Time travel at the same time: Is the golden finger actually me?

The owner of the voice was no stranger to Rock.

Patch, a very meaningful character in the Souls game.

He will always stand on the edge of a suspicious cliff, telling you that there is treasure underneath, telling you lies that are very clumsy at first glance, and when you really take a look out of curiosity, this guy will not be surprised. An unexpected flying kick knocks you off the cliff.

Because Patch always likes to play tricks on those who are greedy for treasure and ignore the danger.

Even in Mengliu Cave, he also played such a trick.

Put the treasure chest containing ordinary cloth in front to attract attention, then rush up from behind and shoot twice——

"Bang!"

The bald man holding a shield suddenly jumped down from the rock wall behind the four people!

"The shameless thief deserves to be punished by God!" The bald head shouted: "Keep all the valuable things and get out!"

A health bar about [Patch] suddenly appeared in front of the four of them!

‘[Patch]…is this the name of this NPC? ’

Kirito drew his weapon and started to be on guard. The weapons on his left and right had been replaced by two "King's Army Straight Swords" from the initial scimitars at the beginning, both of which were broken out by the Grek soldiers during this period.

Patch fell from the sky, holding the dominant spear and shield among cold weapons.

Kirito had to be careful.

Rock, who had expected it, also drew out the [King's Army Great Sword] from his back and tightened the hilt of the sword in his hand.

Patch's subplot is unique, as is his cunning person.

Unlike other NPCs, Patch attacks as an enemy with a bright health bar.

In this borderland where everyone is crazy, the only way for players to distinguish NPCs from monsters is by their appearance, and the only way to distinguish them is to show off their health bars when they meet.

The health bar is bright, then kill!

If it doesn't light up, just pretend nothing happened.

But Patch is different, he is Ru Liang.

If you are weaker than him, you will be severely educated. If you are stronger than him, halfway through the fight, he will want to surrender.

But among the faded ones who have fought their way through this life-and-death game, there are a few who will truly trust the enemy's surrender. What's more, the soldiers in the cave are all a group of robbers and thieves. Once the trap bell in the cave is triggered, a large group of robbers will slash at you with their knives, giving you a very bad first impression.

Roque and his party knew the information and carefully passed the trap, thus avoiding these unnecessary expenses.

And... although Patch is not strong, he is not that weak either.

Those who are weaker than Patch are no match for him, and those who are stronger than Patch may not be able to stop when they hit him.

Once Patch dies, missing a shortcut to the foggy forest is a trivial matter, but not being able to open Patch's store is a real trouble.

After all, Patch still has a limited item here.

So in order to prevent accidents, Rock had no choice but to face Patch in person with the sword of the King's Army.

"Phoenix Magic Gravel!" Asuna used magic as a long-range cover.

Rock, on the other hand, quickly rushed forward, holding a big sword with both hands, and quickly used combat skills——

Cut with an arrow step!

Blessed by the gift of "vegetative rhetoric"!

The attack power of combat skills is greatly improved!

"clang--"

The heavy blow struck the big shield, causing sparks and a harsh metal friction sound. It only took one sword strike to break through Patch's big shield!

"Hey!" Patch was so shocked that his hands were numb, he was slightly unbalanced, and his health bar dropped even further.

Then, Rock twisted his wrist, slashed left with his big sword, and then opened Patch's spear. The blade of the sword rubbed sparks against the long pole and swept it inwards.

The target went straight for Patch's neck.

They are about to be separated!

"Wait! Wait a minute!"

The BOSS's health bar did not disappear, but Patch suddenly became much smarter in Rock's eyes.

"I surrender! Surrender!" he shouted as he knelt on the ground.

Rock stopped, sword at Patch's neck.

To deal with cunning people, it is better to wait.

Sure enough, after waiting for a while, the BOSS blood bar in Rock's eyes slowly disappeared, and at this moment, Patch's eyes were much brighter than before.

"...Huh, I finally listened to what I said, thank God." Patch swallowed and carefully removed the sword blade from his neck.

[Learn the special action ‘begging for mercy’ and learn the special action ‘kneel down’. 】

A prompt appeared in front of Rock.

As if feeling that his crisis had not been completely resolved, Patch silently took out a golden rune and offered it to him with both hands.

"I actually knew from the beginning that you would be reasonable. Hehehehe..." He smiled awkwardly and handed the rune in his hand to Rock.

"Newly acquired: Golden Rune [1]"

After crushing it, you will get two hundred runes.

