The so-called "sense of presence" refers to-

How to create a refreshing sense of reality for players in the virtual space, how to express the realism of the virtual scene and the shock of the monsters, and how to simulate the tense atmosphere and striking feel during the battle are all long-term tasks that developers continue to strive for.

At the same time, these are the highest realms that are beyond their reach even if they rack their brains.

However, the sense of presence is at best a simulated experience in a gaming platform, and no matter how much it is imitated, it is not the same as the real reality.

Alice, an eight-year-old aristocratic girl, is experiencing the ultimate "sense of presence" that is impossible to experience in the game, no matter how simulated it is.

The stagnant air tingled her scalp, the choking smell of the beast hit her sense of smell, the deafening howls of the beast continued to rise and fall, and the earth shook from the soles of her feet to the top of her head.

In front of her, there was more than just one or two magical beasts.

Giant monsters with ugly faces form a semicircle, aggressively targeting cute little girls.

Spiders, at least two meters long, rub their front legs, which are covered with spiky hairs.

A rhinoceros with skin like a rock, sweeping its forelimbs on the ground ready to rush forward at any moment.

Wolves with red eyes and black manes, and cloudy saliva dripping from the corners of their mouths corroded the grass.

A huge bat with a stone spear hovered overhead and let out a sharp howl.

There are many other strange species.

Although the words "Let's go hunt for monsters" came from Alice's own mouth, after being there, she regretted it a little.

"Hey...... No way...... This, this is not the same as saying yes!"

Alice let out a mournful cry, but her voice was soon drowned out by the beast's howl.

If the game she is familiar with is taken as the standard, then in the expectation, the first time to fight monsters must be to familiarize yourself with the combat teaching of the operating system.

And the monsters that appear, in order to attract female players, are often cute bobcats, rabbits, frogs, or slimes.

But in front of such a young female player, what appeared was a herd of black oppressive beasts.

The number is between one thousand and two thousand, in short, each monster is murderous, and there is no sense of lightness and pleasure in combat teaching.

"Ahaha~~ It seems that the Masters of Warcraft are full of energy~~"

"Sister Elize, do all demonic beasts act in groups like this?"

"According to reason, it shouldn't be yo~~?According to Mr. Edward's ecological research, except for a few species that will live in groups, Warcraft are all loners~~"

"In other words, the situation in front of us is a special case?"

"Uh-huh~~ Warcraft are much more intuitive about danger than humans, and they are able to detect the danger of their opponents through special organs. It is said that when a powerful foreign enemy is perceived that threatens the survival of the entire habitat, the demonic beasts of the entire habitat will swarm. This should be some kind of regional ecological protection system~~"

"I see, by implication, we are the enemy that threatens their very existence. But in such a large jungle, they gather so quickly, it seems that the sense of smell of wild animals is really not to be underestimated. ”

The conversation between the two sisters without any tension made Alice angry, and in the end, it was as if she was the only one trembling.

"So, what's that...... Too many of them will be troublesome...... Shall we retreat first and change places?"

Alice whispered, unable to hide a slight tremor in her voice.

"Hmm~~ I'll take a look...... Sister, there shouldn't be a need for this~~ Regarding the values observed by [Exploration of Everything], the most powerful of them is only about a quarter of yours. The actual strength can be dozens of times worse~~Rest assured, rest assured~~"

"Huh!?really!?"

Alice looked at the menacing horde again, and when she saw that each of them was like a container truck, she couldn't help but swallow her saliva, feeling that her sister's encouragement was not convincing at all.

"Are you scared? Sister Alice. ”

"Of course, the monster of the opponent!"

Alice finally couldn't take care of it, and honestly admitted that she was timid.

"It is said that after a martial artist has reached a certain level, he can see through the strength and weakness of his opponent with just his breath. ”

"No, no, no, no, the premise is that the opponent must be a human! I have no experience in fighting wild animals!

Alice screamed from the bottom of her heart, knowing that the so-called 'breath' is not an illusory feeling that can often be mentioned in movies, but an evaluation made by observing the opponent's physique, posture, and movements, combined with actual combat experience.

However, the opponent in front of her is not humanoid, and because Alice lacks the required experience and knowledge, there is no basis for judging their strength or weakness.

At the same time, Alice is still in the dark about the strength and boundaries of her body, and it is really not a good strategy to suddenly plunge into harsh actual combat in this state.

Even in a game, the strength of the enemy will be based on the level, but in reality, Alice does not have convenient abilities such as [Exploration of Everything], and in her eyes only has the terrifying appearance of Warcraft.

By the way, the former "shonen" is the conservative type who will desperately train to a sufficient level before moving on to the next map.

So, here is really to start with slimes first, step by step......

"Then Sister Alice, let you start first. ”

"Uh-huh~~ Let's cheer for you behind your back first~~"

"Miss Alice, please be careful. ”

"Hey-wait! Anyway, we're in a team, too!"

