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Chapter 166 The AI of the BOSS has changed too!

Chapter 166: Chapter 166 The AI of the BOSS has changed too!

Meanwhile, in Gan Di’s live streaming room.

He was also engaged in an intense battle with this BOSS.

Gan Di played in single-player mode; a high-EQ interpretation was that he had great confidence in his own gameplay and didn’t want others holding him back; the low-EQ version was that he had no friends!

However, Gan Di’s progress was slightly ahead of Instructor Ding and Li Wenhao.

The main reason was that Gan Di himself was quite skilled at action games, and playing in single-player mode was a bit simpler than co-op mode.

In co-op mode, although it seems like two players can coordinate attacks on the BOSS—one in front and one behind—the BOSS’s stats are correspondingly strengthened, and the aggro mechanics of the BOSS also frequently switch targets.

When a player happily deals damage from behind the BOSS, and it suddenly turns around and slashes, it’s very difficult for most people to react in time.

Moreover, if one player dies, the other will also instantly drop dead, which greatly increases the difficulty of co-op mode.

So the solo-playing Gan Di actually made faster progress.

"Good, after dying a dozen times, I’ve basically got the hang of this Bone Claw Blind Man’s fighting style. As long as I keep parrying carefully, I should be able to get through it easier!"

The game doesn’t display the names of monsters, so Gan Di named the creature based on its appearance as the "Bone Claw Blind Man."

After dying many times, Gan Di had roughly figured out its patterns.

Firstly, the monster was extremely sensitive to sound. If you approach it carelessly, the sound of footsteps will trigger combat. But if you silently assassinate the small fries around it and sneak up behind it, you can launch a surprise attack on the BOSS’s weak spot on its back.

This surprise attack can directly remove half of the monster’s health and energy bars.

Of course, in "Ascension," powerful elite monsters and BOSSes all have at least two health bars, and some bosses even have three.

The Bone Claw Blind Man required execution twice to be killed.

Using standard tactics, players had to control Li Huanzhen to keep parrying the monster’s two bone claw attacks and ultimately kill it.

There was a weak point on the monster’s back, but it was difficult for Gan Di to attack it from behind.

On one hand, the Bone Claw Blind Man was very sensitive to sound and was much larger than the player, making it virtually impossible to sneak behind it under normal circumstances; on the other hand, it was also difficult for action games to precisely target a specific part of an enemy.

So after several unsuccessful attempts, Gan Di chose to face the monster head-on.

"Here it comes!"

After skillfully assassinating the surrounding minions, Gan Di had Li Huanzhen crouch down and slowly approach the Bone Claw Blind Man, then backstab!

The iron sword plunged into the blind man’s back at the weak spot. The flesh wound was instantly ripped open, and the blind man let out a pained howl. As he broke free from the chains, both his health and energy bars dropped by half.

"Clang!"

"Ting ting ting clang clang..."

The blind man instantly turned around, his bone-clawed hands chopping wildly, but Gan Di controlled Li Huanzhen to raise his longsword and continuously parry.

Sparks flew brilliantly; after many attempts, Gan Di had roughly mastered the blind man’s attack rhythm, which made this series of Perfect Parries a sight to behold.

Soon, the blind man’s energy bar was depleted.

"Good, now it’s time to get greedy with the attacks!"

Gan Di started to go on the offensive. The blind man had a naturally slow attack speed, and having lost his super armor effect, each hit resulted in stiffness, rapidly draining his health.

"Puchi!"

As the health bar emptied, the execution prompt appeared. Li Huanzhen’s longsword pierced into the blind man’s throat, successfully depleting one bar of health.

Quickly, the blind man entered the second phase, not only with a more intense desire to attack but also with added minor variations. Moreover, he was now at full health and energy bars, dramatically increasing the difficulty of the battle.

Gan Di fought with all his might, unknowingly depleting all the healing herbs he had, but the blind man’s health was also down to a third.

"Victory is within reach!"

Seeing the blind man’s bone claw coming at him again, Gan Di was prepared for the Perfect Parry.

But just at that moment, there was a change in the scene before Gan Di!

The screen started to blur, like ripples on water gradually deforming, and surreal static noise filled his ears!

"Eh! What’s going on here!"

Gan Di was shocked and could only instinctively press the parry button according to the rhythm.

The good news was, he didn’t get hit by the blind man.

The bad news was, after a short dizziness, he was shocked to find himself in another world!

