All Novel Full Chapter 1099
Chapter 1099: Chapter 1009: The Disabled BOSS and the End of the Closed Beta_1 Chapter 1099: Chapter 1009: The Disabled BOSS and the End of the Closed Beta_1 [Shirley’s Soul Core]
[Soul]/[Currency]/[Consumables]
A pure soul core, containing a powerful soul force.
Neither the dark flames nor the Sword Immortal Flames can destroy it.
Can be used as currency for trading with NPCs, or crushed, turned into consumables for attribute enhancement.
Could be used as a throwing weapon, causing significant damage to dark creatures (will be consumed after throwing).
Could be given to the Mechanism Artificer to add the ability of [Control Fire] to the prosthetic hand.
Could be given to the blacksmith to add [Light] damage to any weapon.
Could be given to the silversmith to make into accessories that add [Luck] and [Dark Resistance].
Could be used to upgrade [Liquor Gourd], enhancing its recovery effect and usage times.
…
——
The dense system information unfolded like a stream in front of Super Tomato.
There was so much to take in at once.
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Without a doubt, it was the most text-heavy, most potent, and most versatile item he had seen throughout the entire closed beta!
But Super Tomato did not feel the slightest joy of obtaining a treasure.
He only looked at the soul core emitting a soft white light in his hand, his mind full of disbelief.
He had no interest in thinking about where to use this soul core, but instead started investigating the surrounding environment, trying to find more clues.
Did the presence of Shirley’s soul core here mean she eventually died here?
But in the vision of drawing the sword, she also said she would make her last stand.
What did she do?
Did she fail?
Super Tomato looked at the roof of the Ziwei Palace hall in the distance—which still gleamed golden in the miasma—and then at the Luo River, which had changed its terrain due to the previous big battle, only thirty meters away.
He guessed a possibility—
Shirley went to face the demonized Anloshan again, trying to stop his plot.
It’s unclear what happened in the middle, but afterward, Shirley successfully left the Ziwei Palace, tried to jump into the Luo River to escape, but fell at this spot thirty meters away from the Luo River, succumbing to her severe injuries.
It kind of made sense.
But there was something off.
—She couldn’t defeat him before when she had the immortal sword, and now she left the sword outside the city, came back to face him a second time with her wounded body?
This made no sense at all!
Super Tomato felt very uncomfortable.
“Or…
perhaps crush this soul core and see if there’s any new information?”
He’d seen before, that most of the purified soul cores of the BOSS, once crushed, would reveal a small segment of visions, allowing players to see what the BOSS looked like before they were demonized.
Sometimes there would be some scenes that fleshed out the BOSS’s character or completed some background information.
But after a long look, Super Tomato is still hesitant to do it.
Finally, he decided to rush into the main hall of the Ziwei Palace—that’s to say, the Ten Thousand Universe Divine Palace—to take a look.
The closed beta test was about to end, so at the very least, he should lay eyes on the final BOSS.
This was not an easy task.
With the city gate of the Heavenly Gate tightly closed, unable to be destroyed by brute force, and no available grappling hook points, Super Tomato could only find an alternative route.
—No grappling hook points didn’t mean the grappling hook couldn’t be used, it just meant that the system’s automatic assist would no longer be available.
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From “automatic” mode to “manual” mode, not only did the difficulty increase significantly, but the effect significantly decreased, making it very inconvenient.
…
Super Tomato followed his memory and took a detour to the [East Palace].
But when he pushed open the vermilion gate of a large hall in the East Palace, he suddenly heard a melodious, mournful flute sound.
He was taken aback for a moment, then quickly realized: this indicated a new BOSS has appeared.
Super Tomato was somewhat mentally prepared for this.
—After all, the East palace is traditionally the residence of the crown prince, and Anloshan not only claims to be the emperor of Daxia, but is also known for having numerous adopted sons, so it wasn’t out of place for one of them to be residing in the East Palace.
What he never expected though, was:
The person standing before him was not one prince, but two!
Both princes have obviously been mutated by the demon fire, but their mutations were especially unique—
The mutated BOSS that Super Tomato had seen before were all formidable, but these two BOSS had been mutated so that…
They were disabled?
