Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 175 Do you know what true pain is?

“So, it’s just such a simple mechanism.”

Alice's tone made Olivia imagine her crossing her arms and looking relaxed. "These towers on the field can resist the BOSS's star magic. Theoretically, each tower can resist twice, but in reality it can only resist once, because after the second time the tower will be destroyed and the gem on top will fall, creating a large-scale AOE and stacking a layer of vulnerability buff. If there is no way to escape this range before the gem AOE damage is determined, it is best not to use the tower to resist multiple damages. Just treat it as a one-time star magic shield."

"So that's it!"

Olvera suddenly realized why the tower suddenly collapsed.

Ling Ge made a further connection based on Alice's words, and whispered: "Since it is a one-time shield, it is best to use it to resist the most critical damage. For the enemy we are facing now, that is-"

"Starfall!" Olvera's eyes sparkled.

This magic has high damage, a wide range, inherent penetrating invincibility, and will also stack the Star Shattering DEBUFF. When rolling is ineffective, Olvera really doesn't know what other ways to deal with it except relying on high towers to dodge.

She suddenly remembered something and looked around quickly, estimating the distance to other towers. Then a worried look appeared in her eyes: "But what if the boss keeps using the Falling Star Magic? In that case, I might not have enough time to hide behind other towers."

"Will not!"

After the meteors all over the sky, will swords fall like rain?
However, just like what Alice said, it was not a falling star, but ordinary star magic.

At the same time, after releasing a round of sword rain, the magician on the tower moved the trajectory of the night sky gem again, causing the falling stars to hit the ground, but the sweeping starburst was firmly blocked by the towering tower and failed to affect Olvera behind the tower.

As the emblem of fire was imprinted on the charred and dull stone bricks, the health of the Patrol Tower suddenly dropped significantly, and [Mark of Corrosion·Fire] also appeared in its status bar.

"Heaven is sacred, how can mortals reach it?"

Fire from the sky was like a pillar, burning the cold bricks and emitting boiling hot steam; thunder flashed and wildly bombarded the walls of the tower, leaving behind charred marks. Thunder and fire, the two most violent forces in the world, merged at this moment, causing terrifying and shocking destruction.

The 0.2 seconds required to chant the wind blade magic made the pause caused during the movement almost negligible. Olvera was hardly affected by the rain of swords and successfully reached the target tower. She dodged into its shadow and started chanting magic without paying attention to the actions of the BOSS.

"The first mark!"

Alice said firmly: "Haven't you noticed the pattern of the boss's magic chanting? She can't use the Falling Stars magic continuously. Therefore, every time after releasing the Falling Stars, she will follow up with a normal Star Magic. So, if nothing unexpected happens, her next attack should be..."

While the falling star was shaking the tower, Olvera had already finished her chanting. Blazing fireballs and lightning spears were surrounding her, brewing a violent and wild force. The princess waited patiently for about a second until the tide of light after the falling star completely dissipated. Then she rushed out of the tower and released the elemental magic of fire and lightning attributes: [Fire Hell Thunder] towards the Star Patrol Tower where the boss was standing.

Olvera suddenly understood what she should do. She jumped out of the high tower where she was hiding and ran towards another high tower not far away that had not suffered any damage. While moving at high speed, she used jumping and dodging to avoid the star swords that fell from the sky. The speed of the sword rain was not consistent, sometimes fast and sometimes slow, making it difficult to grasp. Sometimes the road ahead was blocked by the falling star swords. When Olvera had no time to dodge, she would chant the wind blade magic to cut through the sharp sword edges condensed by light and open up a path.

As Alice spoke, Ovilla involuntarily cast her eyes towards the black magician on the distant patrol tower, and saw her slender fingers lightly and silently plucking the strings in the void. Then, the night was rippled, the sea of ​​stars was shaken, and countless stars turned into holy swords, falling from the sky. In each sword edge, there was a pure and brilliant star power, which annihilated the sound of darkness.

The majestic and cold voice echoed far away.

Olvera clenched her palms, finally seeing the dawn of victory amid the enemy's continuous attacks.

Although it was still a tiny wisp, it was enough to cheer her up and make her more dedicated to the next battle.

“Not bad, Olvera.” Alice praised her for being able to think of the right tactics without her prompting, and then reminded her: “But don’t be happy too soon. Before the opponent’s magic shield is broken, you must be alert and pay attention to the rhythm of the opponent’s magic chanting. With your current health, it will be very dangerous if you are hit by another starfall.” “I know, Alice.” After experiencing the battle with the giant wolf BOSS, the princess of Bemang already knew what rationality and calmness were, so she nodded steadily: “I will be careful!”

