Shangri-La Frontier — Chapter 1

CONTENTS

CH. 1: WHAT DO YOU PLAY GAMES FOR?

CH. 2: A UNIQUE PERSON

CH. 3: THE BLACK WOLF ATTACKS AT NIGHT

CH. 4: UNIQUE AFTER UNIQUE

CH. 5: STOKING THE DISCERNING KUSOGE FAN'S MIND 179

AHH... FINALLY... FINALLY, YOU'VE DEFEATED THE EVIL GOD...!

YEAH, I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS...

THANK YOU, SUNRAKU!

IT'S ALL THANKS TO YOU...!!

IT'S BEEN SUCH A LONG, HARD JOURNEY, BUT...

Faeria Chronicle Online フェアリア・クロニクル・オンライン THE END THANK YOU FOR PLAYING ! DA-DAHHH

ALL RIIIIIIIGHT!!

I FINALLY BEAT FAILIA CHRONICLE!!

Y e s s !!

I got my revenge, man!

WITH FULL- DIVE VR GAMES THE STANDARD NOW... ANYTHING USING A TV SCREEN IS SEEN AS "RETRO."

GOD TIER

UNDERNEATH A FEW GREAT GAMES...

MANY TITLES WITH GAMEPLAY UNABLE TO KEEP UP WITH VISUAL ADVANCES...

...FORM A GIGANTIC PILE OF CRAP TO SIFT THROUGH.

IN JAPAN...

...THEY ARE CALLED KUSOGE, OR "SHIT GAME."

NORMALLY, THESE ARE GAMES YOU'D DESPISE AND NEVER WANT TO PLAY...

BREZZIDENT EVIL RE III

BUT SOME FREAKS ACTUALLY GET OFF ON THEM.

GAMES

NEVER PLAY AGAIN

WHAT A SHITTY GAME IT WAS. IT LIVED UP TO THE HYPE.

PHEW! AH, SWEET RELEASE!

NOW I KNOW HOW IT FEELS TO GET OUT OF PRISON.

THIS IS RAKURO HIZUTOME,

A SECOND- YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL.

AND HE'LL ADMIT IT...

HE'S ONE OF THEM.

NOW!

WHAT SHOULD I PLAY NEXT?

HE'LL FREELY ANSWER TO THE NAME...

...OF "KUSOGE HUNTER."

JULY

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SUMMER BREAK, HUH? THAT OUGHT TO DRIVE UP SALES.

ROCK ROLL

HELLO THERE,

REI.

SORRY, BUT HE ISN'T IN TODAY EITHER.

HELLO!

HE'S TOO BUSY TACKLING THIS MASSIVE GAME TO SHOW UP.

OH, UH... IT'S NOT THAT! I JUST WANTED TO BROWSE THE GAMES...!

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BOTHER HIDING IT, Y'KNOW.

SO NICE! AHH, A GIRL IN LOVE...

COME ON, MANA...!

SO IT MIGHT BE A BIT LONGER STILL. HE'S ACTUALLY TAKING ON FAILIA CHRONICLE THIS TIME...

UM... FAERIA CHRONICLE ONLINE, WAS THE WHOLE NAME?

YEAH, IT'S A LEGEND AMONG CRAP GAMES.

OH... I'VE HEARD OF THAT. THAT'S A TOUGH ONE, ISN'T IT?

...AND IT'S PACKED WITH BUGS AND OTHER STUFF.

YOUR PARTY'S AI IS AWFUL, THE ENEMIES ARE SO UNFAIR WITH THEIR ATTACKS...

YOU NEED SERIOUS PLAY SKILLS TO EVEN BEAT THE FIRST BOSS... IT'S MADE PEOPLE THROW THEIR HEADSETS NATIONWIDE.

WOW..

HOW'S IT GOING WITH YOUR GAME, REI?

AND HE'S TAKING ON THE LAST BOSS IN SWIM TRUNKS AND A WRESTLE MASK.

WHAT'S WITH THAT...?

WELL, I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THAT...

WHO KNOWS?

MAYBE IT'S MORE EFFICIENT OR SOMETHING.

