Chapter 063: This Is My Shortcut
"I declareβ"
Leo shouts passionately:
"The Star Cup Audition, the battle of mountaineering, has officially begun!"
In front of the major areas where players gather, portals like apertures of light are lit up, and players with strange shapes rush towards the aperture, as if they want to conquer the fourth natural plague of Mars.
"For the Horde!"
"Olympus, your uncle and I'm here!"
Players rush into the aperture and are randomly teleported to various locations, and the stereoscopic minimap suddenly lights up with dense small red dots, corresponding to the players.
They first climbed the Plateau of Taxis, which was directly ahead, and then climbed to the summit of Mount Olipis.
Mount Olympus, the highest volcano on the surface of Mars, has a very gentle slope that can be climbed on foot without the aid of mountaineering.
The mountain in front of you is majestic, with cliffs leading to the highest crater, on which a championship trophy is suspended.
The venue card revealed by the [Starry Sky Cup] audition, in addition to the location on Mars, is obviously borrowed from the holy mountain of the same name, the highest peak in Greece, Olipis.
It is a mythical mountain with a mystical peak, inhabited by twelve main gods of the Middle Ages, who believed in the 'Lord of Time and Nothingness'.
"Battle of the Mountaineering ......"
Chewing on the name of this year's mechanic, Jolena said, "It's going to be difficult for humans to climb the mountain where the gods live. β
Lin Xiao bowed: "I don't believe that the organizers have set up obstacles. β
Anyway, let the others test the water first!
There are many card masters who have the same idea as Lin Xiao, they did not act rashly, and watched the players who rushed into the aperture with cold eyes.
"Ahh Ahhh β
The first wave of players was quickly frustrated, and they were in high spirits, approaching the volcanic plateau, but Mount Olympus swung a circle of earthy yellow aura, and the violent impact caused a large number of players to fall into the abyss with a wail.
"I'm afraid of heights!"
"Help, The Martian!"
The host Leo smiled: "In this year's mountaineering battle, the first piece of information that can be disclosed has appeared. β
"The venue card "Mount Olympus" will periodically scatter the 'Olympus' aura, and the effect is as you can see, if you don't stand firm, you will be directly thrown off the field!"
The players' scolding came and went, but the audience's enthusiasm for watching was rising.
It's like a game where everyone wants to see a challenger fall overboard.
Clearance? You've passed, what else are we watching!
Lin Xiao was still standing in place, looking up at the gushing host on the stage, Roman Ulysses sat quietly in the guest seat, with one hand on his cheek, his gaze condescending, looking at this side.
Gazing at the epee, Roman even smiled, as if he had heard of his deeds, and then calmly looked away.
"What's that, big guy, I'm going to rush too." Seeing that the large army had been dispatched, the general couldn't hold back a little, "I'll go to the front to explore the way!" β
Lin Xiao nodded encouragingly: "Come on, don't die halfway!" β
Jolena put her hand on her chin, and her red pupils stared at the large red dots moving in the light curtain, all of which were stuck in front of the first level, unable to move forward.
"Since the 'Olympus Halo' will cause an area impact." Jolena looked back and said, "Is that the ability to fly?" β
"I think there's only one way to use your flying ability in [Battle for Mountaineering]." Lin Xiao said.
As if to confirm his statement, there was a fourth-order card master 'Sa' who showed his wings, which was the flight ability obtained by the possession of spiritual objects.
In the admiring eyes of tens of thousands of players, he raised his head and chested, snorted coldly, and rushed to the top of the plateau arrogantly.
A piercing sound pierced the sky, and a huge eagle burst out of the drowsy sky, flapping its wings and rushing towards the card master, pecking him into particles of light.
The audience hissed in unison, and the faces of the players who looked directly at the miserable situation turned pale.
"I'll wipe it, kill the fourth-order card master in seconds, this eagle doesn't say there is a fifth-order, right?"
"I understand the reason, how can this eagle be so big?"
Leo said calmly: "This is the second piece of information that can be revealed, the Caucasian Condor hovers between Mount Olympus, it will peck at the card master who dares to offend, and form a no-fly field...... Of course, this is not a real Caucasian Condor, and perhaps it is not impossible to break it? β
With the host's prompts, the players look up at the eagle with wings hovering in the sky, and all kinds of fireball and ice bomb techniques beckoned to the giant eagle.
Tens of thousands of players, working together to defeat the giant eagle, the sky across the colorful spells, constantly players by the eagle's dive and pecking killing, and some players take advantage of the momentum to pursue, wailing and cheering mixed together, the scene is very spectacular.
Bang!
In the second round of "Olympus Halo", the "Halo of Mount Olympus" swept from the peak, and with the charge of the Caucasian Condor, the card masters suffered heavy casualties!
Several fifth-order masters and sixth-order grandmasters hidden in the player group silently manifested the cards, and it was time for us to act......
