deltrittennovels #256 - The value of open world games (2 in 1 order required)
#256 - The value of open world games (2 in 1 order required)
Entering the depths of the volcano, the spatial distortions made the entire volcano look exceptionally bizarre.
Rivers of magma sometimes flowed forward and sometimes backward.
The gaps between various rocks sometimes opened and sometimes closed, as if existing in multiple intersecting dimensions of space-time.
Ada carefully observed her surroundings, reminding, "The space-time flow in this volcano is a bit off; everyone be careful."
Continuing deeper into the volcano's interior, everything became chaotic.
Nearing the halfway point, the ground around them rumbled, and a massive and ancient army of flame giants suddenly emerged.
These flame giants were formed from solidified magma, seemingly having slept here for millennia, but awakened by Xiaoyu's arrival.
Among the flame giants, a leader raised his hand, releasing a time-stop domain.
Buzz——
The entire battlefield seemed frozen in a vortex of time; the flow of magma, the volcano's roar, everything was instantly still.
Chat: "What? ZA WARUDO?!"
Fortunately, this skill only lasted for a short time. Taking advantage of the skill's deactivation, Xiaoyu quickly ordered the moe girls to approach the rock giants while searching for their weaknesses.
The cat girl nimbly weaved between the rocks, trying to find the enemy's flaws.
The slime girl shrunk into a ball, condensing her body. *Pfft*——
The ejected high-pressure water jet directly hit the giant leader who was casting spells.
Doused with a large amount of water, the heat on the flame giant's body rapidly decreased.
Seeing himself in danger, he suddenly raised his hand, quickly reversing time.
Both our side and the enemies began to step backward.
Chat: "What? Bites the Dust?!"
Xiaoyu realized that they needed to defeat this manipulator within a limited time, otherwise the results of their battle would not be maintained.
Gun girl Haruta quickly cut into the enemy formation, aiming at the manipulator's head and firing a fatal blow.
The fox girl used her nimble skills to constantly slash at the enemy's sides.
The flame giant raised his hand again, and the clock face that appeared in front of him spun wildly, accelerating his movements to attack Xiaoyu and the others with lightning speed.
The slime girl quickly spread a layer of slime, creating a temporary protective wall, blocking the manipulator's attack. The cat girl used her agility to constantly weave between the rocks, luring the enemy's attacks.
Haruta and Helia took this opportunity to attack directly from behind, completely felling the flame giant.
After this battle, the other team's employees in the Peach Garden Township, watching the enemies who were constantly glitching back and forth, manipulating the flow of time, hadn't even started questioning when the project team members directly answered:
"Don't ask; this must be a BUG. We couldn't possibly put such a perverted skill on a BOSS of the flame giant's level."
Xu Qin further analyzed, "I guess because the game's main storyline is completely messed up now, the future is being influenced by some ancient world power. Then, according to the game's main program's understanding, it's not impossible for this ancient world power to further affect the volcano's spirits' riots and the flame giants…"
Yao Jun said, "Miss Xu Qin, according to your meaning, whether it's the game's main storyline or some of the levels, the game has completely gone wild?"
"That's right."
Everyone looked at the live broadcast screen with complicated feelings. Good heavens, this is a true open-world game.
……
After a hard battle, Xiaoyu's team finally reached the volcano's summit crater.
Suddenly, a burst of crimson smoke rose from the summit, and a scorching aura filled the air. The entire summit was bathed in raging flames.
A dazzling firelight slowly condensed from the smoke, forming a massive figure.
The flame spirit Bartos appeared, wearing blazing flames as clothing, like a fire god in fiery red armor, tall and mighty.
His eyes burned with deep flames, revealing an unfathomable sense of oppression. The air around him formed leaping lights and shadows, making the entire environment seem like a scorching furnace.
The shadow cast by his huge body enveloped the entire summit, making Xiaoyu and the others feel an unfathomable pressure.
"Insignificant ants, you shouldn't have disturbed me when I'm in a bad mood!"
