The next day during the day.
When Cheng Shaofeng woke up, he had a new level 1 skill in his skill bar.
Cruel and Grit
The method of training the underworld demon greatly improves the vitality of you and your pet
Passive Skills
1/10
Health +8%
Health regeneration per second +15
Armor +50
All pet bonuses:
Health +12%
Health regeneration per second +8
Armor +50
Applicable occupation: Barbarian
Barbarian Professional Mastery Points Required: 25
"Holy shit? What kind of magical skill is this!"
The first feeling Cheng Shaofeng had when he saw this skill of his was... this was two skills combined together.
"It strengthens the main body and summons... and they all have all-purpose health, health regeneration, and armor. Barbarian summons are really going to rise now."
"As expected, this is an advanced skill that can only be learned after reaching 25th level of specialization... It is really powerful."
"Wait... Why do I feel like there's something else to this skill?"
Cheng Shaofeng's mind unconsciously recalled the skills he had learned in his dream last night. The skill that the Hades taught him to practice...
"I learned this skill when I was training the Dark Creatures. The primary level increases vitality and resistance to attacks. The intermediate level can give you and your summons the ability to absorb the lives of others. The advanced level... can break through the upper limit of your own and your summons' defense. However, with your ability... you can't reach the upper limit of defense in a short time, so it's useless for the time being. You just need to know... when you reach the level of God, breaking through the upper limit of defense is the most important attribute."
I don’t know if it was Cheng Shaofeng’s illusion, but when the God of Hell taught him skills last night, he didn’t show any reluctance. He taught him diligently and didn’t leave until he had fully mastered it in his dream.
The speed of time flow in dreams is different from that in reality, and the ability to comprehend is completely different.
If you want to learn ordinary skills... you need 2 and a half years of practice.
In his dream, he only needed 3 days!
Learning ability increased 100 times!
The three days in the dream passed in a flash, and only eight hours had passed since I opened my eyes.
This skill has been firmly engraved in my mind.
"Huh? Does this count as the first skill I learned on my own in this world?"
All other skills are instilled directly into the brain using skill seals.
Cheng Shaofeng had an idea and took out a blank skill seal and held it. After a while, it was engraved with words.
"Hmm...Okay! It seems that the skills I learned in my dream can also be engraved for the players to use."
This skill is another epic enhancement to summoning.
"If it didn't require too much specialization, Cheng Dafu could also learn it..."
Cheng Shaofeng looked at the gloomy sky and saw white snow starting to fall again. He wrapped his fur coat around himself and breathed a sigh of relief.
"This winter is really cold, it must be minus 25 degrees Celsius, right?"
This temperature has seriously hindered the actions of ordinary humans.
Especially since most of the base are wooden houses, the indoor thermal insulation performance is also average. The local indigenous people of the base have covered their own houses with layer upon layer of mud, making them very tight and not letting in any sunlight.
I took a look at the death record of the base and found that 3 new players who logged off without keeping warm froze to death last night.
It was minus 30 degrees Celsius, and I slept with the door open, and everything turned into ice in the morning.
Early in the morning, the entrance of Wu Jie's store was filled with players buying thick clothes.
"Fortunately, Lao Meng and his team sent us winter supplies, otherwise we really wouldn't be able to survive this winter."
Now the only ones working in the base are skeletons and void demons.
After a night of regrouping, the players have come up with a new strategy and are now gathering together, preparing to head to Red City again.
Cheng Shaofeng is not good at giving orders. He always issues a task and lets the players do the rest on their own.
The firepower displayed by Red City yesterday was a bit too strong, catching the players off guard. Today they have to fight back.
As the commander-in-chief of Red City, the special forces team, with a think tank behind them, are responsible for the overall strategy.
Wei Long was holding a small blackboard with a complete topographic map of Hongcheng drawn on it.
"This is the gate we attacked yesterday. After we break into the inner city, we will have no gate to use as cover to cut space for us. We will face almost endless androids, and their overall combat power is 3 to 5 levels higher than that of the scorched humans, and they have no weaknesses."
