How Level Zero Devil Destroys Player Experience

The people in Oka Forest were originally following the arrangement of the Moonlight Drinking, and were proceeding step by step. When a negative state appeared, they were immediately "isolated". The effect was very good at the beginning, making them think that they could easily deal with it using this method.

However, they later discovered that they were totally wrong. These negative conditions that had been eliminated through "isolation" within a certain period of time were actually transmitted again quietly in the front row without anyone noticing.

They wanted to stay away from each other, but the place was limited. If they were too far away, the monsters would definitely shift their hatred and might even attack the professions in the back row, making the front row suddenly hesitant and causing the negative status infection to accumulate and become more and more severe.

Not only that, although the people in the front row had not been attacked by monsters and had no negative status, the people in the back row inexplicably developed various negative statuses, which spread all at once due to their negligence.

"What's going on? I wasn't attacked."

"In the front row, the thieves are not next to us. What is going on..."

Being prepared for an unexpected situation that was beyond our expectations seemed to make us even more panic-stricken than being unprepared before, not to mention that the number of these monsters was much greater than before.

Although the problem was solved, Oka Forest also lost five members.

Two of them were in the front row, and the other three were mages and shooters who were tortured to death by the accumulated poisoning, burning, life loss and increased damage effects because they had no time to purify themselves.

The situation was completely inconsistent with expectations. Coupled with the loss of companions, the momentum of the post-war Oka Forest suddenly dropped a lot. At the same time, it was even more curious about what the transmission mechanism was.

"Could it be that the two and a half minutes previously was actually the time it took for the transmission and the latency to take effect together?"

When everyone was thinking silently and the atmosphere was a little depressed, Shi Guangjing suddenly thought of a possibility.

Chapter 116: Soul Shadow

After hearing Shi Guang Jingmi's words, everyone seemed to be reminded and hurried to verify it. As a result, they found that it was just as the other party said. After the negative effect was transmitted, it would take a while for the player to take effect.

During this period of delay, any purification effect will not remove it. It can only be purified when the negative state takes effect, just like the incubation period of a virus.

According to everyone's test results, the latent time is about two minutes, which means that the transmission time is only half a minute, or even shorter.

"Fuck you, this is impossible to guard against." Wang Chuanshui couldn't help but curse, and the others also complained with resentment.

After all, the transmission interval is so short, and it is already difficult to defend against it when fighting and you cannot take care of yourself. At this time, there is also the incubation period. You don’t even know whether you have been transmitted with negative effects, let alone when the negative effects were transmitted.

At this moment, Yuexiajiu, who had been thinking silently, spoke and brought another bad news.

"Have you noticed that the effect transmitted also includes the negative status of the monsters." Yuexiajiu paused, "Not only their original status, but also the status we imposed on them."

As soon as the words fell, everyone in the Oka Forest fell silent and fell into an eerie silence.

After a long while, Wang Chuanshui spoke with difficulty, his voice a little hoarse, "Ajiu, are you saying that the negative status of the monsters will also be passed on to us?"

"It's possible, but I'm mainly wondering why the people in the back row were also infected when there was nothing wrong with them before." Yuexiajiu frowned deeply, "I think we have to experiment and see what the mechanism of this transmission is."

According to Yuexiajiu's arrangement, the team pulled out a few monsters from the monster group and let the warriors in the team conduct tests.

It was discovered that just as Yuexiajiu said, not only the monster's original negative status, but also the negative status inflicted on the monster by the warlock, shadow mage and shadow priest in the team could be passed on to those warriors.

During this process, they also discovered that monsters could transmit negative states to each other. Everyone thought that it was no wonder that every monster they had seen before had so many negative states.

However, after careful attempts, they discovered something wrong. Some monsters had several superimposed effects but none of them were transmitted, while the negative states of some monsters would suddenly disappear.

If you are facing a monster whose negative status will disappear suddenly, when the number of monsters that disappear reaches a certain level, the warrior will have more negative status.

But what’s interesting is that only one person will have the extra ones, and the other fighters will not be affected by the monsters at all.

Moreover, the number of negative states that disappear does not seem to be limited to one monster. If there are two or three monsters, it seems to be determined based on the number of negative states that disappear among these monsters as a whole.

At the end of the test, everyone in Oka Forest was overwhelmed. They discussed various mechanisms for transmitting negative states on monsters, but in the end they were all rejected one by one.

Lian Yuejiu couldn't help having a headache. He rubbed his forehead, trying to get rid of all the messy thoughts in his head. But at this moment, he suddenly received a call from his own president.

"Are you troubled by the transmission mechanism? Why can all the negative effects on monsters be transmitted to you?" A girl's teasing voice came from the other end of the communication.

Because he had explained the situation to the other party before, Yuexiajiu was not surprised that he could guess the predicament he was in. "Well, our great and kind president, can you please tell me what is going on?"

