1 00:00:00,590 --> 00:00:02,090 It is the present day. 2 00:00:02,580 --> 00:00:05,940 Fully-immersive games, in which the users wear VR headsets 3 00:00:05,940 --> 00:00:09,000 to play as fully-realized denizens of a fictional world... 4 00:00:09,570 --> 00:00:13,380 are dominating the gaming world. 5 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:21,980 The pinnacle of these VR games, boasting over 30 million players worldwide, 6 00:00:21,980 --> 00:00:23,900 is known as a god-tier game. 7 00:00:24,620 --> 00:00:26,380 Its name... 8 00:00:26,730 --> 00:00:29,120 is Shangri-La Frontier! 9 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:11,850 Fall damage. 10 00:02:12,210 --> 00:02:16,080 It's a physics engine death sentence dealt out equally 11 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:18,540 to NPCs, players, and monsters. 12 00:02:21,740 --> 00:02:24,450 I call this strategy the Scorpion Falls. 13 00:02:28,460 --> 00:02:32,660 Crystal Scorpion slaughter complete! 14 00:02:34,060 --> 00:02:38,470 The Impetus of Hunger; the Persistence of Thirst 15 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:46,480 All right, I beat me a huge batch of Crystal Scorpions! 16 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:49,980 Bet I'll be seeing a bumper crop of levels! 17 00:02:57,260 --> 00:02:59,960 That's weird. 18 00:02:59,960 --> 00:03:02,780 They should've hit the ground by now... 19 00:03:03,420 --> 00:03:05,990 Why didn't I get the EXP? 20 00:03:08,340 --> 00:03:11,280 You get EXP when battle is declared over. 21 00:03:11,820 --> 00:03:14,560 The fact that that hasn't happened means... 22 00:03:15,630 --> 00:03:18,210 The battle isn't over yet? 23 00:03:24,020 --> 00:03:26,640 Thought so. Waiting in the wings, huh? 24 00:03:26,930 --> 00:03:29,480 Guess I'll just have to herd a few more of you into the— 25 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:44,570 Huh? 26 00:03:53,960 --> 00:03:58,280 A-A golden Crystal Scorpion?! 27 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:01,820 A rare enemy? 28 00:04:03,380 --> 00:04:06,970 Rare Enemy Goldy Scorpion 29 00:04:07,340 --> 00:04:12,480 It tossed that Crystal Scorpion around like a toy. 30 00:04:20,780 --> 00:04:22,550 That gold freak! 31 00:04:22,550 --> 00:04:26,700 I guess it doesn't swarm like the normal kind... 32 00:04:28,160 --> 00:04:31,820 Which means it'll be hard to drive it off the cliff like the others. 33 00:04:32,330 --> 00:04:34,860 So what should I do? Run away? 34 00:04:34,860 --> 00:04:38,210 I can get out of the battle by hiding out in the Inventoria... 35 00:04:40,850 --> 00:04:41,710 But... 36 00:04:42,340 --> 00:04:44,050 For a true gamer... 37 00:04:44,050 --> 00:04:45,550 running away... 38 00:04:46,340 --> 00:04:48,130 is not an option! 39 00:04:48,760 --> 00:04:51,850 All right. I'm a lone wolf right now too. 40 00:04:52,770 --> 00:04:55,730 If you want a duel, I'll give it to ya! 41 00:04:54,910 --> 00:04:55,730 Nitro Gain 42 00:04:55,290 --> 00:04:55,730 Transient 43 00:04:59,470 --> 00:05:00,900 Cut it in half?! 44 00:05:02,820 --> 00:05:06,840 Its pincers are sharpened, and it's more aggressive. 45 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:14,640 It's a whole different beast from the standard ones! 46 00:05:14,640 --> 00:05:18,040 Just imagine it's dual-wielding longswords! 47 00:05:23,050 --> 00:05:26,300 The golden crystal that covers its body... 48 00:05:26,300 --> 00:05:30,220 When I slice at it, it feels softer than its standard brethren, 49 00:05:30,220 --> 00:05:35,250 but it's still just like steel instead of titanium, and my attacks still don't leave a scratch! 50 00:05:35,250 --> 00:05:37,300 Not exactly helpful! 