HEY, YOU GOT ANY NEAT GAMES LATELY?

HUH?

BACK OUT IN THE SUN AGAIN, HIZUTOME?

OH, SHE'S GONE.

NEVER MIND. OH, SORRY, SORRY.

BUT DON'T TELL ME YOU BEAT FAILIA ALREADY?

OF COURSE! I FINALLY PULLED IT OFF!

THE WORST PART ABOUT IT... ...WAS YOUR HEROINE.

OH, IT WAS AWESOMELY SHITTY!

HOW WAS IT?

YEAH? GREAT.

HER NAME'S FAERIA, BUT SHE'S CONSTANTLY PISSING YOU OFF.

TO THE POINT THAT SHE GETS VILLAGERS AND PARTY MEMBERS KILLED. SHE'S THE REASON FOR NEARLY ALL THE TROUBLE YOU RUN INTO...

Tee- hee!

Oooh, dear me, I hit some- one!

AND HOW DO YOU THINK SHE DEALS WITH IT?

Ohhh...

CURSE YOU, EVIL GOD!! THIS WOULDN'T HAPPEN IF HE WASN'T HERE...!!

SHE BLAMES EVERY DAMN THING ON THE FINAL BOSS!

HE WASN'T EVEN THERE! IT'S ALL HER DOING!!

I WON'T WALK ANOTHER STEP!

THE SAME THING HAPPENS WHEREVER YOU GO... AND IF SHE RILES YOU ENOUGH THAT YOU HIT HER...

SHE REFUSES TO ADVANCE THE STORY!

THE AUTOSAVE KEEPS YOU FROM GOING BACK! IT TAKES THREE HOURS TO GET BACK TO NORMAL!

WHAAAT?

THERE'S ABOUT THREE MINUTES BETWEEN BEATING THE LAST BOSS AND THE ENDING THAT'S TREATED LIKE AN EVENT...

AND THAT'S NOT EVEN ALL OF IT...!

THAT'S THE THING!

ARRGH! JUST RECALLING IT ENRAGES ME!

SO YOU CAN BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF FAERIA AT NO RISK TO YOU!!

I'M SHOCKED YOU PUT UP WITH IT.

AND IRONICALLY, THE MORE FAERIA ANNOYED YOU...

THE MORE YOU WANNA KEEP PLAYING FOR THOSE THREE MINUTES OF REWARD! IT'S HELL!

GLAD YOU'RE HAVING FUN.

BUT THAT ONE MOMENT, YOU KNOW... IT'S LIKE IT CLEANSES YOU...

YOU REALIZE WHAT YOU WERE PUT ON THIS EARTH FOR.

BUT... MAN, FAILIA CHRONICLE JUST GOES TOO FAR.

I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE TO PLAY NOW.

THEN HOW ABOUT... ...A GOOD GAME FOR A CHANGE OF PACE?

HMM...

A GOOD GAME?

...BECAUSE YOU KNOW THE BAD ONES... YOU CAN RECOGNIZE A GOOD GAME AS GOOD...

AND VICE VERSA.

SO HOW ABOUT "SHANGRI-LA FRONTIER"...

THE FULL-DIVE VR GAME WITH OVER THIRTY MILLION ACCOUNTS?

...THE MAIN- STREAM? WOULDN'T IT BE FUN TO SOMETIMES TRY...

THE OPPOSITE OF CRAP... A FULL-ON GOD-TIER GAME...?

SHANGRI-LA FRONTIER...

IT LAUNCHED LAST SPRING,

AND ITS SIMULTANEOUS USER COUNT WAS ENOUGH... ...TO MAKE THE RECORD BOOKS.

NAME OF THE GAME

"S.L.F." FOR SHORT.

IN THE GAME, THIS FLEET OF TRAVELING SPACEFARERS DIED OUT, LEAVING A NEW BREED OF MANKIND IN THEIR WAKE.

THE GAME'S AN OPEN WORLD SET A FEW...

...THOUSAND YEARS LATER.

IT'S BASICALLY MEDIEVAL TECH,

BUT WITH SOME BELIEVABLE SF ELEMENTS TOO.

