Game world survival starts from Resident Evil 2

The capital of crime, the ancient prison.

The old keyhole made a clicking sound, and the rusted iron door groaned as a hand slowly opened it.

In the small single prison, the knight wearing onion armor raised his head.

"Oh! I'm so grateful! I didn't expect to be rescued by you again. I, Jack Baldo of Catalina, would like to express my highest gratitude to you."

As he spoke, Onion took out a thick square stone slab from behind and handed it over: "This is a piece of my heart. Please accept it."

The stone slab is not big, but it is covered with light white cuneiform characters. It is the original plate that belongs to the gods and is the forging material of the gods.

Naturally, Li You would not refuse. The original keystone disk was considered rare in the entire Soul III game process. Especially since he had not found a way to go to the DLC world, the number was even rarer.

He took the original plate and said, "Then what's next..."

Onion nodded solemnly, with a rare serious tone: "Yes, I know. Please take the first step, I will leave soon."

"...This time I must be determined to complete the mission."

Li You didn't say much. He went down the narrow stairs, got out of the small window-like door, and returned to the Poison Swamp in the Capital of Crime.

The companions were all waiting here. V glanced at Li You: "Ready to go?"

Li You nodded: "Let's go."

After defeating the French Immortal Team, they took a brief rest and then went straight to the Capital of Crime.

After defeating Eldridge, Li You waited for about two hours to challenge the undead team. The battle and preparations took about an hour, and then they rested for another three hours.

So at this point, the buffer time provided by Eldridge's soul only has two hours left.

Li You had to seize the time to act, after all, the side effects of the dark ring were always chasing him.

At this time, Li You also took out the soul of the Frank Immortal Team from the soul pendant. This soul belonging to King Xin was also much more powerful than the other BOSS. Except for the different colors, its power was no less than that of Eldridge. soul.

Seeing this soul beating in his hand, Li You also felt a little painful. It goes without saying how valuable King Xin's soul is, but he has to use these souls to maintain his humanity.

Thinking of the additional rewards that are still unknown, I can only say that you will get something if you give it up.

Anyway, Li You doesn't admit that he is a dog gambler.

"Qianglang——"

The souls of the Xinwang Immortal Team were shattered under his hands, turned into pieces of light, and merged into his chest.

The system prompts to pop up and add eight hours to the time.

But this time it was different from before. Li You clearly felt that the dark ring imprinted on his chest was beating and heating up rapidly, causing him pain.

"hiss--"

He couldn't help but grit his teeth, and opened his clothes to take a look, only to see that the ring of darkness that was originally imprinted on his heart, after absorbing the souls of the undead team, lit up with fire, and changed from the appearance of a tattoo to a faintly suspended form. A shadow on the chest.

Seeing this change, everyone including Li You was stunned.

V's beautiful eyebrows were raised: "What's going on? Is there something wrong with this thing again?" The eyes of Yuzi and Aiji also showed concern.

Before Li You could answer, his eyes flashed again, and an illusory picture appeared in his mind.

The scene was very familiar to Li You. It was a tall but relatively narrow palace. The stone pillars in the palace were neatly arranged, the ground was covered with shallow water, and the huge throne at the end stood majestically.

In the pile of bones next to the throne, there was a broken sword faintly inserted. The sword body was surrounded by a white soul light group, making it difficult to see clearly.

The picture stayed on the big sword for a moment, and then gradually faded away. And in the end, a voice that Li You couldn't identify echoed in his ears.

"-Only a storm can knock down a tree."

"FNND..."

A sentence engraved in DNA almost blurted out, but Li You finally stopped it.

The illusion transmitted by the ring of darkness dissipated, Li You's eyes returned to normal, and the ring of darkness on his chest returned to its branded appearance.

Li You was stunned for a moment, but he also had a guess.

"Could this ring of darkness be reminding me how to deal with the Giant King Youmu?"

Of course Li You recognized the illusion just now. It was the throne hall of the giant Youmu, the King of Sins. The focus of the illusion was on the big sword next to the throne, and the final advice was obviously telling him how to deal with this giant king.

But obviously, Li You also knows the secret of this strategy without needing its reminder.

After all, as we all know, anything short of a storm can knock down a tree. The reminder from the Circle of Darkness is a waste of effort.

But its prompt made Li You think a little.

Ever since he obtained the Ring of Darkness, he has seen more than one vision and even received hints from it. Of course, none of this affected Li You, but it made him feel that his circle of darkness was more than just a manifestation of the brand and curse.

Thinking about the system's annotation for the Dark Ring, Li You had a guess in his mind.