"We may also be attacked by missiles from the city center, so the difficulty of our advancement this time is... extremely high!"
"Through yesterday's battle and data collection, we made a model of the new monster. Please take a look. If you have any additional comments, please feel free to ask."
"Monster Name: Robot"
"Category: Robot"
"Methods of attack: Energy rays, flame barrages, propulsion cannons and other forms of long-range attacks."
"Defense means: Strong outer skin tissue, which can reduce energy damage by about 50%. Most of the body has high physical resistance, making it difficult for bullets to penetrate."
"HP: 3000~5000"
"Energy: Unknown"
“Monster characteristics: traveling in groups, sharing vision, concentrated firepower, and likes to stand and fight.”
"Weakness: Possibly close range."
At this point, Xigou raised his hand to interrupt.
"Where did this weakness come from? I remember that no one got knocked down yesterday without getting close to us."
Fang Gang from the special forces team said, "Indeed, we didn't talk to the androids yesterday... Well, let's call them androids from now on, otherwise it's tiring to keep saying two more words."
"We discovered the android's weakness during our offline analysis yesterday. We have two pieces of evidence:"
"First, based on the gameplay, it is impossible for the planner to design a perfect monster without any weaknesses. Its defense, attack power, intelligence, and electricity are all strong, so it must have weaknesses. If there are any... it can only be close combat."
"Second, based on our actual combat simulations, our military... well, our company has a software that can simulate combat. By inputting the enemy's information and our own data, we can start a modern simulated combat."
"In 100 simulations, all long-range bombardment battles failed. Our firepower is far inferior to that of the androids, and our defense is even worse. Among them, the mixed combination of close combat and long-range combat has a tendency to win in the short term, but if it drags on for too long, we will still be killed by the endless stream of androids."
"Of these 100 simulations, only one was a win! That was... a rapid charge! Quickly approach the enemy and disrupt their firing formation. If they keep firing, their casualties will far exceed ours. They will kill 1,000 of us and lose 10,000 of their own."
"So, we have to fight a blitzkrieg! Make the androids' shooting formation completely ineffective and crush them at close range."
Cheng Shaofeng was stunned.
"Is this... high-tech warfare?"
The special forces team also explained to them the details of the battle model one by one.
Xigou and Yaohu seemed to have something to say, but after whispering a few words, they remained silent and continued to listen to the special forces team's analysis.
"Okay, if everyone agrees with this fighting method, I will tell you the details."
"Four key points: resistance, health, displacement, and summoner!"
...
1 hour later.
Outskirts of Red City.
The players' army gathered again.
During this period, most of the players above level 10 at the base have arrived, a total of 302 people.
The 100 new players were too weak and were easily killed instantly, so Cheng Shaofeng arranged them to do other tasks.
Cheng Dafu also came here, and he had to help the players do some work in this battle.
Cheng Shaofeng doesn't have any burden of being a lord. Instead... he is very grateful to these players who have given him advice. If this world didn't have these players who used to brag with him online, he wouldn't even dare to think about how he would survive.
He used to think that everyone was just talking nonsense... But it turns out that there are some real experts in the comments!
The heirs of the wealthy group are hidden in the forum.
There are also top hackers in the QQ group.
At present, the partition gates between the outer and inner city of Red City are closed.
When escaping yesterday, Long Yi quickly closed the door. Although this resulted in more than 10 players not being able to get out, it also prevented the bionic people from rushing out and destroying their temporary command center.
Moreover, according to everyone's analysis, the relationship between the androids in Red City and the charred people seems to be very complicated, and it is not that the intelligent robots inside can completely control the charred people.
The outer city may have a blocking effect...
"Everyone, check your backpacks, put down the valuables, and just take your equipment and medicine!"
The players took their agreed-upon starting positions and checked their packages.
The mortality rate in this battle is extremely high!
Standing in the first row were warriors holding shields, with soldier and barbarian players making up the majority, and some even holding two shields!