UNLIKE FAILIA CHRONICLE, WHERE YOU HAVE TO LOOK HARD TO FIND GOOD PARTS...

THE HATERS HERE ARE OUTNUMBERED DOZENS OF TIMES OVER BY THE FANS.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME I PLAYED A NON-KUSOGE...

...FOR ONCE?

LOGIN ID PASSWORD

*******369 ........ QUIT

Ver.4.10.0

CHARACTER CREATE

WOW... DO YOUR STATS GROW DIFFERENTLY BASED ON YOUR JOB AND ORIGIN?

I START BY PICKING MY JOB, HUH? WHOA, HOW MANY OF THEM ARE THERE?

A TWIN-BLADE MERCENARY LOOKS EASY TO GET INTO.

NOW, ORIGIN...

CHARACTER CREATE

A WANDERER WOULD BE NICE. IT'LL BE HARDER TO BUILD DEFENSE, BUT I GET A LUCK BONUS.

IN THIS GAME... LUCK AFFECTS YOUR CRITICAL RATE AND THE ITEM DROPS YOU GET.

WHOA, I CAN PICK MY RACE AND BODY TYPE!

NOW TO WORK ON MY LOOK.

I GET MY PICK OF ACCESSORIES FROM THE START TOO! DAMN, ALL THOSE SHIT GAMES POISONED ME SO MUCH, EVERYTHING FLOORS ME!

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ALL RIGHT!

TIME TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT THIS FOR A CHANGE!

IS THIS WHAT YOU WANT? DO OVER END

MERCENARY TWINBLADE MERCENARY TWINBLADE GAZING BIRD MASK NONE NONE NONE NONE 9000

ALLOW ME... ...TO EXPLAIN THIS.

MERCENARY TWINB LEATHER CAP LEATHER GARB LEATHER BELT LEATHER SHOES 3000 BUT IN S.L.F., AMAZINGLY... I CAN SELL MY STARTING EQUIPMENT DURING CHARACTER CREATION!

I'M THE TYPE WHO GOES FOR BETTER WEAPONS FIRST OVER ARMOR.

TO DO THAT, I NEED MONEY, OF COURSE.

ONLY THIS MASK HIDES MY WHOLE FACE, HUH?

BUT... IN A MAJOR GAME LIKE THIS, PLAYING HALF- NAKED WITH MY FACE EXPOSED IS A TALL ORDER. AND IT ADDS UP TO A LOT!

FLOWER HEADPIECE

THUS... I WAS FORCED INTO THIS.

IT'S NOT BECAUSE I'M INTO SEX- OFFENDER FASHION.

GAZING BIRD MASK

FOR MY PLAYER NAME... I'LL DO "SUNRAKU."

"SUN" 陽 務 "RAKU" 樂 郎

IT'S BASED ON MY REAL ONE.

OKAY! I'M ALL SET TO GO!

LAUNCHING LINK. PLEASE LIE DOWN IN A SAFE POSITION. bip

NOW I CAN START PLAYING!

IN ANCIENT TIMES, THERE WAS AN ERA KNOWN SIMPLY AS "DIVINITY." THE DIVINES WHO LIVED IN IT LOST THEIR LIVES TO ENSURE A FUTURE FOR THEIR DESCENDANTS. AND AS TIME PASSED... WE, THEIR DESCENDANTS, TAK ON THEIR WILL AND PROCEED ACROSS THIS NEW LA WEAVING THE FLOW OF THE GREA TEEMING LIFE AROUND US.

HUH? OH, THE PROLOGUE...

SKIP, SKIP!

Welcome to Shangri-La Frontier

LET'S SEE WHAT A GOD-TIER GAME CAN DO!!

RIGHT!

OH!

HUH? I DON'T START IN TOWN?

IF YOU SET YOUR IN-GAME ORIGIN TO "WANDERER,"

YOU START AT A RANDOM SPOT IN THE BEGINNERS' AREA.

THE MAP I START WITH IS PRETTY BASIC.

RAMPANT FOREST

SO THE FIRST TOWN IS EAST OF ME?

