Elden Clergyman

Elden Clergyman

Author: Multifunctional Repeater

Summary: After traveling to the Soul World, Lord obtained a simulation system.

Although there is only one simulation opportunity, the rewards obtained can be brought out intact.

This may be a little difficult for ordinary people, but as a veteran of Soul 5, this is simply a natural ten-mile slope.

Complete the game with one life, cap the level, and max out the points.

A straight ring in the left hand, a sickle in the right hand, and unlimited items.

After confirming that he had nothing more to gain and no room for improvement, Lord closed the simulation with satisfaction and prepared to begin his unrivaled journey in Dark Soul.

However.

After leaving the house, Lord looked at the magnificent golden tree in the distance and fell into deep thought. "Wait, where is the border?"

Volume:

Volume One

Chapter 1: Not Dark Souls

"Finally, it's coming to an end..."

Staring at the bonfire in front of him, or rather, the original stove, Lord's eyes were complicated.

He couldn't quite remember how long it had been since he entered this world.

He only remembered that he had just crossed over, and with a "ding" sound, a thing called the "Dark Soul System" appeared in his mind.

The Dark Soul system, plus he was fighting for souls when he traveled through time, so he must have traveled through time to the Dark Soul world.

Although logically speaking, he should be happy to have traveled to a game world that he likes and is familiar with, and also to have a system, but...

You know that? That's Dark Souls!

There are terrifying monsters everywhere, man-eating lunatics wandering around, sneak attacks that may appear at any time in dark corners, and various mechanisms and jumping music that can give people endless surprises...

But just when Lord was at a loss, the system popped up with a 'ding' sound.

[It has been detected that this world is too dangerous, and the host's combat ability is weak. The system can provide a simulation opportunity as a novice guide. Death will be considered the end. All gains during this period can be fully taken out. Do you accept?]

Lord clicked 'Yes' without any hesitation, and then came to this world.

At first, when he first came to this world, Lord was very pessimistic about this simulation.

Although as a veteran Souls 5 player (a homophonic abbreviation for a waste who can only play Souls), Lord is still somewhat confident in his gaming level. Although he dare not say how strong he is, at least he can complete the game at level with zero enhancement.

But the problem is, games are games, reality is reality. No matter how good you are at playing games, can you still get invincible frames when rolling in reality?

"Is there really such a thing?"

After successfully dodging the zombies' attack by rolling, Lord was completely stunned.

Let’s not talk about how he performed that kind of flexible roll, let’s just talk about the rolling process.

He saw it with his own eyes. While he was rolling, the straight sword in the zombie's hand actually penetrated his body and swung it with a large swing.

If this happened in reality, even if he didn't become 2.5 Lords, he would at least be cut in half.

Lord was mentally prepared to die at that time, but when he came to his senses, he found that not only was he not injured, but even his clothes were not torn.

After repeated tests, Lord was convinced that it was not a coincidence, but that he did have an invincible frame during the roll.

There are even more than invincibility frames.

The tumbling movements are extremely standard and regular, and both the time and distance seem to be fixed, and will only be adjusted with changes in the weight on the body.

The enemy's movement patterns are very rigid. Whether it is a zombie or some other monster, the movements are almost exactly the same as in the game.

The maps, items, and various decorations are all very similar to those in the game. Even the NPCs will not react at all and can only perform a few fixed actions and repeat a few sentences like in the game.

This is more like playing a VR version of Dark Souls than a simulation.

That's Lord's strength.

Although he didn't know why the situation was like this, he remembered the last sentence of the system: "All gains during this period can be brought out in full."

So......

Looking up at the zombies wandering in the distance, Lord clenched the straight sword in his hand.

It is clear what to do next.

......

How long had passed since then? Lord couldn't remember.

He only remembered that he was killing, killing all the time.

Zombies, wandering spirits, knights...

Humans, dragons, gods...

He continued to slaughter all the beings in front of him that could plunder their souls. Through continuous killing, he squeezed out every bit of their inner soul, and then transformed it into his own power through the ritual of the Fire Keeper.

Dagger, straight sword, great sword...

Combat skills, magic, miracles...

He knew more and more things, and the weapons and magic he used became more and more powerful. The items in his backpack also went from empty, to poor, to rich, and then to overflowing, so much so that he had to throw them on the ground without cleaning them up. If you calculate carefully, he might not be able to use them all in his lifetime.

But he still didn't stop killing.

Even though he could no longer remember the time, even though he could no longer count how many people he had killed, he still remembered that this was just a simulated fake world.

It’s not that he has a strong will, but the world itself is constantly reminding him that all this is just a simulation and is fake.

The logic of monsters' actions, the repetitive words of NPCs, and after being killed too many times, the zombies that can no longer be squeezed out of their souls will become phantoms with only appearances, and even entire areas will disappear completely...

Everything shows that this world is false, and as he grows, it is gradually collapsing.

Until now, after defeating the incarnation of the Lord of Fire once again, the other party also became a phantom.

And the last remaining soul was just enough for him to reach the next level.

802 is his level after the upgrade.

All attributes are at the maximum level of 99, with no room for improvement.

