The Monster is Coming

Chapter 74: Disadvantages of Soul Growth System (Sixth Update)

"Don't charge alone. Brothers online, gather at the exit of Tezuka Village, and we'll charge out together later."

"I thought the Black Tide was so scary, but it turns out to be just this. We played it like a mowing game, it's so cool."

“Although the guide says that this is only the lowest level of black tide, and the strength of the evil life is barely enough to reach the strength of the waning moon level evil spirit, but it’s cool.”

"The team is in need of strong DPS. Let's level up together. Don't taunt the souls and other auxiliary souls. Just output."

"It would be great if there was a nurse soul that could add blood. Although I can kill the black tide easily, I can't sustain it. I will die if my physical or mental strength is exhausted."

……

The black tide has been raging in the Tezuka Mountains area for a whole day.

The players who had originally planned to play a round-robin resurrection match in Tezuka Village were completely excited.

The enemy's weakness was beyond their expectations.

The newly born Low Tide Evil is seen by players as a monster that gives away experience and sacrifice power. Its killing power is pitifully weak, and its number is extremely large.

The last batch of new players who entered the game were complaining about encountering the waning moon scene as soon as they entered the game and the monsters being too difficult, but they made a complete turnaround after encountering the black tide and found that they were strong enough to fight their way in and out of the low-intensity black tide.

The feeling of killing evil spirits is so satisfying that even veteran players feel that the nature of the game has changed.

Compared to the previous soul-like survival mode of hard mining and teamwork to challenge high-level hunting evil spirits and monsters, the emergence of Black Tide has changed the nature of the game into an unparalleled mowing mode.

The only thing that bothers players is that the lack of endurance results in them being locked in a small dark room for an hour after every kill.

Every time I leave Dizhong Village, it is a charge with no return until my soul returns to Dizhong Village.

Compared to the players' happiness, the evil spirits of the earth who caused this black tide disaster were in distress.

At this time, on the high tower platform of the domain node, the eyes of the evil spirit of the earth followed the black tide sweeping across the Emperor's Tomb Mountains area.

During this time, it discovered a very serious problem.

As the black tide spread to nearby areas, its intensity not only did not increase, but was constantly weakened through contact with a mysterious group claiming to be players.

In order to investigate the origins of this group of mysterious creatures, he went to track them personally.

The result was an incredible conclusion.

This group of people who call themselves players do not seem to be creatures of this world, but come from other worlds like it, and come to this land by crossing the barrier of the monster world.

In other words, this group of player families are also invaders of the monster world.

But the method of invasion was incomprehensible to him. They came one after another through the world barrier, sometimes dozens of them came together, and sometimes they even came alone, without any tactics or coordination.

After coming into contact with the black tide controlled by him, the members of the Wan family will just fight mindlessly until their lives are destroyed.

This is extremely inconsistent with the legion structure that an invading force should have. It is completely a loose organization with no systematic combat effectiveness.

But such a small force with no lethality has become a hidden danger that he cannot solve.

The Wan family has a rule that even the evil eye cannot break. Death will completely dissipate and cannot be absorbed by the black tide. The evil spirits killed by the Wan family members cannot be reintegrated into the black tide.

The battle turned into a constant attrition of each other.

What is unclear is how much backup power the player forces actually have. If the current situation continues, the strength of the Black Tide will only become weaker and weaker.

The first expedition after coming to this world encountered huge and unsolvable troubles, which made the ambitious Di Nian very annoyed, but there was no perfect solution. The only thing he could think of was to continue to consume the reserve forces of the Wan family through the black tide and erode the power of the players bit by bit.

In the war of attrition, the Black Tide Legion in Di Nian's eyes is invincible.

Before this, he had followed the invasion of two small worlds.

In the early stages of the invasion, the descending Black Tide Legion was at a disadvantage.

Especially when invading the dungeon world, the commander who led the Black Tide had a combat power less than the commander-level, and his strength was not even as good as the strongest lives in the dungeon world.

But during the long years when the Black Tide Legion swept the world, the overall combat power of the alliance of various forces in the dungeon world was constantly weakened, while the combat power of the Black Tide Legion was rapidly rising. In the later stages of the war, the combat power of the commander was promoted to the king level, and he was also promoted to a commander-level warrior in this battle.

Finally, under their final wave of attacks, the dungeon world faces the doomsday moment when the black tide engulfs the world.

Therefore, in the eyes of the evil spirits on the ground, the Black Tide Legion is least afraid of a war of attrition. With the ability to quickly breed evil life, no force can compete with the Black Tide in a protracted war.

The disadvantage in the initial confrontation with other forces, or the war of equal strength, represents the inevitable victory in the eyes of the evil spirits of the earth.

……

The original altar.

The data information of the guidance feedback emerged in Qi Sheng's mind, which showed the benefits brought by the player army's 29-hour fight against the Black Tide.

After deducting the cost of the player's death and resurrection, Black Tide brought him 58 sacrificial power benefits.

Revenues have grown explosively.

If the current trend continues, the raging black tide will greatly enhance the overall strength of the player army.

According to the feedback from the guidance, the evil spirits of the earth have drained the reserve energy of the Tianyuan domain node, but in order to occupy the domain nodes in the Dizhong Mountains area, they are borrowing energy from other black tide nodes in an attempt to create more evil life. In Qi Sheng's view, this behavior is simply borrowing money to upgrade the combat power of his player legion.

What kind of disaster? This is the real God of Wealth.

[I've been poor for too long and used my energy frugally. It feels so good to suddenly become rich. 】

A joyful expression appeared on the surface of the guiding water ball floating beside Qi Sheng, and then continued:
[Looking back on the days when we were close to bankruptcy and waiting to die before recruiting players, now that we have hope for the future, it is simply heaven. 】

These words of guidance made Qi Sheng feel deeply moved.

Before finding the Earth, he and Yan Ming's consciousness traveled through countless collapsed and shattered worlds. Seeing that the remaining sacrificial power reserves were getting less and less, and even almost not enough to hide the Dizhong Village independent of the monster world, they were all prepared to face death the moment the barrier of Dizhong Village was broken.

At that time, Yan Ming even proposed the idea of ​​extracting the remaining sacrificial power of Dizhong Village, leaving Dizhong Village and fighting to death, saying that he would rather die in battle than wait for death.

Fortunately, he stopped Yan Ming and chose to consume his remaining sacrificial power to continue searching for the uncollapsed world.

When you are at the end of your rope, a huge blue planet emerges in your consciousness.

At that moment, his heart was filled with endless joy, and Qi Sheng still remembers the feeling clearly.

The emotions that guided him at this moment were also what he was thinking in his heart.

The player army proved with facts that there was nothing wrong with the plan he had originally conceived.

Although at this stage the player army is only fighting against the weakest low tide force among the Black Tide forces and is far from being able to compete with the real main force of the Black Tide, its growth potential has been demonstrated in this battle.

It's amazing to watch the player army grow so quickly.

There is a kind of joy and satisfaction in watching the child you created grow up little by little.

With the help of players, his emperor's body also contained 17 kinds of original powers, and its strength was several times stronger than before the recruitment plan was launched.

The most obvious feature is that after switching to the Emperor's Omen form, the scarlet flames burning on the body become deeper in color.

Just as the guidance said, everything is moving in the right direction, and what was originally a dead end has now ushers in a bright future.

Without giving it much thought, he switched his gaze to the player's perspective, his consciousness quickly moving between different players' perspectives and the latest information updated on the forum.

At this time, a post on the forum caught his attention.

[A new endurance style, a test tower simulation effect demonstration of the dual-wielding star pulse combination of eating air.] Live player: Iron Giant Arm.

Contents:

I've been having a lot of fun killing people in Black Tide recently, but I've also discovered a problem. There is a special evil spirit called "Shadow Attack" in Black Tide. Below is a screenshot of the analysis of Shadow Attack.

(Attachment: analysis information)
The monster in the attachment looks like a shadow gliding on the ground, with no specific shape.

[Shadow Strike (Evil)]

Hunting Level: 5
Target Introduction: A low-level evil life born from the black tide, immune to low-intensity physical damage, and can cause continuous damage to the target through parasitism.

