Horrible! Actually playing this kind of game!

Chapter 385 289 Valkyrie

Chapter 385 289. Valkyrie

After a painful battle, Furukawa Haoze finally walked out of this series of deadly caves.

When I walked out, I came out of the cave and it was bright outside.

The whole scene suddenly opened up.

Only then did Furukawa Hirose discover that his current location was on the outer trail of a mountain.

Judging from the scene, we still don’t know how far we will go.

But fortunately, we have reached the save point.

This platform, which does not look too big, looks like a large rock protruding from the edge of the cliff. It is covered with sand and gravel, and there is a circle of thin grass growing on the edge.

As you get closer to the edge, you can still see the woods below.

The entire sky is foggy and surrounds the edge of the cliff, which looks really scary.

In fact, this scene is fake.

Only the walkable platforms and roads are the actual terrain created by art.

What can be seen from the bird's eye view below, the treetops swaying in the wind, the lush forest below, and the sky in the distance are all completed by the dynamic effect of 2D surface rendering.

The background below is an animated picture, and the sky in the distance is made through a skybox, which is another animated picture.

These things have no collisions and no models. They are places that can only be seen and cannot be reached at all.

If you fall off the plank road, the screen will go black and a big "YOU DIED" will appear.

However, pokeni's art team, under the command of Qing Zhiyuan, put these things into the game and perfectly integrated them with the scene, giving people a particularly empty and lonely illusion.

The shortcomings of the bird's-eye view are actually quite obvious, that is, it cannot depict particularly shocking scenes, such as the sunset on the horizon and the stars above our heads...

Meteors fall, the night is lonely...

The field of view is never as wide as in 3D games with a flat perspective. In "Princess Mononoke", players can see the natural landscapes everywhere by raising the camera slightly.

The majestic sunset and the final scene of the expansion of the mountain beast god are all things that can be perfectly reflected from a free perspective.

Not in "The Witcher: Devil's Egg".

Of course, there is also a way that doesn't work, and that is the way pokeni is using now.

Set the location where the player is high enough, deep into the clouds, and become a plank road protruding from the edge of the cliff, and then look down from the top of the plank road.

Then you can feel the different broadened horizons.

You can see the majesty of the sky from a free perspective.

Then from the bird's-eye view, you can also feel the magnificent scene seen when birds soar in the sky.

The forest is like a sea, the city has become a small dot, and the mountains have been trampled underfoot.

There is quite a feeling of being at the top of the mountain and looking down at the mountains and the world.

…

"Wow, so beautiful."

Sitting next to Furukawa Hirose, Yuzhu Junna sighed.

She had also experienced a brief "Princess Mononoke" with Furukawa before.

How to say it, Princess Mononoke is the beauty of Hayao Miyazaki's 2D animation.

But among the demon hunters, there is a majestic beauty of everything being silent under the bloody setting sun. It is so thrillingly beautiful, yet so natural.

It seems that after experiencing a series of battles, being able to see such beautiful scenery has purified the whole heart.

The restless mood suddenly settled down.

Yes, the feeling of peace of mind.

It's like being next to Furukawa.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but raise her head and stare at the man next to her who was concentrating on playing the game.

As if aware of Xuezhu's gaze, Furukawa turned around in confusion, "Huh? What's wrong?"

"No, it's okay, just keep going."

Xuezhu pursed his lips and smiled.

But seriously, it's getting late now, more than an hour has passed since their game started.

"Let's go to bed in another hour, okay?"

"Yes," Furukawa Haoze nodded.

Yukitake Junna laughed happily.

…

The battle on the plank road was actually not pleasant. It turned out that in the cave, although there were quite a lot of enemies, the terrain was obviously more open.

Furukawa Hirose has a lot of room for detours and can avoid the opponent's skills by moving to complete the kill.

As long as the timing is right.

The fault tolerance rate will also be higher.

But this is not the case on the plank road.

Although the scenery outside the plank road is quite beautiful, the width of the entire plank road is only as wide as 2 to 3 people, and it is built along the cliff in the middle. In some places, it is just a protruding stone plane.

In a place like this, it would be very difficult to fight an encounter.

The space for detours and dodges is rapidly reduced, and it is often a matter of sneak attack or first strike opportunity. If you fail to kill the enemy at once, you will be very passive next time.

…

After taking only two steps, I met a lizard man climbing on the cliff. At the same time, there was a spearman on standby on the plank road.

Furukawa Haoze leaned forward and slowly approached, first using the crossbow to trigger it.

The lizard man above immediately jumped over.

Furukawa Haoze raised his sword and killed him, just in time to lure the pikemen behind him.

