Chapter 53: Margit the Fell Omen and Discouraging Tree Sentinel

[Give up.]

[ Formidable foe! Frmidable foe!]

[I did it!]

As time passed, Welt found himself reading numerous messages.

Some urged other players to give up.

Yet others celebrated their own success!

And they appeared to be doing so without wearing any equipment.

This left Welt feeling somewhat speechless.

Were all players this dedicated nowadays? The difficulty of controlling game characters was quite high, and it was only thanks to his quick reflexes that he managed to hold his own against the Tree Sentinel for a few rounds.

But how were other players able to defeat their opponents without wearing any equipment?

To be honest, Welt wasn't entirely sure.

Seeing that he dropped all his Runes upon death, Welt finally understood the death penalty in this game.

Fortunately, he could still retrieve the Runes, although he might encounter the affection of the Tree Sentinel again.

However, upon reflection, Welt considered that he could bypass the Tree Sentinel. Perhaps this opponent wasn't one he could face at his current level?

With this thought in mind, Welt circled around his opponent, using the map to determine the direction of the next Blessed Guiding.

"Che, boring!"

Kiana was also watching the livestream and had even called Bronie over to watch with her.

After all, this was a game made by Bronie!

During the time Bronie had been making the game, Kiana had relied on Homu's Adventure and Homu's Dragon Quest to pass the time.

It must be said that Welt's plot creation was indeed very popular with children. It was full of passion and friendship, and the overall atmosphere of the plot was positive, without any frivolous elements.

Except for the somewhat childish art style, everything else was acceptable.

Of course, another reason Bronie was tempted to watch the livestream was that Bronie knew Welt was the author of Homu's Adventure, and had even broadcasted the livestream in the Elysian Realm.

Elysia was also watching, but unfortunately, it was difficult to interact. After all, there were so many viewers and so many message.

And Welt directly avoiding a battle, dodging the Tree Sentinel.

Kiana also understood the style of the game now, like the very difficult game "Getting Over It With Haxxor Bunny".

"Don't worry, the Tree Sentinel is just an elite monster that looks a bit tougher. It can't be considered a boss. The real challenges lie ahead, and some of them can't be avoided. But how do you feel about this game?"

"Awesome~"

Although she didn't see any cute girls that Kiana liked, the overall feeling was cool.

The vast open world, exquisite art style, fantasy setting of swords and magic, and those huge enemies.

Kiana knew that if she could defeat such enemies, it would be such an achievement.

"Exactly! It's so cool!"

Bronie was very pleased with Kiana's praise, and Kiana knew that, so she praised him a few more times when there was nothing else to do.

The two got along very well.

As for Siegfried?

Siegfried was already playing Elden Ring.

He was currently locked in a life-and-death struggle with the Tree Sentinel, but looking at him scratching his head, who knows how many times he had died.

"In fact, you can deflect some moves by parrying with the shield, and you can also dodge shockwaves by jumping. The Tree Sentinel's resilience is relatively low. Execute him a few more times, and you can kill him."

"I know that! But what's wrong with the design of this Tree Sentinel? Why are some of his moves slower than others?"

At this moment, Siegfried was both pained and happy.

Under the tutelage of the Tree Sentinel, he had already missed the refund time, but during this time of struggling with the Tree Sentinel, Siegfried could see his own growth.

Every time, he was just a little bit short of damage before the will Tree Sentinel die!

Yes, just a little bit short.

He was halfway to the end of the boss' health bar.

"This opponent is a knight, not the kind of mindless monster. If it were a mindless monster, every move would be brainless. The opponent knows you can deflect, it knows you can dodge, so why would it recklessly charge at you?

"If this monster is made too intelligent, is it really okay?"

"It's not too intelligent, it's just that the base logic code is more complex. But after dying a few more times, you'll get used to it. Don't you feel like you're constantly getting stronger?"

"Yeah, I do feel that way."

Siegfried once again attempted to charge at the Tree Sentinel.

