[nier: automata]: It ended just like that. It doesn't feel real at all.
After announcing the end of the war to everyone, the restoration phase of Earth began. First was the integration of the various Android factions.
Because Xia Yu held the status of the world's last human and had the merit of ending the war, the Androids all offered him their loyalty. Thus, he was now caught in an extremely busy daily routine.
Even with the Command Center helping him handle various insignificant documents, he still had to look over most of them and then approve them.
Under such a routine, Xia Yu felt like he was wasting away.
That's right, it must be because he's working hard that he's getting thinner. It definitely has nothing to do with the former Commander White, who has become his secretary. Definitely not!
[the talos principle]: Tsk, quit complaining after getting such a good deal. You should be satisfied with solving the problem so easily. Look at the others in the group; they're still struggling.
The other Xia Yus in the group:... [clash of clans]: Let me guess? That "others" shouldn't include me, right?
[soul knight]: I think it's probably not me either.
[marvel]: Maybe, probably, should be, more or less, possibly not me... right?
[dark souls i]:...You guys have nothing better to do, do you!
Undead Xia Yu hacked down a Hollow blocking his path with a sword, angrily condemning the other Xia Yus' sarcastic remarks. Dammit, why did he have to transmigrate into the dark souls i world!
Although he could just give up and settle in another world, he still felt a sense of responsibility in his heart, which prevented him from simply slacking off.
Oh well, it's the path he chose after all. Undead Xia Yu kicked aside the dead Hollow and continued toward his destination.
He was going to subjugate the Stray Demon, and soon he would encounter the Chaos Witch Quelaag, the fire spider girl. She was one of the bosses that must be killed to ring the Bell of Awakening.
To be honest, Xia Yu didn't really want to kill Quelaag, but in this damn world, strength alone couldn't solve every predicament. Even someone as powerful as Lord of Cinder Gwyn couldn't make the world last forever by feeding himself to the fire.
Thinking of this, Undead Xia Yu sighed. He would take it one step at a time; the Dark Souls World wasn't something that could be changed just because one wanted to.
[dark souls i] @[the talos principle]: Is that mechanical army you guys mentioned ready yet? Even if the level of the Dark Souls World is high and firearms are useless, laser weapons should at least do something.
[dark souls i]: If the quality isn't enough, we can just overwhelm the boss with quantity. Quantitative change can lead to qualitative change.
[the talos principle]: Oh, that? It's pretty much finished.
After AI Xia Yu obtained the memories of manufacturing Machine Lifeforms, he had long since opened a manufacturing plant. Robots made of various alloys were coming fresh off the production line.
They were made entirely according to the Machine Lifeforms, including various energy bullets and energy shields. Although they looked dull and silly on the outside, their power was not low.
And once damaged to a certain extent, these small robots would self-destruct, using their own bodies to wear down the enemy.
[soul knight]: That's great! With a robot army, I'm going to the Dungeon to farm mobs right now.
[dark souls iii]: Fellow Daoist, please stay your step!
[soul knight]:...Being called out like that makes me not want to go anymore.
As everyone knows, "Fellow Daoist, please stay your step" is an extremely powerful causality weapon. If anyone is stopped by this phrase, they're in for some bad luck.
Although it wasn't Shen Gongbao who shouted it, Adventurer Xia Yu decided to be safe.
[dark souls iii]: Don't believe in such feudal superstitions. It's mainly because I'm about to fight the Curse-Rotted Greatwood, so let me use the mechanical army first. I'll test their strength for you.
[the talos principle]: You don't trust the robots I built?
[dark souls iii]: No, no, no, how could I? How could I not trust a big shot? Please, big shot, let your mechanical army lend me a hand.
[the talos principle]: Humph, that's more like it.
[the talos principle] sent a [mechanical army] Red Envelope.
[dark souls iii]: Thanks, big shot. Off to fight the boss.
[dark souls i]: Need me to come help? dark souls is nothing without brothers.
