As a player, can you be normal?

Chapter 709 Castlevania

The idea that a GTX 690 graphics card can blow up an aircraft carrier is just a meme, but the truth is, in one world, a GTX 690 really did destroy the world.

Li Nuo stuffed the graphics card into his mask, thankful that he had listened to the mission briefing. If they attacked this place with heavy firepower, it might have detonated the graphics card, making it impossible for everyone to play.

"Li Nuo".

Cha Bai walked over, holding a pair of black stiletto heels.

"Li Nuo".

Li Nuo glanced at her, only revealing his resentful side when they were alone, and also exposing his childlike nature, which he didn't want others to see, to his lover without any restraint.

Cha Bai glanced to the side, and seeing that no one was paying attention to them, she went over and kissed him on the cheek.

"You taught me to always be careful."

"Oh."

Li Nuo's lips visibly curled up, but in order to save face for no reason, he immediately changed the subject.

Why are you showing me these high heels?

These are seemingly ordinary stiletto heels, a "skin toy" type of equipment that can be bought for only 1000 gold coins in the player shop. Even if upgraded to +30, it is still difficult to reach the "epic" level. It may only be useful in front of the camera.

Cha Bai handed the shoes to Li Nuo and leaned close to whisper in her ear.

"I found a card in the treasure vault that could be used to draw high-level equipment, and I got these shoes from it."

She looked very happy.

"Which one do you think is better, this one or [Yinjia]?"

"You actually believe that high heels are a deadly weapon, like it's the truth... Huh? Huh!?"

Li Nuo was stunned when he saw the panel.

"These are high heels!?"

[Slaughter Waltz - Godslayer Scream +27]

[Quality: Epic]

[Equipment Requirements: Possess a skill or title similar to "Can run in high heels", Strength 200]

[Effect 1: Running speed increased by 90%, jump distance increased by 50%, and higher landing cushioning]

[Effect 2: The kick inflicts piercing damage with extremely high penetration power, dealing true damage to divine creatures]

【Effect 3: Heel length increased to 20cm (100% ankle sprain rate)】

[Effect 4: If the user feels exposed, the form can be adjusted according to their wishes (note that the adjustment should not be too extreme, for example, it cannot become the hind leg of a fire dragon)]

There are three holes.

[Brief description: Can you hear the click of high heels on the floor? That's the sound of a computer being turned on—a woodpecker.]

These shoes actually came from the set of a certain R-rated film.

Li Nuo held the high heel in her hands, looking as surprised as if she were watching a dancing Hawaiian cockroach.

"No, really? There really are such outrageous high heels?!"

"So it's better than [Oinka], right?"

"The theory is correct..."

The [Yin Jia] that Cha Bai has always worn has the effect of a one-time burst of speed and the ability to walk on water. Now, it has been amplified to include an additional attribute that increases the power of a kick with the heel, so its ability is no longer up to par with the current version.

Cha Bai simply changed into these high heels.

Looking at her soft, pale legs, Li Nuo recalled a note in the manual when she first arrived at the corridor.

What a player acquires is most likely related to their dedication and style.

So Cha Bai drew a pair of extremely powerful high heels, which shows that her obsession with high heels is... terrifying.

"Then why have you been going barefoot lately whenever I ask you to wear shoes?"

"What if you break the bed? You don't have that much money."

"what……"

Li Nuo was speechless.

So virtuous and capable.

Cha Bai stood up and stomped her foot.

The best thing about the Corridor equipment is that the shoes automatically adjust to the size of your feet. In other words, even if Shaquille O'Neal came, he could wear these high heels.

The black shoes suddenly broke down into tiny lines that wrapped around her calves and extended upwards, like yoga pants covering her entire leg.

Cha Bai's current look is like this: a black beret, a black eye mask, a black face mask, a black tight-fitting slit dress, black trousers, and black high heels. At first glance, she is all black, with only her back exposed to the air.

Li Nuo felt that she looked particularly abnormal right now.

"All done!"

Xiao Wu called out.

Everyone had finished organizing everything they could use: tea-white high heels, Nanami's blindingly bright stick, Ollie's King set, and Tom had gotten a stretchy vest that could increase strength attribute.

