Before the system voice finished speaking, a series of thoughts flashed through Tan Lang's mind.
He knew very well that there had to be a 'trigger condition' when the mission was updated. Generally speaking … this "condition" was either arriving at a certain location, obtaining a certain item, or meeting a certain person. There was also a possibility that he had arrived at a certain point in time.
The mission hint that Blade had received matched the aforementioned pattern.
Therefore, Tan Lang quickly used the method of elimination.
First, when they stepped into the space between the thrones, they did not hear the system announcement, so the 'change of location' was not the trigger condition. Second, they had not obtained any item related to the plot, so 'obtaining an item' was not the trigger condition either. Third, from the perspective of time, at least according to Tan Lang's estimation, they were not at a certain point in time. Therefore, 'arriving at a certain point in time' was not the trigger condition either.
In conclusion, the answer was obvious — they had met a certain 'character' that caused the mission to be updated.
And from the content of the mission, 'Kill the Demon King Dracula', it was obvious who they had met.
"Warning!" Tan Lang, who was yelling about chasing after the members from Underworld Frontline, suddenly changed his mind in two seconds. He stopped moving and turned to yell at his teammates. "The Demon King is …"
Hu!
A black gust of wind blew over, causing his words to stop abruptly.
When Brother Long and Seven Kills realized what was happening, Dracula had already lifted Tan Lang up by his neck.
"The three of you …" The count held the greedy wolf firmly with one hand. No matter how hard the greedy wolf struggled, the count remained unmoved. "You used Athena's Exclamation (the 'Exclamation of Athena', a move where the three Golden Saints pushed the small universe to the limit and concentrated the attack on one point) just now, right?"
As expected of the final boss of the scenario, this Count Dracula was very knowledgeable. Not only did he recognize Feng Bujue's Bi'an, he also recognized the combination skill of Blade and the other two.
"To be honest, I'm very surprised …" Dracula did not wait for the other party's response and continued, "I thought you travelers from another world only knew how to use some strange tools. I didn't expect … you to have such power."
As he spoke, he increased the strength of his hand.
Greedy Wolf's slender neck could not withstand the pressure. In a few seconds, his face turned from red to purple as he entered a state of hypoxia.
"Even if it was me, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to take that move head on." As Count spoke, he increased his strength again, preparing to end Greed's life. "However, as long as you can't gather the three of you, I should be able to directly block that move …"
Boom!
Before Count's voice fell, a tremor had already sounded.
Long Aomin gathered his energy, raised his shield, and fired a Reckless Tackle at Chen Ge.
"With this level of skill …" Dracula's expression was indifferent. He raised his other arm and blocked it with one hand. "… you want to save your companion?"
In the next second, there was a loud bang as the shield collided with Dracula's palm.
Brother Long expected that the boss would not be heavily injured, but he did not expect … the count to stand where he was after receiving the attack. It was like he had caught a cardboard box with his bare hands.
"Looks like you're much stronger than I thought …" Brother Long raised his head and said from behind the shield.
"What does your imagination have to do with me?" Dracula's attitude was still as cold as ever.
"Humph …" Brother Long scoffed. "Thankfully … we still have a backup plan."
"Hmm?" Dracula heard that and suddenly realized something, but it was already too late …
In that second, Seven Kills had already used his classic combo — Shadow Steps and Shocking Bone Piercing Punch.
The punch penetrated Dracula's lower back and went straight for his spine. Normally, Seven Kills would aim for the middle of his back, but with his current height, that would affect the damage. Even though the damage of the skill was affected by the size of a child, it was still incredibly powerful.
"Hmm —" Dracula groaned, and his hand that gripped the wolf's neck loosened involuntarily.
When Greedy Wolf's neck was released, he only had 2% of his Life Points left. When he fell to the ground, he almost died from the fall. Thankfully, he still had a skill that could save him from the fall.
