Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 181 Is what is false also true?
The phantom of the past quietly watched the girl in front of her. The violent magic elements tore at her body, causing the blood bar above her head to disappear at an alarming speed and soon return to nothingness. Her existence was also disappearing. Although there seemed to be room for struggle, there was no need for it.

In Olvera's eyes, clear stars dispersed and reflected a face that looked exactly like her mother's, but her expression and eyes were completely different. In this brief yet long moment, the girl recalled her mother's warm smile and her gentle touch. Somehow, the momentum she had just accumulated was drained away in an instant.

She slowly looked away, staring at the lantern at her waist, and whispered, "I mean... I won."

The woman saw her weak reaction and moved her lips, as if she wanted to smile, but she couldn't. After all, she was a phantom born from the memory of guilt, regret and self-blame. Since she became conscious, she has been immersed in pain and never knew whether a smile could have other meanings.

So, he said in his usual cold and indifferent tone: "Since you have won, why are you showing such weakness?"

"A winner should look like a winner. Even though it's only a temporary victory, it's enough to prove your strength. I recognize you for the time being, Princess of Beman."

Olvera raised her head and looked at her in disbelief.

The latter said expressionlessly: "Don't be too happy too soon. The enemy waiting ahead is even stronger. If you face it with an arrogant attitude, I'm afraid you will face an irreparable end."

"Keep the faith in your heart, and then you will know the meaning of moving forward."

"I will watch your performance silently from the depths of darkness."

Even if she is not my real mother, there will be some psychological tendencies, right?
Avella shook her head. She always felt that this was not the reason.

Olvera was not disappointed after not getting an answer. She quickly regained her spirits and walked forward. Where the phantom disappeared, a bright and shining gem was left. It lay quietly on the ground, and the light it emitted was hot and dazzling, as if it had the temperature of a star when it was first born, and even made people's skin feel a slight sting.

Olvera looked at this scene and was touched for some reason. She looked in the direction of the scattered stardust and murmured, "Although she is just a fake, I am still very happy to be recognized by her. Why is that?"

Besides this, there are other spoils.

As soon as she finished speaking, a white-hot flame suddenly appeared in the woman's body, burning like starlight, and gradually dissipated. The stardust flying all over the sky, like the remnant of the roaring sea tide, echoed in Olvera's ears. The phantom was dying, and the traces of the past were fleeting. A soul that relied on all the painful memories to exist calmly walked towards its own way home.

Ling'er's phantom said nothing, silently withdrew his hand from the Holy Book - Ruler of Elements, and then disappeared silently, returning to Olvera's team, seemingly not wanting to participate in this topic.

The same item as the giant wolf skeleton from before.

Alice thought for a moment and replied, "Because she looks like your mother?"

"It's better... not to let her down."

[Star Remains: The remains of a magician who once remembered the pain. Her guilt and anxiety are engraved on every glittering facet. Living beings are always tortured repeatedly in pain. Only those who overcome the pain can gain her recognition. If the embers are ignited, perhaps a new fire source can be started here to completely dispel the darkness covering this corridor. Note: After the darkness is expelled, the monsters will no longer refresh.]

A white five-pointed crystal, engraved with a scene of a girl holding a holy book and gazing at the starry night sky.

[Reverberation of longing: The longing that once lingered in the heart will still have endless reverberation after calming down, telling the story of how the holder bravely faced the memory and overcame the pain of the past. Placing it in the prop column can activate the corresponding state. In addition, there may be unexpected functions that need to be discovered by the holder himself. ]

The state corresponding to this item is the [Memory of Missing] left after [Overcoming Pain] disappears. [Memory of the Missing: When holding the item "Resonance of Missing", your magic damage will be permanently increased by 10%.]

A very practical gem.

[Magic Orb - Continuous Chanting: I don't want to cast a healing spell after a big fireball, even if I die! Get a new magic "Continuous Chanting". Within 30 seconds after using it, every time you cast a spell, you will be added with the "Instant Ready" state, and you don't need to chant the next time you cast a spell.]

Then came the customary [Proof of Heroism], [Key to the Next Level] and a few [Ashes of the Remaining Fire]. Olvera stuffed all these miscellaneous things into the prop bar, then grabbed the lantern at her waist, walked to the [Star Remains] left behind by the magician after his death, and gently moved the lantern over. A ray of fire flowed from the inside of the lantern to the gem, making its already bright light even brighter, and gradually spread out like the light of flowing water, purifying every inch of the earth and sky in this dark space.

When the scene in front of her eyes became bright again, Olvera found that she was still standing in the hall of the castle. The hall was so spacious that the end was as far as the eye could see. The ground was originally paved with precious marble, but now it was full of potholes left by the impact of elements and meteors, as well as brick and stone ruins from the collapse of high towers. Above her head was an extremely tall and spectacular dome, not the sky she had imagined. The princess was a little disappointed, but for some reason, she was also relieved.

Perhaps, although she has always longed for the outside world, she is not actually ready to welcome it.

The star debris was ablaze, and unlike the golden-red flames of the giant wolf bones, its fire was incandescent and somewhat transparent, making it difficult to tell whether it was a burning flame or a flowing white diamond. Its lonely and cold temperament seemed to be different from ordinary flames, making it quite unique.

Olvera, who was already very experienced, came to the newly burning fire source and chose [Rest] from the three options that popped up to restore her HP and the burning time of the ember fire source. Then she chose [Wake Up] and used the [Proof of Hero] in the prop bar to awaken the third hero weapon.

As the fireflies floated into the sky, forming a slowly rotating vortex, two beams of light fell down with a bang, flashing alternately in front of Olvera. Alice, who was in the same team, watched this scene and suddenly asked Ling Ge: "Who do you think it will be this time?"

"I don't know." Lingge replied coldly: "The results are random."

"That's true. Then let me ask it in a different way - who do you hope it will be? Ah, you don't have to answer, I already know, it must be Metien, right? After all, you are a serious sister-con... uh, I mean, you are a good brother who cares about your sister! That's right, in our world, sister-con means 'a good brother who cares about his sister', there is absolutely no other hint you know?"

"you shut up."

"Oh."

Seeing that Lingge didn't care what "sister control" meant and just thought he was noisy, Alice breathed a sigh of relief, but still couldn't control her mouth and muttered softly: "If you really hope it's Metien, then I have a hunch: your hope seems to be dashed..."

Before he finished speaking, a beam of light stopped flickering, and then shattered with a crackling sound, turning into fragments of light that flew across the sky. The silhouette of the weapon reflected in the beam of light gradually condensed into a solid object, and slowly fell into Ovilla's hands, accompanied by a calm and clear voice: "A destined choice, a destined result."

"I have been waiting for a long time."

There was also an extra bleat, as if echoing the words of its owner: "Baa!"

[You have awakened the weapon of the legendary hero Saint Shalia: the Holy Chain - Pendulum of Destiny. ]

[The "See Through" and "Counterattack" mechanisms have been unlocked. 】

[The Counterattack Tank (CTP) has been unlocked. 】

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)