Game world survival starts from Resident Evil 2

Lothric, below the high wall side tower.

As the old elevator creaked, a slender figure wearing blue and silver slim armor and a gauze mask slowly descended to the bottom of the side tower prison.

The figure held a bright and simple samurai sword in his hand. Except for the cold shine of polishing, there was nothing special about it, and this person had no other weapons.

The bottom floor of the side tower here was a circular closed prison, which was filled with the bodies of Lothric knights everywhere, all of which were dried and rotten and only left empty shells.

In the center of the circular prison, a black figure stood with his back to the elevator. He was wearing tattered armor, with messy hair, and holding a broad-bladed long sword.

After walking two steps forward, the black figure immediately heard the noise and turned his head. Under his messy hair, he turned out to be a pale skull face.

The survivor of the ancient small country destroyed in darkness, the soul-sucking ghost.

The soul-sucking ghost had been trapped in the prison for so long that he had already lost his rationality. When he saw someone coming to him, he immediately rushed over, raised his arm, and swung the broad-bladed long sword in his hand vigorously, slashing at the newcomer!

However, the newcomer in the dancer's armor reacted surprisingly quickly. Seeing the soul-sucking ghost swinging his sword and slashing down, he moved his body instantly, retreated to avoid the attack, and then swung his knife, avoiding the soul-sucking ghost's posture and slashing his side abdomen.

Although the knife looked ordinary, a flash of fire suddenly flashed on the blade when it was slashed down. The flames and the blade combined to cut a conspicuous gap in the soul-sucking ghost's damaged armor, and a little black blood flew out.

The soul-sucking ghost did not waver, but retreated quickly, and then took a big step forward again, holding the sword with both hands and stabbing it swiftly!

However, the newcomer continued to dodge and cleverly avoid the attack. The swordsmanship of the soul-sucking ghost is relatively peculiar. The movements are wide and open while taking care of the surroundings. In fact, it is difficult to defend. But the person in front of him relied on amazing reactions to avoid it every time. The most dangerous time, the broad-bladed long sword even cut through the flying light veil.

And this person did not just dodge without attacking. In the gaps between the soul-sucking ghost's moves, the seemingly ordinary samurai sword was swung from time to time, leaving scars on the soul-sucking ghost. The scars were deep and shallow, but when accumulated, even the soul-sucking ghost, who had long been inhuman, could not bear it.

"Shua——!"

Seeing that this strange enemy dodged his attack again, and then backhanded his own leg, the soul-sucking ghost suddenly roared, holding the sword with both hands, lowered his body in one step, and swung the sword upward!

However, such a big move certainly could not hit the person in front of him. It is better to say that such a big flaw allowed the samurai sword containing the power of fire to reach out.

But at this moment, the Soul-sucking Ghost suddenly made a lightning-fast move, his left hand lit up with a ball of concentrated white light, and suddenly reached out to the person in front of him!

The signature skill of the Soul-sucking Ghost, which is also the origin of their name, is "soul-sucking"!

Even if the Soul-sucking Ghost loses his mind, he is still a powerful warrior relying on instinct. His grabbing was almost without any signs, and even the slippery guy in front of him could not dodge it!

... It should have been like this, but just before he was about to grab the other party, a dark light flashed behind the man, and then the speed of the whole person suddenly increased several times, leaving behind a mottled afterimage!

She instantly dodged the Soul-sucking Ghost's grab, and on the contrary, went around behind him, and the knife in his hand suddenly stabbed into his open back!

"Puff--!"

There is no doubt that the Soul-sucking Ghost failed to block or dodge this knife. The cold blade shone through his chest, and the flame power hidden in the blade exploded, burning the soul-sucking ghost's body through!

"Bang——"

As she pulled out the knife, the soul-sucking ghost also lost its support and fell heavily to the ground. A soul light ball fell from the soul-sucking ghost's body and rolled to the side.

And this person looked at the fallen soul-sucking ghost's body, raised his hand, took off the veil covering his face, revealing the face of the logo below.

Of course, this is V.

After taking off the headscarf, she shook her long hair and complained to herself: "This soul-sucking ghost is not much stronger than the ones I met before, but it looks scary."

As she said, she bent down again and picked up the soul light ball on the ground, which was a dark red eye-shaped gem.

"I remember Li You said that this thing seems to be... used to 'invade' others?" V looked at the blood-red eye gem and shook his head, "Although it is useless, let's take it back."

