Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 191 Say goodbye to the loneliness of the past?

The gray mist began to boil, and the surging tides submerged all scenes of the dark world. The pale bone tree standing in the center of the sinking ocean was swallowed by the gray mist. The already hideous and ugly bone tumors on the surface of the trunk immediately cracked, splashing out filthy pus and blood, which flowed along the tangled cracks and gradually spread to the roots, corroding and leaving the mark of corruption.

The endlessly extending bone branches that blocked out the sun and blocked out the sky suddenly emitted countless scorching and boiling blood flames. At first glance, it looked as if thousands of gorgeous and fragrant blood flowers had blossomed on the trees, or as if a corpse had long been dead was still bleeding, giving people a charming and beautiful feeling.

The bone trees blossomed, the blood flames were cold, and the sky was filled with terrifying skeleton beasts that had devoured the souls of countless fragile people. Even now, they were still greedy for their sweetness and fragrance, as if they had smelled the fatal attraction released from Olvera. They let out thunderous roars and rushed towards her like icebergs.

The hoarse roar of the enemy resounded throughout the chaotic world: "This is the sacred power bestowed upon us by our Lord. It is the essence of the world of darkness—"

"O phantom flower moon, please destroy the folly of all rebels in this burning blood and fire!"

[Phantom Flower Moon-Sad Flame Dance: The sacred power bestowed by the Creator, with this fragrance, brings the enemy the demise of worldly loneliness, the remembrance of endless pain, and the annihilation of withering and flourishing.]

The terrifying skeleton monster rushing in the front has a body made of corpses stitched together, with the edges roughly outlined like a coastline with surging tides in the darkness. Thousands of narrow and soft tentacles emerge from every corner of its body surface, dancing wildly, ending with hideous tongues spitting out blood-red tongues; the steel-cast buildings on its back are piled up in a mess, like a towering tower, or just an excessively large bayonet, stabbing straight into the sky, using its sharp edge to cut the empty sky into pieces.

It has an ugly head, twelve long horns that curve outward like a goat, sixty-four blood-red eyeballs randomly distributed in various places on the head, and eight huge claws that seem to be sewing the bones and debris together with lines. The bones collide with each other and make a crackling sound. The bones are not firmly fitted together, giving people a feeling that they will split and collapse at any time.

There was no doubt that it was a monster, possessing terror and hatred beyond human instinct, enough to drive every living person crazy the moment they saw it. Even Saint Shallia in the team couldn't help but frowned, not out of fear, but simply out of disgust.

She had never had clear likes or dislikes, but now she clearly expressed her resistance to this monster, feeling that it should not exist in the world, even for just a brief moment.

The monster's head had no mouth, but a hideous wound was torn open, revealing a deep void behind it. That was its mouth. So it roared loudly, raised its hastily sewn claws, took heavy steps, and ran towards the princess without hesitation.

And she is indeed qualified to make such a guarantee, because any fate in front of her is just a straight line visible to the naked eye, and there is no secret at all.

[You have awakened the remaining breath in the Holy Chain, and the phantom of the ancient hero has descended here.]

The princess felt a heavy pressure on her shoulders, but it aroused her fighting spirit. She took a deep breath, and the sacred cloak with intricate golden patterns fluttered behind her, highlighting the girl's calmness and composure. Seeing the monster charging at the front of the skeleton beasts, getting closer and closer to her, she switched the holy lock without hesitation, and then released the hero link skill. The glittering ATP slot in the attribute panel was immediately emptied to zero.

Never let anyone hurt you.

So, he raised his hand slightly, and the sacred golden chain suddenly stretched violently in a very short moment, inspired by the call from the master. Originally, it was only more than 20 meters long, but at this moment it stretched to the end of the world. When the old brass pendulum at the end hit the barrier at the edge, it also made a faint low rumble.

The legendary hero looked back at Olvera, and the slightly curved corners of her lips seemed to reveal her relief and joy. She nodded gently to her sister, who had no blood relationship with her but was connected to her in another closer way, conveying a reassuring message: I will protect you.

Shadows surged coldly, and the light of the lantern continued to overflow at the edge of the isolated island and gradually rose. Through the meticulous carving of the master's hands, a slender outline, a tranquil back and a soft profile were gradually polished out. Of course, there was also the lamb in her hand, which was looking around on its own, ignoring the monster above its head.

This is a huge monster. If it were placed on a battlefield in the past, it would probably take hundreds or even thousands of magicians to contain it. Without magicians, no matter how many soldiers there were, they would just die.

It stepped on the void as if it was stepping on a solid piece of ground, constantly making rumbling sounds. Every step brought about the tremor of the space, and its momentum gradually rose, gradually reaching its peak. One could even see the gray death energy entwined around every corner of its body, burning with the breath of death, which made people want to vomit.

Thousands of meters? Tens of thousands of meters? It is no longer possible to use simple units of measurement to describe the length of this chain. It is like a sacred giant snake encircling the earth, measuring the circumference of the planet with its body alone. And the network woven by such an infinitely extended chain naturally covers the entire known world.

With the naked eye, thousands of threads of silk hung down from the sky, crisscrossing to form an impenetrable giant net. Everything in the net, whether it was the tiniest dust particle, the skeletal beasts that were furiously attacking, or the pale bone tree that stood still with thousands of blood flowers blooming... could not escape the capture of this net. All their movements, from the slight flow and floating to the thunderous attack, were all transmitted to the princess' mind from the moment they happened under the vibration of the strings in the net, making her know the world in front of her like the back of her hand, as if every detail was clear.