UMM...

FIRSTIA SUNRAKU

Sunraku Lv:1 HP 30/30 MP S

GUESS I'LL HEAD THAT WAY AND EXPLORE AROUND.

Job: Mercenary (Twin Swords) Energy 30 Magic 10 Stamina 20 Strength 10 Dexterity 10 Agility 15 Tech 15 Vitality 3 Luck 30 9000 Mahni

I'LL HAVE TO SEE WHAT KINDA EDGE 30 LUCK GIVES ME.

3 VITALITY?

I'M HALF-NUDE, SO I CAN'T COUNT ON DEFENSE...

RUSTLE

KEEK KEEK!

WOW, RIGHT AFTER I START?!

...A GOBLIN?

OKAY...

TIME TO CHECK OUT...

...WHAT FIGHTING IS LIKE.

EQUIPPED MERCENARY TWINBLADES.

LEVEL UP 1 > 2 TA-DAAAH OH! LEVEL UP.

WOW, ONE HIT?

AH, HE'S AN INTRO- LEVEL FOE ANYWAY...

LEVEL UP.

BUT IT'S ALREADY AT LESS THAN HALF OF ENDURANCE. IT'S USABLE AS A DUAL- WIELD WEAPON...

SHANGRI-LA FRONTIER USES AN ENDURANCE SYSTEM FOR WEAPONS. WHEN THIS STAT HITS ZERO, THE WEAPON IS BROKEN AND CANNOT BE USED.

DROPPED ITEM GOBLIN HAND AXE

RUSTLE RUSTLE

THIS IS SO NEAT!

IN FAILIA CHRONICLE, IT ALWAYS FELT SO WOODEN...

IT'S RUDE TO COMPARE, EVEN.

I'M PRETTY MUCH MOVING JUST LIKE IN REAL LIFE.

THAT FEELING ALWAYS COMES ALONG, NO MATTER HOW GOOD OR BAD THE GAME.

MONSTER WEAK POINTS, MOTIONS...

THERE'S A LOT TO REMEMBER.

ITEM DROPS...

THIS EXCITEMENT, WHEN YOU'RE THROWN INTO A NEW WORLD...

ALL RIGHT!

BETTER NOT FORGET TO ENJOY THIS...!

YOU DON'T GET IT TOO OFTEN IN REAL LIFE!

WHOA... LOOK AT THAT.

IF IT HIT ME, I'D BE DEAD.

VORPAL BUNNY

ONE CRITICAL AIN'T ENOUGH?!

SO THIS IS S.L.F., HUH?

THAT GUY WOULDN'T STOP AIMING AT MY HEAD...

EVEN I CAN SEE THROUGH THAT.

LEVEL UP

ALL THAT EXP!

PRETTY HIGH-UP DUDE, HUH?

CONDITIONS MET YOU CAN NOW USE FLASH COUNTER.

CO D

WISH I HAD THAT KNIFE OF HIS. NO WEAPONS DROPPED, THOUGH... It's gotta be powerful

CONDITIONS MET?

SO MY ACTIONS AFFECT THE SKILLS I EARN?

NEW SKILL FLASH COUNTER BONUS APPLIED TO COUNTERS AFTER PARRIES

I DON'T THINK I'VE USED ANY SKILLS YET, HAVE I?

DODGES AND PARRIES GET BONUSES BASED ON PLAYER SKILL, SO YOU CAN STILL FIGHT IF YOU'RE LOW-LEVEL. NOW I WANNA TRY LOTS OF FIGHTING STYLES!

THIS GAME REALLY IS WELL-MADE.

LIKE...

What?! What?!

ISN'T IT CRAZY THAT I'VE PLAYED THIS FAR WITHOUT HITTING ANY BUGS?!

I can't see any- thing! Invisible foes

Missing hitbox Why's it not hitting?!

Walk thru walls

Whoa, secret portal!

I MEAN, THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN FOR GRANTED...

I HONESTLY WONDERED IF I COULD EVEN ENJOY A BUG- FREE GAME...