"...It's a bit interesting."

But now is certainly not the time to get to the bottom of it. Li You stopped thinking about it and nodded to his companions to indicate that he was fine. Then he led them to the palace belonging to King Youmu deep in the Capital of Crime. .

In the original setting, the City of Crime was buried deep underground, and it was supposed to be a big city no less than Irushil. Although the city had long been destroyed by the fire of sin, that fire only burned living creatures, and the ruins of the city still remained.

Unfortunately, in the game, the only areas that can be explored in the City of Sin are a small poisonous swamp and the ruined hall belonging to Youmu.

When Li You came to the Capital of Crime before, he saw the ruins of the ruined city in the distance. He originally thought about trying to go there and take a look, but finally gave up.

It is said that in the ruins of the city, the fire of sin will never be extinguished. I don't know what dangers there are, but Li You still doesn't plan to take the risk.

This was even more the case this time. He had limited time and it was impossible to take a long detour.

So he took his companions back to the dilapidated tower where the campfire was located in the Capital of Sin, and then walked down the other side of the tower to the bridge leading to Youmu Palace.

The last time he came, Li You didn't run this way, but this area was also limited. Most of the buildings had sunk deep into the ground, so there was nothing to collect.

Dealing with the headless gargoyles blocking the way and avoiding the fireballs of sin caused by the prayers of the white-robed maids, Li You and others fought their way to the entrance of Youmu Hall.

King Youmu is tall and is called a giant. However, according to the research of soul scientists, his race does not seem to be a true giant.

In short, he became the King of Sin in order to suppress the fire of sin, so even if he was awakened again, he chose to return to the capital of sin. But now, he is already unconscious.

The entrance to Youmu's hall is narrow and can only accommodate one person. If nothing else, at least Youmu can't squeeze through, so Li You is also curious about how he got in.

One of the unsolved mysteries of the Souls series.

Standing at the entrance of the corridor here, Li You laid out his tactics.

"...The giant Youmu sat on the throne to suppress the fire of sin, but he also understood that people did not really call him king. So in order to reassure those who did not trust him, he left a big sword - —Stormmaster.

"The Storm Controller is also known as the 'Giant Killer'. The sword contains the power of the storm and can knock giants to the ground.

"It is said that the giant Yum owned two Stormbenders, one of which was given to those who did not trust him, and that sword is now beside his throne."

Aggie and V immediately understood: "So our first goal is to get this sword?"

Li You nodded: "Leave this to me, you just need to help me distract Youmu. Giant King Youmu is also a strong one among the salary kings, but with the Storm Controller, this battle should not be... "

When he said this, he suddenly guarded and decided not to plant a flag for himself in advance.

And Yuzi looked at the giant sitting on the throne at the end of the hall through the narrow passage in front, and rarely asked: "Then, where is the other sword?"

Li You opened his mouth and was about to answer when he heard footsteps coming from behind, and then a familiar honest voice said:

"...the two Storm Controllers that originally belonged to the giant Youmu, one was given to the false minister, and the other was entrusted to a friend of his before he became the King of Salons."

Everyone turned to look, but it was Onion who arrived.

He still looks the same, with onion armor and spiked buckler, but the weapon on his shoulders has been replaced by a broken old sword from the previous two-handed sword. The sword is as old as It broke into two halves, making people wonder if it could really be used to kill enemies.

Onion - no, Jack Baldo came to Li You and others and nodded towards them.

"...Everyone, thank you for your help."

He and Li You looked at each other, and through the peephole of the onion helmet, those little eyes were shining.

That kind of look was very familiar to Li You. It was the firm look of the Ashes who made up their mind and rushed to the mission.

Li You paused and then said, "Have you... decided?"

Jackbaldo looked at Li You, and then suddenly smiled honestly: "My friend, thanks to your help several times along the way, I can stand here."

"And now, it's time for me to complete my mission."

Li You looked at him for a long time before finally nodding: "...Let's go then."

Jackbaldo burst into a hearty laugh and said: "Thank you, my friend! I'm going now!"

With that said, he passed Li You and walked towards the main hall.

Hearing the conversation between the two just now, Aiji and V also noticed something: "Wait, is it possible that he...?"

Li You just shook his head slowly: "Let's go, prepare for reinforcements according to the battle plan."

Both of them understood what he meant, and their looks at Jack Baldo became complicated.

Of course Li You knows what will happen to Onion Jack Baldo after completing his mission, but just like other ashes and undead people, most of the people who survived in the end of Soul III are for mission, obsession and the like. And live. If they abandon these, their lives will lose their final meaning, and it may even be better to get rid of them as soon as possible.