Cheng Shaofeng had heard of this style, which seemed to be the double shield style developed by the "washing machine".
Combined with the soldiers' shield training, the blocking ability is extremely high, which is especially useful when defending against long-range enemies. The attack technique of using the shield after getting close can cause certain blunt damage.
Although the attack power is not high, but!
The full-level shield training has undergone a qualitative change and can be accompanied by energy attacks!
And you can control the trajectory of the shield after it leaves your hand in a small range, that is... the shield throwing technique.
Although their attack power is definitely not as strong as those of sword and shield soldiers, it is already very good to be able to have medium and short-range attack means while maintaining super high defense.
I heard that if paired with some good shields with skills, it can also deal decent damage.
The second row is the summons.
Fatty, Skeletons, Void Demons, Heralds of Chaos, and a few scattered Piglins and Wolflins.
There are a lot of void demons!
Because of the support of the Hades World, all players can summon Void Demons with skill +5. They only need to be level 5 to summon 3 of them. They also have an extended skill of breathing flames, which is very powerful.
The reason why summons are placed in the second row is that although their health is not low,... they have no defense and can hardly avoid these energy ray attacks. If they are not close to the enemy, they can easily die in vain... It is better to let the player holding the shield resist a wave of damage, and when they are out of health, retreat to the summon and take drugs to recover health.
Since they are going to charge, there will definitely be casualties, and they must arrange their formation in a way that causes the least damage.
Standing in the third row are the summoners!
All the summoned players stood in the center of the team... not to protect them, but to ensure that their buffs and health recovery covered the entire team! And at the critical moment... as the third meat shield!
That’s right, if the front row can’t hold on in this battle, the summoners will have to step up!
Because... Summoners have a characteristic: they don't need to increase any form of attack damage, they just need to strengthen their summons and increase their own health.
There is no need for adding physical damage, fire damage, virtual damage... etc.!
Each of them even holds a staff in one hand and a shield in the other!
Because all the attacks are directed at the summoned creatures, they only need to try their best to keep themselves alive and then continue summoning.
Compared with energy players who add points to intelligence, melee players who add points to agility have great advantages in health and equipment.
These summoners will also charge forward soon.
The two rows at the back are the Inquisitors with guns and the ranged players providing fire suppression. Their health is really not enough... It's too difficult for them to charge in. After entering, they can disperse freely to find shooting points, protect themselves, and try to suppress the androids.
The third-level void behemoth had been cured by Susu, but it was not here. It was sent to another gate leading to the inner city of Red City.
Bai Susu and Cheng Shaofeng stood side by side on the Green Goblin skateboard. The narrow space made the two of them very close, almost sticking together. Bai Susu could even smell the smell of firewood burning all night on Cheng Shaofeng's body.
Her face was slightly red: "Uncle... It's so tall, I'm a little scared."
Her hands were a little at a loss, and she wanted to grab something to stabilize her body.
Cheng Shaofeng thought about it for a moment... and suddenly realized it.
Bai Susu was thrown behind the neck of the third-level Hades monster.
"Just hold it. It's very stable. And you can heal it while you're at it."
Bai Susu looked at Cheng Shaofeng who flew away again:
"?"
At this moment, the giant beast of the underworld has stood up straight, and the door in front of it slowly opened.
"roar!
!”
With a loud roar, the giant Hades spewed out a torrent of chaos, mixed with a large amount of flames, which melted all the androids at the gate.
Although their body materials are highly resistant, the damage that a third-order void beast can inflict has exceeded their defense threshold, and they are directly burned to death after their defense is broken.
Suddenly, a sharp alarm sounded inside Red City, and a large number of androids rushed in from all directions.
The Hades monster was not afraid at all and pulled out his 10-meter-long giant sword from behind.
It began its journey of destruction.
Bai Susu and the player 'Washing Machine' stood behind it, and the two were responsible for adding blood to it.
At the same time, the "Roller" must report the situation here in real time on the world channel to help the main battlefield make decisions.