BUT THIS IS TOTALLY ENJOYABLE. THAT'S THE "GOD TIER" DIFFERENCE, HUH?

BUT ACTUALLY PLAYING LIKE THIS, IT'S SO MOVING!

ALL RIGHT!

LET'S TRY EARNING THAT RABBIT'S FANCY KNIFE FIRST!

WHERE'RE ALL YOU BUNNIES AT?!

TOWN OF ORIGINS FIRSTIA

DAHH... I GOT KILLED BY A VORPAL BUNNY AGAIN!

JUST CHALK IT UP TO BAD LUCK. THAT'S A RARE ENEMY. THEY ALMOST NEVER SHOW UP.

YEAH, BUT... EVERY DAMN HIT'S A CRITICAL! EACH ONE OF THEM KILLS YOU...

OOP! SORRY...

WHOA.

THAT'S GOTTA BE HIGH-LEVEL EQUIPMENT...

WHY'S HE IN THE BEGINNER TOWN?

THAT EMBLEM... IS HE PART OF SOME HARDCORE CLAN?

MAYBE HE'S AN EVENT CHARACTER.

I HEARD HE STICKS TO THE SAME NAME ALL THE TIME,

IF A PLAYER'S JUST STARTING...

SO I THOUGHT I'D FIND HIM...

THERE'S NO WAY HE WOULDN'T COME TO THIS TOWN...

SIGH...

MAYBE WE PASSED EACH OTHER BY.

SPIN SLASH RANGED SPINNING SLASH ATTACK

MMM, THIS SKILL'S KINDA IFFY...

THAT SWINGING LEAVES YOU TOO WIDE OPEN.

OOH! THAT'S ABOUT TIME.

BETTER ASSIGN THESE POINTS...

LEVELING UP EARNS YOU POINTS...

...YOU CAN FREELY ASSIGN TO YOUR STATS. DON'T FORGET!

Sunraku Lv:12 STATUS BOOSTS

Stamina: 20→25 Tech: 15→20 Agility: 10→25 Luck: 30→55

Play time 2:28

BUT MAN, THAT VORPAL BUNNY GUY SHOWS UP WAY TOO LITTLE. IT MUST BE A RARE ENCOUNTER.

IT TOOK FOREVER TO OBTAIN TWO OF THOSE KNIVES.

I BEAT ABOUT FIFTY... SO THE DROP RATE FEELS LIKE IT'S AROUND 5%.

THESE MUST BE SUPER VALUABLE.

THEY BEAT MY MERCENARY TWINBLADES, SO I BETTER TAKE CARE OF THEM.

VORPAL CHOPPER ADDS BONUS TO CRITICAL DAMAGE

New Skill Screw Pierce A fast, compact single attack. Powerful, but can't be used in

AND I'VE LEARNED A FEW NEW SKILLS...

BUT THIS SCREW PIERCE IS THE MAIN USEFUL ONE.

Skills Spin Slash Flash Counter Tap Step Screw Pierce

THE OTHERS ARE... ...WELL, BETTER THAN NOTHING.

REALLY, I'M NOW TOO POWERFUL FOR THE MONSTERS AROUND HERE.

THE LEVELS ARE COMING MORE SLOWLY, SO LET'S GET GOING.

MAP

Secondil

Sunraku

Firstia

Secondil

I STARTED NEAR FIRSTIA, THE STARTING TOWN...

Sunraku

BUT I NEVER WENT IN, HUH? AND NOW I'M WAY OUT.

Firstia

UMM... IT'S PAST THE BRIDGE OVER THE CANYON AHEAD?

I'M A LOT CLOSER TO SECONDIL AT THIS POINT.

IT'S NOT LIKE THE FIRST TOWN WILL SELL ANYTHING USEFUL...

OH...

LET'S JUST GO STRAIGHT TO SECONDIL.

I SEE.

GOTTA BEAT IT, OR IT WON'T LET ME PAST...

I LIKE THAT.

FINALLY, SOMETHING THAT WON'T GO DOWN SO EASY.

RAVENOUS SNAKE AREA BOSS REC. LEVEL: 10 REC. PARTY SIZE: 3

BUT S.L.F. HAS MAINSTREAM POPULARITY...

