How much damage could an elite demon in a Fourth Rank Hard Secret Realm deal in a single hit?
This needed to be divided into two situations. If it was only a normal attack, even a Third Rank Herald might be able to withstand it. The Land of Gathering Demons was fairly realistic in that regard, dealing only one or two thousand damage. The main point was that Hard was only the second difficulty level. Above it were Extreme Dungeon and Desperate Dungeon, which were the true tests for shield users and healers.
But mechanism attacks were completely different. The forum homepage had a line written for new players, and Yan Qing remembered it vividly:
Normal is easy, Hard tests your understanding of mechanics, Extreme Dungeon requires coordination, and Desperate Dungeon allows no mistakes.
Why did Hard Dungeon require players to understand the mechanics?
Because failing to understand them could get you killed!
That ball of Crimson Lightning Slurry from the Thunderbird was a mechanism attack. In the locals' words, it was a demon's killing move! Even a level-49 Herald with the highest equipment level would have trouble taking it head-on. Its damage was probably close to ten thousand!
Bunny Heroine's defensive token was still only the Mountain Heart Protecting Mirror. As for a mechanism-based damage-reduction token like the Bodhisattva Jade Pendant, it would directly lose effect against a Foundation Establishment attack. When different ranks collided, only numerical effects from the lower rank could take effect; every other conflicting mechanic would be overwritten and crushed by the higher rank! The only exception was the [Calamity Sigh] milestone. Even if the Primordial Dao Venerable slapped her, it would still reduce the damage.
But Bunny Heroine was not incapable of blocking the attack. Besides her defensive token, she also had a Dao