From Dungeon to Gaming Empire

The Tree Guard rode his warhorse and leaped up again, pulling out the halberd from the nailed thief, the Faded One. His huge body quickly enveloped Mengbai, making her feel oppressed as if she was alone facing thousands of troops.

Bang bang bang!

They fought reluctantly for two or three rounds.

The golden halberd attacked at a tricky angle, knocking the shield away from his hand, and then the tip of the halberd deftly pierced his chest and lifted it up.

"This is your end."

The tree guard lifted Mengbai up high and threw him down heavily.

Finally, the warhorse's powerful iron hooves crushed the meat into a pile of minced meat.

Violent and brutal.

This is the tree guard.

【Challenge failed! 】

[This adventure's rating: C!]

The first secret death in Miracle City has finally arrived.

Several adventurers who were watching the battle spoke up to comfort Mengbai who was leaving the secret realm.

"Don't be discouraged, little sister!"

"From the information provided by the illustrated guide."

"This is a rare level 2, five-star monster."

"At present, at least one or two hundred second- and third-level bosses have challenged it, and none of them have succeeded. Even White Crane Monk and Bianhua boss are no exception. The adventurers killed by the tree guards will probably surround our Miracle City in no time!"

“This road is completely blocked.”

"I advise you not to force yourself."

“Although it will take a little longer to take the detour, it will make it easier to reach Airey Church.”

"I have to say, although this borderland is full of mystery and interest, it feels like another arduous journey similar to Ashina!"

"..."

Level 2 five stars is not a very high level.

However, because it is a rare species, the Tree Guardian is stronger than most monsters of the same level. The gap between it and the early-stage adventurer's first-level five-star monster is too big!

Of course, cross-level challenges have slim chances of success and are extremely difficult.

But if you have to challenge across levels, the chance of winning at a low level will definitely be higher than at a high level.

For example, the success rate of a first-level challenge to a second-level is definitely higher than that of a second-level fight to a third-level, and the latter is definitely much higher than that of a third-level fight to a fourth-level. As for cross-level battles above the fourth level, the chances of winning are basically negligible.

Because the higher the rank, the greater the gap in strength, and the more difficult it is to cross the gap in combat power.

Although the Tree Guard is very strong, it is not without the hope of being challenged. This is just like the battle against Ashina Genichirō in the prologue of Ashina Country. It is extremely difficult, but it may not be impossible to defeat it if you really want to.

“It’s fun and challenging!”

"I've never encountered such a secret place!"

Mengbai felt that instead of being hit hard, he felt even more motivated to fight.

She likes secret places that are interesting, meaningful and challenging, and these three are often difficult to coexist.

It is usually difficult to make secret realms with fun and interesting mechanics have connotations or feel challenging.

As for challenging secret realms? There are actually a lot of them, and since the dungeon lords are all so malicious, it's easy to make a secret realm impossible to complete just for the sake of difficulty.

This secret place in Miracle City is different.

The Tree Guardian itself is a very valuable monster.

If an adventurer can get the spirit of the tree guardian out, it will definitely become a top-level second-level spirit. A big reward will always attract brave men, and the value of the spirit is enough to make an adventurer willing to die for it.

Moreover, although the tree guard is very strong, it is not completely hopeless to defeat him. Even if you really cannot win or don't want to fight, you can always take a detour. In other words, the choice of whether to challenge this strong man is in the hands of the adventurer himself.

Adventurers can take a detour and come back to challenge this existence after their equipment and strength have grown.

This alone shows the vision of the Miracle Lord!

What attracts Mengbai even more is the world view of the Elden Ring story.

Although what she has seen so far is just the tip of the iceberg, she can feel that this will be a very unique journey, full of rediscovery and surprises, and at the same time an eye-opener.

Now the most important partner, the witch, dies at the beginning.

First he met a limb-jointed nobleman with strange swordsmanship, and then he met the big tree guard of the golden tree.

This world is so full of malice, it's determined to stop me from becoming the King of Elden!

give up?

nonexistent!

Mengbai feels that the more abused he is and the more difficult the road is, the stronger the fighting spirit in his heart becomes. These setbacks and hardships are the tests on the road to becoming a king. If he can't even overcome these difficulties, how can he be the King of Elden!

No hesitation.

Entered the secret realm again.

She reappeared at Camp Blessing near the Drifting Cemetery.

"I am back!"

Mengbai looked around.

She died once and most of the day had passed at the border.

There were still more than ten faded people in the camp, and among them were several unfamiliar faces. "Hoss, Sevilla, and the others didn't show up..."

It seems that only I, as an adventurer, can revive and reset the border areas.

Once other characters die, they will completely disappear from this world.

In other words, unless the world is completely reset and the story starts over, Hoss and the others will never appear again at this intersection where they are.

She realized that every faded person had their own story and experience, some of which would definitely trigger important plots or clues. If these faded people or characters in the secret realm died, the related plots would disappear...

