Chapter 275: The End, Returning to Reality!

"This is as far as you go, intruder."

With a "Bang," the Gatekeeper slammed the heavy greatsword into the ground, and the previously level paved road instantly cracked like a spiderweb.

【Battle Start!】

【Current Turn: 1】

【Player Yun Mu acts first!】

"A character specialized in Dodge?"

With 85 points in Dodge, besides Yun Mu herself, she had never seen anyone else possess such a high Dodge attribute.

Logically speaking, such an enemy should be easily countered by her.

Because low defense and high dodge mean the opponent is very fragile; as long as she, a stat-monster, lands a single hit, the battle could end immediately.

And her Precision Correction was a full 95 points, while the base precision of her level 6 Mental Shock was as high as 185.

Even excluding the Precision Correction attribute, the base precision of the skill alone already guaranteed a 100% hit rate! However, Yun Mu was a bit unsure about the effect of the opponent's "Extreme Evasion" trait.

Whatever, just take a shot and see.

【Mental Shock!】

【Miss!】

【Dodge!】

In a daze, Yun Mu saw the Gatekeeper's figure flicker; the Mental Shock that should have landed on the opponent actually missed as her hand twitched, passing right through the afterimage left behind in place.

Huh? Afterimage Punch? Yun Mu blinked, and the afterimage left behind by the opponent instantly vanished.

For an afterimage, even with her 120 points of dodge including equipment, someone with a speed under 40 couldn't pull that off.

The opponent only had 85 Dodge and 25 Speed, and was carrying that kind of giant sword; Yun Mu didn't believe the opponent could create a so-called afterimage based on their own speed.

Besides, an afterimage refers to when the eye's speed in capturing moving objects is slower than the object's own movement speed, making the eye unable to see the object's position during motion, but due to the persistence of vision, the eye can see the image of the object's previous position.

Ordinary people might be one thing, but she was a Transcendental, and her vision had been enhanced by various traits; how could it be so easy to see an afterimage?

"Wait, could it be a setting?"

She suddenly thought of something, and the expression on her face became a bit strange.

The Gatekeeper's racial setting was Painting Spirit, which meant he should also be one of the creatures summoned by the paintings created by Tangjiked.

If that was the case, is it possible?

The so-called afterimage was actually a setting Tangjiked added for the Gatekeeper when creating the painting? That would explain why she saw the afterimage left behind by the opponent.

"Hmph, flashy but useless."

Such tricks could only fool her once at most; next attack, she would definitely make the Gatekeeper pay! 【Scarlet Knight begins to act!】

After being upgraded and strengthened once by the instructor of the Bloody Training Ground, the Scarlet Knight successfully evolved from a knight without a horse to a form with a horse.

His speed also soared to 25 points, making him the unit with the fastest movement speed in the squad, other than Yun Mu.

Although the Gatekeeper's speed was also 25, because Yun Mu belonged to the player's side, the Scarlet Knight acted first.

"Scarlet Knight, watch out for the afterimage, use Cavalry Lance Thrust!"

The Scarlet Knight's Precision Correction was not as good as Yun Mu's, and the base precision of Cavalry Lance Thrust was only 130.

In total, his hit probability was 85%, but the enemy's Extreme Evasion skill could increase the probability of a successful dodge.

So whether it would hit in the end, Yun Mu couldn't say for sure, so she reminded him as well.

"Clatter clatter!"

The warhorse clad in scarlet armor let out a hiss and charged forward fiercely with the Scarlet Knight.

【Cavalry Lance Thrust!】

【-68!】

Perhaps because Yun Mu reminded him to watch out for the afterimage, the Scarlet Knight's thrust actually successfully hit the target!

The high damage number of 68 points instantly wiped out a large chunk of the Gatekeeper's health bar.

"Well done!"

The more Yun Mu looked at the Scarlet Knight, the more she liked him, and she couldn't help but praise him aloud.

And after the Scarlet Knight's turn ended, it was finally the Gatekeeper's turn to act.

【Charged Counterattack!】

【Taunt】 (The taunted target cannot attack other units and cannot use skills other than non-attack skills) 【Lasts one turn】 【Super Armor】

The tattered gray-black cloak fluttered without wind, and the Gatekeeper held the door-like greatsword horizontally in front of him.

The next second, the word 【Immune】 popped up above Yun Mu's head.

Besides that, Lucy, the Scarlet Knight, and the Goblin Brave.

Except for the Goblin Brave, the other two were marked by 【Taunt】.

