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Chapter 439 Lying
Seeing this, Zhuge Jun couldn't help but be stunned.

Is there such a thing?
Where is this NPC?
He pulled back the video and watched it again, and found that this was another small fork leading to the bridge.

This fork in the road is blocked by some boxes and debris. After passing it, you have to jump down into a small alley, then walk to the end and climb up a staircase to reach this special platform.

In general, it is hidden quite deeply.

If the player has an obsession with exploration, they can find it, but most players will not deliberately explore these places in the early stages. Basically, they will go straight to the boss when they see the bridge, so not many players will find this fork in the road.

"Hello!
"You're still wandering around the streets at this hour, didn't you hear the broadcast?

"Oh, seeing you've walked all the way here covered in blood, it must have been difficult, right? Hehe, you're really amazing...

“Let me introduce myself. I am a kind-hearted doctor. I came here to treat patients, but I didn’t expect to be delayed because of the earthquake.

"Now I want to go home, but the bridge I have to take is blocked by this puppet. I went to a high place and observed for a long time, but I still can't do anything...

"Oh, by the way, seeing as how good you are at fighting, are you a combat puppet or a skilled hunter?"

At this time, two different options appeared on the screen, namely "Puppet" and "Human".

There is also a countdown of about ten seconds, neither long nor short.

This gives players more time to react and think, but it is not possible to use this time to quickly look up a guide.

“Okay, time is limited, let’s choose one and then explain it to you in detail.

“Everyone, please be careful not to copy my answer, because this option is based on your face-shaping identity.

“In general, if you sculpt a standard face, then your initial identity label is ‘human tendency’, and at this time we will choose a doll.

"On the other hand, if you pinch the face of an ancient god, then your initial identity is 'puppet tendency', and at this time we will choose human.

"Why did you choose this? You can think about it for yourself first. Let's continue with the conversation below. After the boss battle, I will explain the reasons in detail."

Zhuge Jun was thinking while watching the video.

If he were allowed to choose right from the start, he would definitely be confused and would most likely choose to tell the truth.

But Heilong has already given the standard answer in the video. Using the standard answer to work backwards, the difficulty of judgment is much lower, and the entire reasoning process is easy to guess.

At this time, Zhuge Jun noticed some details, that is, the content and tone of the NPC's speech, as well as his clothes were not right.

His tone of voice always makes people feel sinister and ill-intentioned, and is often mixed with some "hehe" laughter. Moreover, it is quite strange that he calls himself a "kind doctor". Which doctor would forcibly add the adjective "kind" when introducing himself?
If you look closely at the NPC's clothing, you will find that he is actually wearing the clothes of a puppet maker, and there are a lot of blood stains on it. There is also a bag of unknown meaning next to him, and some jewels are vaguely visible from the bag.

Even if players cannot guess his true purpose and identity, these doubts can roughly confirm that this person has bad intentions and cannot be trusted.

“Could it be that… this NPC is actually using a giant beast puppet to kill passersby?
"There are many corpses of humans and puppets on the bridge, and some puppets have incomplete limbs. There seems to be a door on this platform. This door cannot be opened at the moment, but judging from its location, it seems to be connected to a shortcut to the bridge.

“Although it’s unclear what’s in the bag next to this NPC, it’s likely to be gold and silver jewelry from the victims of the bridge or more valuable prosthetic limbs from the dolls.

"But why did he ask about my identity? Could it be that..."

Zhuge Jun vaguely guessed that this NPC seemed to be an evil craftsman who could control the form of the giant beast puppet through some special method.

Sure enough, when the black dragon in the video came to the bridge again, the giant beast puppet changed.

Originally, only the black hair of the beastman could be seen on its chest and crotch, but now, its entire body was covered with swollen tentacles, as if it was parasitized by a giant zombie.

Even the original attack movements have changed, becoming noticeably faster and more agile.

Zhuge Jun couldn't help but be surprised: "This NPC can really change the boss's form? In other words, when the player took a detour to leave the platform, the NPC secretly opened a shortcut and came to the bridge first, changing the boss's state?
"But how did he do it? Why didn't the boss beat him? Well, it seems that this is also a plot hole."

Meanwhile, Black Dragon was fighting with the boss while explaining the impact of choosing an identity.

“Everyone should have roughly understood that our previous options will change the boss’s status.

"As for why, I can't give a particularly accurate explanation yet. But you can tell that this NPC has bad intentions and can change the boss form, so we have to deliberately trick him.

