I, the undead, save the world with the dolls

Seeing Sun Yang's unfriendly attitude, the merchant temporarily gave up on further communication. After all, Sun Yang had seriously spent over 10,000 souls, so there was no need to ruin the relationship.

Seeing the merchant had stopped moving, Sun Yang ordered the humanoids to descend. UZI jumped down first, then opened fire on the zombie captain lying before him. The submachine gun bullets easily shattered the tattered and fragile armor, and a wisp of soul floated into Sun Yang's body.

"There are quite a few soldiers here who will play dead. UZI will check them one by one first. TAR21 and Galil will follow in the back with fire support. Jericho and I will be at the end. You will stay beside me." Negev made quick arrangements.

TAR21 and Galil followed suit, assault rifles in hand. This place resembled the second or third floor of a fortress. The defenders probably usually gathered and trained inside the castle.

Below you can see the caves where fire lizards are kept. I don't know how the Dolans keep these lizards. As undead, they were beaten to death.

What is troubling is that the area above has increased dozens of times, and the area inside has also increased dozens of times.

The structure was more complex, with more defenders. And there were even more doors. Sun Yang could only run around aimlessly with his humanoids. He used his gun to break down any doors he encountered, and used the humanoids' arm strength to forcibly demolish any railings.

Soon, Sun Yang, head covered, ran to a spot where a large hole had been torn through the wall. Looking out from the hole, he could see a tree trunk extending from the second floor to the castle's rooftop. This wall was very close to the tower. It had also been damaged before, but had only recently been repaired.

Below the tree trunk was an area filled with scaffolding and ruins. A wide, deep river flowed through it, likely providing water for the defenders.

These buildings were completely destroyed. Sun Yang killed the soldiers at the door and walked up the tree trunk. Such a large exploration area is certainly great, but we still need to open a shortcut first.

"Commander, I feel you may need more manpower to explore this fortress complex. I've never seen a medieval fortress of this scale." Negev fired his machine gun at several zombie warriors who tried to draw their bows and arrows.

"I've never seen it either. But I knew a little about this fortress before, so I have some idea of ​​it. Oh, by the way, there should be a staircase leading to a large platform. Don't go up, it's very dangerous. Once you go up, you will be beaten up by a strong man with thick armor, a big body, a big sword and a big shield." Sun Yang added.

Sun Yang remembered it very clearly. When he got on the platform and was about to pick up something, a tall figure fell from an eagle and chopped him to pieces with two or three knives.

That was the Curse Binder, a pure rookie killer, a mid-to-late-stage Light Stone Courier. Honestly, seeing the Iron-Blooded Puppet's back-scratching performance, Sun Yang gained a new understanding of the power of this world.

All I can say is that the existence of soul power allows many outrageous things to be used. As long as the weight does not exceed the standard, the thickness can be stacked as desired, which will make those who design tanks crazy.

The Turtle Soldiers were probably made of the finest metal. And Mr. Ju's equipment was likely coated in wedgestone powder, the basic ingredient in Dark Souls' crude equipment enhancements. Simply using it made it stronger and sharper, completely illogical.

I hope it's a conditional trigger... Sun Yang thought as he and the humanoids climbed to the top of the castle. It was a fairly wide passage, with a few turtle soldiers standing there in a daze, and several gunpowder barrels nearby.

[I'll do it.] Negev raised his gun, and the high-explosive armor-piercing rounds immediately detonated the gunpowder barrels in front of him, simultaneously penetrating and shattering the bodies of the turtle soldiers.

"Negev! Behind us! There's an eagle!" Jericho, who had been on guard duty, shouted loudly. When Sun Yang heard the eagle, he immediately understood.

14 Do you understand the value of modern firepower?

From the other side of the endless city wall, a huge eagle flew out, carrying a tall figure.

"It's the Cursed One! Quick! Shoot the eagle down!" Sun Yang roared.

The eagle was flying very fast, with a tall figure hanging under it.

He stood about two and a half meters tall, wearing an extremely exaggerated breastplate and shoulder armor. In his left hand, he held a metal shield nearly as thick as a city wall, covering most of his body. In his right, he wielded a large sword nearly as tall as himself. A blow from that kind of sword would have been completely unsustainable. Behind this Cursed Bound, he also carried a barrel of weapons.

