I, the undead, save the world with the dolls

As for MDR, Carol, Nashita, and Sur... Sun Yang had already assigned them tasks and assigned them to patrol the area. They could just wander around and get familiar with the terrain and the simple customs of the people.

The AR team advanced quickly. They descended the stairs, encountering only a few zombie captains armed with long spears. With a few precise bursts of fire, the team dispatched them. Sun Yang couldn't help but smile as he felt the souls pouring into his body.

I can only thank the merchant for the ring. Although I can't let the humanoids collect all the souls, at least they can collect those in the surrounding area, which is not a small amount.

It's a shame, if only the humanoid could absorb souls. Sun Yang had previously tried to get the humanoid to absorb or pick up souls, but it could only carry them away, not absorb them. And then again, the humanoid wasn't immortal, without the Ring of Darkness, so how could it absorb souls?

By the way, after running around, Sun Yang realized that those wearing cotton armor outside were probably lower-ranking soldiers, or auxiliary soldiers. And those wearing tattered metal suits were regular soldiers, or professional soldiers. After all, there were no squad leaders running around everywhere.

The castle's interior was truly astonishingly vast, and Sun Yang could only tell them where to go based on his memory. The AR team descended into the fortress, surrounded by numerous buildings with damaged walls and forked roads. M4's scanner revealed five ballistae placed within the breached wall, all aimed at the opening.

[Wow, this thing is really insidious.] Gouzi fired a rifle grenade into the wall. Hearing the strange movement, the zombie soldiers ran out, and then the AR team took them away with a few accurate bullets.

Boom! The grenade exploded, shattering the crossbow cart into pieces. The AR team filed into the room.

"The intelligence I collected shows that there are things that can be collected in this area. Let's look for them." Sun Yang gave the order.

A book, a soul, and a decent-looking wooden shield. This room had experienced a landslide, with a large section of the floor giving way. The only way to get between levels was by ladder. In the room below, there was a chest in the corner, and a... strange statue? It looked like two eyes and a mouth.

The box was clearly a trap, containing the ore the Commander had specifically requested. RO went over to investigate if the box had any other mechanism connected to it.

"Commander, is this some kind of mechanism?" M4 immediately reported to Sun Yang.

"Pharos Trap. Put a stone in its mouth. No, dog, not just any stone. It needs the Stone of Pharos. A Pharos Trap is a mechanism that, when you put a stone in it, might spray out hot water or reveal a hidden room."

"We haven't found this Stone of Pharos yet, but the drone has detected a hidden area. Strange, it's clearly empty, yet it feels solid." The AR team scanned the wall with the handheld scanner Pascal had provided, and quickly discovered the problem.

"Then blow it up. We brought explosives just for this reason," Sun Yang said without mercy. Sun Yang couldn't understand what was going on with Farrows at all; it was too magical.

Gouzi immediately fired a grenade at the wall. The violent explosion echoed in the room, startling RO who had opened the mechanism box.

Creak—a crossbow platform with a peculiar structure popped out from the mechanism box and fired several crossbow arrows around.

when!when!when!

However, the power of the crossbow arrow was really limited, and it didn't even break RO's skin when it hit his belly.

"RO, why aren't you hiding?" Gouzi turned around and asked. The dust and debris from the explosion hit her face, making Gouzi dirty.

Is it really necessary to hide from this trap? It's like tickling. And can you even pay attention to your distance when you're firing grenades?! RO pulled out the wedge-shaped stone and put it in his pocket.

"Huh? But this is a safe distance. It's the wall here that's wrong," Gouzi said, pointing at the wall.

[Really? I don't know what kind of technology this is, but the stone walls in this world are incredibly strong.] M16 waved the smoke away, revealing a hole barely wide enough for one person. This was firepower that could have inflicted excruciating pain on even Neto, but here, it could only blast a small area.

Perhaps because the dog grenade was too noisy, slow footsteps could be heard from the door nearby. The AR team immediately aimed their guns at the door. A zombie soldier opened the door and poked his head out to see what was going on outside.

"Can we communicate?" M4 said in the language of this world.

The zombie soldiers just rushed over, brandishing their weapons. A few bullets whizzed past, and the zombie soldiers fell down.

If it's just this, then it's no different from a picnic. Ah, look at this quaint building, it's stood firm through countless years. Now we need to make a few more holes in it. M16 kicked aside the bodies on the road and walked straight into the room.

Gouzi also crawled into the wall he had broken open and dug out the necessary supplies from the iron boxes inside. This should be some kind of military warehouse. Sun Yang saw many bags and boxes of flour placed everywhere, but the food inside was already moldy, and the spare ironware was rusted.

[A green ring and a huge stone.] Gouzi stood up, holding the stone.

[I have a ring with a red stone and a dagger-sized stone.]