New faded ones should continue to spawn in each blessed camp.

The appearance of these faded people should be random. There are currently at least more than a thousand people in Miracle City wandering around the border area, and the faded people that each person encounters in the Wandering Cemetery Blessing Camp are different.

The random appearance of ordinary faders is one of the biggest features of the old man ring in the Miracle City version.

As for who will appear, it all depends on probability or luck.

More than 90% of them are useless trash, or troublesome people with bad intentions, vicious and cruel, who only want to cheat, deceive and rob Rune. The latter are equivalent to wild monsters when encountered in the wild.

But occasionally there will be some faded people who have special items, special side plots, or are very powerful and have special abilities.

This setting not only increases the fun of random events and opening blind boxes, but also makes the world look fuller and more meaningful without affecting the main storyline of the world.

carry on.

The second challenge, death!

The third challenge, still death!

The fourth time, the fifth time... the eleventh time!

Mengbai challenged the tree guard ten times in a row, and the result was the same every time.

However, as the number of battles increased, with his strong talent and analytical ability, he now has sufficient understanding of the Tree Guard's fighting style, skills, and attack methods.

At first, I could only last two or three rounds.

The last two times, he lasted for twenty or thirty rounds.

Mengbai even seized the flaws and gaps and launched several counterattacks against the tree guards, but the tree guards' armor was very strong, so they failed to cause effective damage.

"Although this tree guard is strong, it still has weaknesses!"

After eleven battles, Mengbai has collected enough data and information, so after exiting the secret realm this time, she was not in a hurry to enter it again.

She sat down cross-legged and began to meditate.

Mengbai, as a prophetic ancient dragon, has a very powerful talent for wisdom. At this moment, he began to construct the battlefield in his mind, analyzing and disassembling the dozen or so battles he had just experienced frame by frame, and then conducting deductive simulations of the battles.

The tree guards' habitual attack routines emerged in his mind one by one.

These include charging slash, jumping smash, jumping chop, rapid three-hit combo, shield slam, halberd drag slash, etc.

Every detail was restored in meditation, and these movements were used again and again to find flaws and opportunities that could be exploited.

A few minutes later.

Mengbai opened his eyes and his eyes lit up.

She felt she had found a way to deal with the tree guards.

Although this monster is very powerful, there is a way to defeat it. It just requires taking advantage of the terrain and some luck!

Mengbai didn't have time to try again.

"Wow!"

"It's done!"

"Success!"

"The tree guard was knocked down. He really deserves to be called a big boss!"

"..."

The wild cheers of adventurers erupted from the direction of the Secret Realm Hall. Meng Bai couldn't help but be shocked. Someone had actually defeated the tree guard faster than him? Miracle City's adventurers were truly full of hidden talents!

Out of curiosity.

She went to find out what was going on.

This person is Wanshan Guhong, a fourth-level adventurer from Qingshan City.

Wanshan Guhong had challenged the Tree Guardian many times in a row and had a sufficient understanding of the Tree Guardian's moves. However, his victory over the Tree Guardian was more due to luck, because during the last challenge, a second-level mage appeared in the Blessing of the Wandering Cemetery.

This faded one is not only well-equipped, but also proficient in multiple magics.

Wanshan Guhong successfully formed a team with them and recruited several powerful Faded teammates. He himself was also a top adventurer. In the end, after a hard battle and at the cost of many deaths, he successfully won the victory.

However, although Wanshan Guhong became the first adventurer to kill the Big Tree Guardian, he did not obtain any loot or runes from the Big Tree Guardian because he was ambushed just as he was about to pick up the loot.

He was pierced from behind by a powerful pyroxene comet.

The attacker was none other than the second-level Faded Mage who had just fought side by side with him and defeated the tree guard together. The latter's motive was not difficult to guess. He just wanted to take the rune and the spoils for himself.

"Were you ambushed?"

"The Fader really can't be trusted!"

However, this is normal. The border area is already a chaotic place, and all the faded ones are in competition with each other. When facing a common threat, they may be able to join forces for a short time.

But once it comes time to share the benefits.

There is a high probability that the Faded Ones will turn against you and backstab you.

If this happens more often, adventurers will become more vigilant, or simply act alone. After all, there are only so many resources and equipment, and only by taking them all by themselves can they ensure maximum growth.

When Wanshan Guhong exited the secret realm.

This adventure received a B-rated rating.

The rating is pretty good, and because it was my first pass, I successfully got the Tree Guardian Spirit.

"made money!"

"What a good spirit!"

"..."

Wanshan Guhong was very satisfied with his harvest and decided to replace his second-level spirit. He believed that by contracting with a powerful tree guard, his strength would surely be improved.

The other adventurers all showed envy.

Everyone also learned about the impact of death in the Ring of Magic chapter.

If an adventurer is killed at the border, he will release all runes at the moment of death, turning himself into a puff of mist and disappearing on the spot, which other Faded Ones see as some kind of escape spell.

In other words.