Chapter 768 Let's ring the bell first.
The sudden appearance of these new areas in the Sien Dungeon has been quite a shock to people.
If I had to use an analogy, it would be like a diner enjoying a meal at a restaurant. The food is so delicious that even though the portions are huge, they manage to stuff themselves. But just as they're about to leave, leaning against the wall, the waiter suddenly pushes in a full-course meal and says, "What made you feel so full was just the appetizer. We have so much more to come, you can't rest yet."
There's a reward for finishing your food, and the punishment for not finishing it is the regret you feel when you watch others finish their food and receive a reward.
That's probably the kind of shock it brings to people.
To be honest, everyone was a bit at a loss and didn't know what to do in this situation.
When an overly ambitious goal is suddenly presented to you, it can indeed be confusing to figure out what to do next.
However, as the leader of the team, Hervé absolutely could not follow the others in their confusion. In the end, he gritted his teeth and directly chose everyone's original goal—ringing the bell!
But what should you do after ringing the bell?
Let's just take it one step at a time. Anyway, there's no main quest in the Sien Dungeon. We'll see which new area is the most suitable to explore and then go there.
The Starfire Knights received their captain's orders, and the confusion in their eyes lessened; now they knew what to do.
The group recorded the ancient city of Sein with a photo stone, then went back to take another picture of the small forest near the blacksmith Andrei and the Black Forest Courtyard, but didn't dare to go deeper inside.
This footage should be given to the bishops to study on their own. Incidentally, Herve, who was previously enthusiastic about completing his work, which was to fabricate a "history" related to Gwyn for various things that appeared in the various dungeons of Sion, was unusually speechless this time and didn't know what to say, so he simply remained silent throughout.
"I don't know why, even though we haven't explored the Church of the Undead yet, I feel like this place is outdated."
"That's because there are so many new areas that have messed up your brain."
As they once again set foot on the road to the Church of the Undying, the Starfire Knights were all somewhat moved, as the short time they had been apart felt like an eternity.
It must be because there are too many new areas and the impact is too great, that must be it.
Just as they had imagined, the interior of the church was filled with chilling killing intent and unexpected dangers.
The good news is that the Church of the Immortals is not what they imagined. They thought it would be as big and winding as the Cathedral of the Deep, but when they actually peeked inside, they found that the Church of the Immortals was just a church.
The largest area is the hall that you can see after passing through the main entrance. Behind the hall are the stairs leading up. It is not known how many floors the church has, but it is estimated to be no more than five floors, given the height of the building.
This architectural layout undoubtedly brings great convenience to adventurers' exploration.
The bad news is that because the church is smaller, the monsters that should have been scattered have all gathered together, resulting in the most annoying thing for adventurers—monster swarms.
Even a large pile of undead can lead to unexpected problems, let alone what's piled up here right now—not just any undead, but...
The Baldr Knight, who resembles a wandering ghost but is far stronger than any other wandering ghost or undead!
They were essentially relegated to the status of ordinary monsters inside the church, and their numbers skyrocketed.
The "monster" in the term "monster pile" suddenly changed from a living corpse to a Baldr Knight, and the danger level increased dramatically.
"Seriously? We only hit one knight, why are all the other knights noticing us?!"
The Starfire Knight let out a roar of anger and shock, but the next moment the roar was completely drowned out by the sound of clashing armor. A large group of bloodthirsty Baldr Knights charged toward them, weapons raised.
There were no fewer than a dozen knight enemies scattered throughout the Undying Cathedral, all moving about haphazardly, making it quite troublesome to assassinate them one by one.
They finally found an opportunity to sneak up and quietly kill one of them, but for some unknown reason, when this Baldell Knight died, the other knights all looked in their direction as if by telepathy.
Thus, a direct confrontation broke out.
The demons were led by a heavily armored knight who was completely covered in iron, resembling the knight in the Deep Cathedral but much taller. His towering shield and warhammer gleamed with murderous intent.
On the adventurer's side, Herve was already leading everyone to set up their lightning spears.
This is a clash between magic and martial arts. Normally, the adventurers should be the ones using martial arts, but today the roles have been reversed.
