Snow Moon was stunned.
Is it really necessary for me to be here?
No One was soloing intensely with the first Boss of the dungeon - the Poisoned Werewolf.
A brawny werewolf with a tree trunk embedded in its left shoulder, its roots spreading throughout its body.
A purple toxin-like mist emanated from its entire being, and its bloodthirsty eyes glared at its enemies.
The werewolf's body seemed somewhat rotten, merely serving as nourishment for that tree trunk.
"Disgusting," thought Snow Moon.
Ever since seeing the Boss designs, Snow Moon hadn't liked these monsters.
They really do look revolting.
"Snow Moon, do you have any healing skills?"
"Huh? Oh—Yes, I do."
No One was in a fierce melee with the Werewolf, mostly attacking while countering or dodging all of its strikes.
The only damage No One had to endure was from poisoning.
Throughout the battle, the Poisoned Werewolf constantly inflicted damage on the entire team.
"Okay, when it reaches the 60% phase, just continuously use your healing skills then."
Snow Moon nodded.
Well, if you're going to play a game, you should at least do your job right.
[Tree of Life]
Suddenly, a tree sprouted next to the Poisoned Werewolf.
Continuously restoring health to No One.
The unique feature of the Divine Druid class is to summon various trees and creatures to provide support.
Wood-type magic.
No One continued his relentless assault.
Normally, dealing damage to the Poisoned Werewolf would be time-consuming due to its high defense stats.
However, every attack from No One was true damage, so reducing its health to 60% was quite easy.
This dungeon isn't one of the major ones from recent updates, so it isn't too challenging.
Soon, its health was down to 60%.
Snow Moon got ready.
In this phase, the Boss would grab a random member and swallow them.
That person would temporarily stop taking damage, and then the Boss would make tree roots grow to bind all enemies.
Then it would release a toxic sap with significantly increased damage to everyone.
So, this phase usually requires continuous healing support.
Snow Moon's skills perfectly suited this task.
The Tree of Life would continuously heal even if Snow Moon was captured.
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Yet she hoped she wouldn't get caught.
If captured, she'd have to go through the animation of being swallowed by that disgusting thing.
She don't want that at all!
Although she knew that with No One's skills, rescuing her wouldn't be an issue.
But it was still terrifying!
Suddenly, the Boss let out a howl.
Then it lunged forward, preparing to grab No One.Snow Moon only had enough time to see No One take a deep breath.
Huh-?
"YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH"
The Boss staggered, entering the stunned animation.
Snow Moon was, of course, deafened.
What was that!?
She immediately understood what had just happened.
It was the Vocal That Melt One's Heart.
But wait...
If the Boss got stunned before capturing anyone.
It would grab someone else.
No no no no!!!!
The Werewolf had already leaped forward quickly and caught Snow Moon.
"Ahhhh!!!"
No One! I hate you!!!
"Hey hey, eating a lady isn’t a good habit, you know."
No One was now beneath the Boss.
【Chasing Sword】
The sword pierced into the Boss, pushing it straight into the Tree of Life.
It was stunned again, and the Tree of Life shattered.
Snow Moon, in midair, was caught by No One.
She blushed slightly.
Who told you to carry me like a princess?
"Keep healing continuously, okay ?."
Huh?At this moment, she realized that the Boss's poison was continually increasing.
This high damage amount...Is supposed to be during the mech phase!?
"This is the quick way to defeat this Boss."
"If you stun it before it swallows a player, but after it captures someone, it will end the mech."
"The toxin continuously deals damage as per the mechanism, but it won't repeat that mechanism at 30% and 10%."
"From now on, just focus on dealing damage, help me with this."
No One put Snow Moon down and continued attacking.
She was dumbfounded.
Are players now all so wild and fierce?
Is this considered a bug? She wasn't sure.
"Don't put too much trust in the guides on the official website; those are written by the developers."
"They're reliable about the mech, but if you want to be more effective, check out the guides from players."
"They dissect these kind of dungeons daily."
Snow Moon sighed.
You wouldn't believe it was me who wrote those guides, would you?
Sigh, she knew it would be like this, but there was nothing she could do.
The development team researched the dungeon and created the way it operates.
But the ones who actually run them year after year are the players.
Players understanding glitches and mechanics better than developers has always happened.
Especially with speedrunners, those who want to complete a game or challenge as fast as possible.
You all are something else, not human anymore.
"Show me what the Divine Druid class can do."
No One cheerfully dodged the Boss's attacks while dancing around.
Snow Moon chuckled.
Even though she had tested the Blade Dancer, this class still looked odd in combat.
Swinging everywhere, never standing still.
"Alright."
【Domain: World Tree】
"Bring this piece of heaven and earth to the land of the Divine Tree..."
The spell chant echoed.
Accompanied by the sound of wind chimes ringing.
Oh?
The ground, once withered and blackened in the midst of the Forest of Resentment, suddenly became lush and vibrant.
The dark sky now shone with sunlight.
Filtering through the shadows of the trees.
High above, what should have been clouds were now vast branches beyond human comprehension.
No One looked up at the sky in bewilderment for a few seconds.
So the Domain of the World Tree transformed the battle environment into the canopy of the World Tree?
"Groaaaaaah!!!"
The Poisoned Werewolf roared.
No One suddenly realized what was happening.
It was continuously receiving wood element damage.
Meanwhile, both Snow Moon and No One were unaffected by the poison.
【Under the protection of the World Tree, no negative effects can affect players. The source of any harmful effect will receive the punishment of the World Tree, causing continuous damage and slowing them down.】
Wow.
A counter-control spell!?
No One stared blankly at Snow Moon.
"Is something wrong?" She wondered if she had made a mistake.
"No, it's great." No One smiled.
Returning to the Boss to attack it.
Developers, why is every class you release so overpowered?
No One vaguely understood the intention behind introducing the Divine Druid.It's an indirect nerf to the Plague Doctor and other hard control formations.
If it's just about dispelling control, the Musician and Priest can do that too.
But the enemy can still apply new controls.
Yet, the Domain of the Divine Tree directly negates negative effects and even inflicts damage on the source of those negative effects.
The skill set of the Plague Doctor is a cauldron of negative effects.
Afraid that if used on the World Tree it will immediately backfire and result in death!
Before long, the Poisoned Werewolf had accepted its demise.
"High five!" No One raised his hand, smiling happily.
Snow Moon looked at his hand.
"Y-you..."
"Hmm?"
"Yeah!"
Snow Moon had to jump up to reach his hand for the high five.
No One covered his mouth with laughter.
"How dare you laugh!!!" Snow Moon fumed.
"Okay, okay! I won't laugh! Let's keep going!" No One couldn't help but chuckle.
"You're still laughing!!!"