Monsters Are Coming

He was unsure of the life monitoring mechanism of Puppet No. 2.

But just like players, pets are also living entities.

Is it possible to have pets take the hit instead of players, thus creating output space for the team?

With this idea, Ding Xiao decided to enter real combat testing the next day.

With 592 people in the group, that means 592 growth pets could be sacrificed, indirectly improving output efficiency.

The next day, in the afternoon.

Ding Xiao led the warband to strike again.

This round of challenges proved his speculation.

Using pets as sacrifices was completely feasible.

It resolved the issue of sacrificing players to create an output environment, which would otherwise lead to reduced numbers affecting output.

But a new problem soon emerged.

When the 489th pet was sacrificed, Puppet No. 2's body had already suffered severe damage and would enter a special state, unleashing a full-area beam bombardment within the spatial scene.

This strike was unavoidable, and its appearance meant a total wipeout.

The full-force strike of a level 179 Hunting Monster was simply not something the warband could withstand.

Puppet No. 2's behavior reminded Ding Xiao of early-game BOSS settings, with staged enhancements.

Compared to other life forms in Monster World, Puppet No. 2 seemed very out of place.

Other life forms in Monster World weaken as they are fought, with no concept of becoming stronger when on low health.

However, Puppet No. 2 exhibited different behaviors at each stage of its health bar decreasing.

Or rather, Puppet No. 2 could actually unleash a full-screen bombardment from the start, but its combat power gradually unseals as its health bar drops.

The full-area beam bombing capability left Ding Xiao without a solution.

All other problems could be avoided through skill and strategy.

Only the full-screen bombardment was unreasonable, unless the Life Soul Library had an invincibility skill allowing players to be immune to all damage, even a temporary invincibility skill could avoid this terrifying output round.

Even the Sealing Spirit Attribute couldn't interrupt this round of beam bombardment.

At that moment, Ding Xiao was utterly helpless.

The full-screen beam bombardment simply couldn't be resolved through the efficient cooperative combat of the warband members.

Just as Ding Xiao was about to give up and let the damage taker players from the Old Army Group and the Divine Hall Guild leave, a comment popped up in the livestream chat.

This comment left Ding Xiao in a daze.

Because the sender of this comment was regarded as a deity by forum players: Visitor No. 1.

Visitor No. 1: Having watched your previous live recordings, your tactics are good. Any thoughts on the next round of challenges?

Facing Visitor No. 1's inquiry, Ding Xiao decisively responded:

"Puppet No. 2's full-screen bombardment is unsolvable, I want to give up."

In the next second, a comment from Visitor No. 1 appeared: This ability definitely has a solution, why give up? First, tell me about your detailed plan for the next challenge.

Upon hearing this, Ding Xiao, without hesitation, began to recount his originally drafted battle plan.

But during this process, Ding Xiao, who could stay calm and adjust tactics even before thousands of troops, spoke with an inexperienced tension in his voice.

Like a schoolboy handing in homework.

The reason for all this was the miracles performed multiple times by Visitor No. 1, to which he was deeply awed.

He also regarded Visitor No. 1 as his idol.

Now that his idol intended to offer guidance, Ding Xiao felt unexplainable nervousness.

Even Ding Xiao himself felt unfamiliar with his current demeanor.

"I plan to use 100 Blood Soul Chains in combination with petrification to forcibly interrupt Puppet No. 2's large-scale early output..."

At this point, Ding Xiao paused and looked at the comment section.

"Continue." Visitor No. 1's comment floated by, accompanied by a system-provided smiley face emoji.

Ding Xiao took a deep breath and continued to describe his tactical setup.

When the battle simulation reached the beam explosion phase, Ding Xiao regretfully said:

"At the full-screen beam bombardment stage, I can't find a solution. Even the Sealing Spirit Attribute can't interrupt it; the energy intensity is too high. The Sealing Spirit Attribute released by the Shooter Team can only briefly delay the beam explosion release.

In the next second, Visitor No. 1 sent a comment: I'll give you two ways to solve this problem, it's up to you to decide.

"Okay." Ding Xiao nodded affirmatively.

As Visitor No. 1 explained, Ding Xiao's eyes gradually brightened.

"Feasible, your plans are absolutely feasible."

"Give it a try, I'll be watching your next command throughout."

"Thank you."

This time, Visitor No. 1 didn't give any further response.

Under Visitor No. 1's guidance, Ding Xiao immediately revised his prepared battle plan.

The next day.

Challenge resumed.

Through sacrificing pets, the warband led by Ding Xiao quickly advanced to the stage before the beam explosion appeared.

By this stage, Puppet No. 2 was no longer in its original form.

Its ceramic-like body was covered with web-like fine cracks, its left arm broken at the elbow joint, barely connected by a few silver-white threads.

Various parts of its body were burnt to blackened holes, exposing the structure of spiritual patterns inside.

The focused fire on its chest revealed a large gap, allowing a view of a crystal core beating like a heart, yet those Blue Gemstone-like eyes remained icy.

Nevertheless, Puppet No. 2's combat power remained terrifying, with any mistake potentially leading to a total wipeout.

At this moment, Ding Xiao used the Spiritual Eyes Attribute to keep his eyes locked on Puppet No. 2, waiting for the beam explosion to appear.

Now, with Puppet No. 2 severely damaged, it could activate the full-screen beam bombardment mode at any time.

Three minutes later, Ding Xiao noticed the energy flow within Puppet No. 2 suddenly speeding up.

Realizing the imminent activation of full-screen bombardment mode, he decisively roared in the warband chat channel: