'For a moment, I mistook the castle colossus for Ultron?'
'Mò Zhī has been fighting for a long time, great job!'
'Streamer, you're almost there!'
'You're doing great, if it were me, I would have lost it long ago!'
...
The sound of the bullet comments gradually calmed Mò Zhī down.
She tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear, replaying the scenes of her failures in her mind.
Even with her slower reactions, she could now see the difference between this stage and the previous ones.
This design was simply monstrous!
If the difficulty gradient of the previous colossi was like 5, 8, 4, 10, 7, 5..., then the difficulty of this final castle colossus was 100+!
Yes, 100+!!
The jumping required was incredibly difficult, her hands felt like they were coated in lubricant, the camera angles were extremely awkward, and one slip meant starting over, with no room for error.
It was as if the designer had placed this difficulty before her and said, "This colossus is just this hard. There are no tricks or shortcuts; you can only continuously train and adapt to the environment."
Otherwise, you could only quietly enjoy the sensation of freefall.
But Mò Zhī was not one to admit defeat. She had been locked in a battle with the castle colossus all night!
As a result,
It wasn't until five in the morning the next day that Mò Zhī, with dark circles under her eyes, was forced to log out by the system, still having not passed the stage.
After ending her stream,
Mò Zhī checked online and found that no one had passed yet, which brought her some comfort.
It seemed the problem wasn't her, but the designer's.
...
After that,
For three consecutive days, no one managed to defeat the castle colossus.
More and more players successfully defeated the first fifteen colossi, only to get stuck here.
Lin Fan was no exception.
Today was his fifth day in the castle, and his 109th attempt at the colossus.
Ever since entering this game a month ago, Lin Fan had become a different person.
He had quit his bad habits of smoking and drinking, and now he jogged for half an hour every day. It was the first time he had strived so hard since his wife's death.
Not for anything else, but just to stay in the VR world a little longer, just a little longer.
Being able to see 'Xiǎo Ròu's' face in the main hall every morning when he woke up was the biggest motivation in his life.
Not only that, but he also had to slay all sixteen colossi to revive his 'wife'.
Like an emotionless executioner, he killed the innocent colossi one by one.
However, with his not-so-outstanding gaming talent, he eventually fell before the castle colossus.
For five full days, his progress had been stagnant.
The reason was simple:
The jump from the right arm to the left shoulder was an insurmountable obstacle!
In the previous 108 attempts, he had tried countless methods – biting with his teeth, ramming with his head, bracing with his body...
He had even pierced his feet with arrows, jumping onto the colossus's back and using the barbs to fix himself, but it still didn't work.
The most effective method was to stand on the colossus's right hand and shoot an arrow at the weak point on the colossus's left shoulder, then jump onto the left shoulder when the colossus moved its right arm towards its left shoulder.
The method was correct, but he could never get the timing of the jump or the balance right while standing on its right hand.
"110th attempt..."
Lin Fan looked up at the night sky, letting the rain wash over his face, "Xiǎo Ròu, please bless me this time."
110 was a very important number to them.
It carried countless cherished memories of their past.
For this attempt, Lin Fan sheathed his Sword of Yesteryear and rested for a full half hour before rising to climb.
Once again on the castle colossus's right hand, he held the Sword of Yesteryear in his mouth, drew his bowstring to its limit, and continuously adjusted his stance to maintain balance as the colossus's arm swayed.
Now!
Instantly, a bolt shot out, firmly hitting the weak point on the colossus's left shoulder.
"Roar~!"
The castle colossus roared in pain as its right arm swung towards its left shoulder.
Closer,
Closer.
*Whoosh*
Feeling his steady heartbeat, Lin Fan seemed to merge with the surrounding air.
His entire body instantly felt lighter.
His senses at that moment seemed to have been amplified tenfold!
Flow!
(In psychology, it's a mental state in which a person is fully immersed in a task.)
Lin Fan felt as if he had entered a mysterious state, and his thoughts became incredibly clear.
When the colossus's right arm was still 153.45cm away from its left shoulder, Lin Fan decisively jumped!
*Swish*
Large raindrops struck Lin Fan's face, but he was oblivious, his eyes fixed on the landing spot on the colossus's left shoulder.
*Splat!*
His feet landed steadily, splashing water on the armor near the colossus's deltoid.
He succeeded!!
Suppressing the immense excitement surging within him, Lin Fan moved step by step towards the weak point near the deltoid.
He drew his sword and stabbed fiercely!
The surging blood energy stained Lin Fan's clothes black, but he stood firm and stabbed again!
And again!!
Until the pale blue inscription array lost its glow completely.
At this point, the castle colossus had half its health remaining, and its final weak point was exposed in Lin Fan's vision—its forehead.
This was almost the vital spot of every colossus.
Reaching this point almost guaranteed victory in the game.
But Lin Fan dared not slacken, having endured unimaginable hardship to get this far.
One stab!
Two stabs!
Three stabs!
With each thrust, the colossus struggled violently. As the number of stabs increased, its struggling strength gradually weakened.
Four stabs!
This time, the colossus weakly twisted its head, its gaze meeting Lin Fan's.
Helplessness, confusion, bewilderment, pain.
The castle colossus's eyes conveyed too many emotions, even Lin Fan's unwavering resolve wavered slightly.
However, in the next moment.
Lin Fan's gaze turned resolute once more.
"I'm sorry!"
A heavy and sorrowful sword strike finally ended the castle colossus Malus's pain.
*Wooooooo~~~~*
The tragic BGM resumed, the camera zoomed out, and the castle colossus collapsed powerlessly with a massive amount of black energy gushing from its head.
It was like a majestic and ancient structure crumbling under external erosion.
Heh.
Revenge for a father's death couldn't be more like this.
Lin Fan thought with self-mockery.
Wang Daer's body was once again slammed to the ground by the black gas.
At the same time,
On the other side of the camera, a group of people were galloping on horseback, crossing the long arched bridge.
It was a group from the clan; they had arrived at the ruins.
Next,
Lin Fan's vision went black, and he suddenly became anxious.
He silently cried out in his heart:
Xiǎo Ròu!
Wait for me!
You must wait for me to return!!
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