Chapter 336 Heterogeneous
Dusty Secret Warehouse is the most important place for the Blood Hand Society. After all, all the treasures collected by the Blood Hand Society over the years are stored here, so the defense of Dusty Secret Warehouse is naturally the strongest.
If we look at the combat power distribution, the outer layer of Blood Hand Society NPCs only accounts for at most 40% of the total combat power, while the remaining 60% is made up of the nine giant steel robots in front of us.
The combat power of just nine guards surpasses thousands of NPCs, which shows how formidable they are.
Mechanical Guardian, Overlord Grade, Level 30, 1.5 million HP.
Mechanical Slaughterer, High Overlord Grade, Level 50, 9 million HP.
Just looking at these pitch-black, cold-glinting steel giants from a distance made everyone shiver. Overlord Grade monsters are boss-level in team dungeons. Although their HP is lower compared to bosses of the same level in dungeons, their attack and defense are much stronger. They are not something that a dozen players can easily handle.
As for the High Overlord Grade Mechanical Slaughterer, it only appears as a boss in Infernal-level 20-man team dungeons, and generally appears in Adversity-level 50-man team dungeons. Moreover, the one in front of us is a Level 50 Overlord. To take down a Level 50 Overlord with Level 20 players is impossible. The level suppression alone is enough to leave players helpless. Even if the Mechanical Slaughterer doesn't fight back and lets Eric and his hundred men attack, they still couldn't take it down.
"Do we have enough combat power?" Rosewater observed and came to a helpless conclusion.
It would take at least forty to fifty Level 30 players to deal with just one Mechanical Guardian, and there are eight of them here, meaning at least four hundred Level 30 players are needed.
As for the Mechanical Slaughterer, it would normally require two to three hundred Level 50 first-tier players, which is beyond their capability.
And if these monsters attack together, their combat power is simply not enough.
Eric looked around.
The entire chamber is filled with iron pillars, which are extremely sturdy. Mechanical monsters have a common weakness: although they have high magic resistance and defense, and their attack power is astonishing (even a single hit from a Mechanical Guardian can kill the main MT Cola), they are slow in movement and attack speed. Moreover, their huge bodies make it difficult for them to move easily between the iron pillars.
Eric immediately had an idea.
"FlameDancer, take these Intermediate Frostbite Grenades. When the battle starts, each of you will lure away one Mechanical Guardian. I'll handle the Mechanical Slaughterer. The rest of you and the guards will kill the Mechanical Guardians. Remember, don't let these monsters get close easily, and be sure to dodge their skills. Although they are slow, their skills can compensate for that."
Eric took out a bunch of Intermediate Frostbite Grenades and distributed them to FlameDancer and the other eight fast-moving players.
The effect of the Frostbite Grenades is well-known, especially in team battles. After the big fight with the Supremacy Alliance, Eric had Rosewater buy a lot more from Shadowwing Citadel.
However, they didn't buy many Intermediate Frostbite Grenades.
Intermediate Frostbite Grenades can deal 800 frost damage to targets below Level 70, freeze them for 5 seconds, and then slow them by 60% for 12 seconds. Each grenade costs 10 silver coins, which is not cheap. They only bought 200, costing 20 gold coins, which made Rosewater's heart ache. But she knew their great utility, so they had to prepare some despite the cost.
But now, they couldn't worry about that. The guards' slowing and restricting skills alone were not enough to completely hold back these mechanical monsters.
Eric then assigned tasks to everyone.
The main goal was to circle around the iron pillars and take the opportunity to kill these slow mechanical monsters, with the main output relying on Eric's guards.
"Start the action!"
At Eric's command, everyone moved. FlameDancer and the others lured away the Mechanical Guardians one by one, while Eric rushed forward. At a distance of 40 yards, he threw a Blaze Comet, which instantly hit the huge Mechanical Slaughterer.
-2 damage points appeared above the Mechanical Slaughterer's head.
Eric smiled wryly.
This is what it means to be futile.
Facing the Mechanical Slaughterer's 9 million HP, 2 damage points are nothing. With 1% HP recovery every 5 seconds, the Mechanical Slaughterer recovers 90,000 HP every 5 seconds.
But his goal was achieved.
The Mechanical Slaughterer's dim eyes suddenly lit up, flashing red. It drew the serrated greatsword from its back and walked towards Eric step by step. Although its steps seemed slow, its huge body covered more than ten yards with each step, not slower than ordinary players.
As it approached Eric, the Mechanical Slaughterer even showed a human-like contemptuous smile, which surprised Eric. He didn't expect a mechanical monster to have such high intelligence, something he had never seen before. Usually, only high-level NPCs show such expressions.
