'Amulet Owl' stood stunned in the Resurrection Hall for a long while before letting out a scream like a pig being slaughtered.
"My Embers!"
It would have been fine if he had lost anything else. At worst, he could just buy it again.
But he had specifically saved those Embers to revive his wife!
With monster AI this intelligent, 'Amulet Owl' did not even dare imagine how those monsters would deal with their spoils of war.
And this time, it really was not because he had been reckless.
Who could have expected the new version's Boss to have such a huge aggro range? It had spotted him from so far away.
No, something was off!
No matter what, that Boss had reacted far too quickly, as if it had specifically been watching him.
'Amulet Owl' opened his recording software, dragged the timeline back to before his death, and replayed it in slow motion.
Right after he had finished hiding, the patrol squad had emerged.
After zooming in and carefully observing the soldiers, he realized their expressions were stiff, as though they were forcing themselves to advance.
Did they really use me as bait?
'Amulet Owl' felt a tightness in his chest and did not know how to even begin complaining.
Having monsters this intelligent in a game was undoubtedly a good thing. If enemies were not powerful, victory had no meaning. PvP games where players fought one another had always been the most popular.
By the same logic, the smarter these minor monsters were, the more worthwhile they were to defeat.
But when they used him as a stepping stone to demonstrate that intelligence, it felt completely different.
It was too depressing.
The footage continued. His recorded self opened his status panel and, while applying buffs, estimated his upcoming damage