"Bring these things back first. These stones are wedge stones, which contain magical powers and can directly increase the strength of equipment. These rings also have magical powers and can bring some enhancement effects." Sun Yang wiped the sweat from his head. This is also a classic scene in Soul 2. The wedge-shaped stone discs made of cabbage are so funny. There is no shortage of them at all.

But that's only when you're fighting yourself. If you want to equip the dolls with weapons on a large scale or increase their physical strength, then even wholesale will not be enough.

The AR team returned and continued onward. After about an hour's journey and several more turns, they came upon a human sitting on a pile of sacks, wearing finely crafted metal armor and clutching a spear. He had heard the AR team's footsteps and had been cautiously looking in their direction.

After seeing the five figures dressed in fancy clothes, his brows frowned even more.

"Five people traveling together? How rare. Hmm... the soul aura is indistinguishable, are they puppets?" Pete said lifelessly.

[The people in this world seem so strange.] [Do we really want to communicate with someone like this? He gives me a bad vibe.] [I can handle the negotiations.] The last sentence was said by RO. After all, he had experience in the police force, so his negotiation skills were much better than the others.

"This man's name is Pete. Do you see the door in front of him? He will trick people into going in, and then the door will close, allowing the soldiers inside to kill people." Sun Yang's voice came through the team's voice chat.

Some people would say that Pete had already informed the players of the risks and that it was the players who had to go in. But as a player who foolishly walked in and got beaten up, and then had to listen to his sarcastic remarks after running out, Sun Yang really had no patience for this guy.

[Is he a bad guy? Should we kill him?] Gouzi asked.

It's a bit confusing. The normal process requires Pete to survive and reach Pyroxene Town to fight with Clayton, where one of the two will decide the life or death of one side.

Sun Yang didn't want these two people to live, but the Dark Souls world also had to abide by the butterfly effect. What if Pete did something in other places that caused the established historical process to change...

Let him live, Pete won't do anything fancy.

"He should have a white wax stone on him, and perhaps some important clues. Let me negotiate with him."

[Understood.] M4 stayed where he was, letting his voice play loudly.

"Can you hear me?" Sun Yang's voice came from the M4's external player.

"...The sound comes from the puppet? Amazing, such an exquisite puppet, and such magical technology. Hello, puppet technician, I'm Pete, how can I help you?" Pete's attitude changed, he was not so lazy anymore, but maintained a restrained mood.

[This feels good. Is it similar to the feeling of pretending to be God in those novels?] Gouzi said in the internal communication.

"I'm not a big fan of playing tricks on others. But if they're enemies, the more the better." AR15 interjected.

"No, this Pete was probably just startled by the voice. After all, this world's humanoid technology isn't on the same path as ours. It seems they've gone too far towards combat." RO also grumbled.

"Call me Puppeteer. I want the white wax stone token in your pocket. The reward will be the souls of the soldiers inside who flew out after you killed them."

Pete pursed his lips, sizing up the figures before him. Wearing fluttering, unprotective clothing and clutching strange pieces of metal, they looked powerless. But these five figures were puppets; even without armor, they could still be beaten.

And how did the other party know I was carrying the wax stone? This puppet master gave him a bad feeling, so he had to get away quickly. Pete had some confidence in his martial arts, but fighting one against one was much more difficult than fighting one against five.

Here we will lose money and ward off disaster. Pete took out the white wax stone from his bosom and placed it on the ground.

"Puppeteer, this wax stone is for you. Consider it my wish to get to know you. I'm almost done resting here, so I'll take my leave now."

"Thank you so much. Farewell," Sun Yang's voice continued to flow from M4's mouth. Pete walked away from the humanoids at a leisurely pace, and as he turned the corner, he broke into a run. The humanoids could still hear Pete's muffled curses and hurried footsteps.

[Huh? Is being a puppeteer such a powerful profession in this world?] Gouzi picked up the wax stone on the ground and put it in his pocket.

"The technology of making puppets is concentrated in the hands of royal families and powerful forces. Making strong puppets also requires resources and manpower. I don't think ordinary adventurers want to make enemies with puppet masters. Okay, let's move on." Sun Yang explained to Gou Zi.

After that, there was little more to say. The AR team was confined, but several humanoids had torn the iron fence apart with their bare hands, creating a shortcut. Though numerous, the enemies inside were no match for the automatic weapons fire. The humanoids found a spare magician's staff and several well-preserved Dawngrass in a hidden door and moved to the wall above the damaged iron gate.

The middle of this wall was broken. There was a ladder next to it for moving up and down. Next to the damaged wall, there were many boxes and sandbags, probably prepared for repairing the wall.

"This castle is truly complex. Why would humans build fortresses so complicated... I can't fathom what kind of enemies they're facing to warrant such elaborate constructions. Giants, perhaps?" M16 said, addressing the fortresses before them.