Rococo reaped the most benefits, after all, she was the lowest level. At first, she didn't dare to compete with these so-called big shots for things, thinking that if they gave her something, she would take it, and if they didn't, she would let it go.

But as I said before, this group of people are very approachable. They even picked out things for Rococo based on her positioning. This girl understood one thing: if she played a few more scripts with them, as long as she didn't die, she could surpass the standard. This group of honorary mentors, for example, a good-for-nothing like Olise had grown to the level of a kingdom knight commander in less than a day.

Xiao Wu took a pair of shoes that allowed her to teleport. Once she teleported, all her belongings would be left behind. The teleported person would be naked, and the clone could use the equipment's effects.

What remained were a bunch of potions to replenish health and mana, and a few books on herbal alchemy.

Wells took some guns and found a cowboy hat for Lino, but Lino refused, so Wells had to wear it himself.

His felt hat was a gift from Ciri and holds special significance for the Witcher profession.

"Help me clear out a space."

Li Nuo stood up, folded up the stool, and then glanced at Cha Bai.

"Take out that stone that's hostile to me in a bit."

He pulled out two [Black Dragon Eclipse] bombs from the box, high-level alchemical bombs powerful enough to destroy two-thirds of the entire eighth floor. Regardless of whether the creature that popped out of the stone was a BOSS similar to an orphan or an even more bizarre creature, as long as it came out, it would be bombarded with alchemical energy first.

……

The maze has six levels.

The species that Xiao Wu was supposed to wipe out were reborn due to the curse brought by the orphan.

After the creatures in the Great Maze were strengthened, the reborn wolves and goblins underwent evolution.

They are stronger and more intelligent. They will choose to avoid the large group coming down from the fifth floor, but their bloodlust has also become more intense. They hide in the shadows, looking for an opportunity to attack the group of adventurers.

"stop."

The acting knight commander found the former knight commander, Robbock, in a corner. Robbock had been brought up from the bottom by his subordinates, who were also nearby. Due to the curse left by the orphan, everyone was unconscious.

Hidechiyo looked around, took a deep breath, and then rippled outwards from herself, creating a wave called "Clearing the Darkness".

In an instant, the hidden dangers and the curses that permeated the air vanished completely in this area.

She explained to the players beside her that although she was mute, everyone understood.

"Eternal Darkness" is just a name. The environment of Eternal Darkness is similar to hell, and can also be called the underworld. Bloodborne's dream curse is also within its scope. Powerful demon hunters can clear away Eternal Darkness. For example, Lino used Azure Fire to burn away the curse aura. Hidechiyo's ability is even more straightforward. In the area where she is located, this kind of "cursed Eternal Darkness" environment can be immediately neutralized.

For example, in Pokémon, when Primal Kyogre appears, it brings downpour weather. If Mega Rayquaza appears at this time, the downpour will be canceled out by Rayquaza's Delta Force.

The above refers to the "Field" ability, which is only accessible to advanced players.

At this moment, Robbock regained consciousness, and the first thing he said upon opening his eyes was, "Adam!!!"

This guy's seemingly insane state made him seem like Adam Ireland in everyone's eyes.

One player asked Milo in a low voice.

"You and Adam were from the same batch, right...? That guy was that amazing?"

Milo knew that Li Nuo was the mastermind behind it all, but he had to keep up the act.

"Yes... Adam Ireland is, after all, a man who has experienced real bloodshed, and he has always kept his strength hidden."

Faced with everyone's eager eyes, wanting to know the truth, Milo took a deep breath and began to spout nonsense.

"As everyone knows, this is the 'realistic scenario' (the indigenous people imagine it as the real world). Adam has been hiding for too long, and he is ready to make his move."

Of the players in the same cohort as Li Nuo and Adam, over 90% have died. Even players like Su Mei, who would still be competitive today, died in the script. Those who survived were either lucky or strong. Adam was somewhere in between. He was lucky not to encounter Li Nuo, and he was fairly strong if he did. Therefore, in the eyes of these "newcomers," Adam's image was even more mysterious and unpredictable.

Mr. Adam Ireland had no idea that he would not only become famous in this play, but also have his day in the Endless Corridor.

"Adam has been lost?"

An elf asked Robbock, and the latter nodded.

