yasinovel Chapter 4144 Settlement
Chapter 4144 Settlement
Chapter 4144 Settlement
When Gray Porcelain heard Montedan say, "There is no walkthrough for the perfect version," he suddenly looked up.
He looked at Montedan, his expression hesitant, as if he wanted to ask something.
Gray Porcelain's expression was completely written on his face. Montand glanced at him and guessed what he was thinking: "You want to ask me how I should score without a set strategy, right?"
Gray Porcelain nodded hurriedly. Montedan is a person who pursues procedural justice. Now there isn't even an "official guide". Where does your procedural justice come from?
Montedan said slowly, "I've heard your speculations about me before. You think I'm the kind of person who only cares about the process and not the result."
“If we consider the broad concept, your definition isn’t wrong. I value the process more than the result.”
"But if we break it down, I'm not actually someone who completely follows rules. Like in the note I left you all, I said—"
"What I value most is not the result, but the tacit understanding between teammates who study the monster's weaknesses together and cooperate seamlessly; the deep bond when facing life and death; and the courage to fight for victory at all costs."
As a result, he didn't value it much.
Procedural justice is possible, but it's not what he values most.
What he values most is the bond between his teammates during battle, the indomitable spirit that shines like the sun soaring into the sky.
therefore.
When there is no established strategy for the perfect version, Montedan's scoring logic is no longer based on "procedural justice," but rather on whether the challenger team members can achieve the kind of tacit understanding, bond, and indomitable spirit he desires.
“I am fully aware of your entire process in conquering this challenge,” Montedan said. “I will determine my final approval score based on your performance.”
Gray Porcelain: "Aren't you worried that we're deceiving you?"
Montedan shook his head: "As the first team to perfectly clear Nereid, I don't believe you would lie to me. Moreover, the internal logic of your challenge process is self-consistent, and I completely trust your account."
After giving a brief explanation, Montedan didn't linger any longer: even though the power of the fairy realm wasn't urging him, he himself felt anxious.
He took a deep breath and announced the final score.
"Based on your performance during the challenge, and also on my assessment of the challenge, my rating for you is..."
Twenty points!
The moment the words were spoken, the text field, which had remained unresponsive for a long time, finally began scrolling with text messages, and in just a few moments, the text field was completely filled with information...
……
Void Bubble, one of the countless dream fragments of Nereid.
The "Dragon Team" is currently working on the strategy.
Despite its name, the team is actually quite complex, consisting of a red-skinned Pirouch adorned with gold and silver, a green-skinned Pirouch wearing armor and wielding a rapier, and a miniature multi-headed dragon.
If Angor were here, he would surely recognize that this multi-headed dragon is none other than Luigi's friend, Barbaregon.
In the six challenges, Barbaregon undoubtedly chose Nereid.
After all, it was the one that opened the "Mist Island Dragon Tomb" in the first place, and the Nereid dungeon comes from the Mist Island Dragon Tomb, so it couldn't possibly miss it.
With his temporary team members, Babaregon formed the "Dragon Team" to conquer Nereid.
Actually, Barbaregon initially intended to complete the game solo.
But later, the Sage Pikachu asked it a question: "If this challenge requires multiple people to cooperate to complete, what would you do?"
Just like the "Sunny Side of the Circus," you need a whole team, with each person taking on a different track, to complete the challenge.
For example, in the "Ming Shi" dungeon, there is a fairyland item that needs to be unlocked by three people standing in three different positions and simultaneously turning on the mechanism.
There are many dungeon mechanics that require teamwork in this type of dungeon.
What if a similar trick appears in the six levels?
Although levels that require multiple players to complete may not appear, Pikachu's words still changed Barbaregon's mind about trying to conquer them alone.
His Dragon Team was formed with the help of Pikachu Sage.
Barbaregun knew nothing about his two teammates, not even their names. He simply gave them nicknames based on their characteristics.
