mousepad-d2 Chapter 4: My first battle without taking damage, and the global tower climbing level dropped by a f
Chapter 4: My first battle without taking damage, and the global tower climbing level dropped by a f
[Your profession and initial blessing have been selected, and the map has been unlocked.]
[Level 1: City Ruins, Random Map Already Generated]
All players are requested to enter the initial room within 10 minutes. Those who fail to enter within the time limit will have 1 life deducted.
The moment the notification sound ended, a distorted map unfolded before Lin Ye and Su Qingyue's eyes.
The densely packed room icons form a path leading deep into the spire, and at the very front is the first room—the ordinary combat room.
The surrounding players were still frantically studying the classes and cards, while some had their lives deducted by the system for exceeding the time limit, letting out a mournful scream.
Lin Ye and Su Qingyue had made thorough preparations for the start.
Lin Ye turned his head, looked at Su Qingyue beside him, a faint smile appeared on his lips, and walked towards the entrance of the first room.
"I'm gone."
"The second lesson for beginners is how to take the first kill of the Spire with the worst starting deck and without taking any damage."
As soon as Lin Ye finished speaking, he stepped into the room entrance, which was glowing with a scarlet light.
Su Qingyue took a deep breath, clenched her fists, and followed closely behind him.
The heavy stone door slammed shut the moment the two stepped inside, shutting out the noise and screams from the camp outside.
The room was filled with a damp, pungent smell of slime. In the dim light, two sticky green slimes were hopping toward the two of them, their round bodies churning with corrosive acid.
[Monster: Medium Slime (HP 24/24)]
[Monster: Small Slime (HP 12/12)]
Almost at the same time the monsters spawned, the world chat channel shared by all players was instantly flooded with a deluge of wails.
"Holy crap! Help! What the hell is this slime? It knocked out 10 HP in one hit!"
"I'm dead! My first life is gone in a flash! This slime is all over me, and my attack cards only do 1 point of damage?!"
"Damn it, two slimes ganged up on me and killed me, and now I've lost my second life too. Two lives gone at the start, what's the point of playing this?!"
"Can anyone tell me how to remove this slime debuff? Each stack reduces strength by 2 points, making it impossible to damage monsters!"
"I cried. I chose the warrior role, started with 10 extra health points, a total of 25, and got killed in two hits. This game is definitely not for newbies!"
"I've already lost three lives! I can't even get past the first room. This spire is designed to kill us all!"
Su Qingyue's face turned pale as she watched the death messages scrolling wildly in the world chat, and her hands began to tremble uncontrollably.
She had just thought the poison stacking system was very stable, but when she saw billions of players around the world unable to even defeat the most basic slime and losing their lives one after another, she panicked instantly.
"Lin Ye... so many people are dead, can we win?"
Her voice trembled noticeably, her eyes were fixed on the two approaching slimes, and her body instinctively took a half step back.
Lin Ye remained calm, his gaze barely changing. He glanced at the attribute panels of the two slimes, his tone as indifferent as if he were simply commenting on the pleasant weather.
"What's the panic? They're just two low-level monsters."
"The reason why players around the world can't beat them is because they made the wrong choice from the start. They didn't even understand the monster mechanics and just attacked blindly."
He raised his hand and pointed to the larger, medium-sized slime, speaking slowly but clearly.
"Watch closely, this medium-sized slime's core mechanic is that after an attack hits, it applies a slime debuff to you, which reduces your strength by 2 points per stack."
"You start with 5 base strength. If you get hit by one layer, you're left with only 3. If you get hit by another layer, your attack cards won't be able to deal any damage. You're completely useless."
"That's why players all over the world are dying. They just start attacking randomly, either targeting the harmless little slimes first, or randomly playing attack cards. Once they get covered in slime, they're just waiting to die."
Su Qingyue was stunned by what she heard, and quickly took half a step forward, anxiously asking more questions.
"So...so how should we fight? Which one should we focus our fire on first?"
Lin Ye gave a clear and unambiguous instruction.
"It's very simple. All DPS should focus on the medium slime and kill it immediately. You absolutely cannot let it touch you and apply the slime debuff."
"This small slime has low attack and low health. It poses no threat except for splitting when it's low on health. It's perfectly fine to deal with it later."
[Battle begins! Round one, your turn!]
As the cold system notification faded, Lin Ye and Su Qingyue's hands were simultaneously refreshed.
Lin Ye glanced at his hand and a faint smile appeared on his lips.
Corruption, immovable, hardening, and two basic attack cards.
A perfect start with a winning hand.
He turned to look at Su Qingyue. The little girl was staring at her hand of cards, looking nervous. Her fingers were trembling slightly, and she was even breathing softly.
"Don't panic, listen to me." Lin Ye's voice was steady, carrying a strangely reassuring power. "This turn, you only need to play two cards, don't play any more."
"First, use Neutralize to apply 1 stack of Poison and 1 stack of Weakness to a medium-sized slime."
"Second card, play all the defensive cards in your hand to maximize your block this turn, and do nothing else."
"Keep the rest of your cards in your hand, don't play a single one, understand?"
Su Qingyue nodded heavily, not daring to hesitate for a moment.
Having spent this time together, she has completely trusted Lin Ye. Even if everyone in the world says that newbies should stack health and deal damage, she only trusts Lin Ye's judgment.
She immediately followed the instructions and typed "Neutralize".
A streak of dark green venom sliced through the air and struck the medium-sized slime precisely, instantly turning its sticky body a dark green.
[Medium-sized slime gains 1 stack of Poison and 1 stack of Weakness!]
Immediately afterwards, she played two defensive cards, steadily accumulating 10 points of block.
After doing all this, she immediately retreated behind Lin Ye, her heart pounding, barely daring to breathe, her eyes fixed on the two slimes opposite her.
Your turn is over, the monster's turn begins!
As soon as the system notification sounded, the two slimes immediately moved.
The medium-sized slime's attack power was directly reduced due to the presence of one layer of weakness. It slammed into Lin Ye, but was completely blocked by the block that he had stacked in advance, without losing a single drop of blood.
The small slime also jumped over, but was blocked tightly and couldn't even touch Lin Ye's clothes.
[Monster's turn ended, no damage dealt!]
When Su Qingyue saw this, her eyes lit up instantly, and her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, was relieved.
Really!
Just as Lin Ye said, by only applying poison and stacking defense, I actually didn't take any damage at all!
Those players who were crying and complaining in the world chat would probably regret it terribly if they knew the start was this easy.
Round Two, Your Turn!
As soon as the system notification sound ended, Lin Ye moved.
Without any hesitation, he raised his hand and played the most crucial card in his deck—[Corruption]!
The dark gold card transformed into a crimson light, instantly merging into Lin Ye's body, and a scorching power spread throughout his body along his blood vessels.