The days of being a spiritual mentor in Meiman.

Chapter 4276 Heroes Strike (Part 8)

The two ran wildly. Gray Fog, who was the last to arrive, had no idea what was going on, but he saw the two rushing out, followed by two big guys.

"Don't come any closer!" Gray Mist said. "I have a Thornmail. You two will be stabbed to death!"

"Take off that damn gear!!" Lord Superman roared, "or all three of us will die!!!"

Actually, Greed had already taken off the necklace when he shouted. He knew that any two of the three of them wouldn't be able to handle the monster; they would have to attack together. He didn't attack his friends not because he wasn't wicked enough, but mainly because if the other two died first, he wouldn't be able to defeat the monster alone.

Gray Mist's damage reflection is just that—reflection. It doesn't reduce damage taken. Even if some damage is reflected, that damage will still affect him. He still receives 100% of the damage. Players' damage skills aren't enough to kill Gray Mist instantly, and Greed has plenty of supplies, which is why this build works. But against powerful monsters that the system drops that can one-shot you, taking a punch, while reflecting a lot of damage back, also results in your own death—it's completely not worth it.

Seeing that the necklace was gone, Gray Mist didn't run away, but waited in place to trigger the battle. After the two lured the monster over, the three stood together, and the battle officially began.

“Listen, here’s the plan,” Bruce said. “I’ll switch to Angel form, activate my shield, and go in to tank. You two stay back and deal damage. If you have any healing abilities, heal me. Got it?”

“No, you definitely can’t handle it alone,” Lord Superman said. “Do you think two monsters like that would have low attack power? If you try to take on two of them, they’ll both be dead in two punches.”

"Then what do we do? You think you can handle it?"

"I guess so. But we have to separate the two monsters, otherwise I can't guarantee we won't accidentally hurt them."

Bruce didn't really want Lord Superman to stand next to him; that guy was ridiculously aggressive and would probably beat him up too. But for now, this was the only option.

Bruce first used a basic attack to attract the attention of the first robot, then ran to the left side of the hall. Lord Superman went to lure the second robot, but his basic attack was melee, unlike Bruce's ranged wind attack. This resulted in the robot punching him instead of him.

With a bang, Lord Superman was sent flying backward, crashing directly into the wall of the hall, losing more than half of his health.

Bruce gasped. Lord Superman was absolutely right. A player could only take one punch at most, and another punch would kill them. So, I paid for my ticket just to be a punching bag?! You damn game designer, are you even human?!
“I’ll draw his attention,” Gray Mist said. “I’ll lead him over there, and then you can just use your skills.”

Lord Superman scrambled to his feet, somewhat disheveled, and brushed his cloak. Gray Mist first used his infiltration ability, and unfortunately, he actually managed to steal a card, meaning this monster had a deck. His immunity to normal attacks was essentially useless.

However, it's still usable for luring monsters in the early stages. Gray Mist's normal attack is a ranged attack. He stood in the corner of the room and touched the robot. Sure enough, the robot charged towards him. However, the robot probably didn't take Gray Mist seriously and didn't use any skills, simply throwing a punch out of thin air. This was a normal attack, so Gray Mist was completely immune.

But the robot on Bruce's side had already started unleashing its power. Bruce switched to angel form, holy light filling the entire room. He held his sword in front of him, with a golden shield in front of it. The robot's cannon fired a bright electromagnetic beam at the shield. *Zzzzz—!!!*
Bruce was knocked back several steps and lost some health. However, because the attack hit the shield, he didn't lose much health, but Gray Mist was in a terrible state.

He assumed the area of ​​effect was filled with attacks, meaning he would be hit by all of them. This single shot took away a significant portion of his health, scaring him so much that he quickly retreated to a corner.

“This can’t go on,” Gray Mist said. “Anyone can hit me with their skills, including those two. I won’t last long, will I?”

"Unfortunately, I'm afraid so. But I think they're unlikely to survive this battle either. We won't lose out if we replace them."

Gray Mist sighed. His passive skill was both his strength and his weakness. It allowed him to reflect damage over a wide area, but at the same time, it made him lack self-defense capabilities, making him a typical example of high attack but low defense.

However, Gray Mist's main strength was his good attitude. He only regretted it for a few seconds before deciding to give up and said, "Actually, I'm a little curious about what your skill is. It can't be persuading the other party, can it?"

“It’s hard to say,” Greedy shook his head and said, “I heard that several administrators discussed how to design my skills. But they didn’t let me participate, so I’m also curious to know what skills I actually have.”

The gray fog successfully pulled the other robot to the other side of the room. Lord Superman had been holding back for a long time, and Lord Batman knew he had too, so he unleashed his ultimate move right away. A sun suddenly rose in the already brightly lit room.

"Light of Justice: The sun will rise, and evil will have nowhere to hide. Create a yellow sun at the target location that will continuously provide power. Grant Kryptonians a 30% increase in defense, attack, and all resistances. Enemies bathed in the sunlight will be intimidated by the Light of Justice, with their card-playing delay increased by 100% and card cooldown increased by 20%. Each attack card played will grant Superman 12 power."

