What the hell is this world?

After Fang Zheng was killed for the Nth time, he sat by the campfire and was speechless.

At this moment, he has already felt the deep malice that this world has brought to him.

At the beginning, Fang Zheng thought this was a very ordinary world, but now he no longer thinks so. If the first time he was killed by the knight was considered carelessness, then the next few times, even though Fang Zheng had made full preparations, he was still ruthlessly pressed to the ground by the opponent. However, these efforts were not in vain. After several attempts, Fang Zheng found that the "rebound" that he thought was useless before was unexpectedly useful. After mastering this skill, he successfully blocked and rebounded the knight's attack, and then seized the opportunity to stab the opponent's chest with a sword.

Originally Fang Zheng thought that everything was over, but before he could draw his sword, he saw a dark and strange force suddenly emerge from behind the knight, then twisted and condensed into a huge monster with a snake head, and then bit him.

At that moment, Fang Zheng's heart broke.

At first, he thought this was an ordinary wasteland-like world.

Then, he felt that this should be an ordinary world with strong combat power.

But now...what the hell is this monster? !

Do I have to rely on swords and knives to fight this huge, inhuman-like thing?

This world is too hopeless!!

Although there are monsters in the dark world, at least they have skills to protect themselves!

And here, I can only roll, block, and chop? No skills, no magic, no artifacts, and even no teammates?

My mentality exploded instantly!

This is simply a nightmare!

Fortunately, Fang Zheng remembered that he came to this world to practice sword skills and consciousness, otherwise, he would have chosen to commit suicide. To survive in this world, it takes more than just a big heart.

Fortunately, there is also a small refuge in this dark world. After defeating the knight with great difficulty, Fang Zheng passed through the gate and entered a place called the Fire Sacrifice Field, where he met a girl wearing an eye mask - she called herself the Fire Keeper. From the Fire Keeper, Fang Zheng also learned about the situation of this world.

The world was originally in chaos, but one day, a flame called the First Fire was born. People found the King's Soul beside the First Fire and defeated the ancient dragon with the power of fire. After that, the Age of Fire began, and humans built a glorious civilization. However, the fire will eventually go out. In order to keep the flame burning, the heroes with great power used themselves as firewood to keep the flame burning.

And now, it all has come to an end.

The flame of inheritance has been extinguished, and the bells rang, awakening the ancient Fire King who had fallen into a deep sleep.

However, they have given up their thrones.

My duty is to defeat these fire kings and ignite the remaining fire again.

After talking with the fire keeper, Fang Zheng finally understood the general "setting" of this world. To put it in a metaphor, this world is like a bonfire. It once burned, bringing light and warmth. But now, it is only a pile of ashes. What he has to do is to find enough firewood to light the bonfire again... Otherwise, everything will be ruined.

This is truly a hopeless world.

But fortunately, at least there is a soft girl like the Fire Keeper to comfort Fang Zheng's battered soul. At least she is much better than the muscular blacksmith and the old witch. Compared with her, these two guys are just like the undead trapped here - oh, and the guy who sits on the steps holding a sword, mumbling something all day long.

After the hard battle, Fang Zheng felt that he had mastered the skills to survive in this world, so he followed the fire keeper's instructions and teleported to the wall of Lothric, intending to start his next adventure. In fact, the monsters on the wall did not pose any threat to Fang Zheng at first. Even the undead with big axes were easily deflected by Fang Zheng and then executed with one sword.

This made Fang Zheng's self-confidence begin to swell unprecedentedly... Well, it's not quite right to say this, but at least, he felt that he had mastered the essence of how to fight.

Until he met a guy named Knight Lothric.

This guy was just like the knight Fang Zheng had seen before, dressed like a human, but completely unable to communicate. The moment he saw Fang Zheng, the knight immediately roared and rushed towards him.

Fang Zheng was no longer as surprised as before. He had discovered that, except for the few people at the Firelink Shrine, everyone he met outside seemed to be a beast without reason who only knew how to fight. They would attack him without saying a word. So Fang Zheng stepped forward decisively, waving his shield and preparing to block the execution again.

But what Fang Zheng didn't expect was that the Lothric Knight rushed over and raised his shield to hit him, knocking him out directly. Then, before Fang Zheng could come to his senses, he saw the other party raise his sword and slash... With a swish, the world was quiet.

Fang Zheng finally realized that he was still a novice when it came to using cold weapons.

He was able to defeat Shi Dong before because of the special effects of the Royal Cross Swordsmanship and Breaking the Air. Although Shi Dong later pointed out that Fang Zheng's weakness was that he did not have a deep understanding of swordsmanship, Fang Zheng still did not take it seriously. In his opinion, he did not use all his fighting skills. For example, if he had given himself an invincible skill at the beginning and then rushed over to use a divine storm on Shi Dong, the other party would probably have died a more miserable death...

Not to mention, even if I encounter a strong enemy in the future and can’t defeat him, don’t I still have the Soul Stone?

But now, in this world, Fang Zheng realized for the first time how powerless he was.

Without the bonus of the Soul Stone and unable to use the Paladin skills, I am so weak!

How many times has he died since he came to this high wall?

Sitting in front of the campfire, Fang Zheng frowned. If he had enough confidence in his strength before, then this time in this world, Fang Zheng finally understood how weak his real strength was. Thinking carefully, in the first battle after rebirth in this world, he relied on the power of the soul stone to escape the disaster of death. In the dark world, he also relied on the soul stone to kill Magda. These were all given to him by the system, but these were not completely his own strength, but the plug-in given to him by the system.

Could it be that I had been lost before?

If Fang Zheng came here just to train himself at the beginning, now he has begun to seriously reflect on whether his previous thoughts are correct. Does he need to rely on the system's help for the rest of his life? Although the system can indeed help him a lot, if he doesn't become stronger, then isn't it all in vain?

"I was too careless..."

While secretly shaking his head, Fang Zheng stood up with a wry smile. He was not a warrior before his rebirth. Although he had received some training, Fang Zheng had never tried to fight on the battlefield. Therefore, he was not very familiar with face-to-face combat. Originally, Fang Zheng did not think this was a problem, but now, he has discovered what he lacks.

Perhaps this is why the system chose this world for itself.

Thinking of this, Fang Zheng once again tightened his sword, stood up and walked to the edge of the platform, looking at the city that had turned into ruins. He could hear the whistling of the wind, the gloomy and hoarse roars and heavy footsteps everywhere. Those zombie-like monsters were still roaming in the city, waving their weapons and trying to kill all the lives they saw.

Fang Zheng didn't know who the other party was originally, what they had done, and why they were fighting, but now, there was only one thing that he was very clear about.

That is, the one standing in front of him is his enemy.

Thinking of this, Fang Zheng clenched the sword in his hand and strode towards the bottom of the stairs.