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Chapter 748 Temporary Curse
Ghosts are cursed spirits; the only way to fight them is to inflict the curse upon yourself as well.

Since this object can safely inflict a curse, even performing the blasphemous act of cutting off the dead's arm is justifiable.

Anless looked at the thing called "Temporary Curse," which appeared as a severed, bluish-green dead hand, and for a moment she didn't know what to say, as if she had lost the ability to speak.

Why didn't she check what she picked up earlier?
If I had known, I would have checked my backpack! The solution to this predicament is in my own hands!
And what kind of ghost are you, Sien Dungeon? What kind of curse are you suffering from?
What kind of curse could turn a ghost into such an overpowered creature?!
Regret, resentment, and self-reproach flooded the girl's mind. She blamed herself for causing everyone to die because of her mistake.

Dying once isn't a big problem; the real issue is the psychological damage and the destruction of weapons and equipment that result from death. The combined effect of these two factors leads to a significant decrease in combat effectiveness!
For these reasons, even though the Sien Dungeon has things like bonfires and blessings that can revive adventurers, very few adventurers continue to fight after being revived multiple times. Ordinary adventurers will leave temporarily after being revived more than three or four times, while only strategy groups like Leon's will stick to it.

The Holy Knights came out in a hurry this time, without preparing repair powder, without preparing replacement equipment, and without carrying potions to soothe their mental trauma. This is absolutely not a suitable situation for exploring dungeons, especially the Sien Dungeon!
Therefore, the loss they suffered just now was quite significant.

What's more, once we get out, we might have to fight the Starfire Church again!
Just as the overwhelming sense of self-blame was about to turn into a monster and devour her whole, Anna's exclamation came from beside her.

"Hey!"

Anna pulled a temporary curse from her backpack, knelt down, and cried out, "I'm so sorry everyone, I'm guilty! If only I had discovered this sooner!"

Then two more people pulled out temporary curses from their bags; it seems that the Sien Dungeon has scattered quite a few of these items around.
But the good thing is that not a single person took it out to look at it.

An Leixi suddenly felt less guilty, and her mood instantly brightened.

"Should we continue exploring?" Anna asked, filled with regret. Having obtained the temporary curse, she wanted to avenge her previous defeat.

"Let me think about it."

Anless looked at the temporary curse with a thoughtful expression.

Taking the temporary curse back to slaughter the ghosts and avenge himself is one thing; the other thing is...
"Curses and such, they sound a bit eerie."

The ghost was cursed and became that way. To fight it, you have to get infected with the curse yourself. So what exactly is the specific manifestation of this curse?
Will using the temporary curse have any negative effects on my body? I don't want to end up killing all the ghosts only to find myself in some dangerous situation because of the curse.

The Church of Holy Light warned them to approach everything in the Sien Dungeon with absolute caution. This statement may be biased, but being careful is always a good thing.

“I can’t figure out what the curse on this arm is, nor do I know if it will cause any harm to the human body,” the Holy Knight in the team, who had keen senses, shook his head and looked at Anlessie, saying, “Whether or not to use this thing is entirely up to you.”

The problem was brought back to her, and after careful consideration, Anlessie made a decision.

"Let's go back to Firelink Shrine first. There's a cemetery there, and the weapons inside seem usable. Our current equipment is damaged to some extent, so let's go back and replace some of it."

She will use her profound ability to manipulate magic to analyze the temporary curse and determine whether or not to use it after confirming that it is harmless to humans.

However, given that this thing carries the name of "curse," it's hard to believe it's something entirely benevolent.

If you put this outside, I reckon the followers of the Church of Holy Light would shout that it's blasphemous and heretical. If you bring it into the Holy Light Dungeon, it might even trigger a state of heightened aggression in that dungeon.

The members of the Church of Holy Light turned around and walked back. There was no danger on the way back. As long as they were brave and my friends were able to shake off the few ghosts, and resist the mental pollution of the lying zombies with their strong willpower, they could return to the Firelink Shrine safely.