"They are indeed giants, but they are tree giants. Their life forms are somewhat special. This is a long story. When I am not so busy, I will tell you about it." Sun Yang's voice sounded in M16's ears.

"Commander, you can't flirt with my sister and then flirt with me, right? Don't be too greedy." M16 sighed.

"You can even relate to this?" Sun Yang took a sip of the cold noodles. This was made by the agent.

"You haven't forgotten, have you? The excuse of amnesia is useful, but don't overuse it, or you'll get resentful of the Dolls. You need to think hard about how many Dolls you've hooked up with." 16 said, then shut up.

But many people have a very favorable impression of me, and you, Brother 16, are also very favorable. Sun Yang swallowed his words back.

After passing through the broken wall, we found ourselves in front of another dilapidated building with its walls completely breached. Beneath the defenders lay a large pile of gunpowder barrels, and the AR team, as usual, dispatched them all. The loot consisted of a few coalesced souls, dripstones, and a few decent-looking weapons.

Nearby, the AR team spotted a giant—or rather, the remains of a giant tree. A massive tree several meters tall stood there, its roots reaching deep into the ground. It was possible that the wooden walls Sun Yang had seen were the roots of the tree giant. Several zombie soldiers were slashing at the tree with their weapons.

"It's just a tree that looks like a giant. These zombie soldiers must have gone crazy," AR15 commented.

The team continued to move forward. After passing through the dilapidated building, they saw a wide and long passage. The city wall on the side had been broken into pieces, and a large sword made of stone was stuck in the ground from the broken part.

Through the broken city walls, the shimmering ocean reflected the sun's rays. The AR team looked around and found some fallen zombie soldiers nearby, with bullet holes on their bodies.

They couldn't move forward as there were too many rocks blocking their way. Besides, there was an ocean next to them. The amount of explosives that could blow up the ruins could also shatter the floor. If things went wrong, the entire team might have to swim in the ocean.

"That was done by other teams. Let's go in another direction. This place has been explored." Sun Yang said.

"That leaves only one door." The AR team pointed to the door behind them. As usual, the SOP used grenades to break it down and headed inside.

This is a staircase going up, and on the way, the AR team encountered a kind of soldier carrying a two-handed sword and wearing close-fitting metal armor. These soldiers' equipment is better, but they are still no match for the AR team.

Soon they reached the top level, which must have received the heaviest attack long ago.

The watchtower was smashed in half, its upper half shattering to the ground. Two tall statues stood by the seashore. In one hand, they held a heavy, broad shield, and in the other, a long sword, blade pointed downward. Their gazes fixed on the sea, wary of incoming enemies.

But now, the head of a statue lies here, broken in two. In the distance, another tall stone statue can be seen, its arms bare. The sword embedded in the next layer probably came from this statue, but it was broken off during the war and embedded in the wall of the next layer.

[It looks like there are no enemies.] M16 lowered his weapon.

The team only encountered a few souls here and found a bird's nest. Beyond the nest was a collapsed ruin. The previously inaccessible area was caused by the collapse of the upper stone floor. The AR team finally found a decent-looking set of armor, including a large sword and a shield.

"Those are garrison sets! Good, good, good! Well done! Be sure to bring them back!" Sun Yang jumped up and said.

[No problem, Commander. And I think we're done exploring, right?] M4 flew the drone around and mapped the area.

"Thank you for your hard work, AR team. Come back and take a rest." Sun Yang said, writing and drawing something in his notebook.

Where did the birds in the bird's nest go?

18 Keep licking the map! But this is the MDR team's turn!

Basically, several teams were advancing simultaneously. Sun Yang couldn't really be said to be tackling this, but he was fighting on multiple fronts. After all, Sun Yang was a Platinum-level Protoss player in his previous life, so his multi-laning skills back then weren't exactly weak, just barely adequate.

We P-people are like this, clench our fists and grab TIMING and push out in one wave, if we win, we will get points, if we lose, we will eat shit! Airdrop harassment is just for show and it's OK!

While the AR team ran out to explore, the MDR team on the other side was doing some messed up work.

The MDR team chose to go in the opposite direction from the AR team. They climbed onto the platform and pulled up the enemies pretending to sleep, beating them up and finishing them off one by one. This work was mostly done by Soul and Nashita, while Carol passionately commented on the battle situation and MDR provided supporting roles.

"My friends! Who gets to stand and who gets to lie down in this tower? It all depends on Carol! Ah, look at this beautiful scenery, the charming ancient architecture, it's so old European!"

"What Chanel, what ancient Babylon, it doesn't have that flavor! Look at these stones, these mosses, these dead people, this is the flavor of old Europe!" Carol put a stable camera on her head and added a secondary screen on her mobile phone to make it easier for the audience to see more images.

Although the two rocket launchers on her back were a bit distracting.

