Volume 1: Stranger in a Strange Land Chapter 7 Testing
The staggering demon that uttered the harsh words did not attack directly. The first ones to rush over were the sub-demons that had been peeled off from it and had just regained their physical forms.
There were seven sub-demons in total, with fresh pus still flowing on their bodies. Two of them were chanting spells on the spot, and the other five were crawling on the ground, pouncing towards Zhou Mu ferociously like hounds.
So the first thing to test...
He tapped the ground lightly with the Withering Chill in his hand, and a pure ring of fire quickly spread from the tapping location, engulfing the five rushing demons in the blink of an eye.
[Purification Fire Ring]
The hot wind blew through his hair, and the five sub-demons were all burned to charcoal. Zhou Mu silently calculated the difference between reality and the game in his mind.
[Purifying Fire Ring] is an apprentice-level spell, which is described as "releasing a cleansing flame ring to burn evil." In fact, the damage is very slight, but because it has the effect of removing frost and curse states, it is often used as purification in the game.
The newly born sub-demons were about level 25, and the medium he used was Withering Chill, an artifact-level staff with ice attributes, which reduced the power of fire spells by 50%. In this way, if it was in the game, [Purifying Fire Ring] would not be able to kill five sub-demons in one second like it did just now.
"So the actual performance of a spell is closer to the skill's background description than to mathematical changes based on game values?"
Zhou Mu thought so as he watched the demon disappearing into black salt crystals.
It was also at this time that the two surviving demons had finished chanting their spells, and two football-sized fireballs with tail flames roared towards him.
“Bang!”
"hiss……"
A javelin-shaped beam of light intercepted one of the fireballs, which exploded in mid-air like a firework. After detonating the fireball, the light spear continued to hit a demon that was casting a spell. After a silent and dazzling flash of light, only ashes were left on the ground of the demon.
The other fireball was swallowed up by a sudden chill when it flew about two meters away from Zhou Mu, and was extinguished silently like a cigarette butt thrown into an icy lake.
[Holy Javelins], [Frozen Wasteland]
"Well, spells with projectiles and collision volumes can be intercepted, whether by detonating them in advance or using skills with aura effects to offset them. This is different from the game."
Different, but more intuitive.
The last demon on the field was stunned for a moment when he saw the fireball he had thrown go out as soon as it got close to him. Before he could chant the magic again, a sharp ice cone pierced into his throat.
"What? Aren't you going to go?"
Seeing the staggering demon and the gray-robed wizard standing there motionless, Zhou Mu walked over and asked.
At this moment, with him as the center, the area within 20 meters was shrouded in a frost storm. Frost continued to form on the ground, and the air was full of flying ice chips.
David looked at the man and asked the white ringworm that was connected to his soul in his consciousness.
"How is it? You can use [Frozen Wasteland], which means your frost spell has at least reached the sixth level. Are you sure you can defeat him?"
"No problem. You stay behind to support me. The damage from the spell [Frozen Wasteland] will actually help me better activate the blessing of Lady Hungry and Corrupted."
After saying that, it moved its fat body and rushed towards Zhou Mu, the rusty knife in its hand emitting a bright green light.
Looking at the staggering demon rushing towards him like a dump truck, Zhou Mu compared the scene in his mind with that in the game.
The Shambler's movements are much faster than the slow movement module in the game, but...
Zhou Muzhao dodged the opponent's head-on attack by turning sideways.
His reaction and speed are not at the same level as his real self.
After all, game players are normal humans, and game developers cannot really let them operate a character whose values far exceed those of ordinary people. For the sake of gameplay, some attributes can only be reflected in the data, and compromises are made in terms of expressiveness.
For example, agility will only increase critical strikes and dodges, but will not actually make the player's reaction speed faster.
But when the game becomes a reality, these data will be reflected in your physical fitness, but conversely, whether it is a critical hit or a dodge, you have to rely on your own operations.
It is impossible for the situation like in the game where someone shoots you in the head and still misses because you dodge high enough.
So next test.
The staggering demon stopped in his tracks, turned around, and swung his knife at Zhou Mu's head.
“Kacha! Kacha…”
This seemingly powerful and heavy sword attack was blocked by Zhou Mu's raised arm armor. The sound made when the sword and armor collided was not the clanging sound of metal hitting iron, but rather the sound of a blunt knife breaking on the frozen lake.
Bai Xuan, feeling as if he had chopped something into pieces, grinned and prepared to say something, but after seeing the situation clearly, he uttered words that could rank among the top three classic supporting roles.
"Wha…what?"
The place where it had just hit was covered with a layer of frost that was flashing with white runes, and the rusty knife was stuck on the frost and could not move forward an inch.
【White Frost】
A master-level frost defense magic that lasts for three minutes after use. Every 15 seconds, a layer of blocking state is added to the caster. Each layer can reduce 75% of the damage of the next physical attack.
The attack power of the staggering demon itself was not high, and it was weakened by the defense of [White Frost] and armor. This seemingly scary blow did not even make Zhou Mu feel a tremor.
"Then there will be no problem with physical defense. This level of attack will not cause control effects such as slowing down or dizziness."
He made a mental note of the test result.
“Whoosh!”
A pitch-black energy arrow broke through the frost storm surrounding Zhou Mu and hit his left shoulder. The violent shadow energy exploded on the shoulder armor.
David held the lead-colored staff in his hand and stared at Zhou Mu nervously, waiting for the other party to fall down under the influence of the curse after being hit by a [Shadow Arrow].
But the other party just turned his head and looked at him nonchalantly, then waved his hand to deflect Bai Xuan's blade and touched the place where he had just been hit.
"Shadow Arrow? It's an expert-level shadow spell. When there is no corresponding countermeasure, it can indeed break through the defense and cause some minor damage."
Zhou Mu recalled the feeling when he was hit by the [Shadow Arrow] just now.
It's probably like the impact of being hit by a small stone thrown by a naughty child, and the tingling sensation that is difficult to detect unless you feel it carefully.
Although there is no health bar left, the attack just now should have deducted some health points.
Well, if it’s in a game, it’s probably in the single digits.
David looked at the man with horror. If the fact that he had just killed all seven demons in one fight only made him feel uneasy, then what was happening now was completely beyond his understanding.
Why could he stand there as if nothing had happened after being stabbed by Bai Xuan and hit in the face by a [Shadow Arrow]?
What level is the other party at? Master level? Or is he in the legendary realm?
David felt the urge to run away immediately when he realized that the other person was staring at him.
"Thank you. I already know the test results of spell defense."
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the direction.
What's the meaning?
"Then it's time to test the spell damage. In order not to affect you..."
Before David could figure out what the man meant, a black shadow flashed across the other person's staff, and then he stopped thinking.
Shadow Cage
A spinning illusory ring blade pierced through David's body and trapped him in the center of the ring blade. Then, darkness as deep as ink burst out from the ring blade, wrapping his entire body into a chilly black gem suspended in the air.