Everything had completely changed around him; it was originally a stronghold occupied by the Followers of the Xunxiang Sect on the outskirts of a small village, surrounded mostly by traditional Huaxia-style buildings with white walls and red tiles, lush trees, and stone steps and pavements.

But now, everything has changed!

There was no more vegetation, only unidentifiable ruins everywhere, with mechanical wreckage and parts littering the ground. On the walls and eaves, some broken neon signs and electronic billboards hung, with wires exposed and occasionally crackling and sparking with electricity.

One could still faintly make out the architectural structures similar to Huaxia style, but what did the scene have to do with the world of xianxia anymore? It had clearly turned into a cyberpunk scene with a Huaxia twist!

Not only that, but the appearances of Li Huanzhen and the Bone Claw Blind Man had changed as well!

Li Huanzhen had become a mechanical cyborg wielding an alloy longsword, while the Bone Claw Blind Man had turned into a mechanical beast of a similar size, its bone claws replaced with alloy steel claws, and its flesh transformed into a complex array of mechanical structures and parts.

"Hey! What’s going on here?"

The Blind Man’s steel claws, as before, slashed over, and Gan Di hastily blocked a series of attacks with his muscular reflexes.

"Hmm? It’s alright, it seems only the appearances have changed."

Gan Di let out a sigh of relief. Thankfully, the Blind Man’s health hadn’t recovered and was still only about a third left. Although everything in front of him was disconcerting, if he persisted with the previous method, he might be able to kill it.

However, just as Gan Di raised his longsword again to prepare for a parry, he suddenly saw a red danger warning sign light up above the Blind Man’s head, and striking special effects appeared on its hands!

The Blind Man’s hands, already retractable mechanical structures, not only didn’t slash down as usual but, instead, made a leaping action. Its fingers all extended like a giant net, aiming to engulf Gan Di!

"Hey! What does this mean?"

Gan Di exclaimed in shock, but he could only instinctively press the "Parry" button, completely unable to react in time to dodge.

After all, he had been fighting the flesh-and-blood Blind Man all this time and had never seen this move before; naturally, he couldn’t have been prepared for it!

The mechanical Blind Man grabbed Li Huanzhen and smashed him forcefully into the ground, then flung him violently away!

With a "smack," Li Huanzhen hit the wall, his health bar emptied, and his body’s parts exploded in all directions.

"Crash!"

Gan Di stood there with a stunned expression, completely shocked.

"Ah? The Blind Man has this move too? Why didn’t it show up before?"

"It’s such a pity, he was so close to dying!"

Gan Di was speechless. He had died over a dozen times, and just when he was closest to hope, he experienced a setback!

Li Huanzhen revived, but the appearance of the respawn point had changed as well. It had been a collapsed statue, but now it was a special piece of derelict machinery.

However, Gan Di wasn’t in the mood to study these changes at the moment; he just wanted to kill the Blind Man while he was still warmed up.

He ran back to the Blind Man’s territory and assassinated the surrounding common enemies.

Thankfully, the layout of these monsters hadn’t changed much; they still followed their established routine, and he stealthily removed half of the Blind Man’s health.

The fight began once again.

Gan Di controlled the mechanical cyborg Li Huanzhen and circled the mechanical Blind Man, ready to execute a Perfect Parry.

However, to Gan Di’s surprise, the mechanical Blind Man began with a grappling move!

"Ah?"

Gan Di was startled, but this time he managed to respond, pressing the dodge key.

Clearly, though, the grappling action of the mechanical Blind Man had a long windup, and it had a very large grab range. Gan Di didn’t know if his dodge was out of range or if he had accidentally run into the Blind Man’s hands, but he was caught squarely again!

"Bang!"

"Whoosh!"

After being slammed hard into the ground, then thrown flying, the combination moves took out three-quarters of Li Huanzhen’s health in an instant.

The mechanical Blind Man stepped forward again, still using grappling moves!

Gan Di was numb; he tried dodging, but was caught again!

"What sort of nonsense is this!"

"So the monster AI has changed as well?"

Gan Di was simply dumbfounded.

At first, he thought the grapple was a rare move, and he had just been unlucky to encounter it.

But now he realized that after the world transformed, the fighting AI of the same boss could change as well!

The previous flesh-and-blood Blind Man primarily used slashing attacks and hardly ever used grappling, whereas the mechanical Blind Man’s mode of attack was grappling-centric!

The difference between the two styles of attack was immense. Gan Di had barely adapted to the first mode, but after the world shifted, facing the second mode was like being a complete novice. No wonder he was getting thrashed!

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