On the way back, Anna kept thinking about one thing.

Undead creatures like ghosts are immune to physical attacks—a story every child in every household has heard, since the most classic thing a ghost does is walk through walls to scare people.

To combat undead creatures like ghosts, weapon workshops throughout the world, regardless of the value of the weapons they electroforge, incorporate magical elements during the forging process. These elements include magical ores, enchantments, or even engravings that can be infused with magical energy, thus enabling them to attack undead creatures.

The ghosts of the Sien dungeon cannot be attacked without using a temporary curse, which seems to be close to some kind of rule.

Based on my years of experience analyzing monsters, it seems impossible for a low-level monster to have rule-based abilities; that would be too overpowered.

There must be some way for them to attack the ghosts without relying on a temporary curse, but it hasn't been figured out yet. Perhaps when Anlessie or someone else analyzes what the so-called curse is, that method will be discovered.

She chose to believe in human wisdom.

Unfortunately, even after they all ran back to the Firelink Shrine, Anlessie still couldn't figure out the temporary curse. The so-called curse on it was something she couldn't understand.

But that didn't matter, because the moment they stepped into Firelink Shrine, everyone's attention was no longer on the Temporary Curse or the Ruins of Little Londo, but was drawn to a door frame standing next to the campfire.

The night view of Hypa Town was reflected in the doorway without a door. The bright moonlight and the night scene of the Firelink Shrine overlapped, creating a strange feeling.

"How did we get out of this portal!?"

The Holy Knights were extremely shocked. If they hadn't been able to sense that this was a real portal, they would have thought they were still in a hallucination.

This is a portal that leads out!

"I see, the Sien Dungeon has hidden the portal to the outside world. What's the trigger condition? Lighting campfires in other places?"

Regardless of what Anlessie is speculating about, what needs to be done next is already quite obvious.

"Everyone get out! No, I'll go out first, you all stay here and wait!"

She cast several defensive spells on herself and then put on a magical shield before leaping out of the portal.

A moment later, the pendant hanging around Caius's neck trembled a few times. He nodded and said, "It's safe outside. Go out."

Anlessie ran out first to check if it was safe outside before informing everyone to make a decision. It has to be said that she was really brave to use this method.

The pendant was a small tool she used to communicate with Caius. It was actually very simple to use: one vibration meant there was a problem, and two vibrations meant there was no problem. This thing could not transmit specific information, but fortunately, the communication distance was extremely long, and the other party could receive the information even if they were in the dungeon.

"Get out! I'm never coming back!"

"Go home, go home! I already promised to go back today to record a birthday video for my child and send it back."

"The Sien Dungeon is indeed as terrible as the church said. If I were selected to develop this place, I would rather go out and fight the Church of Starfire."

"I am me too."

As soon as they saw the path out, the Knights of Light relaxed. They were all happy to finally leave this place where, apart from Firelink Shrine, they felt insecure and constantly on edge. The others walked ahead, with Caius bringing up the rear. Once everyone was out, he turned and surveyed the Firelink Shrine.

Feeling there was nothing worth caring about or needing to take back, the disheartened guy sat on the steps, head bowed, still feeling down, while the campfire continued to burn quietly.

Okay, you can go out now.

Just as he turned around and stepped into the portal, the pendant around his neck suddenly trembled.

It trembled slightly.

"!"

At this point, being on guard was useless, because as the pendant trembled, half of his body passed through the portal, and the next second he was directly teleported to the outside world.

What's going on? Danger has been reported again!?

During the teleportation, he drew his weapon. As soon as he arrived outside, before he even opened his eyes, he smelled the scent of war, and familiar voices immediately rang in his ears.

"Drop the net, capture them alive!"

It was that bastard Hervey yelling!

Caius's forehead veins bulged, and when he looked up and opened his eyes, he saw a large net descending from the sky, rushing straight toward him as if it had a life of its own.