After looking around the prison and confirming that there was nothing else, she took the elevator again and went to the upper level.

V came here under Li You's arrangement to check for omissions.

Many areas were advanced too fast before, and even if Li You had rich experience in scraping the land, some special props were inevitably missed. So now, he gave this task to V, who was eager to try and wanted to find more enemies to fight - also V after upgrading.

After V became a core companion, Li You used the experience points accumulated by the legendary prosthesis to upgrade her level. And of course, at this time he saw V through the display panel.

...Of course, it refers to ability attributes.

V was born in the cyberpunk world, and her attribute panel is also consistent with the cyberpunk game, divided into five major attributes: physical, reaction, technical ability, intelligence, and calmness.

As for the concept of these five attributes, it is not complicated. I won’t say much about the body and reaction. Although there are some differences, they can be regarded as strength and agility in general.

Technical ability is unique to V. It is an attribute related to the use of technical weapons and the adaptability of prosthetics, which is of course very important.

As for intelligence, in the cyberpunk world, this is actually an attribute related to hacker technology, but from a macro perspective, it can also be regarded as ordinary intelligence - that is, the thinking and calculation ability of the brain.

Finally, calmness is also a unique attribute of cyberpunk. In the game, it is an attribute that affects stealth assassination and precision firearms-related abilities. In reality, it is a combination of V's mental will and other related attributes, which is somewhat similar to Li You's mental attributes.

Li You looked at V's attribute ability and found that it was not much different from his previous expectations. The five attributes were 12, 17, 12, 13, and 16, and the ability was balanced.

This is also related to V's previous identity. She was a company employee, and the attributes related to wisdom and knowledge must not be too low. But she is also a field agent, and prefers firearms that require more skills, so her reaction and composure are the highest.

If estimated according to the game level, the highest level with DLC is 60, and the highest without DLC is 50. The total attribute value at level 60 is 81 points, because even at level 1, there are fixed attribute values ​​available.

Based on this calculation, V's original level is 49, which is close to the maximum level without DLC. Of course, this is only the upper limit of the game limit, not V's upper limit.

At the same time, V's ability panel values ​​are not the same as Li You's.

It is more troublesome to travel through different worlds and contact different ability systems.

However, Li You still has some understanding of V's abilities, so he can also use this to strengthen her. After so many battles, V has accumulated quite a lot of experience points, at least enough for her to reach the equivalent of level 60 in the game.

So after asking V's opinion, Li You improved her attribute values, and the final result was: physical 16, reaction 20, technical ability 12, intelligence 13, and composure 20.

Technical ability and intelligence remain unchanged, because V has talent there, and the use of these two abilities is relatively limited, and the current attributes are sufficient.

Reaction and calmness are both increased to the upper limit of the game's single attribute of 20 points, and the rest of the physical body is increased to 16. As for V's current fighting method, it has basically changed to using cold weapons to fight, and at most occasionally using Li You's magic modified firearms, so this point increase should be the most suitable for her.

Li You certainly doesn't want to increase a single attribute to maximize the instant combat power, but the problem is that the system indicates that V's attribute can exceed 20, provided that the five basic attributes are maxed out first.

So the current maximum is this number.

After the upgrade, Li You gave V another set of equipment. The one that can perfectly outline her figure... No, it's the dancer armor that best suits her from the comprehensive performance, and the chaotic qualitative change of the samurai sword +9, which are her protective gear and weapons.

After changing into the new equipment, V asked Li You to take her into the battlefield in her heart, and there she also asked Li You for advice on the method of cultivating energy.

After Li You left, she alternated between studying Qi training and combat training during the twelve hours of activity, with only the most basic rest in between. She was devoted to hard work.

She didn't leave until the opening time of the battlefield in her mind ended.

At this time, she had basically found her own way. At present, she mainly used prosthetics, supplemented by Qi or other extraordinary powers, and continued to strengthen along the combat method she was most familiar with.

——For V, her goal was actually very clear.

When she was still in Arasaka Tower in Night City, her goal was very simple, just to make a name for herself in that city. The reason why she joined Arasaka was actually for this purpose.

Later, because of Li You's intrusion, her life changed too much. Apart from anything else, the big things she did with Li You alone made her past goals insignificant.

So at this time, V's thoughts began to change drastically.

