How Level Zero Devil Destroys Player Experience

The only way was to borrow some from Ivan or Cecilia, but it would obviously be very embarrassing. After all, I had boasted before that I would help them solve their problems. Besides, the two little ones were still in the new stage, so it might not be enough for me alone.

If the points borrowed from you lead to a breakthrough point for the other players, then it would be a loss.

So, you still have to rely on yourself.

"Try not to torture players with monsters as much as possible..."

I talked to myself, lost in thought, trying to recall if there were any similar examples from my past life that I could learn from, such as monster gathering places with special mechanisms, complex dungeons, or even considering some tortuous quests.

The result really made me think of a method - hiding the door.

Simply put, it is to hide the passable path and lure players to the wrong route.

In the previous life, in the Orwyn Empire, there was a large dungeon with the difficulty of Nightmare Abyss, which was done in this way. The content of the plot and the psychological speculation of the players were used to induce them. Even the guild's highest dungeon progress was once stuck at about halfway because the correct route could not be found.

It caused widespread heated discussion on the forum at the time, and there were even several professional reasoning enthusiasts groups who conducted in-depth analysis of the plot of the copy, which was the real key to cracking the code.

But it was obvious that he didn't have the time to design a series of plots now. Even if he handed it over to Kasalia, it would probably take at least a few days to come up with a general framework. After all, according to insiders, the plot of the copy in the previous life was co-written by more than a dozen well-known novelists.

However, things like the hidden door do not necessarily require the use of plot misleading, there are simple methods.

For example, designing multiple wrong routes and hiding the correct routes can also take a lot of effort from players.

"A wall that can be breached."

In the trap area, I found this prop that can be disguised as any wall prop. I took a look at the points required and the props I had left, and immediately smiled wickedly.

So, under my design, the areas on both sides of the Shadow Swamp completely turned into a game called finding the right route. The Undercity ruins space, which was originally much more complicated due to the event effects, made it even more convenient for me to arrange it.

From time to time, the visible roads in the area are completely blocked, and the route is hidden in a "destructible wall", forcing the player to find differences in the wall and destroy it, but even so there is a high possibility of entering the wrong route.

At this time, they will be greeted not only by blocking walls, but also by various traps or hordes of monsters.

Even if you sometimes come across a route that is not blocked, it does not necessarily mean that you are lucky enough to have found the right road, because in my design, I have deliberately introduced several routes into the shadow swamp next door.

"No, that's not enough. It has to be designed to be more disgusting."

I thought about it and added the Shadow Swamp terrain to some of the correct routes. Of course, these routes are short sections and will not cost many points.

Imagine that you finally found a passable route, but when you walked in, you found yourself in the Shadow Swamp "next door". At this time, you would definitely try another road immediately, but the other side was still a Shadow Swamp, which would trap you in a vicious circle of doubt.

After all, players don’t have a God’s perspective and have no idea which path is the right one.

Of course, I was careful enough to not forget to add a few Explosive Mother and Child Trees to garrison these "Shadow Swamps". In such a small space, I believe these children will perform very well.

……

……

Next, let us invite the victim to come on stage and welcome him with applause.

Chapter 51: Let’s Invite the Victim Case (I)

No matter what malicious mechanisms this black-bellied pink-haired girl has designed, the players are completely unaware of them.

After all, their cognition is still at the stage where the BOSS is merely designed according to a certain action logic. Even if they encounter these torturous mechanisms, they will probably only curse the designer for doubling the purchase of vegetables.

But obviously, for the players who have not been poisoned yet, the most important thing is to conquer this dungeon as soon as possible.

Especially for those large guilds, whether they can gain a lot of guild reputation through the effects of events, or the props and equipment in the contribution store can provide a huge combat power bonus for the members below, they need to pay serious attention to it.

Therefore, many guilds have specially prepared assault teams.

Among them is the Oka Forest. Although the Oka Forest is not a big guild in the Constantina Empire, it is also a relatively famous existence and also has many expert players.

Among them, Yuexiajiu, the vice president, is ranked 17th in the Constantana Empire warrior rankings.

With this symbol of strength, the confident Yuexiajiu assembled the elite players in the guild early on, forming an assault team of about 40 people, and together with other large guilds launched an attack on the reopened first floor of the Undercity ruins.

"Everyone should stand according to the positions we agreed upon in advance. Trigger, Archie, distribute the lanterns to everyone." Before entering, Yuexiajiu repeated the precautions again and asked the two warriors to distribute the lanterns that the guild had purchased at a high price.

The pastor who had received the fluorite lantern hung it around his waist and asked, "Vice-Chairman, which way do you think we should go?"

"middle."

Yuexiajiu didn't hesitate at all. Seeing the curious look on the guild members behind him, he explained, "No matter how the space of the Undercity Ruins changes, the entrance to the second floor will definitely not change. It will still be where it was originally. If we go to both sides, we will have to take a longer detour. We are still in the development stage, so there is no need to ask for trouble."