The magician on the tower seemed to be completely unconcerned about the platform he was standing on being attacked, and he continued to indifferently direct the starlight in the sky to launch repeated attacks. This time, countless bright and sacred pillars of light fell from the sky, like thousands of javelins piercing the night sky. The scene seemed spectacular, but in fact it was no different from the previous meteor shower and sword rain.

"All human suffering is destroyed by the stars."

A cold and majestic voice echoed.

While dodging the descending beam of light, Olvera moved to the next tower and successfully reached its back, avoiding the falling stars that the boss chanted. At the same time, she chanted the elemental magic of the combination of water and wind attributes: [Ice Eclipse Bite].

The dancing wind swept up the flowing water, which solidified into a ferocious beast of ice. It opened its huge mouth, and its sharp fangs bit the solid tower viciously, bringing frost freezing and erosion. In the midst of the biting cold, [Erosion Mark: Water] quietly took shape.

The second mark.

"It's not a big deal once you know how to fight it." Alice commented, "It's just a boss that stands still and releases magic. It feels worse than the giant wolf on the fifth floor."

What she said made sense, but for some reason, Lingge really wanted her to shut up and stop talking.

After that, the above process was repeated. When [Erosion Mark·Wind] and [Erosion Mark·Thunder] were also formed, the HP of the Patrol Tower had dropped to half. Olvera still hid behind the tower, relying on this magnificent shield to block the falling stars, and chanted dual light attribute magic at the same time, combining into [Heavenly Divine].

The shining moon ring spun at high speed, hitting the surface of the patrol tower at a speed that was difficult for the naked eye to detect, instantly detonating four erosion marks, bringing about a wild explosion of the four elements of water, fire, wind, and thunder. The endless elemental power devoured the remaining health of the enemy with a terrifying roar. Then, accompanied by the trembling of the tower base and the shattering of bricks, the patrol tower began to collapse, and countless huge stones fell with a rumble, raising a cloud of smoke and dust in the dark night. The appearance of the earth collapsing and the falling of dust and stones was like the fall of a majestic fortress or the collapse of an ancient city wall, giving people a feeling of shock and fear.

The black magician, who could have stood calmly on the top of the tower, naturally could not stay out of it, but she did not seem to think of resisting, and just let her body fall down, from the sea of ​​stars in the sky, to the collapsed ruins. When she fell in the smoke and darkness, she looked lonely, like a bird with broken wings.

Somehow, Olvera had such a strange association in her mind, but Alice didn't give her time to think deeply. She said excitedly: "The magic shield is broken. Come on, Olvera, hurry up! Kill her!"

In the battle system designed by the genius player, the shield is powerful, but the negative effects after it is broken are equally serious. Therefore, it can be basically considered that the BOSS has no resistance during the duration of the DEBUFF after the shield is broken. And this period of time is enough for Olvera to kill the magician with only 1500 HP.

Olvera also wanted to kill the boss quickly, so she stood there and chanted magic. But at this moment, somehow, a gloomy, low, and creepy voice like a snake's kiss and a wolf's bite rang out in her mind: "You don't seem to know what true pain is."

Like a nightmare in the dark night, a ghost in the abyss, a ghost in the tarsal bones, whispering deeply: "For you, the greatest pain is... it is not like this, but it has to be like this."

"What do you think, Princess of Berman?"

Ovilla's eyes were dazed for a while because of the sudden voice, but the magic she chanted did not stop. In the surge of elements, a golden lightning spear condensed into shape and shot out the next moment, passing through a dazzling trajectory and piercing through the darkness. The shuttle-shaped airflow visible to the naked eye also swept away the smoke and dust raised by the collapse of the Star Patrol Tower, allowing the scene in the ruins to appear before her eyes under the still high starry night.

On the collapsed ruins stood a woman in an elegant palace dress, with a graceful face, a gentle and elegant figure, and a pair of bright eyes that made people feel kissed by the stars. Her lips should have a light and bright smile, because this is in line with her status, but at this moment, they were tightly pursed, with only indifference and majesty on her face.

The lightning spear pierced her abdomen, leaving a hideous wound that was shocking. A trace of bright red blood flowed from her pale lips, like an early blooming mandala flower, so enchanting.

“Your memory,” the woman said coldly, “is so humble that it doesn’t surprise me.”

Avella's face turned pale all of a sudden. Her hands holding the holy book began to tremble uncontrollably, but she seemed not to notice. Her eyes were fixed on the other person's face, and she murmured two words in a trembling voice: "Mother...?"

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)