Chapter 23 Prop Offensive
Chapter 23 Prop Offensive
When seeing the original monster, the player decisively launched a charge.
But after entering the cave, the expressions of all the players changed.
Countless fragments of images suddenly appeared in their minds, and a mental illusion woven based on memory was quickly generated.
In the illusion, the mocking monster turned into a hideous object, causing them to feel uncontrollable anger in their hearts.
Seeing this scene, Qi Sheng, who was hiding behind the scenes, laughed in silence, and then decisively cut off his subtle perception and observation of the player, in order to guide the clone's perspective to observe the outside world and prevent himself from entering the mental illusion that the player was suffering from.
According to the analytical information in the guide, the Taunt Origin has the ability to weave mental illusions, which the player cannot resist at all with his current mental strength.
The most terrifying thing about this ability is not the illusion, but the emotional manipulation.
He could imagine what the players would encounter in the mental illusion. Taunt would transform into the existence they hated the most in the illusion, maybe the murderer of his father, or maybe it was the guy next door, but it didn't matter... At this moment, the players were already rushing towards Taunt with red eyes.
At this time, Taunt opened his mouth, revealing his sharp fangs, and swallowed the approaching players one by one.
This ability reminded Qi Sheng of the real-life lantern fish, also known as the deep-sea anglerfish, which uses the glowing lantern protruding from its head to lure other fish.
In comparison, the ability to taunt is even more terrifying.
As long as you enter the taunting range, you will be uncontrollably approached and taunted, becoming a lured target.
In order to resist mental illusions, one must possess a mental strength far stronger than taunting, or possess the original ability to resist mental manipulation.
The players who entered the cave were taunted and wiped out in less than a minute.
The mockery that had not eaten for a long time was just eating in vain. All dead players would have their life essence extracted by the super dimension, and then be sent back to the Dizhong Village by Yan Ming to complete the reconstruction of their lives underground.
[It seems that the gift that Bingren left for you is not just the energy crystal. ]
At this time, the guiding water ball appeared beside Qi Sheng, transformed into an arm, and analyzed while holding up his chin.
"Do you think this Origin is imprisoned by Bingren as a gift for the next Emperor?"
[That's right, it's not just a taunt. I also sensed the aura of multiple primordial monsters in the dark cave. Bingren's purpose is obvious. After all, no one except Emperor Zhao can absorb and fuse the abilities of primordial monsters. I can't think of a reason why he imprisoned primordial monsters.]
[Although this guy is crazy and warlike, his loyalty to Emperor Zhao is indeed admirable. ]
"Compared with you?" Qi Sheng turned his head to look at the guidance, a smile appearing on his face.
[Of course he is far inferior to me. I am the most loyal subordinate of Emperor Zhao. Are you doubting my loyalty, Boss? ]
Without answering any instructions, Qi Sheng's gaze jumped to the monster world again.
……
One hour later, the resurrection point in Tezuka Village.
White lights flashed one after another, and players whose resurrection cooldown ended logged into the game one after another.
"Fuck, can you imagine what happened to me in the illusion? I was cheated on by that big beetle. The problem is that when I was in the illusion, I even thought it was reasonable. Now I think it's really outrageous."
"This game is so scary. It can actually extract memories and turn them into skills."
"My experience was even more outrageous. In the illusion, a giant beetle held my head down and forced me to eat shit. It made me so angry that I wanted to turn around and smash its head with my fist."
……
After resurrection, the players talked about their experiences when they entered the spiritual illusion, and they said it was incredible. After chatting, they began to think about how to take revenge.
What is clear is that the ability of Taunt is to pull the target within a certain range of itself into a mental illusion based on memory, so close combat is not advisable. Only players with Bonefire Soul embedded can cause damage to Taunt.
As the players were discussing how to fight, a player from the Children's Group made a suggestion:
"Who said we have to use monster abilities to fight? Although the Black Armored Snake and Gargoyle forms can only fight in close combat, there are a lot of torches and long-range attack props in the mall. We can just stand outside the cave and throw long-range props into it to slowly wear down the Taunt. This guy is bound by chains and can't move. He can't resist our long-range offensive at all."
This idea was immediately agreed upon by a large number of players.
Then they started purchasing long-range attack items in the mall.
Torch, stone-splitting bow, iron crossbow... The player's sacrificial power cannot afford to buy high-quality items, so he can only buy ordinary items made with sacrificial power.
While the players were shopping, the Challenger System automatically took 30% of the profits, bringing Qi Sheng 339 points of sacrifice power.
Then dozens of players left Dizhong Village and headed towards the dark cave.
Once the player team reaches the second underground level, they will immediately launch a ranged attack on the Taunt imprisoned in the cave.
The player with the Bone Fire Soul threw fireballs, while the other players took turns throwing various long-range props into the cave, bombarding the taunt.
During this time, mocking and dull roars continued to be heard from the cave.
This made them even more excited, and they were looking forward to the benefits of the sacrificial power that would be brought about after the death of the taunter.
But the smiles on the players' faces gradually disappeared as time went by.
The mockery was much stronger and more tenacious than they had imagined; even half an hour of bombardment failed to kill it.
There were also many questioning voices in the voice channel:
"Is there something wrong? How come he hasn't died after fighting for half an hour? The health bar of this taunt is too thick."
"Is there a possibility that our attack didn't penetrate the defense at all? This game doesn't have a setting that forces a -1 HP deduction, so our attack just now was probably ineffective."
"Fuck, stop it. I've already drunk three bottles of mental potion. If I don't die, it will be a huge loss."
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The idea that the defense cannot be broken made many players lose their temper.
Especially for players using the bonefire form, their levels are generally between 5 and 7, and their mental strength can only sustain the offensive for a period of time before they have to stop and buy the mall item "mental potion" to replenish the consumption, and then continue to fight.
The price of low-level mental potions is 5 points of sacrifice power, and half an hour of bombing has already cost a lot of money.
If you cannot kill the taunt, all your efforts will be lost.
Half an hour later, the mocking roars continued. The cave was already engulfed in flames, and the black smoke mixed with the heat waves choked the players, forcing them to retreat again and again.
The players' mentality also gradually collapsed from optimism.
There were even players who looked at the blazing flames in the cave and murmured:
"A torch costs 1 point of sacrifice, a spirit potion costs 5 points of sacrifice, a stone-splitting bow costs 50 points of sacrifice, and an arrow costs 1 point of sacrifice... We have invested more than 1000 points of sacrifice now, right? I have invested all the profits from my mining yesterday..."
These words made the players around him explode.
But all the players did not stop.
The sunk costs are so high that they are like gamblers who are desperate and unwilling to accept the losses. They choose to fight to the death.
(End of this chapter)