Chapter 197: Vine Trap
External control like thorns cannot be easily broken free from at will.
Therefore, one must not get entangled in these branches under any circumstances.
Starry’s magic and abnormal resistance are only at an average player level; with over 8000 total health points, she definitely can’t withstand many hits.
With this thought in mind, the Qiu Yue Sword spun rapidly with her arm, forming a circle of sword energy.
Dance of Chaos!
The nearby vines were cut cleanly in an instant, as if they were directly struck down to nothing.
But before she could relax, more thorns attacked as the chaotic dance concluded!
Damn, does this guy have multiple forms of entanglement?
Complaints did not help, and the poisonous thorns successfully wrapped around Starry.
“Starry is in danger…” Fenghua wiped her hands and said worriedly.
“…Zane couldn’t think of any comforting words; he was busy devising a strategy!
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In the midst of it all, she activated Ice Flow Shield, and the binding damage wasn’t painful.
However, the skill clearly did not end there; the poison on the thorns transmitted through proximity contact, affecting Starry’s body.
“Ding!”
System Notification: You have been wrapped in poisonous thorns and entered the “Poisoned” state, losing 2000 health points per second for 7 seconds.
“Ding!”
System Notification: You have been wrapped in poisonous thorns and entered the “Entangled” state, unable to act normally for 5 seconds.
How should one put it… it’s rather absurd. Starry has a total of 8670 health points; she wouldn’t survive 5 seconds, let alone 7.
-2000
Moreover, the Ice Flow Shield and the at-will skill had no effect against abnormal statuses and damage.
Not only that, but in the control period, the poisoned status refreshes every second.
In other words, the duration of the poison damage that needs to be endured is certainly more than 7 seconds.
“Hehehe, you can’t escape sister’s palm anymore, you little rat!” Bewitching Flower Princess maintained her entangling stance, looking down on her.
-2000
Health points had already dropped to 4500.
“This pretty little face… let me ruin it myself!” The Flower Demon threatened, sprouting new branches.
Oh!
The newly grown branches struck Starry’s soft cheeks after being buffered by the Ice Flow Shield.
-1
It seemed… to have no effect? Just like a gentle breeze against her face, it was neither painful nor itchy.
Oh!
Another attack came in, and the Ice Flow Shield weakened it before shattering completely.
-1
Bewitching Flower Princess couldn’t believe her eyes, “How is this possible!?”
“Sister, put in some effort!” Starry looked at her in confusion, prepared mentally, but this was so underwhelming.
-2000
However, this poison damage was indeed much stronger than the vine’s slap.
In one more second, she would be out of the game.
“Damn! It has to be that weird ice shield’s fault… Now that the ice shield is broken, let’s see how tough you really are!” The Flower Demon sneered, preparing for the next attack.
-2000
Health points were only at 500 now, the poisoned status had 6 seconds left, and at-will was also dragged down.
Of course, the control duration was about to end too.
“Hey… this rabbit looks like it has real skills. If it were another opponent… perhaps they could achieve some results, but unexpectedly, they ran into this enemy.” That uncle remarked.
“If it weren’t for the restrictions on other contestants, I would have been up there long ago. Who wouldn’t be tempted by such a pretty girl?”
“Hmph, just you? Looking like this and still thinking about girls?”
“Isn’t it okay to have desires? What about you, Uncle? Aren’t you already out of the game?”
“…Do you want to fight?”
…
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The vine’s poison struck first, displaying a humiliating number.
“Um… this time I felt something, keep it up! Starry affirmed.
“…” The Flower Demon’s face turned ugly, “You’ve been smug long enough… the potent poison above will completely rot your body, becoming…”
+4335
Before she could finish her sentence, a green healing number popped up above Starry’s head.
Fortunately, the Heart Revival special skill of the love necklace could be used even while under control. This was also why Starry remained so calm.
-2000
Of course, this alone wasn’t enough, it merely prolonged her life by two seconds.
+400
+607
As the 5 seconds were up, the control lifted, and Starry immediately chugged down two potions, recovering 1k health points.
Bewitching Flower Princess panicked; she certainly knew what this meant. Starry’s previous combo had already taken half of her health away.
“You… if you don’t surrender now, the poison will take your life!”
“You don’t need to worry about that.” Starry shook her head.
-2000
Health points dropped to 1800; it was almost over.
Her feet changed continuously, Thousand Flash Step!
Swish!
With a casual swing of her sword, she struck the Flower Demon back.
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+277
Good, she could survive another second.
Immediately, Starry exerted strength into the Qiu Yue Sword with her right hand. At the same time, the sword body resonated with an incredibly powerful force, it was the Qiu Yue Strike!
Zane’s heart tightened. With this, if…
Spinning Blade!
The blade formed by the long sword spun in a slicing arc with terrifying power!
Now wasn’t the time to hold back; if this dragged on, Starry would undoubtedly be poisoned to death. Losing a main damage output would make completing the task as difficult as a dream.
The spiraling weapon easily broke through the vine’s defenses, delivering a series of astonishing damage numbers.
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-4338
-2349
-4077
…
The damage inflicted by the spinning blade, enhanced by the Qiu Yue Strike, was nearly comparable to a normal attack. Moreover, this skill seemed to have a hidden enhancement for critical hit rate, with an exaggerated frequency of critical hits, accounting for half of the damage.
This single round was enough to wipe out the remaining health of Bewitching Flower Princess!
Not only that, at the same time, she regained over 2600 health, and after offsetting the poison damage, she gained over 600 health back.
And it didn’t end there; the Flower Demon’s body was sent flying by the spinning blade’s strike, and the returning attack brought about even more deadly numbers!
-4769
-8204
-7733
…
The damage from the armor-piercing attack doubled again, unleashing a “round of bombardment” on the fallen boss, regaining over 5k health.
Thud.
Catching the Qiu Yue Sword, Bewitching Flower Princess’s body fell onto the arena, transforming into experience points and loot.
Starry’s health was merely down to 1436, and the poisonous damage was fully absorbed.
Fenghuayue’s big eyes widened, exclaiming, “So intense… she actually went all out like this…”
Chen Chen wiped away nonexistent cold sweat, honestly thinking that if the Qiu Yue Strike hadn’t been triggered, she would have probably fallen before the spinning blade reached halfway.
Although she thought of using the battle spirit to counteract the poisoning effect, the rate at which poison damage manifested was faster than the recovery from battle spirit.
Nonetheless, one way or another, she had won the first battle.
She stepped forward and picked up the gear dropped by Bewitching Flower, glancing roughly at it:
Two pieces of Silver Tier gear and one piece of Black Iron Equipment, requiring level 37, might not be useful for now, but she would check later.
The only relatively useful item was a skill book.
Vine Trap: Set a vine trap at a specified location; the triggered target will be wrapped in branches for 5 seconds. Cooldown time is 3 minutes, duration is 10 minutes, and a maximum of 3 can exist simultaneously. Archer, Ranger, and other classes above level 20 can learn it.
This was a common skill book for archers, which could be directly learned from the mentor after reaching level 50.
Should it go to Nangong or Fenghua? Before she could consider it, the next challenger had already stepped onto the arena.
“Little girl, your performance is astonishing; it’s making me want to battle you too!” The uncle laughed.
“…”
“Don’t worry; I’m not one to seek trouble. You’re not one of those fragile things, right? Wait until you recover before we fight!”