When the spearman initially finds the enemy, he will run for the first time, and then when he reaches a similar distance, he will stab with a spear.

If you receive a shot from the front, at least half of your blood will be knocked out, and you will also be knocked back.

Furukawa Haoze smiled slightly. He was already a powerful warrior who had experienced the baptism of battle. This little trick could be said to be familiar to him.

At this time, just press the A button to roll to one side...

"Ah~"

Only a scream was heard.

Erwin rolled off the outside of the cliff and fell into the endless darkness.

The screen went black, and two big words appeared on it——

【YOU DIED! 】

"Nani?!"

Furukawa Haoze's eyes widened and he couldn't believe what he saw! ! !

hateful!

It can actually fall!

It’s so scary. Do you want it to be so real? !

Have you ever considered the feelings of players, Hidetaka Miyazaki? !

Why should players be allowed to fall at this time?

Furukawa Hirose didn't understand.

On the other hand, when Sekitake Junna next to her saw this, she couldn't help laughing and giggled.

…

Furukawa Haoze frowned.

It would be too shameless to die consecutively in front of Xuezhu.

Return to the resurrection point and start over again.

Climbing up the plank road, Furukawa Haoze gained a new understanding of "The Demon Hunter: Devil's Egg".

The space for dodging on the plank road is too narrow, and sometimes you will fall out of the plank road accidentally.

Then he fell to his death.

So you have to be very careful.

Thinking of this, Furukawa Hirose couldn't help but feel a little puzzled...

Is this a design approach that humans can come up with?

Can't you just fence off the outside of the plank road?

Even if it's just an air wall, does it have to be a place where it can fall?

This guy Miyazaki Hidetaka is also very insidious. He even made some outer wooden fences that look very strong, but during the fight, these fences can be destroyed.

Destruction can increase the sense of impact and enhance the pleasure of destruction.

I understand all these principles.

but……

Can you not let the player fall after it is destroyed?

The producers didn't take the players' psychological endurance into consideration at all.

I don’t know why, but Furukawa Hirose misses Mikami Shinji particularly at this moment.

You must know that although "Princess Mononoke" is also difficult, it is not so insidious.

At least Mikami is upright as a producer.

And this Miyazaki Hidetaka...

how to say.

In terms of high emotional intelligence, this producer also pursues realism and creates a new and different experience for players.

If he has low emotional intelligence, is he a little psychologically distorted?

Probably similar to Furuhara Chunqiu and Urobuchi Gen, they all had a bit of a tragic childhood experience, right?

Furukawa Haoze can only relieve himself in this way.

…

after awhile.

Furukawa Haoze cautiously arrived at the next platform.

Not far away stood a girl.

The 3D model is actually not that good. It just looks like a character with some features. The upper body is wearing armor, revealing a perfect belly, and the lower body is wearing a short skirt, riding boots, and long legs.

A girl in a smart outfit.

She was carrying a long bow on her back, with her hands on her hips, rocking back and forth.

Furukawa Haoze's heart couldn't help but lift.

Like a frightened bird, he was ready for battle early.

However, after getting closer, Furukawa Haoze didn't react until he saw the green name and the big exclamation mark on her head.

It turned out to be one of our own.

During the conversation, we learned that her name was Eve.

Eve is Erwin's playmate who grew up together, and both of them share the same tragic fate.

What follows is a cutscene, in which the past experiences of the two people are described:

20 years ago.

During the battle between the Star Kingdom and the Haoyue Empire, the borders of the Star Kingdom fell because the Haoyue Empire activated a group of demon warriors with terrifying power.

At the same time, nearby villages and towns suffered serious damage and blows.

Countless people died tragically.

Among them were Eve and Erwin's parents.

Later, the two were adopted into an orphanage.

While living in the orphanage, both Erwin and Eve awakened the demonic power in their bodies and became terrifying humans with demonic power.

The two people who were supposed to be expelled from the stars were instead selected by the new army of the stars and trained as qualified warriors to fight against Haoyue's demon warriors.

And the corps they belong to is now the vanguard.

After possessing the demon warriors, the Star Kingdom launched a counterattack against Haoyue. Not only did it regain the lost ground, but it also defeated the opponent's main force one after another. It is now in the process of pushing towards the Haoyue Imperial Capital.

Although the Star Vanguard Corps is not named as demons, ordinary people are actually quite afraid of them.

Because these guys all possess powers beyond ordinary people.

Many people have experienced attacks by demons, and they have a deep understanding of the origins of these guys and the disaster that the seeds in their bodies that may explode at any time will bring to the world.

