Ancient Ark: A Dark-Themed Historical Survival Game

The third challenge tests the "unorthodox and unorthodox strategies"!

What are the concepts of "odd" and "normal"?

As Sun Tzu's Art of War states.

In all battles, one engages with the orthodox and wins with the unorthodox.

Sun Tzu divided military tactics into conventional and unconventional tactics. For example, a direct confrontation between two armies is a conventional tactic, while a surprise attack or ambush is an unconventional tactic. However, conventional and unconventional tactics can be transformed into each other, and there is never an absolute boundary between them.

Objective of this stage:

Chu army commander Shen Yinxu!

As a dungeon boss, Shen Yinxu's level cannot exceed the dungeon's level cap, but he is blessed with numerous buff attributes comparable to a boss monster.

Lord units are a level higher than elite units.

Very rare.

The attributes are frighteningly high!

At this stage, it's almost impossible for players to challenge such an opponent without forming a team of ten or twenty people.

Shen Yinxu has a special status called "Righteous Momentum," which makes him completely immune to all damage except for direct attacks. In other words, only fair and square attacks can have an effect.

All sneak attacks and tricks are ineffective.

The commander is surrounded by Chu soldiers. If he launches a frontal attack, he will be surrounded. Even if there are ten Xiao Yus, they will be sent to their deaths!

Therefore, you cannot directly challenge the BOSS. You need to eliminate several important elite units to weaken the BOSS's attributes. At the same time, by increasing the chaos level of the Chu camp, you can ensure that you will not be disturbed when challenging the BOSS.

First, put on the armor of the Chu army.

These are equipment given as rewards in the dungeon. They provide defensive bonuses but no attribute bonuses and cannot be taken out of the dungeon. With these, one can disguise oneself as a member of the Chu army and avoid triggering an attack from them.

Start searching for the target.

[Chu Soldier], Level 1 Common Unit, Health 20... Description: A common Chu soldier. Killing him increases Chaos by 5 points and Exposure by 20 points.

[Chu State Commandant], Level 1 Elite Unit, Health 40... Description: A junior general of the Chu State. Killing him increases confusion value by 10 points and exposure value by 20 points.

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The All-Seeing Eye can not only discern an enemy's attributes, skills, status, and identity, but it can even see the dungeon effects of killing these units.

We cannot kill indiscriminately.

The effect can only be achieved when the chaos value is 100.

Each kill increases exposure by 20.

Once the exposure value reaches 100, the disguise will be lost and movement will be impossible.

Using intelligence and his all-knowing eye, Xiao Yu located the correct target near a military tent.

【Wei She】, Level 2 Elite Unit, Health 80... Description: A high-ranking official of the Chu state and a senior general in the Chu army. Killing him increases confusion value by 25 points and exposure value by 20 points.

very good!

it's him!

Wei She was a real historical figure who was active during the reigns of King Ling of Chu and King Ping of Chu. He was also deeply involved in the Battle of Baiju, but the person appearing here at this time is not the real Wei She.

This is a mirror image of a character created by the secret realm.

Wei She is a level 2 elite with high health and excellent archery skills. He is extremely powerful. However, to defeat him, you will need to overcome two difficulties.

First, there are many soldiers loitering around here, so we can't act rashly and must wait for the right opportunity.

Secondly, Wei She has the "True Soldier" buff, which generates 100 points of protective power in frontal combat. However, if she is attacked by a sneak attack, this buff will expire within ten seconds.

in short.

Fighting with conventional forces can only lead to victory through unconventional tactics.

You have to ambush this mini-boss.

Once an attack is spotted or a suspicious action is taken that alerts the attacker, the challenge is almost certainly doomed.

100 points of protective power.

100 damage saving throws per second.

What does this mean? It means we're practically invincible at this stage!

No attack from Xiao Yu will work. Only by breaking this buff can he possibly kill this mini-boss!

Please wait patiently for a minute or two.

At this moment, the nearby soldiers moved to a distance.

Wei She's seclusion in the military tent presented an opportunity for a surprise attack.

Xiao Yu pretended to be a messenger soldier entering the military tent to attract Wei She's attention. Under these circumstances, any attack he made would be ineffective.

but.

Just then.

He controlled the archer spirit and shot an arrow from outside the tent, which hit Wei She in the back.

-2!

This attack was outside Wei She's field of vision, so it not only had an effect but also removed the "True Soldier" effect, causing him to lose his damage immunity for a short period of time.

"Wu Jun is a spy!"

Wei She was both shocked and furious, and drew his sword.

Xiao Yu had already activated the equipment skill ahead of time.

"Corrosive Fireball!"

-18!

Caught off guard, Wei She was hit in the face by a fireball, which not only severely injured her and caused her to lose her vision, but also caused her to freeze due to the immense pain.

