Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 55: Can you hold on to the end?

It's Saint Shalia's turn.

She was about to use the skill [Sacrament of the Cross] to help Alice deal more damage, but was stopped by the latter.

"Why don't you just slack off this round, Saint Shallia?" The genius player said hesitantly, "Look, you only have enough mana to release one skill. If I still can't help you trigger the mana recovery effect in this attack, you won't be able to use any skills next time. So why not slack off for one round, wait until the [Prophecy] cools down in the next round, and then help me renew the Destiny BUFF. If you play this way, your endurance will be more stable..."

Alice actually felt a little guilty when she said this.

If her first three attacks had not failed to trigger the magic recovery, how could Saint Shallia fall into such an embarrassing situation?

But there is no way. Even if she is the creator of the game, she cannot forcibly change the probability of skill triggering.

Since ancient times, officials who secretly tampered with data have always suffered bad consequences.

Saint Shalia shook her head slightly and said in a clear and ethereal voice: "I thought you really needed my help."

"Indeed, that's exactly what's happening." Alice scratched her cheek and subconsciously glanced at her status bar. One of the attributes displayed on it was: [Courage +4].

The fifth Courageous Slash hit Fialli, causing 126 points of damage. Alice didn't have time to pay attention to what special effects this attack triggered. She quickly turned back to look at Saint Shallia, but saw a huge recovery number popping up above her head:

[Hymn of Courage (Passive Skill): Unlocked when the courage gauge is above 5. Each point of courage helps you permanently increase your damage by 5%. ]

As soon as he finished speaking, the skill [Sacrament of the Cross] was activated.

Really triggered?
Coincidence... or prophecy?

MP+5000

Only Ellie was unaware of it. She was just happy because she had finally triggered a magic recovery. What made her even happier was that the [Courage Value] in the status bar had increased to 5, which meant that her second skill was unlocked.

Alice was hit hard on the back by the lamb again, and regained the ability to move again. She looked at Saint Shallia deeply, and although she didn't know why she was so sure, she could only believe it at this point, so she raised the sacred sword in her hand high and shouted softly:
"Courage Slash!"

However, Saint Shallia's skill [Sacrament of the Cross] can shorten this development period by half, or even more. Ideally, the awakening can be completed in 5 rounds.

Everything is under her watch.

Those invisible threads connect the past and future of mankind.

There was no confidence or comfort in her voice, but it made people feel at ease. Her golden eyes seemed to contain everything and yet nothing: "It will definitely be triggered."

Because the goddess said that all encounters in the world are destined. So the young man began to have a premonition that some things might not have started when he ate the apple, but from a long time ago, a very long time ago, so long ago that he had no memory of it and could only search for it with vague feelings.

Just a little bit.

However, plans cannot keep up with changes.

This is the characteristic of the Hero class: it has a special state called the Courage Gauge, and each attack can accumulate courage. When the courage reaches a certain level, more powerful skills can be unlocked. In general, it is a very typical late-stage class. Although it is very strong when it develops, the development period is too long. Under normal circumstances, it takes at least 15 rounds to unlock the full form.

She is also looking for everything inherited from her past life.

Ling Ge saw Saint Xia Liya's smile, and a sentence suddenly emerged in his mind: This is the power of destiny.

Who made Alice's face so dark?
Saint Shallia stared at Alice's face quietly. After a while, the corners of her mouth suddenly curled up slightly, and a faint smile bloomed on her face: "It's okay."

When the courage value reaches 5 points, Alice can unlock new skills.

5 points of courage means 25%, a 1/4 increase. And as the battle continues, this value will gradually rise to a very terrifying level.

With three crutches to protect her, Alice didn't believe that she couldn't develop.

The following battle proved her idea. Although Miss Vampire tried hard to turn the tide, the strategic mistakes in the previous two rounds still put her in a great predicament. Alice, who had already been fully buffed, was full of firepower, and with Saint Shallia's second action, she could cause her huge damage in every round.

And perhaps because they are of the same mind as brothers and sisters, the cooperation between the two nurse characters, Ling'er and Medien, has become more and more tacit. One is responsible for BUFF and single nursing, and the other is responsible for HOT (continuous recovery) and group nursing. The passive skill [Herbology Mastery] also has a certain chance to produce a range healing effect, which basically perfectly offsets the damage caused by Fialli and keeps the blood volume of friendly characters above the healthy line.