51 00:05:44,310 --> 00:05:47,910 And whatever toughness it's lacking, it makes up for in speed! 52 00:05:48,520 --> 00:05:53,540 I get to fight it one-on-one because it cleared out the nearby Crystal Scorpions... 53 00:05:53,970 --> 00:05:56,920 But I'll have to be careful not to stray out of this area. 54 00:05:56,920 --> 00:05:59,760 Gotta keep the fight as compact as possible. 55 00:06:00,480 --> 00:06:03,670 And against Mr. Gold here... 56 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:07,130 Talk about impossible mode. Can't help but laugh! 57 00:06:15,350 --> 00:06:17,860 He's got projectiles, too?! 58 00:06:17,860 --> 00:06:20,480 And pretty clearly poison, at that! 59 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:23,230 I'm starting to figure this guy out... 60 00:06:23,530 --> 00:06:25,520 To coin a phrase... 61 00:06:26,650 --> 00:06:28,400 He's combat specialized! 62 00:06:28,660 --> 00:06:33,910 Offense, defense, speed, both long-range and short-range attacks. 63 00:06:33,910 --> 00:06:35,160 But... 64 00:06:41,630 --> 00:06:43,630 More poison? I see it coming. 65 00:06:44,180 --> 00:06:47,480 If I anticipate the firing angle, I can easily dod— 66 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:54,190 A scattered shot? I... 67 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:56,460 I can't dodge that! 68 00:07:04,890 --> 00:07:06,730 That was freaking close! 69 00:07:06,730 --> 00:07:08,650 I teleported just in time! 70 00:07:08,650 --> 00:07:14,160 Inventoria 71 00:07:09,100 --> 00:07:10,380 That little bastard! 72 00:07:10,380 --> 00:07:13,740 I didn't know he could blast his poison all over like that! 73 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:15,910 Calm down, man. 74 00:07:15,910 --> 00:07:19,500 Getting riled up will affect how your avatar moves. 75 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:27,230 Even with MP recovery potions, 76 00:07:27,230 --> 00:07:31,330 I can only teleport to and from the Inventoria six more times. 77 00:07:31,330 --> 00:07:34,430 Gotta be careful how I use that. 78 00:07:36,260 --> 00:07:37,920 Exit Travel! 79 00:07:41,950 --> 00:07:44,780 Just gotta watch out for that scatter poison. 80 00:07:45,680 --> 00:07:47,400 If he sprays it out at close range, 81 00:07:47,620 --> 00:07:51,160 running to the Inventoria will be the only way to escape. 82 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:04,170 But by the same token, getting rid of his stinger could turn the battle in my favor. 83 00:08:05,170 --> 00:08:09,820 And in addition, his flurry of attacks has revealed... 84 00:08:10,970 --> 00:08:15,680 a gap in that gold crystal carapace I thought was all-encompassing. 85 00:08:15,680 --> 00:08:18,280 Maybe it's what makes him faster, 86 00:08:18,280 --> 00:08:21,190 but there's slight gaps in his armor here and there. 87 00:08:22,020 --> 00:08:23,690 Let's use poison on poison. 88 00:08:24,080 --> 00:08:24,940 Shelve Weapon 89 00:08:25,370 --> 00:08:26,190 Empire Bee Twinblades equipped. 90 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:28,390 The Empire Bee Twinblades... 91 00:08:28,390 --> 00:08:32,830 The right blade carries the corrode attribute, "Corrosive Poison." 92 00:08:29,960 --> 00:08:33,200 Corrosive Poison 93 00:08:33,430 --> 00:08:37,780 Corrosive Poison infects the part it strikes and gradually destroys it. 94 00:08:38,060 --> 00:08:40,030 Glowing Pierce! 95 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:41,120 Glowing Pierce 96 00:08:43,850 --> 00:08:47,170 Yeah, it worked! I broke through! 97 00:08:48,060 --> 00:08:50,670 Knew I could hurt it if I aimed for the cracks! 98 00:08:56,420 --> 00:08:58,150 Aw, what's the matter? 99 00:08:58,150 --> 00:08:59,970 Lose your nerve all of a sudden? 100 00:09:08,490 --> 00:09:10,470 Is this dude serious?! 