Although Kamisa didn't know where to go, the only thing she could judge was-

As you go eastward from here, it gets wetter and wetter, and I heard that there is a country in the east where the weather is good all year round, and people live and work in peace and contentment.

Since you're looking for the dragon god, you should have a better chance of going in this direction, right?

……

After walking to the east, the green in the field of vision gradually became more.

However, in fact, this is still a wasteland compared to Ami's village, but there is some green in the dirt.

Occasionally, when there is a strong wind, the sand and dust will fly up and obscure the sky.

Ami thought to herself, there must not be anything she was looking for in a place like this.

However, with a hint of luck, she still inquired in the village.

I didn't expect it to be really rewarding:

There was a recent event in the village, where a very important item was stolen from the temple where the village was enshrined.

Ice cicada, a very magical ancient creature, does not disappear and decay after death, and the whole body is cold and solidified, just like ice cubes.

It will not melt unless it is used at extremely high temperatures.

This treasure is very valuable because of its ability to create cold in a small area, and the village has used it for thousands of years to process ice or to condense water vapor at night.

According to the villagers, the person who stole it didn't seem to be a human, but a monster with a huge body.

The most incredible thing is that the monster left a lot of water traces, but it is impossible to tell whether this water trace is left by the monster or the ice cicada they worship.

Hearing this, Ami's eyes couldn't help but light up.

No one can say exactly how big it is, but I wonder if that [monster] is a dragon?

……

So Amy followed the traces of passers-by to guide her all the way to the past.

Not far from the village, the color of the earth gradually deepened, and when I came to a col of black rocks, I suddenly shook under my feet, and then Ami fell.

I didn't expect it to be a huge underground cavern underneath.

And the most amazing thing is that the ground looks quite dry, but it is very humid underneath.

The walls are also black, not only because of the color of the rocks, but also because of the water infiltration.

There are also some small mosses at the bottom of the cave, and it is conceivable that this underground should store water sources.

Seeing this, Ami couldn't help but get excited.

Because she could see the water, it was a step closer to the dragon she was seeking.

……

Of course, as an action game, not a puzzle-solving type game,

There are many different monsters in the cave.

Like a big lizard, or some weird-looking bug, spider, or whatever......

Moreover, the design of the cave follows the usual style of Miyazaki's old thief, and a small monster jumps out of the end of the view to sneak attack, or a huge venom spider suddenly jumps down from above, which can make Borg feel painful.

The cave maze itself isn't complicated, but it uses a pretty nice three-dimensional setting, where you'll have to find the right path through the top and bottom positions, rather than just exploring in a plane.

The passages between each other may be interconnected, and as he walks, Borg will probably be able to sketch the appearance of this underground cavern in his brain.

There was only one road leading to where he was going, and there were some wonderful connections to each other.

After traveling around for a while, getting rid of the monsters along the way, and dying many times, Borg made it to the save point.

In front of him was a mist-filled cavern entrance.

This is also the legendary fog gate, which was already very common in the setting of The Witcher 2 before Hidetaka Miyazaki.

The fog gate means that there is a good chance that there is a boss inside.

……

Entering the fog gate, it was pitch black all around, and the most surprising thing was-

At the bottom of this cave lies a huge pool.

Ami's eyes widened, and in addition to shock, there was also great excitement.

She had never seen such an abundant water source, and the villagers of this Xuanyan Village probably didn't expect that there was such a place deep underground, right?

Dragon.

Ami shouted softly.

The surrounding light was dim.

Here, Pokeni uses dynamic lighting effects developed by the latest Pioneer Engine, so that the surroundings are centered on Ami's field of vision, and then darker the further you go to the edges.

It was cold and quiet, surrounded by blue glowstone emitting an icy light, so that people could roughly see some of the situation inside.

But the more this happened, Borg's heart was inexplicably afraid.

Dragons......

That's a dragon.

I don't know why, even though he'd never seen a dragon in this game.

Even though Borg had played a game like Monster Hunter before, which was full of all kinds of large-sized monsters, he had goosebumps all over his body in this environment.

I just feel creepy.

There seemed to be some terrible monster hidden in the calm waters of the lake in front of him.

No, it's supposed to be a terrible monster.

It's just that this sense of atmosphere is really amazing.

The claustrophobic environment, the dark, cold and damp space, and the calm waterhole inexplicably arouse the fear in the hearts of human beings.

