Alice in the Land of Steam

Is Chapter 198 a very special BOSS?
A huge black shadow stretched out his hands, pushed open the stone door of the arena, and walked towards his own battlefield step by step with heavy steps. Every time he took a step forward, the circular arena trembled violently, as if welcoming a terrifying beast from ancient times.

The huge and heavy stone door slowly opened to both sides along the closed central axis. The movement, which was more violent than a landslide and the smoke and dust that rose into the sky, made people feel that they were not pushing open a door, but tearing open a steep cliff, lifting a fortress, or awakening a dormant volcano.

The wind suddenly blew, sweeping up the yellow sand and passing over the shadow of the fireworks, bringing a sense of desolation and sadness. In the smoke and sand, a huge and majestic shadow appeared at the end of the 120 stone steps. As soon as it appeared, it swallowed up most of the light, plunging the surroundings into deep darkness, like a black hole swallowing people's vision and cutting off the direction of their sight.

He looked down at the guests coming from afar from high above, his attitude was arrogant, barbaric, and overbearing, yet also heroic, domineering, and justified, because he was the undisputed master here, braver than giants, more powerful than dragons; he was the manifestation of the world's great power, the end of worldly martial arts, and the warrior who had reached the pinnacle.

Although she hadn't seen the other person's full appearance, his figure standing in the smoke and dust alone gave Avra ​​a great sense of oppression. The girl swallowed hard and saw the Book of Truth pop up a description of the other person's attributes:
[Shadow of the Ruler - Martial God Emperor Karna, HP? ? ? /? ? ?, a phantom split from the legendary ruling beast that guards the castle, but with his own will he has gained a unique existence, perhaps symbolizing a special memory. He will test the strength of the challenger. In front of his pinnacle of martial arts, the weak will be like crickets and ants, and will be wiped out; only by showing your own strength can you gain his recognition, open the way to the corridor at the bottom, and weaken the strength of the ruling beast. With exquisite and unparalleled swordsmanship and supreme power, you can completely suppress your enemies. There is no weakness at all. If you want to gain his recognition, you must fight him in an upright way and bring him the most enjoyable battle. No weak damage type, no weak attribute, no shield coverage. ]

After reading this description, everyone fell silent at the same time.

It's not just because this guy is different from other Shadows of the Rulers and has his own title and name; it's not just because his health bar is ridiculously long, even his HP value is displayed as a question mark; it's also because the information about this guy in the Book of Truth has four big words written all over it: Invincible.

The pinnacle of martial arts, exquisite swordsmanship, supreme power, and no weaknesses at all... These descriptions give people a feeling of uneasiness just by looking at them.

Combined with his words before his appearance and his momentum when he appeared...

"It's the style of a final boss." Alice lowered her voice deliberately, as if she was afraid of being heard by the other party: "It's obviously just the boss of the second to last floor."

"I am the Martial God Emperor - Karna."

Unlike ordinary humanoid creatures, he has three arms, one on each side, and another hand at the junction of his neck and back. Each of his three hands holds a huge sword with red-gold runes engraved on the sword body. His left and right hands hang naturally, and he sweeps the hard rock ground with the tip of the sword, leaving scorch marks from the burning flames. The hand behind his back holds another sword across his chest, and when he moves his gaze towards the sharp blade, he sees his eyes, as cold as the dark moon, which cast a direct and sharp scrutiny on everyone in his sight.

The second to last floor is so impressive, how do you describe the final boss? Unstoppable? Full firepower?

In the area exposed by the armor, there are large pieces of blue rock-like gnarled muscles, and thick blood vessels bulging out, directing every drop of blood from a heart that never gives up fighting to every part of the body. When the deep red and burning blood flows in the blood vessels, it is like magma spreading in thousands of caves under the volcano, providing all the cold and dry rocks with amazing heat and infinite boiling blood. It is hard to imagine how violent and spectacular it will be when it erupts.

He patrolled his territory like a tiger, and like a giant pillar supporting an island in the deep sea, he would grab everyone's attention as soon as he appeared. The arena standing under his feet was obviously more magnificent, but when facing him, no one could force themselves to focus their eyes on the towering pillars, majestic arches, continuous reliefs, and infinitely rising flame rings. They only saw his existence, as if he was the most eye-catching star on this stage.

