There were two sides to the story.
The result of Lynk's battle aside, the battle in the mirror realm …
At that moment, the members of Regulation finally understood what Feng Bujue meant when he said, "Before the Hexagon Mirror, all life is equal."
After a few rounds of testing, the players realized that the Mirror Demon's main ability was not complicated. It was actually just "reflection" and "feedback."
The former could transmit the attacker's murderous aura back to the Mirror Demon, and the latter … was the "damage feedback."
Note that it was "feedback" and not "rebound."
Rebound meant that the defender would "rebound" all or part of the attack energy released by the attacker. The Mirror Demon's feedback was based on a different principle.
Using Asura's Tyrannical Phoenix Punch as an example, at that time, the skill undoubtedly hit the Mirror Demon, and the attack energy was completely absorbed by the Mirror Demon. There was no rebound.
After being hit, the Mirror Demon was naturally injured, but how serious was the injury? In terms of numbers, it was about 21% of the total HP. This number was the difference between the damage of the Asura's Tyrannical Phoenix Punch (Modified) and the Mirror Demon's Life Points and Defense.
The Mirror Fiend's "feedback" was the calculated "damage difference." In other words, the attacker would receive the same amount of damage for the Mirror Demon.
Why would the Mirror Demon say to Asura, "If my body was as weak as yours, you would be dead already?" What he really meant was … "If it wasn't for my high defense and high HP, you would've killed yourself while killing me."
Looking at this, some people might think that the Hexagon Mirror Demon was not that strong. At least, this "feedback" ability was not that strong.
But in reality, the reason this "weak" ability existed was because it was "too strong." The system had no choice but to change its ability to this extent.
Think about it, a monster that only lost 21% of its HP after being hit by the Asura's Tyrannical Phoenix Punch (Modified). What kind of concept was its Defense and Life Points? If the Mirror Demon's "feedback" was changed to "rebound," or "feedback based on damage ratio" was changed to "feedback based on power," then it basically did not need to do anything. It could just stand there and take the hits to kill all the opponents.
To put it simply, the Mirror Demon's ability, or rather its design concept, was mainly in the area of "defense."
It did not have that much destructive power, and it did not have any particularly effective crowd control skills. It also did not have the ability to suppress the players' physical skills or physique.
The Hexagon Mirror Demon was a "defense type" monster that had the absolute advantage in a "battle of attrition."
Other than the ability to reflect damage, its HP was very, very high, and its defense was very, very high. The most ridiculous thing was … it had an amazing recovery rate. It was like the late game bosses that appeared frequently in the Robot Wars series … Its tanking ability was already as strong and smelly as sh * t, but every round, it could automatically recover 10% of its maximum HP. In any case, it was just a battle of attrition. If the whole team ran out of Spirit and ammo and still could not defeat it, then they might as well give up … The more they fought, the more hopeless it would become.
And the "strategy to defeat the Mirror Demon" that Asura mentioned earlier was similar to the strategy used to defeat the Boss in the Robot Wars series.
The first step was for all six of them, including him … to go forward and surround the Boss.
The second step was for each of them to find the most comfortable position to attack the Boss and figure out how to deal damage.
The third step was for everyone to launch continuous and rhythmic attacks at the Boss at the same time.
As for how to attack, Asura had already figured it out. There was no need to use skills that were too powerful because those skills usually had a long cooldown and would consume a lot of Stamina. It would also increase the damage ratio of the "feedback". The strategy that he came up with was … for everyone to attack the Mirror Demon using normal attacks, as long as they could ensure that the power of their attacks could break through the Mirror Demon's defense.
Theoretically, Asura's plan was indeed feasible. Assuming … he and the other five members from Regulation could deal 1% damage to the Boss per second (based on the average), then they would deal 6% damage per second. Assuming … the Mirror Demon's HP recovery rate was between 2% and 4% per second, based on this ratio, the Mirror Demon would die in half a minute if they were fast and one minute if they were slow. And by then, the Life Points of the six attackers, on average … each of them would lose half of their HP at most. If everything went well, they would lose less than 30% of their HP.
It had to be said that this was a rather brilliant strategy, or at least the tactical thinking was on the right track.
Unfortunately, he was wrong about one thing …
"What's wrong?" After fighting for about five minutes, the Mirror Demon noticed that the players were slowing down, so it opened its mouth to ask, "Guys … have you reached your limit?"
"Stop wasting my time! Can't I take a breather? "Phantom Dawn replied with a venomous tone.