101 00:09:10,470 --> 00:09:12,990 He can regenerate, too? 102 00:09:14,020 --> 00:09:17,520 He's not just combat specialized... 103 00:09:17,520 --> 00:09:19,580 He's flawless! 104 00:09:19,980 --> 00:09:22,880 Reminiscent of a Colossus... 105 00:09:25,460 --> 00:09:28,050 What's got me so scared, huh? 106 00:09:28,050 --> 00:09:30,940 I'm playing this god-tier game, SLF, 107 00:09:30,940 --> 00:09:32,820 to beat Lycagon, aren't I? 108 00:09:36,230 --> 00:09:39,220 Against one little rare enemy that's not even a unique... 109 00:09:39,990 --> 00:09:43,310 There's no way I'm gonna lose! 110 00:09:56,900 --> 00:09:59,660 I'm gonna break off your stinger this time! 111 00:09:59,660 --> 00:10:01,540 Glowing Pierce! 112 00:10:05,030 --> 00:10:06,540 Dang, he's tough... 113 00:10:07,160 --> 00:10:10,750 I get that it's a rare enemy, but this thing's a beast! 114 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:13,670 Whoever designed it is twisted as hell! 115 00:10:14,500 --> 00:10:19,930 Even if you navigate the attack barrage and hit the gap in the carapace, 116 00:10:19,930 --> 00:10:23,510 it leaps away and starts regenerating. 117 00:10:24,470 --> 00:10:26,420 I'm not completely sure, 118 00:10:26,420 --> 00:10:28,500 but when it holds its pincers up under the moonlight, 119 00:10:28,500 --> 00:10:30,900 I think that's when the regeneration starts. 120 00:10:31,570 --> 00:10:33,320 Speaking of... 121 00:10:33,650 --> 00:10:37,530 The moon played a part in when Setsuna of Bygone Days appeared, too... 122 00:10:38,260 --> 00:10:41,530 Does it absorb mana from the moon to recover? 123 00:10:42,200 --> 00:10:44,860 Does the moon have some relationship to SLF? 124 00:10:46,870 --> 00:10:50,390 Either way, I gotta find a way to stop that regeneration! 125 00:10:52,670 --> 00:10:54,550 Glowing Pierce! 126 00:10:56,320 --> 00:10:57,170 Weapon Durability 127 00:10:56,320 --> 00:10:57,170 Destruction Imminent 128 00:10:56,320 --> 00:10:57,170 Weapon Change Recommended 129 00:10:57,170 --> 00:11:00,090 Damn it! I'm at the limit of my durability! 130 00:11:03,180 --> 00:11:08,140 It just recovered from Empire Bee Twinblades' Corrosive Poison instantly. 131 00:11:08,440 --> 00:11:12,980 I've only got enough MP to move back to the Inventoria two more times. 132 00:11:13,340 --> 00:11:15,800 I haven't been through a hair-raising battle 133 00:11:15,800 --> 00:11:17,980 like this since Wethermon the Tombguard... 134 00:11:18,210 --> 00:11:19,710 Sounds like fun! 135 00:11:20,530 --> 00:11:22,920 I'll put all my cards on the table! 136 00:11:23,410 --> 00:11:26,910 Vorpal Blade Tech: Moon's Reflection! 137 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:29,040 Vorpal Blade Tech [Moon's Reflection] 138 00:11:32,190 --> 00:11:35,200 I just have to take you down before you can heal up, right? 139 00:11:35,550 --> 00:11:36,590 Skill... 140 00:11:36,590 --> 00:11:38,840 Boundless Massacre 141 00:11:36,990 --> 00:11:38,840 Boundless Massacre! 142 00:11:42,180 --> 00:11:46,010 A powerful attack skill that deals out fast damage until my stamina runs out. 143 00:11:46,010 --> 00:11:47,890 It deals tons of damage, 144 00:11:47,890 --> 00:11:51,180 but the animations are so extreme it's hard to dodge while you're using it! 145 00:11:53,500 --> 00:11:56,150 But I've got this on my side... 146 00:11:56,150 --> 00:11:57,480 Enter Travel! 147 00:12:00,680 --> 00:12:04,400 I can't use that every time, but it was a great start! 148 00:12:04,400 --> 00:12:06,400 We're just getting started! 149 00:12:15,250 --> 00:12:17,150 He regenned again?! 150 00:12:17,150 --> 00:12:18,770 Damn it... 151 00:12:17,940 --> 00:12:18,480 Shelve Weapon 152 00:12:18,650 --> 00:12:19,150 Marsh Daggers [V3] equipped. 