Chapter 246: The Watchers of the Abyss - The Undead Squad of Fran
"Aren't we companions? Why are we killing each other?!"
Hawkwood was a little overwhelmed when he saw that the teammate who was joking with him yesterday was killed by the captain's weapon today.
But in response to his shouting, Captain Fran just looked at him coldly and said calmly: "You know, he is infected with the abyss."
"But...but he is clearly our comrade who has walked with us till now!!"
Facing Hawkwood's collapse, someone smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "Although we are no longer immortal, but ash, ash cannot die, so don't worry, he will come back to life."
As he spoke, the man winked at the captain and said, "But I have to trouble the captain to kill him again. This kid is really unlucky."
These words immediately caused laughter from the people around him, but Hawkwood, who was surrounded by the laughter, only felt a chill.
He couldn't imagine why he would go to such lengths for the sake of this world. Even when facing his former comrades, he could still kill them.
As watchers of the abyss, they will inevitably be infected by the abyss, so... will he also be killed by the captain one day?
Hawkwood was confused about his mission and even felt fear.
Why are they fighting so hard? Anyway, the world is already so rotten that even if they become the fire kings, the abyss will still appear.
The moment Hawkwood's faith wavered, he could no longer fight to the death.
So Hawkwood took up the shield, and one night, he secretly took away the element bottles of the entire team and escaped from the Faran Undead Corps.
After leaving the team, he had no place to go and wandered alone in this sad world until he came to the Firelink Sacrifice Site by accident.
This place takes in all those who have no home, even a poor guy like him.
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"It doesn't matter if he's a king or a hero, he's all cursed... It's really bad!"
At the bar, Hawkwood drank the liquor in the glass in one gulp. As he was an immortal, he could not get drunk and could not even taste the alcohol.
But the ash named Xia Yu got some strong liquor that could make ash drunk, so Hawkwood fell in love with the feeling of being drunk.
Because this way he could forget the pain he had experienced and the humiliation of being a deserter.
Even though it was embarrassing, he couldn't do it. He was such a pathetic guy.
"Hey , Brother Diexin, you're drunk again."
Xia Yu walked in from the door and saw Hawkwood in front of the bar at a glance.
There were always two people here, one was the discouraged Hawkwood and the other was the sad Greyrat.
As time passed, the thief Greyt finally guessed the unfortunate news. Xia Yu was powerless to do anything about it because Loretta had already died.
Without a soul, he couldn't resurrect others at will. All he could do was give the other person Loretta's relic, an old human bone with several holes in it.
After that, the thief Greyrat was depressed all day long. Although he would force a smile in front of him, anyone could see how forced that smile was.
After the Firelink Shrine was transformed into the Firelink KTV, he often saw Greyrat drinking alone in the bar.
Even he had no good solution to this matter. As a friend, he could only have a few drinks with Greyrat and hope that time would dilute everything.
I didn't see Greyrat today, but Hawkwood was unmoved and stayed here all day.
"You...don't come to me anymore. I really can't do hip-hop dance."
At the bar, Hawkwood was sobered up a little when he saw Xia Yu. He was a little afraid of Xia Yu now, because every time he saw him, Xia Yu would ask him to perform some street dance.
Damn it, he really doesn't know how to do any street dance. It's obvious that he can't do that jumping and bouncing dance. Why does this Ashes insist on making him do it!
"It's okay. I'm not looking for you to dance hip-hop this time."
Xia Yu pulled out a chair and sat next to Hawkwood, then poured himself a glass of Orange Juice.
Speaking of Orange Juice, he hasn't had the vegetarian bottle for a long time, and he doesn't know what the vegetarian soup tastes like. When he has time, he will go find some onions and learn how to make vegetarian soup.
"Then why are you looking for me..."
Looking at Xia Yu drinking his drink by himself, Hawkwood asked weakly.
"I want to ask you about the watchers of the Abyss, that is, the Farran Undead Squad. They are the first Cinder King I want to challenge, so I came to you to ask."
As soon as these words were spoken, Hawkwood's face changed, and then he smiled bitterly. Now he could no longer say that Xia Yu was a guy who overestimated his own abilities.