Hidetaka Miyazaki is too good at controlling the psychology of players, right?

In fact, Miyazaki's design is important, but the engine support of the Trailblazer is the most important.

Otherwise, it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, this ambient light is really amazing, and it is the dynamic light support of the pioneer engine that allows Miyazaki Hidetaka to create such an atmospheric and terrifying underground labyrinth.

Qingzhiyuan's vision is unique, and he wants to promote the development of the engine at all costs, and the value is vividly reflected at this moment.

……

And just as Borg groped his way to the waterhole, sure enough, a huge claw reached out of the middle of the lake and buckled to the ground.

Roar!

A loud roar followed by a large swarthy body emerging from it.

Its massive lower body is still sunk in the pool.

The reason why this is handled here is mainly due to the old reason-

It's not good to make water.

It is difficult to make the material, special effects and functions of water, especially when the current engine is not developed enough, it is easy to turn into oil.

And if you don't control it well, in such a space battle, you can't let the player fall into the water to fight, right?

In terms of setting, if it can accommodate such a huge monster, then the water underneath must be very deep.

So in order to prevent bugs and players can't experience it, let the monster get out of the body and block the entrance to the waterhole so that players won't enter it.

However, although the material of the water is not easy to do now, especially it looks like it will have a sense of oil, it can be used in such a dark, damp and cold environment, but it is not inconsistent at all, and the dim light can only make players feel that the thing is flowing, but they may not be able to feel its [oil]

So it can give people a sense of realism.

……

It was only after the monster had come out that Borg could see it clearly.

It turned out to be a large turtle.

Or rather, a monster like a turtle.

It has a heavy shell.

However, on its huge head, there was an inexplicable markings like a human face, like an extra human face in the center of the eyebrows, which was quite scary.

Borg couldn't help but panic even more.

By the way, this is Hidetaka Miyazaki.

The Witcher 2 is pretty much the same.

At this point, Borg doesn't feel like a monster hunter anymore, because this kind of monster is combined with the human body, and it is very good at the image setting of people's inner fears, but it is what Hidetaka Miyazaki is good at.

……

It's another tough boss fight.

After defeating the turtle, the terrible monster fell, its entire body still lying on the edge of the pool.

It's as if the next moment it will suddenly come alive and attack.

After Borg had dealt with it, he tried to attack a few more times, only to see that it was unresponsive and had already fallen, and he was relieved.

Dead, this guy.

meanwhile

A few faint flames lit up in the cavern.

Borg was startled, thinking there was still some fighting, but when he looked closer, he saw that it was several palm-sized gophers with long, fiery red hair.

The only thing that strikes a little strange is that at the tip of the tail of the red gopher, a faint flame dances.

……

Then it entered a cutscene animation.

"Thank you, human girl, for saving us."

The largest of them, the fire rat, stood on the ground with its two front paws shrunk and approached Ami Kamisa.

Ami was startled by the fire rat that spoke.

However, after some conversation, the fire rat did not seem to have any malicious intent.

It turns out that not so long ago, this underground cavern was not so clammy and cold, but a dry and hot environment.

The Fire Rat family lived here, but then suddenly such a monster came, and not only was it wet, but it also made the burrow cold, and not only that, but it also ate many of the Fire Rat's companions.

Ami walked to the side of the turtle with some confusion and picked up the [Ice Cicada] that had fallen from the ground.

To her disappointment, this guy wasn't a dragon, at least very different from the dragon her grandfather had described.

However, this guy seems to have the ability to produce water.

The bad news is, it's dead.

Seeing her disappointed, the fire rat confronted her and learned that she had gone to find the dragon.

Hearing this, the fire rat named Kota couldn't help but laugh, "It's really funny, I didn't expect anyone to pursue a creature like a dragon that only exists in legends." ”

Ami frowned, and didn't seem to mind being ridiculed by it for her dreams, even if no one believed it, but she still insisted:

In this world, there must be a dragon somewhere.

"What the hell is this?"

Ami asked, looking at the turtle.

The fire rat jumped on her shoulder.

"Human desires breed monsters, little one, don't you know?"

Ami shook her shoulders in some panic, and the fire rat deftly went around her back to the front of her.

"Don't worry, I want to be your company."

The fire rat sniffed at her and squeaked, "You're the most lustful and sweet human I've ever met." ”

"Huh?" Ami Kamisa didn't really understand.

……

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