Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 809 Is this the real fairy magic?
“Hoo, hoo!”

Gloria gasped for breath, feeling her heart pounding. The violent heartbeat pressed on her fragile lungs, making her feel as if she was struggling in the deep sea. The ubiquitous darkness and the seawater rushing into her nostrils made it difficult for her to breathe, and her throat was as painful as if it had been burned by fire.

If someone stood behind her and observed her, they would have found that the noble and calm Princess III was already sweating profusely. The pressure of facing the steam engine god Alexander was unimaginable to ordinary people. She could still stand on the duel stage at this time, but it was only because there was another strong will in her mind supporting her.

—Calm down, Gloria.

The will that did not belong to her but was one with her said to her in a cold tone: Or do you want to give up here? Just like what the woman said, if you give up when faced with a mistake, you will never grow?

——Of course I don’t want to give up.

Gloria felt her heart tremble: But how can we defeat such a powerful enemy?

A monster with an attack power of 22,000 points that will not leave the field and is not affected by the effects of other cards. No, it is a god. It is like a wall of despair standing in front of the girl, leaving her with no hope of victory.

——He is not powerful.

However, the will said: There are many ways to defeat Him, and now you have the first method in your hands.

Gloria drew a card from the deck, then looked up at the majestic mechanical fortress behind Tiantis, and felt an indescribable sense of oppression from the cold steel and steam towers. Alexander was also looking at her, his eyes were cold and rational from beginning to end, and a dangerous red light was reflected from the horizontal line on his head.

"You are wrong." Rorona refuted seriously: "Ms. Gloria has always been strong, and she is definitely not the 'you' you said you were."

The gray-haired girl lowered her head and said nothing. Her face seemed a little pale under her hazy bangs.

"My turn is over." The attack of the Steam God Alexander did not work, but Tiantis was not disappointed. He just said lightly: "It's your turn, Miss Gloria."

……

no problem.

But Lingge soon had no time to worry about others, because -

Would a weak person sneak into the witch society alone to spy on information? Would a weak person put aside the identity of the third princess and disguise herself as a detective in the Seven Stars? Would a weak person stand firmly with the companions he had just met after his mother gave up on him?

the first method?
Gloria looked down at her hand. They were all low-level monsters that she had just retrieved through the trap cards. There was also a Lorena on the field, which allowed her to activate a magic card in the deck regardless of the conditions... With a hand like this, did she have all the conditions for victory?

—Let me tell you, useless Gloria.

Rorona turned around and looked at her duelist with a worried look, fearing that Gloria would lose confidence because of the enemy's strength. But the silence only lasted for a short while, and soon, Gloria raised her head again. At this time, Rorona was surprised to find that her hands, lips, and thick eyelashes were shaking, as if shaking off many dim stars. Only her eyes still showed some stubbornness, as if fear could not overwhelm her courage to face the enemy.

Gloria silently told herself: As long as she followed the method "she" taught her, she could prove that God could be defeated, even if the opponent was the original God, the ruler of reason, steam, time and space, and absolute order - the mechanical god Alexander.

Therefore, Tiandis's words only showed that she didn't know Gloria well enough. As for Lorena, she felt that although she didn't have a deep relationship with the Third Princess, she had already vaguely understood her character during this short time together, so she was naturally more qualified to speak than Tiandis.

"Looking at your eyes, it seems that you don't want to give up." Tiantis also noticed this. She raised her eyebrows in surprise: "I didn't expect that you can still hold on to hope in a desperate situation. It seems that you have found a way to defeat Alexander? In this case, let me see it."

However, is this really the case?
Tiantis did not refute, but thought silently in her heart: No one in this world has ever been able to understand the nature of the kingship of the mind. Maybe even she herself does not know it.

The little vampire in a red cape appeared with the silver-haired young man. At first, Lingge was worried that Leticia would feel uneasy without her grandmother, but the little vampire probably realized the urgency of the situation, so he just looked around anxiously, and soon suppressed his emotions, and turned his hostile eyes to the machine god Alexander. She was as lacking in tension as always, and this trait was quite similar to Alice in a sense.

"My turn..." A faint trembling voice interrupted the conversation between the two: "Draw a card."

"I Normal Summon [Eternal Sovereign - Leticia], retrieve Ringer based on the effect of this card, and then Special Summon Ringer to the field." Perhaps because of her nervousness, she even simplified the operation process a lot. However, Tiantis was restricted by the self-severance effect of the machine god Alexander and could not interfere with her turn, so she just watched silently, even with a hint of anticipation.

"Activate Leticia's effect, free Ringer on the field, and add a [Eternal Controller - Leticia] to your hand..."