Pouring himself another glass of wine, Hawkwood drank it all in one gulp before telling a story in a dull voice.
When the fire began to wane, the curse of the undead appeared in the world.
This curse has no pattern. When humans are infected with the curse of the undead, a dark hole will appear on their bodies. That is the dark ring of the undead.
The cursed undead will never truly die, they will always be resurrected around the campfire, but as time goes by, the humanity of the undead will gradually disappear from the dark ring. When the undead completely lose their humanity, they will turn into crazy and irrational wandering souls.
Only a very small number of undead will be chosen to undertake the great mission of passing on the fire. Most of the undead are either despised and driven as inferior people by the secular world, or wander around the world in pain without any purpose.
Even though the undead have lost too much because of the curse, most of them are too weak and are not even qualified to be burning waste.
Under such circumstances, the world began to decline, the abyss gradually spread, and a group of undead people began to appear in the public eye.
They are all composed of undead with extremely strong courage and strength, and they worship the Abyss Walker, Artorius, who is one of the Four Knights of the King.
These undead shared the blood of the old wolf of Farran and learned from their idol Artorius to hate and prevent the spread of the abyss.
The abyss is an existence of absolute darkness. Once people come into contact with it, they will gradually degenerate and eventually go crazy.
These undead who use special sword skills are the ones who specialize in fighting against the abyss. They are the Fran Undead Squad.
Because they shared the wolf blood of the old wolf Fran, the combat effectiveness of the Undead Squad was greatly enhanced. Their highly united organization and special fighting style made them a force that could not be ignored.
The chain mail covered with black leather, the pointed hat that is considered to be ominous by the world, and the mask that covers the face and only exposes the eyes are the characteristic attire of the Undead Squad.
They wielded the Flanders in their right hands and held a curved dagger in their left hands, cooperating with each other with strange body movements to fight against all those who were corroded by the abyss.
Because they share the wolf's blood, their actions are as ruthless as wolves. As long as they find a trace of the abyss, they will ruthlessly annihilate everything. Even an entire country will be completely destroyed by them.
This cold style of doing things also makes them feared by the world, and the special pointed helmet has become a terrifying symbol.
It was in this situation that the sand and gravel country of Kassas rose in the same era, but the rise of Kassas was based on aggression.
Its king, Vornir, was greedy and cruel. He not only conquered most of the kingdoms at that time, but also destroyed the crowns of those kingdoms one by one, leaving only his own crown.
The only overlord was born.
But the greedy Vonir was not satisfied with this, but sought greater power. Eventually, he studied the darkness in the human heart and discovered the power of the abyss.
Under Vonir's research, dark magic appeared. The aggressive behavior of those Kasas soldiers who possessed the dark magic became more and more arrogant. Finally, Kasas, who was dedicated to studying the power of the abyss, attracted the attention of the Undead Corps.
The Undead Squad, dedicated to exterminating everything related to the Abyss, went out again and annihilated the Kingdom of Kassas with their powerful strength. In order to fight against the arrival of the Undead Squad, Overlord Vonir released his control over the Abyss.
But the abyss that he placed high hopes on did not give him unprecedented power, but instead devoured him as the host.
Overlord Vornir, who once dared to stand on equal footing with gods and claimed to be the "last of the dead", finally felt the fear of falling into eternal darkness the moment he was swallowed by the abyss.
He prayed to the gods for the first time in his life, but the gods who could watch over him had long been chopped down by the immortals, so Overlord Vonir still fell into the abyss.
However, because of the relics taken from the murdered priest - the holy sword and three bracelets, Vonir failed to fall into the abyss completely, but this only allowed him to temporarily survive in the gap between the abyss and the real world.
Kasas was completely destroyed by the Undead Corps, but Kasas was still full of endless power of the abyss. So the Undead Corps built the magnificent Fran Fortress above Kasas, choosing to suppress and monitor the abyss that might spread again. The Fran Undead Corps became the monitors of the abyss.
The once prosperous Kingdom of Kasas has now become the Tomb of Kasas, and Overlord Wonir and most of the power of the Abyss have been sealed in the tomb by the Undead Corps.