"Come on, let's see if you can take me down."
Eric smiled faintly, threw another Blaze Comet, and then activated Zephyr Stride, running to a corner of the chamber, completely separating himself from the other Mechanical Guardians.
With Zephyr Stride activated, Eric's speed was astonishing. He also used the Ring of Seven Luminaries' Ring of Wind, increasing his movement speed by 20%. With both effects combined, Eric moved like the wind.
But the Mechanical Slaughterer was even faster. The distance Eric covered in several steps, the Mechanical Slaughterer covered in one. When the distance was about 20 yards, the Mechanical Slaughterer raised its greatsword with one hand and swung it.
Although there were still 20 yards between them, and the serrated greatsword was large and long, it couldn't possibly hit Eric. But the Mechanical Slaughterer still swung the greatsword.
With a loud bang, the air became extremely heavy, constantly compressing until it turned into dozens of air blades shooting towards Eric.
The dozens of air blades formed an air wall pressing towards Eric, with no space to dodge. The coverage was so large that it was impossible to avoid.
Facing it directly would result in being killed by the air blades.
Even if Eric used Swordsoar Ascension, he could only block nine air blades, not the full power of the Mechanical Slaughterer's swing.
"Using a skill already, High Overlord indeed gives players no chance. Ordinary players can't even escape."
Eric was surprised. He didn't expect the Mechanical Slaughterer to use such a powerful skill right away. But it was far from taking him down.
Eric suddenly flew up.
At the critical moment, Eric flew out of the air blade's range, leaving behind afterimages as he rushed towards a nearby iron pillar.
This move was the Ring of Wind's skill Flying Against the Wind, allowing short-term wind flight, increasing movement speed by 100% for 15 seconds.
The Mechanical Slaughterer roared angrily, as if it was a great insult that an ant like Eric wasn't killed by its swing. It then gripped the greatsword with both hands.
With a loud crash, the serrated greatsword plunged into the hard ground.
The entire Dusty Secret Warehouse began to shake. The ground around the Mechanical Slaughterer started to crack, covering a radius of 60-70 yards, with air currents shooting out from the ground, destroying everything.
A Level 50 first-tier guard within the Mechanical Slaughterer's skill range was instantly killed.
Everyone was stunned.
They couldn't believe it.
That was over 100,000 HP, gone in an instant.
They had seen High Overlords before, but none were this powerful, capable of instantly killing a same-level first-tier NPC.
The High Overlord's response to players and its devastating skills were simply overwhelming. Even a thousand Level 50 first-tier players wouldn't be enough for the Mechanical Slaughterer to kill.
Eric was lucky to use Flying Against the Wind to barely escape the range. Seeing the Mechanical Slaughterer's cruel smile, Eric thought of a possibility, and a chill ran down his spine.
"Not good, it's a Heterogeneous! Everyone, evacuate the warehouse immediately, run as far as you can!" Eric shouted urgently.
Eric's mind was a mix of emotions. Everything had been under his control, but now something unexpected happened, something that shouldn't have happened now, but it did.
Everyone was confused, but they didn't hesitate and followed Eric's order to escape. Meanwhile, Eric had the guards hold off the Mechanical Slaughterer to give everyone a chance to escape.
The Level 50 first-tier guards, who were unstoppable to players, were taken down by the Mechanical Slaughterer with a single swing.
"President, what's going on?" Rosewater couldn't believe her eyes.
A Level 50 first-tier guard was killed with one swing.
Just one swing!
Not only Rosewater, but everyone in the team was full of questions.
Such a powerful monster was beyond the scope of a High Overlord.
But there was no time for questions, as the dozen Level 50 guards sent to block were all killed in seconds.
"Don't ask anything, just run, as far as you can, don't look back." Eric, in the air and moving fast, used Frostbite Grenades to hold off the Mechanical Slaughterer.
Intermediate Frostbite Grenades, which should deal 800 damage and freeze for 5 seconds to targets below Level 70, only dealt 100 damage and froze for 1 second on the Mechanical Slaughterer.
Although it was only 1 second, it was quite effective.
The Frostbite Grenade's cooldown was 1 second, allowing for continuous freezing.
Eric threw one Frostbite Grenade after another, delaying the Mechanical Slaughterer for over twenty seconds, giving everyone time to leave Dusty Secret Warehouse.
"President, we've left the warehouse," FlameDancer said in the team chat.
"No, I said run as far as you can, leave Stream Town," Eric shook his head.
They didn't know what Heterogeneous meant, but Eric did. He didn't have time to explain. If they ran too slowly, the consequences would be unimaginable.
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