The red-skinned Pirush, adorned with gold and silver, is known as the "Merchant" because it possesses numerous items from the Fairy Realm, which are said to be purchased offline and traded online. The green-skinned Pirush, clad in armor and wielding a sword, is known as the "Knight," possessing formidable combat power and formerly a member of the Sage Pikachu's guard.
Originally, Barbaregon only slightly favored the knights, since in the hunting dungeon, combat strength was the most important factor.
But once inside Nereid, the wealthy merchant's behavior exceeded his expectations.
First, the wealthy merchant spent a lot of money to buy in-depth information about the checkpoint from the Crystal Eye Clan, the Seto Clan, and several other groups that had been eliminated from Nereid.
The three most important pieces of intelligence are: Nereid's attack methods, blind spots, and safe havens.
This intelligence allowed the Shenlong team to make better pre-battle preparations.
The only regret is that the information we have so far is all about how to avoid Nereid's attacks, but it doesn't explain how to damage Nereid.
Just as Barbaregon was preparing to lead the team to try out the level himself, the wealthy merchant brought them another surprise.
He has a gadget called the "Danger Energy Compass," which marks dangerous and unstable energies within a hundred meters of him and is generally used for mine clearance.
Unexpectedly, the tool the wealthy merchant used for mine clearance found new possibilities in Nereid.
Using the "Energy Compass," they discovered that the Keye Mine actually contained a large number of elemental gems.
The instability and explosiveness of the elemental gems gave Barbaregon hope of breaking through the defenses of "Nereid".
So they searched the settlement and found the "Keye mining shovel," and then, using a compass, they dug for gems in the Keye mine...
At the same time, they also triggered the challenge option.
After conducting an in-depth analysis, the team decided against choosing challenge mode as a precaution.
After all, Barbaregon thought it was unlikely that they could hunt Nereids with only twenty-five elemental gems.
Guided by the Danger Compass, they mined a large number of elemental gems, and then they finally reached the sheltered platform and faced Nereid directly.
Upon meeting Nereid, Barbaregun reaffirmed his resolve.
Although Nereid is an elemental rainbow dragon, its physical strength is twice that of Barbaregon's true form, and twenty-five elemental gems simply cannot break through its defenses.
No one could possibly beat the challenge mode.
Choosing the normal mode was the most correct choice they could have made.
Thanks to the strategies of those who came before them, they successfully passed "Phase One" and opened their safe haven.
Then, by bombarding the area with a large number of elemental gems, they discovered a secret: Nereid's attacks could be interrupted or even backfired!
This delighted Barbaregon, giving him hope of clearing the level!
Backlash from spellcasting is definitely the right path to clear this level!
Just as they were fighting hard for the final victory, suddenly, the whole world seemed to freeze in time.
Everything was put on hold.
The knight was still throwing gems, his swift hand movements and the gems in mid-air frozen in place.
The wealthy businessman rummaged through his backpack, looking for suitable items for the fairyland, and this scene was frozen in time.
Barbaregon used its tail kick to the gem in mid-air, locking onto the attack position, and the gem was frozen in mid-air.
Although they were frozen in time, judging from their eyes and the agility of their thoughts, only their bodies were frozen, while their minds were not restricted.
No one panicked; they simply assumed that they had entered the "next stage."
But when they saw that Nereid had also been stopped in time, everyone was stunned.
If Nereid has entered a new phase, why is it no longer moving?
Just then, a message popped up in the text box explaining the reason.
This reason, however, stunned everyone.
[Sand Table Announcement]
[Team "Rabbit Hole" has achieved a perfect clear of the "Six-Fold Puzzle Nereid" challenge!]
According to the rules, the progress of all teams in the "Nereid" level will be forcibly terminated.
[Team scores are being tallied...]
The unique bolded announcement clearly stated the reason for the "time stop".
A team has achieved a perfect strategy!
Not only their Dragon Team, but all other teams were forcibly terminated from their challenge. In other words, at this moment, everyone except the teams that had cleared the level had entered a state of [time stop].
Upon seeing the words "perfect completion," neither Barbaregon nor anyone else could believe it.
