Citadel of the Frozen Cliff

◄ Snow on the Black Wall

Episode 14: Citadel of the Frozen Cliff

To be Continued...

Citadel of the Frozen Cliff

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Citadel of the Frozen Cliff is the fourteenth episode of World Exploration, added March 25, 2022 in patch 2.8, the mid-update patch for The Heroes of Dark Cacao update. It continues the story of the Dark Cacao Kingdom.

With the help of the Cookies of Darkness, Affogato Cookie successfully takes over the Black Citadel and becomes the impromptu ruler of the Dark Cacao Kingdom. Will the homeland remain fortified or will it succumb to the vicious Licorice Beasts?

Cookies battling in this Episode experience the following effects:

• The frost-ridden darkness of the Dark Cacao Kingdom reduces the debuff on monsters and the healing and shield received by Cookies.
  • Your allies' Healing decreases by 65%.
  • Your allies' HP Shield's capacity decreases by 65%.
  • All enemies' Debuff Resist increases by 40%.

There are 31 Stages total in this Episode.

Stages

Stage	Power	Cost	Enemies				Rewards
14-1 Above the Walls	451,216	17					540 5,175 7 2 1
14-2	451,216	17					547 5,190 7 2 1
14-3	451,216	17					554 5,204 7 2 1
14-4	465,705	17					561 5,220 7 2 1
14-5 Citadel Halls	465,705	17					568 5,234 7 2 1
14-6	465,705	17					575 5,248 7 2 1
14-7	484,333	17					582 5,263 7 2 1
14-8	484,333	17					589 5,728 7 2 1
14-9 Usurped Throne	484,333	17					597 5,293 7 2 1
14-10	499,070	17					597 5,293 7 2 1
14-11	499,070	17					605 5,307 7 2 1
14-12	499,070	17					613 5,323 7 2 1
14-13	499,639	17					621 5,337 7 2 1
14-14	499,639	17					637 5,367 7 2 1
14-15	499,639	17					645 5,382 7 2 1
14-16	600,387	17					653 5,397 7 2 1
14-17	600,728	17					661 5,412 7 2 1
Dark Cacao Chancellery	3		Obstacle
Tomb of Blades	The spirits and souls of forgotten Dark Cacao Warriors found their final rest here. (Leads to the Tomb of Blades area)
14-18	600,728	17					669 5,428 7 2 1
14-19	668,576	17					678 5,443 7 2 1
The Sun, the Moon, and the Five Peaks	: "WHOAH! Look at that painting!"  : "Looks like the king does have an eye for art! Such a fine piece!"  : "Indeedio! Looks pricey, very pricey!"  : "Don't you dare steal from my fellow king, Chili Pepper Cookie!"  : "Hm, there are two circles in the sky: one is white, one is black... I wonder what they are."  : "Well, legend has it that before the Dark Cacao Kingdom, the great Black and White Dragons lived in these lands. Dark Cacao Cookie defeated them and became king!"  : "Obviously, the circles symbolize the two dragons!"  : "This famous painting was created to be hanged behind the royal throne to emphasize the king's virtues and the benevolence of heavens upon him! Yes!"  : "Whoah! Wizard Cookie is so smart! Maybe too smart!"  : "When the throne is mine, I'm gonna need a painting like that!"
14-20	688,918	17					687 5,457 7 2 1
14-21	668,576	17					696 5,473 7 2 1
14-22	687,794	17	Boss Affogato Cookie		Poison Cloud	Swings the staff and conjures a poison cloud.	705 5,488 7 2 1
					Sweet Scheme	Curses the target with the highest ATK (Cookies first). The cursed target cannot receive any buff effects, will receive amplified debuffs, and inflict periodic Poison damage to nearby targets.
			Power 143,692	ATK 77,141	Spell of Silence	After gathering energy, conjures a sphere and sends it towards the enemy. The targets become stunned and silenced.
			HP 4,316,928	DEF 16,964	Bittersweet Summoning	Summons two Spear Warriors and two Archers in front and behind himself. Then, covers himself with an HP Shield that lasts for a certain period of time.
14-23	687,794	17					714 5,504 7 2 1
14-24	687,794	17					723 5,519 7 2 1
14-25	694,521	17					732 5,535 7 2 1
14-26	694,521	17					741 5,550 7 2 1
14-27	725,879	17					750 5,566 7 2 1
Dark Choco Cookie Portrait	: "Hey, look at that picture! Who's that?"  : "WHO'S THAT?!" Obviously, it's Dark Choco Cookie!  : "Dark Choco Cookie?! Really?! Didn't know he could smile! Ha ha!"  : "... He seems so happy in this portrait. You could call him the happiest Cookie in the world..."
	If Dark Choco Cookie is in the team:  : "This portrait... Why is it still here? No Cookie in this kingdom would want to see it..."
	If Milk Cookie is in the team:  : "Look! The portrait is still here, just how I remember it!"  : "Let me explain! This is the portrait of young Sir Dark Choco Cookie!"  : (We know...)  : "Sir Dark Choco Cookie looks so heroic and cool with his proud posture and the great sword in hand...!"  : "Oh, I've worked so hard to become as strong as my hero! And I'll work even harder!"  : (Yeah, you definitely have...)
	If Milk Cookie and Dark Choco Cookie are in the team:  : "Look! The portrait is still here, just how I remember it!"  : "Sir Dark Choco Cookie looks so heroic and cool with his proud posture and the great sword in hand...!"  : "Sir Dark Choco Cookie, Sir! This portrait was such a HUGE inspiration for me back then! Did you know, he he?!"  : "Um... It was?"  : "I'll work three... no, FIVE times as hard to become a strong and just hero like you, Sir Dark Choco Cookie!"  : You are a true hero to me, Sir Dark Choco Cookie!"  : "A "hero," you say..."  : "... I'm not worthy of that title... But... thank you."
	If Dark Cacao Cookie and Caramel Arrow Cookie are in the team:  : "This painting... An old portrait of Dark Choco Cookie."  : "What a bright and responsible child he was... Kind, humble..."  : "Your Majesty, forgive me. I couldn't help but overhear your words..."  : "You must be missing Prince Dark Choco Cookie greatly."  : "Hm... It is nothing."  : "You... did not hear anything."
14-28	725,879	17					759 5,581 7 2 1
14-29 Bitter Throne	725,879	17					769 5,596 7 2 1
14-30	764,481	17	Boss Berserk Dark Cacao Cookie		Dark Cacao Swordsmanship	Swings the giant Grapejam Chocoblade, dealing damage.	779 5,725 7 2 1
					Solemn Judgment	Strikes your team, reducing their ATK and DEF, and inflicts Zap and Injury. During this skill, the boss will briefly become resistant to interrupting effects.
			Power 196,299	ATK 105,787	Roar of the King	Emits a roar, dealing damage, The Cookies in the front row will fall into a state of Fear and flee back for a short period of time.
			HP 7,045,020	DEF 307,264	Master of the Blade	Swings the sword diagonally twice and fires an energy blast.
14-31	764,481	17					789 5,741 7 2 1

Trivia

• This is the first occurrence in which a Story Episode was released in a mid-update.

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