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The humanoids opened fire immediately, their bullets instantly punching holes in the eagle, but only leaving a trail of sparks on the Curse-Binder. Seeing the humanoids below firing, the Curse-Binder raised his shield in front of him.

The eagle lost its strength and fell straight down. But the Curse Binder had already reached the designated location and slid down by inertia.

Boom! Jericho's AT4 rifle erupted in flames as the bullet struck the mid-air Curse-Binder, sending it crashing to the ground in a cloud of dust. Negev, facing the smoke, squeezed the trigger. In the haze, all he could see was the dazzling sparks of the high-explosive armor-piercing round hitting the metal.

But the Cursed One rushed out from the smoke, the lower half of the shield in its hand was knocked away, and the upper half was used to cover its head and arms.

The heavy breastplate was constantly hit by the machine gun's high-explosive armor-piercing rounds, but it was obvious that the Curse-Binder's breastplate was thicker than the target the machine gun would normally face. Its breastplate was constantly being hit with holes and fragments, but the machine gun bullets and the weapons in the hands of the other humanoids could only slightly hinder the Curse-Binder's advance.

"Commander, hurry up!" Negev shouted over the comms channel. Sun Yang could only throw down the rocket launcher and machine gun he had saved at the headquarters beside Negev and run towards the hole in the wall.

If the Negev team can't defeat them, then I can't defeat them either. I can only rely on them to delay them. And as long as I touch the campfire, refresh the world, and kill the Curse-Binder, I'll be fine!

Jericho had already pulled out her second AT4, aiming it at the Curse-Binder's chest and pulling the trigger. The Curse-Binder had already run to within fifty meters of the humanoids, and the recoil from the explosion sent the humanoids, who were scraping the Curse-Binder, flying.

The half-broken shield no longer offered sufficient protection. The Cursebinder's entire left arm was missing, but as a puppet driven by a powerful soul, it had no intention of stopping. Negev had already fired an entire box of bullets, but they had no effect except leaving countless souvenirs on the breastplate.

Negev tossed the AT4 beside him to TAR21 and picked up the spare machine gun Sun Yang had given him. The gun felt strangely unfamiliar; it wasn't his branded weapon. Negev could only hold it as best he could and fire at the enemy.

After TAR21 took the rocket launcher, he immediately aimed it at the Curse-Binder who only had one arm left. Without the protection of a shield, the Curse-Binder's armor could not block the rocket!

But the Curse-Binder, who had a certain degree of intelligence, immediately judged the situation in front of him. He threw the greatsword in his hand towards TAR21 who had just caught the rocket launcher. TAR21 immediately dodged to the side and avoided the heavy projectile.

The Cursed One then reached back with his remaining right hand, grasping the spear within. Negev had just picked up the machine gun, pulled the trigger, and loaded the bullet.

The machine gun opened fire, the scorching metal jet only able to shatter some of the arm armor. But Galil and Uzi accurately shot the Curse Binder's palm, and the palm, lacking sufficient armor protection, was instantly shattered into pieces, and the spear fell to the ground.

All this took only a few seconds, and after his shield was blown up, the Cursed One only did a few actions such as throwing his sword and spear.

Boom! TAR21 pressed the trigger of the rocket launcher, and the powerful bullet hit the chest and head of the Curse Binder, and the Curse Binder's head was directly blown to pieces.

The tall, dangerous construct stumbled to the ground and collapsed facedown. A vast amount of soul leaked out of the Curse Binder's body and flowed into Sun Yang's body.

"Win, win?" Sun Yang dove behind the wall with a not-so-pretty slide tackle and poked his head out. There was no way, as a trainee undead, Sun Yang was still too weak.

[Maybe he's faking his own death.] Negev tossed another AT21 to TAR4 and reloaded his own machine gun.

"Wait, wait, don't rush to shoot it twice. You guys just watch it, I'll go borrow some tools." Seeing that there was no movement, Sun Yang's mind became more active.

Sun Yang opened the base menu and asked Pascal for a cutting tool set.

Logically speaking, you can't be short of tools for handling metal materials when building a house. You can just borrow two sets of gas welding and electric welding guns.