153 00:12:19,760 --> 00:12:21,880 Not this time! 154 00:12:26,020 --> 00:12:27,510 Seven-Boat Leap! 155 00:12:26,450 --> 00:12:28,240 Seven-Boat Leap 156 00:12:29,510 --> 00:12:32,520 Think you can keep brushing me off to regenerate, huh?! 157 00:12:32,740 --> 00:12:35,960 Hand of Fortune! 158 00:12:35,650 --> 00:12:37,730 Hand of Fortune 159 00:12:44,070 --> 00:12:45,710 How'd ya like that one?! 160 00:12:45,710 --> 00:12:48,070 Not recovered yet, are ya? 161 00:12:53,970 --> 00:12:59,070 Looks like you can't take in the moonlight unless you can raise up both pincers. 162 00:12:59,520 --> 00:13:00,960 Now it's really getting fun! 163 00:13:01,320 --> 00:13:02,090 Moonblade 164 00:13:01,320 --> 00:13:02,090 Combination Possible 165 00:13:02,400 --> 00:13:05,130 I've maxed out my Moonblade fusion gauge! 166 00:13:09,460 --> 00:13:12,100 Moonblade: Twin Moon! 167 00:13:09,780 --> 00:13:12,100 Moonblade [Twin Moon] 168 00:13:14,090 --> 00:13:16,100 Time to pile it on! 169 00:13:19,360 --> 00:13:22,110 Cleaver 170 00:13:19,800 --> 00:13:21,710 Cleaver! 171 00:13:26,310 --> 00:13:31,240 Just... break off already! 172 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:39,330 Hell yeah! I finally tore it off! 173 00:13:43,640 --> 00:13:45,970 I'm not the man I was back then. 174 00:13:47,620 --> 00:13:49,450 Sky Walker! 175 00:13:53,850 --> 00:13:57,350 I got the rare item off the rare enemy! 176 00:13:57,350 --> 00:14:00,880 Now to tuck it away in the Inventoria! 177 00:14:13,510 --> 00:14:16,660 Guess taking his precious stinger triggered his berserker mode! 178 00:14:23,960 --> 00:14:27,310 Hey, now, that's not what I signed up for. 179 00:14:27,830 --> 00:14:31,390 I can only Enter Travel one more time. 180 00:14:32,300 --> 00:14:33,260 Wait... 181 00:14:34,260 --> 00:14:36,310 That's right. 182 00:14:37,180 --> 00:14:39,350 I see it now, Mr. Gold... 183 00:14:39,350 --> 00:14:42,180 I know how I'm gonna beat you. 184 00:14:45,230 --> 00:14:46,870 Skate Foot! 185 00:14:51,690 --> 00:14:54,320 Catch me if you can, scorpi-morons! 186 00:14:56,080 --> 00:14:59,990 Don't worry! I'm not gonna dump you in the ravine! 187 00:15:01,720 --> 00:15:05,130 C'mon, everyone! Don't sleep through the party! 188 00:15:05,960 --> 00:15:09,260 Wake up, Crystal Scorpions! 189 00:15:14,600 --> 00:15:19,740 My first sight of the gold guy was him attacking another Crystal Scorpion. 190 00:15:19,740 --> 00:15:21,690 So they're hostile to each other. 191 00:15:21,690 --> 00:15:26,910 If I can turn 'em on each other, I won't even need to fight! 192 00:15:27,360 --> 00:15:29,720 All right, think that's far enough... 193 00:15:32,610 --> 00:15:33,570 Whoopsie! 194 00:15:36,010 --> 00:15:37,640 Seven-Boat Leap! 195 00:15:42,920 --> 00:15:45,920 Don't spend all your time on me, now! 196 00:15:46,180 --> 00:15:51,300 You've got a whole hostile plague to deal with. 197 00:15:51,300 --> 00:15:53,050 Good luck! 198 00:15:53,050 --> 00:15:54,540 Enter Travel! 199 00:15:59,220 --> 00:16:02,490 I've seen how crazy strong you are. 200 00:16:03,420 --> 00:16:05,690 But if you can't see, 201 00:16:05,690 --> 00:16:09,230 and you've got Crystal Scorpions attacking you willy-nilly... 202 00:16:09,600 --> 00:16:12,640 How long will even you be able to hold out? 203 00:16:14,110 --> 00:16:16,460 It's over, gold man. 204 00:16:16,460 --> 00:16:18,400 You've lost! 205 00:16:27,800 --> 00:16:30,480 Guess I'd better head back now. 206 00:16:30,480 --> 00:16:33,330 Even if there are still some Crystal Scorpions hanging around, 207 00:16:33,330 --> 00:16:35,800 I'll just drop 'em off a cliff again! 208 00:16:36,630 --> 00:16:38,310 Exit Travel! 