Roller: "Brothers! I've already started the fight here! The Androids have all been attracted to the Dark Beast!"
Roller: "Fuck! So much experience! I leveled up 1 level directly. So cool!"
Make a feint to the east and attack in the west.
Cheng Shaofeng felt relieved after leaving behind a burden.
"Women will only slow down my speed in drawing my sword."
Bang~bang~bang~bang~
The gate to the main battlefield slowly opened.
The player army below is already prepared. The first row of players hold large shields in front of them to protect most of their bodies.
Sizzle!
As soon as the door opened, a large amount of energy rays came out.
The thin dog was at the front, holding a large shield, and was hit by more than ten bullets without any injury!
The shield reflects red lines and is indestructible.
Xigou chuckled: "Fire resistance + 50% shield, what do you think!"
This shield exploded from a boss-level fire lizard, and it has amazing defensive power!
The extremely high fire resistance is very useful against the energy rays of the androids.
In fact, players can see from their watches that the energy of these androids, including the charred people, is fire-based, and what is decomposed are also fire crystals.
Occasionally one or two attacks would land on the thin dog, but they would not cause much damage.
Because... In addition to the shield, he also has a magical piece of equipment sold to him by the 'washing machine'!
A synthetic equipment that opens the door to a new world for the Scourge Base!
The real way to open it is called the 'synthesizer of all things'.
If the raw materials weren't so rare, every player would have one.
Wei Long: "Brothers! This is the second result we expected. Although the androids were attracted away, this gate is still heavily guarded by them. It seems that these intelligent robots are not stupid. We have to fight a bloody battle!"
The fox demon stood in the middle of the team and shouted, "Don't be afraid of death! We have saved a lot of resurrection coins, it's time to use them!"
Thin Dog: "I will lead the charge!"
The thin dog rushed out with a large shield, and endured the attacks of dozens of androids without falling. His health occasionally dropped, but with the thin dog's super life recovery ability, he recovered quickly.
Others who didn't have a shield with such matching properties would have been at a disadvantage. Although most of the damage was blocked, it was an energy ray after all, and it still passed through the shield and caused some damage.
Ripples splashed across the Death Armor.
A green light flashed in the middle of the team.
Lao Ao: "Blood of Dregg! Once every 3 seconds, everyone release it in order!"
These players who have learned the skills of a nurse quickly restore health to the front-row players with green waves, and their bodies are glowing green.
If it is a melee attack, this high-level Blood of Dregg will also allow the player to rebound green corrosive energy, causing acid damage to the enemy.
The player army advanced quickly.
There were attacks from all directions inside the Red City, and they didn't just fall on the players in the front row.
But... this was already expected by the players.
Some players with green trunks behind them threw trees, which grew rapidly after landing.
"Ivy binding!"
A large number of tree trunks and leaves cover both wings of the player, blocking the android's vision and resisting most attacks.
The green light continued to flash in the team, and the damage just caused from the flank was returned again.
“Look down!”
After receiving the order, the players and summons in the first three rows quickly lowered their bodies to make shooting space for the Inquisitors behind them.
Bang bang bang!
Bang bang bang!
Streams of blue ice shot out.
The Inquisitor players are fighting back!
The full-level ice barrage penetrated each android, restricting their movements.
Lin Tang stood in the fourth row: "Haha~ Since the explosion won't kill you, I'll just freeze you. I don't believe your machine can still run smoothly in such a low temperature."
This is a weakness of the android that Lin Tang thought of: low temperature!
Although they are not weak to electricity and are resistant to various energy attacks,... the penetrating ice energy can quickly reduce the temperature of the person's body to the point of freezing. Although the freezing lasts for a short time, this ultra-low temperature will always exist, and the opponent needs to get rid of the energy and warm himself up before the effect ends.
And low temperature... is the electronic killer!
No matter what structure these androids have, they are robots after all, and there will definitely be problems with their internal parts operating at ultra-low temperatures.
really!