"UZI! Jericho! Cut open its armor! I want to pick out the soul inside. If I'm lucky, the patterns inside that allow this iron golem to move will still be intact!" Sun Yang took out two sets of tools. The two humanoids who had put away their weapons took the tools and started cutting at the lying Cursed One.

Although the Curse-Binder is very powerful as a humanoid, it has its own weaknesses. Without legs, it can only be used as a human bomb tank. It is difficult for a humanoid to deal with something with hands, but it is not difficult to deal with a ball.

Sizzle---!!! It took several minutes for the cutting tool to cut the arm off along the seam.

"How could this humanoid form exist? This shield is almost as heavy as the military's Scorpion Beast. Carrying such heavy equipment should put a considerable strain on its skeleton and power pack. But it seems like it doesn't even have a heat sink. Theoretically, it would become immobile after a minute of activity. Is this thing truly made from the same era as those crazy zombie soldiers?" Negev complained over the comms channel.

"That's why I want this technology, Negev. If the analysis is successful, I want to use it to replace your bodies."

"If the difference in physique from the current body isn't too big, I think everyone will welcome it. At worst, we can just use the combat and daily physiques separately. Oh, Commander, the back armor has been cut open." Negev said after a pause.

Following the possible cuts, the figures opened the Curse-Binder's heavy back. Inside was a special soul floating, and a strange ring.

The armor on the back and the connected arms had a number of intricate patterns. However, due to the squad's attack, the pattern on the arms had disappeared. Fortunately, the entire torso was still intact.

[Wow! Commander, what is this?!] Thinking it was something extremely dangerous, UZI immediately broke the rules of battle and communicated with Sun Yang.

"Can you see it? This is a soul, but a special soul." Sun Yang walked over and picked up the soul, while putting the ring on his hand. This special soul seemed to not fade away with time, it always maintained a complete form.

As for the ring, it was a blade ring that increased fixed physical attack power. Sun Yang had been wearing it all the time and would never mistake it.

However, after putting it on, Sun Yang only felt his strength increase significantly. After all, no matter how strange the ring was, it was definitely meant to act on the body, not as a weapon. And the only way to increase physical damage was to increase one's own strength.

The soul has exploded, and the Cursed One cannot get up again. Not everyone has a backup hidden energy source, and usually the undead don't care whether you are pretending to be dead or not, they only care about finishing you off.

We can all see it, Negev said.

"That's great. We might have to separate in the future. If you see something like this, no matter the size or color, pack it up and give it to me." Sun Yang gathered a ball of soul in his hand and handed it to the humanoids, passing it around for them to look at. The surrounding humanoids weighed it and found it to be quite heavy.

"If that's the case... Commander, could you rotate the humanoids here for actual combat? No one has experience dealing with this kind of enemy, so why not send small teams to explore this area in batches? This would allow for both training and exploring the fortress. Honestly, this place is quite large, and it would take quite a while if we didn't divide the troops." Negev offered his suggestion.

Hmm? That's a good idea. As expected of the elite combat humanoid Negev who fought the Judge so well. Regarding communications, just get some battlefield-grade equipment. Just maintain real-time communication, and if you encounter anything you don't understand or that's difficult, you can report it directly to me.

If I were a little more lazy, I could have the Dolls pull any tough enemies closer to the base, have the stationary turrets take them out, and then I could just sit back and absorb their souls... It would be so cool to just sit back and collect money! Why didn't I change my mindset? It would satisfy the Dolls' need to wander around, train them, earn souls, and all without them having to run around! Killing two birds with one stone!

Sun Yang, Sun Yang, you need to change your mindset. You've been working alone for too long, always thinking you should be at the forefront, always thinking you have to do things alone and not cause trouble for others. Sun Yang stroked his chin and nodded vigorously.

As for the idea that the Dolls know too much and don't give me face, or that I'm afraid the Dolls will seize power... The Dolls aren't human. What they say makes sense, and if it feels right, then it's fine. Why bother with all that overthinking? I'll think about this when I actually need to recruit human subordinates.

"That makes sense. I'll talk to Pascal and the agent to see if there's any ready-made equipment that can be used, and then arrange the shifts and so on. Anyway, I'll put these wreckages in the warehouse." Sun Yang said, pointing.

