Chapter 427: Embarking on the Path of the Ancient Dragon 2.0
Selene admitted that she was very surprised when she saw Ornstein alive.
The next second, when her gaze shifted to the dragon hunting spear in the other party's hand, she felt that she would be chilled to the bone in the next second.
Although she would sometimes go crazy and yell something like "Ahhh, I was stabbed to death by Ornstein~" and it seemed like she was enjoying the speech.
But only a pure masochist likes pain!
She was only trying to have fun because she had no choice but to do so because she had no way to avoid being attacked!
Her purity is not that high yet!
What should I shout this time to relieve the pain, "Your spear pierces my body and happiness is in my heart"?
However, this time, she was not completely disappointed.
Ornstein didn't even look at her, or rather, he didn't even take the group of seekers around him seriously. They were naturally ignored as dust and stones.
The Lion Knight leaped high into the air with a jolt of his feet. The aura he exuded inadvertently made the people around him sway. Selina, who was closest to him, was blown away and bumped into several people before she stopped.
"Wow"
Looking at the other person disappearing among the mountains, the princess could not help but slowly open her mouth, her eyes twinkling, as if there were stars hidden in her eyes.
The roar of dragons could be heard from the sky, and several flying dragons chased in the direction where the knight was going. Lightning and fire flashed occasionally in the mountains. Although they could not be seen, just by listening to the sound, one could tell that it must be a fierce battle.
There were many flying dragons on the Ancient Dragon Peak at this time. You could see several of them just by looking up at the sky. It was very different from the world outside the painting.
Before Selina could come to her senses, the faint sound of fierce fighting in the air turned into a high-spirited drumbeat, which greatly stimulated the seekers, and they all set out on the journey to climb to the top of the ancient dragon.
In the blink of an eye, she was the only one left there.
She got up from the ground, looked at people's backs, and finally followed them.
The information that appeared in her mind when she entered the painting world made her understand that as long as she could successfully climb to the top of the ancient dragon, then she would have passed the opening test of obtaining the ancient dragon's power. This didn't seem to be difficult. Although the top of the ancient dragon was tens of thousands of meters high, it shouldn't be a big problem for the seekers with strong qualities, right?
This thought continued until she stepped onto the first step.
A dragon roar appeared in her mind, and in a trance she seemed to see the scene in the dark ages, when a rock-like ancient dragon roared towards the sky.
A huge mental shock!
Selene lost her balance and nearly fell backwards. She hurried upwards, but the dragon roar disappeared in the next step and a feeling of cold suddenly appeared around her. The coldness gradually deepened with every step, as if she was in a world where the first fire had not yet appeared and the sky and the earth were pitch black.
However, it was not just cold. When she walked a distance further, her skin felt like it was being rubbed back and forth by rough rocks, and a pain like scraping flesh came over her. This pain was also gradual, from weak to strong, and was even more unbearable than the feeling of cold.
Resistant to cold and rocks, these are the characteristics of ancient dragons. When one sets out on the journey to climb to the top of an ancient dragon, the transformation from human to dragon has already begun.
It seems that if you reach the top, you can obtain the powerful Dragon Stone and transform yourself into a dragon.
Seekers seek powerful strength to transcend life and become supermen. To do this, they need to first transform themselves into an appearance close to that of ancient dragons. In other words, using dragon stone to become a dragonman is not the end, but the beginning.
Is it so difficult just to get started?
Selene was deeply shocked. How could the ancients come up with such a method of torturing themselves to gain power?
The information in her mind even told her that there were more ways to transform into a dragon than just the ancient dragon's top. It was said that a mysterious scholar also knew the secret of transforming into a dragon.
Since Dark Souls never explains how to practice to gain the power of ancient dragons, and only provides props such as dragon stones, this gives Gong Qiying a lot of room to play freely.
Anyway, as long as it's reasonable, logical, and not losing style, it's fine.
“No, I can’t hold on any longer.”
After walking an unknown distance, Selene leaned against the rock wall and gasped for breath. She could no longer endure the torture of the cold and the friction between the rocks, so she might as well give up.
After a whole day of hard work, she no longer had the mental strength to continue her adventure here.
However, the introduction to this painting world said that one could witness Ornstein's story, and she really wanted to see it, but she also didn't want to give up.
Moreover, what if she could by chance obtain the powerful strength of the ancient dragon, escape from the palace or even defeat Eliphis?
She looked up and saw that all the seekers had surpassed her and were far ahead.
The feeling of failure made her waver again. She barely took a few more steps forward before she could no longer bear the pain. She squatted on the ground and tried several times to reach into her storage ring to take out the magic book that could quickly consume her mental power.
The contents of the magic book emerged involuntarily in her mind. Even if she didn't see it directly, it could cause her mental power to dissipate quickly.
At this moment, there seemed to be a sound of something hitting the ground. Selene looked up and saw a seeker rolling down from above and stopping at her feet. He was breathing less than he was breathing out and might die at any time.
