Celestial God Duel Arena
The concept of "three gates" was not unfamiliar to Roger.
Very soon.
He then recalled the relevant content of that book—
It was a book of supernatural tales called "Wandering Diary".
The book recounts the author's various experiences of wandering through numerous divine kingdoms in his dreams.
Generally speaking.
"The Wandering Diary" is considered a storybook that leans towards philosophy and allegory.
The protagonist of the diary surveys the kingdom of the gods in a manner that transcends the mundane.
To visit these countries, one must pass through a series of specific doors.
The descriptions of these 'doors' in the book are mostly mysterious and esoteric, and only two left a deep impression on Roger.
One of the doors is clearly marked as leading to the kingdom of Quenan.
Its appearance is an arch shape resembling a crescent moon.
There is a pair of huge deer antlers on the door.
Roger suspected that it was the "Stag Gate".
The other door mentioned in the book is closed by the ' Celestial God who governs Ether,' so the protagonist of "The Wandering Diary" cannot visit it.
The door was located Deep in the Dense Forest, bathed in moonlight.
It might be the "Gate in the Forest" that the jailer mentioned.
At that time, Roger was unaware that the Celestial God who governs Ether was Mystra, so he had no thoughts and did not gravitate towards that direction.
Now it seems...
This Gate in the Forest must be related to Mystra.
Inside the three doors.
Roger was completely clueless about the "Profound Sect Gate".
However, according to the inferences from "The Gate in the Forest" and "The Stag Gate".
Does a deity also hide behind this door? What Divine Duty does this deity hold? And what exactly is this so-called 'ticket game'?
Inside the Chimera Prison.
Roger thought about it a lot.
He felt like a traveler in the fog, having just begun to see some details of things, only to be enveloped by an even greater fog.
"Could the Profound Sect Gate be related to Purgatory?"
Roger's thinking wasn't just wild speculation.
He is increasingly convinced that the Sub-Plane "Between Purgatory" is not simple.
The fact that the Salvation Society could find this place indicates that this Sub-Plane has intricate connections with the Prime Material Plane of Quinan; at the same time, it is also the border between Purgatory and Mystra, combined with the various anomalies on the Blood Crow Lord.
Roger had reason to suspect that the anomalies in this world were related to the power struggle among the three gods.
certainly.
Even if there was any conflict, it must have happened a long time ago.
Mystra and Quinan have now been reincarnated.
As for the last god...
Everything is unknowable.
"Too little information and too much thinking will only cause more trouble!"
This thought came to mind.
Roger let out a long sigh of relief.
He quickly tallied up the spoils of war.
He used most of the things that were useful directly.
Only that small section of "the Celestial God's Rib" was displayed as a question mark under the Qi Divination Technique.
At this point, he has no choice but to "store" it away.
After the inventory is completed.
Roger opened a "Durable Tent" to rest.
Six hours later.
He walked toward the back gate of the prison with high spirits.
"Hint: You are about to enter the second tier of the ' Silent Forest '. From now on, you will be under the watchful eye of the ' Gate in the Forest '."
Such a prompt slipped past Roger's field of vision.
at the same time.
His perspective was constantly being elevated.
Above those honeycomb-shaped rooms, more information and symbols appeared.
Three blocks deeper into the "Elephant Tomb," the words "Gate in the Forest" appear.
But the font is scarlet, and there is a huge exclamation mark lit up after it!
This means that the room containing the Gate in the Forest is inhabited by a very terrifying monster!
"It's so popular... it must be better than the Chimera."
"It might be an upgrade or higher!"
Thinking about this...
Roger became even more excited!
He gradually realized that some of the monsters from the outside world might be easier to deal with in the Two-Dimensional World!
After all, everyone was 'flattened' in the same way.
But he has the powerful sponsorship of the Big Serpent Bro.
After ignoring the limit on the number of Movement Points.
He can search room by room, thus accumulating secret techniques and items!
This is Roger's unique advantage in the ' Silent Forest '! Of course.
Even with near-infinite Movement Points, Roger can't possibly clear every room—
The rooms in the Silent Forest are arranged in a progressive manner.
At each Three-Way Intersection, you can only choose a room that is parallel to your own, and you cannot go back the way you came.
Therefore, it is sometimes easy to make rapid progress.
Missing some rooms is inevitable.
But despite this.
Roger also benefited greatly.
He carefully confirmed his goal and then devised a corresponding route!...
Primary objective: "Elephant Tomb / Heart of the Wild".
Secondary objective: "The Gate in the Forest".
Long-term goal: "The puzzle of the Heavenly Treasure".
Side objective: "Find your brother".
