Monsters Are Coming

Chapter 1514 - 389: My Weakness Is Strength (Part 4)

In this stage, he still advanced cautiously, compressing his sense of existence to the limit.When the Weakness Suppression was fully operational upon encountering danger, the sticky sensation of retreat reappeared among nearby creatures.

The small monsters in the nest that were eager to move all retreated to the corners to doze off.

But when he approached the beast pen, the giant beast seemed to notice something, its huge head moved, and its cloudy eyes swept in his direction, exhaling hot air.

The Explorer’s heart suddenly leaped into his throat.

However, after being completely enveloped by the Weakness Suppression, the madness in the eyes of the giant beast faded, replaced by a trace of confusion and indolence.

It even stopped struggling against the chains, letting out an impatient "Gulu" sound, then slowly lay back down.

No longer paying attention to this little figure that sparked absolutely no desire to devour and was somewhat disappointing.

The Explorer seized the opportunity, quickly slipping past and successfully reaching the endpoint Teleportation Gate.

The difficulty of the subsequent stages soared steeply.

The skill points invested in Weakness Suppression became very important, and the types of monsters appearing were numerous and targeted.

Some monsters had strong reconnaissance abilities, some had strong willpower... Passing with Level 1 Suppression was no longer as easy as the first three stages.

It required summoning the simulation interface and temporarily adjusting the allocation of skill points according to the characteristics of the stage and the monster types.

No single set of skill points could suit all situations.

Although Aura Concealment was good, the control effects of Strength Focus or Slow Field might be more crucial against certain enemies.

Secondly, utilizing the environment was the core to passing the stages.

The effects provided by Suppression could not change the environment.

Observing patrol routes, calculating visual blind spots, utilizing shadow cover... These abilities to utilize the environment became as important as the Suppression itself.

He suddenly understood the true meaning of the stage challenges.

What seemed to be entertainment activities was actually a way for players to understand the advantages and disadvantages of different Suppression specialties through personal experience in a simulated environment.

This allowed players to have a clear understanding of their abilities.

To pass, one had to constantly adjust the skill points, which was a process of in-depth learning.

He could no longer "stroll" through the stages as he did initially, but had to combine the power of Suppression with his own abilities to find a breakthrough in these increasingly abnormal activity challenges.

Every successful completion of a stage from then on was accompanied by a racing heart and meticulous calculation of skill points and environment usage.

The audience in the live broadcast room also gradually became serious from just playing around, beginning to discuss skill point planning and stage strategies with the Explorer.

They also realized that this "Cowardly Stance" in the later stages turned out to be a subject testing comprehensive abilities.

In the end, the Explorer stopped at stage 23.

Multiple attempts ended in failure, and feeling unable to complete the challenge, he chose to return to the initial pure white room.

The Challenger Tips sounded at this time:

[Challenger Tips: Trial activity completed, stages cleared: 22, rating: A-level, congratulations on initially mastering the use of "Weakness Suppression".]

The Explorer took a long breath, looked at the A-level rating, and finally showed a heartfelt smile.

At this moment, another message popped up.

[Challenger Tips: Congratulations, you achieved first place (temporarily) in the Weakness Trial.]

This message sparked another heated discussion in the live broadcast room.

"Even though the process was cowardly, the result was awesome; the official certified first coward is you."

"Using Weakness Suppression to run maps and scout routes is simply a divine skill; having watched the whole process, it seems that this is really needed by the Exploration Faction, but unfortunately, the Suppression System requires compatibility, and not all players might get the desired Suppression path."

"Explorer, no need to explain in the future, the official certified label has appeared, you are the chosen coward."

The Explorer felt a bit helpless about the spectators in the live broadcast room frantically labeling him:

"What do you guys know, all this fighting and killing is so uncivilized. This path is obviously more suited to me because I’m part of the Exploration Faction, the evaluation results took into account my past game content; actually, my personality leans more towards cautiousness..."

The pale and weak explanation was met with a barrage of mocking bullet comments.

After being beaten up by Qi Die, the animated graphic of him kneeling and begging for mercy once again went viral.

The recorded black history was a shame that could never be erased.

"It’s tough, this coward persona may never be shaken off in this lifetime." The Explorer grumbled helplessly in his heart.

But looking at that A-level rating and the solid activity ranking rewards... it seems, perhaps, not entirely unacceptable?

...

Primordial Altar.

After the Suppression System went online, Qi Sheng began paying attention to the players’ test feedback.

Unlike all previous updates.

The Suppression System treated different players with obvious distinctions.

This suite of systems was not a standardized growth framework, emphasizing that players who invested the same amount of sacrificial power would receive the same results.

It had little to do with the player’s own efforts, either.

Some players who were usually brave and advanced with a ferocious fighting style were very compatible with the Red Rage Gate.

The Suppression System could help them concentrate the emotional changes they never cared about in battle into an invisible aura or emotional field, converting it into an enhancement for themselves or a disturbance force against the enemy.

In this process, the Suppression System would supplement the lack of enlightenment, emotions, momentum within the player’s heart by consuming sacrificial power, achieving the initial condition to activate Suppression.

The more emotions that were lacking, the more the players’ expenditure.

Alternatively, those meticulous in mind and adept at planning had their "momentum" closely associated with the Door of Calm Bewilderment or the Gate of Cyan Sorrow.