Chapter 418: The Mechanism of the Multiple‑Choice Question

The Flame Guard inside the Prison Cage Talisman raised its massive Shield, emitting a yellow glow.

A red greatsword was planted in the ground, and two bars appeared above its head—one red, one yellow.

Sure enough, at the 5% mark another HP Axis Mechanism appears.

But this mechanism...

Su Sheng had thought it would be a large‑area Clear Field AOE like the previous berserk phase.

So far, it isn't.

"The situation's off, don't go yet!"

Su Sheng quickly shouted to stop the others who were about to leave.

Although Su Sheng couldn't tell what the two bars were doing, the red bar was empty, the yellow bar full, the yellow bar was slowly decreasing while the BOSS's Health Axis was slowly rising.

The red bar remained completely still.

But Su Sheng knew that if they kept going, who knows how much the Flame Guard's health could recover.

"Keep attacking!" Su Sheng said, looking at the descending yellow bar.

The others also noticed the Flame Guard's state; though they didn't understand the bars' exact mechanics, it didn't stop them from following orders.

Swish swish~

Attack after attack pierced the still‑active Prison Cage Talisman and slammed into the Flame Guard's Shield; the talisman protects only outwardly, so all attacks could pass through it to hit the interior.

Sure enough, as everyone attacked, the yellow bar began to rise slowly.

When the yellow bar reached full, the Flame Guard's health finally stopped recovering.

But in that short time, the BOSS's health had already recovered to about 8%; if they waited until the yellow bar vanished completely, who knows how much health the BOSS could regain.

Swish~

At that moment, the Prison Cage Talisman vanished.

Su Sheng raised an eyebrow, feeling like he'd just done something foolish.

The Prison Cage Talisman seemed wasted.

Then Su Sheng looked at his own dad, asking with a hint of hope: "Dad, did you store the Prison Cage Talisman in the Grand Void Talisman?"

Su Ba looked puzzled at Su Sheng: "How did you know I had stored it?"

Actually, the Grand Void Talisman Su Ba held didn't contain the Prison Cage Talisman; it originally stored a big move like a Yin‑Yang Five Thunder Talisman. But when the BOSS fight triggered those HP Axis Mechanisms, the Prison Cage Talisman proved its worth, so Su Ba swapped two talismans during a skill‑CD gap and stored two Prison Cage Talismans inside.

Hoo~

Su Sheng exhaled, "Dad, follow my commands later and ready the Prison Cage Talisman."

Su Ba gave a slight nod; after all, obeying his son was the right thing.

And once the yellow bar was filled, the BOSS stopped healing, but another red bar began to rise.

Although they didn't know what would happen if that red bar filled, it couldn't be good.

Next, Su Sheng directed everyone to give it a try.

Then, to his frustration, he found the mechanism was essentially unsolvable!

If they didn't attack, the yellow bar would drop, and as it dropped the BOSS would continuously regain health.

But if the yellow bar stayed full, the red bar would start increasing.

Given the current state, unless something unexpected happens, the yellow bar must disappear or the red bar must fill before this 5% HP Axis Mechanism ends.

And now everyone can see what will happen if the red bar fills.

Because as the red bar rose, the red greatsword planted at the side began to slowly gather flames!

Undoubtedly, if the red bar fills, the BOSS will draw the greatsword and launch an attack.

This HP Axis Mechanism is unsolvable!

It's just a multiple‑choice question.

The group can either let the BOSS keep healing or charge the red bar.

"Keep attacking!" Su Sheng also realized this, but his eyes flickered with ideas as he glanced toward his dad.

The yellow bar stayed at full despite everyone's attacks.

Meanwhile, the red bar was rising rapidly.

Finally...

In under a minute, the red bar—filled!

Swish~

At that moment, the Flame Guard BOSS instantly let go of its Shield, hoisting the greatsword now blazing with crimson flames with both hands.

"Dad! Talisman!"

Su Sheng shouted loudly!

Grand Void Talisman! Prison Cage Talisman!

Bang!

The instant the Flame Guard swung the greatsword, the Prison Cage Talisman detonated.

A massive crimson blade aura ignited into raging flames, erupting outward.

The blade aura's range was… the entire tomb chamber!

But as the Prison Cage Talisman expanded,

the huge fiery blade aura was immediately confined by the talisman to the center.

Puff~

The Prison Cage Talisman completely absorbed the blade's onslaught, merely causing a slight ripple.

"Output!" Su Sheng immediately shouted.

Just like that, this 5% Health Axis mechanism was instantly broken by the Prison Cage Talisman.

Tsk tsk...

I have to admit, the Prison Cage Talisman is somewhat buggy; for instance, if it directly covers archers and Mages, their attacks simply cannot be executed.

Fortunately, the Prison Cage Talisman only lasts three seconds.

Moreover, only Fangshi Players can learn it, and it is a Hidden Skill of the Fangshi.

First, there aren't many Fangshi Players; after all, they are cloth‑armor squishies, leaning toward support. Though they have some output, they still lag behind regular Mage‑fathers, and their melee capability is best left unsaid—they lack the Combat Mage's magical shield, a cloth‑armor squishy in close combat...

Thus the Prison Cage Talisman's adoption rate is low; few Fangshi can learn it.

Also, the Prison Cage Talisman is not invincible; a spell‑breaking effect like that of Su Sheng's Divine Artifact can suppress it.

It's just that the spell‑breaking effect seems rather rare.

The final 5% Health Axis has already erupted...

The upcoming Blazing Guard BOSS didn't cause any more trouble.

And luck held up: Li Wenwan triggered Phoenix Flame twice, and Su Sheng immediately triggered a Rend effect.

Although some health was recovered earlier, it didn't last minutes; the Blazing Guard's HP was completely drained.

Wha—~

As the health bar emptied, the Blazing Guard instantly turned into a pile of components that fell apart.

Swish~

Everyone's experience points surged dramatically; this was a level‑60 Pseudo Commander-level BOSS, and the Dungeon had no XP protection, so XP filled to the brim—splitting it among ten people was still absurdly high.

But what everyone focused on wasn't the XP, but the exact center of that scattered pile of components.

A heap of loot was stacked there.

Just the Gold Coins formed a mound like a small hill.

Most importantly, and the most eye‑catching, were two orange beams of light!

Epic!

Two items!!