Following this series of clearly defined primary and secondary goals.
Infinite Marbles from the Gambler's Roulette began to spray wildly across the second level of the Silent Forest.
Wherever the marbles went.
The roulette wheel dances with the sprites.
"You killed one Screaming Fungus Man"
"Your taste in music has improved slightly."
"You killed one Moss Monster."
"Your spiciness tolerance has slightly increased."
"You killed a raging dinosaur."
"Your ability to pad out your novels has slightly improved."
that's all.
Roger crushed his way through.
All the way to the "Gate in the Forest".
He didn't encounter any particularly difficult enemies!
This also confirms Roger's combat philosophy in the Two-Dimensional World—
Long range equals strength! Attack range is everything! What's the use of a powerful enemy if you can't even touch them?
On the other hand, Roger himself...
Aside from shooting marbles across most of the map, all the damage he dealt came from the elves.
And in this process.
He also collected a series of props and secret techniques.
Although the probability of getting items and secret techniques in the second tier has been greatly reduced.
But not long after.
Roger's Item Column and Secret Art Column are both full.
He conducted a careful selection process for this.
The final set of props was decided upon as follows:
The first six items were obtained by him in the First Tier.
The last three items are newly acquired.
"Angel's Armor (Heaven/Barrier)"
"Fire Sprite Necklace (Magic/Sprite/Flame)"
"Warrior's Medal (Fortress/Courage)"
"Water Sprite Pendant (Sprite/ Lake Country)"
"Emerald Censer (Red Earth Mountain /Drum Dance)"
"Knotgrass Crown (Inspirational/ Holly Tree)"
"Black Knight Medal (Magic/Abyss): Your spell attacks will have the 'Malicious Injury' effect; Malicious Injury: A check is performed every 20 seconds. If the check is successful, it deals 3 damage to the target and removes the Malicious Injury effect."
"Dark Elf Boots (Elf/Barrier): You have gained 1 Dark Elf as a companion; "
Dark elves will passively attack the areas you step on;
Enemies damaged by Dark Elves will be stunned.
"Wind Sprite Gauntlets (Red Earth Mountain /Sprite): You have acquired 1 Wind Sprite as a companion;
The wind sprite will actively attack all enemies within your field of vision.
The above 9 items constitute a "Fairy Barrier" build!
To put it simply...
It's the "Condom Summoning Build"! From the perspective of keyword construction.
It would be perfect if the "Black Knight Medal" or "Emerald Censer" were replaced with items that have the "Elf/Barrier" affix.
certainly.
Because of Cindy, Roger was somewhat able to accept the lack of entries.
He then designated one of Cindy's entries as "barrier".
So these words appeared at the bottom of the two-dimensional character card.
"Currently owned entries: 4 Elves, 4 Bulwark, 2 Inspire, 2 Red Earth Mountain, 2 Magic, 1 Celestial, 1 Fire, 1 Courage, 1 Lake Country, 1 Holly Tree, 1 Abyss"
"Spirits (4): Your sprites' attack frequency has increased by 80%;
They will have a certain chance of using the four-element combination move ' Judgment Strike '.
"Barrier (4): You have gained an additional 30 Wall Index."
When you take damage, your Wall Index will be deducted first; the deducted Wall Index will slowly recover at a rate of 1 point every 5 minutes.
The "4 Elves 4 Bulwark" strategy offers an absurdly high margin for error and high efficiency in clearing mobs.
Roger basically doesn't need to do anything himself.
Just run around the room and throw marbles, and the attacks from the elves will be enough to wipe everything out! What's even more fun is...
The 100% critical strike chance provided by "Inspiration" also applies to the spell attacks of the elves.
Previously, we were in a room filled with "Moss Monster".
The elves, in the "Encouragement" state, unleashed a "Judgment Strike".
Roger remembers that scene very clearly—
He was just about to throw a marble.
Then we saw the glory of the trial descend from the clouds.
The four different colored health bars of the "Moss Monster Lord" in front of me were instantly depleted! It's just a pity that the frequency of the combo attack was a little low.
Roger has only triggered it 4 times after playing for so long.
But no matter what.
The high-frequency spell attacks that this module provides are well worth the investment.
The attributes provided by the other two entries are also acceptable.
"Magic (2): Increases your spell attack damage by 20%"
"Red Earth Mountain (2): Your Life Index increases by 30%"
The Spell Damage was obviously for the sake of the elf minions.
However, the Life Index improvement of Red Earth Mountain is far less cost-effective than "Barrier", which provides a shield-like protection.
Fortunately, Roger encountered several items that increased his maximum Life Index during his raid.
