The young white branch won't save you here. There's a stretch where your encumbrance is artificially increased, slowing you to a crawl while harried by a CPU-controlled phantom and an endless volley of spears tossed by that giant from across the way. It's not just a simple sprint through the vanilla level-traps and obstacles and enemies are piled up at every turn. Think of it like Road Rash, but with feet and a much more dangerous Undead Settlement than you're used to.
Things get wilder in the Undead Settlement obstacle course. (Image credit: From Software / Nexus mods user wallacetheswifter)
