Wu Ziyi wasn't the only one who had studied the strategy; Gu Chen had also carefully read it.
The Black Robe Butler's skill could transfer damage to guards, preventing the guards from actually dying. If a guard's health was reduced to zero, they would be revived to full health after one minute.
This minute was the cooldown period for [Damage Transfer].
It was precisely because of this that the difficulty of the novice dungeon increased dramatically.
Add to that the Black Robe Butler's health of over 9,000. Novice players trying to kill him could only dodge the guards' pursuit while engaging them in a desperate struggle.
Even for better-equipped novice teams, it would take three or four hours of fighting to kill the Black Robe Butler, and that was considered fast.
Many people completed the novice dungeon in two or three days.
Bang, bang, bang!
Dracula shifted his stance and unleashed another barrage of basic attacks on the Black Robe Butler.
Damage transferred.
No damage.
The blood streaks remained motionless.
However, the health bar of the nearby Level 5 guard plummeted, emptying in the blink of an eye.
The Level 5 guard collapsed to the ground, entering a state of suspended animation.
The shimmering white light representing [Damage Transfer] on the black-robed butler vanished, and the skill went on cooldown.
"Roar!"
The black-robed butler let out an angry growl, swung his sleeves, and pointed his bony, gray-white arm at Dracula.
The surrounding guards, as if receiving a command, swiftly charged towards Dracula.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A flurry of basic attacks and skills decimated the guards as they approached.
Faced with the guards' siege, Dracula's eyes were as cold as steel. He moved, aimed, and fired.
Like an emotionless killing machine, he swiftly maneuvered through the battle, each strike resulting in a guard's headshot.
[Kill a LV.3 Fallen Guardian, +31 EXP]
[Kill a LV.4 Fallen Guardian, +75 EXP]
[Kill a LV.1 Fallen Guardian, +8 EXP]
"Is this Dracula a summoned beast or a professional? He's just as good at killing monsters as a Gunner!"
"He's way more outrageous than a Gunner. Let me ask you, can a Level 4 Gunner take down a Level 2 Fallen Guardian with a single shot?"
"Not only that, but he can reload magazines with one hand, predict fire, shoot on the move, and switch between targets... Has he maxed out his gun proficiency? Absurd!"
"Let Dracula teach the Gunners. Cut some leeks, and it's a sure win."
Amidst the casual conversation, Dracula flashed and appeared behind a Level 3 Guard.
[Fatal Shot]
Bang!
The Level 3 Guard's head exploded instantly, instantly killed!
[Kill Fallen Guardian LV.3, Experience +29]
It fired without hesitation, unleashing a series of basic attacks.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The Black-robed Deacon's health rapidly dropped, dropping by a fifth in the blink of an eye.
The Black-robed Deacon roared in rage, his slender fingers flicking through the air. A crescent-shaped black shadow suddenly appeared.
Buzz!
A low tremor echoed through the air.
Skill: [Dark Strike].
The crescent-shaped shadow vanished into thin air, flashing by and arriving without warning before Dracula.
It couldn't dodge!
It didn't attempt to dodge.
In the blink of an eye, the black crescent pierced through Dracula's body, causing him to tremble and lose over 1,600 HP.
Fortunately, Dracula had undergone several buffs, and his health was approaching 6,000. While this skill was a bit painful, it was bearable.
Meanwhile, Dracula's attack was already gathering momentum.
It needed to trade health.
[Fatal Shot]
Activate!
Almost simultaneously, two gunshots rang out, and two bright silver bullets whizzed out, piercing through the black fog and instantly piercing the head of a Level 5 guard.
[Kill Fallen Guard LV.5, +121 Experience]
Guards can be killed instantly if they're not targeted by [Damage Transfer].
Destroying a Level 5 guard now was equivalent to knocking out a health pack on the Black Robe Deacon.
Skill kill, cooldown reset.
Dracula didn't hesitate, continuing to use his skills.
[Fatal Shot]
Two more bullets whizzed out, piercing a Level 4 guard's brow almost simultaneously.
[Kill Fallen Guard LV.4, +75 Experience]
In just a few seconds, all the Level 4 guards were killed, leaving only one Level 5 guard.
This was the one previously targeted by [Damage Transfer], whose health had been drained and entered a state of suspended animation.
The suspended animation state grants immunity to attack, so Dracula flashed and appeared directly beside the black-robed butler.
At the same time, a flash of crimson light blazed from his eyes.
[Crimson Feast]
Crimson energy rose from Dracula's body, spiraling towards the black-robed butler.
Boom!
A loud bang!
The black-robed butler stumbled, his health significantly reduced, but he wasn't reduced to half, so the additional damage calculation was ineffective. Dracula's figure flashed, shifting his stance again and unleashing [Fatal Shot].
Clever and effective.
As the two brilliant silver bullets pierced the black mist, the Level 5 guard, in suspended animation, suddenly opened his eyes, a dark red glow emanating from his body as he revived to full health.
The black-robed butler let out a sharp roar and activated his skill.
[Damage Transfer]
The next second, a shimmering white light reappeared on his body.
The damage from [Fatal Shot] followed, striking the black-robed butler without causing any damage.
The Level 5 guard next to him was in a terrible state.
Having just opened his eyes and revived to full health, he was instantly sapped of two-thirds of his health.
Level 5 Guard: ???
[Fatal Shot] is on cooldown, and so is [Crimson Feast].
Dracula quickly reloaded his magazine and unleashed a barrage of normal shots at the Black-robed Butler.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
In a single breath, both magazines were emptied.
All the damage was redirected, leaving the Black-robed Butler with no health loss.
Not only that, he activated [Dark Invasion] once again.
A black crescent loomed overhead.
Dracula sent a nearby Level 1 guard flying, reloading his ammunition as he continued his barrage of normal attacks at the Black-robed Butler.
The next second, the black crescent appeared before him.
Dracula was no match for the enemy. [Vampire Instinct] granted him exceptional recovery abilities.
The over 1,600 health points lost to [Dark Invasion] had been restored to nearly half, allowing him to withstand another attack.
In an instant, a black crescent pierced through his body, and Dracula's attacks rained down like raindrops, all landing on the black-robed butler.
With a slight crisp sound, the crystalline white light surrounding the black-robed butler instantly shattered.
The level 5 guard was killed again, this time for real.
Just as the effect of [Damage Transfer] was broken, Dracula shifted position again, locking his two guns, and two bright silver bullets whizzed out.
[Fatal Shot] accurately hit the black-robed butler between the eyebrows, unsurprisingly inflicting heavy damage.
At the same time, the hit to the head caused the black-robed butler to fall into a state of daze.
Dracula transformed into a black shadow and rushed forward, a rich blood-red energy swirling around him.
[Crimson Feast] activated!
The spiral of blood-red energy struck the black-robed butler, instantly reducing his health significantly, leaving him below halfway. Immediately afterwards, additional damage erupted, and a rich crimson light emanated from the black-robed butler's body.
With a bang!
The black-robed butler's body exploded, shattering into a heap of black flesh and blood.