This isn't a souls-like game at all.

In the air, the green smoke differentiated and condensed, eventually turning into dozens of sharp thorns.

The Eagle-winged Knight looked up and saw this scene, raised his shield high, and then slammed it heavily to the ground.

Large clouds of black smoke poured out from the gaps in the armor and rushed along the ground like a swarm of greedy snakes.

Ye Yiyi ignored the black smoke as nothing, and the whirlwind surrounding him blew the black smoke away, preventing it from getting any closer!

In just a moment, he rushed to the front of the knight, stretched out the long sword in his hand, and went straight for the waist and spine!

The Eagle-winged Knight was about to raise his shield to resist, but who knew that the green stinger was as fast as lightning and arrived before the sword.

Several long green spikes pierced through the shield. The Eagle-Wing Knight didn't have time to release his fighting skills. The overwhelming force broke through the defensive posture and penetrated the body.

Although Shelter Gale can shoot down flying items, it cannot deal with magic!

The knight lost his balance, and his left hand holding the shield was swung away by the huge force and thrown behind him, leaving the goal in front of him wide open.

Ye Yiyi had no distracting thoughts at this moment, no joy or sorrow. He just calmly stretched out his hand and pushed the sword deep into the armor.

The familiar piercing sensation came from deep within the body along the silver iron sword, and the Nephila spider that was living in the spine and controlling the knight's body died instantly.

At the light curtain in front of him, the bright red blood bar stretched to the bottom, revealing a black groove behind it.

Ye Yiyi drew out his long sword and swung it with blood!

The long sword was sheathed, and the knight fell to the ground with a thud, turning into black smoke and dissipating.

A dark black Nephila spider corpse, the size of a human head, emerged from the smoke-disappearing corpse.

【The curse has been lifted! 】

Soul Echo +2200!

The combat skill [Wind Wing Shelter] proficiency (1/30) has been improved!

Item [Poison Sting Ring] skill proficiency (1/20) increased!

"call……"

Ye Yiyi let out a long breath, looked up and watched the dark fog wall dissipate and the hymn stop.

A soft golden light suddenly floated down from the sky. As he watched, the golden light fell to the ground, and a tombstone emerged from the ground.

"Is this... a holy monument?"

At his side, illusory golden light gathered, and a tall woman in black appeared in the light.

"And...the Saint!" Ye Yiyi couldn't help but hold her breath.

This has never happened in the game.

The saint looked at Ye Yiyi, with a hint of sadness and a smile of approval in her green eyes, and nodded slightly to him.

Then she knelt on one knee in front of the holy monument and softly recited an ethereal eulogy.

"Guard the border and defend the motherland."

"Watching for peace, isolated and helpless."

"A hero who has endured a curse but never retreated."

"Now, your soul has found eternal peace..."

A faint golden light bloomed from the holy monument, turning into a curtain of light that enveloped the surroundings, like a hero's response.

Ye Yiyi watched this scene, his throat slightly choked.

"Rest in peace, unsung hero."

Chapter 15 [Blessing of the One Who Died Alone]

After reading the eulogy, the saint in black stood up and bowed slightly to Ye Yiyi on the side.

"Hero, we meet again."

"Well, we meet again. It's just quite unexpected. I didn't expect to see you here."

Ye Yiyi was indeed surprised. In his impression, the saint in the game had never left the Cursed Hall.

What was even more unexpected was that she would suddenly come here and recite a eulogy for a dead hero.

There has never been such a thing in the game. Could it be a hidden plot?

The saint curled her eyes, as if smiling.

She said, "That's all thanks to the hero. He successfully lifted the curse and allowed the soul of a hero to return to the earth."

She turned her head to look at the holy monument emitting a soft golden light.

“The Holy Monument is the resting place of heroes, and it is also a place of rest and refuge.

"The souls of the heroes returned to the earth here after their death, and then the holy monument emerged from the earth to protect the area."

So, the golden light that fell from the sky before was the souls of the heroes?

Ye Yiyi seemed to understand, but also seemed not to understand, "What about you, Saint? Why did you suddenly appear?"

"That's because the holy monument was originally created by the ancient kings to commemorate heroes."

The Saint said softly, "As the Saint of the Cursed Temple, the guide of the unsung heroes, I also shoulder the responsibility of a gravekeeper."

She bent down again, and gently stroked the mottled and broken tombstone with her soft hands wrapped in black silk gloves.