【Lucy begins to act.】

It was Lucy's turn to act, but because of the effect of 【Taunt】, Yun Mu couldn't let her cast buff skills on herself.

If that's the case, then attack! "Lucy, use Constellation Magic, Blade Constellation I attack!"

Although it wasn't the first time she had said the name of this skill, Yun Mu still wanted to complain about the name.

I really don't know which guy created the Constellation Magic; the names they gave are so casual. Doesn't every star have a name? If so, wouldn't it be better to use the names of the corresponding stars?

That way, it could also help people deepen their impression of each star.

Names like this... Yun Mu was actually quite curious why these stars were still willing to bestow their power.

【Dodge!】

Ah, just after complaining about the name, Lucy missed the skill.

And, if nothing goes wrong... 【Charged Counterattack!】

The eyes beneath the Gatekeeper's helmet emitted a faint blue glow; he suddenly leaped forward, dragging his greatsword as he reached Lucy, then brought it down in a fierce slash! 【-59!】

【Near Death!】

Holy crap!

Rising startled from a deathly illness, the Gatekeeper's greatsword is truly tough.

After equipping the Obsidian Great Shield and the Tough Mushroom Hat, Lucy's defense was a full 30 points.

Furthermore, the effect of the Obsidian Great Shield reduces melee damage by 10 points.

Yet, this Charged Counterattack from the Gatekeeper actually dealt 59 points of damage!? That means the damage of that sword strike was 99 points? Although Yun Mu knew this was the result after the opponent successfully dodged and the 【Extreme Evasion】 trait provided a +25% damage correction.

But that's still a bit exaggerated! To one-shot Lucy with a single sword strike—so much for her saying she didn't need to worry about her safety anymore; the clown is actually me.

Don't panic, drink some medicine first.

"Lucy, use the Blood Brewing Bottle."

"I can't, it won't work." Lucy's projection replied, her expression pained.

"Eh, why?"

Yun Mu was slightly stunned, then she looked above Lucy's head.

【Treatment Prohibition】 (Prohibits all recovery methods, effect lasts for two turns) "Ah?"

At this moment, although the temperature in the room was not low, Yun Mu still felt her hands and feet turn cold.

Treatment Prohibition, how could such a perverted effect exist!

The duration is still two turns, which means if she doesn't finish the opponent off before the Gatekeeper acts next turn, Lucy will have to roll for Death Resistance? No, that absolutely cannot happen!

Lucy's Death Resistance is only 40%, the probability of being killed is as high as 60%, you bastard! No, she must find a way.

【Gatekeeper: 27/95】

【Goblin Brave begins to act!】

Is the Goblin Brave's skill precision enough to hit the Gatekeeper? Or rather, can the Goblin Brave's damage kill the opponent?

Attack power is thirty, counting the effects of the Path and the Courage Medal, that's forty points of attack power.

The damage correction for Continuous Slash is +20%; after two consecutive strikes, it's only 26 points of damage, still one point short.

And that's assuming both attacks hit, so that definitely won't work.

What about Spinning Slash?

The damage is enough, but the precision correction is even lower than Continuous Slash. Should I use Command Lock?

That way, even if her skill misses, there is a probability of triggering the Goblin Brave's follow-up attack, and the Scarlet Knight can act once more before the Gatekeeper acts.

It doesn't feel very reliable... what should she do?

Yun Mu admitted she was a bit panicked, so it took her a while to realize there was actually a very simple way to solve this problem.

"Goblin Brave, use the skill Spinning Slash."

Let's try Spinning Slash first; what if it hits?

"Awoo!"

Upon hearing Yun Mu's command, the Goblin Brave let out a Roar, raised his cleaver, and slashed toward the Gatekeeper! 【Dodge!】

Hmm, an unsurprising result.

【Current Turn Number: 2】

【Player Yun Mu acts first!】

It was finally her turn! Yun Mu took a deep breath, then slowly moved her finger toward the Divine Blood Pendant hanging from her earlobe.

Since her own skills have the risk of missing, why not try the active effect of an Epic piece of equipment?

Actually, the last time the Mental Shock missed, it was just a mistake caused by Yun Mu encountering an afterimage for the first time and being unaccustomed to it.

She herself is confident that she can hit the opponent the second time.

But, given Lucy's current Near Death state, even if there is only a 1% chance of failure.

She wouldn't try it lightly, so... "Let this strike end your life."

