Chapter 1749 - 1033: We Have Death Return!

"Can’t beat them, absolutely can’t beat them."

"We still don’t have enough manpower."

"Should I go find some people now? No way, the ones I bring won’t mesh with us..."

"That battle just triggered all my psychic traumas."

At the bonfire of Urasil Spirit Temple, Tami and others lay scattered around, discussing the events that just took place.

Apart from reviewing the recent battle, the thing they discussed most was —

"Why were we invaded there?"

That’s a good question.

Anyone with normal eyesight could see that being invaded by Artorias was undoubtedly linked to their assault on the young wolf.

Because everyone already had suspicions about the young wolf’s identity; temporarily considering it as the future Giant Wolf Shif, it’s not excessive to say they beat up Artorias’s pet and comrade.

Even with it being severely injured and not killed, if they had indeed killed the young wolf, when Artorias reappeared, it wouldn’t just be a simple Red Spirit; the horror of it all was something none dared to contemplate deeply.

A furious Artorias in his prime?

Probably wouldn’t be surprising if he took down the Initial Firestove’s King of Black Wood version Gwyn too.

Maru posed like a detective, resting her chin on her hands as she analyzed:

"Firstly, the reason Artorias was attracted was because we defeated Shif, so why was Shif attracted? Tami, you answer."

"It’s because we touched that Silver Necklace."

Tami reached into his waist pouch, trying to fetch out the Silver Necklace capable of repelling the Abyss’s power to examine it.

But with a few tries, he halted, then immediately flipped the pouch upside down and shook it. Besides a jumble of miscellaneous items, there was no trace of the necklace.

"Where’s my Silver Necklace?"

Seeing this, everyone rummaged through their own pouches, and after a busy session, they all declared they did not have the item either.

The Silver Necklace appeared to have truly disappeared.

"I-I lost it... it’s my fault..."

Tami’s guilt was almost tangible, ready to crush him. He distinctly remembered placing the Silver Necklace securely in the pouch, and the zipper was intact, so how was it lost?

"If it’s gone, it’s gone. Anyway, we can get it again."

Maru waved her hand, saying, "Ultimately, the necklace’s effect was to keep the protected away from the Abyss. So, considering the survivors’ condition just now, I have an idea."

"You mean..." Others also thought of something at this moment.

Maru recalled roughly a year ago, when Dal emerged from the Painting World with Wolf Knight tales, telling people stories about Artorias.

His stories made Artorias the first explosive character in Sain Dungeon, because the Wolf Knight’s experiences aligned perfectly with people’s imagination of the Knight of Justice, a flawless character plus a tragic tale was enough to lay an explosive foundation.

And in those stories, it was mentioned that Abyss Wanderer Artorias had means to resist the Abyss, but when he appeared in Urasil as an Abyss-corrupted madman blocking the way, he had no items resisting the Abyss on him whatsoever.

That’s because he had given them all away.

So.

"This Silver Necklace, should be what he left for Urasil’s survivors. Only this necklace could help them combat the Abyss."

Everyone nodded, agreeing: "I think so too."

"Defeating the Master of the Abyss must be his primary goal. Giving up the Silver Necklace for some civilians is like cutting off one’s arm, I don’t understand."

Chaos said as he carved a new Magic Scroll: "If it were me, I’d definitely choose to eliminate Manus for revenge on Urasil. Oh, no, the Abyss here was created by the locals themselves; maybe after defeating Manus, I should settle accounts with them too."

People just shrugged at his thoughts, after all, every person has a different view of Gwyn; every idea has its rationale.

Honestly, Maru also found abandoning the Silver Necklace a bit unwise, but perhaps that’s just the Knight of Justice.

However, mentioning this, she suddenly fell into thought, finally saying:

"If the Silver Necklace was left by Artorias for the survivors, then our recent actions, do they seem a bit like something..."

Upon her words, Tami and others fell into silence, only speaking up minutes later:

"Like bandit robbers?"

Those words were like a thunderclap, clearing their minds, leading to realization.

Their recent actions indeed resembled robbers coveting treasure, taking away the survivors’ only hope for survival, and beating up Shif who was trying to protect this hope!

Even worse than Patch!

They thought about themselves from the survivors’ perspective and felt a bit tough.

"Then, should we choose not to take the necklace next time, we wouldn’t become Artorias’s enemies?" Tami suggested, then turned self-reflectively, "No, that thing is evidently useful for our upcoming exploration, not taking it would be such a loss."

If Captain LuLuwo were here, what would she do? Damn it, can’t imagine!

Everyone discussed fervently here for quite a while, eventually summarizing several ideas based on the current situation, planning to try them out in days to come.