Undead Crypt (2)

The Roundabout

After that, drop to the hole were you'll find more stones. There are four doorways here, three leads to a dead-end. For your convenience, I suggest not exploring this area for now; instead, after landing, turn your camera to the left and enter the first corridor (with the gap in the middle) which will take you outside. Turn to the left and pull the lever; this will lift a pathway for you where leads back to the room with the bonfire.

From there, you can safely attack the spectres and fall back to that corridor where they won't follow you. After destroying all tombstones, you only need to worry about the spawning undead. Like before, prioritize taking out the tombstones. AoE attacks are best to clear the path here. There's also a bell in this area that will keep ringing when hit and will wake up the spectres all the same time. Loot Large Soul of a Proud Knight and Dragon Charm from the corridor past the bell and Radiant Lifegem and Homeward Bone from the skeleton. The other corridors doesn't contain anything so you can just ignore them.

Back outside, find a chest across the room in the corner containing a Magic Stone and Darknight Stone. The massive hall ahead has a lot of heavy knights and tombstones that will spawn spectres. There's a bell under the stairs where you came from. If you want to skip the enemies, you can hug the walls on their side then just rush to the stairs. Take note that the two spearmen ahead can't be lured and won't leave their posts.

If you're human, there's a summon sign by the statue base near the stairs. You can use it to summon Agdayne to help you with the next boss battle.

Boss: Velstadt, the Royal Aegis

Velstadt's attack range is wide, making it a challenge for melee characters to safely land hits without the risk of getting hit by his massive weapon. Having a good shield with 100% damage reduction and high stability is a plus here, since you'll be able to protect yourself as you circle around him. Like the other bosses, Velstadt will tend to jump away when you're about to hit him so using slow but powerful weapons will require proper timing to connect. Staying close to him then evading at the last moment his attack lands is a good way to counterattack.

Ranged characters can take advantage of Agdayne's assistance. He's a great tank and will be able to withstand a lot of Velstadt's attack before getting vanquished. While Agdayne's keeping the heat from you, you should use your most powerful ranged attacks.

Otherwise, ranged characters with fast attack speed can land hits in between the boss' combos. If you don't have Agdayne with you, you'll need to time your attacks since he can easily catch you off guard when you're in the middle of casting. Once the boss is down to 50% HP, he will start using hexes. Ranged characters can take advantage of this while he's casting while melee characters must take care not to get too damaged by the boss' AoE.

Continue downstairs and ignore the prowling giant with the sword. Loot the King's Ring from the corpse. You can equip this ring and use it to open the large black doors that require the Symbol of the King to be opened. The Herald will appear from the stairs. Talk to her then return to the next bonfire.