"Ah - look carefully, aren't you also a fader? Oh, I completely misunderstood, I thought you were a monster like a demi-human... It turns out I was wrong!" Patch started to talk nonsense. : "In short, this unfortunate misunderstanding actually happens quite often."

Rock took Luen and looked at the bald head in front of him: "Maybe it's really a misunderstanding..."

"Ahem, now that it's all said and done, let's let it go. I'll take care of you more from now on, okay?" Patch rubbed his hands slyly.

Two options appeared in front of Rock.

【As if it didn't happen】

【I won’t forgive you】

After choosing the second option, you will completely lose Patch's quest line. Patch has more than just the line of teleporting to the foggy forest. Although he is a despicable guy, the things about this bald man are pretty good.

"Of course, it's all a misunderstanding." Rock inserted the King's Army sword back into his back.

Seeing the sword put away, Patch immediately breathed a sigh of relief: "My name is Patch, Crazy Patch."

"I am a faded person like you, and a wanderer who travels everywhere. Ahem... Now I am following the bandit group that the down-and-out soldier turned into, and I am a fellow traveler..."

"Fellow travelers?" Klein asked curiously.

"Well, anyway, I'm covering them up..."

Before Klein could ask further, Patch immediately said: "However! The risk of the bandit business is not small. I have already planned to quit Jinpen! I plan to open a shop and do business later."

"I look forward to your visit then and take care of me."

"Then can I take a look at your products now?" Rock suddenly said, he wanted to test the NPC's intelligence level.

"Oh uh... I'm not ready yet -" Patch suddenly looked at the sword behind Rock's back, and immediately changed his words: "Oh, uh, of course! I mean, welcome to Patch's store!"

"I'll bring the goods right away!" Patch immediately climbed back to the rock wall where he had just jumped off.

He threw down a lot of debris from above, which seemed to be property he had robbed when he was a robber.

"These are all the treasures I collected... and you will definitely make money if you buy them!" He said loudly.

Festered bloody fingers, stone sword keys, pickled golden bird claws...

They are indeed very valuable props. Kirito looked at these things and weighed their value in his mind.

Suddenly, another item appeared in front of him - [Malkit's Prison Tool].

[Effectiveness of the prop]: It can temporarily suppress Malkit, who was once imprisoned, to the ground.

This is?

Kirito's instinct told him that this was a limited edition item.

And "Malkit" is such a familiar name.

Kirito began to think about where he had seen it before, and he must have been deeply impressed.

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But he just can't remember...

"It's Malkit, the Evil Omen Demon." Rock's voice sounded from Kirito's ears.

"It turns out to be the evil omen demon..." Kirito breathed a sigh of relief, and then he was suddenly startled: "The evil omen demon?!"

Kirito's eyes were horrified, and he remembered why he couldn't recall the name of Mr. Omen.

Because it was such a miserable time...

He subconsciously ignored that painful memory.

The closed beta period was short, and Kirito went to fight the Evil Omen monster without even leveling up. It could be said that he was taught a hard lesson by the Evil Omen teacher.

Even the few combat skills that Kirito learned in the closed beta were thanks to the additional training from Mr. Omen...

"Is this it?!" Kirito looked at Rock in disbelief.

Rock nodded: "Well, it's an exclusive prop for the BOSS's ominous demons."

"It's also one of the reasons for coming to Patch this time. It's just a convenient thing. After all, we have saved a lot of runes."

Kirito's face suddenly became filled with sadness.

If there is such a thing, why did he suffer at that time?

He felt like he was anxious to get into the big size, but when he got to the toilet, he found that the toilet paper had run out, so he had no choice but to sacrifice his pants, wipe his butt with his pants, and then walk out with his butt naked.

As a result, I waited until I ran out of pants, and when I walked out, I discovered that there was a packet of toilet paper in my pants pocket...

He covered his face and had no intention of watching the deal between Rock and Patch anymore.

…

Rock started shopping with great interest. He felt that Patch was quite smart now and could take this opportunity to clear out the store.

Merchant-type NPCs have different titles based on the number or amount of purchases.

Such as Gale, such as Pachi in front of me.

"The pickled golden bird claws, the note and the stone sword key... I want them all!"

"Oh~ you bought too many things from me. Thank you so much, my distinguished guest." Patch immediately changed his title flatteringly.

Rock raised his eyebrows and tried to ask: "Patch, you are also a fader, right?"

"Of course, it will be replaced if it's fake."

"Then do you know where to get the "Holy Grail Bottle"?" Rock asked.

There are many faded ones in the game, and many of them have holy grail bottles. When fighting with them, they will drink medicine to restore their health.