But to a certain extent, the people of the stars can live because of the existence of these demon warriors.

To sum it up in one sentence -

The Star Vanguard, in the body of a demon, hunts demons.

Although he has the power of a demon, he is an out-and-out demon hunter.

Their role is more to deal with the more difficult bones in the war, even the powerful demon warriors of the Haoyue Empire.

…

Today, the hero is sent here in order to seize the choke point - Ice Wolf Fortress.

Now, Eve is here to pick him up.

"The rest of the way is more difficult, so the leader asked me to help you."

After the girl finished speaking, a pair of wide black wings grew from her back, looking like a crow.

She flew in the air, then grabbed the male protagonist with both hands, and the two of them rose from the ground.

Wow.

Is there still such an operation?

Furukawa Haoze was shocked.

What is this called?

Two player play?

"so beautiful."

When she saw Eve's wide black wings, Yukitake Junna clapped her hands in admiration beside her.

To be honest, it's quite beautiful. Now that it's covered, from a bird's-eye view, even though the wings are black, they have an indescribable sense of beauty.

Furukawa Haoze nodded sheepishly.

Although I don't know why, my cheeks are red and my heart is very happy.

This is probably the feeling of sharing what you like with the people you like.

…

From here on, the game gradually begins to teach how to use demonic powers.

For example, Eve's flight is the embodiment of her demonic power.

The male protagonist also has his own demonic power. When he uses it, he can unlock a part of his body and turn this part into the shape of a demon.

The left hand was unlocked first, so it became a demon claw.

The Devil's Claw can grab a certain distance forward and pull the enemy to its side. If there is a fixed object on the cliff, it can move quickly by pulling on the fixed object.

In other words, this demon can grab, advance and attack, retreat and defend, and it also has an additional displacement skill.

At the same time, the skill attack method has also been changed.

The pace of the game suddenly changed.

…

With Eve's flying help, the hero can roll as much as he wants without falling. The plank road is intermittent on the entire outer wall of the cliff.

There are even some places where the gaps are so large that it seems impossible for people to pass through.

At this time, you have to rely on Eve's flight to pass.

However, Eve's flight is also limited, and it requires an energy bar. This energy bar will only increase when it falls to the ground, and will continue to be consumed when flying.

If the energy bar is gone, it will fall from the air and die.

Another point is that although it is flying, this is a 3D game with a bird's-eye view after all, so instead of saying it is flying, it is better to say that Eve is leading the male protagonist along the plank road, but her feet are a little distance from the ground. That’s all.

The whole journey is almost flying along the plank road.

However, even so, the entire battle became much easier.

Because the space to avoid becomes larger, the fault tolerance rate is higher.

And when Eve is mounted on the body, there are two tubes of blood bars, one tube is Eve's blood, and the other tube is the male protagonist's.

If Eve dies, she will disintegrate and leave the hero.

After a while, this guy will catch up again with full health.

…

If you don't want to merge, you can choose to separate in the menu bar, and Eve will exist as an auxiliary object.

It can help the protagonist to carry out active attacks.

He is a close and good teammate.

…

After flying, fighting, and passing through the long and narrow plank road, we finally arrived at the entrance of the Ice Wolf Fortress.

After entering the door, there is a wide circular square, which is divided into two parts.

One is a semicircular platform built with wood above the stairs, and the other is a semicircular sand field below.

From a bird's eye view, it looks like a Pokémon ball.

Furukawa Haoze couldn't help laughing when he thought of this.

After working on it for a long time, what is this called?

Does pokeni itself pay tribute to itself?

Or is it a fantasy linkage?

Advertise another game?

However, it is also possible that he thinks too much.

In the two semicircles, there is a humanoid monster standing on each side.

These two guys have very long health bars, and it’s not easy at first glance.

Their names can also be seen above the head——

White Crow Twins.

The shapes of the two people are also very unique.

The outer clothing is designed in the form of a flying bird, or [white crow].

There are wide wings on the outer edge of the sleeves, while the upper body is unusually wide and the pants on the lower body are very tight.

The two men each held two daggers in their hands, and they looked like agile assassins.

The colors of their clothes are completely opposite. One of them is in white clothes and black trousers, and the other is in black clothes and white trousers.

It should be regarded as a mini-BOSS or an elite monster, but it is not a BOSS health bar.

Although Furukawa Haoze doesn't know what the BOSS's health bar looks like in Devil's Egg, he is certain that the health bars of these two guys are definitely not the same.

…

After taking a few steps forward, there seemed to be a connection between the twins. One of them noticed Erwin, and the other one also ran over.