He flicked his wrist and unleashed the Three-Sword Style once more, unleashing a burst of sword energy in multiples of three from all directions, instantly shredding the rather solid net into pieces.

Fragments of the large net fell in a flurry, and at that moment he finally saw the situation in Hypa Town.

"Clang, clang, clang—" The sounds of battle were incessant, and sparks from clashing weapons flashed everywhere in the darkness.

The scene can only be described as a battlefield.

The first squad of Holy Light Knights to emerge is fighting against an enemy force that outnumbers them several times over!

The true identities of those enemies are undoubtedly a united army composed of various churches, which is what the Church of Holy Light calls the rebels!

The town of Hypa alone is already swarming with soldiers from various church factions, meaning each Holy Knight has to deal with four or five soldiers and one knight on average.

Outside Hypa town, a long, winding line of firelight was rushing towards them, symbolizing the continuous arrival of more rebels to provide support.

Given such a devastating numerical disadvantage, this squad of Holy Knights was doomed to defeat, even if each of them was an elite among elites.

The knights from other smaller churches might be slightly inferior in quality, but their sheer numbers could compensate for that, not to mention that these enemies were also mixed in with...
"Fire the lightning gun!"

Hervi's voice came from nowhere, and no one could see him, but the next moment his voice rang out, a crackling sound entered everyone's ears as the lightning spear, imbued with the power of sunlight, slashed through the night sky and shot straight at the entangled Holy Light Knight.

Compared to the various soldiers nearby, these lightning spears posed the greatest threat to the Holy Knights!

Despite the lack of resources, the Starfire Knights' qualities were comparable to those of the Holy Light Knights!

They are the most formidable enemies of the Holy Knights, whose whereabouts are unknown!
"Boom boom boom!"

Some of the lightning spears struck the Holy Knights, while others landed on the ground, all producing violent explosions. Many people screamed in agony, unable to distinguish friend from foe.

The scene was quite chaotic, with lights of various colors exploding under the night sky.

"Hevy!"

Seeing this scene, Caius roared in anger.

Hervey is their old nemesis.

The two sides met on the battlefield many times, and each encounter inevitably led to a fierce battle. Each time, the battle ended in a draw. Herve would openly run over and use his seemingly powerful strangling dragon fang to disgust Anlessie and Caius before running away, thus interrupting the entire war and dragging the fighting in the region into a quagmire of protracted conflict.

For the Church of Holy Light, a draw with the Church of Spark is tantamount to a loss!
Every day they failed to take over this area counts as a failure for them!

Fortunately, the smaller churches have recently been plagued by problems such as insufficient supplies and manpower due to the protracted war. The Church of Holy Light has gradually gained the initiative and even injured Hervi the night before, successfully capturing their flag. In addition, the Dark Moon Church, which is about to arrive under the Magic Sky Curtain, is also moving in a positive direction.

However, when discussing major events, one should use a macro-level narrative, while when discussing oneself, one should use a micro-level perspective.

From a macro perspective, the Church of Holy Light is about to achieve victory.

But judging from the current situation in Hypa Town, Caius and his group are likely to be captured alive by so many people.

Having been captured by these barbaric fellows, the Holy Knights dared not imagine what kind of treatment they would receive!

It would probably be even more disgusting than being soaked in the Farron Fortress for seven days and seven nights! They absolutely believed that the Church of the Spark was capable of doing such a thing.

Caius looked around but couldn't find Hervey hiding. He only saw Anlessie, who was sweeping across the battlefield with unstoppable force to help her allies escape. However, the enemy kept coming in and there was almost no hope of victory.

Caius was just thinking about whether to manually put Anlessie to sleep so he could lead everyone out of the encirclement when she suddenly spoke.

"Hevy, you bastard, don't get cocky! The Magic Sky Curtain is coming to wipe you out soon!"

"You mean the Darkmoon Church?"

Hervé chuckled and said:
"You won't be able to wait for them."

"What?" A question mark appeared above Anlessie's head.

"Because another group of Darkmoons has already intercepted them!"

(End of this chapter)