Alice in the Land of Steam

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The world began with a beam of light.

Human beings’ fear of darkness is older than instinct, and the light that guides the creation of heaven and earth is older than all darkness. What is light and darkness, what is time and space, what is warmth and cold, what is life and death... A beam of light defines everything and gave birth to this pure world.

It lit up from the edge of darkness, spreading from far to near, lighting up every inch of nothingness in the original silence. Thus, the deep night was purified, and the tangible shadows retreated like ghosts to the place where they were born. Those cold and silent steel buildings, rusty steam pipes, broken glass debris, gray and white shadows filling the sky, and even the slowly cruising giant whale airships... all reappeared under the light and were covered with warm golden threads. Everything was so warm, just as they were so glorious.

The dome of the sky was shattered by an invisible force, and fragments of light fell from the sky like raindrops. All the scenes that had been silent at the end of the world were artificially endowed with all the spirituality since their birth, and seemed to be resurrected at this moment. Their appearance was still dilapidated, but they had a sacred and solemn temperament, so that the city itself was like a poet in ancient times, casting a solemn gaze on all the wounds it had suffered, knowing the pain they had experienced, and naturally understanding the meaning of their existence.

In the rain of light that was pouring down from the sky, a brave warrior with dazzling golden hair and eyes held a holy sword in his hand. Countless shining suns stopped behind her and gradually changed their appearance, condensing into countless dazzling halos like the corona. These overlapped and intertwined together to form a pair of brilliant wings, carrying her body up into the sky, overlooking the world beneath her feet that had been purified by her.

She raised her hand and held high the holy sword in her hand. The light emitted by the sun inspired her and automatically outlined countless sacred sword edges above her head. Each sword was burning with flames and releasing light, containing endless and magnificent brilliance, which was enough to repel all evil and make sure that no creature in the darkness could escape.

The woman with purple skin and blood-red eyes revealed her whereabouts. Her hair fluttered like dark poisonous snakes, and her black wings, like rags, hung down behind her. Her whip-like poisonous tail covered with carapace was ready to move. Weird green lines spread on her exposed skin. She had a slender figure and an evil temperament. She was none other than Fiali in the form of a night elf.

When the dark place where she lived was purified by light, she finally revealed her true face. For the night elves, light is the biggest enemy. Leaving darkness and falling into light is like exposing her body to ice and snow. She felt a chill to the bone, and her eyes were filled with panic, anxiety, and astonishment: "How is this possible!?"

"It's my turn..."

Fiyali sensed the threat of death from the falling sea of ​​meteors. It was real death, erasing it from the root, leaving no trace in the world. She couldn't understand how a mere mortal could use such a powerful force. Her first reaction was to flee, but her body couldn't move.

[Creation of the World·Founding Sword (Active Skill): Unlocked when the courage gauge is above 20. After unlocking, it will automatically start, consuming all magic power and causing damage to your enemy equal to the maximum health. This skill ignores shields, levels, and defenses, and cannot be resisted or dodged.]

Alice exerted force on her wrist and swung the sword lightly. Her voice was freed from the attached ectoplasm at this moment and returned to its purest and clearest form, just like herself, lively, fiery and passionate: "Creation of the world——"

Saint Shallia's eyes reflected the flames of the swords, as if thousands of stars had descended from the distant universe, bringing a glorious ocean. She gently stretched out her hand, as if to catch one of the shooting stars.

The wings of light flapped gently, the flying feathers fell, and the light curtain was like rain, complex and blurred.

"This is a sword that brings light and ends darkness."

At the same time, the shining wings formed by the interweaving corona rings behind him stretched out, extending thousands of meters away in an instant, as if touching the edge of the world, causing all matter composed of blurred pixels to begin to tremble in shock and panic.

Thousands of holy swords fell from the sky.

"It's not your turn."

Night elves can only survive in darkness, but at this moment and here, all they see with their naked eyes is light.

"The Sword of Creation!"

Alice's eyes swept across the city filled with light, and finally stopped at the frightened and confused night elf. When she spoke, her voice was mixed with an echo from outside of time and space, as if someone from a long time ago and far away was speaking the most magnificent and solemn words in the world through her mouth:

Under the shining corona, her skin color gradually faded to its original white, the scarlet in her eyes seemed to melt into the water and dissipate, the broken wings behind her detached silently, and her black hair danced like a snake... All the characteristics that were different from humans were no longer retained, and she only looked like an original human, looking up at the meteors flying towards her, one track after another, passing through the bright sky.

Fiyali stared at the scene blankly. When she really faced death, she did not feel any fear, but suddenly thought of her parents.

She remembered that although her father was just a coolie, working outside all day for a meager salary, he would always bring her a piece of the cheapest snow cream candy every time he came home. It was called candy, but in fact it was just a block of plant roots that had been naturally solidified after being beaten into juice. You could buy several pieces for a quarter of a penny. When you licked it gently with your tongue, you could smell a faint sweetness, and the smell of sweat from her father's palm, sour, salty, and astringent. She remembered that although her mother was a secret prostitute, she would have sex with different guests in cheap hotels every day, haggling over the price of one or two pennies, but she always looked at her with the most gentle eyes. Even if she was angry outside, she would never vent her anger on her children like some people did. She would gently stroke the little girl's hair, hum songs from her childhood, and coax her to sleep. Her voice was like bathing in warm water, warm and bright.

Fei Yali once thought that if someone like her wanted something, she could only get it by selling her body. But now she found out that she also had things that she could get without selling her body.

She whispered softly, "So beautiful."

In order to fulfill his inner desires, he abandoned everything and became a monster, but ultimately died as a human.

After all, a magician on the [Monster] path is still a magician, not a real monster.

What an irony.

She slowly closed her eyes, and her soul sank into the endless darkness. That darkness was quiet, like the embrace of her parents, which she once had, but later lost, and now regained.

【HP-4500】

[You defeated the enemy Fialli (LV40)]

【You win】

[You have conquered the dungeon: The ruins of Linwell City at the end of the world]

[You gained 25000 experience points, and your level increased to LV30]

[Your companion Linger's level is increased to LV27]

[Your companion Metien's level is increased to LV27]

[Your companion Saint Shallia's level has reached the upper limit and cannot be upgraded any further]

A series of pop-up windows flashed before her eyes. After Alice, with a tense heart, confirmed that she had finally won, she heaved a sigh of relief. Her aura disappeared completely, and even the holy sword in her hand and the wings of light behind her turned into light spots and dissipated, returning to her original appearance.

Her body began to fall uncontrollably toward the ground, as if she was passing through a golden ocean, brushing past giant whales in the sea, clouds on the bottom of the sea, and even tall buildings in the abyss. She witnessed with her own eyes the scenes made up of pixels begin to collapse and disintegrate, turning into countless 0s and 1s, merging into the deep nothingness. The whole world was falling apart, even faster than her thoughts were turning. Before she could react, all she could see was the shadow of the city, which was gradually fading away in the sunset.

At the same time, the cold and mechanical girl's narration sounded in my ears again -

[Human courage can defeat darkness; love and justice will eventually purify evil. In the ruins at the end of the century, Alice and her companions fought side by side to save a city on the verge of collapse. Lin Weier always cries on the edge of sadness, but no matter how long it has been, someone will make him smile again. ]

[People who fall into darkness struggle to survive. When they are lost, will they recall their wishes as human beings? The longing cannot be conveyed because the night is too long, so perhaps we can entrust it to the light of the shooting star. Light brings life and hope for new life. All fantasies start from here. This is the meaning of the story interpreted by the four warriors for us.]

【Congratulations, dear player. 】

【Game Clear. 】

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(End of this chapter)