Dark Souls III World.
Ashen Xia Yu and Undead Xia Yu arrived at an empty plaza.
In the center of the plaza, a giant clad in Pale Silver Armor knelt on one knee, a dark red Coiled Sword plunged into his chest.
This giant was the notorious newcomer deterrent from the dark souls iii game, the Ashen Judge Gundyr, also known as Teacher Gu and Gudazi.
As a famous newcomer killer, Gundyr's strength was evident; even while kneeling, his imposing aura could intimidate all around.
"Tsk tsk, compared to the game, seeing it like this is definitely more awe-inspiring."
Undead Xia Yu circled Gundyr twice, tilting his head as he commented. Even kneeling on one knee, Gundyr was still much taller than them standing.
Although they needed to farm souls to build up strength first, Gundyr had to be fought. Without defeating Gundyr, Ashen Xia Yu couldn't level up using soul energy, and the early Hollows gave too little reward; wasting time on them wasn't worth it.
"So, have you claimed the Red Envelopes?"
After pondering tactics in his mind, Undead Xia Yu asked Ashen Xia Yu.
He could level up on his own, so he was much stronger than Ashen Xia Yu. Thus, all the support from others went to Ashen Xia Yu, and since this was the BOSS Ashen Xia Yu had to face, the main damage output would also be from Ashen Xia Yu.
He would just play a supporting role.
"Claimed." Ashen Xia Yu snapped back to attention, took a deep breath, and as he exhaled, he felt the immense power within his body.
The Xia Yu from the elden ring World contributed his physique, magic power, and the spells he could use. Now, even if he was a brainless warrior, he could use magic.
The Xia Yu from the resident evil World contributed a large amount of mental energy. After receiving it, this mental energy transformed into magic power, greatly increasing his mana pool.
According to the resident evil Xia Yu, through the mental link between the original and the clones, he unexpectedly gained powerful mental energy.
Although this mental energy wasn't strong enough to project externally, it was sufficient for him to work tirelessly for ten days and nights without rest, still energetic. If not for worrying about his body's limits, he would have given up sleep long ago.
However, this powerful mental energy was also the link between him and his clones. Losing so much at once caused most of his clones to go offline. Now, his underground base only maintained the most basic operations.
Originally, the resident evil Xia Yu intended to contribute some guns and explosives, but after testing, those guns couldn't even penetrate Ashen Xia Yu's armor, and the explosives' power was less than a casual punch from Ashen Xia Yu.
The Xia Yus speculated that differences in world rules caused this situation. The idea of dominating the Soul World with modern firearms had to be abandoned.
As for the Xia Yu from the marvel World, the thought counted.
After the two prepared, Ashen Xia Yu stepped forward to pull the Coiled Sword from Gundyr's chest. Only this would awaken the Ashen Judge Gundyr.
And only after Gundyr awoke could they kill him.
The idea of killing Gundyr while he couldn't move was just wishful thinking.
"Sss..."
The scorching Coiled Sword was grasped by Ashen Xia Yu and slowly pulled from Gundyr's body. When the last bit of the sword tip left, Gundyr shuddered, his eyes glowing red.
While Gundyr stood up dazedly, Ashen Xia Yu quickly drew his Straight Sword and stabbed a few times through the gaps in Gundyr's armor, drawing splashes of blood.
He'd take as many cheap shots as he could; after all, he was a despicable outsider.
"Clang!"
The next moment, a Pale Silver Great Halberd split the air from above, slashing toward Ashen Xia Yu, who was still taking cheap shots.
The invincible forward roll!
Ashen Xia Yu heard the wind and rolled forward instantly. The great halberd grazed his body and struck the ground, its immense force cleaving a deep crack in the stone-paved floor.
"Whew, almost got hit."
Ashen Xia Yu flipped to his feet and, with Undead Xia Yu, flanked Gundyr from left and right.
"Serves you right for being greedy."
Undead Xia Yu tightened his grip on his Straight Sword, grumbling. He hadn't realized he was so fond of greedy attacks.
"Roar!"
Gundyr, gripping the great halberd, roared at the sky, swinging the pale silver weapon with fierce momentum, then delivered a vertical slash toward Ashen Xia Yu.
"Damn! Why me again!"
Seeing Gundyr charge, Ashen Xia Yu cursed, sidestepping to dodge past the halberd's tip, then thrust his Straight Sword fiercely toward Gundyr's eye socket.
Although Gundyr wore a helmet, the eye socket had no defense, so the Straight Sword easily pierced into it.
"Squelch—!"
Blood mixed with black pus gushed out instantly, but before Ashen Xia Yu could withdraw the sword, a whooshing sound suddenly came from the left.
In the crisis, Ashen Xia Yu had to abandon the Straight Sword and brace his left arm's Shield with his right hand.
"Thud!"
A tremendous force transmitted from the Shield's surface to his body, also propelling him uncontrollably into the air.
"Watch out!"
Undead Xia Yu, who had just rushed over from the other side, leaped up, using his body to block Ashen Xia Yu's momentum. If Ashen Xia Yu kept flying, he'd fall straight off the cliff.
"Thump!" ×2
Two thuds sounded as Undead Xia Yu and Ashen Xia Yu both fell to the ground, mere meters from the cliff edge.
"Thanks!" Ashen Xia Yu reached out to pull Undead Xia Yu up, then took a swig from his estus flask.
That hit had shattered his internal organs, but thankfully the estus flask's restorative power was no joke; just one sip fully healed him.
"Damn it, Gundyr actually knows martial arts!"
Ashen Xia Yu cursed angrily. He had been careless, didn't dodge. This Gundyr had no martial virtue, sneak-attacking a youngster like him with a fist. Shameless.
"Cover me, I'll use magic!"
As he spoke, Ashen Xia Yu claimed the Astrologer's Staff from the elden ring Xia Yu's Red Envelope in the Chat Group. This was the medium for using magic; casting spells barehanded was something The Xia Yus couldn't do yet, at least not now.
"Got it. Be careful; I feel like all of Gundyr's aggro is on you."
After reminding him, Undead Xia Yu charged forward with his Straight Sword. He had fought large monsters before; he had killed the Demon of the Northern Undead Asylum.
Back then, he first dealt a heavy blow with a plunging attack, then slowly whittled down the demon's health.
Thus, he had some experience with large enemies.
"Take my invincible Parry!"
The moment Gundyr's great halberd came down, Undead Xia Yu found the right angle, then raised his Shield high and swung it sharply along a specific trajectory.
"Clang!"
The great halberd and Shield collided. With this special technique, the halberd was deflected to the side, and Gundyr, holding the halberd, wobbled from the sudden loss of balance.
This was the invincible Parry.
Ashen Xia Yu, positioned behind, also raised his Astrologer's Staff high.
"Take my Glintstone Machine Gun!"
The next moment, shimmering azure Glintstone Shards shot from the staff's tip, continuously blasting toward Gundyr's head.
"Bang bang bang...!"
"Roar!"
Under the relentless assault, Gundyr let out a defiant roar and collapsed to the ground, but neither of them relaxed, knowing Gundyr had a second phase.
The roar echoed around, fading completely as Gundyr's body trembled. The next moment, the silver-armored giant emitted ominous black mist.
Deep black mud from the Bottomless Abyss burst through Gundyr's Pale Silver Armor, endlessly proliferating and surging from within, then gradually coalescing on Gundyr's upper body into a massive red-eyed serpent head.
The Black Serpent roared at the sky, its condensed dark claws gleaming coldly. A sense of filth and revulsion arose, and an aura from the Abyss permeated the surrounding air.
"The Abyss