I have to get lucky right away.

Chapter 222's mechanics are quite comprehensive.
"Duang~!"

"So heavy! It's only a five-man dungeon, but this boss's stats are really high!" The shield warrior's spiked shield made a muffled sound. Even though he had completed the block, he still couldn't keep his balance.

Seeing that the shield warrior was losing his footing, the berserker immediately leaped into the air and unleashed a powerful jump slash with high stun rate, just to give his teammate a chance to adjust his position.

The newest member of the five has been playing together for almost an entire version, and after just one encounter, they were able to determine the boss's characteristics.

The two mages began chanting almost simultaneously, and the archer, who was behind, threw out the Hunting Mark first.

An inverted triangle mark rose from the boss's head. The berserker's great axe was just about to get close, but the next moment, the powerful axe was firmly pinched by two fingers. Then, the group only felt a blur before their eyes, and the three in the back row were sent flying.

"brush!"

A white radiance rippled from the thrown mage, leaving its final ripples on the berserker.

The three back row members were killed in a single encounter. The shield warrior and the berserker knew that they probably wouldn't make it this time. But when playing a game, people always die. The shield warrior didn't even check the cooldown and immediately activated Shield Wall. The berserker took advantage of the buff that the white mage gave him before he died and charged forward with Berserk activated.

"How insignificant!" The alien monster swung its thick tail, which split into two at the middle, easily sweeping the berserker away. Its terrifying face looked down at the shield warrior with disdain, saying:

"I am a noble dragon and a powerful demonic cultivator. Even though my magic power has been sealed and taken away, I am not someone that trash like you can challenge!"

"boom!"

……

"Wow! Did they add an extra zero to this boss's stats? My shield warrior with top-tier gear from last version, using Shield Wall, only took five hits!"

"You'll get used to it. This lousy game always changes the same thing with each version update. Either you grind for the new gear in dungeons, or you create a new alt with the new class as a backup. After all, this lousy game encourages alts; they practically want everyone to have one of every class. If they don't promote the new class, who will buy all those experience items from leveling up alts?" The elemental mage, the oldest player in the team, spoke with a rather weary tone. The archer scoffed and said:

"That's ridiculous! With this boss's stats, even with the latest class set, a shield warrior might not be able to withstand it. And this is just a five-man dungeon. If the new class can really withstand this damage, then I can only say that the developers have no shame."

"It's probably a matter of strategy. I've looked at the new class's skill tree before. The base class is a magic damage warrior, with three talent trees corresponding to ranged physical damage, ranged magic damage, and debuffs, respectively. It feels like a traditional game class like a demon warlock or druid, except the summoned creatures are magical artifacts and flying swords. To play it well, you still need micro-management." The shield warrior's mindset had stabilized by now, and he hesitated for a moment before saying:
"If we assume the new class can fight this boss, then we can only use a ranged kiting strategy. In the previous battle, the opponent didn't miss any spell attacks either. But in that case, the shield warrior isn't very useful. I'll switch to a hunter account. Baolong, you should reset your talents and add some speed. Let's try a different setup. If it still doesn't work, we can level up a new class, run a few experience dungeons, and put some points into the main skills. That should give us a clue."

“Okay, but this leaves too little room for error. The therapist will be basically useless. I’ll go and find a bard instead.”

……

"Too weak. Is this all the heroes of this era are capable of? I'm so disappointed!" Muttering trash talk, Feng Xue defeated another team of players. Although it was still a violent victory, Feng Xue could clearly sense the change in these players.

With each challenge, their career changes and skill coordination have become more proficient. What used to be a noob that they could easily defeat with a wave of their hand or a stomp of their foot now requires some effort.

Although, according to the guidance of that "summoning," he could let the projection fight on its own after the first battle, and he could occasionally command it remotely with his thoughts, how could Feng Xue let go of such a good sparring partner? They fought more than a dozen battles, and the players in front of him changed several times, but he still did not see the so-called cultivator.

After waiting for another ten minutes or so, seeing that there were no new challenges, Feng Xue exited the projection. When he woke up, he found that his surroundings had become unfamiliar again. But to say that they were completely unfamiliar would not be right, because at this moment, standing in the room were the ashes and Mary that he had seen not long ago, and, well, Bigeley, who was being held down by Mary with four puppet arms.

"What's going on here? And where is this place?"

Feng Xue scratched her head, and the ashes immediately said:

"This is your residence in the Demon King's Castle. We suggested you settle down here first because after the first challenge, people are automatically teleported to their respective rooms. You suddenly disappeared, leaving your package behind, so we brought it to you and waited for you to come out. Who knew you would stay there for most of the day?"

"Ah, this..." Feng Xue felt a little embarrassed upon hearing this, but she didn't show it. Instead, she asked:
"I encountered more than a dozen waves of 'heroes' attacking me, but I didn't run into the kind of 'cultivators' Evelyn mentioned before?"

"This is normal. New professions need to constantly kill monsters to improve their combat power, and they also need to challenge tower projections to obtain equipment. Those cultivators' combat is more focused on magic, so recently they should be challenging towers like Evelyn, Bone Powder, and Merlo, which drop items that can increase the power of magic. Once they are fully equipped, they will come looking for trouble for you."

Bound and writhed like a worm, Bige gave a serious answer that belied her appearance.

"Experience dungeons and equipment dungeons?" Feng Xue pondered, but pretended not to understand and said:
"Falling?"

"Yes, this is what I heard from the heroes when I became human. They can obtain different kinds of magical equipment by killing the projections in the tower. This is why many heroes, even though they can defeat the projections, still challenge them repeatedly."

As Bigeley spoke, she glared at Mary and said:

"He's awake now, shouldn't you let go of me?"

“Hmm.” Mary nodded, releasing Bige’s limbs, but not forgetting to remind Feng Xue:
"This guy seems to care a lot about your blood. When your consciousness goes to the tower to control the projection, be sure to close the door properly."

"What are you saying! What kind of talk is that!" Before Feng Xue could respond, Bigeley suddenly bristled, but then quickly composed herself, looking at Feng Xue with a pitiful expression:

"Um, I've never tasted dragon blood before, can I have just one drop? Just one drop! I can take you to visit a human city! When it comes to disguising myself as a human, no one in the entire Demon King's Castle is better than me! Even the guards of the royal city can't see through me!"

(End of this chapter)