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Everyone must have encountered this evil creature. It is considered the most difficult monster in the Black Tide.

Once you are entangled, there is no way to dispel it and you can only endure the ever-increasing injuries. I found that many people died from the shadow attack parasite.

My understanding of the low-difficulty physical damage mentioned in the introduction information is that it cannot be destroyed in one hit, but cutting it in half can heal quickly. This is indeed the case. I defeated Shadow Strike several times but they healed quickly. Only energy and elemental damage can cause substantial damage to Shadow Strike.

This problem bothers me a lot. Since I was a child, I have only preferred melee combat when playing games and I don’t like playing ranged mage professions.

In this game too, I chose the Black Armored Snake at the beginning, and paired it with the Broken Knife Soul, both of which are melee souls.

There is nothing you can do when faced with such a disgusting monster.

To solve this problem, I thought of the test tower and decided to simulate it to find the answer.

As a result, an optimal solution for the 17 existing souls was combined.

Without further ado, let's go straight to the demonstration video.

(Attached: Demonstration video.)
Qi Sheng's consciousness clicked on the video, and immediately a virtual scene appeared in his mind.

The player "Iron Giant Arm" first showed off his four life souls at the beginning, namely the Broken Knife, the Powerful Axe, the Bone Fire, and the Food of Breath.

Then the giant steel arm in the demonstration scene began to explain the characteristics of this Star Vein combination.

"The Star Vein Inlay Demonstration is over. Now let me explain the battle strategy of my Star Vein combination."

"Considering that some evil spirits and monsters can only be damaged by energy and elemental souls, I thought about whether I could give melee combat the ability to deal elemental damage, so that I could practice both magic and martial arts."

As he spoke, he waved his giant steel arms, and suddenly two weapon spirits floated on the left and right.

The weapon on the left was the Crushing Knife, and the weapon on the right was the Brute Axe, which fell into his hands and he held them tightly.

At this time, the Bone Fire Soul was activated, and the inky flames quickly spread from the player's body to the weapon, attaching a layer of burning flames to the two weapon spirit weapons.

"I'm sure some of you are wondering why I want to wield two weapons. Weapon spirits can be fused and then freely choose their form. For example, the Crushing Blade and the Power Axe in my hand can be fused and I can freely choose the form of the blade or the axe. After the two are combined, they have both the crushing effect and the output amplification effect."

"Here we have to mention the frequency of weapon attacks. As an experienced melee player, dual wielding can significantly increase my attack frequency. It is very useful once you become proficient in it. My left hand can break defenses, and my right hand can deal critical strikes. It is very powerful in actual combat."

"With the Ink Flame enchantment of the Bonefire form, physical damage will also carry elemental damage."

After explaining his battle strategy, the Iron Arm changed the subject:
"But there is a serious drawback to relying solely on the Crushing Blade, the Powerful Axe, and the Bone Fire. The endurance is very weak. In less than five minutes, the mental strength will be exhausted and the person will fall into a dizzy state."

"After all, we are not focusing on magic souls, but on melee souls. Our weak mental strength prevents us from releasing the Ink Flame ability for as long as the players who focus on Eagle-headed Demons. Our endurance is very weak."

"So I added Breath-eating as the fourth soul option... I want to emphasize here that Breath-eating souls are not only suitable for magic players..."

After hearing this, Qi Sheng already understood the combat mode of this Star Vein School.

The Broken Knife in the left hand is used to break the defense and leave a broken mark, while the Power Axe in the right hand is used for heavy attack output. After the Bone Fire Soul is enchanted with the weapon spirit, both dual-wielded weapons will have elemental damage entangled with Ink Flame. In addition, a Food Breath is added, which is responsible for the recovery of Qi, blood and mental strength, and the continuation of the Ink Flame's enchantment effect.

After explaining the idea behind the formation of the star veins, the giant steel arm in the demonstration scene summoned a test panel to summon monsters.

He shuttled among the monsters in dual-wielding form, performing brilliantly. During this time, he kept opening his mouth to suck in air, and white air flow formed a vortex in his mouth.