Coincidentally, the dear sisters and the maid threw out a declaration of abandonment at the same time, and turned back with a leisurely step, leaving Alice alone at the forefront of the confrontation with the monster.

Even the maid Hilda's attitude was calm, and it was common sense that she should be worried about the safety of her little master.

A panicked Alice hurriedly reached out and grabbed Sophia's cuff, which was closest to her.

"Don't worry, Sister Alice. You should be more confident in yourself, and you must also be self-conscious of your own strength. ”

"What, what do you mean?"

Sophia said: "For example, my sister now is like a main battle tank rampaging on the downtown road, and in front of you are just some fragile civilian cars. And sister, you lack an accurate understanding of your armor, weight, and the power of the main gun, which is an extremely dangerous mental state for both people and yourself. ”

"Yes, yes~~ Sister, you are too constrained by the physical knowledge of the earth~~ This is a new world, so let it go with imagination~~

"This ......"

-- Main battle tanks?

Alice's fingers loosened her sister's cuffs, and she stared at her palm with incredulous eyes.

That's right, the former "boy" may be proficient in martial arts, and he is confident that he can knock down dozens of laymen who don't know martial arts, but what about a hundred people, a thousand people?

Martial arts is not a superpower, it cannot reach the power of guns, and it is difficult to reverse the amount of violence, no matter how much he trains himself, he can't change the fact that he is an ordinary person.

-- But......

Thinking back to the scene last night, when she blew up the outer wall of the restaurant with her bare hands, Alice is still skeptical, but she can't deny her possibility.

Even though he was in a trance at that time, the astonishing power and wonderful feel caused by that blow still remained on the back of his hand.

"Okay, okay...... I can't do it!"

This reminds Alice of her first time in the ring as a teenager.

Now that the ducks have been driven to the shelves, it is better to have a good time than to cower.

After making up her mind like this, Alice's eyes sharpened.

She gritted her teeth and slammed her fist into her palm, but this simple act of self-encouragement caused a violent wind to burst from her palm, and even the grass at her feet was uprooted and rolled into the air.

"Come on, let the horses come—!!"

The young maiden rang the bell for war against the beasts.

In a furious roar, the out-of-control beasts swarmed towards the girl like a river bursting its banks.

The stampede of thousands of demonic beasts caused the ground to shake violently, as if it had caused an earthquake.

It was only then that Alice finally understood the source of her "fear".

To be precise, the uneasiness in her heart did not come from timidity, but from the "rejection" of her biological instinct.

To take an extreme example, the same mood as when you see a colorful caterpillar can trigger a fear that stems from your physical instinct.

Many women scream in fright when they see a bug or a mouse, but you can't lose to a bug or a mouse.

At this moment, Alice could truly feel the difference in strength between her and the demonic beasts, and the best evidence was that even though she witnessed the thousands of beasts kicking up dust and flying towards her, her nerves and muscles did not panic or feel the slightest bit of discomfort.

The smell of the beast's body and the astringency of the crushed grass instantly filled the prairie air, but soon the smell was covered with an even more pungent stench.

The rhinoceros type demonic beast that sprinted at the front, the rocky back exploded without warning in a muffled sound, and the turbid slurry of its internal organs shattered and blood churned together shot out, and the bright red mist floated into the air, unable to disperse for a long time.

And right in front of the rhinoceros, Alice's pink fist hit the front abdomen corresponding to the hole in the back.

The strength of the body was like a bomb detonating in the body of the monster, and this punch started Alice's maiden battle against the monster in another world.

The characteristic of the martial arts of country C that is different from other fighting skills is that it is internal strength.

In other words, the so-called "qigong" may be known to many foreign friends on the earth.

If you can only simply swing your fists and kicks and inflict blows, then no matter how precise and beautiful the form of the move is, it is just a beginner.

The real boxing method is the art of using "strength", and martial artists pay more attention to exercising their eyesight before exercising their bodies.

A mature martial artist can capture many details that are difficult for ordinary people to perceive, and pre-read the direction of "Jin" from each detail.

Alice soon discovered that the nature of martial arts hadn't changed much, whether the opponent was a human or a monster, as long as she was as attentive as before.

The amplitude and angle of the joint twisting.

The frequency of breathing, the rhythm of breathing.

Muscle stretching stiffness, toughness.

and straight lines, and curves of motion trajectories.

Every move of the enemy is in full view.

Then, if you have an advantage in strength, there is no hardship at all.

Once in battle, Alice's distracting thoughts were also left behind, and her fists and feet were like a blast of wind, but her thoughts were as still as water.

The body chooses the moves that are already ripe for the reflex, and dances all the joints and parts of the body to the fullest, and hits slowly and quickly.

Perhaps Alice herself was just concentrating on her martial arts, but she herself did not realize that in the eyes of others, her small and delicate body was turning into a brutal whirlwind at this time.

Her punches, kicks, moves, and styles are like thunder.

