dark souls iii World.
The sky was gloomy but not dark, with a few dark clouds drifting by; massive, withered trees stood lifelessly, and skeletal Gravekeepers wandered aimlessly along the cliffs.
Gravekeepers are Undead that linger in the cemetery. Their deep blue robes and cloaks hide their hideous appearance; they move sluggishly and possess only basic instinctive combat awareness.
They are Hollows who have lost their humanity and sense of self, swinging broken weapons at any living person in sight.
Ashen Xia Yu was currently sitting cross-legged by a bonfire. He wore a Medieval Knight Set, with a straight sword placed by his right hand and a shield on his back; his initial class was Knight.
Bonfires in the Soul World function the same as the site of grace in the elden ring World, serving as save points and resting spots in the game.
Resting at a bonfire accelerates the recovery of stamina and mana, and any slain mobs will respawn.
The game provides an explanation: due to the fading of the first flame and the collapse of the world, time and space have become distorted, preventing this place from ever settling into silence and causing weak monsters to appear infinitely.
Thus, soul farming means repeatedly killing those monsters to gain experience for leveling up.
"Farm souls together? That is indeed a way."
Looking at the suggestion from resident evil Xia Yu in the Chat Group, Ashen Xia Yu felt it was a good method. Undead Xia Yu was originally from the same world as him, just on a different timeline, and the Soul World didn't have things like the greater will. If one could protect oneself, this could be considered a safe world.
Though this safe world was about to perish, as the theme of the Dark Souls series is decay and ruin.
While thinking about this and that, Ashen Xia Yu invited Undead Xia Yu from the dark souls i world to his own world.
[You have invited Xia Yu]
[Xia Yu has accepted your invitation]
In an instant, a ripple emerged in the air, as if a spatial portal had opened, and a figure appeared out of thin air.
The figure's attire was similar to Ashen Xia Yu's, both dressed as medieval knights, though there were some differences in the armor style.
"Your initial class was also a Knight; what a coincidence."
Ashen Xia Yu raised an eyebrow and extended his right hand.
Undead Xia Yu had just arrived when he saw Ashen Xia Yu reach out to him. He also raised an eyebrow, understanding Ashen Xia Yu's intent; since they were the same person, their thoughts and intentions were basically identical.
When the two shook hands... nothing happened.
"...Though I expected this, I couldn't help but feel a bit unwilling without trying."
"Yeah, power really isn't shared. That resident evil guy was right."
Undead Xia Yu helplessly withdrew his hand and sent this conclusion to the Chat Group.
One could travel to other people's worlds, but power could not be shared. There seemed to be no restrictions on visiting; one could stay indefinitely or return at any time.
After sharing the conclusion, Undead Xia Yu drew his straight sword and jerked his head toward Ashen Xia Yu, who was still sitting on the ground.
"Let's go farm souls. I want to see if I can absorb the souls here."
"After all, I don't need a Fire Keeper to help me level up; I can do it myself just by sitting at a bonfire."
Due to gameplay mechanics, the Undead in dark souls i can level up on their own without needing a Fire Keeper; as long as they sit at a bonfire, they can directly use souls to level up.
After the game world became a real world, this trait was inherited. Thus, Undead Xia Yu only needed to sit at a bonfire to channel the soul energy within his body to strengthen himself.
"Sigh, I haven't even had a chance to grab a bite to eat, though I wouldn't be able to taste anything anyway."
Ashen Xia Yu complained as he scrambled up from beside the bonfire. His identity as an Ashen One meant he had lost his sense of taste and his human needs.
He no longer needed to eat or excrete, and any injuries would heal quickly on their own; even a heavy wound could be fully recovered by chugging a potion.
Furthermore, both the Ashen One's potion and the Undead's potion were Estus Flasks, though it was unknown if they were interchangeable. After all, one was an Undead who couldn't die, and the other was Unkindled Ash, namely, an Ashen One.
Technically, the two weren't even the same species, despite both having human appearances.
"You can send your Ashen Constitution out as a Red Envelope. Then, after reverting to a normal human constitution and finishing your meal, you can just claim your Ashen Constitution back."
"Since Red Envelopes can send anything, once you strip away the Ashen Constitution, the side effects will surely disappear too."
Undead Xia Yu looked at the suddenly stunned Ashen Xia Yu with a hint of disdain on his face. Was this guy really himself?
"Has your brain already been burned? You didn't even think of that?"
"..."
Ashen Xia Yu fell silent, then awkwardly changed the subject. "Let's... let's just go farm souls. Eating isn't nearly as important as farming souls."
With that, Ashen Xia Yu grabbed his straight sword and charged toward the Hollows on the cliff with a few slashes.
"Hasaki!"
Seeing Ashen Xia Yu's somewhat flustered state, Undead Xia Yu suddenly burst out laughing. Bullying himself was actually quite fun.
Since you broke my defense before, don't blame me for bullying you now.
"Slow down, leave a few for me."
Drawing the straight sword at his waist, Undead Xia Yu also joined the slaughter. Killing Hollows was something he was already incredibly familiar with.
While the two were farming souls, Marvel Xia Yu on the other side had also set off on the journey back to New York.
All the major events happened there; he had to go.
Honestly speaking, the marvel world wasn't actually that dangerous, as long as one laid low and didn't try to stand out, there generally wouldn't be any problems.
Unless one was unlucky enough to be caught in the crossfire of a battle.
But that was unavoidable; after all, how could there be a battle without casualties, especially among fragile ordinary people?
Even Superman, who possessed a bio-field, would smash through building after building when fighting a powerful enemy, and there were bound to be ordinary people inside who couldn't escape.
And that was exactly why Batman held a grudge against Superman.
"But I guess I'm not an ordinary person anymore."
Marvel Xia Yu leaned back against his seat with his eyes closed, thinking silently. He was already on a plane back to New York.
Before leaving, for his own safety, he had asked Tarnished Xia Yu for a bit of constitution. This amount of constitution was nothing to Tarnished Xia Yu, as he could make up for it after leveling up a few more times.
But for Xia Yu, who had been an ordinary person before, this bit of constitution was quite extraordinary, even if it didn't immediately make him a peak of humanity like Captain America.
It was enough to let him take on ten men at once. Unfortunately, he had the constitution but lacked the relevant combat knowledge; it would be great if a Matrix Xia Yu showed up.
As far as Xia Yu knew, The Matrix seemed to have games as well, though they weren't as famous as the movies. One was called The Matrix: Path of Neo, an old game from the 2000s.
While by modern standards the game really doesn't hold up, back in its day, it could be called a masterpiece.
[dark souls iii]: I'm going to fight Gundyr with Undead, need support!
[dark souls iii]: Anything goes, as long as it increases our chances; I won't turn anything down!
Looking at the message that popped up in the Chat Group, Xia Yu thought of the 'Noob Slayer' Teacher Gu and then, without hesitation, sent out the constitution he had just enhanced.
Every little bit counts, no matter how small; having something is better than nothing, and any increase in the odds of victory is good.