If the damage from Zhao Xu's sword thrust had been reflected back at him in full, bypassing the mitigation effect of the Starfall Cloak, he would have turned around and left without hesitation. He would never have dreamed of using damage to break these two stone statues.
Because he had no way of knowing where the damage on his body had come from.
For all he knew, it might have been caused directly by some powerful effect like a Wish Spell cast by this Animated Cellar with divine power.
All just to "act" him.
Naturally, there was no need for him to keep letting the other side toy with him.
But now, his Starfall Cloak had indeed taken effect, which meant he had suffered "melee physical" damage.
This point was crucial!
Zhao Xu continued staring impassively at the two stone statues. In that very instant, the wall lamps on the walls suddenly emitted three dark green beams of light, which fell upon the three major targets in the secret chamber with no possibility of evasion.
As the light faded, the cracks Zhao Xu had stabbed into the statues' abdomens had already begun repairing themselves, as if an alchemical craftsman were carefully maintaining them.
Zhao Xu merely glanced at the notification in his status log.
This was a repair ray that directly restored construct creatures, so it would have no effect on him.
That meant anyone else entering this place would likely have to face two Construct Lives that could return to full condition every round.
Zhao Xu looked meaningfully at the tightly fitted stone wall, as though the Animated Cellar behind it were watching him.
The first method of breaking the statues' equal-damage reflection was to inflict an enormous amount of damage sufficient to kill them, while ensuring that damage