Chapter 384: Charge on the Pope
“It’s actually the West German president.”
"Why is the president here?"
"This is the first time I've seen such a big shot come to the dungeon!"
Because of Luluwo's words, Sid instantly became the focus of everyone's attention.
Although he had been thinking about how to attract other people's attention and how to make himself the brightest star on the way here, now it seems that he has achieved his goal by using alternative means, but.
It feels weird, as if something is wrong. Oh, right, he wants to attract popularity by himself, not by relying on Luluwo!
The corners of Sid's mouth trembled. If he was asked to go on stage and say a few words, what could he say? Who could give him a "background"?
[President, listen to me, this is what actually happened]
Luluwo's voice appeared in his mind, and there was no doubt that it was the effect of magic.
In a few seconds, he understood everything.
[Five days have passed since you entered the painting world of Anor Londo. During these five days, all the things related to Anor Londo have been fermenting. It is too troublesome to talk about them one by one. I will only talk about the key points.]
[The Church of Holy Light announced that the Dark Moon faith is not on the side of the evil god, but did not say whether it is legitimate. At the same time, Holy Light believers are prohibited from touching anything related to the Dark Moon and Starfire. Private contact is considered apostasy.]
[After the news that Gwyndolin could really be seen in Anor Londo spread, the number of Darkmoon Sword's oath-takers saw a sharp increase, and many passers-by who had previously been uninterested in these things and just wanted to try out what it felt like to see a true god also joined in.]
[Since a large number of ears are needed to exchange for the Darkmoon Priest Ring, there are now Darkmoon Swords active everywhere in the dungeon, and there are not enough invaders to kill.]
[There are also a lot of miscellaneous things like Princess Celina's strong request to enter Anor Londo, the king's illness worsens, all Solar's related products are out of stock, etc. I will talk about these later.]
[The most important thing is that two days after you entered Anor Londo, the leader of Irithyll, "The Phantom of Pope Shalivan", could suddenly be injured by adventurers. Although it is still scraping, it is more effective than before. However, after many investigations, it was found that whether it can cause damage is random. Sometimes it still cannot cause damage, and sometimes it can be effective. So if you want to defeat him, now is the best time, let a large number of adventurers try and make mistakes.]
[It so happens that I have excellent information. Pope Sullivan once imprisoned the leader of the Darkmoon Knights, Yulsika, in an underground prison. Then what about Gwyndolin, the first leader of the Darkmoon Knights? Will he also be killed? 】
[Fingry and I are now announcing this information. We can take advantage of the enthusiasm of those who have signed the Darkmoon Sword for Gwyndolin and use them to attack Sullivan's phantom! 】
After listening to Luluwo's explanation, Sid finally completed the plot that he had missed in the past few days.
I still feel like there are still some doubts. For example, Irithyll has been open for such a long time, how is it possible that Luluwo is the only one who knows that Yursika was imprisoned by Shalivan? There should be other people who know about it, what those people are doing, etc., but these are irrelevant. Anyway, Luluwo was the first one to bring this up.
At present, the only thing left to be conquered in the entire [Irithyll of the Frost Valley] is the final boss, and the rest of the places are almost clear. It's time for adventurers to make their efforts.
If the purpose is to excite the adventurers, then the exclusive information I have now can have a good effect. Sid weighed the options in his mind, then nodded and took a step forward. The crowd automatically made way for him and he walked onto the stage unhindered. ,
"Then, what I am going to tell you next is the completion of the story of the god Shadow Sun. I just won the battle against Ornstein and Smough together with the brave Sun Warriors, and unveiled the most mysterious veil of the painting world of Anor Londo."
He used magic in his voice, and as soon as he finished speaking, people immediately quieted down and listened to his story quietly.
It turns out that it’s better to be quiet when talking about serious matters, although I do like the hustle and bustle.
Sid cleared his throat and recounted everything he had seen and heard in the painting world. During the conversation, he also used magic to project the memories in his mind into pictures in the air for people to watch. This required extremely high magical attainments and operating techniques. If you have the power, you can do whatever you want.
When they saw Solar kill the gargoyle with a few slashes, several people in the crowd wearing the same iron bucket helmets cheered.
When seeing Ornstein and Small appear in the same frame, a man in the crowd who looked like a royal guard quickly took out a photo stone to take a picture.
When the face of the Sunshine Princess appeared here, the originally quiet crowd suddenly became agitated, even more excited than when they saw the duo.
