Chapter 176: Trouble-Making by Shifting the Blame, Playing Rock-Paper-Scissors from Afar
Faced with the Di Nian Bully's taunts, the players, already locked in a bitter struggle, completely lost it.
Those gestures were ones they'd originally used to taunt the Di Nian Bully. They hadn't expected it to turn them against the players now.
Watching the Black Tide at the edge of their vision drift back and forth, switching between thumbs-down and the middle finger, the players imagined the Di Nian Bully hiding in the shadows and cackling wickedly.
"Brothers, ignore the Bully. Focus on dealing damage."
God King spoke up, trying to rally everyone to fight the Lord again.
As the Withering Marks continued to stack, visible dark-purple spirit patterns appeared on the Lord's body.
Its health was dropping faster and faster.
Seeing that the players were no longer paying attention to it, the Black Tide, under the Di Nian Bully's control, gathered into the shape of a giant megaphone. Taunt mode activated:
"Well, well, if it isn't the Player Race! Giving monsters a foot rub?"
"Since when does the Player Race offer tickling services? Looks pretty interesting. When are you going to give me a turn?"
"Even my low-level evil spirits can tickle harder than you deal damage. Did you put all your skill points into the space bar? Are you even trying? Need me to call your daddy? I'll come help right away."
"Stop hitting it, stop hitting it! Keep this up and I'm afraid the monster's going to fall asleep."
With the Di Nian Bully fanning the flames and kicking them while they were down, the players cursed it out over voice chat.
The players' predicament at that moment was a lot like the Di Nian Bully's own desperate breakdowns when it had been at its wit's