Perhaps because her opponent is not human, she has forgotten the concept of good and evil morality. Or maybe being in the bright grassland allows her to do whatever she wants.

In short, Alice, who has been relieved of her psychological burden, is far more destructive at this time than when she fought with the bandits.

The seemingly strong bodies of the monsters are as fragile as tofu in the face of the strong wind that Alice dances, and their "internal strength" ...... Oh no, in line with her worldview, the "fighting energy" she released that exuded a faint golden glow was penetrating the thick fur and armor-like muscles unimpeded, easily shattering the internal organs and dismantling the skeleton.

All you can hear is the sound of blood spurting on the grassland, mixed with the terrible howl of the beast.

"Amazing combat ability. ”

Sophia, who was watching the game from afar, sighed from the bottom of her heart.

"Hmm~~ This should be the three-dimensional effect created by the [Fist Master], [Internal Force] and [Golden Fighting Qi]~~ Sister Alice's 'Fighting Qi' Even after leaving the body, it still maintains a clever vector change, I guess my sister can control the direction of the strike force at will, the transmission distance and the mode of action ~~"

"I see...... The application is applied in the 'forward' direction, passing the distance of 'separating the body hair epidermis and muscles', and finally acts on the target in a 'blasting' manner...... That feeling, right?"

"Yes, yes~~ I have to say, it's an extremely accurate vector operation~~ Even if I superimpose more techniques, it is impossible to achieve that kind of precision of threading the needle~~"

"However, if you maintain such a high output for a long time, won't you have a problem with your physical strength?"

"No, no~~ The so-called physical strength, to put it bluntly, is the body's staying power to maintain movement. This basically depends on cardiovascular function and lung capacity, as long as the nutrient supplement can meet the energy consumption of the muscles, theoretically the physical strength will not be exhausted. And with my sister and little sister, the two of you 'fighting spirit' on the strengthening of muscles, like the amount of exercise that my sister is doing now, it's okay to stick to it for a few hours~~ Not to mention that my sister also has the skill of [luck pranayama], so I don't have to worry about physical strength in a short period of time~~"

"Then again, what kind of ability is luck pranayama......?"

"According to my personal understanding, it is an energy-saving system that optimizes the efficiency of the use of magic power~~ In the fastest speed, it provides the most appropriate 'Douqi' for the required body organs, so that the 'Douqi', that is, the loss of SP, has always been maintained at a low critical point. As a result, the sister is able to maintain the maximum output power with the lowest consumption for a long time. Of course, it is not only the attack power that should benefit, but also the defense and recovery capabilities that can play a vital role. ”

“......”

The two sisters talked leisurely, and they didn't show any worry in the conversation.

The maid, Hilda, stood upright beside Sophia.

At this time, she didn't show any expression, just like a well-made sculpture, looking closely at Alice who was fighting bloodily in the horde of demonic beasts, as if she didn't feel anything.

While the two were talking, Alice made an even more surprising move.

Not only did she target the enemies that attacked on the flat ground, but even the magical beasts that could fly in the air could not escape from her palms.

The bats would have been captured by Alice's astonishing leaping power if they had just lowered their height slightly, and then they would be hit by a cone-like vindictive aura shot out of her palm.

Due to the considerable distance, Alice's fighting spirit is not too lethal.

But despite this, the unthinkable happened.

The monsters that were hit by the tiny fighting qi seemed to be uncontrollable, their wings became numb, their hands and feet became stiff, and finally they fell vertically towards the ground.

Then, of course, what awaits them is only the sanction of the fist and the leg.

"That's ......"

"[Point point], probably...... I only scratch the surface of the concept of TCM. The so-called acupuncture points refer to the important points distributed on the twelve meridians of the human body. Stimulation of these acupuncture points can affect the function of muscles and even organs. Acupuncture is a treatment derived from the study of the stimulation of meridians and acupoints~~ The one my sister just now should be aimed at specific acupoints to inject fighting qi to paralyze local nerves and muscles...... But ......"

"The meridians and acupoints of humans and monsters should be completely different, Sister Alice is obviously the first time to see these monsters, how did she do this...... Isn't that right?"

"Yes, yes, I really can't figure it out~~"

Rarely, the erudite Ariezer was stumped.

"Humph......"

But Sophia chuckled, although she didn't continue to speak, but as she was also proficient in martial arts, she had vaguely come to an answer.

Alice must have been able to "see" the meridians and acupoints.

Even if the opponent is not humanoid, it is still a living animal after all, and it is not difficult to grasp their body structure and force through careful observation.

Even if Sophia doesn't understand the essentials of acupuncture, the concept of paralyzing local body functions by attacking key points is common to all martial arts.

"It's almost there~~ My sister's combat skills have also been evaluated, next, my sister will replace you~~"

"Ahh......hh

As she spoke, Sophia gently lifted the hem of her skirt, and the fingertips of her hands stroked the holsters fixed to her back and legs, respectively.