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ShangriLa Frontier Chapter 402 Part 2

ShangriLa Frontier Chapter 402: Crimson Luminous Emperor Area Part 2

Indeed, it is not unusual for humans to be located in the lower layers of the food chain in this kind of games. And I have to admit, that seeing the monster battle like that was making me feel small, hopeless and insignificant here.

And even though primates may stand at the top of the food chain back in the real world, here in ShangriLa Frontier it is not the case. I mean, humans are not obviously at the very bottom of said food chain, but if anything we are located somewhere in its lower echelons for sure

「One stone throw was able to start an all-out war like that…… so what would happen if the player got lost in there without knowing what’s coming?」

Nothing good, that’s for sure. This is bad. Better not stay here longer than it is necessary and get the hell out of here before anything happens. So what I am going to do here is to activate the Critical Speed – Bradion –, use the first three steps in order to eject myself towards the peak of this here Crystal Crown and then use the fourth and fifth step to slow down and land safely. Yeah, it’s the perfect plan.

At the very least that’s what I was hoping for. Because from my perspective it was indeed a perfect plan, and as long as I would not raise any alarm nothing should have gone wrong here.

Let us rewind time just a little bit, to that moment when there was a whole lot of roaring, bursting and crushing sounds…… There, where there was no sounds of explosions and the battlefield was yet to awaken, there was a bluish-purple comet running.

In fact, this light effect that seems to be between blue and purple has something of a tail attached to it … Oh yeah, it’s similar to the movement effect of Meetias and the Jailbroken Prison Break, now that I get to have a closer look at it.

I mean, right about now I am moving at high speed thanks to the new skill that was created as a result of combining the seven other skills. Its effect is great, but it is something that is high-risk and high reward. If I am not careful in here, I might actually end up as a wet stain at the side of the mountain.

However, the distance between the edge of the mortar hole and the top of the mountain is about hundred meters or so.

Now, you see, I want to beat the real life world records inside of video games. It’s the best thing in the entire world. So I want to beat the world record for one hundred meters in sprint when it comes to Track and Field. …… And there we go, the second step!

「Fuahahahahaha……! Nothing beats watching a literal warzone from up above!」

This is the God’s point of view! Which means that I am equal to God right about now! No wait, I’m on the right track here, but boasting like that won’t bring me anything good in the long run. Pride is a powerful drug, one that causes death and humiliating defeats. …… So better pop that Quantum Gaze, just to be on the safe side!

「 –––––– Huh?」

There was a fluttering light that was coming my way.

Just as the description implied, the light was fluttering. Also, it’s trajectory was really weird, as if it was shot from the top of the crystal crown and directed right towards where I was at the current moment.

Ah, no, that’s not it.

This thing, it’s……

A beam attack that is thing and also powerful…… a laser, perhaps?

「!!!!!!!!!!!!」

I use the third step to jump to the side with all of my might. My body screams internally as I make a sharp right-angled curve without decelerating even for a moment. But that doesn’t matter right now, the effect of Critical Speed allows some recoil during activation, after all.

But that’s not the real problem in here……

SWOOOOOOOOOSH……!!!!!!!!!

「Whoa –––––––––!!!!!!」

In that fateful moment the girth of a single sheet of paper separated me from a certain death. The enormous destructive power is visualized as waves. Almost at the same time as I recognized it, the unmistakable “ray” that flew through the atmospher passed right next to me.

The atmosphere itself is being pushed out with so much heat, something that no normal attack or element would be able to cause.

「Bueh!?」

Whoa there! Is that how the fly feels when you try to kill it with a fly swatter!? Hahahaha! But look at that! What good it did here!? Nothing! That’s right! Nothing!

「Owaaahhh!?」

Oh fuck! I lost my balance there, because the extra-thick laser smashed so close to me!? Am I going to die here!? Oh shit! Oh fuck! Two more steps! Just two more steps! Can I actually save it here!?

If it was not for the effect of the Quantum Gaze, I would have been dead by now. The ability to think and grasp my surroundings is maintained in the world of slow motion, even though I was blown away due to the rotation being all messed up here.

First thing first, I need to stabilize my position here. Then we can talk about what to do later.

Concentrate on the world around you and wait for a moment when your feet and head are all in the right position. Then we can start getting to work!

The effect of Quantum Gaze is nearing its end, and the distance towards the ground is becoming shorter and shorter with every moment! Wait for it, wait for it, wait for it…… There!

Unless the effect of the true world observation eye was being applied, it would have been dead normally. The ability to think and grasp the surroundings is maintained in the world of slow motion, even though it is blown away as if the rotation of the cone was messed up.

First of all, it is not possible to talk unless you stabilize your body in both rabbits and horns.

Concentrate to the limit and wait for a moment when your head and feet are pointing in the right direction in a machine-washed clothes-like field of vision.

The effect of the true world observation eye is near, and the distance to the ground of the hell picture is short. Still, still, still ……… here! !!

A

「Four!」

I kick the sky with all of my might in the opposite direction to where I was going up to that point, which brought to my mind a vision of doing a bungee jump, but in reverse, and without the actual bungee rope to assist you.

Right after that, I can see a giant spider-fortress being blown away in the exact spot where I was about to fall down. If I was two seconds late with my maneuver here, I would have gotten blown away as well or maybe even crushed to death by its giant body and died.

「Kuuuooohhh……!!!???」

The effect of the Quantum Gaze is cut off all of a sudden, and for a short moment my consciousness is a little bit disoriented having to be brought back to normal on the spot like that. This is bad, being unable to perceive anything like that in this game can get you killed, even if it is for a second or two. I wouldn’t even be surprised if the emergency log out system came into work here. I swear to God, if I wake up in my room in a moment, I am really going to be pissed.

However, I did exactly what I was hoping to achieve here! I managed to buy some time! …… This way, I should be able to land right at the top, right where I wanted!

「…… Ah!」

It was right there where I was able to catch a glimpse of it. It was the result of concentrating my attention to the upper limits, a technique that took many days to practice and was the result of harsh training and many unfortunate events. Then there was also the help of the Mask of the Bird-Eye’s View, which contributed a whole lot here.

Amongst the whole lot of bright crystals, there was only one that was shining in a different color –– bright blue. No, that’s not it. It might have look like a crystal, but it was not a crystal at all.

「There it is! Found it! A new species ––––!!」

And you bastard! Was that ray of bright light from before your doing as well!? I’m going to get you for this!

The answer to that question was given to me in the form of a second laser shot that was fired towards me a few seconds after that. But wait, what about the fifth step? What about my landing here? …… Ah.