BEATING A MULTIPLAYER BOSS SOLO, HUH...?

IT WON'T PULL ANY CRAZY BUGGED ATTACKS ON ME.

SNAKE MONSTERS ATTACK IN A FEW LIMITED WAYS...

COILING, BITING, TAIL WHIPS,

SWALLOWING WHOLE, POISON... THAT KINDA THING.

AND WITH SUCH A COMFORTABLE AVATAR...

ZERO ARMOR OUGHT TO WORK!!

SNAP

BETTER CHECK ITS MOTIONS FIRST.

Oop!

SKILL TAP STEP BONUS TO EVASIVE MANEUVERS

IT'S EASY TO READ, AND IT WON'T INSTA- KILL ANYONE!

I CAN TOTALLY NO-DAMAGE KILL THIS GUY!

Like, if I do take damage, I die!

I kinda loved this guy!

I KNEW ITS ENDURANCE WAS DOWN, BUT IT SHATTERED IN ONE HIT?!

TOUGH SKIN, HUH? WELL...

EQUIPPED VORPAL CHOPPERS.

I WANT TO TRY SOME- THING OUT.

TIME TO FLAY YOU ALIVE!

SCREW PIER—

BWEHH...?!

WHAT'S THIS?!

IS IT SHIT?!

BIP BIP

Status Effect Poison

Status Effect Poison Take damage every ten seconds

THIS GUY...

Sunraku Poison HP 29/30

I MIGHT'VE UNDERESTI- MATED HIM.

HAH!

LOOK AT ME...

WHY'RE YOU ACTING LIKE YOU WON?

I'VE BEATEN TONS OF SHIT GAMES THAT'RE WAY MORE UNFAIR THAN THIS...

SUNRAKU POISON HP 29/

JUST BECAUSE THIS GAME THROWS LITERAL SHIT AT ME... I'M NOT ABOUT TO STAND DOWN...!!

ONE YEAR SINCE LAUNCH... WOW...

Shangri-La Frontier BBS

WITH ALL THESE PEOPLE PLAYING IT...

THEY STILL HAVEN'T BEAT A SINGLE UNIQUE MONSTER...

256 : BOX SNAKE: 07/20 (SUN) 18:13:52 I WENT THROUGH ALL THE STORY. THERE'S NOTHING LEFT TO DO 7 : FUZE : 07/20 (SUN) 18:14:35 EN DO THEY UNCAP LEVELS? : USAGI MOCHI : 07/20 (SUN) 18:20:15 AT'RE YOU TALKING ABOUT! YOU STILL T THE UNIQUE MONSTERS. 59 : SPARK : 07/20 (SUN) 18:23:04 HEY'RE NOT EVEN MADE TO BE DEFEAT 260 : PLISSKEN : 07/20 (SUN) 18:28:46 I'M SURE THEY'LL INTRODUCE A WAY NEXT BIG UPDATE. BUT RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE 120% UNBEATABLE THEY JUST SIT THERE, LIVING OUT THEIR LIVES.

ALL OF THEM...

THEY DON'T KNOW A THING.

THIS WORLD OF MINE, SHANGRI-LA FRONTIER...

IT'S NOT MADE FOR MINIONS LIKE YOU TO TRAVERSE.

WORLD STORY SHANGRI-LA FRONTIER

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SHANGRI-LA FRONTIER STRATEGY FORUM VOL. 1 LET SLF MASTER REI-CHAN TAKE YOU THROUGH THE WORLD! REI-CHAN Q. WHAT KIND OF GAME IS SHANGRI-LA FRONTIER? THE FULL PROLOGUE THAT SUNRAKU-KUN SKIPPED!

