I, Superman, the Supreme Commander

Chapter 538: Traveling through time with acquaintances again

Zhang Hong began to worry as he looked at the large tree hole that was hundreds of meters deep and had no path to reach.

The rope wasn't long enough, how was he going to get down?

"Hey, man, you wanna go down there?"

Just when he was in trouble, a man who was watching the fun appeared nearby. He was wearing a strange armor and his face was covered by a helmet, but he looked like a normal person.

"who are you?"

"Ah, my name is Lapu, and I mean no harm. I'm just an undead who has lost most of my memories and is trapped in this damn place... You think this place is weird too, right?"

Zhang Hong was sure that he had never seen this person before, but the other person's voice sounded familiar to him.

He couldn't help but say, "Rapp, would you mind taking off your helmet? You sound like someone I know."

"Ah? Is there such a thing?"

Lapu scratched his helmet, hesitated for a moment, and finally took it off, revealing a shiny bald head and a slightly cunning face, with a confused expression: "Do you know me? Have we met before?"

"Patch! It's you!"

Zhang Hong never expected to meet this despicable guy here.

This guy likes to cheat and deceive. Zhang Hong caught him cheating other NPCs several times, so Zhang Hong took action to ruin Patch's good deeds.

Later this guy disappeared.

I didn't expect to be here.

It seems that this guy has been trapped here for a long time, so long that he is almost completely losing his mind.

It seems that the survivor the old woman mentioned before is him.

Patch scratched his bald head. "My name is Patch? Is this really my name? I'm sorry, I can't remember anything about the past. I thought my name, Lapu, was my own name..."

"Well, I can't be sure if what you said is true. But if you want to go to Ring Seal City, I can help you. As a deal, you have to do me a favor as well."

"Okay, you say."

"There is a curse-breaking stone tablet in Ring Seal City. I hope you can help me find it. Now only that thing can help me regain my previous memories."

"Okay... I also want to know what you've been through over the years."

Zhang Hong may be able to learn about what will happen in the future from Patch and his experiences over the years.

"Actually, the way to get down is very simple. Just jump down."

After saying that, Patch set an example by jumping off the cliff at the top of the big tree hole, stunning Zhang Hong.

Zhang Hong couldn't help but suspect that this Patch he met was a guy, maybe a monster in disguise.

However, he watched the whole process carefully and did not find anything unusual. The other party did indeed free fall and safely arrived at the bottom of the tree hole.

I could vaguely see Patch waving at me from under the big tree hole.

After thinking about it, Zhang Hong gritted his teeth and bravely jumped off the cliff.

He just didn't believe that he could be killed by falling from such a height!

After falling into the big tree hole, Zhang Hong felt an invisible resistance appearing on him, like passing through a layer of invisible water.

His falling speed gradually slowed down, and he finally landed neither lightly nor heavily on the mossy ground at the bottom of the big tree hole. It felt like jumping down from a two-story building.

Under the big tree hole, there is a huge hole comparable to the size of a small town. Zhang Hong even saw a lot of ruins, as if a town had really been built here.

"Shh, don't make any noise. There are two demons living here. They are very difficult to deal with."

Patch leaned over and whispered.

However, just as he finished speaking, the ground began to shake as if sensing Zhang Hong's arrival. Patch shouted "Oh no!" and drew his weapon.

Along with vibrations and bright flames, two huge demons as tall as five stories crawled out from the depths of darkness. Their bodies were like red-hot rocks and covered with flames. They roared and pounced towards the two men.

"Soul...fresh soul...hand it over!"

The demon roared angrily, and it was clear that his mind was no longer clear.

The other end didn't even have the ability to speak and could only attack instinctively.

Zhang Hong calmly drew out the greatsword and applied the frost enchantment.

……

boom!

five minutes later.

With a mournful cry, the demon's huge body fell to the ground and turned into ashes.

"You are quite strong, boy."

The amnesiac Patch looked at Zhang Hong, who calmly put the sword back into the scabbard, and swallowed nervously.

Who is this guy?

He was able to kill two demons easily by himself. How terrifying!

I actually knew this guy before.

I can't think of it.

Shouldn't it be an enemy?

Otherwise I would be dead by now...

But seeing Zhang Hong's lukewarm attitude, Patch also knew that before he lost his memory, he must not have had any deep friendship with Zhang Hong.

Otherwise Zhang Hong’s reaction wouldn’t have been so calm.

Now that he needed help, Patch had to temporarily let down his guard against Zhang Hong. He was even somewhat fortunate to have met such a capable guy. It should be much easier to explore the dangerous place called Ring Seal City next.

"Follow me, we're almost there."

Zhang Hong followed Patch through the maze-like cave at the bottom of the big tree hole.

He looked at the buildings left in the big tree hole, which had the markings of the Kingdom of the Sun and a simple and ancient style. He guessed that this was the big tree hole where the primordial fire was born in the legend.

However, there was no trace of the Original Fire in this incident, so it should have been transferred to other places by later generations.

Zhang Hong guessed that the primordial fire should be the product of the world tree.

However, the World Tree in front of him had obviously turned into a corpse, and he was unable to explore the mystery within it.

Follow Patch to the cliff at the bottom of the big tree hole.

Outside, there was a thick fog rolling in and out, blown by the strong wind, and beneath the fog was an abyss with no bottom in sight.

Now Zhang Hong already knows that the world being swallowed by the abyss means literally.

The strange fog that has been shrouding the world of Dark Souls and has the ability to split time and space is the veil of the abyss. Wherever you sink below the fog, you will be swallowed by the abyss and quickly disappear forever.

——Zhang Hong didn’t know what was beneath the abyss.

Endless nothingness?

The darkness of decay?

The bloody mouth of the evil god?

No one knows. Those who fall into the abyss cannot come back.

But he had a feeling that if he fell into that kind of place, he would experience unimaginable horror.

Patch took out a tattered little flag with a sun symbol on it and held it high on the edge of the cliff.

Instruct Zhang Hong: "No matter what happens later, don't move!"

Zhang Hong nodded.

He has already noticed that the amnesiac Patch's temperament has changed drastically and he should not deceive him again.

The two stood on the edge of the cliff for two minutes.

There was a faint sound of breaking through the air, like the sound of wings flapping vigorously.

Zhang Hong raised his head and looked in the direction of the sound, and saw several pale monsters shaped like gargoyles flying towards them.

Patch nodded at Zhang Hong.

Zhang Hong loosened his grip on the hilt of the sword.

Let these monsters come closer - Zhang Hong did not sense any malice from them.

The gargoyle monsters swooped down, two by two, grabbing Patch and Zhang Hong respectively, then carried them into the air and plunged headfirst into the violently flowing mist.

The thick fog swallowed up the two men's vision, and the gathering place quickly disappeared behind them. Zhang Hong became more certain that this fog had the effect of blocking time and space.

It seemed that they were just traveling through the fog, but in fact they were traveling through time and space.

The sky ahead gradually brightened and turned golden.

Suddenly, the gargoyle led them through the fog and into a clear and bright sky. A magnificent city floating in the clouds appeared in front of Zhang Hong.

Looking at the ancient city that looked like a floating city surrounded by a huge eggshell-shaped circular rock wall, Zhang Hong was immediately sure that this was the legendary Ring Seal City.

In the distance, a golden sun was half-sunken in the sea of ​​clouds, warm and dim.

However, Zhang Hong felt that it was like the last afterglow before the night, sad and beautiful.

It's like some good things are destined to fade away.