They thought they were making great progress, and that the regular Nereid had seen hope of victory. But then, someone else beat them to it.
The Rabbit Hole Squad not only completed the challenge mode that none of them dared to attempt, but also hunted Nereid in the perfect completion mode...
This was beyond their imagination.
"How come they're moving so fast? Is it off?"
"Has the difficulty of the perfect completion mode been reduced!?"
Who led the team down the rabbit hole?
Various questions arose in their minds, but none of them could be answered for the time being.
They could only watch the text bar continuously loading "..." and silently wait for the scoring to end.
Perhaps it was because there were many teams, and each team was at a different pace, that the scoring process took an incredibly long time. It could also be a psychological factor; their eyes were glued to the constantly refreshing scoring screen, making every second of the wait seem exceptionally long, as if time itself had slowed down considerably.
Finally, I don’t know how long it took.
The long settlement period ended, and their time stop was lifted.
As the time stop ended, all members of the team were able to move freely, but Nereid in mid-air slowly turned into light and dissipated.
At the same time, a portal of light appeared on the shelter platform.
Once you get close to the light gate, you can see their final scores and new text information.
The score for Team "Shenlong" has been calculated.
Progress Score: 25 points
Observer rating: 0 points
Total points: 25
"Your team's score has entered the top ten of 'Six-Fold Patch Nereid.' Would you like to reveal your challenge progress?"
"Yes/No (This option can only be chosen by the raid leader)"
With just 25 points, he entered the top ten, which made Babaregon smile wryly.
This also shows how terrifying the Rabbit Hole team is; their score starts at least at one hundred. The other teams, on the other hand, don't even have a fraction of that.
This disparity saddened Babaregon.
Their strategy was almost flawless, and every step they took was correct, so why was there such a huge difference in the end?
"Commander, shall we announce the challenge process?" Compared to the wealthy merchant's dazed state, the knight had regained his composure and looked at Barbaregon.
The so-called "challenge process," according to Barbaregun, is roughly a recording of their battles after entering Nereid, but only the key points are recorded.
Babaregon himself didn't want to announce it, feeling ashamed.
But seeing the knight's eager expression, it hesitated for a moment and said, "Let's decide by voting."
After a round of voting, the result was as expected by Babaregon.
It chose not to disclose it, but both the knight and the wealthy businessman did. — They clearly inherited Pilushiu's flamboyant personality.
Respecting the outcome, Barbaregun selected "Yes".
As the choice was made, new text options appeared on the portal:
1. Leaderboard
2. Leave.
The first option is undoubtedly the ranking of each squad in the Nereid stage. The second option is to leave the Nereid stage.
For Babaregon, he can leave at any time, but he can't miss the leaderboard.
It chose the leaderboard without hesitation.
The next second, a leaderboard containing a full hundred teams appeared in the text box.
However, although the list was marked as one hundred, only fifty-three teams actually made it onto the list.
In other words, only fifty-three teams scored points in Nereidli.
Barbaregun skipped over that low score and looked at his team's ranking.
Third place: Shenlong Team, 25 points (The process has been released; click to view)
When they learned they only had 25 points, they thought it was already very low, but they didn't expect to make it directly into the top three.
The first one, without a doubt, is the Rabbit Hole Squad.
Who is taller than them?
With a question in mind, Babaregon looked at the second-place finisher.
……
At this moment, in another slice of a dream.
The squad "Lord of Ten Thousand Games" was also looking at the leaderboard, just like Barbaregon.
Compared to the mixed team of the Divine Dragon Squad, the Lord of Ten Thousand Tours' team is relatively homogeneous, consisting entirely of members of the Fragrant Clan from the Ten Thousand Tours Forest Ship.
Their progress had only just entered the safe haven stage. They thought their scores were low, but when they saw their rankings on the leaderboard, everyone was stunned.
Second place: Master of All Games, 41 points (The process has been made public, click to view)
How did they manage to rank second with only 41 points?
"It looks like we can see the score breakdown of the other teams!" someone said.
Upon hearing this, everyone clicked on the score details of the other teams...