"Go to hell, Lingge!" The little bat rushed over without saying a word, using its hands and feet to grab Lingge's body, and then bit his neck viciously. Given that her reaction was so quick that Gloria didn't even have time to finish explaining the effect, Lingge could only suspect that she had planned it in advance. Unfortunately, the young man had no way to resist, so he could only accept this result silently and return to the familiar cemetery.

The man said coldly: The biggest difference between you and trash is that I am still here.

Then back to the deck.

"Activate the effect of [Eternal Master - Leticia], return Leticia on the field and Ringer in the graveyard to the Deck, and Special Summon this card."

A gorgeous blood moon appeared in the night sky that was still occupied by brass rings and mechanical lines. The moonlight like poppies slowly flowed down and poured on Leticia's body. Bathed in the sticky moonlight that seemed to be real, the little bat's short silver hair gradually stretched out, dragging to her ankles. The messy long hair fluttered in the night wind, and each hair was as sharp as a silver needle; at the same time, the bat wings behind her waist also expanded rapidly, and finally became two or three times larger than her petite body. When fully stretched out, it cast a shadow that covered the sky, as if another bright silver moon rose from the bat wings, and the moonlight gently caressed her cheek, appearing gentle and peaceful.

"I—" Leticia felt an unprecedented surge of power surging in her blood vessels. She couldn't wait to vent something, but after opening her mouth for a long time, she could only utter one sentence: "I've grown up!"

No, it's just that my hair has grown longer.

Under the current circumstances, Gloria was in no mood to complain, so she just laughed dryly twice, and then her expression quickly became serious again: "Activate the second effect of Miss Leticia. When this card is successfully Special Summoned, place a [Silver-Eyed Countess - Never] from your deck in the Magic Trap Zone as the Equip Card for this card."

Under the bright silver moon, a tall and gorgeous figure slowly emerged, as if walking out from the other side of a mirror, gracefully descending on the battlefield in the dark night. The cold and delicate face, the snow-white hair, and the iconic moon-silver eyes all showed the nobility and grace that a patriarch of the oldest blood family in the Shiqilia Peninsula should have.

"Grandma!" Leticia's eyes lit up and she cheered.

"Leticia." Never responded to her call, and habitually reached out and touched her head, but the girl's long silver hair felt rough, not as delicate as before, which made her stunned for a moment. Then she raised her head and looked at the immovable fortress, with a solemn look in her eyes: "Mechanical God Alexander... is indeed a difficult enemy."

This was probably the most powerful enemy she had ever encountered in her thousand-year life. When she was still in the Shikilia Peninsula, she had never thought that she would face off against the gods worshipped by the mechanical lunatics of Spacetime Ingmar. Fortunately, it was in Alice's game console, so she still had the strength to fight.

Compared to the Countess, Leticia's confidence was extremely abundant, especially after her grandmother appeared. Her confidence increased a hundred or a thousand times, making her not afraid of the enemy in front of her. On the contrary, she was eager to try: "He's just a big, clumsy guy. Grandma, wait a minute, I'll kill him right away!"

If only it were that simple.

Although the little bat said it with all his heart, the numbers won't lie. [The Eternal Controller - Leticia / Dark / 8 stars / Effect]

[Attack 2400/Defense 2000]

[This card is also considered a "Maiden Kingship" monster in the rules. This card cannot be Normal Summoned. You can Special Summon it by returning a monster with "Leticia" in the card name on your field and a "Merciful Relief·Linger" in your Graveyard or Excluded Zone to the deck. This card cannot be targeted by the opponent's effects during the turn it is Special Summoned, nor can it be destroyed by battle or effects. The effect of this card name can be activated when the Special Summon is successful. Select a "Silver-eyed Countess - Never" from the deck and place it in the Magic Trap Zone as the Equip Card of this card. ]

[Silver-eyed Countess—Neverle/Dark/8 stars/Effect]

[Attack 3000/Defense 3000]

[When you have a "Leticia" monster on your field, you can Special Summon this card from your hand, Graveyard, or Banished Zone. When this card is equipped, it can only be equipped to a "Leticia" monster, increasing the equipped monster's ATK by this card's ATK. When the equipped monster's attack deals damage, it increases its ATK by the damage value and restores its Life Points.]

In this way, Leticia's attack power reached 5400 points, but it was still a long way from the 22000 points of the Steam God Alexander.

"Not enough." Tiantis shook his head and said, "If you want to defeat Alexander, this level of power is not enough."

"I know."

Gloria thought of what that person said to her, exhaled lightly, and then said seriously: "But I never thought of defeating Him."

Regardless of whether Alexander is a monster or a god, since he has come to the duel arena, he must abide by the rules of the duel. As long as his opponent loses, then no matter how powerful he is, he will not be afraid.

and so--

"I activate Miss Lorena's effect." After the initial anxiety and tension, Gloria's eyes were clear and she was calmer than ever before. "Return a card from your hand to your deck, and select a magic card from your deck that meets the conditions to activate. The magic card I want to activate is - [Angel Wings that Summon Storm]!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a pair of sacred white wings slowly emerged in the void. They were illusory at first, but gradually took shape until they condensed into a solid entity. The flying white feathers raised thousands of pure snowflakes in the wind, blurring everyone's vision for a moment.

