ShangriLa Frontier Chapter 512 Part 1
ShangriLa Frontier Chapter 512: Conclusion Attracted By the Evil Star Part 1
Is there even a meaning in trying to hit someone even though their Invincible mode is still in effect? …… The answer to that question is no, there is not.
Are there any benefits of choosing the troublesome approach and trying to make a dent in such Invincible mode even though it might not actually succeed? …… The answer is yes, at least partially.
But in that case, was that series of matches really necessary here?
Even if my predictions were going to turn out to be true and I was going to end up in defeat, I did not want to just sit by and let that prediction happen…… So the answer here is yes, and I am going to answer in that way as many times as it’s going to be necessary.
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「Here we gooooooooo!!!」
The challenge is still on, oh the Gods of Caffeine! Thanks to your continued support and guidance, I was finally able to take on one of many trials set in front of me by the Gods of RNG and I managed to emerge successful from that trial for once! I love you so much, Gods of Caffeine! I love you and your sweet nectar, the energy drinks! If I am ever going to die, I hope that I can be reborn as the cornerstone of Riot Blood or some other big name brand like that!
「HAAAAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Did you see that!? What do you think!? If I were to rate it in any sort of way, I would rate it a one thousand out of ten! A complete and utter success!」
「–––––– Aaahh, I’ll have to admit to you that much. But still……」
When the large mountain of muscles fell from the sky and crushed into the asphalt road guided by the steel heel of Prison Break, there was a huge explosion followed by the emergence of a great cloud of both smoke and dirt going into the air.
But then, there was something strange. There was a long and huge arm filled to the brim with muscles that shot forward through the veil of the smoke and grabbed me by the neck…… and that arm belonged to Xenoselgus.
「But the victory is going to be mine here.」
My remaining HP sits at about…… thirty percent.
On one hand, this HP of mine is something that is a little bit concerning, but on the other hand it will only serve to add more of a dramatic effect into the battle. It is also quite surprising that it managed to stay on that level for so long, despite my enemy’s best effort to shorten it down to zero over and over again.
However,
「I’m sorry to burst your bubble, but……」
With the way in which the miso soup called my brain starts to accelerate, there is just no way that I am just going to lie down and say: “Alrighty! It’s my loss, you win this one!”
「…………」
As I started to pull out more and more power from within my body, the expression on Xenoselgus’s face grew increasingly more weary. Yeah, I was wondering if you would be satisfied with ending things just like that? Because personally, I would not be satisfied at all.
「I’m going to pull out all the breaks here, so…… Don’t say I didn’t warn you!」
I wanted to laugh here as well, but I ultimately decided not to. Instead, I raised my “constrained” right arm up, while at the same time fiddling with the small black piece of metal that’s been sitting in my left hand, concealed by all the smoke and dust.
Also, it was a good thing that I already managed to get my body in the position, because it was just in the nick of time for the Super Finishing Move to end and the Cursed Armor starting to reapply itself to my body once more, even though I was still being held by the neck.
「Oi, model prisoner! It’s about time, you fucking asshole!」
「Guh, uuuooohhh……!?」
I knew it, after coming back to my default state, it is really hard to hold my right arm in the same position, especially with all that metal armor covering my body. But it should also be true for Xenoselgus. With my weight increased it should be hard for it to hold me by the neck and it broke its posture, now I just needed to make sure that nothing bad happens to me while I land on the ground.
「…………」
「…………」
In that moment both of us jump a little bit backwards, creating a distance between ourselves once more. Cursed Prison was no longer incapacitated after Prison Break was over, and Xenoselgus should not be able to do anything to me for the next five seconds.
In situations just like that, where you cannot rely on your environment or other things, the only ones to emerge on top are going to be those who rely solely on their own bodies…….!
「…… Fuh!!」
「Kuh.」
Bastard! Making a cheap move like that all of a sudden, where is your pride as a Professional Gamer, huh!? …… No, let’s calm down here. There are a whole lot of skills that can handle approaching enemies, but what should I use here? Maybe wrestling? Tsk, no good, all those things require you to take some damage, so if I let that unfold poorly I might die here.
「But still!」
If everything was so that I would be perfectly safe, where would any fun be in something like that!? When it comes to your mind being supplied with a cocktail of adrenaline and caffeine, the only thing you should be doing is leaping before looking! Yeah!
Fighting in close quarters is the bread and butter of fighting games like this one! Now is the time to show off the skills that my body can pull off! And burning caffeine that courses through my veins, I should be able to do it, and even think at double the usual speed!
「Alright! Bring it ooooooonnnnnnnnn!!」
「Kuh, close! Too close!」
Since I cannot freely use my right arm for now, let’s try something else here. And just like that I raise my knee two times in quick succession towards the advancing enemy, aiming for two quick jabs right into its face. It doesn’t even have to connect, but just slowing it down would be more than sufficient here.
This forced Xenoselgus to stop its advance and attack that it was trying to pull off. It reaches forward with its palms, only to be intercepted by my own hands, and the two sets of hands interlock with one another with a loud metallic sound echoing throughout the space here. Shit, you really don’t want to lose here, huh?
「「Nnn!!!!!!」」
In a position like the one we are in right now, knee kicks would not prove to be anything all that useful or being able to bring the match to a close, but they should be more than enough to bring about the much needed opening that both of us were waiting in here for.
「The situation is not looking too good right now…… Huh?」
This is……! No, wait! Calm down, me! Keep your cool and don’t do anything too hasty!
It was buried under all the rubble and ground, and from this position Xenoselgus should not be able to see it at all, but…… the thing right there should be none other than the Ult Crystal!
「…………」
「What’s wrong!? Aren’t you going to attack or counter me, you stupid Pumpkin!?」
What should I do? If I were to use Prison Break here once again I would surely have the win in the bag, but…… There is something really suspicious about this.
Are you trying to tell me that Amelia Sullivan really failed to notice that? Just like me, she should be aware that the Ult Crystal should be somewhere around here after it’s been kicked away from the rooftop. But was she pretending not to see it, hoping that she would catch me off guard? And if she really failed to notice it, once I start to move towards it everything will become painfully obvious.
But truth to be told, the place where the Ult Crystal is buried is not too far away from the place that I predicted it would land…… And the fact that Xenoselgus apparently has not noticed it yet is also good. It would have been really bad if the opposite happened right away.
Ult Crystal is not going to take effect if the player just reaches out towards it or runs over it. It needs to be crushed or destroyed by whatever means. So in other words, even if I manage to get there, I would still need to use my arm or leg to crush it, so it’s a real dilemma what to do here…… Please, oh Gods of Caffeine! Grant me the revelation that I need to win this!
–––––– Thou shalt followeth the guidance of caffeine at all times. (hallucination) (hallucination) (delusion)
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