Ada: "Bartos, stop it; your mania has already affected the World Tree."
"What do you little guys know? I'm no longer in control of myself, erhahaha!"
The game screen switched to 2D horizontal mode.
The flame spirit Bartos launched the first wave of attacks, and flames surged on the rock walls, presenting a frenzied offensive.
Xiaoyu commanded the fox girl to use her agile figure to quickly shuttle across the rock walls, dodging Bartos's flame punches. The cat girl jumped onto the high platform, using her agility to leap in the air, launching aerial attacks, trying to find Bartos's flaws from above.
After the moe girls succeeded in a few sneak attacks, suddenly——
The battle platform suddenly changed, and the magma river became a ring-shaped platform.
The game screen switched to a 3D oblique 45-degree angle combat mode, and at the same time, the flame spirit Bartos released a strong magma eruption.
Magma rays began to sweep across the ring platform.
Xiaoyu rode on the slime girl, using her jumping skills to flexibly avoid the magma's eruption while launching fierce attacks. The gun girl quickly switched positions at Bartos's feet, constantly shooting sneak attacks.
When the flame spirit's health was reduced to one-third,
The game screen switched again, becoming a top-down view mode.
The flame spirit raised his hand and summoned multiple islands from the depths of the magma lake.
Each island was an independent battle platform.
Xiaoyu commanded the moe girls to jump back and forth between the islands, dodging the fiery boulders that were constantly falling from the sky.
At the same time, the mecha girl and the gun girl used fire support from a distance, shooting at the flame spirit's key parts.
The chat began to spam: "Wow, my eyes can't keep up; it's so exciting, so exciting."
As Bartos's health reached the bottom, the dawn of victory was in sight,
Suddenly, a voice came from the top of the World Tree in the distance:
"Foolish servant, persevere!"
Along with this voice, Bartos's body began to mutate.
His flame armor became more solid, and the power of the magma surge became even more terrifying. A large amount of magma rose from the crater.
Xiaoyu's expression changed: "Damn, we must stop him, otherwise the villages and villagers at the foot of the mountain will be in danger!"
"Brother, leave it to me!"
At the critical moment, the anxious Fina's body began to glow again.
Immediately afterward, the space in the volcano fell into chaos, and the effect of time reversal reappeared.
Bartos's attacks became unstable, and the direction of the magma flow became difficult to predict.
Xiaoyu took the opportunity to mobilize the team, using this space-time chaos to launch a fierce attack.
With a loud noise, the flame spirit Bartos's body exploded, and scorching flames splashed everywhere.
The voice at the top of the World Tree revealed doubt:
"Huh? You are not people of this era… This girl in white is… I see, it's really a case of searching high and low to no avail!
If you want to save your 'future,' come to the top of the World Tree to find me."
The black mist covering Bartos's body gradually dissipated, his madness slowly subsided, and his eyes regained clarity.
With the volcano's restlessness subsiding, the black mist that had enveloped the World Tree also slowly dissipated.
With the end of the BOSS battle, the live broadcast room's chat began to spam madly:
"Brothers, since entering the volcano, my mouth hasn't closed. I'm so excited I'm crying, this is a freakin' action game! o(╥﹏╥)o"
"I just played the volcano level, this is the most exciting game I've played in this Heavenly Venerate Cup, bar none, it's so awesome!"
"This game's combat system is really deep, and it goes well with the levels. Core players are in luck."
"The slime girl's jumping skill is really flexible; it's a perfect match for Xiaoyu!"
"The fox girl's movements on the rock walls are so handsome; she's my dream fox!"
"The 3D effect of the magma river is so cool; I feel like I'm in the magma."
"This picture and sound, next-generation is really coming, brothers!"
Liu Mengyuan was smug when she saw everyone praising wildly:
"That's right, what's the gold content of an open-world game? You can always trust Peach Garden Township!"
Lu Yu's heart was panicking at this time.