"As for this Cursed Binder's Greatsword...how about taking it as your trophy? Anyway, we don't know when the Oasis will be cleaned up, and we will probably encounter this Cursed Binder in the future. I'll send it to your dormitory?" Sun Yang turned around and looked at the humanoids around him.

"Okay, okay." The humanoids said in unison. Sun Yang's head was buzzing. This was why the humanoids had to strictly adhere to communication rules. Sun Yang's human brain couldn't handle so much information.

Negev looked at his team members with a stern look, as if giving them a warning and reprimand.

Sun Yang shook his head, tossed the wreckage into the warehouse, and dragged the sword back to Negev's dormitory. Although it didn't feel like he'd advanced very far, considering he'd absorbed so much soul, it would be a shame not to go back and level up.

"That's all for today. Let's clean up the bazookas. Forget about the shell casings." Sun Yang looked at the shell casings scattered on the ground and felt lazy. Forget it, there's no way this world can reverse engineer anything from shell casings, and besides, I've already thrown away a lot of garbage. There aren't many bazookas, so it's okay to clean them up.

After Sun Yang and the other humanoids took their things, they approached the humanoids one by one and sent them back to the Griffin base. Then he stretched and returned to the campfire in the tower.

The merchant still sat there, wondering how she would escape danger if the Curse-Binder came in. Sun Yang ignored her and prepared to move towards the campfire to level up with Mo.

"Sir, sir! Don't go yet, please wait! Can you accept this?" The merchant took out a ring like a magic trick.

You can't refuse something that's free. Sun Yang walked over. She was holding the Greedy Silver Serpent Ring +1. While the Dark Souls II production team was incredibly lazy, even unwilling to come up with a good name, the effect was truly remarkable. This ring was invaluable to any undead.

"This ring? What's it for? Why did you give it to me?" But I can't just take the ring away right away, and what if this thing is different from what I understand?

"Hehe... It allows you to absorb all the uncondensed souls floating nearby. Sir, you also know that souls that are too far away will fly away if they run slowly, but this ring can firmly suck them all in. Hehe, I think all the souls within about two hundred meters will be absorbed in." The traveling merchant introduced patiently.

"What a powerful ring! So why did you give it to me?" Sun Yang asked after taking the ring and putting it on his hand.

"Hehe, I really admire your puppet and your weapons! Of course, you definitely won't be selling these weapons right now. But a strong traveler like you will always need various supplies!"

I get it, I'm here to attract customers. Sun Yang understands this. After all, a strong firepower means more money, and more money means more money to spend.

"Then save up some dripstones and grass. I have plenty of souls, but I usually buy souls from Rumi. After all, there are blacksmiths and armor vendors there. I can't keep running all the way to the tower just to find a supplier like you. Besides, this place isn't exactly safe."

"Hmm... blacksmiths and merchants? There are more people in Rumi again? Hehehe... there are fewer people here. Okay, I'll leave for Rumi. Next time we meet, I'll give you a discount, hehe..." The traveling merchant stood up shakily, crushed a piece of returning bone from her arms, and disappeared from the spot.

What an unpredictable fellow. But we finally got rid of that merchant. This campfire in the tower is perfect for a frontline base, and that merchant squatting here is really a nuisance.

After all, if I were to reclaim someone, I would just touch them and take them away. If someone saw me, I could use the space pocket as an explanation. But if I were to ring the bell to summon someone, I really couldn't let anyone see me.

Fortunately, the merchant was the only NPC in the entire Soul II wilderness waiting by the campfire. As for Madoff... Sun Yang doubted his sanity, and he didn't leave his workshop, doing nothing but forging iron.

After calming down, Sun Yang walked towards the campfire, closed his eyes, and turned to Ru Mi.

15. Have a small meeting to discuss

When Sun Yang returned to Rumi, he still hadn't seen the merchant yet, so he guessed she hadn't arrived yet. He didn't rush to upgrade, but went straight to Asan's shop.

"Excuse me." Sun Yang walked into the shop. Ah San was already sitting comfortably in a chair. The counters along the walls were filled with various armor, shields, and weapons. It looked like quite a few undead had visited his shop, giving him enough souls to circulate.

