The 25th Floor Lord was easily defeated by Fangzheng and the others. Although they still won in the end, Fangzheng discovered a big problem.
And that was the current balance of power in the Clearers.
If the Clearers of Darkmoon Sword were to be compared to a game character, then the character's Attack would be A, Agility would be A, and Defense would be around C. This was all thanks to Qi Hai and Qing Ye. Without them, the Clearers' Defense would only be around D.
To put it bluntly, the current problem of the Clearers was that they had high Attack, high Agility, and low Defense. They did not have to worry too much when facing single target attacks, but when faced with continuous AoE attacks, the problem would arise.
But it was not easy to solve this problem.
This was not to say that Asuna and the others could solve the problem with just a shield. They did not use a shield earlier not because they wanted to look cool, but because it would allow them to react faster. After all, holding a shield in their hands would obstruct their vision, and it would also affect their balance. This was a very important problem for Asuna, Yuji, and Black Cat, who relied on speed to survive.
Fangzheng's only choice was to increase the number of members of the Clearers, but it was not easy to control the number of MTs …
"Knock knock knock."
Just as Fangzheng was pondering over it, there was a knock on the door, interrupting his thoughts. Fangzheng raised his head and looked at the door.
"Come in."
Soon, the door opened, and Black Cat poked her head into the room.
"Mr. Fangzheng? I hope I'm not disturbing you. "
"No, Black Cat. What's the matter?"
Fangzheng did not believe that the black cat was here to thank him for what had happened during the raid. They had been in the game for almost half a year and had experienced countless life-and-death battles. Who had not taken a blow for the other? They were friends who had gone through life and death situations together. It would be hypocritical to mention such things again.
"Hmm …"
Hearing Fangzheng's question, the little black cat hesitated for a while. Her two eyes kept looking around, as if she was thinking about something. Fangzheng did not rush her. He just sat there and stared at the young lady. Finally, the black cat made up its mind and said.
"Umm … I want to ask, about that thing you told me before, about letting me be an MT …"
"That thing?"
Hearing this, Fangzheng was stunned for a moment, then immediately recalled what Black Cat said. That was when Black Cat had just joined. Fangzheng thought highly of Black Cat's reaction and big picture, so he hoped to hire her to be the main tank. However, Black Cat was obviously not interested at that time, and they did not encounter too difficult enemies at that time, so Fangzheng did not mention it again after that. He only occasionally let Qing Ye and Qi Hai make a guest appearance as the main tank to solve the problem.
He had thought that the black cat had forgotten about it, but he did not expect her to remember it.
And now, she brought it up to him …
"You want to become an MT?"
"… Hmm."
Meeting Fangzheng's gaze, the little black cat hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
"Can I ask why?"
"…"
This time, the little black cat did not answer immediately. On the contrary, she looked at Fangzheng with some hesitation.
"I … I can tell you, but you can't laugh at me!"
"Okay, I promise I won't laugh at you."
"… I'm afraid of death."
This time, the little black cat did not show her usual chuunibyou attitude. On the contrary, she lowered her head like a child who had done something wrong.
"To be honest, although I still remember that I'm in a death game, I always feel that there must be no danger since we've fought our way here. But … I can see from the previous Overlord War that the enemies we'll face in the future will be stronger and stronger. We're lucky this time …"
"…"
Fangzheng did not say anything. He just nodded silently. As expected of a game master, the little black cat keenly sensed the problem. In fact, if it was just a simple increase in the boss' attributes, Fangzheng would not be worried. But the wave of self-destruction before the boss died was the biggest headache for him. According to the level design, this was a boss on the 25th floor. In the future, there might be some small monsters that self-destructed on the higher floors. In the face of such a self-destruction, simply relying on reflexes and blocking was obviously not enough.
"… I was really scared at the time. I really thought I was going to die. When I thought of that, I thought of my parents and my sisters. If they saw me dead, I don't know how sad they would be … And there are others too. I hope everyone can leave this death game safely, but this can't go on. We have to change."
Having said that, the little black cat raised her head.
"So … I want to protect myself and everyone."
"You're right."
Looking at the girl in front of him, Fangzheng smiled. He crossed his arms and leaned back on the chair.
"Since you remember what I said at that time, you shouldn't have forgotten that I once told you that if you choose to be an MT, you'll be carrying the lives of others on your shoulders."
"Of course I've thought of that."
At that moment, the little black cat puffed out her chest again and put her hand on her chest, putting on a proud posture.
"But I've thought it through. This is my destiny. I walk in the darkness, and I carry a sad destiny! If I keep running away, I'll only succumb to the curse and fall. But when I break this destiny, I'll become the Holy Angel, the white cat! When that happens, I'll recover the memories of my previous life and regain the power that truly belongs to me! "
Hmm, she can still be a chuunibyou. Looks like there's really no problem.
Seeing the little black cat return to normal, the corners of Fangzheng's mouth curled up slightly. But soon, he pointed out another problem.
"Have you really thought it through? You should know that if you become an MT, you won't be able to use your scythe. "
"Ugh ….."
Hearing this, the little black cat's face turned pale and she staggered a step back …. She really hadn't thought about this problem!
"Really ….. I can't use it?"
In the face of the little black cat's helpless cry for help, Fangzheng stared at her in silence. What do you think? Which MT would use a scythe?
"Ugh ….. this ….."
"… ….."
Looking at the little black cat's conflicted look, Fangzheng was completely helpless. She could even make up her mind to sacrifice her life, but she was hesitant about changing her weapon. Her chuunibyou values were really incomprehensible ….
"There's no other way. It seems that for the sake of this world, I can only seal my power of darkness …."
The little black cat stretched out her hand and held her right hand tightly. She was in so much pain that she felt like her hand was about to be amputated. Seeing this, Fangzheng couldn't stand it anymore …. I know you're chuunibyou, but you don't have to be so exaggerated. I'll feel awkward if you don't ….
"Don't worry, I'll make you a new weapon that suits your interests. How's that? Are you satisfied now? "
"Really!?"
Hearing this, the black cat's pained expression that looked like it was about to be amputated immediately changed into a smile. Since Fangzheng said so, the little black cat was no longer conflicted!
"Then I'll leave it to you, Mr. Fangzheng!"
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