Even if you forcibly extend their lives, it doesn't make much sense. Unless you can help them find a goal to live on, these people will not be able to escape the end of being transformed into living corpses.

But the problem is that even Li You doesn't know how others can find any reason to continue living in the world of Dark Souls. Apart from anything else, it seems that many of these people's home countries have perished, such as Astra, who was born in Anri.

So what Li You can do for these people is to help them complete their missions while running his own mission as much as possible, so that they will have no regrets.

Under the gaze of Li You and his group, Jackbaldo walked into the hall first.

The heavy onion-shaped armor made Jackbaldo's steps a little staggering. He stepped on the shallow water on the floor of the hall and walked towards the other end.

On the throne at the end of the hall, a giant with a height of nearly ten meters sat upright. He was wearing a broken chain mail, with a pair of thick arms exposed, his skin was charred and hard, almost like rock, and it was also lit with the fire of embers.

This is the fire king of the city of sin, the giant Yum. He leaned on a huge and heavy hatchet in both hands. From the exaggerated size, it is not difficult to guess that once this knife falls, it will cause a landslide.

As if hearing the footsteps of Jackbaldo, the head of the Fire King Yum, which had been lowered, slowly raised, revealing a simple and majestic face that was originally hidden under the iron thorn crown and mail.

At this time, Jackbaldo also stopped, raised the greatsword on his shoulder, and pointed it at the Fire King Yum.

"Yum, my old friend. I, Catalina Knight Jackbaldo, have come to fulfill my promise.

"May the Fire King... be with the sun!"

As if he was angry because of the provocation, and as if responding to Jackbaldo's declaration, the Fire King Yum slammed the big hatchet on the ground, and slowly stood up from the throne with a loud bang.

And Jackbaldo, carrying the broken greatsword, uttered a war cry and rushed towards the Fire King Yum!

"Hah ah ah -- !!! "

The Fire King Yum took a step forward, and with a rumbling sound, he walked out with a large hatchet in his hand!

Halfway through the run, Jackbaldo stopped, raised the broken greatsword in his hand to prepare, and then saw streams of air emerging from the void and converging on the sword.

When the gathered airflow reached a certain level, the whole sword suddenly flashed with light, and the airflow had gathered on the sword to form a whistling storm!

Jacobaldo then raised the greatsword above his head and slashed at the Fire King Yum who had already strode in front of him!

"Boom--! ! "    The storm wrapped around the sword was released instantly, swirling and rising, turning into a huge sword blade and slashing down heavily!

The Fire King Yum had already raised the large hatchet in his hand and was about to swing it down, but the Storm Sword came after him and chopped him down!

"Roar...! ! "

The Fire King Yum also roared, took a step back, and almost half-knelt on the ground. With just one blow, the Storm Blade knocked the giant Yum to the ground.

Edge and V in the back saw it and understood: "That sword is indeed...!"

V turned his head to look at Li You, but saw that he had taken the opportunity to rush into the hall and went straight to Yum's throne, leaving only Yuzu holding a big gun and standing quietly there.

V then turned back and looked at Edge, and then both took out their weapons.

Edge still held the big bow, and V also took out a sniper rifle, which was Li You's Echo.

The two raised their guns, pulled the bow, and aimed at the giant Yum at the same time.

"Bang--!!!"

Echo sounded first, followed by the vibration of the bowstring, and the bullet wrapped in lightning rushed straight to the head of Yum who had just stood up!

"Bang. "

With a muffled sound, the bullet accurately hit Yum's forehead, and then... it got stuck on it.

V was stunned at the time.

Then there was a flash of silver light, and the dragon hunting arrow also flew over!

"Dang——"

The result was not much different. The iron spear-like sword hit Yum's temple, and then it made a crisp sound, broke directly, bounced off, and fell to the ground. As for Yum's head, it was just a small dent, which looked like a minor injury at most.

Aiji was also stupid now.

Isn't it that the giant king Yum is so tough?

After being hit twice on the head, although he was not injured, Yum also saw Aiji and V, so he roared, stepped heavily, and rushed towards them!

But at this time, another storm blade fell from the air!

"Boom——! ! "

Jacobaldo, who was standing by, took advantage of the fact that Edge and V attracted Yum's attention and completed the second charge, interrupting Yum's attack again.

The giant Yum fell to the ground again. He supported his body with a large hatchet and looked at his old friend, Jacobaldo, again.

"Roar...! !"