His base Life Index eventually reached 9 points.
With the bonus from Red Earth Mountain, it also has 12 points.
This is an improvement that's better than nothing.
But Roger didn't think the term "Red Earth Mountain" was rubbish.
His instincts led him to suspect that there might be a strategy of farming health points to clear the game.
It's a pity.
He no longer has the opportunity to explore repeatedly.
Besides the props.
Roger also acquired a series of secret techniques.
After some deliberation.
He removed "fist and footwork skills" and "Peerless Sword Qi".
The final Secret Art Column is as follows—
"Life Sacrifice"
"Light Wind: You have the ability to fly briefly, at a speed slightly faster than your movement speed..."
Cooldown time: 24 seconds
"Vigorous Energy: The cooldown of all your arcane spells, items, and abilities is reduced to 1/3."
Without a doubt.
"Vigorous Energy" and "Light Wind" is a great combination of secret techniques.
This combination gave Roger exceptional mobility.
This also brings the charm of the "condom summoning" strategy to its extreme...
With the support of this powerful module.
Roger successfully obtained the Heart of the Wild from the Elephant Tomb.
Finally, I stood confidently outside the "Gate in the Forest" room! Before entering.
Roger deliberately timed it for a while—
The "Try Your Luck" Gambler's Roulette is about to be refreshed.
If you encounter failure or a major failure.
He will wait in this room a little longer.
If all else fails, open a tent.
This would not be considered a long-term stagnation.
After a short rest.
On the data panel.
"Try Your Luck: Your luck is truly incredible, you've achieved a 'major success'!"
"All your attacks deal +5 damage (including your summoned creatures)."
"It's done!"
Seeing this scene.
Roger walked decisively and confidently through the gate.
In the dim, yellowish field of vision.
After the familiar changes in perspective and transitions.
A feeling of oppression and irritation washed over Roger.
His vision was immediately filled with a desolate crimson.
What comes into view is an endless desert, huge craters, and a desolate starry sky!
Under the starry sky.
A chaotic mass of rotting flesh, incapable of being called a living being, was 'coldly watching' the intruder! At that moment.
A bad feeling welled up in Roger's heart.
"Notification: You have encountered an ' Ancient Godspawn ' (Immortal/Lord/Temporary Demotion -1)"
"Qi Divination Technique: You cannot stare at the true form of the ' Ancient Godspawn ' for an extended period of time, otherwise you will experience negative states such as 'Confusion' and 'Collapse'."
"You sense that the ' Ancient Godspawn's' health bar is at least 60+."
"Damn it!"
"A former immortal being temporarily demoted?"
I saw this thing.
Roger was completely stunned.
Where's the Gate in the Forest?! Why did I end up with a divine abomination?!
Where is Lin?
Where's the door?
"Don't tell me they were all eaten by the ' Ancient Godspawn '..."
Roger couldn't help but mutter a complaint under his breath.
In his mind.
Having a health bar of '60+' isn't the most troublesome thing.
The key issue is that it's 'too unbearable to look at'!
This is Two-Dimensional World!
His character can only look forward and backward. Of course, looking up and down is also possible, but it's inconvenient to maintain these actions for a long time.
When Roger tried to switch to a "High-Dimensional Perspective", he accidentally saw the full picture of the "Ancient Godspawn"!
The result was that they immediately entered a state of "chaos".
He watched helplessly as he pounded on the wall for six seconds.
Only then did they regain control of their bodies!...
"Let's try and see if we can hit it."
"If all else fails... we'll just have to stall and wait for the elves' 'Judgment Strike '!"
Roger had made up his mind.
The divine abominations over there also launched an attack!
Patches of shadow appeared beneath Roger's feet—
Within 0.5 seconds of the shadow appearing.
There will definitely be a tentacle falling from the sky! That tentacle can not only pierce through all obstacles in its path, but also cause more than 2 points of single-target damage and a certain probability of causing a 'confusion' effect! Just dodging the tentacle is already very difficult for Roger!
Fortunately, he possessed "Light Wind" and "Emerald Censer".
His exceptional mobility allows him to defend himself even when facing the Divine Abomination's ordinary attacks.
Occasionally, he can turn around and toss a small string of marbles.
But it still relies more on the spirits to deal damage.
The divine beast seemed to disdain the elves.
Its basic attacks and regular skill "Profane Blood" are both aimed at Roger.
This gave Roger a glimmer of hope.
After a brief struggle.
Roger discovered that the abominations had extremely high Magic Resistance.
At least 50% or more.
This is yet another piece of bad news.
But no matter what.
Roger wouldn't give up easily! "I'm a lucky guy blessed with great success, after all!"