Herve went to dismantle the tin can knight, while the rest went to fight the Baldell knight. In an instant, the interior of the church became a small battlefield, and the huge building trembled slightly due to the battle.
The battles were usually short, with the outcome decided in an instant. Less than ten minutes later, the battle was over.
The defeated Baldell Knights lay scattered on the ground, and Herve successfully dismantled the Iron Can Knight to pieces.
He looked at the Knights of Baldr lying all over the ground, and then at the tin can slowly turning into dust and disappearing, and couldn't help but wipe the sweat from his forehead.
"It was really tough to fight like that."
But he suddenly stopped halfway through wiping his sweat, and then his brows furrowed deeply as he realized something was wrong.
"Wait a minute, why are their bodies still here?"
The moment those words were uttered, everyone felt the atmosphere around them change.
A strange sound, indescribable in words, came from somewhere, and everyone felt extremely irritated by it.
The next moment, the Baldr knights who had fallen to the ground got up, picked up their weapons again, and charged towards the crowd!
"What the hell is going on?!"
Before the Starfire Knights could even recover, they were instantly facing off against the enemy again. One side was in poor condition, and the other was missing an arm or a leg, so for a moment they were evenly matched.
However, even if the Knight of Baldr is killed again, he will keep resurrecting as long as that voice exists, and he will bite people even if he is torn to pieces and only his head is left.
"That sound is coming from up there! Hold on a bit, I'll go take care of it!"
Hervé left behind a dashing and cool remark and rushed to the upper levels. In movies, such characters are usually the protagonists who turn the tide!
The Starfire Knights' eyes were immediately filled with hope, and they took the time to cheer him on even when the battle was in full swing!
A few seconds later.
Hervé ran downstairs in a hurry.
"Hey, how come you came down so fast?"
The Starfire Knights were astonished. Was their captain really that efficient?
Wait a minute, that voice is still there!
Hervé, who rushed down the stairs, only had time to utter one word:
"run!"
The next moment, that single word was completely drowned out by the extremely noisy footsteps, and people looked up at the source of the sound.
They saw the ocean.
An ocean of living corpses.
"What's going on!?"
The undead surged in like a tidal wave, instantly engulfing the entire church. Both the Baldell Knights and the Starfire Knights were submerged in this barren march!
God knows why there's such a large group of zombies lurking upstairs, and why there wasn't a sound before!
Fortunately, these were just zombies, not some higher-level monsters. After their initial shock, the Starfire Knights quickly recovered and fought fiercely in the zombie horde. The zombies' teeth and claws couldn't even penetrate their armor, and the belief in victory rose in their hearts!
Then they saw the zombie's body suddenly swell up, as if it would burst at any moment.
Boom!!!
A series of explosions echoed through the Church of the Undying.
"So it was this bastard who was behind this."
It seemed like a very, very long time had passed, so long that the Starfire Knights fought battle after battle inside the Church of the Undying.
The armor worn by the people was tattered and mismatched, and everyone was draped in incomplete suits of armor, their faces showing numbness at the prospect of battle.
Fortunately, they managed to break through the horde of monsters, including the Baldr Knights and the exploding zombies, and successfully reached the top floor of the Undead Cathedral, where they encountered the true culprit behind the constant resurrection of the monsters.
The Six-Eyed Preacher
As soon as people arrived, they saw this guy dressed like a sorcerer performing a ritual, his trident emitting strange fluctuations. The fallen zombies were affected by this and got up to rejoin the battle.
The original six-eyed preacher did not have the ability to revive monsters; his shamanistic rituals could only increase the monsters' attack power. The Sien Dungeon gave him a little extra drama.
This added scene was very successful; it successfully stirred up people's anger.
Enraged, the crowd swarmed the six-eyed preacher and beat him to a pulp.
The six-eyed preacher, who was clearly quite strong, was beaten to the ground before he could even put up a fight, and was eventually reduced to ashes and vanished into nothingness.
With his death, the noise coming from downstairs completely disappeared.
Hervé glanced downstairs and saw that all the monsters that had followed them had turned to ashes, leaving the once-full church suddenly empty.
