493: Chapter 493 Let's Dance

The deep black seawater did not turn into the earth-shattering tsunami everyone had expected.

The water tornado that had surged into the sky suddenly paused in mid-air, its color changing abruptly.

The originally pitch-black water column was instantly dyed in blinding fluorescent pink, shimmering blue, and forgiving green.

A high-pitched, thick, heavy bass drumbeat exploded out of thin air, shaking the seawater of the entire Cangxing Bay, causing it to rise and fall.

" Untz, untz! Untz, untz! "

The Star Sea King's massive body twisted frantically in mid-air, his two bandaged hands transforming into DJ decks, scratching wildly in the void.

The millions of players on the scene were collectively stunned.

Immediately after, another strange change occurred.

Chen You looked down to see four huge glowing squares appear under his feet, pointing up, down, left, and right respectively.

At the same time, a translucent cursor interface popped up directly in his line of sight.

At the top of the interface, rows of glowing arrows were falling downwards at a constant speed, following the beat of the heavy bass.

A system notification sounded in every player's ear.

[ System Notification: Rhythm of the Star Sea has been activated! ]

[ Based on the falling cursors, step on the corresponding directional keys under your feet. Each Miss will deduct 10% of your maximum HP. ]

[ The boss's armor is reduced by 50% in this phase, but besides dealing damage, please do not ignore the dance steps under your feet. ]

Chen You looked at the four directional keys under his feet, then at the arrows constantly falling before him, his mouth twitching uncontrollably.

Isn't this just a dance mat!

And it's a hardcore rhythm game with HP penalties!

" Ah! "

A shrill scream came from afar.

Chen You turned his head to look.

Over at the Titan God Clan position, a burly Berserker didn't understand the situation; he took a step forward while holding his axe, landing right on the wrong key.

A blood-red " MISS " popped up on the cursor interface.

A huge true damage number instantly floated above the Berserker's head, and his health bar evaporated by one-tenth.

He retreated in horror, but ended up stepping on the wrong key again, and his health bar dropped once more.

" Don't move randomly! " Salos roared.

This level 92 Titan God Clan guild leader was covered in sweat at this moment.

He stared intently at the cursors falling before him, lifting that large foot capable of crushing boulders, trying to aim for the square under his feet.

" Up... Left... No, it's Right! "

Salos stomped down.

" Crack. "

The Titan Berserker's feet were simply too big, and this stomp landed on both the " Up " and " Left " squares at the same time.

System judgment: MISS!

Salos's health bar dropped a chunk instantly.

This cold-blooded top-tier Berserker was now flustered, his face flushed red, holding his battle axe with both hands, jumping around on the spot with left and right feet.

He looked just like a giant bear that had its tail stepped on.

" What the hell kind of magic circle is this! " Salos cursed while missing beats.

" Why does it deduct HP when you step on it! Oro, is this some trick played by you Roman God Clan members! "

Oro in the distance had no time to pay attention to him.

The mages of the Roman God Clan were even worse off.

Mages were used to standing still while casting spells; now, forced to dance to the beat, their incantations were all messed up.

Oro held his staff, the hem of his mage robe swaying back and forth with his clumsy jumping movements.

He had just chanted half of a Fireball spell when a " Down " arrow fell, and he hurriedly pulled back his staff to step on the key.

As a result, he suffered spell backlash, not only losing the 10% HP from the mechanic but also an additional 5% from his own backlash.

" Keep the rhythm! Don't cast spells! Survive first! " Oro yelled in the guild channel, exasperated.

The situation for Arrow of the Moon was slightly better.

The Elf God Clan was naturally agile, with extremely fast reaction speeds.

She lifted her skirt, her bare feet jumping lightly on the four squares, barely keeping up with the first wave of slow beats.

But she quickly discovered the problem.

" Can't attack. "

Arrow of the Moon frowned deeply.

As soon as she drew her bow, her line of sight would deviate from the cursor interface, and her footwork would lag by half a beat.

This mechanic of playing a high-difficulty rhythm game while also needing to aim and output damage was completely beyond the cognition of these Western fantasy MMO players.

The millions of players on the scene had now turned into a massive scene of chaotic dancing.

Screams rose and fell one after another.

Casual players were constantly having their health bars emptied because they missed ten consecutive beats, turning into white light and flying back to the main city.

Chen You stood on the back of the Kun, watching this comical scene, and sighed.

" The designer of this crappy game is definitely a hardcore rhythm game addict. "

However, this introductory-level track with a BPM (beats per minute) of only 120 was something he could Full Combo even with his eyes closed.

What's more, he was now a Cultivator at the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

A Cultivator's divine sense was sufficient for multitasking, and his neural reaction speed was dozens of times that of an ordinary person.

Chen You sent a message in the team channel.

[ Team ] Chen You: Lin Miao, can you play Audition?

[ Team ] Lin Miao: A little.

[ Team ] Chen You: Alright, prioritize survival, don't worry about damage.

Chen You's feet moved rapidly on the four squares, his figure light and elegant.

On the cursor interface before him, golden " Perfect " words popped up frantically.

His health bar didn't budge at all.

Not only that, Chen You didn't even have idle hands.

He formed a hand seal with one hand, and the Nine Revolutions Primordial Chaos Art operated crazily.

The yuhuang sword emitted a crisp sword hum in mid-air, transforming into three streaks of golden light, heading straight for the Star Sea King's head.

" How can he still attack! "

Oro, who was scrambling to step on the squares, caught a glimpse of this out of the corner of his eye, his eyeballs almost popping out.

They, as mages, were struggling just to stand steady, yet that Chen You was actually performing dazzling footwork on the squares while simultaneously controlling a flying sword to deal millions of damage?

What kind of monster is this!

Salos also saw Chen You's actions.

He had just missed a beat and lost another 10% of his HP, so angry that smoke was practically coming out of his seven orifices.

" Chen You! You're cheating! This is impossible! " Salos roared at Chen You while clumsily twisting his massive waist.

Chen You performed a sliding step, accurately landing on a long-press note, and incidentally directed the yuhuang sword to slash a cut on the Star Sea King's face.

He turned his head, looked at Salos's comical appearance, and mercilessly mocked him.

" Big dummy, this is called hand-eye coordination. "

Chen You sneered.

" With those two left feet of yours, it's a miracle you don't trip over yourself when walking, and you still want to keep up with the Rhythm of the Star Sea? "

" You! " Salos was so angry he almost vomited blood; distracted, he missed another beat.

Chen You couldn't be bothered to pay attention to him and turned to look at the other side.

The Magic Archers of the Elf Race were stepping to the beat while drawing their bows and shooting arrows in the gaps between [ Perfect ]s.

Although their damage output frequency had dropped significantly, they were at least able to deal effective damage.

Due to the mechanics, the Star Sea King's armor was reduced by 50%.

The Star Sea King's HP plummeted from 30%, 28%, 25%, 20%...

" Put your hands up! "

The Star Sea King seemed to have sensed the loss of his HP, and he suddenly let out a deafening electronic roar.

The originally soothing heavy bass beat instantly became extremely violent.

The BPM soared directly from 120 to 180!

The arrows on the cursor interface poured down like a rainstorm.

" Ahhh! "

" Help! "

Screams merged into one.