I, Superman, the Supreme Commander

Chapter 526: Exploring the Royal City and the Crying Baby

"Hooo!"

The flying gargoyle fell with a wail, smashing into pieces on the ground.

A ball of pale will-o'-the-wisp flew out from the broken stones and automatically tracked itself into the body of a figure more than ten meters away.

Zhang Hong put down the dragon hunting bow and breathed a sigh of relief.

He also needs to be prepared.

Otherwise, he would be helpless facing these guys who can fly and throw fireballs in the air.

Reality is not a game.

These flying freaks won't be stupid enough to come down and engage you in close combat.

Why get close when you can drop bombs from the sky?

Don't underestimate the intelligence of monsters.

Zhang Hong held up his shield and moved forward cautiously. Surrounding him were the towering walls of the Royal City of Lothric, and the undulating buildings were full of dark corners. Monsters that could shoot arrows, throw fireballs, and rain justice from the sky could hide in the blind spots at any time.

Zhang Hong learned his lesson after being beaten up by a group of wandering soldiers throwing fire pots.

Bringing the shield that has never been used.

The narrow and complex areas in this kind of castle are perfect for sneak attacks, and shields are very useful.

Although most attacks can be dodged, it is too laborious.

It's easier to block with a shield.

So Zhang Hong changed his weapons to a large shield and an ice-attribute one-handed sword, which were the spoils he seized from the Lengli Valley.

[It’s a pity that there is no portable space like in the game…]

Zhang Hong regrets that he cannot use an alternate-dimensional backpack like the game character and carry a mobile arsenal with him.

There is no such thing as space props in the Dark Souls world.

All weapons and items he can only carry with him.

This limits his performance and weakens his ability to adapt to changing circumstances.

Zhang Hong had no choice but to explore slowly, clearing out the enemies in every place he arrived at and looking for campfires and mechanisms to open the access gates.

After the three lights, move on to the next area.

In the royal city of Lothric, Zhang Hong encountered a large number of monsters with the ability to fly.

Crow men, angel knights with wings on their backs, flying dragons, gargoyles, and strange Cthulhu-style creatures floating in the sky like tree roots.

Zhang Hong had seen similar root-like wings on the guy named Sullivan before. Along the way, he also saw many undead people rooted in the ground and their bodies were transforming into twisted trees in various places in Lothric.

It seems to be the same as these monsters flying in the sky.

He speculated that these things were probably the final stage of evolution of those deformed humans.

But these things are wandering around the Royal City of Lothric so blatantly.

The guards here do not attack them.

Could it be that these things were the creation of the rulers of Lothric themselves?

If this is true, they are really a group of crazy people!

Zhang Hong explored deep into the royal city, looking for traces of the royal family of Lothric. In theory, it is not necessary to look for a prince, the Cinder King can also be the King or Princess of Lothric.

As long as the soul is strong enough.

The road leading to the palace was littered with the bodies of Lothric knights, many of whom had their heads chopped off.

However, the patrolling ghosts of the Lothric knights did not collect the bodies of their companions.

Zhang Hong judged that there must have been a civil strife in Lothric. According to the NPC, there must have been a conflict between the king and the prince. King Lothric asked the prince to pass on the fire, but the latter refused.

It is possible that civil unrest broke out in the royal city because of this.

Of course, because the gates of the royal city were always closed, Zhang Hong had no way of knowing.

Zhang Hong was able to pass the gate and enter the inner city with the help of a Lothric priestess. The priestess was a fire-transmitting sect, but unfortunately she had been assassinated by an assassin when she met Zhang Hong and was on the verge of death. After helping Zhang Hong enter the royal city, she died.

As Zhang Hong went deeper into the royal city, he encountered more and more enemies.

There was almost a guard post every three steps and a sentry every five steps, with wandering souls, zombies, deformed bodies, and all kinds of monsters mixed together.

Fortunately, these monsters seem to have a dull sense and can only sense nearby enemies. And because they have lost their sanity, they will not sound the alarm.

Otherwise, all the monsters in the royal city would swarm out and Zhang Hong would have no choice but to run away.

In this way, Zhang Hong half-stealth assassination and half-frontal confrontation, finally slowly advanced into the depths of the royal city, an area that theoretically belonged to the royal bedroom.

A striking building appeared in front of Zhang Hong. It was as tall as a cathedral, with towers everywhere and magnificent gold and jade. It stood out among the many royal palace buildings.

In front of the gate is an open square and stairs, as if all the people are making a pilgrimage.

Zhang Hong felt that there must be the big shot he was looking for there.

Just as he was about to go over to find out what was going on, Zhang Hong suddenly heard a burst of crying, faintly coming from deep in the palace nearby.

His expression suddenly froze - is this... the sound of a baby crying?

Zhang Hong was cheered up.

He had been in this hellhole for so long and had never seen a child. He thought all the children here were dead. Unexpectedly, deep in the palace, there was the sound of a baby crying.

Zhang Hong couldn't help but change his target and followed the crying sound curiously.

The crying became more and more obvious, and it was indeed the cry of a human baby.

After beheading several enemies who came from nowhere, Zhang Hong came to a slightly dark and dilapidated courtyard. The crying became louder and louder. After walking into the dim hall deep in the courtyard, a terrifying scene appeared in front of Zhang Hong.

An ugly, pale monster like a lizard with its scales peeled off was wandering in the hall, mumbling to itself in human voices. In the monster's left hand, it was holding a human baby with dark blue skin, and the shrill cry was coming from the baby in the monster's hand.

Obviously, the baby has turned into an undead. I don't know how long he has been staying in this courtyard since he was captured by this monster.

The ground in the courtyard was in a dilapidated state, filled with stagnant water and overgrown with weeds.

No one knew how long this insane monster had been wandering here.

When Zhang Hong saw this scene, he felt his scalp tingling and his hair stand on end.

Then he decided to rescue the baby from the monster.

"Ah... my beloved son Ocelot, where are you?... Don't hide, show yourself quickly, don't be afraid... You are the son of the dragon, born with great grace, show yourself quickly, Ocelot..."

Just as he was about to take action, he heard the monster mumbling to itself and walking back and forth in the hall, as if looking for something.

Zhang Hong couldn't help but stop and listen for a moment.

Ocelot?

I seem to have heard this name somewhere...

Having lost his super memory, Zhang Hong couldn’t remember for a moment.

The monster kept repeating the same few words over and over again, walking back and forth as if it had gone completely crazy.

After listening to this, Zhang Hong observed the monster's behavior patterns and had already come up with a rescue plan in his mind.

But he needs help.