At the same time, a large number of souls were deposited, but unfortunately these souls could not extinguish the flames burning in their hearts.
"Remember your anger now, and let's move on."
The Starfire Knights, their faces as black as sea tigers, clenched their fists and their faces darkened as they climbed up to the top floor where the clock was located. Their anger was enough to burn away the entire world!
On the top floor, a fog door stood openly before everyone.
If I remember correctly, after passing through the fog gate, you should be able to see a long string of church rooftops. Cross the road formed by these rooftops, and the clock tower is located on the other side of the fog gate.
The appearance of the fog gate was somewhat expected. People initially came for the battle with the possible leader at the bell, but they were held up for a long time by the six-eyed preacher.
"Buzz—"
A gleaming golden summoning emblem appears on the ground. Touching it reveals the inspiring image of Solar, the helpful warrior who will assist everyone here.
However, none of them had any intention of summoning Solar; they just wanted to beat the leader, whose true identity they didn't know, to death with their own fists!
The gold stands as an oath, the flame grants me strength, an oath of gold and stone, to cook the shrimp.
With a string of positive buffs, the Starfire Knights swaggered into the fog gate!
As they passed through the fog gate, a strange sound came from above. When they opened their eyes again, they found themselves on the roof of a church, with no protection at either end. A slight misstep could send them plummeting.
Although they wouldn't die from that height given their exceptional physical abilities, falling would be incredibly humiliating, so they absolutely had to avoid it.
On both sides of the roof, rows of gargoyle sculptures stand there, their fierce appearance sure to ward off evil spirits.
Upon seeing the gargoyle statues, the Starfire Knights understood immediately. One of them immediately swung a sledgehammer and rushed forward, smashing the nearest statue to pieces!
The next moment, a gargoyle sculpture came to life, slapping Starfire Knight with its claw and sending him flying backward.
"It's gargoyles again! Brothers, let's go! These things are easy to deal with!"
The gargoyles here are the most classic version. The "Gargoyle Guarding the Bell" not only appears in the Undead Cathedral, but several have also appeared in Anor Londo. People are already very familiar with this monster.
Seeing this thing appear in front of me now, the anger in my heart seems to have dissipated a little, and all that's left is to laugh.
"This is way too easy!"
The large number of small monsters underground increased the difficulty, and people thought the boss battle would be an even greater challenge.
And now...
Don't laugh challenge?
Gargoyles only have a few tricky moves that you need to watch out for, and the Starfire Knights are all big fans of the Sien Dungeon, so they naturally know this kind of monster that appeared early on very well.
So even though the gargoyles are much stronger due to the dynamic difficulty, they don't feel much difficulty when attacked by a group of people!
On the other side, seeing that everyone was fighting smoothly, Hervé broke free and used his weapon to destroy the remaining gargoyle sculptures.
He remembered very clearly that when gargoyles appeared as leaders, there were usually two of them, one after the other.
So maybe if he destroys these statues first, he can force the remaining one out?
Since the gargoyles are so weak anyway, even if two of them come at us at once, the Starfire Knights can handle them!
However, something strange happened.
He actually managed to destroy all the stone statues!
No one else moved.
"Only one?"
Suddenly, this boss battle felt much easier.
What is the Sion Dungeon thinking?
Just as Hervi was looking exasperated, a powerful hurricane suddenly blew from behind the gargoyle, instantly sending the Starfire Knights flying.
The hurricane left behind straight wind fields wherever it passed, and the gargoyle in the wind field flapped its wings, instantly increasing its speed several times over!
This sudden turn of events caught the knights off guard, and some of them were knocked away before they could react.
Where did the wind come from?
Just as the question arose, a huge shadow fell from the sky and crashed heavily onto the roof!
People immediately looked over and saw that the newcomer was also a gargoyle.
However, why does this guy's art style feel a little different from the gargoyles that guard the bell?
"The stone statue spreads its wings!"
A muffled sound came from the throat of this somewhat unusual gargoyle, and people suddenly felt a powerful threat emanating from it.
The name of this gargoyle is—
【Galio, the “Sentinel’s Tragedy”】!
"What the hell is this now!?"
(End of this chapter)
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