"According to the effect of this card, return a Level 4 Maiden Sovereign monster from your hand to your deck, and then Special Summon a Level 8 Maiden Sovereign monster named in the card name. The card I will return is [Freedom Sovereign - Iyetta], and then Special Summon [Iyetta, Guardian of the Endless Sky] from your deck!"

Gloria held up the card in her hand. The card depicted a white-haired girl standing on the top of a high tower, gazing into the distance. At this moment, she was emitting a holy white light, as if calling for someone to come.

……

In the land of Lunkwell, above the sky covered by night and dark clouds, the Cloud Whale Sky Island shuttled through the dim starlight and flew towards the city of Lunweiting at an astonishing speed. The cold wind from the sky howled across the whale's wings, passing through the dark cliffs and the dense canopy of branches and leaves, making a whirring roar.

In the windmill tower room, Yieta suddenly raised her head and stared blankly at the deep night outside the window. Xie Mi, who was riding a lamb around the room and worried about Ling Ge and Xiao Xia, saw this and asked in confusion, "What's wrong, Yieta?"

"Alice is calling me." Yieta turned her head after a while and said blankly: "Her game console needs my power... It seems that Miss Livia is right. They really encountered a very powerful enemy."

"Then go help them!" Xie Mi jumped up, looking even more anxious than Yieta herself: "What are you still doing here?"

The lamb also bleated and urged them to go. If conditions allowed, it would have rushed to Lunweiting to save its master from the fire and water. But Yieta was obviously hesitant. Of course, it was not because she was afraid of fighting. She had made up her mind the moment she left the Evangelical Academy to save her companions no matter what. But another problem was more realistic: "Of course, I really want to go, but if I leave, who will control the sky island?"

"Ah this!" Shaymi blurted out Alice's catchphrase, feeling that things were getting tricky.

Without Yieta controlling the Cloud Whale Sky Island, how could they go to Lunweiting City to rescue people? It was not impossible that the Sky Island would collapse and disintegrate, and everyone would fall from a height of 10,000 meters and die.

What should I do now?

Xie Mi was scratching his head and thinking hard when a familiar voice suddenly came from outside the door: "Then let us take control."

The two people and the sheep in the windmill tower room looked up at the same time and found that it was Shesta and Shelia standing at the door. The words just now came from the proprietress's mouth.

"Big sister, second sister!" Xie Mi called out, "Why are you here? How are Miss Metien and Miss Livia?"

"Miss Livia's injuries have been treated. She is not in danger of death for the time being. Metien is taking care of her." Shesta took Shelia into the windmill tower room and briefly explained a few words before repeating what she had just said to Yieta: "Since Lingge and Alice need your strength, then go and help them. As for the Cloud Whale Sky Island, you can leave it to Shelia and me to control."

"Eh?" Miss Angel blinked her eyes: "Is this kind of thing possible?"

"Of course." Shesta smiled gently, "Don't underestimate the fairy magic of the traveler fairy, Yieta. Although it may be difficult to maintain it for a long time, it is not a difficult task if it is just the journey to Lunwitin."

During the Celestial Empire, the Feather Elves' capital, Sky City, was built by the Feather Elves' wind magic and the Traveler Elves' fairy magic, and the Traveler Elves became the Feather Elves' best allies and partners. However, after the Feather Elves became extinct, this relationship was rarely known. The Levileyere family is the oldest surname among the Traveler Elves, and it was because of Shesta that she knew about these past events. However, considering that Yieta is the last Feather Elf in the world, this alliance relationship has no practical significance, and it may even bring back her sad memories, so Shesta has been hiding the truth from her and has not told her the truth, but has only taken care of her in many ways.

After all, Yieta was anxious to help Lingge and Alice, and she had always trusted the boss lady. Seeing her confident look, she did not doubt her and nodded vigorously: "Okay, then I'll leave it to you, Shesta, Shelia!"

Then she shrank into the corner of the room, wrapped herself up with her wings, and looked like a... fat quail.

This was the first time she had seen such a feathered elf. Shesta sighed silently in her heart, then turned back to her sister (the helpful one) and said, "Get ready, Shelia."

The bartender said simply: "Yes."

"Wait, wait, wait!" Xie Mi didn't react until then and screamed, "I, I, I, I didn't know that fairy magic had this effect?"

"Shut up." Shelia looked at her with disdain: "You should also be prepared, Shemi."

"Oh, should I help too?"

"No, I mean, get ready to see what real fairy magic is, my useless sister."

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)