"Hey, isn't that Carol? Nice to meet you. This show is sponsored by Carol and MDR Anchor's Snack Shop! Eating barbecue three times a day means a trip to the bathroom!" MDR stepped into the frame just in time. Soul and Nashita followed behind with serious expressions. "Carol, I've hired two awesome guys for you. You have to take good care of them and give them some love!"

"Then I must arrange it. Come, Sister Sur, Sister Nashita, take a look at this place. Is the feng shui good? Is it a good place to welcome guests?"

"Hmph! What a corrupt and decadent world! The air is filled with the smell of sin! That's why I came here! The stars in the night! The dark hero! Nashita! Will save this world!"

"Alvis! Alvak! Let the villains of this world witness the wrath of me, Sur - Carol, we are here to help the professor clean up and explore, not to play." Sur, with orange hair and a long sword, habitually recited the lines, and then realized that this was not an oasis.

"Hey guys, I'm the anchor T-doll. Leave everything outside of this battle to me! Besides, what a great opening line!" Carol checked her livestream's audience, and sure enough, it skyrocketed. It was even more popular than the other elite T-dolls who were exploring.

The rebellious team, in particular, was at the bottom of the popularity scale. No one spoke on screen, and the screen would freeze for a few seconds before picking up or throwing away something and continuing on, just like a speedrunner.

"Let me see if the evil of this world can withstand my sharp blade." Nashita took out a peculiarly shaped fist blade and rushed towards the zombie soldier who was pretending to be asleep nearby.

"I can't show weakness either. Let the enemy taste Alves' power!" Sur rushed towards another enemy.

"For the time being, I was originally a humanoid anchor." MDR stood aside, on guard, guarding against the archers of the zombie soldiers.

"Sister, you can't even open your mouth, what kind of anchor are you?"

"I'm a tactical doll now. I have to call you Commander, not Professor. I have to be responsible for my work, and you should also pay attention to your work. Miss Carol, why is the anchor chatting with the people on the same team? You will be deducted from your salary for doing this."

MDR said as he fired a shot at the archer in the distance. The sharp bullet penetrated the head of the sneak attacking archer.

Not far away, M14 was standing beside Sun Yang, responsible for his security. Sun Yang was watching the actions of several teams while eating various foods with a bit of a guilty conscience.

"Is it really okay, Commander? MDR and the others look like that..." M14 frowned.

"Fortunately, they are quite efficient. We are not an army. We should be serious when we should be serious and relax when we should be relaxed. This place is not very dangerous, so it's okay to be a little casual. Besides, they have two humanoids who are very good at close combat. Unless the giant comes back to life, no one can beat them." Sun Yang didn't think that anyone would be beaten and come back to read the bar.

Things turned out just as Sun Yang had predicted. The MDR team chose an area with a river flowing through it and a large number of damaged buildings. The terrain there was quite complex, with scaffolding and building debris everywhere.

However, MDR found a commanding position and began firing at the archers. Sur and Nahita, two highly mobile humanoids, showed no fear of the shabby terrain, leaping directly over the ruins and sprinting across the scaffolding. They climbed up the wooden poles where the zombie soldiers couldn't pass, even clinging to the scaffolding to slash at people and drag them into the river.

In less than half an hour, the zombies in the area were cleared out, and Carol pressed her head-mounted live broadcast device onto MDR's head ("Don't ask, the audience just likes it," Carol said). She placed the backup camera on her chest and ran out to collect supplies and scraps from various places. It was a two-person perspective.

After clearing out the nearby zombies and collecting all the items, the MDR team headed straight for the cave. This cavern was likely used to mine stone for the fortress, and it was quite deep and complex. Fortunately, the drones cleared the way and monitored the surrounding environment in time. Otherwise, if the iron ball had rolled through without mercy, the humanoids would have been crushed into discus.

There were many landslides in the cave, so the MDR team could only choose the roads that were still passable. After a while, they came across a man with his butt sticking out, scratching something on the ground.

Map Brother is also a classic character in Dark Souls 2.

"Oh, there's a living person here, my friends! The first living person I've met today. Fellow countryman, fellow countryman, what are you doing?" Carol pointed the camera at the man lying in front of her and asked.

He was distracted for a moment before turning back to look at the four people before him. They weren't dressed like they were out for adventure, but more like they were on a trip. Didn't the nearby zombie soldiers attack them?

"Oh, sorry, I was just thinking about something. I'm Kyle, and you should be travelers like me, right? I travel around the continent and draw maps." The man named Kyle said dully while digging the soil.

"Drawing a map? Drawing a map is hard work. So what are you digging?" Carol asked Kyle while facing the camera.

"Just some geological stuff... Oh, why did I make a map? The reason? That's really hard to answer. I originally came to this country..." Kyle said halfway and then looked dazed. "Huh? A curse? What is a curse?"