He lowered his head again, opened the inventory, and browsed through the weapons that were all strengthened to the maximum level, as well as the magic, miracles, and items that he had collected.

"Finally, it's coming to an end..."

He no longer had the possibility of improvement, and everything else had turned into an illusion. Even if he stayed any longer, there was no point at all.

But before reaching out his hand to the fire that symbolized the original fire, he couldn't help but look back.

There stood a woman wearing a black dress, a silver eye mask, and long light blonde hair.

The Fire Keeper, the woman who has always been with him and helped him upgrade.

At the same time, it is also an untouchable 'phantom'.

Just like those NPCs who keep repeating the same lines.

"I'm leaving."

Although he knew that the other party was an illusion, he still decided to say goodbye to him before the end.

"Thank you for taking care of me during this time. When I return to reality, I will definitely look for you first. It's a pity that you probably won't recognize me by then."

As expected, there was no response.

Lord did not show any excessive sentimentality and extended his hand toward the bonfire.

But at the moment when he was surrounded by flames, he suddenly realized something.

Wait, since the condition for exiting the simulation is death, he got the Fire Transmission ending and didn't summon the Fire Keeper, so she...

"Goodbye."

With a gentle farewell, the flames engulfed Lord's consciousness.

When he opened his eyes again, Lord turned his head suddenly.

But there was only a wall behind him, neither that familiar figure nor any sound.

Hallucinated?

Lord was a little unsure. After all, he was the only one with complete consciousness in that world, and no one could communicate with him. Although he could get some comfort through killing and growth, after staying there for a long time, he also knew that he had some mental problems. Sometimes he could hear some auditory hallucinations and even see some hallucinations.

"It must be... an auditory hallucination, right?"

Lord was a little unsure, but he didn't dwell on it for too long.

Because instead of worrying about whether the voice was real or not, there were more important things that deserved his attention, such as...

"Where is this?"

Looking at the wall beside him and the corpse dressed like a witch not far away, Lord was stunned.

Shouldn't he have appeared in the initial cemetery? Why did he appear here?

Judging from the architectural style of this place, it doesn't look like Lothric or Anor Londo, and it doesn't even match any place he has in mind.

Is this still Dark Souls?

With such doubts, Lord pushed open the door of the room.

However, after pushing it open, he looked at the broken building outside. Although it looked a little familiar, it did not match any building in his impression.

Anyway, why not try walking around first?

With this thought in mind, Lord took a step forward, walked down the stairs, and after crossing a suspension bridge, he looked at the empty area in front of him and the background that looked like a goddess statue. Lord raised his eyebrows.

Even though I've never seen this place before and have no idea what it's like, this familiar smell...

You can't have a boss drop from the sky later, right? Or the kind you kill at the beginning...

boom--

Before Lord could even finish his complaints, a thing that looked like a crab, holding a sword and shield, and with numerous human limbs assembled on its body, fell from the sky and crashed to the ground.

However, facing the sudden appearance of this terrifying monster, Lord not only did not feel the slightest fear, but his eyes lit up.

This taste is just right!

Although he didn't know where this was and it seemed to have nothing to do with Dark Souls, just based on this one move, he knew that his previous experience was definitely still useful.

And although the souls didn't match his memory, considering how long he had spent in the simulation, maybe this place could be a soul system he hadn't encountered before crossing over, such as Soul 4, or even Soul 5...

No, now is not the time to think about that.

Looking at the monster in front of him that was ready for battle, Lord raised his head and a huge black sword appeared in his hand.

Now we should think about how to get rid of this thing...

boom--

A golden meteor fell from the sky and hit the head of the limb-removed noble like a pillar of light. He didn't even have time to wail before he melted and evaporated in an instant.

A girl with light blonde hair walked out from the light, wearing a silver-gray robe. Her delicate face had a cold expression, and her deep eyes seemed to contain infinite stars. She looked around and finally stopped at Lord, her brows slightly furrowed.

This guy... is a little weird.

Although he hadn't paid attention to this place for a long time, he still had some impression of it. No matter how he looked at it, the other party was not something that could be born in this place called the border.

It was a soul so rich it had become material, a twisted and insane combination, an indescribable being cloaked in human skin...

While He was looking at Lord, Lord was also looking at the girl in front of him. As his expression gradually became solemn, the black knight sword in his hand was switched into a dark red spiral sword.

Unlike the limb-attached monster just now, the existence of this girl-like person in front of him made him feel a real "threat".

He originally thought that the limb-attached monster would kill him by opening the door, but he didn't expect it was just a performance effect.

It's strange. In the past, when Xiao Gao first killed a boss, didn't he always throw out a boss that was difficult but at most in the middle of the process and could be killed with the existing conditions?

But why did he throw this thing out this time? This is not something you can just fight with right out of the gate...

Flames ignited on the spiral sword, and a huge sword appeared in the girl's hand, which seemed to contain countless stars, and there was a hole on the hilt that looked like a void in the universe.

But the next second, the sword in the girl's hand suddenly disappeared.

"Why are we fighting?" the girl suddenly asked, sounding a little confused.