“We answered ‘puppet’, so the NPC changed the boss into a form that is more restrained against the puppet.

"There are many different kinds of restraint relationships in this game. In addition to the well-known common restraint relationships such as 'more hair and weaker fire' and 'puppets and weaker thunder', there is also a cyclic restraint relationship between humans, zombies and puppets." Simply put: zombies restrain puppets, puppets restrain humans, and humans restrain zombies.

"why?

“First of all, zombies, or monsters that have transformed from beasts, will spray blood when attacked, and this unclean blood itself is corrosive. Before it solidifies into crystals, it cannot become the internal energy of the puppet.

“And even if it can be considered as an energy source, the puppet can only transform and absorb it through certain specific means, and cannot absorb it directly by pouring it on the body. This will only cause corrosion and damage to the puppet’s parts.

“To put it simply, cars burn oil, but you can’t just pour oil on the car or the engine, because that would cause mechanical damage.

“So, zombies are better than puppets.

"When puppets fight humans, they will not be corroded, and they have strong defense and strange movements. Because they rely on clockwork to generate power, each person has a fast and slow sword. Human bodies are fragile and can easily be caught off guard by fast and slow swords. When fighting with the same weapons, humans are at a comprehensive disadvantage.

“So, puppets are better than humans.

"So what happens when humans fight zombies? We all know that humans can absorb the blood of zombies to restore their health, so they won't be corroded like puppets.

“At the same time, the zombies’ movements are mostly not fast or slow, and each move is relatively intuitive. Humans can completely deal with them with conventional combat ideas.

“Not only that, human weapons often have a significant damaging effect on zombies, especially after being enchanted with fire charms.

“So, humans are better than zombies.

"We lied to the NPC and told them we were puppets, so the NPC would transform the boss into a zombie. This could have been a good way to target the puppets, but we are humans, so the boss was restrained by us.

"The opposite is also true. If you choose a puppet-oriented protagonist, then choose a human. I have tested it before and it also works.

"But I want to remind everyone that you must save the game manually when talking to NPCs. Because there is a certain probability of failure when lying with puppets. If you fail, the result is that the NPC will see through our lies and transform the boss into a zombie, and our battle will become more difficult."

Zhuge Jun suddenly realized, so that's it!
There is actually such a restrained relationship?

Judging from the video, the difficulty of the boss battle was indeed reduced a lot after the lie.

Originally, this boss was half puppet, half zombie. That is, its chest and crotch were zombie-like, but its limbs were puppet-like.

At this time, the player uses weapons to attack its limbs, but the effect is minimal, because the puppet is a mechanical structure, which has a good damage reduction effect on weapons, and it is difficult to cause damage to any part of it.

After lying, the boss will choose to spread or gather his beastly zombie state, and at this time he is more inclined to the state of all puppets or all zombies.

If it is all zombies, then its fast and slow knife movements will be significantly reduced, each move will be more intuitive, and it will also be better for GP.

In addition, its hands and feet have become more easily damaged.

Combined with the first two methods of fighting Black Dragon mentioned above, the difficulty is further reduced.

Heilong did not demonstrate the situation of the puppet protagonist, but based on the mechanism of this game, Zhuge Jun could roughly guess it.

If the protagonist lies that he is a human, the NPC will transform the boss into a pure puppet. At this time, the puppet's fast and slow swords will increase, but the movements will become slower.

The puppet protagonist used to move slowly, and it was easy to get beaten when fighting zombies, and the blood sprayed by the zombies would corrode the puppet parts. But now that the boss moves slowly, the puppet protagonist can choose the right position and charge up to attack fiercely, which also reduces the difficulty.

According to the setting, the puppet protagonist itself has higher damage and toughness reduction multipliers, and has a good advantage in head-on confrontations.

"This strategy is really a timely help!"

Zhuge Jun carefully studied the GP timing of several specific actions, and gave the corresponding response to the NPC, adding the boss's beastly state.

When I challenged the boss again, it was obviously much smoother than before, and I successfully defeated it after four attempts.

“Take it!
"Hey, maybe I misjudged this game before. Now it seems that it's not that bad. It's not that difficult."

Zhuge Jun stretched lazily. After defeating the boss, his previous resentment disappeared.

The wind stopped and the rain stopped, and he felt that he was fine again.

Cheer up and keep pushing the process forward!

(End of this chapter)