【Collapse!】

"This is an active skill of an Epic piece of equipment; being able to die to this move can be considered an acknowledgment of your strength."

Anyway, inside the game Dungeon, teammates are just projections during combat.

Yun Mu wasn't afraid of losing face, casually saying some embarrassing lines that would absolutely never be heard in daily life.

She slowly raised her hand, and the two earrings inlaid with Scarlet gems flickered with a faint red light.

A Scarlet energy orb nearly 30 meters in diameter gathered above her palm.

Collapse can be charged, with a maximum charge time of thirty minutes, which in the game Dungeon is three turns.

By then, even Yun Mu could unleash power surpassing a Master and rivaling a Champion.

However, she clearly didn't have time to charge for three turns, but that didn't matter.

One turn was enough.

"Collapse."

Yun Mu's palm pressed down gently, and the Scarlet energy orb that nearly occupied the entire sky descended instantly.

The Gatekeeper gripped his greatsword, looking at the Scarlet color that occupied his entire field of vision, with absolutely no room to dodge.

"Boom!!"

After Collapse landed, it first eroded a large crater into the ground, then suddenly collapsed, and then expanded violently!

In that explosion that obscured her entire line of sight, Yun Mu could not see the damage numbers caused by Collapse.

It was only certain that the Gatekeeper had been reduced to nothing.

【Congratulations, you have won the battle!】

【Effect of player Path【Desire】detected, roll the Dice? Yes/No】 "Whew, what a hearty battle."

Seeing the message prompt pop up on the Game Panel, Yun Mu let out a soft sigh of relief.

Hmph, truly a respectable enemy, to actually be able to force out my trump card.

Thinking that she would be able to recruit the Gatekeeper as her teammate after the Dungeon ended, Yun Mu felt quite happy inside.

She quite likes such high-damage, high-speed characters as teammates.

Moreover, Charged Counterattack can also be used outside of one's own action turn, which fits the Courage Medal quite well.

As for the Goblin Brave? Just like Dabai, let him be buried.

The vulnerability from Command Lock is too low, only 5%, and the follow-up attack is too hard to trigger because he is not the first unit to act.

And without performing follow-up attacks, the damage from either Spinning Slash or Continuous Slash is insufficient.

This kind of guy is only fit to lie in the Game Panel gathering dust.

Or be pulled out in the real world to serve as a facade for herself.

Exploring Dungeons or whatever, forget it.

"Desire Dice, spin for me!"

Yun Mu took out the Lucky Gold Coin from her bosom and kept spinning it in the palm of her hand.

This thing has a Lucky +1 effect; I wonder if it can influence the result of the Desire Dice【20】

Huh, could it really be useful?

Brilliant golden light shone on Yun Mu's face; the Desire Dice rolled the maximum number for the first time in a long while.

【Affected by【Desire Dice】, the loot you harvested in this battle has increased by 20%!】 【You obtained【Gold Coin】*3584!】 (Desire Dice +20%, Pickpocketing +8%)

【You obtained a large amount of EXP!】 (Desire Dice +20%)

【You obtained equipment【Door Panel Great Sword (Blue)】】 【Attack Power +20 / Critical Hit +5%】

【Speed -2 / Dodge -15】

【Passive Skill: Armor Break】

【The wide blade and weight can easily shatter armor; when attacking, it can ignore 15 points of the opponent's armor and has a certain probability of causing 【Armor Destruction】】

【Armor Destruction: Destroy the armor on the enemy's body.】

【A great sword used by the Gatekeeper, named for its resemblance to a door panel.

"Clearly a character with high flexibility, why use such a cumbersome great sword? Although it's strange, it looks very cool." ——Tangjiked】

"It's actually called Door Panel Great Sword..."

Yun Mu picked up the great sword that had fallen to the ground after the Gatekeeper disappeared, and she remarked while looking at the equipment name on the attribute panel.

Come to think of it, that guy really was a Painting Spirit created by Tangjiked.

So it was made to look like this because it's cool?

Well, she wouldn't deny that, though.

As a painter, how could one be constrained by common sense? Drawing whatever one wants to draw is the correct way.

On this point, she still highly agrees with that Legendary painter.

"Let's continue moving forward!"

Ahead is probably the Treasure Chest opening segment; once the Treasure Chest is opened, it will be time to return to the real world.

Hehehe, what good things will be in the Treasure Chest? It would be great if I could open another skill book.

While fantasizing in her mind, Yun Mu pushed open the stone Gate in front of her with force.

(End of chapter)