Chapter 727 Northern Undead Asylum

【Northern Undead Asylum】

Todd knew all these words, but when they were put together, he couldn't understand them.

What?

Is there such a place in the Thane dungeon?

"Where's my Fire Shrine?!"

Because he was too much looking forward to the Firelink Shrine, or rather, too much looking forward to relying on the power of the Firelink Shrine to leave Skamiron, any place he went was acceptable to him.

So now being locked up in jail seems even more uncomfortable, so uncomfortable that I can't accept the fact.

A prison? Yes, a prison.

He now lives in a luxurious single room in a huge prison called the Northern Undead Asylum.

It's a single room with no bed, no desk, and naturally no toilet or shower.

Perhaps because it is too humid here, the inside of the prison is covered with slippery moss. When you step on it, you can feel the rich sound of water, and even some suspicious little creatures will burst out.

This is not a place where people can live at all!

He is a bit of a germaphobe and strictly requires people in Haipa Town to wash their bodies before eating. He really can't stand staying in this kind of environment for even a second. He feels that staying any longer will shorten his life by a year!

Any god out there, please send some good person to save me!

I shouldn't have believed that the Sion Dungeon would be so kind. This must be another disgusting idea it came up with!

There are different opinions on whether dungeons have a certain degree of intelligence, but Todd believes that dungeons definitely have self-awareness, especially the Thane dungeon.

Otherwise, how did so many disgusting things come out!

"Damn it, let me out!"

He banged on the iron fence, but unfortunately, no matter whether he used fire, freezing or other methods, he couldn't open the damn iron fence.

It's like magic is weakened the moment it comes into contact with this thing, and it has no effect at all.

"Hey, stop calling you. Don't you think it's too noisy?" Hervey's voice came from the cell opposite. He was lucky enough to have a roommate.

But the only problem was that the roommate was a zombie who had lost his mind and could only squat in the corner and hit his head.

"Even you can't open this iron fence?" Todd asked in surprise, because just by looking at the other party's clothes, he could tell that he was a powerful master.

"This fence looks simple, but it's actually not ordinary stuff at all. I mainly fight with weapons, but when I woke up here, everything was gone."

Hervey's voice sounded serious, but there was excitement behind the seriousness.

He caressed the moss-stained iron fence lovingly and said in an infatuated tone, "It's worthy of being a creation of the Thane Dungeon. I must take one back with me, no matter what the cost."

His tone made Todd shiver and feel goose bumps all over his body. It was the first time he saw someone so obsessed with the Sion Dungeon.

After making a fuss for a while, he finally couldn't stand it anymore and used his last bit of stubbornness to find a relatively clean place to squat down and recover his strength.

Some people from the Spark Church, including Hervey, were also imprisoned here. Most of them were kept in single cells. The prison tunnel stretched as far as the eye could see, and it was unknown how many people were imprisoned here.

I don’t know what this place was built for. Is it just an ordinary prison?

Time passed by minute by minute, and in the dark prison, it was impossible to tell the sky and time.

At first, Todd insisted on squatting and not touching the dirty ground, but in the end he couldn't hold on any longer and sat down on the ground.

The moment he sat down, he felt that his personality was damaged.

It felt like a very long time had passed, and the sound of moss dripping from the ceiling made him so irritated that he wanted to kill someone.

“Tick, tick.”

Every drop of water put pressure on his increasingly tense mental lines, causing him to tremble all over.

This prison must have some magic that accelerates people's mental instability, otherwise his spirit wouldn't collapse so quickly.

"Hey, why don't we talk to kill time?" Hervey's voice suddenly came.

Todd gave him a look and said, "I don't have anything to say."

"Heh, you were begging for mercy just now, and now you're so tough?" Hervey shrugged and took off his helmet, revealing a relatively fresh face of a young man. However, his hairstyle was very similar to Iori Yagami's, and he looked a bit like a "Shamatte" (Shamatte). "Whether you want to talk or not, I want to talk anyway. I'll go crazy if I don't say something."

The sound of Hervey's voice seemed to drown out the suffocating sound of dripping water, so Todd let him go.

