Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 147: Did you encounter an elite monster?
Blocking the way ahead was a sturdy and majestic shadow beast, resembling a giant centipede in obsidian armor. Its upright upper body cast a huge shadow in the corridor. It had twelve pairs of steel-like legs, each pair gleaming with a cold luster. Six pairs of legs were located in the lower body, responsible for supporting the entire heavy body and carrying it back and forth, cruising and patrolling like a chariot with road wheels.

Whenever the tip of its sharp limbs landed on the hard and rough stone tiles of the floor, there would always be a teeth-grinding friction sound, and the shadow of the giant beast would sway accordingly, like a huge living creature lurking and wriggling in the deep sea, waiting to devour the soul of an ignorant person who fell into the water, greedily eating every inch of its sweet flesh and blood, giving people a creepy feeling.

The flaky carapace covered the head, forming a solid mask armor, with only six holes symmetrically opened on the surface, and behind each hole there was a cold, indifferent and harsh scarlet eye watching. Among the remaining six pairs of legs, some formed a hard cuticle, held in front of the chest and abdomen like a shield to resist all attacks; some were as sharp as the blade of a mantis, and when rubbing against each other, they even made a harsh sound of metal clashing...

There is no doubt that such a giant beast was born for fighting and killing, and is by no means comparable to the shadow beasts encountered before.

[Shadow of the Harvest (Elite): HP 1000/1000, oppresses the enemy with its huge body, and launches a fierce attack without hesitation when the enemy shows fear. It is said to be the guardian of the powerful shadow beasts who occupy a dominant position. It guards the road leading to the ruler and will destroy any enemy who wants to break in. The sword-shaped blade foot can easily tear through all armor, and the shield-shaped blade foot can withstand all attacks. The only flaw is that it turns slowly, so it is not good at dealing with attacks from behind in narrow terrain. Once it is caught in a blind spot by the enemy, it will be in trouble. There is no weak point damage type, the weak point attribute is fire, and there is no shield coverage. 】

Olvera hid in the corner, holding up the lantern in one hand, secretly observing the ferocious beast that was pacing back and forth in the corridor. Every movement made a low muffled sound, as if even the floor was shaking. She swallowed hard.

"Hey, Olvera, do you see the door behind it?" Alice couldn't help but lower her voice, as if she was afraid of attracting the other party's attention: "That is the road leading to the Ruler's Room. The boss of each floor is sleeping in the Ruler's Room. After defeating the boss, you can enter the next floor. In other words, we are not far from clearing this level!"

She was optimistic. Olvera looked a little embarrassed: "But this Harvest Shadow doesn't look easy to deal with."

"Who said that? Didn't you see its attribute introduction? It clearly states its weakness. It's on its back!" Alice said, her tone becoming excited. "This is a positional weakness that only elite monsters and bosses have! The Holy Sword - Broken Steel Oath is best at dealing with enemies with positional weaknesses like this. Pay attention to its feet. Do you notice anything?"

"..."

Olvera opened her eyes wide and moved the lantern forward so that the edge of the firelight could barely illuminate the area where the Harvest Shadow was without alerting its alert range. Then she saw what Alice said: it was a dim ring, its size just consistent with the outline of the Harvest Shadow's body. The front of the ring, which was also the front area of ​​the Harvest Shadow, was a cold gray; the two sides were a gradually deepening blue, and its back was not very clear, only a flash of bright red could be vaguely seen.

"That's its position circle." As the developer of the game's combat system, Alice had no choice but to explain this new mechanism to Ovira: "Position is a unique mechanism for the heroic weapon, the Holy Sword - Broken Steel Oath. When you hold the Holy Sword and face elite monsters and BOSS monsters, you can see their position circles. The gray part represents damage resistance. Attacks launched from this direction will be resisted and can only cause two-thirds of damage at most. The blue part represents normal damage multiplier, but it will increase as the color deepens. The darker the color, the higher the damage multiplier, ranging from 1.1 times to 1.9 times."

"As for the red part at the end, it represents the weak point damage. Attacks launched from this direction can cause at least 2 times the damage. And the damage multiplier is increasing like the blue part. If you can hit the dark red area, which is the 'danger zone', you can even cause the maximum 4 times the damage. Do you know how terrifying this concept is?"

"I don't know." Olvera shook her head honestly.

"Uh."

Alice groaned, then said angrily, "For example, if every sword strike can hit its 'danger zone', then with your current damage, you can kill it with just a basic combo, and it won't be much tougher than the Assault Shadow Beast you encountered before." This example is simple and easy to understand, and Ovira understood it immediately, but she was still puzzled, feeling that the situation was not as optimistic as Alice said: "If that's the case, of course it's great, but how can I get behind it?"

The size of the Shadow of the Harvest was too huge, and its bloated body almost occupied the entire corridor. If you wanted to go around it, it would only need to lean over a little to completely block the way. At that time, you would be in a dilemma and could only passively take the beating.

"Oh, your thinking is too limited. Why do you have to go around it? Did you forget the beads you just exploded?" Alice said angrily, "You can jump! Can't you just double jump over its head? And by the way, follow up with a downward strike, wouldn't that smash it directly?"

"Well."

But it's not Alice who has to fight the Shadow of Harvest, so of course she can say that. This is a typical example of talking without any pain. Well, if we use the proverb of Beman Country to describe it, it is "a person standing in the room can talk about a sunny day with his mouth", which is basically the same meaning.

"Will it succeed?"

Olvera muttered quietly.

"Of course you can!" Alice encouraged her: "Believe in your abilities, Olivia, and don't doubt yourself before you even start. You know, as long as you believe in yourself, you can do anything..."

This sentence sounded familiar, as if someone had said something similar to me before. Was it my father? My mother? Or my most respected teacher? I couldn't remember, but it must have been one of them who told me, "You are very strong, Ovella. You have a power that no one in the world can match. So, never doubt yourself, always have confidence in yourself, so that you can muster up the courage to change the things you don't like."

She had almost forgotten it, but she didn't expect that many years later, a stranger who broke into the castle would tell her the same thing again. Is this the cycle of time, or is it fate that is destined in the plot?
A warm current surged through the girl's heart. She felt that she had gained some confidence from her words. She wanted to do something to respond to the expectations of some people. So she gently grasped the hilt of the sword and nodded: "Then I will try..."

"Of course," Alice suddenly changed the subject: "If you don't believe in yourself, then believe in me. Believe in my vision as a talented gamer. I will never misjudge anyone! Olvera, you are very talented. Do you want to learn how to play games with me?"

Olvera: “…”

Bai was moved.

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)