Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 148 Can’t you even roll?

Olvera finally decided to give it a try. She tightly gripped the hilt of the holy sword, Brokensteel Oath, and slowly approached the Harvest Shadow that was patrolling back and forth in the corridor. The light from the lantern on her waist flowed through like water, instantly brightening the dim corner, but at the same time it also alarmed the other party.

The huge and ferocious beast slowly turned its head. Behind the two rows of symmetrical holes on its head mask, each scarlet eye was flashing strange colors, staring coldly at this isolated island-like area of ​​light, as if staring at a small dinghy that could capsize at any time in a storm.

In terms of its size, it is indeed qualified to make such a condescending and even contemptuous move, because it is a raging storm and a bottomless tide. With just a slight step, it can set off a terrifying roar and devour every lonely and weak soul on the dark sea.

Its gaze made Olvera feel creepy, but the girl did not back down. Seeing that she had alarmed the other party, she no longer concealed her tracks and quickened her pace to rush in front of the giant beast. She raised the holy sword and chopped it down with force. The sword hit the outer armor of the Shadow of the Harvest with a ding sound, crisp but harsh. You could even see golden-red sparks rubbing and splashing down, as if she had chopped on a piece of hard steel.

The health bar above the Harvest Shadow's head decreased slightly, but the decrease was almost negligible. At this time, it was already enraged by Olvera's attack, and raised its scimitar-like legs high, let out a low roar from under its visor, and then dropped its bladed legs, attacking from the front and left and right directions at an extremely fast speed, leaving a blurry afterimage in its eyes and causing a whistling sound in the wind.

Olvera quickly retreated, dodging its first wave of attacks, but the other party pursued her relentlessly, the six pairs of legs in the lower body biting the ground tightly, leaving an ugly and incomplete hole in the corridor every time it lifted and fell. The huge and bulky body was like a chariot, forcing forward with unstoppable momentum, and the scimitar-like legs kept swinging out, leaving countless cold tracks in the flickering light of the lantern.

Such violent and ferocious momentum is indeed hard to resist. Just like its name, the battle of this ferocious beast is not like a battle, but a harvest. It uses the weapon in its hand to ruthlessly plunder the lives of its enemies, as efficiently and cruelly as cutting weeds in the field.

Facing such a swift and stormy attack, Olvera could only retreat and retreat, dodging the blades that kept swinging down. Occasionally, when she failed to dodge in time, she would raise the holy sword in her hand to block, making a clear and piercing sound of metal clashing. But her eyes did not look panicked, but rather clear and calm, as if she was waiting for a certain opportunity to come.

The attack and defense of both sides gradually left the corridor and came to the corner where the girl had just dodged. It was at this time that Olvera avoided a swing from the Shadow of the Harvest and quickly went behind the corner, disappearing from the opponent's sight. The Shadow of the Harvest, who was about to swing the next attack, suddenly froze in place, as if he had been cast with an invisible immobilization spell and could not move.

This is the superb gaming skill that Alice taught Ovilla after she saw that she lacked confidence. It is called: card perspective!
Although the attack rhythm of the Harvest Shadow is fast, it is also very rigid and easy to figure out the pattern. A guy like this who only follows a specific routine to attack the enemy will fall into a short state of stiffness once he loses the target's vision. Seizing this fleeting opportunity, Olvera rushed out of the corner with the holy sword again, and took advantage of the gap when the Harvest Shadow had no time to defend and hit a basic combo.

Light attack 1, slash! Light attack 2, stab! Light attack 3, lift up!
The damage caused was still negligible, but Olvera's purpose was not to do this. She held back the last heavy blow. Seeing that the Harvest Shadow was about to get rid of the stiff state, she bent her knees and slightly gathered strength. At the same time, Alice's voice came from her mind: "Jump!"

The princess of Bemang jumped up with a pale blue sword in hand. She actually jumped only half as high as Shadow of the Harvest, but it didn't matter, because there was an invisible force under her feet, providing her with a stepping stone for a second jump. The girl's feet suddenly kicked the air, and her slender figure jumped up again. The power of the second jump was obviously higher, surpassing Shadow of the Harvest's head. After doing an elegant somersault in the air, she fell on the back of the beast.

In the circle surrounding her body, the deep red area symbolizing the "danger zone" became so clear under the illumination of the lantern. Olvera used the force of falling to raise the pale blue holy sword in her hand high. Her body was as smooth and agile as a flying bird. She slashed at the enemy's back with the sword, tearing a crystal-like trajectory in the void.

Double jump + basic heavy attack = derived move: Cut in two!

With a "swish" sound, the blade of the holy sword tore open the armor on the back of the Harvest Shadow as easily as tearing a piece of fragile paper. From the hideous crack, filthy black blood gushed out like a waterfall, splashing on every cold brick, dyeing the entire ceiling and wall into a deeper black.

"Ange Roar!!!" The Shadow of the Harvest let out a painful and shrill roar, and the blood bar above his head dropped visibly, almost to halfway, giving people the feeling that it was not decreasing, but disappearing.

The severely injured Harvest Shadow fell into a state of rage. It tried to turn around but was stuck in the corner by its huge body. It could only ram its body into the walls on both sides in rage, making a rumbling sound. All its offensive means were in the front. There was nothing on the back except armor, so Olvera didn't even have to worry about being counterattacked. She just raised the holy sword and attacked the "dangerous area" crazily.

After completing a set of basic combos, the Shadow of the Harvest, who had endured four times the damage throughout the whole process, could no longer hold on. The blood bar above his head was emptied by the pale blue sword. After his huge body twitched violently, he slowly fell to the ground with a shrill and unwilling wail. His heavy body caused the corridor and the walls to tremble a few times.

The black fog rose, gradually melting away the traces of its existence.

"Hoo! Hoo!"

Olvera was panting. Although the whole battle was not long, it was very intense. Her Royal Highness was on edge from beginning to end. Only now did she reluctantly relax a little: "I actually, I actually killed it..."

"I told you a long time ago that this guy is strong on the outside but weak on the inside, not worth mentioning." Alice was not surprised by this result. She urged him again and again: "Hurry up, hurry up, let's see what good stuff it has!"

Olvera rested for a few more minutes, and after her breathing became even, she walked to the place where the body of the Harvest Shadow disappeared and picked up the few things it had dropped.

First up is [Ashes of the Ember]. There's nothing much to say about this, except that there are a lot of them. Three pieces dropped at once. Including those that dropped from monsters and those that were used up before, Ovella now has seven pieces of [Ashes of the Ember] on her body, which should be enough.

Then there was a small rusty key.

[Key to the Rulers' Room: can open the door between the Rulers. There are powerful enemies inside, please be extra careful.]

Lastly, there is a purple orb with the image of a tumbling little man inside.

[Ability Orb - Roll: Congratulations on unlocking the greatest function in the history of the game. Warm reminder: When rolling, please be careful to protect your knees from being hit by arrows. After equipping, the character is given the ability of "rolling". When rolling, the character will gain 0.3 seconds of invincibility. This ability consumes 50 MP and has a 1-second cooldown.]

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(End of this chapter)