After the opening CG, the battle began.
Whizz whizz whizz whizz!!
Bai Zhiyuan, without hesitation, unleashed a barrage of attacks on the Hand of the King with her dual-wielded blades, their stats maxed out.
Large creatures were generally clumsy.
In between battles, she also casually placed a bear trap in a strategic corner.
Snap!!
The effect of the Spartan Sandals repelled the Hand of the King, causing it to step precisely onto the trap.
Clang clang clang—!!
Bai Zhiyuan seized the opportunity and pummeled the Hand of the King again.
With a quarter of its health gone upon meeting, the Hand of the King felt wronged and retaliated by raising its symmetrical spear for a thrust.
Hiss—!
Bai Zhiyuan was grazed, and her health immediately dropped by a fifth.
Splash!
After its counterattack, the Hand of the King ascended into the air.
A crystal staircase appeared in the void, and the Hand of the King stood at its apex to unleash its skills.
Instantly, several strangely shaped worms fell from the sky, and a few green-skinned zombies emerged from the ground.
All fodder.
Bai Zhiyuan wielded her dual blades to their fullest, clearing the lesser monsters before leaping onto the crystal staircase to reach the Hand of the King.
Trying to be sneaky?
Not so easy!
Clang! Clang!!
The Hand of the King, after its brief period of invincibility while airborne, was met with critical hits with every swing!
The Blade of Equilibrium struck its armor, sending sparks flying, and the auditory and visual senses were treated to a perfect symphony.
Soon,
The Hand of the King could no longer withstand the onslaught.
The crystal staircase collapsed with a rumble, and the two combatants returned to the ground.
Bai Zhiyuan’s dual blades never left the Hand of the King’s body; as she continuously slashed, she also dodged its counterattacks.
Dancing on the edge of her blades kept her nerves taut; this pursuit of the extreme filled her with a lingering thrill.
Crackle crackle!!
Several bombs exploded around Bai Zhiyuan, the concussive sound deafening.
Taking the bombs head-on, her health plummeted rapidly, but it was fine; she still had potions!
Gulp gulp gulp!!
Downing a health potion, her condition was instantly restored to its peak!
Continue!
Gritting her teeth, Bai Zhiyuan charged at the Hand of the King once more. The Hand of the King was also charging up, and after a brief charge, it pushed off with its legs…
Not good!
In a flash of lightning, she made a judgment. She saw—
Bai Zhiyuan immediately twisted her body and leaped onto a nearby crystal platform. She had learned this move from the Boxer in the Sanctuary.
Without a shield, taking a direct hit would be devastating.
Not to mention being drawn into a trap would result in instant death.
In an instant, she assessed the situation, determining the optimal course of action, and then her fingers moved swiftly to follow through—a perfect coordination of mind and body.
This was the reaction of a master!
Boom boom boom!!
The Hand of the King charged forward like a wild bull, destroying all the bear traps Bai Zhiyuan had placed along the path.
After pausing, Bai Zhiyuan quickly descended to finish the job.
The Hand of the King’s health was quickly pushed below half.
Hum—!!
Phase two. The Hand of the King’s weapon instantly lit up, emanating a chilling aura from both ends.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!
Three banners were summoned and planted in the ground.
Bai Zhiyuan retreated cautiously, but the banners did not explode immediately.
However, she remained unfazed until the sixth second, when the banners detonated.
The Hand of the King’s upward thrust attack turned into a triple stab, each thrust accompanied by a whistling wind, full of impressive effects.
Unfortunately, all show and no substance.
Bai Zhiyuan maneuvered with agility, precisely controlling her distance. At the moment the banners exploded, she immediately charged forward and unleashed a furious assault on the Hand of the King.
Splash!
The boss, with only a third of its health remaining, ascended again. This time, it summoned two elite monsters and several lesser monsters.
However, any monster that fell to her would never rise again.
After dealing with the elite monsters, Bai Zhiyuan once again leaped onto the steps to bring the Hand of the King down. This time, she wouldn't give the Hand of the King a chance to unleash its phase-three skills.
She killed the Hand of the King at the cost of her own near-death state!
Boom!
After a massive explosion, the Hand of the King’s body shattered, and countless blue cells surged towards her.
Jackpot!
After collecting the blue cells, Bai Zhiyuan walked towards a red cell.