"We have to struggle at least a little..."
Thinking this way.
Roger quickly cleared out the minions spawned by "Profane Blood" and huddled in a corner of the room.
"Hurry up and unleash ' Judgment Strike '!"
And so.
On the desert of this unknown planet, a harmonious scene unfolded: the owner played hide-and-seek while the sprite dealt damage.
Time passed by, second by second.
Roger kept thinking about it.
The "Judgment Strike" has finally arrived!
That moment.
But the four little sprites, who were panting heavily from the fight, instantly merged into one.
A pure beam of light fell from the starry sky.
It hit that blurry mass of rotten flesh with pinpoint accuracy! In that instant.
The mournful howls of the ' Ancient Godspawn ' echoed beneath the starry sky! Its health bar melted away like ice and snow.
In just a moment.
It lost eight of its light green health bars! "There's definitely a chance!"
"Keep up the good work!"
Seeing this scene.
Roger wished he could also crawl into his Item Column to collect an "Elf" or "Inspiration"! After all, he wasn't of much use to him.
It would be great if we could create a "versatile" entry together with Cindy...
Of course, thinking about it is one thing.
He couldn't get into the Item Column no matter what he tried.
For now, the only option is to rely on kiting tactics to let the elves slowly wear them down with magic.
Three hours later.
Roger, somewhat numb from playing 'hide-and-seek,' stared blankly at the ' Judgment Strike ' descending from the sky—
Beneath the beam of light.
The divine wrath continued to wail.
However, on the data panel...
Its health bar had only lost 20 bars! Keep in mind...
This is already the fourth Judgment Strike!
The elves look like they're almost completely drained...
Based on their behavior in the Two-Dimensional World.
Roger had reason to suspect that these sprites in the Prime Material Plane were elite characters at the level of the Extraordinary or even the Ascended.
Logically speaking...
With the help of these little sprites, he should be able to easily defeat all enemies.
However, the mechanics of the Divine Abomination are too much of a counter to his strategies.
"50% Magic Resistance, what's the point of even trying to fight an enemy like that!"
He silently shook his head in his heart.
But the next second...
Roger noticed something unusual—
After the beam of light disappeared.
The divine monstrous creature did not launch an attack immediately.
Instead, he lay on the ground, panting like a bellows.
"It's weak?"
Roger was both surprised and delighted.
He couldn't help but glance in the direction of the divine monster's true form.
Beneath a vast expanse of mosaic.
Roger noticed that the crimson skin of that mass of flesh had suddenly turned purplish-red!
"Warning: The ' Ancient Godspawn ' has entered Berserk State..."
See here.
Roger didn't think much of it; it was just the second phase, right? Chimera also have a second phase.
He even summoned quite a few Little Tree Spirit for him!
But the next second...
Roger's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
This is why everyone in the Two-Dimensional World has a pixelated face.
Otherwise, he would definitely have to put on a full-fledged performance to show what a true "master of face-changing" looks like!
"In its Berserk State, the ' Ancient Godspawn ' gains 90% Magic Resistance and has all its Life Index restored!"
Crash! Roger seemed to hear the sound of his own heart breaking.
Watching the ' Ancient Godspawn's' evaporated health bars gradually recover and eventually turn into a healthy, grassy green color.
Roger had completely lost the will to fight! Faced with 90% Magic Resistance.
The elves' attacks were so weak they weren't even worth scratching.
Furthermore, the new skill "Blood of Skinning" introduced in the second stage of the Divine Abomination has the ability to attack the entire map! Roger's situation can be described as adding insult to injury.
He struggled symbolically for a moment.
Less than 20 minutes.
His Wall Index was completely depleted.
The next damage will start deducting Life Index! "This is too unfair..."
Roger shook his head helplessly.
This moment.
He did feel a little sympathy for the mages who died at his hands.
Now it seems...
Those who rely on magic damage builds will absolutely lose to the Ancient Godspawn.
Roger still has the Gambler's Roulette.
However, relying solely on weapon damage is clearly insufficient, especially since the critical success status has long since disappeared, and now it's just "average" luck.
Roger took a lot of damage because he was trying to deal damage to the Divine Abomination, which caused him to be controlled by the 'Chaos' state.
No matter which angle you look at it from.
It seems that we've reached a dead end.
"Give it one more shot..."
Roger, controlling his character, began a "three-step advance, one-step retreat" strategy—
This was a method he devised to avoid triggering the 'chaotic' state.
It's effective, but also dangerous.
Infinite Marbles is fired.
The abomination's health began to decrease very slowly.
