booktalesy Chapter 4154 Golden Illusion
Chapter 4154 Golden Illusion
Chapter 4154 Golden Illusion
After hearing the tactics of the Shadow Clan, everyone fell into deep thought.
Gray Porcelain and Gabriel, in particular, were astonished: "So there's a way to beat levels like this?"
By rationally dissecting logic, and then having teams explore and experiment one after another, even at a cost, we must forge a path forward.
This is completely different from their strategy of trying to clear the game in one life. However, judging from the progress, the Shadow Clan has indeed gotten close to clearing the game.
“This method is worth considering,” Gabriel said, unusually serious.
However, at this moment, Montedan spoke up quietly from the side: "Their tactics are not wrong in themselves, but they can only gain an advantage in the normal version of the levels."
"Once the perfect version is reached, this method will no longer work."
Angell nodded in agreement. "That's right."
The reason why the Shadow Clan was able to continuously advance the progress of the level was mainly due to the sacrifice of human lives. Without the intelligence gathered by the front team who risked their lives to explore the way, there would be no progress for the rear team.
The normal version of the process takes place in "Nightmare," where you can revive if you fail, which is why it takes so long.
But the perfect version won't work.
The injuries here are real, and the deaths here are real.
Although it may not necessarily lead to direct death, damage to the consciousness will inevitably have a repercussions on the physical body, leaving indelible marks.
Therefore, the perfect version can only be completed in one life.
The strategy of the Shadow Clan, which relies on trial and error, is completely useless against a team like Rabbit Hole that strives for perfection.
“However, while their tactics cannot be directly applied, their approach of ‘adjusting strategies according to the level mechanics and constantly adapting to new tactics’ is something we should learn from,” Angell said.
Rabbit Girl and Laplace nodded in agreement. Strategy plans should be flexibly adjusted according to the characteristics of the team. There is no universally applicable template, but this idea of dynamically optimizing according to the actual situation is the underlying logic that all challengers can use.
In the illusion, the North Squad continued to advance.
This time, they pinned their hopes for a breakthrough on the gold artifact, the "Wind Pattern Ring".
After obtaining the ring, the three immediately went up to the second floor to face the golden phantom.
However, the ring did not bring the expected good fortune. Its apparent effect was to manipulate the airflow around the wearer, which should have perfectly matched the Shadow Clan's talent for extreme speed. However, the hidden negative effects completely ruined the "wind control" effect.
"Golden Suppression. Slowness: Every time the wearer manipulates the wind, their movements become increasingly sluggish."
They had hoped to use the wind to gain speed, but they hadn't expected that this negative condition would become a shackle on their talent, forcibly slowing them down.
Just one minute after entering the second level, Beijiji, who had chosen the Wind Pattern Ring, was killed by the Golden Phantom.
Helpless, I retreated.
Of course, they did not leave the Golden Land immediately. Two of them were still alive, and each of them selected a gold artifact to experiment with.
Ultimately, the results were not ideal.
The North Squad was defeated only after the last member was killed.
The illusion ends here.
After watching, everyone couldn't help but sigh at the misfortune of the North Team. They changed the gold artifacts four times, but each time the effect was not suitable for their talents.
However, it makes sense when you think about it... After all, the gold market on the first floor is much larger than they imagined, and there are at least 8,000, or even more, gold items inside.
With such a massive quantity, it is not easy to accurately select gold items that are useful to oneself.
Back to the topic.
Throughout the entire North One strategy guide, the point that everyone was most concerned about was actually the second floor of Golden Village.
Previously, they had only heard that the Golden Phantom was very powerful, but there was no actual comparison. Now, Angor's illusion directly presented the state of the Golden Phantom, which is a very important reference for everyone.
Moreover, through the process at North One, they also discovered some details that Sreita had not mentioned before.
First of all.
Upon entering the second level of Golden City, they will arrive directly outside a giant circular arena.
Similar to Nereid's mechanics, a battle will be triggered immediately once you step into the arena.
However, there are also obvious differences between the two: Nereid's challenge target stays in the arena from beginning to end, and can be seen even before the battle begins; while on the second floor of the Golden City, the golden phantom remains hidden and completely invisible before the challenger steps into the arena.
Based on the experience gained by the Shadow Clan, the three did not step onto the arena together. Instead, they spread out along the edge and stood at one of the three points that divided the circular arena, keeping a great distance between each other.