As she approached the red cell, a CG animation began. After a series of spectacular actions by the Cell Human, Bai Zhiyuan obtained the [Boss Origin Cell 1 (Allows you to change game difficulty and unlock new options)].
“The key to the next generation?”
After putting away the Origin Cell, Bai Zhiyuan picked up the [Symmetrical Spear x Blueprint].
She had been coveting that cool behemoth for a long time.
Continuing forward, Bai Zhiyuan reached the throne. The Cell Human suddenly raised the symmetrical spear and slashed at the King on the throne.
Boom!
The golden greatshield shattered into countless fragments.
[r Kill]
A prompt appeared, and Bai Zhiyuan decisively pressed 'r'!
Hiss!
The Cell Human, with one hand, lifted the King on the throne and then raised the symmetrical spear, piercing him through.
Then,
The King ascended, a chilling red light emanating from his chest. The crescent moon in the background made the King appear exceptionally dazzling.
As if a creator god, the King slowly raised his hands, and arcs of electricity flashed through his body.
Boom!!
The King exploded!
The Cell Human was reduced to dust by the shockwave from the explosion.
[Produced by Ling Jing, thank you for your patronage]
That’s it?
A hint of doubt flickered in Bai Zhiyuan’s beautiful eyes.
The combat felt perfectly smooth and fluid, but the story content was very sparse and incomplete. Moreover, the 0-cell difficulty was not high.
She thought it was over, even seeing the evaluation pop up.
Who would have thought a hidden easter egg would appear? The screen flashed, and in the burning ruins, a pile of rubble slowly stirred.
Sizzle sizzle sizzle—!!
Splat!!
A mass of green slime emerged from the rubble.
This is… the Cell Human’s true form?
Seeing the same green slime as at the beginning of the Cell Human’s journey, Bai Zhiyuan smiled. It had been blasted back to its original form.
The CG was not yet over.
This blob of green mud hopped its way to the fountain and, to Bai Zhiyuan’s astonishment, crawled into the faucet.
Slowly descending through the pipes…
Wait!
Going further down would lead to the starting scene!
So this is the origin of "Rebirth Cell Human," a story about a cycle?
[Total Game Time: 28 minutes, 57 seconds, 548 milliseconds]
Successfully cleared on 0-cell difficulty. Checking the time, it was only half-past nine. Bai Zhiyuan drank a glass of milk and then proceeded to start the second-generation difficulty.
Appearing again in the sewers, Bai Zhiyuan picked up the [Dead Man's Pouch] and [Residual Cells] and continued her fight.
These were gold coins and cells left behind by the first-generation, inherited because there was no death.
However, these were of little use to most people.
Because they would soon be reset.
The detail-oriented Bai Zhiyuan noticed that the giant skeleton of the prison mate from the first generation was gone.
There were also large bone palm prints on the walls.
She had thought that guy was dead, but it seemed to be another foreshadowing by the designer.
“As expected, the skull-headed creatures under your command are not simple fellows.”
Recalling Sans and Papyrus from Undertale, and the ghost wearing a skull mask, she realized that skull elements played a very significant role in many of Lu Li’s games.
She wondered if this pattern would continue in "Rebirth Cell Human"?
It took another hour, and Bai Zhiyuan cleared the second generation at the cost of ten lives.
Compared to the first generation, the difficulty of the second generation had significantly increased, with a noticeable rise in elite monsters, but that was all.
However, several interesting new maps were unlocked, such as [The Toxic Sewers], [The Slumbering Sanctuary], [The Insufferable Beach], [The Morbid Graveyard], [The Abandoned Brewery], and so on.
Although it took a bit longer, it still hadn't reached her limit.
The game's mode was also different from what Bai Zhiyuan had imagined. Taking a new route was equivalent to experiencing a new "Rebirth Cell Human"; apart from a few overlapping maps, all the new maps were filled with new minor monsters, elite monsters, and bosses.
The replayability was incredibly high!
“As expected, you can always bring something new to pixelated games.”
The image of Lu Li during his livestream flashed through her mind, and Bai Zhiyuan’s pretty face flushed.
He was so small, yet so immense.
Truly a charming and distinctive fellow.
“Eeeeeeek!!”
Certain points were touched, and Bai Zhiyuan bashfully covered her face with her veil.
“Sleepy, sleepy!”
…
Bai Zhiyuan soon fell asleep.
Not long after she drifted off.
Trending topics about her flooded the internet…
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