In truth, even if Eleena was not as high-profile as Princess Leah, the earliest believers who joined the God of Games more or less realized that the girl was extraordinary.
After all, the Players' levels were there. Even if there was a difference in basic stats due to their physical attributes, as their levels increased, that difference in basic stats would not affect the Players' strength.
Be that as it may, the veteran Players were not blind or fools even if they did not act many times. They would notice that something was not right after some time, and with Princess Leah as a living example, their guesses were not far from the mark.
Be that as it may, most of the veteran Players could only guess that Eleena had changed her class to some superior hidden class of clergy. It was only when she openly displayed it that they realized that the little girl who had always quietly followed Edward's group, eating sweets and dealing damage was actually the Saintess of the Church of Games …
Even if the Players' way of thinking had been trained by Xi Wei through various quests to become closer to Earthlings (and more and more idiotic), certain things imbued from childhood would not change so quickly.
For example, the weight of the term 'Saintess'.
For real Earthlings, saintess was nothing more than a synonym in literary works. Especially after the internet and various animated games had overused the term, saintess had become no different from the attribute labels of 'tsundere', 'three no', 'sickly', and so on.
But to the people of this world, the Saintess was the representative of their god, a being second only to the Divine Child and revered.
Once they remembered that the Saintess of the Church of Games had been fighting alongside them, the Players felt a new strength welling in their exhausted bodies.
Under Eleena's lead, the surviving Players began their counterattack against the tortoise colossus.
It was a pity that reality would not change no matter how strong their fighting spirit was — otherwise, most game developers would be in geosynchronous orbit. The Players would still only be able to hit the tortoise colossus' legs, with the few Junglewalker Players barely able to hit the tortoise colossus' body with their arrows.
Even so, their arrows would be spent by then, and their damage would not be much higher than hitting the tortoise colossus' legs.
If any Players attempted to climb up the tortoise colossus's feet or attempted to approach its body through certain tricks, they would be blasted by the Pyrocrystal Cannons on the tortoise colossus's body.
Hence, after the rainbow-like aura, the Players once again fell into the awkward situation of not knowing where to attack this iron-skinned tortoise covered in thorns.
On the other hand, the Tortoise Colossus only needed to graze a Player to finish them off. Even if they didn't die, they would still lose half of their HP.
Even if Eleena went all out for the first time and blocked almost every attack from the enemy, it wasn't without a price.
At the end of the day, the Saintess was just a player with a Hidden Class. Whether it was Shield, Healing, or Resurrection, they all consumed Mana. The young girl had long since finished her Magic Potions, and now she was relying on the Blue Potions that other players had willingly given her.
And yet, after fighting for so long, the other Players were running low on mana potions and were about to run out. Even though Eleena's dirty expression didn't change, she couldn't help but feel anxious.
"Everyone, don't panic! The enemy this time was indeed extraordinary. It was much scarier than the previous bosses. But we can't give up! " Marni seemed to have noticed that, and quickly spoke up to calm the troops. "The best way to defeat terror is to face it! Perseverance is victory, keep it up … "
But before he could finish, he was smashed into a pile of mush by a boulder that the tortoise colossus had knocked down from the skies. His HP bar was instantly emptied, and he died just like that.
"Marni's dead again!" Not only were the Players not afraid, they were even a little happy at the sight.
"Doesn't that mean things are turning for the better? Can we beat that monster? "
"No, the first-rate Players are almost all dead, and we can't turn the tide … Damn it, if only Marni had died earlier!"
Eleena naturally heard the Players' discussion.
While she usually didn't believe in such things, she didn't want to give up even the tiniest bit of hope in this very moment.
It was a pity that her companions had died more horribly. Gou Dan must have been stomped into scraps, Joe was directly eaten by the tortoise colossus, while Edward was directly vaporized by a Pyrocrystal Cannon blast without leaving a corpse behind. Even if Eleena had grasped the excellent resurrection spell, she felt as if she couldn't cook a meal without rice.
Right now, the only ones who could be considered first-rate Players were Eleena herself and Mufasa, who had just returned from escorting the wood elf elder to safety.
Eleena was almost out of energy, while Mufasa could only rage helplessly against such a colossal foe.
And just as the Player had said, it was too late even if things could turn for the better …
And yet, just as Eleena thought that, the tortoise colossus's back suddenly exploded violently. It was so powerful that half of Crookes was reduced to ash, and a skull-like cloud of explosion rose from it!
The force of that strike was so great that the tortoise colossus let out a terrible cry, while a huge chunk of its HP bar dropped visibly!
Eleena couldn't help gaping, unsure of what happened.
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Tyler Meredith, Eleena's grandfather and the mayor of Crookes was standing at the edge of the crater, nonchalantly watching the scene of the explosion. He didn't flinch even as the winds of the explosion tugged at his windbreaker, and he didn't look at all like an old man who was about to die.
"Eleena, my descendant. Even if I don't agree with your choice, you've shown me your courage … If that's the case, I can't just sit and watch you die." The old man raised his walking stick high. "O 'Elven Guardian! In my name, Tyler Meredith, I shall destroy every Pyrocrystal Cannon that has gone out of control! "
He glanced at the edge of the city, but he couldn't see below because he wasn't high enough, nor could he see his descendant Eleena whom he longed for so long.
The old man shook his head regretfully, and reached out to draw out a key that appeared simple and exquisite, and had a special sense of beauty.
He handed it to the short automaton who had been serving him all along.
The automaton nodded and quickly left with the key.
"Eleena, my descendant. Take it." The old man watched as the city slowly fell to ruin, a hint of relief amidst his complicated expression. "This is the last gift your grandfather has for you!"
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