I'm just an internet cafe owner

Even in the final battle against the Valkyrie, the Valkyrie unleashed a flurry of waterbird attacks, while Fujimaru Kaori slammed her shield wildly. In the game, she defeated demigods, gods, and even the Golden Beast in an incredibly stylish manner.

But Liu Yuan actually knew that Fujimaru Kaori had spent half a month stubbornly stuck on the Valkyrie in order to show off. In the end, she was able to counter any of the Valkyrie's Water Bird Dance moves with her shield.

Watching these videos, Shield Hero swallowed hard, his whole body filled with excitement.

But then he saw an even more terrifying video. He saw that the mech called Titan was using an energy shield.

"Look, this is a shield too. Since you're the Shield Hero, you can use this, right? And this one, it's a shield too. By the way, there are quite a few people from another world in our internet cafe, and we know you're a support character... we actually wanted to ask you for help..."

Liu Yuan looked at the requests from Suzuki Satoru, Spider Girl, Rimuru, and a series of other transmigrators. Suzuki Satoru's attitude was simple: a character specializing in defense is a top-tier support character in the game, and this powerful support character should not be offended under any circumstances.

Whether you're a pure tank or a pure support, they're essential members for dungeons. And the Shield Hero, with his defensive prowess and supportive shield abilities, is practically the best teammate, isn't he?

Spider-Girl's friend request was even simpler. Her Monster Hunter quartet—Tanjiro, the Professor, and Fafnir—had a slight problem. Their damage output was incredibly high, but their defense was incredibly fragile. Upon hearing that someone specialized in shield-type skills, Spider-Girl didn't hesitate—she simply invited them.

As the Shield Hero looked at this information, his heart raced.

"So, the so-called king's opinion that you are useless is not true. In this internet cafe, there is no shortage of main DPS characters in any game; on the contrary, support characters like you are very popular."

"Am I popular?"

"Yes! See for yourself."

The Shield Hero watched the discussions on TT and became somewhat agitated. After being transported to another world, he was labeled a good-for-nothing, and influenced by the king and his companions, he even considered giving up.

However, after Liu Yuan's guidance, his own trial of the game, and encouragement from the people in the internet cafe, his confidence returned.

If the Shield Hero were an ordinary person, he would definitely be full of confidence and start improving after entering the internet cafe. But after being hit hard in reality, he began to doubt himself.

But after Liu Yuan's guidance and the welcome from everyone in the internet cafe, he cheered up.

"Thank you, boss... I..."

Tears streamed down the Shield Hero's face. In his own world, he was just an ordinary college student and otaku. He had no ambition, nor any ill intentions. In modern society, he could find a place to belong, but after being transported to another world, he felt the world's disgust towards him.

But now, he felt the friendliness from other worlds, and the Shield Hero recovered.

"No need to thank me. As my guest, it's my duty to help you out of your gloom, to help you accept yourself, and to let you find happiness here. Dear Iwatani, if you ever feel lost in life, feel free to come to me anytime. If you're confused about humanity, I recommend someone named Yuri. Whether it's Yuri from the game Mental Omega or Yuri in the internet cafe, you can ask him questions about humanity. But I don't think you have any problems in that area; you just need to follow your heart. Also, since you can only use a shield, you need to use your brain more during battles and think about what the enemy's weaknesses are. Some weaknesses don't require powerful attacks to cause percentage-based damage."

The Shield Hero raised his head, feeling as if he saw a radiance in Liu Yuan.

"Looks like you're back to normal now. Go enjoy the game with everyone. By the way, would you like an ice-cold Coke?"

Thanks to Liu Yuan's sales pitch, Dun Yong bought every single game in the internet cafe in less than a day.

Dao bought a huge amount of drinks and snacks, spending a lot of money at the internet cafe.

It's also thanks to the fact that he was a time traveler, a college student before he traveled through time; otherwise, an ordinary person wouldn't be able to withstand this level of extravagance.

Chapter 455 The Shield Hero Who Mastered Weaknesses

The day at the internet cafe was very fulfilling for Shield Hero. First, he experienced extreme survival in Escape, and then he gained powerful abilities in various simple games. Finally, at everyone's invitation, he tried every game.

However, the Shield Hero's favorite game is Monster Hunter, firstly because it's a game that exists in his original world, and secondly because he can participate in it directly.

"Phew... this place is really helpful..."