When all kinds of messy thoughts emerged in Alice's mind, the smoke and dust covering the top of the stone steps finally slowly dispersed under the cold wind, revealing the true face of the owner of the arena. When she looked directly at him, Olivia subconsciously held her breath, and even her heart stopped beating for a moment. This was an instinctive reaction that could not be suppressed, just like a herbivorous young animal seeing an unbeatable predator, the first reaction is often to run away, and if it can't run away, it can only wait to die on the spot, trembling.

His face was serious and rigid, his gaze was pressing and overbearing, he had two curved black horns on his forehead, the blazing flames fluttered behind his head like hair, and echoed like a cloak, making him look like a god who lit an infinite ring of flames, sacred and majestic; he was not wearing a helmet, the lines of his facial features were rigid and hard but not rough, like a sharp-edged rock. From the corner of his left eye, a hideous scar crawled to the lower jaw of his right face, a horrible injury that almost split his head in two, proving how many life-and-death battles he had experienced in the past.

What a majestic, tall, oppressive and heroic warrior he was.

His body was made of obsidian iron, magnificent and majestic. The stone steps that required a double jump to step onto were just tiny steps under his feet. His body was covered with black armor, but it was tattered and damaged in many places. The broken armor pieces and metal edges were vaguely visible with hideous scratches from knives and axes. It seemed that after experiencing thousands of fierce battles, it could no longer bear the responsibility of defending its master from swords, but it was still worn on his body to remember the glorious battles in the past with wounds, or to show his bravery and strength.

"With martial arts skills, he has reached the pinnacle; the martial arts god is invincible."

He spoke, his deep and rich voice penetrating through the towering arches and reaching Olvera's ears: "Those who have come from afar, if you want to be qualified to challenge the First Ruler, you must prove your bravery in this Arena of Fire."

"You have defeated the memory of cowardice and gained the reverberation of courage. Courage is the indestructible blade in the hands of mortals;" "You have defeated the memory of pain and gained the reverberation of longing. Longing is the persistence that urges mortals to pursue the way forward;"

"You have defeated the memory of loneliness and gained the remnant of will. Will is the resilience that inspires mortals to become stronger."

"In the long years since I was born, I have climbed to the pinnacle of martial arts through countless trials and tribulations, but I can no longer find a suitable opponent to stir up the passion in my heart."

"And you, the princess of Belman, who possesses the power of courage, longing, and will, will you be the opponent I am waiting for?"

"I hope you can satisfy me. If you do, I will recognize you and give you the secret of being strong."

The dark moon in his eyes had begun to burn at some point, the flames swaying and dancing, as bright and red as a burning red star, the two swords hanging from his hands and the huge sword held horizontally in his third hand were raised and slashed at the same time, tearing the void and rolling up a whistling and roaring airflow. In an instant, an extremely strong, awe-inspiring and terrifying aura rushed over him, like an invisible beast raging in the arena, oppressing Olvera's breathing.

The princess's face turned pale, and she subconsciously raised her hands to shield herself from the strong wind and smoke.

Seeing this, the Martial God Emperor Karna on the high platform frowned slightly and said, "Such a weak attitude is not what a good opponent should look like."

"Look up, Princess of Belman."

"Answer my question with fearless courage: Do you want to accept my trial and challenge the Overlord of the Arena of Fire to gain the qualification to be recognized by the Order?"

"If you don't want to, you can leave now."

“But if that happens, I’ll be very disappointed.”

"It's not that it's hard to find an opponent, it's that you don't have the courage of a strong man in your heart."

"Just an ordinary person."

The Martial God Emperor had a serious and solemn look on his face, and he was awe-inspiring without even getting angry.

In the arena, looking up at the imposing warrior on the high platform, Olvera did not answer immediately, but murmured, with a look of confusion and reminiscence on her pale and absent-minded face: "Martial God Emperor... Karna?"

Very familiar name.

"I seem to..." She said to herself, "Where have I heard it before?"

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(End of this chapter)