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Chapter 663 - 208: When you think you’re facing a weak enemy, but suddenly the boss battle BGM starts playing... _1

Chapter 663: Chapter 208: When you think you’re facing a weak enemy, but suddenly the boss battle BGM starts playing... _1

He stuck to the stairs just outside the city wall, ascending all the way up.

He had only walked a few steps.

When Hei was startled by the bloodstains of players left all over the entrance.

"Geez, how did so many people die here..."

He cautiously poked his head out to peek inside the room.

He immediately spotted an enemy clad in armor, wielding a long halberd.

This enemy’s attire was almost identical to the one he had encountered earlier in Hei’s room.

They had a unified name, known as the Lost Knights.

According to the various items and map fragments Czcu had spent hours licking along the journey, it appeared.

These Lost Knights were all affiliated with Stonewell City.

To be more accurate, they should be considered soldiers under the command of Stonewell City’s predecessor—Storm City.

These soldiers all shared one feature in common.

They could unleash Storm Combat Skills.

Czcu had just experienced the power of this battle skill while being pinned down and pummeled in the small hut.

However, as the Golden Tree Force gradually grew in strength,

Gefrei, the first generation King of Elden, in order to solidify the Golden Power,

led a group of generals to conquer territories at the borders,

stormed Storm City, and personally slew the Storm King, incorporating Storm City as the first Bridghead guarding King City Rodel.

Since then, the original forces within Storm City also lost their homeland,

being exiled to various parts of the borderlands.

This is the origin of the name Lost Knights.

"But, these guys are too strong... It’s hard to imagine just how powerful Gefrei, the King of Elden, must have been back then to have defeated these knights and their Storm King..." After engaging in combat with the Lost Knight inside the room for a long while and dying twice more, Czcu couldn’t help but click his tongue in wonder.

The knight’s Storm Combat Skills depleted stamina too quickly, and his shield couldn’t withstand it.

Just two strikes could send a player’s shield flying.

And rolling away, due to the rather narrow terrain, was also very difficult to do.

Czcu chose to run as the best strategy.

He sprinted up the circular staircase inside the house.

Finally, he saw a glimmer of light that moved him deeply.

Blessing Spot!

"OMG! Finally!" Czcu quickly ran forward to activate the Blessing Spot.

In "Elden," the setting of the Blessing Spot is similar to checkpoint saves in many other games.

And it does much more than just save current progress as saved points do in other games.

The Blessing Spot has many rich functions.

Not only can it serve as a teleport point,

but it is also the only designated place for players to upgrade.

To switch battle skills and various magic and invocation abilities, one must do so at a Blessing Spot.

After sitting at a Blessing Spot, consumed Blood Bottles and magic flasks would be replenished, and all debuffs on the body would be dispelled.

Moreover, upon dying again, one would respawn at the last visited Blessing Spot,

greatly reducing the players’ suffering.

Because of this,

the Blessing Spots in Elden Ring also represent a type of positive feedback reward point,

and it’s the one with the highest priority.

As such, no matter how intrigued any player might be by nearby exploration points, if they see a Blessing Spot at the same time,

their first move would definitely be to secure the Blessing Spot before doing anything else.

Of course,

besides all these functions,

the Blessing Spot has another hidden enhancement—it boosts the player’s courage.

Czcu, who originally fled at the sight of Lost Knights,

became incredibly emboldened after activating the Blessing Spot named "City Wall Tower" on the second floor.

He grabbed his Hound’s Tooth and charged out.

Czcu had up until now been neatly using the Straight Sword distributed to beginners,

only glancing at descriptions of equipment he encountered along the way before tossing them into his backpack to gather dust.

After being reminded by the chat, Czcu realized that different weapons have different combat feels and battle skills.

For example, the Hound’s Tooth he just pulled out of his backpack.

It was merely a large Curved Sword.

With a relatively slow attack speed, he had tried it a couple of times after obtaining it, didn’t like it, and left it aside.

But then he discovered that the Hound’s Tooth had a fixed inherent battle skill.

Hound’s Sword Skill.

The effect allowed for a slow raising of the hand followed by a forceful diagonal slash forward.

After dealing a burst of damage, the character would perform a backflip, blade spinning elegantly in mid-air, causing a second strike.

Moreover, the Hound’s Tooth itself had a bleeding bonus.

Against an Elite Monster, two uses of the battle skill would break the opponent’s poise, putting them into an execution state.

During the execution process, the bleeding effect would max out, triggering another burst of damage!

It meant that two uses of the battle skill + execution + bleeding could instantly deliver more than ten times the damage of an Ordinary Attack.

After learning this, Czcu, further inspired by the Blessing Spot, stormed down the stairs with fierce momentum.

Upon confronting the enemy, Czcu shouted.

"Hound’s Sword Skill!"

The Fading One stepped forward and slashed diagonally with the Curved Sword in his hand!

Dealing a burst of damage, he lightly tapped the ground with his foot, leaping high into a backflip; in the turn, the Curved Sword traced a sharp arc in mid-air!

Inflicting another burst of damage!

The Lost Knight who had been brutalizing players to death back in the hut was instantly cut down by a quarter of his health under the pressure of the Hound’s Tooth battle skill!

Czcu timed it right, dodging the enemy’s Thrust attack, and repeated the move!

"Hound’s Sword Skill!"

The two battle skill attacks reliably caused the Elite Monster to stagger.

Taking advantage of its kneeling position, he unleashed the Execution Skill.