— — — Name: Lingering at Death's Door
Skill Card Attribute: Passive Skill, Permanent
Skill Type: Medic
Effect: When you receive fatal damage, the damage from the previous attack will be nullified.
Consumption: All current Life Points
[Prerequisite: Medic A]
Remark: Can only be triggered when your Life Points are less than or equal to twenty percent. Can only be triggered once every ten hours. When Lingering at Death's Door takes effect, the loss of your Life Points will be calculated as usual, and the overflow damage will be converted into corresponding mental and physical damage. After the calculation is over, your Life Points will return to twenty-one percent.
The existence of this skill greatly increased the survival ability of the wolf.
Those who had played the medic profession in online games knew that for someone like the wolf who walked the path of a medic, as long as he still had a breath left in him, it would not take long for him to recover his Life Points to full. And the passive skill Lingering at Death's Door guaranteed that the wolf would have a chance to come back from the dead when his Life Points were low.
In reality, the wolf would only be helpless when he encountered the Blood Corpse God's super fast and super strong attack. If Dracula used the 'choke' method to deal with him, he would be able to survive.
But this skill … obviously, there was a price to pay. It did not mean that one could easily use one's Life Points to tank a nuclear bomb … The condition of 'receiving corresponding mental and physical damage' was quite deadly.
There should still be people who remembered that Feng Bujue had the experience of his Life Points returning to zero several times. Even with Brother Jue's endurance, it was a very painful experience.
It was not difficult to imagine how much pain one would have to endure when one's Life Points returned to zero and did not dissipate into white light.
For example, if the wolf used 1% of his Life Points to tank a skill that would hit 2% of his Life Points, then he would have to endure the mental impact of the 1% of damage that would be converted into Life Points. Basically, he would feel dizzy, nauseous, and weak.
And if the wolf used 1% of his Life Points to tank a skill that would hit 20% of his Life Points, then he would have to endure the mental impact of the 19% of damage that would be converted into Life Points. That degree of dizziness and nausea might cause severe pain all over his body, as well as neuralgia …
So on and so forth, one could imagine what would happen if he really used 1% of his Life Points to tank a nuclear bomb …
Of course, if there was a situation that could cause the player to have a mental breakdown, the system would definitely forcibly disconnect the nerves when the player's Life Points reached a critical point. The precision of the operation could be precise to many microseconds after the decimal point. It would not let the player become a vegetable while playing the game.
"Er …"
Two seconds later, Dracula, who had his spine broken, let out a groan and said, "So that's how it is … The one with the shield was just trying to distract me …" He slowly turned his head around and looked at Seven Kills behind him. "You guys … did well …"
At a time like this, he actually praised the players. That was not a good sign. It was similar to when you were playing a card game and the opponent said things like 'well done' or 'sorry'. Usually, something bad would happen.
"Hmm?" As expected, one second later, Seven Kills raised his head to glare at Dracula. "You!" His expression changed because he realized that his arm was stuck inside the Demon King's torso and could not be pulled back.
"Tsk … what is wrong with this guy?" Brother Long also realized the same thing — his shield was sucked into the Demon King's palm.
In less than a minute after the Dracula's battle, two of the three Blades players were restrained by the Boss. The last one could barely get up from the ground. (Due to the Greedy Wolf's body being turned into that of a child, the impact of the impact was magnified.) He was so dizzy that he couldn't even stand properly.
This … was the power of the Demon King. Compared to all the previous mini bosses, he was on a completely different level.
"Unfortunately, the current you are far from being my match." Dracula's spine had been broken, but he could still move freely. He looked so calm and collected. The groans that he made earlier appeared to be nothing more than a grunt from the pain. "Feng Bujue used an item called the Bell of Jin Gang as a sacrifice to complete a sacrificial ritual that no one has succeeded in the past one hundred years and successfully summoned my castle to the real world … Phew …" He sighed. "Now, I possess both the physical body of a mortal and the mental power of purgatory … I have never been so powerful before."
