Chapter 150: Dark Creatures Attack 3

The first to react was Doya. After all, she was used to killing animals and had seen plenty of bloody, violent scenes. She simply equated this to her previous hunting experiences, adjusted her mindset, and quickly regained her composure.

“Focus on the ones that are already bleeding.” This wasn’t just because the wounded dark creatures were easier to finish off—it was also because, when the flames landed on them, it was as if they were being ‘ignited.’

What was once pitch-black and invisible was now lit up by these burning dark creatures, making them stand out like the brightest stars in the night sky.

‘Whoosh whoosh—’

‘Whoosh—’

Doya skillfully picked up the enchanted willow bow that Su You had prepared for her. She started with a double shot, then quickly fired a third arrow.

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88! (Double shot bonus damage) -

75! (Double shot bonus damage) -

60

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After all, this bow was made from the tendons of a Black-Striped Tiger Beast and was enchanted for attack power, so its damage was an impressive 55 points!

Doya’s own stats weren’t bad either—especially since she specialized in archery. With this bow, her attack stat reached 70 points. As a result, after just three arrows, the dark creature that had only lost a tenth of its health was now down to just a tenth remaining.

‘Whoosh—’

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60

Another arrow, and Doya scored her first kill—also the very first kill of this wave of dark creature attacks.

Seeing how easily she took down a dark creature, Lyle and Lake, who were a bit less accustomed to such scenes, quickly snapped out of their daze.

They took a deep breath and began operating the arrow towers, targeting the already-wounded dark creatures.

By the end of the first round of attacks, Doya had successfully killed five dark creatures, while Lyle and Lake together had taken down about six.

Mack, on the other hand, hadn’t gotten any ‘kills’ yet. He was mainly using area attacks, which dealt less damage and were slower, so it was hard for him to land the finishing blow.

Of course, he didn’t really care about getting ‘kills’ anyway.

“Hold your fire!” Su You quickly called out when she saw the dark creatures, illuminated by the flames, suddenly start to writhe and surge like molten lava.

The dark creatures were now entering the ‘transformation’ phase.

In this phase, they were nearly invincible. Unless there was a huge difference in power, any attacks now would be pointless.

Mack had already stopped, and the other three halted as soon as they heard Su You’s warning.

To help everyone see what was happening outside, Mack thoughtfully tossed out a few small fireballs.

By the light of the fireballs, everyone could clearly see the dark creatures they had killed—now just piles of mush on the ground—suddenly begin to change rapidly.

It was as if someone was molding clay; the creatures gradually took on various new forms. Among these forms, everyone could recognize some familiar faces.

For example, some dark creatures transformed into ghostly skeletons, others into long-tailed crocodiles, and still others into fire demon monsters...

[Long-Tailed Crocodile Remains]

HP: 150/150

Attack: 50

Defense: 10

[Fire Demon Remains]

HP: 150/150

Attack: 50

Defense: 10

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These transformed dark creatures not only gained attack abilities, but their attack methods and stats were largely based on the template of the creature they mimicked.

This also meant that their previous kills were reset, since the ‘dead’ dark creatures had now ‘revived’ in a new form.

Of course, this revival wasn’t unlimited—otherwise, dark creatures would be invincible and would have conquered the world by now. Besides, this was only the first wave of dark creature attacks, so the difficulty couldn’t be that high.

Dark creatures only gain attack and defense abilities after transforming, and only then can they actually be killed.

In their original, pure-remains form, their HP could be depleted, but they wouldn’t die. Instead, they’d just gather together and then transform into killable monsters.

After transformation, their attack stays the same, but their HP and defense are halved. This is because the transformation was forced; if it had been voluntary, their stats would remain unchanged.

In other words, it was still worthwhile to kill the untransformed dark remains, since it made them weaker once they became combat-ready.

The only bad news was that, while Su You had originally seen only a dozen or so dark creatures, there were now clearly over twenty—maybe even thirty!

This was definitely different from before!

It seemed her suspicions were correct: this data-driven world was much harder than the previous game!

Previously, the first wave of dark creature attacks usually numbered only 10 to 20!

But Su You didn’t have time to dwell on this. After scanning the area below, she immediately gave orders: “Focus on the long-tailed crocodiles first!”

As she spoke, she began operating several arrow towers herself, targeting the dark creatures that had transformed into long-tailed crocodiles.

Although they looked like long-tailed crocodiles, these creatures were like shoddy mud sculptures—no green scales, no skin, no eyes or mouth.

At Su You’s command, Doya quickly switched targets to the ‘Long-Tailed Crocodile Remains’ and fired three arrows in quick succession, each piercing the tail and limbs of the same creature.

Lyle and Lake weren’t archery specialists, so they were a bit slower. By the time they managed to aim an arrow tower at a dark creature, Doya had already finished off one and was moving on to the next.

Still, even though they were slower, their aim with the arrow towers was pretty good—almost every arrow hit a dark creature. Of course, whether it was the one they’d aimed for didn’t really matter, as long as they didn’t waste any damage.

As they continued taking down dark creatures, Su You kept a close watch in the darkness—she needed to quickly identify any elite monsters among this wave.

The regular mobs were easy enough to handle; their attacks were weak and they were just stat monsters.

But elites were different. Elites had skills—like the Fire Demon Leader’s ‘Summon’ ability. These were ‘mechanic monsters.’

Mechanic monsters might not have strong stats, but their skills could easily turn the tide of battle...

(End of Chapter)"

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