One was a blind man with knee problems who also had his eyes covered, while the other had thin arms and thin legs, scrawny, coughing from frail health, and couldn’t even get up from his chair.
Super Tomato blinked, expressing his feelings subconsciously:
“That’s it?”
He had battled both[King Kong Ape]and[Monkey Juggler]1V2, this[Disabled]+[Kidney Deficiency]combo, aren’t they here just to give out wins?
“What’s this?
A reward BOSS?”
He drew his sword unhesitatingly and charged ahead.
The crippled BOSS on the other side was crawling on his knees and was also holding a red sword like molten lava, advancing aggressively.
But at the moment when their swords clashed, Super Tomato was suddenly ejected from the game.
It took him a moment to realise-
The closed beta had ended.
He was too focused on exploration and lost track of time.
“If only I had another half hour.” Super Tomato regretted deeply.
These two BOSSes were obviously gift-wrapped, most likely the kind of “functional BOSSes” that explain the plot.
He was confident that in at most half an hour, he could score a double kill and then burst into the Ten Thousand Universe Divine Palace for a face-off with the final BOSS.
However, since it’s over, there’s nothing much to say.
They would be there for him to conquer after the official release!
Super Tomato quickly got over it.
After all, according to Cloud Dream’s usual practice, once the closed beta ends, the release date must be near.
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On the other hand, the closed beta of”Gravity”also ended at the same time.
The gameplay of”Gravity”is much shorter than that of”Dark Soul”, without any cryptic characters, the main storyline is all about finding ways to return to Earth.
Despite this, however, less than one tenth of the players successfully completed the full gameplay.
There are two main reasons:
Firstly, the players were not very adaptable to the microgravity environment in the low Earth orbit; after all, compared to their everyday state, the change in movement logic is drastic, even more so than in”Dark Soul”;
The second reason is: most players were tempted by Lincoln’s easter egg.
When Victoria did her second round around the Earth, she discovered a familiar man-made object in space─
[Hope Light Space Station].
Although, because of its different orbit, it would only appear for a very short time each time it orbited the Earth, it still left a very deep impression on her.
Because that thing was nothing like the artificial objects in”Gravity’s”main storyline!
In the main storyline of the game, whether it is Daxia’s space station and spaceship, the International Space Station, or even the satellites of Russia and America, they all appear to be very modern─although not in existence now, they are all likely to be realized in another ten or twenty years or so.
[Hope Light Space Station], however…
This thing is a whole different story!
It doesn’t seem like something Earth could accomplish with another century or two of development!
Victoria’s guess: at least four to five hundred years!
That thing was just too futuristic!
Not only was it enormous, but it also had its own spaceport.
Time and again, spaceships that appeared out of the same time would dock, or leave on their own accord.
As a result, rather than returning to the Earth’s surface, Victoria was more interested in going to that space station.
Many players felt the same way and flew fearlessly in that direction.
But here comes the problem: the space stations and satellites used in the main storyline of”Gravity”were intentionally placed in extremely close orbits─this unrealistic and irrational arrangement enabled the possibility of the plot.
However, the easter egg, [Hope Light Space Station], wasn’t included in the main story, and its orbit was a great distance from the players’ “active orbit”.
Adding to that the fact that both parties were moving quickly around the Earth – with a blistering space speed of nearly 8 kilometers per second, a miss was as good as a mile.
Thus, by the end of the closed beta, no one had successfully reached the distant Hope Light Space Station.
This brought great regret to the closed beta test players of”Gravity”.
Victoria was no exception.
Moreover, her regret was far greater than Super Tomato’s regret of not seeing the final BOSS!
After all, the trailers and real-life demonstrations of”Dark Soul”have all been released, and the promotion has been going according to Cloud Dream’s usual pace.
The release date must be nearing and there won’t be a long wait.
Whatever wasn’t completed during closed beta could be done after the official release.
However,”Gravity”…
Not many people know about this game to date, let alone any promotion, there is even no sign of any public exposure.
Once the closed beta ended today, who knows when it will be seen again?
So much so that Victoria felt a bit reluctant before going to bed.
In the end, she couldn’t help but send a message to Lincoln:
“When will”Gravity”be publicized?
Could you leak a bit?
I will surely guard the secret!”