"You're using the wrong words." The voice on the other end of the line chuckled and then returned to seriousness. "This is the information I bought from Frostfire Studios. They found that the area where you are located has a special creature called Soul Shadow."

After listening to the president's talk about the special abilities of the soul shadow, Yuexiajiu couldn't help but take a breath and felt his head seemed to hurt a little more.

After hanging up the call, Wang Chuanshui next to him came up immediately and asked, "What did Yuqing say to you?"

If it were any other time, he might have made a few jokes while drinking under the moonlight, but he was no longer in the mood for that. He sighed, called everyone else over, and repeated the president's words.

"Monsters that absorb negative status? And transfer these negative status to players?"

"No wonder we couldn't test it out before. It turns out there's something like this in the middle."

"They can't see and are immune to damage, which means that group-wide skills are useless. How can we deal with this?"

Upon hearing this, the people in the Oka Forest breathed a sigh of relief after understanding the specific mechanism. However, when they thought carefully about the characteristics of this monster, they swallowed their breath back and couldn't help but complain.

It's no wonder they are so angry. After all, with the existence of such a monster, if the team imposes negative status on the monster, it is equivalent to putting various curses on the people on their side.

There is a solution, which is to not use this kind of skills from beginning to end. However, if some monsters are not countered with negative effects, their attributes will appear very outrageous. More importantly, the negative effects naturally present in some monsters will also be attracted.

It's like lifting a stone and hitting your foot, but if you don't move the stone, you won't be able to walk this road. What's worse is that even if you don't smash it, the stone will move by itself and hit your foot.

"That's it? Yuqing must have told you some way to deal with it, otherwise I don't believe she would spend such a huge price to buy this little information." Wang Chuanshui was still struggling at first, but after thinking about it, he still felt that something was wrong.

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately turned their eyes to Yuexiajiu who was thinking about something.

"There is a way." Seeing many hopeful eyes, Yuexiajiu thought for a moment and said, "That is to kill the soul phantom, so that the transmission mechanism can be cut off."

"Beat to death? But doesn't that mean the soul shadow is immune to any harm?" Shi Guang Jingmi couldn't help but ask.

"Frostfire Studio has tested it out. The soul shadow can be attacked when it is in a negative state of possession."

Hearing this solution, everyone in Oka Forest suddenly felt that hope came very suddenly.

"Tsk, it turns out to be that simple."

"So, if you suddenly have a negative state of a monster, it means that the soul shadow is possessing you. Just let others attack you!"

"The soul shadow only has so little health, it can be easily killed. Just be careful at all times."

For this monster that was not unsolvable, the resentment in everyone's hearts was immediately dissipated, and there was even a sense of contempt in it.

Wang Chuanshui was relieved at first, but then he frowned and realized something was wrong. "Wait, if it's so simple, why are you still so hesitant, Jiu?"

Chapter 117 How about we take another route?

Wang Chuanshui's words immediately reminded everyone.

Yes, if it was really that simple, how could our vice president, as the team leader, not have thought of it?

Glancing at the inquiring looks from everyone again, Yuexiajiu hesitated for a moment, "Because when possessed, if you attack the spirit shadow, the possessed player will also be hurt."

At first, everyone thought it was a critical issue, but after Yuexiajiu finished talking, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Wang Chuanshui laughed and patted Yuexiajiu on the shoulder. "So what? It's only 100 HP anyway. Even if the ruins are enhanced, it's just a matter of using a small skill or a few normal attacks. Even a thief like me can withstand this amount of damage."

"You think it's that simple? Actually..." Yuexiajiu sighed and decided to use practical actions to break the childish ideas of his friends and others. "Forget it, I'll show you."

As he said this, he also specifically tested and found a location where the soul phantom existed. He pulled out a monster alone and asked the warlock in the team to use various curse effects on it.

Soon, as the monster's negative states disappeared layer by layer, the first negative state began to appear on Yuexiajiu's body, and everyone knew that the soul phantom had begun to possess him.

"Quiet." Yuexiajiu shouted in the team channel.

"Ok." Shi Guang responded quietly and immediately chanted a spell. He was originally planning to throw a small fireball, but to be on the safe side, he released a flame bomb instead.

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The scorching projectile landed on Yuexiajiu's body, and the damage value quickly popped up, proving the existence of the soul phantom. After all, if the attack mode was not switched, teammates would not be able to cause any damage to each other under normal circumstances.

At the moment the damage occurred, everyone was certain that the soul phantom had been completely destroyed. According to the characteristics, Yuexiajiu suffered 269 damage, and the soul phantom naturally suffered the same damage.

For a fragile creature like Soul Shadow, this is completely fatal.

However, just as they were thinking this, the relaxed smiles on everyone's faces soon disappeared.

Because after just a few seconds, new negative effects appeared on Yuexiajiu's body again.

Obviously, the shadow of the soul still existed in his body. This fact was like a slap in the face that made everyone's face red.