“There was another drow who was kidnapped by Adam Ireland and then seduced into slavery… We rescued that drow, and by the way! Olish is also on Adam’s hunting list!”

Robbock still couldn't forget the drow; it would be quite amusing if he knew that the drow was actually a dark-skinned, rough-looking man.

"Robbock, you were defeated so easily?"

It was Peters who spoke. He stood in front of the girl in black stockings, his brows furrowed, looking displeased.

"Hey, how did you get out of the Poké Ball by yourself?"

The girl in black stockings asked in surprise.

"Just wait for me."

Peters looked fierce.

The current Peters is not his original self, but a projected clone. Under the control of the original, it can disappear at any time. However, after being captured by a Poké Ball, it becomes a Ghost-type Pokémon, a new life form. The original Peters can still control it, but the girl in black stockings who captured it is the ultimate decision-maker. Faced with Peters' rage, the girl in black stockings lifted her skirt.

"Don't be angry, I'll show you my underwear."

"I'll kill you sooner or later..."

When Peters said something threatening to the trainer, the girl in black stockings immediately recalled him to his Poké Ball, and then released him again a few seconds later.

After this happened several times, Peters' facial expression became stiff.

The girl in black stockings squinted and smiled, "Are you looking at my panties or are you dying of loneliness in your Poké Ball?"

Peters glanced at the elves around him. These people who relied on him so much were looking at him with disappointed eyes. But... what could he do? His main body had been kidnapped by Grandpa Cairo, and his clone had been turned into a Pokémon.

“Look, just look at the skirt…” Peters: “No! Bring me the adventurers’ register!”

He immediately changed the subject, since Robbke kept mentioning Adam's subordinates, so he decided to find out who they were.

"Cloud, Tifa, Barrett, Euphemia..."

These four names on the roster are already very suspicious.

"Yan's mother?"

Something is even more wrong.

It's obvious that the truth can't be found from the name.

"Let's go..."

Peters closed the booklet.

“Each level has a guardian creature, and the sixth level is no exception. Once the guardian creature dies, a new one will take its place. I can’t control that aspect right now.”

Everyone looked at the ruined fortress in the distance. It was originally the Night Dragon, which later turned into vampires. They were all defeated within a day, and a new gatekeeper monster was about to appear.

"However, adventurers can take advantage of the increased difficulty of the dungeons to improve their abilities in a way that suits the situation."

Peters made the right decision. In the increasingly difficult dungeons, the strength of adventurers and knights was no longer enough. To move forward, they needed to increase their strength in the sixth floor, which was still quite challenging.

That's what it says.

Suddenly, a mountain appeared in the distance...

Upon closer inspection, it turned out that it wasn't actually a mountain, but a turtle with a mountain on its back, which occupied almost two-thirds of the six-story space.

Without a doubt, this guy is the new sixth-floor boss.

"Well... there are two difficult problems."

One of them greeted everyone, wearing electronic goggles, and locked onto the location of the giant turtle.

"The steps below are pressed down by the turtle, so theoretically we should defeat that turtle."

"But it has 200 million blood cells."

……

Li Nuo and the others stared at the malicious stone that had turned into smoke, all of them lost in confusion.

"Does this mean... what appeared this time wasn't an orphan, but some kind of transparent creature?"

Xiao Wu looked at Li Nuo.

"No, I didn't sense any malice at all..."

"That's weird."

"Is there something wrong with the stone?"

"Forget it, let's just ignore it and save the bombs."

The group embarked on their journey once again.

Actually, the stone teleported a Xuanwu beast with "HP 200000000", but it was defined as the gatekeeper BOSS by the maze mechanism and teleported to the sixth floor.

Soon after, Li Nuo, using his malicious perception, found the malicious stone on the eighth floor.

Another unexpected event occurred.

The stone had already cracked long ago.

"Could it be that it unsealed your clone?"

Tea White asked.

"I don't know, and I don't want to know."

Li Nuo stared with dead fish eyes. He wanted to leave the eighth floor as soon as possible. For some reason, he had a very awkward feeling. He couldn't tell if it was danger or something else. He just felt like there was something harmless watching him from behind, and that feeling was like thorns in his back.

Arale stood behind a tree, her glasses reflecting Li Nuo's image.

She quietly followed them and arrived at the teleportation point on the eighth floor.

