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The milky white mist instantly spread outward from the center of Yuecunze, quickly enveloping most of the square.
If you look closely, you'll find that the mist is no longer pure white, but instead contains many tiny yellow-green spores.
Once inhaled, it adheres to the respiratory tract and lungs, releasing toxins while also directly absorbing the target's life force and feeding it back to Koshimura.
Koshimura's gaze pierced through the mist, bypassed the fountain that ran through the middle, and, holding his breath, locked onto the figure opposite him.
It was a girl with shoulder-length brown hair, holding a wooden folk guitar. Her face was also blurred as if it had been censored, apparently because the "hide facial information" option had been selected in the settings.
Koshimura Sawa, of course, readily enabled this setting. Privacy wasn't important; after all, he was quite handsome, and being glanced at wouldn't hurt him... His main concern was that one day he might be walking down the street and accidentally get knocked unconscious and stuffed into a sack...
and many more.
He looked at the girl's strangely familiar brown shoulder-length hair, then glanced at the donut-shaped profile picture.
...Could it be such a coincidence?
Before he could think it through, the fog had already completely engulfed the girl.
Koshimura immediately took down the longbow, which was shaped like a harp, from his back and gently plucked it with his fingertips.
The little elves from Guangdong immediately swarmed out, some heading straight for the girl, while others circled around Yuecunze.
Besides being significantly larger than when they were at level 20, their formations were no longer as scattered as before, but instead showed a clear division of labor.
The Explorer has a slender, streamlined physique and a relatively small build.
There are also the "Splashers," which are enormous and have sacs in their abdomens specifically designed to store venom.
And the [Guardians], whose exoskeletons have been hardened and specialized, surround Koshimura Sawa.
On average, there is one particularly large "mother" cockroach among every hundred cockroaches. Once the population declines, they will quickly begin to produce individuals of the corresponding species to make up for the shortage.
The reason for such social differentiation and division of labor is due to the golden trait [Mother of the Nest] given to him by the Spider Queen, the boss he defeated on the 70th floor.
In summary, he has now truly become Kerrigan, the Queen of Blades, and can reassemble the Zerg... Roach army.
In addition to the percentage-based attack effects of [Fog's Edge], the attack effects also include Mind Wounds, which are almost equivalent to true damage due to the scarcity of corresponding resistances, Life Drain, and negative status effects such as [Deafness] and [Panic], making it quite comprehensive.
At least Koshimura couldn't think of any situation that was completely unmanageable.
However, it's still best to be cautious... After all, this is only his first time entering the [Sage's Tower], so it's normal for unexpected situations to arise.
Just as the Explorers at the forefront were about to flank her, the girl finally moved.
She looked around blankly, seemingly at a loss.
Then, he raised the guitar in his hand.
Koshimura Sawa also tensed up, reaching for the quiver on his back.
Immediately afterwards, she made a move that baffled Koshimura Sawa—
He carefully placed the guitar flat on the ground, then closed his eyes, held his head in his hands, and squatted down.
Koshimura Sawa: ?
If it weren't for the IX phosphorus sulfide 4 ferrophosphate extractor, would you just give up the fight like this?
I haven't even exerted my full strength yet!
Is it because my overwhelming aura is too powerful that just seeing me makes people lose the will to resist?
Heh heh heh, fine, since that's how it is, I'll give you a quick death and make you my secret elixir of youth...
--wrong!
Koshimura Sawa quickly waved his hand, causing the cockroaches at the front to come to an abrupt stop.
If this is the twentieth floor, then it's understandable to give up and give up.
But this is the 80th floor. How could a strong person who has reached this point give up so easily?
There must be a trap!
Koshimura cautiously scrutinized the figure crouching with her head in her hands, searching for any clues on her body.
However, almost two minutes had passed, and she showed no intention of raising her head, as if she really was just... crouching down with her head in her hands in defense.
hiss...
With a gentle wave of his hand, Yuecunze sent one of the Explorers away from the main group, flying wobbly forward before finally landing on the girl's shoulder.
However, the girl still did not react, and simply continued to crouch and defend herself with her head in her hands.
He finally couldn't resist and ordered the cockroach to gently attack her.
It was like a stone sinking into the sea.
The attack definitely hit; I saw it with my own eyes.
Without further hesitation, Yuecunze waved his hand.
The little elves from Guangdong swarmed around her like a black tide, surrounding her in layers upon layers.
No... did they really win that easily?
Did you fall asleep because you spent too long climbing the tower?
Just when Koshimura thought the outcome was decided and began to think about the next steps in the construction strategy.
In the center of the black sphere made of cockroaches, a few faint blue lights suddenly peeked out from the cracks.
Before Koshimura could even understand what was happening, he saw his health bar suddenly disappear as if erased by an eraser.
You have been killed by "Donats".
[Settling your account...]
Ugh?
Koshimura Sawa froze on the spot when he saw the settlement page that suddenly popped up.
What do I look like?
Almost the instant the settlement page appeared, a friend request popped up.
Donatz: Hehe (Requesting to add you as a friend)
No, we've already won, why would we need to add each other as friends and then come here to attack us?