[dark souls iii]: Not for now. I'll first see if I can drown the Curse-Rotted Greatwood with the mechanical army. If I can, fighting bosses will be much easier for us in the future.
After Ashen Xia Yu sent this message, he walked up the stairs, shooting the Hollows along the way to death.
By the way, his magic pistol had been upgraded to a more powerful Magic Desert Eagle, which he found in Adventurer Xia Yu's weapon Red Envelope.
And there wasn't just one Desert Eagle inside; there were a good four or five in the Red Envelope, so he was now a dual-wielder.
From now on, please call him Xia Shuangying—half-man, half-ghost, the number one marksman!
I bet there are no bullets in your gun!
However, it seemed he was the only one using guns in this world. What a pity; he couldn't say that cool line to anyone else.
"Hehehe..."
A bloated, obese figure wearing brass armor suddenly appeared from the cathedral. She seemed to have heard the gunshots outside and walked out with a chilling laugh, brandishing her mace.
These were the Evangelists of the Cathedral of the Deep. They came to the Undead Settlement to spread the tales of the Deep and the faith of Aldrich, preaching the doctrine of sacrificing oneself to Aldrich.
The moment she saw Xia Yu, the Evangelist realized he was an Ashen One. An Ashen One could not be offered as a sacrifice to Aldrich for food.
Thus, with a chilling laugh, she raised a book of scripture, preparing to release a Deep spell to kill this Ashen One.
"These NPCs really aren't friendly at all."
The moment he saw the Evangelist raise her hand, Xia Yu knew she was about to cast a spell. He was all too familiar with this movement because he could do it too.
"Hehehe..."
Letting out a laugh similar to the Evangelist's, Xia Yu instantly swapped the pistol in his hand for a Talisman. This was a catalyst for performing miracles—an ancient Way of White Talisman.
To use miracles, one must use a Talisman or Sacred Chime as a catalyst, then recite the tales of ancient heroes to guide mana into forming miracle spells.
Because his own mental power and mana were higher than the Evangelist's, Xia Yu cast this dark miracle almost instantly.
The next moment, a twisted sphere of interwoven black and red suddenly appeared from the surface of the Talisman, then flew toward the Evangelist in a twisting, spinning motion.
The sphere emitted the chirping sounds of insects. Upon closer inspection, the sphere was composed entirely of dense black bugs, their glowing red compound eyes filled with bloodlust.
Gnaw, one of the dark miracles taught by the Cathedral of the Deep, can summon a swarm of insects to Gnaw on the enemy. The insects lurking in the depths have fine, sharp teeth on their tiny jaws, capable of biting through skin and burrowing into flesh in an instant, causing massive bleeding.
The Evangelist was still chanting, but when she saw the Ashen One opposite her suddenly hurl a Gnaw, she unconsciously stopped.
Why did the Ashen One opposite her also know Deep spells! And he used it faster and better than she did! Could the Ashen One opposite her also be a member of the Cathedral of the Deep?
Before she could figure it out, the spell was already upon her. The next moment, a shrill scream rang out as tiny insects crawled into the Evangelist's body through various gaps, then began tearing at her flesh without restraint.
Xia Yu took the opportunity to close in, thrusting a sword into her mouth and pinning her to the ground.
Competing with him in Deep spells? Hah, such meager skills, yet you dare to show off before a master!
To be honest, I'd really like to join some eroge worlds, but I don't know if there would be problems. I want to erase and heal Xiao Wei's scars, I want to go to the world of Nekopara to raise a catgirl, and I want to go to the world of Zombie no Afureta Sekai de Ore Dake ga Osowarenai to raise a zombie girl.
Thinking about it carefully, the eroge I've played are really few and far between. I haven't even finished classics like Monster Girl Quest. I stopped halfway through back then (I'm really useless, I can't even get excited about smut anymore). That world is actually quite dangerous too; the world-building is both complex and vast. I looked up the lore and couldn't even understand it; it's just too powerful.