"Frostfire Studios has tested that the Soul Shadow can only take damage above a certain limit, which is around 400. If it's below 400, it can only hit the possessed player."

Yuexiajiu explained that although he could inform them in advance, he felt that this actual performance could give everyone a more intuitive feeling.

After Wang Chuanshui reacted, although he was a little surprised by the effect, he thought about it carefully and acted indifferent. "It's only 400. The damage is still okay if we control it. At most, the priest will be under more pressure."

There is a reason for Wang Chuanshui's relaxed attitude. 400 may have been a very high number for players before, but now the health of meat shield professions is generally around 1500 or 1600. For a character like Yuexiajiu who has 1800 health, it is only about one-fifth of the health bar.

Everyone in Oka Forest nodded, feeling that they could understand.

After all, even a fragile profession like Wangchuanshui can probably take two hits with the support of equipment. Compared with the 400 health points at once and the countless negative states that will be passed on to others afterwards, the former is definitely more profitable.

However, Yuexiajiu still shook his head, and after asking the priest to heal him, he shouted again, "Quiet, use the skill of Flame Dove."

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The Flame Dove is a level 15 skill, and its damage is definitely higher than that of the Fire Bomb. Combined with Yuexiajiu's prior calculations, it is natural that the damage it causes to him is over 400.

Now I can finally kill the soul shadow, right?

Everyone looked at the damage number that popped up and couldn't help but think that, according to what the other party said, this was already the range of damage that the soul phantom was not immune to.

However, soon, new negative effects continued to emerge from Yuexiajiu, telling everyone that they had thought too simply again.

Or, according to Yuexiajiu's explanation, it is more specific and powerful, "The soul shadow has its own shield to offset damage. Quiet, continue to attack."

Shi Guang took a deep breath quietly, thinking that there would be no accidents this time.

With this thought in mind, he couldn't help but speed up his chanting a bit, and threw another flame bomb, which was also a level 15 skill, towards Yuexiajiu.

Obviously, everyone else had the same idea as Shi Guang Jingmi. After seeing the 427 damage on their vice-chairman, they all had hope in their eyes.

"Is it impossible to die now?"

"This soul phantom died a worthy death."

"I don't believe you can create another shield."

Then the next moment, the voices in the team suddenly stopped.

Because everyone clearly saw that a new negative state suddenly popped up on Yuexiajiu's body.

While Yuexiajiu was being treated by the priest, he explained, "There are two layers of this damage-reducing shield. Don't worry, this is the final feature. There won't be any other unexpected situations... probably."

Although they spoke out to comfort them, the people in Oka Forest remained silent for a long time. Perhaps they had been slapped in the face continuously, which completely damaged their facial nerves and caused them to not know what expression to make.

Although it's worth scolding, at least there is still a solution.

It's fortunate that this solution is not impossible to implement, but in reality it is simply impossible.

Immune to damage below 400, plus two layers of shields to offset the damage, it is equivalent to 1200 damage to the player possessed by the soul shadow.

What's more, if the damage is not calculated properly, the player may be beaten in vain, or may be beaten even harder. After all, 1200 is only the minimum damage value.

In such a fierce battle, no one can guarantee that their blood volume is in a healthy state, especially for the front row. 1200 is equivalent to most of their blood bar, and it will also waste the back row to concentrate the output on their own people.

This is the case for the front row, but it is much simpler for the back row, as it is a dead end anyway.

An atmosphere of silence enveloped everyone in Oka Forest for a long time, and finally Wang Chuanshui came up with a solution.

"A wise man never suffers a loss in front of him. How about we take another route?"

Chapter 118: Life is more than just the suffering in front of you

Wang Chuanshui's words immediately resonated with everyone, and they all agreed with this move.

"That was my original plan. I was actually just thinking about how to tell you." Seeing that everyone's attitude was clear, Yuexiajiu breathed a sigh of relief. After all, even he didn't want to stay here any longer.

Although the terrain will not change, according to the information provided by the president, at least the monster mechanisms in other places are very different.

No matter how bad it is, it is probably better than this kind of ghost place.

This is what everyone is thinking.

However, what they don’t know is that life is not just about the suffering in front of us, but also about poetry and shit in the distance.

After returning to the open space in front of the second floor along the original route, Yuexiajiu chose the left side after discussion with everyone, and in order to avoid turning into the previous area, he also specially chose a fork that was farther away.

However, at the beginning of the journey, they encountered a familiar monster, which made everyone worried and suspicious again.

"Brother Jiu, do you think we will end up in the same area again?" Looking at the group of monsters in front of them, Shi Guang Jingmi couldn't help but ask.

Because the soul phantom is an invisible existence, they can only distinguish it based on the types of these monsters, which leads to some suspicion. After all, the psychological shadow brought by the soul phantom monster is too deep.

Yuexiajiu shook his head and smiled slightly, "This place should be different from before. There is no soul phantom."