places to their deaths or peck at their skulls with their big, hard beaks. There's no way they could possibly leave here relying on that thing!"

Todd had a fairly good understanding of the ecology of bird monsters, so he completely rejected Hervi's suggestion.

If you die in the adventure of the Sien Dungeon, you can only say that you were not careful enough or that you were not skilled enough. But in the current peaceful situation, why would you take the initiative to go looking for the giant bird?
It would be better if he were killed by a fall, but if his skull were pierced, he wouldn't want to die such a bizarre death!

"We have to give it a try, don't we? We don't have any other way out right now anyway."

Hervé's eyes sparkled with an adventurous spirit; perhaps he was a radical adventurer at heart.

"I, you, this"

Todd couldn't think of any other reason to oppose him, because he felt that he couldn't understand the thought process of the people in the Starfire Church.

In the end, we're just not on the same path.
"I'm definitely not going to mess around with you guys. Go ahead and do whatever you want if you want to die!"

Todd crossed his arms and let out a roar that seemed to come from the depths of his soul.

After a while.

He was dumbfounded as he stared at the empty cliff where he was all alone.

The people of the Starfire Church all huddled inside the bird's nest, and one by one they were carried away by the giant bird.

An hour has passed since the first person was taken away.

Half an hour had passed, and no one had resurrected. He even went to the nearest campfire to check, and indeed, no one had returned.

this.
"Could they have actually succeeded?"

Todd's eyelids were twitching wildly; his worldview was being utterly shaken.

Then, considering that this is the Sien Dungeon, nothing seems strange at all. But wait, this is strange too!
Feeling the loneliness and isolation of being all alone, Todd looked at the Bird's Nest with hesitant eyes.

A short while later...

"I must be crazy."

Curled up and carried through the air by the giant bird, Todd wore an expression of utter despair.

If he still has a long life ahead of him, today will surely be a significant chapter in his memories of the past.

What could be more thrilling or outrageous than being held by a giant bird, with the constant threat of being released and falling to your death while looking down upon the world?
Todd felt that if he actually made it to the other side alive this time, his personality might become more cheerful.

He wasn't particularly afraid of heights, and looking down at the mountains and clouds below, if you disregarded the fear in his heart, the view was truly breathtaking.

Seeing this scene, he began to think about what his purpose in life had been so far.
Um.
Initially, the idea was to make a name for oneself, achieve something truly remarkable, and then return home in glory to shock everyone.

Then he escaped from the internal strife in Scammeron and started causing trouble in other countries.

Now it has become about surviving under the thumb of that mentally unstable old man.

It seems like my goals are becoming increasingly unrealistic.

Todd's eyes became unfocused, and his mind began to drift towards a state of enlightenment. He increasingly felt that one should do something extraordinary in one's life.

Like those people in the Spark Church, although they may seem unreliable, they are all extremely dependable when it comes to doing serious work, and they also have faith in their hearts.

"Although on the surface they say they dislike them, they are actually quite handsome."

Todd has made up his mind. When he gets to see Starfire Knights and the others again, he will humbly learn from them and become stronger!
With this in mind, each acceleration of the giant bird seemed effortless and enjoyable to him.

At that moment, a familiar building gradually emerged in the distance; it was a building he had seen in various images of the Sien Dungeon.

It is without a doubt the site of the fire-lighting ritual!
The Starfire Knights must be inside discussing their future exploration strategies right now. With their thorough knowledge of the Sien Dungeon, I need to join them as soon as possible!
He was getting closer and closer to the Firelinking Ritual Site, and he could almost hear Herve and the others' melodious voices!

Wait, why is it melodious and rhythmic?
When the giant bird finally arrived above the Firelink Shrine and tossed him down, he finally understood why.

Because the Starfire Knights and their group were happily singing and dancing around the bonfire at Firelink Shrine.
They even forcibly dragged a man who looked completely dejected over to join them in singing and dancing, while the man had a look on his face that said, "What are these people doing?"

"Crack—"

The respect that Todd had painstakingly built up for Hervé and the others was now cracked again.

"Ahhh!"

With an inevitable scream as he fell from the sky, he crashed into the campfire.

After an unknown amount of time, Todd slowly woke up and the first thing he saw when he opened his eyes was the face of the Starfire Knight, which filled his eye sockets.

"Is this hell?" he couldn't help but ask.