"It seems there's nothing much to talk about with a stranger like you. How about introducing myself? My name is Hervey, I'm male, my sexual orientation is Sean, my hobby is Sean, and the birthday gift I want most is Sean."

What a mess! Todd complained in his heart without saying a word.

"There was a lady named Stellan who saved me from bandits. I asked her how I could repay her, and she told me I could become a Sun Warrior and help others. That would be my way of repaying her. I was moved by her words, so I joined the Church of Spark. I didn't expect that I was quite talented. I became very strong after just a little training. Now I've returned to Skameron to spread the spirit of the Sun Warrior. Oh, and I'm originally from Skameron. My mother took me to the Kingdom of Anor when I was a child."

Hervey chattered on and on, showing no sign of stopping.

"Life is short, so I believe learning should focus on the key points. After a lifetime of tireless research, I've discovered the most worthwhile moves to learn in the Thane dungeon. Would you like to hear about it?"

Before Todd could answer, he said directly:

"You must learn the Hound's Step in combat skills. It's best to get a Hound's Fang. If you have the conditions, you can go to someone named Leon to learn Swift Slash. Lion Slash and Hunting Giants are also quite good."

"For magic, I'll learn Whirlwind Gravel and Broom Star. These two spells are invincible. With our talents as ordinary people, learning other magic is both tiring and unpleasant."

"As for those weak combat magics, I won't even look at them!"

It sounds like Hervey has his own unique understanding of the combat magic of the Sen Dungeon.

And it's a strength party.

He kept talking incessantly, as if it could really relieve the boredom of being locked up in the prison. Todd was infected by him and gradually started chatting with him intermittently.

"Where do you think this Northern Undead Asylum is? Is it connected to the Firelink Shrine, the Hall of the Round Table, or the Hunter's Dream?"

“It’s possible.”

"I really want to go back to Irithyll to see the Onion Knight. I always feel that his story is not over yet. He can't stay in the cellar forever."

“That’s very exciting.”

Time passed slowly in the occasional chat, which was not too boring.

However, I don’t know when even this casual chat disappeared.

Talking is also physically demanding, and talking too much will make people feel bored. What's more, even for Hervey, being locked up here without seeing any way forward or future would make people feel uncomfortable.

Despair is like black dye, gradually eroding everyone's heart.

Todd had already laid down on the moss without caring about his image, staring at the dirty ceiling, which was made of unknown material, his lips dry.

"Is there no one coming to save me?"

There was only the faint light of a torch in the prison, and this weak light did not give people hope, but rather made them feel more despair.

Because when the light is too small and the darkness is too vast, the existence of light is particularly dazzling. If it is completely dark, people can deceive themselves and fall into depravity. Once the light appears, people will be unwilling to fall into depravity. The result is naturally that they suffer torture while awake.

He now understood why Hervey's roommate was squatting in the corner and beating himself. If he stayed here any longer, he would go crazy.

Just being locked up here is the most horrific punishment in the world!

Todd stared at the ceiling with eyes that gradually became cloudy and he gradually lost consciousness. At this moment, he suddenly laughed at himself.

He was laughing at himself because.

"I must be delirious. I'm actually seeing hallucinations."

He shook his head and muttered to himself dejectedly:

“I actually saw the ceiling was lifted up and someone was looking at me.”

“.”

"wrong!"

Todd suddenly jumped up with a "Teng!", his eyes fixed on the ceiling, his whole body trembling, almost shaking like a sieve!

"What's wrong with you?" The noise from his side woke up Hervey who was about to faint.

“Ah, ah.”

Todd opened his mouth speechless, his eyes full of surprise.

Light.

A small beam of light descended from the sky, penetrated the barrier of the deadly prison, and shone warm light on his face.

It was the long-lost light, coming from the small gap in the opened ceiling. Only then did he realize that the ceiling could be opened.

And in this beam of light, he saw the angel who saved the world.

The figure of a knight appeared in the only gap in the ceiling.

If there is a veteran adventurer like Leon who has been through all the areas of the Sen Dungeon, he should be able to recognize that the armor worn by this knight is called [Astera Advanced Knight Armor].