What? It seems like it's really a little fun? This group of little involution kings in the project team is too exaggerated. I've already used several blockade measures, but I can't stop your desire to involute?
The chat urged: "Anchor, anchor, what are you still stunned for? Go open the treasure chest."
After all, you can't show your loss too discordantly, otherwise, there is a risk of system exposure.
So Lu Yu cheered up and opened the newly appeared treasure chest on the ground.
A set of red-glowing armor fell out.
[Flame Spirit Battle Armor]
[Quality: Myth]
[Set Effect: Increases the skill power of all fire attribute moe girls by 30%.]
Xiaoyu put on the armor, and the ancient secret纹 on the surface of the armor bloomed with deep red firelight, as if it were the flame spirit's true form.
The armor's headgear was like a flame crown,
The whole person transformed into the spokesperson of the flame spirit, awe-inspiring. His movements revealed an inviolable aura.
The chat spammed:
"Wow, the anchor is so lucky; this set of armor is invincible when paired with the fire dragon girl."
"Handsome, handsome, handsome! The weapon and equipment design of this game is also very online in terms of aesthetics."
"Mua, if I didn't have to make up classes at school, I would have rushed home to play the game."
……
After that, Xiaoyu and his party began to advance towards the World Tree in the depths of the Tree Sea.
After trekking, they soon arrived at the capital of the Griffin United Chiefdoms, Griffin City, located at the foot of the World Tree.
This is a capital embedded in the trunk of the World Tree.
The city is vast in scale, divided into densely packed layers.
The tall buildings are all extensions of the tree trunk, piercing straight into the clouds, full of vitality.
Many of the residences and shops have unique shapes. Most of them are hollowed out of huge tree trunks, and the interiors are cleverly designed into various shapes, some are magnificent halls, some are elegant two-story villas, a vibrant scene.
The city's transportation lines are also a spectacle. Slender vines are like natural cableways, spanning the sky above the city, connecting the various levels of buildings.
The road leading to the king's palace is a spiraling vine, winding along the vine, like a heavenly avenue.
The whole city is like a honeycomb growing on the World Tree, and the various activities in the nest are busy and orderly, like a natural fairyland, which is breathtaking.
The chat sighed:
"Wow, I've been playing online games for more than 20 years, and I've never seen such a unique game main city!"
"Damn, why is my game progress so slow? I also want to get lost in the ancient city on the World Tree!"
"Peach Garden Township's games are all long-term operations; play slowly, what's the hurry."
……
Xiaoyu and others walked along the vine road leading to the Griffin Palace, looking forward to meeting the king and obtaining a passage permit to the top of the World Tree.
However, just as they were about to enter the palace, an abnormal energy fluctuation suddenly struck, causing the entire city to shake.
"What happened?" Ada looked around in surprise.
At this time, soon, a group of guards in bronze armor sealed off the entire city.
Xiaoyu grabbed the surrounding residents and asked the reason.
"Hey, are you travelers from other places? Now, the entrance to the Griffin Palace has been sealed off, and the whole city is under martial law, because many palace maids have seen the ghost of the late queen!"
After saying that, these residents fled into their homes and closed the doors and windows tightly.
Just as Xiaoyu scratched his head, not knowing what to do, Ada suddenly approached him tremblingly.
"Y-y-y-you look, i-i-i-isn't that a ghost?"
Looking closely,
Sure enough, in the dark corner of the street, a semi-transparent woman was peeking at Xiaoyu, while peeking and smiling.
"Hehehe…"
The eerie laughter echoed through the streets.
The chat freaked out: "Holy crap!!! Why do you have to do this in broad daylight?!"
The game popped up a prompt:
[Please catch up with the ghost within the specified time]
Xiaoyu and Ada quickly chased the semi-transparent female ghost along the streets and alleys.
In the unique structure of Griffin City, they passed through vine-entangled roads, crossed wooden bridges, sometimes traveling in the high sky, and sometimes shuttling between tree trunks.
"Excuse me, sorry, excuse me!"
Xiaoyu apologized to the stall owners while climbing over the fence.