Lord Superman basked in the sunlight, his entire being radiant. When he punched the robot again, the damage was much greater than before; at least the health bar visibly moved.

At the same time, the attack speed of both robots has slowed down. The 100% increase in card delay, combined with cooldown time, makes deck rotation extremely slow. The rate at which the two robots lose health has also significantly decreased.

Although Bruce's skill speed is also limited, he doesn't actually rely heavily on skill damage. His basic attacks in both forms deal decent damage, and he primarily focuses on building up energy to activate Chaos Form. His basic attacks also generate a significant amount of energy.

Meanwhile, Gray Mist, who had been hiding in the back, was also nearly out of health. He unleashed a final Symbiote Strike and then vanished in a flash of white light. Greed then appeared on the field.

Back at the research station, Gray Mist, far from being saddened, excitedly began examining the skill set. After a while, he was somewhat speechless, then said, "I can only say that maintaining a good reputation is beneficial. Your deck design..."

"So what happened?" Greed asked curiously.

"You'll see when I send it out."

Gray Mist surveyed the battle on both sides. Despite the large commotion on Lord Superman's side, Bruce's side was actually doing better. His shield ability had a short cooldown, so he was barely taking any damage. Once he had enough energy, he activated Chaos Form and had already reduced the robot's health by nearly half.

Lord Superman's defense is sufficient, but his attack power is still somewhat lacking. He's a bit like Peter Parker; his skills are mainly melee physical attacks, without mixed damage or damage-boosting skills, making him somewhat ineffective in combat.

So Gray Mist targeted the robot Lord Superman and threw down a card.

"Psychotherapy (Chanting): The doctor takes out his medical record and begins to record the patient's condition. During the chanting, one 'Mental Abnormality' status is added to the enemy every second. Each Mental Abnormality status will increase the enemy's chance of missing. After the Mental Abnormality status reaches 10 stacks, the enemy will enter the 'Cry for Help' state. In the Cry for Help state, any attacks or skills launched by the enemy cannot target the doctor."

Greed pulled out his medical record and started reading it aloud. Although he didn't know what kind of mental illness the robot could have, that's how the skills were written, so he started making things up.

Sure enough, the robot displayed a "mental abnormality" status above its head. And ten seconds isn't a long time; this mental abnormality status quickly accumulated, and then it began to frequently make mistakes.

A miss is what's called a "Miss" in the game, but there's no such thing as a complete miss in this dungeon. It's just that the skill might miss its target, or you might not have used enough force, which will still cause some damage, just less than the full damage.

Once the mental derangement is fully stacked, mistakes will occur frequently. Lord Superman is barely losing any health. Lord Batman used a bandage on him, and his health was fully restored.

Lord Superman glanced back at Greed. He knew this was definitely Greed's doing, but pulling out a medical record and starting to write on the battlefield was still a bit too strange.

But that wasn't all. Once the "Mental Abnormality" status was fully stacked, a red icon appeared above the opponent's head, indicating "Calling for Help." Gray Mist immediately threw down another card.

"Mental First Aid: Doctors are always happy to help every lost and unlucky soul. Clear the mental abnormalities of all targets calling for help on the field. For each abnormality cleared, increase your attack power and defense value by 2%. For each target calling for help who receives first aid, increase your medical ethics by 1."

The moment the card appeared, Greed teleported behind the robot and slapped it on the back. The slap seemed effortless, yet it knocked the robot to the ground, and the red icon above its head disappeared. Simultaneously, Schiller's attack and defense both surged by 20%.

With his condition improving, Gray Fog threw down another card.

"Patient fee settlement: As you know, it's billed by the hour. The percentage damage dealt to the target is based on the total duration of the incantation applied. For every point of Medical Ethics, the final damage is multiplied by 120%. The highest attribute value of the target is deducted first, and overflow damage is allowed. Overflow damage will be evenly deducted from all attribute values."

Greed is beyond words. Isn't charging for psychotherapy a given? How can this be turned into a skill?
“But I do like this percentage-based health reduction,” Greed said to Gray Mist. “They do know a thing or two about me.”

"That's not all, there's still a powerful move we haven't used yet. Let's take a look at the damage of this move first."

Upon making this move, Greed threw the medical record into the air, where it transformed into a beam of light. Several arcade-style numbers appeared in mid-air and began to rise rapidly.

The video was accompanied by special effects of gold coins falling, the sound of a money counter counting coins, and various other sounds of money. After a while, it finally stopped at the number "12501".

In a single blow, the robot, which still had more than half its health remaining, was instantly killed. More importantly, the damage exceeded the initial damage, resulting in significant deductions from all its attributes. The robot visibly began to rust and shrink, eventually becoming the size of a toy robot.

Lord Superman swallowed hard and silently took a step back.

(End of this chapter)