This is exactly the change brought about by the hero combination skill of the Holy Lock - Fate Pendulum. Its description is simple, but the effect is actually very powerful. [Moment of Destiny: The mystery of fate that can only be released by the legendary hero Saint Shallia, the earthly giant network that controls the trajectory of all things, is also the embodiment of the sacred power of the Holy Lock - Fate Pendulum. It increases your insight range to the entire map, and extends the time flow rate when you see through and counterattack to 100 times the original.]

The flow of time was extended to one hundred times the original speed, which means that the enemy's movement speed was slowed down one hundred times in Ovilla's eyes.

The scene turned into a silent, slow-motion drama. The monster's body was rushing forward as if it was stuck in a filthy quagmire, unable to move. When it roared angrily with its empty and void mouth, the sound was stretched out into a vague and strange roar. Even the shaking of the steel-cast building on its back could be clearly heard. For Olvera at this moment, not only did she not feel any terror, she even found it a little ridiculous.

She leaned forward slightly, bent her knees, and tightened the chains on her arms. Then, every thread that wove the world's network was gathered at this moment. The full CTP slots sparkled, and when the monster's head slowed down a hundred times, rolled up a slow storm visible to the naked eye, and opened its huge mouth to devour the princess's petite body, it suddenly burst into an even more dazzling light.

Counterattack in a flash and launch!
The tiny figure instantly turned into a golden line that shuttled through, slicing through the entire void, causing the fragments of nothingness to disintegrate and peel off like broken glass. The line went through the monster's head and tail, splitting its huge and ugly body in two. The shrill roar stopped abruptly, like the chaotic interlude of a piece of music being precisely removed. Then, the blood bar on its head, which had grown to a point that it was hard to see, disappeared in an instant.

The most exquisite secret of the flash counterattack, a perfect flash, has a powerful effect of instantly killing the enemy. It was difficult for Ovella to catch the opportunity before, but now that the speed of time has slowed down by a hundred times, it is easy.

After a perfect flash, it came out of the state of seeing through, and the flow of time returned to normal. The terrifying and ugly skeleton beast was not afraid of the death of its companions. Instead, it roared and rushed forward with even more anger, wanting to crush the tiny ant in front of it into powder with its unstoppable momentum.

However, he rushed forward without any hindrance and failed to cause any harm to Olvera. Because, when the princess was in the state of [Melting Loneliness], she would gain an invincible time of 1 second each time she saw through and counterattacked. It seemed short, but for her who had experienced hundreds of battles, it was more than enough.

His body fell lightly, stepped on a golden thread that formed the world's web, and then jumped up again. He caught a glimpse of the enemy rumbling in this direction from the corner of his eye. He entered the state of seeing through it without any preparation, causing time to flow slowly. Then, his eyes fixed, and when the pale giant claw was about to sweep past, he launched another flash of counterattack!
The golden thread once again pierced through the darkness, split the void, and separated these essentially tiny monsters, causing them to turn into ashes and disappear without even having the chance to utter a wail.

The princess was like a nimble butterfly in the air, stepping on every line she could find, jumping, spinning, falling, and soaring on the giant web that covered the world, as if she was dancing a gorgeous nocturne waltz in the monster tide. The chains wrapped around her arms turned into meteors flying in the dark night, with the light tracks flashing quickly and then quickly fading, as if echoing the original name of this move: a flash.

In a flash, the enemy surrendered, precise and elegant. Rather than a killing technique, it was more like a declaration of fate. When fate has determined that you will die here, no matter how hard you struggle, you will not be spared.

The light track flickered and faded like a meteor that sometimes brightened and sometimes dimmed, going against the dense tide of monsters. Every time it flickered and reappeared, it would take away an ugly skeleton beast and turn into ashes. There were fewer and fewer enemies in sight, only melted black ashes and fragments of the void that were cut off, floating all over the sky like dull snowflakes that withered prematurely.

When the princess finally appeared in front of the boss, in the entire huge network, she was the only one staring at the gray-white ancient tree in front of her. The strange blood flowers on the branches were so blazing, and the deadly fragrance was lingering. This reminded the princess of her childhood when she stood under the violet flowers and inhaled the fragrance. Was that her previous life? But not this life.

Life and death, reincarnation, growth and decline, separation and reunion... eternity is too far away, and people can only adapt to the present life.

So, just having this encounter now is enough.

Having lost all the beasts it had raised, the ugly human face on the surface of the bone tree opened its huge mouth, and endless gray mist condensed into a dark sphere in its mouth, which then suddenly exploded and sprayed out a terrifying beam of light, instantly annihilating all the matter in its path. But in the eyes of the princess, the attack was enough to penetrate the end of the night, but it was still slower than the speed of raindrops falling in her memory.

"Goodbye."

She whispered, the gray beam of light in her eyes gradually expanded, covering her entire field of vision, but it could not stop her from saying lightly: "My sadness, misfortune... and all the loneliness I had in the past."

As soon as the words fell, a golden line instantly shuttled through the void, cutting through the void. At the same time, it also passed through the towering ancient tree, and flashed from its heart, from that familiar yet unfamiliar face.

Then, the blood flames on all the pale bone branches were extinguished at the same moment.

The BOSS's health bar instantly returned to zero.

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)