"Someone has to see the heroes off, mourn them, and remember their dedication and sacrifice for years to come.

"For this reason, I came here from the Cursed Hall."

Oh, I understand now.

Ye Yiyi suddenly understood.

Simply put, the saint is the cemetery manager, responsible for maintaining the tombstones and regularly visiting the graves of heroes.

Of course, sometimes he would also play the role of a priest and read eulogies to the heroes who had just been buried.

Those neglected, dilapidated tombstones buried one hero after another who had long since died.

The heroes' dedication has long disappeared in the long time and in people's memory.

But there is a person who mourns, remembers and commemorates the heroes' contributions, and prevents them from being forgotten by the world.

The saint is so gentle, I almost cried!

She is worthy of being my wife!

"I probably understand."

Ye Yiyi sat down cross-legged beside the holy monument and took out the empty curse bottle from behind him.

Under the light of the holy monument, drops of blessed water gradually emerged from the cursed bottle.

At the same time, Ye Yiyi's blue bar, which had only more than 10 points left after the battle, also returned to its full value.

"Finally, some supplies."

Seeing this, Ye Yiyi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Without a mana bar, there is no output, and it is easy to be defeated when facing a powerful enemy.

Not to mention that there is a big blue eater on him.

The mana cost of the 30-level poison ring is too high...

After that, after looting those abandoned wooden houses, we can go deeper into the deep pit.

But... after going through so much trouble to kill the BOSS, there is actually no reward at all?

Ye Yiyi was thinking when he suddenly heard the ethereal voice of the saint.

"My dear hero, please accept this."

On the side, the saint gathered her long skirt and sat down beside the holy monument with dignity.

At this moment, she clasped her hands together and extended them towards Ye Yiyi.

A dazzling colorless drop of water was floating above her palm.

"This is……"

Ye Yiyi carefully took the water drop and then checked the light curtain.

[Blessing of the One Who Died Alone]

Item Description: The soul of the knight returns to the earth, bestowing blessings on those who remove curses.

Used at the Holy Monument, it increases the number of uses of the Cursed Bottle.

The colorless blessing crystal contained the Knight Master's caring instructions:

Children, it’s dangerous underground, be careful!

"This……"

Ye Yiyi raised his head and looked at the saint in a daze.

"This...was given to me by the Knight Master I just fought?"

The saint sat quietly by the side, hugging her knees, and nodded slightly when she heard this.

“Although that knight died long ago, his soul was bound by a curse and has been unable to escape for many years.

"My hero, you lifted the curse and set him free. This is his token of gratitude."

Ye Yiyi was silent for a moment, then looked at the blessing crystal in her hand.

"I will be careful."

He said this in his heart, in response to the Knight Master's concerned advice.

Bring the cursed bottle closer, and the blessing crystal in your hand will float up, fall lightly from the bottle mouth, and merge into the blessed water droplets.

At this point, the capacity of blessed water drops in the cursed bottle has increased to 5.

After doing all this, Ye Yiyi stared at the holy monument in front of him and looked at it silently for a long time.

"Saint." He suddenly spoke.

"Do you think that the Knight Master can be resurrected as an unsung hero?"

The saint girl, who had been sitting beside him and gazing at the holy monument without saying a word, glanced at him and shook her head slightly when she heard his words.

"The Master Knight has been cursed for years. Now only a fleeting soul remains, unable to be resurrected."

"I see. That's a pity."

Ye Yiyi, who had expected this, sighed, then took a deep breath, sat sideways, and stretched out his hand towards the saint.

"Help me upgrade, I'm ready to go."

The saint said nothing, but stretched out her hand and placed it together with Ye Yiyi's palm.

As the white light lit up, all 4356 soul echoes that Ye Yiyi possessed were converted into 5 attribute points.

Without any hesitation, Ye Yiyi directly added 4 points to skills and the remaining 1 point to concentration to increase mana.

Then the light curtain was opened.

Name:? ? ?

Race: Human/Unknown Hero

Origin: Those who have nothing to lose

Inscription: None

Concentration practice method: None

Level: 5 → 10↑

Health: ∞ (Wind Shadow Moon Spirit: Infinite Health is activated)

Focus: 68/68 → 74/74↑

属性：生命10、集中10→11↑、精力10、力量10、技巧14→18↑、智力10、信仰10、神秘10

Soul Echo: 4356 → 351↓