The chase completely turned into a parkour game!
The female ghost gracefully and nimbly shuttled through the trees, making eerie laughter while maintaining a distance from Xiaoyu.
Xiaoyu quickened his pace, trying to catch up with the female ghost, and Ada followed closely behind.
In the city with mottled light and shadows, Xiaoyu encountered various tree shadows abstracted into forest creatures. He cleverly used the illusion of the tree shadows to hide himself, approaching her step by step.
Suddenly, the female ghost窜 into a shadow of a leaf and disappeared without a trace.
"Where did she go?" Xiaoyu frowned and looked around.
At this time, the barrage floated by: "Could it be the legendary lost soul who lost the king's favor?"
Just then, a sinister laugh suddenly came from beside him.
Xiao Yu turned his head and saw the female ghost right next to him, face to face.
The chat went wild:
"Holy crap, you scared me to death!"
"But, to be honest, parkouring in this strange World Tree city is quite fun. I hope the official can make it a permanent activity."
The female ghost's voice was full of mockery:
"Heh heh, not bad chasing, Xiao Yu."
But she didn't mean to run away. She was smiling, as if waiting for Xiao Yu's arrival.
Just then, everyone was surprised to discover.
The so-called princess ghost was not wearing ancient women's clothing, but a white coat similar to that of a researcher.
On the chest of the white coat, there was also the logo of the "Corporation" embroidered.
"Who exactly are you, and why are you here?" Xiao Yu stared at her intently.
The female ghost took a deep look at him, didn't answer anything, and disappeared into the air, leaving only a glowing disc floating in place.
After the female ghost disappeared, a person wearing a black mask suddenly appeared in front of them.
His mask was painted with dazzling star patterns.
"Heh heh, thank you for recovering the device. Please allow me to introduce myself, I am the 'Masked Prophet', a guest of King Griffin. I know the inside story of all this."
His tone revealed a deep sense of mystery.
Xiao Yu watched the prophet warily:
"Please, what exactly is going on? Why is the princess's ghost wearing such... clothes? Why does she know my name?"
The prophet smiled slightly and pointed to the disc:
"That's not a ghost, but a special device that can reproduce everything a person did in their lifetime. So, this is just a holographic image recorded using a certain woman's past behavior. It's just that the device was accidentally activated just now."
Ada was speechless for a moment: "A device? A holographic image? Why activate it at this time? Are you a person from the future?"
The prophet looked at the group mysteriously:
"This device is used to protect this planet. Perhaps some kind of mutation triggered the device's activation mechanism. You better not interfere with our plan."
Xiao Yu frowned and thought: "A plan to protect the planet? You clearly destroyed the entire 'Future'!"
The prophet suddenly flashed, snatched the disc from Xiao Yu's hand, but just smiled faintly:
"Time will give you the answer."
After speaking, the prophet disappeared into the shadows of the leaves.
Xiao Yu and the others fell into deep thought, a deeper layer of mystery shrouded them.
The chat complained: "Get the riddle-speaker out of Griffin!"
……
After that, everyone came to Griffin Palace and decided to first ask King Griffin about the truth.
The palace was like a huge tree house, with colorful lights flickering on the trees, adding color to the palace. Beside the tree house, there were also some colorful birds staying, like angels singing in front of the palace.
Xiao Yu and his companions entered the hall, and the guards on both sides stood solemnly in front of the door, holding spears made of wood.
King Griffin, wearing a gorgeous robe, sat on the throne, his aura majestic.
Everyone saluted in front of the king, and Xiao Yu said: "Your Majesty King Griffin, I hope to obtain permission to go to the top of the World Tree."
"May I ask the reason?" King Griffin's voice was deep.
"Because..." Xiao Yu looked at Ada beside him, "We want to save our home."
King Griffin smiled deeply:
"The prophet has already told me. I know that you are travelers from the distant future. I'm sorry, I cannot grant your request, because we also need to save the world.
Guards, seize them!"