Everyone nodded, and couldn't help but admire the judgement of their vice president.

There are a lot of people pouring into the Undercity Ruins, including guilds, studios, and naturally scattered teams of players. However, because the space inside the Undercity Ruins has become more complex, most people are dispersed into different areas after entering.

The same was true for Yuexiajiu. After roughly choosing the middle direction, not long after moving forward, the dozen or so teams nearby disappeared. This was because there were multiple routes, and there were also reasons that those teams, including Yuexiajiu and others, could have avoided.

After all, no one wants to fight monsters with great effort only to have their points snatched away by others in the end. Especially in the early stages of development, every point is crucial, just like the economy in the early stages of a moba game, which determines whether they can obtain powerful attributes, deal with more monsters, get more points, and snowball.

They didn't encounter any monsters along the way, which made everyone in the Oka Forest feel a little strange. They subconsciously quickened their pace, but soon, Yuexiajiu, who was leading the team, slowed down.

"Be careful, there seems to be something strange ahead." Yuexiajiu said in the team channel.

He looked at the space in front of him which was inexplicably dark and there seemed to be mist floating by occasionally. Yuexiajiu hesitated for a moment and, out of caution, asked a paladin in the team to move closer. It turned out that even with a fluorite lantern, it could only illuminate a range of three or four yards at most.

This is equivalent to that if they suddenly encounter a monster, they may not have time to react.

"Brother Jiu, do we still need to keep going?" Several girls in the team couldn't help but feel a little scared when they saw this. If they suddenly ran into those scary-looking monsters, they would probably have nightmares at night.

"Keep walking and see. I guess all the monsters are in here."

Yuexiajiu hesitated for a moment, but still stepped into it, feeling something sticky under his feet. "It turned out to be a swamp, which has a blinding effect. No wonder the vision range is reduced. It also has a poisoning effect, but it is only a primary one, and ordinary antidotes will do."

Now that the vice president had made the decision, the people behind him followed him into the swamp and slowly moved forward.

As they moved forward, for some reason, they seemed to be able to hear faint bangs, as if something was exploding. Not only that, they could occasionally see flashes of fire not far away. Although they were fleeting, they could clearly feel the power of them.

Yuexiajiu saw this and couldn't help but feel a little suspicious. After thinking for a while, he called a few fire mages in the team and said, "When you encounter monsters later, drink the potion that increases damage first, and then prepare your skills."

"Wouldn't it be a bit of a waste to use it now, Vice President?"

"Yeah, I also think it's unnecessary to use potions up front."

Several fire mages looked at each other.

Yuexiajiu shook his head and reminded, "Didn't you notice that those flames should be the effects of the skills of the fire magicians in other teams. I guess the swamp terrain here has an additional bonus to fire damage."

"With those potions, one or two waves of damage from you should be able to take out the monsters instantly. Clearing the monsters quickly will also help you accumulate points quickly."

After this explanation, they finally understood and nodded.

At this moment, the Paladin in front of the team said, "Vice-Chairman, we have encountered a monster."

Yuexiajiu looked forward and found that in the illuminated area in front of him, there were more than twenty tree-man monsters that were about the same size as ordinary palm trees, but had a somewhat unique shape. The tree trunks were bulging with countless red lines and corners, as if they contained explosive energy.

Explosive Mother Tree-Subtree: Level 18, HP 1200/1200

This name... isn't it a bit strange?

Yuexiajiu couldn't help but frowned, but he didn't think too much about it. He immediately followed the front row of the team and rushed forward to attract the hatred of the monsters. Of course, before that, he did not forget to remind the fire mages, "Remember to drink the medicine."

Several fire mages quickly took out the potions specially made for them by the guild's pharmacist from their backpacks and drank them. However, because they were in a safe position at the rear, they had some free time to chat a little.

"Do you think the fire damage bonus here is really as high as the vice president said?"

"I'm not sure. If it's like what Jiuge said, it's all a lawn mowing game."

"How about we try to cast a flame storm together? The health of those monsters is not too high. I think we can kill them instantly."

The fire mages all agreed with the latter's suggestion, and chanted the strongest group attack magic before level 20.

Several priest girls nearby who did not have much pressure to heal gathered around and sighed as they saw the light gradually lighting up in their companions' hands.

"So that's how all those flames came from before."

"Hehe, it feels like a gas tank exploded."

"If it's really a gas tank, do you think it will explode with us?"

They were talking and laughing, and didn't seem serious. After all, they all thought that such a thing would not happen and it was just a joke. However, they never imagined that their words would come true the next second.

boom!

Chapter 52: Let’s Invite the Victim Case (Part 2)

boom!