IN ANCIENT TIMES, THERE WAS AN ERA KNOWN SIMPLY AS "DIVINITY." THE DIVINES WHO LIVED IN IT LOST THEIR LIVES TO ENSURE A FUTURE FOR THEIR DESCENDANTS. AS TIME PASSED, WE, THEIR DESCENDANTS, TAKE ON THEIR WILL AND PROCEED ACROSS THIS NEW LAND, WEAVING THE FLOW OF THE GREAT, TEEMING LIFE AROUND US... IN THIS MODERN ERA, WE EXPLORE THE MIRACLES OF THE DIVINES THROUGH THEIR RELICS, LEFT IN HISTORICAL RUINS. YOU ARE AN EXPLORER THAT ROSE UP WITH THE EASTERN WIND, SUFFERING COUNTLESS DEFEATS BUT DOGGEDLY JOURNEYING ONWARD...AND SOMEDAY, YOU MAY FADE AWAY WITH THE WIND AS WELL. WHAT MEANING IS THERE BEHIND YOUR LIFE? WILL YOU WAGER IT ON A SINGLE SWORD, OR PEER INTO THE ABYSS OF SORCERY—OR WILL YOU CHOOSE A ROUTE OUTSIDE OF BATTLE ENTIRELY? EVERYTHING IS BEFORE YOU, AND EVERYTHING IS INSIDE OF YOU. NOW, TAKE A STEP FORWARD, AND BLAZE A TRAIL TO THE UNKNOWN, THE FUTURE, AND YOUR OWN POTENTIAL. SUCH IS THE MISSION OF ALL THE DIVINES' CHILDREN BORN UPON THIS LAND.

SO HOW ABOUT "SHANGRI-LA FRONTIER"...

A. SHANGRI-LA FRONTIER (SLF) IS AN OPEN-WORLD GAME WHOSE MAIN STORY INVOLVED EXPLORING A VAST WORLD. PLAYERS ASSUME ASSORTED CLASSES, COMPLETING STORY SCENARIOS AS THEY ENJOY THE ADVENTURE! CALL IT AN RPG WITH NO "DEMON KING" BOSS!

THE FULL-DIVE VR GAME WITH OVER THIRTY MILLION ACCOUNTS?

Q. WHAT'S SO GREAT ABOUT SLF? A. SLF'S NPCS USE MILITARY-GRADE AI FOR BEYOND- REALISTIC INTERACTIONS! PLUS, EVEN ONE YEAR AFTER LAUNCH, IT'S STILL LOADED WITH UNKNOWN SCENARIOS, MONSTERS, AND OTHER MYSTERIES!

DIVINES, DIVINITY... LOTS OF CURIOUS KEYWORDS! RAVENOUS SNAKE VORACIOUS BIG SNAKE OF MONSTER IS THE RAVENOUS SNAKE? BOSS OSS OF THE RAMPANT FOREST, DANGER EFEAT TO REACH SECONDIL! E TRAIT ISN'T ITS POISONOUS FANGS, BUT POISON M NT ATTACK FROM ITS BOTTOM SIDE. IN ORMAL PREY, THE SNAKE ALSO CONSUMES ANTS AND MUSHROOMS TO CREATE ITS N IS TOO DANGEROUS FOR ITS APPETITE

THIS WEEK'S MONSTER! RAVENOUS SNAKE VORACI Q. WHAT KIND OF MONSTER IS THE RAVENOUS SNAKE? A. IT'S THE AREA BOSS OF THE RAMPANT FOREST, A FOE YOU MUST DEFEAT TO REACH SECONDIL! ITS MOST NOTABLE TRAIT ISN'T ITS POISONOUS FANGS, BUT THE POISON EXCREMENT ATTACK FROM ITS BOTTOM SIDE. IN ADDITION TO ITS NORMAL PREY, THE SNAKE ALSO CONSUMES POISON-LADEN PLANTS AND MUSHROOMS TO CREATE ITS VENOM. NO POISON IS TOO DANGEROUS FOR ITS APPETITE TO TURN DOWN-A "RAVENOUS" CREATURE INDEED! BATTLE HINTS!! 1. LEARN ITS "TELLS" TO DODGE ITS SQUEEZING AND BITE ATTACKS! 2. WATCH ITS NO-MOTION POO ATTACK WHEN ITS HP IS LOWER! AFTER TAKING THAT POISON ATTACK, WILL SUNRAKU-KUN BE OKAY...?!