Chapter 144: The Crystallized Old Man
"Huh, before the real battle, we really need a warm-up. Let's get excited!"
After getting rid of the black knight, Xia Yu felt his body gradually becoming more active, and his heart was eager to try.
He immediately turned around, walked towards the Black Knight and started stripping off his armor. Don't get me wrong, he didn't want to take advantage of the situation, he just wanted the Black Knight's full body armor.
The Black Knights' armor was originally silver, but during the war against demons, they were affected by demonic power and their armor and equipment changed drastically.
The Black Knight's armor not only has good fire resistance, but its weapons also have a damage bonus against demons, and can be used as a special attack against demons.
With this set of equipment, it should be easier to fight the Demon King in the future. Speaking of which, the demon clan is quite miserable. They have been targeted almost since their birth.
In the first soul, they were conquered by King Gwyn, and in the third soul, they were conquered by Lothric's Grand Prince Lorien. In the end, they were taken away by the ashes and became extinct.
But who can blame demons, who are twisted beings? Naturally, beings born from the hotbed of chaos cannot survive normally.
"Come to think of it, if I master the Fire of Chaos, wouldn't I be able to create life?" Xia Yu instantly fell into delusion.
But after thinking about it carefully, Xia Yu laughed and shook his head. The life born from the fire of chaos is distorted. It is not the normal creation of life.
After taking his spoils from the Black Knight, Xia Yu went directly into the depths of the ruins and found another target, the Ashes of Fran.
Fortunately, the aftermath of the battle did not reach there, otherwise, given the drastically changed landscape of the ruined church, it would have taken him a while to find it.
As for why the ashes of Faran can be found here, it is because as long as you pass the ruins and walk a distance, you can reach the Faran Fortress.
But that was not Xia Yu's goal, so he turned and left without much hesitation.
The Crystallization Old Man is still waiting for him. The crystallization magic in the Crystallization Old Man's memory is enough for him to learn for a while.
After a while, Xia Yu came to a ruined city. It was here that he found Teacher Obek. The Crystal Old Man was at the end of the city.
Perhaps because of the old crystal man, he met many zombies with magical powers here.
These zombies are just like the old guys, hiding in the corners and casting magic secretly, which annoyed him to death in the game.
But now, Xia Shuangying's Ashina swordsmanship is not to be underestimated. He is trying to see who is the best, right? He has never been afraid of anyone.
The condensed magic bullets hit the zombies in the abandoned city in the head before they even noticed the enemy.
At the end of the city, a mossy and overgrown path appeared, and at the end of the path was a broken square.
Knowing that the enemy was right in front of him, Xia Yu did not rush forward, but instead gave himself a buff first.
A mature and experienced Souls player knows how important it is to apply buffs before attacking the enemy.
It's a pity that he hasn't received the farewell tears yet, which would be a miracle that can bring the dead back to life.
In a moment, Xia Yu, who was wearing a flashing aura, held the Apprentice Sword in one hand and the Luo Zhi Sword in the other. He also enchanted the Luo Zhi Sword with fire, just enough for the Crystal Old Man to have a taste of ice and fire.
The moment he stepped into the Broken Square, a figure in a gray robe and a large hat suddenly emerged from the ground.
"Stop, you fireless ash, you must not pass this way."
An old voice suddenly came. Looking at the crystal old man holding the crystal ball in front of him, Xia Yu was a little surprised, but no one told him that the crystal old man could still communicate.
But that's true. In the game, the Crystal Old Man is just a BOSS blocking the road. If they can communicate in reality, perhaps a battle can be avoided.
"Why can't I pass through? You don't seem to have any reason to stop me." Xia Yu asked, looking at the crystal old man in front of him.
Hearing Xia Yu's words, the crystal old man suddenly raised his head back and said in a somewhat crazy voice: "Yes... yes, I have no reason to stop you."
“You are Ashes, you are the King Hunter, you are the one who saves this world, why should I stop you, I… my brain is shaking!”
The crystal old man suddenly began to twitch all over, as if some force was controlling him and tearing at his sanity.
"I am an ally of the Undead Corps. The Undead Corps is a team fighting against the abyss, so I should also fight against the abyss..." Turbid tears of blood flowed from the gray eyes of the crystal old man, and he looked at the ashes in front of him with trembling hands.
"Kill me, kill me before I am completely dragged into darkness by the abyss!!"
Was it actually eroded by the abyss? Looking at the crazy crystal old man in front of him, Xia Yu thought in his heart.
Today's Undead Corps has not been able to stop the erosion of the abyss. The old man, who is the crystal of the Undead Corps' allies, was eroded by the abyss. This was both unexpected and reasonable.
"Kill me now! I am the successor of the great sage Logan. I will never succumb to the abyss!"
The old voice of the crystal old man sounded extremely sad, but his body trembled as he brushed the crystal ball in his hand. The next moment, the crystal ball flashing with purple light was instantly shot out.
He could no longer control his body. Under the erosion of the abyss, madness had already taken over him.
Looking at the crystal old man in front of him, Xia Yu let out a breath. This was an old man worthy of respect, so he would naturally respect him and give him death.
Looking at the crystal ball shooting over, Xia Yu's face suddenly froze, and his two swords crossed and danced rapidly, and continuous sword energy of ice and fire was swung out in an instant.
Before the crystal ball got close, it was cut into pieces by the sword energy.
Amid the flying purple debris, scarlet and ice-blue sword energy slashed towards the crystal old man, and Xia Yu took the opportunity to rush up following the sword energy.
Although the crystal old man was unconscious, he still remembered his battle instinct clearly, and a purple crystal cover was summoned by him in an instant.
The endless sword energy slashed at the crystal shield, cutting off large pieces of purple crystal fragments, but failed to break the defense.
But Xia Yu was already close at this moment, and the enchantments of the two swords, stimulated by magic power, instantly burst out with a strong light.
The intertwined attacks of fire and ice broke through the crystal shield of the Crystallized Old Man with ease. The heat and freezing made the Crystallized Old Man pause.
In an instant, the sword energy stimulated by magic penetrated the body and tore open the magic gray robe of the Crystal Old Man, but the gray robe had excellent magic defense. Before it could cause any damage to the Crystal Old Man, the other party had already reacted.
The next moment, the crystal ball in his hand flashed purple light, and the figure of the crystal old man immediately disappeared into the ground.
But Xia Yu seemed to have anticipated the Crystal Old Man's method. He suddenly did a backflip and stood up, with both swords pointing straight to the ground.
Dazzling red and blue lights whistled down, and the sword blades rubbed against the air to emit a strong magical sword energy. The crystal old man's figure that was trying to escape into the ground was directly interrupted, and the big hat on his head was instantly shattered.
boom--!
In an instant, countless sword marks appeared on the ground, with heat and ice intertwined on the ground, and the attacked crystal old man flew backwards in embarrassment.
The blood infected by the abyss splashed onto the surrounding crystalline fragments, and the noble purple crystals were also stained with the black and red blood.
“…Ahem!”
The crystal old man whose grey robe was shattered stood up in embarrassment, and without his big hat, his true face was revealed. It was an old but wise face, but at this moment, there was only madness on that face.
