309: Chapter 309 What kind of mechanism is this?

The wind and snow raged, and heavy bass vibrated across the entire snowy plain.

An ice-and-snow monster carried a massive ice-sculpted speaker, twisting its tall body and sliding in the center of the hollow with extremely eerie steps.

"Boom-tss, clap-tss! Boom-tss, clap-tss!"

Ripples of red light emanated from the speaker.

"Your attacks are all just scratches; this king's armor is top-notch!"

The piercing electronic music, mixed with a mental penetration effect, turned into physical sound waves that swept across the field.

Over three hundred players were instantly hit hard.

The Priests' Holy Light Shields flickered violently under the impact of the sound waves, shattering in less than two seconds.

Red damage numbers continuously floated above the heads of several front-line Warriors, their health bars dropping at a visible rate.

"Holy crap! This sonic wave carries true damage that ignores defense!"

"Wait, who's touching my butt? Fight the monster!"

"I'm hit with the Confusion status!"

"Healers! Group heal! Dispel it!"

Bloody Battle is a Bit Sweet gritted his teeth, gripped his heavy sword with both hands, and took a step forward against the sonic impact.

He stared at the monster's health bar and roared, "Don't panic! Mage corps, unleash all your ultimate burst damage!"

"Assassins, go invisible and sneak over; find a chance to interrupt its skill!"

The Mages in the back row endured the stinging pain in their eardrums and raised their staves.

Blizzards, Chain Fireballs, and Lightning Strikes—multicolored high-level skills converged in mid-air into a torrent of energy, slamming into the swaying monster.

The monster stopped rapping.

It raised its thick, ice-blue arm and slapped a button on top of the speaker hard.

"Drop the beat!"

Buzz—

A deep blue, translucent ripple shield instantly spread out from the speaker, completely enveloping the monster's massive body.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Hundreds of high-level spells slammed into the ripple shield, exploding into a sky full of light and shadow.

However, when the dust settled, all the players were dumbfounded.

Densely packed gray numbers floated up from the shield.

[Immune]

[-1]

[Immune]

[-1]

The monster's health bar didn't budge an inch.

Several Assassins who had snuck behind the monster had just revealed themselves.

Their daggers stabbed the shield, only to be sent flying over a dozen meters by a powerful counter-shock force, landing in the snow with their fates unknown.

"How are we supposed to fight this?" The Mage Corps Leader's voice was filled with despair. "Magic immunity, and physical defense can't be breached? This monster's mechanics must be bugged!"

Bloody Battle is a Bit Sweet's eyes twitched wildly.

In all his time playing, he had never seen such a disgusting shield mechanic.

Without breaking the shield, it was impossible to deal damage.

But the thickness and defensive resistance of this shield completely exceeded the current damage cap of the players.

"Find a weakness! There must be a weakness!" Bloody Battle is a Bit Sweet was sweating profusely from anxiety.

"Attack its speaker! Or see if there's a formation core under its feet!"

The players were in a mess, desperately searching for the so-called mechanical weakness.

Meanwhile, Chen You, standing in the center of the battlefield, was watching it all with a cold face.

He had originally thought this commotion was caused by that Star Sea King projection he had driven away.

After all, that guy also liked this electronic music and rap routine.

But looking closely now...

The name above the monster's head was [The Strongest Sound of the Star Sea · Mutated Ice Demon], Level 40.

It was likely just a local elite monster contaminated by the Star Sea King's power.

Not the real deal.

At this moment, the Mutated Ice Demon was still immersed in its own rhythm.

"Boom-tss, clap-tss! Absolute defense, that's how wild I am!"

Chen You felt a bit disappointed, but more than that, he felt annoyed.

"Right now..."

He slowly raised his hand.

"...the last thing I want to hear is RAP!"

The Ice Demon noticed Chen You nearby.

It lowered its head, two clusters of eerie blue ghost-fire flickering in its eye sockets.

It raised the speaker, aiming it at Chen You, preparing to release a maximum-power sonic blast.

"Feel this ultimate subwoofer—"

Zheng!

A crisp sword chime drowned out all the noise.

No sword qi soared into the sky, no celestial phenomena occurred.

Chen You simply raised his hand, swung his sword, and sheathed it.

The sequence of movements was smooth and fluid, so fast that the three hundred players around him couldn't see the trajectory of his strike at all.

Only a very fine dark-gold thread remained in the air.

That thread drifted through the snow, sliced through the ripple shield the Ice Demon was so proud of, and finally cut through the massive speaker on its shoulder.

Crack.

A crisp sound of shattering rang out abruptly on the snowy plain.

The Ice Demon's movements froze.

Its mouth was open, its line stuck in its throat.

The next second.

[-79,600! (Critical Hit/Weakness Break)]

[-55,600! (Weakness Break)]

[-54,500! (Weakness Break)]

A string of damage numbers suddenly popped out from above the Ice Demon's head.

Bang!

The Ice Demon's massive body, along with the pure ice speaker, instantly exploded into a pile of fine ice shards.

The wind and snow stopped, and the electronic music vanished.

The entire hollow fell into a deathly silence.

Over three hundred players remained in their poses, weapons raised, like a group of statues frozen in time.

No one spoke; even the sound of breathing seemed to have stopped.

The heavy sword in Bloody Battle is a Bit Sweet's hand fell onto the snow again.

He stared fixedly at where the Ice Demon had shattered, then looked at Chen You, who stood there without even a ruffled hem on his clothes, his mind completely blank.

A basic attack.

An instant kill.

"What... what kind of damage is that?" a Mage swallowed hard, his voice trembling uncontrollably.

"Is he cheating? He must have modified the data!"

"Shut up!" Bloody Battle is a Bit Sweet suddenly snapped back to his senses, slapped the back of the Mage's head, and roared in a low voice.

"If you want to die, don't drag the guild down with you! That's God You! Does he need to cheat?"

Chen You ignored the whispers of the players behind him.

He stepped forward and kicked the ice shards on the ground with the tip of his foot.

Golden light flashed as several dropped items appeared on the snow.

Chen You didn't even look at the equipment emitting enticing light; his gaze was locked onto a pitch-black metal fragment.

He bent down and picked up the fragment.

[Obtained Quest Clue: Broken DJ Deck Part]

[Item Description: A mechanical part tainted with the Star Sea King's aura. It seems to point toward an ancient mining area buried deep underground.]

A system notification sound followed in Chen You's ear.

[Ding! Main Quest Updated!]

[Quest Objective: Head to Cangxing Mine and find the source of the mysterious power.]

[Quest Hint: Ancient rule-based powers reside in the depths of the mine. Please be fully prepared for battle.]

Chen You casually threw the part into his backpack.

Cangxing Mine—that should be the dungeon.

Chen You turned around, preparing to leave.

"God... God You! Please wait a moment!"

Bloody Battle is a Bit Sweet came running over, practically crawling.

He rubbed his hands together, his face full of smiles, his eyes filled with unconcealed fanaticism and awe.

"God You, that sword strike just now—was it some ultimate skill of a hidden class?" Bloody Battle is a Bit Sweet asked cautiously.

"Or did you trigger some kind of instant-death mechanic for this monster?"

Chen You stopped and glanced at him.

"It was just a basic attack," Chen You said flatly.

"A... basic attack?" Bloody Battle is a Bit Sweet was stunned.

"Yeah." Chen You nodded.

"What mechanics do you need to kill a monster? As long as your output is higher than its maximum health, it will die."

"That's common sense."