"I knew it! I knew these two had a bromance!!"
"Onion Knight is awesome!!"
"Tears are welling up, this is the first time I've found Onion Knight so cool!!"
"He looks so incredibly cool, walking with his sword and determined steps!!"
"Let's go Onion Knight!!"
......
Anyone seeing this dreamlike scene unfold would be unable to resist shouting out. The moment Onion Knight appeared in the CG, the entire side quest was elevated!
Mo Zhi was so excited her tears were almost flowing, feeling the thrill of accurately predicting exam questions and witnessing a great historical moment.
She knew Onion Knight had a connection with Giant King Yhorm.
But she hadn't expected Onion Knight to make such a spectacular entrance.
*Stomp, stomp, stomp!*
The CG continued. Onion Knight, holding a round shield in his left hand and a sword in his right, pointed at Yhorm.
"Yhorm, my old friend."
His voice was exceptionally serious, low and tinged with a faint huskiness. "Siegmeyer of Catarina, I have come to fulfill my promise."
The camera panned to Yhorm on the throne.
He leaned on his 40-meter Greatsword with both hands. Upon hearing Onion Knight's voice, he slowly stood up, his scarlet eyes flaring with a blinding light, assuming an attacking stance.
Vaguely, Mo Zhi felt she saw a hint of relief in that abyssal-corroded face?
Why would he smile?
"May the Lords find their due."
Mo Zhi didn't understand Onion Knight's words, just as she didn't understand his earlier promise.
What promise?
Staring into Yhorm's scarlet eyes, Mo Zhi felt a wave of unease.
Having encountered such situations many times, she understood what it meant. Yhorm had been corrupted by the abyss, lost his sanity, and become a bloodthirsty monster.
Did he still have consciousness at this point?
"Sigh!"
Mo Zhi let out a heavy sigh. Knowing Yhorm's fate, she almost couldn't bring herself to attack.
In this regard, Onion Knight clearly handled it better than she would.
"Hiyah!"
With a loud shout, Onion Knight fearlessly charged to the forefront of the battle against Giant King Yhorm.
He truly wanted to end Yhorm here.
At the same time,
Streamers at the forefront of the initial exploration were gradually entering the Profaned Capital and encountering the formidable Giant King Yhorm, the main force of this area.
Undoubtedly, he was the most eye-catching of all the Lords of Cinder at the beginning.
Magnificent BGM surged.
His massive physique, even through the screen, exuded a breathtaking pressure that left a deep impression on countless witnesses.
Shark Platform's Yin Lao San, despite his subpar equipment stats, had carved out a niche in the Dark Souls world with his "manicure" sword techniques.
Because countless NPCs had fallen by his blade, he could skip many quests, thus entering the frontline of exploration in another way.
However, his opening CG only showed the pressure Yhorm exerted, not the majestic silhouette of Onion Knight that Mo Zhi witnessed.
This was because Yin Lao San had directly attacked this bloated, strange fellow the first time he saw him.
"Geez, this scene, this big baby, it's really scary to look at!"
Yin Lao San rubbed his hands together, exclaiming how terrifying it was. The moment the CG ended, he was already at Yhorm's feet!
*Clang, clang, clang!*
*Clang, clang, clang!*
Wielding the newly acquired Pipe Smoker Greatsword, Yin Lao San immediately displayed his "foot-manicure" technique for his audience.
"Lazy Stab!"
"White Strip in the Waves Sword!"
"Sister-in-law's Turntable!!"
"Crow Flying!!"
He treated his special moves as normal attacks, slashing dozens of times in a row. Glancing at Yhorm's health bar, Yin Lao San almost broke down.
"Holy crap!!"
"After all this hacking, you've only lost a sliver of health?"
*Bang!*
Yhorm casually swung his 40-meter Greatsword down, and Yin Lao San's health bar instantly vanished!
[You have died]
"Isn't this bullying an honest person?"
Yin Lao San was defeated right from the start. "How do I fight this? How do I fight this?"
"Even a foot manicure shouldn't only take off this little health!"
"What kind of perverted defense is this?"
"What kind of outrageous attack power is this?"
