Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 202 Is It Time to Use That?

In the devastated arena, a burly warrior holding three red-gold giant swords stared at the desperate princess from afar across the ruins. His eyes, burning like a white-hot full moon, were filled with regret and sighs: "I thought you would be a suitable opponent. But things in the world are not perfect. Princess of Bemang, fighting is not as simple as you think after all."

With a full health bar above his head, he was indeed qualified to say this: "You cannot pass the trial now, so leave. When you figure out what you lack, come and fight me again. By then, I will display all my martial arts to compete with you. Don't let me down."

In other words, hasn't he yet displayed his true strength?

Xie Mi in his mind trembled when he heard this: "What a scary guy! Scarier than my eldest and second sisters combined!"

Girl, you have inadvertently revealed some thought-provoking words from your heart.

Alice made a grumble in a humorous way, and then she couldn't help but complain, "It's really too... perverted! How could there be such a boss? It's totally unreasonable, even more outrageous than cheating!"

Unlike the two guys who only knew how to complain, Lingge was more practical. Seeing that there was really no hope of winning, he said to Avra, "Let's retreat here first. With our current strength, it is impossible for us to defeat him."

"retreat……"

Olvera supported the holy sword with one hand and covered the wound on her abdomen with the other. Although she could not feel the pain, the mental oppression was even worse than the physical pain. The white-gold hair fell from her forehead. Through the hazy gap, the princess saw a pair of cold and indifferent eyes. The two incandescent full moons cast a cold light.

"The strong will always be strong, and the weak will always be weak. This is the unbreakable truth in the world."

"People have different opinions and arguments, and each has its own reasons, but in the end we still have to return to the facts." Karna's eyes were as deep as the abyss: "If you really think so, then prove it to me."

Emperor Martial God Karna looked dignified and calm: "That's right."

The eyes of the Martial God Emperor Karna flickered, and the cold moon seemed to be turning and burning. "There is no invincible enemy, it's just that the right method has not been found yet? This is a calm statement. If it were many years ago, I might agree with it. But now it is different, because in this world, there are indeed some enemies that cannot be defeated no matter what."

His voice was heard from afar, through the ruins of countless rubble and bricks, but it was still clear, as if it was ringing directly in my mind: "Those who are born strong will lead all the rules we know; tempering, growth, and decision... are useless to them. I believe you have already seen such surging power."

"But I always feel that... it's not like that."

Thick blood vessels spread across Obsidian's iron-like muscles, constantly transporting boiling blood to every part of the body; the strong and powerful heart drives the burning breath, and the void is steaming, like a boiling high-temperature ocean; the red-gold giant sword in his hand droops slightly, and the tip of the sword leaves a deep wound when it sweeps across the ground. The ancient and mysterious runes seem to illustrate an unparalleled surging force in the world that no one can resist.

He stood in front of the travelers, his posture was like a champion of the arena who stood proudly at the throat of the world and had unrivaled power, one in a million.

Although, the strong will always be strong and the weak will always be weak, the naturally strong will not be afraid of any weaklings who covet their thrones.

"Oh?"

The Martial God Emperor Karna fell into silence, uncharacteristically. He did not answer, but stared deeply at the weak Olvera, as if waiting for her answer: Should he continue to fight until he died? Or should he stop here and retreat, and come back to continue the trial when he becomes stronger?

Because she knew he could hear her words, Alice did not try to hide her feelings and asked in a rather unhappy tone, "Are you trying to say that I am naturally strong like that?"

"I don't have time, Lingge..." She murmured, as if trying to convince her companions in her mind, or simply to convince herself: "If we retreat here, all our previous efforts will be in vain, so, everyone, I want to continue fighting. What's more, Alice also said that there is no invincible BOSS, it's just that I haven't found the right method. If I can find that right method, I can definitely, definitely defeat him..."

Aoweila suddenly seemed to remember something, and slowly raised her head, looking at the Martial God Emperor across the gap in the ruins with confused but thoughtful eyes, and whispered: "You just said that the strong will always be strong, and the weak will always be weak, right?"

but……

Olvera nodded seriously: "I will."

Her sudden spirit and confident tone surprised the friends in her mind. Saint Shalia asked with some concern: "Do you still want to continue fighting, Olvera... His fate is too complicated to sort out. Even if you want to fight back with the Holy Chain, I'm afraid it will be difficult to capture an effective opportunity."