She subconsciously went over to help him and asked, "Are you okay?"
But the man's head tilted and he fainted.
When she touched the other person, Selene's eyes suddenly flashed with pictures, which turned out to be this person's life.
He accidentally became an undead and was imprisoned in the Northern Undead Asylum. After being imprisoned for an unknown period of time, he escaped by accident. In the end, he decided to obtain the power of the ancient dragon and return to the Undead Asylum to save his relatives and friends who were imprisoned there.
A very simple and classic reason.
Another person fell from above, and when she touched the other person, she also briefly saw the other person's life.
His hometown was destroyed by the abyss, and his relatives had their humanity taken away by soul-sucking ghosts. After escaping alone, he wandered around in a daze. He suddenly realized and decided to take revenge. To do this, he had to gain power first, so he came to the top of the ancient dragon.
Selina was stunned. After seeing the reasons why these two people gained power, she suddenly had a strange feeling that she couldn't explain.
Yes, the reasons of these two people are just like the beginning of the heroic epics sung by bards. The only difference is that the heroes in the epics have created great achievements, while these seekers have failed.
Both of them became shaken in their goals due to the pain they experienced during the climbing process, which created cracks and ultimately led to their giving up and failure in their climb.
There is never a shortage of people in the world who have similar experiences to the legendary heroes, but only a few of them become heroes.
As for the reason, Selene felt that although it was very old-fashioned, it was probably due to persistence in one's goals. One could waver, but one could never give up.
"Why am I thinking about something like what a preacher would say?"
She bit her lip, not understanding why Sean would let people see this, but it did cause a change in her heart.
For example, not admitting defeat?
At least she no longer wants to give up here. If she was the kind of person who would easily give up, she would have given up on herself in the palace long ago!
Her fighting spirit rekindled, and she took three steps at a time, striding forward!
A few seconds later.
“It still hurts!”
Selene squatted on the ground again, looking like she was crying.
Don't blame her for her poor performance. After all, at her current level, this can be considered pain that ordinary people cannot endure.
"Oh right, a goal. I need a goal that will keep me going."
The first person that comes to mind is Ornstein.
"But other people's reasons for gaining power are so heavy and bitter. Would it seem weird if I just wanted to see Ornstein?"
So let's make it a goal to gain power and save myself from the palace? That seems a little small, so let's change it to saving the country?
This reason seems to make sense, but is it really what I really think in my heart? Can I really stick to it?
While she was struggling with this, thunder exploded in the distance, accompanied by a mournful cry, and a flying dragon fell to the ground. Many seekers were shaken and fell down.
When the smoke and dust cleared, Ornstein slowly pulled out the dragon-hunting spear stuck in the head of the flying dragon and glanced at everyone.
When he saw those who were trying hard to climb, he didn't say anything. However, when he saw those who fell down or even gave up, he turned around and left again, disappearing from people's sight.
Selina sat on the ground and watched the other person leave, and her body suddenly shook.
Not scared, but excited.
Although it wasn't obvious, Ornstein seemed to reveal a hint of contempt when he looked at the group of "losers" including her.
She was despised by her idol!
At this moment, she immediately determined her goal, which was to climb to the top of the mountain to meet Ornstein and witness the whole story!
"Just wait for me. I'm not the kind of person who gives up easily!"
Selene stood up angrily and climbed forward resolutely. Because she didn't want to be in the way, she took off her already tattered armor as she walked, and went into battle lightly.
The pain became more intense the further she went up, but she walked faster.
Without noticing, as the climbing distance got longer, her physical fitness was gradually getting stronger. Even though she hadn't completed the test yet, she was able to increase her strength. After all, Sean used rewards to motivate adventurers.
Selene is now full of enthusiasm and feels in very good shape. She vows to reach the top of the mountain in one breath.
But she seemed to have forgotten one thing.
That was her mental strength, which was almost reaching its limit.
At the same time, at the top of the ancient dragon.
Fingerly and his group were staring at the lion armor on the ground with worry.
It was time to close the dungeon, but the princess was suddenly sucked into the painting world?
They didn't even know when the princess would come out. How were they going to report to the royal knights guarding outside?
There are only a few minutes left, and the princess can't come out so quickly.
"Why don't you try to take the armor out?"
"It's useless. People who left the painting world also appeared in the dungeon."
Fingri sighed. There was nothing he could do. He decided to think about how to explain it to the people in the palace.
It seems that Selene really likes staying in the dungeon. Anyway, nothing big is happening right now, so why don’t you beg for mercy and let the princess play in the dungeon for a few more days?
He thought that the other party was a very interesting girl and gave people a good impression.
A few minutes later.
“Dongdong.”
The bell rang, and Selene still didn't come out. People sighed deeply, their brains racing to think of reasons.
However, at this moment, there was a flash of light, and a huge figure suddenly appeared in front of everyone.
It's the unconscious princess!
(End of this chapter)
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