Xiao Yu instantly unleashed a flash of sword light.

Heads rolled!

-80 (Deadly Critical Hit!)

Although a level 2 elite has a physique ten times stronger than an ordinary person, and can quickly heal wounds that are deep enough to expose bone, their physiological structure is still that of a human. They would still be instantly killed if they suffered a decapitation.

"Luckily, I got this ring; it saved me a lot of trouble!"

Xiao Yu was able to kill a level 2 elite unit so easily, partly because his disguise reduced the opponent's desire to attack, and partly because of the spell skill attached to the Corruption Ring.

A white ball of light burst forth from the bullet.

[You have picked up loot: Soul Essence +10, Rhino Hide Armor +1!]

I got a loot drop!

[Rhino Hide Armor], Gray Superior Grade, Base Defense +4, Protective Power +1, Durability 15!

Protective power and basic defense are two different things!

The former can be understood as indiscriminate defense of the whole body. Regardless of whether there is armor protection or not, including the eyes, neck and other parts, they will be protected by extraordinary power, with an immunity frequency of about once per second.

The latter can be understood as the physical defense effect of the equipment itself. Different equipment has different defense capabilities, and they do not stack.

The protective power is a stronger defensive attribute.

If one player's protective power is 20, the other player's maximum damage output per second is less than 20.

Theoretically speaking, the former will be unable to be hit with a critical strike, and the latter will have no way to break through the defense.

of course.

To mitigate damage.

Durability will decrease rapidly.

Therefore, if the second player is given enough time, even after one of the first player's armor pieces becomes ineffective, he will still be able to pose a lethal threat to the first player.

Gray-quality armor rarely provides any protection.

Therefore, this equipment is quite valuable.

Continue the operation.

There are also three mini-bosses in the Chu camp.

First kill the high-ranking general Wu Chenghei, then kill Shi Huang, and finally deal with Nangwa, the prime minister of Chu.

Make sure to type in the correct order.

Otherwise, the difficulty will increase several times over.

The first two opponents were similar in strength and fighting style to Wei She, and Xiao Yu easily dealt with them all. Although no more equipment was dropped, a total of 23 points of soul essence were dropped, plus 2 precious white soul stones.

The last one, Nangwa, was a bit tricky.

He is the strongest of the four mini-bosses.

This is a warlock unit, skilled in using spells and able to summon minions. In addition, it is extremely alert, making it impossible to get close and kill quickly, and it is a bit tricky to deal with.

This was no challenge for Xiao Yu.

Nangwa's perception range is only thirty meters.

Attacking from outside this range can result in a surprise attack that breaks the enemy's normal state.

His method of summoning minions is indeed very troublesome, but since the other three mini-bosses have been dealt with first, most of the patrolling minions in Chu Camp have disappeared, so the number of soldiers that can be summoned is limited.

Xiao Yu launched a fierce offensive.

The last mini-boss has fallen.

[You have collected loot, Soul Essence +15, Nameless Astrologer Heroic Spirit +1!]

It actually exploded its essence?

Xiao Yu was very surprised.

Because this Nangwa is not the real Prime Minister of Chu, but a mirror image made using a template of a sorcerer from the deep sea, it is impossible for Nangwa's heroic spirit to appear.

[Nameless Astrologer Heroic Spirit], white quality, a complete spirit of a nameless sorcerer, can be cultivated up to level 12, and can be contracted by consuming 10 points of spiritual power.

White-quality Heroic Spirit!

They have greater potential than archer heroes.

There are many types of warlock heroes, each with their own strengths.

Astrologers excel at reconnaissance spells and sensing danger, but they lack offensive capabilities and have virtually no combat power in the early stages. Therefore, they are of no value to Xiao Yu in terms of contracting or training.

But no matter what.

White-quality Servants are currently very valuable.

You can exchange for the equipment or heroes you need from other players.

The chaos level of the Chu army camp has reached 100, which is manifested by large numbers of soldiers disappearing. At this time, the challenge of the final BOSS will not be affected by any interference for a short period of time.

Enter the central command tent.

The ultimate boss has been found.

Armored in red and wielding a large spear, he was a mighty and valiant general.

【Shen Yinxu】, Level 2 Elite Unit, 120 HP... Brief Introduction: Core general of the Chu Army, defeating him completes the trial.

Xiao Yu killed four mini-bosses ahead of time, which not only caused chaos in the Chu army and prevented them from summoning their personal guards for a short period of time, but also stripped Shen Yinxu of his four enhancements, yet he still retained the attributes of a top elite.

He is in a "positive situation" and will not suffer any unexpected harm.

What follows will be a fair and square duel, a battle of wits and strength.

This is still a very difficult boss battle!