CHAPTER 607: CHAPTER 407: EVEN IF YOU ARE A DRAGON

Speaking of the Ancient Dragon Peak, we must mention the Sun Elder Son, also known as the Nameless King.

As Gwyn’s eldest son, he descended to rescue Gwendolin from Shalivan. It makes sense, doesn’t it?

Although he can’t really recreate the true Sun Elder Son right now, the overall atmosphere is quite similar.

Yet, if a being of such level casually engages with adventurers, it might lower its esteem.

Moreover, the map design and monster strength of the Ancient Dragon Peak are quite decent, with little to no modification required for adaptation.

However, bringing the Ancient Flying Dragon over, which dies in one hit, seems a bit abstract.

Additionally, in the Dark Souls game, to go to the Ancient Dragon Peak, one must first go to Losric City to defeat the Demon King Osroes, obtain the action "On the Path of the Ancient Dragon" in the yard behind him, and then use this action somewhere in the Yilushier Underground Prison.

"There’s no need to make it so complicated."

For such a dish of dumplings, making it so elaborate seems troublesome. Gong Qiying plans to use a common method—give people a bit of a hint during the adventure process, and let them explore on their own when the time comes.

The number of adventurers who can enter Yilushier is not small. With such a large base, it shouldn’t be surprising for someone to imitate the Little Dragon People’s meditation posture, right?

Gong Qiying’s consciousness returned to the Dungeon, starting to construct a new map.

In addition, the City of Sin and Smoke Lake are also on the agenda.

The original version of the City of Sin feels a bit hard to bear; he can’t quite imagine how Youmu returned after waking up.

There isn’t much to change about Smoke Lake, but....

"How to handle the White Spider needs careful consideration."

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Days later.

"Wrong posture, insufficient Slashing force, start over."

In the Painting World, "Hawkwood," back when the Fran Fort was still picturesque.

As a member of the Fran Guard, Klan was being instructed by the Fran Undead Team members in training.

The content of this Painting World is the story of Hawkwood’s training period as a member of the Fran Undead Team, where one can learn battle techniques referred to as "Street Dance," hence the Fran Guard used it for training.

Interestingly, as the battle techniques they learned here become more profound, or when spiritual power depletes near exhaustion, the Painting World changes.

Fran Fort suddenly transforms into its current dilapidated state, and Hawkwood actually comes out to guide them in training.

It’s supposed to be Hawkwood’s memory, so how did the man himself come out?

The Fran Guards don’t mind this, because battling Hawkwood means they can leave the Painting World, regardless of win or lose, as spiritual power would have reached its limit after a loss anyway.

After so much time, people should have figured it out; the stronger the headache, the weaker you feel, the closer you are to leaving the Painting World.

For this reason, someone is even researching a potion that can instantly cause a splitting headache, hoping that using it would facilitate a quick exit from the Painting World, though progress is rather slow.

The sky changed, and Klan found himself in the familiar Fran Fort, facing none other than the legendary "Discouragement Brother" Hawkwood.

"I’ll fight you with only my left hand," Hawkwood said, wearing dead fish eyes and an expression devoid of hope for life.

"Could you use both hands but not drink the Elemental Bottle, please?"

Klan asked cautiously.

"No."

To date, few among the Fran Guard, or adventurers, have been able to defeat Hawkwood. Even with his strength dialed down in the Painting World, he’s still formidable.

Those who can win often use rather ’Soulslike Game’ moves, since if one’s methods aren’t a bit unscrupulous, directly confronting Hawkwood...

"Bang——"

Klan swung his blade at Hawkwood, but with a flick of his left hand, Hawkwood parried the attack effortlessly with a dagger, immediately driving his sword hard into Klan!

Blood sprayed!

The massive blood loss caused Klan to hallucinate, as if he saw some large, blood-red characters in front of him:

[YOU DIED]

Trying to confront Hawkwood directly likely allows you to experience his exquisite Bounce Back technique.

Even Dal, who can bounce back half of the Golden Lion King Eight Fists, marveled at this, admitting he couldn’t compare.

What’s more egregious than the Bounce Back technique is Hawkwood’s Elemental Bottle seems to be of higher quality than what adventurers can obtain. It not only restores more Life Force but seems inexhaustible!

Can you imagine struggling to inflict a wound on Hawkwood despite the risk of being parried, only for him to retreat and gulp down endless Elemental Bottles?

Are Elemental Bottles standard for the Undead Team? Why have we never seen others in the Undead Team drink them in battle?

Hence, the enigmatic rumor "Hawkwood took all of the Fran Undead Team’s Elemental Bottles" spread around.

Most of the time, it’s those who suffered a crushing defeat under Hawkwood who joke about this near-jester rumor.

As a few minutes passed, Klan was revived, hearing the voice of the Discouragement Brother nearby.

"What a joke. People like us actually have to go find the Ember King, wanting to bring the king back to that musty throne. All those folks are Fire Transmission heroes! How could we accomplish that?"

Ah, here it comes, that line again...

Klan covered his face in helplessness, unable to leave, because this was his punishment for losing.