After a day of real-world gameplay, Shield Hero discovers that he has reached level 30.

That's right, fighting and studying in internet cafes can improve your level. He also discovered that he can obtain materials from the game world to strengthen his shield.

With two hours left before the internet cafe closed, Shield Hero joined Spider and his group in a monster hunt.

Everyone was very satisfied with this battle.

Spider-Man waved his four legs excitedly and said, "As expected of a T, having you around makes things so much easier for us."

"Well... actually, I didn't do anything."

The Shield Hero felt a little embarrassed. He hadn't done much in the battle; he had simply drawn the monsters' aggro by using his Shield Hero skills and the newly learned parry to attract the Earth Dragon's attention.

In his view, he really hadn't done anything.

The spider stretched out a leg and wiggled it: "No, no, no, your resilience is undeniable. Ah~ That's great! Wait a minute? You're a newbie, right? Did you get the Soul-Summoning Bell?"

"A summoning bell? Not yet."

Spider's eyes lit up: "Let's go! I'll take you to get the Soul-Summoning Bell. In an hour, we can get the Soul-Summoning Bell and the Imitation Teardrop along the way. Trust me, you definitely deserve it, brother."

Led by the Spider, the Shield Hero begins the process of obtaining the Imitation Tear.

The two, one human and one spider, traveled in silence, their journey consisting mainly of fighting and killing. After defeating General Shattered Star, they arrived at the Eternal City. As a veteran player, Spider had helped many new players obtain the Tear of the Clone, so the journey was relatively easy for him.

But when they arrived at the door of the Tear-Shaped Boss's room, Spider-Man rubbed his hands together and curiously suggested, "Newbie, why don't you try challenging yourself?"

"Challenge yourself? How do I do that?"

"Go in normally, I'll stay by your side, and I'll take down the boss when you're about to collapse."

The clone teardrop replicates the homeowner's attributes, making challenging it the most painful experience for every newcomer. No one wants to face an opponent with similar strength but superior skills.

This is utterly humiliating.

However, most players capable of playing on realistic difficulty are also very interested in this kind of thing. How to describe it? There's a strange kind of joy in doing it. Especially when you're fighting at full power and watching yourself beat yourself up, it's very motivating.

While Mugen allows players to challenge themselves, both enemies and players have very low health bars. Furthermore, the inability to use potions to restore health makes combat less enjoyable.

Entering the teardrop-shaped room, the Shield Hero was full of confidence.

Even if you copy your own attributes, how can you still kill yourself?

While the Shield Hero was pondering, he had already entered the boss room. What did he see next? A slime transformed into himself?

Spider-Child spread his hands and sat down on the ground, ready to watch the show.

Every newcomer with a bit of skill overestimates their abilities, thinking they can beat the older brothers. Therefore, she's seen many newcomers get brutally beaten by the older brothers, and now she's very curious about just how far the Shield Hero's Imitation Tear can go.

Then, both the Shield Hero and the Spider-Child witnessed a dumbfounded scene: the gray-haired Shield Hero, who had just emerged, looked at his shield and then touched the beads on it.

A terrifying scene unfolded: the teardrop-shaped figure was instantly engulfed in flames, and the seemingly ordinary shield with its cylindrical top transformed into a massive shield that sent chills down one's spine.

Spider-ko asked in shock, "Iwatani! Do you have some hidden skill? Why do I sense danger...?"

The spider's current level is terrifying, yet even so, it sensed danger facing this humanoid teardrop. If it were careless, it might have a leg broken!

This is terrifying! This is a newbie! And according to the data detected by my own system, the other party is only at level 30, while I am about to become a god!

The Shield Hero looked at his shield and nodded in satisfaction; it was ready to go.

As a clone teardrop, it knew it couldn't defeat the spider, so it set its sights on the Shield Hero.

At that moment, the Shield Hero was completely dumbfounded. This boss in front of him copied his attributes? Why did it possess skills he didn't even know about? Not only were there skills he didn't know about, but why was his mind buzzing…

The Shield Hero's attack stat is only 5, but reality is not a game. The system displays 5 because the Shield Hero is a Shield-class character, which has a locked stat and cannot increase skill damage through his own attack power. However, he can still perform basic physical attacks.

Then they saw the lifelike teardrop waving its shield.

The Shield Hero prepared to block, but the Imitation Tear deflected his block. Seeing his own defense broken by his own reflection, the Shield Hero was completely stunned.