The ice on the bodies of the androids hit by the ice barrage quickly disappeared, lasting only 1 second, but after being covered with a layer of frost, their entire bodies seemed to be stuck.
The body, which was originally as smooth as that of a normal human, suddenly became as crackling as a robot dance.
Aiming ability, attack speed, and movement speed are all greatly reduced.
"It worked! Keep covering them with ice bombs!"
After the Inquisitor players fired three consecutive rounds of shots, the warriors in front stood up again and took out their shields to withstand the attacks.
Announcements came from the world.
The player 'Who's the one' has died.
The player 'Lu Ren Jia' has been killed.
Players...
In this wave of confrontation, 6 unlucky Inquisitor players died.
The rest of them, as long as they were not dead, were healed by the healing waves emitted from the center of the team.
Lao Bai had just stood up without raising his shield, and was hit by three energy shots and one powerful propulsion cannon. He was knocked back on the spot and his health dropped to the bottom in an instant!
If Lao Bai hadn't blocked his pain, he would have seen his grandmother by now...
His shield also fell from his hand and fell to the side.
"Propulsion Cannon! The killer move of the Androids. It does huge damage and can knock the target away. However, it can only be used at a short distance and takes a long time to charge. Players in the front row should pay attention and dodge!"
Wei Long shouted on the world channel.
It seemed that Lao Bai was going to die.
A green cylindrical light curtain emerged from his body, and the life energy quickly repaired the injuries on his body and brought back some of his life value that had reached the bottom.
Lao Ao: "Healing Touch!"
The polar bear flashed over from the side, pounced on Lao Bai, took out the blood medicine and poured it into his mouth.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh~
3 energy rays hit the polar bear from behind, but only broke his death armor.
Dragging up Lao Bai, who had recovered most of his health, the two returned to the center of the team.
Lao Bai wiped his sweat and said, "It was a close call... If you two hadn't reacted quickly, I would have been dead a second later."
The Peak Team's 'Ordovician Radiation' decisively chose Ranger as their second profession, if for no other reason than to take advantage of the short CD and high recovery of Touch of Life!
There is also the Summoning Hive Queen that can slow down enemies. Its range deceleration and range corrosion armor are also auxiliary skills. When combined with the Curse of Weakness, it can make the enemy unable to move and reduce resistance in all aspects.
Lao Ao: "It's not a big problem. Hurry up and pick up the shield and go back. There's a lot of pressure ahead."
The intelligent robots in Red City seemed to have discovered their true intention of attack and sent a large number of androids to the battlefield here, rushing in from various streets.
At this time, the powerful summoned creature that had not been deployed: the crow, flew out from the center of the team and scattered to the surrounding streets.
Quack quack~
60 crows flew and spit out electric balls, blocking the support of the androids.
The harassment from the air instantly attracted the attention of the reinforcements, and they raised their arms and started shooting.
But the nimble crows did not attack, but just flew back and forth, teasing them like dogs.
Cheng Shaofeng was watching from behind. These 60 crows held back at least 600 androids!
"Good plan... Since you can't do much damage, you can play a more important role."
At this time, the players in the front row have already approached the large group of androids.
Many soldier players whose health was at the bottom suddenly had a lot of blood energy coming out of them.
"Unyielding will!"
When you are close to death, your unyielding will will allow a new force to surge in your body.
This is a life-saving skill for soldier players. It is automatically activated when the health is below 33%. Level 1 can instantly restore 15% of the maximum health, and will also greatly increase the life recovery speed in the next 10 seconds.
This new force allowed the shield-holding players to finally break into the android camp.
"Jump!"
"Shield throw!"
"Brutal charge!"
Each used their own skills, approached and attacked the robots in close combat, and they turned their arms to aim at the players...
Boom boom boom!
The android exploded inside.
At this time, the summoned creatures stand in front of the players, replacing the melee players and taking on the role of meat shields.
Cheng Shaofeng gave a thumbs up.
"The first step of the strategy really went according to their prediction... Awesome!"