I, Superman, the Supreme Commander

Wearing a dirty gray robe, he called himself Gray Rat and claimed that he was caught and locked up here for stealing. He asked Zhang Hong to rescue him and promised to reward him handsomely.

Zhang Hong didn't know how long this guy had been locked up here.

A few years or decades.

A living person will not die of hunger even if he doesn't eat or drink, so it's really hard to judge.

Having finally met a living person, Zhang Hong naturally didn't mind saving him, so he took off the sledgehammer on his back.

"The key is in the hands of the guard. Please... uh, what are you doing?"

The gray rat stared with wide eyes, watching Zhang Hong raise a big hammer and bang on the prison door.

In a few seconds, he violently smashed the iron fence gate open.

Zhang Hong said calmly: "No need for reward, it's just a small favor."

It's impossible to find the key. Who has the time for that? Why not just break it open?

There is no magical restriction set on this broken prison door.

"Uh...thank you."

The gray mouse scratched his head and walked out. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Well, sir, I have another favor to ask of you. When you pass by the Undead Settlement, can you help me deliver this ring to Loretta who lives there?"

Zhang Hong glanced at him and said, "You have both arms and legs, why can't you go by yourself?"

"are you busy?"

"Uh. Well..."

The gray mouse was stuck and couldn't answer.

Yes, you can obviously deliver it yourself, why should you ask a stranger for help?

"Well, actually I have something important to do... I can't delay that long. I don't want her to worry too long. Please, Lord Yu Hui."

After saying this, he knelt down respectfully and presented a sapphire ring.

"Fine……"

Zhang Hong is a good person. Good people are soft-hearted and will respond to soft words rather than harsh ones.

Then just help him on the way, since he can't get away from here for a while anyway.

Zhang Hong brought the gray rat back to the fire-transmitting sacrificial site.

I don’t know if it’s because this place is too remote or for some other reason, but there are very few zombies and deformed creatures coming near here.

After finding a random place to place the gray rat, Zhang Hong took his spoils to find the blacksmith Andre.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

The heavy and loud sound of hammering echoed in the dark church, and the light from the burning furnace illuminated the burly figure swinging a hammer in front of the anvil.

A burly man with a rough face and a big beard was forging weapons in front of a furnace.

"Andre, help me modify this hammer."

"At your service, my lord."

The sturdy man is named Andre, who was originally a skilled blacksmith. He followed the path of the Fire Passenger and came to the Fire Passenger Sacrifice Site. He specially made weapons for Yuhui and assisted the Fire Passenger to complete his great cause.

The length of time he spent at the Firelink Shrine was so long that it is difficult to determine.

He has assisted countless Yuhuis - all the Yuhuis who came before Zhang Hong failed in the process of passing on the fire and failed to complete their mission.

In addition to the fire keeper and the blacksmith, there are three other NPCs in the sacrificial site.

An old woman of unknown origin, who claimed to be a maid at the fire relay, had mastered the technique of using souls to create various props, and provided the fire relay with various useful props such as antidotes and flame pots.

A wandering knight named Hawkwood would lie in a corner of the fire place all day long, feeling dejected and sleeping, but he would occasionally chat with Zhang Hong and tell him some secrets of the Dark Soul world.

There is also a shriveled old man named Rudolf, who sits on one of the fire thrones. He claims that he was once a fire king and came back here to fulfill the mission of passing on fire.

If it's true, this old man is quite admirable. He took the initiative to sacrifice himself to pass on the fire.

You know, it's not a pleasant feeling to be the original match. Zhang Hong guessed that this was probably the same torture as the emperor sitting on a golden toilet and having his spiritual energy extracted.

I really can't believe that this little old man who looks like he has no fighting ability has such great abilities.

Among the NPCs, the one Zhang Hong came into contact with the most was the Fire Keeper.

Zhang Hong was still a little afraid of this woman who was like a white lotus that was untainted by the mud.

He was not sure whether this woman was a beauty trap set by the enemy to undermine his fighting spirit.

After all, there is such a delicate and beautiful woman who is free to do whatever she wants, speaks softly and in a sweet voice, and is more obedient than the ancient maids. It is difficult for ordinary people not to get lost in the designed mission of the fire bearer.

In the end, he became addicted to passing on the fire and forgot his original intention.

Therefore, Zhang Hong always deliberately maintained a distant attitude with the other party, neither too close nor too distant, maintaining a plastic colleague relationship.

An important reason is that Zhang Hong, who had lost his supernatural power, had to accept the help of the Fire Keeper to regain his supernatural power in order to crack the code.

"Lord Yuhui, please touch the darkness within me."

The Fire Keeper whispered softly, placing her palm on the top of Zhang Hong's head as he half-knelt on the ground, triggering the soul power gathered on Zhang Hong.

As a warm current flowed through his body, Zhang Hong felt that his strength had increased and his physical fitness had improved.

Zhang Hong did not waste his soul on creating weapons, equipment and props.

In his hand, he was holding a standard knight's sword that he had taken from the ghost of the Knight of Lothric.

He was wearing a cloth garment that had basically no defensive power.

Rely entirely on body movements to dodge, parry and block to deal with enemy attacks.

It’s not like Zhang Hong is really a disabled immortal.

His enhanced physical functions are now almost at the level of Dante, the protagonist of Devil May Cry.

In Dark Souls, his performance is simply overwhelming, and ordinary monsters can't even touch him.

Even if the enemies are agile, he can rely on his superb swordsmanship to parry, absorb the force and break their moves, and teach these rubbish who can only hack and slash like Xia Ji what martial arts are.

"My Lord, have you thought it through? Join us, and you will become the king of wandering spirits who will usher in a new era."

Zhang Hong was just about to walk out of the Firelink Sacrifice when a woman covered in black suddenly appeared from the shadows and said sinisterly.

Zhang Hong frowned and said, "Yulia, I said I have no interest in becoming the King of Wandering Souls. Don't bother me anymore."

He somewhat regretted coming into contact with that strange NPC with a turtle shell on his back that day.

After that day, a woman in black came to the sacrificial site uninvited.

They acted like missionary leaders all day long. As soon as they saw Zhang Hong show up, they would come up to him and whisper in his ears, saying that the First Fire was dead and darkness should be established. They persuaded Zhang Hong to join their forces and they would help Zhang Hong become the king of the world.

He also said that he would arrange a wife for Zhang Hong.

Shenjin, I already have a family.

Zhang Hong naturally ignored them and clearly refused them several times, but these guys just wouldn't give up.

When Zhang Hong was impatiently preparing to draw his sword to chop someone, the woman named Yulia looked at him deeply and said with regret: "Then, next time we meet, we will be enemies..."

After saying this, his figure faded away like a ghost and disappeared.

"Really? Any weird guy can come in to this fire scene without any precautions..."

Zhang Hong muttered.

Carrying the repaired and polished weapon, he left the Firelink Shrine again.