Chapter 85 Death really brings growth

 The cleric monster is a boss that can be avoided in the early stage.

The cathedral behind it is so exquisite that it makes people want to go there immediately. In this boss battle, the game sound effects add some horror and the roar of beasts to the realism.

Hairy and weak in fire, big and weak in body, this is a despicable skill that players gradually master in the game.

 Hairy monsters can be killed using Molotov cocktails, and large monsters can be dealt with by jamming the door.

The huge clergyman's body is covered with thick and dirty hair. If it weren't for the word "clergyman" written on the monster's health bar, no one would have thought that this hideous and terrifying monster, which is several people tall, is actually a human being.

But after Yinzi died countless times before defeating the clergy monster, he discovered that the road from the bridge to the cathedral had long been blocked.

He returned to the lantern in the center of Yanan. The NPC who was also a stranger in the window told him that he could actually go to the cathedral through the sewers.

 Yinzi:…

Barrage:…

 ‘I’m sorry, I laughed all of a sudden. ’

 ‘Old thief: It’s another day of being unworthy. ’

　　‘It’s okay, boss, at least you’ve grown up, haven’t you? At least you know, hairy and weak fire. Sorry, let me laugh for a while...'

　　‘This time the old thief’s malice is really too serious. ’

 …

 From the beginning, Tuanzi did not go to the bridge because she knew from the beginning that her skills might not be as good as those of normal bosses, so she had to level up.

While other anchors were working hard with the clergy, she had already touched the sewer that took the completely opposite route.

 Here, Tuanzi met another NPC, the little girl behind bars.

In this world controlled by the ancient gods, the moon **** who loves strife uses this as entertainment. No one will die well here.

 So does this little girl.

Yanan is a city famous for its "blood therapy", which is to cure diseases by injecting blood. People who have undergone blood therapy gradually transform into beasts because their spirits are synchronized with the dreams of the ancient gods.

 At first, the residents of Yanan thought that the disaster was caused by foreigners from other places, so they extremely rejected the outsiders.

At first, the locals of Yharnam would transform into hunters to hunt beast-turned-monsters.

 But later, they gradually discovered that the beast-turned-monsters were actually the residents of Yanam itself. At this time, they were no longer willing to hunt anymore, because no one knew whether the next beast-turned-monster would be their relatives.

 When the locals no longer want to hunt, we are the chosen foreign hunters.

Behind the bars, the little girl told us that her father was also an excellent hunter. During a hunting night, his father participated in the hunt.

 But after that hunting, he did not come back for a long time. Because his mother was too worried, she went out to look for her missing father some time ago, and she never returned home.

"I am very lonely...and very scared." The little girl paused for a long time behind bars.

 The little girl was very worried and asked us to find her mother.

 If we promised her, she would give us a music box that would play one of her father's favorite songs.

“If dad forgets us, we will play him a song and he will remember it.” The little girl handed the music box to us.

“Mom is stupid. She went out in such a hurry that she even forgot the music box.” The girl told us that her mother was wearing a ruby ​​brooch, which was very beautiful. If you encounter it, please let her go home early.

“When you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares into you.” Most people will think of this sentence when they meet the priest.

 This is also the first main boss of the game. He is not escapable like the cleric monster boss.

When Tuanzi first met Father Gascón, he was frantically chopping up the beast-turned-dead corpse. He just thought he was a crazy hunter who was talking nonsense.

　　　【The streets are full of monsters, and sooner or later you will become one of them. 】

The priest was breathing heavily, and he seemed to be hinting to us that those who participated in this hunt would eventually be devoured and become a maniac who lost himself in the eternal night.

From the descriptions of other related items later, we can know that the priest is actually a stranger like us. He came to Yanan alone, where he married the daughter of an old hunter and gave birth to two lovely children. girl.

Because he fought tirelessly against monsters day and night, he became one of the monsters.

That day, he finally couldn't resist the corrosion of blood and fell into madness. He lost consciousness and killed his wife.

Perhaps it was a sign of becoming a beast and losing consciousness, so the little girl said that her mother forgot to bring the music box that could help her father regain consciousness when she left.

　　When we first met, he was frantically chopping up corpses to vent his regret.

 He is also the father the little girl is looking for.

　　When the plot animation ends, thick white but extremely thin fog covers the road.

 This is something that only appears when fighting a boss. The white fog door blocks your way to escape.

 Tuanzi was shocked, "Didn't I avoid that clergy monster?"

 I deliberately avoided the boss and wanted to grow for a while, but who knew I still encountered him? !

The painful memory of playing Hollow Knight came to mind again. I still remember the map at the very beginning of Hollow Knight, which also had two bosses, the Mother of Gruz and the False Knight.

 Perhaps after you become proficient in this game, you will find these two things very simple. However, in the early stage, it is difficult to defeat these things without dying dozens of times.

 Yanan is deadly to everyone from monsters to bosses, so he said, "All the dogs in Yanan know the taste of my meat."

 Many barrages also learned from other anchors that the priest is the main boss in the first chapter, and they all applauded her luck.

 ‘Good news: there’s no suffering from the clergy monster, bad news: there’s no escape. ’

 ‘Death is not scary, stopping practice is scary. ’

　　‘In this game, no death is in vain, and death really brings about growth. ’

 …

 Players died and tried again, lost their souls again and again, and stood up again by the lantern again and again.

 When the cloak is stained with blood, when the enemy's moves are seen through again, skillful avoidance, skillful counterattack...

Yes, I thought it was difficult at the beginning, but later I became red-eyed and felt that I was about to turn into a beast. I swung the heavy saw knife in my hand more and more easily, and used the rifle more and more smoothly, transforming and slashing. It’s also very easy to use…

　　Playing the music box left by his wife during the battle will make him freeze temporarily. This is when his remaining memories are awakened.

 In the end, the priest beast turned into a werewolf, and his blood blurred the line between human and beast. His humanity had been exhausted in the long struggle.

 (End of this chapter)