Afterwards, it was time for the First Flame to die out. The previous Lord of Fire could no longer keep the First Flame burning fiercely, and the Undead Team, which had shared the wolf's blood and could be considered as a whole, was chosen as the Lord of Fire.
The Undead Corps is caught in a dilemma between passing on the fire and monitoring the abyss. If they pass on the fire, no one will monitor the abyss, but if they don't pass on the fire, the dark age when the flame fades goes against the Undead Corps' philosophy.
Finally, the person who came to them to pass on the fire told them that passing on the fire could suppress the dark abyss and even destroy the abyss. After hearing this reason, the Undead Team decided to pass on the original fire.
With the dream of completely disappearing the abyss, all members of the Undead Corps threw themselves into the First Flame.
The first fire was passed on and the world continued.
After a long time, the Fire King changed several times, and the world entered a decadent era where even the Fire King could not be found.
As an insurance to continue the Age of Fire, the bell rang.
Those fire kings who once served as firewood but have not yet completely burned out have awakened, and the world needs them to pass on the fire again.
The Undead Squad is not actually averse to the spread of fire, because in their understanding, the abyss will continue to spread without the fire. They spread the fire in order to suppress the abyss in the past. As long as they can suppress the abyss, it would not hurt to do it again.
But just when the Undead Corps was thinking this, Aldridge and Youm, who had also woken up as the Lord of Fire, told them that the abyss outside was still spreading.
In order to confirm the authenticity of the news, the Undead Corps refused to pass on the fire again and chose to return to the former Fran Fortress.
The Fran Fortress is where the Undead Corps sealed the Overlord Vonir. The Undead Corps believes that as long as Vonir, who has touched the abyss, is sealed underground, and coupled with their inherited flame, the abyss will no longer spread.
But when they returned to the Fran Fortress, they realized that they were wrong. The erosion of the abyss was not that simple.
This place, once known as the Black Forest, is now completely corrupted by the abyss. The magnificent Fran Fortress is in ruins, deformed mutant creatures and wandering spirits occupy the forest, and even the swamp has turned into a poisonous swamp filled with poisonous gas.
Everything before their eyes told the Undead Team a truth: they had been deceived. The Fire Transmission could not stop the Abyss. To suppress the Abyss, they could only rely on the sword in their hands.
So, the Undead Squad returned to their old duties, but during the battle, they gradually began to realize that the spread of the Abyss was beyond their control.
Even they themselves were contaminated by the abyss during the battle, but as the Undead Team , all members had already realized that, even though the abyss in the outside world was no longer something they could handle.
But they also have to stay here and try their best to prevent the abyss from spreading again. If their minds are really eroded by the abyss, then their companions will come to end their lives.
But these realizations can only bring fear and confusion to Hawkwood, who still lacks courage and strength.
Finally, he escaped.
Hawkwood broke away from the Undead Squad and became an escapee.
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"Even if they are cursed undead, they still want to believe that they are special. This is the Faran Undead Team. How pathetic."
Hawkwood drank the liquor again, his tone full of sadness, but he was an escapee, a coward and incompetent guy, and even if he felt sad and heartbroken about it, he could not do anything.
"So, why do you know so much about the Undead Squad?"
Xia Yu reached out and snatched the wine glass from Hawkwood's hand and asked casually.
Hearing this, Hawkwood looked up at Xia Yu and laughed miserably.
"Oh, didn't you know that a long time ago? I am a deserter from the Fran Undead Corps. I am a cowardly escapee. I... am a traitor."
"I betrayed them, I betrayed my own creed, I even betrayed the sword in my hand..."
As Hawkwood was talking, he wanted to pick up the bottle in front of him and pour more wine into his mouth, but Xia Yu suddenly grabbed his collar and punched him hard in the face.
“Bang!!”
This punch directly knocked Hawkwood out. Before Hawkwood could stand up, Xia Yu suddenly stepped forward, grabbed Hawkwood's feet and dragged him out.
"What are you doing? Stop it now!"
Hawkwood wanted to struggle while being dragged, but the dragging posture made him unable to use any strength, and he could only question helplessly.
"What? To take you to meet your teammates, of course."
