Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 979: The Mechanism of the Fallen Angels
Bone chopping.

Meat cut.

The Fallen Angels who have completed their incarnation are no longer empty energy bodies, but have real physical bodies.

Therefore, it is only natural that its limbs can also be separated.

"Uhhhhhhhhh-"

The unfamiliar pain caused the Fallen Angel to roar and scream like a wild beast.

The violent and disordered dark power burst out from his body, directly blowing Helechin and Siegfried around him away!

That wasn't an attack - otherwise the two of them wouldn't have been just "blown away".

It was obvious that his own magic power had been exhausted after releasing Paradise Lost, and he couldn't even get rid of Siegfried's entanglement... It was precisely because of this that he had one arm cut off by these two people.

When his magic power is sufficient, he can even influence the whole world through rituals and spells; he can smash an apostle with one punch, and can kill the "main tank" Ligia, who has the strongest body and the most vitality, with a casual blow, and even smash the artifacts given by the Candle Master and the Candle Master at will...

If the Fallen Angels still had extra strength now, they would never have fallen into such a predicament just now!
"…It's just an arm that was cut off."

The roar of the Fallen Angel was so painful that even the Great Guardian couldn't help but frown and complain.

He was just blown to pieces by a dozen energy balls!

That's not even a spell, just a release of power. Almost any mage can use this ability... It just comes from the "elemental affinity" in the Tao characteristics!
The third level of Storm Affinity allows a person to assimilate with the atmosphere and break through the speed of sound without causing the sound barrier; the third level of Lightning Affinity allows a person to trigger the power of thunder at will with a single move - this is the knowledge known to the Great Guardian. The energy ball that attacked him before was at least the sixth level of "Affinity"!
Just elemental affinity, even if it reaches the limit, it will be so strong!

The Great Guardian's proud body that could withstand the dragon's frontal charge seemed so fragile in the face of the purest power. It was no better than the fate of an ordinary person dancing in a minefield. The incomplete body only needed a towel to cover the remaining part.

No need for white sheets.

——Even so, he didn't let out a single howl or whine.

He wasn't knocked unconscious... He was conscious at the time, and was extremely aware of his death.

It was just because the Paradise Lost had not yet begun, and the "live broadcast" had not yet ended. He did not want others to see his ugly face of being defeated, which would induce fear and despair. He also did not want his teammates to worry about him and reveal their flaws.

So he held back.

Until he completely lost consciousness, his eyes that were looking straight at the sky were still bright and sharp, without the slightest wavering or fear!

But now, the Fallen Angel only had a broken arm, but he screamed so loudly...

"wrong."

Aiwass's voice sounded.

Flapping its six white wings, Aiwass flew to their side.

He said in a serious tone, "Retreat, Mr. George. You are not allowed to participate in the following battle. Please take Cardinal Fafner, Cardinal Galatea, and Master Chongbo away."

"……it is good."

There was no politeness or hesitation.

Although he was unwilling, the Great Guardian still accepted the order without hesitation and began to execute it immediately.

"I'm staying here."

Cardinal Galatea raised his head and spoke seriously.

Aiwass did not ask "why", but simply nodded and said: "Okay."

He was still staring at the Fallen Angel who was howling miserably and emitting terrifying power.

That was a decadent atmosphere that even Heleqin couldn't bear.

Needless to say.

That is a power that exceeds the "limits of the world".

"——That is the power of the law of Tiansi. The reason why Tiansi is called Tiansi..."

Saint John spoke softly, "'The Authority of the Celestial Being'... As a Celestial Being, it was injured by a mortal without divinity. I'm afraid it no longer recognizes the Fallen Celestial Being. Or, the Celestial Being fragment that belongs to the path of transcendence has chosen 'transcendence' itself.

“——He began to lose control.”

The power of the "fall" law wants to possess the body of the Fallen Angel; however, it is a power that should not exist in the current world, and the balance wall of the sand clock keeps suppressing it. The more it struggles, the more painful it is for the Fallen Angel.

Two forces far beyond the material world formed a millstone between heaven and earth... The pain was probably enough to wear out the mind. Lucifer used to be gentle, far less brave and strong than Wing Tiansi, and he was not like Wing Tiansi who had experienced desperate battles with powerful enemies... This gradually damaged and shattered the consciousness of the Fallen Angel.