She thought that Olvera pinned her hopes of victory on the Holy Lock - Pendulum of Fate. After all, this weapon did have the magical power to allow the weak to defeat the strong. However, that also required the difference in strength between the two sides to be not too great. And with the strength shown by the Martial God Emperor Karna, it was difficult to even see his moves clearly, let alone counterattack.

"That's right, Olvera." Alice echoed, "You don't have to force yourself. That guy is cheating. It's normal for ordinary players to be unable to beat cheating players." Her holy sword was powerless against the giant sword of the God of War Karna, so it can be considered that she was both helping Olvera to speak up and arguing for herself.

As for Lingge, his attitude has been very clear from the beginning, and until now, the facts seem to prove that he is right.

"It's okay, everyone. I did think of a solution."

Olvera took a deep breath and silently switched weapons. Suddenly, the pale blue holy sword in her hand turned into light and disappeared, replaced by a pink star staff that looked more like a girl's toy than a weapon used by a hero.

"Eh?" Alice asked hesitantly, "Although I don't really want to question you, I'd like to ask you, you don't want to use this thing to fight the BOSS, do you?"

Before Ovilla could answer, Shemi, who was feeling depressed because of being looked down upon, said, "Be polite! What do you mean by 'this thing'? This is the weapon of Metien and I. It's obviously very useful!"

"I admit it is useful, but it's not for use here, right?"

Alice's words made Xie Mi speechless for a moment, unable to refute. The star-shaping power of the Holy Staff Star Key can be used to climb over certain special terrains or create barriers to protect oneself, but it is indeed a bit difficult to use it against the powerful Martial God Emperor Karna.

At this time, Metien, who had kept his mouth shut because he felt that he was of no use, suddenly reacted and asked hesitantly, "Could it be that, Sister Avra, you want to use... that?"

Ovella nodded: "Yes, that's it."

"I see." The pink-haired girl suddenly realized and completely understood her train of thought: "If that's the case, it seems, it seems, maybe it will really be useful?"

Her tone gradually rose, as if she saw hope of winning. The elf Shemy was confused by their conversation and asked repeatedly: "What? What do you mean by 'that'? Could it be that there is a power hidden in the Star Key that I don't know about?"

Obviously, she is also the owner of the weapon.

"That's 'that', Shemi. The one you're best at."

"What I'm best at...ah, I know, it's that one!" Xie Mi shouted and reacted as well.

Only Alice and the others were still confused. They had no idea what they were talking about and asked in confusion, "You guys are coming and going, so which one is it?"

"This is it!"

Olvera raised her hands and held up the Star Staff in her hand, staring at the Martial God Emperor Karna in the distance with bright eyes. He stood there silently, like a stone sculpture from ancient times, testing the strength and faith of the trial-taker. Can Olvera pass this trial, and how does he want to pass it? He was also waiting for an answer.

"You just said that in this world, the strong will always be strong, and the weak will always be weak. Those who are born strong will not care about the opinions of the weak. But I don't think that's the case." Olvera raised the holy staff and said word by word: "No one is born strong or weak, it's just that we are too eager to show off our strength. The strong may become weak because of their arrogance, and the weak may become strong because of their unyielding spirit. Strength and weakness are relative and constantly changing. Therefore, even those who are weak at this moment can defeat those who are born strong, and then prove that they are truly strong!"

As she spoke, the top of the Star Staff gradually emitted dots of light, as beautiful as a brilliant nebula. This staff, which inherited the will of humans and fairies, was indeed not as powerful as the Holy Sword, Holy Scripture, or even the Holy Chain. It seemed to be able to play its role only in limited situations, and was very weak in most cases.

However, even such a weak weapon can become a sharp blade to defeat a powerful enemy.

"Metien, Shemi." Olvera said softly, "Can I believe in your strength?"

"Of course, Sister Olvera!"

"Leave it to me and Metien!"

Two responses came from the holy staff - the Star Key, one enthusiastic, the other high, giving Olvera infinite confidence. She lowered her head, looked at the full ATP gauge on the attribute panel, and silently said in her heart: Hero Link Skill, activate.

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)