Chapter 140: Blocking The Damage
Yu Jiang saw Player 3’s corpse in front of the Hot Spring Motel, shattered to pieces.
There are also 3 teams, uncertain who is the hidden master.
No, it’s 2 teams now, just now Player 7 is gone too.
In the Instance Channel, Player 8 feels their mentality collapsing a bit:
“What’s going on exactly? Player 3 said the BOSS was in the investigation area on the right side of the motel, we encountered it on the opposite side, encountered it on the left side too, I inexplicably got separated from my teammate, then saw my teammate’s corpse,
Can this thing teleport?! How exactly can we dodge it? I’m really going crazy, can you guys say something, I can’t steal your investigation progress, no need to act like this, right?”
The environment here is scary to begin with, plus a monster-type BOSS, without figuring out the existence of the clone, of course they’d feel it’s always following them,
And it can kill people, but players’ attacks are useless, it doesn’t follow any reason at all.
To survive, the defense they barely stacked up works outside, but here, it can only tank three ordinary attacks before dying, no courage to go out and investigate clues anymore, Player 8 is completely scared silly.
After half a minute, Player 5 explained the clone situation.
“From the sound, its attack can be dodged.”
That’s true, but without enough agility, poor reaction, they’ll still take a couple hits, high fault tolerance with healing potion.
Wait for the healing potion cooldown to end, then go out to explore, this is the safest way for regular players to clear the instance.
The method is explained, whether they survive depends on themself, can’t expect others to come save them.
Their team has no time, just took a job, the price offered is too high.
+10 attack weapon, won’t circulate on the trading platform at all.
While waiting at the back door of the Hot Spring Motel, Yu Jiang didn’t idle, circled around several times first, observing the terrain, especially those usable dead corners.
Ghoul can’t pass through walls, restricting its movement space allows stabbing it a few times opportunistically.
Yu Jiang briefly explained the strategy in the team channel.
“I’m here, where are you?” Shi Xu silently looks toward the quiet small path, the tightly closed Hot Spring Motel back door, not even a ghost shadow in sight.
She went in just like that?
“In the grass on the left side.” Yu Jiang says as she stands up, meeting their puzzled gaze, explains,
“Always feel like other players might be hiding in the dark watching, better to be safe.”
Shi Xu hands the two Manjusaka in hand to Yu Jiang, with this, Yu Jiang’s mission is complete.
Unlocks skill ‘Poison Master’s Blessing’.
Yu Jiang doesn’t exchange pleasantries with them, “My healing potion cooldown is ready, skills are all available.”
Indicating her status is good, ready to act anytime.
Shi Xu nods, “Same here.”
While searching for clues, they were planning, to deal with this thick health bar, high attack monster, must preserve strength and status.
Yu Jiang squats in the grass using a Qi Replenishing Drink, now fatigue value 10, health points 90.
4 hours until dawn, time is sufficient.
The two enter the Hot Spring Motel together, in the courtyard the ghoul main body gradually condenses.
Looks similar to the clone, just appears fiercer, eyes more sinister, now the health bar finally appears.
Looking at the info swept by the light screen, Yu Jiang’s expression grows a bit more serious.
[Its main body cannot leave this courtyard, its resentment-condensed area damage also covers the entire courtyard.
Careful, when player sanity value drops to 20 points, health points will be cleared!]
The moment they step into the courtyard, the surroundings become dilapidated, overgrown with weeds, visibly growing a large patch of fresh red-as-snow Manjusaka.
Hot Spring Motel first floor corridor also changes appearance, as rundown as the previous investigation area visited.
It’s the ghoul’s domain, also its damage area.
And in the team list, Yu Jiang sees an extra green sanity value under her and her teammate’s status.
If it turns red, it’s dangerous, BOSS can instantly kill them.
“Need to figure out first, how long between its area damage skills.” Yu Jiang quickly stations herself at the rear, her suitable position.
Its area damage not only causes health loss, but also sanity loss, crucially, can’t dodge it.
Sanity value can’t be recovered, if can’t take it out on the safe line, no good end for them.
Even if retreat and run out, come back tomorrow its health bar full, today’s work wasted.
“Got it.” Shi Xu draws the Miao Blade refined with obsidian item, eyes becoming serious and sharp.
Their combat level is beyond doubt, originally a profession biased toward agility and attack.
As long as no mistakes, ghoul’s ordinary attacks not easy to reduce their health points.
Yu Jiang dodges on one side, to avoid being hit by ghoul’s attacks, while observing for opportunities to add some output.
Without the important item Manjusaka, this thing attacks too fiercely.
Her bayonet hasn’t touched the ghoul yet, a bone-chilling, knife-like cold wind carrying crushed snow scrapes at her face, if Yu Jiang hadn’t dodged fast, this hit could take half her life.
Hand back grazed, a black smoking mark appears, health points -20, sanity -5
As long as hit by it, sanity drops, just a matter of more or less.
At this moment, the ghoul frantically lunging at them both with black tiger heart dig, suddenly lowers its arms.
Next second, eerie gray mist wrapped in extreme cold wind and frost expands outward centered on the ghoul.
Yu Jiang reacts quickly, minimizing damage, Shi Xu pulls her, both tumble in the same direction, smashing a pit in the corridor wooden floor.
Yu Jiang stares fixedly at Shi Xu’s palm blocking in front of her, and the broken old wood at her side.
Then, she raises the frying pan in hand, eyes flashing with some surprise.
When noticing something wrong, she already has the frying pan picked up from the house in hand, can’t dodge, block first.
Yu Jiang didn’t expect her teammate to block the incoming sharp item for her.
Shi Xu’s movement technique is fast, but both their defense values aren’t high.
Combat main force, and at a moment doing important mission, they need to maintain their own status.
Can block, but better not to.
“Thanks.” Yu Jiang takes a deep breath, casually tosses the frying pan, switches to bayonet.
“Teams usually prioritize protecting the alchemist first, even if you don’t need it, your passive skill is useful to keep.”
While Shi Xu speaks, the hand gripping the blade shifts direction, uses primary healing potion and Popeye’s Spinach, charges forward again.
Ghoul’s remaining health points: 190
Probably releases area damage every 5 minutes, one hit takes off 30 sanity from them.
Yu Jiang health points 70, sanity 65
Shi Xu health points 60, sanity 60
They can only tank one more area damage, meaning must take out ghoul within 10 minutes.
Otherwise, third area damage, their sanity will drop below 20, directly killed.
Still very opportunistic, first wave they fought conservatively, didn’t use Popeye’s Spinach, just to figure out BOSS’s attack pattern, now truly start full attack.
