Witch Special

The ability of the parasol to temporarily increase the magic power limit is currently untestable, but Lin Zhenxi has a feeling it won't be too bad. After all, Kazami Yuuka is clearly known for her overwhelming magic power and unstoppable magic bombardment, and this parasol is the perfect embodiment of both of her characteristics.

Lin Zhenxi happily inserted her sunflower umbrella back into the light ball, and prepared to raise her head to try to get closer to Kazami Yuuka. This was a real boss. Even though she was just a projection, she must have countless goodies in her hands.

However, when Lin Zhenxi looked forward again, the Kazemi Yuuka who had been there just a moment ago had vanished. Furthermore, the entire mansion began to crumble. Whether it was the flowery carpet beneath her feet or the entire mansion's furnishings, everything began to turn black, then white, and finally turned into tiny dust particles that floated into the sky.

Lin Zhenxi looked at everything happening in front of him in a daze, and a strong sense of unreality arose in his heart.

Which of these things in front of her are real?

The entire structure of the mansion quickly turned to ashes, leaving only a small piece of broken wall, which stubbornly remained in place as if to leave a mark on this world.

As the mansion vanished, Lin Zhenxi could see the sunflower fields outside also rapidly withering and dissipating, revealing the barren earth beneath. Her earlier worries seemed to have become a reality. When the sunflower fields were conquered by her, all the sunflowers that had bloomed there truly vanished.

A sunflower field without sunflowers would only be useful for producing soldiers.

The scope of the destruction seemed to be limited to the sunflower field. Outside the sunflower field, the outside was still sunny and the mountains and waters were green. However, once the sight was pulled back from the distance to the near, this large piece of barren land with pale soil appeared abruptly in front of the eyes, which was out of tune with the overall environment.

But after her experience in the String World, Lin Zhenxi was convinced that this desolate scene was the truest form of this world. And this seemed to be the so-called "truth" she should be seeking.

The requirement to clear the Moon-Watching difficulty level, "discovering the true appearance of the world", may be referring to this.

Lin Zhenxi turned to look at the ball of light beside her. She had to check what stage her current strategy progress was at. Had she cleared the game? Was she ready to build a base and produce soldiers, or were there other issues that needed to be addressed?

Under Lin Zhenxi's inquiring gaze, the light ball changed its shape and became an arrow, as if it wanted to guide Lin Zhenxi somewhere.

Lin Zhenxi followed the arrow's guidance and came to the center of the desolate land. Once there, the arrow changed from pointing forward to pointing downward, and next to it was a shovel icon, indicating that they needed to dig downward.

What exactly does this icon want Lin Zhenxi to do?

Up to now, this light ball has not popped up any text-based prompts, but chart-based prompts are also prompts. Since the light ball wants Lin Zhenxi to do this, just do it and there is no need to worry about the meaning of doing so.

After all...it wasn't her who actually did the work.

Isn't that right, dwarf soldiers?

For reconnaissance, Lin Zhenxi has the Chocolate Gray Jade Bird. For manual labor, the mass-produced Asura Rhinoceros Beetle serves her wholeheartedly. For excavation, the Dwarf Soldiers are the perfect choice. While they may be magical creations, Dwarves are still Dwarves. Excavation is almost instinctual for them, so they excel at it.

Moreover, dwarf soldiers are considered "pawns" in chess, the lowest level of fairy tale magic summons. Summoning them poses almost no burden to Lin Zhenxi, and he can summon as many as he wants.

So Lin Zhenxi summoned out five dwarf soldiers, assigned them tools suitable for digging, and asked them to start digging down towards the place where the light ball pointed.

The dwarf soldiers were very obedient. They did whatever Lin Zhenxi said without a single complaint. Of course, this was probably because these dwarf soldiers were actually made of clay, completely solid inside, without any organs.

No vocal cords, no brain, so naturally no complaints.

They are just like robots; they only break down, and they won't get upset, go on strike, or demand better benefits.

The dwarf soldiers took the shovels that Lin Zhenxi had conjured up with his Transfiguration spell and immediately buried their heads and began digging. Although these short and fat guys were not tall, they had strong limbs and a lot of strength. They dug the soil very quickly. In the blink of an eye, the soil that flew out of the pit was taller than them.

The place that the light ball indicated to Lin Zhenxi was not buried very deep. The dwarf soldiers had only been digging for less than ten minutes when their shovels hit something hard.

Without even needing Lin Zhenxi to give orders, the dwarf soldiers began digging around on their own and quickly cleared all the soil around this hard guy.