When Gwynevere's illusion was broken and Anor Londo fell into darkness, the crowd's excitement increased even more.
After that, Cid told all his speculations about Gwyndolin, the story of how he guarded the royal city alone and maintained the fire.
At the bonfire in front of the academy, a petite figure with a sword on her back and dirty and torn clothes just walked out. She originally just wanted to find something to eat, but she listened to the last speech.
When she heard Cid say, "It is very likely that Shalivan used some means to attack Anor Londo and imprisoned Gwyndolin," she stopped in her tracks.
She didn't care what happened to Gwyndolin, but if Sullivan really attacked the royal city, then those friends she knew in the royal city would be in trouble.
The attitude of the onlookers was undoubtedly heated up to a climax. The moment Cid's speech ended, some people could no longer hold back and ran to the campfire to teleport to Irithyll.
"Very good, very good, shout, be angry, let's charge at Salivan together!" Luluwo cast a magic spell that had the effect of inciting emotions, and the adventurers in the audience were willing to be incited.
At that moment, half of the people dispersed. Upon closer inspection, they saw that almost all of the knives being sharpened were Dark Moon Swords.
It seems that this "pre-war speech" was very successful.
Looking at the excited crowd, Sid couldn't help but let out a breath, forced a smile, and thought:
It seems like no one cares that I beat Ornstein and Smough, and everyone's attention is on Sullivan.
Then what is the point of my efforts these days?
At this moment, Luluwo suddenly poked his side, her eyes sparkling with stars, and said with admiration: "President, you actually defeated Ornstein and Smoo, you are worthy of being the pinnacle legend of the gold-level adventurer. I admire you so much..."
A silencing spell was cast, and Luluwo was immediately silenced, unable to even utter a whimper.
"Okay, I can still tell the difference between true admiration and false flattery."
Sid rubbed his brow and said, "Tell me, what do you want to ask me for?"
Luluwo smiled immediately, with the corners of her eyes curved like a crescent moon.
After the crowd dispersed, the Bed City Adventurer's Guild.
"I didn't expect that you, the President, could actually clear the painting world. I thought I would see you in the Resurrection House in a few days."
"I'm beginning to regret removing your silence spell."
"Hey, I won't talk about it anymore."
Seeing Sid gradually showing impatience, Luluwo quickly got back to business.
She took out a pocket notebook from her pocket, placed it on the table, and pushed it in front of the president. The notebook did not look like it was hers because it looked a little worn and was stained with hair from unknown creatures, and it smelled like wolf.
"This is what you asked me to do before entering Anor Londo, and it has now been successfully completed," she said, turning the notebook to a certain page. "Dal and his men took great pains to obtain a Darkmoon Priest Ring and allowed a Farran guard to enter and meet Gwyndolin. This is his reaction."
An adventurer can only have one oath at a time. Changing an oath means that the previous contribution to the oath will be reset to zero. Although the rewards already obtained are still there, the number of items previously accumulated for the oath will be cleared. If you want to redeem subsequent higher-level rewards, you must start from scratch, and the rewards that have been exchanged will not appear again.
So Dahl found a Darkmoon Sword oathkeeper who could probably withstand the test of wolf blood to join the gang. He first helped the other party get twenty ears in exchange for the Darkmoon Priest Ring, which was an indispensable condition in order to meet Gwyndolin. Then he helped the man change his oath and become a Farran Guardian, and then entered the painting world.
The Flan Guard is currently the only oath that may lead to failure. Adventurers who cannot bear the wolf's blood will turn into mad werewolves, and will have to die many times to recover. They will be weak for a long time. They can use wolf monsters to share the wolf's blood to relieve the pain, but it is difficult for others to have a wolf pack that is in tune with each other like Dal.
So at the moment, the number of Fran Guard Oathbreakers is the smallest.
"It's very efficient. Young people nowadays are so capable."
Cid flipped through his notebook, on which he had scribbled down the words Gwyndolin spoke to the Farran guards.
[A strange oath, wolf blood, traces of Artorius. What does this mean? 】
[You are stained with the breath of the Black Forest Courtyard, but it is too thin, why is there an abyss?]
[Ah, I understand. There are such things in the world. You can leave now.]
"No more?"
Sid shook the notebook, unable to believe that there were only three sentences on it.
"Just these three sentences, that's all. No matter how long you stay in front of the fog gate, the other party won't say anything else."
