No One remained silent for a moment. Everyone was still surprised by what had just happened.
One could understand that the meaning of Heavenly Demon was that future dungeons would have smarter AI than they do now.
Currently, the Phantom of The Immortal Blade can adapt its combat methods based on what the enemy is doing to it.
Noodle Shop's lineup is designed for the Fighting Monk to absorb all the damage. At 70%, the Phantom of The Immortal Blade started taking note of that.
It then retaliated with true damage and killed the highest damage dealer against it.
If that's the case, it will counter based on what has just been done to it.
Dealing with this mechanism isn't impossible. But it requires a lot of experimentation.
At 90% and 70%, it will do that, but what will happen at 50%, 30%, or 10%?
The mechanism of the Phantom of The Immortal Blade doesn't follow a fixed pattern, like launching a purple strike right at the beginning.
It also has a conditional mechanism.
This isn't a new mechanism.
For example, when players face a Boss, the one with the highest threat level is the Tank, always within close range.
The Boss will use a series of common skills on nearby targets.
But when the one maintaining threat is far away, such as not having a Tank to attract threat or the Tank moves far from the boss.
Instead of continuing with regular attacks, it will chase or pull that person closer for an attack.
An If-statement.
With the Phantom of The Immortal Blade, it is based on what the player does to it.
Resist all the damage it causes? It will use true damage instead.
It doesn't deal damage to the person actually causing the highest damage? It will change its target to that person.
The game intentionally creates mechanisms that make players think the Boss can handle any situation.
But situational mechanisms have their weaknesses.
No One smiled.
He believed he could handle that mechanism.
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The team had now entered the dungeon.
A four-person team entered. Lady Lam, No One, Ye Yu, Cherished Dream.
They were Earth Dreamer, Blade Dancer, Shadow Assassin, and Onmyoji, respectively.
Before entering the battle, No One shared his strategy with everyone.
Initially surprised, they nodded in agreement.
At this moment, the chat room was buzzing with excitement.
[They're here, they're here. The daredevil party.]
[Great Lady Lam, if it gets too difficult, can you just go Demonic state? Watching the whole team get wiped continuously last night, I truly can't bear it.]
[Damn it, I know it's impossible, but I want to cheer for them! Who wouldn't support those who risk it all?]
[Hang in there! I believe everyone can do it!]
[Have they written their wills yet LOL.]
No One is highly focused.
He couldn't be bothered with the chat at this moment.
The most important thing now is what stood before him, the challenge he is facing.
Phantom of The Immortal Blade.
"Lady Lam, start!"
"Got it!"
[Divinity of Mother Earth]
Lady Lam plunged her shield into the ground. From it spread a vast area emitting a soft golden light.
Cherished Dream also started buffing the entire team.
[Path of The Star Transformation]
[Ritual of War Declaration]
[Yin Yang Formation]
This time, the first to charge in wasn't No One, but Earth Dreamer.
"I've been waiting for you for a long time."
[Eternal Spear Strike]
The Guiding Spear pierced straight into the Phantom of The Immortal Blade.
This is the Vanguard's approach skill. Its basic function is just to dash at the enemy and stun them.
Its only special feature is that during the approach, nothing can stop this animation from occurring.
It can't be animation canceled, and no control skill can prevent it.
Swish
[Domain: Eternal Night]
The purple strike passed directly through the entire team, leaving an after image indicating the attack had been dodged.
Ye Yu's health immediately dropped to just 50%.
Most Domain skills have activation conditions.
The price paid for their power.
With Eternal Night, the user must sacrifice 50% of their current health.
But it was completely worth it to save the entire team.
Instantly, No One began attacking.
"Lady Lam!"
"I know!"
[Earthquake]
Lady Lam stomped the ground, immediately activating [Domain: Great Earth]
The endless night from Eternal Night was now continuously being upheaved by land that rose and then sank.
Gradually making the darkness disappear.
Activating Domain: Great Earth isn't easy.
Lady Lam had to die once.
Luckily, she is a whale, having purchased that Hidden Technique Earthquake.
Otherwise, at the start, the team would have had to sacrifice the buff from Cherished Dream to bring Hana along.
Allowing Lady Lam to die, resurrect, and activate the Domain.
[Domain Great Earth! Damn!!!]
[What the hell, Hidden Technique!? Lady Lam has a Hidden Technique!?]
[The game just updated, it must be Lady Lam Leviathan Wallet in action.]
[Lamviathan has returned.]
The title "Lamviathan" has its own story, but for now, that's not something to focus on.
No One's eyes were solely on the Phantom of The Immortal Blade.
Continuous damage was inflicted by all four members.
The damage resistance effect of the Phantom of The Immortal Blade was completely useless against the onslaught from the team.
91%.
"Stop DPS, Cherished Dream, right now!!!!" No One shouted.
Almost immediately, everyone halted their attacks.
Cherished Dream activated every buff available, then launched a cataclysmic attack.
[Energy Cannon]
The boss's health instantly dropped to 89%.
The Phantom of The Immortal Blade started to react.
What No One learned last night was the mechanism at 90%.
Any skills using swords and blades would be precisely mimicked by the Immortal Blade.
For other types of skills, it would counter based on their nature.
But generally, a ranged attack would be answered with another ranged attack.
The Phantom of The Immortal Blade summoned an enormous greatsword crystallized from energy, directly targeting Cherished Dream.
[Domain: Eternal Night]
Ye Yu wasted no time casting the spell. His health immediately dropped to just 25%.
Cherished Dream survived the attack unscathed.
After that, they continued dealing damage.
The chat channel was stunned, but it seemed like they noticed something peculiar.
Damage continued to pour in. Until the Domain: Great Earth effect wore off, the entire team waited for cooldowns, with only No One and Ye Yu attacking.However, the only one taking damage and blocking was Lady Lam!
The health bar was continuously depleting.
In no time, it dropped to 80%.
[Unbelievable! The boss isn't counterattacking!? Not even using tricky moves?]
[Am I seeing things, is this the Demonic state?]
[Another game glitch?]
The chat was filled with questions.
But many people began to realize.
No One didn't need to spell it out.
[They aren't parry the boss.]
Exactly.
This boss reacts based on what you throw at it.
The deadly counterattacks, the unavoidable strikes.
They are all born from the players themselves.
Whatever the Phantom of The Immortal Blade learns, it will use.
So, we're not letting you learn any dangerous things!
Absolutely no parry!
This was what No One had instructed the team from the start of the meeting.
The person who endured the most from the Phantom of The Immortal Blade, and observed its every move the most, was him.
Countless players who followed No One's team strategy from yesterday fell together in the same predicament.
Others looked on, weary of what they were facing, and switched to the Demonic path.
The trend of the crowd led everyone to give up and opt for the easier route.
Soon, the health of the Phantom of The Immortal Blade dropped to 81%.
The damage from the Phantom of The Immortal Blade's attacks was intense.
However, Lady Lam managed to withstand it, especially with her equipment and Cherished Dream's defensive skills aiding her.
Ye Yu launched an attack, directly bringing the Phantom of The Immortal Blade's health down to 80%.
Ting
Everyone was stunned.
The space within the arena seemed to turn upside down.
The live screen went dark, as if engulfed by darkness.
[Residual Soul Memory - First Scene.]
A cutscene began.