"Oh, welcome to Mafu Mulan's armor shop!" Ah San smiled at first when he saw Sun Yang, and then smiled even more when he saw it was Sun Yang. "Ah! I remember you! Sun Yang! You trained with Gulenkel for a long time a few days ago. You went out to fight these two days, right? How was it? Was everything going well? Did you obtain any souls?"

"Of course, Mr. Mavmulan. How many souls does that costume cost?" It was a close call; he almost forgot Ah San's name. Luckily, he always introduced himself, so he couldn't just be nicknamed Ah San. Sun Yang wiped the fake sweat from his forehead.

"Just give me 1000 souls. Well, provide equipment to newcomers and sell them on credit... I don't know if it will work..." Asan muttered to himself and began to think about new ways to make money.

Sun Yang condensed 1000 souls from his body and threw them to Asan, then looked at the equipment around him.

Well, there is no equipment that I really want.

Unfortunately, when Sun Yang was playing the game before, he only considered how to wear heavier and tougher equipment. He only picked up and collected the Dynasty Priest Crown and other items. The only items he would wear alternately were the Sinner's Mask, the Garrison Set, the Molten Demon Set, and the Havel Set.

So, after a quick look around Ah San's shop, Sun Yang didn't see anything he wanted to buy. Besides, he still needed the mobility support provided by this powered exoskeleton. He would replace it when his strength, agility and adaptability improved.

With a soul in his pocket, Sun Yang walked with a step that didn't recognize any relatives. As a result, the shy Lei just got up from the campfire and saw Sun Yang's steps.

"······" Sun Yang quickly changed to a normal walking posture, but as everyone knows, when he wants to walk normally, it will definitely look strange.

“······” Lei just walked away silently, then took out a telescope from his pocket.

Hurry up and finish the upgrade and leave. Sun Yang quickly squatted down next to the green-robed girl and stopped talking nonsense.

"Don't you want to call me sister?" The girl in green robe asked rarely.

"Sister, I want to get promoted." Sun Yang said honestly. Ah, what's wrong with calling the green-robed girl "sister"? It makes me feel comfortable and makes others feel at ease. As for why I call the green-robed girl "sister" - understand this: "sister" is not that "sister", and "sister" is not that "sister".

"Yeah." The girl in green robe nodded and put her hand on Sun Yang's head.

Vitality 11 Energy 4 Stamina 8 (30) Willpower 11 Strength 11 (30) Agility 6 Adaptability 9 Intelligence 4 Faith 12

In short, add willpower!

The souls brought by the enemies and curse-binders he defeated on the way were enough to allow Sun Yang to raise his willpower by 10 levels. Although the souls required were not many at the beginning, it was true that only Soul 10 could raise levels in one go by defeating a boss.

Vitality 11 Energy 4 Stamina 8 (30) Willpower 21 Strength 11 (30) Agility 6 Adaptability 9 Intelligence 4 Faith 12

Great! Now you can roll two figures at once. However, Dark Souls' progression isn't linear; there's a certain stage where it improves very quickly, and there's a soft cap. Perhaps as you level up, you'll be able to roll over twenty figures at once.

At that time, I will go invisible, sneak behind the enemy, and then shake more than 20 fully armed humanoids! Sun Yang clenched his fist hard, and then quickly released it, because Soul Two did not seem to be invisible.

Let's not worry about the long-term issues for now! Let's talk to Pascal and the agent about this! This is the most important thing!

After Sun Yang finished leveling up, he rushed to his cabin. He took off his exoskeleton and lay down on the bed. Honestly, this armor was really troublesome to put on and take off. He would change it as soon as he got stronger.

"Agent, Pascal, are you busy?" Sun Yang opened the base interface. Although he hadn't been walking for long today, Sun Yang didn't intend to advance too quickly. It would be better to wait until Oasis Base and Griffin Base were ready before moving on.

After several days of renovations, the Oasis Base had gradually completed its underground portion. The humanoids were working at a breakneck pace, transporting batches of building materials from the warehouses down below. The excavated soil and rock were crushed and cut into various materials for storage.

"Awaiting your orders, master." "I'm here, professor." The agent and Pascal both appeared.

First, they discussed the progress of various recent events. Although Sun Yang didn't want to be a hands-off boss, he did miss many things. Only his humanoid agent and Pascal could properly follow up on any unmet goals.