Luluwo suddenly asked curiously: "President, do you think she has realized something, such as her own identity, the truth of the painting world, etc."
Sid fell into deep thought and said, "I originally thought that the afterimage would go insane after realizing its true nature, but if the afterimage's predecessor was a god, it might be hard to say."
After a moment, he closed his notebook.
"Since the so-called response is just these three sentences and there is no follow-up, there is no need to pay attention to it. According to your previous suggestion, the guild will form an exploration team again. No, we should call it a crusade team."
It would be best if the incited adventurers could really get the first kill of Pope Sullivan's Phantom. If not, the information they bring back will become the "food" of the guild's crusade team, helping them increase their chances of winning.
"Ah, but before the expedition team sets out, I want to wait for someone to come back. Is that okay? She's been missing for almost two weeks."
Luluwo's eyes pierced through the sky and said:
"President, do you know Erza? I think she is the main force of the expedition team."
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Meanwhile, Irithyll in the Frost Valley.
Although her clothes were tattered and covered in dust, Elsa, who felt more energetic than ever before, was walking in the city.
I walked while chewing the dried meat I bought from Curry. It seemed that it was okay not to eat in the painting world, but after coming out, the feeling of hunger was more uncomfortable than the lack of mental strength.
During this period, she has been receiving guidance from Solar in Anor Londo. Her level may not have increased significantly, but the improvement in some aspects is very significant.
She left the Sword Skeleton Greatsword in the inn in the lake area, and now she carries her own greatsword. In addition to this weapon, she also carries a small bag of unknown berries, a half-empty element bottle, and a ring [Rusty Iron Ring]. Apart from this, she has nothing else.
The Element Bottle was given to her by the Brass Woman. Ordinary adventurers need to perform a secret ritual of fire in order to obtain the Element Bottle, and the Element Bottle will disappear after death, but the one given to her by the Brass Woman will always exist.
The berries were also found for her by the Brass Woman. Elsa complained at the beginning that she was hungry and wanted to eat something, but she didn't expect that the Brass Woman, an immortal who didn't need to eat, would actually find berries for her. Although she could only taste them and couldn't fill her stomach, she was really touched.
The rusty iron ring was given to her by the giant blacksmith, because in the last period of time, Solar was always guiding her to fight the Silver Knight in the castle. During the break, Elsa would chat with the giant blacksmith.
Although the giant was not good at speaking, he gave people a very relaxed feeling when chatting. She had never felt such an atmosphere when she was in the Light Eagle Group.
Oh, and she also has a sun amulet in her pocket that can be used to perform miracles. This is naturally a gift from Solar.
Although the ten days in the painting world were very hard, I felt very happy.
So after listening to Sid's speech in front of the academy, she somehow came to Irithyll's side. Was she going to challenge Sullivan's phantom alone? No, that's a bit of a stretch.
But her worries about the Brass Woman, the Giant Blacksmith, and even Solar made her unable to stand still, so she simply came here to take a look around, hoping she could find something.
She was now walking on the graveyard path of Irithyll, the shortcut that the little boy had pointed out to people.
At first, the adventurers only regarded this place as a shortcut to the cathedral, but as they explored it more deeply, they found that this cemetery had a lot of meaning.
Because the graves here can be dug.
After a tomb is dug up, a passage leading to the underground will appear. It seems to be the sewer of the city of Irithyll. All kinds of deformed monsters are in it. It is said that there are also Pisces people as elite monsters. The difficulty is very high. Every challenger will curse after contacting the Pisces people.
There are also things on other graves, which may be zombies that jump up and bite people, or equipment of Irithyll monsters. It is said that there is also a set of even rarer equipment, but no one knows who has dug it out yet.
Elsa had never been into the sewer before, but she was a little interested in it. Perhaps it could relieve her irritability, so she used the giant sword as a shovel and started digging.
Unfortunately, there was no tunnel in this grave, but a highly zombified corpse appeared with purple spots floating above it.
Purple light spots, isn’t this what those adventurers who like to open boxes in graves are pursuing? Today is really a lucky day.
Elsa picked it up casually, and then
His hand shook, and the brass armor scattered all over the ground.
【Brass Set】
[The armor of the knight known as the Dark Moon Sword in the past. The armor is made of brass to cover up something unsightly.]
[The armor was covered with traces of battle. The Dark Moon Knight fought for her oath until the last moment. Just as a bonfire will also go out, her life has come to an end.]
(End of this chapter)
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