It’s not very gorgeous, but it gives people a sense of security.

"Help, help!"

He almost forgot how to speak. The words "save me" kept circling in Todd's throat but he couldn't say them. He became anxious and restless.

The knight in the sunlight then extended his hand to him.

No, it wasn't about reaching out, it was about dropping something.

“Ding-dong—”

Todd quickly ran over to pick it up, and when he took a closer look, he found that it was actually a series of keys!

Key! Could it be the key to open the prison door?

He was ecstatic, holding the key in both hands as if it were the most precious treasure in the world, and was about to look up to express his gratitude.

But the knight had disappeared, leaving only the ceiling still shining with sunlight, indicating that everything he had just seen was not a dream.

Todd was silent for a moment, then he smiled happily and took the key to try the door, saying:

"What a good man! He will surely be rewarded for his good deeds!"

"Although the Sion dungeon is very deceptive, the afterimages are very lovable!"

With a "click", the prison door opened.

"How did you open it!?" Now it was Hervey's turn to be surprised. The others also looked over, and the next moment there was an overwhelming voice begging him to come and open the door.

Holding the prison key, Todd felt like he was holding the lifeline of the entire world in his hands. Didn't these people who were stronger than him have to listen to him?

However, this inflated mood did not last long. He honestly opened the door for people with an honest and simple look.

Using the key to threaten others is the most foolish thing to do. What he wants to do is to do a favor for the people of the Spark Church.

"I'm letting you out. In exchange, I hope you can escort me to the Firelink Shrine."

"As long as I can find the way, I'll take you anywhere."

Standing in the prison corridor, Hervey stretched his sore shoulders with a look of relief, and put the dragon-shaped helmet back on his head. "Describe the appearance of the knight who threw the key to you. I have a feeling we'll run into him here again."

So, Todd followed the crowd while describing the knight's attire.

He had successfully joined the Spark Church and no one raised any objections, as if he was supposed to follow everyone.

You can't tell at all that when they first met him, people wanted to fill him with cement pillars.

After listening to his description, Hervey immediately said that it was the Astra Advanced Knight Armor, which could be picked up on the Road of Living Sacrifice.

Todd took the opportunity to praise the other party's erudition.

The only problem for everyone now is that they have no weapons.

Neither weapons nor shields were left, only the fists covered with iron armor could be used for fighting, and all the members were forced to change their jobs to boxers.

As for the exploration of the Northern Undead Asylum, under the leadership of Hervey, an old adventurer who looked like he was from the Sean Dungeon himself, even Todd, who had never explored a dungeon before, was able to keep up with the pace of the crowd.

They were now walking in a corridor, with prisons on both sides, filled with a large number of zombies, who made creepy howls from time to time.

The corridors twist and turn, and there are stairs leading to the upper and lower floors for people to choose. It looks like a very regular building layout. Everything is fine except that it is a bit eerie.

Not long after they walked, they encountered the guards here. They were a group of zombies wearing armor. They were quite agile and could wave their knives for several minutes continuously as if they were tireless.

The people had no way to get close to the dragon without weapons or shields, and could only wait until the dragon stopped moving and then rush forward.

When people lose their weapons, they can sometimes become pitifully weak.

Every time He Wei walked through a place, he would comment on the design, such as the timing of the monsters popping out at the corner, the coordination between the monsters, etc. In the end, his evaluation of the Northern Undead Asylum was:

"The zombies are much stronger than I imagined, but they're not impossible to deal with. The map design is pretty standard, on the same level as the Sacrifice Road."

In other words, apart from the zombies being extremely strong and able to fly bricks, the design here is at the level of a novice village like the Road of Living Sacrifice.

Todd wasn't interested in dungeon design and lost his attention after listening for a while.

He was looking for the knight. Should he at least thank him in person? Maybe he could even get a reward from him after thanking him.

After walking for a while, people suddenly found themselves leaving the dark corridor and arriving at an open-air courtyard.

Opposite the courtyard is a closed gate. Although you can't see clearly behind the gate, you can see the blue sky and white clouds that represent freedom!

"Let's go, there must be an exit!"

(End of this chapter)