Chapter 16 : Pay-to-Win Weapon “Misty Moon Dream”
Chapter 16: Pay-to-Win Weapon “Misty Moon Dream”
Vivian’s doubts were quickly answered.
She noticed that right after the Evil God finished speaking, he began retreating, widening the distance.
Immediately after, a muttering voice echoed in her mind.
“This BOSS reward can’t be given up at all.....”
“So I can only.....”
“Souls entangled, dreams lingering, winds and clouds surge, stars circle, earth forms, the three realms altar opens the gate of life and death reincarnation, another calamity rises to cleanse all impurities!”
“Pay-to-win!”
As the words fell, Jiang Chen clicked the top-right corner with his mouse.
A familiar pop-up window appeared.
【First Recharge of 6 RMB grants a “Rare”-rank Character Exclusive Transforming Weapon “Misty Moon Dream”.】
【Misty Moon Dream (Rare): Dual Form. Umbrella Form: Magic Damage +10%. Melee Form: Physical Damage +10%】
“For every day I survive, I get a guaranteed reward of 100 RMB.”
“Just 6 RMB—I can afford that!”
【Ding.... Payment Successful!】
Right after that....
What “souls entangled dreams lingering”? And what was “Pay-to-win”?
Just as Vivian was still confused, a “ding” notification sound rang out.
She suddenly discovered that at some point, a pink Lolita Parasol had appeared in her hand.
Before she could figure out what was happening, the umbrella in her hand suddenly changed form—in just an instant, it transformed into a massive blood-colored scythe.
“This... this...”
The sudden change left Vivian stunned.
Before she could make sense of the situation, a blood-red spider hatchling lunged toward her.
However, in the next moment, accompanied by a flash of crimson light, the spider was split cleanly in two. At the same time, the dead spider hatchling was absorbed by the blood scythe.
Looking at the scythe’s damage, Jiang Chen nodded in satisfaction.
“Mm, not bad.”
“As expected of a first recharge weapon. With this, dealing with early-game mobs is ridiculously easy.”
As he spoke, Jiang Chen swung a few more times, easily cutting down the other small spiders that approached.
“With this, handling the BOSS shouldn’t be a problem.”
Now that he had the weapon, Jiang Chen didn’t waste any time and immediately charged toward Ross’s projection.
Easily dodging wave after wave of attacks, Jiang Chen quickly closed in. The blood scythe swung again, and he saw the prompt: -HP130.
“This damage is pretty decent.”
Although it was far less than the thousands of damage that C4 could easily deal, Jiang Chen was still satisfied.
“Just 30,000 HP. Now it’s my time to perform!”
.......
While Jiang Chen was still operating—
Outside, among the academy observers, their expressions had shifted from initial shock to numbness as they watched Vivian’s actions in the projection.
Especially when they saw Misty Moon Dream, their faces filled with disbelief.
“What kind of weapon is that?”
“It can actually switch between different forms.”
Normally, magic weapons were divided into common, refined, rare, legendary, and divine tiers.
Just based on the fact that Vivian’s weapon could switch forms, it was clear that it had at least reached the Rare rank.
A weapon of this level would never be cheap.
Especially as they watched the blood-red vines that tried to entangle Vivian surge forward, only to be effortlessly severed with a single strike—and the small spiders attempting sneak attacks being instantly killed—everyone understood clearly that this weapon’s price would start at no less than 10,000 Gold Coins.
The value of this single weapon had already surpassed the total worth of many people’s entire set of magic equipment.
“I told you before—this was definitely her strategy. You didn’t believe me. Now you do, right?”
“And you even said she didn’t have a weapon. I really don’t know what you were thinking.”
“Exactly. A heir of an ancient noble family without a weapon? That’s the funniest joke I’ve ever heard.”
.........
Clearly, the moment Vivian revealed this weapon, her identity was completely confirmed.
If her status within her family wasn’t high enough, it would have been impossible for her to possess a weapon of this level.
“Unless something unexpected happens, she should win this floor easily, right?”
“Hard to say. Haven’t you noticed? The more damage the monster takes, the more frequent its counterattacks become.”
As those words were spoken, everyone noticed the changes on the battlefield.
Although Vivian was indeed dealing considerable damage to the monster with her weapon—
Compared to the beginning, the monster’s attacks had also become far more frequent.
From initially summoning small spiders, to ground spikes, to blood arrows—three skills—
Now, it had added continuously pursuing blood-red vines, as well as an area-of-effect skill that radiated outward from Ross’s projection once someone got within a certain distance.
In short, it was becoming increasingly difficult for Vivian to get close to the monster.
The windows for dealing damage were also becoming fewer and fewer.
Basically, the moment she got close and managed to land only a couple of strikes, the enemy would unleash a large-scale AOE skill, forcing Vivian to retreat immediately to dodge.
“If this continues, Vivian probably won’t be able to last much longer.”
“Yeah, after all, she’s just a One-Ring Mage. She’s not a melee class to begin with.”
As they spoke, everyone stared intently at Vivian, their thoughts unknown.
.......
After several more rounds of damage output, Jiang Chen also noticed the problem.
“If this keeps going, I’m going to get worn down to death.”
Since the battle began, although he had already reduced the boss’s HP by half, once it reached that point, he realized that the attack windows were becoming fewer and fewer.
After finally seizing an opportunity to go in and deal a round of damage, he would have to wait again before finding the next chance.
Although Jiang Chen had already calculated the boss’s attack patterns and approximate cooldowns, it didn’t help much.
“Every 30 seconds, I can squeeze out about three seconds of damage window.”
“The damage dealt is around 300.”
“And this boss regenerates about 300 HP every 30 seconds.”
Is this difficulty even reasonable?
Obviously not!
By this point, Jiang Chen had already understood.
This BOSS was completely beyond what his current level could handle.
The stat difference was simply too great.
It was like a Level 1 challenging a Level 10 elite.
No matter how skilled he was, if the damage wasn’t enough and he couldn’t break through the defense, the fight simply couldn’t continue.
Even his C4 couldn’t instantly kill this BOSS—let alone relying on basic attacks with a weapon.
However, looking at the boss with only half its HP left, there was no way Jiang Chen could just retreat.
“Damn it, isn’t this just making things difficult for me?!”
“There’s only a little over 10,000 HP left. With my current damage, that’s just a bit over a hundred hits.”
If he insisted on grinding it down, Jiang Chen still had confidence.
But that required one condition—his stamina bar had to be sufficient.
The reason he only had one damage window every 30 seconds wasn’t just because the boss’s attacks were dense—it was also because Jiang Chen had to constantly manage his stamina.
For example, during certain gaps in the boss’s attacks, instead of attacking, he used them to rest and recover a bit of stamina.
If he had infinite stamina, within 30 seconds, he could seize at least 2 to 3 damage windows.
“Damn it, what do I do? Even though my damage might be slightly higher than its self-healing...”
“If I really grind it down slowly, give me one or two hours, and I might actually be able to wear it to death.”
But Jiang Chen knew very well—this was basically unrealistic.
With this kind of attack frequency, if he could last around 20 minutes, that would already mean his focus and reaction speed were exceptional.
To last an entire hour under such pressure—even for Jiang Chen—it was impossible.
At the end of the day, he was just an ordinary person. His energy was limited.
However, just as Jiang Chen was still thinking about what to do, the small red notification dot on the First Recharge 6 RMB icon suddenly caught his attention.
“What’s this now?”