Yum, who has been burned by flames for many years, is now unconscious. Otherwise, Jacobaldo would not have brought the Storm Ruler to "fulfill his promise." Although Jacobaldo missed his old friend, Yum no longer recognized him.

So at this moment, Yum stood up angrily and the hatchet fell down!

Jacobaldo's face under the mask changed slightly, and he quickly retreated.

But the hatchet, which was as big as a lonely peak, had already been chopped down!

"Boom--! ! "

Just as Li You had expected, such a terrifying weapon would surely cause an earthquake when wielded.

Under the giant Yum's sword, the entire hall trembled, and the supporting stone pillars trembled and cracked, almost unable to bear the weight.

Edge and V looked at Yum's sword nervously, worried that Jackbaldo would be in trouble. Yuzu on the side even raised the gun in her hand and prepared to fire.

But fortunately, although Jackbaldo was honest, he was also a battle-hardened warrior and dodged Yum's attack at the critical moment.

But the aftermath of the slash still knocked him away, causing him to fall to the ground, and Yum was merciless and was about to swing the hatchet again!

Jackbaldo's eyes showed solemnity, and he stood up as fast as he could to avoid it. Aggie and V in the back also attacked at the same time, trying to divert Yum's attention. Yuzu even turned the gun in his hand and aimed it at Yum's head!

But at this time, the attack from the other side landed before everyone else.

"Boom--!!"

There was another loud noise, and the familiar storm blade fell from the air, hitting Yum again and staggering to the side!

Jackbaldo's face was happy, and he turned his head to see that it was Li You who swung down another storm controller next to Yum's throne.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and Jackbaldo also got up from the ground and raised the sword again. Only Li You shook his arm with a look of surprise on his face.

The burden of releasing the storm blade was much greater than he imagined.

Unlike in the game, the Storm Controller in the game can only release storms in the Hall of Yum, and it does not consume magic power, but each time it is released, it will temporarily drain energy.

In reality, the Storm Controller remains unchanged, but the side effect becomes that it will cause a great burden on the body when it is released. Even with Li You's current physique, his arm is sore after one release, and he almost suffered a hidden injury.

At this moment, Li You seemed to understand why Jackbaldo stopped charging for a while after releasing two storms, and why he died inexplicably in the game after defeating Yum with the protagonist Ashes.

Many players think that he committed suicide after completing his mission, and Li You originally thought so, but now it seems that part of the reason is that he died of exhaustion.

Li You's thoughts turned rapidly, and he suddenly said: "Jackbaldo! I will attack, you assist me!"

Jackbaldo wanted to object, but Li You immediately said: "I am more physically fit, listen to me!"

Yum has stood up again, this time he left Jackbaldo behind and came towards Li You. As for the attacks of Aggie and V at the entrance of the hall behind him, he didn't take them seriously at all.

This is normal, after all, the attacks of the two people hardly broke his defense. Yum's physical strength and melee strength are definitely the strongest among the Soul Three Fire Kings. His extremely high defense and immunity to fire make him look like a mountain or a towering ancient tree!

And the only thing that can break mountains and trees is the storm.

Based on the effects of Aggie and V's attacks just now, Li You has also estimated that even if he is allowed to go up, he can only break Yum's defense with a full-strength attack in the form of a dragon man. But to say that he is seriously injured is obviously thinking too much.

Apart from anything else, Yum is more than eight meters tall. Even if the Blood Undying Slash strikes him, it is just a cut by the knife.

Fortunately, there is still the Storm Controller available. Facing Yum who is approaching in big strides, Li You took out the medicine gourd without hesitation and took a big sip, and then raised the broken sword in his hand again!

The airflow gathered on the sword and gathered into a storm, and Li You was unrestrained, holding the sword with both hands and slashing it diagonally!

"Boom--!!"

The storm blade slashed out diagonally, but Yum was unwilling to fall down this time, and actually raised the big hatchet and chopped it back!

The storm was invisible, but Yum's attack was no less powerful. After the collision, the storm blade was actually partially shattered, and only half of it fell on Yum!

With a rumbling sound, Yum took two steps back, but did not fall. He looked down at Li You and Jackbaldo, his scarlet eyes full of tyranny.

Li You and Jackbaldo both changed their expressions.

How could this be!

"Roar--!!"

Yum roared, and the big hatchet came down with a fierce wind!

Li You turned into black smoke, and Jackbaldo quickly rolled sideways to avoid the attack.

Li You, who had landed, didn't care about that much. He ignored the pain in his arm and immediately raised the Storm Controller again!

The airflow gathered again, and Li You and Jackbaldo also had a pattern. Just now, they had already moved to the left and right, each to the sides of Yum.

