Athena in Tower Defense Game! [LitRPG]

0043 – Athena Has Died!

Coming to another small cabin she hadn't set foot in for a long time, this small cabin was designed by the system to resemble a washroom. Unfortunately, there was no water for her to use at all.

Taking out the water pump she had just obtained, it looked very different from the one she remembered. It was a palm-sized, square mechanical box.

When she threw it on the ground, it automatically melded into the ground.

Athena tried to turn on the faucet of the washstand, and clear water flowed out. There was also another sink under the right side of the washstand, which was very convenient for fetching water in normal times.

Three liters of water could be fetched every day.

Although it was little, it was much better than before. Moreover, if she didn't use it today, the unused quota for today would be added to tomorrow's water quota, so she didn't need to fetch three liters of water every day.

After closing the door of the cabin, she went to the workshop. At this time, the smelting had been completed.

A boss-level unit like an iron beetle could be smelted into five iron blocks, all of which could be exchanged for silver coins.

At this time, there was nothing left to smelt in the smelting furnace. The fire of the smelting furnace gradually extinguished and automatically shut down. Back in the house, she opened the system mall again.

Although she had already bought a cotton quilt before, Athena still chose to buy the blanket she had been thinking about.

She also didn't let go of the cooling wind chime.

She also bought some pots, ladles, bowls, and utensils here and there, and replaced the three small broken wooden bowls with exquisite porcelain bowls, spending a total of 1 silver coin.

The standard of living also needed to be improved.

Mattress (1 silver coin), pillow (1 silver coin), thin quilt (2 silver coins), and a four-piece bedding set (1 silver coin) were all arranged. With 8 silver coins left for occasional needs and 100 silver coins for the cost of simulating scenes. The things she bought weren't really that many, but the expenses were considerable.

However, looking at her refreshed home, Athena still felt that everything was worth it. Athena sat on the soft and comfortable bed, feeling a wave of relaxation.

This wasn't just her psychological effect; the bedding from the system mall had the effect of aiding sleep and relaxation. She had been busy until now, and she finally had time to take out what she truly desired to examine.

It was an oval-shaped mirror with a gold border. It was enclosed in a shell, and the back of the shell was inscribed with a segment of unknown distorted text, with the entire shell appearing black.

The mirror was bright, smooth, and crystal clear. Athena aimed it at herself, and the mirror reflected her appearance and the background of the room behind her.

She had always been curious about the wood goblins of [ Big Bear ]. Even though she knew she could obtain it in the goblin instance, she had been unable to find the direction.

Trying to think about the goblin instance in her mind, the image in the mirror rippled like water, her projection disappeared, and the entire mirror turned black, with a segment of blood-red text appearing on it. The text was the same as that on the back of the shell, but miraculously, Athena understood the text on it.

~ (( Three strands of goblin hair, plus some alcohol they like. )) ~
~ (( When darkness comes, leave the shelter, and there will be someone to guide you. )) ~

Athena didn't expect the information to appear so simply. What she didn't know was that if it weren't for her strong mental power, she would have fainted due to a headache when she read this text just now, and she wouldn't have been able to understand the text either.

White liquor could be purchased from the system mall, but where could she obtain the goblin hair? [ Big Bear ].

It seemed she needed to make a deal with [ Big Bear ]. But right now, she needed to try the scene simulation. She clicked on the card of the Sol Kingdom in the system guide.

"Yes"

The moment Athena say "Yes" instead of clicking the yes button, the scenery around her began to change, and everything disappeared. She appeared in a vast white space, surrounded by nothingness. In front of her, the system panel popped up.

"Yes"

She had known as soon as she entered that in this scene, the only person she knew who could serve as a sparring partner was Alfred.

Without hesitation, Athena chose 2. Even though she knew that if she defeated Alfred, she could break through the attribute barrier, she still had some self-awareness. She was simply not a match right now.

The vast white scene changed once again, with ruins rising around her, followed by city walls. This scene was familiar to Athena beyond words; it was Sun City. The scenery outside the city also changed accordingly.

Snowstorm beasts, including snowstorm beasts generals, appeared outside the city, forming an army. On the city wall, a man in heavy armor was commanding the artillery. He was the familiar Alfred. Athena mingled among the snowstorm beasts, and all the nearby snowstorm beasts automatically ignored her.

With her identity reversed, this time she wasn't defending the city but attacking it with the snowstorm beasts.

Only by entering the city could she qualify for a battle with Alfred. This kind of sparring mode was something Athena had never expected. She thought it would be one-on-one training, but she didn't expect this training to require her to fight first alongside monsters.

Time left for her was not much. Each card scene simulation, costing 100 silver coins, only lasted for two hours each time.

Athena burst out with her speed. She leaped from the midst of the snowstorm beasts, stepping on their heads, and sprinted towards the city gate.

With the boost of speed, she avoided the gunfire from inside the wall.

Luckily, the scene simulation didn't replicate all the scenes at the time, otherwise, the mage's lightning balls and various enchanted bullets and arrows would make it impossible for her to move an inch. She hoped to reach the city gate as quickly as possible, but as she was about to reach it, Alfred on the city wall moved.

The opponent somehow got a bow and aimed at her. Even though she escaped at the fastest speed, she even used a snowstorm beast in front of her as a shield. But the arrow still carried the momentum of thunder and shot towards her, piercing through the body of the snowstorm beast in front of her and then hitting her right in the forehead.

"...!"

Athena suddenly opened her eyes wide. She reached for her forehead, finding nothing. She was still alive.

Every hair on her body stood on end, and her back was already soaked with cold sweat. Even though she had left the scene simulation, she couldn't shake off the feeling of death.

The genuine fear when targeted, the pain when pierced in the forehead, everything felt so real. She was sure that the bow and arrow were just something the opponent grabbed randomly, not Alfred's main weapon at all. But even so, she was killed instantly by the opponent.