Based on previous attempts, the Golden Phantom will lock onto individual targets separately.
However, if multiple people gather and step into the arena, the golden phantoms may appear simultaneously. Even if the targets are different, the attack ranges will overlap due to the close proximity, which could very likely result in three people being killed instantly at the start of the match.
Therefore, it is necessary to spread out from the beginning to completely avoid the attacks of the Golden Phantom and prevent this fatal overlap.
This is something that Sreita hadn't mentioned before.
However, this cannot be blamed on Sreita. Their team was essentially "given away" by others, while the Shadow Clan learned from experience in one team at a time, so they naturally paid great attention to the details.
The next key point is that the form of the Golden Phantom will also lead to changes in the way we fight.
The Golden Phantom has many forms: human, beast, bird, insect, and plant.
Depending on their form, their abilities differ.
Humanoids have the most comprehensive abilities, beast-types have the most instant-kill capabilities, bird-types have the widest attack field of vision, insect-types deal continuous damage, and plant-types have the most area-of-effect abilities.
For the Shadow Clan, as long as they don't encounter plant-type phantoms, they can rely on speed to fight.
The Plant Phantom will generally not chase you down, but it will occasionally launch a large-scale area-of-effect attack, including the ability to instantly kill the entire arena.
At this point, you either need to be able to fly, or you need to rely on defensive gold artifacts to withstand the attack.
However, the Shadow Clan chose speed-type gold artifacts, which completely countered the attacks of the plant-type phantoms.
Therefore, in the past, whenever the Shadow Clan's team encountered Plant-type Phantoms, they would basically just die and quickly move on to the next match.
Aside from the plant form, the beast form is the most difficult to defeat among the other forms of the phantom because it has the most instant-kill abilities. Although every form has an instant-kill ability, almost every attack from the beast form is an instant kill.
In addition, it has a strong burst of speed, suddenly unleashing a terrifying speed that even gold artifacts cannot react to.
However, the animal form is still simpler than the plant form.
Moreover, as long as the phantoms aren't lured together, they'll only focus on their own targets, so there's no need to worry about them merging. Everyone can simply fly their kites in their own designated areas.
Finally, there is another mechanism that Stryker did not discover.
That is... Half-Blood Frenzy.
Simply put, when the Golden Phantom's health drops to half, it enters a berserk state. — Whether it's exactly "half health" is something the Amber Clan isn't entirely sure about; it's just an estimate.
During the berserk phase, the Golden Phantom's speed, strength, attack frequency, and range of instant-kill ability will all be enhanced.
At this point, the Per Shadow Clan team had to do one thing.
Each person fires a Golden Phantom kite, but the speedbow must simultaneously aim at one Golden Phantom, and the three fire at once to kill one as quickly as possible.
Once there are empty slots, multiple players can focus their attacks, increasing the chances of clearing the level.
Of course, this is just the imagination of the Shadow Clan; they haven't actually killed a single Golden Phantom yet. But according to their own simulations, the success rate is quite high as long as they obtain the appropriate golden artifact.
These are some of the new details that everyone discovered after watching the battle of the Golden Phantom.
Normally, the Golden Phantoms will only fight one-on-one, not two-on-one, so this isn't a major concern for them. Since the bunny girl is going alone, she'll most likely only face one Golden Phantom.
The key points are the types of Golden Phantom and its berserk state after reaching half health.
Angell: "If you want to take on the challenge alone, you need to think first about how you will deal with the different forms of the golden phantom."
"Also, can you deal with it alone after it goes berserk?"
“I understand.” The rabbit girl nodded emphatically. “Rage is not a problem for me.”
After watching the entire process of the Bei Yi team, the rabbit girl felt much less anxious and became more confident.
After all, the unknown is the most terrifying thing.
The Shadow Clan, through their successive teams, had already figured out how to defeat the Golden Phantom, even directly revealing the strategy to her. Under these circumstances, it would be a joke if she still couldn't win.
As for berserk mode? Does the Dream Realm Slayer go berserk?
The more ferocious she becomes, the faster her reactions will be—this is based on her combat experience.
Angor: "Do you need me to use illusion magic to simulate the Golden Illusion and help you get used to the rhythm of the battle?"
Just like when he first tackled the Nereid level, Angor also used illusions to simulate it.
The rabbit girl thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay."