"Let's go." Jolena's red eyes looked over, "When we arrive at the plateau, this Condor is estimated to have been defeated." β
In Greek mythology, the Caucasian Condor pecked at Prometheus' liver every day.
Lin Xiao estimated that it was about to vomit, and it couldn't change the dish all year round.
"Good luck!" Jolena stood in another teleportation circle and shouted, "Teleport to a better location!" β
The teleportation aperture will teleport the player to a random location on the Plateau of Taxis, usually at the foot of the mountain, or if you're lucky, halfway up the mountain.
If you teleport directly to the top of the mountain, it is equivalent to passing the first level and has an extremely wonderful start.
The heavy sword man bowed his head slightly, entered the teleportation aperture, looked around, and was slightly stunned.
"You've been teleported to, the top of the Plateau of Taxis."
Wait a minute, I've been teleported straight to the top of the plateau?
Isn't that just the first level smuggled over!
Lin Xiao stood alone at the top of the plateau, and when he looked back, he saw the Caucasian Condor with his back to him, blocking the players who were trying to climb.
In the player group, Wen Tailai looked at Lin Xiao, who suddenly appeared on the plateau, and was a little dazed:
"I'll go, Brother Wufeng, how did you suddenly appear there?"
"He, he!" Xue Drink's eyes widened, "He doesn't seem to have done anything, he was directly teleported there by the system!" β
The players were red-eyed for a moment.
"Kill that seal in front of you!"
"Ah, don't mess around, let's break the Condor first!"
The screams behind him came and went.
The epee jumped to the front of the big army and became the red dot in the front row of the big screen, attracting the attention of a global audience.
"Damn, how did the heavy sword man fly directly to the front?"
"It's a 'random teleport' mechanic!"
"Damn, destiny eats chicken!"
The host Leo also noticed the small variables in the field: "It seems that our popular player 'Epee Man' was very lucky and was transported directly to the top of the Tarsis Plateau. β
"Still." Leo changed his words and teased, "It's a pity that he doesn't have a large army, and he has to face the second level of assessment by himself." β
Under the gaze of the global audience, the man was dressed in pitch-black armor and carrying a large sword, standing at the front of the procession.
Thundered!!
Mount Olympus was like a fury, and it opened up an earthy yellow aura.
But I saw that the heavy sword man suddenly plunged his big sword into the earth, and a transparent barrier surged up on his body, resisting and absorbing the damage of the 'Olympus Aura', like a mainstay, without retreating!
The heavy sword man, who had just caused public anger, suddenly reversed the audience's senses with an amazing performance.
"I'll go, and that's going to stop you?"
"This is called immovable as a mountain!"
However, after the third wave of aura receded, the entire Tarsis Plateau rumbled and trembled, the ground shook, and a ravine shattered in front of Lin Xiao.
In the ravine, a huge monster stood up covering the sky and the sun, with more than a dozen pairs of arms stretched out from its back, and different weapons in its hands, like a giant that could rival the gods.
The barrage in the official live broadcast room swiped the screen wildly. Gu Huang
"This giant is outrageous!"
"I think the organizers are determined to make things difficult for players!"
Commentator Leo said loudly: "This is the third piece of information that can be made public!" Stop before the plateau and Mount Olympus, in addition to the Caucasian Condor, there are also hundred-armed giants! β
"Legend has it that it is so powerful that it can throw 100 boulders at a time, and even the Titans can't stop it - players, bypass this giant and start climbing to Mount Olipis!"
Boom!
The boss of the first level, the Caucasian Condor, finally fell down with a wail in the player's concerted crusade.
The players looked at the man at the front with strange expressions, and suddenly felt a little happy in their hearts.
I'm glad he was teleported to the front just now...... He will be the first to resist the hundred-armed giants!
"Roar!!"
The hundred-armed giant's arms were used freely, and his few free palms picked up huge stones and threw them into the sky like catapults.
The boulder landed in the crowd of players, and several unlucky players were instantly shattered into particles of light.
This kind of scene is exactly what the audience likes to see, and the number of viewers of the [Star Cup] knockout tournament continues to rise, and it has exceeded 30 million!
Roman Ulysses sat in the guest seat, his sky-blue eyes deep.
The hundred-armed giant, with the pinnacle level of the sixth order, stopped here to force the player to find another way.
Of course, since it is a game, there are naturally shortcuts to clear the level: for example, the "Golden Apple" that gives the hundred-armed giant the temptation, and the "Faun Grass Flute" that hypnotizes him, these easter egg cards are buried in the field, waiting for players to explore.
Roman is looking forward to seeing what kind of approach people will use to get through the difficulties.
Are we working together? Or fight each other to grab the Easter egg cards?
He lowered his gaze, and the corners of his mouth lifted into a dark, happy smile.