In this game, pokeni developed a complete [hate chain system], and the settings of this system are also in preparation for the future "Monster Hunter".

After grouping monsters, hatred is shared among the same group. As long as one of them is attacked, it will trigger a siege from other monsters in the group.

Moreover, hatred also has a transmission range, not only within the group, but also if the player is close to multiple monsters, and the monsters in different groups are relatively close, hatred can also be transmitted.

The attack methods of the two men were like two hunting dogs, and they were not worthy of being called white crows.

Because they all got down on all fours and struck out quickly.

Both sides launched a fierce attack around Furukawa Hirose.

Furukawa suddenly became nervous.

Because there is actually coordination between these two, and because their movements are so agile, it is difficult to catch them.

After fighting for a while, the health of both sides was reduced.

One of them jumped out quickly and launched a series of attacks on Furukawa Haoze.

I hide.

Just ducked.

A backstab from behind.

The second monster arrives.

A series of attacks, and Erwin died tragically on the spot.

How can it be repaired! ! !

Why don't you go fight Eve? !

…

Again.

This time Furukawa Haoze was cautious, mustered up his energy, and was extremely focused.

After about ten minutes, he finally defeated one of them.

I saw the guy covering his chest with his hands, and a large amount of black blood spurted out from his body.

Then he fell to the ground on his back.

After solving this, the rest is easy to handle.

Furukawa Haoze raised the corners of his mouth slightly, preparing to launch a fierce attack on the other one.

However, after about 5 seconds, he suddenly realized something was wrong——

The guy who was supposed to be dead emitted a strange red light all over his body, and then he got up from the ground again.

A burst of light surged out from its body, and then the entire human form turned into a monster.

The White Crow lives up to his name, because he has a pair of wide wings spread out behind him, and his whole body looks like a big bird.

This guy can fly into the air and then swoop down to launch a vicious attack on Erwin.

Unless you can use the devil's claw to lock it, it will be difficult to cause any substantial damage to him.

On the one hand, it is particularly difficult to grasp the timing of the devil's capture in real-time combat.

On the other hand, there is a twin brother nearby who is interfering.

Furukawa Haoze can take care of this, but not that.

The whole game was extremely difficult and passive.

Not long after, he died tragically under the sharp claws of the two guys.

And several times in a row.

It’s so scary, we haven’t even reached the BOSS yet.

Furukawa Hirose was so abused that he doubted his life.

Who am I, where am I, who is there, who is beating me?

…

turn out to be--

Humans parasitized by demon eggs will die twice.

The first time he is killed as a human being, after death he turns into a terrifying monster due to the power of the demon egg, and then dies again.

This is the case with the White Crow Twins.

Of course, there are some miscellaneous soldiers like this, but Furukawa Haoze didn't pay much attention to it before, thinking that those miscellaneous soldiers had two lives.

If you think about it carefully, these are actually the means used by pokeni designers to convey the world view and setting.

ah……

So that's it.

Furukawa Haoze frowned, finally gaining some understanding of the settings of this world.

But……

It's very uncomfortable now. The cooperation between these two guys is simply terrifying.

Furukawa Haoze once again felt the fear of being tortured by monsters.

How do you describe this feeling?

Devil's Egg produced by Hidetaka Miyazaki seems to have further strengthened the monster AI. Compared with last year's "Princess Mononoke", although the expressiveness has been weakened, it still gives people a sense of oppression and a sense of control during combat. The tension is progressive.

"that……"

At this moment, the girlfriend next to me spoke weakly.

"Um?"

Furukawa Haoze turned around and glanced at Yuzhu Junna.

"Well..." Xuezhu hesitated a little, then raised his head and looked into Furukawa Haoze's eyes, "Can you let me give it a try."

"Huh? Well, okay, okay."

Furukawa Haoze moved to the side, and then handed the controller to her, "But this game is very difficult."

"It doesn't matter, let me give it a try. Seeing that you have been playing for so long, I am a little interested."

Pass the handle to Yukitake Junna.

The latter sniffed nervously.

After loading the resurrection point, the battle starts again.

…

After Xuezhu took it over, he died twice in succession.

Furukawa felt a little distressed.

These two guys, the White Crow Twins, don't know how to show mercy to their loved ones, right?

Unfortunately, it is impossible for the monsters in the game to know about the humans outside.

"It might be a little too difficult to fight a guy like this at the beginning. Why don't we go back and find some monsters to practice our skills first?" Hiroshi Furukawa persuaded.

"It's okay. I wasn't familiar with it just now. I just need to try it more." Xuezhu tilted his head and gritted his teeth. "I seem to have found a feeling."