"You swatted me to death like a fly?"
Already lacking in reinforcement stats, his three-dimensional attributes were terrible. Other players might have lasted a couple of hits, but for Yin Lao San, one was enough.
A direct hit meant instant death!
Many netizens who had heard about him came to witness this epic battle between nail clippers and a giant tree!
'What nail clippers, I think he's a foot masseuse?'
'Came to see the hype, turns out it's just for show, boring, this is too weak.'
'Streamer, delete the game and start over. With your current trash stats, how can you fight a big boss like Yhorm with his extremely high defense!'
'If you can defeat Yhorm with your current gear, I'll eat shit!!'
'Dude upstairs, don't try to scam free food and drinks!'
'If the streamer can pass, I'll arrange a hundred super-fires!'
......
"Are you looking down on me?"
"Are you? You're all placing bets now?"
"And someone's trying to scam free food?"
Seeing the suddenly numerous mocking comments, Yin Lao San's temper flared. "Who says nail clippers can't fight a giant tree?"
"I refuse to believe you're invincible today!"
*Clang, clang, clang!*
Yin Lao San stood up from the bonfire and charged again, drawing blood.
*Bang!*
Yhorm didn't hold back either, swinging his 40-meter Greatsword directly down. No skill was needed; he just smashed!
This time,
With the experience from the last encounter, Yin Lao San agilely rolled behind a nearby pillar, barely dodging the attack.
There's hope!
As long as he could survive Yhorm's attacks, everything was possible!
Giants have great strength and long attack ranges, but they also have fatal weaknesses: they are large and inflexible, with limited attack patterns and many blind spots.
If he could exploit these two points, he had a chance!
*Swish!*
*Rumble!!*
Giant King Yhorm swung his massive hand, and the pillars in the grand hall shattered into three pieces as easily as chocolate sticks!
Exposed, Yin Lao San was instantly cut in half by Yhorm's sweeping greatsword!
[You have died]
"Again!"
His stubbornness ignited, Yin Lao San gritted his teeth and launched another fearless assault on this behemoth!
"Again!!"
.........
"Damn it!"
On the other side, Mo Zhi was also having a tough time. Although her attributes were better than Yin Lao San's, against Yhorm, it only meant she could last a few more hits.
Even with Onion Knight helping her by taking the brunt of the attacks, even unleashing powerful sword energy with his Storm Ruler Greatsword that dealt noticeable damage to Giant King Yhorm.
But,
It wasn't enough.
Clearly, something was still missing. Once Yhorm's health dropped below half, he would turn his attention to Mo Zhi with exceptionally strong aggression.
She couldn't withstand it, nor could she buy enough time for Onion Knight to use the Storm Ruler Greatsword to defeat Yhorm.
[You have died]
After repeated attempts, the intelligent Mo Zhi quickly noticed something was wrong.
The difference in their damage output was too great!
A single sword energy from Onion Knight's Storm Ruler Greatsword could shave off over ten percent of Yhorm's health, while her foot-manicure sword strikes only chipped away one percent!
Was the NPC's weapon extra-enchanted to cheat, or was there another reason?
"Onion Knight, hold him off. I'll see if there's any special method or weapon to increase damage," Mo Zhi rushed towards Yhorm's throne. She had experienced such non-explicit hints several times in previous levels.
The designer wouldn't directly state the specific hints through dialogue but would hide them in the environment or items, requiring players to discover them themselves.
Approaching the throne, Mo Zhi saw numerous swords piled haphazardly nearby, and her intuition told her she had come to the right place.
Circling the throne, she saw a line of text carved on the stone seat to her right: "Only the storm can fell the greattree!"
Hiss!
This sentence sounded familiar.
Onion Knight seemed to have mentioned something similar in passing.
Storm... Greattree...
Storm... Storm Ruler Greatsword?
Greattree... Giants turn into greattrees after death... Giant King Yhorm...
All clues pointed to one conclusion. Mo Zhi parted the clouds to see the rainbow. She jumped up from her seat excitedly:
"I know!"
"I know how to defeat Giant King Yhorm!!"