After finally grinding him down to half health, he found that the Tree Sentinel's attack pattern had changed again!

"Ah ah ah ah ah! If I don't defeat you, I'll be unworthy of the Kaslana family name! Now I challenge you to a knight's duel! Even if I die, I won't give up!"

After the Tree Sentinel changed its attack pattern, it sent Siegfried back to the Site of Grace again.

And every time, he could still see the mocking face of the white mask.

Very annoying.

Really annoying.

But seeing the blood stains surrounding the Tree Sentinel, Siegfried felt slightly relieved.

At least there were other players challenging the Tree Sentinel just like him, right?

There were even mounted figures on those bloodstains.

But Welt's side was indeed much easier.

Without struggling against the Tree Sentinel, Welt quickly arrived at the Ella Church. After spending some time there receiving blessings, he met the wandering merchant, bought some items, and set off again.

Soon, he reached the foot of the Storm Ruins, where Welt adeptly used his shield to block and counterattack the soldiers stationed there..

Indeed, if one carefully read the beginner's tutorial, these techniques were taught. Siegfried was the type who didn't bother with the tutorial and struggled against the Tree Sentinel, making it quite uncomfortable to look at

Collecting the map, obtaining the horse named Torrent, and acquiring the ability to turn Runes into character attributes, along with adjusting equipment attributes, Welt explored the game methodically.

At least much better than most players.

After getting ready, Welt headed towards the Tunnel towards Stormveil Castle entrance..

After all, the path was right there, and the Grace were guiding him in that direction. It wouldn't deviate from the main storyline.

The tunnel entrance was guarded by many soldiers, but Torrent could easily charge past them.

"It seems there shouldn't be any problem following the main storyline. Although there may be some difficult monsters along the way, it's not always necessary to engage in combat. Now that we've arrived at the castle gates, there's a Grace here. Probably, we'll face the boss guarding the castle gate next."

Welt didn't play particularly fast, but he had followed the main storyline all the way here without exploring other parts of the world.

Mainly for the viewers' experience.

If one randomly explored without purpose, it would be boring for the audience.

Unless he could find a dungeon.

But through the battles with the minions, Welt honestly felt that the monsters elsewhere would definitely not be easy. So, it was important to first improve character stats by following the main storyline.

[There's a strong enemy ahead, it's Margit the Fell Omen.]

[Now that the character attributes are a bit low, should we really fight the boss?]

Some comments by viewers began to worry.

But Welt didn't think much of it.

"How tough can the first boss be for beginners? It's just that the damage might be a bit high. It shouldn't be too difficult. Anyway, let's give it a try. Let's use up the Runes first and increase some health."

After getting ready, Welt entered the city gate.

What he saw next was a huge body, agile movements, the unpredictable cane's speed, the giant tail, and the delayed landing of the jumping chop!

What? There's a second form too?!

Welt didn't even reach the second form.

Despite blocking with his shield and consuming energy, he couldn't withstand the Fell Omen's attacks, which were like a raging storm.

After dying several times, he found that he could counterattack twice, but even one extra strike would result in instant death.

Then Welt couldn't help but question life.

"Could it be that I'm too early?"

[It's not impossible to win, but if you really can't win, just call for help. Although the boss's attributes will also increase.]

[I've figured out this game. As long as one have skills, anyone can win. The increase in attributes is too little. Who has time to level up in the early game every day?]

[Why not defeat the Tree Sentinel? The Runes it gives should be able to level up several times.]

Viewers began to offer suggestions.

But was Welt the type to listen obediently?

"It's just a few times. I don't know how to fight yet. After I'm familiar with its attack patterns, I should be able to defeat it. However, the design of this boss is really good. Both its fighting movements and the sense of oppression it brings."

After a slight sigh, Welt began to attempt shield counters, and then used combat skills to stun, and then execute.

Then Welt experienced what it meant to read instructions.

