Chapter 236: Special Rules (Part 1)
[Have you been waiting long? If you’re ready, we’ll start the game now!]
At the angel’s call, a message popped up.
[Wave 1]
[yers: 4,608 vs. Skeletons: 9,216]
[The next wave will start in 30 minutes.]
“Skeletons?”
Upon seeing the opponent, some yers scoffed.
“Must be easy since it’s the first wave.”
Even though nearly 10,000 skeletons had appeared as enemies, the yers were not intimidated.
Would a cat ever be scared, no matter how many mice showed up?
Perhaps in the past, but nowadays, skeletons were like mice in front of a cat.
Not a single yer here was below Master rank after all.
“Skeletons? Really?”
“They’re underestimating us.”
“Even if the number of skeletons is three times, no, five times the number of yers, it won’t be a problem.”
Peopleughed as if they were facing goblins, but Ryu Min’s expression remained unchanged.
He knew this wasn’t the end.
And sure enough—
[To bnce the game, a special rule will be applied for 30 minutes.]
[The special rule for Wave 1 is revealed.]
As the new message appeared, the yers’ faces shifted.
“What the… What is this!?”
“Damage reduced by 70%?”
“Are they out of their minds?”
“No one told us about this kind of rule!”
In simple terms, an enemy that should die in one hit now requires three.
Skeletons that were initially weak now seemed as tough as diamonds.
While many were panicking, Ryu Min and his Death Church followers remained calm—they had expected this.
‘This is exactly what the angels wanted. They just want to see yers panic.’
They were probablyughing up in heaven at the confusion. But Ryu Min didn’t care.
‘Even if physical damage were reduced by 99%, skeletons are still one-shots for me.’
As Ryu Min confidently looked ahead, the monsters were summoned.
tter, tter.
Thousands of skeletons quickly filled the ins.
Though the sight caused some yers to hesitate, that was short-lived.
“Come on, we can’t let ourselves be scared by these weaklings!”
“Let’s go!”
“Uwaaah!”
Perhaps embarrassed by their initial hesitation, the yers, filled with morale, charged into the skeletons.
Boom! Bam!
ng! ng!
Crash! Thud!
Skills flew between the monsters and yers.
There was no need to worry about friendly fire since they were in a party and couldn’t harm each other.
“Don’t hold back! Attack freely since we can’t hurt each other!”
While their confidence was high, the skeletons were tougher than expected.
Bones that should have shattered with one hit took two or three strikes, thanks to the special rule.
This led to a few yers struggling.
“These guys should’ve died from a normal attack!”
“What the hell, this is ridiculous!”
It took a skill attack just to kill them in one blow.
But only the melee fighters seemed to be struggling. The mages in the back were calm.
“Fireballing through! It’s hot, so watch out… Oh wait, never mind, you don’t need to!”
Boom! Boom! Boom!
For them, the skeletons were still nothing more than trash mobs.
After all, the damage reduction only applied to physical attacks.
‘This wave is perfect for mages to rack up contributions.’
Ryu Min grinned as he swung his scythe toward the charging skeletons.
Crackle!
With one swing, twenty skeletons turned to dust.
Thanks to the wide reach of his [Thanatos’ ck Scythe], a god-tier weapon, such feats were possible.
“What the… what just happened?”
“They all turned to dust in an instant!”
The yers looked back and finally saw it.
Ryu Min’s scythe had expanded like the hand of a giant, sweeping across the battlefield.
Crunch! Smash!
Crack! Zap!
Every time he swung, dozens of skeletons were wiped out.
After ten swings, hundreds had fallen, and after a hundred swings, thousands had disappeared.
“Is the damage reduction even working?”
“They’re getting wiped out in a single blow!”
“His damage must be off the charts.”
“Unbelievable…”
Some yers watched in awe as the skeletons were cleared out.
The scene was so overwhelming it made them forget about their own battles.
[Time until the next wave: 00:24:20]
[Remaining monsters: 97]
When the yers checked the quest progress window, they were speechless.
It had only been five minutes, and fewer than 100 monsters remained.
Crack!
But thosest skeletons were cleared out in less than five seconds.
[There are no monsters left on the field.]
[yers deceased: 0]
[Please wait for the next wave.]
The skeleton remains scattered across the ins had disappeared without a trace.
Only the yers remained,ughing helplessly at the situation.
“How many did you manage to take down?”
“I only got five…”
“Wow, you did better than me. I only killed three.”
“Half the monsters were taken down by the ck Scythe alone.”
“First ce for contributions is locked down, huh?”
“Since it’s a party, couldn’t he have left some for us?”
Ignoring the murmuring yers, Ryu Min turned to find Min Juri.
“There you are. Seo Arin, too.”
“Ah… ck Scythe-nim.”
Both Min Juri and Seo Arin looked at him, their faces filled with awe.
“You’re amazing. Taking down so many on your own…”
“It’s nothing. By the way, I came for some buffs.”
“Oh! I should havee to you earlier. I’ll cast them right away.”
Min Juri quickly cast three buffs on Ryu Min.
While buffs weren’t really necessary for him, it didn’t hurt to be prepared.
‘Just in case an archangel shows up likest time.’
Ryu Min was making sure to prepare for using the Demon’s Blessing skill by receiving buffs in advance.
Twenty-five minutester, the second wave began.
[Wave 2]
[yers: 4,608 vs. Gargoyles: 9,216]
[The next wave will start in 30 minutes.]
[To bnce the game, a special rule will be applied for 30 minutes.]
[The special rule for Wave 2 is revealed.]
This time, the enemies were gargoyles, generally considered weaker than skeletons.
‘But if their movement speed is doubled, it’s a different story.’
There’s a saying that the best defense is a good offense, but in truth, the best defense is evasion.
If you avoid an attack, you take zero damage. Speed meant they could attack first as well.
In other words, underestimating double speed could be a huge mistake.