"I'm just … burp …" Meng Jingchan smiled bitterly. "I've had too much to drink. I'm just a bit drunk."
"Stop acting. I think you've used too much strength and suffered too much damage from the recoil …" Sashimi chose to use a sarcastic way to remind Brother Zen to pay attention to his Life Points.
"Stop talking about useless things …" Understanding Death was more pragmatic. While he was attacking, he turned to look at Asura. "I say … did you miss something?"
"Ha … No … Impossible …" Asura did not look so good. The mental and physical pressure caused him to sweat profusely. "It should have died a long time ago!"
"I don't know when it died, but I know I only have one health potion left. Factoring in the receding effect of the potion, I should be thanking the gods if this potion can recover ten percent of my Life Points." When Lying Drunk answered, he did not seem to be panting.
The man was really good. Ever since they entered the Mirror World, it had been him clearing the monsters for the whole team. Not long ago, when they surrounded Feng Bujue, he had even used Dragon Fist — Burst. But now, when the others' attacks started to slow down, only Lying Drunk's rhythm did not falter.
Perhaps an outsider would not be able to tell, but any professional player would be able to understand. This was the perfect performance of 'Stamina Control'.
For example, if a normal person were to perform a jump on the spot, the consumption of Stamina Points would be between 3 to 5 points. Only by deliberately adjusting one's breathing and movement would one be able to complete the jump with only 2 points. If one were to do it while lying drunk, it would naturally be 2 points. For a normal person to do ten such jumps, the average exhaustion of Stamina Points would be four points. But for Lying Drunk to do ten such jumps, it would be two points each time.
Using this as an example, from small to large, many a little makes a mickle. Even if one did not take into account recovery ability, the difference was still considerable.
And this … was not some kind of talent. It was a skill learned through hard work. They were all professional players, but why would some people be able to climb to the top and be worshipped like gods? Why would some people only be second or third tier players? Of course, talent was important, but to reach the top, one had to have the awareness of 'not treating oneself as a human being'. Only then would one be able to reach the realm that normal people could not.
"Haha … How hilarious …" Hearing their conversation, Mirror Demon chuckled. That eerie laughter sent chills down the spines of those who heard it. "You don't know anything, but you're still talking about some 'plan' so confidently."
At the beginning of the battle, Asura had been explaining the strategy to the members of Regulation. After all, he was not afraid of being overheard.
Who would have thought that this would become the basis for the mirror demon to mock them?
"The few of you … should be the strongest among your kind, right?" The demonic energy in the Hexagon Mirror rose as the mirror demon spoke. "So, after you saw through part of my power, you naturally thought that you could kill me." It scoffed. "Humph … But have you considered, other than power, what else … can affect the outcome of a battle?" Its voice rose higher and higher. "What is the basic factor that determines' strength 'and' weakness'?"
Hearing that, Phantom Dawn was the first to react. He mumbled, "Is it … strength?"
"Hahaha … Correct!" The mirror demon guffawed and turned the mirror to face Drunken Life and the rest. "You should have noticed it by now, right? Actually … before I was freed from the 'seal', I was already testing your strength. "
When that was said, the four's expression shifted. They reacted quickly and immediately understood … why they kept running into monsters along the way, why the combat power of the monsters gradually increased, and … why when they decided to stop, the Mirror Demon would take the initiative to turn into a black ball and force them to move forward.
"Unfortunately, I was unable to observe too much because you are all very strong," the mirror demon continued. "With the condition that I was in, the monsters that I released were unable to force you to use your real power." It paused. "Of course, that is fine. After the seal is broken, I will personally test you. It will be the same. "
When the mirror demon said that, the players stopped attacking. Looking at the demonic energy that rose from the mirror, they instinctively sensed danger.
"In contrast, the few of you … Haha … You know nothing about me. You have only seen the surface, and you think you can beat me." The mirror demon was still talking. "You really do not know your place. Death is not to be regretted …"
At this point, the Mirror Demon's tone returned to normal, and the demonic aura that spread out from the mirror gradually turned from illusory to real, becoming a demon with a physical body.
"I don't mind telling you …" The mirror demon raised its head. "Attacks like yours that did not even scratch me will never be able to kill me …" Its next sentence was scary. "I can recover thirty percent of my energy in one breath."
The players understood immediately. The monster's recovery rate was much higher than they had expected. In reality, it was more than thirty percent.
"You …" By then, the mirror demon was almost done. "You'd better accept your death and return to my mirror world!"
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