This also means another thing...

——The Fallen Angels have entered their final stage.

Although the power of the Fallen Angels has been far higher than Aiwass expected...but the skillset of the Fallen Angels so far has been within Aiwass's expectations.

In the game, the first stage of the Fallen Angel is a spellcaster wearing golden armor.

It will cycle through purple lightning sweeps that cover half of the map, purple lasers that fall from the sky like space-based weapons and rotate and spread from the inside out, and purple spheres that slowly descend from the sky. So far, it's all considered a normal "sports mechanism" and you just need to run around and you'll be fine.

The unique mechanism of the Fallen Angels is that they will periodically impose the "Mark of Sin".

It will be activated every 30 seconds, locking one person for 8 seconds in the order of highest attack, highest damage, and highest healing. The locked person loses all control, and if killed by any other skill of the Fallen Angel, he will become an enemy and need to be killed again and resurrected to return to the team.

If both healers with resurrection abilities are "corrupted", the fight is a failure.

When the health of the Fallen Angel is halfway, he will release "Falling Sun" and switch forms.

This is a "headcount check".

This skill cannot be dodged, and requires the concentration and use of eight group damage reduction skills to withstand it - and in the game "Ouroboros", each player can only configure one stackable group damage reduction skill.

Therefore, one less person means the whole team is destroyed.

The second stage is the "Liberated Form - Fallen Angel", also known as the "King of Fighters Form". With the "Laser" and "Falling Ball" mechanics continuing and the tempo increasing, he will teleport to the nearest player every three seconds and punch them, knocking them back to the edge of the map.

If the first punch fails to knock back the target for any reason, or the target is still within the attack range after being knocked back, then the Fallen Angel will immediately add two more punches to the target. The damage of one punch is about 80% of the health of ordinary professions, while the defender will lose 30% to 40% of the health; and this punch cycle is every eight punches, and the "eighth punch" will be a "death penalty mechanism" that will definitely kill non-tank professions, and tank professions must rely on single-target damage reduction skills to force the remaining health to survive.

Whenever the Fallen Angel is approached by two or more players at the same time, he will immediately use an ability similar to "Resurrection" to pull all the people around him to the edge of the map. The cooldown of this ability is only fifteen seconds.

For the first-time group, it was a picture of hell. People were flying everywhere and it was a mess.

——This mechanism is also known as "gym teacher teaching mathematics". If you count the eighth punch incorrectly, you will be killed by a punch.

But according to the fool-proof strategy video released by the UP host of Bilibili, the movement trajectory of the Fallen Angel at this stage is actually controllable - without a melee profession, all you need to do is stand on one side to avoid other mechanisms, and two tanks stand on both sides of the other end and run forward immediately after being knocked back.

When the health drops to 20%, the "Sin Brand" mechanism will be restored, locking two people at a time, and the lock cooldown is reduced to once every 15 seconds. Because the players who are fixed in place will destroy the distance, and will not move after being forced into a corner, the other tank will definitely be forced into a corner and hammered to death... After that, you need to act according to the situation.

At this stage, even the best coordinated team will begin to slowly collapse.

But fortunately, you just need to get through this stage - when the health of the Fallen Angel drops to 10%, the scene will change and enter the third stage. There is enough transition time to revive teammates and increase health, and as long as there is a nurse left, the team will not be wiped out.

After the transition is complete, the name of the Fallen Angel will no longer be "Sealed Form·Fallen Angel" or "Liberated Form·Fallen Angel".

It's a two-character name.

——【Fall】.

Just like the Fallen Angel in front of him.

Some people think this is the most difficult stage, while others think it is the easiest stage. However, no matter which view is true, the Fallen Angels at this stage cannot allow anyone with a weak will to approach them.

The roar of the Fallen Angel gradually became lower and lower, and he gradually stopped struggling.

His left arm, which had just been severed, grew out again - or rather, it was reorganized into a terrifying and hideous devil's hand out of pure dark energy.

The eyes of the Fallen Angel turned into two pure black holes, with black electric light dancing in them.

