Return of the Rat

Elected to head back to the Doors of Pharros to try out some more lockstones. Unfortunately the third part of the door I'd already wasted most of my lockstones on only returned a spear with a high DEX requirement. Some of the others only set up permanent traps such as giant shurikens and axe-throwing statues. What a waste.

Since last taking on the Royal Rat Authority I'd gotten my Large Club to +10 so I really fancied my chances against Mr Big Rat. I'd also devised a new strategy too, thanks to my 2 new spell slots I was able to equip Lingering Flame and left these like mines in wait for the smaller rats. The big guy is a bit like Sif I suppose in that getting under his belly is the way to go. I could block all of his attacks but his insistence on doing his head lunge at inopportune moments began to scupper my efforts. Said lunge tracks you really well so rolling at 69% equip wasn't really an option. Just legging it at him seemed to work best. Sometimes he would leap away other times he'd hang about letting me get a swipe in whilst under him.

His last ditch attacks was a corrosive ooze which broke some of my armour but I manged to get one last bash in to finish him off. The now unblocked tunnel didn't lead me to a plethora of chests as I'd hoped but instead a rat NPC and a covenant. Immediately I knew this is where the reverse-invasion Gray Spirit phenomenon I'd experienced several times in the caves below had originated. Suffice to say I joined up in search of some PVP shenanigans.