"Did you listen to what the host said, bypass the hundred-armed giant!" Beowulf, covered in metal armor, said to his companion.
Menkara wore a desert hood and looked calm: "I see...... This is a hint, the way to clear the level, is hidden in the map! β
"Huh?" Beowulf was stunned for a moment, "What you said seems to make a lot of sense, let's go, we'll be ahead of the heavy sword man......"
The voice did not fall.
The two of them heard the heavy swordman in front of them whispering, "Armed liberation!" β
Airplanes.
The black-armored man held a huge black-red lightsaber and stood in front of the hundred-armed giant, ready to attack.
Beowulf and Menkara's eyes widened, and tens of thousands of spectators were dumbfounded.
Why is this sword so big?!
Also, he wouldn't be thinking about it...... And the hundred-armed giant hard steel, right?!
Lin Xiao's eyes flickered.
Detours?
It's time to take a detour, it's this guy in front!
You don't need to break it, just make it lose its ability to intercept, and then, clear the level in one go!
In the shocked gaze of the players and the audience, the black-armored man held a huge black-red lightsaber in both hands, and his palms ignited with black flames.
The black flame rose along the lightsaber like a roaring black dragon, and players in almost every location saw this towering sword!
", a pillar of optimus!" Snow Drink Knife was shocked.
The general swallowed his saliva: "I remember this move, it is the sword qi of the heavy sword boss!" β
Snow Drink Knife: ?
Sword energy? It's clearly the ship gas of the Star Destroyer!
The next moment.
Holding a huge lightsaber, the heavy sword man slashed down, slashing out a black-red light cannon, and bombarded the hundred-armed giant with a 'bang', knocking it back from the intersection and plowing a ravine several meters deep!
The light shone on the player behind them, and everyone opened their mouths wide to look at the passage that the hundred-armed giant had vacated.
Immediately, the players fell into a sensation and rushed to the heavy sword man, passing him and rushing towards the passage!
"Thank you, big guy, big guy is awesome!!"
"If I can make the cut, I'm sure I'll send you a pennant!"
The heavy saber man looked around left and right, and suddenly realized that while the hundred-armed giant had not yet come back to his senses, he rushed to the third level with the group of players.
The Last Holy Mountain, Olypis!
Roman was slightly distracted.
This......
There is no technical and aesthetic style of play.
Not even taking into account the game easter eggs and playthroughs.
Just pure power, pure ... Reckless?
The official live broadcast room is full of 666.
"The planner wanted players to find easter eggs, but the big guy directly slashed the monster with a knife 2333"
"I don't care what the plot is, I just know that I'm going to kill indiscriminately!"
The host Leo coughed dryly and introduced the current situation: "The epee player successfully repelled the hundred-armed giant, creating a passage to the next level for the players in front of him......"
"However, players in the rear need to be aware that the hundred-armed giant is now in a state of rage." Leo said quietly, "It will be even more difficult to repel it again." β
"Roar!!" The hundred-armed giant fell into a rage and stopped in the middle of the road again, causing a bloody storm.
Players are constantly wailing, and they can only bypass the hundred-armed giant and then find the easter egg card left by the plan.
"Heavy Swordman, I hate you!"
"Big guy, I haven't gotten in the car yet!"
With the eye-catching performance of the epee in the audition, the data in his live broadcast room soared.
More than 100,000 spectators sitting around the arena cheered and shouted, and more than half of them were cheering for the epee people.
In the minimap, the red dot, the player's symbol, is split in half by the Hundred-armed Giant.
Some of the thighs of the people holding the heavy sword have already broken through to the third level; The other part is also stuck in the second level.
The third level.
Lin Xiao looked up at the steep cliffs, and at the highest point of Mount Olipis, the crater was actually covered with snow, and the championship trophy was suspended on it.
Host Leo said: "The last piece of information that can be revealed - Olympus will randomly rain thunder and lightning, on this steep cliff, try to climb to a higher position!" β
"Or maybe." Leo said meaningfully, "You can interfere with other players and let their positions drop to ensure that your ranking is more stable?" β
The players who had just worked together to clear the level stood in front of the steep cliff and looked at each other with a sudden change in their eyes.
Lin Xiao has no plans for pvp, even if this can achieve results faster.
He lowered his head and examined the two ice axes that appeared in his palms.
"Pilgrim's Ice Axe (Purple Quality)"
"Effect: Reduces the physical cost of climbing by 30%, increases movement speed by 30% in snowy mountain terrain, and increases snowy mountain cold resistance by 30%"
Lin Xiao looked up, clenched the ice axe, and his gaze gradually became firm.
Boom!
The ice axe was embedded in the rock wall, and Lin Xiao did not choose the best route, but climbed up in silence, keeping his eyes fixed on the championship trophy at the highest point.
Don't pay attention to other people's climbing progress.
The farthest way I go, this is my shortcut!