"Let me see what great treasures are inside."
Mo Zhi shook her head, already wondering if it was a weapon or a soul.
"Roar!!"
"Ah—"
"Oh my—"
The moment she touched the treasure chest, the 'box' instantly opened its bloody maw, its edges lined with sharp, triangular fangs.
Then it stood up, twice the height of Ash, its slender index finger like a dried corpse. A super disgusting, large tongue extended from the box, splattering with slime.
"Ahhhhhh!!"
Mo Zhi screamed in terror. Her body jolted, and she almost threw her mouse away.
'Damn it, you scared me half to death!'
'I dropped my phone!'
'I was eating my meal!'
'Lu Li, the scumbag developer, malice +1!'
'+1? +100 million!'
......
The audience, caught off guard, was also terrified by the sudden scene.
Some even dropped their phones.
As a player, Mo Zhi was even more immersed than any viewer.
She was too busy screaming to react even when the Mimic swallowed her.
After a while,
Mo Zhi calmed down, her eyes slightly red, her calves still trembling.
"You scumbag designer, this is too sinister!"
"What kind of bizarre design is this? A chest that eats people?"
"Ahhh! How infuriating!"
After resurrecting, Mo Zhi didn't waste any words. Seeing a chest, she hacked at it wildly.
Not just chests, but any suspicious decoration that could hide monsters along the way, she would immediately charge forward with her sword.
It had given her a trauma.
Fortunately, the path ahead was relatively smooth, apart from encountering a few shield-bashing round shield knights, and the dogs were a bit troublesome.
It seemed that in the scumbag developer's games, dogs were always designed to be particularly sinister.
Just a few more dogs ganging up on you was incredibly annoying.
After burning through several more lives, Mo Zhi finally managed to get through this section.
She arrived at a prison where an Undead Settlement thief, Greirat, was imprisoned.
Mo Zhi's mood gradually calmed down.
However, the trauma left by the Mimic would be unforgettable for the rest of her life.
Through dialogue, the thief Greirat commissioned Mo Zhi to go to a dirty town located below the High Wall – the Undead Settlement.
To deliver a ring to an old woman named Loretta.
Mo Zhi didn't know the thief's intentions; perhaps it was to send word of safety to that person, or perhaps to protect her.
She accepted the quest, not to be a good person, but for the reward.
After receiving the commission, Mo Zhi continued fighting within Lothric, summarizing information from dialogues and fragmented key item descriptions.
She carefully analyzed for her viewers: "The world of Dark Souls is so vast. Even Lothric, a single royal capital, is like a small country.
And there are five Lords of Cinder who are supposed to link the fire, which means there are at least five countries!
Adding countless races and anomalies, it's so rich!
Lothric itself has internal divisions, with the faction led by the Prince opposing the linking of the fire, and other factions within supporting it.
There are even third parties, the heretical Winged Knights who worship angels.
You can see the bodies of Lothric Knights killed by Winged Knights scattered everywhere within Lothric Castle.
Throughout history, religious conflicts and holy wars have been inevitable.
The current state of affairs is likely the aftermath of war. If the countries of the other Lords of Cinder are like this, tsk tsk... my brain can't quite process it all.
There are so many details worth researching. If Dark Souls becomes hugely popular in the future, there might even be a group of people dedicated to 'Soulology' to deeply research and explain this game.
At that time..."
Mo Zhi's eyes held a hint of longing, "Our domestic games would be amazing!"
"If I can be the first to clear it, my name will surely be etched in the annals of Souls history!"
Her viewers gained a deeper understanding of the Dark Souls world through Mo Zhi's explanations, and the discussions became even more fervent.
'No need to imagine, Dark Souls has only been out for a day, and I've already seen dedicated forums, communities, and app groups.'
'I just checked, and there are all sorts of discussions about the game content on those forums, but due to slow progress, most are beginners asking how to beat Gundyr.'
'So true. I just posted a thread, and there were tons of replies, it was really lively.'
......
"I have been waiting for you for a long time, Ashen One."
During a lull in the audience's discussion, Mo Zhi had defeated the large axe-wielding samurai and arrived in the main hall to speak with the NPC Fire Keeper, Emma.
She said that the Lords of Cinder had departed from there.
She wanted Mo Zhi to go to the area below the High Wall and deliver a Lothric Small Banner to him, which would guide him through the city gates.
[Obtained: Small Banner]
[Obtained: Covenant Item 'Blue Sentinels']
The Small Banner was the pass to the next map. The Covenant of the Blue Sentinels caught Mo Zhi's eye. This item could be used to summon phantom allies when players were invaded by Ashen Ones from other worlds.
Enriching the gameplay?
She had previously picked up a Giant's Seed next to the Firelink Shrine, which the description said could allow players to invade other players.
If she could invade, could she also find good friends to team up with to help her fight bosses?
Of course, these were things that only mid-to-late game expert players would consider after clearing the game.
Mo Zhi fiddled with the Giant's Seed, organized her thoughts, and immediately headed to the courtyard to reach the lower level.
When the CG animation appeared, she knew a boss was coming.
A mist suddenly appeared beside the city gate, and accompanied by a chilling cold, a gigantic monster clad in armor emerged.
Its entrance felt like something being teleported through a magic door by Doctor Strange.
— Vordt of the Boreal Valley.
This behemoth, resembling a dog and wielding a weapon like a lantern, was very intimidating upon its appearance.
As the battle began.
After dying three times, Mo Zhi discovered a small trick – as long as she kept drilling under its crotch and circling around, she could defeat it easily.
Although the fight was clumsy, it was effective.
There were still so many bosses waiting for her later; what was wrong with being clumsy?
[Obtained: Soul of Vordt of the Boreal Valley – Vordt was one of the crusader knights of the Boreal Valley, said to often accompany the Distorted Dancer.]
Mo Zhi warily scanned her surroundings, making sure no abnormal creatures were invading again, before safely collecting Vordt's soul.
This Dancer was a foreshadowing; she wondered which stage would hold her in the future.
The gate, entwined with trees, slowly opened after Vordt's death. A biting cold wind instantly blew in. She didn't expect the entrance to be a precipice.
Mo Zhi stood at the edge of the cliff, took out the Small Banner, and raised it above her head.
Caw—
She thought some kind of celestial crane would fly from afar to carry her.
However, she stared at the distant sky for a long time, but nothing appeared.
Unexpectedly, she had summoned a "DiDi" ride for ghosts.
A scarlet hand clawed its way up from the cliff edge below, and an envoy, entirely pale, approached her.
The little thing looked quite peculiar!
Pale skin, horns, wings, tail; all the elements were present.
Little guy,
Can't I charm you?
The audience was stunned.
'Dedicated to the royal city, a "DiDi" ride for ghosts?'
'Holy cow, that's terrifying!'
'As expected of you, even the method of changing maps is so sinister.'
'What's so scary about this skinny thing? One punch and its ribs will crack!'
......
The half-human, half-beast envoy grabbed her without a word, forcing her to experience a kind of handheld aerial transport. After being steadily dropped onto the wall of the Undead Settlement,
Mo Zhi drew her sword and officially began her journey.
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