After they formed an alliance with Lai Xuan and defeated Saburo Arasaka, V finally learned about Li You's origins and the existence of the worlds.

After a brief shock, V's spirit became high.

Since there is such a vast world outside Night City and even that world, it means that she still has a long way to go.

In addition, she has a high enough favorability and trust in Li You, so after thinking about it, she decided to leave with Li You.

So for so long, V is most interested in fighting and improving strength. If you really want to talk about it, these two things can be said to be the same thing, in short, it is to gain stronger power.

V: Gradually become a troll.

As for what to do after having stronger power, just like the original goal of "becoming famous", V actually does not have a particularly clear plan.     Perhaps she pursues power in order to stand on the real top of the worlds and live a vigorous life, or it may just be to give herself a confidence to see the real power and the vastness of the world. All of these are possible.

She is not the kind of crazy person who throws tiles.

But at the same time, her short-term goal is very clear, which is to catch up with or even surpass Li You as soon as possible.

No matter what, you can't be weaker than Li You, right? Otherwise, how could she avenge herself when they first met?

In this world, V finally improved his strength as he wished, but... Li You improved even faster. So this also gave her a sense of urgency.

If this continues, when will we be able to pin that guy down?

V was thinking half-heartedly, and with a creaking sound, he took the elevator back to the upper floor.

Li You did not follow her down to the prison, but others also reached the high wall. After all, V could not use the campfire to travel anywhere on his own.

So Li You teleported to the first campfire on the high wall, and then asked V to open a way to the soul-sucking ghost's prison.

They had seen the soul-sucking ghost before in Fran Fortress, but judging from the background, the one imprisoned in Losric City should be stronger, so he became the target of V's small test this time.

After defeating the soul-sucking ghost, V felt that Li You was still too cautious. Even if she came alone this time, how could the soldiers like Gao Qiang threaten her now?

Just as she was thinking this, she walked down the elevator, but suddenly her expression changed and she looked outside the door of the elevator room.

There, a man wearing a robe decorated with gold thread and silver, a three-cornered hat and a silver mask was waiting for her, it was Leonard with the ring finger.

"That soul-sucker is dead. Well done."

At this time, he clapped his hands, walked into the elevator room, and said: "I didn't expect that there was a new person who I didn't know, and got the blood-red eye orb alone... Is it you!?"

The last time Leonard ran to the Fire Sacrifice, he was severely tied up by Li You. Naturally, he was deeply impressed by Li You and the people around him.

But V did not put on the dancer's crown at this time, showing his face completely. If it weren't for the dim light on the lower floor of the side tower, Leonard should have recognized her long ago.

Seeing that the "new guy" he thought was actually Li You's guy, Leonard immediately took a few steps back and planned to leave. But at this time, there was a "boom" from behind, and a figure smashed through the thick wooden partitions above the side tower and landed in the center of this floor.

The flames around the figure rolled up and down, and then Li You's figure was revealed.

"What's wrong...Leonard?"

He looked here, a little surprised, and then his face darkened.

"I thought I made it clear to you last time. As long as you are honest, we will keep our peace. But you actually showed up here. Does that mean..."

When Leonard saw Li You appear, his whole body tensed up. He intentionally distanced himself, but behind him was the entrance to the elevator room, where V with Jue in hand was standing there, staring at him, leaving Leonard with no way out.

Although Leonard felt that he was not afraid of V, once he was entangled, Li You, who he was afraid of, would have an opportunity, so he could only give up any unwise ideas.

"...You misunderstood, I don't want to break the agreement between us." After thinking about it, Leonard still said very well.

"I came here this time because I got news that a newcomer was going to challenge the imprisoned soul suckers, so I came here to see the situation. I didn't expect that the newcomer turned out to be one of yours."

As he spoke, he looked at the Sword of the Dark Moon badge hanging on Li You's waist, and the corners of his eyes clearly twitched through the peephole of the mask.

"...You have become the Sword of the Dark Moon, but the people under you are Rosalia's fingers. I don't know what your captain would think if he knew about this."

After hearing this, Li You just smiled and said: "V is not my subordinate, but my companion. As for the oath, she just made an oath and did not offer anything to Rosalia. At best, it was just a finger. The reserve army is not within the hunting range of the Dark Moon Sword."

He paused as he spoke, and his tone dropped slightly: "But you, it's different."

