Part 83: Update LXXX - Featuring: Hallways

Update LXXX - Featuring: Hallways

Music: None














Wait isn't all of existance getting fused together? How did Nagamimi manage to make it here?

Synthesis? You really think I'd let myself get absorbed by you?

I'm literally the ultimate lifeform right now, I don't think you get a say in the matter.



I'm glad to see you again.

I-Is that so...? Man, how can you say shit like that at a time like this?

~

I was worried about you.

Psh, bullshit. I bet you were glad my noisy self was gone. H-Hey, don't go getting all depressed on me... I was just trying to hide my embarrassment... D-Don't take what I said seriously, you idiot!

~~

But damn... You guys are trying to jump through a pretty unimaginable loophole right now. Listen. Winning a battle against the will of this universe isn't gonna be a simple task, alright? A slip up of any kind, and the entropy'll go outta whack. Your world will slip into nothingness. You still wanna do it?



I'm going to save everyone.

Psh... You're such a show-off!

~

I made a promise.

Right, right. I don't even know why I bothered asking.

~~

If that's what you want, go for it. Every journey needs a guide, though, so I'll be joining you. D-Don't misunderstand! I'm just interested in seeing how this'll all turn out! That's it!



The past, present, and future no longer exist. We are now in a crucible of information... A place where the entropy of the universe swirls around us... The realm of god, in a sense.



It's time to show that thing what the will of humanity truly means!





138x10^8 is the estimated age of the universe, if you're wondering.

Music: Final Battle - Grateful Seventh


Welcome to the end of the world.

Grateful Seventh has come up, like, never. It's basically a combined term for the True Dragons.

We're inside the very concept of dragons, to be clear.

We're hijacking the very concept of dragons, to be clear.







Hey...!











At the base of this spiral, VFD, the 7th True Dragon that will end this universe, has just been born. If Allie had her way, you would've turned into that thing. Instead, it's your final target.

*nods*



If I had to guess, I'd VFD is gonna try and absorb you in order to complete itself, but... You can't let that thing go ahead and consume all of that entropy, or the hopes of humanity! VFD's desire to bring an end to this universe is really strong. But with your determination to protect mankind... you can defeat it! If you can manage that, we might be able to save your planet... Although there's no guarantee.





It doesn't matter. I won't lose.

Eeheehee... There really isn't a difference between foolishness and bravery. Go on, go for it!

~

They're with me, in my heart.

Wow, that's quite the statement. In that case, show me. Protect those people within your heart!

~~

There's no turning back now, but I'll be your lifeline. Come back if you're in trouble. Not that I really wanna help, but that ship has already sailed. You're stuck with me 'til the end.

*nods*

Alright, get going! It's time for the final battle, Unit 13!













Excuse me?

It'll take you to a time... where everyone is still alive, too.



I know it's tough, but this is your reality now. You can't forget that.

Notice how we had all that Dz with no way to spend it? This is how the devs resolved that whole 'everyone in the world is dead' thing. A quantum portal back to when everything was sunshine and rainbows. It isn't time travel, because there is no time to travel here in Grateful Seventh.



We also get the final shop upgrade dropped on us out of nowhere.



You can go there if you're feeling uneasy, but you're gonna have to come back here eventually.



Music: UE77 Tokyo


We then exit out to the world map as normal. We also get confirmation that Grateful Seventh, the culmination of all existance, is just southeast of Nodens.



Music: The Daily Grind


And as Nagamimi said, everything here is as it was during the Intermission.





I'm really digging the lifestyle here in Tokyo, too. Have you heard of that internet thing!? It's freaking incredible!

Of course, these aren't really our friends. They're just quantum automatons mindlessly repeating what they said during the last time everything was fine.

More than NPCs are in general, rather.



This also includes, you know, Allie.

The woman who was ND all along.

The woman who effortlessly killed the world.

She's just here.

Sidequests and the like have been re-enabled, so if you were slacking on those before Chapter 6 you can go make a fancy cocktail for the 2nd True Dragon, then go sleep with her, knowing full well who and what she is.



Chika and Rika are also back.

We still have their Dragonslayers, by the way.



Despite Grateful Seventh having a whopping 40 dragons to kill, just clearing out everything until now gets you enough Dz to build everything.















That's it for construction, by the way. All Dz from here on out is effectively spare.



You obtained Supreme Energy Bar x1.

The shop gets the usual set of upgrades, but I, uh, forgot to sell off all my trash back when Rika wasn't at the store.

So I have to go back into ARIGATOU hell.



The Cat Cafe being open again means I can finally quickly refill EX on everyone.



Damn I missed this.









Music: Final Battle - Grateful Seventh


Wh-What!? Stop grinning at me!



Despite the ground being made of light, Dragonsbane is still around.







So, what's the final dungeon like?



It's a straight line.





You literally just walk down a narrow path for the entire thing. Occasionally there'll be an offshoot you go down for some loot before turning back.

Music: Battlefield - UE77


It also has Murder Bears and we're still using Battlefield - UE77 for fucks sake.

For comparison:

Battlefield - Atlantis was used in Atlantica, Cladeon, Berg, and Ladyin, for a total of three and a half (considering how small Berg was) dungeons.

Battlefield - Eden was used in Kazan and Preloma, for a total of two dungeons.

Battlefield - UE77 was used in Seventh Encount, the Tokyo Underground, Vermilion Tower, the Diet, and now here, for a total of five dungeons. All using the very first battle theme you hear.

Music: Final Battle - Grateful Seventh


Also Grateful Seventh has flying dragons that need to be baited into an ambush.



Fly Dragonicas are like their Preloma versions, only they traded Sleep Buzz for Petrify Wave with a 55% chance to Petrify one target.



GEORGE! still exists.







Grateful Seventh is pretty, sure.



But at the end of the day the final dungeon is, again, just a line.





Demon Dragons are upgraded Dragon Saturners from Preloma. It trades out Purgatory Flames for Purgatory Blizzard, Judgement Thorns gets a Curse rider, and its self-buff also boosts ATK.



You'll never guess what happened.







At the end of every (six-sided) path is a teleporter to bring you to another path.

It's symbolic, you see. Six points, six True Dragons, around the center where VFD rests.



Next time: How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?