After 5 rounds of fighting, Fialli's HP had dropped by 1150/3500, which could be considered as a candle in the wind. Alice's HP and MP were still maintained at about two-thirds. In this state, it was basically impossible for Fialli to turn defeat into victory.

In fact, the reason why Miss Vampire has been able to hold on until now is all thanks to the recovery effect brought by the passive skill [Bloodthirst] and the flinch effect of another skill that she despises [Whip of Malice]. Not to mention the former, it has been helping her to prolong her life; and the latter has controlled Alice at critical moments many times, limiting her output, allowing Fialli to absorb blood in time to survive. It is no exaggeration to call her a lifesaver.

This shows that in turn-based games, output is secondary, and endurance and control are the most important. Therefore, Alice, who has three crutches, can ride on the head of the evil vampire and do whatever she wants.

Her [Courage] has increased to 10 points, permanently increasing her damage by 50% and also unlocking her third skill.

[Heroic Pursuit (Passive Skill): Unlocked when the courage gauge is above 10. After each skill is used, an additional normal attack will be added.]

It's a very plain effect, but please note that the normal attack added by this skill can trigger special effects and increase [Courage]. With the destiny BUFF and secondary action given by Saint Shallia, Alice can trigger 12 special effects in one round and increase 4 points of [Courage]!
The output efficiency is terrifying.

As for the last skill of the Brave Class, it is very powerful, but it can only be used in the awakened state. The condition for awakening is simple but also difficult, that is, the [Courage Value] reaches 20 points.

Generally speaking, it takes at least 15 rounds for players to lift the seal of the ultimate skill. Such a long development period is full of too many uncertainties, so although the output of the hero is very high after formation, it is very unstable.

If it weren't for the existence of Saint Shallia, the [Girl's Royal Power·Destiny], who could greatly shorten this development period, Alice probably wouldn't have chosen this job at all, but would have chosen an all-around C position like [Knight] or a purely violent output job like [Gunner].

In fact, even now, Alice is still worried about whether she can hold on until the moment when the ultimate skill awakens.

But she was not worried about herself, but about Fialli.

This vampire lady, who has a cool appearance in the animation but is actually a terrible fighter in actual combat, can definitely be ranked first on the "Ranking of Worst Bosses Alice Has Conquered". Not only is she a terrible fighter, but she also likes to talk trash and calls herself a foolish and weak mortal all the time. People who don't know her would think she is very powerful, but in fact, she is just so-so. Even computer AI is better than her.

"It's really disappointing." Alice, who felt lonely as a master, sighed, "I killed the boss without even using my ultimate move. This will make me lose the sense of accomplishment. Ling Ge, Metien, and Saint Xia Liya, you should understand my feelings, right?"

Understand your mom!

Before her friends answered, veins in the corners of Fiali's eyes were throbbing. She was already anxious because she was at a disadvantage. Although Alice's words were not directed at her, they added fuel to the fire, making her even more irritated.

All monsters once considered themselves superior to humans, and were full of pride and disdain for the humble ants in the world, and Fialli was no exception. But in the game world, the health value converted into specific numbers told her that this was wrong, because your health bar was only several times more than theirs, but their exquisite cooperation and carefully arranged strategies were enough to close this gap and even force you into a desperate situation.

So, should I admit my failure and accept the outcome of being defeated by the mortals I once looked down upon?
It's impossible!

Magicians are inherently nobler than mortals.

How can we submit to mortals?

She accepted the gifts from the gods, drank the blood of monsters, devoted her devout faith, carried out dangerous orders...all she did was to make herself more noble, rather than return to the dust and become more humble.

In front of Fiyali's eyes seemed to appear the self who had once toiled for a living but was gradually burned to ashes in the smoke and cold haze of the factory. She did not know who else in the world could be called noble except the factory owners and gods.

And once you know it, you will never forget it.

She slowly moved her gaze down to her skill bar, even though she knew in her heart that with only the skills she had now, there was no hope of turning defeat into victory.

Hope for the best? Or struggle?
Then, she saw two skills that didn't exist.

Suddenly, the body trembled violently.

【Benevolent Magic: Alien】

[Blessing Magic: Night Elf Form]

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)