This post received a lot of likes from players, and the comment section was very lively:

word麻鸭: Thanks for sharing the Star Vein School, it looks good and much more practical than those brothers who shared advanced schools. Those schools of soul combinations that have not yet been accepted look strong. I wonder when they can be used. I like this kind of practical soul combination guide, I have saved the post.

Destined Protagonist: Thank you for sharing the strategy, I really like the combination of magic and martial arts.

No krypton gold, but one krypton life: Thank you so much, I was just worrying about this problem, how to deal with special monsters like Shadow Strike with pure melee, and I saw the strategy post you posted on the forum, and I decided to follow your style, but I don’t like dual wielding, and I think fusion spirit is more suitable for me (Reward: 1 point of sacrifice)
The Night is Coming: A good idea, but this school has a very serious problem. The attributes are inherited after the body forging level reaches the standard. The Mighty Axe and the Crushing Knife mainly increase the physical attributes, but the Food Air and Bone Fire Souls mainly increase the mental attributes. There is a conflict between the two types of souls. In theory, players who choose four melee souls will be much stronger than you in physical fitness. As a result, this school looks gorgeous, but it only has an additional enchantment element effect. The strength is not as good as that of players with four melee souls. I don’t think it is practical.

Iron Giant Arm (the original poster) replied to The Night is Coming: Damn, it’s Brother Dark Night. The problem you mentioned does exist, but in order to deal with special monsters, there will definitely be losses. The physical fitness of this school is definitely not as strong as the four melee souls. Brother Dark Night, do you have any good suggestions?

……

Looking through the reply messages, Qi Sheng discovered a setting issue that he had not paid attention to before.

In the post, the strategy player "Night is Coming" raised the problem of the Star Vein combination, which made Qi Sheng think of the setting drawbacks of the Star Vein combination.

At this stage, when players hunt evil spirits and monsters, the evolution points they gain are shared by all embedded souls.

For example, if a player has three souls embedded and kills a monster, he will gain 120 evolution points. The points gained will be evenly distributed, and the strength of the three souls will be increased synchronously.

This leads to the problem of not being able to focus on training.

The Star Vein School provided by the player Iron Giant Arm has this problem. The levels of Bone Fire and Air Soul only need to reach a sufficient recovery speed of mental power. Too many injected evolution points will become an obstacle to improving strength. The excess evolution points can be focused on the cultivation of Broken Knife and Powerful Axe.

As the number of star vein combinations increases in the future, this problem will become more serious.

Balanced distribution has become a drag.

Qi Sheng, who discovered the problem, immediately had the idea of ​​modifying the settings.

He had already found the answer to how to modify it when he was reading the comments.

It has been decided to add an "adjustment function" to the acquisition of evolution points, giving players the authority to freely allocate evolution points.

Without thinking too much, Qi Sheng immediately started the practical test.

Summoning the Challenger System, countless jumping characters suddenly emerged and rotated around his body.

The thought flashed through his mind, and the guide beside him began to cooperate with him to simulate and create a new evolution point allocation system.

Ten minutes later, a brand new panel appeared in front of Qi Sheng, with five big words "Evolution Point Allocation" printed on it.

In the center is the soul inlay bar, on which are displayed five simulated inlaid souls. Below the souls is a draggable percentage progress bar, by which the percentage can be freely allocated.

The highest can be set to 100%, the lowest can be set to 0%, and at the bottom is the "one-click balance" button.

Select one-click balance, and the progress bars below the five souls will automatically adjust to 20%, evenly sharing the evolution points obtained from hunting.

After testing the connection feedback between the function panel and the Challenger system, Qi Sheng nodded with satisfaction.

The emergence of the new function will completely solve the problem of not being able to focus on cultivating the soul, giving players more freedom in strengthening options. After a specific soul reaches a certain level, the allocation can be adjusted to 0%, and the hunting allocation evolution points will no longer be shared.

The problem of weakening combat power due to overly balanced enhancement mentioned in the post has been completely solved.

After the test was completed, Qi Sheng decided to start a new round of updates and provide new features to players.

This is also the significance of his continuous collection of player information. Every update is for players to have a better gaming experience, obtain more convenient function use, and then create more sacrifice power benefits.

To achieve the true identity of the Emperor, start by caring for the players.

(End of this chapter)