Transforming Succubus: Almost Doomsday

The strangeness lay in this—

even so, it took Huan Liuyan a whole minute to kill a monster.

That might not sound like a long time.

But in the game, if you needed around a minute to defeat a minor monster, players would definitely feel the malicious intent of the game designers in the numerical setup.

"If it touches you... your health will decline by about ten percent,"

"The monsters aren't fast, but the situation is the worst kind, they seem to possess some intelligence, rather than purely programmed behavior."

"We can only use our perception to find those monsters that have strayed from their group."

"But here lies the problem, this significantly lowers our monster-killing efficiency."

"Moreover, we haven't encountered any wild bosses yet, but it's certain that a boss could easily kill us."

"The most troublesome part is... the dropped equipment is all white, with only one piece being yellow."

"Based on the note we found in the cabin earlier, the equipment is classified as gray, white, yellow, green, blue, purple."

"Without collecting blue equipment and arming ourselves in every part, it's impossible for us to defeat the warden."

Xue Dream made a thorough analysis.

Huan Liuyan nodded:

"We don't necessarily have to defeat the warden, we are pioneers, we just need to survive three full days, meet this requirement, and we can return to the transfer station. Even if it's inside someone else's domain, we'll be forcibly recalled."

"But with your nature... you probably won't accept such a way to survive, right?"

According to the game's setting, many games are just about players fighting monsters and searching for bosses.

But bosses don't actively seek out players.

In some multi-ending games, players only need to stand still to finish the game and trigger the simplest achievement.

For instance, if a boss asks you if you want to join and fight alongside them, if you choose no, then a lengthy story of battling the boss begins.

But if you choose yes, congratulations, you've achieved the grand finale.

However, this type of ending is clearly not the choice of those with a strong desire to conquer.

Huan Liuyan thought that Tianxia Wuer wouldn't choose this option.

But Tianxia Wuer said:

"Good idea."

Xue Dream and Huan Liuyan were both startled.

"Surviving isn't something to be ashamed of, we aren't without options, if there were no alternatives, we'd have to commit fully, but if there is an alternative and the enemy's strength is overwhelming, fighting to the death is just foolish,"

Tianxia Wuer looked into the distance:

"There will be no more groups of lone zombies, according to the drop rate of monsters set in this game..."

"The likelihood of seeing green equipment is extremely low, almost non-existent. That means, the game itself has been altered, this is a game where the main quest is impossible to complete."

"So if we can survive the full three days and be forcibly removed, that wouldn't be too bad."

Xue Dream realized that this person wasn't Ke Zhongye, but Tianxia Wuer, always a strategist keeping an eye on the bigger picture.

"But we still need to keep trying, find a portal."

Tianxia Wuer wasn't optimistic about a normal completion, but he hadn't completely given up.

Because he still had a trump card.

But this card could only be used in a desperate moment. Just as Zhou Baiyu had Absolute Moment, Tianxia Wuer also had a unique trump of his own.

"A normal completion is almost impossible. But even if we give up on the main quest, we need to explore as much as possible."

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In the Corrupted Jungle,

When Tianxia Wuer was assuming that a normal completion was impossible, Zhou Baiyu and Guang Tongchen had similar thoughts.

Guang Tongchen's profession was assassin.

Zhou Baiyu had chosen the most common soldier.

The two encountered zombies for the first time, and by coordinating their attacks and distracting the zombies by making noise, they managed to grind them down.

It took a full three minutes.

Zhou Baiyu, who had played Grim Dawn before, knew right away that the game's numbers were off.

And adding no equipment drops on the ground...

Zhou Baiyu couldn't help saying:

"Chairman, your luck seems pretty bad."

Guang Tongchen was the last to strike.

Guang Tongchen said:

"There's a horde of over a hundred zombies not far from here, with our efficiency, engaging them is tantamount to suicide."

"With this efficiency, there's no way to complete the game, right?"

"Indeed, the worst thing in a grinding game is unreasonable numbers, and— no drops."

The two fell silent.

Guang Tongchen thought of saying something to lighten the mood and was about to talk about three women,

but before he could start talking, the Snow Demon suddenly said:

"Hey, this thing is glowing green, ah, it's a revolver that I can use! It adds +2 to my base skills!"

Guang Tongchen and Zhou Baiyu were both taken aback.

Just as the duo had struggled to kill monsters and gained nothing but meager experience points—

The Snow Demon kicked aside a pile of rocks and unexpectedly kicked out an equipment.

The pile of rocks was like a treasure chest in the game. Occasionally, it would shatter to reveal a few potions or coins.

But to directly kick out a green item, which was extremely valuable at this stage... that was beyond Zhou Baiyu's imagination.

It suddenly felt like an old-school online game novel where the main character cheats.

The Snow Demon quickly equipped the revolver.

Zhou Baiyu had an idea...

"Snow Demon, now that you have the best equipment, the chairman and I will handle agitating and attracting the enemies; you take care of shooting. Aim for the head."

"Oh, okay, I'll give it a try."

With the addition of a green item, the capabilities of their three-person squad improved drastically.