Yuecunze felt his smile had vanished, and with a dark expression, he accepted the request, directly typing "dense paraffin wax" into the chat box.
—I've had enough of the red tape.
This time, no need for formalities, just straight to the point!
Donatz: Hi there! I just got lucky and beat you in a game. Your deck looked really interesting. Could you share it with me?
Donatz: OWO
Koshimura Sawa: Densely covered with paraffin wax
The two messages were sent almost simultaneously, colliding with each other.
Koshimura Sawa was stunned.
Cloth!
Miss Donatz, you're actually here to discuss deck building?!
Byd, it's all because of those Teemo players who post "hehe" as soon as they win, it's given me PTSD now.
I deserve to die!
He hurriedly tried to recall the message with his mind, but the message had already been marked as read, so recalling it would be pointless.
Immediately afterwards, the other party sent a reply.
Donatz: What does "dense paraffin" mean?
Cursed Blade: Um... it's just a way of... expressing a friendly greeting.
Donatz: Oh, I see. So... a dense layer of paraffin wax?
Cursed Blade: ...Thank you.
[What kind of divine conversation is this? Are they using coded language?]
Koshimura decided to quickly steer the conversation back on track and stop dwelling on the strange greeting.
Cursed Blade: Actually, I'm also very interested in your build, but I died before I could figure it out... Could you share it?
Donatz: Ah, no problem! Actually, it's because I got this~
Donatz: [Hands-covering, crouching in defense]
[Quality: Gold]
When you perform a defensive action like crouching with your hands covering your head during your turn, you gain the following buffs until the start of your next turn:
You possess resistance to all damage types except for psychological damage.
Your AC has been increased by +2.
You have an advantage when applying for Dexterity and Constitution exemptions.
[Your damage taken from all sources is reduced by 1d6 (incident damage and multi-hit damage are calculated independently)]
You are immune to negative states such as collapsing, panic, shock, and capture.
The Scarlet Devil Mansion's second daughter's move was too ruthless.
Donatz: And this too!
Donatz: [Armor of Agathys]
[One-ring protection]
[Casting Time: 1 action]
[Casting Range: Self]
Duration: 1 hour
Protective magical energy surrounds you, coalescing into a phantom-like frost covering you and your equipment.
[You gain 5 temporary health for the duration of the spell. If a creature hits you with a melee attack while you have this temporary health, that creature will take 5 points of freeze damage.]
[Upgraded Ring Casting Effect: When casting this spell using a second-ring or higher spell slot, for each ring higher than the one you use, your temporary life and freeze damage each increase by 5.]
Donatz: I just happened to be randomly assigned a Protection school mage, so I tried to take on a level 3 White Dragonvein Warlock role and got Extended Super Magic... That's the key!
What does this have to do with Yueyi 6 ① Medical Device 2 Ba Temple B Feeder Dad Extended Effect Super Magic... Wait, I think I understand now?
The Protection School mage's level 2 trait, Arcane Protection, grants an amount of Arcane Protection stacks equal to the number of spell rings cast each time a Protection spell is cast. The maximum stack is twice the mage's level plus the Intellect modifier.
However, if the Warlock's Delayed Metamagic is used on this protective spell, the number of Arcane Protection stacks gained will double. In other words, by using Delayed Metamagic, the maximum number of Arcane Protection stacks can be increased to four times the Mage's level plus twice the Intelligence modifier.
The damage reflection condition for [Armor of Aegis], also known as Ice Armor, is being hit by melee attacks when you have "temporary health gained from casting spells".
However, when actually damaged, the damage is absorbed by Arcane Protection first.
This means that as long as the Arcane Protection stacks don't all drop, the temporary life will continue, allowing you to keep triggering the Ice Armor's damage reflection.
Furthermore, Dragon Vein Warlocks with the White Dragon bloodline can further amplify the freezing damage caused by Ice Armor.
...a classic "extortionist" strategy.
Cursed Blade: A baiting strategy? Using Arcane Protection to maintain temporary health, and relying on high-level Ice Armor to deal damage and bait attacks?
Donat: Huh?! That's amazing! You figured it out right away?
Donatz: The "extortionist style"... that's a very apt description. Hmm, from now on, let's call it the "extortionist style"!
Donatz: Just like you said, after getting these core components, I started trying to optimize them further. I got the [Thorn Armor] which can cause piercing damage reflection and some other protective spells... However, its actual combat strength isn't as exaggerated as I imagined. It's okay against groups of mobs, but it's a bit weak against bosses, and I'm also afraid of some special countermeasures...
Even the Thorn Armor has arrived...
Now the case is solved.
It turns out that the attack speed effect build of Master Yi was fighting against a pure tank Rammus with Thornmail. One Q hit four times with the reflected damage, and before the opponent's health had dropped much, he died from the reflected damage.
Dude, your build isn't exactly top-tier, but it's a hard counter to mine!
Because crouching with your head covered is an independently calculated damage reduction skill, it basically reduces most of the damage from additional damage. Furthermore, the more frequently the Ice Armor deals damage, the more damage it reflects back.
Why did you come to this 80th floor to torture me?