At this time, the two exchanged glances instantly, so Jackbaldo raised his sword first and chopped it down heavily!

"Boom--!!"

The giant Yum also roared. This time he raised the big hatchet in his hand, using the broad and thick blade as a shield to block in front of him!

The storm fell and hit Yum's big hatchet. Sure enough, it was blocked again. The rest was not enough to knock the giant down.

However, at this time, Li You, who was on the side and back, had already swung down the big sword!

"Boom...!!!"

This time, Yum had no time to defend, and was hit hard on the back by the storm!

"Boom!!"

The front and back storms fell at the same time. Even if the first storm was partially blocked, the combined force still overturned the giant Yum directly!

With the earth shaking, Youm fell heavily to the ground, splashing water and cracking bricks and stones.

Youm's anger reached its peak. He quickly propped himself up, raised his head and roared earth-shatteringly!

As he roared, flames ignited on the body and arms of the giant Youm. The flames were more intense than those of Aldrich or the Fran Undead Squad, almost completely covering his arms. And the big hatchet in his hand turned into a flaming blade!

Youm, the King of Fire!

Youm stood up, raised his foot and stomped heavily on the ground, and a storm of flames instantly swept around!

"Boom--!!"

Li You and Jack Baldo immediately took shelter and hid behind the stone pillars in the hall. They were not burned by the flames, but Xinwang Youmu immediately held the hatchet with both hands and ran over Li You heavily!

"Boom——!!"

He held the hatchet horizontally and directly smashed the stone pillar where Li You was hiding, and then pressed down the sharp blade like a guillotine!

Fortunately, Youmu's strength and defense were invincible, so his movements were much slower, and he couldn't compare with the undead team, which was famous for its agility. Li You retreated instantly and dodged the attack in time. After landing, he took another sip of the wound medicine gourd and was about to charge up the Storm Blade again.

"Jack..."

Li You planned to call Jack Baldo to cooperate with him again, but when he glanced around, he saw him hiding behind the stone pillar on the other side. Although he was holding the Storm Controller tightly, the armor on both arms was already covered with blood!

The giant Youmu hardly bleeds, so there is no need to say where the blood comes from.

Li You's expression changed instantly, especially when he saw Jack Baldo insisting on accumulating storms and cooperating with him even so, he couldn't help but shout: "Wait!"

Jack Baldo paused as expected, but the look in his eyes still showed unwavering determination.

For him, there is only one reason to reawaken as Ashes, and that is to fulfill his promise to his old friend Youmu... to send him away with the sword he gave him personally.

So even if Li You stops him, or even if he is not the only one, he will fight to the death.

Li You saw Jack Baldo's thoughts and couldn't help but frown. But at this moment, Salary King Youmu had already rushed towards him again.

Li You didn't have time to speak, so he could only pull Youmu to avoid in another direction, while letting Aggie pull Jack Baldo into the spiritual link network.

"onion!"

Li You shouted. At this time, he didn't care about calling him by his full name, so he called him Cion out of habit.

Jack Baldo was obviously stunned, but he did not get angry at this time, but responded: "Don't hesitate! My old friend, you can only let me stop it!"

Li You quickly replied: "I won't stop him! But this won't work. Even if we are all exhausted, I'm afraid we won't be able to defeat him!"

Jack Baldo paused as expected: "...Then what do you think we should do?"

"Hoo! Hoo! Hoo-!!"

While dodging Youmu's three consecutive heavy slashes, Li You said, "I have an idea! You follow my command! I ask you to attack, then attack again!"

Jack Baldo obviously hesitated for a moment, and then said: "...Okay! But don't force it, Youmu, he is my responsibility!"

"--Don't worry!"

After leaving such a sentence, Li You said no more. He suddenly activated the Feather of Mist Crow again, dodged Yomu's guillotine, and at the same time distanced himself.

Then, Li You stood still and held the Storm Controller tightly.

This sword retains the power of the storm, and even if it is damaged, it can still exert its full power against giants.

Only storms can knock down big trees, and it seems true at the moment. But for Li You, the Storm Controller is not the only way he can exert the power of the storm.

With a thought in Li You's mind, the Sakura Dragon Divine Crystal in his body started to operate, and divine power began to be injected into the broken sword in his hand.

As divine power poured into the sword, a shadow appeared on the broken Storm Controller, as if there was another thorn-like sword overlapping it.

And Li You raised the illusory sword again and swung it towards Youmu in the air!

At this moment, an incredibly violent storm surged forward, turning into blades and spiral thorns, and smashed towards Youmu!

"boom--!!!"