I Just Want Players to Save Money, They Insist on Giving Me!
Chapter 642 - 201: OK! Having fully explored Sobs Peninsula, the game progress bar should be over half now!_2

Chapter 642: Chapter 201: OK! Having fully explored Sobs Peninsula, the game progress bar should be over half now!_2

It must be said, there’s a reason these two ended up pulling carts.

At first, PDD was somewhat wary of the two mountain demons, hacking away with his sword before quickly retreating.

But he soon discovered they were bound by chains, seemingly with little means to attack other than stomping their feet.

Weak!

The weak pull carts, the strong guard the city; there’s nothing more to say.

Then let the slaughter begin!

Normal attacks, jumping slashes, heavy strikes, he varied his tactics and rained them down upon the two mountain demons.

Before long, they were slain.

It must be mentioned, these two were far weaker than the gate-guarding mountain demons, and even stingier with the Runes they dropped.

They only yielded 1600.

Combining that with the enemies he’d cleared along the way, PDD had already accumulated almost 5000 Runes.

He originally planned to teleport back to the Blessing Spot in front of the checkpoint and spend a bit to convert the money into solid levels.

After all, PDD just experienced dying twice in a row and then painfully losing a large sum of money.

But then he thought.

It seems that monsters in this game, other than bosses, will respawn.

If he teleported back now, it would mean a wasted trip, as he would have to fight his way through this area’s miners once again later on.

"Forget it, let’s see if there are other Blessing Spots," said PDD as he rode on to continue exploring.

However, he had just turned the horse around and failed to notice that the battle had brought him to the edge of a bridge.

His foot slipped, and he tumbled off the side of the bridge.

"Damn it, my Runes... Huh? I’m not dead?" The initially shouting PDD realized that after falling off the bridge, he was standing in ankle-deep water.

This place seemed to be a damp hollow, flanked by steep mountains, with the bridge he had fallen from above his head.

"Huh? There are paths down here too?" When he was up there, his gaze was fixed on the roads above, which already seemed quite interconnected.

But now that he’s fallen into the puddle, he found two more water paths, both open for exploration.

"Wow! This map is freaking huge! There are so many places to go! I’m starting to feel this game is getting interesting!" PDD’s eyes lit up.

He had never experienced a game where ’it seemed like you could go anywhere.’

He couldn’t quite say why, but he felt a sense of unbounded freedom.

Especially since the art style in "Elden" leaned towards realism.

Moreover, the top players particularly liked placing grand structures or natural landscapes in the game, aiming to replicate the sense of these ’colossal objects’ on a nearly 1:1 scale.

For example, the towering mountain ranges stretching on both sides, while as a player, he was in this low-lying hollow, walking along the base of the mountains and looking up at the distant peaks and sky.

It felt like truly being in this fantasy Middle-Earth World, where it was the player exploring, not just the character.

This sensation was excellent, completely washing away the discomfort from just being pummeled by an Omen.

Even the live stream viewers were endlessly praising this highly freeform world.

"But then again, with such a vast world, wouldn’t players be utterly confused without guidance?" PDD scratched his head, wondering.

While fresh at first glance, a large map without direction could easily frustrate players who get lost.

Soon enough, the top player’s exquisitely designed map provided him with an answer.

Confused?

I’ll clear your mind right away!

[You’ve been invaded by "Blood Finger Neri Us"!]

PDD was still riding his horse through the water in this hollow, looking around aimlessly as he went forward in a straight line.

Suddenly, a blood-red font appeared at the bottom of the screen.

"What... What does invasion mean?" Just as PDD spoke, the spirit horse beneath him vanished.

A few seconds later.

A humanoid NPC, glowing red and wielding a short dagger in each hand, was already rushing toward him with murderous intent!

"Hey! Are you looking for trouble, kid?! Invading me?" PDD’s thoughts became crystal clear.

I couldn’t beat the Big Tree Guardian, couldn’t beat the Omen.

But I can’t beat you?

I just bloodily cleared out a camp, killed more than a dozen regular soldiers, and even slew several massive mountain demons, should I recite my feats for you?

The two exchanged blows in a round of clashing blades.

But soon, PDD’s face turned pale.

The opponent didn’t carry a shield, so PDD could reliably hit with his sword.

But the enemy’s small weapons were faster, scratching PDD as well.

In an instant, he lost half of his health!

"Damn! Something’s wrong! This guy’s not right!"

"I’m hitting you damn Blood Bottle! Why is everyone so tough in this borderland?" PDD, startled, rolled away to create distance and quickly thought to refill his health.

But because he pressed too quickly, he downed three bottles in one go, later realizing his Blood Bottles were all empty, while the opponent was still at full health.

He lamented, "Damn! Why did I drink three Blood Bottles at once?"

The viewers burst into laughter at this scene.

"Is the pressure really that high?"

"Secretly bragging about Fanta without sharing with the bros, huh?"

"I get the gameplay now! If you hit a wall with the Omen, just move to a different spot to hit another wall!"

However, despite the playful chat.

They could all feel.

This Blood Finger was far less challenging than the Omen.

Firstly, he was an enemy with a similar build to the Fading One, lacking the visual intimidation of size.

Sometimes, an overly large stature can bring an invisible pressure to players, affecting their gameplay.