……
Next, surrounded by onlookers, the bunny girl began an immersive battle against the golden phantom.
At first, the golden phantom simulated by Angor was only at a normal level, and the rabbit girl's ease during the battle was palpable.
Later, Angell started to increase the intensity directly.
Ignore the "half-health berserk" thing and just go berserk right from the start.
Even so, the rabbit girl was able to perfectly coordinate with the battle.
Of course, this simulation cannot fully replicate the strength of the Golden Phantom, but it can simulate his speed and combat skills.
Therefore, Angel doesn't require the rabbit girl to win; he just wants her to be able to engage in combat without getting hurt.
And the bunny girl's performance truly surprised everyone.
She didn't even use her Reverse Scale or Toothbone Staff; she was able to drag the berserk Golden Phantom without getting hurt simply by relying on her combat skills.
Every so often, Angel would give her a different kind of golden phantom to hone her skills.
Once, twice, three times...
As the simulated battles continued, everyone's confidence in the rabbit girl's ability to take on the golden phantom one-on-one grew stronger.
There's no way around it; combat skills are something you can directly feel. When facing a single golden phantom, the rabbit girl's combat skills were absolutely overwhelming.
And this is just a technique.
It's worth noting that the rabbit girl also possesses magical artifacts, various scrolls, and even a large number of illusion nodes prepared for her by Angor.
With such coordination, it would be difficult to lose.
After completing the final simulated battle, Angel dispelled the illusion, signifying that the rabbit girl was ready to depart.
"Want to take a break?"
The rabbit girl shook her head: "No need."
For her, those ten or so simulated battles just now weren't even a warm-up.
Angel was aware of this as well. After all, she had wiped out the Dream Realm Exterminators in just a few days, and she had fought at least several hundred battles a day during those days.
"Now that you're ready, let's go."
They stopped discussing whether to take the challenge solo or in a group, because the answer was already obvious.
As can be seen from the process of the Shadow Clan, if a person's strength is outstanding, then going it alone is definitely the best choice.
Just like the Shadow Clan themselves, they had also considered using their golden artifacts in conjunction with their talents to take on a Golden Phantom one-on-one. But the Half-Blood Frenzy completely shattered that idea.
If they don't focus their fire during the berserk state, even with the bonus from gold equipment, they won't last long.
Moreover, the gold artifacts they carefully selected all carried negative effects. These effects might not be apparent in a short battle, but if the conflict dragged on, these hidden dangers would slowly erode their fighting strength like maggots clinging to bones.
Therefore, the Golden Phantom must be killed as quickly as possible after it goes berserk, which is clearly not something a single person can do. After weighing the options, the Shadow Clan insists on a three-person team, because it is currently the most suitable choice for them.
The rabbit girl nodded: "Okay, let's go."
Angel opened the gates of the manor, which led directly to the athletes' camp.
This time, they didn't hide; the bustling players' camp was right outside the door. This time, they didn't conceal themselves and stepped out together.
The camp was bustling with discussion about the leaderboard when their arrival suddenly cut off the source of the noise, and the surroundings fell silent for a moment.
A few seconds later, hushed whispers resurfaced, tinged with obvious confusion:
"Huh? It's the Rabbit Hole team?!"
"Where are they going?"
"Where do you think they're going? They're here, so they must have only one destination!" Someone pointed to the sand table projection in the sky, and as soon as they finished speaking, a commotion erupted around them.
"It's just past midnight, and we're already facing a new level? This is leaving us no way out!"
Someone covered their forehead and made a groaning sound, which drew a chorus of low laughter.
But most people were full of curiosity, whispering and guessing: "Which level do you think they will choose?"
"By observing how many people go, you can roughly determine which checkpoint it is."
Someone threw out an idea, and it immediately received a lot of support. After all, when they challenged Nereid through the rabbit hole last time, the target was guessed by the number of people who entered.
In an instant, all eyes were focused on Angel and the others like spotlights, and even their breathing seemed to slow down, for fear of missing any crucial information.
Of course, some teams that were familiar with them approached directly, ready to ask questions in person. For example, Angor saw Barbaregon leading its team towards them.
“Go,” Laplace said softly.
The rabbit girl nodded and, amidst countless probing gazes, strode forward alone.
The next second, her figure suddenly disappeared from the spot.
Upon seeing this, the camp fell into a deathly silence.