A vague murderous aura overflowed, and Leonard immediately put on full vigilance to prevent Li You from making a sudden move.

But that didn't happen. Li You looked at Leonard again and judged the authenticity of what the ring finger said. Judging from his reaction, he probably wasn't lying.

So he continued: "But we have an appointment after all. So since it is a misunderstanding, then you can go and don't forget what you promised me."

"...I know. If I don't do anything to you and your companions, you won't interfere in my affairs. Don't interfere with the river." Leonard looked at him and asked, "Are you really going to let me go?" ? This goes against your oath, right?"

Li You's face was expressionless: "If you don't leave, I will take your blood sacrifice sword, cut off your ears and go back to deliver the goods in accordance with the oath of the Dark Moon Sword."

Leonard immediately didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore. The fleeting burst of power when Li You appeared just now, with an ancient and terrifying aura, made Leonard feel indescribably trembling. He didn't want to fight the current Li You at all.

So he took out a returning bone fragment, crushed it, and teleported away.

After he left, V also walked out of the elevator room and looked at Li You: "You just let him go? Isn't that Youershika really unhappy?"

Li You thought for a while and said, "If the leader knew about this, he would probably do it. But the leader's attitude towards me is a bit strange, and there are many mysteries about Leonard. I don't think he can be treated as such." Treat it like a normal finger."

V raised his eyebrows: "Oh?"

This is a sign of her interest, but Li You just shook his head: "It's hard for me to explain... I know very little about him."

Leonard's identity and background story are also the hardest hit areas of Soul III Soulology research. After all, he calls himself "the knight of the goddess" and is closely related to the mother of rebirth, Rosaria.

As mentioned before, Rosaria's identity has been debated for so many years, but there is still no conclusion that can convince everyone.

It is said that she is most likely Gwynevere, but it is also possible to be someone else, such as "Angel's Daughter" Gercide.

And the difference in Rosaria's true identity will also affect Leonard's position, motivation and background.

In the game, Leonard's branch process is that he will appear in the Fire Sacrifice in the early stage to guide the player to obtain the blood-red eye gem for invasion. After the player makes a vow to Rosaria and presents her with the cut blue tongue, he will recognize that the player has become a real finger.

Later, when the conditions are met in the later stage of the game, Leonard will kill Rosaria, or kill her body, and take her twisted soul to the depths of the temple in Anor Londo, to the bedroom of the Sun Princess Gwynevera.

Players can use the gray eye orb found on Rosaria's body to invade him, kill him and take back Rosaria's soul, and Leonard's branch will end here.

In the entire branch, there is no direct reason for him to kill Rosaria. It can only be guessed based on the dialogue when he was invaded that he should want to prevent Rosaria's soul from being tainted.

But who is Rosaria and what is the taint Leonard is talking about, no one can be sure.

After all, Li You has the highest degree of recognition of the Dark Moon Sword, so it is natural that he doesn't like the people of the Finger Cult.

But Leonard is not a traditional finger. His plot is a bit like the "Golden Flash" of Soul One, and the pampered knight Lautrek, and his character is more colorful.

In short, Leonard is recognized by most players as a knight who is loyal, faithful and persistent, although his methods are somewhat cruel, and he goes forward alone for his goddess.

Li You is more fond of such people, so after catching Leonard last time, he made an agreement with him that both sides should not interfere with each other.

Even though Li You agrees with the concept of the Dark Moon Sword, he will not bind himself for the sake of the oath.

On the other hand, the biggest benefit of killing Leonard is Rosaria's soul, which can be refined into the miracle of "sunshine nourishment", which can allow the people around to slowly recover their lives together.

That is indeed a powerful miracle, but Li You is not particularly short of means to accelerate recovery, which is not necessary for him.

In this case, he still chooses to let Leonard go and let him do what he wants to do.

Because he can't explain these causes and consequences to V, Li You can only simply pick out some things that can be said to V. V also saw that some of Li You's words seemed difficult to say, so he stopped asking.

"... Let's get back to business. As you can see, the enemies here are no problem for me. Where are we going next?" V asked.

Li You came out alone with V this time. Yuzu was still sleeping in the camp, and Aggie didn't leave, so it was just the two of them.

He thought for a moment and said, "It seems that the high wall is indeed too easy for you now. Then let's change places and go to the Fran Fortress."

V: "..."

It's okay to test the sword, but can we talk it out instead of going to the cesspool?