At this point, the Count's tone changed slightly. "And you … I can see that you, as well as Feng Bujue and the rest … are all restricted by some kind of strange power, and you are not in your best condition."
As he spoke, he used the hand that he freed after releasing Seven Kills to grab the top of Seven Kills' head.
"Even though you can still use a skill like Athena's Exclamation that can destroy my physical body …" Dracula sighed. "But I will not give you that chance like Werewolf and the rest …"
Ka — Ka ka ka!
Immediately after, the sound of a few skulls cracking could be heard in this spacious environment.
This fatal injury instantly sent Seven Kills back to the log-in lobby. Tan Lang did not even have the chance to give his teammate a quick bite.
"Ah!" When the announcement of his teammate's death rang, Long Aomin's blood rushed to his head, and he screamed.
Brother Long was a straightforward person. He was magnanimous, open-minded, loyal, and did not care about gains and losses. He was a person who would take a bullet for someone he did not know. That was why he was injured when he was a police officer. That was why he was recruited by the special department of Nine Sections. That was why … he was here today.
His weapon of choice was a shield. In fact, it could not be called a 'weapon' — a weapon usually meant offense, but his philosophy was' defense 'and' protection '. This was because the thing that he could not bear to see the most … was his teammate dying before his eyes.
However, at this time and place … Tan Lang had fallen. Seven Kills had died in battle.
Long Aomin watched everything happen, but he could not do anything to stop it. He suddenly felt that the shield that he could not move was so heavy. It was so heavy that he wanted to let go of it, but at the same time, he felt that the shield was so weak, so weak that it was as good as nothing …
Chi! Chi!
"Hmm?" Just as Dracula raised his hand to lick the blood that stained his fingers, he seemed to hear a surge of energy coming from behind the shield.
"This is …" Very quickly, the count's palm felt a shocking heat. Startled, he abruptly stopped sucking on the shield.
"You …" Dracula's expression changed. The calmness disappeared from his face, and in its place was a serious expression. "… You are hiding such power …"
At that moment, Brother Long's body burned with orange dragon's qi. A new power had been awakened.
Soul's Eye — Dragon Knight.
"Ha … I have no idea what this is …" Long Aomin moved the shield away from him and raised his eyes to look at Dracula. At this time, Brother Long's body had become 30% stronger than before. A layer of amber-colored scales had appeared on the surface of his muscles. His eyes had become a pair of crimson gems. "… I only know … I'm going to kill you!"
The battle cry rose, and the figure moved.
Long Aomin's every step was like a giant dragon stomping on the ground. A shockwave rippled through the hall, causing it to shake.
Duang …
One second later, Brother Long swung his shield at Dracula, who was barely moving.
This was one of the skills of the Dragon Knight form — Dragon's Tail Whip. A close-range attack with the shield, dealing heavy damage and stunning the enemy.
"Hmm …" The count was quite well-mannered. Half of his body was smashed into meat paste, but all he did was grunt.
"Humph …" In that split second, Dracula thought to himself, Even though Feng Bujue told me to try my best to buy time and not kill all of them, in this situation … if I don't do something, I'm afraid I'll be in danger …
With that thought in mind, Dracula immediately transformed. A cloud of green smoke rose, and his broken body morphed into a bat and flew away.
Seeing this, Long Aomin put away his shield, bent his knees, and yelled, "You want to run?"
A dragon's roar echoed through the air, and a giant flame spread in the shape of a cone. In less than a second, the flame scorched half of the hall's ceiling.
This was the second skill of the Dragon Knight form — Dragon's Roar. Using the mouth to spit out dragon's breath, burning all the targets in the cone (including allies).
"Foolish dragon descendant …" The bat that Dracula transformed into was not burnt, but there were still traces of the dragon's breath on his body. He replied in the air, "… I advise you not to provoke me!"
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