However, perhaps it was their talent for digging that came into play. These dwarf soldiers unconsciously turned the pit into a tunnel during the digging process. The entrance to the hole became smaller and smaller. Lin Zhenxi knew at a glance that she could not get in at all unless she used the shrinking spell on herself.

Lin Zhenxi didn't want to dig a hole in the ground like the dwarf soldiers. She was a human, not a groundhog, so she chose a more brutal but more comfortable way, which was to lift the entire ground and let the things underground come to her.

This wasn't even magic; it was simply communicating with the surrounding earth elements to express his wishes. Lin Zhenxi paid the magic power, and the elements were responsible for turning Lin Zhenxi's thoughts into reality.

At the cost of the magic power of three explosive fireballs, Lin Zhenxi made the soil in front of him surge like quicksand, pushing the thing underground to the ground.

A stone tablet rose from the ground, and as the soil underneath hardened again, it stood steadily in front of Lin Zhenxi.

This is a monument... It looks similar to the upright stones at Stonehenge, wide at the bottom and narrow at the top, essentially a stone monument with a rough, uneven surface. On one side of the monument is a hexagram symbol that looks like it was drawn in blood.

It seemed like it was really blood, or something similar, because when Lin Zhenxi looked at the hexagram, it actually began to bleed.

At the same time, the light ball popped up a prompt at the right time, telling Lin Zhenxi what to do next.

[The Stone Tablet Sealing the Eye of Chaos - Part 5]

[Use the key to enter the sealed interior through the stone tablet. Kill the sealed demon, the Eye of Deep Chaos, and you will meet the clearance requirements.]

[Destroying the stone tablets will loosen the seal, increasing the power of the sealed demon. If all seven sealing stone tablets are destroyed, the demon will break free and emerge in its true form.]

The more stone tablets you destroy, the higher the rating you'll receive after defeating the demon. If you release and kill the demon's true form, the "Celebration Game" will end, and you'll receive the final settlement reward.

[Note: The seventh stone tablet is the core of the seal, specially prepared for you. Other players participating in the celebration game cannot see it.]

After reading the information scrolling on the light ball, Lin Zhenxi took a deep breath. When he looked at the stone tablet again, his eyes had become a little different.

This stone tablet was the door to the final boss of the "Moon-Watching" difficulty level. The key to the door had just been given to her by Kazami Yuuka.

In other words, as long as Lin Zhenxi enters the seal and kills the sealed demon, the Eye of Deep Chaos, she can pass the "Moon-gazing" difficulty and achieve the goal set for her by Teacher Patchouli.

But is that all?

While this would still allow her to clear the game, the instructions given by the orb were clear enough. The seventh stone tablet was prepared specifically for her. In other words, Patchouli hoped she could dismantle all seven sealing tablets and completely slay the sealed Chaos Demon, bringing this celebration carnival she had prepared specifically for Lin Zhenxi to a successful conclusion.

Clearing the exam at the lowest difficulty level might have met the passing standard set by Patchouli, but it was definitely not the result she had hoped for. Lin Zhenxi wasn't the type of student who simply passed the exam. Now that she knew the standard for a perfect score, she naturally had to work towards that goal.

and so……

Lin Zhenxi once again took out the certificate of Fengjian Youxiang's recognition of himself through the light ball, poked it on the hexagram on the stone tablet, and activated the passage to the final boss room.

Hey, didn't expect that o(*￣▽￣*)ゞ

The celebration game Patchouli had prepared wasn't just a one-time playthrough; it required completing all the levels on the first try. Lin Zhenxi wasn't confident enough; her abilities wouldn't allow her to tackle such a high level of difficulty right out of the gate.

So Lin Zhenxi chose to start from the lowest difficulty level without destroying any stone tablets, and went straight in to fight the final boss, first getting the first pass reward.

Through the previous levels of difficulty, Lin Zhenxi had discovered a feature of the celebration game: snowballing. The rewards for completing the first level could make the rest of the game much easier. These rewards were generally earned through first kills or first completions.

In other words, Lin Zhenxi could clear "Moon Watching" once, claim the clearance reward, and then move on to the more difficult "Moon Watching." Lin Zhenxi truly believed that with so many ruins within the celebration world, as long as she stacked up enough buffs like she had in the previous difficulty levels, she would be able to take on even a fully unlocked Chaos Demon.

But all of this must start with the first step right under your feet.

Monster, show me your true form now!