Although this speed is not even comparable to the recovery speed of the Divine Abomination's self-healing skill.
But Roger continued to produce output with meticulous care.
He will not give up any hope!
However, not long after.
"Notification: You have been splashed with 'Blood of Skinning', your Life Index has dropped to 4."
"You have dealt 1 point of damage to the ' Ancient Godspawn '."
"Warning: ' Ancient Godspawn ' has used 'Self-Healing', his health bar has increased by 3."
"This... we really can't win!"
"Um?"
Just when Roger was almost in despair.
He suddenly noticed a "broken tentacle" in the desert ahead! From his memory.
This thing was destroyed by "Judgment Strike" at the end of Phase 1.
Roger never had the chance to pick it up.
It was only now, by sheer chance, that I got close!
With the attitude of not letting any spoils of war slip by.
Roger rushed over and touched it.
"You have obtained the item: Light Sprite Bracelet (Celestial/Elf)."
"Notice: Your Item Column is full. Would you like to replace it?"
At the critical moment.
Roger decisively chose to replace him.
He directly replaced the "Black Knight Medal" with the "Light Sprite Bracelet".
In this way...
In terms of the effectiveness of the entries.
Roger lost "Magic (2)" but gained "Celestial Realm (2)".
But most importantly...
His sprite entry has reached (5).
"Let's take a gamble..."
Although I didn't have high expectations.
But Roger still selected "elf" as Cindy's second entry! This might be his last move! If that doesn't work either.
Then he really had no other options.
On the data panel.
"You have gained a new affix effect: Elf (6)"
"Spirits (6): Your sprites' attack frequency has increased by 200%;
They will have a certain chance of using the six-element combination skill ' Falling Stars ';...
Note: When you first collect all 6 Pokémon, the 8-Pokémon combo skill ' World-Ending Forbidden Spell ' will be triggered.
"The World-Ending Forbidden Spell is being triggered..."
"You have gained 'Observer Qualification (Temporary)', you will not be harmed by forbidden spells..."
In a daze.
It was as if some force had 'pulled' Roger out of the map of the Two-Dimensional World!
He was able to look down upon that desert from the perspective of the stars—
No.
He could see it very clearly from this angle.
This is not a desert.
This is a planet! The abominations only occupy a corner of it.
But elsewhere on the planet.
Other strange entities also reside there.
The next moment.
Countless gray clouds appeared on the planet's periphery.
Endless spells fell from the clouds—
flame.
Gale.
fist.
Weapons.
An unnamed claw.
A terrifying rope.
An almost endless barrage of high-level spells relentlessly rained down on the planet's surface.
The Ancient Godspawn were beaten so badly they couldn't even lift their heads.
Despite Magic Resistance of up to 90%.
However, despite the terrifying suppression of the ring count, the forbidden spell still inflicted a great deal of damage on the Divine Abomination!
Even divine calamities are like this.
How could other life forms on the planet possibly survive? Roger did not see any other life forms.
But I vaguely guessed the story behind this scene!
"Is this Simulated World Extinction by the gods?"
"Or perhaps, Mystra is Simulated World Extinction?"
"That's right, only those who specialize in summoning can activate the World-Ending Forbidden Spell..."
Looking at the irresistible rain of magic.
Roger's immense joy was somewhat diminished.
He knew.
This may be Mystra Planet will face again in the not-too-distant future!
"If Quinan were to also reenact Mystra's script..."
"Then other planets may also have similar possibilities."
"Escape is probably not the solution."
"Ultimately, we still have to face it..."
Roger felt a sense of peace.
He calmly observed every detail of the forbidden spell.
10 minutes later.
The Ancient Godspawn's 69 health bars were all depleted.
It died wailing in the bright light.
But the forbidden spell continues!
Roger glanced at the data panel.
"You have killed the Ancient Godspawn, and you have obtained the ' Remains of the Ancient Godly Aberration '."
"You have obtained a special item: Celestial God Duel Arena"
"Celestial God Duel Arena (Special Item/God+): You can drag an enemy whose level is 'God' or 'below God' into this Two-Dimensional World map called ' Celestial God Duel Arena '!"
Before you determine the winner.
No one can escape from this place.
Note: In the ' Celestial God Duel Arena ', you will inherit items, equipment, and secret techniques from the ' Silent Forest ' or other maps;
Whether your enemy possesses the relevant item depends on whether they have entered the Two-Dimensional World.
If so, all of them will be inherited;
If not, then only the initial properties after two-dimensionalization remain.
"This..."
"Isn't this just like turning the enemy into a two-dimensional entity and then beating up a kid with your maxed-out gear?"
Roger was overjoyed!