BOSS Among the Nian Beasts! (Two-in-One, Bonus Chapter 6/100 for Hu Zhong Ri Yue)

Chapter 844: BOSS Among the Nian Beasts! (Two-in-One, Bonus Chapter 6/100 for Hu Zhong Ri Yue)

"Look at the equipment?"

Hearing Ye Weiming's answer, the guild's teammates immediately perked up.

If they could discover the specific pattern for dealing with Nian Beasts, their efficiency in killing those monsters would surely rise to a whole new level.

Fei Yu was the first to press the question. "Which equipment attribute affects the damage players deal to Nian Beasts?"

"None of them." Ye Weiming said calmly. "If I'm not mistaken, what truly affects the damage ratio is actually the appearance of the equipment."

"Or, to put it more plainly, the color of the equipment."

Niu Zhichun said, "Color?"

"That's right." Ye Weiming continued explaining, "According to folk legends, Nian Beasts fear three things: loud explosions, bright red objects, and fireworks."

"The loud explosions correspond to New Year firecrackers. Or perhaps anything similar that players can make should work as well."

"As for fireworks, they probably don't mean ordinary flames, but the kind of festive fireworks used during celebrations. Those are even rarer than firecrackers in the game, so we can ignore them for now."

After a slight pause, he added, "That leaves red objects, which probably refers to the color of a player's equipment."

"The official uniform cosmetic outfit I'm wearing changes automatically according to my official rank. Right now, I'm on the same level as Zhan Zhao, a fourth-rank constable, which happens to correspond to red. That gives me a certain restraining effect against Nian Beasts."

"So, even without using firecrackers to break their defenses, I can deal 20% of my attack's theoretical damage."

"Dao Mei has always dressed quite festively. She probably has the most red equipment among all of us, and even her main weapon, the Blood Saber, glows faintly