According to the goblin leader, to get from the eighth floor to the ninth floor, one must defeat the gatekeeper, who is extremely powerful and no creature on the first to eighth floors of the maze can challenge him.

The gatekeeper was a completely black creature, and he was guarding the exit from the station below.

"Another adventurer has arrived..."

The gatekeeper stood up with a smile.

Hehehe, hehehehe!

As he stretched his shoulders, pondering how to bully the group of adventurers, he saw Li Nuo.

"Uh... um... um."

This guy remembered what had just happened. Li Nuo (the clone) came out of the ninth floor, and then... well, it was something he didn't want to remember. That Li Nuo asked him if there was any way to get out. At that time, the gatekeeper hanging from the tree pointed in a direction and said, "Go there and find the adventurer." Later, the clone Li Nuo found Cha Bai, but the gatekeeper didn't know about this.

So when the gatekeeper saw someone else with Li Nuo, his first reaction was that his older brother had brought back a bunch of young women.

And so, Li Nuo saw the gatekeeper kneel down at him from twenty meters away and shout, "Congratulations, elder brother, on the completion of your harem!"

Cha Bai glanced at the group of women behind Li Nuo, excluding Tom (including Wells).

Finally, her gaze fell on Li Nuo.

"Li Nuo, the harem?"

Li Nuo looked at the gatekeeper with trembling eyes.

"You fucking ruined my life..."

ten minutes later.

The gatekeeper, hanging from the tree, cried and begged for help.

"Big brother, please stop hitting me..."

Li Nuo had already extracted all the information from the gatekeeper, and the conclusion was that the guy knew absolutely nothing.

He is merely a "monster" generated in "Cairo Adventure Village," skilled at using "illusion" to manipulate the consciousness of his targets, and also possesses outstanding melee abilities. His only drawback is that he is somewhat dim-witted.

"Then you should sign a contract with this little girl and become her pet from now on."

Gatekeeper became Orish's fourth Pokémon, following Beastmaster, Night Dragon, and Deathrattle.

At least judging from their names alone, these four Pokémon are highly prestigious.

And so... they defeated the eighth-floor boss, obtained the treasure chest, and while drawing their rewards, they walked into the minecart leading to the next level.

The truly difficult part of the great maze begins next.

For players of their level, floors one through eight are easy, while floors nine and ten are where the normal difficulty begins. Considering the existence of player clones and Marger, they can upgrade to nightmare difficulty.

To this day, very few people have seen the ninth and tenth floors. Those adventurers were all defeated by the gatekeeper BOSS at the beginning of the ninth floor, and that BOSS was killed by Li Nuo on the sixth floor.

This place is completely different now than it used to be.

The minecart carrying them entered the cave from the dilapidated tracks, and the surroundings became pitch black. Arale sneaked into the cave entrance and happily followed along, using the tracks as a slide.

Li Nuo could see clearly even in the dark. He was juggling the reward he had just won in his hand: a low-quality alchemy furnace, only the size of a palm, and it could only be used once.

He threw the [Golden Pearl (Golden Lion's ○○)] into the furnace, put it back into the mask, and waited for the [Golden Pearl] to evolve while light shone in from outside the window.

"arrive."

Olsie stood up from her seat and walked to the window. What followed was the deepest part of the legendary labyrinth, where every adventurer remained only.

As darkness faded, a bright light, a mix of blue and red, shone through the window onto everyone's retinas.

The ninth and tenth floors are connected.

Deep underground, far beyond the window, a crimson mist shrouded the jagged fortress, and a dilapidated, towering castle loomed in the distance before the red moon.

Suddenly, the song "Twilight Stigma" rang in everyone's ears.

[The Great Maze - Levels 9 and 10]

[In the past, the ninth level would have been an intricate labyrinth, but now the new master of the labyrinth has even more unique tastes, so... the fortress beneath the crimson light reflects its terror in the night sky.]

Before entering the city, please make final preparations. What lies ahead is the final journey and the most difficult battle.

After the system's voice ended, all of their bodies turned into pixel art.

The minecart has now reached the bottom.

Defeat the evil god

Welcome to Castlevania!

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P.S.: (It's the end of the month, so I'll only update once today and take a break.)
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