"Snake..."

The Fallen Angel stared at Aiwass intently, and his expression gradually calmed down.

He had no expression on his face, and whispered like a dream: "I want to see you..."

His hands hung down, seemingly offering no resistance.

——But they couldn't get even a step closer.

Now the decadent aura emanating from him like a tidal wave was no longer the previous "purple", but gradually turned into pure, desperate black without a trace of other colors.

The feet of the Fallen Angel left the ground, and the whole person gradually floated up.

He spread his hands naturally with his palms facing upwards.

And above His head rose a dark sun—

It looked like an illusory crown, or like a halo hanging behind the head.

It beats like a heart - every time it beats, it emits an invisible, unavoidable ray of corrupted light, and its own volume expands.

The roaring and surging power of pure depravity made it impossible for anyone to get close to it - just like a person with a fear of heights walking towards a single-plank bridge on a cliff. The body would instinctively resist moving forward and could not move forward no matter what.

If you take just one step forward, a myriad of malicious intent will arise in your heart.

Even Heleqin, the King of the Wild Hunt, had his eyes faintly blood red. The breath of evil thoughts permeated out, and his whole body was frozen and motionless, and it seemed that he was about to turn into an evil spirit again -

The invisible and intangible breath of corruption spread in all directions with "corruption" as its center!

I couldn't look directly at it, and I couldn't get close to it. Just by feeling its presence in front of me, just by knowing that this "fallen" prototype existed in my mind, I would give rise to evil thoughts that were impossible to exist in my heart!

"——Come behind me!"

Aiwass spoke without hesitation.

He spread his six white wings and stood in front of everyone.

Although it was impossible to move forward, it was possible to move backward - people came to their senses and staggered backward.

If there is even one person standing in front of you, your brain will immediately become clear.

As the next dark halo spread, the malice boiling in Aiwas' heart caused the bottom of his pupils to quickly turn red.

Although Aiwass had realized during the previous "Second Phase" that the difficulty of the dungeons in the game had definitely been reduced by more than a little... and now when he was really fighting against [Degeneration], Aiwass felt it was even more outrageous -

He knew that the BOSS at this stage would charge up a long-duration, unconditional, full-screen instant kill skill, and would periodically release a low-damage, degenerate air wave that would knock back everyone and could be blocked by the player in the front. At the same time, it would still maintain the previous "laser" and "falling ball" mechanisms, but this time it required that it could not be hit.

Whether it is the Corrupted Aura or other mechanisms... as long as you are damaged once, a layer of Corrupted Aura will be added. You will randomly get any one of the eight negative states such as "Fainting", "Crazy", "Silent", "Weak", and "Slow".

Only when any three of these negative states are present at the same time can the "Fall" be inflicted with full damage, otherwise it can only cause one-third of the damage; but if eight layers of "Fall" are present at the same time, it will directly "fall" and turn into a demon - this means that control cannot be released through resurrection.

Therefore, this mechanism actually only requires you to dodge the two most basic mechanisms while constantly changing people to block the ball. If everyone blocks once without making any mistakes, you will have passed it by the time you reach the fifth level.

——Five is the sacred number of balance.

You can also sacrifice two healers in front of you after stacking three layers without changing people... Anyway, you don't need a nurse at this stage. The demon that the nurse turns into doesn't have much attack power, and two nurses can't kill the tank that has just healed to full health. After all the nurses are sacrificed, you can sacrifice the tank if the fight is not over.

...But now it seems that if you want to corrupt someone, why do you need to gather all eight levels? !

Aiwass only endured the first wave of "degradation" when he felt the darkness in front of his eyes. His vision was deprived, and endless desires, hatred, rage, laziness, lust and other degenerate desires surged from his heart. His body was able to freeze and not start to try to lose control because there were too many voices in his head, pulling him together and forming a balance.

It was as if there were many voices chattering in my mind, or as if I had listened to a "brainwashing song" that kept echoing in my mind, and I couldn't help but recall it... Only it was a hundred times, a thousand times stronger than that! To the point that even normal "thinking" was instinctively eliminated by the brain...

"--I come."

Then rang out the gentle yet firm voice of Saint John.

(End of this chapter)