Again.

Bai Ya launched a fierce attack, and Xuezhu Junna moved to the side to avoid it, and then launched the attack.

Another one also arrived.

Xuezhu rolled on the ground and continued to catch one of them and attack fiercely.

The whole operation is smooth and smooth, and the movements are completed in one go.

For some reason, the handle seemed to glow in Xuezhu's hand.

Furukawa Haoze was shocked to see it.

He seemed unable to believe what was happening before his eyes.

It's simply breathtaking. Xuezhu has made great progress, right?

You know, ten minutes ago, this guy was still a rookie who had never played an action game.

but……

This operation, this dodge, this combo...are too cool, right?

Hirokawa Furukawa has some doubts about life.

Are we playing the same game?

Why is it that watching Xuezhu play games gives you a smooth and smooth enjoyment, just like watching a wonderful battle show?

Erwin originally stumbled on Furukawa Hirose's hand, always failing to connect, and his rhythm was interrupted by the enemy, like a patient with shortness of breath.

But now, in Xuezhu's hands, Erwin suddenly rose to prominence.

Transformed into the greatest brave warrior in the Kingdom of Stars.

And he is the kind of warrior with brains.

In many cases, Xuezhu's movements are very confusing, and even Furukawa herself doesn't understand it, but she is able to avoid the opponent's attack, and then shrink to the next safe range, just in time to connect with the following ones. trick.

The most frightening thing is that this guy uses the devil's claws, which is called one-stop grasp.

The White Crow brothers were tortured to death by her.

After a while, one of them was beaten until he lost blood, and then transformed into a demon form.

After flying, this guy was not as sharp as he was when he was dealing with Furukawa Hirose.

At that time, it was an eagle soaring in the sky, but now it turned into a weak chicken, and was suddenly caught in the air by Yuzuki Junna with the devil's claws.

The whole person was pinned to the ground like a chicken.

Xuezhu Junna took damage and then rolled.

Avoid the attack of another white crow.

After several repetitions, one of them fell down again, clutching his chest.

There was only one white crow left on the field.

Nani? !

How is Xuezhu so powerful?

Furukawa Hirose couldn't believe it at all.

My girlfriend is actually a Valkyrie? ! !

how did you do that?

Could it be that because Xuezhu usually works as a surgeon, he has developed a skill in surgery, but when he transferred it to the game, he became a genius?

impossible! ! !

A flash of lightning flashed in Furukawa Haoze's heart.

Cut his whole body into pieces.

How could my hand speed, which I have been single for so many years, be inferior to that of a girl? ! !

…

One more attack, Junna took the remaining one away with him, entered the devil form and killed it again.

Simply heartless.

Xuezhu was as cold as a cold vanguard warrior.

Furukawa Haoze was completely stunned.

"Okay, so awesome." Furukawa Haoze was stunned and applauded Xuezhu from the side.

The latter pursed his lips and smiled, a little embarrassed, "I learned it all from you, but you taught me better."

"No no."

At this moment, Hirokawa Furukawa understood that his girlfriend had extraordinary talents.

Not on the operating table, but on playing games.

This reaction ability, this ability to control timing, and the terrifying attack that is as quick, accurate and ruthless as a scalpel are simply amazing!

Furukawa Haoze admired him from the bottom of his heart.

"Otherwise, we'd just stop here today. It's too late." Yuzhu Junna put down the controller and laughed.

I looked at the time and saw that it was already past 11 p.m.

"Okay, okay. Get some rest soon."

Furukawa Hirose went to the save point first, kept the current record, and then stood up to pack his things.

Xuezhu has to go to work tomorrow, which really takes up too much of her time.

But thanks to Xuezhu's reminder, otherwise with Furukawa's past living habits, he would have to break through the Ice Wolf Fortress and defeat the first big BOSS before he can sleep.

…

At night, Xuezhu pulled her bed to about an arm's length from Furukawa. After getting into the quilt, she smelled the smell and laughed happily.

Cheeks turn red.

"Well, how about we come together tomorrow after I get off work?"

Although tomorrow is Saturday, for medical staff like Xuezhu, there is basically no such thing as a regular holiday.

"Okay." Furukawa Haoze laughed happily.

All I can think about is the appearance of the Valkyrie.

To be honest, Yuzhu Junna's fighting ability greatly exceeded his expectations.

I never thought that a seemingly soft and gentle girl like Xuezhu could have such a strong side.

ah……

I really look forward to seeing Xuezhu early tomorrow.

"Then, good night. Mr. Haoze."