The chat room was buzzing with excitement.
[What an insane amount of True damage...]
[Holy... The combination of Fighting Monk and Flying Blade constantly delivers strong damage, but seeing a massive burst of damage in such a short time is truly satisfying to watch.]
[Yeah, now we just have to wait patiently.]
No One observed the chat lines; they weren't wrong in their assumptions.
No matter what, Phantom of Avery Snow managed to avoid some damage.
They could only inflict damage when the true damage effect of Earth Dreamer activated, or through certain specific skills.
Both Phantom Blade and Ranger had a few skills that dealt precise damage or significantly reduced health, but they couldn’t inflict damage continuously.
Currently, things were still manageable for the next few seconds, as the effect of Domain: Great Earth was still active.
They were surely going to bring it down to 60%.
One reason No One employed this strategy in the first strike was the element of surprise.
Phantom Avery Snow, specifically, or the Phantom of The Immortal Blade, including both Demonic and Demonblade traits, in general.
They have AI.
The artificial intelligence of Phantom of Avery Snow would learn from what the players did to devise a counter-strategy.
If the damage was dealt gradually, it would have enough time to learn and counteract.
However, in this situation, the immense damage burst from all three members was overwhelming.
It would be difficult for it to pick a target.
The most feasible choice was to select Sword of Love, as his burst damage output was the highest.
Phantom Avery Snow smiled, sweeping her sword down from above towards Sword of Love.Just as No One predicted.
"Sword of Love, remember what we discussed?" No One spoke on the mic.
"Yeah! Got it!" Sword of Love clicked his tongue.
He raised his sword to block the incoming damage.
Blocking damage differs from countering; instead of attacking the enemy's weapon mid-swing, one only needs to raise their weapon to intercept its path.
The damage will be significantly reduced, but not completely negated.
Everyone agreed before entering that they wouldn't use parry.
Using parries against the Phantom of Avery Snow meant facing a Phantom who knew how to parry as well.
Too dangerous.
At this moment, the buff effect from Lady Lam appeared on Sword of Love's status screen.
【Holy Mother Earth】
【Shares the damage received by the teammates with Earth Dreamer, who has activated this skill. Simultaneously heals them for the amount of damage shared. Then increases enemy aggo towards Earth Dreamer】
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Lady Lam's effect was steadily restoring Sword of Love's health.
However, the sword strike still dealt significant damage, causing Sword of Love's health bar to drop from 100% to 45%, then bounce back to 65%.
Even though he blocked it, the damage was still too high.
"Hang on! One more hit and Lady Lam will attract the aggro !"
Many classes have skills that directly generate strong hostility, such as Swordsman with 【Taunt】, Vanguard with 【Protect the Weak】, Paladin with 【Light of Hatred】, and so on.
But there are also some classes like Earth Dreamer that use different methods to draw enemy aggression.
Holy Mother Earth has two effects.
【Holy Mother Earth】
【Damage dealt by Earth Dreamer when Holy Mother Earth is activated gradually attracts enemy aggro.】
【Shares the damage received by the teammates with Earth Dreamer, who has activated this skill. Simultaneously heals them for the amount of damage shared. Then increases enemy aggro towards Earth Dreamer】
This mechanism does not instantly redirect aggro like direct skills.
But it is a very effective skill for restoring aggro.
For example, if a player attracts the aggro of a Boss, but due to some mechanism, it shifts its target to someone else.
It would be very dangerous for the whole team if another member is killed.
Therefore, this skill helps to restore the aggro to Earth Dreamer quickly and heal the teammates, preventing that from happening.
No One had considered using Earth Dreamer partly for this reason.
The Phantom of Avery Snow easily shifts aggression.
Bosses with high intelligence are like that.
That's why humanoid bosses are the most challenging to face.
Ordinary players would rather defeat countless beast or tree-shaped bosses than fight humanoid ones.
But unfortunately, DMG loves creating humanoid bosses for updates!
Lady Lam's attack struck the Boss.
The aggression was finally restored.
Immediately, No One saw the remaining health of the Phantom of Avery Snow.
60%
The Phantom of Avery Snow directly attacked Sword of Love, released the sword from her hand, and then kicked the sword hilt into the air.
【The Drunken Blade Savors The Moon With This Dance】
The skill name appeared.
Along with it, the moon appeared in the roof.
【Domain: Drunken Blade】
Snap.
Immediately, everyone in the group received a negative effect.
They stood dazed, faces flushed.
As if they were drunk.
Phantom of Avery Snow danced under the moonlight.
This dance...!
No One recognized it as the dance Qiu Yu performed before.
"Qiu Yu ~ I have to dance like this right? Ha ha ha!!!"
Avery Snow's flushed face smiled joyfully as she danced.
The sword hovering in the air fell at that moment.
Avery Snow's pale hand caught the falling sword and danced, creating a circular trajectory.
Then she gradually moved towards Earth Dreamer.
"Oh no... It's about to attack!" Everyone realized.
No One was checking the effect information.
【The Immortal Drunken Blade】
【On a moonlit night during the journey to the Tomb of The Immortal Blade, Qiu Yu and Avery Snow wandered in the mountains, keeping each other company beneath the moon with osmanthus wine. The soon-to-be Immortal Blade was so drunk in that moment that she danced, mimicking Qiu Yu's moves.】
【Whether it's the dance of Qiu Yu or Avery Snow, the world falls in love with it. As long as Phantom of Avery Snow dances, players will enter a drunken state.】
Truly terrifying.
"Everyone, try to move, use skills, attack, everything! Let’s see what limitations this negative effect imposes on us."
Everyone could still hear clearly.Hau Hau began to move.
"Aaaa...!?"
He stumbled back and then fell to the ground.
Cherished Dream tried to activate a skill but couldn't.
Sword of Love drew his sword, intending to strike Phantom of Avery Snow, but he saw three figures overlapping and couldn't hit any of them.
Everything was clearly recorded on the live screen.
"I was trying to sprint forward, not stagger backward!" Hau Hau said over the mic.
No One nodded.
"You can move, but it's reversed or simply inaccurate. If you move quickly, you might fall."
"Attack accuracy is severely decreased, or attacks can't be executed, and skills can't be activated."
Yet another hard control effect, damn it, DMG...!
The viewers were also expressing their frustrations.
[Again? Another hard control effect? DMG!!!!!]
[It's all because of DMG.]
[I will never forgive you, DMG.]
[DMG = Damn this Mother..... Game]
[I hope this effect is only caused by the Boss; I don't want to encounter this in PVP.]
At this moment, Phantom of Avery Snow's sword swept across Lady Lam.
She immediately struggled to raise her shield.
Slash.
Her body was instantly sliced in half, leaving everyone in utter disbelief.The damage information appeared.
【Phantom of Avery Snow used Drunken Sword Dance to deal exactly 9,999,999 true damage to Lady Lam.】
No One gritted his teeth, grabbing his head and laughing.
Damn it.
Of course?
Of goddamn course !?
Avery Snow mimicked the dance style of the Blade Dancer's founder
Naturally, it's true damage, right?