He found that when he drank a HP Flask, Margit would likely charge at the player or even use flying blades during his drinking animation!

As a result, the HP he healed would just go down instantly.

"This boss is really powerful. Can he really be defeated?"

Watching Welt lively and jumping around in the livestream, Kiana was actually a little discouraged.

"Of course, as long as you master the skills and prepare adequately, you will definitely win. But he's a bit too impatient. So facing the Fell Omen in it's weakest state will naturally be a bit difficult. But this boss isn't really that hard, just a beginner's teacher."

"A b-beginner's teacher? Then what about the Tree Sentinel here?"

"It's considered an elite minion."

"W-what? Are there more Tree Sentinels to come!?"

"Yeah~ What? Are you scared? Want to surrender?"

"N-no no! How could I surrender! I, a Kaslana, always keep my word, and i never go back on my word. This is the honor battle of a knight!"

Kiana felt slightly relieved that she didn't make such a promise earlier.

Otherwise, she might have suffered too, right?

Siegfried had been struggling with the Tree Sentinel for an hour, and Welt had been struggling with Margit for nearly an hour as well.

"Whoa, just a bit more. Why does he suddenly charge at me every time I drink to restore my hp? Is that programmed? But sometimes he lets me drink fine!"

Welt's mentality was a bit explosive, inexplicably feeling like he was playing Brownie's Getting Over It With Haxxor Bunny.

That game messed with one's mentality too.

But here, even though he felt like he could win and the opponent had many openings, just when he made a slight greed.

Just a little.

Then the ppresult was instant death.

With little HP flask left and low attributes, but precisely because of this, Welt felt it was meaningful to defeat opponents in this dire circumstances.

The huge size difference between the protagonist and the boss, coupled with the soaring music, gave a sense of defeating the strong with the weak.

In the past, most game developers wanted the protagonist to become very powerful, with cool moves, powerful magic, and then use numerically stacked enemies as the ultimate opponents.

But when weak players faced strong bosses, the glaring disparity made defeating them all the more satisfying.

This was the reason why most Souls-like game players could persist until the end.

Perhaps the abilities gained from numerical increases were limited, and perhaps bosses could still easily eliminate the protagonist.

But after numerous deaths, the skills you honed would never deceive you.

Cool parries, agile dodges like dancing on the edge of a blade, and even seizing the enemy's fatal flaws and executing them, the feeling of the once towering boss kneeling at your feet.

Elden Ring brought all these elements together, providing a gaming experience that could only be described with one word.

It was painful yet joyful process.

"One last strike, just one last strike! Stay calm, wait, wait, there seems to be a throwing knife in my inventory, take this!"

Unexpectedly, the damage was still a bit short, but so was he.

Truly a man who had faced real battles.

At the critical moment, Welt did everything he could, then took out a throwing knife from his backpack.

"Alright!!! Finally—"

At this moment, the bullet screen erupted in cheers. When Margit fell, Welt looked at the numbers jumping in the Runes column

Welt felt it was all worth it.

Looking at the messages of death all over the ground, Welt also felt deeply moved.

"Fun, this game is really fun, and just looking at the map, you can tell there will definitely be a lot more content in this game later on. But based on just this Fell Omen segment, I can guarantee that Elden Ring will sweep this year's awards."

This was just the gatekeeper boss at the city gate. Welt didn't even dare to imagine what kind of bosses he would face next.

"What? Go to more dungeons? There aren't many Runes on weak monsters, and although the attribute increases seem minimal, they are indeed useful, and some equipment also requires attribute requirements?"

Then Welt saw the comment screen recommending entering dungeons for level ups.

Before reaching the Site of Grace, after leveling up, Welt also opened the map for quick teleportation.

"Coincidentally, there's a dungeon near the beginner's tutorial area. I didn't expect it to require two Stonesword Keys. There must be a lot of good things inside. So, let's temporarily put aside the exploration of Stormveil Castle, and our next target is the dungeon! Let me see how much improvement the dungeon can bring."