209 00:16:52,320 --> 00:16:56,820 Yay! I beat the gold guy! 210 00:16:57,780 --> 00:16:59,570 Nothing personal, bud. 211 00:16:59,570 --> 00:17:01,200 But anything goes in a fi— 212 00:17:09,140 --> 00:17:10,710 No way! 213 00:17:20,940 --> 00:17:25,730 He beat all those Crystal Scorpions? 214 00:17:27,960 --> 00:17:30,580 Sorry, man. I underestimated you. 215 00:17:31,730 --> 00:17:35,740 Guess I gotta beat you myself after all. 216 00:17:41,190 --> 00:17:44,120 I'm out of MP to use for Enter Travel. 217 00:17:44,120 --> 00:17:45,790 But I can still win this! 218 00:17:51,830 --> 00:17:55,890 He can't see, but I guess he's tracking me through vibrations. 219 00:17:55,890 --> 00:17:59,190 That might be why his attack precision is way down. 220 00:18:00,150 --> 00:18:01,430 But... 221 00:18:02,740 --> 00:18:04,810 It's blowing me back! 222 00:18:08,040 --> 00:18:13,210 The mana he expels like steam from his body makes it hard to close in. 223 00:18:13,540 --> 00:18:15,530 In that case... 224 00:18:15,550 --> 00:18:18,320 Go, Blasting Earth Idol! 225 00:18:33,510 --> 00:18:37,030 "When the Blasting Earth Idol's dance reaches its climax, 226 00:18:37,030 --> 00:18:39,220 it shoots flames from the earth." 227 00:18:53,830 --> 00:18:57,180 Bet that pincer's throwing you off-balance, huh? 228 00:18:58,220 --> 00:19:00,130 I'll cut it off for you. 229 00:19:04,260 --> 00:19:06,080 Vorpal Sword Tech... 230 00:19:10,980 --> 00:19:14,460 Vorpal Sword Tech [Half-Moon Slash] 231 00:19:11,460 --> 00:19:13,390 Half-Moon Slash! 232 00:19:19,840 --> 00:19:22,470 Now you're all out of weapons. 233 00:19:27,090 --> 00:19:28,780 It's almost morning. 234 00:19:28,780 --> 00:19:30,640 Go down with the moon! 235 00:19:35,770 --> 00:19:39,280 The tail can still move?! 236 00:19:39,890 --> 00:19:43,840 Damn it. The Empire Bee Twinblade is on the verge of collapse. 237 00:19:44,510 --> 00:19:46,570 I can't finish the job! 238 00:19:47,450 --> 00:19:50,040 I'm the one without a weapon now... 239 00:19:50,040 --> 00:19:51,350 What do I do?! 240 00:19:52,440 --> 00:19:53,290 Sky Walker 241 00:19:53,080 --> 00:19:53,850 No... 242 00:19:56,790 --> 00:19:58,280 I do have a weapon... 243 00:19:58,280 --> 00:20:00,050 A great pair of daggers! 244 00:20:02,970 --> 00:20:06,970 Y'know, we've been together a long time now... 245 00:20:06,970 --> 00:20:09,960 Let's finish this, Marsh Daggers! 246 00:20:09,960 --> 00:20:12,810 Glowing Pierce! 247 00:20:19,540 --> 00:20:21,170 Hey, gold scorpion... 248 00:20:22,460 --> 00:20:25,870 I couldn't have beaten you without the Inventoria. 249 00:20:42,140 --> 00:20:45,220 You were a tough opponent. On par with Wethermon. 250 00:20:55,800 --> 00:20:58,280 Man, that was fun. 251 00:20:59,230 --> 00:21:02,990 Shangri-La Frontier rules! 252 00:22:38,960 --> 00:22:46,220 SLF Mini 253 00:22:39,710 --> 00:22:43,460 SLF Theater! 254 00:22:42,780 --> 00:22:46,220 255 00:22:43,460 --> 00:22:44,990 Mini! 256 00:22:46,220 --> 00:22:48,720 SLF Theater 257 00:22:49,010 --> 00:22:53,100 I wonder what Emul's up to while I'm logged out. 258 00:22:53,720 --> 00:22:58,230 Logged Out 259 00:22:58,500 --> 00:23:01,090 Sunraku-san is asleep! 260 00:23:01,090 --> 00:23:02,940 Fast asleep! 261 00:23:03,590 --> 00:23:05,730 Then I'll... 262 00:23:08,130 --> 00:23:12,370 Clean, clean, clean! La-la-la! 263 00:23:12,370 --> 00:23:16,360 I'll give him a tummy blanket to protect his digestion! 264 00:23:17,480 --> 00:23:20,460 I'll make his face all spic and span! 265 00:23:20,850 --> 00:23:23,110 I'll sing him a lullaby! 266 00:23:23,620 --> 00:23:31,550 Go to sleep, go to sleep little boy... 267 00:23:31,890 --> 00:23:36,400 You're a good boy, Sunraku-san... 268 00:23:36,400 --> 00:23:40,350 Sleep peacefully... 269 00:23:40,350 --> 00:23:41,370 What is she, my wife? 270 00:23:42,270 --> 00:23:46,270 In fact, when players are logged out, their avatars disappear.