So this thing must have a source.

"Hehe... you asked the right question. I really know the Finger Witch. If you need it, I can try to get it. You can come to Patch's store then..."

Patch glanced at the sword behind Roark, and immediately added: "Of course! Believe me! I really don't have it on me right now..."

Rock stood up silently. Even if Patch did have it, he would use it for himself and would definitely not sell it.

It seems that this matter cannot be rushed, but the blessing of Mengliu Cave has been lit up. If there is something missing in the future, you can teleport over and ask Patch directly if there is a way.

After confirming that the Holy Grail bottle could only be put aside temporarily, Rock looked at the new treasure box lying aside - this was the main purpose of his visit this time.

"Did you notice that treasure box? That's a special gift I prepared for distinguished guests like you." Patch said in mock surprise.

After Asuna, who was looking at the products, heard this, she raised her head and realized that Patch had moved a treasure box from nowhere.

"It's rare that you can buy so many things from me!"

"I made a decision--"

"Your distinguished guest! This treasure box is for you!" Patch said with difficulty.

Rock turned to look at Patch: "Are you really willing to give it to us?"

Patch wiped the non-existent sweat on his forehead: "...I can't bear to part with it. To be honest, I really can't let it go, but my manly man Patch has said what he said, and it's hard to chase him!"

"Since I said I would give it to you, I will give it to you!"

The acting looks quite similar, but Rock knows that there is no treasure in this treasure chest at all, it is just a trap treasure chest leading to the fog forest.

According to Patch's habit, he likes to use treasures to lure other people's curiosity and make them ignore the hidden dangers.

It can be considered a bad taste. The same is true for the cemetery in the Ring of Magic. If you pick up a certain prop, there is a high probability that there will be traps or hidden monsters around the prop.

But it doesn't matter, this time, what Rock wants is the trap treasure chest.

"Kirito, Asuna, Klein, come here quickly, prepare to take a shortcut to the fog forest." Rock waved to his companions.

Patch on the side suddenly widened his eyes when he heard it.

"Ahem...wait, actually this is just a misunderstanding..." Patch tried to explain.

"Well, okay, I get it." Rock said a few perfunctory words before opening the trap chest in front of Patch.

"Bang!"

A silvery white mist seeped out of the treasure box, and instantly enveloped the four Roques who were standing in front of the treasure box.

…

foggy forest.

Just like the name of the forest, the forest is surrounded by fog everywhere, making the already lush and difficult-to-identify forest even more mysterious.

The four figures appeared here quietly.

"call……"

As soon as Rock appeared here, he felt a thick, savage gasping air hit his face.

Rock opened his eyes, and the huge rune bear he saw was not digging at the tree, but looking at the four of them in confusion.

And soon, this confused look turned aggressive.

"Roar--"

A huge roar resounded through the forest, shaking the heads of the four Roques.

The huge Rune Bear, which should have been motionless and quietly digging at the tree in Rock and others' thoughts, suddenly started to move at this moment!

"Run quickly——"

The four people fled towards the south frantically.

…

Grass in the ruins of the foggy forest.

The four of them were hiding here quietly.

The ruins of the foggy forest were larger than they thought, and Rock wanted to run here to use the power of the Howling Wolf NPC.

As a result, the NPC was not found, and another huge rune bear emerged from the ruins!

Now there are two huge rune bears wandering around the ruins and grass, maybe they are a monogamous couple.

The two giant bears were supposed to be digging trees while the other was sleeping. At this time, they were looking for Rock and others in the ruins.

Two huge monsters are chasing prey...

"I should have thought of it earlier." Kirito blamed himself in a low voice: "The two bears will be smarter in the public beta, and will have their own daily routine. They may not be able to dig trees and sleep quietly like they did in the private beta. This time we made a mistake based on experience. Yes, Rock."

"Not necessarily, it's also possible that something attracted them and made them move." Rock added. "Such as being impressed by my charm."

"Don't tell cold jokes." Asuna said with a dark face.

"What Asuna No. 2..." Klein suppressed a laugh at the side.

"Hoo~" Rune Bear exhaled on top of Rock's head.

As he breathed, a drop of saliva fell on the top of Rock's head.

Rock's expression changed. He put his hand on the hilt of his sword and talked trash to remind his teammates:

"Asuna, don't drool over me after hearing this joke, just take it away..."

When he raised his head, the bear's huge teeth came into view.

I've been a little lazy these two days during the Chinese New Year. Starting from tomorrow, I will work hard to code! !