Chen Rong’s life ended in front of his computer, with the Dark Souls login screen before him and a heart worn out by overwork. He thought that was the end, never imagining it was only the beginning of an even more brutal adventure.
When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in a ruined land eerily similar to the world of Souls: a leaden sky, crumbling megastructures, wandering spirits of the dead, and twisted monsters. The only thing accompanying him was a familiar yet icy game interface: level 1 in every stat, zero souls, and all souls dropped on death. Every time he died, he would suffer pain so real it pierced to the bone.
Here, he is known as the “Traveler,” the “Undead,” or the “Unkindled.” He must take up rusted swords and blades, explore perilous ruins in endless solitude, challenge stone giants as vast as mountains, and survive the clutches of filthy minions from the abyss. He gathers souls and struggles to level up, shaping his path to survival with every decision about where to allocate his stats.
Yet this world is far more than a simple recreation of a game. Ancient whispers echo through the ruins, eerie murals reveal forgotten horrors, and terrible prices lie behind the mysterious NPCs’ bargains. Beneath the “abyss” he knows, something far more ancient lurks, an indescribable entity that devours both light and darkness. Every step of the way, he must do more than fight monsters: he must reason out the truth and test the strength of his own will.
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In my eyes, being summoned to the world of Dark Souls is not much luckier than that of the Warhammer world. I can only say that Xiao Gao is still very good at raising the blood pressure of players. Looking at the performance of the protagonist in the book, I wish him a smooth passage through the Cold Valley, clear up the doubts about himself, and survive smoothly.
Playing games in the middle of the night is an experience that many people have, but it is very scary to play games for 30+ hours and then be summoned by the Lord to enter the game world! This is how the male protagonist enters the game world. Moreover, in the game world of Dark Souls, injuries are real injuries, and death is expected to be real. The situation is really dangerous at every step. In order to survive, you must survive. The author pays great attention to detailed descriptions, and some scenes are very graphic and feel like they are on the ground. The male protagonist searches for the truth behind the game turning into reality, and fights monsters along the way, which is thrilling. As a reader who loves adventure stories, this book really hit my mark! If you also like to witness the tenacity of human nature in desperate situations and enjoy the thrill of crawling out of the abyss, then don't miss this book.
The beginning of a book about sudden death is not new, but it is interesting when combined with the "suffering" setting of Dark Souls. The protagonist is tortured to death when he fights mobs for the first time, which is exactly the same as when I first played Dark Souls.
Travel through a strange world after death, struggle to survive in a cruel adventure, and explore the truth. It is hard-core and emotional, and is worth exploring.
The writing is quite good. It is the first in a series of novels of this kind. The protagonist faces the abyss world where a person lives alone in isolation with caution and perseverance. Exploring the unknown is also a test of yourself.
The author is really good at writing, and this flavor is so right. You start with a rusty straight sword, and when you die, you lose all your soul points. Even the pain is written out for you, and the sense of immersion is immediately maximized.
You are so good at writing. From the protagonist's struggle to survive in hell to the silent endurance, every step of the story is very graphic. The more you read, the more you get into it!
The endless lonely exploration atmosphere fits the core of the soul system. Every time you come back after death, it is not only a test of operation and strategy, but also a tempering of will.