"No, this is the Sien Dungeon." "More accurately, it's the Firelink Shrine."

"You've been asleep for a full three minutes."

Only three minutes have passed?
Todd sat up with a helpless expression, feeling that his hair had been singed by the campfire.

This is indeed the site of the fire-lighting ceremony. The blue sky, white clouds, and ancient buildings all demonstrate its authenticity, exactly the same as in the images. The only thing that doesn't match his memory is...
There was probably only that dejected man who had been forced to dance by the Spark Church earlier.

At that moment, the other person was sitting on the steps not far away, with their head bowed deeply.

Why do you look even more withdrawn now?

"See? I told you the way was here," Hervé said with a smug look on his face.

Todd was speechless. Although the other person's personality was a bit eccentric, his intuition about exploring the Sien Dungeon was terrifyingly strong.

What kind of desperate situation would a normal person have to be to come up with the idea of ​​curling up in a bird's nest to pretend to be a bird egg and be captured while trying to find their way?
He also saw the giant bird sitting on a stone pillar not far away, preening its wings. Just looking at it made him feel complicated.

However, at least we've arrived at the Firelink Shrine.

His heart was quickly filled with surprise, and his eyes searched around for something, which was undoubtedly the portal to the outside world.

He wants to use the portal to get to the Kingdom of Anor!
But before that, it wouldn't hurt to head to the famous food area and fill your stomach, since he's already figured out how to escape!
However.
He looked around for a long time but couldn't see any portals; there wasn't even a single door in the area.

Where's the portal?
"Are you looking for a portal?" Hervé's voice came from the side.

"Ah." Todd nodded, his eyes looking a little dazed.

"Then you're probably going to be disappointed, because the situation here is a little different from the previous Firelinking Ritual site."

After saying that, Hervé added, "I sensed something was wrong as soon as I got here."

What exactly is the difference?
Todd looked around and found that apart from the newly added man who looked like a phantom, the environment of the Firelink Shrine seemed to have been slightly adjusted compared to before.
They're the kind that look pretty much the same from the outside, but are completely different in the details.

"That should have been the road to Faran Fortress, but now there's no road left."

Hervé pointed to the wall to the side, which did not look like a path for people to walk on.

"The road to Farron Keep is gone. Not only this area is affected, but the food area, the Catacombs of Carthus, and even more maps have all disappeared."

He then pointed to the back of the fire-lighting ritual site, where there were many tombstones.

"That place should lead to the Great Tomb and the Endless Cycle, but we just went there and the structure has completely changed. Although it still leads underground, the atmosphere there feels extremely dangerous."

There was only one place left that Herve hadn't pointed out. Todd stiffly turned his neck to look, and saw a series of high mountains with steps carved into them that looked like they had been there for a long time.

Above the steps was a man-made bridge, and looking across the bridge, he saw buildings built against the mountainside.

It looks like a fortress-like building.

"What is this?" Todd's question was beyond words.

Although he wasn't quite sure why the Firelink Shrine had changed like this, he had a bad feeling when he saw the portal to the Kingdom of Anor disappear.

"That seems to be the simplest and clearest path. Judging from the way it is, it should be that the Sien Dungeon is inviting us to go that way first."

The Starfire Knights offered their guesses, and their answers were surprisingly consistent regarding which path to take next.

“We don’t want to explore any further. The most important thing right now is not to satisfy our curiosity, but to report back what has happened here.”

"But we can't get out now!"

Hervé sighed. "So we have no choice but to move forward, heading towards the bridge and the buildings behind it."

"To be honest, this is the first time I've felt like I don't want to continue exploring," one of the Starfire Knights sighed.

"The amount that can be explored is a bit too large; we can't handle it," someone nodded in agreement.

Exploring the Sien Dungeon is like going out for fun for the Starfire Knights. So, under what circumstances would going out for fun make people not feel happy or joyful?
Of course, there are times when you have work piling up on you!

The military is still waiting for everyone's report!
The singing and dancing just now was only for temporary relaxation and to wait for Todd.

"I want to get out of here as soon as possible," Todd thought to himself.

Just when everyone accepted the fact that they had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue exploring.

"You've come here for the mission of the immortals, haven't you? I haven't seen any newcomers in a long time."

A low, dejected voice came from the side, and people turned around to look in the direction of the sound.

They saw that it was the dejected man speaking to them.

(End of this chapter)