What happened next was even more shocking: another version of myself threw myself down with an over-the-shoulder throw...

"Damn it! Attack!"

The spider-like figure holding the knife trembled slightly, for the Shield Hero's fighting style was terrifying. He used his incredible defensive power to withstand enemy attacks, then slammed them to the ground before stomping and beating them.

The method of beating was very simple and unadorned; they simply used a shield to strike the head. And because the shield was the one initiating the attack, each shield strike could be considered a parry.

"What's so special about that? I hit you with my shield, so I'm just parrying?"

Spider was also baffled, but with so many people in the world, there are bound to be a few special ones.

Although Spider-Girl is depicted as a spider, she currently possesses a human form. However, unlike in her world, the people in the internet cafe greatly admire Spider-Girl in her spider form. Firstly, it provides a sense of security, and secondly, she's a formidable fighter.

Just looking at the weapon with four legs and spider silk gives me a great sense of security. Now that the Shield Hero has been added, if I can get two of them at the same time, the sense of security will increase exponentially.

That's all hindsight. Watching the Shield Hero get thrashed by the Imitation Teardrop, Spider-Girl is now considering whether to finish off the enemy. Because although the Shield Hero is getting a beating, he hasn't lost much health.

"Not much damage... but very humiliating... Hey, Iwatani, why don't you try poking the enemy's weak spot while you're getting beaten up?"

"Weak points?"

Spider reminded you, "You can't carry non-shield weapons, and your attack power is only five. But in many places, even with five attack power, you can still do a lot. Think about where your body is weak."

Where am I weak?

Just as the Shield Hero was pondering, he had an epiphany. Unfortunately, the clone of the Teardrop was the Shield Hero before entering the boss room, but now, because the Shield Hero had an epiphany, he knew how to fight.

He hesitated, but in that instant, he remembered what Liu Yuan had said: attack weaknesses.

So what are your weaknesses?

In a moment of further thought, he understood completely. While his older brother was blocking, the Shield Hero used a two-pronged attack. The targets were his eyes and testicles.

The clone teardrop doesn't experience pain, but because it replicates all of the original's attributes, some of its weaknesses are also copied.

After those two moves, seeing the Imitation Tear suddenly lose one percent of its health, the Shield Hero finally understood.

"Boss! You're right. Even with low attack power, attacking weaknesses can still cause great damage."

Tears streamed down the Shield Hero's face, but only he knew whether they were from excitement or from the pain of his phantom limbs.

Yes, his system restricted his use of weapons, but not his attack methods. As long as it wasn't a system skill, he could use it however he wanted, but the damage he dealt was just average, and even with buffs, it wasn't strong.

But this damage is more than enough to penetrate vital organs.

Thus, the Shield Hero mastered the Tiger-Taming Fist of the Street Fighter in DNF without a teacher, except that while the Street Fighter aimed for the head, he aimed for the lower body. Moreover, he didn't use his fists, but his shield. The size of the shield allowed him to exploit these weaknesses effectively.

When the spider saw this, it trembled all over.

"A ruthless person! A truly ruthless person!!"

For so long, no one had launched a full-scale attack on her lower body. The Shield Hero was definitely the first player she had ever seen, but she was certain that he wouldn't be the last.

This attack method was something the Shield Hero came up with on the spur of the moment, so the Imitation Tear of Justice was no match for the Shield Hero and died with resentment in the end.

Spider couldn't help but applaud: "Newcomer, you have the best manners I've ever seen. You defeated the android teardrop on your first try. You should be on par with the boss now, right?"

"Hey?"

The Shield Hero was stunned, while Spider-Man continued, "Your method of breaking through in the heat of battle is a bit unusual, but I didn't expect that crossing a moral line... counts as a breakthrough..."

Until now, everyone naively believed that defeating the clone teardrop without cheating required breakthroughs in willpower, strength, and skill. They just didn't expect that this kind of attack, which crosses moral boundaries, would also be effective?

The Shield Hero's face turned completely red: "This move... I..."

"Use it! Keep using it!"

Liu Yuan, who had been watching the show from the front desk, couldn't help but join in when he saw that the Shield Hero possessed such talent: "Fight! There's no such thing as being shameful. If you get really hurt, you can just use a healing potion to recover. Don't worry, our healing potions can restore you as long as it's a purely physical or magical attack, and it's not something that disappears according to the rules!"