A huge noise was heard, causing the people in the front row of the Oka Forest who were fighting monsters in front to look back subconsciously. They were stunned when they saw the tragic scene through the light of the fluorite lanterns that had not yet dissipated.

More than half of the 43-member assault team were of squishy professions, but most of them were lying down at this moment. Only a ranger was standing there stupidly, but the almost empty blood volume above his head also foreshadowed the horror he had experienced before.

"What's going on?" Yuexiajiu widened his eyes.

"I... I don't know either. I was just killing the monsters when I suddenly saw a fire coming out nearby. Then I saw them all fall down." The ranger said with lingering fear, his voice intermittent, as if he hasn't recovered yet.

Yuexiajiu wanted to ask a few more questions, but the Exploding Flame Tree next to him seemed dissatisfied with being ignored and angrily threw vines to interrupt him, leaving him helplessly with his shield raised to block. "Forget it, don't worry about that for now, let's deal with these monsters first."

More than twenty level eighteen monsters were no match for a group of level fifteen or sixteen players. Even though there were only a few front-line professions left in the Oka Forest, with the Paladin's recovery skills and the recovery potions he carried with him, he still managed to reduce all of these monsters to low health.

Although their blood volume is also not very healthy.

Seeing that not far away, two warriors in the team were surrounded by monsters because they were too close to the front, and their remaining blood volume was obviously not enough to withstand a few attacks, Yuexiajiu sighed and took a heavy step forward.

Earth-shattering impact.

Generally speaking, the group damage possessed by shield warriors is very little, especially in the early stages. Moonlight Wine only acquired this range damage skill with great difficulty through a special mission. Although the damage is not extremely high, it is undoubtedly enough to deal with these monsters that are already low on health.

The violent shock wave swept towards the surrounding explosive trees, instantly taking away their remaining health.

Just when Yuexiajiu was about to breathe a sigh of relief, he suddenly caught a glimpse of the dying appearance of the Exploding Flame Trees from the corner of his eye. A warning sign immediately rose in his heart, "No, these monsters will explode after they die, get out of the way!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yuexiajiu immediately planned to use a charge to avoid the explosion range of these monsters. However, at this moment, a vine suddenly attacked from behind, tied his body tightly, and pulled him towards one of the dying explosive trees.

"Fuck you, uncle!"

Now even Yuexiajiu, who was usually calm, couldn't help but swear.

What answered him was a series of loud explosions.

"Why do I feel like there's an explosion?" A passing team looked around and immediately spotted flames not far away. "Is the fighting over there so intense?"

"Those flames are probably the effects of the fire mage's skills."

"It looks like it's very powerful. Is there a fire damage bonus here?"

"How about we try it later?"

……

Yuexiajiu, who was resurrected in the town of Nalton, walked out of the resurrection point with a sullen face, leading his front-row teammates who had just been resurrected. It took some effort for them to meet up with the back-row professionals who had died before outside the resurrection point.

Seeing the gloomy face of their vice-chairman, several girls in the team couldn't help but comfort him timidly, or rather, they were comforting the entire team.

"It's okay, Jiuge. We don't have much experience for the first time. It doesn't matter if we fail."

"Yes, yes. Look at all the people here at the resurrection point. We must have failed in our challenge to the ruins. We are not the only ones."

"There are people from the Siren over there, and many big guilds are also here..."

It is indeed just as they said, the previously deserted resurrection point is now almost full. There are not only scattered players, but also well-equipped studio teams, and even the shadows of several elite groups from large guilds. It is obvious what the reason is.

The people in Oka Forest finally perked up a bit, but when they thought of the previous situation, they started whispering again, looking a little indignant.

"Jingmi, can you guys tell me what's going on?" Yuexiajiu made everyone quiet down and turned their attention to the several fire mages in the team.

Originally he thought that the previous situation was the result of a sneak attack by some special monster in the swamp, but after asking a little, he learned from the dead members that they were all killed by their teammates, and these teammates were the fire mages.

The fire mages, surrounded by everyone's gaze, couldn't help but feel a little guilty. Shi Guang, who was called, scratched his cheek and said, "We were going to cast group attack magic together and take away those monsters in one wave, but we didn't expect..."

When he spoke later, his voice inexplicably became quieter.

"When it was about to be released, it suddenly...exploded."

"Explosion?" Yuexiajiu was stunned.

Several pastors nearby raised their hands.

"We all saw that, it was indeed the case."

"At the time we were joking that it might explode like a gas tank, but we didn't expect it to really happen..."

"Brother Jiu, we were wrong. We will never talk nonsense again."

"Okay, it's not your problem..." Yuexiajiu rubbed his head because of a headache. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly received a message from his friend, "Wait here for a while, the president needs to call me if there is anything."

Waiting was boring, so everyone in Oka Forest started discussing the cause of the explosion.