Chapter 17: Kallen Kaslana: I Can't Do It!

Chapter 17: Kallen Kaslana: I Can't Do It!

This was a closed steel room, with nine large screens hanging on the walls, a steel table leaning against the wall, and a chair—this was the entire room.

—There wasn't even a door, as if it was sealed shut.

Lei Cang strolled around the room, but he didn't find any obvious gaps. However, using the smooth outer wall, he managed to see his current appearance.

He had the appearance of a tall, blond man wearing medieval aristocratic-style clothes, elegant and intellectual. If he chose to be an idol, he probably wouldn't be much less attractive to female fans than Old Yang.

His golden hair was tied into a single ponytail that looped in front of his chest. This reminded Lei Cang of the first time he battled with Fu Hua and saw that silver-haired dwarf in the screen, who also had the same hairstyle.

Having found no way out, Lei Cang could only sit back at the table and noticed a note next to the controller:

"To the kind-hearted person who may receive this, please help me clear this game with the current equipment I have."

"To prove my love for Kallen, even if I'm penniless, I will still lead her to victory on the other side—though I must admit, I'm not good at playing games. So, I beg you, the unknown savior, to demonstrate the correct path to victory for me."

"Of course, since I love Kallen so much, there's no doubt about it. No one in this world loves her more than me. So, after you complete the task, I will try to replicate it, just to personally experience her voice and smile."

"Otto Apocalypse"

"..."

Lei Cang picked up the controller and silently brought up the menu.

On the character interface, there was only a pitiful tattered cloth, and even the "rudimentary gloves" given to a penniless starting character were missing.

A piece of tattered cloth, this was true poverty.

Regarding masochism, Lei Cang felt that this "Otto" was top-notch.

Was he a masochist or something?

Lei Cang began to control the character Kallen on the screen. Soon, she encountered the first small enemy, a Revenant wielding a sickle.

Kallen, controlled by Lei Cang, threw a punch, but without her weapon, her already weak attack power became even worse. The Revenant, now attacked, turned around and flashed a red light in its eye, then swung the sickle at Kallen.

Lei Cang didn't move and decided to test Kallen's defense. As a result, she lost half of her health in just one hit!

Her health bar plummeted like snowflakes!

Kallen, who was attacked, rolled on the ground in a sorry state, saying, "I can still fight..."

"Yeah right! You fight for what? You'll die after taking two hits. You'd better go back to gather your troops!" Lei Cang thought to himself.

Even though he made the game himself, Lei Cang was somewhat speechless. He felt it was too much to make her so weak.

Taking a potion, Lei Cang fought smartly and killed the Revenant after a battle of wits and bravery, without taking any damage.

Finally, he reached the prologue boss.

Lei Cang set the first boss fight in a sports arena. The boss was the gigantic "Ganesha."

Because it was the prologue, the development team hadn't added too many attack actions. There were only around twenty different attacks, and as long as players dodged properly, they could easily pass the stage.

The only difficulty lay in reducing Ganesha's health to 25%. Once that happened, it would become enraged, its attack speed would increase, and it would even release freezing ice to immobilize enemies. If the player's health was full, they could choose not to dodge and directly confront Ganesha to defeat it.

However, that was based on a normal starting character. Lei Cang's controlled "Cute Lily" wasn't on that level.

With only a piece of tattered cloth and her attack power so low, even if Ganesha had 25% health left, she would still need to punch it many times. This meant that she had to face the boss in an enraged state for a longer period of time.

Lei Cang controlled the character to enter the sports arena, and a cutscene played.

First, there was a roar, then the huge Ganesha curled up like a wheel and flew out from the ground.

It was red and white, had no eyes, but patterns instead, and two large tusks by its long trunk that resembled the tusks of a wild boar.

In reality, it was based on the Indian mythological figure, Ganesha, the white elephant.

The boss battle began. Ganesha curled up and rolled forward like a wheel, starting with a "Rolling Wheel" attack.

Facing such a clumsy move, Lei Cang naturally couldn't be hit by it. He dodged and hit it a couple of times, causing only a small fraction of the health bar to drop...literally almost nothing.

He couldn't help but twitch his mouth.

If he kept this up, it would probably take more than half an hour to finish.

No wonder the reward given by the system included three chances to make a wish. Although it wasn't a battle, it wasn't any less difficult than that battle with the class monitor.

"This is the employer's first power-leveling task, and I absolutely cannot mess it up."

If he failed, "One Life, One Love" would likely doubt Lei Cang's ability, and he would never receive another task.

This search alone cost Lei Cang a discounted price of thirty thousand yuan.

In the future, if he wanted to increase his clientele, the price would increase to several hundred thousand, and it would increase with each client.

Lei Cang had to cherish each opportunity.

Feeling a sense of crisis, Lei Cang focused even more on controlling the character.

Dodge, attack, dodge, attack...

He wouldn't be greedy for any single attack and focused on being steady.

After a dull grinding, Ganesha's health bar finally reached a quarter.

Suddenly, its surface turned bright red, and cracks opened up, revealing lava-like pipes.

Ganesha roared and rolled towards Lei Cang!

Lei Cang dodged, but Ganesha's attacks after being enraged weren't so simple. It changed direction and charged at Lei Cang again. Its massive body was like a guided missile, refusing to stop until it hit its target.

With Kallen's health, even one hit would send her back to the starting point!

Kallen continuously ran on the battlefield, just like a bullfighter. Only when Ganesha was about to reach her, would she use the dodge skill to roll sideways and evade the attack.

The angle of the dodge had to be exactly perpendicular to Ganesha's rolling direction. Slightly deviating from that would result in being crushed by Ganesha. So, every dodge required

Lei Cang's full concentration; there was no room for error.

One dodge... two dodges...

Lei Cang, who was entirely focused on the game, didn't realize that everything in front of him seemed to slow down frame by frame...

After several tens of seconds of chasing attacks, Ganesha finally stopped rolling, fell to the ground, and a small circle appeared above its head, indicating that it was stunned.

Lei Cang took the opportunity to hit it twice before quickly retreating.

"Roar!"

Ganesha roared and swung its tusks, but its attack was in vain. Then, it curled up again, and the rolling speed became faster.

This was a "Continuous Roll" in a straight line. Although it wouldn't track its target, its speed was extremely fast, and it would release multiple attacks continuously!

Lei Cang's hand holding the controller was full of sweat, and he kept his eyes glued to the screen, starting one extreme operation after another. He didn't even notice the reminders from the system...

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Five hours later, Bishop Otto of Schicksal was sitting in a chair, lost in thought.

Coincidentally, Kallen York, who had just finished training, walked by and saw him lost in thought. She approached and asked, "My Lord Bishop, what are you looking at?"

"The game you mentioned last time."

In his hands, he held a tablet showing Kallen being controlled by Lei Cang, fighting against the enraged Ganesha. Every dodge was pushed to its limits, and every opening was met with a perfect attack.

As the scene progressed, it almost gave the impression that Ganesha and Kallen were rehearsed dancers.

What's even more crucial is that this splendid and extreme gameplay lasted for more than ten minutes. The difficulty level of the next level is even higher than this boss battle, surpassing it in every aspect.

"I'm wondering..." Otto's words sounded hesitant, "Can such gameplay really be achieved with 'my' body?"

"Also, how on earth am I supposed to replicate this clearance? It's quite challenging, isn't it?"

Kallen Kaslana: T^T

I can't do it!